Mark Hudspeth's post-loss rant gave the wrong message

[VObserver]

Maybe Hud needs to read the Bear's book:

Paraphrasing here: "You only need to know three things to make kids want to play for you. When things go great you tell them "Ya'll done real good." When things go as expected but not exceeding your expectations you tell them "We did a pretty good job tonight, fellows." When things go bad you tell them "I am sorry, guys. I just didn't do enough to get you ready to play today."

[CharlieK]

Didn't a lot of people here say that they should run tours all day everyday to let people see it, and that it wouldn't be a distraction?

No, people asked if there would ever be any, and that after the season, or during off times was fine. Other people said that it could not possibly be done without being a distraction--which is absurd. The tours we were talking about haven't even happened yet. And they do not need to happen until the off season. The tours Hud has been talking about was for all the insiders. I'm not sure how you avoid those---there is a political nature to all of this. But if HUD thought they were a distraction he should have stopped them or removed his team from the distraction.

[CajunRebel]

I wasn't one of those people...but hindsight is 20/20. Don't be that guy.

Don't pretend like there weren't plenty of people (including myself) saying it would cause a distraction.

[CharlieK]

Don't pretend like there weren't plenty of people (including myself) saying it would cause a distraction.

You realize those tours have not happened yet, right? The tours for the general RCAF public? The ones we all said could happen after the season or in off time if necessary? Of course you don't. You read what you want and ignore the rest.

[CajunRebel]

Great article BTW. Luke Johnson does an incredible job covering the Cajuns.

[CajunRebel]

You realize those tours have not happened yet, right? The tours for the general RCAF public? The ones we all said could happen after the season or in off time if necessary? Of course you don't. You read what you want and ignore the rest.

What the hell are you talking about? Hawk was trying to imply that no one could have seen that distraction coming. All I did was point out the fact that plenty of people saw it coming.

I didn't say a one single freakin' word about you and I never ever said tours could never happen. I just said they couldn't and shouldn't happen NOW. For a guy who tries to accuse me of reading what I want, you sure have a bad habit of doing the exact same thing.

[GeauxCajuns]

No, people asked if there would ever be any, and that after the season, or during off times was fine. Other people said that it could not possibly be done without being a distraction--which is absurd. The tours we were talking about haven't even happened yet. And they do not need to happen until the off season. The tours Hud has been talking about was for all the insiders. I'm not sure how you avoid those---there is a political nature to all of this. But if HUD thought they were a distraction he should have stopped them or removed his team from the distraction.

oh okay then, i just remember people making snide remarks with tours they've gone on and someone brought boeing, maybe. i thought they alluded to being able to put on a tour throughout the day and not distracting the people that were in the building. i may have read wrong.

[Ned Clampett]

Like walk in to your AD's office and give him a schedule of when it can be toured....

This is just my opinion, and I dont know a thing for sure, but I think this might be the folks he was directing most of that to.

[CharlieK]

oh okay then, i just remember people making snide remarks with tours they've gone on and someone brought boeing, maybe. i thought they alluded to being able to put on a tour throughout the day and not distracting the people that were in the building. i may have read wrong.

Right...it CAN be done. It is done EVERY DAY all over the place. Evidently it was not done that well here. The point is, and was, that it CAN be done. If that means for us after the season, so be it. That is what was said. The original question was only will they happen. As in ever. Not that they have to happen now. If the only way to do them in our facility is after the season, that is Hud and the coaches job to determine. And NOBODY had a problem with that.

Again, it is Hud's job to stop it if it's a problem. To blame the tours is pretty freaking lame.

[CharlieK]

This is just my opinion, and I dont know a thing for sure, but I think this might be the folks he was directing most of that to.

I got this impression as well.

[GeauxCajuns]

Right...it CAN be done. It is done EVERY DAY all over the place. Evidently it was not done that well here. The point is, and was, that it CAN be done. If that means for us after the season, so be it. That is what was said. The original question was only will they happen. As in ever. Not that they have to happen now. If the only way to do them in our facility is after the season, that is Hud and the coaches job to determine. And NOBODY had a problem with that.

Again, it is Hud's job to stop it if it's a problem. To blame the tours is pretty freaking lame.

so all those complaints last week about tours were about hypothetical tours that may happen in 3 months from now? Charlie, Im not buying it. you may have only asked about when. But when someone brought up Boeing (i dont remember who and dont feel like looking) their main complaint was that tours should be given now, and that it wouldnt be a distraction. if the only question was about when, then the compaints wouldnt have come out. there would be nothing to complain about, unless someone came out and officially said even after the season ends, there will be no tours. i would agree with the complainers then. people are complaining now bc tours arent happening already. but no official capacity has come out stating that no tours were happening after the season, so what is there to complain about?

[CharlieK]

so all those complaints last week about tours were about hypothetical tours that may happen in 3 months from now? Charlie, Im not buying it. you may have only asked about when. But when someone brought up Boeing (i dont remember who and dont feel like looking) their main complaint was that tours should be given now, and that it wouldnt be a distraction. if the only question was about when, then the compaints wouldnt have come out. there would be nothing to complain about, unless someone came out and officially said even after the season ends, there will be no tours. i would agree with the complainers then. people are complaining now bc tours arent happening already. but no official capacity has come out stating that no tours were happening after the season, so what is there to complain about?

Literally nobody was complaining. The whole nonsense started with a question of if they would happen. As in at all. Then several said they would not, because it was impossible to do it without it being a distraction. That was debated, but clearly it can be done...as many others have shown. However, everybody agreed that if after the season, or in off time was better then that was fine too. There I just summarized the whole thing for you. Nobody was complaining, just arguing over if and how they could happen at all.

Clearly UL can't manage it....so the answer is off season or never.