The New UL Coach...

[ULGrad@HOU]

To have a successful winning program, the new coach must be able to recruit...recruit....recruit, and recruit. I would say, this is 70% of a programs success. I would like to see or hear about the head coach being more involved in the recruiting process, than coach Bustle. Our facilities and support are improving and the new coach must be able to take advantage of this, translating into improved recruiting. Only then, will the wins come on the field.

We at least have some excitement heading into Dec. Maybe not the kind we initially wanted, but the kind we now want.

[cajun4life]

_ To have a successful winning program, the new coach must be able to recruit...recruit....recruit, and recruit. I would say, this is 70% of a programs success. I would like to see or hear about the head coach being more involved in the recruiting process, than coach Bustle. Our facilities and support are improving and the new coach must be able to take advantage of this, translating into improved recruiting. Only then, will the wins come on the field.

We at least have some excitement heading into Dec. Maybe not the kind we initially wanted, but the kind we now want. _

Some candidates I would be happy with are:
Les Koenning Miss St.
Mark Hudspeth Miss St.
Dana Holgorson OK St.
Gunter Brewer OK St.
Kirby Smart Alabama
Steve Kraigthorpe Tulsa/Louisville
Gary Crowton LSU
Dennis Franchione TAMU.
Garrik McGee Arkansas

[ragin91cajun]

_ Some candidates I would be happy with are:
Les Koenning Miss St.
Mark Hudspeth Miss St.
Dana Holgorson OK St.
Gunter Brewer OK St.
Kirby Smart Alabama
Steve Kraigthorpe Tulsa/Louisville
Gary Crowton LSU
Dennis Franchione TAMU.
Garrik McGee Arkansas _

Which of these coaches have interest in the job?

[Membertou]

word is that Holgorson is about to sign a new contract with OK. St for nearly a million $$ yearly.

[ULGrad@HOU]

_ Some candidates I would be happy with are:
Les Koenning Miss St.
Mark Hudspeth Miss St.
Dana Holgorson OK St.
Gunter Brewer OK St.
Kirby Smart Alabama
Steve Kraigthorpe Tulsa/Louisville
Gary Crowton LSU
Dennis Franchione TAMU.
Garrik McGee Arkansas _

Not sure about Gunter Brewer, I don't think he has enough experience.
Taken from Miss St bio, on Les Koenning, "A native of Houston, Koenning began his career with graduate assistantships at Texas and Alabama before being named wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator at Louisiana-Lafayette in 1985." How well did he do for UL in 1985 I wonder?

[ULGrad@HOU]

Steve Kraigthorpe ran the Louisville program into the ground. Not a good mark on the resume.

[cajun4life]

_ Which of these coaches have interest in the job? _

All of them have some sort of interest. Not sure, how many of them will get interviewed.

[ULGrad@HOU]

_ Some candidates I would be happy with are:
Les Koenning Miss St.
Mark Hudspeth Miss St.
Dana Holgorson OK St.
Gunter Brewer OK St.
Kirby Smart Alabama
Steve Kraigthorpe Tulsa/Louisville
Gary Crowton LSU
Dennis Franchione TAMU.
Garrik McGee Arkansas _

Dana Holgorson and Kirby Smart seem like the best from that list, but their price might be too high for UL. Kirby Smart looks like he would be a great hire, if we could possibly even come close to getting him. Young, motivated, great experience under Saban and according to his bio, a fine recruiter.

[cajun4life]

_ Dana Holgorson and Kirby Smart seem like the best from that list, but their price might be too high for UL. Kirby Smart looks like he would be a great hire, if we could possibly even come close to getting him. Young, motivated, great experience under Saban and according to his bio, a fine recruiter. _

Agreed, but I do not think we have a realistic shot at landing him. I just know that there has been interest. Maybe just to get his name out there for possible openings. I would love to have a guy off of the Nick Saban coaching tree.

[Oiler]

_ Some candidates I would be happy with are:
Les Koenning Miss St.
Mark Hudspeth Miss St.
Dana Holgorson OK St.
Gunter Brewer OK St.
Kirby Smart Alabama
Steve Kraigthorpe Tulsa/Louisville
Gary Crowton LSU
Dennis Franchione TAMU.
Garrik McGee Arkansas _

Nice list, but I don't believe the next head coach of UL is on it. I just don't think we have the money it would take to get any of them.

[cajun4life]

_ Nice list, but I don't believe the next head coach of UL is on it. I just don't think we have the money it would take to get any of them. _

Here are their current salaries to include possible bonus money.

Some candidates I would be happy with are:
Les Koenning Miss St. $260K
Mark Hudspeth Miss St. $190K
Dana Holgorson OK St. $360K
Gunter Brewer OK St. $275K
Kirby Smart Alabama $369K
Steve Kraigthorpe Tulsa/Louisville
Gary Crowton LSU $470K
Dennis Franchione TAMU.
Garrik McGee Arkansas $193K

[Just1More]

We are set up to guarantee a coach an attractive salary. We also have the ability to add much larger dollars based on performance results. Some fans are underestimating the full contract term possibilities.