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Budget cuts having an impact on LSU baseball
Posted on 1/9/11 at 6:18 pm
Posted on 1/9/11 at 6:18 pm
Budget cuts having an impact on LSU baseball - Baton Rouge Business Report
The LSU baseball team lost out on a high-quality recruit because of concerns about how budget cuts will impact the university, Coach Paul Mainieri told the Rotary Club of Baton Rouge today.
Josh Bell, an outfielder from Dallas, had committed to be part of the team's 2012 recruiting class. Baseball America currently has Bell listed as the sixth-best high school baseball player in the country. But budget cuts forced LSU to take away the legacy scholarship they were going to give Bell that would have supplemented his partial athletic scholarship, Mainieri says.
Bell's mother was also concerned about how state budget cuts could affect LSU's academic standing.
Bell is now committed to play baseball for Texas.
Mainieri says the college baseball landscape is much more competitive now because former LSU Coach Skip Bertman showed rival schools that a quality program could be a money maker for universities.
"In the SEC, the 11 other teams are capable of winning national championships," he says.
While the Tigers are set to begin practice for the 2011 season this month, Mainieri didn't talk specifically about the team to the Rotary audience. Instead, he talked broadly about the benefits of hard work and his aim to meet fan expectations of having a winning team.
LSU opens the 2011 season Feb. 18 at home against Wake Forest.
The Tigers, who captured the 2009 College World Series title, are seeking their third CWS appearance in the past four seasons. They're ranked 15th in the preseason Collegiate Baseballpoll, behind three other SEC schools: Florida, Vanderbilt and South Carolina.
- Timothy Boone, from the Jan. 5th edition of the Daily Report
The LSU baseball team lost out on a high-quality recruit because of concerns about how budget cuts will impact the university, Coach Paul Mainieri told the Rotary Club of Baton Rouge today.
Josh Bell, an outfielder from Dallas, had committed to be part of the team's 2012 recruiting class. Baseball America currently has Bell listed as the sixth-best high school baseball player in the country. But budget cuts forced LSU to take away the legacy scholarship they were going to give Bell that would have supplemented his partial athletic scholarship, Mainieri says.
Bell's mother was also concerned about how state budget cuts could affect LSU's academic standing.
Bell is now committed to play baseball for Texas.
Mainieri says the college baseball landscape is much more competitive now because former LSU Coach Skip Bertman showed rival schools that a quality program could be a money maker for universities.
"In the SEC, the 11 other teams are capable of winning national championships," he says.
While the Tigers are set to begin practice for the 2011 season this month, Mainieri didn't talk specifically about the team to the Rotary audience. Instead, he talked broadly about the benefits of hard work and his aim to meet fan expectations of having a winning team.
LSU opens the 2011 season Feb. 18 at home against Wake Forest.
The Tigers, who captured the 2009 College World Series title, are seeking their third CWS appearance in the past four seasons. They're ranked 15th in the preseason Collegiate Baseballpoll, behind three other SEC schools: Florida, Vanderbilt and South Carolina.
- Timothy Boone, from the Jan. 5th edition of the Daily Report
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Posted on 1/9/11 at 6:22 pm to Mudminnow
No big loss. If he was the 6th best
Posted on 1/9/11 at 6:24 pm to Mudminnow
I'm actually very connected to Jesuit Dallas and was excited that Bell was coming.
Posted on 1/9/11 at 6:28 pm to Golfer
I'm just excited we are fixing to get rolling!
Posted on 1/9/11 at 6:28 pm to Golfer
If he was the 6th best high school player in the country, he would never set foot on campus anyway.
Posted on 1/9/11 at 6:31 pm to Mudminnow
anyone else find the "Tigers for Jindal" campaign amusing at this point?
Posted on 1/9/11 at 6:31 pm to ZoTiger6
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If he was the 6th best high school player in the country, he would never set foot on campus anyway.
He's going to college.
Posted on 1/9/11 at 6:38 pm to Golfer
isn't that what they all say?
