Baseball Coach or Life Coach

[Frenchie35]

Boulanger had 4 regional teams and nowhere close to the attendance.

I can attest to the attendance, been there with the other 75 fans.....looking back it is hard to imagine the change in the support that has occurred. I believe with a winning ball club, regionals and supper regionals each year and an occasional CWS the fans would be hanging in the pines to see the Cajuns play ball....

[CajunNation]

I can attest to the attendance, been there with the other 75 fans.....looking back it is hard to imagine the change in the support that has occurred. I believe with a winning ball club, regionals and supper regionals each year and an occasional CWS the fans would be hanging in the pines to see the Cajuns play ball....

Attendance has steadily risen through the Boulanger years and the Robe years. It made a big jump post Omaha, as it should have. Another attendance boost factor has been the hosting of regionals.

Now the park itself is an attendance draw.

Yeah, there were a lot less people in the stands in the late 80's/early 90's, but we still had more than our peers and no support from the administration.

[CajunT]

Attendance has steadily risen through the Boulanger years and the Robe years. It made a big jump post Omaha, as it should have. Another attendance boost factor has been the hosting of regionals.

Now the park itself is an attendance draw.

Yeah, there were a lot less people in the stands in the late 80's/early 90's, but we still had more than our peers and no support from the administration.

Yes, and no facilities or funding either. People can rip Bo if they want, but he put people back in the stands with good teams and against some quality teams that came to Lafayette. He put UL back on the map period.

[talktomewillis]

Yes, and no facilities or funding either. People can rip Bo if they want, but he put people back in the stands with good teams and against some quality teams that came to Lafayette. He put UL back on the map period.

I think the Bo years have to be put in the proper perspective. He took over a terrible program, victimized by a washed up, alcoholic coach. He signed good players and brought an exciting brand of baseball to Lafayette. He won conference titles (now, to be fair, it wasn't a great conference) and got us to regionals. His 1991 squad was very very good. He ran somewhat of an outlaw program, discipline wise, but honestly, that's part of what made his teams fun to watch.

Now, the reality is he didn't do it honestly, especially in his final years. He was trying to parlay this job into the head job at Oklahoma and was devastated when he didn't get it. I think that was what led him to do some things he shouldn't have done. Even with probation, however, he left the program in better shape than when he found it.

Now, I'll part ways with you on his scheduling practices. In 1994 he won 49 games and didn't get a sniff at regional play, mainly because more than 20 of those wins were against non D-1 competition.

Robe hasn't played more than ten or so his whole career.

I don't think I'm being unfair to Bo at all with this post.

[CajunT]

I think the Bo years have to be put in the proper perspective. He took over a terrible program, victimized by a washed up, alcoholic coach. He signed good players and brought an exciting brand of baseball to Lafayette. He won conference titles (now, to be fair, it wasn't a great conference) and got us to regionals. His 1991 squad was very very good. He ran somewhat of an outlaw program, discipline wise, but honestly, that's part of what made his teams fun to watch.

Now, the reality is he didn't do it honestly, especially in his final years. He was trying to parlay this job into the head job at Oklahoma and was devastated when he didn't get it. I think that was what led him to do some things he shouldn't have done. Even with probation, however, he left the program in better shape than when he found it.

Now, I'll part ways with you on his scheduling practices. In 1994 he won 49 games and didn't get a sniff at regional play, mainly because more than 20 of those wins were against non D-1 competition.

Robe hasn't played more than ten or so his whole career.

I don't think I'm being unfair to Bo at all with this post.

I think for the most part we are in agreement. But let me make two counter points.

1) While you point out Bo won 49 games in 1994 and didn't sniff regional play, it's also fair to say while Coach Rob has never had a season with close to that many wins and not make a regional, he has had a few that the record was good enough, but he feel short because of #SOS or RPI. I don't have them in front of me, but I'm almost certain that was the case.

2)While your point concerning the schedule in 1994 and conference strength is fair, he did play teams like Arkansas, Oklahoma State, Texas , Clemson, LSU, Houston in other years. And let's be honest, was the SBC great once FIU, FAU, WKU and MTU left? Without the recent addition of Coastal Carolina, the SBC would not be in the same breathe as when those programs were in the conference.

I don't think Coach Rob would give back any of those years he won in the SBC minus those programs.

[Turbine]

I think the "life coach" market shrinks dramatically away from baseball.

[ULvictory]

I think the "life coach" market shrinks dramatically away from baseball.

Every now and then, you'll find coaches in football and basketball who read life books. Take Phil Jackson for example. Former Laker players still laugh to this day at some of the stuff that man used to make them read. But hey, the man won championships like it was a hobby.

[GeauxLouisiana]

Jake Geatreau might be available after this year. He’s at miss st but there is sure to be a change in staff after this season.

Think they make changes to a staff that has saved the season after Cannizaro was fired?

[no1cajunfan]

I think we should look into Cannizaro or Jeff Willis as our hitting coach

[Duggie35]

I don't think Jeff Willis is an option. He is the Head Baseball Coach AND Athletic Director at LSUE. I can't see UL paying him as an assistant coach enough money to pull him away from Eunice. It is also my understanding that his wife is from Eunice and is happy to live in her hometown. You know what they say, "if mama is happy, everybody is happy"!!!!