re: LSU softball about to lose to Liberty in final home game

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Her contract goes through 2026. They will prob let it play out then make a decision/change. Next year gonna be worse than this one though so it'll be a bit of a rebuilding year with so many new faces

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This would be my guess though it could come down to a game of chicken (pardon the pun) with Scott and Torina if Beth has the balls to demand an extension with the rationale “I can’t recruit with an expiring contract.”

My guess is Beth keeps mum under the circumstances—she knows she is not meeting expectations. And Scott lets the contract expire and they use the happy narrative in 2026 that Beth is retiring to “spend time with family.”

Scott knows the optics would not be the greatest to immediately fire the new “all-time winningest coach” and I’m sure softball is his hedge at being viewed as “Captain Hook.” As long as they have seasons like this in 2025 and 2026, Scott is fine with it.

Of course with Oklahoma and Texas coming aboard, this program could get knocked around pretty good in conference in 2025 where Scott can’t ignore it.