2019: ESPN Power Index

[CAJUNJUDO]

I don't see Napier going anywhere until after the 3030 season, and then, only if he beats a Power 5 team. Messrs. Bear or Boomer can better speak to this, but I think, generally speaking, coaches at this level need four or five consistent years of eight or nine wins, at least, and conference championships or a couple of Power 5 wins.

After the 3030 season... I’m not sure if this is good or bad, crazy thoughts are running through my head now.

[BeauCajun]

Not a bowl we desire to be in.

Arizona bowl would mean we did not win conference and got shipped out west.

[BeauCajun]

After the 3030 season... I’m not sure if this is good or bad, crazy thoughts are running through my head now.

That’s a long time for Napier to hang around. I know Marlin will still be here.

[zephyr]

That’s a long time for Napier to hang around. I know Marlin will still be here.

LOL. True dat.

[Boomer]

I don't see Napier going anywhere until after the 3030 season, and then, only if he beats a Power 5 team. Messrs. Bear or Boomer can better speak to this, but I think, generally speaking, coaches at this level need four or five consistent years of eight or nine wins, at least, and conference championships or a couple of Power 5 wins.

.....So much depends on the goals and what the goals are......I guess I knew of a few That were hunting a vertical move, some of the others I didn’t know.....I would think it would be hard to find many Robes......the Egos and competitive nature of the animal are so real and the sacrifices made to attain a present level and venture to roll the dice say Geaux.....play factor in the following.....goals as mentioned, $$$$, prestige, security (relative), opportunity, luck, chance to win, guarantees of administration, retirement package along with other perks.....Some times The love of the game when coaches have gone on to other very successful careers calls them or at least temp them to return..... the Coastal coach prior to now was a perfect example! .......Never a head coach but exposed to the great ones put the UL deal in play with the timing for Nap.....think we got/have a perfect fit and I think he can keep it going!!!

[Oiler]

It's at 8 pm this year, but I understand what you mean.

If we go 10-2, win SBC champ game going into bowl at 11-2. Where else could we go?

All the bowls have tie-ins that we're all stuck with. Other than the Access Bowl, the New Orleans Bowl is about as good as it can get for us. It is, at least, until we get out of the SBC.

[CajunVic]

After the 3030 season... I'm not sure if this is good or bad, crazy thoughts are running through my head now.

He and Biden. They will both be around.

[talktomewillis]

If we learned anything after last season, it's that a coach in the SBC has to have consistent success to move up to the P5. Satterfield and Brown had more than one year of ten wins before they got their respective gigs. So, for now, we can stop with the "fear" that Napier gets plucked after this season.

And, you can complain about NO all you want. That's where the champion goes. Period. Even if we are 11-1.

I personally think the champion tie in makes NO more desirable than if we were 6-6 like we were a few years ago.

If we are in any other bowl, it means we didn't win the league.

[Boomer]

All the bowls have tie-ins that we're all stuck with. Other than the Access Bowl, the New Orleans Bowl is about as good as it can get for us. It is, at least, until we get out of the SBC.

.....On our NO Bowl run, I thought it be a fabulous recruiting asset......more player families (btw we recruit more La kids than the other major schools... Tulane Monroe LSU), more recruits, more alumni, more fans, more fun, more press, and more tradition!

[RaginDave]

And, you can complain about NO all you want. That's where the champion goes. Period. Even if we are 11-1.

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Unless we are one of the New Years 6 Bowls. One can dream can he. Not this year, but maybe, just maybe very soon. If UCF/Boise can do it and others can dream, why can't we.

[GeauxLouisiana]

What happens if Napier is plucked from us in the next year or so? Are we seen as a desirable place, still meh, or coaching graveyard? That determines if the change created by Hud and Napier is sustainable. Thoughts?

Many apologies if this has already been discussed ad nauseam and I have just been living under a rock.

If Napier is taken from us after this season or next, we'll have an extra $2 million or $1.25 million to go out and get a new coach.

[AppAlum1]

The hope is that UNC, South Carolina, NC State and programs near his hometown retain their current staffs for 2 more years at a minimum.

Honestly if he has a great agent he would be positioning himself for the UNC job after Mac Brown cleans it up.

If I was Billy Napier or any rising HC in college football, before I would take the UNC job after Mac Brown, I would insist on a new Athletic Director, a new Board of Trustees, and new UNC fans. The ones they got now are broken. No coach can fix the mess they have made. UNC has not won a conference champeenship in 40 years, and unless they have a collective attitude adjustment, its gonna be another 40 years before they are even in contention. It is a UNC football tradition that they do less with more than any other school in the country. That tradition is going to be hard to change.

The UNC fans we encountered were apathetic (most were on their phone throughout the ballgame), clueless (did not know when to be loud or quiet), and classless (I heard of 2 App fans who were asked to sit down). In the mean time, App won the game.

Just sayin'.