Was Deggs the right hire....

[facelessjonmoon]

Deggs was absolutely the right choice

[SMD7636]

Yes

[LaCajunsFan]

I think it's much too early to tell. But my biggest concern was he would keep Talbot. Which is the case and I don't think he will ever kick him out.

From what I hear Deggs is trying to copy Tony's style as a way to honor him. Which is great but imo cutting your own path and growing a program Tony help build is a much better way to honor his legacy.

Yeah, I think it is way too early to tell, but I always thought that the decision was made for a lot of sentimental reasons, in a time of great shock and sadness. I have been part of this same error on the personal side, and while not huge, we realize now that we did not make the best of decisions while also bearing the grief of a sudden death of a parent. This situation always reminded me of that issue.
I can't remember his name but there was an assistant coach at I believe Moo St that I was really pushing for: same age, mentality etc of Napier, and I just thought that would've been the better move....if you take out all the emotions.
But again, I still think Deggs is a great coach, and has plenty of time to prove himself here.

[Scott Malkinson]

Yeah, I think it is way too early to tell, but I always thought that the decision was made for a lot of sentimental reasons, in a time of great shock and sadness. I have been part of this same error on the personal side, and while not huge, we realize now that we did not make the best of decisions while also bearing the grief of a sudden death of a parent. This situation always reminded me of that issue.
I can't remember his name but there was an assistant coach at I believe Moo St that I was really pushing for: same age, mentality etc of Napier, and I just thought that would've been the better move....if you take out all the emotions.
But again, I still think Deggs is a great coach, and has plenty of time to prove himself here.

Jake Gautreau I was also a bigger supporter of hiring him as HC he was assistant coach of the year in 2019.

[LaCajunsFan]

Jake Gautreau I was also a bigger supporter of hiring him as HC he was assistant coach of the year in 2019.

Yep. Thanks.....couldn't remember his name.

[Big Poppa]

To many Yankees on the team with all the baseball talent in Louisiana and surrounding states that’s just ludicrous.

[SlickRick]

Yes....can't believe this post was started. Damn!

[cajun55]

Half of you guys said we needed to hire Deggs to fix everything 3 years ago now we can’t even give him a full season to turn things around. Not sure if its funny or sad the way some have zero patience. If we could only go back and read some of the early Napier threads on the old RP.

No one wants to build anything these days. Expect zero growing pains and automatic success, but that’s the society we now live in.

[CrazyCajun]

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."

[Turbine]

... If we could only go back and read some of the early Napier threads on the old RP. ...

I remember those of which you speak. The diversity of opinion ran the gamut then too.

Every old RP thread exists here.

They can probably be found somewhere on these three forums:
Coaching Matters
Football
Just Ragin

[ULvictory]

Half of you guys said we needed to hire Deggs to fix everything 3 years ago now we can’t even give him a full season to turn things around. Not sure if its funny or sad the way some have zero patience. If we could only go back and read some of the early Napier threads on the old RP.

No one wants to build anything these days. Expect zero growing pains and automatic success, but that’s the society we now live in.

Deggs’ first season at SHSU consisted of a 31-28 record. Two years later, he was playing Florida State in a Super Regional.

He will get it done here. It just takes a little time.

[Scott Malkinson]

Deggs’ first season at SHSU consisted of a 31-28 record. Two years later, he was playing Florida State in a Super Regional.

He will get it done here. It just takes a little time.

He also had Harvell as an Assistant can we steal him from Nebraska