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I hope the coaches let him run more, it gets the offense in a grove and is the kind of offense the Willaims quarterback is going to ned to be successful if Babb ever goes down. Also it keeps the linebackers thinking and opens up the long pass. The only thing I am worried about is how well he can pass on the run. If he can pass on the run the sky is the limit.
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Was just looking at stats on SunBelt. Looks like Idaho is a lot like us or perhaps ULM. Moves the ball well, mostly by air. Suspect D. Maybe a little better than the Idaho we faced last year. Their kicker is 2-10 on field goals though. Might choose to go on 4th more often. Teams convert 50% on 4th down vs Cajuns. Thoughts? ..O..
I was trying to figure out how they could be fourth in yardage and last in scoring, they might be due for a big game.
There kicker has on h*ll of a leg just cant get it on target.
He can kick it 60 yards.
Turnovers and bad playcalling kill them from what it sounds like. Gernster acctually managed to fumble once, and throw an interception...AND HES A RUNNING BACK! This team is like NMSU, they find a way to lose, and Cable has proven to be the worst coach in the belt. We will win, but itll be close, as toward the end, idaho will find a way to lose, like ussual.
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<blockquote><p align=justify>LOUISIANA La. — There was more bounce to Rickey Bustle’s step on Monday, and there’s a good reason for that.
Bustle’s Ragin’ Cajuns finally got in the win column last Thursday, edging New Mexico State 26-24 at Cajun Field before a regional TV audience.
Suddenly, all those hours of film study and all that attention to detail in practice made more sense, both for the coaches and the players.
“When you win, you forget you’re tired sometimes,” Bustle said. “Getting up Friday morning was fun for me.
“It’s no secret. When you win, you feel like getting up and going to work. I thought we (coaches) would take some time off, but I was here all three days this weekend, looking at film.
“It kind of makes you want to go a little harder.”
Another reason for improved optimism is a look at the players who produced key plays in the victory.
Redshirt freshman quarterback Jerry Babb stepped in for injured senior Eric Rekieta, overcame a pair of fourth quarter interceptions and guided the winning field goal drive.
Babb ran for two scores and passed for a third, totalling 240 yards of offense in three quarters of action.
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The winning field goal came courtesy of sophomore kicker Sean Comiskey, who bounced back from having an extra point blocked which had left the Cajuns a point shy of NMSU.
Junior Matt Lane completed his second fake punt pass of the year, keying a Cajun march and throwing what Bustle called “the best pass I’ve ever seen him throw.”
Redshirt freshman safety Lamar Morgan had one interception, and the winning drive was set up when sophomore Terryl Fenton swiped an Aggies pass and returned it 21 yards to the NMSU 44.
And freshman tackle Brandon Cox pounced on a UL fumble, preventing loss of possession.
All of those players should return in 2004, when Bustle hopes to make more progress with the program.
“A lot of the guys who made plays for us were young guys,” Bustle said. “I was excited to see them step up.
“I don’t know if we’ve improved as much this year as I had hoped, but in the last two weeks we’ve improved mentally about trying to win. For two weeks in a row, they believe they can win. That’s developed some.”
The Cajuns didn’t play a perfect game against New Mexico State, but they remained focused when plays didn’t go their way and found ways to prevail.
“It was a big win, the type of game we’ve been preaching about for weeks,” Bustle said. “We made a lot of plays to help us win, and it takes more than just a few plays.
“I was pleased with the number of plays. I can’t remember all of them. A lot of people contributed to this win.”
The Idaho Vandals come to Cajun Field this Saturday, owning a 1-7 record like the Cajuns but saddled with a missed chance last week from a 28-21 overtime loss to Middle Tennessee.
While the Cajuns are uplifted by their close win, the Vandals are battling another disappointment. But Bustle wants his team to maintain focus and not let last week go to waste.
“I want us to take our last game and build on it,” Bustle said. “I don’t want this to be a flash in the pan. After the game, I told our players to close their eyes and experience what it felt like. I want them to have that again.
“We made plenty of mistakes, and we’ve got to get better.”
