Napier makes the National News

[Turbine]

The only misstep I see is the stepping back.

[Oiler]

The only misstep I see is the stepping back.

Do you at least agree that UL got a lot of bad national press out of this?

[ZoomZoom]

Napier was the man to deliver the message. If he misspoke, so be it. This is so ridiculous.

Agree. We’ll know if it’s a big deal with fans come December. If we don’t meet expectations, some fans will use this as the “Fonz jumping the shark” moment.

Personally this is all getting blow out proportion. Just win, it all goes away.

[USL1970]

Football players should get a complementary membership to RCAF (if that is legal).

Let them see what the fund/organization is doing for them, and then the players can decide if they want to contribute (free market without any duress or pressure).

What happens next year? Another speech or rule to donate?

These young men give a tremendous amount of time and effort to the program, and most all don't make it to the professional level with the big bucks.

Think beyond the present.

[ManAboutTown]

Football players should get a complementary membership to RCAF (if that is legal).

Let them see what the fund/organization is doing for them, and then the players can decide if they want to contribute (free market without any duress or pressure).

What happens next year? Another speech or rule to donate?

These young men give a tremendous amount of time and effort to the program, and most all don't make it to the professional level with the big bucks.

Think beyond the present.

Dude. STOP.

[Turbine]

Do you at least agree that UL got a lot of bad national press out of this?

Define bad press.

Most readers can use discernment when it comes to this MEdia-2 invention of a trouble spot.

UL mis-stepped walking backwards so it does leave a negative balance, with no way to mount a national reply.

Players investing in themselves is in no way negative. Regardless of the ME-2 spin.

[Cajunrunner]

Napier is not to blame! We have quality people in place in the Athletic Department to do that job, they didn't. They didn't do their job. That's my point. It's a misstep on their part and it now has been corrected. If I going to give a person credit when they do their job well, I'm going to also point when they do not. Let's not sugar coat it, it is what it is.

I agree with you. Somebody blundered something to where this was able to turn into negative national media attention for our program. Doesn’t matter what the truth or real intentions were. The fact this has to be “cleared up”, or appeared to be walked back, is not good.

We’ve had too many ways from previous leadership where our athletic program was looked upon as a clown show, so it sucks that something occurs to be twisted allows the “typical USL athletics” shots to return. Our athletic programs, especially Football, appear to be going in the positive direction. I’d hate to see that snowball reverse.

[31Ragin97]

Are people really griping about these guys giving $0.96 a week? It costs more than that to get a soda from a vending machine.

Skip the soda, take a few sips from the water fountain, and donate your $50. It’s good for your health! 😂

how much do the regular students have to pay for bourgeois hall use? and im guessing they pay whether they go or not? isnt the apc more or less the athletes private bourgeois hall, but its free?

[31Ragin97]

When a favorite P5 does it, it wouldn't surprise me that they will be praised for being so innovative and forward thinking. lol.

bump to the max

[31Ragin97]

Players agreed to play here and signed a contract. Now coach gets up and says they are now required to give $50. It looks like he changed the terms of the agreement after it was signed.

You guys can blame the media if you want to, but he clearly said it was required for scholarship players.

He has dialed it back after realizing how this looks.

The man made a mistake and now he's doing a little damage control and moving on.

Some here should realize that even great men make mistakes sometimes.

I think most employees would have a problem if their boss suddenly required that they donate a specific amount to some organization in order to remain employed with the company.

Oh, and I know it's my opinion not yours.

players also only sign on for 20 hours a week as they are allegedly students firSt....how many schools violate those practice limits and never get caught. if athlete signed on for 20 and then is required more how is that not also a change in the terms, even though this was optional but those extra hours arent i wager

[Cajunrunner]

players also only sign on for 20 hours a week as they are allegedly students firSt....how many schools violate those practice limits and never get caught. if athlete signed on for 20 and then is required more how is that not also a change in the terms, even though this was optional but those extra hours arent i wager

Reality is if you want to be a successful D1 athlete, you’re going to put in more than 20 hours per week, whether with teammates or extra conditioning, drills, etc on your own.

[Cajunrunner]

how much do the regular students have to pay for bourgeois hall use? and im guessing they pay whether they go or not? isnt the apc more or less the athletes private bourgeois hall, but its free?

Athletes “pay” for its use by representing the university in athletic competition.