Softball Super Regionals

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Six SEC teams will play in the SR's this up coming weekend. Match ups are as followed..

Washington at Alabama
LSU at James Madison
Missouri at Michigan
Georgia at Florida
Arizona at Auburn

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https://twitter.com/SECNetwork/status/734844334873432064

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https://twitter.com/Dave_Matter/status/735583833949495296

Mizzou softball coach Ehren Earleywine has worked with MU sports psychologist Greg Holliday last 5 weeks to help interactions with players

Earleywine believes he can clean up language. "Is it possible? Absolutely. And it will happen because that's how bad I want my job here."

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https://twitter.com/SEC/status/735968749489131521

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https://twitter.com/ByCasagrande/status/736712032741953536

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https://twitter.com/JamesCrepea/status/737063013627367425

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https://twitter.com/SECNetwork/status/736776761065787392

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https://twitter.com/Carvell_AJC/status/738435502563557376

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https://twitter.com/Carvell_AJC/status/738481366690607104

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 Les East ‏@EastAdvocate 3h3 hours ago

FINAL: Auburn 4, Georgia 3. #LSU plays Georgia in #WCWS elimination game at 2:30 p.m. Sun. (ESPN2). Tigers won 2 of 3 at Ga. in reg season.

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https://twitter.com/Carvell_AJC/status/739214542157324289

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https://twitter.com/Carvell_AJC/status/739690371131789312

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https://twitter.com/Carvell_AJC/status/739642784940953600

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https://twitter.com/aldotcomSports/status/739820398389366785

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https://twitter.com/JamesCrepea/status/740714652473135104

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University of Missouri began its investigation of Ehren Earleywine on April 5, when John Kasich was still running for president, the Panama Papers were big news and Prince was one of the world's greatest living musicians.

Is this a review of a softball coach or the O.J. trial?

As for what could possibly be taking so long, I direct you to the Title IX corner of the university's website, where you can peruse under the link, "Equity Resolution Process for Resolving Complaints of Harassment, Sexual Misconduct and other Forms of Discrimination against a Student or Student Organization." It would take a month for me to plow through that procedural information.

Long story short: Depending on whether the university's Title IX investigators are trying to resolve this through conflict resolution, informal resolution or formal resolution, there can be hearings and appeals. Phrases such as "seven business days" and "usually within one to two weeks" and "four business days" and "at least two business days" start to pile up.

The system is built to ensure the accusers and the accused get the fairest possible shake. It is not built to quickly determine whether a softball coach mistreated his players so the program can move forward with the least competitive disadvantage. This is what happens when an entity outside the athletic department — be it the NCAA or the Title IX office — does an investigation.

The urgency of recruiting is no big concern for a Title IX investigator. Given the apparently divided nature of the team — with some players complaining about Earleywine to Athletic Director Mack Rhoades to force the investigation and others supporting Earleywine and denouncing Rhoades — some players probably will want to transfer depending on whether the coach stays or goes. But the window for finding a new school with available scholarship money is closing rapidly. The players are in limbo, just like their coach and the rest of the staff.

The puzzle of this affair is that the accusations against Earleywine were deemed serious enough to spawn a Title IX investigation but not serious enough to place him on leave until the investigation is resolved. It's hard to square those two decisions.

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Joe Walljasper ‏@JoeWalljasper 19h19 hours ago

Well, I guess Ehren Earleywine is going to outlast Mack Rhoades after all.