Now, though, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, and it’s not an oncoming train.
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<blockquote><p align=justify>LOUISIANA La. -- Now that his University of Louisiana at Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns finally know what it feels like to win, Rickey Bustle hopes they go out and do it again. And again. And again.
The Cajuns, who had gotten off to an 0-7 start, defeated Sun Belt Conference rival New Mexico State, 26-24, last Thursday when Sean Comiskey kicked a 21-yard field goal in the final seconds. It was the Cajuns' first win since Nov. 9, 2002.
"I want to take the last game and build on it," Bustle said Monday at his weekly news conference. "I don't want this to be a flash in the pan for the season.
"I told the team the other night in the locker room: 'I want you to close your eyes for a second and really feel what this feels like. Hearts are pounding; mine's about to bust out of my shirt.'
"It was exciting and I didn't want them to forget that feeling because we haven't had it very much around here. And I want them to have it again."
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The Cajuns, with four games remaining, get their next chance at victory this Saturday when they host another SBC rival -- Idaho. The Vandals, who lost to Middle Tennessee, 28-21, last Saturday, are also 1-7.
"It's going to take a great week of preparation, trying to correct things," said Bustle, whose team is 1-3 in the Sun Belt. "We made plenty of mistakes in that game (New Mexico State) and we've got to be better in situations and better as individuals this week.
"There are a lot of things that we can improve on. I'm going to be as much concerned about our football team as I am about Idaho.
"I think we're playing a very good Idaho team that can move the ball on you and score points. They just haven't quite put it together for 60 minutes, either, and they're striving to do that."
Bustle said the key to last week's victory was something he had talked about constantly since the season began -- big plays.
"It was the type game I had been preaching about for a number of weeks, where we make a lot of plays," he said. "And we made a lot of plays in that game to help us win.
"We've made some plays in the games, but it takes more than just a few plays. When I went through the film on Friday and Saturday and looked at the plays we did make, it was good to see.
"I can't remember all of them. I tried to write 'em down the other day and tried to talk about all of them at the quarterback club meeting. There were so many of them."
Bustle mentioned a pair of crucial interceptions by his defensive secondary, a pass completion by Matt Lane on a fake punt, the performance of Jerry Babb (17-29, 177 yards, one TD and two rushing TDs) in the place of injured starter Eric Rekieta (broken collar bone), a sack by Darryl Blappert and a fumble recovery by Brandon Cox as examples.
The biggest play was Terryl Fenton's interception at the Cajuns 27 with 2:21 to play. Fenton returned the interception to the Aggies' 44 yard line, leading to Comiskey's game-winning field goal minutes later.
"There were a lot of people who contributed to this win," Bustle said. "It's been the capabilities of this team to do that all along; we just haven't been able to do it for 60 minutes out there.
"When it all boiled down to winning and losing, it was that we made the plays that helped us win ... bottom line."
In addition to the lift provided by the victory, the Cajuns also get some much needed time off because of the Thursday game. ULL players were given off Friday and Saturday.
"The players needed to get away from here," said Bustle. "I mean, 12 straight weeks, 0-and-7s. ... Win, lose or draw, we were going to take some days off. I know how I feel, myself, physically. And I feel a lot better than I did the last few weeks because a win does a lot of things. It makes you forget you're tired."
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LOUISIANA La. – Each week Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns football coaching staff honors players for their individual effort in game performances. The UL coaching staff would like to thank Hooters for sponsoring the Cajuns weekly and spring football awards.
This week, redshirt freshman quarterback and Lafayette native Jerry Babb was named Hooters Offensive Player of the Game. Babb finished Thursday night’s game 17-of-29 for 177 yards with one touchdown. Babb also rushed for 63 yards with two touchdowns.
Terryl Fenton was selected Hooters Defensive Player of the Game. Fenton finished with two tackles, four assisted tackles, one pass break-up, an interception and went the extra mile once for the Cajuns.
For the fourth time this season, Sean Comiskey was named Hooters Special Forces Player of the Game. Comiskey kicked the 21-yard game-winning field goal to give the Cajuns a 26-24 victory Thursday night. For his efforts, Comiskey was named Sun Belt Conference Special Teams Player of the Week for the second time this season.
