The New UL Coach...

[Turbine]

Personally, I'd like to try something else next time. How about a 1-AA head coach that turned a program around on a shoestring budget, or perhaps someone whose specialty is defense? _

I agree someone who won consistently against his peers even though they both had less than great talent is the mark of a good coach.

A plus would be if they could show that have recruited up at some point. I would hope they know they would be going after a higher calibre player at UL.

[CajunBoudin]

Kirby Smart's next gig will be a head coaching position in the SEC. Please lets be realistic.

[Chris V.]

"I will say this that Viator . . . . has beaten UL, ULM twice, nearly beat Tulane, and hung with Tex A&M and LSU in his tenure. He did this with 25 less scholarships also."

During the time Coach Viator has been @ McNeese, only one game was played vs. UL@M (a W in '02). He was OC that year as he was in '01 when McNeese played @ Texas A&M. He was HC for the Cajuns, Wave and Tigers games you mention.

I'll go away now.

[J-Town Cajun]

Thanks Chris V. You are right. Coach Viator was the OC in those years. But in all those games he was either HC or OC.

[raginsaints]

Mark Hudspeth is the best candidate.

[CajunT]

_ FCS coaches are recruiting FCS caliber athletes because they are recruiting to a FCS program. Once a FCS coach moves up to a FBS program he will begin to recruit FBS type athletes. Or at least he should.

Your theory does not hold up with Bustle who was FBS coach who came from a BCS FBS program and he often recruited against FCS programs all the time. Explain that. _

I don't qestion Viator or Harpers coaching abilities. Both have proven they can coach in my opinion. But neither of these coaches are recruiting against Tulsa, USM, Tulane, SMU, Troy and Memphis to a program with little football tradition. I do question whether either could out recruit a Hudspeth, Deforest or Crowton walking into an athletes house and saying I've come from XYZ BCS program, went to XYZ bowl and recruited/coached XYZ athlete. It is easier to recruit up at a lower FBS program with little tradition with a name, then it is to recruit up against lower FBS programs like UL or ULM.

[ulforlife]

_ It does concern me that our AD is retiring just after the coach is hired. No telling what kind of impact this will have on the coaching candidates. _

It's not like the current AD got fired, surely they will understand he's getting older and is stepping down

[03cajunalum]

_ I agree someone who won consistently against his peers even though they both had less than great talent is the mark of a good coach.

A plus would be if they could show that have recruited up at some point. I would hope they know they would be going after a higher calibre player at UL. _

I also agree. I would like to see a hire like our basketball hire. A successful coach on the college level (FBS or FCS) that will bring a couple of assistants and his own proven brand of football. I think we could raid SFA again and mabye take some of their recruits and have a good shot at some Texas JC talent. After a 3-win season, we need to be able to make an immediate impact next year, not in 2-3.

[CajunRed]

McNeese seemed to recruit pretty good when they crushed us at home.

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[CajunBoudin]

Houston Nutt?

Rumor is that he tendered his resignation this afternoon.