Louisiana Football Coaching Search

[JMV JustMyView]

See #3 and 4 of the qualities Jay listed.

I just spit my drink out, lol.

[JMV JustMyView]

Matt Viator lol

[cajun4life]

Matt Viator lol

He’s a good coach. Just not the right guy for this program.

[cajun4life]

Marcus Freeman is an interesting name. But I’d like to see another coach whose goal is to continue to build upon the foundation Napier laid.

[JMV JustMyView]

He’s a good coach. Just not the right guy for this program.

I was joking.

[BeauCajun]

Tony Hull.

[Cajunsmike]

If you want an idea, look at the track record.

Dr. Maggard, regardless of the sport, has looked for the same qualities.

A history of winning
Reputation as a relentless recruiter.
A person of integrity.
A person with a good moral compass.
Doesn't necessarily have to have head coaching experience.

Now, as we talk about a replacement, start with that. And, my money is on someone with a background as an offensive coach.

And, as far as names are concerned, the first time I ever heard the name Billy Napier was when it was reported he was offered the job.

Dr. Maggard knows exactly what he's looking for. I don't think this is going to be a long search.

I wonder what not a long search means. I would guess it would be more than a week as we don't want to interfere with championship game preparation. My guess is somewhere between December 8 to 15.

[CajunVic]

I wonder what not a long search means. I would guess it would be more than a week as we don't want to interfere with championship game preparation. My guess is somewhere between December 8 to 15.

A not long search may mean it may be complete.

[Rainman66]

Freeman may very well be a great coach, I am just not sold on him because I don't see any connections in the South at all. Doesn't mean he can't do it, just a lot of stuff to overcome.

[redstickcajun]

Robe was on the search committee that hired Napier. I wish he was here on this hire as well!

[Clutch0364]

The guy I am becoming more and more intrigued with is Josh Gattis. Current OC with Michigan and has spent time at Bama and Penn State.

[DocCajun]

Robe was on the search committee that hired Napier. I wish he was here on this hire as well!

I suspect he is!

[redstickcajun]

Wbrz in Baton Rouge just called us University of Louisiana! The sportscaster might get fired.

[redstickcajun]

Amen!

[Rainman66]

I am not sure we want Golding, unless he REALLY wants to be a HC. He is currently making $1.5M at Bama, so we would need to pay him more than that and he has no HC experience.

Jeff Banks at Texas is interesting. Sark brought him along from Alabama and is paying him $1M as the Special Teams coach. So he has coached at TAMU, Bama and now Texas.

Lebby makes some sense, but he is probably going to be on OU's radar now, as well.