LGT Final: Louisiana 31, USM 34

[Turbine]

... Ask yourself. Napier took the qualified coaches he wanted to Florida. If Des was truly ready and qualified, why didn't he take him with him also?...

Salient point there.

Its not that if Napier took him it would show he was ready to be a head coach.

Rather it shows he wasn't ready to be an assest to Napier (at least in Napiers mind) and thus not yet ready for the leap frog job of being a head coach.

[JamesTheJeweler]

Very true, Ron Roberts coaching tree is pretty impressive. Dave Aranda and Dan Lanning or Pete Golding I can’t remember which one.

Man, Napier had a pretty damn good staff.

[Turbine]

That's not what you said. You said that if he was "ready and qualified" (to be a head coach), Napier would have taken him to Florida. Nice try.

We will never know but if he ""ready and qualified"" to be a head coach" Napier would, have considered him a greater asset, and would have made an offer.

We know this by all whom he took, everyone he considered an asset.

[ZoomZoom]

No one would have hired him as coordinator

It’s possible Napier wanted him and Florida AD said no.

[Turbine]

Where’s all the geniuses on this board that were all in on Coach Dez ?

Your drop-in parachute is tangled.

I read at least 4 last night that said they were wrong about him.

[Duckster]

This home loss stinks as much as Bustle losing badly to McNeese & Hudspeth losing badly to Latech at home. All these years later I haven't gotten those out of my head. This stinker will stick around a long time. Coaches Bustle and Hud did not compete for conference championships after those losses. Its doubtful CMD's program will either. Was understanding last year. Year two of CMD reflects we are in serious decline. Even if we win 6 games and go bowling, there's higher expectations of the football program and we shouldn't settle for less than 'competing for championships' as our athletic director likes to say. Pull the plug after the season and flush it. Why not be patient? Because beginning next year we finally have a chance to become eligible for the college football playoff. Instead we're screwing around losing football games over and over we have no business losing. We need to get someone in here that can get us to the CFP, period. We shouldn't settle for anything less.

[JMV JustMyView]

When Napier was hired Maggard told him Des and Troy is being retained and to find them a spot. Napier never would have offer Des a job at UF.

[CajunJack55]

When Napier was hired Maggard told him Des and Troy is being retained and to find them a spot. Napier never would have offer Des a job at UF.

Sorry I don’t buy this. Napier openly vouched for Des to take over the program when he was leaving. Maggard said this himself. You don’t do that for someone you wouldn’t want on your team.

[Big Poppa]

When Napier was hired Maggard told him Des and Troy is being retained and to find them a spot. Napier never would have offer Des a job at UF.

Probably because Napier knows Des wouldn’t go. When this gig is up it will back to high school for mike. He’s not the kind of coach that will pack up in move every few years. Those who do that are called college coaches.

[CajunVic]

. . . so I guess Robe was not a college coach and it looks like Justin is following in his footsteps in that respect because he is not going anywhere either so he is not a college coach . . .