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Plan on going to practice this weekend, will see what I can find out.
I vote for Born on the Bayou by CCR :DQuote:
Originally posted by RaginRash
What is the musical theme for the intro for the team this year??
I would like to see some highlights (if available) of other SBC games that are over or in progress. Also scores from the Top 25 and scores from around the state.Quote:
Originally posted by Grey Goose
We asking fans for input on the content of the board.. More replays..more scores... I Like... I Hate...good or bad we want to know. Our goal is to entertain you, the fans of Cajun Field.
You all gave Arkansas fits last year...we couldnt even score against them. You came within 3 points of beating NMSU..we had to fight tooth and nail to beat them. You blew out a good UAB team..believe you me we (or I at least) have a great deal of respect for ____. Ricky Bustle coached here in 94 and we had a great offensive team that year. If any of you are coming up on 8-30, hope you have a good time here and are treated well.
Geaux Cocks
I was hoping you would, Lou Holtz is a champ and I am sorry to hear of his wifes poor health. I will never forget your rags to riches story from a couple years ago. Do you think Skip will end up being your coach in a few years?
Geaux Louisiana
"Born on the Bayou" would be an awesome entrance.
I would also like to hear some clips of cajun music at some moments. I think it would a little spice, don't know exactly where it would fit though.
I have a couple of questions:
<li>Which gametime gaps are available for music that won't conflict with band play?
<li>Can a statistical graph be produced on the fly?
A few ideas (* all involve animation):
<li>I think I would like to see some sort animation involving the * State of Louisiana as a go between sequence.
<li>How about a first hand account from the footballs point of view *.
<li>How about a face guard view of a Ragin' Cajun traversing a *swamp landscape with the various swamp creatures presenting themselves as obstacles. I would go so far as to have cypress trees as blocker/buffers and the player being able to run over the shallow water. . .
<blockquote><p align=justify><b>Former STM standout fighting for Cajuns starting QB job.</b>
LOUISIANA La. — UL’s Ragin’ Cajuns were greeted by sauna-like conditions on Thursday, but that didn’t stop their snap-by-snap learning process as they take aim at the 2003 season opener at South Carolina.
“It was competitive out here today,” head coach Rickey Bustle said. “We ran a play-action drill early in the practice, and the offense had some success. Then, later, when we ran the third-down drill, the defense shut them down.
“It was good and competitive, on both sides.”
Cajun defenders shut down the offense seven straight times on third-down plays of varying distances, until an offsides call graced the offense with its only success in the exercise.
“We were up 7-0 and had a chance to get a sweep,” defensive coordinator Brent Pry said. “But then we had what I call a critical error, jumping offsides on third-and-four.”
Redshirt freshman quarterback Jerry Babb is getting an up-close look at those challenges as he tries to hold onto the starting job he earned in the spring.
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“I learned a lot in the spring, and in these four days,” Babb said. “Our offense has a long way to go. We have to stay mentally tough. We had some success early, and then we only got a first on the offsides in third-down.
“We’re sticking with the basics now. We’ll get that down pat, then we’ll expand on it. I hope we have the whole offense in before we play South Carolina. As soon as possible. As we understand it better, we’ll do more.”
Babb spent most of the summer throwing to Cajun receivers like Frederick Stamps, Bill Sampy, Kemmie Lewis and Eric Bartel, sharpening his pace and his aim.
“I worked a lot on my timing,” Babb said. “You have to know when and how they’re going to break, when they’re going to hit a spot. Our receiver corps is really deep. We’ve got multiple options. They’re all good.”
The Cajuns also have depth at quarterback. Senior Eric Rekieta is back in action after Tommy John surgery on his elbow, while Babb’s fellow St. Thomas More product Matt Lane is also in the rotation. All three were in on the summer-long throwing sessions.
“If I don’t get it done, I know Eric and Matt are right there,” Babb said. “There’s always someone looking over your shoulder. You can’t have a bad day. You try not to have a bad play. If you do, the next one will run the same play.
“If not, they’ll run it later and then they’ll compare how we run it on film. You pay extra attention in meetings.”