Posted on 1/9/11 at 6:39 pm to nosaj56
quote:
isn't that what they all say?
Again, I'm quite familiar with this situation. He's going to school at UT.
Posted on 1/9/11 at 6:50 pm to Golfer
Yea. The 6th best player in the country, going pro.
Posted on 1/9/11 at 6:55 pm to MC123
quote:
anyone else find the "Tigers for Jindal" campaign amusing at this point?
Not really!
BTW, my own job at LSU is in jeapordy at this time.
The equivalent of a "legacy" scholarship for out-of-state tuition is one reason my daughter is now more likely to attend Utah State University than LSU this coming Fall.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to the new season beginnig with practice this month and games next month!
Posted on 1/9/11 at 6:58 pm to beauthelab
Did the Legacy Program get completel cut? My daughter lives in Dallas, is 16, and was planning on going to LSU.
Nevermind. I just read the reveille article. i'm going to make me a drink, as i just took about a 25,000 kick to the nuts.
Nevermind. I just read the reveille article. i'm going to make me a drink, as i just took about a 25,000 kick to the nuts.
This post was edited on 1/9/11 at 7:07 pm
Posted on 1/9/11 at 7:00 pm to justsaying
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Yea. The 6th best player in the country, going pro.
Again, I'm familiar with the situation. He's going to UT.
Posted on 1/9/11 at 7:06 pm to TigerTreyjpg
To: LSU Alumni Chapters
From: Michael Martin, LSU Chancellor
Date: August 24, 2010
Re: Changes to LSU Scholarships
Dear LSU Alumni,
As some of LSU’s most loyal supporters, you are often at the forefront of promoting and advocating for our University. Through words and deeds you are always showing others what it truly means to be a Tiger and your enthusiasm often encourages young people from within your circles to attend LSU. For this, we are truly grateful and want to assist you in all such efforts to spread the word about our great University.
It is from this perspective that I am writing to inform you that there have been some recent changes in the LSU scholarship program. I want to make you aware of the changes and explain to you why they were made so that you will be well informed when speaking to prospective students and to the LSU faithful.
Undoubtedly, you are aware that LSU’s incoming freshman class gets better every year. The Fall 2009 freshman class had an average ACT score approaching a 26. Consequently, more and more students each year are qualifying for LSU scholarships and awards. While the quality of our students has improved in past years, state funding for LSU has declined. This reality has forced us to revisit our scholarship programs and initiate an 8-month detailed analysis examining the competitiveness of LSU scholarships in the marketplace.
Our findings led to a restructuring of scholarship packages at LSU to make us more competitive with our peer universities and to better serve our top applicants.
As part of this process, some of the scholarships and awards for nonresident students have changed. Perhaps the most notable change in nonresident awards is the elimination of the Bengal Legacy scholarship, which waived 75% of the nonresident fee for the children of LSU alumni who do not live in Louisiana. While we certainly value our alumni and regret the discontinuation of the Bengal Legacy scholarship, our new scholarship offerings will provide a more consistent and financially stable program for the University. We are confident that many nonresident children of our alumni will qualify for assistance under the new structure.
In addition, by utilizing the funds that were once dedicated to the Bengal Legacy award for other scholarship programs, LSU will be able to better serve top applicants and thus will be more competitive with other flagship universities around the nation. Please note, however, that students currently attending the University on the Bengal Legacy award will not be affected; LSU will honor its commitment to these students.
The enclosed document will provide you with all of the details on our new scholarship programs for nonresident students.
Please know that we have spent a great deal of time and consideration shaping these scholarship changes, and please help us spread the word throughout your alumni chapter about the changes. Thank you again for all you do to support LSU and Geaux Tigers!
Sincerely,
Michael Martin
Chancellor
From: Michael Martin, LSU Chancellor
Date: August 24, 2010
Re: Changes to LSU Scholarships
Dear LSU Alumni,
As some of LSU’s most loyal supporters, you are often at the forefront of promoting and advocating for our University. Through words and deeds you are always showing others what it truly means to be a Tiger and your enthusiasm often encourages young people from within your circles to attend LSU. For this, we are truly grateful and want to assist you in all such efforts to spread the word about our great University.
