Head Coach Hiring Criteria

[headragincajun]

_ That's a helleuva idea coach!

What about bringing you back to coach the boys.............................!! _

Scotto_25
I just want you to WIN down there. Good people. Everybody was great to Meredith and I and our kids. Wished I could help out in someway. Got my hands full up here (blizzard today and a must win tonight vs Providence). Good Luck the rest of the way.
FormerHeadragincajun

[Just1More]

_ Since the summer I want to add to my personal criteria.

7) The successful head coach being hired must have operated on a budget smaller than what he will have to operate on at UL. _

There a quite a few exceptions to this rule. But, I do know where you are coming from. My main concern is that when you hire a coordinator from a large program, if they don't have a massive load of common sense, they do not always adjust well to budget and player constraints at a "mid major". The worst result is when they only know what to do with athletes of the height, weight, strength, speed, etc as they had at the BCS level.

The worst infraction is to go after lineman that "size out" (ie cast the same shadow) as a BCS level lineman... and then lack the athleticism necessary. I can't get over how many people on here are still smitten with some monster sized lineman or linebacker we snag and don't have a clue that a guy 15 pounds lighter and 2 inches shorter can be a much more fierce beast if he's an athlete with a ton of heart and good instincts. Troy gets it. And, they win championships and bowls. I think our new coordinators may be getting it now too.

Basically, there are a lot of exceptions to the "rules". As a fan... I want the admin and the coaching staffs to fear failure... serious fear of failure... and be abnormally inspired to succeed... while maintaining solid principles and values. Is that asking too much?

[CajunRebel]

hope you are doing well up there coach. I for one would love to see Evans back. I hated to see him go. He elevated the program to a point where postseason play was almost a given. That's a hard thing to do in the Sun Belt conference. We also had the best group of talent here since the early 70's. I had no idea why people wanted him to part ways. I think they all regret it now.

Scotto_25
I just want you to WIN down there. Good people. Everybody was great to Meredith and I and our kids. Wished I could help out in someway. Got my hands full up here (blizzard today and a must win tonight vs Providence). Good Luck the rest of the way.
FormerHeadragincajun

igeaux.mobi

[CRAWFISH61]

_ hope you are doing well up there coach. I for one would love to see Evans back. I hated to see him go. He elevated the program to a point where postseason play was almost a given. That's a hard thing to do in the Sun Belt conference. We also had the best group of talent here since the early 70's. I had no idea why people wanted him to part ways. I think they all regret it now.


igeaux.mobi _

I think Jesse wanted to part ways more than most Cajun fans. How would Jesse do now with APR and entrance requirements we now have? He had a hard time at San Fransico. I would not mind him coming back he did a good job at UL.

[Hammer58]

_ hope you are doing well up there coach. I for one would love to see Evans back. I hated to see him go. He elevated the program to a point where postseason play was almost a given. That's a hard thing to do in the Sun Belt conference. We also had the best group of talent here since the early 70's. I had no idea why people wanted him to part ways. I think they all regret it now.


igeaux.mobi _

Could Coach Evans be as successful having to now operate with the new scrutiny given to academics with the APR? Bon't get me wrong it was exciting when he coached here. But I seem to recall we did have some academic as well as a few disciplinary issues. The implementation of the APR has really changed things, IMO. Did academic issues play a role in his departure from SanFran?

[Just1More]

_ Could Coach Evans be as successful having to now operate with the new scrutiny given to academics with the APR? Bon't get me wrong it was exciting when he coached here. But I seem to recall we did have some academic as well as a few disciplinary issues. The implementation of the APR has really changed things, IMO. Did academic issues play a role in his departure from SanFran? _

I was never really quite sure why he left here.

[rustycameron11]

From what we were told at the time, he left mainly for the difference in money, and from what i had been told he was trying to leave the year before. I think most college coaches at our level have a bigger plan, i.e Felton, Pelphry. Most of them want to build a successful program with a few winning years and then move on. I do believe that is exactly what Jesse wanted to do and he achieved that. As far as a coach i personally at the time felt coach Lee and coach Johnson did almost all of the coaching and most defiantly did all of the off court work.

Most of the guys were not surprised to see Jesse leave and i must admit most of us were pretty happy about it, i liked Jesse but he is one of those guys who can sell ice to an Eskimo. Yes he was an exceptional recruiter but as far as an X and O's guy, not great. Guess it didn't really matter though because all the fans really see is the wins and championships piling up, and i believe that's all fans want (and myself).

[Cajunsmike]

Turbine:
IF YOU HAD A OPENING (IF). IS THERE ANY INTEREST IN BRINGING JESSIE BACK ? JUST ASKING. Didn't he win alot of games and go to the NCAA Tourney several times. What exactly would make everybody happy ? What you do or how you do it ? Just wondering if that had been thrown around. Don't care either way. What do you think ?
Formerheadragincajun

I am not sure but I don't think there is interest in bringing Jessie back. If we have an opening, I believe we will look for a guy who is currently having success as a head coach in either Division 1 or Division 2. Jessie was struggling at San Fransisco when he was let go at San Fransisco so I don't think he will be looked at. He went to the NCAA tourney twice while here and to the NIT twice.

[zephyr]

_ Since the summer I want to add to my personal criteria.

7) The successful head coach being hired must have operated on a budget smaller than what he will have to operate on at UL. _

Then we won't hire anybody except a high school coach

[barisaxman]

That's a helleuva idea coach!

What about bringing you back to coach the boys.............................!!

Ditto me too! You're still #1 in my book.......