I want HUD to stay...

[KajunKrazy]

How much will NCAA allegations offset new facilities in recruiting will be the big question in the next few months?

[CajunEXPRESS]

Hud's never come close to Robe's sucess. Don't go there. Not apples to apples. Plus Robe wasn't hell bent on getting a bigger gig.

Hud's been rewarded for his services. Had he done better he'da gotten a bigger gig and left.

We own Hud a check and we support the players. That's it

[duggie85]

I am amazed at some of the comments. Did this year suck? Absolutely. But HUD has raised this program from the ashes in a way that has not been done. Is winning bowl games important? Yes, of course. Is getting facilities built important? Yes, of course. I don't think every decision HUD has made has been correct or worked out. But I do think he has more than earned the right of the benefit of the doubt. Maybe some making the comments are the same people calling for Robe's head a few years ago.

Agree.

[duggie85]

Plus Robe wasn't hell bent on getting a bigger gig.

Not saying I agree, but it's arguable (on this site) that Hudspeth has actually become comfortable here and that's why we see the decline.

[Textitan]

Hud's never come close to Robe's sucess. Don't go there. Not apples to apples. Plus Robe wasn't hell bent on getting a bigger gig.

Hud's been rewarded for his services. Had he done better he'da gotten a bigger gig and left.

We own Hud a check and we support the players. That's it

Glad to see you missed the point of my post. It was never a comparison of Robe and HUD. You won't find a bigger supporter of Robe than me. I am one that was upset when baseball's facilities took a back seat to football. My post was I find it hard to understand how some can look at one season's results and allow it to overshadow all of the good that's been done. Which in fact is exactly what was happen when people were calling for Robe to be removed.

[Lexhead]

For me, it started last year, but continued this year. Coach Hud has many positives as a coach, but several things bother me and are starting to stick out more and more. Our recruiting has not benefited enough from 4 New Orleans Bow wins. It certainly doesn't show this year. Also, if NO Bowl is the peak that Hud can take us, then I want another coach. I don't hear Coach Hud publicly say where he is going to take this program anymore as he did when he started. It's like he is settled and satisfied. I want a coach who can get us to the top of G5, and we are now back 2 steps after going forward 3.

Now that Curtis is out at Tulane, I wonder if recruiting gets a little easier along the I-10 corridor. The resurgence of So. Miss may make Mississippi more competitive, but New Orleans may be opening up a bit.

I continue to think our issues aren't scheme or staff. I think it is really more fundamental. Until we start shedding blocks and tackling on D, and blocking ANYONE on O, we will continue to look like this. Hud can re-examine anything he wants, but getting serious about strength (to shed blocks) and getting back to fundamentals should be our first priority.

[Oiler]

For me, it started last year, but continued this year. Coach Hud has many positives as a coach, but several things bother me and are starting to stick out more and more. Our recruiting has not benefited enough from 4 New Orleans Bow wins. It certainly doesn't show this year. Also, if NO Bowl is the peak that Hud can take us, then I want another coach. I don't hear Coach Hud publicly say where he is going to take this program anymore as he did when he started. It's like he is settled and satisfied. I want a coach who can get us to the top of G5, and we are now back 2 steps after going forward 3.

Those New Orleans Bowl wins impress us fans a whole lot more than they impress recruits. These days, forty some odd teams win bowl games every year. More teams play in bowls than don't. It just isn't a big deal anymore.

[CajunEXPRESS]

It's a big deal. Either way it's a big deal. You play in a bowl that is common so what. Well you don't play in a bowl that is common that's what. It's important that you don't be in that group.

It's a huge positive by not being a huge negative. Kids want to play in a bowl.

[CoolCajun123]

Hud is not going anywhere.

[cajun4life]

HUD moving on is good for the program. No HC has ever moved up from our program. Watch out for Memphis, USM and even Tulane as possible landing spots for HUD.