MBB: Wesley and Lafayette Sign

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Originally Posted by HoustonCajun

Dr. A killed athletics back then, so may not have mattered much.

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He killed athletics because of the death penalty. Remember he came in with the expectation to "clean up" athletics. He was still doing it when he left.

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Originally Posted by Cajun90

He killed athletics because of the death penalty. Remember he came in with the expectation to "clean up" athletics. He was still doing it when he left.

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The death penalty was instigated and abetted by the state board of higher education. Authemont came from the school of "athletics is a negative to your university and should be minimized at all costs".

I think there will be a big crowd Saturday. Word is spreading. My group will have 7. 5 of which have not been to a game in years.

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Originally Posted by ManAboutTown

I do not buy that “southern basketball is dead” narrative. Lafayette is desperate for something special. If the basketball team would win at a special clip, the town would be rabid.

It’s also another example of why we CANT do something as opposed to setting the tone and being unique. We CAN do something special in basketball here.

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There is no statistical data to back up this statement.

I’m hoping we have 7500 or more.

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Originally Posted by talktomewillis

There is no statistical data to back up this statement.

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Go back to Marlin’s first year. We ended the season on an 11 game winning streak. Crowds built throughout the year and had over 8k for senior night against Denver. There most certainly was a buzz around Lafayette about Cajun basketball that year. The thing about that team is that we started out so bad. Completely opposite of this year. If this team can go on a similar streak Lafayette will support it.