Former UL O-Line Coach Ron Hudson

[zephyr]

_ I believe that when a team is not doing well, there is great scrutiny on the coach and staff. People believe that when a team is not excelling or winning, the coach should use all available opportunities to better the team's prospects of winning. That is where the criticism of Bustle not wearing headsets comes in. We were not winning. He didn't have the headsets on. He was not taking advantage of all available opportunities to put his team in a winning position. His system doesn't work.

When a team is winning, the old addage applies: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." The same goes for a coach with a stellar track record. Such a coach is given a pass from the harsh criticism mentioned above (al least for some time). He won without the headsets. He is winning without the headsets. His system works.

All that being said, maybe Bustle was a victim of circumstances (lack of funding, NCAA santions for t-sirts, etc.) and we are just beginning to see his true abilities with better resources in place and coming into place (indoor practice facility, turf on field, stadium renevations, etc.). Many would disagree with that though.

I hope that Bustle succeeds. _

The fact is, he isn't winning or at least at any consistent level. He has excelled at being consistently inconsistent. We beat Houston on the road and then get bombed my Middle Tennessee the next week. We have a great first half against Ohio and then drop a bomb and then get bombed by McNeese at home in front of one of our largest crowds ever.

With all due respect Jay, He aint Bowden or Paterno. Those guys have earned their respectability through their tenure but they've both had excellent coordinators. Bustle is supposed to be the offensive guru but he doesn't seem to have any contributions during the game to adjustments and personnel changes.

Jay, you'd know better than any of us due to your conversations with him, but he said last year that he wanted a more balanced attack along with the use of the deep ball a bit more to spread the field. After we didn't do that this year, he mentioned that he wished we had been a bit more balanced when he hired Munoz. He's got direct control of this and had opportunities to do this throughout the year.

Now, I don't necessarily dislike coach Bustle either. I think the program has taken big positive steps since Mr. Lawsuit. I think the quality of player and student athlete brought into the program is better and heading in the right direction. Maybe he's just not a fiery type of coach which I'd like to see but I hope he succeeds and we are complaining in a couple of years when a bigger school is after him.

Anybody else know about Hudson's philosophies or have any comments?

[shof]

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I hope that Bustle succeeds. _

I think we all want him to succeed. That would mean we are not starting all over again.............waiting 2 or 3 more seasons to see if the new guy is successful. Definitely in the program's best interest if he does.

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heads up for those interested.. on sportsnote radio show today ron will be on about 2:30 (cst)

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[MissingMandy]

_ heads up for those interested.. on sportsnote radio show today ron will be on about 2:30 (cst)

espn1420 ph# 337-269-1077 _

Snote how do I listen...online?

[snote]

_ Snote how do I listen...online? _

yes ma'am.. click on that espn thing or get the habit at bottom and then the listen live button..

God Bless America !

[MissingMandy]

_ yes ma'am.. click on that espn thing or get the habit at bottom and then the listen live button..

God Bless America ! _

Thanks I'm there! Happy 4th.

[snote]

.. ron called the deep ball..

[Turbine]

When I heard coach Ron commit to the deep pass on the 1st play, I was suprised.


When it actually happened, I went into shock.

The doubter in me still thinks a 'Gust of' wind got under the ball.

Tell you what though, I think it takes 5 or 6 of those a game to really soften up a defense.

jmo
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  Ron Hudson's offensive line has paved the way for the No. 3 rushing attack in the nation

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Cajuns Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach Ron Hudson was one of four finalists for Offensive Line Coach of the Year. Since Hudson’s arrival, the Cajuns running game has been ranked nationally in the top 10 percent of all NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision teams. The Cajuns ranked 7th in the nation in rushing in 2005, 11th in 2006 and 7th in 2007. This season, the Cajuns set the school single-game rushing record at ULM with 556 yards on 37 carries (15.0ypc). UL has 2,837 rushing yards (283.7ypg) – only 182 yards from the school record of 3,019. UL is currently third in the nation in rushing.

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The Cajuns did not practice on Thursday, as Coach Rickey Bustle canceled practice in favor of a team building activity. Offensive Coordinator Ron Hudson sat down to talk about the 2010 offense.

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