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re: UL softball coach Gerry Glasco has an offer on the table from Texas Tech
Posted on 6/25/24 at 8:57 pm to jmcwhrter
Posted on 6/25/24 at 8:57 pm to jmcwhrter
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Starting to sound like they never actually entered the portal
That's the word- they announced they were entering portal but paperwork has not been filed yet. Things will get interesting on that front
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Posted on 6/26/24 at 8:03 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
Ul much better softball than Texas tech. Stupid to leave
Posted on 6/26/24 at 8:07 am to luciouslou
this scenario worked out best for UL. Glasco moved on and Habetz came in. Both parties win imo
Posted on 6/26/24 at 8:34 am to luciouslou
quote:Word on the streets in the Hub city is he was asked what it would take to go back to OKC and be a top 5-10 program again. He told the booster(s) that they would need to find $500k per year in NIL or OKC won't be an option with the current market of college athletics. He was told he should be happy for what he gets and needs to make it work. TT called he told them he has to have a commitment to X, Y, and Z. TT says we will give you whatever you need Coach G. He leaves.
Ul much better softball than Texas tech. Stupid to leave
This is all secondhand from someone who bleeds Vermillion and White and I don't even want to know what he gives to RCAF and Krewe for Cajuns athletics.
Posted on 6/26/24 at 12:04 pm to AwesomeSauce
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Word on the streets in the Hub city is he was asked what it would take to go back to OKC and be a top 5-10 program again. He told the booster(s) that they would need to find $500k per year in NIL or OKC won't be an option with the current market of college athletics. He was told he should be happy for what he gets and needs to make it work. TT called he told them he has to have a commitment to X, Y, and Z. TT says we will give you whatever you need Coach G. He leaves.
Yep. The dude who TT’s field is named for is CEO of a very prosperous oil company. Believe his wife played softball at Tech. They’re ready to make that softball program nationally relevant.
I think NIL raising from individual fans of the Cajuns is going to be tough. I’ll contribute specifically to the sports I want to support, but I’m not paying into a fun to give money to a kid who already has a scholarship, while I’m having to fund college for my own kids currently enrolled. F all that.
Posted on 6/26/24 at 12:10 pm to ragincajun03
Habetz will have the exact same problem here, too..
UL is one of the worst programs in the country when it comes to engaging young fans, students, alumni, etc..
They're relying on donations from individuals and a handful of wealthy families/corporations who are more interested in a tax writeoff and going to LSU games than they are athletic success in Lafayette.
UL is one of the worst programs in the country when it comes to engaging young fans, students, alumni, etc..
They're relying on donations from individuals and a handful of wealthy families/corporations who are more interested in a tax writeoff and going to LSU games than they are athletic success in Lafayette.
Posted on 6/26/24 at 12:18 pm to jmcwhrter
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UL is one of the worst programs in the country when it comes to engaging young fans, students, alumni, etc.
Absolutely. The ghost of Ray Authement still looms in Martin Hall, with either disdain for athletics, or a fear of being “too successful” and suddenly having to deal with expectations.
We need a university president like the recent guy at Texas State. He got to San Marcos and eventually started ramping up promoting TX State athletics, and they’ve begun an aggressive marketing approach for fans and alumni involvement.
Posted on 6/26/24 at 7:06 pm to ragincajun03
I'm sure you can blame administration on a lot of things (as can most schools), but one thing you can't blame them for is your softball program. You have a first class facility and first class coach.
What it lacks is something only the fans, not administration, can give: NIL money.
Further improvement is on the fans, not the administration.
What it lacks is something only the fans, not administration, can give: NIL money.
Further improvement is on the fans, not the administration.
Posted on 6/26/24 at 7:47 pm to Overbrook
Should it really be up to fans to carry our NIL budget? I thought NIL was supposed to be players' way of making money when businesses use their name, image, or likeness to advertise their company?
