Another question to ask ... and answer

[Hooj_Cajun_Fan]

_ That is pretty much my point.

Bustle was able to take Baldwin’s O-line and receivers and with Babb pass for 460 yards. Then the next year with most of the same line produce a 1000 yard rusher.

However, if you change to the triple option and the line gets small and quick there will be no ability to change philosophies after that.

Now if the style is super succesful there would be no need, except then you would be locked in, to the type of coach you can hire.

Just looking far down the road. _

Being that we haven't had a winning season since the mid 1990's, I'd say that we have to focus on building a culture of winning immediately. If we can do that while still recuiting the type of players that will still be viable the next time we make a coaching change then that's great. However, I don't think we should be worrying about the next coaching change just yet. I'd say it's not a priority.

[03cajunalum]

_ That is pretty much my point.

Bustle was able to take Baldwin’s O-line and receivers and with Babb pass for 460 yards. Then the next year with most of the same line produce a 1000 yard rusher.

However, if you change to the triple option and the line gets small and quick there will be no ability to change philosophies after that.

Now if the style is super succesful there would be no need, except then you would be locked in, to the type of coach you can hire.

Just looking far down the road. _

I don't think we'd be stuck on the type of coach, but maybe the players. In the teams i mentioned in Nebraska and Florida they changed philosophies because they made coaching changes. But other than that, their offense/defense stayed the same while that coach was still there, enabling them to focus on certain types of recruits. That's where we need to get. In UL's case, we had the same coach but different offenses every year based on what they stumbled on in the 3rd game or so. I'm tired of guessing.

[rhineaux]

_ No offense, Turb...but if Scott and David are thinking of that while trying to complete the most critical hire in UL footbal history, they are... 1) out thinking themselves...and 2) taking their eye off the ball.


igeaux.mobi _

Disagree. If you are spending this amount of money and the hire is as critical as people say it is, then you had better look at every possible effect that could come as a result of this hire. I don't know that I would consider this a determining factor in who to hire right now, but I also don't think you can accurately criticize them for "out thinking themselves" and "taking their eye off the ball" for doing so.