A shoutout to Ricky Bustle

[RaginDave]

No one ever said he was the only one, but what I said was, he was the one that did. We could have hired another coach that would have been as bad as Toothpick arse adn nothing would have changed, just a cycle of bad teams. Lots of good things happened under RB, was he the best coach, no, did he help us and put us in position to win a lot of games against pretty good competition, yes. Did the football team and the athletic department improve under RB, yes. Attendance was up, IPF, new turf, scoreboard. Look not all of this is because of RB, but bowl eligibility was something we had hot mentioned in years before RB took the helm.

He is a good coach and a good person, I was just letting you guys know what one of our ex-coaches was doing. By the way, Brad Bustle is the offensive line coach at Cumberland College in Cumberland, Tn.

Following in his dads footsteps, I see.

[Boomer]

I remember when Augie Tamm took over an 0-10 Cajun team and in 2-3 years was almost undefeated---but as was pointed out much of A T's success was with the leftovers from the Faulkinberry years----happy for Ricky and happy with HUD---well very happy!!!!

[snote]

Without him we aren't where we are today. .

AMEN

[CajunDreDog]

I remember that game...Fenroy went OFF!

Yes, that was 2006 or 2007 I believe. We crushed them, and they were HORRIBLE. That was the team we added to the schedule when LA Tech dropped out to play a game on ESPN setup by the media giant.

At least that is how I remember it, so it may have happened a TOTALLY different way!

[Big Buds]

I remember that game...Fenroy went OFF!

Mr. 4,000!

[CajunEXPRESS]

+1 to Turbine-his first four years were improvements before stagnant water in the last 5. I truly believe he wasnt the only one that could have taken us up a couple of notches from where tooth pick left us.

jmo

Well you may think that but you would be WRONG. He was the only qualified applicant we had after Toothpick. You do understand the word qualified and only? Yes we absolutely could have found somebody to take the job, but HE WAS the ONLY qualified applicant. At least that a person on the selection committee told me. I trust this person to impart absolute truth in this.

Always glad we got Ricky, and always wish nothing but the best for him and his family.

[GeauxCajuns]

yea i know what qualified means. and YOU may think i'm wrong, it doesn't mean i am. i have an opinion as well as you, and also like you, know people real close to the situation. not saying it was the wrong hire.

coming from VT just off a loss in the national championship it was an EASY decision. hindsight is always great.

[CharlieK]

Ricky Bustle brought integrity and character back to the UL head football coaching position. He also won some games, and put us in a position to hire Hud.

We all wish he would have won more. But that's over. From all accounts he is a good man, and I hope he succeeds every time he coaches, unless it's against us.

[CajunEXPRESS]

yea i know what qualified means. and YOU may think i'm wrong, it doesn't mean i am. i have an opinion as well as you, and also like you, know people real close to the situation. not saying it was the wrong hire.

coming from VT just off a loss in the national championship it was an EASY decision. hindsight is always great.

OK, I will be specific. No FBS or FCS head coache applied, no other AQ defensive or offensive coordinators applied. Maybe a division II, or III head coach did. Maybe an FCS offensive or defensive coordinator applied. So yes Ricky was the only qualified applicant at that time.

[GeauxCajuns]

OK, I will be specific. No FBS or FCS head coache applied, no other AQ defensive or offensive coordinators applied. Maybe a division II, or III head coach did. Maybe an FCS offensive or defensive coordinator applied. So yes Ricky was the only qualified applicant at that time.

by those standards coach hud doesnt qualify.