Billy Napier on Paul Finebaum show

[Bandwagon King]

Does any one know if Billy had ever been on this show before?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6z9xZJdAWo

[ZoomZoom]

Any Cajun fan will be proud of having been blessed with Billy being our coach when he answered the question why he passed on other jobs. There will always be other speculation, but the public answer was a great commercial for UL.

[Fais do-do]

Spoke very highly of UL and the admin/culture.

[RaginScotsman]

Man, I just miss that guy. Not saying Dez won’t carry us on. I just miss him talking about our team.

[Cajun90]

Interesting take. "We will have an entire personnel department, much like the NFL.". That was in regards to recruiting. That along with 50k (aka Texas) could get you some half decent recruits

[CajunFun]

Spoke very highly of UL and the admin/culture.

I don't watch a lot of this stuff, but I don't think the send-up he's giving us is typical. He spent quite a few moments praising us.

That helps, a lot.

[Bandwagon King]

I don't watch a lot of this stuff, but I don't think the send-up he's giving us is typical. He spent quite a few moments praising us.

That helps, a lot.

I've never heard a coach praise his former school like that before.

[ZoomZoom]

Glad to see Florida/SEC Network/Paul try not to steer that “@ Lafayette” junk.

[Turbine]

I've never heard a coach praise his former school like that before.

I know I haven't

[Turbine]

Does any one know if Billy had ever been on this show before?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6z9xZJdAWo

Yes.

https://forumeus.com/showthread.php/...er-on-Finebaum

[CajunVic]

That guy spent more time on where he was than where he went and had equally or even more praise for where he was than where he went. If you don’t now think he had the best for Louisiana at heart and in mind and truly cared when he championed CMD to be our next head coach, I really don’t know what to say . . .

[Turbine]

That guy spent more time on where he was than where he went and had equally or even more praise for where he was than where he went. If you don’t now think he had the best for Louisiana at heart and in mind and truly cared when he championed CMD to be our next head coach, I really don’t know what to say . . .

Now explain the equation that turned Billy Napier's positive Louisiana experience interview into a negative post?

[CajunVic]

Now explain the equation that turned Billy Napier's positive Louisiana experience interview into a negative post?

Some people’s kids needed to know. If you don’t quit, I will bring back out the cheese . . .

[CajunFun]

That guy spent more time on where he was than where he went and had equally or even more praise for where he was than where he went. If you don’t now think he had the best for Louisiana at heart and in mind and truly cared when he championed CMD to be our next head coach, I really don’t know what to say . . .

I'm really worried about Billy. His philosophy is so much like Robe's... Robe would never sacrifice a kid for a 'W'. In the 2016 regionals, we faced Az (ironically, State hosted CCU, the two would reach the NC). We had the better team, and beat them easily the 1st game. We played them again, Az pitched their ace after only 1 day rest, against our #2. Our #2 against their #2, we advance, but Robe would never re-pitch a kid that fast. We sat home.

So I am worried that putting the kids first won't buy much patience or support in the SEC. And I haven't mentioned this here before, but when the Cajuns played at UF in 1993, I went. There are two schools that left me with a really bad feeling: one was Nevada, the other UF. As the guy I drove out there with noted, "It's the only place I've ever been where they're whipping your @ss on the field, and the fans are still trying to pick fights with you in the stadium."

There were some other things that made me think it was a school I would rather not go back to. That was 30 years ago, but campus culture doesn't tend to change very fast.

So I'm worried that Billy may be in place where he can win, but not win enough. I hope I'm wrong, I hope UF has changed or that I mis-judged it, for his sake, and for his family's sake.

[CajunVic]

The beauty is that 3 or 4 years at that salary level sets one as conservative as him for life. All is not lost in that respect