UL Keeps Rogers For Uncertain Future

[AstroCajun]

_ How ridiculous. _

It would be if people cared more about women's basketball.


But they don't.


What's ridiculous is our lack of support. It's a true chicken/egg problem.


And I say this as being part of the problem.


Until we support that team like we support the others, Rogers is exactly the coach we deserve.


And that's all there is to say about that.

[zephyr]

_ Coach Rogers did sign Brooklyn Arceneaux of STM. She led her team to the 5A state championship this year and she made the 5A All State team. He also signed a highly sought after girl from Florida. I don't think he is bringing in inferior talent. Now, I am not saying I agree with the decision. I just don't think you can say he has recruited poorly for the upcoming year. Now will he be able to help them improve once they get here? That is a different question and his track record is suspect in that regard. _

Farmer may be looking at the way the team responded this year and improved. Sure, the wins were only improved by a couple but I think the team played much better and responded better than in the past. This decision will likely not be a very popular one but as mentioned, he seems to be bringing in some talent and that may be worth another year to see how things go. I would prefer to see coach Broadhead here but I also understand the lack of wanting to hire someone with no head experience.

[Turbine]

_ We must be out of money. _

UL could have saved $100G if they had made the move of apponting an interim at $30G and not replacing the assistant.

[duggie85]

I'm going to throw up a little bit of a hell mary here

That would be a Hail Mary...

igeaux.mobi

[Turbine]

... Until we support that team like we support the others, Rogers is exactly the coach we deserve.


And that's all there is to say about that. _

Marlin didn't wait for the stands to fill before his team started on it's epic win streak.

[Turbine]

_ Coach Rogers did sign Brooklyn Arceneaux of STM. She led her team to the 5A state championship this year and she made the 5A All State team. He also signed a highly sought after girl from Florida. I don't think he is bringing in inferior talent. Now, I am not saying I agree with the decision. I just don't think you can say he has recruited poorly for the upcoming year. Now will he be able to help them improve once they get here? That is a different question and his track record is suspect in that regard. _

It is not so easy to find good recruiters who can coach.

The team had talent when he got here and a great incoming recruit is no reason to keep an inferior coach.

[CajunEXPRESS]

_ Agreed, he should have been let go. They could have went out and hired an interim for next season while raising funds for a new coach. Hell, they have 2 in state coaches that they could probably afford to take from their respective programs MSU and Southern.

UL could win and win big just like MTSU, hell just like J Kelly Hall did, if we had the right coach. _

C4L, I have to agree to some extent, but remember this even under Hall the revenue produced by fans were awful. Women basketball will not come close to paying for itself even if it did reach the levels of MTS. That is a financial reality. This university will not undermine football, mbb, softball, baseball to rebuild this wbb program. IMO this coach is a caretaker who has been given another year and possibly longer if he improves at all.

Do I like it? No way, but none of my donations are going to wbb. They go to the other sports and I would not view it well to see a large salary going to wbb from the general athletic fund, or RCAF.

I am certain Farmer would be happy to accept a huge largess to upgrade women basketball, so a couple of thousand people committing to donating a hundred dollars are more for five seasons would do the trick.

[duggie85]

Do not know this at all, just thinking out loud, but maybe there is someone they would like to get but would have a better shot if they wait another year???


igeaux.mobi

[Turbine]

_ Do not know this at all, just thinking out loud, but maybe there is someone they would like to get but would have a better shot if they wait another year???


igeaux.mobi _

That would be great, but it would be better and more easily accomplished with an interim caretaker making $70G less.

[duggie85]

That would be great, but it would be better and more easily accomplished with an interim caretaker making $70G less.

This is true. Haha.

igeaux.mobi