Softball players leaving for next year.

[DieHard1280]

Glasco was the head coach for the Scrapyard pro team before coming to UL.

Not sure, but guessing he probably meant "college" head coach. It's kind of hard to bring recruits with you from a pro team.

[Turbine]

Not sure, but guessing he probably meant "college" head coach. It's kind of hard to bring recruits with you from a pro team.

Very true but he had to do a lot of recruiting to get them to "his" pro team.

[Mark Hemphill]

Coach Glasco was hired having never been a head coach, therefore no recruits to follow him to UL. The early recruiting was hot and heavy then, so most of the top players were already committed to Power 5 schools down to the 2021/2022 class. Those two classes will be Coach Glasco's first TRUE recruiting classes. He has had to fill the gaps with transfers since then.

I would disagree that the 2021/2022 classes will be Coach Glasco's first true recruiting classes. Coach was hired in the fall of 2017. There is no doubt that the 2018 class was attributable to Lotief. Glasco had to scramble to find players to fill out that particular recruiting class. He also had a struggle with the 2019 recruiting class as many recruits were taking a look and see approach to see how Glasco was shaping the program. In regards to the 2020 class, I would say that that class was all his. And don't believe that he didn't come to UL without a list of potential student-athletes he had identified from his stints at Texas A & M and Auburn. Before the change in the rules, I am sure that he was reaching out to travel ball coaches for girls that he had identified making a pitch for them to come to UL. Even after the rules change, I would say that he had the names of some 2021 and 2022 classes that he had identified as potential recruits from his previous stints and has made contact with them within the confines of the current rules. What Glasco had to change when he arrived at UL was the fact that even though UL had national name recognition, their recruiting footprint had been limited pretty much to just Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida to some extent. Since being hired, Coach Glasco has tried to expand UL's recruiting footprint to be more on a national level.

[Cajun90]

I would disagree that the 2021/2022 classes will be Coach Glasco's first true recruiting classes. Coach was hired in the fall of 2017. There is no doubt that the 2018 class was attributable to Lotief. Glasco had to scramble to find players to fill out that particular recruiting class. He also had a struggle with the 2019 recruiting class as many recruits were taking a look and see approach to see how Glasco was shaping the program. In regards to the 2020 class, I would say that that class was all his. And don't believe that he didn't come to UL without a list of potential student-athletes he had identified from his stints at Texas A & M and Auburn. Before the change in the rules, I am sure that he was reaching out to travel ball coaches for girls that he had identified making a pitch for them to come to UL. Even after the rules change, I would say that he had the names of some 2021 and 2022 classes that he had identified as potential recruits from his previous stints and has made contact with them within the confines of the current rules. What Glasco had to change when he arrived at UL was the fact that even though UL had national name recognition, their recruiting footprint was had been limited pretty much to just Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida to some extent. Since being hired, Coach Glasco has tried to expand UL's recruiting footprint to be more on a national level.

Keep in mind that softball recruiting is a little different than say football or basketball. Top level prospects tend to get identified and "commit" very early on and stay committed from what I have been told. I don't necessarily agree with it but some of the best players have it figured out and are done when they are sophomores in high school. I'm not saying the 2020 class wasn't his but I also believe there were still some limitations because of the aforementioned.

[Mark Hemphill]

Keep in mind that softball recruiting is a little different than say football or basketball. Top level prospects tend to get identified and "commit" very early on and stay committed from what I have been told. I don't necessarily agree with it but some of the best players have it figured out and are done when they are sophomores in high school. I'm not saying the 2020 class wasn't his but I also believe there were still some limitations because of the aforementioned.

I believe that I am somewhat familiar with the ins and outs of softball recruiting.

