Our New Softball Head Coach

[Turbine]

I think I saw somewhere that she was living in Kansas.

Kansas .... City ... Missouri?

[Grantvb]

Ouch, Turbine...

[cajun_lannister]

Off topic, Maggard speaks so well in interviews and press conferences compared to our last AD

[CajunT]

Problem is they would have then been in violation of FOI.

How so?

[Rougarou]

Oh no...

Post of the Day!

[Cajun90]

How so?

In 2009 the FOIA was updated. To put that update in basic terms the point was to make getting information easier, faster etc. One of the things emphasized in the updated legislation was to require government agencies (which includes anyone who utilizes federal funds) to approach each FOIA request with " a presumption of disclosure". Another words the requested organization must err to the side of the requester. So if you ask for any documents that were reviewed/viewed/considered for the suspension of Lotief then all the documents produced so far fall within those requirements.

The idea that you could hold documents back because the request wasn't specific enough had been dealt with in case law prior to 2009 but still didn't get much traction thus the bipartisan update to the law in 2009.

[CajunT]

In 2009 the FOIA was updated. To put that update in basic terms the point was to make getting information easier, faster etc. One of the things emphasized in the updated legislation was to require government agencies (which includes anyone who utilizes federal funds) to approach each FOIA request with " a presumption of disclosure". Another words the requested organization must err to the side of the requester. So if you ask for any documents that were reviewed/viewed/considered for the suspension of Lotief then all the documents produced so far fall within those requirements.

The idea that you could hold documents back because the request wasn't specific enough had been dealt with in case law prior to 2009 but still didn't get much traction thus the bipartisan update to the law in 2009.

What about in reference to said video?

[Cajun90]

What about in reference to said video?

Good question. As far as I know the video hasn't been released to the public. There seems to be some precedent for this if students who were not involved appear on the tape and are identifiable. In that case you now have a conflict with student privacy laws. Doesn't mean that they couldn't still win an FOIA request it just isn't as cut and dry as say a paper document where you can redact information with a marker.

[CajunT]

Good question. As far as I know the video hasn't been released to the public. There seems to be some precedent for this if students who were not involved appear on the tape and are identifiable. In that case you now have a conflict with student privacy laws. Doesn't mean that they couldn't still win an FOIA request it just isn't as cut and dry as say a paper document where you can redact information with a marker.

It was requested more than once.

[Cajun90]

It was requested more than once.

T I don't know anything. Can only assume the lawyers feel like they have reason to withhold.

[AstroCajun]

I have no problems with the people who like Mike, and there is no question he was a great Softball Coach (based on wins and losses). But to think that Dr. Savoie, Dr, Maggard and this University would fire one of the most successful Softball Coaches in the country for no legitimate reason is ludicrous!

That's a bingo.

[CajunSaint08]

All that and only 1 win in Oklahoma City. If he goes after big time recruits and lands them and leads us to better performances in Oklahoma City, then the right call was made with Glasco.

Ok. I'll give you that. But my point is, Glasco better be one heck of a recruiter to get top tier talent. Regardless of what you are anyone else think they know about coach Lotief, the man was one heck of a developer of talent. Besides Ashley Brignac, what other highly recruited 5 star softball player came to UL? None. Yet he trained and coached these kids to be All-Americans.

My gut feeling is, Glasco will have to recruit the same level of talent Lotief was recruiting, so he better be as good or better a developer of talent if he wants to succeed here. As great as this softball program has been for the last 25 years or so, it wasn't because all these 5 star athletes were waiting to sign on the dotted line. Those athletes will still be going to OK, SEC schools, UCLA, AZ, OR.....

And if he does succeed here, because he has no ties, he will be gone in a heartbeat, whereas, a homegrown coach who has ties here and wants this program to succeed would have reason for this program to succeed and stick around.