New Softball Coach???

[GeauxCajuns]

Never said UL was, but the SBC conference is a huge disadvantage period. Anyone coaching in a P5 conference is well aware of it.

you think another P5 program would willingly hire some one with no head coach experience. it could be to her benefit to get head coaching experience to bolster her resume for a head gig at a P5.

some screwy 5hit went down with that BAMA LSU deal a few years ago with her and Murphy.

[no1cajunfan]

Wouldn't mind watching her, ahem, coach

Whomever they hire they better hurry. Season starts in a little over 2 months

[Grantvb]

Since 2001, here’s the list of WCWS participants and their total in that span:
UCLA 11 Alabama 10
Oklahoma 10 Arizona 9 Michigan 8 Arizona State 8 Florida 8
California 7 Washington 7 Tennessee 7 LSU 6
Florida State 4 Oregon 4 Texas 4 Baylor 4 LOUISIANA 3
Texas A&M 3 Missouri 3 Georgia 3 DePaul 2
Nebraska 2 Northwestern 2 Auburn 2 Stanford 2
Oregon State 1 Virginia Tech 1 Oklahoma State 1
Hawaii 1 Kentucky 1 Iowa 1 South Florida 1

[CajunAmos]

I'll take her or Jennie Finch.

She also wouldn't take the pay cut.

[CajunAmos]

this post makes no sense at all. no yvette or lotiefs. what was yvette doing before she came here? what was coach stefni doing before being hired by UL? so we got two diamonds in the rough, and then you say that they wont stay as long as it takes for ink to dry, yet yvette was here for years, and yes she left but then came the lotiefs, and no P5 plucked them away.

Yvette left because she wanted to be a national championship quality team and the administration thought (like some on this thread ) that softball wasn't worth it. I'm pretty sure any well known coach, even were we to raise the salary to draw them here, would also expect to compete for national championships along with the funding required to do so. Based on that I'm thinking we don't be hiring any well known coaches. JMO

[CajunAmos]

What is the current salary of Lotief now? Are we that low?

It was stated in the press conference earlier as $40K, but I don't think that was what was noted when he signed his last contract. I thought that was somewhere in the $100K range, but like previously he man have been giving some of that to his assistants to supplement their salary. I think our whole coaching staff makes less than what Alison is making at Alabama.

[CajunT]

It was stated in the press conference earlier as $40K, but I don't think that was what was noted when he signed his last contract. I thought that was somewhere in the $100K range, but like previously he man have been giving some of that to his assistants to supplement their salary. I think our whole coaching staff makes less than what Alison is making at Alabama.

He was around $75K prior to his bump which I think put him around $100K. Habetz I think upon last numbers are fund was around $150K to $200K.

[USLJim]

No Mickey Neese , please

[CajunJack55]

No Mickey Neese , please

Curious why not? Two of our most successful coaches right now (Robe and Broadhead) came from McNeese. Not saying he is our guy but I think it’s worth a look and we shouldn’t automatically discount it just because it’s McNeese.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Thinking he was a successful non 1A coach in California before he went to McNeese

Actually it was Mike Smith. He got a bump to ole miss after one year at McNeese. Landreneau only one year at McNeese Head Coach

[Grantvb]

Habetz - Head Coach
Hall-Holas - Assistant/Pitching Coach
DeFeo - Assistant/Batting Coach
Prejean - Assistant/Defense Coach
Somebody Smart - Director of Softball Operations

FYI - ouch. James and Stephanie are Brother and Sister. Makes sense now, she was a DeFeo when playing at Louisiana.

[CajunT]

Habetz - Head Coach
Hall-Holas - Assistant/Pitching Coach
DeFeo - Assistant/Batting Coach
Prejean - Assistant/Defense Coach
Somebody Smart - Director of Softball Operations

FYI - ouch. James and Stephanie are Brother and Sister. Makes sense now, she was a DeFeo when playing at Louisiana.

Better go raise some serious money!😁