I am getting so stoked for football season! These articles are great!
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I am getting so stoked for football season! These articles are great!
I, for one, like the articles, LJ"s efforts. I feel certain he has to push himself, after a "fun day" on the practice field, to meet the paper deadline. I t shows me that he has character and handles responsibility.
If he was already getting noticed, would there be a reason to leave?
<blockquote><p align=justify><b>Cajuns overcome heat</b>
<b>Wednesday August 6th</b>
It was so hot outside today, we were all drenched in sweat by period 4. Period 4 is nowhere near the end of practice. It seemed like we were outside in the 105-degree heat index all day. It was sweltering. But even though it was that hot, we still got some good work in.
On both sides of the ball, I think the players who went through the spring successfully retained knowledge of the plays very well. People know exactly where to go, and when to do it on the field.
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Even though people know what they are doing and going full speed, we all have to work on getting our technique better. Technique is one of the “little things.” as Coach Bustle says.
For instance, a “little thing” is when a receiver runs a 5-yard out and cuts it down to four yards. There is a reason in our play selection why certain routes are run certain ways. It may be opening up a crease for someone else to be wide open and score a touchdown. This is a specific thing that we can all stand to get better at. The closer we all get to perfection, the better we will be.
Aside from working on technique, the big thing about today was putting on the shoulder pads and getting to pound on one another. One player who looked forward to that was G.W. Ru____. We lost him for the season against Idaho, when he suffered a renal fracture to his kidney.
It could have been a career-ending injury, but he battled back and was ready to play today. He was so ready to get back in the mix he had all of his pads on a full hour before practice started. He has moved to inside linebacker now, so I look forward to going at it with him everyday. It will be fun.
We will be back on the field tomorrow competing with one another again. It is getting late right now (almost 10 p.m. while I am writing this) so I am going to go get some rest now. See ya tomorrow!
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Cajuns’ unit eager to work during first day of full pads.
LOUISIANA La. — There’s no question in Rickey Bustle’s mind about which of the UL Lafayette units was ready to put on pads Wednesday.
“The defense came out there with their motor running,” said the Cajuns’ football boss after Wednesday’s two-hour and 20-minute workout. “They came over and set the tempo in a big way.”
The Cajun squad, in its third day of preseason drills, donned shoulder pads for the first time since reporting to camp Sunday. As per NCAA regulations, the squad will work out once more in shoulder pads and shorts today before going in full gear for the first time Friday.
The squad got a chance to work offense-vs.-defense in a contact drill for the first time since spring practice ended, and did that during two late-practice periods Wednesday.
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“We banged around a little,” Bustle said of the session. “It gave us a chance to get some film. We’d been teaching fundamentals for two days, and now we can use them, and we can look at the film and correct some things we’re doing wrong.”
The Cajuns, prepping for the Aug. 30 opener at South Carolina, had 103 players take part in Wednesday’s drills. The mostly-freshman newcomer group, as has been the case in the first two days of drills, came out for the workout one hour in advance of the returning varsity players.
“Our conditioning’s pretty good right now,” Bustle said. “We had a heckuva summer in the weight room and offseason program, and it looks like we’re continuing that out here. The kids are talking about winning, and that’s great right now.
“Sometimes we get so focused on drills and things that we forget the most important thing, and that’s winning.”
One area Bustle and the Cajuns hope to get some wins from are special teams, and Bustle’s “Pride and Joy” punt-block team came up with a big play from a surprising source during late-practice drills. Backup quarterback and St. Thomas More product Matt Lane stormed in to block one Grant Autrey punt and came close to blocking a second.
“With the kind of people we have on that unit, we’re going to get some of them,” Bustle said of the punt blockers. “They’ve been hand-picked to be on that team, chosen because of how they run or because they provide some other special ability.”
CAJUN CLIPPINGS: Temperature was at 95 degrees with 50 percent humidity at the 3 p.m. start of freshman practice, but a steady breeze during the last 90 minutes of full-team drills made things more comfortable ... The squad will work out as a full unit from start to finish for the first time today beginning at 4 p.m. The first full-pads practice is Friday at 4 p.m., and the first two-a-day practice is set Saturday at 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. ... The squad’s annual Fan Day is at 6 p.m. Sunday at Cajun Field following a 2:45 p.m. practice. -->
Man, it's good to see GW R u d i c k is back in action after a life-threatening injury against Idaho last year.
He attended New Mexico Military Institute and now Louisiana-Lafayette. Do anyone have information on how his practices are going?
good to see this young man writing in the paper. maybe the time p. will hire him and we get a story or two.:o
I enjoy these articles by Lawrence. His writing style enables "easy reading". He really creates a vivid picture of the practice from the inside. I hope he continues his work during and through the season.
K
I cant tell you how excited I am about this season as well as this upcoming D. I think we have a good one. Ross is back as well as Smith At ILB. J.Smith at S/S and Both returning Corners. We lost a great ball player Charles Tillman who signed with the bears but I can say that the position is being handled well by David Prater. Our D line will do fine as well with returning starters and more depth this year. Man we are looking good :) ...... Anyone been to any practices?? How is the O looking ? any standouts on either side of the ball? Go Cajuns!
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A rap/music video with Cayenne. With a special guest artist "Dr. A.". Sort of like Dr. Dre' but without all the thug baggage.:cool:
More frequent of the really "good" plays even if it is a while after the fact.
I would like to see more scores at appropriate lulls in the action at hand. Maybe more sounds/video clips like they have at Moore Field? Will it work? "Yeah, Baby!"
What is the musical theme for the intro for the team this year??