Jay Hedgemen suspended

[ZoomZoom]

Anyone who knows Jay Hedgeman knows he's never been an attitude problem. I answered Express' assumption only because he was way off base.

It's my fault. Told the wife @ the LR game Hedge had become like the Easter Bunny.

If he doesn't return next year, one of the greatest jumpers in UL history not to have that great dunk show we knew he was capable of.

[wcd35]

Basketball is averaging 4,123 through 12 home games. It took me all of 20 seconds to find that. Unless baseball sweeps next weekend, I don't see the crowds turning out in 2 weeks like they did for the home/season opener. With exception to softball playing Oregon, which turned out not to be a major conflict as I made all 7 games, baseball had basically the perfect combination for great attendance numbers that may not be likely to occur for every weekend series and midweek game this season.

The baseball numbers will be north of 4k for pretty much every game, midweek included. As mentioned, they use paid attendance. Last year averaged 3,908 (for a team that started slow) and I expect this year to be better on average. The numbers should be pretty close at the end of the year

[Duggie35]

Basketball is averaging 4,123 through 12 home games. It took me all of 20 seconds to find that. Unless baseball sweeps next weekend, I don't see the crowds turning out in 2 weeks like they did for the home/season opener. With exception to softball playing Oregon, which turned out not to be a major conflict as I made all 7 games, baseball had basically the perfect combination for great attendance numbers that may not be likely to occur for every weekend series and midweek game this season.

Since UL sold out all season tickets, we know that attendance will be no less than 3,750 for the rest of the season. And it is highly likely that additional tickets will be sold for each remaining home game.

[CajunFan3406]

The baseball numbers will be north of 4k for pretty much every game, midweek included. As mentioned, they use paid attendance. Last year averaged 3,908 (for a team that started slow) and I expect this year to be better on average. The numbers should be pretty close at the end of the year

I don't see it, but I hope you're right. Mainly because it will show the flaw in building a new stadium that seats 4500 whenever you are nearly averaging that number. I always thought north of 5000 and closer to 6000 was the number to shoot for.

Getting 4500 paying for a midweek game would require 1500 tickets to be sold outside of the season ticket group. And I just don't see that for a midweek game, especially with tickets being available for those games from the season ticket holders who won't be able to make it.

Anyhow, this thread has drifted enough to almost warrant a split...
But how about that Jay Hedgeman, huh? What a dumb, dumb.

[ManAboutTown]

Why would you tell the team, hours before a crucial road game, that the most popular player on the squad is being suspended for the rest of the year?

Why would you talk about how his play (or lack of production) in the presser? What does his play have to do with the suspension? Nothing at all.. So why bring it up?

Something is not right here, I'm telling you guys.

[Cajun90]

Since UL sold out all season tickets, we know that attendance will be no less than 3,750 for the rest of the season. And it is highly likely that additional tickets will be sold for each remaining home game.

We sold 3002 season tickets. So that will be the low number but obviously there will be plenty of game day and resale tickets available. Our average attendance last year was 3908 which was #11 in the country. 4500 would put us in at 8th right behind Texas A&M. From there you have to jump another 1000 to get to Texas and then another 2K to move up to the number six spot.

Our attendance is incredible. We might not move up much but when you are flying as high as we are it doesn't really matter.

[CajunFan3406]

Since UL sold out all season tickets, we know that attendance will be no less than 3,750 for the rest of the season. And it is highly likely that additional tickets will be sold for each remaining home game.

You're about 750 tickets too high. UL doesn't sell season tickets for every seat in the stadium. Jay Walker posted an article talking about where the 750 or so tickets between the season ticket sold number and the Tigue capacity number goes towards.

A block of tickets is reserved each game for UL students, MLB scouts, families of UL players and staff, families of the visiting team and tickets for fans of the visitors and tickets for those folks who buy the outfield signs at "The Tigue".

Not all of the tickets from that block will be "sold" for every game. What isn't sold will be sold to an individual who walks up and purchases a ticket. Anything over 3,750 will be sold as SRO. But I guarantee that anyone who bought a SRO ticket this past weekend will end up being able to purchase an actual seat for a future game, meaning attendance will be less than what it was this weekend. Unless the team goes on a run to start the season, then throw what I said out of the window.

[Turbine]

UL may the only school that will have its Baseball team outdraw its Basketball team this season.

Baseball is averaging 4,500 thru 3 games & Basketball is averaging less than 4,000 if I'm not mistaken! I am a big Baseball fan, but this is NOT good.

Considering the well earned ranking coming off a recent season #1 in the country rankings ... this is not surprising.

[Just1More]

Earlier the majority supported Lotief for letting a player stay on the team and simultaneously supported Robichaux for suspending a player. But this is somehow Marlin's fault?

Not a bad comment Turbine... but Robe and Mike's accomplishments and stewardship over their respective programs doesn't bring any suspicion on them for any player issues. Not that I listened to or agreed with the individual that posted on here during the JJ Thomas and Ramone Andrews debacle... but Robe and Mike don't exactly make me question them when a player goes off the reservation. Do I question Marlin? Probably not. I think MBB has it's own set of issues. And in reality, every school brings the heat on the football and basketball coaches 100 times heavier than baseball and softball. It's the nature of the beast. So... even though your getting some glowing endorsements for your post... I do not think it's an apples to apples comparison. What I agree with your comment on is that it should force a few people to stop and think. It should not, however, usher in another categorical put down of "this site". As I've posted before, the minor few should be addressed directly.

[Turbine]

This is what was happening just prior to Marlin taking the wheel.

Back to now; except for Lotief, every single Pentathlam coach has had to "publicly" suspend a player this school year.