Here are some FACTS/OPINIONS to ponder.....

(1) Although we each have our favorites, we stunk it up against some mediocre Sun Belt competition and who has to take the heat for that? The Chief AND his Indians.

(2) If all of these guys are such good recruiters, where are the consistent WINS, the bowl appearances and long list of all SUN BELT athletes who stepped it up in the second half of every game?

(3) I agree with a previous post..... Keeping one coach from each side of the ball makes good sense ... FOR US.

(4) If the new coach wisely does that, those coaches must be GOOD coaches and popular with HS coaches in THIS area - Rebowe and Broussard certainly fit that bill. Other coaches will be hired to replace all the others who have the same connections in Texas and Florida....make book on that. After all, the ones with supposed strong ties have not exactly cornered those markets.

(5) Sadly, the others must go...but they will land somewhere...they always do as they keep their options open 24/7. The smart ones always have contingency plans because MOST, if not all, have already been introduced to that beast in the business.

(6) Bustle did not get Marque players nor did Baldy, Robertson, Stokes, Tam or Faulkinberry. Their coaches landed a few good players who were ATHLETES FIRST and luckily molded their few into BETTER players.....other hot shots who signed on through those years (that the sports information dept. did magnificent releases on) did not work out because they were not hot shots after all. We will rarely, if ever, beat the eminent mother you know who in the next town over, and if we do, I doubt the player is a 28.5 star rated recruit that every school in America is after. Many that go to the next level from here usually draw the comment...."Who woulda thought?"

(7) What's the big hurry on hiring a future early retiree anyway? The many that we think would do well here certainly want a coaching life hereafter....therefore many will never be interested in the graveyard shift that our Gulf States/Southland/Independent/Whatever West/Sun Belt self has historically been?

(8) Thanks Doc and thanks Raymond for helping to create that....on second thought, NO THANKS! It really WASN'T a pleasure dealing with either of you.

(9) But it was with Coach Bustle. He's all class and is genuinely a nice guy.

(10) Its too bad that nice guys have to sometimes finish last.....even when the finish is caused by 10+ key injuries and a weak S&C guy and a "bigtime" shoestring budget.