Timeline for New Hire and Who's your candidate?

[BabbForHeisman]

Remember when this thread was about coaches and not ACT scores?

Let's get Ditka.

igeaux.mobi

[raginsaints]

Mark Hudspeth would be a slamdunk from the 3 point line.

[Damon]

I vote for Ron Prince.

[Oiler]

_ Remember when this thread was about coaches and not ACT scores?

Let's get Ditka.

igeaux.mobi _

Wade Phillips may be available soon.

[Hammer58]

_ Remember when this thread was about coaches and not ACT scores?


igeaux.mobi _

Yea, that was before the Brokeback crowd felt compelled to chime and and take a verbal dump in our living room because God forbid someone disagreed with the idea of their coach as a candidate. Amazingly they, like the usual tanktop suspects, lurk here looking for any perceived slight to them in our discussions. I won't be surprised if they feel compelled to jump back in.

Now, back to the coaching candidate discussion, if we do go with a coordinator I think I'd like to look for an up and coming defensive coordinator with HC experience at either DII or D1aa level. We have been down the road of offensive coordinators and its been a mixed bag. I think I'd like to see a tough defensive minded guy. I believe there is truth to the old adage that defense wins championships.

[HoustonCajun]

_ FCS has no advantages in recruiting when going up against the FBS schools. I suppose individual universities have there own policies as to selective admission. McNeese has gone to selective admissions and have actually seen the programs improve. Most kids want to go to FBS so the FCS becomes a hard sell.

For the bigger schools like LSU, they just pick up the tab and enroll the prospect into a JUCO or Hargrave Military Academy "to get qualified". That's what they did to Kieland Williams. I think Ole Miss sued the NCAA under the Americans with Disabilites Act to finally get Gerald Powe into the university and he can't read!

Where McNeese fell short was in the APR (Academic Progress Rate) which was inherired from the previous coaching regime. I think if the NCAA was strictly enforcing the APR during Baldwin's tenure it was going to be ugly. Thank God those days are gone.

At the end of the day most universities without the financial clout "grey-shirt" a recruit until they qualify. They come on their own dime and see if the they can succeed academically. It seems to work better for the school and the athlete. _

Isn't another major difference that an FCS school can take an FBS transfer who is eligible immediately, while and FBS school must have that transfer sit out a year. You can get some pretty good football players eligible immediately, which can make an FCS school very competitive and likely accounts for many of the upsets of FBS schools recently.

[Just1More]

Now, back to the coaching candidate discussion, if we do go with a coordinator I think I'd like to look for an up and coming defensive coordinator with HC experience at either DII or D1aa level. We have been down the road of offensive coordinators and its been a mixed bag. I think I'd like to see a tough defensive minded guy. I believe there is truth to the old adage that defense wins championships. _

Yes Hammer... you are right that McNeese interrupted... but let's go back to talking about the next candidate and quit quibbling over admission standards at places that have nothing to do with our problems.

I'd like the next coach to be very close to what you describe. We also need a guy that can assist in overcoming our poor public image. He needs to be articulate, engaging, energetic and knowledgable about the importance of fans and money (RCAF). He has to be able to mask his manliness when interviewing with our school management. I think you can understand why. But, he needs to be a force.

There are a serioius number of up and coming young guys in the coaching ranks that know football. They know that you succeed by choosing solid staff and managing the system. We all talk about the cost of the head coach... but by far the biggest issue is the cost of getting a good staff.

If I were a recognized young future leader/coach, my first order of business would be to secure funds for my staff before I concerned myself with a large salary. A coach that gets a great staff and finally puts UL in a bowl will not have to worry about his next contract negotiation and salary. He will never make it without a great staff.

[Crackleton]

Sign of the times. We are no longer comparing ourselves to LSU. We are now comparing ourselves to McNeese. God help us.

[shof]

_ Sign of the times. We are no longer comparing ourselves to LSU. We are now comparing ourselves to McNeese. God help us. _

I prefer to think we are contrasting.

[BirdofParadise]

_ Yes Hammer... you are right that McNeese interrupted... but let's go back to talking about the next candidate and quit quibbling over admission standards at places that have nothing to do with our problems.

I'd like the next coach to be very close to what you describe. We also need a guy that can assist in overcoming our poor public image. He needs to be articulate, engaging, energetic and knowledgable about the importance of fans and money (RCAF). He has to be able to mask his manliness when interviewing with our school management. I think you can understand why. But, he needs to be a force.

There are a serioius number of up and coming young guys in the coaching ranks that know football. They know that you succeed by choosing solid staff and managing the system. We all talk about the cost of the head coach... but by far the biggest issue is the cost of getting a good staff.

If I were a recognized young future leader/coach, my first order of business would be to secure funds for my staff before I concerned myself with a large salary. A coach that gets a great staff and finally puts UL in a bowl will not have to worry about his next contract negotiation and salary. He will never make it without a great staff. _

FYI....The salaries for assistant coaches at UL are the highest in the Sun Belt Conference. And I'm willing to bet that they are higher than many in CUSA, the WAC and the MAC as well. And if a coaching change happens, that will probably go up even more.

[rhineaux]

_ Sign of the times. We are no longer comparing ourselves to LSU. We are now comparing ourselves to McNeese. God help us. _

God help us and Sam Winters help us. He's had success on a major stage and can definitely turn things around here. For crying out loud, you can't even say the man's name without saying WIN. In itself, that's an improvement over the current guy.

[CajunFan89]

_ God help us and Sam Winters help us. He's had success on a major stage and can definitely turn things around here. For crying out loud, you can't even say the man's name without saying WIN. In itself, that's an improvement over the current guy. _

you forgot to ask Tom Cruise to help as well.