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It’s different than where he was before, at UL, large and in charge, running the show.
But Mark Hudspeth, fired last December after a seven-season run as head coach of the Ragin’ Cajuns that included five bowl appearances, is in a good place these days.
He was hired right away to be associate head coach and tight ends coach at nationally ranked Mississippi State, where he previously worked two years as wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator in 2009 and 2010.
I wonder if we had to reduce his buyout/contract with his hiring by MS ST?
No....buyout not effectedQuote:
Originally Posted by BeauCajun
....I would think and hope that he is a pretty wealthy guy!.....btw what do you guys. See as his top 5 moments....I like the first bowl and the 'sea of red bowl" .....that dome photo is a fine moment.....the field goal....the onside kick against Monroe!Quote:
Originally Posted by Policarp
Same onside kick to SDSU to catapult us to a win, and I think vs Troy that same season.
Onside kick I remember the most is the one Pee Wee recovered to help set up the winning score against ULM. I don't think there was one in the NO Bowl against San Diego State. There may have been one executed against Troy.Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunEXPRESS
I don’t remember one in the Nola bowl either. There definitely was one against Troy that year. Caught them off guard after we went up 7-0. We scored again after that and cruised to victory. The other thing I remember most about that Troy game was Melvin White’s pick 6. It was around 80 or so yards and I don’t think I’ve ever heard Cajun field as loud as it was when he was cutting through his blocksQuote:
Originally Posted by Cajunsmike
for the TD. There used to be a video with Jays radio call synced up with it but I could never find it. If anyone can find that it would be much appreciated.
What a class act...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aDu8BGaj0LsQuote:
Originally Posted by RcL8
4:40 mark
Very much a class act.
Dude that’s awesome! Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by ULvictory
https://www.youtube.com/aDu8BGaj0LsQuote:
Originally Posted by ULvictory
https://youtu.be/aDu8BGaj0Ls
I often said that regardless of the circumstances of his departure, that I believed he'd leave the program better than he found it. And while those last 3 years were long and painful as a fan, Hud showed Cajun fans would could be accomplished on the field. Also, from what I understand, he was instrumental in the building of the APC which will pay dividends to our athletic program for years to come.Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunSaint08
He was more than instrumental in the APC. Had he not not taken action Farmer would have USLed the whole thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajunfanatico
Absolutely correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Buds
Mark Hudspeth was exactly what we needed, exactly when we needed it. Success can often be more difficult to handle than failure, and I think that happened to Hud. But anyone that can’t recognize the Hudspeth era as a major step forward has a vendetta against the man.
Yes, I was sitting in his office when he got the call Farmer was reducing the size of the weight room because they didn't have enough funds. I believe Farmer had reduced the square footage down to about the size of McNeese State's current weight room. He went out and helped raise the money to build it the right way.Quote:
Originally Posted by ManAboutTown
He was the right guy for where we were, what we had to spend on a coach, what our fan base needed. Dude brought a shyteload of energy to the program and proceeded to win 4 bowl games in a row. Think we were dogs in 3 of the 4. He left his mark and left us in better shape. He did lose the locker room, which ultimately led to his undoing.
No regrets at all.....Hud's 1st 4 years was the best 4 year stretch of Cajun football ever. Also the APC was his baby. Then things changed.....we all moved on.
Credit also to Buckley for a nice article.
Mega props/dittos to ALL the positive HUD post! I too feel as though Hud really bumped us in many areas like coach pay(head/assistants), RCAF fund raising, Bowl games, Facility improvements, Ability to Dream and Actually attain Goals and not settle for getting USLed! Also and maybe MOST importantly, HUD brought back single handed the Tight T-Shirt look! Show what you got! OH ONE last thing OUR coach could out Benchpress All coches and most linemen!Quote:
Originally Posted by Policarp
The positive change in the program from Hud start to Hud end rivals or beats any previous coach. Only Bustle may be close, and that's only because he was basically starting from scratch again.
He was a high level motivator, fund raiser and salesman. Eventually the program bumped up against his limitations as a manager, but we are far better off for having had him as a coach.
All this, and yet you people wanted him gone. We were on the verge of a breakout. 10-2 and J1M was going to breakout his special thong.
Instead, we released Hud and set our program back, as well as J1M. Have y’all seen him much around here? No.
Exactly. Chickens will come home to roost. We got lucky against Grambling. But we screwed up here.
I'm not certain we screwed up anything other than fire a coach the essentially killed the momentum in his own program with multiple NCAA infractions and get ourselves out of a poorly negotiated contract. Both were necessary for cleaning out the program and moving forward under new leadership and new commitment to excellence.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajunrunner
FFS...i bet a lot of you are a real blast at parties
Cajunrunner be like...Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunT