Softball rebuilding? Maybe so...

[tank]

To all of you defending him for being a family man, do you not think he had any responsibility to his players and this university??? did he wake up this morning and have an epiphany???? This is a joke....

Do you think this all came down today ? DIALOGUE is a TWO WAY STREET ! Where is our Athletic Director's memo,recant,etc ? He isn't volunteering right now if he didn't care

[jllanclos]

I know he's a lawyer, but he made a compelling case for this being the right time. And Stevie didn't ask him, for the record. he brought it up. When's the best time? In the middle of recruiting? Fall ball? Fundraising time? When the freshmen are just getting here? This is the perfect time. Nothing left but the softball.

Like I said, if you have kids and perspective, you understand this. If you lack one of those, maybe you don't. If you have kids and no perspective, I feel sorry for you. One day, your kids will be grown and you'll wonder what the hell happened. You missed it all.

But Mike won't be one of those people. Do you love your job more than your kids?

[CajunRed]

The best thing to happen to CAJUN SOFTBALL and maybe CAJUN ATHLETICS has just occurred !!!

Kind of strange...and I had to read it three times...but you could actually be right. This probably got Dr. Savoie's attention like nothing else could have. Will be very interesting to see this play out.

GEAUX Cajuns!!

[cajun4life]

Do you think this all came down today ? DIALOGUE is a TWO WAY STREET ! Where is our Athletic Director's memo,recant,etc ? He isn't volunteering right now if he didn't care

Because he is a bad AD. He is not who we need leading the athletic department of this university, he is too comfortable with the status quot and would like to see us associated with small time programs.

We need a progressive leader in the athletic department, until we have that we will continue to be one step behind like we have been for the past 40 years.

[CRAWFISH61]

You know I have spent many days and weeks away from my family to make sure that they are provided for. It isn't just coaches who are asked to sacrifice their family life for their job. There is probably many layers as to what happened today and we may have to wait a long time for the truth to come out but I think spending more time with family is just one of the layers. Like Donkey says life is an onion.

[reddot]

Waiting for your kernels of insight and wisdom

[LifeTimeCajun]

The best thing to happen to CAJUN SOFTBALL and maybe CAJUN ATHLETICS has just occurred !!!

As bad as it is for these girls...I agree with the comment. He is the only one that has stood up for anything that is right. Now hopefully, someone will open there eyes in the athletic dept. softball has carried the athletic dept up until the rebirth of football 2 years ago. It's time people pay attention

[jllanclos]

Many people sacrifice for their families, give up their time to work, and never see their kids. Because they HAVE to. Mike doesn't. He has the money. It's a choice. He said today on the radio: "When they were younger, we could raise them at the field. Well now we have a sophomore and a 12 year old, and they have their own lives... I would rather be a great dad and Steph be a great mom than be a great coach."

Some sacrifice FOR their families. Others choose their career INSTEAD OF their families. THAT'S the choice he faces. He's not coaching FOR his family. He's not coaching to keep a roof over his family's heads.

"I love these kids. But I spend more time with these kids than my own kids. I'm struggling with this. This is hard."

"Some people will call you a traitor or a deserter. How are you treating your kids?'"

"You read all the books. 'I was a great coach, but I wasn't there for my kids.'"

"I said this for the 10 years I was the co-head coach. Only reason I was co-head coach was it was the law...spouses can't answer to each other. So we decided we'd be co-head coaches."

If you missed the interview, these quotes don't do it justice. The man shared his heart, cried, and put it all on the line. Stevie P. didn't ask him the hard stuff - Mike didn't give him a chance, because Mike brought it up. "Let's talk about the timing."

I'll leave you with one more:

"It's grueling. It's grinding. It's hard, man. The coaching isn't tough. The X's and O's aren't tough.."

Our AD can't make Lotief's love for his family take 2nd place to the Ragin' Cajuns. If that's what you expect from your AD, you need to examine your priorities.

[Duggie35]

Did he say anything about Farmer one way or the other?

Why would they, this is al about Lotief's screw up the day beore the season starts!

[SlappyCajun]

Why would they, this is al about Lotief's screw up the day beore the season starts!

I was talking about what Lotief said, he specifically thanked Savoie for support. Don't know if he said Farmer