Softball Portal

[Suave]

June 8th is upon us. Will there be more players enter the portal. In addition, do we have any planned visits this week????

[Vobserver]

I do not believe we will have any Cajuns enter the portal other than the ones who have already publicly declared.

As to your second question; I certainly hope we have targets for visitors, but I also hope that we don't have visits already booked, at least none with players who have not already declared on social media that they are available.

[sportsfanatic21]

I do not believe we will have any Cajuns enter the portal other than the ones who have already publicly declared.

As to your second question; I certainly hope we have targets for visitors, but I also hope that we don't have visits already booked, at least none with players who have not already declared on social media that they are available.

What does declaring on social media have to do with anything? Tons of players enter the transfer portal without a social media post.

[CajunRed]

Declaring on social media does not somehow make it "official".

[Turbine]

Social media is like the modern day tree falling in the forest.

[JMV Just My View]

What does declaring on social media have to do with anything? Tons of players enter the transfer portal without a social media post.

Some do, but not tons of them. Most try to get their names out so that coaches can do some background work on them before the portal becomes live.

[Vobserver]

What does declaring on social media have to do with anything? Tons of players enter the transfer portal without a social media post.

You asked for my opinion. I gave it. I never even implied that social media posts are somehow "official".

[sportsfanatic21]

You asked for my opinion. I gave it. I never even implied that social media posts are somehow "official".

You must have me confused with the original poster. I never asked for anything.

I simply asked what social media has to do with it because your comment made it sound like that had bearing on whether or not a player is actually in the portal.

My apologies for asking.

[SlickRick]

https://www.on3.com/rivals/jayden-heavener-245082/

Lefty with decent ERA, 2 years eligibility.

[SlickRick]

Same HS as Samantha Landry, 3 years left.
https://www.on3.com/rivals/hailey-nutter-289443/

[JMV Just My View]

https://www.on3.com/rivals/jayden-heavener-245082/

Lefty with decent ERA, 2 years of eligibility.

I know Heavener personally. She will probably end up at Duke or UF.

[JMV Just My View]

Same HS as Samantha Landry, 3 years left.
https://www.on3.com/rivals/hailey-nutter-289443/

Nutter has been to some UL camps. I know Lacey will go hard after her. I hear she wants to stay in the SEC, but I think we have a shot at her.

[JMV Just My View]

Is the "do not contact" setting in the portal real, and is it true evidence of tampering if that setting is used before even entering the portal or immediately upon entering?

Yes, it is real. Coaches can't talk to them "Legally" until they are in the portal, which opened June 8th. College coaches call travel ball coaches, who call parents. That's usually how it works "Legally." That's how deals were made before the portal, and why players use the DNC tag. They already know where they are going. AKA the loophole around coaches having direct contact with players.

[JMV Just My View]

Thanks, so is the workaround legal or not? And if called despite "do not contact," would that be a violation?

As of now, it is legal. The players are called way before the do not contact. The DNC comes into play once they enter the portal. By that time, they had already been in talks about offers.