Everyone here already knows my thoughts on Conque. I have a lot of respect for him because he has a hard job.
SFA football is miles ahead of where it was when he got here in
EVERYTHING but win/loss record. A terrible GPA is now one of the best, there's actual accountability, leadership and character people in the locker room, and some of the toxicity in culture is mostly resolved, etc. People who make an effort to know Conque are rarely unimpressed. From a management perspective, I think he's done a phenomenal job.
I've said that all along and it's the biggest reason why I still believe in him as a program builder. When you fix all the other things, winning is supposed to take care of itself. It just hasn't, yet.
I also realize all that means little to nothing without the winning. Do I think Conque would be a fine AD? Absolutely. I don't think that's going to happen though. I think he's going to get a season this fall to audition in front of whoever is the new AD, and 7+ wins will keep him in Nacogdoches. And if they fall short of that and he's let go? The new head coach will have it much, much easier for having followed Conque's cleanup job.
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Isaac Niedrauer
@INiedrauer