MBB Roll Call

[CajunVic]

One needs to be in in order to be out.

[60swerethebest]

In. Been watching since ‘63. Someone will have to drag my old carcass out of that place I guess. Miss the fights that would break out after playing S. Miss and McNeese. Just watched of course.

[zephyr]

Not a chance. I'll still watch every game and pull for the boys and I'll probably even make some home games but I can't financially support a program that accepts mediocrity and seems to even embrace it.

[Jeaux]

I renewed my tickets, but I have regret.

No regrets my friend. Just go and wear a brown bag over your head.

[Million$Mullet]

No regrets my friend. Just go and wear a brown bag over your head.

If you drink enough Jmo before the game you might as well be wearing liquor glasses

[BeauCajun]

We’ll definitely be there.

[Jeaux]

If you drink enough Jmo before the game you might as well be wearing liquor glasses

If they let me walk around the Cajundome passing out Jmo green tea we could double attendance. Record crowd of a hundred that night

[CajunEXPRESS]

Cajun Vic appreciates fans like CajunMike who support the university in anything not breaking NCAA rules. Jay Walker has often said that the fans decide when a coach has to go.

The only conclusion I can make of this is that the bandwagon fans are responsible for any improvement in the money programs. Maggard has refused to improve the coaching, or the schedule for people like CMike. No use improving the schedule for a dead man walking coach.

[moorecajun]

I guess you'll have to add me to that list as I renewed also. I also appreciated Mike's post.

[CajunVic]

No one supporting athletes who choose to exercise there eligibility in a uniform that says Louisiana across the chest should ever, ever, ever be chastised.

[Cajun Soldier]

I renewed also I hope I make more games than last year which was 0 can't even give the tickets away most times.

[JayWalker]

Cajun Vic appreciates fans like CajunMike who support the university in anything not breaking NCAA rules. Jay Walker has often said that the fans decide when a coach has to go.

The only conclusion I can make of this is that the bandwagon fans are responsible for any improvement in the money programs. Maggard has refused to improve the coaching, or the schedule for people like CMike. No use improving the schedule for a dead man walking coach.

Ok, let me say this for the upteenth time over the years.

Bryan Maggard makes the football schedule. That's the only schedule he makes (although he must approve all schedules.)

Dr. Maggard tells the coach how much money he needs in guarantees and as long as the figure is met, he's good.

UL does not give the head coach money to buy D-1 games.

The idea in scheduling is to have the same number of games home and away and if there are games that are at a neutral site (read: Asheville this year) that's cool, too.

As I pointed out in a previous post, with exception of the three new eastern schools, everyone that has released a schedule has three games against non D-1 schools. That's because they all have the same issue. They aren't getting the money to buy D-1's and they're having trouble scheduling home and home opponents. (Marshall is buying two D-1's: Coppin State and Chicago State...which is the caliber you get for 50-60K)

As CajunsMike pointed out, the schedule got hamstrung this year because Southern Miss was supposed to return last year's visit, but is now a league member. Southeastern LA was on the schedule but had to drop out when the Southland suddenly had two more schools than planned (Lamar came in a year early, UIW decided to stay instead of going to the WAC.)

Now, I'm not using that to say the schedule would have been great, obviously that's not the case. But they are facts about this year's schedule.

The first of what I'm sure are many meetings has been held as to how to improve basketball in the Sun Belt. The bottom line is all the schools in the league need to up their budget significantly.

That means more money has to be raised because you can't rob Peter to pay Paul.