2023 Coaching Carousel

[Clutch0364]

Yea all he had to do was rebuild his entire support staff (digital, recruiting, analysts, etc), a good bit of coaches, and try his best to retain talent as well as recruit without much support. How hard is it to just keep the momentum?

*gasp* you mean he had to do what every new hire has to do!? I can’t believe I’ve been so hard on him.

[CrazyCajun]

So your saying Dez had to be handed everything from the jump for it to be successful. Sounded like a great recruiting pitch.

Not what I said at all, quite the opposite actually. Mike had a rebuild on his hands. Everyone here seems to think he was just handed the keys to be successful. No
Matter who We hired, there was going to be a rebuild. We lost almost 50% of the 2021 roster. Regardless of what anyone here thinks, you know hasn’t had one single excuse for any of this? Mike, which is what matters.

[CrazyCajun]

Jmu has already came out and said they will not promote from within. They know Cig will come raid more players and coaches and decided to rip the bandaid off.

Okay, and? If they hire outside and it doesn’t work, will you be here saying how stupid that was?

[Scott Malkinson]

Okay, and? If they hire outside and it doesn’t work, will you be here saying how stupid that was?

No because the risk of hiring a Many Diaz type outweighs playing it safe at this level.

[CrazyCajun]

Never assume.

Surely a man with Napier’s vast experience and resume he would have people begging to work for him with that budget? I mean that mikes downfall right? No connections? Why did Napier need all those people from Louisiana in Florida with all his connections? Why did he need them here?

[CrazyCajun]

No because the risk of hiring a Many Diaz type outweighs playing it safe at this level.

Does it though? Bc the media like his name? He is almost a willie taggart, Keeps getting fired but for some reason keeps being given opportunities. So if it doesn’t work it’s okay bc he is a name guy. It’s fine to fail as long as you are a house hold failure

[Esqueleto]

Surely a man with Napier’s vast experience and resume he would have people begging to work for him with that budget? I mean that mikes downfall right? No connections? Why did Napier need all those people from Louisiana in Florida with all his connections? Why did he need them here?

I think he just wanted to be surrounded by people he trusted and that helped build his system here in Lafayette.

[Scott Malkinson]

Not what I said at all, quite the opposite actually. Mike had a rebuild on his hands. Everyone here seems to think he was just handed the keys to be successful. No
Matter who We hired, there was going to be a rebuild. We lost almost 50% of the 2021 roster. Regardless of what anyone here thinks, you know hasn’t had one single excuse for any of this? Mike, which is what matters.

That can be attributed to 22 losses what about 2023 with an even easier SOS .

[CrazyCajun]

I think he just wanted to be surrounded by people he trusted and that helped build his system here in Lafayette.

Oh I get it, and a lot of those guy were Louisiana connections not napiers, but for some reason when Mike surrounds himself with his people “it’s bc he doesn’t know anyone”

[CrazyCajun]

That can be attributed to 22 losses what about 2023 with an even easier SOS .

We lost almost the whole defense this year and 2 season ending injuries to QB’s and starting center. Not sure how many G5’s make a bowl game ending with their 3rd Qb.

[Scott Malkinson]

Does it though? Bc the media like his name? He is almost a willie taggart, Keeps getting fired but for some reason keeps being given opportunities. So if it doesn’t work it’s okay bc he is a name guy. It’s fine to fail as long as you are a house hold failure

Not 100% but guys like Sumrall , Malzahn , Drinkwitz sure seem to have had great success with a P5 coordinator background. Seems like the correct formula in the sbc.

[Scott Malkinson]

We lost almost the whole defense this year and 2 season ending injuries to QB’s and starting center. Not sure how many G5’s make a bowl game ending with their 3rd Qb.

You will lose guys every year too bad there is not a portal to back fill gaps with. Chandler played very well that is not an viable excuse. USM played their 3rd string QB and still won in cajun field