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Originally Posted by crazycajun
Not coming down on him. He's probably the best athlete on the team. I agree with OLF82 though, he's in the wrong position
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Originally Posted by crazycajun
Not coming down on him. He's probably the best athlete on the team. I agree with OLF82 though, he's in the wrong position
You're point is exactly "our" point. He hasn't played QB. We should have someone who had played some last year when BABB wasn't on track. It's called development.Quote:
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When the O line comes of age, Des will have gray hair.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cayenne Eyeman
Although I know Bustle has made some horrible calls this year. Your post is not worth anything because it is obviously your first or second post on the board. You have only been a member since october of this year, so we won't miss you at all!!!!
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Originally Posted by Zeebart21
I've decided to take us on memory lane now...lets look back at the time we shared with TheCast
HARDCORE MONTAGE GO! (que phil collins music now)
I know, I personally grew thanks to TheCast. He always had a way to point out only the facts and genuinely how to bring out the best in people like when he said...
"You are an idiot this is really my last post."
Ya know, I'll always remember the way TheCast always had a exciting perspective on how to correct problems, like when he said...
"The Bustle plan is not working he is not grabbing the best possible players and never mind this is my last post."
I know everyday that I come on here and don't see his sparkling intellect, I'll die a little more inside...but you know guys...life goes on....
End montage...and sarcasm.
Tuffguy
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(as of Wednesday, October 3, 2007)
<li> Seth Adams, DL (groin – probable)
<li> Kevin Belton, TE (calf – probable)
<li> Brad Bustle, OL (knee – probable)
<li> Tyrell Fenroy, RB (ankle – probable, upgraded from out)
<li> Chris Fisher, OL (knee – probable, upgraded from out)
<li> Eric Jones, TE (knee – out)
<li> Jarrett Jones, CB (ankle –probable, upgraded from questionable)
<li> Torres Kingsby, DB (hamstring – questionable, upgraded from out)
<li> Lamar Morgan, S (hip – probable)
<li> Jesse Newman, OL (ankle – out)
<li> Junior Ramos, OL (knee – probable)
<li> Mark Risher, LB (shoulder– questionable, upgraded from out)
<li> Michael Schultz, DB (elbow – out)
<li> Phillip Walker, LB (shoulder – out)
<li> Deon Wallace, RB (stomach – out)
<li> Kyle Ward, CB (shoulder – probable)
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<b>Q:</b> How did practice go this week?
<b> Brown </b>: "I thought we had a good week of practice. The guys are focused. They are coming out, working hard and trying to learn and get better.”
<b>Q:</b> What have the Cajuns been doing well?
<b> Brown </b>: "We are trying to do a lot of things well. We’re not focused on one particular thing. It’s a whole package. The focus is there. Everyone is tired of losing and the guys are willing to work harder. Now we understand that it’s going to take a little something extra and everyone is doing what they can to help us win.”
<b>Q:</b> What are the keys to North Texas, a team that attempts over 40 passes per game?
<b> Brown </b>: "They have a real good scheme and they are a good football team. They will play hard and be hungry for their first win. I expect them to fight and give us everything they’ve got. It’s going to be a great challenge.”
<b>Q:</b> How have the cornerbacks responded to the rotation?
<b> Brown </b>: "We are trying to keep guys fresh. The cornerbacks understand that this is a team effort. They have accepted that we will do what we can to be successful.”
<b>Q:</b> With no disrespect to anyone on the team, how will the expected return of Tyrell Fenroy impact the team?
<b> Brown </b>: “If you had to pick a guy to give the team a lift, he would be one of those guys. We have a few on this team. Our guys know that we have to play with the players that are available. We didn’t hang our heads when he wasn’t around. We had other guys step-up and play well. The team knows that whoever makes the least amount of mistakes and wants it the most is going to win this Saturday.”
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Junior tailback Tyrell Fenroy went through full drills Wednesday and is expected to return to the starting lineup after missing the last two weeks with a sprained ankle. Fenroy, UL's career rushing leader among running backs, was injured late in the McNeese State game and enters Saturday with 2,537 career yards - 1,571 of them against Sun Belt teams.
"He looked good today," Bustle said after Wednesday's two-hour workout. "He should be ready to go."
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His return comes just in time since replacement Deon Wallace is out for Saturday with strained abdominal muscles suffered in last Saturday's Central Florida game. Wallace has rushed for 111 yards and one score in UL's last two games.
Other hurts
Cornerback Jarrett Jones, who missed the Troy game two weeks ago and played limited at UCF, is expected to start despite a continued sore ankle. Jones is tied for 10th nationally in interceptions with 0.75 per game (three in four games).
Fellow defensive back Torres Kingsby (hamstring) and linebacker Mark Risher (shoulder) are both listed as questionable, while listed as probable are defensive lineman Seth Adams (groin), safety Lamar Morgan (hip) and cornerback Kyle Ward (shoulder).
The expansive injury list reflects the color scheme of Wednesday's final full-contact practice of the week. Even before Pirtle's injury, UL had 15 players wearing green (limited contact) jerseys.
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UL's football coaching staff had figured on a youth movement for the 2007 season - but probably not at this level.
