How Saint Peter's series, RPI and losses cost the Cajuns

[NewsCopy]

Coach Tony Robichaux takes responsibility after UL misses NCAA Tournament for first time in five years.

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[Rougarou]

So for those that criticize Robe for not taking blame, here it is.

I'm still trying to make my way to the acceptance stage of grieving.

[CajunJack55]

"At the time of the scheduling, according to Robichaux, UL thought work on the stadium would be complete by 2017 and it wanted another home series to please fans, including those paying to watch from its newly constructed suites."

I knew we could fine a way to blame Farmer for this

[wcd35]

This is the quote that basically sums up the whole argument over the last week or so about if we were good enough or if that specifically cost us:

“I think that (the St. Peter’s series) is glaring because we didn’t get our job done, and now we want to circle back and hang that on a weekend series. I don’t think you can do that. You’ve got to hang it on your body of work. Our body of work just wasn’t good enough.”

[Turbine]

This is the quote that basically sums up the whole argument over the last week or so about if we were good enough or if that specifically cost us:

“I think that (the St. Peter’s series) is glaring because we didn’t get our job done, and now we want to circle back and hang that on a weekend series. I don’t think you can do that. You’ve got to hang it on your body of work. Our body of work just wasn’t good enough.”

There were those who AT THE TIME were hoping UL didn't get "hanged" by that weekend.

I wasn't smart enough AT THE TIME, to be one of the worriers.

[Hark Mudspeth]

There were those who AT THE TIME were hoping UL didn't get "hanged" by that weekend.

I wasn't smart enough AT THE TIME, to be one of the worriers.

Unless the "at the time" you are talking about is before Bab made the phone call it's irrelevant.

[Turbine]

Unless the "at the time" you are talking about is before Bab made the phone call it's irrelevant.

The only thing it is not, is irrelevant.

He will be making many calls in the future.

This is all about the future, we can't do anything about the past except study it and learn from it.

jmo

[Hark Mudspeth]

The only thing it is not, is irrelevant.

He will be making many calls in the future.

This is all about the future, we can't do anything about the past except study it and learn from it.

jmo

Any worrying about St. Peter's after they signed the contract was irrelevant...being worried never changes anything, especially if the people worried are the ones watching. We will always have teams on our schedule that could contribute to keeping us out of the post season in regards to RPI...always...maybe not as drastic as St. Peter's but will always have them. Postseason is like being pregnant, you either are or you aren't...you either in or you are out...by how much doesn't matter. If that series was with NWST instead and we were the first team left out...well we would he exactly where we are now. Odds are in our favor that we won't ever schedule a winless team again...we got that one out of the way. Coaches, players and fans should be more concerned about what's going to happen between the foul lines in the future than on the other end of that phone.

[Turbine]

Any worrying about St. Peter's after they signed the contract was irrelevant...being worried never changes anything, especially if the people worried are the ones watching. We will always have teams on our schedule that could contribute to keeping us out of the post season in regards to RPI...always...maybe not as drastic as St. Peter's but will always have them. Postseason is like being pregnant, you either are or you aren't...you either in or you are out...by how much doesn't matter. If that series was with NWST instead and we were the first team left out...well we would he exactly where we are now. Odds are in our favor that we won't ever schedule a winless team again...we got that one out of the way. Coaches, players and fans should be more concerned about what's going to happen between the foul lines in the future than on the other end of that phone.

When 'how could they' confusion was expressed over the slip up of scheduling Saint Peters, NO ONE thought they would go winless. I will give you that.

But they knew it was a huge mistake before the season started.

Schedulers need to be overly cautious going forward, especially with the Sun Belt offering few favors.

jmo

[Hark Mudspeth]

When 'how could they' confusion was expressed over the slip up of scheduling Saint Peters, NO ONE thought they would go winless. I will give you that.

But they knew it was a huge mistake before the season started.

Schedulers need to be overly cautious going forward, especially with the Sun Belt offering few favors.

jmo

We played eastern Illinois and ULM twice in one season and managed to host a super and #1 in the country, we hosted playing sacred heart...not got in...hosted. Bab isn't an idiot, he is the same guy that put together schedules that had us in regionals the last 5 years and hosted twice...all of those schedules had Series with bad teams on them...none of them went winless but there were some really bad RPI teams...we even had to play ULM 6 times in a season a few of those years. We didn't get it done...our play kept us out, nothing else.