BB: WIAC: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[badgerwarhawk]

I'm glad to hear that LaCrosse got the funds they needed to keep the program alive for the next five years. 

[MIACLUV]

I am guessing that Coach Lechnir has a lot to do with the player walking away. He is a tough guy to play for.
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It always surprises me when people leave UW-O, You have to know what you're getting into when you go there. You're gonna play it the right way and get better, if you don't perform you're going to hear it from Coach Lechnir. He's not the type of guy that's going to hold your hand and say, "get em next time" it's not who he is. But players are coddled and babied throughout high school, so when someone actually gets on them, they fold and quit. Personally if I guy were to fold up like that and pout, I don't want him as a teammate!

[OshDude]

I'm glad to hear that LaCrosse got the funds they needed to keep the program alive for the next five years. 

I'll join the chorus. That's fantastic news!
What's not fantastic? UWO's start. Interested to see how the Titans fare against UWSP tomorrow, weather permitting.

[voice]

I'm glad to hear that LaCrosse got the funds they needed to keep the program alive for the next five years. 

What a great story on the UW-L baseball program getting an 11th hour $100 thousand dollar donation to save the program.  It capped a very successful fundraising effort. 

What concerns me is that other schools in the WIAC may use the La Crosse fundraising effort as a reason to put some of their own sports programs on the chopping block.

I don't think it is a road that boosters (those that make donations) are willing to drive on a regular basis.  The "budget crunch" has put those that sit in their school's "ivory tower" in a very tenuous situation in regards to athletic budgets, etc.  While the talk at the D III level is to be able to find the money to operate full athletic programs, at the D I level, athletic programs are recieving millions of dollars due to the ridiculous amount of money that CBS, ESPN, etc pays to televise NCAA games.

I watched a special CBS Final 4 pregame telecast on Saturday.  Dozens of athletic directors from around the county lined-up to talk about the money going to their athletic programs in the name of the student athlete.   CBS is nearing an end to its 11 year, $6 billion deal with the NCAA. One wonders if the NCAA has the student-athlete No. 1 on its mind when negotiating a new TV package?

[Brewers20]

I am guessing that Coach Lechnir has a lot to do with the player walking away. He is a tough guy to play for.

It always surprises me when people leave UW-O, You have to know what you're getting into when you go there. You're gonna play it the right way and get better, if you don't perform you're going to hear it from Coach Lechnir. He's not the type of guy that's going to hold your hand and say, "get em next time" it's not who he is. But players are coddled and babied throughout high school, so when someone actually gets on them, they fold and quit. Personally if I guy were to fold up like that and pout, I don't want him as a teammate!
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Oshkosh baseball has been on the downward spiral for the past 6 or 7 years.  Might be time for Coach Lechnir to retire.

[OshDude]

I'm glad to hear that LaCrosse got the funds they needed to keep the program alive for the next five years.  

What a great story on the UW-L baseball program getting an 11th hour $100 thousand dollar donation to save the program.  It capped a very successful fundraising effort.  

What concerns me is that other schools in the WIAC may use the La Crosse fundraising effort as a reason to put some of their own sports programs on the chopping block.

I don't think it is a road that boosters (those that make donations) are willing to drive on a regular basis.  The "budget crunch" has put those that sit in their school's "ivory tower" in a very tenuous situation in regards to athletic budgets, etc.  While the talk at the D III level is to be able to find the money to operate full athletic programs, at the D I level, athletic programs are recieving millions of dollars due to the ridiculous amount of money that CBS, ESPN, etc pays to televise NCAA games.

I watched a special CBS Final 4 pregame telecast on Saturday.  Dozens of athletic directors from around the county lined-up to talk about the money going to their athletic programs in the name of the student athlete.   CBS is nearing an end to its 11 year, $6 billion deal with the NCAA. One wonders if the NCAA has the student-athlete No. 1 on its mind when negotiating a new TV package?

Amen, Voice. I was thinking the same thing.

Another D-I student-athlete issue came up when John Feinstein tried to get the NCAA on the record about the proposed 96-team tourney, which could potentially force students to miss a full week of classes during the second week of play.

[cubs]

Congratulations to former UWO standout Jack Taschner for making the Pittsburgh Pirates opening day roster.  He pitched in the opener throwing 2/3 scoreless, striking out one.

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/gametracker/live/MLB_20100405_LA@PIT

[cubs]

All I know is Point has 0 chance of winning the WIAC or regionals without him.  They need him to step up and be the #2-3 guy on their staff this year with his blazing heat.  They will also miss his bat in the lineup and arm in the outfield. 

That couldn't be farther from the truth....  Point has arguably the best pitching staff of any of the WIAC schools, with or without Koback.

