The Book CC Track & Field 2007-08

[DestinCajun]

_ I think Jackson, from what I have heard and he seems, would be a great coach. After the Sivey resignation was announced he actually called my son trying to get him to change his mind _

Isn't that "tampering" and prohibited by NCAA regulations?

I recollect a situation a few years ago involving a Cajun football player who was allegedly contacted by another instate program after Coach Stokley left. It almost got nasty.

Why not just get in touch with our athletic department and get your questions, concerns, etc. addressed fully and properly? Surely, you understand that "we Ragin' Cajun fans" want your athlete to attend UL, compete for us and most especially - graduate with his degree.

[trackdad]

_ Isn't that "tampering" and prohibited by NCAA regulations?

I recollect a situation a few years ago involving a Cajun football player who was allegedly contacted by another instate program after Coach Stokley left. It almost got nasty.

Why not just get in touch with our athletic department and get your questions, concerns, etc. addressed fully and properly? Surely, you understand that "we Ragin' Cajun fans" want your athlete to attend UL, compete for us and most especially - graduate with his degree.


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Well, he hasn't signed only committed so it's not tampering

[DestinCajun]

Well, he hasn't signed only committed so it's not tampering _

I'm talking about the actions of the other coach at the other school NOT the actions of any other party.

[Clutch0364]

_ I'm talking about the actions of the other coach at the other school NOT the actions of any other party. _

The coach from the other team can contact anyone until that player is signed. We have guys here that were committed else where before they came here...its not wrong, its a common practice. You try to convince kids to change their minds

[chicken man]

_ Not only does the team need a coach to clean house and rid the program of those ____ing away talent and wasting scholarships, but you obviously need a few English classes. Hardly anyone has perfect grammar, especially on a message board, but come on. _

no offense my friend..i dont mind if u insult my intelligence. i love UL and my family love UL. i just wanted to contribute for everybody not myself. That's all. the difference is coach silvey is full of ego and im not. im all about respect.

[chicken man]

_ Dude go to an LSU parctice and see how long they would last. Their practices are like boot camp much like Silvey's were. If you were not good enough then you did not get coached period and they let you know about it also. There are three levels of athletes at LSU, elite, conference, and everyone else. If you are not at least in the upper echelon oof conference they do not give a crap about you. How many athletes on our team this year would even get coaching at LSU? I can tell you, 1 Chris Roy thats it. _

look my friend or Chris Roy, the number one guy..yea u is, man...look i dont care about LSU. im just using LSU as a example to our team. i believe we can be much better than them. im very loyal to UL. i dont worry about how other college track teams treat their athletes. we are UL and we are unique. some are mean and force athletes to win by being harsh on them. some are fun, allowing athletes to have fun and show their unique ablities. what i feel is that we should be different rather than LSU with positive coaching style and methods ya kno what i mean. we should be a fun, fast team. so that way we will have positive energy by knowing that we are the fun and fast team.

[chicken man]

_ I do not see much hidden talent on UL's track team. We have finished last or second to last the past four years if I am not mistaken. There are a few talented athletes but Silvey did not overlook talent that was already there because there is not any collegiate athletes on that track. No disrespect to those athletes who do run for us but they are not good enough to cut it in the Sunbelt. _

i know who can..i promise you that.

[DestinCajun]

The coach from the other team can contact anyone until that player is signed. We have guys here that were committed else where before they came here...its not wrong, its a common practice. You try to convince kids to change their minds _

Ok, my mistake. The poster made it clear the prospect wasn't signed yet and I missed it.

I'm picking up the flag.

[MissingMandy]

If a player has signed a NLI then they CAN'T speak to any other school unless the head coach signs a release through the NCAA to let the player do that. There are extremely strict rules governing this process. If there were not, colleges would be stealing each others players. I would suggest speaking to David Walker and the NCAA for any player who has questions. Getting the correct information is crucial and obtaining it from the correct source is the right thing to do.

[trackdad]

I ust want to make sure I am clear once again. He has not signed when talking to the other coaches!! I am not trying to start any trouble, just want to make sure my son is not getting into a bad situation