Glasco leaving

[Duckster]

We're in the Sunbelt. P4 money will poach excellent SBC coaches from time to time. While Glasco's departure is nothing to celebrate we shouldn't be all that surprised since he's been dominating the SBC during his tenure. If Coach Bob Marlin was riding roughshod all over SBC basketball every year, he'd have been poached by a P4 school several years ago.

[UL_Cajuns]

It is what it is. Coach Glasco, while did continue our winning tradition never got us to the WCWS again which is where we need to be. The only problem I have with it is we know he will take players with him out the door and it opens our transfer portal for our players again. How long will the portal be open for our players now?
Pretty sure his darling pitcher, Sam Landry, will be going with him.

Get a good coach, reload and move on.

[roarman]

It is what it is. Coach Glasco, while did continue our winning tradition never got us to the WCWS again which is where we need to be. The only problem I have with it is we know he will take players with him out the door and it opens our transfer portal for our players again. How long will the portal be open for our players now?
Pretty sure his darling pitcher, Sam Landry, will be going with him.

Get a good coach, reload and move on.

Sam has one year left. Why would she go to a program that will probably not make the postseason?

[roarman]

Glasco is 65 years old. I am sure that if he is going to TT, it is because they doubled (or more) his salary. I would say that the driving factor for him leaving would be financial security. Probably also got some commitments to upgrade facilities. He knows that he isn't going to win the WCWS at TT for at least the first 3 years he is there. I do know that the Texas Tech softball program signed an NIL deal with its booster program (the Matador Club) a couple of years ago in which every player on the program gets a five figure NIL deal. That type of money definitely helps to get above average recruits to your program, especially when you have a top tier recruiter like Glasco making the pitch. I wish coach the best if he does actually leave the UL program.

Glasco was making $170,000 plus incentives for performance. I'm hearing he was offered $160,000 by Texas Tech.

[cajuns80]

Glasco was making $170,000 plus incentives for performance. I'm hearing he was offered $160,000 by Texas Tech.

So was this NIL related?

[UL_Cajuns]

Glasco was making $170,000 plus incentives for performance. I'm hearing he was offered $160,000 by Texas Tech.

No way he accepts less money. Maybe UL didn't want to extend him for failing to win the home Lafayette Regional and failing to get to the WCWS in his tenure here? So he felt he needed to make a move. He is 65 years old after all. Maybe we need a young energetic coach to get us back to the next level and the WCWS.
Hmmmm.

[CajunJeaux]

If you guys don’t want GG taking players, don’t ask / expect the new coach to bring luggage with them.

[Cajunrunner]

Agree. If he does, he's doing it knowing full well how much he's going to hurt this program and it's loyal fan base. That would change perceptions of his character and the type of person we thought he was.

Some of those girls might have come to our program due to connections with him via other softball orgs and circles. If some leave with him, I’m not going to hold that against him.

[Tasso]

It is what it is. Coach Glasco, while did continue our winning tradition never got us to the WCWS again which is where we need to be. The only problem I have with it is we know he will take players with him out the door and it opens our transfer portal for our players again. How long will the portal be open for our players now?
Pretty sure his darling pitcher, Sam Landry, will be going with him.

Get a good coach, reload and move on.

The bad thing if the portal is closed, we can not go and get other portal players. ????

[UL_Cajuns]

The bad thing if the portal is closed, we can not go and get other portal players. ????

Yea that sucks. Portal is closed for all other schools except ours for 30 days. That part is just not fair at all. Anyone can raid your roster and you can't do anything about it.

[CajunJack55]

Yea that sucks. Portal is closed for all other schools except ours for 30 days. That part is just not fair at all. Anyone can raid your roster and you can't do anything about it.

Well then we go after a current head coach and have him bring his players with him.

[RaginScotsman]

Glasco was making $170,000 plus incentives for performance. I'm hearing he was offered $160,000 by Texas Tech.

Oh man, if that's the case then that just muddies the waters even more. Would moving to Lubbock (which I've been to and it's not bad, but not amazing) coaching a team that is bottom of their conference with a stadium that seats under 600 be worth losing money?