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Date: May 7, 2006

The Fall of USM Athletics under SFT

Date: May 8, 2006

Tulsa won the softball regular season title, USM finished 6th out of 9 teams. Memphis, who is fielding it's first softball team this year, finished with a near similar record as USM.

Date: May 8, 2006

I am amazed that we have the same coach now in SB for the past six years who just turned in her fourth losing season. I guess mediocrity is to be rewarded here. She barely beat out a Memphis team who was just in its first year.

Before the year started, we were a veteran team (all four infielders were seniors) who wasn't going to repeat last year's losing season. So we go back out and put up a worse season this year and now, at the end of the year, our misfortunes are because we are a young team, whose future "is on the horizon."

Wow!

Date: May 8, 2006

If you think anybody in the Athletic Director's or President's offices cares about anything other than football, men's basketball, and baseball, you're sadly mistaken.

The other sports just need to keep existing. No more and no less.

Date: May 8, 2006

http://hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060508/SOUTHERNMISS/605080306/1050

Southern Miss set to begin upgrades

If you build it, they will come.

The University of Southern Mississippi is living by that "Field of Dreams" credo.

With $38 million in facility upgrades in the works, Southern Miss hopes to fulfill the needs of its coaches, student-athletes and the athletic department....

Date: May 8, 2006

info wrote:

http://hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060508/SOUTHERNMISS/605080306/1050 Southern Miss set to begin upgrades If you build it, they will come. The University of Southern Mississippi is living by that "Field of Dreams" credo. With $38 million in facility upgrades in the works, Southern Miss hopes to fulfill the needs of its coaches, student-athletes and the athletic department....

Take a look at the two pie charts on page 14 of the Foundation Annual Report. One pie chart shows the goal of the capital campaign (area fundraising). The other chart shows what was actually achieved. Then read the top paragraph on page 15.