11.10.23 Fallout - gloves off

[JAB]

You've got to be kidding...
Western Division champs every year he was here, leading to conference champ game each year, won the 2021 Championship. Multiple players drafted, and until his final year, many graduated that year and the next year...

Metric for coaching success? Wins, loses, and team success.

So as I said earlier...

If UL's definition of a "good coach" means "someone who is successful in the Sun Belt Conference" then I suppose two things are true:

1) You are correct that Napier is a good coach.
2) UL will be champions of mediocrity. Congrats.

[JAB]

dude is obviously an Lsu troll...

Check the bio. I'm not an LSU fan.

[CajunVic]

dude is obviously an Lsu troll...

. . . I believe you guys have finally gotten one correct . . . I bet his closet is full of purple and gold but attended two Cajun games . . . wonder what he wore for those . . .

[Big Buds]

So as I said earlier...

If UL's definition of a "good coach" means "someone who is successful in the Sun Belt Conference" then I suppose two things are true:

1) You are correct that Napier is a good coach.
2) UL will be champions of mediocrity. Congrats.

The SBC is not mediocrity. It’s a fantastic conference.

[Turbine]

So as I said earlier...

If UL's definition of a "good coach" means "someone who is successful in the Sun Belt Conference" then I suppose two things are true:

1) You are correct that Napier is a good coach.
2) UL will be champions of mediocrity. Congrats.

If a coach is successful in the Sunbelt (if the competion is equal) he can be successful, anywhere.

Mediocrity is the norm and not related to success.

[JAB]

If a coach is successful in the Sunbelt (if the competion is equal) he can be successful, anywhere.

Mediocrity is the norm and not related to success.

I’m not sure I understand what this means.

[LouisianaB]

Fair points. Definitely think students / greeks & monetizing tailgate are huge issues.



IMO excitement is purely driven by play on the field. If we're going 3 & out 60% of the game, nothing will change excitement.

Scheduling? Again, i think that is more on-field issue, not necessarily game-day experience

Parking? That's always been cluster.

RV - I'm not sure about that as I've never experienced it. Have prices skyrocketed or modest increase?

3 and out 20.7 percent of the time to be exact

[Big Poppa]

Fair points. Definitely think students / greeks & monetizing tailgate are huge issues.



IMO excitement is purely driven by play on the field. If we're going 3 & out 60% of the game, nothing will change excitement.

Scheduling? Again, i think that is more on-field issue, not necessarily game-day experience

Parking? That's always been cluster.

RV - I'm not sure about that as I've never experienced it. Have prices skyrocketed or modest increase?

I will say and continue to say we have the best parking situation in the conference. No where else in the belt can you park across the street for free. The only thing I would change is have a cop directing traffic so folks could cross at the main gate and not at the lights. In mobile I paid 20 dollars card only and walked 3/4 of a mile. They would love our situation there.

[Turbine]

I will say and continue to say we have the best parking situation in the conference. No where else in the belt can you park across the street for free. The only thing I would change is have a cop directing traffic so folks could cross at the main gate and not at the lights. In mobile I paid 20 dollars card only and walked 3/4 of a mile. They would love our situation there.

The best situation contributes to the worst optics.

[zeppelincajun]

So if the most dominant coach in the league for any particular year was not a good coach, does that mean there are ZERO good coaches in the Sun Belt? That seems like a very balanced and reasonable stance.

[ManAboutTown]

What is the metric by which we can say without question that Napier is a very good coach? Just one example.

As succinctly as I can, 4 solid years of results. Anyone that can come to Lafayette, LA, get it ranked, in contention of a NY6 bowl and leave it as a desirable job (rather than the coaching graveyard that it previously was) is an outstanding head football coach.

[CajunVic]

. . . so HUD would have been an outstanding head coach had he left after year 4 but he stayed and turned into a dud, which may have happened to a Napier had he stayed through the commencement of NIL and free transfer . . . maybe the difference between Stud and Dud is really only timing . . .