Aly Sartini?

Dear HeMan70525

We are talking about softball here, so try and stay on topic. I’m well aware of LSU’s history of national championships and Techs accomplishments, neither of which have anything to do with this thread. I understand that people get upset with losing and disappointed with their athletic programs, that is the common denominator amongst college sports fans throughout the nation. You winning championships is great, but one can do so without arrogance (see your comments concerning about worst feeling Cajun fans) and giving others their due credit when they defeat you on the field of competition. Clearly it’s something that many LSU fans find beneath themselves to do.

As for recruiting, of course UL’s 2008 class has been phenomenal, all from Louisiana that year, including the National Gatorade Player of the Year. Orgeron was the only one in that class that didn’t play as a true freshman that made the Softball World Series. But I’m sure in your book none of them were worthy to wear purple & gold, and I would certainly say UL signed the better class that year. As for the 2009 class, yes there is one left. How many have transferred (allowed to transfer) between 2008 and 2011 from LSU? How about Vanessa Soto, does she count? As for the best talent in Acadiana, if they grew up in LSU families, then I’m sure that played a major role in getting athletes to sign, and while Alex Boulet of Crowley, Katie Guillory of Carencro, Lauren Houston of Lafayette are very good players, only Houston is considered a premier player by most people that have watched them play in high school or travel ball. Boulet and Guillory will both need a year to adjust, like Orgeron. As for Pizer/Hollier, I would not call a player that couldn’t hit her way into the lineup and was a bench player a wash in comparison to getting a starter from an SEC program. That’s a reach at best, although Heidi is a great kid. As for Hamilton and Patterson, both played against the same competition in travel ball, so I'm not concerned too much about what each did against HS programs.

As for UL not having a new stadium, you’re parsing words and playing games. They have a new grandstand, new locker rooms, and new rest rooms and will have a new covered batting cage with a video screen next to the existing batting cage. The scoreboard was replaced last year and thus the field and brick walls remain. Wow, so two/thirds of the park is new. Whatever! Yes, congratulations LSU has top flight facilities; too bad some of the fans that sit in it can’t be called the same. UL fans and coaches deserve some credit? Yes, how nice of you. (See Arrogance).

As for respecting Yvette G., on the field she has earned every accolade she will be recognized for in the hall of fame. Most Cajun fans respect her for that and building the UL program from scratch. The off the field stuff is an entirely different matter, but I do hope she will be recognized by the university for he contributions when she retires.

I also hope Alyson Habetz gets the head coaching job she wants, having her return home would be a nice touch. But if she doesn’t get the LSU job, it matters not to me as long as she gets the opportunity she deserves. Thanks for your somewhat kind words.