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RE: Napier linked to TCU opening
(11-10-2021 08:53 AM)ballantyneapp Wrote: whats his buyout?
$3 million
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RE: Napier linked to TCU opening
It would not shock me if he took the TCU job. It’s a solid job, great facilities and a fertile recruiting footprint. And $5M/year doesn’t suck.
Hoping we can keep him a bit longer. Having him still in Lafayette for the first season in the renovated stadium would be a great thing for our program.
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RE: Napier linked to TCU opening
Sorry, I just don’t see him going to TCU. Certainly not for the money, as he has made it very clear that that is not a huge motivating factor for him. He has said that he is already making more money than ever dreamed, and doesn’t want to raise ‘trust-fund’ kids lol.
But we do know that he is very much make a plan and stick to it kind of guy, and he has not accomplised what he set-out to do at UL yet. He wants a Conf Champ, and a NY6 bowl game. Plus, I really think too that now he wants to stick around to see the renovations to Cajun Field done as well.
Bottom line, his family is very happy where they are at, and he has goals to make here as well, so while certainly not a 100% certainty, I think it would be unlikely move at this time.
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RE: Napier linked to TCU opening
(11-10-2021 09:16 AM)FrankyP Wrote: Sorry, I just don’t see him going to TCU. Certainly not for the money, as he has made it very clear that that is not a huge motivating factor for him. He has said that he is already making more money than ever dreamed, and doesn’t want to raise ‘trust-fund’ kids lol.
But we do know that he is very much make a plan and stick to it kind of guy, and he has not accomplised what he set-out to do at UL yet. He wants a Conf Champ, and a NY6 bowl game. Plus, I really think too that now he wants to stick around to see the renovations to Cajun Field done as well.
Bottom line, his family is very happy where they are at, and he has goals to make here as well, so while certainly not a 100% certainty, I think it would be unlikely move at this time.
TCU would be a good gig. they have great facilities, unlimited money, a rabid fan base, and pretty much every sport they have is in the top 25. besides, having a good season there will get you in a top bowl game whereas it often wont at the G5 level.
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RE: Napier linked to TCU opening
(11-09-2021 10:56 PM)geauxcajuns Wrote: (11-09-2021 09:21 PM)EagleNationRising Wrote: I really wouldn't be surprised to see Napier take a job after this season. Louisiana will need to reload next year and had more than a few close games this year. Not sure if it will be TCU though.
We lose 5 impact players. 7 if the two juniors declare for the draft. This roster is loaded.
I think we keep him for one more year.
It helps that he plays lots of kids. Lots of underclassmen have real game experience, not just a few garbage time snaps.
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RE: Napier linked to TCU opening
(11-09-2021 10:09 PM)APPrising Wrote: (11-09-2021 09:55 PM)Troy_Fan_15 Wrote: (11-09-2021 09:45 PM)APPdiesel Wrote: He could do better than TCU.
I mean he may need to take this job for a few seasons if he wants to land one of the big jobs later down the road.
Why risk it? He could go there and coach himself out of a big job. He’s building a great program a UL. Hope he stays a few more years and keeps UL relevant and a perennial top 25 team. That will get him better than TCU, not that it’d be a bad option.
If they want him, he's gone. No way he turns down the kind of money they are able to pay. If he stays and tanks or just goes back to winning 7 or 8 which is very possible, he might not get another chance.
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RE: Napier linked to TCU opening
(11-10-2021 09:16 AM)FrankyP Wrote: Sorry, I just don’t see him going to TCU. Certainly not for the money, as he has made it very clear that that is not a huge motivating factor for him. He has said that he is already making more money than ever dreamed, and doesn’t want to raise ‘trust-fund’ kids lol.
But we do know that he is very much make a plan and stick to it kind of guy, and he has not accomplised what he set-out to do at UL yet. He wants a Conf Champ, and a NY6 bowl game. Plus, I really think too that now he wants to stick around to see the renovations to Cajun Field done as well.
Bottom line, his family is very happy where they are at, and he has goals to make here as well, so while certainly not a 100% certainty, I think it would be unlikely move at this time.
