Rumored - Stewart out as DC

[TheFan]

Why would this be a joke?

Have you ever played for him?

[Boomer]

The problem is that there is only 103.7 since 1420 cannot be heard South of between the Mall and Maurice!!! And that is really a shame since it has always been the place to go and it has always been a handicap to further UL athletics---if you can't hear it you can't grow it!!!

[TCbacker54]

I trust in HUDs judgment. He has been doing all the right things since he got here. It makes me excited to think that even after 2 successful seasons and bowl game wins that instead of being content, HUD still sees room for improvement. I look forward to the success of this upcoming year's team.

[Just1More]

This coaching move lets me know Coach Hudspeth is not satisfied with two 9-4 seasons. The team did not reach their goals to "protect the house" by winning all home games or winning the SBC. Coach Hudspeth believes this will get us to the next level. I admire his ambition and support him 110 percent.

That's what I was thinking when I read Pasbon's comment yesterday. Just because you reached a certain plateau (even if it's the greatest one we've ever reached) does not mean that there are not personnel on staff that, following a coach's evaluation, are potentially holding back a particular part of the coaching assignments.

Hud is dramatically different than most breeds we've seen. That is precisely why he was able to immediately step change our program in a positive direction. He's not just a methodical winner. He's a rocket launch pad for anything that he can get his arms around. If he thinks you're even the slightest amount of dead weight on that launch, he's going to cut you loose.

Staff that know that, may have it in themselves to step up their game. Staff that don't have it are going to get cut. We know we have a winner in Hud. We now know he doesn't just want to win "something"... he wants to win "everything".

We can only hope that having a guy with Hud's passion for success, coupled with what appears to be good moral grounding, can become infectious at UL. As our administration looks for consultants for various objectives at UL, I hope they look no further than Mark Hudspeth for leadership skills.

UL needs to make use of Mark Hudspeth while he's in our employment. I sure hope our administration realizes what this window of opportunity could do for us. Hudspeth isn't slow-boating the advancement of his life. UL could learn something from that.

[pasbon]

You sound like Stevie P was sounding this morning. Head in the sand and completely taken aback at why this was done.

I'll paraphrase: I thought Coach Stewart was doing a great job. He was a really nice guy. I always enjoyed the time I spent talking to and interviewing him.

The last two things are probably true, but the man wasn't cutting it.

Should the OC be fired for calling the plays after the loss to FLA?

[Bigbuf]

This coaching move lets me know Coach Hudspeth is not satisfied with two 9-4 seasons. The team did not reach their goals to "protect the house" by winning all home games or winning the SBC. Coach Hudspeth believes this will get us to the next level. I admire his ambition and support him 110 percent.

I agree....it shows me that he and other people are committed to this program.

[SlappyCajun]

Should the OC be fired for calling the plays after the loss to FLA?

Do you really think those two situations are analogous?

[CajunRed]

Should the OC be fired for calling the plays after the loss to FLA?

I will leave that to Coach Hud. If we have a period where our offense is clearly not working...as was the case with our defense earlier in the year...then ,yes, we should probably expect a change.

[CrazyCajun]

I agree....it shows me that he and other people are committed to this program.

What do the "other people" have to do with this at all? HUD is committed, which is something everybody knew. This shows absolutely nothing about commitment from the "other people". Why are you constantly defending the "other people" and giving them credit they dont deserve?

[pasbon]

Do you really think those two situations are analogous?

I'll have to look that word up...lol

[Just1More]

Should the OC be fired for calling the plays after the loss to FLA?

Your DC question was sarcastic at best. This question is absurd.

[Bigbuf]

That's what I was thinking when I read Pasbon's comment yesterday. Just because you reached a certain plateau (even if it's the greatest one we've ever reached) does not mean that there are not personnel on staff that, following a coach's evaluation, are potentially holding back a particular part of the coaching assignments.

Hud is dramatically different than most breeds we've seen. That is precisely why he was able to immediately step change our program in a positive direction. He's not just a methodical winner. He's a rocket launch pad for anything that he can get his arms around. If he thinks you're even the slightest amount of dead weight on that launch, he's going to cut you loose.

Staff that know that, may have it in themselves to step up their game. Staff that don't have it are going to get cut. We know we have a winner in Hud. We now know he doesn't just want to win "something"... he wants to win "everything".

We can only hope that having a guy with Hud's passion for success, coupled with what appears to be good moral grounding, can become infectious at UL. As our administration looks for consultants for various objectives at UL, I hope they look no further than Mark Hudspeth for leadership skills.

UL needs to make use of Mark Hudspeth while he's in our employment. I sure hope our administration realizes what this window of opportunity could do for us. Hudspeth isn't slow-boating the advancement of his life. UL could learn something from that.

Good post....HUD access the season and found the weak spot and is doing something about it! I am sure it came as a surprise to most, likely because UL has never really seen something like this, but I like it....