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Williams-Brice Stadium, Section 508, Row 37.
GO COCKS!!!
BTW, how many are coming to Columbia????
Williams-Brice Stadium sec.501 row 29.Right above the cajun band.If any of you guys are coming you'll love the opening of the game. when we play the 2001 the space odesey right before the Gamecocks come out on to the field.The place just goes wild.Its nothing like you've ever heard before.You can't even hear your self think with 82'000 fans screaming to the top of our lungs.Its like two jet planes taking off at the same time.Is the game ever going to get here?
GOOOOOOOOOGAMECOCKS!!!!!!!!!
PS: Look out for Meat
In New Orleans, anyone with Cox Digital Cable can catch the game on channel 605 for $14.95. That's where I'LL be watching!!! http://www.redszone.com/forums/image...s/rockband.gif
<blockquote><p align=justify><b>Bustle’s second season opens at South Carolina.</b>
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Imagine what it will be like when Louisiana finally beats a football team from the Southeastern Conference.
It hasn’t happened in 45 previous attempts, although the 2002 season provided a lesson in what can happen with a little belief.
When coach Rickey Bustle’s Ragin’ Cajuns played at LSU last fall, they were still shaken by Hurricane Lili and clearly intimidated by the Tiger Stadium experience.
The result was a predictable 41-0 halftime score and a 48-0 defeat.
By the time they got to Game 11, the Cajuns were playing better. They were coming off back-to-back home wins over Idaho and Arkansas State in Sun Belt Conference play when they travelled to face the Arkansas Razorbacks.
The SEC West champion Hogs prevailed, but only by 24-17 and only after they dodged an upset or possible overtime test with a late interception thrown by the visitors.
It’s time for another shot at the SEC, as the Cajuns meet the South Carolina Gamecocks at 6 p.m. (CDT) at sold-out 80,250-seat Williams-Brice Stadium.
“I’m excited for the kids to come right out of the box and play a big ball game,” Bustle said. “I’m looking forward to it.”
Bustle is a South Carolina native who played wide receiver at Clemson before embarking on a coaching career that included a one-year stop at South Carolina in 1994. His father coached baseball in the state, and Bustle’s wife Lynn has Gamecock connections.
“I’ve got a lot of family and friends there,” Bustle said. “When I coached at South Carolina I thought they were some of the most special people.”
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Tonight’s game is one of several tests for Sun Belt teams in their season openers. Arkansas State is at Texas A&M, Idaho visits Washington State, UL Monroe is at LSU, defending champion North Texas opens at No. 1 Oklahoma and New Mexico State visits Texas on Sunday.
South Carolina’s 5-7 record (and 0-5 finish) in 2002 might indicate that the Cajuns got the best draw of the weekend, but USC’s Lou Holtz is expected to have his team properly paranoid about the visitors’ upset capabilities.
“I’ve got a lot of reasons to be scared,” Holtz said this week. “I know how fickle the game is. Couple of fumbles here, couple of blocked kicks there (the Cajuns had seven in 2002), couple of missed tackles, safety goes to sleep.
“With all the intangibles, all the things that can change the game, I don’t care who you’re playing. It’s bad luck.”
Redshirt freshman Jerry Babb will quarterback the Cajuns, with a series or two handled by senior Eric Rekieta.
“Jerry’s learning our offense, and he’s gotten the quality reps in the spring and the preseason,” Bustle said. “He got a lot of work with the (number) ones, and he deserves this opportunity.
“Eric brings a lot to the table with his experience, but Jerry can move around in the pocket some. He’s got to be focused on what’s happening on the field and not what’s happening in the stands.”
Babb is sure to look for senior Fred Stamps, who last year caught 54 passes for 1,002 yards and 8 touchdowns and has a catch in each of his 32 career games. But Eric Bartel, Kemmie Lewis and Bill Sampy will also be crucial in support.
Just as important will be the Cajuns’ ability to run the ball with Chester Johnson and Travis Smothers. UL rushed for just 61 yards a game in 2002, and that number has to grow this season.
“If we could get up to about 80 yards a game, that would be much improved from last year,” Bustle said. “We’ve worked on it hard, and we’ve got to be able to run the ball to take the pressure off the quarterback.”
The key there will be an offensive line that was plagued by injuries and position shifts in the preseason.
Senior linebacker Ross Brupbacher got an extra year by medical redshirt and is back to lead a Cajun defense that has a revamped secondary sure to be tested by speedy Gamecocks like Troy Williamson (28.9 yards per catch in 2002).
Quarterback Dondrial Pinkins leads the USC attack, which is waiting for the expected emergence of freshman running back Demetris Summers.
The Cajuns have the edge in special teams under Bustle, with senior punter Grany Autrey and sophomore place kicker Sean Comiskey both coming off solid seasons.
The kicking game is emphasized in every UL practice, as when Bustle was a Virginia Tech assistant, and can be a great equalizer in a game that is supposed to be a mismatch.
As when the Cajuns play an SEC school.
or two handled by senior Eric Rekieta.
“Jerry’s learning our offense, and he’s gotten the quality reps in the spring and the preseason,” Bustle said. “He got a lot of work with the (number) ones, and he deserves this opportunity.
“Eric brings a lot to the table with his experience, but Jerry can move around in the pocket some. He’s got to be focused on what’s happening on the field and not what’s happening in the stands.”
Babb is sure to look for senior Fred Stamps, who last year caught 54 passes for 1,002 yards and 8 touchdowns and has a catch in each of his 32 career games. But Eric Bartel, Kemmie Lewis and Bill Sampy will also be crucial in support.
Just as important will be the Cajuns’ ability to run the ball with Chester Johnson and Travis Smothers. UL rushed for just 61 yards a game in 2002, and that number has to grow this season.
