In light of what has taken place recently, should he be replaced or not? Please add why you voted yes or no.

yes.

This is a big time f-up. I likr NS. Friend of the family but this is business. No excuse for a muck up like this.
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I agree. Nelson is a very close friend of my family, but sometimes the truth hurts. NS messed up and needs to be replaced.

I cannot believe that after the O'Leary situation a few years ago that it is not SOP at ALL univeristies to verify the coach's educational background before hiring them :rolleyes:

"In light of what has taken place recently, should he be replaced or not? Please add why you voted yes or no."


YES SWAMPFOX, Because Nelson assured a few of us after the hiring press conference that he did indeed do a thorough job of investigating coach Cyp's background. That was Nelson's answer when I asked about Cyp's involvment in past NCAA investigations. He clearly did not do what he proclaimed and this is a major embarassment to our program. What other major program would allow such a blunder to go unpunished? It's time we start acting like we are committed to moving this program beyond the bottom 1A status. He should resign!

I think it's time for a change anyways.

I have never been a Nelson Schexnayder fan but I wouldn't fire him over this incident.

A department head of a Division 1-A program shouldn't have to take care of a clerical matter like verifying that the candidate graduated from an accredited school. A subordinate should be responsible for that. The AD's job is to find a good coach, and find him as soon as possible.

Despite what happened with George O'Leary and Glynn Cyprien, I believe the chances of this happening are small. The chances are greater of hiring a bad coach. I wonder if other schools would scoop up the good coaches while we were still checking candidates out.

It was incumbent upon Cyprien to correct his Oklahoma State resume before applying for the Louisiana job. I can only assume he was afraid to do that for fear he would be terminated at OSU.

When I think of LaCross University, what immediately comes to mind is Wisconsin-LaCrosse, where the Saints used to train. So it would have never occured to me that we were talking about an online school with a questionable reputation.

Yes.

Somebody in Nelson's organization did not do what they get paid to do and that's follow hiring procedures and protocol.

In the "real" world this is (in a word) unacceptable, and in this case the buck stops with the AD.

Nelson should resign or be fired.

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Cajun Kahouna Wrote:In the "real" world this is (in a word) unacceptable, and in this case the buck stops with the AD.

agreed, the final responsibility was Nelson's. At a time when we are doing so well in getting the community involved (donations, trying to increase season ticket sales, etc...) this is a huge mistake and hopefully not a costly one.

I was really psyched for this upcoming season. I just hope that Robert Lee doesn't get any negativity from people who don't think that he can do the job. I'll remain optimistic about the whole ordeal, but I'll never stop supporting the Cajuns because some of some numnut who made a huge mistake.

How long has Nelson Schexnayder been the Athletic Director?

I'm only asking because, as an outsider looking in, this is the second HORRIBLE hire made at Louisiana in recent years. First, Jerry Baldwin was hired to coach the football team and he didn't do anything to display he had the capacity, and now the Cyprien situation of hiring someone without the prerequisite college degree.

If Schexnayder was responsible for both blunders, Dr Authement has a tough decision to make.

Adler Wrote:I'm only asking because, as an outsider looking in, this is the second HORRIBLE hire made at Louisiana in recent years. First, Jerry Baldwin was hired to coach the football team and he didn't do anything to display he had the capacity, and now the Cyprien situation of hiring someone without the prerequisite college degree.

At the time, I thought Cyprien was a great hire. He has some outstanding leadership skills and has helped in some of the most successful basketball schools in the country (OSU and WKU). Had anyone known at the time about this unfortunate situation, this may not have happened. I still think that Cyprien was a good pick for the spot, college degree or not.

On the other hand, I was pulling for Coach Lee. I had actually taken a jogging course at UL (hey, I got an A to help boost that GPA) and Coach Lee was the teacher. We talked a lot of basketball, obviously, but the thing is that he knows the program the most and knows what to do. We started this ordeal with a great coach, and we have ended with a great coach. Either way, I'm happy with the man leading this program. Its time to start thinking about our upcoming season!!!

Adler Wrote:How long has Nelson Schexnayder been the Athletic Director?

I'm only asking because, as an outsider looking in, this is the second HORRIBLE hire made at Louisiana in recent years. First, Jerry Baldwin was hired to coach the football team and he didn't do anything to display he had the capacity, and now the Cyprien situation of hiring someone without the prerequisite college degree.

If Schexnayder was responsible for both blunders, Dr Authement has a tough decision to make.

Nelson Schexnayder has been the athletic director for 12 years. Before that Nelson Stokley held the dual role as football coach-AD. Schexnayder had been on board several years in charge of development (fundraising) and probably did much of the AD work while Stokley was coaching. Stokley's football record began to slip so the AD job went to Schexnayder.

Those of you who want to fire him have to consider where we would be if you got your wish. I would guess Gerald Hebert would take over on at least an interim basis, which would mean he would have to learn a new job and postpone many of the fundraising initiatives he's working on now. The university needs money too much to interrupt what Hebert is doing.

Nelson Schexnayder was ordered to hire Jerry Baldwin by Dr. Authement. I've been told that he actually quit his job over this but was talked into reconsidering. That's believable when you compare Baldwin to the others he has hired: Tony Robichaux, Jessie Evans, J. Kelly Hall. The only hiring bust he made to my knowledge is Gay Nix, and she looked like a good choice when she was hired.