As far as him being in the outfield, who are you going to sit then?  Leasding hitter Dan Douglas?  Spurney? Archambeau?  Those are your three best OF's at this time plain and simple.  It's not as if Koback tore the cover off the ball last year, hitting .313, and he's hitting a paltry .262 this year.

I guess I should expect this though, coming from the same guy that didn't think the eventual leading hitter (Cummings) should be inthe line-up last season.

[cubs]

It will also be interesting to see what UWO's line-up looks like on Friday against Lawrence.  I have a pretty good source who has indicated that there will be a noticable omission from the line-up.

Funny that no one has posted about this yet.  For those not up to speed, Andrew Eichsteadt from UW-O hung 'em up after the last trip to the Humpty Dome.  I'm not close enough to know a true reason why (I'll hold my own speculation to myself), but a .342 hitter year ago & full time starter this year typically doesn't just quit mid-season because he's not getting the job done on the field.  Also - Derek Hiroskey is now playing First Base due to arm troubles.  Tough break for a good player. 

At this rate, it's hard to see UW-O even making it to the end of the season with a roster intact.  They'll have to really turn things around just to make the 3-team WIAC tournament.  For what it's worth - and tough for me to say - I'm putting my $ on Platteville to be team #3.   

I am guessing that Coach Lechnir has a lot to do with the player walking away. He is a tough guy to play for.

While he may be a tough guy to play for, he is also always there to help you out LONG after your playing days are over.  Those on here that are quick to judge him don't see a lot of the stuff that goes on throughout the season.  They only see the stuff that happens on game day.  Coach is one of those guys that I am thankful I was able to play for, as he has helped me as much off the filed as he did on the field.

[TitanBystander]

It always surprises me when people leave UW-O, You have to know what you're getting into when you go there. You're gonna play it the right way and get better, if you don't perform you're going to hear it from Coach Lechnir. He's not the type of guy that's going to hold your hand and say, "get em next time" it's not who he is. But players are coddled and babied throughout high school, so when someone actually gets on them, they fold and quit. Personally if I guy were to fold up like that and pout, I don't want him as a teammate!

You are right the UW-O reputation should be very well known & players should be aware of what they are getting into.  I'm sure other successful coaches in the WIAC (Bloom & Vodenlich) can be jsut as tough to play for, but they don't seem to lose SIGNIFCANT CONTRIBUTORS in mid-career or mid-season.  I think when a team loses 5 contributors (Ryan Demmin, Ryan Kuepper,  Ben Sebesta, Justin Jerschele, and Andrew Eichsteadt) in the span of 1 year, one can not assume that all these guys were "coddled and babied throughout high school, so when someone actually gets on them, they fold and quit".  Just too many guys doing this to say it's completely on them. 
The UW-O program needs to take a close look at itself & ask "what are we doing wrong?" 

[pickleshiner]

Why are Archambeau and Koback not in Point's lineup today at Oshkosh?  I'm a little nervous with their lineup they have out there for game 1 against Kannenberg.

[szlongball]

It always surprises me when people leave UW-O, You have to know what you're getting into when you go there. You're gonna play it the right way and get better, if you don't perform you're going to hear it from Coach Lechnir. He's not the type of guy that's going to hold your hand and say, "get em next time" it's not who he is. But players are coddled and babied throughout high school, so when someone actually gets on them, they fold and quit. Personally if I guy were to fold up like that and pout, I don't want him as a teammate!

You are right the UW-O reputation should be very well known & players should be aware of what they are getting into.  I'm sure other successful coaches in the WIAC (Bloom & Vodenlich) can be jsut as tough to play for, but they don't seem to lose SIGNIFCANT CONTRIBUTORS in mid-career or mid-season.  I think when a team loses 5 contributors (Ryan Demmin, Ryan Kuepper,  Ben Sebesta, Justin Jerschele, and Andrew Eichsteadt) in the span of 1 year, one can not assume that all these guys were "coddled and babied throughout high school, so when someone actually gets on them, they fold and quit".  Just too many guys doing this to say it's completely on them. 
The UW-O program needs to take a close look at itself & ask "what are we doing wrong?" 

Have to agree with you TitanBystander. I'm pretty sure that they don't wreck pitchers arms either. Someone asked my advice about which school to go to for baseball.  Told them either Point or Whitewater. They have proven track records as winning programs and Oshkosh is the LAST place you want to go.

[Brewers20]

Why are Archambeau and Koback not in Point's lineup today at Oshkosh?  I'm a little nervous with their lineup they have out there for game 1 against Kannenberg.

Both are a little banged up as of right now.

[pickleshiner]

Looks like Point is going to lose game 1.  Oshkosh is rocking Delorit and they have several starters missing and no one seems to know why.  All this ripping on Oshkosh and Coach Lechnir how about some of Blooms decisions?

[brewcrew2008]

Not sure why Archambeau isn't playing but I'm pretty sure Koback's out for the year with an elbow issue