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Just a huge loss for Mizzou...

Posted on: June 30, 2017 at 12:53:20 CT
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And yes I know there was no guarantee she was going to be a great pitcher here until she came and actually proved it on the field. But she is the real deal in high school and is one of the elite pitching recruits in the nation in her class. She was a great get for EE when he got a verbal from her back in December 2014.

I have no idea why she decommitted from us and chose to verbal to Northwestern, which is a decent but not great program in a truly awful conference. Would be interested to know if the turmoil here had anything to do with it. The 2016 class had no choice but to show up, having already signed and being so close to school starting when the EE situation was finally resolved late last summer. My concerns about fallout were with the 2017 class, and even more with the 2018 (which Williams was in) and 2019 class. The huge 2017 class all stuck with us and signed and will be here in the fall, which was a great sign. I'm hoping Williams decision had more to do with other reasons.

But make no mistake, thus is an awful development when you get a verbal from a stud pitcher and she is the headliner in that recruiting class and you hold her for nearly 3 years and then she backs out, leaving us with no pitcher in her class. It's a gut punch. Compounded because most of the other elite pitchers in her class have of course already committed to other teams. And now we have a huge hole to fill and a much, much smaller group of elite kids to choose from. She would have signed her LOI in just about 5 months. Leaves us with almost no time to try and replace her.

Maybe Mizzou will become the NAIA and JUCO capital of D1 college softball. That's what we are now counting on to become respectable again in the next 2-3 years. Certainly not the way a normal top 20 power goes about it.

Edited by bluetiger_ at 13:01:07 on 06/30/17
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     She simply didn't want to compete against our new aces - tigerden MU - 6/30 13:20:00
     Just a huge loss for Mizzou... - bluetiger_ MU - 6/30 12:53:20
          What if this is simply about an education? - TigerTom MU - 7/3 14:46:16
               I doubt if it was simply about an education... - bluetiger_ MU - 7/3 17:57:53
                    RE: I doubt if it was simply about an education... - BruceInLA MU - 7/3 18:15:18
                         As usual... - bluetiger_ MU - 7/4 10:45:48
                              RE: As usual... - BruceInLA MU - 7/4 13:57:22
                                   Look at this Bruce... - bluetiger_ MU - 7/4 19:42:30
                                        RE: Look at this Bruce... - BruceInLA MU - 7/5 13:56:49
                                        RE: Look at this Bruce... - Scott MU - 7/4 19:52:55
                                             Thanks, appreciate the edit. Nm - bluetiger_ MU - 7/4 20:05:27
                                                  RE: Thanks, appreciate the edit. Nm - GulfportTiger MU - 7/5 08:50:22
                                                       Ok thanks, just to be clear then... - bluetiger_ MU - 7/5 09:34:47
                                                            RE: Ok thanks, just to be clear then... - Scott MU - 7/5 10:55:53
                                                                 ok got it, thanks... - bluetiger_ MU - 7/5 13:05:42
                                   Doesn't it feel pretty strange... - bluetiger_ MU - 7/4 14:05:19
                                        RE: Doesn't it feel pretty strange... - cybertyger MU - 7/7 17:47:13
               RE: What if this is simply about an education? - BruceInLA MU - 7/3 15:13:52
                    Sorry Bruce - TigerTom MU - 7/3 15:36:08
          Not a good sign, but EE has earned the benefit of the - zounami MU - 6/30 14:59:36
               RE: Not a good sign, but EE has earned the benefit of the - Brock9 MU - 6/30 17:26:57
     Where does that leave us as far as pitchers? nm - Phlalum MU - 6/30 12:31:28
          It leaves us exactly where we were before she... - bluetiger_ MU - 7/2 12:50:31
               Unless EE can land a significant transfer(nm) - TigerFan92 MU - 7/2 17:28:27
                    Well here is the problem... - bluetiger_ MU - 7/2 22:11:34
          RE: Softball - Looks like Danielle Williams no longer committed - Brock9 MU - 6/30 17:25:56
          A program's history is the only factor in the girl's - Gary P. MU - 6/30 12:21:51
               RE: A program's history is the only factor in the girl's - Brock9 MU - 6/30 17:24:55
                    LOL!(nm) - RayKinsella1922 SEC - 7/2 22:32:40
               I would guess quality of education may play a part in - MU-TULSA MU - 6/30 12:28:32
                    If I was a woman athlete I would consider the education more - BlackFlagTiger STL - 6/30 14:29:23
                         RE: If I was a woman athlete I would consider the education more - Brock9 MU - 6/30 17:25:17
          RE: Softball - Looks like Danielle Williams no longer committed - BruceInLA MU - 6/30 12:14:24
               RE: Softball - Looks like Danielle Williams no longer committed - Scubapath MU - 6/30 13:59:53
                    It is strange if it is for education reasons because if - TigerFan92 MU - 6/30 18:01:35
          Is this a result of the EE transfer pitcher talk?(nm) - TigerFan92 MU - 6/30 11:13:49
          following her sister...(nm) - MenInBlack MU - 6/30 10:15:54
               RE: following her sister...(nm) - Scubapath MU - 6/30 15:30:23
                    St Jude Novena - stephenslover MU - 6/30 17:49:05




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