UPDATE
Offical attendence according to FOX sports 9,213.:(
Surely we can support this program better than this.:/\: :/\: :/\: :/\: :/\: :/\: :/\: :/\: :/\: :/\: :/\:
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UPDATE
Offical attendence according to FOX sports 9,213.:(
Surely we can support this program better than this.:/\: :/\: :/\: :/\: :/\: :/\: :/\: :/\: :/\: :/\: :/\:
The LSU game really hurt our attendence.:/\:
Am looking forward to next Saturday.
Congrats on your win today.
My wife and I loved our trip to Lafayette two years ago.
I have posted on other boards that ULaLa was the one school I would love to play at their place every year.
A couple of things about me.
I am not allowed to post on the USM message board.
It is an honor to be blacklisted from my message board.
Here's why.
USM's incompetent head coach refuses to allow the owner of the USM message board to talk to players and coaches unless I am not allowed to post there.
The reason is simple.
USM football is in a death spiral and I want to see it turn around.
Normally a poster who presents an opposing view can be refuted or neutralized by logic or argument.
I am blacklisted because I am always right, never wrong, and, therefore, dangerous to the status quo.
DO NOT FORGET THAT I AM ALWAYS RIGHT!
Keeping that in mind, I will be glad to explain to you anything you want to know about USM football.
We will win the game Saturday, but you already know that.
I am looking forward to visiting with you this week.
You'll probably see some USM fans come over here to engage me.
Most of them, however, prefer to post personal attacks on me on the USM message board because I can't post there.
They are cowards and liars, so you shouldn't put much stock in anything they may say.
Did you know that ULaLa has played USM in football more than any other team except Memphis?
Did you know we were once in a conference together?
Looking forward to visiting with you this week.
Enjoyed the game! Yes, Babb did seem more in control. Cajuns running game & short distance plays also worked moving down the field. Wish more fans would have gone to see the win.
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Great win. Babb played like a senior tonight & Chester Johnson was on fire. This was only a peek at what coach Bustle is building this team to be.
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My wife and I will be making our first trip to USM this weekend. We're expecting to have a lot of fun. The Cajuns are a very young team, but are improving greatly with each week. We may be a little more competitive than what you seem to be thinking.
Tell us what it will take to get into a conference with you guys....
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Several items hurt our attendance...
1-7 record
Predictions of a downpour
4:00 start time
World Series game 7 on the tube
LSU playing at home
If we were 7-1, the other 4 would not matter that much.......
Our program is deteriorating rapidly.
Just stand pat and we may wind up joining you in the Sun Belt.
If ULaLa wants to get into a better conference...just win all your games for about five years in a row.
When are you coming to Hattiesburg?
Are you staying overnight?
We have no Prejeans...but we have Leatha's and we have a couple of pretty good restaurants.
Try to get the to stadium an hour or so before the game so you can see how we tailgate.
It is a great party.
i was one of the 9213.. one of the "blessed" to remember to bring my radio .. (smiling)
easily one of the top 5 .. as far as "home games" go in the last 6 years of the program..
I heard that the students were boycotting the game because the University has enforced a twenty dollar parking fee at frat row per semester. The absence of the students were evident at the game as well as at the tailgating. The attendance was very disapointing but it was a good game. Lets go for three in a row.
Anyone know how many fans we are bringing?
Come on Cajuns three in a row.
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Don't read the Rivals board and think you are getting an indication of how Southern Miss fans feel about the program.
Most Southern Miss fans are ready for dramatic improvement in the coaching staff, but those fans are not allowed to post on the Rivals board.
USM's head coach directed the owner of the board to ban posters who want the program to develop and succeed and the board owner agreed to do it.
The owner and monitor/censors of the Rivals board habitually lie about their "rules" and "policies."
With that in mind, you can see one side of the USM picture by viewing the Rivals board.
Enjoy it!
That is the beauty of the internet. People can choose where they want to go and what they want to talk about.
As the Associate Editor of <a href="http://www.eagletalk.net">EagleTalk.net</a> I would like to personnelly invite all Cajun Fans to ET for discussion of the upcomming game. I think that you will find that you will be treated with the utmost respect on ET and that you will enjoy coversering with our many members. Due to certain circumstance that I think you may already be aware of ET is a premission only board. But just take a few minutes to go through the process and you will likely be approved within a couple of hours.
I am sure that I (as well as EagleTalk) will be slandered and talked about in the most nasty ways that you can imagin, by individuals that claim allengence to Southern Miss. All I can say is reserve you opinion until you visit ET and talk with the members there. I think that you will find that everyone is free to voice opinions, but we just don't allow adgendas of personnel distruction towards anyone.
In the coming week you may see some interesting posts on your board by USM fans.
The post above is written by one of the Rivals board censors.