Ronald Vaughn and Johnny Felders were named Offensive and Defensive Scout Team Players of the Week, respectively. It was the first time both players were selected.
Per player vote, Eric Rekieta received the Thumper Award for the biggest hit on offense. James Roberts and Lamar Morgan shared Hammer Award honors for the biggest hit on defense. James Roberts also received the Kuhuna Award for the biggest hit on special teams.
Ronnie Harvey and Kemmie Lewis will serve as offensive captains for the Cajuns next week, while Daniel Taylor and C.C. Brown will serve as defensive captains.
Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns football team hosts Idaho at 4 p.m. on Saturday at Cajun Field.
<b><i>LOUISIANA SI
PREVIOUS HOOTERS WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
Game 1 at South Carolina
Offensive: Travis Smothers
Defensive: Pat Lamy
Special Forces: Michael Adams
O-Scout: Butch Roussel
D-Scout: Mark Risher
Game 2 vs. Louisiana Tech
Offensive: No Award Given
Defensive: Ross Brupbacher
Special Forces: Sean Comiskey
O-Scout: Mike Moore
D-Scout: Kade Wildbur
Game 3 vs. Houston
Offensive: Ronnie Harvey
Defensive: Antonio Floyd
Special Forces: Grant Autrey
O-Scout: Bruce Taylor
D-Scout: Hershell Robinson
Game 4 at Minnesota
Offensive: Eric Rekieta
Defensive: No Award Given
Special Forces: Eric Bartel
O-Scout: Jordan Jackson
D-Scout: Jacob Junkin
Game 5 at North Texas
Offensive: Josh Joerg
Defensive: C.C. Brown
Special Forces: Sean Comiskey
O-Scout: Bruce Taylor
D-Scout: Derek Morel
Game 6 at Oklahoma State
Offensive: Fred Stamps
Defensive: Daniel Taylor
Special Forces: Sean Comiskey
O-Scout: Jordan Jackson
D-Scout: Julian Harris
Game 7 vs. Louisiana-Monroe
Offensive: Eric Rekieta
Defensive: Antonio Floyd
Special Forces: David Prater
O-Scout: Butch Roussel
D-Scout: Mark Risher
Game 8 vs. New Mexico State
Offensive: Jerry Babb
Defensive: Terryl Fenton
Special Forces: Sean Comiskey
O-Scout: Ronald Vaughn
D-Scout: Johnny Felders
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<blockquote><p align=justify>LOUISIANA La. — If you’re a defensive back, you can’t get too excited over success, or too dejected by failure.
Louisiana’s secondary members know all too well how quickly things can change.
They went from disappointment to delight in a few days’ time last week, bouncing back from a 45-42 homecoming loss to UL Monroe to play a key role in last Thursday’s 26-24 victory over New Mexico State.
ULM connected on big passes, often because Cajun defensive backs failed to challenge for the ball in the air, and assistant coach Clay Jennings took due note.
“This past Monday, coach Jennings had us doing ball drills all practice,” sophomore cornerback Terryl Fenton said. “We weren’t even covering receivers. We just worked on playing the ball and taking it at its highest point.
“So, yeah, we did concentrate on that.”
Fenton was Exhibit A in the success of that focus, stepping in front of a third-down NMSU pass with 2:21 to play and darting 21 yards to the Aggies’ 44-yard line to position the Cajuns for a game-winning field goal march.
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“We took a time out before that play,” Fenton said, “and coach Pry (defensive coordinator Brent Pry) told us how big the play was. He said we couldn’t let them get a first down.
“I was expecting them to pass, because they needed 11 yards. I read the receiver and reacted on him. I saw the ball and was fortunate enough to come up with the interception.
“I guess it was a safe route for them because it was a sideline, but I read his hips and broke on the ball.”
An earlier big play was made by redshirt freshman safety Lamar Morgan late in the first half.