On those occasions Thursday when the defense excelled, defensive tackle Kendrick Haynes often got noticed with his disruptive play in the middle. Although still two days away from full pads, action was often heated.
“Kendrick is a big kid with a lot of ability,” Pry said of the junior college transfer. “A lot of schools wanted him. We were fortunate to get him.
“We’ve only had four days of installation, and he’s going to have to play like he did today against multiple sets and multiple looks, but he had a good day today.”
The heat was on Thursday, in more ways than one.
CAJUN CLIPPINGS — The Cajuns meet the media today, then resume practice at 4 p.m. The first of two-a-day, full-pads practices are Saturday, with Fan Day on Sunday ... Bustle carried a squirt gun around practice on Thursday, spritzing players at a moment’s notice. Few objected to the random dousing in the heated conditions.
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<blockquote><p align=justify><b>Heat begins to bear down on Cajuns</b>
<b>Thursday August 7th</b>
We are now in the dog days of camp. It will get much harder from here on. Tomorrow, we get somewhat of a day off and we have a media day session. We get to mingle with the press people. That is always fun, I guess.
Today there was more intensity than ever before. The defense came out ready to play again. To me the past few days have been like playing against North Texas three days in a row.
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The defensive line has improved greatly since the spring. Ken Haynes and Derace James were both very stellar in their play. The D-line has kept me up on my toes and working on my technique every day. These guys are much better than before.
After that, going to pass skeleton, the defense came to play again. It was more back-and-forth this time. The offense would get a good play, then the defense would break a pass up.
I guess the highlight of that part of practice was when I caught a pass over the middle, and C.C. Brown almost took my head off. I may have popped right up, but I cannot lie and say that it did not hurt. These guys in the secondary hit hard, so you have to protect yourself.
Tomorrow, we put on all of the equipment and get it on like a game day. This all leads up to the big scrimmage next week. I cannot wait.-->
I look for Skip to take over as soon as we win the natl championship..of course with our luck in football..Lou may have to be as old as Strom Thurmond and Bob Hope put together before that happens=)
Seriously, I think when Lou thinks he has taken this program as far as it can go..or his wife's health worsens..he may step down. I think Skip is the man..actually many around here though our DC Charlie Strong was the better candidate..but he bolted to Florida to become their DC. Skip did a great job at DIV 1-AA UConn..and I think he will do a good job here
I love these articles! :D
That would absolutely be AWFUL for college football and basketball. The small schools would definitely lose some of their good players to schools that can offer them more TV exposure, etc.
Another thing to consider is that when a coach leaves one school and goes to another, there would be nothing keeping those players from following him. Could you imagine how bad that would be if Clemson not only took Tommy Bowden from Tulane, but also stole a few of their best players? If that is ever allowed to happen, pack it in because college sports would be doomed.
Personally, I think as college baseball continues to grow in popularity that a similar transfer rule could be in its future.
Pos. No. Player Class Ht.
LE 47 Antonio Floyd Sr. 6-1, 237
55 Derace James Sr. 6-3, 255
RE 40 Eugene Kwarteng So. 6-4, 240
90 Travis Bass Jr.-JC 6-1, 240
LT 93 Darryl Blappert Jr.-JC 6-7, 275
99 Shawn Williams Sr. 6-1, 313
RT 63 Daniel Taylor Sr. 6-1, 283
5 Kendrick Haynes Jr.-JC 6-4, 285
LB 4 Stanley Smith So. 6-1, 234
10 Mack Fair or Fr.-RS 6-1, 225
LB 59 Ross Brupbacher Sr. 6-1, 231
32 Tyler Norman So.-RS 6-2, 210
S 27 Patrick Lamy Sr. 5-10, 195
Whip 36 Wes Simon Fr.-RS 6-0, 200
S 26 Jamal Smith Sr. 5-10, 195
Rover C.C. Brown Jr.-JC 6-2, 205
S 31 David Prater Jr.-RS 5-11, 205
Free 3 Wendall Williams Jr. 6-2, 215
LCB 20 Terryl Fenton So. 6-1, 200
Antwain Spann Jr.-JC 6-0, 185
RCB 34 Jerrell Carter Jr. 5-8, 185
29 Ricky Thomas Jr.-JC 6-0, 190
Look for battles to continue until the first game. Surprises so far, Haynes(strong),C.C.Brown(athlete), Bass(first two steps) and Spann(smooth).
