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    Default Who will ULM hire?

    Quote Originally Posted by Flcajun View Post
    That is great but it is basketball next year it is football and those games hang around for years.
    They may be losing there coach, reports this morning that Viator is one of two finalist for the Monroe job...

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    Default Re: UL vs McNeese basketball

    I really thought it would (and should) be someone else. Now I'm hearing his interview didn't go well. So that info might be accurate.

    I don't think either Viator or Walt Bell would be a very popular hire with the fan base...especially Viator, who seems to be Bruno's guy. SMDH


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    Quote Originally Posted by BirdofParadise View Post
    I really thought it would (and should) be someone else. Now I'm hearing his interview didn't go well. So that info might be accurate.

    I don't think either Viator or Walt Bell would be a very popular hire with the fan base...especially Viator, who seems to be Bruno's guy. SMDH

    Heard Bell was offered and he turned the gig down. Viator's issue is his local fan base is shrinking. McNeese might be able to get up and beat teams in the regular season, but have lost their last 7 FCS playoff games, including last weekend after a 10-0 regular season.
    Last edited by ZoomZoom; December 10th, 2015 at 01:25 pm. Reason: Thanks for the Loyola/LC correction. Either way, they both sucked.

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    Default Re: UL vs McNeese basketball

    Quote Originally Posted by ZoomZoom View Post
    Heard Bell was offered and he turned the gig down.
    That's correct. Looks like it will be Viator, unless he turns it down, too.
    Viator is the guy Bruno wanted.

    But in reality, it doesn't matter. Unless ULM (and it starts with Bruno) is willing to make more than a lip service commitment to athletics (and he isn't) then this is a graveyard job, just as ours used to be.

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    Zeebart21's Avatar Zeebart21 is offline Ragin Cajuns of Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Greatest Fan Ever

    Default Re: UL vs McNeese basketball

    Quote Originally Posted by BirdofParadise View Post
    That's correct. Looks like it will be Viator, unless he turns it down, too.
    Viator is the guy Bruno wanted.

    But in reality, it doesn't matter. Unless ULM (and it starts with Bruno) is willing to make more than a lip service commitment to athletics (and he isn't) then this is a graveyard job, just as ours used to be.
    sounds similar to some of the things that happen round here, Jaybird!

    Z

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    Quote Originally Posted by BirdofParadise View Post
    That's correct. Looks like it will be Viator, unless he turns it down, too.
    Viator is the guy Bruno wanted.

    But in reality, it doesn't matter. Unless ULM (and it starts with Bruno) is willing to make more than a lip service commitment to athletics (and he isn't) then this is a graveyard job, just as ours used to be.
    If I remember, McNeese just raised Viator to 150K. Bruno could get him possibly for less than they were paying Berry. I'm not a gambler, but given ULMost's finances, that is probably what killed the Bell deal. Looks more like ULMost fans have the taste for a Lexus and will end up with a Kia.

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    Default Re: UL vs McNeese basketball

    Both Bell and Viator have turned it down. Sources confirming ULM president not willing to make a commitment. They've taken four guys they had eliminated and put them in the mix.

    This has Jerry Baldwin written all over it.


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    Default Re: UL vs McNeese basketball

    Quote Originally Posted by BirdofParadise View Post
    Both Bell and Viator have turned it down. Sources confirming ULM president not willing to make a commitment. They've taken four guys they had eliminated and put them in the mix.
    Could this be the beginning of the end for ULMost football? I think their AD applied for other jobs?

  9. Default ULM happenings that could affect Cajuns

    Well, Bruno strikes again. Both finalists (the guy from Ark St and Viator from 'pokes) turned down the job because Nick was committed to the football program. Shocker. But what a disgrace to the supporters of that school.

    Also former AD Wickstrom is a finalist for Tulane gig. If he gets the job, Cajun recruiting will suffer. The only reason we're even getting marginal top 75 - 100 guys is because Tulane has been awful as a program. I'd take Wickstrom over our guy right this second.


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    Quote Originally Posted by ManAboutTown View Post
    Well, Bruno strikes again. Both finalists (the guy from Ark St and Viator from 'pokes) turned down the job because Nick was committed to the football program. Shocker. But what a disgrace to the supporters of that school.

    Also former AD Wickstrom is a finalist for Tulane gig. If he gets the job, Cajun recruiting will suffer. The only reason we're even getting marginal top 75 - 100 guys is because Tulane has been awful as a program. I'd take Wickstrom over our guy right this second.
    ---Don't think he got the Tulane job!!!

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    Default Re: ULM happenings that could affect Cajuns

    What does an AD have to do with recruiting? Does Farmer make visits?


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    Default Re: ULM happenings that could affect Cajuns

    Quote Originally Posted by ManAboutTown View Post
    Well, Bruno strikes again. Both finalists (the guy from Ark St and Viator from 'pokes) turned down the job because Nick was committed to the football program. Shocker. But what a disgrace to the supporters of that school.

    Also former AD Wickstrom is a finalist for Tulane gig. If he gets the job, Cajun recruiting will suffer. The only reason we're even getting marginal top 75 - 100 guys is because Tulane has been awful as a program. I'd take Wickstrom over our guy right this second.
    I'd take Hud in as AD/Head Coach...get an offensive mastermind (Bob Stitt) and a fiery oft-drunk coonass to run my defense like my grandfather with a yardstick (Lance Guidry). We get those two things...who cares what anyone else in the state is doing...we run ____.

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