The Cajuns had just gone ahead 17-14 when NMSU mounted a drive that reached a first down at the UL 23-yard line. On second and nine from the 22, Morgan intercepted a Paul Dombrowski pass with 2:59 left before the break.
The Aggies were easily within Dario Aguiniga’s field goal range, and the big play by Morgan (playing with a cast on one hand) gave the Cajuns a lift and their first halftime lead.
Fenton, who has 20 tackles and three passes broken up in 2003, shrugged off criticism and injury-mandated shuffles in the secondary that have forced his group to deal with adversity.
“All the defensive backs are my friends,” Fenton said. “We have a lot of confidence in ourselves, and criticism doesn’t stop us from playing hard.
“It’s not too tough to adjust to changes (in the lineup). We’ve had a lot of players coming in and out. (Cornerback) Ricky Thomas broke his foot against Oklahoma State. Jarrett Jones was moved to rover, and then back to corner.
“But we have confidence in ourselves. We line up every week, ready to play — every game, every play.”
The task resumes this Saturday when the Idaho Vandals visit Cajun Field. Idaho is 1-7, but the Vandals average 264.6 yards passing per game and have scored 15 of their 17 offensive touchdowns through the air.
“I remember last year, they passed the ball a ton,” Fenton said, recalling the Cajuns’ 31-28 victory. “I love to hear that. I love the challenge.”
That’s another thing about playing in the secondary — you have to love being out there, or the ups and downs can drive you to distraction.
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<blockquote><p align=justify><b>Louisiana QB focuses on learning from mistakes.</b>
LOUISIANA La. — Last Saturday was something new for Jerry Babb.
The redshirt freshman from St. Thomas More had the day off, since UL had defeated New Mexico State 26-24 at Cajun Field on Thursday before a regional TV audience.
What to do, if you’re a college student with time on your hands?
“I took the time to just relax and get away from football,” Babb said. “I laid around and watched the games on TV — slept all day, really. I studied some, and watched LSU play that night.”
“The players really needed to get away,” UL coach Rickey Bustle said. “They needed to be away from the complex, do something else. It’s been 12 straight weeks, and no matter what we did against New Mexico State we were going to give them time off.”
Given time to reflect, Babb knew quickly what he would change from his performance against NMSU. He hit 17-of-29 passes for 177 yards and a 12-yard touchdown to Fred Stamps, and added 63 yards and a pair of touchdowns rushing.
His running helped position the Cajuns for Sean Comiskey’s game-winning 21-yard field goal in the final seconds, too.
But Babb, who stepped in when Eric Rekieta broke his collarbone, was far from satisfied.
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“Obviously, I wouldn’t turn the ball over,” said Babb, who suffered a pair of fourth-quarter interceptions while directing Cajun drives.
“On both drives, we were in field goal range, and I tried to force the ball in there when I should have thrown it away. When the receiver’s not open, you learn from your mistakes and you don’t try to force it.”
“The hardest thing to teach a quarterback is to throw the ball away, instead of running it or trying to force the ball in there,” Bustle said. “But, he was trying to make a play, and on one pass the receiver didn’t come back to the ball.
“Those are situations you’ve just got to learn from. I told Jerry he’d have another chance to win the game. Of course, that was before the second interception. I told him he’d have another chance.”
The chance finally came when a Terryl Fenton interception positioned the Cajuns on the NMSU 44-yard line, and Babb ran and passed UL to the winning kick.
“The defense made a big play,” Babb said. “Terryl had a really good return, and we knew we were going to do it then. I thought New Mexico State would run a dive, get two or three yards and punt to put us in a hole.
“When we got it back, there was zero chance I’d throw an interception on that drive.”
Earlier this year, Babb needed to step back and see the world from a different perspective after beginning the season as Louisiana’s starting quarterback. It was a job carried over from a strong spring practice.
Babb began well enough, but not surprisingly hit some rough spots along the way. He was lifted at Minnesota for Rekieta, who started the last four games while Babb learned from the sidelines.
When Rekieta went down, Babb was ready to try again.
