New UL QBs will get opportunity to play right away

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Originally Posted by CajunEXPRESS

If the NFL found the best QB in the history of football in round six I guess we could find a competitor at a juco nobody in Lafayette has ever heard of.

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Brilliant optimism.

This is Davis' last stand and really a new beginning. New Offense, New position Coach. He either captures the new Coaches confidence or its over. He has the physical tools and it's up to him.

I am pulling for the kid. I hope he can step up in spring and take control of that position.

I'd still have a triple option package that gets Ray on the field a few possessions a game. You gonna need him as a back up so you don't want to move positions but he's to good to leave on the bench.

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Originally Posted by charliek

When Stokley ran Jake out there, I was thinking he had lost his mind and should be ashamed putting that skinny kid at risk. Then Jake started slinging it around the field. That was awesome.

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If I remember correctly, the student section was chanting for Jake to be put in, and erupted when he finally ran on the field.

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Originally Posted by jumboragncajun

If I remember correctly, the student section was chanting for Jake to be put in, and erupted when he finally ran on the field.

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The decision was made at halftime between Louie and Stokes.... we wern't gonna wait long to see if the others could get it done.... remember, our asses were on the griddle after 3 straight losing seasons.

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Originally Posted by basinbear

The decision was made at halftime between Louie and Stokes.... we wern't gonna wait long to see if the others could get it done.... remember, our asses were on the griddle after 3 straight losing seasons.

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That was such a cool game. I wasn't living in Lafayette at the time, so I wasn't even aware of Jake Delhomme. A little kid sitting in front of me at the game says, "look dad... Jake is putting on his helmet"... I'd already heard the kid telling his dad something about Nelson saying that if Jake was wearing a red hat that he would be redshirted. Well, 5 interceptions in the first half (as I recall it) and Jake goes in. It was really cool to watch how Jake operated under center. You could tell he was all about reading the defense, barking out signals, and doing what it took to move the chains. But didn't he actually throw an interception on his first pass?

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Originally Posted by Just1More

That was such a cool game. I wasn't living in Lafayette at the time, so I wasn't even aware of Jake Delhomme. A little kid sitting in front of me at the game says, "look dad... Jake is putting on his helmet"... I'd already heard the kid telling his dad something about Nelson saying that if Jake was wearing a red hat that he would be redshirted. Well, 5 interceptions in the first half (as I recall it) and Jake goes in. It was really cool to watch how Jake operated under center. You could tell he was all about reading the defense, barking out signals, and doing what it took to move the chains. But didn't he actually throw an interception on his first pass?

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Yes.....but Jake had "it" just as Brian did....leadership and huddle presence. Players believed in both of those guys. They always had that gut feeling that Brian and then Jake, when the chips were down, would lead them down the field. It's hard to explain but you just know when a QB has it.

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Originally Posted by basinbear

Yes.....but Jake had "it" just as Brian did....leadership and huddle presence. Players believed in both of those guys. They always had that gut feeling that Brian and then Jake, when the chips were down, would lead them down the field. It's hard to explain but you just know when a QB has it.

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BB wasn't that year supposed to be Tyjuan Hayes' SR yr but he just up and left after the season? If that is accurate which if memory serves me correctly that was the same year. If Hayes dosen't leave does jake red shirt?

Hayes had three years prior to Jakes freshman year. He's not listed in that year so his absence wasn't because of eligibility for years played.

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Originally Posted by FacelessBuffoon

BB wasn't that year supposed to be Tyjuan Hayes' SR yr but he just up and left after the season? If that is accurate which if memory serves me correctly that was the same year. If Hayes dosen't leave does jake red shirt?

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He graduated early.....Jake would have beaten him out