Ragin Review LIVE: Q&A w/ Cajuns LB Andre Jones

[Million$Mullet]

A "players" coach, Josh Heupel, just took the Tennessee Vols into BR and SPANKED a "disciplinarian" in Brian Kelly.

Again, what matters is the fit. Does Mike's style fit the roster that we have and the roster that he's building. BK is a perfect example of how the different styles only matter if the fit is right.

Josh Heupel is somewhere in the middle. Players love him like a dad and when it’s time to be a dad he acts like one. You can be both a players coach and a disciplinarian. Players respect that and it’s what makes a man, a man.

[Big Poppa]

AP Top 25

1. Georgia (32) - Disciplinarian
2. Ohio State (20) - Player Coach
3. Alabama (11) - Disciplinarian
4. Clemson - Player Coach
5. Michigan - Disciplinarian
6. Tennessee -Player Coach
7. USC - Player Coach
8. Oklahoma State - Player Coach
9. Ole Miss - Player Coach
10. Penn State - Disciplinarian
11. UCLA - Player Coach
12. Oregon - Not sure yet
13. TCU - Disciplinarian
14. Wake Forest - Disciplinarian
15. NC State - Disciplinarian
16. Mississippi State - Player Coach
17. Kansas State - Disciplinarian
18. Syracuse - Player Coach
19. Kansas - Player Coach
20. Utah - Disciplinarian
21. Cincinnati - Player Coach
T-22. Texas - Player Coach
T-22. Kentucky - Disciplinarian
24. Illinois - Not sure
25. James Madison - Disciplinarian

For some context...

Can you break that list down to which were assistants promoted from within where they really were “friend” and then got promoted to boss on the same team? Not as easy of a transition as one would think. Totally different dynamics. IMO.

[CajunVic]

Ho far into the weeds do we need to get . . .

[Big Poppa]

Mike was a disciplinarian as a player.

He has a transition method. Chill.

From everything I have heard he was a real hard @$$ SOB when he coached high school too. This 180 has many who have known him long term puzzled.

[Big Poppa]

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If one listens with a clear mind, this is what you heard. If not, it’s the agenda spewed above that was heard.

Go listen to the pod cast with Craig and Chris Lanaux former teammate of Mike. You have to listen until the end. Chris must be one of the “ agenda” guys as you put it, because he said the exact same stuff, you accuse guys with an “agenda” of saying.

[Big Poppa]

With the transfer portal, I’m thinking hard-nosed coaching will probably be diminished across the board. Even Tom Coughlin mellowed out at the behest of his veterans in the locker room.

So you are damned if you do and damned if you don’t. If you go soft you will lose. If you let the prisoners run the asylum you’ll definitely fail. Any coach that coaches afraid that kids will transfer won’t be coaching for long. Run your program how you see fit if they don’t like it let them go.

[CajunVic]

Run your program the way you see fit and if they like it, let them stay . . .

[CajunEXPRESS]

Ho far into the weeds do we need to get . . .

We know what Maggard said about CMD. The truth is that the coaching universe changed just before the hire. NIL, Transfer Portal,came out like a speeding locomotive. Adding to that CBN decision to transfer the entire Louisiana football structure to Florida.

CMD didn’t inherit the program he said yes to. He’ll never say that, but it’s still true. IMO he may have underestimated the NIL, and TP impact. Add to that key injuries to projected OL starters.

He may also be learning that there’s very few people who can have self discipline, especially at such a young age.

[ManAboutTown]

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Go listen to the pod cast with Craig and Chris Lanaux former teammate of Mike. You have to listen until the end. Chris must be one of the “ agenda” guys as you put it, because he said the exact same stuff, you accuse guys with an “agenda” of saying.

I talk to Chris often. While we can agree, there are head scratching things happening, he believes Des will succeed here.

[Big Poppa]

I talk to Chris often. While we can agree, there are head scratching things happening, he believes Des will succeed here.

I do to. I personally think he will learn from his first year and make adjustments where they are needed.