Matt Viator

[lcitsh]

_ I know you have ties to Viator and that is ok, but UL will never hire a football coach from McNeese. There is such deep rooted hatred between the two programs that is will never happen for football. _

The administration will take note of fans' distaste for certain things, but it is their job to find the best candidate for whatever position is open, no matter where they have worked before.

[cajun4life]

_ The administration will take note of fans' distaste for certain things, but it is their job to find the best candidate for whatever position is open, no matter where they have worked before. _

While that is certainly true, Viator is not even on the radar. This opening will pay around $400-450K and will attract some very good coaches.

You are foolish if you think that the UL program is not seen as a decent job at the FBS level.

Just look what the athletic department has to sell to a prospective coach in order to get him to want to coach here:

A complete campus renovation, new Union and Dorms.
An outside fund raising arm for athletics that is still in its infancy.
Cajun Field expansion/renovation.
A manageable schedule for next season.
Scheduling input.

Cajun football is growing and we need a coach who can capitalize on that growth.

[J-Town Cajun]

_ Several of you on here know much more than me, but isn't it the case that we will have more quality candidates to pick from than ever before because we finally have some pretty good dollars to throw out there?

igeaux.mobi _

MY top 3 candidates are Oregeron who out priced himself, Hoglorson who has not expressed interest but 2 other Okla St. assistants have, and Leveitt we have not heard any interest from him also. I sure Leach is holding out for a BCS job. Bower turned down UNT who just offered $585,000 to another coach so he must not want to coach again.

The big names are not beating down our door that I am aware of.

[Big Poppa]

_ No one mentioned Matt Viator from McNeese. We got the best basketball coach from the Southland, why not get the best football coach form the Southland also? _

I am a life long Cajuns fan a season ticket holder and RCAF member the day Matt Viator gets hired I quit.

[waterboy]

I am a life long Cajuns fan a season ticket holder and RCAF member the day Matt Viator gets hired I quit.

I am to cajun pop, if Viator gets hired we can quit together.

igeaux.mobi

[California Cajun]

_ No one mentioned Matt Viator from McNeese. We got the best basketball coach from the Southland, why not get the best football coach form the Southland also? _

Why wouldn't JC Harper from SFA be the best football coach in the SLC? He went from 0-11 his first year to 4-8 to two consecutive SLC championships.

[Boomer]

_ Even your Jerry Baldwin decision paid him much more in the end than as a coach. Somehow, UL's decison was wrong on that one. You could do worse and have done worse. Time to Bustle Up! _

I guess you did not get the news that the Baldwin case was thrown out/overturned and we paid ZIP!!!!

[Cajunsmike]

_ Why wouldn't JC Harper from SFA be the best football coach in the SLC? He went from 0-11 his first year to 4-8 to two consecutive SLC championships. _

McNeese did not qualify for the FCS playoffs this year. As another poster stated, if we want a SLC guy why not go for Harper of SFA. They have won that league two years in a row.

[J-Town Cajun]

_ McNeese did not qualify for the FCS playoffs this year. As another poster stated, if we want a SLC guy why not go for Harper of SFA. They have won that league two years in a row. _

The OC at SFA is who is making that team go. I hope we don't hire Harper. This would not be a good move from what I been told by people who have worked with him at McNeese and Northwestern St.

McNeese did not qualify because they scheduled very poorly. They played 2 FBS schools in LSU and Missouri and the game against Lamar did not count as a D1 win because they are in a transition year. That left them with only 6 D1 wins which was not strong enough to get an at-large bid. They finished 7-4 and their 2 SLC losses were close losses at the end of the game. This was supposed to be a rebuilding year and they were hit with injuries. They lost their top 3 RB's for most of the year.

[allncr1966]

It was reported on KPLC TV in Lake Charles that Matt Viator had interviewed for the UL job. They could not contact the AD or Coach Viator for confirmation but they said that this information came from sources inside the McNeese Athletic Department. Turbine do you know anything about him being interviewed???