Austin Peay is 1 Win Away From 1st Ever FCS Playoff Appearance

[ShotgunDawg]

And 1 win away from their first conference championship since 1977

Cough cough

Are we going to have to wait for him to become the Kansas State coach to make the move?

Outside of an NCAA investigation at ULL, he's won every where he's been.

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[Hambone]

No. No no no.

We are currently on probation and you simply cannot bring in a coach that has put a team on probation while you, yourself, is on probation.

[ShotgunDawg]

No. No no no.

We are currently on probation and you simply cannot bring in a coach that has put a team on probation while you, yourself, is on probation.

He had nothing to do with ULL's probation. The NCAA purposefully went out of their way to clear him and Reed Stringer in the final report.

There's nothing to this. Bad narrative

[MrKotter]

He checks a lot of the boxes. I wouldn?t piss and moan over the hire

[Coursesuper]

His biggest mistake at ULL was hiring David Sanders, I don't think he make a mistake like that again.

[ShotgunDawg]

And don't just say "it's Austin Peay"

When a school that hasn't won a conference title since 1977 or ever been to the playoff starts competing for such things, it's completely clear that there has been a clear uptick in coaching. Pretty easy to isolate

[Really Clark?]

His biggest mistake at ULL was hiring David Sanders, I don't think he make a mistake like that again.

Agree that he won?t do it again but can you call it a mistake when he knew exactly who and what he was hiring when he did so? Saunders was very well known in the state and many coaches knew he was operating on the edge and over in recruiting. Even Boone knew it was a very bad idea to bring him on the field as a coach. Many HS coaches knew his tactics.

[ShotgunDawg]

I think at some basic level, MSU has to give Hud a shot or we'll always ask "what if"

We've got to check this box

[Fader21]

He would be on my list but down my list around 20

[ShotgunDawg]

Hud is the cute chick that loves you but is never the hottest girl in the room. How long do you bypass the one that loves you in favor of unknowns that may be sexier on the hoof?

[DownwardDawg]

It would be a much less risk than the Moorehead hire. Hud would do good here. And if everything aligned perfectly, he could end up being our best coach ever. He certainly wouldn’t be job searching. He would be coaching.

[Hambone]

One thing I just realized.....

Don’t you think there would be a better than average shot that he brought Chad Bumphis with him??? That would be a plus

[Coursesuper]

Agree that he won?t do it again but can you call it a mistake when he knew exactly who and what he was hiring when he did so? Saunders was very well known in the state and many coaches knew he was operating on the edge and over in recruiting. Even Boone knew it was a very bad idea to bring him on the field as a coach. Many HS coaches knew his tactics.

Every high school coach knew what David is all about. I like the guy he's very pleasant to be around but and that's a big but, he was a huge risk and Hud got bit.

[Leroy Jenkins]

Hiring Hud would be unexciting, unimaginative, underwhelming, unimpressive. Being that it checks all those boxes I fully expect him to be the next MSU coach, this year or next.

[Tbonewannabe]

Agree that he won?t do it again but can you call it a mistake when he knew exactly who and what he was hiring when he did so? Saunders was very well known in the state and many coaches knew he was operating on the edge and over in recruiting. Even Boone knew it was a very bad idea to bring him on the field as a coach. Many HS coaches knew his tactics.

I think it was definitely a gamble on his part bringing Sanders in. On the flip side, the NCAA has rarely brought the hammer down for operating in the gray area. Now Sanders definitely pushes the boundary there but it probably isn't any worse than every other SEC team not named MSU or Vandy do on a regular basis.

[Tbonewannabe]

Hiring Hud would be unexciting, unimaginative, underwhelming, unimpressive. Being that it checks all those boxes I fully expect him to be the next MSU coach, this year or next.

I think hiring Hud wouldn't be a big splash hire but would get us instantly back to 6-8 wins with a chance at 10 every 3 or 4 years just like Mullen. It might not be the "competing with Bama" level we want but might be good enough after a few more years of building the program. I think Hud is probably the safest hire we could realistically make. Norvell and Napier might be better in the long run but I think there is also more risk with either of those hires. Hud has a lot better track record than either of those in actually running his own program.

[Really Clark?]

I think it was definitely a gamble on his part bringing Sanders in. On the flip side, the NCAA has rarely brought the hammer down for operating in the gray area. Now Sanders definitely pushes the boundary there but it probably isn't any worse than every other SEC team not named MSU or Vandy do on a regular basis.

I disagree. He was past the gray area and I doubt there are many schools operating in an ACT fraud scam. I will say many are glad the NCAA kept the scope of the investigation narrow enough to not chase every line to multiple schools or open a huge broad investigation into the Gameplan.

[Really Clark?]

Every high school coach knew what David is all about. I like the guy he's very pleasant to be around but and that's a big but, he was a huge risk and Hud got bit.

Definitely. Wish Hud would have heeded advice given him about Saunders. He is probably coaching a P5 school right now. 1 or 2 more 8+ win seasons at ULL and he would have received an opportunity to coach at a P5 school

[ShotgunDawg]

Hiring Hud would be unexciting, unimaginative, underwhelming, unimpressive. Being that it checks all those boxes I fully expect him to be the next MSU coach, this year or next.

But non of that has anything to do with winning football games.

Bad ADs focus on the things you just mentioned.

[Cooterpoot]

Hud is a lot like Cohen. A hot head that thinks he knows everything. People have tried to help him and he refuses that help.