When Cajun coach Rickey Bustle talks about his team being young and inconsistent, he's not kidding when it comes to kiddie corps.
UL took more freshmen on its last trip to Central Florida than it did seniors.
Of the 71 players who have played in at least one game this season, 37 of them are freshmen or sophomores.
The Cajuns have played seven first-year freshmen this season, more than they have in the last two seasons combined.
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"It seemed like more than half of our football team was sophomores and freshmen," Bustle said. "When we sat down and added it up, it really was more than half."
Twenty freshmen and 17 sophomores have seen action this season.
And of the 21 seniors who have played, only 10 have been regular starters in past seasons and some had only token action prior to this year.
The Cajuns started only seven seniors against the Golden Knights last Saturday, four on offense - tight end Kevin Belton, tackle Jesse Newman, center Junior Ramos and fullback Abdule Levier -- and three on defense - end Rodney Hardeway, tackle Korey Raymond and safety Lamar Morgan.
Even that senior group didn't go the distance against UCF because of nagging injuries.
Those numbers are a recipe for inconsistency, which has been the Cajuns' biggest problem all season on offense, defense and on special teams. That has contributed heavily to UL's current 0-5 record and 0-1 mark in Sun Belt Conference play heading into Saturday's home contest against North Texas.
"It's not an excuse, but it is a fact of life," Bustle said. "We've been trying to balance out our players in all the classes since we got here, and we've been able to do that this year. We didn't have that kind of numbers back then, kids that we were able to redshirt and get ready to play."
The high number of first-time freshmen playing is an anomaly from most recent UL teams since Bustle took over prior to the 2002 season.
Aside from this year's incoming class, almost 85 percent of the current Cajun roster had a redshirt year.
"This is something we've been trying to do," Bustle said. "You get tired of feeling like you're beating your heads against a wall, but in reality this is where we've been trying to get to for a long time.
"We didn't have a foundation back then like we have now ... back then, we were just trying to round up some nails and boards and build something."
The cost of that construction has been high this year with the winless record. The Cajuns have to win six of their remaining seven games to match last year's 6-6 mark.
"The kids are frustrated, but they know we're not doing this with smoke and mirrors," Bustle said. "They know we've got a lot of young players mixed in there. We're not sure when it's going to jell, but it's going to happen."
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Derrick Smith remembers last year's game against North Texas, the one in which he had a career high in catches and yardage.
The UL junior also has vivid recollections from last weekend's game, when he turned in two big plays that provided or set up the Cajuns' two touchdowns against Central Florida.
Good memories? Think again.
The Cajuns didn't win either game, and the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., product doesn't care much for individual numbers if the scoreboard numbers aren't in his favor.
"I don't look at it like that," he said. "You can't look at it as I'm doing good and the team's doing bad. There's nobody on this team that's thinking like that."
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Smith and his fellow Cajun receivers probably won't be thinking about reception numbers or yardage numbers for Saturday's 6 p.m. home contest against the Mean Green. The only number that matters is 0-1, which is both teams' record in Sun Belt Conference play.
Of course, if Smith can match the numbers he posted last week against UCF, or the ones he assembled in last year's UNT game, UL's chances of improving that 0-1 figure increase.
"Derrick has a knack for making plays," said head coach Rickey Bustle. "Since he was hurt he hadn't been working on our punt block team, but against McNeese I turned to him and asked if he could go and get it, and he said he could."
Smith blocked a punt in that game, adding to his success as a receiver and a return specialist.
"I know I want the ball in my hands," Smith said. "I'll do anything to help our team, and I can help more if I have the ball. Earlier this year I couldn't do a lot of the things I wanted to do because of my hamstring, but now I feel like I can make plays to help us."
Smith had three catches for 88 yards last Saturday, the biggest one a 28-yard touchdown grab from Michael Desormeaux early in the fourth quarter that kept UL within shouting distance of what eventually became a 37-19 loss to the Golden Knights.
He had an even bigger play earlier, returning the second-half kickoff 86 yards to the UCF 3 to set up the Cajuns' first touchdown. But by that time, UL trailed 30-6 after surrendering 14 points in the final two minutes of the first half and not cashing in on its own opportunities.
"We beat ourselves," said Smith, who did not return kickoffs early in the season because of a sore hamstring from fall camp. "We got in the red zone a number of times and couldn't push it in. We've got to take advantage when we get those chances."
Smith had more than twice as many catches as any other UL receiver last year with 41 grabs for 551 yards, but only found the end zone once. That came against the Mean Green on the last play of the first half, and he also had a 45-yard catch on that drive to set up the score as part of his seven-catch, 102-yard game.
That touchdown was UL's only score in a surprising 16-7 loss, one that ended UL's hopes of a Sun Belt title. He's already doubled that touchdown total this year and enters Saturday ranked fourth in the league in receiving (79 yards per game on 20 catches for 395 yards). He also ranks in the top 10 nationally in kickoff returns with a 31.0 average.
But the numbers haven't translated to a win yet.
"This team's still very positive," Smith said. "We still have seven more games left and most of the conference games where it matters. This one's important because we've already lost the one game to Troy, and we have to try to win them all from here on out."
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