2025 Vermilion and White Spring Game

[CrazyCajun]

True, he didn't know when to stop backing his players.

Hud flew to an in-season "ESPN Game Day" interview.

No one can say he didn't put fans in the stands.

I didn’t say he didn’t but if wouldn’t have won he wouldn’t have and his personality would have gotten old real quick, just like it did as soon as he stopped winning.

[jaxmc1023]

I didn’t say he didn’t but if wouldn’t have won he wouldn’t have and his personality would have gotten old real quick, just like it did as soon as he stopped winning.

Loved his personality.. The guy was the personification of "ragin". Same way guys like Les Miles and Ed Orgeron resonate so well with LSU fans.

People soured because they realized that after decades of losing and being irrelevant, finally going 8-4 or 9-3 every year earned you the chance to be.... irrelevant.

[CrazyCajun]

Loved his personality.. The guy was the personification of "ragin". Same way guys like Les Miles and Ed Orgeron resonate so well with LSU fans.

People soured because they realized that after decades of losing and being irrelevant, finally going 8-4 or 9-3 every year earned you the chance to be.... irrelevant.

No a coach that took us places we had never been 4 years in row was fired after 2 losing seasons because of his personality. His Schtick got old fast when he wasn’t winning. If you truly believe that then what do you want the university to do? Because in your eyes everyone is irrelevant outside of about 10-12 programs in the country. Even in year 4 when he was winning “everyone was tired of the ra ra” “I don’t want a cheerleader for a coach” how quickly some forget.

[Turbine]

I didn’t say he didn’t but if wouldn’t have won he wouldn’t have and his personality would have gotten old real quick, just like it did as soon as he stopped winning.

Bad seasons do produce diminishing returns "no doubt."

But if Hud was 5-7 and Desormeaux, Bustle, and Baldwin were 6-6 (respectivly)....

Hud would pull in more fans.

[jaxmc1023]

No a coach that took us places we had never been 4 years in row was fired after 2 losing seasons because of his personality. His Schtick got old fast when he wasn’t winning. If you truly believe that then what do you want the university to do? Because in your eyes everyone is irrelevant outside of about 10-12 programs in the country. Even in year 4 when he was winning “everyone was tired of the ra ra” “I don’t want a cheerleader for a coach” how quickly some forget.

Great. We replaced him with a less "ra ra" coach who took us to even HIGHER program heights, and it netted us lower attendance and the same crappy bowl match ups.

Everyone outside of the top 10-15 programs IS irrelevant with the way college football is currently set up. How many more years do you think they let a G5 into a playoff game and give the #5 seed a free win?

UL and many more like them are so much closer to FCS status than they are to being in the national college football conversation.

[cajunref]

All coaches need to get out in the public and engage the fan base. Personal interaction goes a long way. The AD and his staff/strategy ain't working. Results or lack thereof are glaring.

[CrazyCajun]

Great. We replaced him with a less "ra ra" coach who took us to even HIGHER program heights, and it netted us lower attendance and the same crappy bowl match ups.

Everyone outside of the top 10-15 programs IS irrelevant with the way college football is currently set up. How many more years do you think they let a G5 into a playoff game and give the #5 seed a free win?

UL and many more like them are so much closer to FCS status than they are to being in the national college football conversation.

So I ask again, what do you want the university to do then?

[CrazyCajun]

All coaches need to get out in the public and engage the fan base. Personal interaction goes a long way. The AD and his staff/strategy ain't working. Results or lack thereof are glaring.

If they don’t build it through students we will never fill the stadium. That’s the only way, go look at every school that has great attendance year in and year out and look at their student section very game. They could start by not having 2 cops not stand on every third row the entire game arresting people.

[Turbine]

No a coach that took us places we had never been 4 years in row was fired after 2 losing seasons because of his personality. His Schtick got old fast when he wasn’t winning. If you truly believe that then what do you want the university to do? Because in your eyes everyone is irrelevant outside of about 10-12 programs in the country. Even in year 4 when he was winning “everyone was tired of the ra ra” “I don’t want a cheerleader for a coach” how quickly some forget.

It wasn't his "Schtick" it was the fact that he knee jerkedly backed his players antics at a most inopportune time and was unforgiven.

[CrazyCajun]

Bad seasons do produce diminishing returns "no doubt."

But if Hud was 5-7 and Desormeaux, Bustle, and Baldwin were 6-6 (respectivly)....

Hud would pull in more fans.

Huds last 2 years the stadium was empty

[CrazyCajun]

It wasn't his "Schtick" it was the fact that he knee jerkedly backed his players antics at a most inopportune time and was unforgiven.

Maybe for some but go search this site around that time and see how many were saying the ra ra only goes so far, we need a coach who can coach and not be a cheerleader. People were tired of his act.

[JamesTheJeweler]

What G5 coach Is putting butts in the seats with his personality? Any examples? If HUD went 6-6 there wouldn’t have been anyone there.

LoL! Some of yall will make every excuse in the book for this admin. Its wild. HUD absolutely put butts in the seats. That dude was ALWAYS out in public personally inviting people to come out. And people came out for him.