I've heard all of those thing multiple times from head coaches. It's what you have to say. If they offer him $3-5 million he is gone. If he is in the mix and they go with someone else, you get to say he passed on it because he wants to stay and build something where he is and he loves it there. Just the way it works.
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RE: Napier linked to TCU opening
He's not going to TCU. I'd think he likes Louisiana, the state, culture, etc. At this point, the Big 12 isn't likely to be a huge jump from the Sun Belt within 5 years, at least at the top. Unless he's chasing money, I don't know why he goes there.
If I'm a coach, I'd be wary of a program that just fired a tenured coach mid-season. I get that's the trend but Patterson will be synonymous with TCU football henceforth. And he gets treated like he did.
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RE: Napier linked to TCU opening
(11-09-2021 09:47 PM)Bobcat87 Wrote: (11-09-2021 09:45 PM)APPdiesel Wrote: He could do better than TCU.
.. . Could also do worse than TCU.
He also could do exactly equal to TCU....
Hmm TCU was paying 6.1M but I think a better job opens up for him.
(This post was last modified: 11-10-2021 11:19 AM by JCGSU.)
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RE: Napier linked to TCU opening
(11-10-2021 11:10 AM)ericsaid Wrote: He's not going to TCU. I'd think he likes Louisiana, the state, culture, etc. At this point, the Big 12 isn't likely to be a huge jump from the Sun Belt within 5 years, at least at the top. Unless he's chasing money, I don't know why he goes there.
If I'm a coach, I'd be wary of a program that just fired a tenured coach mid-season. I get that's the trend but Patterson will be synonymous with TCU football henceforth. And he gets treated like he did.
I mean I think a team like TCU will always be a more desired coaching location than a current SBC team. That's just how it goes.
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RE: Napier linked to TCU opening
(11-10-2021 11:17 AM)Troy_Fan_15 Wrote: (11-10-2021 11:10 AM)ericsaid Wrote: He's not going to TCU. I'd think he likes Louisiana, the state, culture, etc. At this point, the Big 12 isn't likely to be a huge jump from the Sun Belt within 5 years, at least at the top. Unless he's chasing money, I don't know why he goes there.
If I'm a coach, I'd be wary of a program that just fired a tenured coach mid-season. I get that's the trend but Patterson will be synonymous with TCU football henceforth. And he gets treated like he did.
I mean I think a team like TCU will always be a more desired coaching location than a current SBC team. That's just how it goes.
Depends on your motivation as a coach. Napier wants to build something. The SEC will now be in two programs in Texas and then you have politics favoring UT.
We will see.
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RE: Napier linked to TCU opening
Coach Napier also has an extremely close relationship with our AD, Dr. Maggard. So that's definitely something else to factor into all of this. I could see TCU being a great gig for him, especially with the stability and level of control that was afforded to Coach Patterson.
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RE: Napier linked to TCU opening
(11-10-2021 11:10 AM)ericsaid Wrote: He's not going to TCU. I'd think he likes Louisiana, the state, culture, etc. At this point, the Big 12 isn't likely to be a huge jump from the Sun Belt within 5 years, at least at the top. Unless he's chasing money, I don't know why he goes there.
If I'm a coach, I'd be wary of a program that just fired a tenured coach mid-season. I get that's the trend but Patterson will be synonymous with TCU football henceforth. And he gets treated like he did.
i think thats not true. $6MM is a lot more than $2MM. B12 will ostensibly have a seat at the table still. We'll just see if TCU meets Napiers clandestine "criteria" for accepting a bigger job, but its hard to imagine he wouldn't take it.
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RE: Napier linked to TCU opening
(11-09-2021 08:48 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote: Isn’t he linked to just about every opening? Unless he has ties there, which I don’t believe is the case, is TCU really a draw with Texas and Oklahoma leaving?
TCU can pay big bucks, Coach Pat was in the top 10 nationally in terms of salary. With OU and Texas out, if he recruits and develops decently he could win the conference a few times and position himself for even greater jobs...
