On the Diamond

The MLB Draft was held over the last couple of days and on Monday catcher Kevin Bazzell was picked in the 3rd round by the Washington Nationals and infielder Cade McGee was picked in the 9th round by the St. Louis Cardinals. And yesterday, pitcher Kyle Robinson was picked in the 11th round by the Oakland Athletics and infielder/outfielder Austin Green was picked in the 14th round by the New York Yankees. Congrats!

Texas Tech softball continues to add pieces, this time from Makayla Garcia who played her freshman year at UT-Tyler where she hit .362 and had played high school ball at Frenship.

On the Court

The official site ha sa nice profile on incoming guard Ivana Krajina, originally from Bosnia and Herzegovina, but ended up in Odessa College because of her cousin where she averaged 18 points a game last year.

Some X/Twitter things that I had not posted (no reason why).

𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝟱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝟱 – The Finland Episode 🇫🇮@OfficialDW03 welcomes @Federiko_F and @eemeliyalaho to the set this week!#TTW | #WreckEm | #T5D5 pic.twitter.com/Es3vvfC3MI

— Texas Tech Basketball (@TexasTechMBB) July 12, 2024

Had a great time at the Charles & Rose Hankson 28th annual Kids Fishing Derby presented by 100 Black Men of West Texas!#TTW | #WreckEm pic.twitter.com/X6IsJdAqGp

— Texas Tech Basketball (@TexasTechMBB) July 13, 2024

Gone fishin’ 🎣 #TTW pic.twitter.com/mZUhfA3r3W

— Texas Tech Basketball (@TexasTechMBB) July 14, 2024

Conference Realignment

Action Network’s Brett McMurphy reports that the Big Ten and SEC are unlikely to add Florida State if the ACC survives:

If/when the Seminoles break free from the ACC, their top choices would be to join the Big Ten or SEC because of the huge difference in television media rights revenue, sources said.

However, there are multiple concerns about adding Florida State, sources said. Those reasons include the fact that it doesn’t make financial sense for either league, “there’s no appetite for more expansion” and FSU has shown “it’s not a good partner.”

There have been rumblings the last few days about how the Big 12 and Florida State and Clemson have had initial conversations and would guess that those conversations are on-going, but with the ACC lawsuit, this is a mess and Florida State is definitely leading the charge. McMurphy’s article notes that Florida State and Clemson aren’t in love with the Big 12, but this may be the only option:

Last week, Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark said his league is “not looking to add more schools” and is focused on integrating eight new schools the Big 12 added recently.

“I don’t understand why Florida State doesn’t rally everyone to work together in the ACC?” a source said. “Instead, they’re attempting something very complicated that ultimately likely won’t get them in the Big Ten or SEC.”

FSU and Clemson not getting an invite to the Big Ten or SEC? That’s not the sentiment of several individuals on social media, who defiantly tweet — almost daily — that both schools are a lock for the Big Ten.

“The challenge with what’s online and on social media is those guys have a lot of time on their hands,” a source said. “How do they get away with this nonsense? Are they right sometimes? What’s the saying? A broken clock is right twice a day.”

Is it possible Florida State and/or Clemson actually could file multiple lawsuits and spend millions — potentially hundreds of millions of dollars — on legal and exit fees to leave the ACC and not have a new home? In college football’s unpredictable future, nothing is certain except for the uncertainty.