Just thinking of coach Stokley

[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.

[sportsfanatic21]

No

Brandon 100% was on the Cajuns basketball team at one time.

And yes, he also played football at Comeaux only his senior year. And he caught 80 passes that season which was an enormous number of catches for a HS player at the time.

[Bankruptcyman]

If for no other reason Stokley should be remembered for dramatically closing the gap between Tulane and U(S)L during the 10 years we played in New Orleans.

[Bankruptcyman]

That series totally changed how U(S)L saw itself and how the rest of the state saw U(S)L. Also greatly enhanced our footprint in New Orleans.

[CajunSID]

Brandon 100% was on the Cajuns basketball team at one time.

And yes, he also played football at Comeaux only his senior year. And he caught 80 passes that season which was an enormous number of catches for a HS player at the time.

I remember watching him play in an exhibition game during his freshman year. I don’t know if he stayed on the team the entire year. Either way, kinda worked out for him!

[BeauCajun]

No

I was there in the Cajundome when he suited up. You must have missed it.

[BeauCajun]

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.

Agree about Stoke. For me, not even close.