Just thinking of coach Stokley

[R1Letterman]

Were the posts saying the same his last two seasons?

[JMV JustMyView]

Coach Stokley was the best football coach we have had at this school ever. Period.

When I think of coaches teams obviously Brandon, Jake, and Brian come to mind but I think of guys like Willie Simms, Patrice Alexzander, Clifford Champ, Charles Pool, Orlando Thomas… We haven’t recruited guys at their positions that looked like them since.

Best football coach ever at UL? I respectful disagree.

[R1Letterman]

I never asked or said anything about Mike's kid. GFYS and troll somewhere else.

My question was more about longevity.....
Numerous coaches at our skool have had their children play for them....
- stokley
- bustle
- robichaux
- hud
- lotief

I'm sure many others, just was curious. If you would like to post if that is good or bad, please do, I am neutral and wasnt not asking that, but have noticed it.
And usually it seems to be towards the end of their tenure.

[KajunKrazy]

Best football coach ever at UL? I respectful disagree.

Name me another coach who played the schedules he did and won 6 or 7 games a year. He played schedules at times that looked like he was in the Big 12 or SEC. The games he won were against Tulsa, Memphis, ECU, Colorado St and other very good mid majors. I stand by my statement.

[CajunMarineBBK]

Oddly, I don't think Brandon played football at Comeaux. I think he was a basketball player. Someone can correct me if I am wrong.

Brandon played football his senior year. From what I hear he did not like the coach prior.

[Big Poppa]

I agree. If Stokley played the schedule that Hud and Napier played we’d be talking about multiple conference championships right now. No doubt.

[CajunSID]

Name me another coach who played the schedules he did and won 6 or 7 games a year. He played schedules at times that looked like he was in the Big 12 or SEC. The games he won were against Tulsa, Memphis, ECU, Colorado St and other very good mid majors. I stand by my statement.

Stokley and Napier are definitely two best football coaches in last 40 yrs. Both showed what is possible.

[ULGrad@HOU]

Stokley and Napier are definitely two best football coaches in last 40 yrs. Both showed what is possible.

Both great coaches. Stokley was ahead of his time on offensive coaching, Napier the process coach with results. I remember watching the Stokley TV show. Even though he was the QB for that other State school, he was all in on UL. Smart coach, and a nice person.

[zephyr]

Played for the Cajuns.

No

[ULvictory]

It makes me wonder if Stokley coached in today's era if we would be far ahead as a football program especially with the financial support and commitment we have now as opposed to when he coached in the 1980's and '90's.

He had to scrap for any financial help he could get. He recruited to awful facilities. And he played against the likes of Alabama, Oklahoma State, Memphis, and Tulane while STILL producing winning records. It's very impressive what he was able to accomplish with basically no help from the school whatsoever.