ULM Introduces Coach Terry Bowden

[HoustonCajun]

Regardless of how they do on the field, this was Absolutely the best introduction of a football coach I have seen. The interview style was a grand slam. Tim as host was amazing to watch and enjoyable as good entertainment. I would love to see more teams copy this style. Of course those personalities and their history with each other makes for great chemistry to watch. The buzz in Monroe should be off the charts. also nice to have the staff in place enough to get them involved. Most of these happen so soon, the staff is not in place yet. what I like about older coaches who have had success in the past is their willingness to be open and honest.

You haven't seen the Texas intro and welcoming of Coach Sark that I posted earlier. I applaud ULM for taking this step. But, that set-up was high school.

[Balanced_view]

You haven't seen the Texas intro and welcoming of Coach Sark that I posted earlier. I applaud ULM for taking this step. But, that set-up was high school.

I will go check out the Texas one. Very true, ULM introduction was not going to be accused of being a high quality production, but that was not the point. The narrator and interview style they did was different from any others I've seen and it was enjoyable to watch as a fan of the sport. Different from the standard version every other introduction does where the AD speaks, new coach gets up and speak about what they going to change, that was a real plus for me. I would have liked to see them answer questions from the press afterwards. that would have made it complete for me.

[moorecajun]

I just watched the ULM video and I am happy for them. I will never condemn someone for trying to better themselves and they are going for it!

To compare a school with a $100+ million annual budget to one with a $10 million budget is silly. ULM did good with this hire and I look forward to the challenge ahead.

[no1cajunfan]

I just watched the ULM video and I am happy for them. I will never condemn someone for trying to better themselves and they are going for it!

To compare a school with a $100+ million annual budget to one with a $10 million budget is silly. ULM did good with this hire and I look forward to the challenge ahead.

Just thinking out loud but how did ULM afford TB and RR? Are those two getting paid by other universities in a structured buy out from previous jobs which allows them to accept a much much lower salary than there used to or are they just willing to take anything that comes along just to stay in coaching?

[fanof71]

Just thinking out loud but how did ULM afford TB and RR? Are those two getting paid by other universities in a structured buy out from previous jobs which allows them to accept a much much lower salary than there used to or are they just willing to take anything that comes along just to stay in coaching?

Bowden was an unpaid analyst at Clemson, if I recall...RR is probably flush with cash...and, contract may include a bunch of items that may take the place of cash..car, insurance, housing, etc...

[moorecajun]

Just thinking out loud but how did ULM afford TB and RR? Are those two getting paid by other universities in a structured buy out from previous jobs which allows them to accept a much much lower salary than there used to or are they just willing to take anything that comes along just to stay in coaching?

Terry spoke about it during his introduction talk; he is still making money from previous jobs; probably Rich is as well.

[Duggie35]

Just thinking out loud but how did ULM afford TB and RR? Are those two getting paid by other universities in a structured buy out from previous jobs which allows them to accept a much much lower salary than there used to or are they just willing to take anything that comes along just to stay in coaching?

If they have handled their money correctly, in theory, they could work for very little and be OK.

[RCAJUN90]

Regardless of how they do on the field, this was Absolutely the best introduction of a football coach I have seen. The interview style was a grand slam. Tim as host was amazing to watch and enjoyable as good entertainment. I would love to see more teams copy this style. Of course those personalities and their history with each other makes for great chemistry to watch. The buzz in Monroe should be off the charts. also nice to have the staff in place enough to get them involved. Most of these happen so soon, the staff is not in place yet. what I like about older coaches who have had success in the past is their willingness to be open and honest.

Great hires but will anyone really care if they don't start winning and quickly.

[Balanced_view]

Terry spoke about it during his introduction talk; he is still making money from previous jobs; probably Rich is as well.

Yes, Terry touched on that, as well as the importance for Rich to be able to coach his son for the last 2 years of his college career. That in itself, Rich would have been willing to work for free( my words), however, he has one year left on his Arizona contract. so he still making good money for one more year. The stars aligned for ULM with this staff, and good for them to take full advantage. one thing that jumped out to me was Tim said this year was the first time in a long time the admin from ULM reached out to him for his input. I thought to myself, how strange, but im sure UL behaved the same way with some of our key alumni before Dr.Maggard arrived.

[Balanced_view]

Great hires but will anyone really care if they don't start winning and quickly.

well, does anyone( fans and media) at any G5 care if the team is not winning? ULM has a huge uphill battle, their schedule the next 2 years does them no favors, they realistically could go 1-11 next season, but be an improved team. The Sun Belt maybe raising faster than ULM has time to play catch up. Time will tell. But at the moment, they are doing everything in their power to try. Thats all that can be asked of them.