The Book 2008 Football

[KACajun]

_ That was before it was revealed that our national appeal is zero, after 7 years, while the 4th place team in the sun belt gets a bowl bid. Folks, it's time to face the fact that we're always going to be small time. Do whatever you want with bustle. Who the hell cares? We're not serious about big time college football here. We're just all playing make-believe.
igeaux.mobi _

You are 1000% correct, this sucks. If UL's Athletic Department was a company it would be out of freaking business!

[MetryCajun]

_ We are going to win 3-5 games next year, should we start the building of a program now or at the end of next year? Notice I didn't say rebuilding, we haven't been in a bowl game since I've been alive. Now is the time; if not, we will average less than 15,000 next year. My question is for the pro Bustle people, why should he stay? Is he about to turn the corner? _

None of us know how many games we will win next year. I guess I'm pro-Bustle B/c I don't want him fired. With our history a 6-6 record is not a fireable offense. Today hurts, but our University has much bigger problems than Bustle.

[UL_Cajuns]

Like the bottom of my post has been reading all year long. I stick by it.
BOWL or BUSTLE GOES.

I am sadden that it has come to this.

BUSTLE MUST GEAUX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He is not the answer.

[Clutch0364]

_ I guess I'm pro-Bustle B/c I don't want him fired. With our history a 6-6 record is not a fireable offense.

I am not getting into the fire Bustle debate right now because everyone knows I want him gone but I have a problem with this way of thinking. You can't let your past dictate your future. If we ever want to be some more than average we have to all stop thinking like...well we were worse under Baldwin! Who cares if we are better now, are better still isn't good! I guess I'll be one of the few who wants more and expects more than 6-6!

[KACajun]

_ Come on! We have been saying that for how long now. Its always next year. _

Until fans demand more UL will never change. The time is NOW, WHAT ARE YOU PEOPLE SO SCARED OF.

[KACajun]

_ None of us know how many games we will win next year. I guess I'm pro-Bustle B/c I don't want him fired. With our history a 6-6 record is not a fireable offense. Today hurts, but our University has much bigger problems than Bustle. _

This mindset is the whole problem.

[MetryCajun]

_ This mindset is the whole problem. _

Firing coaches does not make your team better. Ask TAMU & Nebraska. When you fire a coach, you are saying we are going in a different direction. At 6-6 is is quite possible that new direction will be more losses. I am not dead set against firing Bustle, but you have to have a plan if you do. We do not.

[tdncz]

_ Firing coaches does not make your team better. Ask TAMU & Nebraska. When you fire a coach, you are saying we are going in a different direction. At 6-6 is is quite possible that new direction will be more losses. I am not dead set against firing Bustle, but you have to have a plan if you do. We do not. _

We are NOT a TAMU, Nebraska, even a USM......

Whoever wrote, "no one was calling for Bustle's head yesterday.......", you are right, it was one or two days in the past 3-4 years I did not write it. Nevertheless, I still believed it.

Again:
1. Savoy must decide whether "football is indeed important"? (ask the univ pres's of Boise State, Utah, Fresno, Tulsa, etc what happended to alumni contributions have done in the past 5 years and you will be utterly SHOCKED!)

2. If the answer is "yes" he needs to find money to hire a good mid major coach for about 500K (yes I will contribute to the athletic foundation....IF we ever get one...)

3. That coach must HUSTLE recruits like NO tomorrow... MUST START NOW!!

ONLY then will we get 7-8 wins (and maybe more).

Bustle is NOT the man to get us to the next level. PERIOD.

We can do it now or in a year or two years.... but he WILL be released....because he will not do any better than this year (for crying out loud, he had the best offense in over 20 YEARS!!!)

[MetryCajun]

_ We are NOT a TAMU, Nebraska, even a USM......

Whoever wrote, "no one was calling for Bustle's head yesterday.......", you are right, it was one or two days in the past 3-4 years I did not write it. Nevertheless, I still believed it.

Again:
1. Savoy must decide whether "football is indeed important"? (ask the univ pres's of Boise State, Utah, Fresno, Tulsa, etc what happended to alumni contributions have done in the past 5 years and you will be utterly SHOCKED!)

2. If the answer is "yes" he needs to find money to hire a good mid major coach for about 500K (yes I will contribute to the athletic foundation....IF we ever get one...)

3. That coach must HUSTLE recruits like NO tomorrow... MUST START NOW!!

ONLY then will we get 7-8 wins (and maybe more).

Bustle is NOT the man to get us to the next level. PERIOD.

We can do it now or in a year or two years.... but he WILL be released....because he will not do any better than this year (for crying out loud, he had the best offense in over 20 YEARS!!!) _

Agree with a lot you said. I just hate this fire the coach stuff. Firing coaches does not make you better. We need an athletic dept reorg before we try to hire another coach.

[KACajun]

_ Agree with a lot you said. I just hate this fire the coach stuff. Firing coaches does not make you better. We need an athletic dept reorg before we try to hire another coach. _

I agree totally, our AD is a bigger joke than Bustle and Lee put together.

[zephyr]

_ Like the bottom of my post has been reading all year long. I stick by it.
BOWL or BUSTLE GOES.

I am sadden that it has come to this.

BUSTLE MUST GEAUX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He is not the answer. _

And how do you suppose we go about that? He IS under contract for the next 3 years and gets a 1 or 2 year incentive on top of that with a non-losing record or conference championship. How do you suppose we go about and buy him out and then spend the "real" money for a good coach. It doesn't make sense. The university's hands are tied because of the unwarranted extension they gave him a couple of years ago. To talk of this is stupid because it can't happen. At least not right now.

[KACajun]

Can someone explain this guy’s never ending contract? Please tell me there wasn't language in his contract for a year extension for a non-losing record? We are a joke if that is true.