How exactly has ULM passed us up in football?
Record? Fan support? Budget? Facilities? National Perception? I see none of that TODAY. If UL loses Saturday then the argument gets reopened. If UL (somehow) wins out we probably go bowling and the progress you ask about is clearly demonstrated. Bustle is coaching for his career this week, let's see how he does. I hope he and the team can pull it out!
When does Bustle III start and and who do we compare that to?
If all universities applied that logic, then no one would ever get fired. Give me a break.
Bustle has had 8 years here. We were DI-A cellar dwellers when he got here. We are FBS cellar dwellers now. In my opinion, we could have hired 100 other people that could have done the same or better.
Get rid of him, now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I will give a few reasons the RCAF is floundering IMHO;
1. ZERO advertising (90% of this community hasn't even heard of the RCAF)
2. David Walker is the phantom AD (who said publicly before he got the job that he didn’t want the job.)
3. Economy is CRAP
4. Lee is still employed at this university
5. In this decade UL has 46 Wins and 73 Losses in football (Bustle has been the coach since 01)
6. Baseball has been down the last few years and doesn't look to be any better this year
7. T-Joe is silent about athletics
8. The McNeese blowout is still fresh in people’s minds
9. ZERO PR (the 5 or 10 year plan has not been relayed to "Joe public")
10. LSU is winning national championships in nearly every sport, and outside of BR Lafayette has the largest concentration of donors.
11. Lafayette as a whole thinks UL athletics is a bad investment
Public perception of the status quo is killing the RCAF and until a statement is made nothing will change, I thought T-Joe was going to get the ball rolling but up until now I've been wrong.
I could be wrong, but if the RCAF operates on yearly donations wouldn't they start marketing / advertising since the new year is right around the corner? I mean I think it should be a non stop marketing campaign.
I know people will be spending money on presents and stuff with the Christmas season around the corner and may not have a lot of extra cash laying around, but I think now is the time to be putting the message in people's ears and trying to get them excited about it.
Originally Posted by USL Alum93
not posting to hurt anyone's feelings although, and just a wild hair post here..
I'm almost willing to take an "L" for the next 2 just to see him go, sad day when I think two home games are worth the sacrifice, but that's what it has come to. Come on AD make a statement in our "hungry for a winner" community, we have the money to support you, you build it we will come!!
i for one don't think zanders, or any other cajun football player gives a rat's rear what i or many "fans" think.. as i assume they know "we" don't really know
i just as soon get you, crazy cajun, together in the same room with usl alum 93 and watch you call him an idiot to his face (smiles)
MT plays A State and ULM to finish the season and already has 7 wins. If they win out, that is 9 wins and a definite bowl game. If ULM wins out, they will have 8 wins and MT will have 8 wins. If UL wins out, we will have 7 wins, but Troy and likely MT would go before us (unless MT loses one of both games). If ULM ends up with 7 wins losing to us but beats MT, MT (if it beats A State) will still have 8 wins and a likely bowl game. I would hope that any 7 win team would get a bowl invite, but that will likely depend on other BCS non-qualifiers. There are a lot of scenarios yet to play out in these last 2 weeks. It will be interesting for the SBC. I hope it remains interesting for UL. Bustle and staff's jobs may depend on it.
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