Coach Napier's EXit

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Originally Posted by cjr3888

Give it a rest. Most of the staff and players knew before the ULM game. They have a goal to reach together and they will complete that task Saturday.

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We sure looked like we were resting last night against moan row. Distractions?

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Originally Posted by SlickRick

We sure looked like we were resting last night against moan row. Distractions?

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Any team we’ve played, that the players don’t view as a threat to beat us, has been a let down.

It will be the same against Appalachian State Saturday and it has been the last two times we faced them.

Best thing that can happen is:

1. We blow out App State
2. Crowd stays ENTIRE GAME
3. POWERade bath
4. Standing ovation for CBN and players from a full stadium

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Originally Posted by RedTails

Best thing that can happen is:

1. We blow out App State
2. Crowd stays ENTIRE GAME
3. POWERade bath
4. Standing ovation for CBN and players from a full stadium

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Do we know what kind of my package Florida gave him? Is his $3M buyout legit?

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Originally Posted by Crowley Cajun

"We felt confident he would be an excellent leader for the Gators, which is why he was the only candidate I met with about the job.

Wow. They knew about the best kept secret that we had here.

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Don’t worry, in the next 24-48 hours we will be back to normal with multiple “nanny-nanny boo-boo, I know something you don’t know” posts appearing.

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Originally Posted by ZoomZoom

Don’t worry, in the next 24-48 hours we will be back to normal with multiple “nanny-nanny boo-boo, I know something you don’t know” posts appearing.

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Lol I just hope we keep our good players and they don’t transfer out!

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Originally Posted by cajun4life

Any team we’ve played, that the players don’t view as a threat to beat us, has been a let down.

It will be the same against Appalachian State Saturday and it has been the last two times we faced them.

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Easier said than done.

APP has been kicking butt since their loss to us. We better be ready, or it could get ugly. They turned around and beat covid Carolina, 30-27, then...

59-28 ulm, up 49-7 at the half

48-14 state
31-7 SO AL
45-7 Troy
27-3 GA So

They'll be ready and their stud RB, Peoples, will be in the lineup this game. He's very good.

I know we can beat them if we have our A game and Levi is clicking, but the challenge will be to keep their focus on the prize, not who will be coaching them next season. A tall task, for sure.

Also, the coaches that left them when they won conference, left after the CC game not 10 days before.

I'm only looking at this as how it impacts our chances to win our biggest game, not how we should thank CBN for the job he did here. I've thanked him every summer he's been here while donating to the suit-em- up program that pays for those awesome threads you see on our team on the Cajun walk.

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Originally Posted by RedTails

Best thing that can happen is:

1. We blow out App State
2. Crowd stays ENTIRE GAME
3. POWERade bath
4. Standing ovation for CBN and players from a full stadium

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This!

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Originally Posted by SlickRick

Not really . . .

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Hey, is it true that you don't attend our home games?

Asking for a friend.

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Originally Posted by Duggie35

Now that the news is official, it hurts. However, for many years we have been hoping to get a coach that would elevate UL and be sought after by a major program. Billy did just that and is now being rewarded handsomely for the great job he did. I trust Dr. Maggard will hire another great coach that can continue to build on the foundation layed by CBN. Hopefully we will be experiencing a similar disappointment in the next 4-5 years due to the continuing success of Ragin Cajun football!!! ������

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Don't like the idea of hoping for another coach to come in and leave in 4 years. Just rinse and repeat? Is this all we have to look forward to?

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Originally Posted by CRAWFISH61

My hope is that our program becomes a destination and a place a coach does not want to leave.

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This.

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Originally Posted by CajunVic

Hey, is it true that you don't attend our home games?

Asking for a friend.

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If you can’t ask for yourself, get off the board . . .

Don’t believe half what you are told, it’s not good for your reputation. . .

Good luck with that. If a coach has longevity at the G5 level, you have nothing but a mediocre coach at best . . .

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Originally Posted by SlickRick

If you can’t ask for yourself, get off the board . . .

Don’t believe half what you are told, it’s not good for your reputation. . .

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Reputation? That's a laugh.

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Originally Posted by SlickRick

If you can’t ask for yourself, get off the board . . .

Don’t believe half what you are told, it’s not good for your reputation. . .

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Vic, do you actually go to our home games?

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Originally Posted by CajunVic

Good luck with that. If a coach has longevity at the G5 level, you have nothing but a mediocre coach at best . . .

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It's about getting out of the G5.

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Originally Posted by SlickRick

Don't like the idea of hoping for another coach to come in and leave in 4 years. Just rinse and repeat? Is this all we have to look forward to?

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Unfortunately, it is.

I’d rather have this situation than any we had prior to this, fired or quit.

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Originally Posted by CajunVic

Vic, do you actually go to our home games?

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I make some but not all of them and I will not allow this thread to be about 1 fan. So That’s the end of that.

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Originally Posted by cajun4life

Unfortunately, it is.

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Are you a casual fan?

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Originally Posted by SlickRick

Are you a casual fan?

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What is the deal with you and other posters fandom? Did you have a drink with JMV?

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Originally Posted by SlickRick

Don't like the idea of hoping for another coach to come in and leave in 4 years. Just rinse and repeat? Is this all we have to look forward to?

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You could sign up for Skip Holtz and keep him for 9 years instead

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Originally Posted by SlickRick

Are you a casual fan?

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Come on now…you know better than that.

The reality of the situation is, in the current state of college football, we are a stepping stone. Which is a huge improvement over a coaching graveyard.

We made a great effort to retain Napier, he chose to go to a program that has a legit shot at winning it all. Which we will never give a coach that opportunity until things change.

Unless we can find a way to triple our athletic budget, then we are a stepping stone.

Maybe can knock off some of that 3 mill in exchange for a home and home contract.

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Originally Posted by cajun4life

Come on now…you know better than that.

The reality of the situation is, in the current state of college football, we are a stepping stone. Which is a huge improvement over a coaching graveyard.

We made a great effort to retain Napier, he chose to go to a program that has a legit shot at winning it all. Which we will never give a coach that opportunity until things change.

Unless we can find a way to triple our athletic budget, then we are a stepping stone.

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Hell, apparently a lot of jobs these days are stepping stones of differing degrees. See Oklahoma.