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Put Chery in the Wild Cajun Form.
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I'm leaving Friday afternoon, with my luck I'd get stuck on a shutdown interstate Saturday morning.
You said it best when you compared the populations of the two metro areas; Lafayette and Ruston. In its worst years UL will have attendance figures comparable to Tech's best. I feel for you, but that's the truth. LSU home games have an affect on our attendance, but it is in no way a problem we cannot overcome via improving our program, a feat that we have never truly attempted. I'm not impressed with any of our past performances, nor attendance figures. We've only hinted at being good a few times and the stands fill up.Quote:
Originally Posted by beaux66
We have an thick UL population density within 45 miles of Lafayette, that with improved football product, will begin amazing all others in the state. We have never put our best foot forward in football... as a university... from top to bottom. We are turning that corner as we speak. I wouldn't ever again schedule us if I were Dooley... seriously. Tech hasn't a prayer of ever winning a football game against UL ever again... ever.
It was about 4:00, so that's why they didn't see anyone there. One of these days I'm gonna make it out of Mandeville in the morning! Unfortunately, my job with the Boy Scouts has a lot of Fall weekend events that I have to attend which causes my late starts.Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunFun
The NCAA list the Tech attendance at 18,500 last year. I'm sure it's not as many as they would like, but for a city of bout 20,000 and enrollment of bout 10,000...not too bad. imoQuote:
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Louisiana begins the stretch run of the Sun Belt Conference season Saturday at Florida Atlantic. The Cajuns will look to remain the lone unbeaten team in league play.
Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns football team returned to the practice field Sunday night focused on the stretch run of the 2008 Sun Belt Conference season. Coming off of a loss to UTEP, the team sought to regain the momentum that made them successful the previous four weeks.
The team returned to practice on Tuesday and spent Wednesday inside the Leon Moncla Indoor Practice Facility. The Cajuns will practice on Thursday and walk-through on Friday prior to facing Florida Atlantic at Lockhart Stadium on Saturday in Fort Lauderdale.
The Ragin’ Cajuns are traveling for the first time in over a month – the last road contest was Oct. 11 at North Texas. The road team has won each game in the UL-FAU series.
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<b> Five questions for offensive coordinator Ron Hudson ...
How did practice go this week?
Hudson</b>: “I thought we came out Sunday night and had a good focused practice. Overall I felt our tempo was good. We shortened things. We have a lot of guys with minor injuries, so we’re trying to keep it short and crisp and not beat them up too much. They handled it well. We moved around well, had some sharpness. I like the intensity we had...I thought we had a little fun.”
<b> Do you think the team has put last Saturday’s game behind them?
Hudson</b>: “I do. It stings a little bit, still. I hope we have from the standpoint of we don’t want to have a hangover and not perform well the next week. At the same time, I also hope they remember a little bit because we got on a roll and I’m not sure whether we forgot what got us on that roll and that was just focusing on the next play. Everybody is talking about bowl games and other things. We didn’t win the games we won because we thought about that. We knew every game was a dogfight and we had to go in and fight. When we started the game last Saturday we didn’t think that way and it wasn’t until the second half that we began to play that way. From that perspective I hope we remember.”
<b> What’s the difference in FAU’s now vs. how they played earlier in the season?
Hudson</b>: “I know the staff – I worked for Coach Schnellenberger. They do a great job and there’s not a better coaching staff around in my opinion. I think they read their clippings and thought they were pretty good and coach came in and said no we will be the same tough disciplined team that we were last year. Early on they weren’t tough and disciplined and that’s what they thought they would be. Coach Schnellenberger had to put his foot down and make some changes. Now you see their guys starting to regain their confidence because they’re regaining that toughness that they’ve earned based on how hard they’ve worked.”
<b> How important will the offensive play line be in these next two weeks?
Hudson</b>: "It’s going to be everything, for several reasons. No. 1, for us to have any type of success our guys have to play well. They have to be physical and smart because everybody’s trying to do unique things defensively to take away what we do. We have to be smart enough to see it and still be physical enough to do our job. Conversely, those other two teams (FAU and Troy) have extremely good offensive lines and our defensive line will put up a fight. If our defensive line can play well and cause problems that will help us because it gives us a chance to continue to play and be physical and not worry about the scoreboard, just focus on the next play.”
<b> What’s the scouting report on FAU’s defense?