It is from this perspective that I am writing to inform you that there have been some recent changes in the LSU scholarship program. I want to make you aware of the changes and explain to you why they were made so that you will be well informed when speaking to prospective students and to the LSU faithful.
Undoubtedly, you are aware that LSU’s incoming freshman class gets better every year. The Fall 2009 freshman class had an average ACT score approaching a 26. Consequently, more and more students each year are qualifying for LSU scholarships and awards. While the quality of our students has improved in past years, state funding for LSU has declined. This reality has forced us to revisit our scholarship programs and initiate an 8-month detailed analysis examining the competitiveness of LSU scholarships in the marketplace.
Our findings led to a restructuring of scholarship packages at LSU to make us more competitive with our peer universities and to better serve our top applicants.
As part of this process, some of the scholarships and awards for nonresident students have changed. Perhaps the most notable change in nonresident awards is the elimination of the Bengal Legacy scholarship, which waived 75% of the nonresident fee for the children of LSU alumni who do not live in Louisiana. While we certainly value our alumni and regret the discontinuation of the Bengal Legacy scholarship, our new scholarship offerings will provide a more consistent and financially stable program for the University. We are confident that many nonresident children of our alumni will qualify for assistance under the new structure.
In addition, by utilizing the funds that were once dedicated to the Bengal Legacy award for other scholarship programs, LSU will be able to better serve top applicants and thus will be more competitive with other flagship universities around the nation. Please note, however, that students currently attending the University on the Bengal Legacy award will not be affected; LSU will honor its commitment to these students.
The enclosed document will provide you with all of the details on our new scholarship programs for nonresident students.
Please know that we have spent a great deal of time and consideration shaping these scholarship changes, and please help us spread the word throughout your alumni chapter about the changes. Thank you again for all you do to support LSU and Geaux Tigers!
Sincerely,
Michael Martin
Chancellor
Posted on 1/9/11 at 7:08 pm to Mudminnow
see my edited post. fml. now i know what piihb feels like.
Posted on 1/9/11 at 7:09 pm to TigerTreyjpg
sorry dude, didn't mean to hijack thread.
Posted on 1/9/11 at 7:10 pm to Mudminnow
quote:
"In the SEC, the 11 other teams are capable of winning national championships," he says.
forgot about the runtsnot being to make it to Omaha.Posted on 1/9/11 at 7:12 pm to TigerTreyjpg
quote:
Did the Legacy Program get completel cut? My daughter lives in Dallas, is 16, and was planning on going to LSU.
Nevermind. I just read the reveille article. i'm going to make me a drink, as i just took about a 25,000 kick to the nuts.
And I just found the link.
Anyway, you found the information. Posted on 1/9/11 at 7:13 pm to EastTxTiger
quote:
I'm just excited we are fixing to get rolling!
Posted on 1/9/11 at 7:14 pm to Golfer
Many of you are missing the point here.
Last year when I posted that budget cuts to the university affect EVERY part of the university, including athletics, there were plenty of posters who went out of their way to point out how athletics was "self-sustaining" and wouldn't be affected... you know, stuff I already know.. and stuff that's just not true.
Here you go... tangible proof of univeristy-level cuts affecting athletics.
Again... no part of a university stands apart from the other, regardless of budgetary protocol.
Wait until we have to hire a new football coach, and we have to "save money" on that one. You'll love that.
Last year when I posted that budget cuts to the university affect EVERY part of the university, including athletics, there were plenty of posters who went out of their way to point out how athletics was "self-sustaining" and wouldn't be affected... you know, stuff I already know.. and stuff that's just not true.
Here you go... tangible proof of univeristy-level cuts affecting athletics.
Again... no part of a university stands apart from the other, regardless of budgetary protocol.
Wait until we have to hire a new football coach, and we have to "save money" on that one. You'll love that.
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