(12-14-2020 03:24 PM)Warhawkman Wrote: I don't get the hate for Rebowe. The work he did at Nicholls is a miracle that program was in worse shape then even we are now. In reference to the transfer thing you can basically transfer for any reason anyways now so he'll be fine. Great local Recruiter has history with underfunded schools and worked in the belt. Don't get why we wouldn't want him
I don't think "hate" is the correct term. Analytical reasoning might be more accurate. Rebowe did turn around a Nichols program that was under performing. But if you look at his roster, I counted 19 transfers from other schools (mostly FBS) and a few more CC transfers. And, Nichols is situated in a more fertile recruiting area than Monroe. There are plenty of "undersized players" or grade risks that Nichols can take advantage of. One or two stud transfers from an SEC or ACC program can make a material difference in an FCS school. Nichols has 19 transfers. Transfers from FBS to FCS can play immediately. Rebowe won't have that luxury at ULM. Many successful FCS schools rely on this model.
Hell, Hud was extremely successful at North Alabama doing the same thing with transfers. The one year he had at Miss St. allowed him exposure to a lot of really good talent who followed him when the Cajuns hired him. After a few seasons this talent dried up and we could not benefit from transfers other than graduate transfers. This caught up with us and Hud - much less Hud's other extracurricular activities.
Seeing the progress the Sun Belt having in football, especially this year, benefits all teams and it's exciting. Even with this progress, the Sun Belt is not the SEC who can write big checks from media contracts to all schools. ULM is not Vanderbilt (no Sun Belt school is even close academically), so being on the lowest rung in the Sun Belt is not fun.
Rebowe may prove me wrong - as I mentioned earlier, he's a stand up person and has kept the program at Nichols clean. That is commendable. With the rash of top coaching talent available this year, taking a chance on a name coach who wants to park himself for a year or two will probably be better for ULM and then parlay any success into your next hire.