Our New Softball Head Coach

[cajun_lannister]

Plot twist: Lotief and Yvette hired as assistants

stephanie lotief

[Turbine]

Glasco also coached the Texas Scrap Yard Dawgs to the National Pro Fastpitch championship this past summer. On that team: Brianna Cherry, Nerissa Myers, and Christi Orgeron. He already has at least three recent alumni he can call upon to help win over players and fans after he's introduced.

Here is a link to the Scrap Yard Roster. http://scrapyarddawgs.com/team/2017/

[jllanclos]

You do realize simply getting to the WCWS is an enormous feat. To do so as a non P5, and a restricted budget, and TV deal is unbelievable.

Just because we’re totally bummed about some bad issues doesn’t deminish what he did.
Also many of the loses were at the hands of the eventual WCWS winners.

We often lost Super Regionals due to bad in-game management (not to mention never bunting). We can smash App St 27-0 but couldn't win at Auburn or Oklahoma.

I have a hunch Glasco is going to get us closer to a natty than Lotief ever did, and soon.

Closer than Yvette? We'll see. She got us to championship Monday.

[cajun4life]

Any time frame given for assistant announcements?

[RaginScotsman]

Plot twist: Lotief and Yvette hired as assistants

I laughed when I read that! Thanks.

On the topic of Glasco-he seems like he'll be a good fit. With his ties, it'll be interesting to see the players and assistants that he can bring in. The fact that Allison rubber stamped him says a lot, too.

Also, if you want to avoid an acute migraine, pass on reading the social media comments from the local news stories of the announcement. Some people still don't freaking get it and it's really sad.

[wcd35]

Any time frame given for assistant announcements?

Sounded like within the next week or so.

[LouisianaB]

I would imagine info being leaked sooner than a week. I’m sre it’s someone who is known in the program and the players will be told during their meetings with GG.

[Cajun90]

Plot twist: Lotief and Yvette hired as assistants

Know you are joking but I wouldn't be surprised to see Yvette volunteering some time to the program.

[Cajun90]

Good link for info on the press conference and coach.

http://www.katc.com/story/36887277/u...softball-coach

[HoustonCajun]

He may have contacts in prime recruiting areas, but Lotief seldom went after the big name players that other major colleges wanted. He went after the players that fit his style of play and that had the capability and want to learn his system. UL is not a destination school for the big name studdettes.

Now don't get me wrong, UL has produced all-american players, but they weren't the highly recruited players coming out of high school. So will our new head coach go after the big time studdettes or will he go after the same high quality players coach Lotief went after, the ones that had will and determination to succeed but not the physical traits to get highly recruited.

Here's wishing him the best.

Maybe that all changes now.

[CajunAmos]

This looks to be excellent hire. I hope he can re-recruit the players and have some success this year to prove the cult wrong.

Only issue I have is fans of the program are now the cult. I guess if you have a different opinion or wanted as much info from all sources as possible are cultists. I don't follow anyone's opinion but my own, and watched years of softball as well as years of practice time. I don't make any personal evaluations by only hearing one side of an argument. I also don't think you demonize players who make their own choices in this situation ether which has become the common theme as well.

That being said, I don't think they could have made a better hire considering the timing.

[BankerCajun]

Is there a link to see a video of the press conference?