2006 Football Predictions (merged)

[Tuffguy21]

Cajuns win, LSU fans slit wrists, Cajuns enjoy first sellout in years when NC A&T comes to town.

Tuffguy

[studentfan]

If we beat LSUA&M I could see the tigger fans jumping from the stadium after the time hits 00:00! We would also have to have armed guards escort the UL vechiles from Baton Rouge.

[ulforlife]

Cajuns win, LSU fans slit wrists, Cajuns enjoy first sellout in years when NC A&T comes to town.

Tuffguy

I like the way this man thinks (except maybe the wrist part)

heh heh...

[Clutch0364]

If we beat LSUA&M I could see the tigger fans jumping from the stadium after the time hits 00:00! We would also have to have armed guards escort the UL vechiles from Baton Rouge.

I can hear Jay now...."Do you believe in miracles"

[UL-Lreality]

why dont you wake up and realize that you dont know much about the Cajuns?

First of all, Deon Wallace did not even play last year. He was red-shirted.

Second of all, Tyrell Fenroy did not start the first two games last year. Yes, that includes Texas.

Third, Fenroy and Wallace don't need to get 100 yards each for us to beat aLm. They only need to run.

we aren't betting our lives on the Cajuns winning the first two games, we are only making comparisons. I dont think ANYONE saw the Cajuns beating Texas A&M in 1996. so let's just see what happens

Yo, curious George I stand corrected and made a mistake and have since corrected it. wallace did redshirt last season which makes it even worse for him. If fenroy and wallace don't get "100 yds. each", what kind of offensive production will there be? Most teams that have a supposed "feature back" with little to no passing game usually win a few games here and there, but the end result is inevitable as always and that's teams will load up on the line of scrimmage and dare them to throw the ball. With no passing game it will make for a long evening. Even worse is the fact that teams that have no passing game pretty much stand no chance at all of ever coming back when they fall behind their opponent. 1996 A&M was a .500 team and cannot be compared to this years A&M team nor can the 1996 & 2006 A&M teams be compared to this years LSU team. No comparison. Folks, the talent level difference between the cajuns vs. LSU, and even A&M is such that there should be fear of kids getting injured and lost for the season when going up against these types of major programs just for money. That's why you hear all the news outlets call these types of games "rent a wins" "cupcake games" "homecoming powder puffs" and so on because that's all these games amount to. It's like a Hanson Memorial going up against a West Monroe (no offense to HM). One has to look no further than the final rankings of recruiting classes to see who finishes in the top 10-15 year in and year out to see the disparity of talent between mid majors and majors. Just to remind those of you that will say rankings mean nothing or "the only way to gauge how good a recruiting class is or a recruit is - is to rank them 3-4 years from now,........don't forget how much attention was paid to see how the cajuns ranked in recruiting in the sbc, AND where the cajuns are ranked (within the sbc) in preseason relative to predictions of finish within the sbc.

By the way, I am making comparisons also.

[Jeaux]

Seriously joe, do you really think the cajuns will be able to just ram it down the throats of the Tigers? Unless a passing game is found some...

I never said they would ram it down your throat. Those are your words. I said a steady diet. However it needs to be done, Fenroy/Wallace will get their hands on the ball and show their "inferrior" talent. It might be a toss sweep or off a quarterback option.

Anyways, relax, I just said the tiggers would win or is that not good enough for the bandwagon jumpers. I wonder how many in tigertown are gonna be call for Miles head because he didn't beat that lowly lafayette school by more points.

[CDeb]

1996 A&M was a .500 team and cannot be compared to this years A&M team .

Ummmmm, last season the Aggies were BELOW .500. While they should be better this season, I wouldn't exactly punch their ticket to the Fiesta Bowl just yet.

