Coach Napier's EXit

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Originally Posted by CajunVic

I believe we will find in the next few years that CBN is a very rare commodity that we were fortunate to have for 4 years here.

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I agree with that 100%. Rare, not doubt, but not a unicorn. LOL!

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Originally Posted by shof

Your last sentence is key … for us! We needed to have this time to conduct a thorough search/hire before signing day as well. If done in time there is still opportunities to re-recruit any prospects the new regime wants to pursue. Doesn’t mean we will get them but at least we’ll have a better chance with a new coach already onboard.

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Good point.

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Originally Posted by SlickRick

App has a long history of winning, we don't. They have a hard core fan base, we don't. Houston is in a mega city with a billionaire benefactor, we don't.

We would need to stay in the top 25, like Boise did to really have a shot at moving on from the G5. Saying and believing Lsu is our rival is what's needed. CBN staying was likely out last chance. He was our unicorn. That's how I see it. And, I still think it's ____ty to announce before our biggest game.

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And, I take the opposite view. There will be fewer distractions now that the decision has been made. To wait another week would have been disastrous with the unknown permeating through the football team. Look, every player knew what could happen. Them knowing is actually good as it lets them focus on the task at hand.

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Originally Posted by JayWalker

And, I take the opposite view. There will be fewer distractions now that the decision has been made. To wait another week would have been disastrous with the unknown permeating through the football team. Look, every player knew what could happen. Them knowing is actually good as it lets them focus on the task at hand.

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I agree get the announcement out of the way and focus on the game this week.

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Originally Posted by JayWalker

And, I take the opposite view. There will be fewer distractions now that the decision has been made. To wait another week would have been disastrous with the unknown permeating through the football team. Look, every player knew what could happen. Them knowing is actually good as it lets them focus on the task at hand.

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Yeah, I'm seeing it differently today. They need to change the early signing date to keep this type stuff from happening every year. Move it back to January, or just have one signing date after the first of the year.

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Originally Posted by SlickRick

I agree with that 100%. Rare, not doubt, but not a unicorn. LOL!

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It can be done. Arkansas State had a blueprint (up until Blake Anderson wore out his welcome). App State has a blueprint and has held by it. UL can do the same.

Arkansas State went from Hugh Freeze to Gus Malzahn to Bryan Harsin to Blake Anderson and were 85-48 under those coaches in those years.

App State went from Scott Satterfield to Eli Drinkwitz to Shawn Clark and went 83-15 under those coaches in those years (Not to mention what they did with Sparky Woods and Jerry More before that which was a totla of 253-106-2.

It can be done, we just need to make it happen.

I’m very happy for CBN and how this process all worked out with the timing and all. I wish he and his family well and much success but him going there won’t make me a Gators fan, maybe I just won’t pull against them!

I only pull for one P5 team and that’s because I live in the town of the university. I always pull for every G5 against a P5 and I hope all P5 v P5 games end in a tie. Until they allow all FBS schools into their championship.

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Originally Posted by RaginDave

It can be done. Arkansas State had a blueprint (up until Blake Anderson wore out his welcome). App State has a blueprint and has held by it. UL can do the same.

Arkansas State went from Hugh Freeze to Gus Malzahn to Bryan Harsin to Blake Anderson and were 85-48 under those coaches in those years.

App State went from Scott Satterfield to Eli Drinkwitz to Shawn Clark and went 83-15 under those coaches in those years (Not to mention what they did with Sparky Woods and Jerry More before that which was a totla of 253-106-2.

It can be done, we just need to make it happen.

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Until recently when they hired Butch Jones. Unfortunately, that is not the model in which they have had success with.

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Originally Posted by HOUCajun

I’m not sure. But that is in no way relevant if they do. We are not playing Florida.

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No to playing anything but UL music
Nothing honoring UF
The championship game isn’t about UF, but UL
Support UL and we’re supporting our players, and staff led by CBN
It’s really that simple.

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Originally Posted by SlickRick

It's about getting out of the G5.

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Not really. Oklahoma just proved any instruction can be victimized. Just more so at our level, but don’t believe P5 coaches aren’t targeted and gotten by the bigger fish in P5.

Coaches i’m talking about. I’m not in disagreement about getting to P5 is best.