Sonny Cumbie stopped Louisiana Tech's practice to berate a reporter in front of the team

He gone!

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Always looked like a prick to me.

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Looks like he just rolled out of bed at the frat house in 2007.

Part of me thinks Cumbie knows he can't win here and is trying to get himself canned. We would be on the hook for his buyout and he can go get an analyst job back in Texas.

Go ahead and hit the reset button on the career now and get dual incomes for the next three years while you work your way back up.

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La Tech needs to find the hottest intern possible to go remedy Cumbie’s buyout situation

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If he keeps berating reporters, they'll find something.

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La Tech needs to find the hottest intern possible to go remedy Cumbie’s buyout situation

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He looks like he would jerk off on the phone to a campus sexual assault advocate without her consent.

I'm not sticking up for Cumbie here because what he reportedly did was still chickenshit, but was there something specific written by Carlisle that set him off?

I think Leslie G. could throw something seductive on...

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I'm not sticking up for Cumbie here because what he reportedly did was still chickenshit, but was there something specific written by Carlisle that set him off?

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Don't think anything in particular. I can tell you the postgame call-in show is just people screaming for him to be fired


If I had to point to a specific issue it would probably be the quarterback situation that Cumbie has mishandled in consecutive seasons. Cumbie chose to play walk-on Jack Turner (Who didn't start in HS or JuCo) over Boise State transfer Hank Bachmeier. But once again, I personally haven't heard any comments that crossed the lines and I dont think he ever said anything that wasn't in-line with whatever just about every Tech fan was thinking.

Everyone in Ruston knew Hank Bachmeier should have started over Jack Turner, except Sonny Cumbie. Hank is starting again after Turner was so terrible he left Sonny no choice. Since then Hank was been extremely impressive and fans are pointing and saying "What in the hell were you thinking" and maybe that is what set him off?

I don't know. Everything about Sonny Cumbie is mind boggling. He ran Landry Lyddy off last season. He wouldn't bench Matthew Downing last year until Downing tore his ACL. (Statistically, Downing was the worst quarterback in college football last season). At least three times this year he has called a timeout late in the half to try and "Get the ball back" and all three times it has resulted in conserving time for the opponent and score before the half. At least a couple of times a game the team trots onto the field after a stoppage in play and either get or nearly get a delay of game trying to get the play in. His playing calling doesn't adjust to the situation (We ran the ball down 7 with under a minute and no timeouts left in opposing territory).

He just doesn't seem to have a clue what he is doing and I don't think he can handle the minuscule heat being brought by the 75 people still paying attention to Louisiana Tech football.

Carlise also is the host of the postgame show following all football games and of BleedTechBlue Radio. Cumbie likely is butthurt over Carlisle and callers/texters criticizing some coaching blunders that continue on an every game basis (timeout strategy, play calling, too many/not enough men on field, etc). He’s also questioned Cumbie and staff’s ability to evaluate and recruit talent. Cumbie started a QB for at least 3 games this year who didn’t start in high school or junior college over a 67% winning percentage FBS QB from Boise St. It likely cost us 2-3 wins. Staff is unexplainably playing less talented and athletic skill players. Staff hasn’t shown ability to recruit players from high school or portal who are difference makers. Cumbie has continued to blame losses on failure to execute, but Carlise like many fans is tired to the same excuses and looking for results. Cumbie’s 6-22 and only won 1 out of 8 1-score games. It’s clear the pressure on Cumbie is getting high, and he’s so desperate to generate enthusiasm within the program, which will miss a bowl for the 3rd straight year, that he chose to publicly humiliate the largest source of Louisiana Tech sports information. He will rue that decision.