UL Keeps Rogers For Uncertain Future

[wcd35]

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

An interim would have to be in the program already IMO. So you'd be looking at an assistant. You dont see interims being hired from outside to be an interim, especially not for $30K. Its just not feasible.

[Turbine]

_ An interim would have to be in the program already IMO. So you'd be looking at an assistant. You dont see interims being hired from outside to be an interim, especially not for $30K. Its just not feasible. _

Great idea, why didn't you speak up sooner

Current asst. Lori Morris has head coaching experience at Southwestern JC

She would be a great interim coach, and who knows . . .

[CajunT]

_ An interim would have to be in the program already IMO. So you'd be looking at an assistant. You dont see interims being hired from outside to be an interim, especially not for $30K. Its just not feasible. _

You are correct, I don't think that they have ever approved an interim contract from outside the university for one season. I could be wrong, perhaps Turbine might find something on that in archives. But I don't recall any such contracts being approved for UL or actually requested.

[BananaHammock]

_ 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. _

I agree whole heartedly with the chicken/egg problem. But, unfortunately our women's basketball program has never had a strong following that I can recall. It is very possible that Scott and the UL administration threw the majority of their money at Marlin and Hudspeth knowing those 2 would make us the most money. One consequence may have been that once those programs started generating more revenue they could then go after a better women's coach but for now we have to settle with the current coach.

I would love to see the Pre-Marlin/Hudspeth revenue numbers from basketball and football and see what they are after one year of having these 2 guys. I don't want to suggest miracles but I wouldn't be suprised if they are at least 50% more after 1 year.

If we want better coaches/facilites we need everyone to support our teams in good times and bad, be willing to pay more for tickets/parking and know that we have people in place that want to upgrade what we currently have. I think having a new press box on the football field will immensely release the eye sore that the current one is. Our basketball facility couldn't ask for anything more in my opinion. The softball complex should be one of the nicest in the SBC. Once renovations are complete on the baseball complex it should be one of the nicest in the SBC. Butts in seats = upgrades.

[cajunfan32]

whhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[Parrott]

Yes and there is another year going by ln bringing in inferior talent and bringing the respect of the program even lower---Oh I am signing with McNeese --they are a better program---This is crazy and obvious we signed the wrong guy!!!!

Here is my blog with more on the program's four fall signees:

http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pb...plckMonthId=11

[VObserver]

Just a synopsis of this last season, Roger's "best" by far as Cajuns Head coach:

No matter how much lipstick anyone tries to put on a pig, it is still a pig. WBB right now is a pig. All 11 victories were either over non-D1 opponents or over D-1 opponents with rpis of 250+. The team I saw playing Denver in the Dome could not beat a really good HS team.

OK, Did My research. Here are our wins:

LSU-Shreveport [NAIA]
UNO [twice] [NCAA D-3]
Murray State RPI 327
SLU RPI 273
Centenary RPI 342
Savannah State RPI 289
North Texas [twice] RPI 321
Troy RPI 309
Florida Atlantic RPI 307

So our record against NCAA Div 1 opponents was 8-19,
only 2 of our 8 wins had RPIs below 300, only one of those was below 275, none below 250.

Our RPI was 297. FWIW our final RPI in 2007, JKH's last year, was 54.

All RPI numbers are official, from the NCAA website.

Now somebody tell me with a straight face they see any improvement..

[OLF82]

As one who does attend women's basketball games, I do see how hard the ladies play. Plays could be run with more precision, though. The implication from some is that since this is not a revenue producing sport with little support, Farmer shouldn't give this much thought. I don't get that. However, If Farmer truly believes Rogers is the best option at the current compensation, fine. I wish both men and the coaching staff the best. I'll be there. By the way, I assume this is a one year extension.

[Turbine]

What I see is a desperate coach -in the final year of his contract- trying to pad his schedule, and still coming up short.
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[sportsfanatic21]

_ What I see is a desperate coach -in the final year of his contract- trying to pad his schedule, and still coming up short.
igeaux.mobi _

Hard to argue with that observation.