Just for Shiggles:

[Cajunsmike]

Actually Scott Farmer brought Coach Whitt in. He arrived right before the 2010 season started. Therefore the summer of 2011 was the first he worked with the squad.

[Bandwagon King]

Actually Scott Farmer brought Coach Whitt in. He arrived right before the 2010 season started. Therefore the summer of 2011 was the first he worked with the squad.

Wonder how much of the training porgram was his baby?

[SignIt-CAJUNS!]

We must remember...

"If you keep doing what you've always done...you'll keep getting what you've always gotten." W.L. Bateman

I think we are in a better situation now than we have ever been (Financially ..RCAF, and administration wise)

[Big Poppa]

Pretty sure Bustle brought him in.

[SignIt-CAJUNS!]

With Baldwin and Bustle, success seemed impossible, Coach Hud and his staff showed us and the rest of the naysayers, winning and putting your self into position to WIN, Is very possible. Some folks just gotta see it to believe it. Just look at what the BUZZ of a new direction did this year for ticket sales, merchandise sales, attendance, etc.

WINNING = $$$$$$

[VObserver]

All of it, well, all that he did not steal from the US Army Rangers.

Wonder how much of the training porgram was his baby?

[Hammer58]

I think you go with the model that worked for us (young up & comer) versus our old model (old retread or AQ coordinator with no HC experience). Stokely worked pretty well under the old model and if he had had the current administration and support structure maybe he would have even been more successful. However, he was the exception. While we only have a limited data set with the new model, it has been wildly successful.

Of course, I am hoping we keep Hud and do not have to go through this experiment.

[Bandwagon King]

All of it, well, all that he did not steal from the US Army Rangers.

Don't know if this is in gest or serious, but I'm sure the rangers don't mind. All great coaches have enough sense to "borrow" from everybody.

[Bandwagon King]

I think you go with the model that worked for us (young up & comer) versus our old model (old retread or AQ coordinator with no HC experience). Stokely worked pretty well under the old model and if he had had the current administration and support structure maybe he would have even been more successful. However, he was the exception. While we only have a limited data set with the new model, it has been wildly successful.

Of course, I am hoping we keep Hud and do not have to go through this experiment.

But let's say you are the AD. How do you handle the present staff ? Do you just clean house? Do you recommend that the coach look strongly at certain coaches? Do you offer incentives to keep most of those guys here? Do you just take hands off approach & allow new coach to "have his way" in every decision?

[Turbine]

Beyond S&C the AD usally doesn't get involved with current staff.

Contracts expire in June and a new coach either asks as few of them back or finds his own staff.

[RaginFan2]

But let's say you are the AD. How do you handle the present staff ? Do you just clean house? Do you recommend that the coach look strongly at certain coaches? Do you offer incentives to keep most of those guys here? Do you just take hands off approach & allow new coach to "have his way" in every decision?

In my opinion (can't speak for Hammer), you have to let the new coach assemble his own staff. They have to work together at least as well as the players on the field. You might encourage him to retain some of the current staff, and most smart coaches do. That helps keep some continuity with the team and recruiting. But ultimately the head coach has to feel comfortable with his staff. I;ve seen examples of where some coaches were forced to keep certain asst. coaches, and it usually didn't work out too well. I do like this staff and feel they'd be an asset worth retaining, but it really depends on the head coach and what he wants to do. I think that would be something that would be discussed during any interview process - what are the coach's thoughts on staff and his football philosophies (which also have a bearing on which assistants would be a fit).

[HoustonCajun]

But let's say you are the AD. How do you handle the present staff ? Do you just clean house? Do you recommend that the coach look strongly at certain coaches? Do you offer incentives to keep most of those guys here? Do you just take hands off approach & allow new coach to "have his way" in every decision?

Is there anyone on the current staff who you would promote to HC and maintain continuity?