2022 Coaching Carousel

[glm47]

Crickets.

I can't remember a year when fall enrollment wasn't released by the end of September. 2021 enrollment was released on September 29, 2021.

Louisiana Tech outperforms in first-time freshman enrollment even after year filled with COVID-19 impacts | Louisiana Tech University (latech.edu)

Another big fail by Reneau and Guice. Inability to grow enrollment.

[Bulldawg81]

Reneau hired an LSU hall of famer to be AD because his wife was good friends with Stovall’s wife. That set Tech athletics back 10 years right there.

I think that was the worst decision for Tech athletics in the last 50 years. There’s no telling where we would be today without that dumb move.

[Bulldog Tom]

I think we are going to have a week with no firings.

[HogDawg]

Another big fail by Reneau and Guice. Inability to grow enrollment.

Correct. The old "2020 Campaign" (I think that was the name of it) called for LA Tech's student enrollment to surpass 15K by the year 2020.

[Bulldog Tom]

I think we are going to have a week with no firings.

Not a college firing, but this guy might be likely come back to college. At least, I wouldn't hire him to coach another NFL team. This was more about positioning for Sean Payton.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...hule-1-4-start

[Dwayne From Minden]

Not a college firing, but this guy might be likely come back to college. At least, I wouldn't hire him to coach another NFL team. This was more about positioning for Sean Payton.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...hule-1-4-start

But it's big college news -

He just became choice 1A on everyone's wish list

Nebraska you are on the clock, don't let the Sun Devils or Badgers beat you to the punch....

[Tech52]

Correct. The old "2020 Campaign" (I think that was the name of it) called for LA Tech's student enrollment to surpass 15K by the year 2020.

They mustve put that on hold to fix some of the housing and building situations first… definitely didnt meet that. But at the same time I can’t imagine the space for an extra 3000 unless they were all online enrollment.

[The Historian]

They mustve put that on hold to fix some of the housing and building situations first… definitely didnt meet that. But at the same time I can’t imagine the space for an extra 3000 unless they were all online enrollment.

The enrollment goal of 15,000 was contingent on a merger with LSUS.

I've seen our fanbase discuss this since Tech 2020 was made public. But the fact is we don't have the infrastructure in Ruston to handle 15,000 students.

Dr. Guice was asked about this at a tour stop in Baton Rouge in 2015. He went in-depth about it. It all hinged on the merger with LSUS.

[Bone_afide_Dawg]

The enrollment goal of 15,000 was contingent on a merger with LSUS.

I've seen our fanbase discuss this since Tech 2020 was made public. But the fact is we don't have the infrastructure in Ruston to handle 15,000 students.

Dr. Guice was asked about this at a tour stop in Baton Rouge in 2015. He went in-depth about it. It all hinged on the merger with LSUS.

I’m curious by what you mean of the infrastructure. What sort of infrastructure does Ruston need? Do you really mean ‘Ruston’ specifically or Ruston as in Tech in Ruston?

[PawDawg]

I’m curious by what you mean of the infrastructure. What sort of infrastructure does Ruston need? Do you really mean ‘Ruston’ specifically or Ruston as in Tech in Ruston?

State owned Housing/Parking mainly. It was BS then and still is. We still have a large percentage of commuters. I realize students count more (to the politicians) if they live on campus, but they are still students. There is no other place in North Louisiana that is building more housing that Ruston. Been that way since well before 2015 and our campus has been completely renovated since 2015. If the "infrastructure" is not there now, there was some HORRIBLE planning.

[BCSDAWG]

Not a college firing, but this guy might be likely come back to college. At least, I wouldn't hire him to coach another NFL team. This was more about positioning for Sean Payton.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...hule-1-4-start

I hate it for him...still owed north of $40 million.

[Dawgonit]

State owned Housing/Parking mainly. It was BS then and still is. We still have a large percentage of commuters. I realize students count more (to the politicians) if they live on campus, but they are still students. There is no other place in North Louisiana that is building more housing that Ruston. Been that way since well before 2015 and our campus has been completely renovated since 2015. If the "infrastructure" is not there now, there was some HORRIBLE planning.

When talking about housing being built in Ruston, is it all single family detached housing that we are talking about? I feel like with the continuation of the enterprise campus, they are missing a big opportunity to create mixed use development downtown to connect with the enterprise campus. Some of the parking lots and empty lots downtown would be better for the city if they had businesses and people located there.

[Bone_afide_Dawg]

State owned Housing/Parking mainly. It was BS then and still is. We still have a large percentage of commuters. I realize students count more (to the politicians) if they live on campus, but they are still students. There is no other place in North Louisiana that is building more housing that Ruston. Been that way since well before 2015 and our campus has been completely renovated since 2015. If the "infrastructure" is not there now, there was some HORRIBLE planning.

The reason I asked my original question is because I’ve lived in Ruston for 50+ years now after returning and have seen all the infrastructure development and growth, so I don’t see what Ruston is missing other than being a ‘big city’.

[PawDawg]

so I don’t see what Ruston is missing other than being a ‘big city’.

Ruston finally has great leadership in Ronny Walker. Our University however...

[Blue Dawg]

State owned Housing/Parking mainly. It was BS then and still is. We still have a large percentage of commuters. I realize students count more (to the politicians) if they live on campus, but they are still students. There is no other place in North Louisiana that is building more housing that Ruston. Been that way since well before 2015 and our campus has been completely renovated since 2015. If the "infrastructure" is not there now, there was some HORRIBLE planning.

Still a lot of complaints on campus about parking.