I didn't watch the Huff press conference, but somebody mentioned that he made a comment about hiring coaches with integrity, well-respected, etc. No problem with that, but I can't stand people who say one thing, especially publicly, and then do the complete opposite two days later.
I have coached against Guidry twice - once when he was at Western Kentucky and the other when he was at McNeese State. Both of his defenses were very athletic, but much of that had to do with him (or his head coach) willing to accept players who have been kicked out of other programs instead of doing a great job recruiting or developing kids. His defense at McNeese was full of kids who had been arrested and/or kicked out of other programs. And to get dismissed from a program, it's usually not for having a simple frat/bar fight. One of the stars of his McNeese defense had been kicked out of Texas A&M after using a gun to rob people whom he was meeting to buy weed. He was given a 10 year sentence for the robbery, but the judge suspended the majority of the sentence allowing him to play at McNeese. Coincidentally, before Guidry's time, McNeese rarely accepted FBS transfers. That's because in the late 90s, McNeese accepted an LSU player who had been kicked out for breaking into rooms of multiple females only to then have issues at McNeese and inevitably getting a 15 year robbery sentence. It left a bad taste in McNeese's mouth for FBS transfers, so to get some in, you had to really fight for it.
So, the guy wants to win and doesn't care who he uses to do it, right? Fair enough. There are some die-hard fans who don't care if Marshall trades in its kelly green for orange jumpsuits on game days as long as they win. And I can accept that to a certain extent. What I can't accept is a guy who has three DUI arrests spaced out over many years like Guidry has.
Guidry was arrested in 1990 for DUI, again in 2003, and again in late 2011. That's not the pattern of a young man who took longer than most to mature. It's not a sign of a guy who had a dependency issue that he overcame or was going through an extremely rough time in life. It's the sign of an adult man who put the safety and well-being of the public, his family, his players, etc. well below his own selfish desires. Based on his patterns, he is due for another DUI arrest in Huntington any day. Can you imagine the uproar if Guidry were to injure a Marshall student while driving intoxicated knowing that he has had a lifelong criminal issue with driving drunk and employing him in a high-stress job? Talk about culpability.
How can Huff make the comment he did about hiring coaches with integrity and then make this type of hire two days later? Just be honest with us. You want to win. We do, too. Many of us are willing to turn a blind eye to certain things if it promotes winning, but don't start with the lying bullshit. We just went through that, and it didn't work out well for either party.
Oh, and if the teams full of criminals and three DUI arrests weren't enough, how about this: Guidry's son was a five-star recruit as a cornerback. He committed to LSU but flipped to Tennessee on signing day (after unexpectedly signing a day after signing day and confusing Tennessee). He was a freshman starter at cornerback opposite Eric Berry. In the middle of the season, he was suspended for one game for a violation of team rules (said to be drug related). Days later, he was arrested (with two other freshman) for armed robbery of a gas station. The following season (charges were eventually dropped against him with the armed robbery), he was named All-SEC second team. But during this, his sophomore season, he was also suspended for a number of practices for a "dorm room incident." This incident is said to have revolved around drugs. That spring (so just after his sophomore season), he left school due to drug issues. He was reinstated many months later. During his junior season, he was kicked off of the team. Days later, he enrolled at McNeese State. But even though he was coming off of an All-SEC season, he didn't play much at McNeese, because he stopped going to classes. A couple of years later, he was signed by the NY Giants (no game action) for the off-season, but then he was released after the NFL suspended him and played in a handful of CFL games.
Shortly after his career ended, he moved in with his mother. I'll let www.vice.com relay the rest:
"Soon after [Guidry's son] arrived, he settled into a rhythm of shuttling between two residencies. The first was a great uncle's house in Los Angeles. The second was Tesra's [Guidry's son's mother] apartment in Santa Monica, which she shared with her boyfriend, 43-year-old Frank Herrera.
[Guidry's son] had only been in town for a few weeks when, according to testimony from Tesra Jackson, Herrera was scheduled to drop [Guidry's son] off at his great-uncle's house on September 11, 2013. But Herrera did not return home that night or check in. Nor did he the next day. Or the day after that. Finally, on September 14, Tesra Jackson drove to her uncle's house and discovered Herrera's car nearby. She peered into the window and saw flies buzzing around. There was a foul smell coming from inside the car."
"Police found Frank Herrera's body inside the car, wrapped in a blanket. He was strangled to death using a lamp cord that was still wrapped around his neck. Investigators reviewed security footage from Jackson and Herrera's building and saw video of a man resembling [Guidry's son] exiting an elevator dragging a large, bulky object."
