DC: Melvin Smith Fired

[cajunhawk]

Of course we are not the most talented bunch. We are in the Sun Belt and have to compete with that other team across the basin. But we have enough talent to compete and win the conference. And obviously we have the talent to beat teams from other conferences in bowl games.
Melvin Smith didn't work out. He was horrible at Auburn, which is why he was fired from there. Hud took him in and it just didn't work out. His scheme and the way he prepared the players was blatantly awful. I'm just glad Hud has the balls to make a change like that right now.

I still think we can win 7 or 8 games in our schedule (if the defense improves)

[MetryCajun]

Of course we are not the most talented bunch. We are in the Sun Belt and have to compete with that other team across the basin. But we have enough talent to compete and win the conference. And obviously we have the talent to beat teams from other conferences in bowl games.
Melvin Smith didn't work out. He was horrible at Auburn, which is why he was fired from there. Hud took him in and it just didn't work out. His scheme and the way he prepared the players was blatantly awful. I'm just glad Hud has the balls to make a change like that right now.

I still think we can win 7 or 8 games in our schedule (if the defense improves)

You may be right. We may be able
to compete in the SBC, but scores we saw yesterday paint a different picture. I personally did not like the hire of Smith because I saw how bad Auburn was with all of those good players.

[basinbear]

I'm NOT saying he was drunk. I'm saying that it was odd how he was acting at like 9:15 "doing The Cajun Walk" wayyyy after the team walked. The Boise St color guy thought it was all weird as well. He was in street clothes and seemed kind of dazed as if he was lost....? It will get out, but I'm speculating that he wasn't part of the game

Coach Smith does not drink .....

[Just1More]

I'm NOT saying he was drunk. I'm saying that it was odd how he was acting at like 9:15 "doing The Cajun Walk" wayyyy after the team walked. The Boise St color guy thought it was all weird as well. He was in street clothes and seemed kind of dazed as if he was lost....? It will get out, but I'm speculating that he wasn't part of the game

I noticed that dazed and lost look all over our defense yesterday. They weren't part of the game either.

[mxt3999]

Hawk you come across as a bigger troll than the damn LaTech fans that come on this board. You should be ashamed to call yourself a Cajuns fan.

[Just1More]

Ought oh... here comes Penrod!

[basinbear]

Hawk you come across as a bigger troll than the damn LaTech fans that come on this board. You should be ashamed to call yourself a Cajuns fan.

Uh oh......

[cajunhawk]

Hawk you come across as a bigger troll than the damn LaTech fans that come on this board. You should be ashamed to call yourself a Cajuns fan.

I'll be ashamed, when you figure out Hud is the problem.

[Just1More]

Hawk you come across as a bigger troll than the damn LaTech fans that come on this board. You should be ashamed to call yourself a Cajuns fan.

Hawk is not a troll. He is a mischievous malcontent.

[scotto_25]

Coach Smith does not drink .....

That's why I clarified that I didn't think he was inebriated.....just off. He was definitely making his last walk and he knew it.

[mxt3999]

Hawk is not a troll. He is a mischievous malcontent.

Yeah Yeah. I get it man. I was just upset to see so much negativity being thrown at Hud for this firing. This is a good thing that he did. And it took some balls to do it.

[Just1More]

You may be right. We may be able
to compete in the SBC, but scores we saw yesterday paint a different picture. I personally did not like the hire of Smith because I saw how bad Auburn was with all of those good players.

I had hoped the best for us with Melvin... but I would rather we take in solid coordinators from smaller programs, that show off coaching skills with even less talent than we recruit. It's stupid for people to believe a coordinator from a P5 (successful or not) can translate well at a school with a lesser talent slate. But like you said... Melvin struggled at Auburn.