Slow start insurmountable for Cajuns women

[ULvictory]

Horse manure. If people don't care, they don't come here, unless they are just trolls. No one in this thread is a troll.

The opinions expressed here may be wrong, but it is a fan board; we all have and are entitled to our opinions, even you.

Agreed

I understand some people don't like negativity or the harshness might go overboard, but the fact is that we are all Cajun fans who want what's best for our programs. We each just have different ways of looking at it.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Yes. It matters.

You're going to have a women's basketball program. Dollars are going to be spent.

There are some who would say it's a drag on the athletic department even if the team was winning. This fan base is great at diminishing any accomplishment in the past once they smell blood in the water.

While a WBI championship isn't an NCAA berth, it was light years ahead of anything post JKH. At the time, many on this board were excited. Now many are acting like it was a piece of ____.

The reality is, we're going to spend the money. And, even if we win, there won't be much support. So the drag on the athletic department remains the same.

There's a lot of fake caring going on here.

I’m not sure we’re talking about the same thing. My comment was about it not mattering if somebody goes or not, they still should complain about an ineffective coach. I’m not going to WBB on any kind of regular basis, but some number of people will go if they expect to be entertained. Losing often isn’t entertainment.

We’re not getting rid of WBB so we’ll go one of two ways. Spend as much as we can to be much better, or as little as possible to fulfill a Title IX requirement.

Currently UL seems satisfied threading water, but we’re actually losing ground. I’m not sure Broadhead will ever be the answer, but it doesn’t look good.

[Cajunsmike]

See it's doable and cheaper beer

Tulane has women’s basketball and bowling. They don’t have softball. Seriously women’s basketball is not going away. Might as well have them improve and be competitive. His team is young so perhaps there is hope for that to occur.

[Cajunsmike]

Agreed

I understand some people don't like negativity or the harshness might go overboard, but the fact is that we are all Cajun fans who want what's best for our programs. We each just have different ways of looking at it.

There is no such thing as an incorrect opinion. There are incorrect facts or an opinion which has arisen due to being ill informed

[cajun_lannister]

Tulane has women’s basketball and bowling. They don’t have softball. Seriously women’s basketball is not going away. Might as well have them improve and be competitive. His team is young so perhaps there is hope for that to occur.

So we should continue to do the exact something as we are doing now? That's the mindset that has let FCS/lower-division callups blow past us.

[CajunAmos]

Then why not drop the sport and create a low cost alternative to dump scholarships into like women's bowling /golf. Everyone always talks about growing the budget well here is an opportunity to cut fat.

You'd have to cut scholarships somewhere else. Women's basketball has 15 scholarships (men have 13). Bowling is not a sanctioned sport so no scholarships allowed, and golf is an equivalency sport that only allows 4.5 scholarships per year. Besides if you drop women's basketball you have no chance of ever moving to another conference.

[CajunAmos]

Not so sure he was being facetious. You have to have so many women's sports which take up a certain number of scholarships. You could sub something else for WBB as long as you meet requirements. However that would likely not sit well with other league members. The split schedule is costing us due to need to open Dome for 200 people. If that stays in place, wonder if going back to EKL is a possibility. We would need to put some dollars into the place to improve it but that may be cheaper in long run due to need to open up Dome. Dome would like it as they can't have any events on Saturday other than basketball for first two months of year.

EKL had recent renovations first for basketball and then for volleyball.

[CRAWFISH61]

Women basketball using the Cajundome is a Title 9 issue. You must provide equal treatment to both sexes in opportunity and facilities. If the men play in the Cajundome then the women should play there also. This was one of the main reasons that the women went to the Cajundome.

[Turbine]

Women basketball using the Cajundome is a Title 9 issue. You must provide equal treatment to both sexes in opportunity and facilities. If the men play in the Cajundome then the women should play there also. This was one of the main reasons that the women went to the Cajundome.

It's up to the coach. Coach Hall said he had a distinct advantage at EKL.

Now then, an "advantage" can be viewed as BETTER than equal treatment.

[talktomewillis]

___k the sunbelt members they will not kick us out the league for dropping WBB and adding additional women's sports to offset the loss of scholly... we are in the business of maximizing our current revenue.

Sun Belt bylaws state all members must field women's basketball.