“If we could get up to about 80 yards a game, that would be much improved from last year,” Bustle said. “We’ve worked on it hard, and we’ve got to be able to run the ball to take the pressure off the quarterback.”
The key there will be an offensive line that was plagued by injuries and position shifts in the preseason.
Senior linebacker Ross Brupbacher got an extra year by medical redshirt and is back to lead a Cajun defense that has a revamped secondary sure to be tested by speedy Gamecocks like Troy Williamson (28.9 yards per catch in 2002).
Quarterback Dondrial Pinkins leads the USC attack, which is waiting for the expected emergence of freshman running back Demetris Summers.
The Cajuns have the edge in special teams under Bustle, with senior punter Grany Autrey and sophomore place kicker Sean Comiskey both coming off solid seasons.
The kicking game is emphasized in every UL practice, as when Bustle was a Virginia Tech assistant, and can be a great equalizer in a game that is supposed to be a mismatch.
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Personally I respect your entire athletic program. And I mean waaaaay before the Super Regionals a while back!
Many years ago in USC's Frank McGuire basketball heyday a heavily favored USC team was sent home in the 1st round of the NCAA tournament by a bunch called the "Ragin' Cajuns"! Back then I think y'all were called S.W. Louisiana. And this was in the days when only 32 teams were allowed to play for the NC. So y'all weren't in the playoffs by a fluke.
So it COULD happen.
So in my book I will ALWAYS take you guys seriously.
I hope USC wins but I hope neither teams suffers any injuries 1st.
Good luck this season Ragin' Cajuns!
Go Gamecocks!!!
CJTC
CaptainJamesTCock, going where no GameCock has gone before.
Thanks for the memories. Looking forward to the game wish I could be there.
As the season progresss I hope you stun the SEC. For tonight (only) I only have to wishes for the Game Cocks. Good health and poor play.
i still say scew the gamecocks , oh yeah and when "meat Head" or whoever he is running that rock i will assure u he will be tatoo'd right in the gut ... trust me he will be running scared ...... your team is nothign to me .... Yall are all cocky anyways yall are just acting nice to our fans in the website...... im not buying it ..... GO CAJUNS< LETS SEE WHAT THAT D IS MADE OF< YALL ARE IN FOR AN UPSET
<blockquote><p align=justify>LOUISIANA La. -- Jerry Babb's last snap in a regulation football game came amid conditions far less intimidating than the one he encounters tonight.
Babb hasn't played since 2001 -- his senior year at St. Thomas More High School in Lafayette -- but he is nonetheless scheduled to be the University of Louisiana starting quarterback when the Cajuns open the season today at South Carolina.
The kickoff at USC's Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C., is scheduled for 6 p.m. CDT.
Babb went through spring drills as louisiana's starter after senior Eric Rekieta underwent arm surgery and three-year starter Jon Van Cleave left the team before the spring semester.
Now instead of playing in front of high school crowds as he did at St. Thomas More, Babb finds himself playing his first collegiate game before an estimated 80,250 sellout.
"I'd be lying if I said there isn't a lot of pressure for this as a first start," Babb said. "It's been two years since I've played at game speed.
"South Carolina's defense is going to do a lot of things to mess with me and the offensive line, but I'm just going to have to deal with it."
Babb said if he has any fears about trying to help win Louisiana's first season-opener away from home since 1990, he will keep them to himself.
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"You just have to believe in yourself and your ability to get the job done," he said.
Cajuns coach Rickey Bustle, who played at nearby Clemson and in 1994 was the Gamecocks' offensive coordinator, said he plans to start Babb, but also play Rekieta.
Babb said Rekieta battled closely in preseason drills.
"Eric's been right on my heels the whole way," he said. "If I had a bad practice, he was right there, competing for the job."
Rekieta said Babb's play in the preseason has earned the starting job.
"He's been doing a good job in practice and he came back in there wanting to start," he said. "My timing was off at the start and I was pretty rusty. I had some soreness during the two-a-days at first.
"It's going to be the same offense when either Jerry or I are in there. When Babb's in, he has the ability to get out the pocket, while I'm more of a pocket passer."
Offensive coordinator Rob Christophel said Babb's potential and ability to pick up the offense quickly gave him the edge.
"Jerry's got a wonderful head on his shoulders and he wants to succeed and do well," Christophel said. "I think we were surprised in spring how well he did. I thought he picked up things well and this fall he has just continued where he left off.
"This game will also be one of the biggest challenges Jerry's ever had. To his credit he's attacked this challenge with a lot of energy. I know he's going to go out and give it his best effort. He will make some mistakes, but we can live with that, as long as they are not critical mistakes."
One problem Christophel has is the relative youthfulness of the Cajuns' offensive line and a new set of running backs.
Tackle Brandon Cox is a freshman, while guards Greg Hodges and D'Anthony Batiste both started in all of the Cajuns' games last season.
Christophel said he likes the ability of center Ronnie Harvey, while Demetrios Brooks started all of 2002.
Batiste is the only senior.
Sophomore Chester Johnson will probably start at tailback against South Carolina, while junior college transfer Travis Smothers has been the surprise running back of the spring.
Christophel said Smothers is the brother of former Catholic High-Baton Rouge standout Warrick Dunn.
South Carolina finished 5-7 in 2002 after losing five straight to end the year.
Christophel said he expects South Carolina to play a 4-3 scheme against the Cajuns. USC used a 3-3-5 defense last year.
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If I had not signed up for ESPN game package on Friday, I would definitely be at Legends tonight.
Since I am not getting a digial reception I may have to rely on 107.9
krvs is f-ed up. at least over the internet. what a bunch of girls over there.:o