Time to step up by signing Hall

[CajunRebel]

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[CajunRebel]

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[Turbine]

Great info CajunRebel, are those national figures? Do they only include schools that increased funding? What were the variables?

How can anyone say the investment in Hall so far has is not paying dividends? How can we say the reward has been tapped out?

[TheRaginTruth]

Well cajun rebel.

I beleive you have some inacurate data.

There are many women's basketball teams that will make money and all the teams in the final four cannot lose money because of the NCAA money that is guaranteed.

The lady cajuns were one game away from getting that money that the men will receive. So, does in not make sence to have two teams that have a chance to get that money or just one?

And will we ever make any money on football? NO!

I bet if you compare the men's and women's budget that it is not even close.

So let's look at this practically.

Did everyone know that every DI school in the state gets the same amount of money from the state!!

All the other money comes from the school (which UL probably does not contribute over the state money) & booster!

So if the support grows and the university would kick in more every sport could win big with all the good coaches that we have!


Any money invested unwisely will lose money and investing in a winner is a sure thing!!!!

Geaux Cajuns

[Clutch0364]

TheRaginTruth...I am not saying his data is correct but if you believe it to be wrong I wouldn't mind seeing if you can find any thing different.

I can see your arguement but just because a woman's team makes the tourney and gets money does not mean they make a profit.

[TheRaginTruth]

Well Clutch

You have to start with a base figure that would have to be spent must. Because you have to have a women's team. But the investment made over the min (which is UL) would cover the investment made over the min and actually cut down on the initial investment that had to made any way.

[CajunRecruiter]

Thanks everyone for your support.

I can tell you we are all hard at work on the spring and fall recruiting.

We are excited about next year and many more after that.

Oh if anyone was courious, I voted to pay coach Hall!!

Thanks again,

Bill

[RaginFan2]

Nice looking crowd! I would to have at least that type of crowd for most games next year.

[CajunRebel]

The Ragin Truth,

My data is not wrong unless the NCAA has it's data wrong.

This link should take you to an NCAA report titled "2002-03 NCAA® REVENUES AND EXPENSES OF DIVISIONS I AND II INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS PROGRAMS REPORT" in .pdf format. On pages 31 and 34, you will see where I got these graphs from.

"http://www.ncaa.org/library/research...d2_rev_exp.pdf

Only a handfull of women's basketball teams actually make money. Unless we become a national powerhouse and sell out the Cajundome for women's basketball games, our team will NEVER make money.

And with all due respect, making money off of football is a very possible and is also the very KEY to a successful atheltics program. With extra revenues from football, an athletic department is able to invest in other sports that lose money like women's basketball.

Finally, the women's budget and men's budget are not even close. You are correct. But in looking at the data that has been provided by yours truly, it is easy to see why it is so. If women's programs would actually be a potential source of revenue, I GUARANTEE you that the money dedicated to men's sports would be thrown into women's sports VERY quickly.

[NewsCopy]

Clemson and Indiana have contacted the agent of third-year Louisiana-Lafayette coach J. Kelley Hall about scheduling interviews, according to the Lafayette Daily Advertiser. Hall, a former Auburn assistant, went 22-9 this season after his first year produced an 8-19 record.

The rest of the story

[lxa656]

NOOOOO...pay him before it is too late! I promise I will go to the games and I will never drink a beer again at the Mens games(well maybe not that)....but NOOOO dont let him go!

[Clutch0364]

Pay him and lets make a tradition of winning and not fall back into the same rut the Ladys team was in before he got here.

We have started to renovate and build new facilitys for our athletes but it all starts with coaching. Without them we will have above average facilities and below average teams.