Bustle ends career at UL with win

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By his fourth year in 2005, the Cajuns won a share of the Sun Belt championship with a 6-5 mark. UL won six games again in 2006, '08 and '09 but never earned a bowl bid. After going 6-6 last season, Walker gave Bustle a one-year extension through the end ...

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[rbilleaud]

Lord knows I've been hard on Coach Bustle for the last several years and it really was time for him to go, but at the same time I'm a little sad to see him leave. He may not have been the greatest head coach, and he lacked imagination, but he did give his heart and soul to this program and for that he deserves appreciation. He came here after the disaster of Jerry Baldwin and gave us hope and turned things around for a while. He recruited Tyrell Fenroy, without a doubt the most prolific running back the Cajuns have ever had, a worthy successor to the legacy of Brian Mitchell. For the success he did bring I thank him, and I wish him the best in his future endevours. Now, hopefully, we can move forward and we have to trust the UL athletics department and administration to make a wise choice in the hiring of a new head coach (yeah, I know, the thought scares me too).

[zephyr]

_ Lord knows I've been hard on Coach Bustle for the last several years and it really was time for him to go, but at the same time I'm a little sad to see him leave. He may not have been the greatest head coach, and he lacked imagination, but he did give his heart and soul to this program and for that he deserves appreciation. He came here after the disaster of Jerry Baldwin and gave us hope and turned things around for a while. He recruited Tyrell Fenroy, without a doubt the most prolific running back the Cajuns have ever had, a worthy successor to the legacy of Brian Mitchell. For the success he did bring I thank him, and I wish him the best in his future endevours. Now, hopefully, we can move forward and we have to trust the UL athletics department and administration to make a wise choice in the hiring of a new head coach (yeah, I know, the thought scares me too). _

Agreed. Good post

[Ewhite]

I just want to say thank you to Ricky Bustle for the years he gave of himself and this program. I really wish as i am sure he is that the results could have been better, I will say he brought real excitement back to this program and until this year never had me negative about the program. Hopefully we made enough infrastructure improvements that the next coach that we get is able to continue what has been started.

To the coaching staff I really am sad to see the change because I truly believe that this staff has a few future D-1 Head coaches on it. I know it is an unpopular opinion but a note to the new coach to really take a hard look at the current staff there are some diamonds in the rough there if not yourself.

My dream would have been for Coach Bustle to have had more success here and be able to pass the reins on to one those diamonds.

To Coach Bustle one final note and one final assignment, please change history and continue coaching I am sick of Louisiana being a coaches graveyard. I realize Acadiana is a wonderful place to be but you are a great Football coach.

Just my 2 pennies