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They must win at least one game in the Northwestern series or the only possibility for an NCAA berth would be to win the Big Ten tournament title. You must have a record of at least .500 to be eligible for an at-large berth. Of course, even with a .500 record the chances of an at-large berth...

Stanford is the only program they couldn't stop her from taking over. It was essentially her dream job.

These are the issues that are facing the Gopher softball program as I see them. I will keep it as brief as possible - I will likely fail. Please understand that this is an outside perspective as I am not connected to someone in the program (player, coach, or admin) at this time. As mentioned...

You are correct. Those fans are delusional. They are the type that will never be satisfied even when winning a National Championship. They will expect it every year, but that is fantasy land in the hyper competitive world of elite sports. The difference between making the final 8, the final...

Agreed! The see through pants are awful. They stretch as the players move and look white. They look cheap. As for the pitching, I think most agree that we should be deeper on the pitching staff. That has been the discussion for some time. I have seen most posters lamenting the fact that we do...

True!

The recruiting misses are due to multiple factors. Recruiting rankings, changing coaches, Covid everything, and just plain bad luck with injuries. Others have questioned the accuracy of recruiting rankings and are right to do so. They are more popularity contest in softball than many other...

Fair question. In my experience, many of the best play their best when they are loose and relaxed, and in order to stay that way they smile and laugh with teammates. Of course there are others who are more serious and intense, a good example of that are the players for Oklahoma. One is not...

This is Ritter's second season being the Gophers head coach.

Excellent take and recap on the last decade of Gopher softball! There is no doubt that Allister's super power was/is identifying players that will excel at the college level that other programs couldn't recognize. Look at the direction she has Stanford going in the last two seasons. Those are...

I agree. I have posted on this multiple times in the past. I have refrained from continuing to post this frustration myself, as it becomes too negative. Clearly, this is an issue. For additional insight, I have a recruit that had an interaction with the Gophers hitting coach. It was not...

The Gophers coaches have consistently shown an inability or unwillingness to substitute at critical points in the game. Choosing instead to let whoever is up next to step into the batters box, regardless of the horrific results to that point. It is clear this is their coaching philosophy. My...

Thank you for the update on, Dueck. That is a very unfortunate injury. Those are tough decisons when you have been competing your whole life to get to this point in your softball career. I wish her all the best in her academics and for life after softball.

My complaint is the same as last season; when you have opportunities to score you have to put your best hitting player available in the batters box. We have not seen Coach Ritter make substitutions in those instances regardless of how inept the player scheduled to bat has looked. She is an...

Very true, DarthGopher. And especially in football, where injuries are going to happen, it is just a matter of when and how severe. I wasn't clear in my original post, but was speaking in general about all sports. So, sports without the same risk of injury of football. However, your point...

It is a really challenging time to be a high school student athlete looking to find the right school, coaches, and program. Throw in the transfer portal and the extra year of eligibility for Covid and you can see that significantly limits the opportunities these kids have to earn a scholarship...