Hudson</b>: "They’re a big physical team. They have one of the best linebackers in the country – they are really good. They are physical, sound and don’t give up big plays easily. You don’t see a lot of people running behind them. You have to play four quarters of sound football to defeat them. If you make a mistake they are going to make you pay. They are not going to give you a game...they won’t make a mistake.”
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<font size="3"><b> Official Louisiana Injury Report (as of Wednesday, Nov. 12): </b>
<li> Ian Burks, OL (back – probable);
<li> Brad Bustle, OL (shoulder – probable);
<li> Jeremy Cook, DL (knee – probable, upgraded from questionable);
<li> Michael Desormeaux, QB (knee – probable);
<li> Richie Falgout, WR (leg – will play, upgraded from probable);
<li> Junior Jean, DL (shoulder – out);
<li> Erik Jones, TE (knee – will play);
<li> Derik Keyes, SS (shoulder – probable);
<li> Daylon McCoy, LB (hamstring – doubtful);
<li> Jaron Odom, OL (knee – out);
<li> Chris Richard, LB (shoulder & back – out);
<li> Maurice Rolle, FS (hip – will play, upgraded from doubtful);
<li> Undrea Sails, RB (knee – out);
<li> Derrick Smith, WR (ankle – questionable, downgraded from probable);
<li> Phillip Walker, FB (toe – questionable, upgraded from doubtful).
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The Cajuns will be without back-up running back Undrea Sails (knee), back-up linebacker Chris Richard (shoulder, back), cornerback Junior Jean (shoulder) and offensive lineman Jaron Odom (knee) this weekend against Florida Atlantic.
Starting weakside linebacker Daylon McCoy is doubtful with a hamstring injury.
The sophomore leads the team this season with 56 total tackles and 38 solos.
UL coach Rickey Bustle said McCoy and junior Jezreel Washington will both travel with the team this weekend. Washington has been suffering from turf toe.
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Looking ahead to UL's football game on Saturday at Florida Atlantic, Jonathan Decoster started the ticket trade proposals last year.
Decoster, a sophomore right tackle for UL, wanted to make sure he got as many tickets as possible to play in his home state. Each Cajun player gets four tickets to each game, so gathering up enough tickets for his 30 family members and friends took some extra work for the Miami native.
That meant trading tickets with teammates every chance he got. Now he's got his tickets and is ready for the Cajuns (5-4 overall, 4-0 Sun Belt) to play FAU (4-5, 2-2) in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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"You've got to get them early," Decoster said of the tickets. "I started getting tickets last year. You've got to trade tickets with the guys from Texas.
"You've got to bargain with them."
Jason Chery can relate.
The senior wide receiver expects to have between 50-60 family members and friends at the game. Chery played at Spanish River Community High, which is about 15 minutes from FAU's campus. He is one of 22 current members of UL's team from the state of Florida.
Only Troy (32), Army (31), Middle Tennessee (27) and Wake Forest (26) have more players from the state this season.
"It means a lot going home because this is the last time I get to play in Florida," Chery said. "This is definitely my last time playing in Florida. It also gives my mother (Marie Jose Pierre) a chance to see me play.
"She knows I'm staying productive and staying out of trouble. To see me staying on the positive side means the world to her."
UL has dipped into Florida's talent pool plenty of times. Since 2001, the Cajuns have had 34 players from the Sunshine State.
Another Cajun player from south Florida is quarterback Chris Masson. The redshirt freshman is third on the depth chart but could see action this weekend with starter Mike Desormeaux (sprained right knee) and back-up Brad McGuire (pulled hamstring) both at less than 100 percent.
"I don't want to make it a big deal," said Masson, who played at Columbus High in Miami. "You're not going to focus on who is there. But it is good to go home. When you live so far away for so long, you start thinking about your family and friends."
McGuire played at Gulf Breeze High outside Pensacola but was a high school rival of FAU back-up quarterback Jeff VanCamp.
"I've got some friends that go to school down there," McGuire said. "It's cool to go back to your home state. It's going to be exciting."
Now back to Decoster. He's equally excited, but he knows there's an important task at hand. The Cajuns can become bowl-eligible with one victory and can complete a perfect run in league play with wins over conference foes FAU, Troy and Middle Tennessee to close the regular season.
UL last won an outright conference title and played in a bowl game in 1970.
"It feels good to go back home, but you can't let that distract you from winning the game," Decoster said. "You're going to have friends and family members asking you for tickets.
"But at the end of the day, you have to focus on the game. It's like a business trip."
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