Napier: 'Sometimes it takes a crisis' to get attention

[ManAboutTown]

The funny thing about this whole conversation is that both can be true.. We can be awful from a talent standpoint and the new staff can be underperforming at the same time..

[MetryCajun]

The funny thing about this whole conversation is that both can be true.. We can be awful from a talent standpoint and the new staff can be underperforming at the same time..

True. But talent trumps coaching. Bottom line... if Hud was our coach we would be 1-3. We are going to be 1-3. Unlike some people on this site I like the sideline demeanor of this team and the coaching I saw on the sidelines. Unfortunately we will have to endure 2 seasons of bad football. If we are still struggling in year three it means we are still recruiting subpar athletes.

[ManAboutTown]

True. But talent trumps coaching. Bottom line... if Hud was our coach we would be 1-3. We are going to be 1-3. Unlike some people on this site I like the sideline demeanor of this team and the coaching I saw on the sidelines. Unfortunately we will have to endure 2 seasons of bad football. If we are still struggling in year three it means we are still recruiting subpar athletes.

Talent absolutely does not trump coaching. Especially in the lower levels of CFB.

[MetryCajun]

Talent absolutely does not trump coaching. Especially in the lower levels of CFB.

Haha. You had to take the other side. Was it talent or coaching that made Central Florida a G5 power? Their coach left. What are they ranked now? How is that hotshot coach doing at Nebraska? Big Red has lost their recruiting areas and are now a Big 10 also ran.
Talent is the only differentiator between us and App St. If Satterfield gets a P5 job at say N.C. State, he will probably not duplicate his success because N.C. State has too few P5 talents in their recruiting area. It is all about the Jim’s and the Joes. The difference between good and bad coaches is their ability to run a disciplined program which provide a showcase for the athletes. As we have seen already, most teams and coaches are running the same basic plays. It is about talent and disciplined execution. As soon as we get better players, Napier will become a better coach.

[ManAboutTown]

Haha. You had to take the other side. Was it talent or coaching that made Central Florida a G5 power? Their coach left. What are they ranked now? How is that hotshot coach doing at Nebraska? Big Red has lost their recruiting areas and are now a Big 10 also ran.
Talent is the only differentiator between us and App St. If Satterfield gets a P5 job at say N.C. State, he will probably not duplicate his success because N.C. State has too few P5 talents in their recruiting area. It is all about the Jim’s and the Joes. The difference between good and bad coaches is their ability to run a disciplined program which provide a showcase for the athletes. As we have seen already, most teams and coaches are running the same basic plays. It is about talent and disciplined execution. As soon as we get better players, Napier will become a better coach.

I could not disagree more.

Scott Frost is 0-3 because he recruited and started a true freshmen QB that subsequently got injured. Nebraska had a good Colorado team on the ropes before the injury. But I digress because that is a singular example.

If you think App St had better talent than us the first three years that they DOMINATED Hudspeth and staff, you're lying to yourself. They came in with a small, FCS roster and DOMINATED what was the best program at the time in the SBC. I maintain that up until last year, they were not the most talented team in the conference.

Bobby Petrino went to WKU and turned them into a national contender. Immediately.
Harbaugh went to STANFORD and built a program over night. Dethroned the PAC12 dynasty with STANFORD talent (at the time, was god awful).
Boise St is getting the same good players that Petersen laid the ground work for, yet they have not been as good as the Petersen years.

I can name a thousand examples. And btw, good coaching and good recruiting go hand in hand. Have a system, know the system, recruit to the system. Developing players is probably the biggest trademark of all the best coaches that have become household names.

[MetryCajun]

We will have to agree to disagree. App St won because they had a difference maker at QB and more athletic lineman. We switch coaches and we still lose those games. As we all agree on now, Hud was a poor evaluator of talent. Napier has inherited a depleted team with holes at QB and every defensive position. He will struggle to win consistently until he upgrades the roster. If that doesn’t scream talent over coaching, I don’t know what does.

[Duggie35]

I do believe Coaching makes a difference when it comes to recruiting, evaluating talent, game planning, teaching technique, etc... However, it is obvious that good players make good coaches! There is not a chance that the outcome of next Saturday's game would change if Nick Saban was coaching the Cajuns and Billy Napier was coaching the Tide! The team with the better Jims & Joes will come out on top the vast majority of the time!

[MetryCajun]

I do believe Coaching makes a difference when it comes to recruiting, evaluating talent, game planning, teaching technique, etc... However, it is obvious that good players make good coaches! There is not a chance that the outcome of next Saturday's game would change if Nick Saban was coaching the Cajuns and Billy Napier was coaching the Tide! The team with the better Jims & Joes will come out on top the vast majority of the time!

Head coach is much like being the CEO of a company. They set the tone and direction of the organization. Have a bad one and losing seasons are sure to follow. I think LSU being ranked #5 tells you how important talent and organizational structure are to winning.

[Duggie35]

Head coach is much like being the CEO of a company. They set the tone and direction of the organization. Have a bad one and losing seasons are sure to follow. I think LSU being ranked #5 tells you how important talent and organizational structure are to winning.

+1000

[ManAboutTown]

To each his own