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You are correct, it’s not all NIL
These schools still recruit top talent. It just may shift from time to time depending on coaching style and playing time.
Most softball players are leaving for playing time, not NIL unless you are Canady at Texas Tech.
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It’s the SEC and everyone else 😳**
-- VTChip
May 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM ET
VTChip
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05/11/25 11:19 PM ET
Politics run the world! Money talks, and BS walks! It's that way starting
-- PokieHokie
May 12, 2025 at 10:41 AM ET
PokieHokie
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05/12/25 10:41 AM ET
Always - and will continue with the new additions**
-- VT_AD
May 12, 2025 at 09:14 AM ET
VT_AD
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05/12/25 09:14 AM ET
OU lost 7 times in SEC play, that says it all
-- HokiesACC2004
May 12, 2025 at 07:08 AM ET
HokiesACC2004
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05/12/25 07:08 AM ET
It just means more in the SEC**
-- AirborneHokie96
May 12, 2025 at 07:57 AM ET
AirborneHokie96
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05/12/25 07:57 AM ET
Top to bottom it is **
-- HokiesACC2004
May 12, 2025 at 06:48 AM ET
HokiesACC2004
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05/12/25 06:48 AM ET
If the SEC were forced to play road games out of conference, that number
-- vatechcowpatty
May 12, 2025 at 07:20 AM ET
vatechcowpatty
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05/12/25 07:20 AM ET
Amen to that! ACC teams, except FSU has to always travel to play the SEC
-- PokieHokie
May 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM ET
PokieHokie
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05/12/25 10:50 AM ET
Yep. We were 2-3 vs SEC but ALL were road games **
-- hokiepro
May 12, 2025 at 09:20 AM ET
hokiepro
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05/12/25 09:20 AM ET
We were smoked by LSU. Split with Bama
-- MrFantastic!
May 12, 2025 at 06:05 AM ET
MrFantastic!
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05/12/25 06:05 AM ET
We lost 7-4 to LSU because of 2 dropped fly balls in 25mph winds
-- hokiepro
May 12, 2025 at 07:03 AM ET
hokiepro
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05/12/25 07:03 AM ET
You are using excuses again. LSU had to play in wind.
-- MrFantastic!
May 12, 2025 at 07:23 AM ET
MrFantastic!
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05/12/25 07:23 AM ET
No they didn't. Don't you know that the weather only affects the game when
-- VTBAMA
May 12, 2025 at 08:40 AM ET
VTBAMA
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05/12/25 08:40 AM ET
Sure we lost. Didn’t get smoked **
-- hokiepro
May 12, 2025 at 08:39 AM ET
hokiepro
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05/12/25 08:39 AM ET
Right we SPLIT with Bama on the road
-- hokiepro
May 12, 2025 at 06:30 AM ET
hokiepro
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05/12/25 06:30 AM ET
A fantastic catch won us the first game we got smoked the second **
-- HokiesACC2004
May 12, 2025 at 07:05 AM ET
HokiesACC2004
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05/12/25 07:05 AM ET
Pro, we all have seen this many times before.
-- MrFantastic!
May 12, 2025 at 06:35 AM ET
MrFantastic!
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05/12/25 06:35 AM ET
Of course we left it for the committee. That part esp. Pitt is our fault
-- hokiepro
May 12, 2025 at 09:25 AM ET
hokiepro
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05/12/25 09:25 AM ET
They indeed control what they desire. I guess I am use to it.**
-- MrFantastic!
May 12, 2025 at 10:31 AM ET
MrFantastic!
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05/12/25 10:31 AM ET
That Pitt series did us no favors **
-- HokiesACC2004
May 12, 2025 at 07:06 AM ET
HokiesACC2004
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05/12/25 07:06 AM ET
WE did ourselves NO favors in the Pitt series, plus Clemson.
-- Atlee Hokie
May 12, 2025 at 08:21 AM ET
Atlee Hokie
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05/12/25 08:21 AM ET
Yeah. Just sweep Villanova and win 2/3 vs Pitt and we’re playing at TSP**
-- hokiepro
May 12, 2025 at 10:35 AM ET
hokiepro
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05/12/25 10:35 AM ET
Heck of a scoop by your sources on this one. Thanks for the info
-- VTMONEY94
May 12, 2025 at 06:20 AM ET
VTMONEY94
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05/12/25 06:20 AM ET
Scoop I did not like bringing to board.
-- MrFantastic!
May 12, 2025 at 06:32 AM ET
MrFantastic!
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05/12/25 06:32 AM ET
All I know is when you see highlights, they have pitching and hitting
-- VAHokie89
May 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM ET
VAHokie89
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05/12/25 12:17 AM ET
I think UCLA and Oregon were hurt by their new conference
-- VTsportscaster
May 12, 2025 at 12:25 AM ET
VTsportscaster
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05/12/25 12:25 AM ET
UCLA softball was the biggest loser from the conference shake-up
-- MidloHokie
May 12, 2025 at 06:58 AM ET
MidloHokie
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05/12/25 06:58 AM ET
Oregon got to host ??? UCLA lost to teams that old UCLA would beat
-- VAHokie89
May 12, 2025 at 12:53 AM ET
VAHokie89
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05/12/25 12:53 AM ET
3 simple letters: NIL!**
-- ancient alien 2018
May 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM ET
ancient alien 2018
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05/12/25 12:19 AM ET
Yes.But barring recent transfers due to money
-- VAHokie89
May 12, 2025 at 12:21 AM ET
VAHokie89
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05/12/25 12:21 AM ET
You are correct, it’s not all NIL
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-- VTsportscaster
May 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM ET
VTsportscaster
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05/12/25 12:31 AM ET
Lots of players besides Canady get NIL**
-- texashokie1
May 12, 2025 at 09:06 AM ET
texashokie1
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05/12/25 09:06 AM ET
And note the many teams from Florida who made the tournament
-- VAHokie89
May 12, 2025 at 12:42 AM ET
VAHokie89
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05/12/25 12:42 AM ET
All? No. But you can bet the FSU's and SEC teams have at a minimum twice
-- ancient alien 2018
May 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM ET
ancient alien 2018
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05/12/25 12:27 AM ET
With the PAC 12 gone, yes it’s that good.**
-- VTsportscaster
May 11, 2025 at 11:33 PM ET
VTsportscaster
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05/11/25 11:33 PM ET
No consistent application of stats to pick the teams means there are
-- laphroaig
May 12, 2025 at 11:26 AM ET
laphroaig
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05/12/25 11:26 AM ET
Do they use Venn diagrams? I like PivotTables.
-- TomTurkey
May 12, 2025 at 01:15 PM ET
TomTurkey
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05/12/25 01:15 PM ET
Anything used might as well be printed on toilet paper.**
-- laphroaig
May 12, 2025 at 01:21 PM ET
laphroaig
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05/12/25 01:21 PM ET