[Clutch0364]

Yo, curious George I stand corrected and made a mistake and have since corrected it. wallace did redshirt last season which makes it even worse for him. If fenroy and wallace don't get "100 yds. each", what kind of offensive production will there be? Most teams that have a supposed "feature back" with little to no passing game usually win a few games here and there, but the end result is inevitable as always and that's teams will load up on the line of scrimmage and dare them to throw the ball. With no passing game it will make for a long evening. Even worse is the fact that teams that have no passing game pretty much stand no chance at all of ever coming back when they fall behind their opponent. 1996 A&M was a .500 team and cannot be compared to this years A&M team nor can the 1996 & 2006 A&M teams be compared to this years LSU team. No comparison. Folks, the talent level difference between the cajuns vs. LSU, and even A&M is such that there should be fear of kids getting injured and lost for the season when going up against these types of major programs just for money. That's why you hear all the news outlets call these types of games "rent a wins" "cupcake games" "homecoming powder puffs" and so on because that's all these games amount to. It's like a Hanson Memorial going up against a West Monroe (no offense to HM). One has to look no further than the final rankings of recruiting classes to see who finishes in the top 10-15 year in and year out to see the disparity of talent between mid majors and majors. Just to remind those of you that will say rankings mean nothing or "the only way to gauge how good a recruiting class is or a recruit is - is to rank them 3-4 years from now,........don't forget how much attention was paid to see how the cajuns ranked in recruiting in the sbc, AND where the cajuns are ranked (within the sbc) in preseason relative to predictions of finish within the sbc.

By the way, I am making comparisons also.

So how big was the disparity between ya'll and Troy 2 years ago?

[Jeaux]

1996 A&M was a .500 team and cannot be compared to this years A&M team nor can the 1996 & 2006 A&M teams be compared to this years LSU team. No comparison. Folks, the talent level difference between the cajuns vs. LSU, ... It's like a Hanson Memorial going up against a West Monroe (no offense to HM)... to see who finishes in the top 10-15 year in and year out to see the disparity of talent between mid majors and majors.

First off, going in to the 96 season aTm was a top 15. Going in to 2006 the State is projected 11 so yes we can compare. You still have to prove it on the field and I am not completely sold on this "wealth of talent". You have gaping holes on both lines that need to be addressed first so you better not pencil in that National championship just yet.

Second thing, You compare Hanson Memorial; a private school with a high school enrollment of about 200, with West Monroe; a public school with an enrollment of over 2000, and somehow that equates to a Cajun - Tiger talent comparison. Last I checked both schools had a healthy amount of former players in the NFL ranks. If that isn't a more accurate guage of talent, I don't know what will convince you.

Finally, you wrote about finishing in the top 10-15 year in and year out with all this talent, but I seem to remember a time in the not so distant past that the State University had all the talent in the world but they still sucked. Oh yeah, It was called the 90's. The decade before the Savior, also know as BS (before Saban). Outside of a 9-3, 6-2 finish in 1997 the 90's was not a good time in tigertown. Plenty of 1 and 2 win season and load of losses to mid-majors.

Look you might mean well so I'll give you the benefit, but all this talk about superior talent rub the true cajun fans the wrong way. I am a cajun fan first and a tiger fan second (well maybe fourth after Michigan and Illinois) so I'll ask you to kindly take your purple and gold glasses off and see it from our perspective. We know we have an uphill struggle as we always have but we don't need anymore people ______$$$g in the apple juice. LSU has a lot of talent and a lot more talent stockpiled on the bench which is what the Cajuns lack. But to assume that this game shouldn't even be played comes off as arrogant. You still have to play on the field. In 2004 LSU blasted Miss. St 51-0 but weeks later almost lost to Troy 24-20. By your logic Miss. St. shouldn't even be in the same conference as LSU because they are so severely lacking in talent. Would you like to replace them with Troy because they are more competitive?

