Why not Jim McElwain or Doc Holliday?

It seems to me that C-USA and sunbelt coaches are only desired if they are perceived to be "miracle workers". It's not hard to win at Marshall - recruit any qualified player and plenty of cake majors, solid attendance at that level. I think that's how they look at ULL these days and haven't touched Hudspeth.
They may be missing out as both are very good.

Not enough years or not enough consistent years to determine if they are flukes.

You get some breaks with it being a smaller school, but you have to show an upward trend. They both replicate their records or improve from this past season, they'll certainly get more talk.

quote:

---

It seems to me that C-USA and sunbelt coaches are only desired if they are perceived to be "miracle workers". It's not hard to win at Marshall - recruit any qualified player and plenty of cake majors, solid attendance at that level. I think that's how they look at ULL these days and haven't touched Hudspeth. They may be missing out as both are very good.

---

I don't see how you can look at Hudspeth any other way than as a miracle worker. What he's done is literally unprecedented.

However, I think he would still need th right circumstances to be successful on a higher level. He's coached in AL, LA, and MS and has great JUCO contacts. He also does okay with recruiting in Florida.