Seems like we did what Notre Dame did. They could have hired just about any head coach in the country. But they promoted within a guy with no previous head coaching experience. I support the hire and think we have enough of the negative discussion. Time we all get on board with this. We'll see soon enough as Coach Des leads UL to the NO Bowl.
I think most of us are excited for Mike and hope he can maintain the cULture. Although I too have some questions regarding his experience, we must remember that Billy also had no Head Coaching experience prior to coming to Louisiana. Sometimes I think success may be more about the person than all of the experience. Hopefully Mike learned what he needed under Billy, just like Billy did under Nick. We will see.
Nobody truly knows how it will go with any hire.
It is a risk, and from the outside looking in, riskier than maybe some other options. Is the upside higher than some other options, thus justifying the risk?
It is interesting, some see this as a 'safe' pick because it is from inside the existing cULture. Others see the 'safe' pick as having proven yourself at other places.
The truth of the matter is that both have been correct and incorrect. It truly is a case by case scenario.
You building the strawman. Having weaknesses =/= bad quarterback.
CBN thought he was good enough. And he was a key cog in the winningest 3 years for us ever. That’s just facts, padnuh.
Maggard (who picked Napier),and from some accounts (not just here) CBN, backed him as well. That’s good enough for me.
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