Baseball Coaching Search 2019

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Originally Posted by CajunT

I wouldn't put all my eggs in Degg's basket. He has to want the job.

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Correct. And he has a good gig right now for more than one reason

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Originally Posted by lifetimecajun

Correct. And he has a good gig right now for more than one reason

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Agreed. I don't know him but he has pretty strong ties in Texas and the Sam Houston gig isn't a bad deal.

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Originally Posted by crazycajun

I thought he was going to jail? That dude coaches baseball? Seems a little light in the loafers to me

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Wrong Mike Thibodeaux.

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Originally Posted by ManAboutTown

I don’t know and I don’t want to know. I’ve learned that things can change overnight with this new admin. And that’s fine by me.

I know who I want, and I know he’s been contacted. That’s all I need to know for now.

I would advise KrazyKajun not to break this news on RP. This thing is too sensitive and I feel gross just thinking about a new skipper.

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Obviously I wouldn’t drop any names before the U does. Things could have changed in the last week since the in coming class was contacted.

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Originally Posted by CajunVic

Not much due diligence is needed when you can just snag Perkins right out of STM.

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That would definitely be hiring the opposite of Robe when it comes to achievements. Robe has done more with less for the majority of his career at UL. Perkins has done less with more for his entire career at STM. The 3 years in a row that TC won championships, STM had way more talent top to bottom. Thib is just a more hard nose kinda coach that demands more and gets more out of his kids. Kinda like Robe!

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Originally Posted by FacelessBuffoon

That would definitely be hiring the opposite of Robe when it comes to achievements. Robe has done more with less for the majority of his career at UL. Perkins has done less with more for his entire career at STM. The 3 years in a row that TC won championships, STM had way more talent top to bottom. Thib is just a more hard nose kinda coach that demands more and gets more out of his kids. Kinda like Robe!

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None of this matters. Don’t see us hiring a high school baseball coach to run the program.

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Originally Posted by Cajunrunner

None of this matters. Don’t see us hiring a high school baseball coach to run the program.

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I agree and said that earlier after some idiot brought up the 3rd or 4th best high school baseball coach in Lafayette parish.

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Originally Posted by Boomer

......An LSU guy said he had heard the coastal Carolina......interesting?.....l.ldont know who really knows, but behooving of the ADs position is to have 5-10 backup names for any reason of a lost head coach......as mentioned, the politicians, academic bosses, friends, Lord knows how many applicants and coaches putting in a rec for a friend will be working communication lines to get Maggard’s ear!!!

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That may be how things use to be run over here...But not anymore. Maggard will listen to whoever feels the need to talk but he will make his own decision.

Nothing agasint Deggs, and would be happy if it is him, but Jake Gautreau just seems very much in the mold of Napier, and I could really see Maggard thinking that as well. But as many have said, I trust Maggard 100% to get us the possible candidate.

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Originally Posted by ManAboutTown

Sometimes people say things here because they’re genuinely excited and want to share it with RP community. I have on several occasions. I don’t have a problem with posting experiences, but I do think you should have permission of the source before you break anything significant here.

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He also said it on Jay's show yesterday.

Or at least somebody made the very same, identical point.

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Originally Posted by KajunKrazy

I agree and said that earlier after some idiot brought up the 3rd or 4th best high school baseball coach in Lafayette parish.

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The definition of an IDIOT is one who would actually take that inference seriously and then come back with a suggestion that we hire one of the other local high school coaches and then make two or three more posts in furtherance of that suggestion. Now that is an IDIOT, extraordinaire. You must have papers.

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Originally Posted by LaCajunsFan

Nothing agasint Deggs, and would be happy if it is him, but Jake Gautreau just seems very much in the mold of Napier, and I could really see Maggard thinking that as well. But as many have said, I trust Maggard 100% to get us the possible candidate.

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I like Jake Gautreau a lot!

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Originally Posted by CajunVic

The definition of an IDIOT is one who would actually take that inference seriously and then come back with a suggestion that we hire one of the other local high school coaches and then make two or three more posts in furtherance of that suggestion. Now that is an IDIOT, extraordinaire. You must have papers.

