They should have taken the bus.
And not just any bus. This team, the band & the fans should have all taken school buses over to MM Roberts field yesterday for that game. And not just any modern day school bus with air conditioning, but the ones with a hundred windows you have to put up & down to get any air. Why? It's been umpteen years since UL played USM in a football game. But that is still the kind of OLD TYME ass whipping I'm familiar with both as a follower of USM & UL. Looking at that game, I wonder did this coaching staff manage to read Ragin Dave's scouting report? Did they manage to read any scouting report?
It was all right there in black & white. I wasn't a bit surprised to see Gore fall back & crank up rip it out there for that long pass. So why was this team so surprised? When I saw Ben's first pick, my first thought was he didn't respect them enough. He won't make that mistake again. But the whole team didn't respect USM. And that is why they kicked our behinds all over the field before we could catch our breath. Was USM a better team? Hell YES! Were their players more talented than ours? Hell NO! But we weren't prepared for an old fashioned down right dirty dog fight & they were. And a down right mean & dirty dog fight was what they gave.
We can talk about who should be the starter at QB until we're all dead from asphyxia, but that isn't going to change anything. This team was obviously destined to get it's butt stomped in an epic butt stomping because from top to bottom, form the head coach to the lowest trainer, to a person, this team was not mentally, or emotionally ready to play this game. The fans were more ready to play this game than the team was. Is there hope for this team? I believe there's a lot of hope for this team. But being prepared isn't about strutting onto a field & acting like because you showed up, you're gonna just whip ass & take names.
I hate to point out individual performances in a game like this where it seems like everybody stunk it up & there is plenty of finger pointing to go all the way around. But Jordan Quibodeax in my opinion was the only player on the whole UL roster who was mentally prepared for this game. And in a game full of stinch, his personal performance was the only one that didn't smell like skunk road kill. Thanks Jordan for playing like you should have had the other team's jersey on because you were the only one who played like they played, play in & play out. What Mike & this coaching staff needs to do is figure out how to take Quibodeaux's mind set & transplant it into every other single player on this team. Because it isn't lack of talent that is killing this team nearly as much as it is lack of mental toughness. That is what Billy ball teams had that this one doesn't.
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And we had to land in new Iberia last night
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Bandwagon King
And not just any bus. This team, the band & the fans should have all taken school buses over to MM Roberts field yesterday for that game. And not just any modern day school bus with air conditioning, but the ones with a hundred windows you have to put up & down to get any air. Why? It's been umpteen years since UL played USM in a football game. But that is still the kind of OLD TYME ass whipping I'm familiar with both as a follower of USM & UL. Looking at that game, I wonder did this coaching staff manage to read Ragin Dave's scouting report? Did they manage to read any scouting report?
It was all right there in black & white. I wasn't a bit surprised to see Gore fall back & crank up rip it out there for that long pass. So why was this team so surprised? When I saw Ben's first pick, my first thought was he didn't respect them enough. He won't make that mistake again. But the whole team didn't respect USM. And that is why they kicked our behinds all over the field before we could catch our breath. Was USM a better team? Hell YES! Were their players more talented than ours? Hell NO! But we weren't prepared for an old fashioned down right dirty dog fight & they were. And a down right mean & dirty dog fight was what they gave.
We can talk about who should be the starter at QB until we're all dead from asphyxia, but that isn't going to change anything. This team was obviously destined to get it's butt stomped in an epic butt stomping because from top to bottom, form the head coach to the lowest trainer, to a person, this team was not mentally, or emotionally ready to play this game. The fans were more ready to play this game than the team was. Is there hope for this team? I believe there's a lot of hope for this team. But being prepared isn't about strutting onto a field & acting like because you showed up, you're gonna just whip ass & take names.
I hate to point out individual performances in a game like this where it seems like everybody stunk it up & there is plenty of finger pointing to go all the way around. But Jordan Quibodeax in my opinion was the only player on the whole UL roster who was mentally prepared for this game. And in a game full of stinch, his personal performance was the only one that didn't smell like skunk road kill. Thanks Jordan for playing like you should have had the other team's jersey on because you were the only one who played like they played, play in & play out. What Mike & this coaching staff needs to do is figure out how to take Quibodeaux's mind set & transplant it into every other single player on this team. Because it isn't lack of talent that is killing this team nearly as much as it is lack of mental toughness. That is what Billy ball teams had that this one doesn't.
Flush all this and lets Geaux and beat Troy.
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JMVCAJUNS
Flush all this and lets Geaux and beat Troy.
They don't need to flush anything. they need to use this game as a whipping stick & a learning tool of how not act like they have arrived yet, when clearly they still have a long journey to their destination of stardom. Mean, down & dirty needs to be the mantra from here on out. This Hollywood playboy stuff Mike's been pumping their mushy brains full of needs to go.
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Bandwagon King
Jordan Quibodeax in my opinion was the only player on the whole UL roster who was mentally prepared for this game. And in a game full of stinch, his personal performance was the only one that didn't smell like skunk road kill. Thanks Jordan for playing like you should have had the other team's jersey on because you were the only one who played like they played, play in & play out
Not to take anything away from Jordan, because you are correct that he had a great game.
But if you watched that game and didn’t come away with the opinion that Zion Hill absolutely played his ass off and had a great game, then it’s tough to take anything else you say seriously.
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Not to take anything away from Jordan, because you are correct that he had a great game.
But if you watched that game and didn’t come away with the opinion that Zion Hill absolutely played his ass off and had a great game, then it’s tough to take anything else you say seriously.
He had some good plays as well as did Moncrief & Jones. I'm a LITTLE bit harsh on that comment. But outside of these usual suspects, you're gonna be extremely hard pressed to find any others who played anywhere close to their ability with any consistency. Why isn't their mentality an epidemic this team should be full of?
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Cajunrunner
Not to take anything away from Jordan, because you are correct that he had a great game.
But if you watched that game and didn’t come away with the opinion that Zion Hill absolutely played his ass off and had a great game, then it’s tough to take anything else you say seriously.
Thank you. I mentioned Quib but forgot to shoutout ZHG. The monster I knew he was.
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... this team was not mentally, or emotionally ready to play this game. ...
A four hour classroom ride "coaches clinic" between Louisiana and Hattiesburg would have been the perfect short week reset button to get the teams focus and mindset back on tract.
With only 4-days between games the short bus ride could have been used to Louisiana's advantage, with a series of coaching shorts from the front of the bus.
Instead a Jet Set attitude added to the head spinning turn around week.
The team didn't know what hit them till it was to late.
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ManAboutTown
Thank you. I mentioned Quib but forgot to shoutout ZHG. The monster I knew he was.
I’m a little biased when it comes to JQ but I have to say when talking to him after the game and seeing the tears in his eyes, the frustration on his face and how he was at a loss for words just killed me. He cares so much and it’s such a helpless feeling. I’m not taking anything away from any other players cause I’m sure they’re hurting just as bad but I wish we had 84 more JQ’s. Dude is a great player and even better person. I hope we can finish this season off on a high note. Last night was a gut punch..
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I’m a little biased when it comes to JQ but I have to say when talking to him after the game and seeing the tears in his eyes, the frustration on his face and how he was at a loss for words just killed me. He cares so much and it’s such a helpless feeling. I’m not taking anything away from any other players cause I’m sure they’re hurting just as bad but I wish we had 84 more JQ’s. Dude is a great player and even better person. I hope we can finish this season off on a high note. Last night was a gut punch..
I don't know JQ but from what I have heard everything M$M said is true.
