The New UL Coach...

[ulforlife]

_ It does concern me that our AD is retiring just after the coach is hired. No telling what kind of impact this will have on the coaching candidates. _

It's not like the current AD got fired, surely they will understand he's getting older and is stepping down

[03cajunalum]

_ I agree someone who won consistently against his peers even though they both had less than great talent is the mark of a good coach.

A plus would be if they could show that have recruited up at some point. I would hope they know they would be going after a higher calibre player at UL. _

I also agree. I would like to see a hire like our basketball hire. A successful coach on the college level (FBS or FCS) that will bring a couple of assistants and his own proven brand of football. I think we could raid SFA again and mabye take some of their recruits and have a good shot at some Texas JC talent. After a 3-win season, we need to be able to make an immediate impact next year, not in 2-3.

[CajunRed]

McNeese seemed to recruit pretty good when they crushed us at home.

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igeaux.mobi

[CajunBoudin]

Houston Nutt?

Rumor is that he tendered his resignation this afternoon.

[CajunMarineBBK]

Well than you could also throw Shannon in the mix Miami fired him.

[ragin91cajun]

_ I don't qestion Viator or Harpers coaching abilities. Both have proven they can coach in my opinion. But neither of these coaches are recruiting against Tulsa, USM, Tulane, SMU, Troy and Memphis to a program with little football tradition. I do question whether either could out recruit a Hudspeth, Deforest or Crowton walking into an athletes house and saying I've come from XYZ BCS program, went to XYZ bowl and recruited/coached XYZ athlete. It is easier to recruit up at a lower FBS program with little tradition with a name, then it is to recruit up against lower FBS programs like UL or ULM. _

Crowton would probably be my #1 choice at this point because he has the head coaching experience that many are looking for and the recruiting ability that others are wanting. Is there any further word on his interest or how much it might take to land him?

[Big Poppa]

_ 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. _

If we can't afford any of the coaches on this list then we should keep Bustle because we won't get any better.

[steve jones]

A coach that has turned a program around on a shoe string budget would be Coach Jenkins This guy has done wonders at Bethune Cookman in his first year. He won the conf. and won coach of the year. He also has a top offense and top defense. Makes you wonder.

[CajunZ1]

Good point! There's no possible way that anybody else could do a good job. It's just the people on that list.

I'm hoping you're kidding?

If we can't afford any of the coaches on this list then we should keep Bustle because we won't get any better.

igeaux.mobi

[cajun4life]

_ If we can't afford any of the coaches on this list then we should keep Bustle because we won't get any better. _

Dude we will pay anywhere from $400-500K for the next HC. No one on that list makes that kind of money.

[Oiler]

_ If we can't afford any of the coaches on this list then we should keep Bustle because we won't get any better. _

I was wrong when I said I didn't think we could afford those on the list. I thought they were making more, in their current positions, than what they are.

[ulforlife]

Heads up people, Nevada's head coach Chris Ault, is getting paid $375k and we saw what they just did to Boise so I think we can surely get a winner for $400-500k