How many of you identify as "the baseball crowd"?

[Cajun_RH]

Name one... just one... non revenue program from a non-power conference school that thrived after losing an iconic coach. Other than UL softball which got incredibly lucky with Mike and Stephni.

Fresno State Baseball - Bob Bennett had 1300 wins as a head coach from 1970 -2002 and took his teams to the NCAA tournament 20 times. The bulldogs have been back to at least a regional 6 times since 2002 and won a national championship in 2008

[BirdofParadise]

Everyone thought softball would die when Yvette left. They weren't coming to play for USL. THey were coming to play for Yvette.

The program survived. And it will survive Mike.

Ditto Tony.

The next guy who does your play by play will be much better than I.

[VObserver]

I hope you are right, Jay, but I have serious doubts.

[TravlnCajun]

I hope you are right, Jay, but I have serious doubts.

+1

[Turbine]

Whomsoever inherits the respective Robichaux or Lotief programs' will have an astronomical advantage over what Marlin inherited.

[RaginDave]

There have been believable reports that Mike wants Allison Habetz to be his successor. How many of you here believe that Farmer or Savoie is willing to pay the $200K or so it will take to get her here?

I was in numerous classes with Allison during our college years, she is a pretty cool lady. We would do fine hiring her. I would love to see her here, but hopefully not until Coach Lotief decides himself he is done.

[wcd35]

There have been believable reports that Mike wants Allison Habetz to be his successor. How many of you here believe that Farmer or Savoie is willing to pay the $200K or so it will take to get her here?

Alyson got a nice mention from Coach Robe on his radio show this past Saturday. They were talking about the female pitcher at Bossier Parish CC now, Sarah Hudek. She's the only female player in college baseball right now. Robe mentioned that Alyson played baseball at Notre Dame and how good of a player she was. She was the first female baseball player in a Louisiana HS. He also mentioned her playing pro baseball with the Colorado Silver Bullets.

[VObserver]

Whomsoever inherits the respective Robichaux or Lotief programs' will have an astronomical advantage over what Marlin inherited.

I could always have used the Kelley Hall-Errol Rogers example... Errol inherited 3 starters including 2 1000 point scorers from a 25 win team with a top 40 RPI and promptly LOST 25 games in his first year.

[Boomer]

I could always have used the Kelley Hall-Errol Rogers example... Errol inherited 3 starters including 2 1000 point scorers from a 25 win team with a top 40 RPI and promptly LOST 25 games in his first year.

---Poor guy got beaten last night ---but LCA will be a force for the coming years---What they have and what is coming from Breaux Bridge and Kaplan will be VERY tough!!!

[VObserver]

---Poor guy got beaten last night ---but LCA will be a force for the coming years---What they have and what is coming from Breaux Bridge and Kaplan will be VERY tough!!!

Boomer, he will still manage to lose to good programs more often than not.

[cajun4life]

Softball has 25 years of excellence. Robe has built this thing.

If they fall, I won't be around to see it.

Robe took over a program after the previous coach went 291-141 over 7 years.

Safe to say he didn't start from nothing.

[CajunT]

Robe took over a program after the previous coach went 291-141 over 7 years.

Safe to say he didn't start from nothing.

He took over a program on probation and scholarship reductions, so he didn't have a ton of talent left. He also had to clean out the locker room some as well.