Next UT National Champs

UT Softball will be the next National Champions on the 40 Acres. This may seem like a bold prediction given the lofty rankings of a number of other sports, but these women are the real deal.
They added Rachel Fox, giving them two Cat Osterman caliber pitchers. They have veteran player leadership with Nadia Taylor and the offense overall is light years from what it was the last two seasons. Joltin' Taylor Hoagland is the best hitter on campus, male or female. She is also a deceptive base stealer and with the speedy new young players coach Connie Clark has brought in, it is really hard to find a weakness anywhere.
The Longhorns are also the first ever underrated team at UT. The local daily is mostly responsible for this. When Blair Luna pitched a perfect game last week against the (next) best team in the country, Washington, it warranted one sentence among the endless pages about Mack Brown's flailing attempt to rebuild his sorry squad. Teams from other cities and countries get more press here than these next champs. These women may be content to fly under the radar because Clark is the only UT coach who understands what swagger really is. In all the men's sports it is simple arrogance. Clark knows it is actually a quiet self confidence and the team seems to really get it. They are focused and aggressive, yet humble and positive.
The tournament is always a minefield and if they falter they will win it next year, as they are bringing in anther killer pitching recruit, and almost all of this year's squad will return. The other factor in my chalking is all other UT teams are mediocre and will stay that way until they put some of these coaching dinosaurs out to pasture.
Mark your calendar. These horns have. 6/8/11