Our New Softball Head Coach

[BeauCajun]

Perception creates value.

Oklahoma is the State where the Woman's College World Series is held.

20 miles from Norman.

[CajunJeaux]

Yeah you are...spoken from a person who has no clue about how college athletics works. Robe's agent needs to be in contact with the athletic dept ASAP and re negotiate his contract and not wait till his existing expires. The university had no problem doing that with HUD and he and his program have embarrassed us time and time again. The university needs to show a little good faith and pay him what he's worth....period!

In 2014 baseball was ranked number number 1 in the country. First time ever and went to a super regional 2 straight years. He renegotiated his contract in 2015 and 125k plus incentives which puts him close to 200k is the best the university can do??? They low balled him plain and simple. Softball should NEVER make more than baseball...ever!

And just because Tony is loyal and wants to stay close to home should never be used against him when determing his salary.... pay the man what he worth. You honestly think giving tony a raise or a bonus is throwing money away?? Geez dude have a clue.

Exactly. He went to the table to renegotiate AFTER being #1 and both parties AGREED to the contract price....again for you to understand: Robe signed on the dotted line....it was an agreement between BOTH parties.... and yes, if Robe is loyal and wants to stay home, he absolutely needs to understand that comes with leaving money on the table....I'm in O&G... if I was willing to move to Houston or Aberdeen or Norway....I'd make WAY more money, but I choose to stay in Lafayette...that's not my bosses problem to pay me what I would make if I moved...

Edit: UL did it with Hudspeth b/c he was reportedly willing to take a $1mill offer from Tulane and pack his office up...to my knowledge, Robe has (thankfully) never put UL in the position to have to get in a pizzing-match...

[CajunJeaux]

Except, it happens all the time. Univ. of FL Athletic Association gave Urban Meyer a $1,000,000 bonus (he was not owed) AFTER he resigned his position.

If paying a successful coach(ing legend) market value is "throwing money away", then we deserve to be called "cheap" in coaching circles.

Russo park will rake in cash hand over fist with the luxury boxes and stadium club. Nobody believes that place would be there without Robe. I'll be shocked if he is not bumped up nicely within a year.

I'll give you a point for the box revenue...but bringing up Urban Meyer and one of the top money making programs in all of NCAA sports is not comparing apples-to-apples.... they profit millions...we lose millions...

[LouisianaB]

Entering his 24 year and yet you pay our new softball coach who's been in this town all of 5 minutes and give him a higher salary?

Take some of HUD and Marlin’s salary and give to Tony. Lord knows he’s done way more than those guys put together...with way less money.

You seem obsessed with this. What if the man is fine with his contract? All indications are that he is, in fact, fine with it. So I guess it’s a non story, huh?

[Dad04]

I'll give you a point for the box revenue...but bringing up Urban Meyer and one of the top money making programs in all of NCAA sports is not comparing apples-to-apples.... they profit millions...we lose millions...

Good points. The point I was in-artfully making was extra-contractual compensation does exist. Yes, FL is a giant, but a million $ is still a million $, no matter how much you make. That goodwill did not go unnoticed in the coaching community.

I have a feeling if the new SB coach is compensated well-above the long-time baseball coach, for an extended period, multiple years, it will be viewed negatively by "college baseball". Makes us look like we can scam coaches until our backs are up against it.

[CajunAmos]

I do have a question on Robe. Do you think the new stadium is built without him? I'm confident the answer would be not a chance.

[31Ragin97]

Interesting side story to this as well. Some might not realize or remember that Auburn is facing the same mess we are. Head coach Clint Myers resigned in September after complaints came to light about his son Cory Myers who was an assistant coach. Cory resigned in the spring after allegations of inappropriate relations with players. Then other players filed title IX complaints. Mickey Dean was hired in September and then hired Glasco. So Glasco doesn't even make two months at Auburn before heading our way. Bound to be some interesting story behind all of that.

Well if you didnt berate me about posting "non-UL" things they may have realized

[CajunJack55]

Well if you didnt berate me about posting "non-UL" things they may have realized

sick burn

[barchief]

Yep, same situation as what we used to have. Softball program historically better than baseball.

I wouldn't say historically.... the baseball team was way more successful than the softball team pre-2000....

OU baseball - 9 CWS appearances pre-2000 (1 in the 50's (1951 champ), 5 in the 70's and 3 in the 90's (1994 champ))

since then, however, the OU baseball team has only been to one CWS (2010), but the softball team has dominated...

OU softball - none prior to 2000, but 5 in the 2000's (2000 champ) and 6 in the 2010's with 3 titles (2013, 2016, 2017)

[CajunJeaux]

I have a feeling if the new SB coach is compensated well-above the long-time baseball coach, for an extended period, multiple years, it will be viewed negatively by "college baseball". Makes us look like we can scam coaches until our backs are up against it.

Coach Robe is obviously a great man and a smart man...I think you saying we are scamming him is an insult to him...As far as paying the softball coach well-above Robe for an extended period??...not saying I agree with that, but lets let the ink dry and some results (on & off the field) happen before thinking this will be the norm...

Again...if I have the opportunity to go work for a major Oil & Gas Operator or OEM overseas and make 1.5 x my current salary along with the 1st $90,000 being tax free... but I don't want to leave my parents, siblings, nieces, nephews, birthday parties, weekend get togethers, etc...should I expect the small private company I work for in Lafayette to compensate me equally just b/c I have the opportunity to move on.... or is that a decision me and my wife have to make whether to value the extra money on the table....or having a quality of life with our extended family?