Head Mens Basketball Coaching Search

[ZoomZoom]

Wouldn't want to offer a new coach and tell him he couldn't pick all his staff.

Exactly.

[ZoomZoom]

Despite that, a few years ago when we had a long winning streak going, we had 8,000 - 9,000 in attendance.

Done only 15 times, only once since the new century started. Unicorn numbers.

[RedBug58]

Seems like ancient history now. I remember a lot of those games. Kinda sad compared where we are now...

[Clutch0364]

Yeah he was so disconnected that the administration, who had tried to distance themselves from him, had to go to him to try and get people to the games. Even after all of the backstabbing done by Marlin and associates of the program he still shows up. He still advocates for the program more than any other former athlete at this university.

Still has no track record of success in coaching.

I don’t think anyone should be forced to be put on a coaching staff and I don’t think he is anywhere near what we need at HC.

If he was named head coach, I’d continue to stay away from the Dome. With that said he has absolutely no chance to be the HC here.

[HoustonCajun]

Seems like ancient history now. I remember a lot of those games. Kinda sad compared where we are now...

That shows it is possible because it happened before. Let's bring UL basketball back. Make the right hire. The fans came out for Hud. The right coach can do the same for basketball. But, he has to have a personality that will ignite the fan base and restore student pride and attendance.

[RedBug58]

Hate to say it, but Marlin couldn't ignite anything. I would fall asleep just listening to his after game interviews. Nice guy, but no energy. Kinda like Eeyore on Winnie the Pooh...

[zephyr]

Done only 15 times, only once since the new century started. Unicorn numbers.

5 times

[zephyr]

Still has no track record of success in coaching.

I don’t think anyone should be forced to be put on a coaching staff and I don’t think he is anywhere near what we need at HC.

If he was named head coach, I’d continue to stay away from the Dome. With that said he has absolutely no chance to be the HC here.

You are right on this issue. I think we all appreciate BB and his career here and his excitement for the program but the head search is beyond him and just about any solid HC is going to want their people on staff. BB has no experience that could warrant a forced hire at this point. That's all I'll say on the issue as I hope its a moot point moving forward.

[RedBug58]

I don't know. How big is a basketball coaches staff? If I was coming in from say Indiana and didn't really know the area, I'd be looking to pick up a more local guy who had a good handle on the Louisiana recruiting area and a good relationship with a lot of the high school coaches. Might be a good place for a guy like Brad to start getting his feet wet in college basketball. Could be a great asset to the staff. He would be worth an interview with the new head coach. No harm in that. I think he is a diamond in the rough.

[ZoomZoom]

5 times

2001 new century, 8K or better (response to 8-9k crowd size). I missed one, there was two. 2003 and 2011. I used new century because the Blackham days aren’t measured and the majority of those 8/9k crowds were Fletcher. Been a slow spiral downward from 1985 to today.

[Ragin9221]

I feel like Basketball is one area we could succeed at. We have the facilities and in the South there really isnt any basketball powerbouses. You look up north they have Marquette, UConn, Gonzaga.

Now i am not saying we can.become those schools, but i would love for us to become a Loyola-Chicago, Drake, or St. Mary of the south.

I am like bow much is Drake paying there coach? I heard the name mention Ben McCollum? I am sure we can offer a higher salary? He makes 275,000 i am sure we can offer double that?

Cajundome has to be at least top 30 venue in NCAA basketball?

I always felt like we were a basketball school. Which back in the day we were!

[ZoomZoom]

I feel like Basketball is one area we could succeed at. We have the facilities and in the South there really isnt any basketball powerbouses. You look up north they have Marquette, UConn, Gonzaga.

Now i am not saying we can.become those schools, but i would love for us to become a Loyola-Chicago, Drake, or St. Mary of the south.

I am like how much is Drake paying there coach? I heard the name mention Ben McCollum? I am sure we can offer a higher salary? He makes 275,000 i am sure we can offer double that?

Cajundome has to be at least top 30 venue in NCAA basketball?

I always felt like we were a basketball school. Which back in the day we were!

Of all the programs you mentioned all but UCONN are private universities that don’t play FBS football. And UCONN is a state flagship. Apples and oranges.

We were a basketball school many decades ago. Know exactly how you feel.