[Cajunsmike]

Yo, curious George I stand corrected and made a mistake and have since corrected it. wallace did redshirt last season which makes it even worse for him. If fenroy and wallace don't get "100 yds. each", what kind of offensive production will there be? Most teams that have a supposed "feature back" with little to no passing game usually win a few games here and there, but the end result is inevitable as always and that's teams will load up on the line of scrimmage and dare them to throw the ball. With no passing game it will make for a long evening. Even worse is the fact that teams that have no passing game pretty much stand no chance at all of ever coming back when they fall behind their opponent. 1996 A&M was a .500 team and cannot be compared to this years A&M team nor can the 1996 & 2006 A&M teams be compared to this years LSU team. No comparison. Folks, the talent level difference between the cajuns vs. LSU, and even A&M is such that there should be fear of kids getting injured and lost for the season when going up against these types of major programs just for money. That's why you hear all the news outlets call these types of games "rent a wins" "cupcake games" "homecoming powder puffs" and so on because that's all these games amount to. It's like a Hanson Memorial going up against a West Monroe (no offense to HM). One has to look no further than the final rankings of recruiting classes to see who finishes in the top 10-15 year in and year out to see the disparity of talent between mid majors and majors. Just to remind those of you that will say rankings mean nothing or "the only way to gauge how good a recruiting class is or a recruit is - is to rank them 3-4 years from now,........don't forget how much attention was paid to see how the cajuns ranked in recruiting in the sbc, AND where the cajuns are ranked (within the sbc) in preseason relative to predictions of finish within the sbc.

By the way, I am making comparisons also.

Cajuns passing game is probably underrated. Jerry Babb is on track to finish as the leader in completion % in Cajun history. His injuries the last two years have also impacted his productivity. Desormeaux was a freshman last year. You have to believe his efficiency will improve this year. I agree we won't have success without passing to balance our running against the top teams. Passsing game may be better than folks think.

[RonMexico]

Ummmmm, last season the Aggies were BELOW .500. While they should be better this season, I wouldn't exactly punch their ticket to the Fiesta Bowl just yet.

Once again proving RealityDoink knows "nada".......

Ronnie

[ulforlife]

Yo, curious George I stand corrected and made a mistake and have since corrected it. wallace did redshirt last season which makes it even worse for him. If fenroy and wallace don't get "100 yds. each", what kind of offensive production will there be? Most teams that have a supposed "feature back" with little to no passing game usually win a few games here and there, but the end result is inevitable as always and that's teams will load up on the line of scrimmage and dare them to throw the ball. With no passing game it will make for a long evening. Even worse is the fact that teams that have no passing game pretty much stand no chance at all of ever coming back when they fall behind their opponent. 1996 A&M was a .500 team and cannot be compared to this years A&M team nor can the 1996 & 2006 A&M teams be compared to this years LSU team. No comparison. Folks, the talent level difference between the cajuns vs. LSU, and even A&M is such that there should be fear of kids getting injured and lost for the season when going up against these types of major programs just for money. That's why you hear all the news outlets call these types of games "rent a wins" "cupcake games" "homecoming powder puffs" and so on because that's all these games amount to. It's like a Hanson Memorial going up against a West Monroe (no offense to HM). One has to look no further than the final rankings of recruiting classes to see who finishes in the top 10-15 year in and year out to see the disparity of talent between mid majors and majors. Just to remind those of you that will say rankings mean nothing or "the only way to gauge how good a recruiting class is or a recruit is - is to rank them 3-4 years from now,........don't forget how much attention was paid to see how the cajuns ranked in recruiting in the sbc, AND where the cajuns are ranked (within the sbc) in preseason relative to predictions of finish within the sbc.

By the way, I am making comparisons also.

Fenroy and Wallace are not the only two players on our team. Babb is going to be back and while he also can run, he can throw. Throw you say? Well I guess you wouldn't know on two counts.

1- He didn't play last season and Desormeaux rarely throws the ball
2- You don't keep up with Cajun football enough to know in the first place

say what you want, im not hating on the fact that you love lsu, i just dont see where you are accomplishing anything by coming on here and talking like you are

ps. curious george is a cool guy