Integrity also means not lying to your fanbase, Coach Huff.
I have coached against Guidry twice - once when he was at Western Kentucky and the other when he was at McNeese State. Both of his defenses were very athletic, but much of that had to do with him (or his head coach) willing to accept players who have been kicked out of other programs instead of doing a great job recruiting or developing kids. His defense at McNeese was full of kids who had been arrested and/or kicked out of other programs. And to get dismissed from a program, it's usually not for having a simple frat/bar fight. One of the stars of his McNeese defense had been kicked out of Texas A&M after using a gun to rob people whom he was meeting to buy weed. He was given a 10 year sentence for the robbery, but the judge suspended the majority of the sentence allowing him to play at McNeese. Coincidentally, before Guidry's time, McNeese rarely accepted FBS transfers. That's because in the late 90s, McNeese accepted an LSU player who had been kicked out for breaking into rooms of multiple females only to then have issues at McNeese and inevitably getting a 15 year robbery sentence. It left a bad taste in McNeese's mouth for FBS transfers, so to get some in, you had to really fight for it.
So, the guy wants to win and doesn't care who he uses to do it, right? Fair enough. There are some die-hard fans who don't care if Marshall trades in its kelly green for orange jumpsuits on game days as long as they win. And I can accept that to a certain extent. What I can't accept is a guy who has three DUI arrests spaced out over many years like Guidry has.
Guidry was arrested in 1990 for DUI, again in 2003, and again in late 2011. That's not the pattern of a young man who took longer than most to mature. It's not a sign of a guy who had a dependency issue that he overcame or was going through an extremely rough time in life. It's the sign of an adult man who put the safety and well-being of the public, his family, his players, etc. well below his own selfish desires. Based on his patterns, he is due for another DUI arrest in Huntington any day. Can you imagine the uproar if Guidry were to injure a Marshall student while driving intoxicated knowing that he has had a lifelong criminal issue with driving drunk and employing him in a high-stress job? Talk about culpability.
How can Huff make the comment he did about hiring coaches with integrity and then make this type of hire two days later? Just be honest with us. You want to win. We do, too. Many of us are willing to turn a blind eye to certain things if it promotes winning, but don't start with the lying bullshit. We just went through that, and it didn't work out well for either party.
Oh, and if the teams full of criminals and three DUI arrests weren't enough, how about this: Guidry's son was a five-star recruit as a cornerback. He committed to LSU but flipped to Tennessee on signing day (after unexpectedly signing a day after signing day and confusing Tennessee). He was a freshman starter at cornerback opposite Eric Berry. In the middle of the season, he was suspended for one game for a violation of team rules (said to be drug related). Days later, he was arrested (with two other freshman) for armed robbery of a gas station. The following season (charges were eventually dropped against him with the armed robbery), he was named All-SEC second team. But during this, his sophomore season, he was also suspended for a number of practices for a "dorm room incident." This incident is said to have revolved around drugs. That spring (so just after his sophomore season), he left school due to drug issues. He was reinstated many months later. During his junior season, he was kicked off of the team. Days later, he enrolled at McNeese State. But even though he was coming off of an All-SEC season, he didn't play much at McNeese, because he stopped going to classes. A couple of years later, he was signed by the NY Giants (no game action) for the off-season, but then he was released after the NFL suspended him and played in a handful of CFL games.
Shortly after his career ended, he moved in with his mother. I'll let www.vice.com relay the rest:
"Soon after [Guidry's son] arrived, he settled into a rhythm of shuttling between two residencies. The first was a great uncle's house in Los Angeles. The second was Tesra's [Guidry's son's mother] apartment in Santa Monica, which she shared with her boyfriend, 43-year-old Frank Herrera.
[Guidry's son] had only been in town for a few weeks when, according to testimony from Tesra Jackson, Herrera was scheduled to drop [Guidry's son] off at his great-uncle's house on September 11, 2013. But Herrera did not return home that night or check in. Nor did he the next day. Or the day after that. Finally, on September 14, Tesra Jackson drove to her uncle's house and discovered Herrera's car nearby. She peered into the window and saw flies buzzing around. There was a foul smell coming from inside the car."
"Police found Frank Herrera's body inside the car, wrapped in a blanket. He was strangled to death using a lamp cord that was still wrapped around his neck. Investigators reviewed security footage from Jackson and Herrera's building and saw video of a man resembling [Guidry's son] exiting an elevator dragging a large, bulky object."
Integrity also means not lying to your fanbase, Coach Huff.
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