# Under The Hood: SLU Women's Soccer's Kendall Curran & Louisiana Outlaws Baseball Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/under-the-hood-tangi-96-5-6308901/under-the-hood-slu-women-s-soccer-s-kendall-curran-louisiana-outlaws-baseball Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/under-the-hood-tangi-96-5-6308901/under-the-hood-slu-women-s-soccer-s-kendall-curran-louisiana-outlaws-baseball.md Podcast: [Under the Hood - Tangi 96.5](https://stenobird.com/podcast/under-the-hood-tangi-96-5-6308901) Published: 2026-05-02T16:05:00+00:00 Episode link: https://78407ec8-cc86-4a27-ab29-4ffeafe83ad9.libsyn.com/under-the-hood-slu-womens-soccers-kendall-curran-louisiana-outlaws-baseball Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/78407ec8-cc86-4a27-ab29-4ffeafe83ad9/UTH_season_7_episode_16_5-2-26.mp3?dest-id=3978687 Processing state: processed JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/under-the-hood-tangi-96-5-6308901/episodes/under-the-hood-slu-women-s-soccer-s-kendall-curran-louisiana-outlaws-baseball Duration seconds: 7292 ## Resource A deep dive into the culture and leadership of collegiate athletics, featuring insights from SLU women's soccer captain Kendall Curran and the Louisiana Outlaws baseball program. The discussion explores building team accountability and the evolving landscape of NIL and revenue sharing in sports. ## Highlights - Main idea: Building a team culture where all players, from freshmen to seniors, feel empowered to hold each other to high standards - Practical takeaway: Effective leadership requires adapting to the new realities of NIL and revenue sharing in collegiate sports - Failure mode: Relying on purely physical playing styles that may lack the longevity required for long-term athletic success - Main idea: The importance of maintaining academic excellence alongside athletic development to reach the next professional level - Practical takeaway: Success in modern sports management requires acting as both a coach and a general manager simultaneously ## Topics College Soccer, Louisiana Outlaws Baseball, NIL, Athletic Leadership, Team Culture, Sports Management, Collegiate Athletics ## Chapters - 1:00 — Local Sports Update: A rundown of upcoming softball and baseball tournament schedules across the region. - 10:00 — Campus Infrastructure: A discussion regarding new building developments and their impact on local athletic facilities. - 19:00 — Cultivating Team Accountability: Kendall Curran discusses fostering a culture of transparency and high standards within the SLU soccer program. - 29:00 — The Value of Team Depth: Reflections on how diverse talent and group dynamics contribute to overall team success. - 38:00 — Development and Growth: Exploring the personal and professional development of athletes through continuous work and discipline. - 56:00 — Navigating NIL and Revenue Sharing: Analyzing the necessity of adapting to the changing economic landscape of college athletics. - 1:15:00 — The Path to the Next Level: Balancing high-level athletic performance with the academic requirements necessary for professional advancement. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/under-the-hood-tangi-96-5-6308901/episodes/under-the-hood-slu-women-s-soccer-s-kendall-curran-louisiana-outlaws-baseball/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/under-the-hood-tangi-96-5-6308901/under-the-hood-slu-women-s-soccer-s-kendall-curran-louisiana-outlaws-baseball.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.