I won't join anything run by this administration because it is obvious that they don't care!Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunZ1
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I won't join anything run by this administration because it is obvious that they don't care!Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunZ1
By my count Coach Lee owes his job to the success of the softball program.
I can't recall other recent post season teams to where a bad APR would be hurting any other sport.
The rule punishing all sports at one school for one program being in APR trouble is new. From what I understand, the NCAA reiterated this to all schools very recently. Had three players transferred, been ineligible, or a combination of the two equaling to three, we would be in APR trouble poentially costing us post season play in other sports. I guess they thought that was too great a risk to take. Note, I am not stating agreement with the decision here. I am simply explaining the logic behind it. In fact, I think they are greatly underestimating how big of a negative financial impact will result from this decision. I also agree with Turbine that changing coaches would not necessarily result in guys leaving.Quote:
Originally Posted by MetryCajun
If we are so worried about the APR why don't we just get a professor to coach the team and instead of practicing basketball have him teach class. (Not that they look like they practice anyway) Or how about we make it a requirement that you have to be the validictorian of your high school class in order to make the team.
_____ make me coach. For 150k a year I will have the most smartest 20 game losers in the country. And I even have basketball experience. I played one year in a rec. league when I was EIGHT.
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This is bad. This is really bad. You can only put so much lip stick on a pig. I can't think of any example anywhere else in the country that this situation has taken place before. We are not just accepting failure but paying for it. If I annually fail at doing my job, I will be fired. Flat out kicked to the curb. BUT this athletic program, season after season after season continues to fail and no one, NO ONE is held accountable. Do they realize that fans are not playing around when they say 'I will not support Lee's basketball program'? It will be real easy for fans to get that letter to renew basketball tickets and just throw it in the trash. I want to understand this but I can't. DAVID WALKER IS RUNNING THIS PROGRAM INTO THE GROUND! It may not directly be his fault but the buck stops at the head honcho and that would be him. This is sickening.
I sent my email:
I saw a news bulletin that stated we would be retaining the men’s and women’s basketball coaches. If this is true I am deeply disappointed. We do not accept mediocrity in academics, so why do we accept it in athletics. Retaining the basketball coaches is absolutely unacceptable as a graduate and fan. Rogers has gone 11-49 during his tenure, and he inherited a good program. I and so many others are fed up with what appear to be unprofessional and uneducated decisions. They have done well academically, which is great, but does that mean a coach that wins games cannot do that? Good luck getting anyone in the dome next year, I can only take so much so I will likely not be at any games until the coaching staff is improved. I have hardly missed a game since I started at UL and even since I graduated. Now I find myself having to justify going to a game, like a junky looking for a fix. “Come on baby, I don’t need a win, just give me a dunk”. I love this University and I know that you are doing what you think is best; however I cannot imagine how you came to this decision. It must have involved 1) the economy, hard to budget money we may not have, or 2) We don’t want to get sued again. Either way, the RCAF, could help with that if only it was operating. What is holding this up? Yet another disappointing milestone. We have been hearing about it for over a year. Oh, and by the way, now would probably not be a good time to ask for money anyway, so just put it off another year. Where is the alumni association and the booster club? Where are the concerned voices in an educated debate? Woefully silent; just like the Cajundome next year.
Respectfully Yours,
dwalker@louisiana.eduQuote:
Originally Posted by MetryCajun
sfarmer@louisiana.edu
I would be surprised if Mr. Walker responds. Scott probably will.
I don't know if players threatened to quit. In effect, their answers probably indicated they would consider it. I can understand how folks will interpret this as players holding the entire athletic program hostage.Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunZ1
"Back up the truck. Back it up. Turn this place into a parking lot."
--Randy Quaid, Major League II
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Originally Posted by MetryCajun
Funniest post I have read in a long time.
Problem with the APR is not the academic performance of the current team. Concern is that players would transfer with a change. Players transferring hurts your score.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 ul 0105
Why does arsonist turned firefighter turned hero come to mind?Quote:
Originally Posted by MetryCajun
Does players leaving for the NBA hurt your score?Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajunsmike
I just found out the news and I got a sick feeling in my stomach. I got sick and went throw up.
