Hudspeth happy with Cajuns' defensive scheme, coaching

[ManAboutTown]

Crazy is crushing this thread.

[soxcajunfan]

Ha! Not at all. Just amazed. Blah, blah, blah.

Awww you mad bro?

[CoolCajun123]

Awww you mad bro?

😂😂😂

[zeppelincajun]

Melvin smith? Do you want HUD to control the defense or not? Melvin smith did not recruit the guys you saw out there with the exception of maybe Mario Osborne. We ran a soft zone for 4 years, smith wants to run man... It was pretty clear to me Smith didn't have the groceries he needs to cool his meal. I don't know what all of you want, seasons over...4-8. We aren't changing that. The coach said he would get it fixed, let's see if he can. The staff isn't going anywhere so what's all the btchn about? HUD knows people are pst...what else you want? He already started parting ways with players...what else you want? It's basketball season...football is over, thank god. Or we can beat the horse until it's glue til next September.

You're on a southern university's message board complaining that people are still complaining about football a week after it's over. Earning your name tonight. (p.s. Football is not actually over and that's kinda why you are seeing some discontent)

[ManAboutTown]

Ha! Not at all. Just amazed. Blah, blah, blah.

Yea but, blah blah blah.. CC is exactly right.

[Lexhead]

If we brought in a OC to run the air raid and shortly into the season they realize we don't have guys to run the air raid...you gonna tell him to call a power run game? Something he doesn't know how to call? Then fire him after one season because you didn't supply him the guys in year 1 to run the air raid? We had growing pains from stuart to Willis and they ran the same scheme. How can you ask kids to buy in to your system and believe in it if you don't? ___ happens...and it just happened. We were a handful of plays from being 2-10...4-8...6-6 or 7-5. We changed an entire staff and system...not 1 defensive holdover. There was not 1 coach who could translate to the players the verbage from last year to this year...the entire system was Greek to them. it's hard to be fundamental when you are second guessing where you are supposed to be and what you are supposed to be doing.

Sorry, no sale. I would expect any coach to try his preferred system, and then adjust when it becomes readily apparent when he doesn't have the kids to run it. I expect him not to run his kids into a buzz saw over and again all in the name of his system. These coaches are professionals. They do this for a living. Adjusting is a part of the gig. By your reasoning, we would never see coaches switch from tight ends to offensive line. After all, tight ends is all they know.

Remember, as much as we want this to be about us, it is really all about how the kids. Holding on to any system longer than warranted is not about anything but stubbornness.

Let me point out here that nothin you wrote - nothing - explains the consistent inability to get off of blocks or tackle or run to the ball. These are things learned in high school, if not earlier. No player we recruit would have escaped these fundamentals. That you did not see them consistently this year speaks to coaching in a way nothing else does. HUD and crew need to return to basics.

[CrazyCajun]

You're on a southern university's message board complaining that people are still complaining about football a week after it's over. Earning your name tonight. (p.s. Football is not actually over and that's kinda why you are seeing some discontent)

I'm not complaining that people are complaining. This article tells you nobody is being let go. The only thing now is to see who else gets the boot (players) and who they go get to help for next year from juco and recruiting. While the defense wasn't great, I expected problems with the defense even if we stayed healthy. The offense was a much bigger dissapointment and our head coaches strength. The head coach acknowledged we sucked, I acknowledge we sucked. He said he would fix it, we will see. It's just amazing that HUD has a bad year and everything under the sun is on his shoulders...stokley stunk the joint up at the end of his career and none of it was his fault. You can't have it both ways, is e erg thing under the sun on the head coach or not? Sure looks like the guy taking snaps is more important than any other aspect of the program...at least here anyway.

[soxcajunfan]

Not exactly.

Yea but, blah blah blah.. CC is exactly right.

[CrazyCajun]

Sorry, no sale. I would expect any coach to try his preferred system, and then adjust when it becomes readily apparent when he doesn't have the kids to run it. I expect him not to run his kids into a buzz saw over and again all in the name of his system. These coaches are professionals. They do this for a living. Adjusting is a part of the gig. By your reasoning, we would never see coaches switch from tight ends to offensive line. After all, tight ends is all they know.

