re: ULL fires Lotief

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ULL fires Lotief by LSULEFTY

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Better known as the "human rain delay" in college softball circles. That dude could bring a halt to a softball game.

He tried to get them a trainer to attend practices and to have the grass cut on a regular basis. The men get that. Title IX is scary sometimes. This is one of those times.

Uncle fed is coming and bringing the buttscope.

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He tried to get them a trainer to attend practices and to have the grass cut on a regular basis. The men get that. Title IX is scary sometimes. This is one of those times.

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That's what Lotief is saying. You going to take his word 100%?


Also, how hard is it for one of the asst coaches for the softball team to hop on a lawn mower and cut the grass of a field that has an all dirt infield and only 190 foot fences in the outfield? Probably takes 15 minutes.

Hendersonshands pointed out that ULL has one of the top softball facilities in the country. I've been told that just last year the university added improvements to the complex, and yet this year the old man is back demanding more out of the administration?


Just because you cry "title IX" doesn't mean the university is guilty of it.


You know, a stripper once claimed an entire college lacrosse team raped her. You can't always believe the accuser.

The coach is an attorney himself, and they know the buzz words to get the public on their side:

title IX
gender equity
poor softball girls don't get as much as the men's football

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Hendersonshands pointed out that ULL has one of the top softball facilities in the country.

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This is true and benefits both the team and the university. It might be noted that they just spent even more money updating the baseball facilities and are and will continue spend even more than that upgrading the football facilities.

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yet this year the old man is back demanding more out of the administration?

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actually, he is just demanding they provide the same services to softball the baseball team gets and did not go public about this until after he was put on administrative leave.

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Just because you cry "title IX" doesn't mean the university is guilty of it.

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No, but I think there is a history to suggest it's not far fetched.

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You know, a stripper once claimed an entire college lacrosse team raped her. You can't always believe the accuser.

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Right, and a university president and AD once claimed they had no knowledge of children being assaulted in the athletic facilities. You can't always believe the administrators either.

Ultimately, it will all come out. Unfortunately, it will likely be to the detriment of the University and softball program. Poorly handled by at least one of the parties, possible (maybe I should say probably) both regardless of the outcome.

ETA: Quoting Hangit though as an alum I kinda do have a dog in the fight in a sense

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I will also admit that I do not know what the truth is and do not have a dog in this fight.

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I have no arguments there.

Can players even transfer now?

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Can players even transfer now?

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Not if the coach is fired (grad transfers excepted). Otherwise we'd also need the Player Transfers Board.

Now if they decide to terminate the whole program then yes, everyone would be immediately eligible. But if they do that, and don't also end a men's program, you think they have Title IX problems now?

Per athlete softball players are funded close to $30k a year. Baseball players are at roughly $21k per athlete a year.

Softball receives about $60k less per season in funding than baseball but brings in about $300k less in revenue.

Lotief was fired with cause. The university failed to issue a statement promptly enough. Lotief released the Title IX threat to steer the public opinion.