Quote Originally Posted by philgarris View Post
Champion110 there is very little that we disagree on but this is one time I am gonna disagree with you. We are not fine and we have not been fine for MANY years. We will not be fine until we have the athletes that walk on the floor with a chip on their shoulder and DARE someone to knock it off.

We have to get back to basics and recruiting kids that want to win, know how to win and hate losing more than winning.

Louisiana Tech has gotten in the mind set of taking what comes to you instead of going out and taking what you want in the recruits.

We have to start recruiting those top 100 players with just as much conviction as we are recruiting everyone else.

We have not been recruiting these top tier kids or at least they didn't recruit Tianah Alvarado or Alexis Ungro. The only reason I can think of is that they saw the list of Tenn, Seton Hall, South Florida, UNC and other schools and thought they would not be able to sway them away.

Ungro is excited to speak with them about Louisiana Tech and this coming from Necole Tunsil (their coach) whoever gets Alexis also has a really good shot at Tianah Alvarado.

I know we don't have the budget when it comes to recruiting that a lot of the bigger schools have but this is when they (coaching staff) has to rely on us the high school coaches with love for the university to go find players that we can get them in front of.
I don't have a problem with your statement at all. Also, I am not saying that there does not need to be changes. The problem is people want to dump out the baby with the bath water. That isn't going to happen, is a complete over reaction, and shouldn't happen. This whole thread is WAY over the top. I love the Lady Techsters and am angry, upset, and more disappointed than probably any one else on this board. I am not in a panic, though. I know it is a different style of dealing with things and I don't expect everyone to react the same way, but a little perspective can be good from time to time. Some have lost that completely. I changed it to "I will be fine". The sun came up today and is shining just like it usually does.

Now, as for the program, bring in a TOP Assistant (like I have been saying all year) - maybe even 2 more - and you will see a HUGE change in our team next year. Don't do that, and bring in Geno and all his players with him and you will get the same result you saw this year. That is the problem that has plagued us all year. Spoon needs enough money in the budget to do that and hit the recruiting trails for some top players. The Techsters AND SPOON will then be just fine. I have never seen a Division One program so under staffed before. The Techsters have certainly never been this understaffed.