It Appears It is Over -

[79trueblue]

Heard that Mark Kingston will interview with us......he is a former Tulane guy

Impressive bio. North Carolina alum, currently head coach at Illinois State:

http://www.goredbirds.com/sports/m-b...on_mark00.html

[hookdown]

Caillet and Kingston both look like great choices, can we afford either of them?

[Dubya261]

After just watching ULL win their regional it gave me the red ass. Whoever we hire needs to make an immediate splash. That was an AWESOME environment at Tigue Field and it really gave me a strong sense of jealousy. This bottom dweller crap has got to stop, we have too many good players in N. La that are escaping our grasps.

[maverick]

After just watching ULL win their regional it gave me the red ass. Whoever we hire needs to make an immediate splash. That was an AWESOME environment at Tigue Field and it really gave me a strong sense of jealousy. This bottom dweller crap has got to stop, we have too many good players in N. La that are escaping our grasps.

Flip over and watch LSU lose--it won't change our situation, but it might put a brief smile on your face.

[LABulldog]

Flip over and watch LSU lose--it won't change our situation, but it might put a brief smile on your face.

It DID!

[Dubya261]

Honestly ULL has replaced LSU as my least favorite Louisiana school. Had an alum tell me the other day down here "I understand yall's situation, you guys look at us like we look at LSU." I almost spit my coffee out I laughed so hard.

[rabiddawg]

"I understand yall's situation, you guys look at us like we look at LSU." I almost spit my coffee out I laughed so hard.

Thats funny stuff right there.

Truth is all those Fontenot & Thibideaux jokes were not jokes. They are true stories.

[TechAlum05]

via Sean Isabella on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ST_IsabellaTNS

A third known candidate for La. Tech's baseball opening has surfaced. Just spoke to former Bulldog Mike Jeffcoat, who interviewed last Wed.

Jeffcoat just wrapped up his 13th season at Texas Wesleyan (NAIA school in Fort Worth, Texas). Jeffcoat starred at Tech in the late '70s.

[champion110]

via Sean Isabella on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ST_IsabellaTNS

All you need to know:

Mike Jeffcoat is currently in his 13th season at the helm of the Texas Wesleyan baseball program. The 10-year Major League veteran has led Texas Wesleyan to ten 30-win seasons in the last eleven years.

Jeffcoat has led the Rams to the Regional/NAIA National Championship Opening Round tournament in six of the last eight seasons. In four of those seasons (2007, 2009, 2010, and 2013), the Rams reached the final of that tournament.

http://www.ramsports.net/coaches.asp...&path=baseball

[HounDoggy1]

After just watching ULL win their regional it gave me the red ass. Whoever we hire needs to make an immediate splash. That was an AWESOME environment at Tigue Field and it really gave me a strong sense of jealousy. This bottom dweller crap has got to stop, we have too many good players in N. La that are escaping our grasps.

Well, we've been recruiting them and we remain cellar-bound. Sad to admit, some of those ULL folks from N.La are the ones who helped your jealously levels. Their pitch from Bossier City is one reason for their success. We were never in the hunt with him as was USL. LSU was more in the hunt, so wisely he went there and then violated some rules and went JC for a year. He saw USL's incoming crew and hold-overs and wanted a piece of the action, and got some. Plus more.

With all the #1 seeds gone, USL has as good a chance to advance as anyone and I wouldn't be surprised if they hit 60 wins. Heck that's a 2-1/2 year production for us.

Whoever we hire should not have to be pressured to win in year one. He'll have a lot of fences to mend first and then things should improve. I'm puzzled though, because I have yet to hear of interviews being granted to sons of famous, retired or dead former coaches.

[HounDoggy1]

You are right and it sounds like he is an exception...what I mean is someone who has been coaching high school baseball for the last 10 years, and now all of a sudden, they are a D-1 head coach. I would like some assistant experience or even current head coach from a juco... Our program needs total revamping and I just think someone with more experience than high school is needed. It does sound like Coach Hulett has a ton of experience and is definitely and exception.

Ditto

[Rooster]

Impressive bio. North Carolina alum, currently head coach at Illinois State:

http://www.goredbirds.com/sports/m-b...on_mark00.html

Coach Kingston to South Florida http://www.baseballamerica.com/colle...ton-new-coach/

[faninmonroe]

Coach Kingston to South Florida http://www.baseballamerica.com/colle...ton-new-coach/

Damn.....

[Rooster]

Damn.....

I know, just looking on paper, he looked to be the best of the bunch...again, I'll say it, I have a feeling that our new coach is coaching this weekend, which is good for us, getting the super regional experience and feeling.

[Cool Hand Clyde]

Question for the baseball fans: What was Mike Jefcoat's support of the team during the Sim era? Did he ever make games? Throw out the first pitch? Donate money? Participate in camps?