UL Football Coach Mark Hudspeth Fired

[Cajunfanatico]

It's amazing to me how things flipped during HUD's tenure. We achieved such an amazing high and the sky was the limit. He was the golden child and we were screaming to raise his pay so no one would take him. Now he's looking for a job. Crazy.

Pretty simple message to the incoming coach. Win.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Same here. Thrilled with the move we've made, but can't help being regretful it didn't work out better for everyone.

GEAUX UL! GEAUX Cajuns!

We all wanted him to get a bigger job as he left.

[zephyr]

It's amazing to me how things flipped during HUD's tenure. We achieved such an amazing high and the sky was the limit. He was the golden child and we were screaming to raise his pay so no one would take him. Now he's looking for a job. Crazy.

Yep. He was probably doing 2+ public speaking gigs several years back in the middle of our success and was the hottest ticket in town. I know I attended a many luncheons where he was the keynote speaker and I'm sure he was compensated well for those appearances. Amazing to see how little I've heard of that the last few years and I never saw his wife around anymore either.

[zephyr]

And therein is the microcosm of what cost Hud the job. Tail wagging the dog. HUD allowing this, the cutback in conditioning drills, the video, and goodness knows what else.

I think it was an accommodation to a higher level athlete who wanted to play another position. I don't blame him for that and many coaches do it a lot. He just isn't a QB at all and hasn't developed there. I would think that Ray can see that himself. I mean he was there when he threw that unbelievable duck earlier on this season. Can't remember the game but it was his first collegiate pass and our LT could have thrown it better.

[California Cajun]

Nicely done.

[Hudsheen#Fired]

I think it was an accommodation to a higher level athlete who wanted to play another position. I don't blame him for that and many coaches do it a lot. He just isn't a QB at all and hasn't developed there. I would think that Ray can see that himself. I mean he was there when he threw that unbelievable duck earlier on this season. Can't remember the game but it was his first collegiate pass and our LT could have thrown it better.

His first pass was actually in nola bowl last year and it was actually a decent pass

[Tripple Threat]

Pretty simple message to the incoming coach. Win.

Yep. They will be held accountable.

[Tripple Threat]

Yep. He was probably doing 2+ public speaking gigs several years back in the middle of our success and was the hottest ticket in town. I know I attended a many luncheons where he was the keynote speaker and I'm sure he was compensated well for those appearances. Amazing to see how little I've heard of that the last few years and I never saw his wife around anymore either.

I hope he was smart with his cash, because he did well in Lafayette.

[HoustonCajun]

I hope he was smart with his cash, because he did well in Lafayette.

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.

[IberiaCajun]

Watch the press conference

https://www.pscp.tv/espn1420/1djGXMvBblzJZ

Thanks.