“It helpd me a lot to watch Eric run the offense, instead of being under center,” Babb said. “Then during the (NMSU) game, he helped me a little bit on reads. He told me something I missed, or didn’t pick up on.
“You can always make better reads.”
Babb remains open to learning with each snap, an eagerness heightened by finally getting a victory.
“You want to come back to the complex,” Babb said. “You want to see film.”
And, now that the Cajuns are back at work for Saturday’s home game against Idaho, the positive vibrations extend to practice.
“After you win,” Babb said, “coaches point out the good things you do, instead of just the bad things. Then, even when you did something bad, they’d say that’s okay, because you did something good on the next play.
“We found a way to win against New Mexico State. The defense got the turnover and gave us one more chance to get it in, and we did.”
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<blockquote><p align=justify>LOUISIANA La. — When New Mexico State needed a crucial third-down play to put away Louisiana last Thursday at Cajun Field, the Aggies went with a Paul Dombrowski pass.
NMSU had a 24-23 lead and the ball on the UL 49-yard line with 2 1/2 minutes to play. A running play and a punt might have pinned the Ragin’ Cajuns deep in their own territory.
But the pass was the choice, an idea that backfired when cornerback Terryl Fenton intercepted the ball and returned it to the NMSU 44 to set up a game-winning Cajun field goal drive.
If the Idaho Vandals are in a similar situation here Saturday, the Vandals would surprise no one if they went to the air.
“Idaho has made a commitment to running the ball, and they run it better than most people think,” Cajun safeties coach Gary Bartel said. “But, when it gets right down to it, I expect them to throw the ball when they need a big play.
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“They play four wide receivers often and try to stretch the field.”
Idaho averages 264 yards per game passing behind senior Brian Lindgren, and that prowess enabled the Vandals to come back for a 35-31 win at New Mexico State on Oct. 4.
In fact, NMSU is the only win on both the Cajuns’ and Vandals’ schedules.
“Their offensive line pass protects well and their quarterback is outstanding when it comes to getting rid of the ball,” Bartel said. “He doesn’t take many sacks. We need to get to him at times with pressure, but at times we will have to drop back and play disciplined coverage with eight guys.
“Sometimes we will mix it up by showing coverage, but then going after the quarterback. We have a little confidence. Some guys are getting healthier and our defensive ends are playing better. They will play a big role in this game in trying to get to the quarterback.”
Lindgren has hit 92-of-155 passes for 1,343 yards and 11 touchdowns, including a 92-yard touchdown bomb to Jimmy Labita (20-368-2), and is also effective going to Orlando Winston (44-631-5) and Mike McCoy (20-362-1).
But senior Zach Gerstner has 588 yards and a pair of scores on 129 rushes, so Idaho is far from one-dimensional.
The Idaho defense, meanwhile, will get its first look at freshman Cajun quarterback Jerry Babb.
Two years ago at Idaho, the Cajuns piled up a school-record 641 yards of offense and Jon Van Cleave threw for 407 in a 54-37 victory. Last year at Cajun Field, Eric Rekieta subbed for an injured Van Cleave and produced a 14-point fourth-quarter rally for a 31-28 win.
Now, Van Cleave has left the program and Rekieta went out for the season with a broken collarbone last week. That set the stage for Babb to grab the offensive reins.
“The team saw Jerry come in and help us win the game,” Bartel said. “He’s had his share of growing pains, but so have a lot our young guys. It’s not a one-man game, our players know that everyone has to pull their weight for us to come out ahead.”
The Cajuns, who had last weekend off following the Thursday win on TV, basked briefly in their first win of 2003. But they now are focused on playing a third straight home game.
“It’s been very nice to be home this whole time,” Bartel said. “Even though we try to treat every game with the same routine, there’s something nice about not traveling all over the place.”
Being home will be that much more enjoyable if the Cajuns can make it 3-for-3 in their series against the Vandals.
INJURY UPDATE: Jamal Smith, ankle surgery (out for season); David Kirkley, knee surgery (out for season); Greg Hodges, knee (out for season); Ricky Thomas, foot (out for season); Eric Rekieta, collarbone (out for season); D’Anthony Batiste, ankle (probable); B.J. Crist, finger (probable); Jarvis Murchison, wrist (probable); Wes Simon, shoulder (out); Antwain Spann, quad (probable).