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Maybe he's just KRAZY

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Originally Posted by DieHard1280

Maybe he's just KRAZY

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You right. They have papers for that also.

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Originally Posted by CajunVic

The definition of an IDIOT is one who would actually take that inference seriously and then come back with a suggestion that we hire one of the other local high school coaches and then make two or three more posts in furtherance of that suggestion. Now that is an IDIOT, extraordinaire. You must have papers.

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Never suggested we should hire the other. Just said if I had to choose one or the other I'd take the obvious better more decorated coach. I am personally in the Deggs corner. The fact that Tony resurrected his career, the relationship they had and the fact that he produced our best hitting team ever, would make him a very good fit.

IDIOT- one who makes an assigned statement then tries to play it off as if he were joking.

Synonym- CajunVic.

How about we honor Coach Robe's legacy by not acting like a bunch of children on a message board thread about his successor. Have some decorum.

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Originally Posted by FacelessBuffoon

That would definitely be hiring the opposite of Robe when it comes to achievements. Robe has done more with less for the majority of his career at UL. Perkins has done less with more for his entire career at STM. The 3 years in a row that TC won championships, STM had way more talent top to bottom. Thib is just a more hard nose kinda coach that demands more and gets more out of his kids. Kinda like Robe!

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Agree 100%. I remember one game this year sitting in my loge suite high atop Russo park and seeing Veillon, Hannie, Breaux and Lockridge all in the line up on the field at the same time in a D1 baseball game, and thinking how did they not win multiple titles with that talent. Not to mention the talent that went to other D1 programs as well. STM has had great baseball talent it just hasn’t been coached up.

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Originally Posted by raginsaints

How about we honor Coach Robe's legacy by not acting like a bunch of children on a message board thread about his successor. Have some decorum.

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Agree 100%. It always seems to be the same guy starting it.

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Originally Posted by Cajun Monkee

He also said it on Jay's show yesterday.

Or at least somebody made the very same, identical point.

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I didn’t hear jays show what did the caller say?

Is Bab out of the question for the HC position or will he stay at what he’s doing now???

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Originally Posted by Hot Sauce

Is Bab out of the question for the HC position or will he stay at what he’s doing now???

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FWIW, Babs is the overwhelming choice on the FB page I saw yesterday. Was really kind of surprised to see that.

I was just wondering what everyone else thinks about it

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Originally Posted by KajunKrazy

I didn’t hear jays show what did the caller say?

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Wow. I think this might be the most distressingly telling comment I have ever read on this board.

Raginsaints is right. We should show some decorum and I failed to do so.

My humble and sincere apologies to the memory of good man. I hope we're lucky enough to find a successor as complete as Robe.

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Originally Posted by LaCajunsFan

FWIW, Babs is the overwhelming choice on the FB page I saw yesterday. Was really kind of surprised to see that.

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He certainly has a lot of support from those that have been involved in the program through the years.

I never have asked him but certainly got the impression he was kind of glad to move into his current role. Bab has kids playing sports and the job certainly doesn't allow you the freedom to spend as much time with them as you would like. He has been at it for 25 years now. I just question if it is something he really wants.

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Originally Posted by KajunKrazy

Agree 100%. I remember one game this year sitting in my loge suite high atop Russo park and seeing Veillon, Hannie, Breaux and Lockridge all in the line up on the field at the same time in a D1 baseball game, and thinking how did they not win multiple titles with that talent. Not to mention the talent that went to other D1 programs as well. STM has had great baseball talent it just hasn't been coached up.

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While I don't disagree one bit about the Perkins thing, STM did win 2 with those guys.

As I have said, only an idiot would think that the suggestion that they do no due diligence and hire Perkins was not a joke. It was followed shortly after the post that said someone saw Maggard talking to Bertman and the one complaining about making the hire without the expected due diligence across the board. But I guess reading the thread is work for some.