I often said that regardless of the circumstances of his departure, that I believed he'd leave the program better than he found it. And while those last 3 years were long and painful as a fan, Hud showed Cajun fans would could be accomplished on the field. Also, from what I understand, he was instrumental in the building of the APC which will pay dividends to our athletic program for years to come.
Absolutely correct.
Mark Hudspeth was exactly what we needed, exactly when we needed it. Success can often be more difficult to handle than failure, and I think that happened to Hud. But anyone that can’t recognize the Hudspeth era as a major step forward has a vendetta against the man.
Yes, I was sitting in his office when he got the call Farmer was reducing the size of the weight room because they didn't have enough funds. I believe Farmer had reduced the square footage down to about the size of McNeese State's current weight room. He went out and helped raise the money to build it the right way.
He was the right guy for where we were, what we had to spend on a coach, what our fan base needed. Dude brought a shyteload of energy to the program and proceeded to win 4 bowl games in a row. Think we were dogs in 3 of the 4. He left his mark and left us in better shape. He did lose the locker room, which ultimately led to his undoing.
No regrets at all.....Hud's 1st 4 years was the best 4 year stretch of Cajun football ever. Also the APC was his baby. Then things changed.....we all moved on.
Credit also to Buckley for a nice article.
Mega props/dittos to ALL the positive HUD post! I too feel as though Hud really bumped us in many areas like coach pay(head/assistants), RCAF fund raising, Bowl games, Facility improvements, Ability to Dream and Actually attain Goals and not settle for getting USLed! Also and maybe MOST importantly, HUD brought back single handed the Tight T-Shirt look! Show what you got! OH ONE last thing OUR coach could out Benchpress All coches and most linemen!
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