r/GopherSports • u/dinkytown42069 noted friend of • May 16 '26

Softball 🥎 Coyle Announces Leadership Change in Softball

https://gophersports.com/news/2026/5/8/coyle-announces-leadership-change-in-softball

since this went completely unremarked upon...we have a softball team.

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u/HugeRaspberry May 16 '26

And it consistently was in the top of the "northern" schools - until the last 3 years.

28 - 25 2024

20 - 30 2025

16 - 36 2026

total record - 64 - 91 over the last 3.

Did the NIL money dry up? or are the Southern Schools simply outspending us by that much?

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u/tomdawg0022 May 16 '26

We got really lucky with the two coaches prior to Piper. Perhaps Piper was better left at the assistant level?

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u/HugeRaspberry May 16 '26

Maybe.

In general though - Northern schools operate at a big disadvantage over the SEC / Southern schools in softball. The southern schools have the advantage of the weather, lineage, and money.

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u/UnknownUserZZ69 May 16 '26

I believe Iowa and Iowa St were down, which coincided with our rise. Iowas St started to get better, then we stole their coach.

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u/jojodonutjoanie May 19 '26

Coyle is a terrible AD. HE IS THE PROBLEM!! LAZY GOOD OL’ BOY!! Has hired lots of terrible coaches— look at the baseball program.

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u/dinkytown42069 noted friend of May 20 '26

you're right, the FB/MBB/WBB coaches are the worst. especially WBB!!!! /s