2023 Coaching Carousel

[CajunVic]

So are you saying NOBODY more experienced than a TE coach that's never coached anywhere else is ALL UL could have hired for $750,000?
And, btw, they overpaid Des by a few hundred thousand based on his experience.

. . . there are lots of words in this post that I never did say . . . but that is how you guys operate . . . all I said was a decision was made to hire CMD . . . I announced it here as soon as the decision was made . . . many did not believe it and many had a fit about it . . . now it appears that many of the reasons why that was the decision are coming out and again many who know nothing are having fits . . . its how this board works . . .

[ManAboutTown]

M$M, I just called my MH/RCAF plug, same person I got my Lanning info on.

Dan Lanning was for sure interviewed. When we spoke (me and the plug in 2021), there was talk of DL coming to campus, but he's not sure if it happened or not.
(He was on the board while this was happening) Also said, money was not a deterrent for Lanning taking the job.

Btw, private donors had $3 mm ready to pay Billy to keep him and his staff in Lafayette. But we couldn't pay for a national search and high caliber coach? The truth is, private money wanted to pay a big-time coach. MH wanted to go clearance shopping.

[CajunVic]

. . . let's face it, Lanning either would not have been here for an entire season or it would have ended up being a poor choice for him . . .

On December 11, 2021, Lanning was named the 35th head coach at the University of Oregon, replacing Mario Cristobal after his departure to become the head coach at the University of Miami.[12][13] Lanning signed a six-year, $29.1 million contract with the Ducks.[14]

. . . and this guy was coming here for $750,000 . . . what is that saying rainbow farts and fairy dust . . .

[RedTails]

Man...seeing Texas A&M boosters cutting a $160 million check ($75m of which is going to a single person just to fire them) at halftime underscored the obscenity and absurdity that is college athletics now.

[ManAboutTown]

. . . let's face it, Lanning either would not have been here for an entire season or it would have ended up being a poor choice for him . . .

On December 11, 2021, Lanning was named the 35th head coach at the University of Oregon, replacing Mario Cristobal after his departure to become the head coach at the University of Miami.[12][13] Lanning signed a six-year, $29.1 million contract with the Ducks.[14]

. . . and this guy was coming here for $750,000 . . . what is that saying rainbow farts and fairy dust . . .

For a guy who hates liberals, you're a lot more progressive than you give yourself credit for, Caviar. Just keep repeating the same misinformation over an over until it becomes your reality, aye? Lol

[CajunVic]

For a guy who hates liberals, you're a lot more progressive than you give yourself credit for, Caviar. Just keep repeating the same misinformation over an over until it becomes your reality, aye? Lol

. . . so tell me what is inaccurate in all of that post . . .

[ZoomZoom]

I have no way of knowing whether it is or isn't true (but I trust you on that).

Assuming it is true, it makes me even more disappointed in the admin and mad for Des. If Lanning was indeed on campus, regardless of how close we could have been to making a contract offer to him, this shows that we had interest from the right caliber of candidate. Heck, we had interest from a better-than-expect caliber of candidate.

So to turn around and hire Des was likely a disservice to the career of Des. They had to know that going in. And since then, they've continually sent the parrots out to this site to spread the narrative of "Des is all we can afford". Its a narrative that is demonstrably false, and yet it keeps coming up. Because they want it to keep coming up. Self-imposed limits are always the most powerful.

What a crappy message to Dez. The equivalent of a 2 AM last call last resort.

[CajunVic]

What a crappy message to Dez. The equivalent of a 2 AM last call last resort.

. . . or first call and a great opportunity backed by belief in his ability to succeed . . .

[Turbine]

. . . or first call and a great opportunity backed by belief in his ability to succeed . . .

Lets go with first call of the day.

[cajuns80]

. . . let's face it, Lanning either would not have been here for an entire season or it would have ended up being a poor choice for him . . .

On December 11, 2021, Lanning was named the 35th head coach at the University of Oregon, replacing Mario Cristobal after his departure to become the head coach at the University of Miami.[12][13] Lanning signed a six-year, $29.1 million contract with the Ducks.[14]

. . . and this guy was coming here for $750,000 . . . what is that saying rainbow farts and fairy dust . . .

We would've paid a lot more than 750k for Lanning. The donors were there to go out and get an experienced coordinator like him. MH didn't want that

[CajunT]

What a crappy message to Dez. The equivalent of a 2 AM last call last resort.

The story I heard on Lanning was his number was too high, and his agent was shopping him to P5 programs. The rest of this tale I have no clue if it goes any further than the premise, we weren't close to his number.

[CajunVic]

We would've paid a lot more than 750k for Lanning. The donors were there to go out and get an experienced coordinator like him. MH didn't want that

. . . lets here some more specifics . . . very much interested on how much more was available to hire a new coach and was it on a continuing basis, year after year . . .

. . . considering this . . . On December 11, 2021, Lanning was named the 35th head coach at the University of Oregon, replacing Mario Cristobal after his departure to become the head coach at the University of Miami.[12][13] Lanning signed a six-year, $29.1 million contract with the Ducks.[14] . . .

it can be assumed that what he wanted was far north of anything remotely available . . .