Has Maggard hit his ceiling as AD

[JMV JustMyView]

With Football in shambles early in the season with no hope of it getting better, I just don't see how we raise the remaining money for our stadium expansion. He will ride or die with Marlin and Dez now. Things have gone south quick for Dr Maggard off of two major decisions that were botched. Retaining Marlin and Hiring Dez. Should have done a national search for both of them while we had the opportunity.
We are already in the dumps of college basketball.
My fear is that we go back to the dumps of FBS football for years to come because of this. I hope I am wrong.
Amazing how what many thought was the best AD in the land including myself at one time has been influenced by outside forces to botch these decisions.

3.2 million was on the table to keep Coach Napier. It was no match for what Florida offered.

[Cajunfever]

In CBN does not leave for this year, we do not have the money to pay his salary.

The budget excuse is total BS. It has been mentioned several times we offered to pay CBN $3.2M--that is $2.5M more than CMD is making. That was only 10 months ago--what has changed in the last 10 months? Don't blame this on COVID

[CajunVic]

The budget excuse is total BS. It has been mentioned several times we offered to pay CBN $3.2M--that is $2.5M more than CMD is making. That was only 10 months ago--what has changed in the last 10 months? Don't blame this on COVID

Look at the current picture. Since about that time how many people in the athletic administration and RCAF have left without replacement?

Not only do I believe the $3.2mm dollar number was a ruse, I don’t believe we have the money to pay CBN the $2mm if he does not leave.

We agreed to pay the increased salaries on the see come that attendance would increase because of our winning success. When the see come did not come, we were already in the hole.

[Cajunrunner]

The budget excuse is total BS. It has been mentioned several times we offered to pay CBN $3.2M--that is $2.5M more than CMD is making. That was only 10 months ago--what has changed in the last 10 months? Don't blame this on COVID

Yes, it has been mentioned. Is it true, though?

Random message board posters mention lots of things. Wish there was a way to sift through what is real and what is BS.

[JMV JustMyView]

Yes, it has been mentioned. Is it true, though?

Random message board posters mention lots of things. Wish there was a way to sift through what is real and what is BS.

100% sure the offer to stay was 3.2 million. No BS here.

[Cajunrunner]

100% sure the offer to stay was 3.2 million.

Oh, ok. 100%.

That be as it may, what money, from your insider knowledge, was available for a new hire? Head coach and paying assistants?

[Turbine]

100% sure the offer to stay was 3.2 million.

Was the offer a specific offer from a specific donor or donors.

Even if Napier was prepaid, the cuts they have made across the board tell me it would not have been business as usual for Napier either. No matter what he was personally paid.

[JMV JustMyView]

Oh, ok. 100%.

That be as it may, what money, from your insider knowledge, was available for a new hire? Head coach and paying assistants?

No clue for a new hire or the assistant pool. But a few different big boosters were willing to give the extra 1.2 million on top of Napier current salary to keep him. The money was available.

[CajunVic]

The $1.2 was available, the problem was and is that the $2 was not available. So, there was never a chance to retain Napier and the money available for this year was not nearly what was available last year for HC and assistants. Once people get that in their head it will make all the moves more understandable.

[Cajunrunner]

No clue for a new hire or the assistant pool. But a few different big boosters were willing to give the extra 1.2 million on top of Napier current salary to keep him. The money was available.

What was available for NAPIER is irrelevant. He was never going to pass up Florida.

So the only thing that is relevant is what was available for the new hire and staff.

[Boomer]

Like it was yesterday. Savoie was trained by the fossil. History tends to repeat itself.

…….Please don’t even try to compare the two……T-Joe has turned this entire school around into a highly respected academic university…..Doc A tried to almost kill athletics and T-Joe has added money to athletics if I am correct…..a while back, but I think it allowed more of the budget to athletics….am I correct on this? Also the campus beautification and Covid (New Iberia) deals are outstanding!

[CajunVic]

Watch he for that bait and switch. The money has never been there and when attendance did not increase as a result of the on the field success we crapped out.

Dr. Maggard did a masterful job with what he had. When the pieces he put in place did not materialize it is all coming crashing down like Ponzi Scheme. It is so unfortunate it did not go the other way, but it didn’t. The administration did not squander anything. It over estimated the responsiveness of attendance and we are where we are.