Basketball In State Recruitment

[CajunProud]

If next year's team ends up with a similar record, the basketball program should enter crisis mode and consider substantial changes. If I recall correctly, the football program had two Big West championships before Baldwin brought it to ground zero. UL Basketball has built a tradition of dominance within the Sunbelt. Last year's team can by no stretch be associated with "dominance."

Mediocre or losing seasons in the Sunbelt will make it highly difficult to attract quality high school recruits regardless of how great other aspects of our university may be. Quality high school recruits want to be associated with a winner in a good league. UL has always been seen as a winning team in a bad league. Nothing good can arise from being viewed as a mediocre or losing team in a bad league. I hope and pray that next year's Cajuns will return to form. I do not want to see this basketball program leveled like the football program was in years past. GEAUX CAJUNS!!!!!

Very well put. Hopefully last year was an aberration (and I think it was)

[Cajunsmike]

If next year's team ends up with a similar record, the basketball program should enter crisis mode and consider substantial changes. If I recall correctly, the football program had two Big West championships before Baldwin brought it to ground zero. UL Basketball has built a tradition of dominance within the Sunbelt. Last year's team can by no stretch be associated with "dominance."

Mediocre or losing seasons in the Sunbelt will make it highly difficult to attract quality high school recruits regardless of how great other aspects of our university may be. Quality high school recruits want to be associated with a winner in a good league. UL has always been seen as a winning team in a bad league. Nothing good can arise from being viewed as a mediocre or losing team in a bad league. I hope and pray that next year's Cajuns will return to form. I do not want to see this basketball program leveled like the football program was in years past. GEAUX CAJUNS!!!!!

You guys did not understand my point-I don't expect a 6 and 20 record due to David Dees and Marquis Cooke. We will have several freshman next year. It is only natural freshman struggle some. My point is that Coach may take a slight amount of lumps with freshman in order to build for the future. I expect these freshman will improve substantially by the end of the year. We will then be ready for three strong years. If that occurs but the record is not as strong as we would like, it would serve no purpose to fire Coach Lee. Remember- those new guys will have come here expecting to play for him. If there is no improvement throughout the year, that is a different story.

[Geaux5000]

Why you people hate LSU so much is beyond me. We aren't in your conference, and how does us doing well do anything to you other than bring more attention to the state of Louisiana? I don't have a problem with ULL and would just as soon wish for you to win your conference than everything. Why do we have to fight among ourselves when we both should be a lot more worried about our out of state conference opponents.

[Hammer58]

Why you people hate LSU so much is beyond me. We aren't in your conference, and how does us doing well do anything to you other than bring more attention to the state of Louisiana? I don't have a problem with ULL and would just as soon wish for you to win your conference than everything. Why do we have to fight among ourselves when we both should be a lot more worried about our out of state conference opponents.

We wouldn't have a problem with LSUA&MC if it wasn't for the interference in our attempts to improve our university. My experience with that goes back to the mid 80's beginning with the name change fight and continues today. Others can point to examples going back even earlier. We here at UL have been wondering for a long time now why State and its supporters feel the need to have us fighting each other. But it seems that is as much a part of the infamous "Louisiana way" as political corruption.

Here's to hoping that will change.

[J-Town Cajun]

Why you people hate LSU so much is beyond me. We aren't in your conference, and how does us doing well do anything to you other than bring more attention to the state of Louisiana? I don't have a problem with ULL and would just as soon wish for you to win your conference than everything. Why do we have to fight among ourselves when we both should be a lot more worried about our out of state conference opponents.

Well first you can start by calling us UL. Second start playing us in baseball and softball.
There was a streak of like 50 years in football and 30 years in basketball that the two schools did not play each other. That is pretty sad when the two schools are only 50 miles apart. They are playing now, but of coarse only on LSU turf and court.

[locoguano]

expect more visitors.. you are being watched...
http://www.tigerforums.com/showthread.php?t=38039

[Hammer58]

expect more visitors.. you are being watched...
http://www.tigerforums.com/showthread.php?t=38039

You mean there is more "not caring" going on over there?

[Clutch0364]

expect more visitors.. you are being watched...
http://www.tigerforums.com/showthread.php?t=38039

Loco you and a few other LSU fans post on this board and I respect ya'll a lot, I have friends that attend LSU and I respect them a lot also. With that said I will always have a distaste for LSU and some of its fans because of the lack of respect they show us and I understand that, that is a two way street but for the most part I have had bad experiences with LSU fans that have not shown me respect for being a fan first and foremost for UL and until I get that respect, I will not be able to get away from my distaste for them.

Like tonight an Older guy I work with said I was stupid (that was his exact words) for support UL and not LSU. Funny thing is he didn't attend college and has no experience with either school. He proceeded to tell me that UL should have stayed 1aa...when I told him we were a charter member of 1a and has never been 1aa he proceeded to argue with me because he thought he was right. This is the type of people that make me HATE LSU.

[Turbine]

expect more visitors.. you are being watched...

I visited and replied to LSU Deek.

1 out of 13 voted for LSU. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

It wasn't a vote, though I can see how one could find a way to keep score.

Even though it started with "the sky is falling" type of first post, it was more of a how do you think LSU's success in basketball will affect recruiting at UL?

Personally, I think it can't hurt and might help. Now go beat UCLA so we can find out.

ps I'm a big fan of UL and the Ragin' Cajuns.

[locoguano]

something i cant help but wonder... if they name change ever goes through, and the cajuns play at tiger stadium again (won't make it for this year i'm sure).. will the P.A. announcer at Tiger Stadium introduce us as "Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns"?