When the coaching staff is high on a recruit

[KajunKrazy]

Where ya gonna get the money to pay the deficit with Mike? This dude is not only a mediocre at best coach. He's a freaking zero when it comes to fan appeal. I know, I know, winning is supposed to trump everything. This is true, but when you take a 13 win team one year to a 500 ball club the next with a ton of returning players, you better have some Ben Franklin, Davey Crokett, Yogi Berra home spun wisdom to rally the community with.

FYI. There were nearly 50 people who was on the rooster the year before Des took over that wasn’t there last year. 50 out of 85 scholarships. You do the math.

[KajunKrazy]

. . . oh, I was 1000% a Des supporter when he was hired and I still am . . . we have yet to see here an alternate hirable name which we could afford when the Des hire was made

I am not saying that I am against Des. I wish him the best and hope he becomes the winningest coach in Cajuns history with a long career here like Robichaux. But his contract doesn’t suggest he was a budget hire. He makes a salary of 775K. That is right in there with other first year coaches in the belt. I think it was right where Napier was in his first year also.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Desormeaux

[CajunVic]

This is like two boats passing in the night.

People here still wanted us to hire some other high powered coach. My question is, who, how much and where is the money going to come from. Nobody has answered any of this.

For the 50th time, I believe CMD was the right hire . . . I believe he is fairly paid . . . And I don’t believe any of this should in any way diminish the hire, the hire’s ability or his reputation.

Anything said otherwise is owned by he or she who says it. It’s not mine.

[no1cajunfan]

That’s a 1 time payment, with that we only $3mm in the hole . . .

If UL was high on a certain coach and said coach wanted 1.5, 2 mill a year the university could have paid that. Part, not all but part of the reason Dez was hired is they were able to get him so cheap compared to what Napier was making so don't kid yourself, UL could have easily doubled that salary if they wanted to hire a bigger name. I know this because Napier was making 2 mil a year and was going to make 3 mil had he stayed so obviously if the university could come up with 3 mil, they could have come up with 1.5...as for who would have been available that's hard to say without doing a national search. But Dez was hired in part because of Napier's recommendation so we shall see how that pans out.

[KajunKrazy]

If UL was high on a certain coach and said coach wanted 1.5, 2 mill a year the university could have paid that. Part, not all but part of the reason Dez was hired is they were able to get him so cheap compared to what Napier was making so don't kid yourself, UL could have easily doubled that salary if they wanted to hire a bigger name. I know this because Napier was making 2 mil a year and was going to make 3 mil had he stayed so obviously if the university could come up with 3 mil, they could have come up with 1.5...as for who would have been available that's hard to say without doing a national search. But Dez was hired in part because of Napier's recommendation so we shall see how that pans out.

Des first year salary is right in line with where Napier was year one. Mike too will have an opportunity to earn more with success.

[JMV JustMyView]

If UL was high on a certain coach and said coach wanted 1.5, 2 mill a year the university could have paid that. Part, not all but part of the reason Dez was hired is they were able to get him so cheap compared to what Napier was making so don't kid yourself, UL could have easily doubled that salary if they wanted to hire a bigger name. I know this because Napier was making 2 mil a year and was going to make 3 mil had he stayed so obviously if the university could come up with 3 mil, they could have come up with 1.5...as for who would have been available that's hard to say without doing a national search. But Dez was hired in part because of Napier's recommendation so we shall see how that pans out.

Correct. Me, you and a few others have said this over and over again.

[CajunT]

If UL was high on a certain coach and said coach wanted 1.5, 2 mill a year the university could have paid that. Part, not all but part of the reason Dez was hired is they were able to get him so cheap compared to what Napier was making so don't kid yourself, UL could have easily doubled that salary if they wanted to hire a bigger name. I know this because Napier was making 2 mil a year and was going to make 3 mil had he stayed so obviously if the university could come up with 3 mil, they could have come up with 1.5...as for who would have been available that's hard to say without doing a national search. But Dez was hired in part because of Napier's recommendation so we shall see how that pans out.

Napier wasn't hired for $1.2 Million. His salary was almost exactly what Desormeaux's is today when hired. Neither coach came here with HC experience, although Napier was a OC at Clemson and Arizona. He was canned at Clemson as a OC.

Des was hired in part because of Napiers, Rob Sale and a few other's recommendations. Billy Napier's being the most prominent of that group.

[CajunT]

Another skilled position

Starting off thanking the man above,without him none of this is possible and would like to thank everyone who supported me through this process, with that being said I will be continuing my career in football and my academics at University of Louisiana Lafayette. #LetsGeaux������️ pic.twitter.com/lCZdGT0343

— shemarwelch4 (@ShemarWelch_) June 26, 2023

[fanof71]

Had quite a few offers...P5

[facelessjonmoon]

Another skilled position

Starting off thanking the man above,without him none of this is possible and would like to thank everyone who supported me through this process, with that being said I will be continuing my career in football and my academics at University of Louisiana Lafayette. #LetsGeaux������️ pic.twitter.com/lCZdGT0343

— shemarwelch4 (@ShemarWelch_) June 26, 2023

Looks like he’s from the same high school as Eric Garror

[Big Poppa]

Agree with you on the O line that and musical QBs early on definitely cost us some games. But the number one over all thing that was obviously different from the previous 4 years was discipline of the football team. That started in August. I’ll be curious to see if any changes are made this year in that area.

Yep. Will be curious to see that as well.

[Turbine]

. . . reading RP, not sure that is a resounding endorsement . . .

This implies the majority do not approve, which is a blatantly misleading innuendo.