1) The Techsters win out the regular season.
2) Lose any number of games, Long is fired.
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1) The Techsters win out the regular season.
2) Lose any number of games, Long is fired.
How about a third option & that's win the WAC tourney (??!!Originally Posted by louisiana_dog
) & go to the NCAA's but still cut CL loose!!??
If I have to choose between your 2 options, as much as I'd like to see CL get released as HC, if the only way that could happen would be for the Techsters to lose the rest of their games then I'm afraid that my Techster pride ( what little is left, that is :bigcrywould rather see them win out. THEN we could see what DR & the new AD ( hopefully NOT one of his puppets ) will do w/the program.
MG
Last edited by Mean Gene; 02-15-2008 at 12:21 AM. Reason: Add Comment
MG-
I'm with you. I would rather Long stay if that means the Techsters return to the tourney....and you KNOW how badly I'd like to see him go.
Any option that has DR retiring...
While that may be a popular opinion, Dr. Reneau has lots of political clout. His retiring now would not be good for TECH.
Even though some may say "too little too" late with his recent commitment to athletics, the true answer is "its about time".
He's a politician. I don't trust politicians.
Please provide examples of his "political clout".
The Mega Million jackpot of $179 million tonight !!!!!!!! In regards to Tech, however, I would rather win the games we can, and just hope that we win tourney to get into NCAA, but truthfully, I don't see us winning the WAC tourney. Alas, I believe it will be the 2nd yr in a row we miss the tourney, but at least the PA at the TAC can still say "NEVER A LOSING SEASON". Hopefully Long will be gone at end of season, and we can start over.
DR and Long gone any way it takes to make it happen
Would you rather a diploma from MIT or LSU?
I tried to pick two extremes to illustrate a point.
While DR has been AWOL on athletics he is done a credible job (some say a great job) on academics. The mission of Louisiana Tech University is to provide a quality education. Any president of ANY university should be focused on that primary mission. Now, he also needs to hire a decent AD to manage athletics. Tech has not had a decent AD in a loooong time.
At the end of the day, when I proudly look at my Tech diploma, I want to know that my alma mater is meeting its primary mission. Most diplomas, that I know of, don't have written on them the records of the various sports' teams.
Athletics exist to SERVE the needs of the university. Yes, it can be the window that the school is viewed through for too many people. Athletics can serve to instill some pride and rally support for the university. Fine, great. But the bottom line is still what sports do to advance the university as a whole. It is not, and can not be, an end in itself.
I would rather have a 6'5" center that weighs 250#.
And doesn't shave her armpits. INTIMIDATION, baby.
AMEN! I sure hope we can get a power post in next year. Dowdell has a ton of talent that I hope she develops more for the 4 spot. We, also, need a PG - as much as some people may disagree about needing guards. Pringle is great in the 2 spot and I would like to see her play a pure shooting guard. I am pretty sure that Whitney Jones will return next year with, at least, 2 years of eligibility left. If she is healed, I think we are a different team with her in the game.
As for this year, I still say that there is a TON of talent on this team. I have seen them shoot and know they can do it. There is a lid on the basket in most games, though, and that is psychological. It has to be. You don't score like these guards did in HS and in SOME games for it not to be. They just have a few more games to break through this. I hope they do.
At this point, I believe in cutting our losses. This season is toast (Long has already snubbed the NIT, why would they come back if we win out and lose in the conference tourney). Plan for the future. Whatever it takes to make the "go forward" positive for the Lady Techster Basketball program!!!!! Enough is enough -- school pride has LONG been compromised. Get us a real coach.
(That being said, I am sure I am soon to be red dotted.) I am just saying what I think.
Well, it is VERY rare for me to red dot anyone. I just don't do that, unless it is obviously a slam against our university. I know that we all want the same thing that is on my signature and no one should get red dotted for that.
I do not believe in "cutting our losses", though. Last year was a special situation in which the players were NOT a team. In fact, some should have been kicked off mid season. There was no use in going to the WNIT and I believe the right message was sent. The WNIT is not going to snub us, though. That is silly. We didn't hurt their feelings by not going to their tournament. We did what was right for our program.
We still have some games left this year. I know that we ALL hope to get on a hot streak and finish strong. It is about seeding now and about the tournament.
What planet are you people on? My analysis tells me that the Techsters have won one game this season against a team with a winning record. That was NMSU at home followed later by a defeat at their place. Of the remaining four regular season games, only Neveda has a winning record. Nev. won by four at their place. We stand a chance of winning at the TAC. We should win out, but they haven't managed to win more than two in a row all season. They did manage to lose five in a row this season.
Even if we do win the last four, it appears that we will be the best of the worst in the WAC.
How can we expect to win the WAC Tournament with a record like ours? How can we expect to get an invitation to the outhouse with a record like ours?
I hope that my pessimistic forecast is wrong, but the odds say no. Wait till next year!
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