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<blockquote><p align=justify><b>Louisiana, Idaho both searching for season’s second win.</b>
LOUISIANA La. — This hasn’t been the best of seasons for the Idaho Vandals.
Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns aren’t overly fond of the results so far, either.
Each squad is 1-7 on the year, both grateful that New Mexico State waited a couple of years to leave the Sun Belt Conference.
When they meet at 4 p.m. today at 31,000-seat Cajun Field, they’ll seek redemption and a taste of success to take into 2004.
“The character of this group is what we’ve worked on all season — about staying together and playing together,” said Idaho coach Tom Cable, whose team fell 28-21 in overtime last week at home to Middle Tennessee.
“We’ll just keep doing our thing. We’ll go out and compete and play hard and do everything we can to win these last four games.
“We know what has kept us close and got us better and improved us is we have great character. We’re really, really leaning on that right now.”
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Cable is 9-33 at his alma mater and faces road games today, Nov. 8 at Arkansas State and Nov. 15 at UL Monroe that will test that character.
“Idaho is a team that’s really scary,” Cajun coach Rickey Bustle said. “They’re explosive, (but) they’ve shot their foot off a couple of times in key situations.
“They’ve got experienced players and an experienced quarterback, and an improved defense. They’re a good football team waiting to break out.”
Idaho has endured two losses to the Cajuns — 54-37 at home in 2001 and 31-28 last year at Cajun Field, when UL rallied for two fourth-quarter touchdowns for the victory.
The Cajuns came up with crucial fourth-quarter plays in last week’s 26-24 victory over NMSU, capped by Sean Comiskey’s 21-yard field goal with 7 seconds left, and the effect was an elixir for Bustle.
“It was a heck of a ball game,” Bustle said. “The lead changed hands several times. This (NMSU) game’s been decided by a field goal the last three years, and I got tired of watching their kicker win it.’’
The victory was especially sweet for redshirt freshman Jerry Babb, who began the season as the Cajuns’ quarterback but faltered and was replaced by senior Eric Rekieta.
Rekieta, who led last year’s comeback over Idaho, was knocked out last week against NMSU and Babb re-entered the picture.
Babb overcame two fourth period interceptions — both in field goal range — to lead the winning march.
“Jerry learns something every time he goes out there,” Bustle said. “(Receiver) Fred Stamps is having a heck of a year (38-648-4), but you can’t go to him every time. Jerry might have been doing that early, and Eric sort of spread it around a little more.”
The Vandals have had their own quarterback drama. Senior Brian Lindgren was a preseason All-Sun Belt choice after throwing for 2,763 yards and 19 touchdowns in 2002, but sophomore Michael Harrington got chances to run the offense early.
But Harrington, the younger brother of the Detroit Lions’ Joey Harrington, hit only 42 percent of his passes for 774 yards, and Lindgren has come on to hit 59 percent of his attempts for 1,343 yards.
“They do a great job of mixing things up offensively,” Bustle said. “Their running back Zach Gerstner, 588 yards) runs the ball well, and Lindgren handles the offense well. He can put some numbers up quickly on you.”
Cable, in turn, expects a challenge from the Cajun defense.
“They’re really improved from last year, although their record doesn’t show it,” Cable said. “Defensively, they’re very fast. I keep trying to think who we’ve played who would be like them in terms of 11 guys running to the ball all the time.
“It’s a very violent defense. They like to hit you.”
Both teams like to win. It’s just been hard to do that this year.
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It was a great game! For the first time,Jerry Babb seemed confident and in control. He even stayed in the pocket a bit more. C.C. Brown deserves defensive player of the week in my opinion. He was everywhere tonight. Congrats Cajuns!
So what was it, any ideas?
I just got back from the game. It was really fun to watch. I'm sure it was the first game of the year that we lead the whole game. My best guess is no more than 12,000. Very poor on the student side. Maybe a 1,000 students.