No wonder this university ____es off so many fans and shuns away fans.
This is unacceptable. I guess I will continue not going to the games, as I did this year. disgusting.
what a ____er. ::x::::x::::x::::x::::x::::x::
Here's my email. This is the mild version of what i am feeling right now.
Gentlemen,
If the article above is indeed true, along with MOST fans of this University I am deeply disappointed. We retaining two coaches that have a combined record of 61-124. If this is acceptable on the court then you might as well make it acceptable in the classroom. By retaining these two coaches we as a University are accepting failure. Period. There is not enough lip stick in the world to put on this pig. Awhile back I listened to an interview stating that the athletic department had a plan in place for UL to be in the best possible position to move to a better conference when realignment takes place. Where does this fit into that plan. Are we going to 50% our way into conference championships and NCAA tournaments. I think not.
I don't know who is responsible for this absolute collapse of an athletic program (see past five years of basketball, see past two years of baseball, see past 10 years of football), so I look to the head. If I continuously fail to fulfill my duties as an employee at my company, I will be fired. Yet season after season after season this program continues to fail on every level and no one is held accountable. NO ONE. This is a very sad day to be a fan of the Ragin Cajuns.
Respectfully,
What's the over/under on how many postgame interviews RL shows up for next year...? ::x::
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Originally Posted by Cajunsmike
Well in that case I will just tie them up so they can't leave.
In all seriousness where are they getting the information that all of the players will leave if the Coach is fired. Seems to me if I was playing on a team which is obviously not playing up to its potential I would want a new coach to get us where we need to be. One example comes to mind, Trent Johnson.
Why as a player would you think that you would better with the EXACT same teammates and coach. To me a new Coach could only make them better, it can't get any worse.
And if someone tries to use the word which starts with an "i" and end with a "y" as an excuse again I will hurl.
I'm sure Jay Walker is going to set all sorts of ground rules for his show as soon as he goes on the air. He is not going to allow Cajun fans to vent their frustrations and he might even go as far as scheduling several guests so he doesn't have to take calls.Quote:
Originally Posted by MetryCajun
Jay is a wimp and he will cover for UL coaches and the administration at every turn. If this exact situation (retaining a 3-26 head coach) were to be happening at LSU, the shows over there would be off the hook. What do we get? A bunch of media pu$$ies.
I won't be renewing my season basketball tickets and I won't go back until Lee is gone.
I'm sure Walker will lecture fans who have the same stance as me, as he has the Pius act down to an art form.
Turbine, I think the administration felt it was more of a risk to let the coaches go than to keep them. If they were let go and especially on the mens side, and a few players were to leave the program then all UL programs would be on postseason probation. This was a risk they were not willing to take. Rogers has two years left and to buy him out hire another coach and still worry about the possibility of kids leaving was problably too risky.Quote:
Originally Posted by Turbine
Girls were still losing at the end but were playing teams very close and with a young team, could have factored in.
Boys had many injuries and still came close could have factored in.
I hope they do well, I will still be at the games but even I am down on the status of both programs!
Clarifying Metry Cajun's point about the guys run off a few years back. That along with Tyrus Wade leaving early the year prior caused us to have a bad APR year. APR is reviewed not only annually but on a four year rolling average. We have been OK in recent years but another bad year would cause our four year rolling average to suffer. As we were punished before, a 2nd punishment could result causing all sports to suffer. From what I understand, the bad year goes away from the four year rolling average next season.Quote:
Originally Posted by MetryCajun
Yes, players leaving early for the NBA hurts your score. I think there is an exception if a player is drafter or makes an NBA team.Quote:
Originally Posted by Clutch0364
Quit making excuses. Im sick of excuses. Its just terrible coaching. Even when we had everyone back, the coaching was terrible.Quote:
Originally Posted by DaddyCajun
Honestly why was the administration so worried about a post season ban? It is not like they have put any of our programs into a position to make the post season. Softball has been able the only bright spot this school has.
No doubt injuries were "a factor." A very very very small factor that was overshadowed by overall futility on the court.Quote:
Originally Posted by DaddyCajun
For the football team, injuries was a legit excuse. For basketball, we were flat out horrible.