1. Craig Snider resigned on June 9, 2024
2. Glasco was hired on June 20, 2024
3. Texas Tech had 3 girls on the roster when he arrived
4. He brought 4 girls from Louisiana with him who he recruited out of HS.
5. It was late June. HS recruiting was over
So… what should Tech have done for the 2025 season? Not field a team and then go to HS recruiting so they could have a team for 2026 and everyone in the softball universe feels better?
Fact is, he had to build a roster. We have invested donors and one was a member of our softball team in the early 2000’s. He used those resources to put a team together.
Every team in every sport at every university uses the portal to put together the best team possible that they can assemble. He took a badass pitcher and a rag tag team who could small ball the hell out of you to the final game of the season. Maybe just maybe, he’s a good coach.
I love how Coach Signetti is allowed to show up to the worst football program in college football history. Like 134 years and 13 bowl appearances. Flips an entire roster, makes the playoff, the next year wins the whole damn thing and he is absolutely praised for it. Gets $13 million a year for it. Has donors like Mark Freaking Cuban. But since they are Big 10, it’s allowed.
But little ole Texas Tech needs to remember its place in this world and shouldn’t be doing this at all so the blue bloods feel good at the end of the day.
Oh and not embracing it? 😂 we have put literal pump jacks on campus. Our GM for football tweets out “stay mad, buy gas”. Our students hold up signs saying “we love oil money”
We know exactly who the hell we are. We were the school punched down on for years…. And now it’s not fun for everyone else when the rabbit has the gun.
Joey McGuire says Texas Tech is offering to play Texas on Sept. 5 this season. Regarding their season openers, McGuire says Tech would buy out ACU, Texas has the money to buy out Texas State game.
I'm such a @sportsiren Holly Rowe fan but I agree with Chris on this.
In football Texas Tech spends less on their roster than Texas and several SEC teams yet all anyone talks about is TT "buying players". Now I'm seeing the same double-standard in softball when anyone affiliated with the sport should be thrilled that a major university is investing so heavily in their program -- especially in today's 'football-only' culture.
Texas Tech should be applauded instead of having people throwing shade their way simply because they are going all in and winning.
For years in football the bluebloods of the sport used bagmen to help build their rosters under the table. Now that comping players and NIL are legal the bluebloods of the sport can't stand having to play by the same rules as everyone else.
Softball clearly has a little bit of that same blueblood arrogance, and the @GatorsSB softball team should be embarrassed for the "sore loser" mentality they displayed after the game today. No one faults these young ladies for being disappointed, but refusing to shake hands only reflects poorly on the University of Florida.
Furthermore, @bethmowins ought to be relegated to high school sports for sharing in this arrogance during the broadcast.
I'm a Michigan State alum, and like Texas Tech we've historically been chasing the bluebloods in our conference and nationally. The more success I see from Texas Tech the more I hope MSU's distinguished alumni are watching and learning from them so maybe we can join them as one of the "new bloods".
In the meantime, here's a message for Beth Mowins and/or anyone else covering Tx Tech's games going forward: if you're not going to discuss how much Texas, Florida, or Ohio State are paying for their rosters then kindly STFU about how much Texas Tech is spending.
Congrats to @TexasTechSB and good luck in the @WCWSsoftball !
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