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For some, hope springs eternal.
It's the fan who always believes the Cajuns will win, even if logic says they won't. It's the fan who believes in over achievement to the point where he expects it just about every year. He agonizes over every loss._ Each loss is the end of the world. This is the fan who usually is at least a little disappointed when the season ends.
This season will end in agony...cajuns can't win the big one when it counts outside of the SUN WORST...and in the end the NCAA is coming...has it really been 17 years since cajuns have been to Omaha??? Most coaches that have those expectations year in and year out and never reach the pinnacle are considered average at best but ole Tony has cajun nation fooled that he is the best coach in the country...ignorant if you really fall for his BS...
A low budget team? I have heard that comment, or something like it often. So We've got a great coach, or at least we think so, and so does Jay. We have had a great atmosphere even if the stadium lacked some things. We bus don't fly, we eat well I suppose, we stay at nice facilities on the road. Our coaches get video of games, they plan, they practice. So low budget? No tv rights to speak of, limited radio, limited exposure none have anything to do with budget. I'm sure the P5 conferences super size everything we do, but still low budget?
I bet every team in the top 15 has double to triple the budget that we have for baseball..
Cal State Fullerton is #8 and Coastal is #15 in BA, but I get your point. There is a lot more parity in the "non-rev." sports. Augusta State College was NCAA champ in golf 2011 and 2012.
I don't necessarily think of the baseball program's limitations as "lower budget". But the other descriptions are getting old. "Small school" or "Cinderella" or "Mid Major" or "G5" - understanding that last reference isn't necessarily used for baseball... but it tends to separate the "larger budget" versus "lower budget" conferences... are in reality stating that you are a lower budget program.
Again... I don't think in terms of "lower budget" for our baseball ceiling. But if we were to look at our baseball program... and what if anything is limiting them... it would be our athletic department... our institution in general... and funding.
That's true. I'd be interested to know what Fullerton spends on baseball.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dad04
And they also have a much larger athletic institution budget. The constructs they put in place for all students and student-athletes gives them a much easier path to the top in any sport. UL baseball and softball are absolutely amazing for the budget limits we have. That isn't to say that they are not phenomenally supported by UL fans. And UL diamond sports have in facilities and support way above the average.Quote:
Originally Posted by ManAboutTown
I like to compare budgets to teams we play, beat and consistently compete against on a yearly basis. Obviously on the high end would be the Tiggahs. $30 mil crib and $1 mil coach..Quote:
Originally Posted by Just1More
Just like we know happens in basketball, there are schools that focus on sports other than football... and capitalize. I wouldn't look just at the budgets of the outliers in baseball. They have to have a decent budget. But what makes these non powerhouse institutions excel in a non football sport is their exclusive focus... usually born of a past success when money and politics didn't play such a huge role in separating the juggernauts from the rest.Quote:
Originally Posted by ManAboutTown