Head Coach Mike Desormeaux

[BabbForHeisman]

Super happy for Mike. Regardless of how he does as a coach from a wins and losses perspective, he’ll be a great ambassador for the university and athletic department.

[zephyr]

Man this hire sucks. Too bad we couldn’t have gone after a young up-and-coming coordinator at a ranked school who is an excellent recruiter. Oh wait… /sarcasmoff

He isn't a coordinator. You can say he's a co-coordinator but we all know who the guy calling plays and driving the offensive philosophy are.

[Cajunsmike]

Is there video or audio of the press conference?

[mxpxfr690]

Ah yes I remember now… we fumbled the ball and I ended up taking a good pursuit angle on the CB and helped tackle him…. I dunno where my burst of speed came from but that was probably the fastest I ever ran in pads lol. Mike was running for his life that night.

[RedTails]

He isn't a coordinator. You can say he's a co-coordinator but we all know who the guy calling plays and driving the offensive philosophy are.

A lot of people wanted Lebby, but we all know who was driving the offensive philosophy at Ole Miss. And he only started calling plays this past season.

[Cajunchuck]

I know everyone has an opinion but I don't understand all the negativity. Do you actually think Maggard would hire someone that he didn't believe could continue our success at this level or higher? Desormeaux could be that next up and coming HC, have to give hm a chance. If we are to believe the reports Napier endorsed him. That is high praise in my book. Congrats Coach Mike and you have my support 100%. In fact, I'm going to increase my RCAF donation. Geaux Cajuns!!!

[Cajunsmike]

Special teams guy is coach Couch. He may stay

[Turbine]

Because he worked 7 years under two coaches that have worked at other big schools. He got trained by these guys.

Translation: In the right place, at the right time.

[CajunEXPRESS]

I know everyone has an opinion but I don't understand all the negativity. Do you actually think Maggard would hire someone that he didn't believe could continue our success at this level or higher? Desormeaux could be that next up and coming HC, have to give hm a chance. If we are to believe the reports Napier endorsed him. That is high praise in my book. Congrats Coach Mike and you have my support 100%. In fact, I'm going to increase my RCAF donation. Geaux Cajuns!!!

I’m sure they will appreciate the extra dollar.

[DieHard 1280]

I would agree. This program is in a spot where we will draw significant interest and we should certainly make having at least coordinator experience a major criteria. I just can't see many other schools promoting a QB coach or TE coach to HC right off the bat even if the outgoing coach said it was a good decision. If Des was that hot of a commodity, wouldn't Napier have taken him with him?

Maybe not, since BN probably had a pretty good idea already that CMD had a leg up on being named HC here.

[Hudsheen#Fired]

Special teams guy is coach Couch. He may stay

Strength &conditioning not ST

[CajunFun]

How well do you know what he has done for the last four years or more? how ell do you know him? Upon what do you base that definitive decision.
Look, None of us know. The simple fact is that with very few exceptions, hiring a HC is a crap shoot. How well did Tom Herman work out at Texas? Taggart at Fl St? Mullen at Florida?
But, evidently, the man who knows his abilities better than anyone else, and who has a lot of ego in this program, Billy Napier, believes he is the best man for the job, and the man who has a string of successful hire, Dr. Maggard (sp?) believes he is ready.
At the very least, we should take a "wait and see" attitude and not so forcefully decide that it is a bad hire.

Well, all I know is that LTU wisely passed up one of their former women's hoops standouts for HC.

And that's where I think we should look for inspiration...