I think you’re right on all counts. I’m definitely not maligning the guy for his decision.
I trust Fritz hired the man he felt is best for the job. Barbay clearly wasn’t a good choice. Fritz has experience working with Nagle.
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That would be nice!
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He wanted Nagle last year
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Nagle got same deal as Barbay and Wood had.
https://x.com/joseph_duarte/status/1865114387184271588?s=46&t=QaTBQ_PFQ7gLVOFwqBKG5Q
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Yes. I think all of us could call a run up the middle on first down every series for far less money.
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tatatata…
That crowd noise was high tech then.
https://x.com/Joseph_Duarte/status/1866541018172067966?t=9gD8bXHv1mdQT24mR2vRPg&s=19
Nagle speaks to the media.
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https://x.com/Joseph_Duarte/status/1866545385696608696?t=s9UuWE74qeiYztOs-LR6lg&s=19
Portal portal presence.
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Stayed in Louisiana last year to be near his dad
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Perfectly reasonable to pass on the job last year for family, but dude made us suffer through a year of Barbay!!! Lol. He owes us a great offense in 2025!
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This guy gets it - talking about adapting to personnel and what they do well.
He’s already a better OC than Barbay.
He seems like a solid guy. Looking forward to 2025.
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It was a good presser. Good questions and answers. Nagle definitely talks like a competent OC. Lets hope that shows on the field next season
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The last guy did that, too, as did Fritz. Hopefully we’ll actually see it.
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I remember Fritz complaining publicly about the need to adapt to personnel, so it was obviously a problem for Barbay.
It’s good to know Nagle won’t take 5 games to start adapting.
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He certainly seems to have a better presence about him than Barbay did. I’m excited about this hire.
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Duarte and I were the only media that showed up for Nagle, but that’s been the case all year. “24/7”
Nagle is relaxed but intense. Much more at ease when cameras were off (more so than most people). They are focused on OL in the portal, but acknowledged off-camera that QB is getting done first.
Slade is from Lake Charles, played at Barbe and McNeese (after going to Clemson to play for Tommy West for a year). I’m also from near Lake Charles and we talked about that. Turns out, his mom lives in the same neighborhood in Iowa, La, that I grew up in. He and I talked about Iowa for 5 minutes, much to the bewilderment of Duarte and the communications staff.
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Look forward to 2025 with Nagle.
By the by many of us are originally from La.
I grew up in Minden. Home of Cougar great Louis Dunbar.
We won 8 State Titles in various sports when I lived there.
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The sweet sound of music to my ears!
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