How about a pepper pile on. One pepper jumps on the pile for every point scored.
Cool!!! You getting me ready for the season. Does Justin have a chance?
What about the old scoreboard? Some of the players are asking about it. If you dont know it is all right. But
I would like to know.
Good to see you back Ryan. Are you coming in for 9-6?
:D
Get someone at cajunfield who is willing to eat a red hot jalapeno pepper for each point we score, much like i think Tex AM does pushups for each point they get. we score 30 points, and someones throats gonna be on fire.
Tuffguy
Only 4 players on the list under 6' tall.
Is that an alltime low?
<p align=justify>Note: The following is my alway uninformed and biased report on football pratices I attended this week. Take it for what it is worth.
Guys and gals, I am trying my best to not get too excited about the football team, because I know in my heart we still have some positions that need some help, BUT...
Man, this weeks practices have been encouraging. There are several positive things that are hard to ignore about this team, at least from a Crawfish point of view. Here are a few of those:
The huge JC kid that plays on the defensive line who is wearing # 5 in practice. I am guessing his name is George Benson, who is listed at 6'3" 290. Guys, this fellow is almost another a monster, he is so big and MEAN! I stand corrected on the name, this guy is Kendrick Haynes (6" 4' 285).
The line on both sides of the ball is more lean, faster, yet still has adequate size.
The wide receiver corp is the deepest I have ever seen. If teams double team Stamps, one of the several speedsters will burn them up. Then again, Stamps is a ball vacuum that will pull in one from 5 yards away. He will play on Sunday next season.
The running Back corp is much improved over last years group. If I were to guess, I'd say Lindon will be the starter at tailback, but that could change as well.
Both of the Tight ends can catch the ball, and I expect they will be getting thrown to more this year for short yardage and as a relief valve.
Babb is looking more like the starting QB all of the time. Today he took 90% of the snaps. I would say that if we were going to have a QB controversy, that Rekeita would be splitting more practice time by. now. Babb was hitting all of his receiver today in practice, especially Fred. Fred was involved in several long pass plays today, and most of them were completions.
The defensive secondary has improved immensely since the spring, some of this is due to additional players being available. The one player that no one can cover is Stamps.
The conditioning of the teams is light years better than in years past. After a couple of hours of practice in the blazing sun, the guys are still fired up and hitting with gusto.
These are some of my observations from attending 4 practices this week. Of course I am no expert, and I do not know how this may convert into wins. I will say this though: As of today, this is a much better team than I have seen in a 1st week camp in a number of years. They are in better condition, they know there roles better and they are more enthusiastic. Who knows whether that will mean more wins.
Great report Don, I think #5 is Haynes not sure but it seems at the recruiting bash that they had his number as 5. But I could be wrong.
Thanks for the report, I was starting to wonder if practices were dull, cuzz i remember this time last year, there as much more talk about the practices. Also, I want to say that the articles in the paper that one of the players is writing (cant think of this name, I wanna say lawrence) is awesome, From that I get a feel that this team is getting more and more pumped up. I still keep hearing that line in my head from last year after we lost to ULM that coach Bustle said "this will never happen again", and the more I read, the more I have faith that he has gotten us in a position to win more games.
Tuffguy
I dont think it really matters how many guys are 6ft its all about how "big" they play . I can tell you this much you got 11 guys who can play some good ball and are willing to go that inch for each other . Screw the weight,height or anything else its all about making the play, getting to the ball first and being aggressive and I can assure you our D is very aggressive. Go cajuns! Our D is right this year :)
<blockquote><p align=justify><b>Friday Aug 8th</b>
I think the both the offense and the defense got something out of the work we put in Friday. Offensively, I feel like we got much better, especially on the offensive line. I think we put in a much better effort.
One-on-one drills are a test of strength and fortitude between two players. It is a one- on-one dog fight. Whoever plays with a lower pad level and more strength usually wins. I feel like we did much better in this part of practice.
