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Spelled her name wrong above....Yes, Azua

Apparently, Azuna is visiting Texas today.

And the funniest part? That video wasn’t even meant for the fans - it was Tech trying to convince themselves they still run a serious operation. Every line was vague, empty, and terrified of specifics. They didn’t deny anything. They didn’t address anything. They just wrapped all their scandals in soft lighting and hoped nobody noticed the stench. It was a PR lullaby. A crisis‑management bedtime story. A “please clap” moment dressed up as integrity. If that’s the standard in Lubbock now, no wonder the rest of the country is laughing.

Integrity? Tech fans chanting that word after that video is the funniest thing to come out of Lubbock since the last dust storm tried to relocate the entire city. Your program has spent the last month tripping over its own lies, scandals, and self‑inflicted humiliation, and you’re over here acting like a pre‑recorded apology‑video‑with‑background‑music is some kind of moral high ground. Your coach lied publicly and got exposed. Your booster went on radio pretending he could buy out games like he’s the commissioner of college football. Your QB got permanently banned for betting on his own team - the NCAA basically hit him with the sports equivalent of a restraining order. Your AD has been hiding behind scripted videos because he knows the second he takes real questions, the whole façade collapses. And YOU want to talk about integrity? Tech talking about integrity is like a pickpocket giving a TED Talk on financial ethics. That video wasn’t leadership. It was a hostage note from an athletic department begging the rest of the country to stop laughing at them. Spoiler: we’re not stopping

Salted (or) un-salted? and i don't mean the redbull

At this point the funniest part of the Azua “sweepstakes” isn’t the recruiting itself - it’s watching half the board cosplay as insiders while the other half argues about which imaginary insider is more legit. We’ve got people citing mystery visits, people citing mystery sources, and people citing “Softball Randy on X” like that’s a credential. Meanwhile the only confirmed fact is that none of us actually know her final three. Texas is coming off back‑to‑back national titles, every top recruit in the country is at least listening, and somehow we’ve turned that into a slap‑fight about who watches the most softball and who’s secretly in a Discord server. Incredible work all around. Y’all carry on. I’ll check back in when someone has something more concrete than “my cousin’s friend’s barber heard…” Look, I respect every one of you who posts here. We’ve got a good thing going on this board, and I’d rather not see it slide into what the Inside Texas board has become - where every thread turns into people arguing just to argue and dunking on each other instead of talking sports.

Great video to watch, especially the Katie interview. https://mlbn-distro.mlb.com/temporary/20260608-IT-STEWART-INTV-622874.mp4

Cody Campbell is the only booster alive who can spend millions and still look like he’s trying to sit at the grown‑ups table - and the fact Tech fans are defending him explains everything about Tech.

Hammond must be catastrophically bad in your head if you’re ready to blow, like you said, $6M on a one‑year rental who couldn’t even keep a job at Indiana. That’s not “building a roster.” That’s flailing.

Take the heat, CJ. Take all of it. Wear the heat like a badge....When you’re right, the folks who don’t like the truth always yell the loudest. Keep posting the facts - they’ll catch up eventually.

Ha, Tech left the Adidas and Mahomes logos off because even the logos said, ‘Don’t drag us into your clown show'

This statement is an embarrassment to Texas Tech. Hocutt didn’t ‘clarify’ anything - he basically printed out a denial, slapped the Tech logo on it, and hoped nobody in the Big 12 can read. The entire conference is calling them out, national media is dragging them, and Tech’s response is, ‘We swear we didn’t do the thing that benefits us more than anyone else'.... It’s pathetic. This is crisis management for people who think PR stands for ‘Please Respond.’ If this is the best they can do, no wonder Tech is the punchline of every AD group chat right now. They didn’t put out a statement....they put out a confession disguised as a shrug. Imagine being so deep in the mud that you have to publicly announce, ‘We didn’t secretly bankroll a lawsuit.’ That’s not exoneration - that’s desperation. Tech looks guilty, sloppy, and terrified, and this statement only made it worse.

Damn, you are absolutely correct. Got my years messed up with mentioning Taylor Tinsley, Kenzie Brown, Ruby Meylan, Maya Johnson, Robyn Herron, and Lyndsey Grein....my bad what about Karlie Keeney - Baylor? She’s the kind of pitcher who frustrates hitters because nothing is straight and nothing is where they expect it.

There’s no tweet to find - Golan nuked it or kept it private. Roach saw it, the rest of us didn’t. Golan’s the only ‘insider’ whose scoops evaporate faster than Tech’s recruiting momentum....If Golan actually had real info, he wouldn’t hide it behind a paywall and a prayer....just ignore him.

agree

She’s a solid get for them. Not a superstar, but definitely better than some of the bottom‑third bats they’ve been rolling out. LSU never really gave her a real runway, but she’s athletic, competitive, and actually knows how to survive SEC pitching. She’ll help them - just not in a way that keeps anyone in Austin up at night.

Earlywine’s out, so let’s stop pretending this offense fixes itself. Texas needs a real hitting architect again - not another placeholder. This isn’t complicated. If Texas is serious about fixing/improving the offensive identity of this program, then stop duct‑taping the problem and bring back Connie Clark. Clark is literally sitting right there - proven, respected, elite at developing hitters, and understands Texas better than anyone. If you want the offense fixed, if you want hitters who don’t look lost in big moments, if you want a real identity again? Bring back Connie Clark. Stop overthinking it.

one thing for sure, Texas isn’t hiring the AAA hitting coach from Salt Lake because he once coached in Houston. Or the guy from Midland because “Texas League.” Or Kouzmanoff because he played for the Rangers. Cool resumes, wrong sport.

Hitting a baseball and hitting elite D1 fastpitch are about as related as driving a Prius and flying an F‑16.

I did see the Justin McLeod post earlier.....Wowzers, both assistants gone. You know Earleywine is getting a good raise going there. we just got rid of $352,000 assistant staff money...Now we can give Partty Ruth Taylor a raise...she was making crap.

South and Clemmons are both true freshmen. They’re long‑term pieces, not Day‑1 SEC starters. That’s why Texas is still pushing hard for a veteran catcher in the portal. Hope Texas takes Swan...she can hit, but so can South...Don't know that much about Clemmons.

Lot of viewers watching the game 2 finals

There are four clear top‑tier returning arms for 2026 besides Kavan: Taylor Tinsley, Kenzie Brown, Ruby Meylan, and Maya Johnson - plus a couple SEC arms who are right on the edge(Briski, Herron, Grein)...Briski is the closest thing the SEC has to a true returning ace besides Kavan but isn't in the Kavan/Tinsley/Meylan/Brown/Maya Johnson tier. If you never seen Maya Johnson (Belmont) pitch before, dig up her tape - Has one full year left and is returning to anchor their staff. She’s the mid‑major monster everyone will talk about next season. Wish we had her.

I get that Earleywine isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but let’s be fair here - the guy can coach. His track record speaks for itself: elite offenses, elite development, and a resume most programs would kill for. He’s intense, he’s demanding, and he’s not a ‘buddy‑coach,’ but that doesn’t automatically mean players dislike him. Some players thrive under that style, and White clearly trusts him for a reason.