Cajuns Football: A Slow Climb

[Turbine]

_ Do you know for a fact that will happen? Nothing that is happening now points to a 3-9 record. _

Not unless they repeat the off season fiasco of 2006 which is my whole hinge point.

[GeauxCajuns]

we went 3-9 after we went 6-5 with bustle....whats not pointing to that?

an added loss to go 6-6??

[CajunRed]

_ in a conference like the sunbelt, yes... maybe its me but i always strive to be better, not just say its good enough to be average _

Trust me... Nick Saban couldn't win 8 games next year... after starting 0 and 3 against the BCS. You will be firing coaches every 2 years.

[HOUCajun]

_ we went 3-9 after we went 6-5 with bustle....whats not pointing to that?

an added loss to go 6-6?? _

I am willing ot bet you a fairly large sum of money UL's record will be better than 3-9. You up for it?

[GeauxCajuns]

_ I am willing ot bet you a fairly large sum of money UL's record will be better than 3-9. You up for it? _

obviously not, but i want better than 3-9, i want 7-5 or 8-4. thats my point, we wont get there with bustle, if we go 6-6 it should be with a new guy so he atleast has a year under his belt to get his system in staff in place. it puts us one year ahead of the learning curve.

[CajunRed]

_ obviously not, but i want better than 3-9, i want 7-5 or 8-4. thats my point, we wont get there with bustle, if we go 6-6 it should be with a new guy so he atleast has a year under his belt to get his system in staff in place. it puts us one year ahead of the learning curve. _

If this new guy's 2nd year schedule includes 2 SEC schools and 1 Big-12 school, will you demand that he wins 8 games... which means he could only lose 1 other game? If not, we will need to fire him?

[gridiron]

Bustles very best year is only three games better than Baldwin, he has been given three times as long to get it.

[CajunRed]

_ Bustles very best year is only three games better than Baldwin, he has been given three times as long to get it. _

Answer this...

If this new guy's 2nd year schedule includes 2 SEC schools and 1 Big-12 school, will you demand that he wins 8 games... which means he could only lose 1 other game? If not, we will need to fire him?

[GeauxCajuns]

_ If this new guy's 2nd year schedule includes 2 SEC schools and 1 Big-12 school, will you demand that he wins 8 games... which means he could only lose 1 other game? If not, we will need to fire him? _

exactly why i said earlier hence 3 years to build a program. give the guy 3 years, if he has 3 bcs schools and cant win 7-8 games yes fire him. im nottrying to making friends with these guys or expect them come in and have a great stay in lafayette and not win, they need to come in and produce a winner...3 years to do it, if they cant move on. thats why we have been mediocre for so long, we dont put any pressure on our coaches to succeed

[CajunRed]

_ exactly why i said earlier hence 3 years to build a program. give the guy 3 years, if he has 3 bcs schools and cant win 7-8 games yes fire him _

With our current budget, Nick Saban "MIGHT" be able to do that 1 out of every 4 or 5 years.

My point is that we MUST back off of the money games. Limit them to 1 per year, which means that our team would then have a fighting chance to win 11 of the games on its schedule. THEN, it would be realistic to demand 7 or 8 wins... and even 9 every few years.