Is it time for a change?

[Ballfan]

_ Maybe next year we can get someone throwing 100 during BP and they will hit a fastball. If you can't catch up to a 90 mph fastball you can't play at this level. _

our team rarely face pitcher's that throw 90+.. Our conference is not that strong..The SEC,Big 12 and the ACC is a different story..Our opposing pitchers are usually in the 86-88 range

[cajun2bag]

_ our team rarely face pitcher's that throw 90+.. Our conference is not that strong..The SEC,Big 12 and the ACC is a different story..Our opposing pitchers are usually in the 86-88 range _

Even worse!

[zephyr]

_ Last point. I may be misinformed, but Baseball, from my understanding, has no budget except salaries for coaches and some travel. Recruiting budgets and most of the recent facility improvements were donated. Our park is probably now in the bottom two or three in the conference.

Despite that, we have the best atmosphere in the country (IMO) and are in the top 25 yearly in attendance. I attribute the majority of that situation to the coach. _

Bad facilities, good atmosphere, bad play= Good Coach? Again, I'm not saying he should be fired but the last couple of years should bring questions to the table. MANY other baseball programs in the country are in the same position as ours as the athletic budget usually benefits the major sports like basketball and football. Very few baseball players are on scholarship and many small schools are very successful in baseball so I don't necesarily buy the argument.

[IHateLaState]

_ Bad facilities, good atmosphere, bad play= Good Coach?

I think that it does.... Our facilities, as much as I love the game day atmosphere, are indeed woeful... I met a So Miss parent two year ago when they were here.. From Carencro I think... Said that So Miss offered so much more so they decided to take that offer instead... Dougas from Teurlings now at Bama... Parents were very interested in him playing at UL... easier to see him play... a quality program... but when Bama showed up the differences were too stark to pass up... they were not looking for us to match.. just get comparable... you know what they told me was the deciding point? A $500 lap top.... The Bama players get one and travel with it... Assignments are emailed and they are required to study on the road...Robe could only offer the 1980's solution... our players team up with another non-athlete student and get their notes and the assignments

So yes Robe is playing with a deck stacked against him... His quote in today's Daily Aggrevation said it all... He will coach his son somewhere in 2011... but not necessarily here.. yu may get your wish.................

[LifeTimeCajun]

man a 500 buck laptop being the desciding factor? wow You know I think that coach robe has taken a VERY proactive role in ensuring incomming recruits and players that he is serious about academics and graduating his student athletes. He is committed to academics and does a very very good job at it. Coach Doe is a volunteer that does a fabulous job at staying on top of grades, study hall etc etc. Dont remember the last time that baseball had a student athlete no eligable to play. I think that it was Beck, but that was a different situation....he wanted to play pro ball

[Cajun Express]

_ Coach Robichaux has been there for at least 15 years. Has he worn out his welcome? _

Robe has hardly worn out his welcome. No doubt there are many reasons why we are struggling. More competition from more programs with more money. Missed calls on players, missed calls on coaches maybe, but all are within the ability of this coach to get our program back to a very high level.

If you want to get back to the CWS we need to improve the entire athletic department. RCAF is started lets back them, and individual programs.

[Cajunfever]

_ Another losing season? This was the first losing season in around 12 years! Also, where was Fresno State ranked last year to start the season? Thats right, around the same area as the Cajuns. They got hot late and won the title.

Baseball cant be evaluated like the rest of the sports for many reasons, one being those hefty 11.7 scholarships for a 35 man roster. Look at the records of teams in college baseball. You have the top notch who win 40+, then you have the next level who win 30+, then you have the others who win less then 30. Robe has consistently been in that second level and had a couple teams in the top notch during his career. Were these last 2 years a dissapointment? Yes. But also remember that they are teaching a new hitting philosophy with the addition of Trahan, which came around in spurts this year. The guys werent trying to hit the sign in left anymore, they were trying to drive the ball from center to the opposite gap. Everything will be fine, plenty of returning talent and a wealth of experience gained this year by the freshmen.

Rant complete! Have a nice day. I need a drink lol


igeaux.mobi _

Robe has an advantage against other sunbelt schools not in Louisiana. It is TOPS.

[Cajun90]

Robe has an advantage against other sunbelt schools not in Louisiana. It is TOPS.

Sorry but that was once the case but is no longer true. Florida, Georgia, California, Kentucky, New Mexico, Michigan, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee and others now have programs that are at least comparable to TOPS. At least a few of these states have SBC teams.

[bruh]

_ Robe has an advantage against other sunbelt schools not in Louisiana. It is TOPS. _

Also not the case any more with the new scholarship rules that are going to be enforced on baseball, which are awful to say the least.

[zephyr]

_ I think that it does.... Our facilities, as much as I love the game day atmosphere, are indeed woeful... I met a So Miss parent two year ago when they were here.. From Carencro I think... Said that So Miss offered so much more so they decided to take that offer instead... Dougas from Teurlings now at Bama... Parents were very interested in him playing at UL... easier to see him play... a quality program... but when Bama showed up the differences were too stark to pass up... they were not looking for us to match.. just get comparable... you know what they told me was the deciding point? A $500 lap top.... The Bama players get one and travel with it... Assignments are emailed and they are required to study on the road...Robe could only offer the 1980's solution... our players team up with another non-athlete student and get their notes and the assignments

So yes Robe is playing with a deck stacked against him... His quote in today's Daily Aggrevation said it all... He will coach his son somewhere in 2011... but not necessarily here.. yu may get your wish................. _

My wish?.....Keep reading ALL of my past posts. Geez. I've heard many here state that wins and losses are eventually how you are judged. He hasn't been doing so well in that category has he? Robe is in no worse of a position that that of coach Bustle. These are some of the reasons why I don't feel the coaches are judged the same. Again, I'm not saying I want him gone because I agree that he is the best fit for us, for now but I am saying that all of this criticism that flies around here needs to have its fair share thrown Robe's way.