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    UL Basketball Re: Probably have to say goodbye to Billy Kennedy

    If we truely want him, we must have the leadership at the top to go and get him!


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    Default Re: Probably have to say goodbye to Billy Kennedy

    Quote Originally Posted by DG@STAR-M View Post
    _ If we truely want him, we must have the leadership at the top to go and get him! _

    It has nothing with truly wanting him. We do, as we also want Tim Floyd. However, its about opportunity and timing. He is a hot commodity at this moment and with any success in the tourney, he will likely become a bigger candidate for more prestigeous jobs. We can't compete with BCS schools and what they can offer him. We've already committed to offering and paying our next coach a salary that will be amongst the best in the SBC and is well above our budget allowance per the state but have decided that we will compensate a good candidate. Kennedy may be at the next level and we just can't go there.

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    Default Re: Probably have to say goodbye to Billy Kennedy

    Quote Originally Posted by zephyr View Post
    _ It has nothing with truly wanting him. We do, as we also want Tim Floyd. However, its about opportunity and timing. He is a hot commodity at this moment and with any success in the tourney, he will likely become a bigger candidate for more prestigeous jobs. We can't compete with BCS schools and what they can offer him. We've already committed to offering and paying our next coach a salary that will be amongst the best in the SBC and is well above our budget allowance per the state but have decided that we will compensate a good candidate. Kennedy may be at the next level and we just can't go there. _
    One big upset in the tourney doesn't mean he is unreachable or we would have lost Fletcher and others.

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    Default Re: Probably have to say goodbye to Billy Kennedy

    Quote Originally Posted by RCAJUN90 View Post
    _ One big upset in the tourney doesn't mean he is unreachable or we would have lost Fletcher and others. _

    Yes, but he has put himself in a position to land a BCS job after this season or the next. Do you really seeing him coming to Lafayette for 3+ years? As much as I like the UL job, I don't see him bringing them to Final Fours anytime soon. He could win a game or two in the tourney at UL, but he can do that at Murray State. UL could offer him more money, but the difference is marginal compared to what BCS schools can offer. Unless he's just really in love with Lafayette, his next job likely won't be at UL.

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    CajunZ1's Avatar CajunZ1 is offline Ragin Cajuns of Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Fan for Sure

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    I agree. Tim Floyd it is?

    Quote Originally Posted by bballholic View Post
    Yes, but he has put himself in a position to land a BCS job after this season or the next. Do you really seeing him coming to Lafayette for 3+ years? As much as I like the UL job, I don't see him bringing them to Final Fours anytime soon. He could win a game or two in the tourney at UL, but he can do that at Murray State. UL could offer him more money, but the difference is marginal compared to what BCS schools can offer. Unless he's just really in love with Lafayette, his next job likely won't be at UL.


    igeaux.mobi

  6. Default Re: Probably have to say goodbye to Billy Kennedy

    I think that Bob Marlin from SHSU would be perfect for this program.


    igeaux.mobi


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    Default Re: Probably have to say goodbye to Billy Kennedy

    Quote Originally Posted by CajunZ1 View Post
    _ I agree. Tim Floyd it is?





    igeaux.mobi _
    I hope so, I'd prefer him over Butch. He's a proven commodity as a HC, Butch is not.

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    Default Re: Probably have to say goodbye to Billy Kennedy

    Quote Originally Posted by RCAJUN90 View Post
    _ One big upset in the tourney doesn't mean he is unreachable or we would have lost Fletcher and others. _

    No, but you couple that with the fact that he was already a hot name floating around out there and a national audience saw his team beat an overrated Vandy team in the big tournament. Also, his team had 30 wins this year and easily won their conference and conference tourney...That, with the big win, puts him on another level. Often, a coach in a similar situation uses something like this to springboard his popularity and really market themselves for bigger jobs.

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    Default Re: Probably have to say goodbye to Billy Kennedy

    Quote Originally Posted by Louisiana's Ragin T View Post
    _ I think that Bob Marlin from SHSU would be perfect for this program.


    igeaux.mobi _

    He likely would be. Actually, all of the names that are currently high on the list: Kennedy, Floyd, Pierre, Kaspar and Marlin would all be GREAT hires and we'd be happy/lucky to have any or either.

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    Default Re: Probably have to say goodbye to Billy Kennedy

    I stand by my previous statement elsewhere: Billy Kennedy is too young to make this his final destination. There are some reasons for him to come here besides more pay, but some of those can be addressed by other schools as well as us.


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    Default Re: Probably have to say goodbye to Billy Kennedy

    Quote Originally Posted by raginsaints View Post
    _ Murray State is too good of a team for him to bolt to come to Lafayette. _




    He was never in the picture

  12. Default Re: Probably have to say goodbye to Billy Kennedy

    Quote Originally Posted by Double Oh View Post
    _ He was never in the picture _
    why do you say that ---I know from conversations that from a UL perspective he was---are you saying that he never had considered us---In speaking personally to him on various occasions we definitely were of interest to him!!!!

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