Turb, get the "ULL" nonsense outta here. Please.Originally Posted by Turbine
Turb, get the "ULL" nonsense outta here. Please.Originally Posted by Turbine
Comiskey will be missed until Albrecht attempts his first field goal. Comiskey should have spent more time practicing his kicks last year instead of hot dogging it on the field by waving his arms all over the place. He couldn't but 50% of his kick-offs near the end end zone.Originally Posted by Clutch0364
unreal.Originally Posted by DestinCajun
That's not a bad website. It's good to see that other teams from the Sunbelt are serious about making an impact both in the conference and nationally this year. Having 2 teams from the Sunbelt in Bowl Games this year would be a good indicator that we are moving in the right direction. It should be an exciting year. I can't wait for football.
Geaux Cajuns!
this website is not bad at all. hmm, great way to get our name our there.Originally Posted by thecommish
ps. i like the UL autocorrect on here
the one on CFN.com is good.. Pete Fiutak, their head writer, seems to like the cajuns... he was behind them all last year...
http://www.collegefootballnews.com/s...te_Preview.htm
UL Monroe has had six five-win seasons since 1996, but last year's will be the one the program remembers as the most interesting since moving up to the D-I ranks.
Six games were decided by a touchdown or less, so for the close gaffes to Northwestern State and Florida International that the team will look back on as the reason it couldn't come up with a winning season, the Indians also got their fair share of close wins. When you have a quarterback like Steven Jyles, you can pull off several close games. But now Jyles, as well as the team's nickname, are both gone.
UL Monroe will have to undergo several changes with Kinsmon Lancaster taking over for longtime starter Jyles, the entire defensive line has to be replaced, the top receivers are gone, and the nickname has gone from the Indians to the Warhawks. All those changes aren't going to help ULM get over the hump this season and win the conference title.
However, this is the Sun Belt, and wacky things tend to happen. The offensive line should be among the league's best and the secondary should be outstanding with two pro prospects in corner Chaz Williams and safety Kevin Payne. Now the team has to win all the close games, and not just a few of them.
UL Monroe Warhawks
Team Information
Head coach: Charlie Weatherbie
4th year: 11-23
14th year overall: 56-87
Ten Best Players
1. FS Kevin Payne, Sr
2. CB Chaz Williams, Jr.
3. OT Kyle Cunningham, Jr.
4. OG Aaron Schutz, Soph.
5. NT Ricky Williams, Jr.
6. QB Kinsmon Lancaster, Soph.
7. CB Quintez Secka, Sr.
8. S Josh Thompson, Soph.
9. RB Calvin Dawson, Jr.
10. OG Joseph Joseph, Jr.
2006 Schedule
9/2 Alcorn State
9/9 at Kansas
9/16 at Alabama
9/30 Florida Atlantic
10/7 at Arkansas State
10/14 at Troy
10/21 MTSU
10/28 at Arkansas
11/11 FIU
11/18 at Kentucky
11/25 North Texas
12/2 at UL Lafayette
This is the fourth year under head coach Charlie Weatherbie and it's a transition season. While he got the team in range to win the title last year, a season-ending 54-21 blowout by UL Lafayette ruined New Orleans Bowl dreams. It's going to be at least a year before the Warhawks will field the strongest team over the last several years, so Weatherbie and his staff will have a tricky task of blending the young backups with the decent veterans. With only six senior starters, every game has to be about improving with an eye towards the future.
Of course, ULM isn't going to just pack it in and not play. Since UL Lafayette and North Texas appear to be the league's best teams going into the year, and the Warhawks don't play them until the end, there's a chance to be in the thick of things up until late November.
Can ULM fill in the gaps and stay alive long enough to have a shot at the end? Probably not with too many tough road games, but it'll come up with a few big wins and should show glimpses of what it'll be in 2007.
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Pete Fiutak
CollegeFootballNews.com
barring any unforeseen circumstances, we ought to "truck" these dudes at Cajun Field this year.Originally Posted by NewsCopy
No reason for RB to call off the dogs this year. NO REASON!
Z.
Originally Posted by Zeebart21
should have been 70 at least... this year we'll pile it on
Although likely unintentional, the administration at Louisiana-Monroe sent a message when it chose center court of Fant-Ewing Coliseum as the first place to display its new Warhawks logo on campus.
As ULM officially moves into the Sun Belt Conference today, the basketball programs will be the centerpieces of the school's transition. That new logo at center court is a symbol of the new era of ULM athletics.
"There's no question our job now as an athletic department and a university is to help build a new tradition with this new mascot," men's basketball coach Orlando Early said at the logo unveiling on Monday. "We must make a commitment to excellence."
A strong challenge awaits. ULM athletics director Bobby Staub has stated a number of times that the Sun Belt raises the bar as far as the level of competition for ULM athletics both on and off the playing field.
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By Michael Kern
mkern@thenewsstar.com
woo hoo....Originally Posted by NewsCopy
dam, its time to get out of the sunbelt
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