Dead Last?????

[Jacks#1Fan]

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Haven't visited the forum much recently and so this comment comes late (for me...that is usual). IMHO, Kim Aggaboa is a big step upward over the previous coach. She will need some time, but I feel pretty strongly that she can do the job. Yes, the new indoor facility will be of great help. It is not just that it improves the players we have, it improves the chances that we can get better recruits to come here. (Would you rather work out in the winter, fielding softballs on the old Barn's wooden floor, or on the artificial turf in a Dome?) I agree with an earlier poster, it is way too soon to judge this coach (and other coaches put in the same position). I am pretty sure the administration likes what they have and she is in no danger at this point.

[goon]

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This naysaying thread was premature. Jacks have won three straight.

Maybe not in dead last which is good but 4-8 in confrence is really not a good start overall. Glad its gotten better. Having time to gel as a team probably helped and playing other bad teams couldn't of hurt either.

[NoVaJack]

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This naysaying thread was premature. Jacks have won three straight.

[goon]

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Glad to hear they are playing better. Finishing storng in confrence play would be a good boost going into next year recruirting etc.

[LakeJack]

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Oh and the Jacks have vaulted above Oakland and Western Illinois in the Summit League standings

[LakeJack]

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Jacks sweep Oakland

Game 3 Final

SDSU 7 - OU 4

[LakeJack]

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Game 3

SDSU 7 - OU 1 - Top of 7

[Chains]

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Jacks win game 2 - SDSU 2 - OU 0

Couple of good wins for the softball program. I have had the opportunity to meet coach Aggaboa and I really wish her well. She seems to be an outstanding person with a huge task in front of her.

Jacks softball is at a big disadvantage. NDSU does have indoor facilities to practice in as well does USD (dome). The indoor practice facility in a couple of years will clearly be a benefit to softball.

I know that if I had a daughter playing softball I would like her to play for someone like coach Aggaboa. I personally think she will do nice things for the softball program. Lets at least give her a chance. 2-0 today is a positive for her and the program

GBGBGJ

[LakeJack]

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Jacks win game 2 - SDSU 2 - OU 0

[LakeJack]

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Oh by the way SDSU beat Oakland earlier today 4-1 and it is tied 0-0 in game two down in Omaha

[LakeJack]

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So Goon,

Coach Aggaboa gets a 1 1/2 seasons and now it is time to let her go? Come on. She was hired July 25, 2011, give her a chance.

The season before she got here SDSU went 13-42
Last year Aggaboa's first SDSU went 13-27-1
So far this year SDSU is 12-21 and has yet to play a game at home.

[goon]

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First off, soccer and softball are not comparable when it comes to climate. The majority of the soccer season is pretty darn good weather, Whereas softball is an outdoor sport that starts in the dead of winter. There have been seasons in which our home opener and senior day fall on the weekend in softball.

Aside from the weather, the entire culture of our softball program needs to be changed, as our softball program has been in a sad state for a long time and isn't going to be changed overnight, especially with the resources provided to the team. I'm not saying we should accept losing, but we should have realistic expectations and a realistic timeline to be able to judge a coach.

how many of our peer schools do have an advantage over us in climate and weather for the softball season. UNO maybe a little better, USD no better, NDSU no better, unless they play in the domes which i dont know, i would think they play outdoors. We are recruiting against schools who have very similar problems as us.

Also most of our programs have only had a moderate history of sucsess if any so its not like softball is the only one who struggles. Its never been a huge strong point but its still never consistantly been a bottom feeder in the confrence back to our D2 days.

[Kemo]

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lets face it, girls softball around the midwest and dakotas is pretty good. If lang can find quality soccer players who have simmilar issues with funding and facilities and recruiting to play soccer in bad weather at the end of the year. Yet he does well and has teams competeing for confrence championships. Im not expecting to be 1st in confrence every year in softball, we dont have a track record to expect that but lets face it, most of our peers we are competeing with are all in the same boat. sure we fund basketball and football better then a few other schools in confrence but usually we are toward the bottom and most sports have the same facilities to use to get good recruits here. Ice storms in april dont help no indoor training facility doesnt help, but it sounds like excuses to me. Our swimming program has challenges that other programs dont have yet we had a very sucsessful year. golf same story they usually have strong teams with not a lot of great local talent to pick from. I could continue, but I think I made my point.

First off, soccer and softball are not comparable when it comes to climate. The majority of the soccer season is pretty darn good weather, Whereas softball is an outdoor sport that starts in the dead of winter. There have been seasons in which our home opener and senior day fall on the weekend in softball.

Aside from the weather, the entire culture of our softball program needs to be changed, as our softball program has been in a sad state for a long time and isn't going to be changed overnight, especially with the resources provided to the team. I'm not saying we should accept losing, but we should have realistic expectations and a realistic timeline to be able to judge a coach.

[goon]

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lets face it, girls softball around the midwest and dakotas is pretty good. If lang can find quality soccer players who have simmilar issues with funding and facilities and recruiting to play soccer in bad weather at the end of the year. Yet he does well and has teams competeing for confrence championships. Im not expecting to be 1st in confrence every year in softball, we dont have a track record to expect that but lets face it, most of our peers we are competeing with are all in the same boat. sure we fund basketball and football better then a few other schools in confrence but usually we are toward the bottom and most sports have the same facilities to use to get good recruits here. Ice storms in april dont help no indoor training facility doesnt help, but it sounds like excuses to me. Our swimming program has challenges that other programs dont have yet we had a very sucsessful year. golf same story they usually have strong teams with not a lot of great local talent to pick from. I could continue, but I think I made my point.

[Nidaros]

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Softball isn't going to be a quick fix at SDSU. Location and tradition are working against us, plus I would guess we are underfunded compared to our peers (can't say for certain, but I know it was the case a few years back). Give Coach a few years with her recruits and an indoor practice facility before questioning the direction of the program.

Agree, this coach picked up where the other one left off. Not the best of everything. She does need a chance to prove her coaching ability. Change right now might bring the program down further. We dont have the resources to hire away the HC from Iowa, or some similar place, and given the same set of circumstances, could this high profile coach win at SDSU? I am thinking probably not.