Long Beach State Athletics!: Re: Re Panita

Gotta blame Jane who has shown no leadership whatsoever. She has simply checked out early. I'm concerned that Mr. Smitheran under the orders of the bean counter will be hiring on the cheap for both softball and tennis. Could this be a good moment for both programs to take out a long term lease on the Big West basement? As far as Panita I wish her good times at Hawaii. She going to have to recruit much better for Hawaii than her last 2 years at the Beach. The mountain west is a far better softball conference than the Big West.

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becoming less a fan of SMitheran

but isn't his job to report to Apel (the bean counter)

I mean that is his boss

Apel seems to escape any sort of ownership or responsibility for what is occuring

this messed up set-up Jane set to wash her hands from Athletics is horrific

they all 3 should resign for what is unfolding

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Is a good fit for Hawaii. We had been picked 1st this year and actually slipped behind teams we used to consistently defeat in the Big West. I'm not going to trash them as I will leave that to Jr. On the other board. Frankly though recruiting has been less than stellar the last few years. A coaching change here would not be horrible except I have no faith in Mr Smitheran to make a decent hire. His loyalty is clearly to the bean counter guy and not the coaches or student athletes.

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If the goal for the last 5 years has been to turn Long Beach State into Cal State LA, have to saying the admin is doing a fantastic job at that

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Not a good sign at all. It's almost like the athletic department is self destructing by letting their best coaches leave or driving them out. By doing so lowering the bar which will result in less funding with lowered expectations. I never thought much of the BW Commissioner Cups but now LBSU, once the leader, will be hard pressed to get back to the top.

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it does make one wonder if Smitheran is lost in a paradigm and became overly invested in MBB when he came. the Hilt letter makes one speculate to that effect.

granted MBB is important, just anybody that delves into Long Beach State to any depth would have realized the strength has been broad based success in Olympic Sports, and MBB was somewhat 'gravy' when they did succeed.

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Associate Head Coach, Panita Thanatharn, was just hired to be Hawaii's new head softball coach. Unbelievable...she's been a long time assistant to Coach Sowder and assumed to be the heir apparent. I'm assuming Bobby's probably hiring another inexperienced Aztec assistant to take over. What a clown...