Baseball Coach or Life Coach

[CajunRage]

In 2015 we followed up our '14 SR appearance (one of the best seasons in NCAA history for any team) with another SR appearance and then hosted a regional in '16. Here is hoping that we get back on track with that "trend".

"Failed to capitalize"..... you should come check out the new ballpark.

The half empty one this past weekend because the team was that difficult to watch? Yea, I have the uber receipts from midnight Wednesday, 2:30am Thursday and midnight Friday.

Look I don't think some of you are understanding that down years and bad baseball are two different things. This year we were bad at baseball. That is never acceptable. We gave games away. We disappeared for 7,8,9 innings at a time. We let sunbelt middle relief no-hit us for prolonged stretches. Not just once, a lot. G5 down years happen. The bad baseball part is what makes you different from app st.

[Cajun90]

There is absolutely zero excuse for UL not to be in post season 4 out of every 5 years, period.

We've had similar discussions in the past. Since the Super Regional format began only 15 teams out of approximately 300 have been able to achieve that feat. Definitely a great goal to aim for but "zero excuse"? By the way four out of the last six years is pretty close to what you are asking for.

[CajunJeaux]

Take a look at this. This is comparing to half a dozen teams that should never be in postseason play. Not teams that we are aiming to be. Very concerning and no one should feel like their job is safe.

Look at these records....specifically 2011 and 2012...are you saying Coach Robe doesn't know how to right the ship?

[CajunProud]

We've had similar discussions in the past. Since the Super Regional format began only 15 teams out of approximately 300 have been able to achieve that feat. Definitely a great goal to aim for but "zero excuse"? By the way four out of the last six years is pretty close to what you are asking for.

I agree to an extent, and when I say 4 out of 5 years, I mean regional expectations only. Of course, I would love super regionals and CWS mixed in, but I am realistic and this is college baseball. Also, I stand by my statement of “no excuses.” We shall see what happens this off season.

[cajun_lannister]

Look at these records....specifically 2011 and 2012...are you saying Coach Robe doesn't know how to right the ship?

from 2012 to 2013 our hitting coach left to pursue a career outside of coaching .....If Talbot is still here by next week he will be our hitting coach going into next year

[CajunProud]

Look at these records....specifically 2011 and 2012...are you saying Coach Robe doesn't know how to right the ship?

He righted the ship by bringing in Deggs. He needs to bring someone else in ASAP.

My major concern with the program is what happens when Tony does decide to retire......

[MetryCajun]

Well the truth is, like Coastal, we are a unique program. Culture, attendance, geography. All ideal. We play in a conference that is good enough to not hurt your RPI, but allows teams to get on runs in the middle of the season. I’m willing to give the new ballpark some time to actually bare fruit, but regardless, we play in a top flight ball park in America. We have an excellent reputation in college baseball, on the field and off he field. Our fans travel and do a very good job of it. We are the top supported baseball program in America (not named LSU, Florida, or Texas) from a media standpoint. I could go on..

Are we going to come up short from time to time? Everyone does. Should we not expect to be a contender for league, regional and super regional championships every year? Based on everything above, you bet your ___ we should.

I do agree with most of what you say, I just don’t think we should be contending for Super Regionals every year. We rarely if ever get top20 recruiting classes, why should we be one of the top16 teams most years? Let’s see how well we recruit over the next few years. If we can get players on par with the mid tier SEC teams, then I will completely agree with your assessment.

[CajunRage]

Look at these records....specifically 2011 and 2012...are you saying Coach Robe doesn't know how to right the ship?

He could. Time to hold his feet to the fire. Not making the change last year because JT apparently had some personal issues or he was given too much responsibility was red flag one. Retaining him throughout this season because tony won't fire a coach midseason, red flag two. We get too far in the near future without an announcement, I will stand by my OP. Do you want to be a baseball coach or a life coach? Some decisions are hard. I'm afraid that's not the only hard decision he needs to make, but I'll leave that one to cajunhawk. The turnaround needs to start and start fast. Otherwise Dr. Maggard will also notice the ROI on that $16M reducing at an alarming rate.

[Rougarou]

from 2012 to 2013 our hitting coach left to pursue a career outside of coaching .....If Talbot is still here by next week he will be our hitting coach going into next year

That's not necessarily true.

Edit: the part about if Talbot is here by next week he will be our hitting coach going into next year.

[cajun_lannister]

That's not necessarily true.

Edit: the part about if Talbot is here by next week he will be our hitting coach going into next year.

I want Robe to prove me wrong and fire a coach but I won't hold my breath