Coach Napier's EXit

[HOUCajun]

Honest question. How many of those openings had a legitimate shot at a national championship?

Only Auburn

[covcaj]

That would probably be NONE

That's what I think. I believe the LSU and, if it happens, Florida positions would be the first ones where a coach could honestly believe that a national championship was possible. That alone is a huge difference.

[JayWalker]

Only Auburn

I agree.

[covcaj]

I agree.

True. Forgot about Auburn.

[CajunVic]

True. Forgot about Auburn.

I think Auburn was a one shot wonder and feel as though BN may have also.

[CajunT]

He's been mentioned for every SEC job that has come up since year two. Yet he's still here.

Outside of Auburn, which one of the others do you think meets the same criteria of an LSU, Alabama, Georgia or Florida? Auburn was a hot mess, big money controlling the AD to the extent that they were telling Coaches that interviewed they would have final say on the assistants hired.

I'm not sure he would interview if asked, but Florida checks the boxes of all the criteria he is looking for in his next move. Now I have no idea of the inner workings of the Florida program.

There is also an old saying when it comes to college coaches, you can only say no to so many jobs before they stop calling you.

I hope he stays until the stadium renovations are completed and he wins an outright conference championship. But I'm not naive enough to believe he won't interview for a position if the right job becomes available just to remain the Coach of the Ragin Cajuns.

[JayWalker]

Outside of Auburn, which one of the others do you think meets the same criteria of an LSU, Alabama, Georgia or Florida? Auburn was a hot mess, big money controlling the AD to the extent that they were telling Coaches that interviewed they would have final say on the assistants hired.

I'm not sure he would interview if asked, but Florida checks the boxes of all the criteria he is looking for in his next move. Now I have no idea of the inner workings of the Florida program.

There is also an old saying when it comes to college coaches, you can only say no to so many jobs before they stop calling you.

I hope he stays until the stadium renovations are completed and he wins an outright conference championship. But I'm not naive enough to believe he won't interview for a position if the right job becomes available just to remain the Coach of the Ragin Cajuns.

Yeah, the inner workings are things none of us really knows.

I've always believed in order to land our coach:

The program has a history of winning.
You can win at a high level.
And, the coach gets to do it HIS way.

That third one is the key, in my opinion.

[CajunT]

Yeah, the inner workings are things none of us really knows.

I've always believed in order to land our coach:

The program has a history of winning.
You can win at a high level.
And, the coach gets to do it HIS way.

That third one is the key, in my opinion.

Let me add several things to your list, and this comes from a top assistant that is no longer with the program.

1)The program has a history of winning.
2)You can win at a high level and have a legitimate chance at playing for a national championship.
3) Close to home and family, and the coach gets to t
do it His way.

The third one is key along with eventually being close to family because that is what the man believes in.

[cajun4life]

There are 4 “ifs” there.

Saturday vs Nicholls 26k
Saturday @11:00am vs Texas State 28k.

35,000 is the perfect size from growth. They could reduce it slightly below that as well by chair backing the entire stadium with larger seats. Creating a more comfortable fan environment. But no way we should ever seat anything less than 32k.

[cajun4life]

He's been mentioned for every SEC job that has come up since year two. Yet he's still here.

UNC and FSU.