Moment Of Truth For CMD

[Bandwagon King]

We are broke is the word.

Is this your word as well?

[John Cocktolstoy]

Go look at the coaches and try to find that connection. Only 2 were from Alabama. Many of the coaches & analysts Napier hired are young guys looking to prove themselves, not rehires from old spots. Who you think was Napiers connection to bring in LaMar Morgan in 2019?

Yes and those coaches and young people look at the coach and who he worked for and what he did and where he’s been prior to coming here. That made Napier very attractive to some one from the outside. Unfortunately our coach doesn’t have a very big resume from that stand point. If our coach hired a coordinator with play calling experience the coordinator would have a better resume than he does.

You know who is a hell of a play caller, with lots of experience coordinating offenses, and one of the best offensive minds in the game, with lots of connections in college football? Jay Johnson. Jay has worked under a defensive minded coach the last 2 years who is a saban disciple just like Billy. Not sure why I mentioned that just thought I’d throw that in.

[cjr3888]

Dude if you honestly think Billy Napier didn’t have many coaching connections before getting here you have all the right in the world to think that. That’s not gonna change me thinking it’s one of the goofiest things I’ve heard.

I'm pointing out that the "connections" argument people are using to say Des isn't qualified to be a head coach is nonsense. Look at Matt Powledge, who Napier hired in 2018. Was that a Saban connection? No, it was a Leger connection. People are looking for any reason to down Des & the current staff (many where hired by Napier) instead of looking at the big picture.

[CajunVic]

Yes and those coaches and young people look at the coach and who he worked for and what he did and where he’s been prior to coming here. That made Napier very attractive to some one from the outside. Unfortunately our coach doesn’t have a very big resume from that stand point. If our coach hired a coordinator with play calling experience the coordinator would have a better resume than the does.

Our coach worked under the hottest P5 prospect for that P5's entire tenure as a head coach and had the stamp of approval from the hottest P5 prospect to be our next head coach.

You can't crown Napier king in one moment then relegate him to pawn in the next.

[cjr3888]

Yes and those coaches and young people look at the coach and who he worked for and what he did and where he’s been prior to coming here. That made Napier very attractive to some one from the outside. Unfortunately our coach doesn’t have a very big resume from that stand point. If our coach hired a coordinator with play calling experience the coordinator would have a better resume than the does.

You don't like Des, we get it. You've posted the same things under multiple names on different social media sites. How about you actually give him & his staff a chance to coach before calling to fire him.

[cjr3888]

Our coach worked under the hottest P5 prospect for that P5's entire tenure as a head coach and had the stamp of approval from the hottest P5 prospect to be our next head coach.

You can't crown Napier king in one moment then relegate him to pawn in the next.

Exactly what I'm getting at! People are posting nonsense due to emotions clouding their judgement. Not many look at facts before posting.

[CajunVic]

You don't like Des, we get it. You've posted the same things under multiple names on different social media sites. How about you actually give him & his staff a chance to coach before calling to fire him.

Because that one guy opened the gate on the "Fire Des" concept and all of those laying in wait immediately jumped on the band wagon. It just took the first one to get the calvary rolling.

[zeppelincajun]

I'm pointing out that the "connections" argument people are using to say Des isn't qualified to be a head coach is nonsense. Look at Matt Powledge, who Napier hired in 2018. Was that a Saban connection? No, it was a Leger connection. People are looking for any reason to down Des & the current staff (many where hired by Napier) instead of looking at the big picture.

You aren’t going to talk many people into thinking a guy who never left his alma matter (outside of to coach high school) was qualified to get this job. The flip side of that is that no matter how loud the few may be, the people saying he doesn’t deserve his fair shot now that he has the job are just that…few. ON PAPER this hire doesn’t make sense. Legacies aren’t made on paper. CMD will make his own legacy.

[CajunVic]

You aren’t going to talk many people into thinking a guy who never left his alma matter (outside of to coach high school) was qualified to get this job. The flip side of that is that no matter how loud the few may be, the people saying he doesn’t deserve his fair shot now that he has the job are just that…few. ON PAPER this hire doesn’t make sense. Legacies aren’t made on paper. CMD will make his own legacy.

How nice that only you get to make the analysis on how and why CMD got this job and whether he is or was qualified for the job.

There are many more factors than you want to consider in the final decision process. Many of them have been discussed and vetted over the past couple of days.

Whether or not you believe these to be relevant or important is really of no moment. They were important to those that made the decision to hire CMD as the HC of Louisiana and that is all that matters.

[Bandwagon King]

You aren’t going to talk many people into thinking a guy who never left his alma matter (outside of to coach high school) was qualified to get this job. The flip side of that is that no matter how loud the few may be, the people saying he doesn’t deserve his fair shot now that he has the job are just that…few. ON PAPER this hire doesn’t make sense. Legacies aren’t made on paper. CMD will make his own legacy.

Let us hope it is a good one.

[zeppelincajun]

Speaking of CMD’s biggest connection, how burnt is that bridge exactly?

[CajunT]

You aren’t going to talk many people into thinking a guy who never left his alma matter (outside of to coach high school) was qualified to get this job. The flip side of that is that no matter how loud the few may be, the people saying he doesn’t deserve his fair shot now that he has the job are just that…few. ON PAPER this hire doesn’t make sense. Legacies aren’t made on paper. CMD will make his own legacy.

That's understandable and I won't argue with your points. But for people to ignore what took place when Billy Napier walked out the door is also disingenuous. If you understand football and how the organization was built, there is no way anyone should have been suggesting 10 to 12 wins. That was one of the reasons he was hired was to try to keep some continuity in this program. Now that might prove to be the wrong decision but I'm not jumping to that conclusion after four games like many others. I've been around football for a long time and it's way too early to jump ship on Michael Desormeaux.