Guys are starting to understand technique matters now. As a player in the trenches, you cannot just fire off the ball and hit the guy in front of you. You could get away with that in high school (believe me, I know), but now you have to have use certain types of footwork on certain plays.
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One reason we are improving on that front is Coach Gibson's hands-on approach with the offensive line. Every time they get a chance (within the boundaries of NCAA rules) they meet to talk about steps, plays and technique.
Another reason we seem to be improving is Coach Jonathon Raush. Since he was such a great technician and a constant presence, starting 45 straight games on the offensive line the past four years, he is the person to listen to, next to coach Gibson of course. Raush was in the trenches with us, so he knows what he is talking about.
He, along with Coach Gibson and Coach Towery closely monitor the development of tackles D'Anthony Batiste, Brandon Cox, Adrian Limbrick and Corey Glover. We have to replace both tackle positions this year, so it is a highly-contested spot. We lost Jon to graduation and Demetrios Brooks moved to guard.
As we get better, it seems to get hotter outside. We will make it though. Mr. Porche (the head athletic trainer) and his staff take care of us. We have two full equipment practices tomorrow. I am telling you now, that I will be very tired. See you tomorrow. -->
<blockquote><p align=justify>LOUISIANA La. — When the heat index is over 100, it can be hard to remember what the weakside linebacker is supposed to do against a flare pass.
Simply recalling your name can be a challenge in those conditions.
So, if Louisiana's players can know what they’re doing two hours into drills, chances are good they can execute a fourth-quarter blitz when games arrive this season.
“I don’t want them to just try to survive practice,” Head Coach Rickey Bustle said. “When you do that, you cut too many corners. We want to practice to get better.
“Our practice schedule is set up to get the most out of them. There are sessions where they know they need to turn the wick up, and others where they can turn it down to more of a learning mode.
“I’ve been pleased with the focus and the competitiveness the players have shown.”
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Bustle, his staff and the Ragin’ Cajuns met the media on Friday before an afternoon drill that was the first practice in full gear for 2003. Especially when the pads go on, focus has been a key term.
Last year, the Cajuns had that extra half-second of thought before executing a play, both on offense and defense. Now, at least for the veterans, recognition should be quicker and performance should benefit.
“Instinct is going to be a big part of what we do on defense,” said defensive coordinator Brent Pry. “We have several players coming back who understand what we’re trying to do. Our base package is second nature to them now.
“That lets them play faster, without their mind tying up their feet.”
“Last year,” Bustle said, “we had to corral the team and get them on the same page. We stayed positive with them. That was a step that had to be taken.
“Now we can practice to where they react. Now we’re practicing to win. Last year we were just trying to right the ship.”
The Cajuns were 3-9 in 2002, and opening at South Carolina this year kicks off a demanding 2003 slate. But Bustle said his roster is better able to handle the hurdles ahead.
“We’ve made personnel gains as a team,” Bustle said. “I’ve been pleased with the intensity we have. The defense sets the tone every day. They know they can’t wait until Saturday (games) to turn it up a notch. It has to get to a competitive point without getting hurt.
“The junior college guys are fitting in well with the team, and getting the right chemistry is always a concern. We’ve added talent and we can win.”
“I feel we’re better defensively, but it’s still early,” Pry said. “I’m pleased with the personnel we’ve brought in. The freshmen and the JC players have responded well. We’re looking forward to continuing to acclimate them to our base concepts and schemes.
“We’re about being a great defense. We approach each game the same way. We’re going to be aggressive and attack the offense. We want to dictate what they do, instead of letting them dictate, and keep them off balance a little bit.
“We’ve got a lot of installation left.”
Again, Year Two should be marked by progress.
“Our kids understand that we want to run through gaps and keep teams off balance,” Pry said. “They understand 95 percent of the concepts this year; last fall it was probably 60-70 percent. It becomes part of your makeup as a defensive player.”
If the Cajuns understand more, and remain focused in trying times, they’ve got a chance to be better.
CAJUN CLIPPINGS — Last year, the Cajuns had T-shirts that read “Relentless.” This year’s slogan is “Be The Reason” for success ... Bustle said “We’ve got better athletes on special teams than at any time last year. Our special teams will be more special than they were last year.”
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