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RE: Napier linked to TCU opening
(11-10-2021 11:47 AM)ballantyneapp Wrote: (11-10-2021 11:10 AM)ericsaid Wrote: He's not going to TCU. I'd think he likes Louisiana, the state, culture, etc. At this point, the Big 12 isn't likely to be a huge jump from the Sun Belt within 5 years, at least at the top. Unless he's chasing money, I don't know why he goes there.
If I'm a coach, I'd be wary of a program that just fired a tenured coach mid-season. I get that's the trend but Patterson will be synonymous with TCU football henceforth. And he gets treated like he did.
i think thats not true. $6MM is a lot more than $2MM. B12 will ostensibly have a seat at the table still. We'll just see if TCU meets Napiers clandestine "criteria" for accepting a bigger job, but its hard to imagine he wouldn't take it.
Napier is on record as saying that money isn't the motivation. Production is the motivation. The ability to produce in the manner he wants is the motivation. He has proven this by turning down previous opportunities.
At this point, no one really knows WHERE Napier wants to go but they know that Napier wants commitment from the BoT or whatever governing body down to the ball boy.
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RE: Napier linked to TCU opening
1. If you think throwing money at Napier will get him to leave, you haven't been paying attention
2. TCU would be an excellent gig. They can dominate the Big 12 with OU and UT leaving. You can still get to the CFP by dominating the big 12 and getting a good OOC win. Fertile recruiting ground, outstanding facilities and a good moral compass.
3. Hard to get the dream job just going from UL, but you win at TCU and you'll be able to get any damn job you want.
That opening concerns me more than any other right now.
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RE: Napier linked to TCU opening
All I’ll say again that there 2 absolute certainties: he has reached all the goals he has set for himself at ul yet and money is a small part of his thinking. He’s already making Mysore than he ever wanted and knows he will eventually make more.
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RE: Napier linked to TCU opening
(11-10-2021 10:42 AM)Crump1 Wrote: (11-10-2021 09:16 AM)FrankyP Wrote: Sorry, I just don’t see him going to TCU. Certainly not for the money, as he has made it very clear that that is not a huge motivating factor for him. He has said that he is already making more money than ever dreamed, and doesn’t want to raise ‘trust-fund’ kids lol.
But we do know that he is very much make a plan and stick to it kind of guy, and he has not accomplised what he set-out to do at UL yet. He wants a Conf Champ, and a NY6 bowl game. Plus, I really think too that now he wants to stick around to see the renovations to Cajun Field done as well.
Bottom line, his family is very happy where they are at, and he has goals to make here as well, so while certainly not a 100% certainty, I think it would be unlikely move at this time.
I've heard all of those thing multiple times from head coaches. It's what you have to say. If they offer him $3-5 million he is gone. If he is in the mix and they go with someone else, you get to say he passed on it because he wants to stay and build something where he is and he loves it there. Just the way it works.
That's obviously how "it works" at sTate.
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RE: Napier linked to TCU opening
(11-10-2021 11:21 AM)ericsaid Wrote: (11-10-2021 11:17 AM)Troy_Fan_15 Wrote: (11-10-2021 11:10 AM)ericsaid Wrote: He's not going to TCU. I'd think he likes Louisiana, the state, culture, etc. At this point, the Big 12 isn't likely to be a huge jump from the Sun Belt within 5 years, at least at the top. Unless he's chasing money, I don't know why he goes there.
If I'm a coach, I'd be wary of a program that just fired a tenured coach mid-season. I get that's the trend but Patterson will be synonymous with TCU football henceforth. And he gets treated like he did.
I mean I think a team like TCU will always be a more desired coaching location than a current SBC team. That's just how it goes.
Depends on your motivation as a coach. Napier wants to build something. The SEC will now be in two programs in Texas and then you have politics favoring UT.
We will see.
Good point about 2 new SEC teams in Texas. Will make recruiting top tier much harder.
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RE: Napier linked to TCU opening
I hear Napier's name a lot up here regarding VT.
I don't think it is a fit. VT needs to get someone who can reconnect to the state of Virginia. Their success was built on mining Virginia talent, and they've gotten way way from that.
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