Father-Son / Coach-Player relationships

[Crowley Cajun]

Good, Bad or Irrelevant? I ask because it seems to be there is a relationship between the end of a career and coaching ones son. Even when successful there seems to be a burnout factor.

It depends on their relationship. Sometimes the dad can be harder on the kid to show that he's not playing favorites. Even the perception of playing favorites can lead to dissension with the other players.

[JMV JustMyView]

What nobody has mention yet about Justin is that he could get drafted and not play college ball at all.

[RaginFan2]

It depends on their relationship. Sometimes the dad can be harder on the kid to show that he's not playing favorites. Even the perception of playing favorites can lead to dissension with the other players.

Well, said. I played FB in HS and my dad was an asst. coach. The first 2 years he didn't coach me. But the next 2 years he did and he bent over backwards to make SURE no one thought that I got any favors from him. It was pretty harsh at times. I don't really recommend it if you are the situation I was in. My dad & I didn't really see eye-to-eye on much until I was MUCH older. For others, I can see where it could be good. I think it really depends on the situation. Best of luck to Justin. I'd love to see him in a Cajun uniform, but I hope he does what is best for himself.

[sportswatcher]

The thing that you have to understand is that no matter how good Justin is, there will always be those people who say that the only reason that he is playing is because his dad is the coach. It happens in little league, high school, all the way to the college level. This is just hearsay, but the word is that he wants to play in the SEC at any school except UL-BR so that he can shove it up their !%$ I have had the honor of playing as well as coaching against Justin, and he is the real deal. I hope that he is successful where ever he goes and that one day we'll be watching him in Omaha or maybe even a big league park.

In my opinion, it is Mrs. Robichaux that will have the toughest time with this situation. Regardless of where the young man plays, her faith and love for her family will be what keeps this family as solid as they have always been. She raised these two men right!

[JMV JustMyView]

In my opinion, it is Mrs. Robichaux that will have the toughest time with this situation. Regardless of where the young man plays, her faith and love for her family will be what keeps this family as solid as they have always been. She raised these two men right!

You are correct it will be tough for Mrs. Robichaux...She only raised one man right the other(TONY) was raised right on his end...

[Turbine]

Father/Daughter Jeff and Leigh Hennessy Gymnastics/Trampoline was another Coach/Player combo at UL and it seemed to work, although Jeff's passion for the sport seemed to start slowing after Leigh was gone.

There is a great UL family connections page on the Athletic Network LINK

[NewsCopy]

LAFAYETTE — Unlike the sons of some college head football coaches, Brad Bustle wasn’t initially sure if he wanted to play under the scrutiny of a father’s watchful eye. However it soon became evident that Bustle knew exactly where he wanted to be, even if it meant spending a season as a walk-on at the University of Louisiana. Bustle, the son of ULL football coach Rickey Bustle, is starting 2006 as a backup offensive lineman and no longer indecisive about playing for his father, who starts his fifth year at the school. Both son and father were at ULL’s athletic complex on Sunday as 105 players — 82 on scholarship — underwent team meetings and physicals before starting preseason practices today at 8:45 a.m. Initially, Brad Bustle enrolled at Southeastern Louisiana University in 2005 and planned to play college football there. “I didn’t sign a scholarship (at SLU) early on, but I felt that I could get one as the season went on,” Brad said, who played along the defensive line at Lafayette High. After several practices at SLU, Bustle knew where he wanted to be and it wasn’t in an SLU uniform. The rest of the story By BOB ARDOIN Special to The Advocate

[CajunCharlie]

I'm thinking of a few examples there are more, if you know of any . . .

Press & Pete Maravich at LSU

Wally & Jon English at Tulane

Jessie & Jared Evans at Louisiana

Nelson & Brandon Stokley at Louisiana

Nelson & David Schexnayder (Dissimilar but mentionable)

I ask because just around the corner we may have
Tony & Justin Robichaux; Baseball
Rickey & Brad Bustle; Football

Good, Bad or Irrelevant? I ask because it seems to be there is a relationship between the end of a career and coaching ones son. Even when successful there seems to be a burnout factor.

If the situation did not involve coaches, Robichaux and Bustle, I would not know what to think. In the case of these two gentlemen, I believe that they considered the consequences, probably consulted with their coaching staffs and sought the advice of others outside their staffs before allowing their sons to become part of their team.

Both of these gentlemen, I feel, realize that they will be living in a "public fish bowl", and certainly do not want to taint their reputations with charges of favoritism to their sons.

In my particular case, I have bigger worries than that of these two young men playing for their fathers.

[DocBe]

_ I'm thinking of a few examples there are more, if you know of any . . .

Press & Pete Maravich at LSU

Wally & Jon English at Tulane

Jessie & Jared Evans at Louisiana

Nelson & Brandon Stokley at Louisiana

Nelson & David Schexnayder (Dissimilar but mentionable)

I ask because just around the corner we may have
Tony & Justin Robichaux; Baseball
Rickey & Brad Bustle; Football

Good, Bad or Irrelevant? I ask because it seems to be there is a relationship between the end of a career and coaching ones son. Even when successful there seems to be a burnout factor. _

Happy? You got your wish.

[jazzpop]

It looks to me that Rob will go the way of most UL coaches and leave the profession to go into business full time here in town.

[Turbine]

_ It looks to me that Rob will go the way of most UL coaches and leave the profession to go into business full time here in town. _

IMO no D1 college coach should be allowed to have a side business while coaching. Jerry Denardo's restaurant was a distraction that contributed to his downfall.

Also no coach should be allowed to coach his or her child, they either have bad teams or simply tread water. Bustle is the first I seen a coach survive the situation but this year will tell the tell if he has the drive to coach after his son has left. Then againg he was give an extraordinarily long leash, so survive might be the wrong word.

[CajunZ1]

/agree

Also no coach should be allowed to coach his or her child

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