The Book 2008 Football

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&nbsp; The Cajuns still lead the nation in rushing yards (2,182) and rushing yards per game (311.71), are eighth in total offensive yards per game (498.29) and 20th in points scored per game (35.71).

In rushing yards per game, running back Tyrell Fenroy and quarterback Mike Desormeaux are fifth (138.57) and 10th (118) in the nation. Wide receiver Jason Chery is fifth in all-purpose yards per game (178.29).

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Joshua Parrott • jparrott@theadvertiser.com • October 21, 2008

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Although UL is 91st in passing yards per game (186.6), it is ahead of teams including Colorado, Tennessee, Alabama and Ohio State.

On defense, the Cajuns are 76th against the pass, tied for 106th in points allowed per game, 108th in total defense and 111th against the run.

Odds and Ends
The Cajuns allowed five sacks last week. They had given up eight all season going into the weekend ... Senior wide receiver Derrick Smith made two catches for 44 yards last week - both of which came on third-and-long plays on UL's final drive. He had two catches for 35 yards this season before the game ... Former UL long-snapper Justin Venable was married last week in Jefferson Island. Venable, who played for the Cajuns in 1999 and 2003-05, and his beautiful bride, the former Erica Elizabeth Gidman, will reside in Lafayette after honeymooning in Costa Rica.


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Originally Posted by Zeebart21

_ http://collegefootball.rivals.com/co...144&CID=865441

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I am wondering if those USM fans are still giddy about tossing out a guy who took them to bowl after bowl. Any bowl for the Squawking Eagles is looking pretty bleak right now.

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Originally Posted by Cajun Express

_ I am wondering if those USM fans are still giddy about tossing out a guy who took them to bowl after bowl. Any bowl for the Squacking Eagles is looking pretty bleak right now. _

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That, and not moving our(hurricane) game up so they could show off their palatial estate to the throngs. Karma is a beotch.

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Originally Posted by Cajun Express

I am wondering if those USM fans are still giddy about tossing out a guy who took them to bowl after bowl. Any bowl for the Squawking Eagles is looking pretty bleak right now. _

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That and their superior "scheduling philosophy" which apparanlty precludes a future series with an up and coming program like ours. All I have to say is best of luck. LOL!!!!

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Originally Posted by DestinCajun

_ That and their superior "scheduling philosophy" which apparanlty precludes a future series with an up and coming program like ours. All I have to say is best of luck. LOL!!!! _

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But they did get that fantastic home and home with La Tech and those traveling blue tarps.

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Originally Posted by Turbine

_ 2005: If the Sun Belt hadn't eliminated ULM from SB championship consideration UL would have been in the New Orleans bowl.




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How did that work out? I remember in '05 UL needing somebody to lose, that team did not lose, and so UL did not go to the New Orleans Bowl.

It seems a tie-breaker was lost out somewhere.

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Originally Posted by CRAWFISH61

_ But they did get that fantastic home and home with La Tech and those traveling blue tarps. _

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LOL!!!. Yep, that's "elite" alright.

Tyrell needs 718 rushing yards to pass up George Rogers to be listed 9 on the All-time leading rusher and needs if I am not mistaking 300Plus yards to break the singal season record. Lets Go UL and keep it up Fenroy

he can do it. He can do it all
igeaux.mobi

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Originally Posted by Cajunrunner

_ How did that work out? I remember in '05 UL needing somebody to lose, that team did not lose, and so UL did not go to the New Orleans Bowl.

It seems a tie-breaker was lost out somewhere. _

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Going into the season finale that year, ULM led the league with one loss, while ASU and UL had two losses.

We all thought that a Cajun win would, at worst, forge a three way tie and the NO bowl would pick the representative.

But, because of a loss to Northwestern State earlier in the season, a UL win over ULM would put ULM at 5-6, therefore ruling them ineligible for a bowl.

That meant that we needed to beat ULM, AND have ASU lose to North Texas in order to get the bid, as we would lose a head to head tiebreaker with ASU.

ASU scored very late to win the game. We won a share of the championship but lost out on the bowl.

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Originally Posted by Cajunrunner

It seems a tie-breaker was lost out somewhere.

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In 2005 the Sun Belt regular season created a 3-way tie for the Sun Belt Title. Each team had the same Sun Belt record and the 3 teams involved had overlapping victories. UL beat ULM, ULM beat ASU, and ASU beat UL.

Fact is you do not have to be bowl eligible to be Sun Belt Champion. "<b>You do not have to be bowl eligible to be Sun Belt Champion.</b>" Still, that didn't stop them from skipping over all possible 3-way tie breakers. They looked at the ending before considering the beginning.

Chronologically you determine a Conference Champion and normally they waltz into a particular bowl game. Instead they backwards engineered the bowl representative by 1st looking at the ultimate goal (a bowl game)

Because ULM was not bowl eligible the Sunbelt created a FAKE 2-way tie to determine the Sun Belt Champ the Sun Belt's mistake was in determining a Bowl representative BEFORE they determined a Sun Belt Champion.

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Originally Posted by RCAJUN90

_ It is bigger that Houston. It puts on track for the New Orleans bowl. Arkie State has a good team but our boys found a way to win. _

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I was at that Houston win and this past win against Ark. st. and both were tremendous wins, but did not have the high stakes needed to be a Big Win!. I believe the Biggest Win of the Bustle era has not come yet, but could be this year!

Geaux UL!