If you want to get enjoy the exchanges, just pay close attention to and consider carefully this paragraph from the Rivals Board censor: "I am sure that I (as well as EagleTalk) will be slandered and talked about in the most nasty ways that you can imagin, by individuals that claim allengence to Southern Miss. All I can say is reserve you opinion until you visit ET and talk with the members there. I think that you will find that everyone is free to voice opinions, but we just don't allow adgendas of personnel distruction towards anyone."
First of all, the spelling is obviously not quite at the level of post high school scholarship which is an indication of the way things might go.
Second, consider the self-cancelling statement about the freedom to "voice opinions" while forbidding posts by people with "adgendas of personnel distruction" (LOL - I can't stop laughing, but you get the idea). The people with "adgendas" are people with whom the censor disagrees.
Third, you will be able to see for yourself which posters intitate "slander" (LOL - I think he means libel).
And fourth, which USM posters have a true allegiance to the University of Southern Mississippi and which posters have an allegiance to our Head Football coach at the expense of the University.
Enjoy.
We'll be coming in Saturday morning and will be looking for a good "local" place to eat some "local" Mississippi cusine. After that we'll go out to the stadium and meet some of your Alumnus and fans. We'll pull for the Cajuns and hope for a competitive game. Then we head off to "Casino Magic" in Bloxi in an attempt to leave even more money in your beautiful state!! (how's that sound?)
We'll try and get there Saturday morning in time to find a good eating establishment reflecting the "local character" of the area. Sounds like you recommend "Lethea's".....We'll go to the game, meet some USM people, pull for the Cajuns, then it's off to "Casino Magic" in Bloxi for the night......(This will keep the wife happy)
Leatha's is a bar-b-cue joint on US 98 West of the stadium.
Yes...I recommend it.
It has a website and you can order a 5-6 person tailgate package ($50) to pick up on your way to the stadium.
Now this is something EF and I can agree on Leatha's BBQ is great. You guys also may want to check out Conastoga Steak House, it's been a Hattiesburg landmark for decades.
Heres an Idea, dismiss the 20 dollar fees for students of fraternitys that attend the games. The students who goto the football games. It guarentees debacles, attendance wise, wont happen again.
Tuffguy
Here's an idea. Don't punish the football team for a decision made by the admin. Don't say to the football team, "We don't support you because we have to shell out 20 bucks, and you get to suffer for it." I am well aware of the fees attached to just being in a sorority or a frat. I was in a sorority. Skip the party pics once. Skip the t-shirt for the social. Skip the Saturday night downtown or on the Strip one Saturday and hit the books instead. Donate plasma ONCE and get the 20 bucks. (And besides the 20 bucks, you get tested for AIDS and hepatitis when you donate. Never a bad idea to be tested for those.)
I love our student body, but their way of dealing with this was just lame. But that's just my opinion.
Completely unrelated, but I love the flag, LativanCajun. I wish they made one like that. I'd buy it!
To all of those EXCUSES I say they are nothing but pure unadulterated horse ~~~~!! I make no excuses for this post. I just get sick and tired of these lame excuses. I can appreciate some honesty, but these excuses do not fit into that category.
Ok guys give us the scoop on the Cajuns this year. First of all congradulations on hiring Ricky Bussle as your HC. I've always been very impressed with him and think that if given a little time he will be very successful at Louisiana.
As for USM:
This is a rebuilding year of sorts for us. We are breaking in a new offensive staff and improvements have been made, but they aren't showing up in numbers yet. The players you will see on the offensive side of the football for Southern Miss are a far sight from the players we had in the late 90's. We had two subpar recruiting classes (current Jr. and So.) and it's showing up now. The OL is fairly decent with the best player being senior C Jim Hicks. Other than him only RT Jeremy Parquette started last year. At QB we have a big ole question mark. Next week Carter, Almond or D'Angelo could start. WR's are fair and RB is a question mark as well.
Defense is where we are most talented. You have all heard of All Americans Rod Davis and Etric Pruitt, but there are other fine players on the defense including OLB Mike Boley, SS Alex Ray and DE Ronald Jones. The linebackers consisting of Davis, Boley and Antoine Cash are the strength of the defense. Secondary is talented with CB's Corey Yates, Greg Brooks and Johnny Eubanks all three playing a good deal of snaps. Etric Pruitt is the heart of the secondary, but Alex Ray is great on run support. Our DL is nowhere, near as good as in the late 90's when we had 5 NFL players sharing 4 starting positions. DE's Ronald Jones and T. Paul are solid but not great players. Interior DL is very young with Eric Scott, Chad Ruffin and Greg Casnave all seeing lots of snaps.
We have a hot and cold special teams, we have good return units, but our coverage units can be suspect. Punter Luke Johnson had a career day against USF, but has been somewhat inconsistant at times. Johnny Eubanks is one to watch on kick-off returns.
Sounds like you USM guys have some issues to sort out. A simple link to your respective sites would be fine by me. I can make up my mind from there. Lobbying is not necessary.