DR Maggard on Shultz 7/9/2023

[RaginScotsman]

Shultz just took a swipe at Louisiana

"I don't understand the LSU rivalry. LSU is competing for national championships. UL is competing for Sunbelt championships."

Did he get a response? I stepped out the car right as he was saying it?

[Turbine]

Did he get a response? I stepped out the car right as he was saying it?

Maggard said he feels that every team that makes it to the NCAA post season is competing for a national championship.

[RedTails]

Maggard said he feels that every team that makes it to the NCAA post season is competing for a national championship.

That's the right answer. Have to think it was just a set-up question/remark by Schultz.

[RaginScotsman]

Maggard said he feels that every team that makes it to the NCAA post season is competing for a national championship.

Good answer. Not a fan of declarations like that. It’s not common, but Fresno State baseball and softball, Covid Carolina baseball, Villanova basketball (although not really a “mid major”.) It can happen. Odds are really against the schools with budgets a fraction of say TSAB, but it can happen.

Maybe it was a set up by Dave like RedTails said.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Maggard said he feels that every team that makes it to the NCAA post season is competing for a national championship.

Except football. That’s not going to happen in the 12 team playoff either. 5 G5 conference competing for one spot to get into post season playoff. The likelihood that a second G5 team gets in is nearly zero.

[RedTails]

Except football. That’s not going to happen in the 12 team playoff either. 5 G5 conference competing for one spot to get into post season playoff. The likelihood that a second G5 team gets in is nearly zero.

"Not going to happen" is how it's been from BCS era through 4 team CFB playoff era. That has changed to "unlikely to happen" which is a much better prospect for us.

[Cajunsmike]

You never get 100 percent renewals. People have changes in their lives such as kids activities increasing, new jobs or relocations. Hope is you get 90 percent renewals and attract new customers.

[Cajunrunner]

Shultz just took a swipe at Louisiana

"I don't understand the LSU rivalry. LSU is competing for national championships. UL is competing for Sunbelt championships."

Reality is he's not wrong, at this time. Softball should hopefully be on that cusp. Get to that Final 8 in OKC, and you're competing for one. Hopefully Deggs gets baseball back there.

Football...LSU goes into every season (save probably 2021 after 2020 bit them in the ass) to compete to be in the playoff for a shot. We've got ALOT of work before we can be at that expectation.

Sounds like Maggard had a good response.

[cajun4life]

The SBC champion with one loss will be the G5 rep 75% of the time. A 2 loss SBC Champ will be the rep 50% of the time.

We just have to keep advancing the program.

[zeppelincajun]

Reality is he's not wrong, at this time. Softball should hopefully be on that cusp. Get to that Final 8 in OKC, and you're competing for one. Hopefully Deggs gets baseball back there.

Football...LSU goes into every season (save probably 2021 after 2020 bit them in the ass) to compete to be in the playoff for a shot. We've got ALOT of work before we can be at that expectation.

Sounds like Maggard had a good response.

Not a rival, but LSU is our biggest competitor in terms of selling our product. Our would-be-customers (alumni, students, and Acadiana citizens) cannot get enough P&G and travel to follow the Tigers in droves. 8,000 people showed up to one of our biggest games last year because half of Lafayette was either in their houses watching LSU or across the basin in Tiger Stadium. The distaste for LSU some Cajun fans have (myself included) only pushes people further towards supporting only LSU. No one cares that we have valid points about the way the state’s resources have been historically heaped on LSU or the name issue. Their favorite team is winning nattys and the court of public opinion will deem anyone who doesn’t support them as “jealous” “little brothers” or “haters.”

IMO we are better off refocusing our efforts on connecting with this community and avoiding that topic. Block out the noise. Stop the incessant ____ing matches on social media. Focus on our 1,000,001 issues.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Not a rival, but LSU is our biggest competitor in terms of selling our product. Our would-be-customers (alumni, students, and Acadiana citizens) cannot get enough P&G and travel to follow the Tigers in droves. 8,000 people showed up to one of our biggest games last year because half of Lafayette was either in their houses watching LSU or across the basin in Tiger Stadium. The distaste for LSU some Cajun fans have (myself included) only pushes people further towards supporting only LSU. No one cares that we have valid points about the way the state’s resources have been historically heaped on LSU or the name issue. Their favorite team is winning nattys and the court of public opinion will deem anyone who doesn’t support them as “jealous” “little brothers” or “haters.”

IMO we are better off refocusing our efforts on connecting with this community and avoiding that topic. Block out the noise. Stop the incessant ____ing matches on social media. Focus on our 1,000,001 issues.

Good advice, and an accurate evaluation of our current circumstances.

[apb]

Marlin has been offered a long term contract.

Most of us hope to hell that this is not true. If it is, then this Athletic Department is truly clueless.