Coach Desormeaux

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Originally Posted by cajuns80

No, we are paying Des based off his experience. The money would've been there to go get one of these young and upcoming P5 assistants but MH/Maggard went the cheap route.

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. . . you don’t know that . . .

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Originally Posted by CajunVic

. . . . what I’m saying is that the people promising money to pay Napier’s salary were promising it only to pay Napier’s salary . . . so, when Napier went away, that money went away and what we had available for this hire is what we are paying CMD . . . ding, ding, ding

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Gotcha. So the "people promising money" were just huge Napier fans then?

Going to the same people and saying "hey Billy's gone, but we're interviewing 5 or 6 SEC coordinators as we speak, so don't be too quick to pull your money", would have been fruitless...?

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Originally Posted by jaxmc1023

Gotcha. So the "people promising money" were just huge Napier fans then?

Going to the same people and saying "hey Billy's gone, but we're interviewing 5 or 6 SEC coordinators as we speak, so don't be too quick to pull your money", would have been fruitless...?

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. . . we will just call you the “if” man . . .

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Originally Posted by CajunVic

. . . you don’t know that . . .

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I do know that. The pot of money was larger than what was given to Des.

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Originally Posted by zephyr

But according to one lost soul here, we couldn't afford to keep Napier any longer no matter what went down so I guess he wouldn't have been making 2.5 times what Des is after all.....

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Once Florida entered the conversation and offered him boat loads of money, UL had no chance of keeping him. Like Vic said, if Napier turned down Florida, he would be making 10x Des's salary somewhere else.

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Originally Posted by CajunVic

. . . so you think in reality that CBN was going to coach here another year at a range we had to offer when we know what he made that year . . . if so, that is another level of stupidity I never thought you would reach . . . quit while you are far behind . . .

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If there was no P5 offer? Yes. He was extended for several more years. Why do you think we were paid by Florida?

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Originally Posted by JAB

Once Florida entered the conversation and offered him boat loads of money, UL had no chance of keeping him. Like Vic said, if Napier turned down Florida, he would be making 10x Des's salary somewhere else.

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We ALL understand this. His statement was centered around no longer being able to afford Napier regardless which is why I used HIS quote. And that was ludicrous.

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Originally Posted by zephyr

We ALL understand this. His statement was centered around no longer being able to afford Napier regardless which is why I used HIS quote. And that was ludicrous.

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I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure his comments were in the context of the fact that Napier had another offer and decided to leave. Hence his comments about how the budget money was no longer applicable to Des because it exclusively applied to Napier who was now gone.

I think it’s safe to say Napier had personal ambitions to be HFC at a major (read SEC) program. We were never going to keep him long term. And while we may have been able to hang onto him a little longer it was going to take boosters to foot the bill. Let’s face it, our football “operations” do not generate sufficient income to afford what we pay the staff now without significant financial support from boosters. And the program has some big bills to pay with the upcoming facility improvements. I believe if CMD starts achieving CBN’s final 2 seasons success money will follow to pay him and his staff appropriately.

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Originally Posted by CajunVic

. . . maybe LSU or Bama might be good teams for you . . . Oh, but each has already lost a game this year . . . oh well . . .

. . . I believe the door is open for people who want to bring big checks and there is a collective set up for your contribution in an attempt to compete somewhat with NIL for player retention and attention . . . I’m sure you will be doing your part to help Louisiana become what you think it should be. . . . you know bring the level up a notch or two, correct . . .

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It's not our job to solicit big checks. That's the job of the administration. A job they've done poorly. But as usual, responsibility is always deflected.

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Originally Posted by JamesTheJeweler

It's not our job to solicit big checks. That's the job of the administration. A job they've done poorly. But as usual, responsibility is always deflected.

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. . . nobody said anything about soliciting big checks . . . but if you personally want and demand what big checks are needed to buy, my suggestion is that you put your money where your mouth is and submit a big check . . .

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Originally Posted by CajunVic

. . . . what I’m saying is that the people promising money to pay Napier’s salary were promising it only to pay Napier’s salary . . . so, when Napier went away, that money went away and what we had available for this hire is what we are paying CMD . . . ding, ding, ding

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So as an administration, that's it? You don't say to said donors, listen, riding on this wave of success, we are in a better position to go out with a national search and attract another coach with equal or better credentials than Napier had coming into this job. Of course they aren't paying 2mil for Des. This isn't rocket science. But as usual, I guess that would take too much effort. Zero proactive moves. Everything is reactive and "we can't do that here". And with a sizeable enough fanbase that defends that kind of mediocrity, it's no wonder nothing changes.