Remember, as much as we want this to be about us, it is really all about how the kids. Holding on to any system longer than warranted is not about anything but stubbornness.

Let me point out here that nothin you wrote - nothing - explains the consistent inability to get off of blocks or tackle or run to the ball. These are things learned in high school, if not earlier. No player we recruit would have escaped these fundamentals. That you did not see them consistently this year speaks to coaching in a way nothing else does. HUD and crew need to return to basics.

He said as much didn't he? We will see right? Because I don't think he or his defensive staff are getting fired. This staff tweaked the system all year long, we just don't have the Bulls. The coach publicly said we will probably go get 2 juco safeties a juco corner and a juco DL...I think that's a coach accepting he doesn't have the Bulls. The whole game has gotten away from fundamentals, you think that's here? The pros don't have fundamentals... They out there throwing shoulders on Sunday's.

[zeppelincajun]

I'm not complaining that people are complaining. This article tells you nobody is being let go. The only thing now is to see who else gets the boot (players) and who they go get to help for next year from juco and recruiting. While the defense wasn't great, I expected problems with the defense even if we stayed healthy. The offense was a much bigger dissapointment and our head coaches strength. The head coach acknowledged we sucked, I acknowledge we sucked. He said he would fix it, we will see. It's just amazing that HUD has a bad year and everything under the sun is on his shoulders...stokley stunk the joint up at the end of his career and none of it was his fault. You can't have it both ways, is e erg thing under the sun on the head coach or not? Sure looks like the guy taking snaps is more important than any other aspect of the program...at least here anyway.

There is more to this article than just a statement that no coaches are being let go.

Hud's actual quote: "The only downfall of this year's defense was the lack of turnovers we got."

We couldn't tackle a 3rd string 4th grade PeeWee running back this year, partially because on every God blessed play our defenders appeared to be auditioning for jobs at Chippendales all in the pursuit of achieving Hud's goal of forcing turnovers.

I, like you, will be very interested to see how this defense performs next year with these very highly touted DB's (Thomas and Allen). I seem to recall much praise for Crawford and Walker though.

You are complaining about people complaining. You said it's over. What else you want? It's basketball season now. You're like an old man offended that everyone gets offended at every thing nowadays.

And no, I'm not mad bro. And I bet you "can't even deal" right now, but it's gonna be ok. People are gonna complain all the way up until baseball starts and then start up again in July. Deal with it or only click on the basketball threads.

[CrazyCajun]

There is more to this article than just a statement that no coaches are being let go.

Hud's actual quote: "The only downfall of this year's defense was the lack of turnovers we got."

We couldn't tackle a 3rd string 4th grade PeeWee running back this year, partially because on every God blessed play our defenders appeared to be auditioning for jobs at Chippendales all in the pursuit of achieving Hud's goal of forcing turnovers.

I, like you, will be very interested to see how this defense performs next year with these very highly touted DB's (Thomas and Allen). I seem to recall much praise for Crawford and Walker though.

You are complaining about people complaining. You said it's over. What else you want? It's basketball season now. You're like an old man offended that everyone gets offended at every thing nowadays.

And no, I'm not mad bro. And I bet you "can't even deal" right now, but it's gonna be ok. People are gonna complain all the way up until baseball starts and then start up again in July. Deal with it or only click on the basketball threads.

Ok bruh... I'm all for discussion on what went wrong and how to fix it...stomping your feet and screaming HUD has to pay gets old, he so dumb, his shirts too small. That's what I mean by what do you want..make suggestions.Hud actually has surprised me just how much he has accepted this failure. I think it was one giant ___ storm that collided between losing talent and leadership,more injuries in one year than previous 4 combined, an entirely new staff, an inept offense, depleted online and unnecessary QB controversy that was handled poorly that split the lockeroom. It sucked, we sucked. This same coach came in and fixed a 3-9 football team in year 1, I have no reason to not see if he can do it again. Some of the cluster was in his control some wasn't.

[basinbear]

Just a note pretty sure the 85 scholarship limit came late in stokley's career. So teams could sign as if there were more.

It came afterward.....our limit was 95