Should Bustle be fired

[Clutch0364]

Simple questions...yes or no should Bustle be fired? Lets not talk about replacements or the money involved, only should he be fired for his performence as a coach.

[CajunProud]

I voted yes based on your criteria. However, knowing that he will be here at least one more year, my recommendation to the new president would be, if he doesn't win at least 7 games and do no worse than second in the conference, then he needs to be fired after next season no matter how much it takes to buy him out.

[Clutch0364]

_ I voted yes based on your criteria. However, knowing that he will be here at least one more year, my recommendation to the new president would be, if he doesn't win at least 7 games and do no worse than second in the conference, then he needs to be fired after next season no matter how much it takes to buy him out. _

I don't think its as set in stone as you think that he will be back. But my criteria was just to say does his performance deserve an extra year

[CajunProud]

_ I don't think its as set in stone as you think that he will be back. But my criteria was just to say does his performance deserve an extra year _

That was the basis that I used to vote YES. His performance over the last two years does not get him another year, if that is all we had to go on.

[BrockMeaux]

I'm giving him at least part of one more year.

[Rebel02]

For those who have voted No as to whether Bustle should be fired, please explain why. What has he done to warrant another year on the job?

[BrockMeaux]

He's done a lot for the program considering where it was when he took over and how impossible it seemed that we'd ever get more than 3 wins in any given year again. He's mostly stunk up the joint this year, I'll give you that, but with two new coordinators, the offense has been effective outside of a couple bonehead calls and the defense has shown flashes of what it could be. And really, we've played pretty well and been competitive in the majority of our games. Considering that we're not likely to get much of an upgrade this year and what we'd have to eat with his contract, I'd give him next year to see if we get improvement on both sides of the ball and in the win column. If not, then he's gone. But I'd give him another year to see if it can turn around...I mean, really, it's not like we're missing out on potential BCS Championship games or anything even if a new coach did come in and turn it around next year.

[bigspanky95]

_ ...I mean, really, it's not like we're missing out on potential BCS Championship games or anything even if a new coach did come in and turn it around next year. _

What about the potential recurits that we miss out on that look at the AWFUL record? But then again we wouldn't get those potential BCS conference players anyway!

If we continue to think we can't then we will not!

[BrockMeaux]

What about the potential recurits that we miss out on that look at the AWFUL record? But then again we wouldn't get those potential BCS conference players anyway!

If we continue to think we can't then we will not!

I don't think it's a case that a new coach can't, I just think that our best chance is to bet that Bustle CAN. And if he shows next year that he and his staff can't, then we can start over after that.

[BrudaCajun]

_ For those who have voted No as to whether Bustle should be fired, please explain why. What has he done to warrant another year on the job? _

Everyone and there mama was on Bustle's nuts two years ago, have we forgotten that. It is my opinion that he deserves another year.

[RonMexico]

Polls like this need to show who votes in them. There is NO way almost 50% of the voters want Bustle to stay. A big reason I suppose, for the Kool Aid drinkers to close the delphi board was because too many people(not having UL's best interest in mind) were putting their nose into places it didnt belong.

L'te

[rhineaux]

Nothing personal, but its this kind of laid back thinking that I hate. We should never be ok with a season like this. If there was some decent, overbearing reason why we had this season, and it came after we had a few 7 or 8 or 9 win seasons, then you might have an point. But this, after a .500 plus 1, and a .500 season...what do we have to gain?

Like I've said before the risks and reprocussions of having another poor season next year are greater than the reward of this team maybe having a 6 win season next year. He has never won more than 6...what makes you think this team will win more next year. I hate .500, I want more.

[Rebel02]

The corndog stinch in this poll is really bad.

[Clutch0364]

_ Nothing personal, but its this kind of laid back thinking that I hate. We should never be ok with a season like this. If there was some decent, overbearing reason why we had this season, and it came after we had a few 7 or 8 or 9 win seasons, then you might have an point. But this, after a .500 plus 1, and a .500 season...what do we have to gain?

Like I've said before the risks and reprocussions of having another poor season next year are greater than the reward of this team maybe having a 6 win season next year. He has never won more than 6...what makes you think this team will win more next year. I hate .500, I want more. _

My thinking exactly...will everyone be happy next year with 6 wins? 6 wins isn't enough...we have to expect more if we want this program to become something great.

[shof]

_ Polls like this need to show who votes in them. There is NO way almost 50% of the voters want Bustle to stay. A big reason I suppose, for the Kool Aid drinkers to close the delphi board was because too many people(not having UL's best interest in mind) were putting their nose into places it didnt belong.

L'te _

Just because everybody doesn't agree with you doesn't mean they must be corndogs! I suspect most LSU supporters don't have a clue this poll is going on anyway. I am in no way happy, satisfied, or otherwise gleeful about this season; but I did vote "NO". Don't care about the contract buyout as that wasn't a condition of the question. This season has sucked; but I'm just not sure how much of that lay's directly at Bustle's feet. Yes, he is ultimately responsible; but there are still too many contributing factors to say fire him now. That said, I was on the fence answering this question. At this point I am not a "full fledged Bustle supporter." He should have done more by now; but he has had a tall ladder to climb to get this program respectable. He has had 2 "better" recruiting classes and many of them are getting playing time now. Honestly, how many quality players do you think wanted to come here following the Baldwin fiasco? One of the most important indicators of Bustle's continued support from this administration may well be this coming year's recruiting class. If it is seen as going backwards; then we will have little choice but to cut the cord. But if he can still get the quality/quantity of athletes he has gotten the last 2 classes, AND have a winning season in 08, he just may have finally turned the corner. But that's all I'm giving him.
Regardless of what happens, I'll still renew my season tickets for 08.

Shof