[JMV JustMyView]

I would disagree that the 2021/2022 classes will be Coach Glasco's first true recruiting classes. Coach was hired in the fall of 2017. There is no doubt that the 2018 class was attributable to Lotief. Glasco had to scramble to find players to fill out that particular recruiting class. He also had a struggle with the 2019 recruiting class as many recruits were taking a look and see approach to see how Glasco was shaping the program. In regards to the 2020 class, I would say that that class was all his. And don't believe that he didn't come to UL without a list of potential student-athletes he had identified from his stints at Texas A & M and Auburn. Before the change in the rules, I am sure that he was reaching out to travel ball coaches for girls that he had identified making a pitch for them to come to UL. Even after the rules change, I would say that he had the names of some 2021 and 2022 classes that he had identified as potential recruits from his previous stints and has made contact with them within the confines of the current rules. What Glasco had to change when he arrived at UL was the fact that even though UL had national name recognition, their recruiting footprint was had been limited pretty much to just Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida to some extent. Since being hired, Coach Glasco has tried to expand UL's recruiting footprint to be more on a national level.

This is a fair and accurate statement.

[JMV JustMyView]

I believe that I am somewhat familiar with the ins and outs of softball recruiting.

Just about 99.9 percent more than most people. Mark I always appreciate your feedback on this board.

[Cajun90]

I believe that I am somewhat familiar with the ins and outs of softball recruiting.

Mark you obviously know the ins and outs. I know it as well from my experiences in another sport and a very good friend who's daughter was highly recruited in softball.

Not as though I have a huge disagreement with your assessment. Just a very slight difference in opinions on the 2020 recruits. My post was directed more for the board as as a whole rather than you personally.

[JMV JustMyView]

Mark you obviously know the ins and outs. I know it as well from my experiences in another sport and a very good friend who's daughter was highly recruited in softball.

Not as though I have a huge disagreement with your assessment. Just a very slight difference in opinions on the 2020 recruits. My post was directed more for the board as as a whole rather than you personally.

What you said also made sense, especially the first 3/4 of your post. Girls do tend to commit earlier and for the most part tend to stick with there commitment.

[Mark Hemphill]

Mark you obviously know the ins and outs. I know it as well from my experiences in another sport and a very good friend who's daughter was highly recruited in softball.

Not as though I have a huge disagreement with your assessment. Just a very slight difference in opinions on the 2020 recruits. My post was directed more for the board as as a whole rather than you personally.

I didn't take your post personal and I apologize if my reply came off that way. You are right that the current recruiting regulations for softball are more restrictive than that for football, M/W Basketball and baseball in regards to contact by coaches and campus visits. Now, D1 coaches are prohibited from communicating with recruits, their parents, their current coaches (high school or travel ball) or any other third-party about their recruiting before Sept. 1 of the recruits junior year of high school. This means you won't be seeing anymore commitment announcements from 6th graders like you saw prior to 2018. While recruits can still attend camps held on campus, coaches can no longer discuss scholarship offers with the younger recruits. No more unofficial visits by recruits prior to sept. 1 of their junior year. When my daughter was being recruited, we knew girls (8th graders, freshmen and sophomores) that were taking an unofficial visit just about every weekend that they weren't playing ball. Because of these new rules, the days of a recruit making a commitment announcement prior to Sept. 1 of their junior year are over and done with.

[talktomewillis]

Just as a point of order.

While it is rare, a player can enter the transfer portal and then return to the same school. Drew Bianco at LSU entered the portal and then withdrew his name. Baseball example, but the rule is the same for all sports.

[Cajun90]

I didn't take your post personal and I apologize if my reply came off that way. You are right that the current recruiting regulations for softball are more restrictive than that for football, M/W Basketball and baseball in regards to contact by coaches and campus visits. Now, D1 coaches are prohibited from communicating with recruits, their parents, their current coaches (high school or travel ball) or any other third-party about their recruiting before Sept. 1 of the recruits junior year of high school. This means you won't be seeing anymore commitment announcements from 6th graders like you saw prior to 2018. While recruits can still attend camps held on campus, coaches can no longer discuss scholarship offers with the younger recruits. No more unofficial visits by recruits prior to sept. 1 of their junior year. When my daughter was being recruited, we knew girls (8th graders, freshmen and sophomores) that were taking an unofficial visit just about every weekend that they weren't playing ball. Because of these new rules, the days of a recruit making a commitment announcement prior to Sept. 1 of their junior year are over and done with.

And glad to see it. There is no reason to be "recruiting" kids that young.