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I also think our defense is being underestimated because they have played very strong against the run, we just have to step up and cover the deep pass better. And I do think we can score in the 40 but with the new clock rules and all I think we will see it around what I said 31-13 because I hope the backups can get some work late.Quote:
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Does that mean 29 walkons?Quote:
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redshirt freshmen count toQuote:
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My brain agrees but somehow I feel like I need an emotional hedge.Quote:
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<! CajunBlog by Dan McDonald Friday isn’t Friday anymore, at least this week ->Quote:
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Coaches are very much creatures of habit, and the longer they’re in the coaching profession the more that becomes the case.
Rickey Bustle has been part of eight different coaching staffs, seven of them on the collegiate level, and he’s collected ideas and philosophies from each.
One of those ideas is ignoring the calendar.
For the rest of us, this weekend includes Saturday and Sunday. For Bustle, and therefore for the Cajun football team and coaching staff, Saturday is Tuesday and Sunday is Wednesday.
The reason for that is because Wednesday is Saturday ... game day.
The Cajuns open Sun Belt Conference play in an odd Wednesday night game this week at Florida Atlantic, one that airs at 6:30 p.m. over ESPN2. With the game on Wednesday, UL is counting backwards and holding its normal preparation days just like it would for a Saturday game.
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UL will travel on Tuesday, just like it would on a Friday in a regular work week. Monday’s practice will be just like the normal-week Thursday workout, lighter and non-contact. The heavy workout days, normally Tuesday and Wednesday, will take place on Saturday and Sunday.
It continues. The Cajuns took Friday off, just like their regular game week in which they take Mondays off. The normal Sunday practice, usually the day after the previous game, was held Thursday.
“Don’t be surprised if when you see me Saturday, I’ll be saying it’s Tuesday,” Bustle said. “It’s the only way I can get through it.”
Enjoy your weekend ... whatever days they are.
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I believe we will run all over them, and stick heavily with what works (lower risk plays). With the new clock start rules, coupled with a steady diet of the run, it won't be easy to top 35 points. I don't expect fake punts and 4th down conversions to add to Cajun drives either. I don't know what to expect from FAU's offense, but guess that it will be a progressive increase in passing as the game goes on. They won't have the fast, tall, sure-handed receivers that have hurt our secondary. I see an INT or two in this game.
The one variable to the Cajun assault is special teams, especially in Sunbelt play. We could see 10 to 14 points directly tied to special teams. That fast and generally unaccounted for point spread contribution is difficult to predict. UL 35 FAU 13
Geaux Cajuns!!!
There is very little wiggle room for Cajuns in a bowl. We have to outright win the conference championship. But, I would rather be in the NO Bowl anyway. We will load the place with fans (not something the bowl has yet to see). The return of New Orleans and the Superdome, coupled with our extreme attendence is about as good as it gets for us. With huge fan interest comes new fan interest. Being the first place Sunbelt matched with the "selected" CUSA team, gives us the best win possbility of almost any other bowl lineup.
I totally agree with Jay that we are getting ahead of ourselves... we are not only counting our chickens... we are planning the new Popeye's franchise... just a little too early for that.
As for NE Mississippi... it is one of my sales territories. I don't like driving around up there, but many of the people I deal with are the nicest, friendliest people on earth. I also cover the Caribbean Islands, so taking road trips to small town USA balances things out.
Outside of a BCS bowl, there is no other bowl I would want the Ragin' Cajuns to appear in.
This year especially the New Orleans Bowl will get more pub than normal. Even though the Saints broke the ice on getting back into the refurbished Dome, the New Orleans bowl will get extra pub as the first bowl back in New Orleans.
Even if that were not the case, the New Orleans bowl will always get an extra bit of coverage because of the city, this will continue to grrow as the city comes back.
Besides I can go to this bowl. :)
I don't think we should think about any other bowl game. As far as traveling goes we will fill up the Super Dome and be able to say we have a home field advantage...I don't think that would be the case at many other bowl games except maybe the Houston Bowl (I believe the name changed for it but I can't think of it) Also the New Orleans bowl will pit us most likely against teams like Southern Miss., UTEP, Central Florida, and possibly Houston but I don't think they will put a rematch in a bowl game. Playing one of these teams is huge because all of them are in area's that we recruit and they even recruit against us. I personally want Central Florida to avenge last years game. The New Orleans bowl is perfect for us right now and even though most consider is the lowest rung on the bowl ladder it is still a great place to go party and watch the Cajuns beat some _____ .~. .~.
They were 14 point Underdogs at Monroe.... almost as much as us in Houston...Quote:
Originally Posted by ATXCajun
I think they are better than everyone thinks...