2026 NUSB Thread
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Only 3 strikeouts? Seems like an odd way to get a no-hitter in softball. Congrats Marina!
The only solution to non-revenue B1G sports are regional pods to reduce travel costs and relieve academic pressure.
POD 1- UCLA. USC. OU UW. 4
POD 2- UNL IOWA MINN WISC (ILL) 4 or 5
POD 3- NU. ILL PURDUE IND OSU(MICH MSU) 5
POD 4- MICH MSU PSU RU UMD(OSU) 5 or 4
Home and away series then regional games with other schools to fill out the schedules. Season ending tournaments to determine conference champions. This format would reduce travel expenses and academic time stress on athletes.
POD 1- UCLA. USC. OU UW. 4
POD 2- UNL IOWA MINN WISC (ILL) 4 or 5
POD 3- NU. ILL PURDUE IND OSU(MICH MSU) 5
POD 4- MICH MSU PSU RU UMD(OSU) 5 or 4
Home and away series then regional games with other schools to fill out the schedules. Season ending tournaments to determine conference champions. This format would reduce travel expenses and academic time stress on athletes.
This sounds good on principle, but there are a few issues. One, USC (Southern Cal) doesn't have a softball team, so you would still only have 3 teams in Pod1. Plus, with 3 perennial top 25 programs in POD1, they might have issue with not having some patsies to beat up on as pretty much a team like UCLA is playing for postseason seeding from day 1, and a couple of extra losses in their Pod might keep them from hosting a regional or super regional.