Ongoing UF Softball Commentary

Do you have a copy of the home run?

 

And both Amanda and Skylar are captains for the next round of games

 

I going to throw in Amanda and Skylar.

 

Or the wedgie?

 

Speaking of wedgies, I suffered one of the worst.! Took my wife and young daughter with me on a business trip. Stopped in Atlantic City. Daughter insisted I ride the centrifugal force ride (a big tub that spins and forces you against the sides.).At a certain speed the bottom falls away. You are safely stuck against the side. In my case, my pants didn’t move but I slipped down about 3 inches creating a Brook Bernard quality Wedgie. The ride usually lasts about 2-3 minutes but this was before the season gets busy. Our operator decides to go down to the next ride for a cigarette and talk. I was in my uncomfortable position for at least 10 minutes. Seemed like an hour

 

Here...wedgie included:

 

Wow! And Skylar crush it on the first pitch of her at bat. Skylar foiled the strategy that she always takes the first strike. And…..Amanda did not waste anytime getting in there to give the “Gator wedgie”!

 

Home Run Wedgie!

 

Except the video shows the count was 0-1 when she hit it. Perhaps she did swing at the first pitch, as Amanda said, but either this was the second pitch or the count on the video is wrong. Edit: Not that it matters but in listening to both Chuck and Amanda, they specifically said it was the second pitch. Amanda meant she swung at the first pitch but got the same pitch the second time and went yard.

 

Either way….Skylar crushed it.

 

Love the Gator Chomp at the end!

 

I posted in the portal thread about a The Athletic article about the recruitment of Canady and the stupid oil baron money that funded it. Per the article, Canady and her parents were looking for a seven figure NIL deal since her freshman year and it strikes me that in reality Tim never had the slightest interest in getting her. But I left out one other thing in the article I thought interesting. While they spent fool's money on Canady, they went relatively cheap in getting Glasco. According to the article, his salary is $250,000, possibly not including perks and bonuses. That's fairly low level on prime softball salaries. Tim, to my understanding, makes somewhere in the vicinity of $600,000. So, his pitcher makes more than him, more than four times over. Who has to listen to who?

 

The coach is still the coach. Pretty much every pro sports team has players making more than the coach. In the business world, it’s also very common that a top sales guy makes more than the manager. The title dictates who’s in charge, not the paycheck.

 

She was fantastic. Her screw was fantastic also. Would be nice if her younger teammates Ava Hodo and Zaelynn Tucker end up gators.

 

Hodo could take Erickson’s place.

 

What recruiting year are Ava Hodo and Zaelynn Tucker?

 

I want to say they're both 26.

 

I heard a rumor about an increase NCAA D1 scholarships. Has anyone else heard about it. If it’s true, how does it affect Softball?