Coaches Salaries......

[RaisingCajun08]

The most over paid person in the US.

No that would be Farmer.

[angeleast]

All Boomer was saying is that the reason he is paid that much is because of his immediate success. He took us to a place we have never been and put us on the map. We paid him and he stayed. We were all happy. Now, looking back, of course the details and the whole ACT debacle was unknown and two bad seasons, knowing all that now it's easy to say we over paid. But at the time, no one was complaining. His pay gives him a much shorter leash and I agree 100% with that, we should be seeing better results. The problem is not how much we pay our coach, the problem is the contract in my opinion.

I can agree with your argument. The contract was crafted by Scott Farmer correct?

[CajunJack55]

I can agree with your argument. The contract was crafted by Scott Farmer correct?

Well technically it was crafted by lawyers but Farmer and TJoe signed and approved it.

[cajunhawk]

I can agree with your argument. The contract was crafted by Scott Farmer correct?

No that contract was likely drawn up by Hud's agent, and Farmer put on his big boy pants and made sure to tell T-Joe it was a good idea. And now we have...this.

[TheFan]

All Boomer was saying is that the reason he is paid that much is because of his immediate success. He took us to a place we have never been and put us on the map. We paid him and he stayed. We were all happy. Now, looking back, of course the details and the whole ACT debacle was unknown and two bad seasons, knowing all that now it's easy to say we over paid. But at the time, no one was complaining. His pay gives him a much shorter leash and I agree 100% with that, we should be seeing better results. The problem is not how much we pay our coach, the problem is the contract in my opinion.

Yep... Farmer got taken to the woodshed.

[CajunRebel]

Kinda funny how not one person said it was a horrible deal when it happened.

I suppose the only logical answer is to limit our coaches salaries to like ~$250,000. This is surely the best path to success at the D1 level.

[wscoog]

A school simply must have a cheaper buyout than the full cost of the contract. To be on the hook for the full amount is ridiculous. The coach always has a cheaper cost to get out of the contract. To not have it in there for the school shows how inept the administration is.

[Turbine]

Kinda funny how not one person said it was a horrible deal when it happened.

I suppose the only logical answer is to limit our coaches salaries to like ~$250,000. This is surely the best path to success at the D1 level.

Because it wasn't. It was back pay.

For it to truly be a good deal, then with increased salary the buyout should go down, not up.

[CajunJack55]

Kinda funny how not one person said it was a horrible deal when it happened.

I suppose the only logical answer is to limit our coaches salaries to like ~$250,000. This is surely the best path to success at the D1 level.

noone is saying we shouldn't pay our coach, I just hope whoever our next coach is we do not get in spot where we can't afford to buy out his contract.

[FSF]

I can tell how much he enjoyed it from his positive post of the 5 things he takes from the events---Can't believe all the posts on here about Hud's salary when Tulane was in the process of getting him for a higher amount and the same posters were coming down on Farmer for maybe losing him

-he got T-Joe to up the amount to keep him and didn't see people upset at that happening!!!

Hindsight is always 20/20. But it is a bad contract. Yes fans overreacted in a positive nature when we went to 4 bowls in 4 years. As did Tjoke and IdiotFarmer. But Tjoke and idiot farmer were more worried about losing Hud to a P5 program than they were worried about the downside. That is on them for not weighing the full costs of the contract. Jimmy Sexton did horrible things to Tjoke and IdiotFarmer, and all of them would be considered illegal in all 53 states according to Obummer.

That contract is on Tjoke and idiotFarmer - period end of sentence. Hud is WAY OVERPAID. At the time it seemed like the prudent thing to do, but they left UL's backside exposed. SO no, we would not change the feelings and emotions felt during the bowl wins, but sadly they no longer count. And when it's time to face facts and deal with contracts, facts are all that matter. And a transparent AD in negotiations would have stated to the fans and public if we lost Hud that things were close, but the contract if Hud faltered would have crippled this program, like it is now.

[ManAboutTown]

Things don't always have to be either/or.
Sometimes, both can be true.

Did Hudspeth deserve a raise? Based on accomplishment, yes he did.
Does he deserve criticism for underperforming that raise? Based on record and a mult-faceted set of examples, yes he does.

Was it a bad contract? That's debatable. At present state, the value is not there. Even if we return to 4 straight NOLA Bowls, is that worth a million dollars a year?

An argument can be made that a million bucks a year should get you better than finishing out of the top spot in the sports weakest conference, absolutely anhilated by any team in the top 50 at least 2-3 times a year, and a two hour drive to play in a lower tier bowl game. To be clear, it was wonderful and the experience will stay with fans forever, but those successes should be building blocks, not end goals.

[basinbear]

I can tell how much he enjoyed it from his positive post of the 5 things he takes from the events---Can't believe all the posts on here about Hud's salary when Tulane was in the process of getting him for a higher amount and the same posters were coming down on Farmer for maybe losing him

-he got T-Joe to up the amount to keep him and didn't see people upset at that happening!!!

I disagreed with the length of the contract.....