TheGhostofBud

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will consistently get 6-9 wins

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That will get you fired at OU, LSU, Bama, TexAss, Florida, Georgia - LOL. I guess some schools accept mediocrity.

I would never count Alabama out. I'm not 100% Deboer is the answer, but he hasn't failed yet. It takes time for a coach to get everything right. This year will show a lot of what he is about and capable of. If he slides backwards - then maybe he's not the guy. Those helmet schools still have a big attraction for players, add that to the NIL money the schools are spending to try and compete against those helmet schools. Undefeated seasons will be an anomaly - unless you somehow only schedule weak out of conference games and get blessed by the conference to not play a tough schedule. Kind of like Indiana this year. Sometimes luck falls on your side.

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already been thru this with other teams fans this year will be the first year OU will be able to count a full season of ticket admissions for new stadium since the previous year and where you guys are getting your numbers from only counted 2 months of tickets from new facilities.They will be in the green . Baseball holds more fans though so if they can get more to come and they will next year there isn’t a way OU baseball doesn’t out perform softball due to seating capacity capped at 4300

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#1 - This is the second year, as Love's Field opened in March 2025 during the OU Invitational.
#2 - L. Dale Mitchell official capacity is 3,180, that doesn't include SRO. Official record is 5,051. Love's Field is 3,543 (plus SRO) with a record of 4,609.

2026 numbers are not available as of yet - so here's 2025:

During the 2025 season, the University of Oklahoma's baseball stadium—now known as Kimrey Family Stadium—attracted a total regular-season attendance of approximately 61,000 fans, maintaining an average of roughly 2,250 attendees across its home games.

Key Attendance Highlights from Spring 2025
Total On-Campus Attendance: 107,813
National Ranking: #1 in average attendance across NCAA softball

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I think Huepel is underrated honestly, with Knowles as DC I think they'll have a really good season and a 9-3 playoff team is not out the realm of possibility

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Knowles is a great DC. Josh is awesome on the offensive side of the ball. If they can get some QB play - Tennessee will be a tough out.

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Not realizing that they have more expenses to obtain said revenue. Meaning the profit is lower and they operated at a big loss.

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I'm not sharing an opinion on revenue; I am sharing facts from recognized sources. Baseball and softball have very similar costs, while Love's field is larger than L. Dale Mitchell - therefore from a ticketing standpoint, there is more revenue. More asses in the seats means more beer/concession/merch sales.

I'm just asking why the baseball fans think the big 3 includes baseball in 2026.

I'm not sure what you guys are reading, I simply used the AI search on Google, and it has links to support its statements. Obviously, data searched can be erroneous, but I doubt the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Yahoo Sports, or ESPN documents are wrong. If the links were to Chucks Sporting Goods in Norman, I would have questioned it. I do like softball on television better than baseball, boredom sets in. If baseball were more fast paced - I would enjoy them evenly. The games are just way too long and make me want to nap. From a purely coaching standpoint, they are nearly identical. You hit the same, you field the same. Pitching is different, but the mental part of pitching is identical. Tactics are the same. As someone mentioned earlier - the softball players for the most part do look MUCH better as well. LOL

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It’ll always be part of the Big Three.

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I don't think so, it's losing appeal. That's kind of like saying football will always be on top. I hope so, but all of the problems it has seen as of late, along with concussion and injury problems - the sport has taken a beating. Young kids aren't playing as much, and fans are throwing in the towel. If something doesn't change - football will fall from the Big 3 as well. It might take 30 years, but it can happen. Just because you are on top today, doesn't guarantee tomorrow.

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PS: you misspelled “than”

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Thanks for that - drives me crazy! I don't think Google is broken, but I could use CoPilot if it makes you happy - LOL

I know LSU fans love baseball, but it's not widely followed. For shits and giggles I did a Google search - and got this:

The Women's College World Series (WCWS) outperformed the Men's College World Series (CWS) in television viewership in 2026. The WCWS Championship Finals averaged 2.2 million viewers and peaked at 3.0 million, while the men's CWS Finals between North Carolina and Oklahoma averaged 2.0 million viewers.

The TV viewership for the Women's College World Series (WCWS) officially eclipsed the men's College World Series (CWS) in 2015. During the championship rounds that year, softball drew an average of 1.85 million viewers, notably outperforming the baseball equivalent.The WCWS has continued to expand its lead in viewership over the CWS in recent years:

2023: The WCWS final averaged 1.7 million viewers, easily outperforming the men's CWS final.
2024: The WCWS championship series averaged a staggering 2 million viewers, pulling in massive audiences for matchups like Oklahoma vs. Texas.
2025: The WCWS set new all-time highs, averaging 1.6 million viewers across all games (up 20% from 2024).
2026: The WCWS finals (Texas vs. Texas Tech) hit another all-time high of 2.5 million for Game 2, far surpassing the 2026 men's CWS Game 3 viewership of 2 million.

You want to talk about OU and those softball championships, but they make more money than baseball. Softball is more popular, and I think baseball purists might be offended, but the rules need to change to make the game faster. It's boring as frick!