Jim Ledbetter

I bleed orange and blue!

[Jim Ledbetter @jledgator]

@GatorsSB @FloridaGators @Gatorade I would like to say thank you to @_kea01 for all the hard work U put in this year. U truly are a Rock! IMHO, if the strike zone had been just a hair bigger, U would’ve been an All-American, but that was the deck we were dealt from. I looked forward to next year. #Gr82baFLGator

[Jim Ledbetter @jledgator]

Fix NIL for God sake and soon!

[Jim Ledbetter @jledgator]

@jen_schro Lastly, I hope that next year‘s NCAA tournaments will focus more on the talents of the girls on the field, and less on the antics of their parents, husbands, and other significants, who shifted the focus away from a great sport.

[Jim Ledbetter @jledgator]

@jen_schro NIL has to be fixed. I don’t know how much Texas softball spent on NIL. I suspect it was a lot. But the optics of Texas Tech are that they were trying to buy a championship and I’m glad that they didn’t succeed. It’s a shame for the girls because they probably deserved one.

[Jim Ledbetter @jledgator]

@jen_schro I think Mia Williams had a fantastic year and that she owes some of that to her 2 years at the University of Florida where Coach W did a great job in making her become a better player. I continue to support the transfer portal. Athletes should be able to find the right fit.

[Jim Ledbetter @jledgator]

@jen_schro I just wanna say that I think that Gerry Glasco is a great coach both for his on-the-field strategies and his approach to his girls off the field. I think Nijaree Canady is the face of softball, currently.

[Jim Ledbetter @jledgator]

@GrahamHall Must be a nationwide conspiracy.

[Jim Ledbetter @jledgator]

@Aubree_Munro1 Couldn’t have said it better.

[Jim Ledbetter @jledgator]

@RyanUrqPxP @WRUF981 Listened to Game 2 in Paris, now listening to Game 3 in Berlin. Let’s go Gators!

[Jim Ledbetter @jledgator]

@GatorsSB @WellsFargo Movin’ on! #Gr82baFLGator

[Jim Ledbetter @jledgator]

@RyanUrqPxP You were about right. Six hours ahead, so dinner time. Actually just visited Dunkerque for the day. Heading back to Lille by train, where I’m visiting a relative. On to Paris on Thursday, then Berlin, then Denmark. 1rst time to Europe other than Italy in 1999.

[Jim Ledbetter @jledgator]

@RyanUrqPxP Hey Ryan. Listening to Gators beating GT all the way from Dunkirk France! #Gr82baFLGator!!

[Jim Ledbetter @jledgator]

@GatorsSB @FloridaGators @WellsFargo Well said! #Gr82baFLGator

[Jim Ledbetter @jledgator]

@ChalkNewsNow @SoftballPortal @KarenWeekly Is there an emoji for “foot in mouth”?

[Jim Ledbetter @jledgator]

@Clippy172958 @GatorsSB Overall GatorSB is performing. That’s why they’re ranked in the top 10. They’ve had some bad games where they haven’t performed. Who hasn’t? Prior to this weekend they were the second best defensive team in the country. I expect fans to be civil. Not sure what is your point. 🤷‍♂️

[Jim Ledbetter @jledgator]

@Clippy172958 @GatorsSB My post wasn’t aimed at fans who “praise the team as well". Nothing they said was brutal. But you can’t deny there have been some brutal posts. My point, there is more to college sports than just winning Natties. Walton is a keeper.

[Jim Ledbetter @jledgator]

@Clippy172958 @GatorsSB Every time Gators lose a game there are “fire Walton” posts. That doesn’t mean we should take them serious, but they’re out there. And I don’t get your argument that Walton Naty‘s were “long ago”. Other than OU, only TWO teams have won a Natty since Gators.

[Jim Ledbetter @jledgator]

Right now it looks like wheels are coming off for @GatorsSB. Regardless of how frustrating it may be for fans, I can assure you it’s more frustrating for these YOUNG ladies. Keep that in mind with social comments. If it were flipped and it was GA, our fans would be elated.