Short List coaching search

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Originally Posted by CajunEXPRESS

I'll say this. Is it a law that we put out a want ad for our coaches?

I'd hope we'd be having conversations with several big time agents about their outstanding clients. I'm not going to be the least bit impressed with a news release saying we had hundreds of outstanding candidates. There's not but a handful of impressive candidates. The question is do we pay them twice Mike's salary & three times as much for the assistants?

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Yvette considered it an honor to be asked to help and is a key player in this search.

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Originally Posted by jcstewart

Can we sticky a thread titled 'Alyson Habetz is not going to be our coach'?

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LOL!!! Can we put out one titled Cajun Fan's Wishful thinking! 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😁😁

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Originally Posted by CajunEXPRESS

I'll say this. Is it a law that we put out a want ad for our coaches?

I'd hope we'd be having conversations with several big time agents about their outstanding clients. I'm not going to be the least bit impressed with a news release saying we had hundreds of outstanding candidates. There's not but a handful of impressive candidates. The question is do we pay them twice Mike's salary & three times as much for the assistants?

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Jerry, put the bottle down! Don't expect them to pay anymore than the previous staff and probably less hoping to hit gold on this hire!

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Originally Posted by CajunT

Jerry, put the bottle down! Don't expect them to pay anymore than the previous staff and probably less hoping to hit gold on this hire!

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Correct!

What exactly do you guys think we need as far as a type of new coach for softball? I think we need someone with a pitching background and a strong recruiter. What worries me the most is we didn't recruit great, but we coached great. No matter what anyone says Mike did a good job coaching kids up that wasn't as talent as others.

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Originally Posted by CajunT

Jerry, put the bottle down! Don't expect them to pay anymore than the previous staff and probably less hoping to hit gold on this hire!

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Just trying to keep it real. Getting a bargain basement winner is a lot like playing the lotto instead of investing.

I have heard that a name being bantered around a lot in the Athletic Department to replace Lotief is Tim Whitman, former Louisiana College head softball coach and athletic director.

In 2009...Whitman is the first from a non-NCAA Division I school to be Louisiana Coach of the Year in softball. He has nearly 300 victories and has won more than 80 percent of his games in eight seasons at Louisiana College. This season Whitman guided the Lady Wildcats to a 38-9 record, a fifth consecutive appearance in an NCAA Division III regional tournament and a No. 1 national ranking for the third straight season.

https://youtu.be/jEpY651sXZ8

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Originally Posted by SlickRick

In 2009...Whitman is the first from a non-NCAA Division I school to be Louisiana Coach of the Year in softball. He has nearly 300 victories and has won more than 80 percent of his games in eight seasons at Louisiana College. This season Whitman guided the Lady Wildcats to a 38-9 record, a fifth consecutive appearance in an NCAA Division III regional tournament and a No. 1 national ranking for the third straight season.

https://youtu.be/jEpY651sXZ8

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Not saying he wouldn't be successful or that he isn't a good coach, but this would not be a hire that would generate enthusiasm from the softball community. My concern would be no experience as a D1 coach and no experience as a recruiter at this level of college softball. To me this would be a hire to downsize. JMO

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Originally Posted by CajunAmos

Not saying he wouldn't be successful or that he isn't a good coach, but this would not be a hire that would generate enthusiasm from the softball community. My concern would be no experience as a D1 coach and no experience as a recruiter at this level of college softball. To me this would be a hire to downsize. JMO

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Understand your concerns but look at the prior three coaches..... all had a lot less experience than him.