UL Football Coach Mark Hudspeth Fired

[tdncz]

Over 7 years with his buyout, should have made around $9M#. Not bad. Hudspeth changed the perception of UL football, at least in his first 4 years.

1. Brought needed excitement replacing Bustle.
2. Forced UL to make much needed changes in athletics leading to building the APC.
3. First year bowl game was one of two most exciting games in UL history beating SDSU, along with the Texas A&M win.
4. Took us to 4 straight Bowl games with wins over SDSU, E. Carolina, Nevada and Tulane.
5. Set N O Bowl attendance records.
6. Set season attendance average record for UL.
7. Won 9 games 4 straight years.
8. Changed fan expectations for winning and bowl games.

Things fell apart in year 5 with the opening loss to La Tech and things went down hill since then. While it is certainly time for a change for several reasons well documented here, Coach HUD is also responsible for raising the bar for Louisiana football, and for that we should all be grateful. I wish only the best for he and his family AND for his staff.

This is the absolute BEST news for Cajun Football since....... Since Bustle was fired and Hud was hired:
I loved Hud (past tense).
It started with the reports regarding how hard he was conditioning his new team. Stairs, long runs, stadium runs, wind sprints. He said that no one would be able to beat us based on lack of conditioning. Man, was I excited.
That first season.
The first NOLA Bowl.
Mingling with the team and fans at the Marriott in New Orleans and cheering them onto the bus!
Brett Baer kicking that 50+ yard FG to win and then running around the field with his team celebrating..... I almost fell over the edge of my Mezzanine seat!
"Almost " beating Florida...
Beating SDSU, ECU and Tulane
9-4 seasons
Demanding (and getting) the APC.
Those first three years were ecstatic.
Fourth.... Not as great.
Started wondering what this guy was up to.....
5, 6, 7: I was done (after LTUR blowout).
I wished this would have happened after year 5 -- but certainly after last year.

Nevertheless, I am grateful to HUD for those 3-4 years that were to date the absolute best in Cajun football history.

A few more thoughts:
- This firing before his contract expired (or probably for 4 more years!) Would have NEVER happened if Dr A was still in power (I started wondering if T Joe was going to be any different)
-But:
--He finally had the master plan completed, implemented several stages, and hired Maggard.
-He empowered Maggard.
-Maggard pulled the trigger.
-And for that and those things: Thank you both!!!!

I will again buy season tickets this year --- first ones in two years.
I will at least double my RCAF -- more if the coaching pick is an A+

I am, however, worried that there is no "timeline" from Maggard on the new hire because the longer we wait, the more likely we do not get who we must have, need, can afford, and COULD HAVE HAD if we hadn't moved sooner.

One more thing:
I think Desormeaux is the real deal and is going to be our head coach one day.
That excites me for the future.
I hope he stays.

[sportsfanatic21]

I would rather wait a couple weeks and make a great hire than rush it because of the early signing peril and wind up with a lesser hire.

[Hark Mudspeth]

Yes, let’s rush a hire that we will be with for 4-5 years to possibly sign 2-4 high school recruits in early signing period. Take all the time you need to make the right hire:

[Redgineer]

I'm so glad the the university was not scared to pull the trigger and fire Hud. Hud elevated our program but lost control in the end.

[CharlieK]

Yes, let’s rush a hire that we will be with for 4-5 years to possibly sign 2-4 high school recruits in early signing period. Take all the time you need to make the right hire:

Catt Manada?
Sevin Kumlin?
Hike Mouston?

[CajunEXPRESS]

We don’t know it would be rushed. We may already have our prime candidate in mind. Of course unknown candidates could pop up. Just saying quick isn’t necessarily rushed.

[ULGrad@HOU]

We don’t know it would be rushed. We may already have our prime candidate in mind. Of course unknown candidates could pop up. Just saying quick isn’t necessarily rushed.

Yeah, I bet Dr. Maggard has been working on his list for a while now and has who he's going to interview, just a matter of which one he wants, and which one accepts.

[Zeebart21]

Shoutout @ULCoachHud on turning a program around and giving me ample opportunity. Thank you✊🏼

— stevie artigue (@stevieartigue) December 3, 2017

Stevie showing a hell of alot of maturity in the tweet. Props young man

Z

[Turbine]

Catt Manada?
Sevin Kumlin?
Hike Mouston?

I'm trying to decide who has the better football name.

Hike, Sevin, or Catt.

[RaginScotsman]

Stevie showing a hell of alot of maturity in the tweet. Props young man

Z

Now if he could only show us if he can make an extra point. Zing. I don’t feel good about that one, but it was ripe for the picking.