Posted on 6/26/24 at 8:15 pm to Overbrook
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I'm sure you can blame administration on a lot of things (as can most schools), but one thing you can't blame them for is your softball program. You have a first class facility and first class coach. What it lacks is something only the fans, not administration, can give: NIL money. Further improvement is on the fans, not the administration.
Glasco was promised $250k for NIL at UL and only actually received $100k.
Texas Tech was at $250k on their roster last year and promised Glasco more.
I don’t know if he is a National Championship level coach, but he will have the financial support of a championship level program.
Posted on 6/26/24 at 9:17 pm to ragincajun03
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Yep. The dude who TT’s field is named for is CEO of a very prosperous oil company. Believe his wife played softball at Tech. They’re ready to make that softball program nationally relevant
Double Eagle plays primarily in the Permian basin if im not mistaken
Cajuns need the GOM to be great again
Edit- yep
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Double Eagle Energy Holdings IV, LLC is an independent oil and natural gas company focused on development and production throughout the Permian Basin. Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, Double Eagle IV was formed in 2022 by the same management team that successfully led its predecessor companies The company was formed with over $1.7 billion of equity capital commitments from EnCap Investments L.P. ("EnCap"), Apollo Natural Resources ("Apollo"), Magnetar Capital ("Magnetar"), Double Eagle Management ("Management"), and other strategic institutional investors. The formation of Double Eagle IV follows the successful sale of DoublePoint Energy, LLC’s assets to Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE: PXD) in May, 2021 for $6.4 billion. DoublePoint was formed through a partnership with Apollo, Magnetar, Quantum Energy Partners and GSO Capital partners in 2018.
This post was edited on 6/26/24 at 9:19 pm
Posted on 6/26/24 at 9:20 pm to Overbrook
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What it lacks is something only the fans, not administration, can give: NIL money. Further improvement is on the fans, not the administration.
That’s the case for maybe another month or so then the universities will be able to pay players directly
Posted on 6/26/24 at 9:21 pm to jennyjones
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Cajuns need the GOM to be great again
Not politically viable at the moment.
Posted on 6/27/24 at 7:05 am to BigApple
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That’s the case for maybe another month or so then the universities will be able to pay players directly
Wellll turns out the University loves to borrow money from the athletic foundation to pay for rainbow chalk on campus
Posted on 6/27/24 at 7:30 am to jmcwhrter
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Wellll turns out the University loves to borrow money from the athletic foundation to pay for rainbow chalk on campus
So true
Posted on 6/27/24 at 9:49 am to luciouslou
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Ul much better softball than Texas tech. Stupid to leave
One’s in the Big XII, the other is in the Sun Belt
Posted on 6/27/24 at 11:52 am to chalmetteowl
UL is definitely historically better, but as with any other college sport, if you're not part of the cash cow, you'll get left behind eventually
Posted on 6/27/24 at 12:00 pm to jmcwhrter
Yep.
Used to be the big cash school were at least mostly limited to buying their rosters out of high schools.
Now they can buy an experienced roster poaching other established collegiate rosters.
Used to be the big cash school were at least mostly limited to buying their rosters out of high schools.
Now they can buy an experienced roster poaching other established collegiate rosters.
Posted on 6/27/24 at 12:59 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Very happy for Gerry Glasco!!!
Real shame for Cajun Fans to lose him.
Real shame for Cajun Fans to lose him.
Posted on 6/27/24 at 4:23 pm to UncleLester
Ummmm….with the Habetz hire the Cajun fan base is absolutely ecstatic, so I would not waste any time worrying about us, lol.
I don’t think I ever seen an entire fan base so happy with a new coach, and excited about the future.
As has been said by many, this was not a home run hire, it was a grand slam home run hire.
I don’t think I ever seen an entire fan base so happy with a new coach, and excited about the future.
As has been said by many, this was not a home run hire, it was a grand slam home run hire.
This post was edited on 6/27/24 at 4:28 pm
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