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[axg8750]

No Farmer told him "good luck". So at that point he was going to Tulane. Savoie stepped in and gave him what he wanted to stay. Sure we got a discount...but...to be fair...it was Tulane. Had it been ECU, or Boise, or any other competent G5...that discount would have gone over like a lead balloon. Thank god it was Tulane. Don't kid yourself into thinking he is here for the long haul. It's not Hud's fault Mullen can't do well enough to get hired by anyone...or do bad enough to get fired.

So exactly how many times has Farmer tried to run off successful UL coaches and forced Dr. Savoie step in to save the day?

Lotief is the first that comes to mind. He is arguably the best coach that UL has ever seen. Also, he is working for UL because of a true love for the program which is VERY rare in college athletics these days.

Farmer told Hud "Good Luck" after he turned a very down and out football program into a bowl championship team that breaks season ticket sales every year for four straight seasons. If Hud would have left after year one who know where this program might be right now.

It may not have been Farmer's fault about Coach Robe being told he was getting a new baseball park and then not having the finances to do it. However, very similar to the issue with the football coaches and bowl expenses this year it obviously was not handled the way the coach(es) felt it should have been.

So, Farmer has been AD for how many years and has already managed to upset or offend or runoff (however you want to describe it) Lotief, Robe, Hud, and this season's entire football coaching staff.

At least 3 on that list will no doubt geaux down as all-time most successful Cajun coaches of their respective sports.

Some of the above may be incorrect so please correct me where necessary. I am not sure if Farmer was AD during the baseball park fiasco.

GEAUX CAJUNS!

[cajunhawk]

For what it's worth, I "can confirm" Hud did VERBALLY agree to take the Tulane job. Weather or not he was just using it as leverage for for a raise to stay here, we may never know. Also, believe it or not, Scott handled most of the salary negotiations himself.

Edit: this was after year one of Hud being here if I'm not mistaken.

So if Farmer handled all the negotiations himself...did he purposely leave Savoie out the loop until it was almost too late? I have zero faith in Farmer to pick the correct carpet for the Athletic Offices much less negotiate salaries.

[CajunStros]

Not all, just some negotiations. I haven't seen anyone else post what I was told so, we'll let that dog rest. We still have Hud and will until that not so secret school comes calling.

[cajunhawk]

Not all, just some negotiations. I haven't seen anyone else post what I was told so, we'll let that dog rest. We still have Hud and will until that not so secret school comes calling.

At this point I have given up on Mullen going anywhere. We all worried about Florida all year until Hud and his staff showed us how not ready he was. I have hope...hope that Hud has learned from the past three seasons that he cannot count on a +15 turnover margin to carry his defense anymore. I have hope that he has learned to trust HIS players and HIS coaches. I want those hopes to be fulfilled.