2006 LSU-45 UL-3

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There's no more time to cram and there's very little homework left, according to University of Louisiana football coach Rickey Bustle. "I feel pretty good about us being ready," Bustle said Thursday, "but you never know if you're really prepared until you take the test." The Cajun squad will get a stiff test at 7 p.m. Saturday when it opens the 2006 season at LSU, and the squad held its final full-fledged practice Thursday afternoon. The squad worked 90 minutes in shorts, and Bustle said he was pleased with his team's final full workout. "It looked pretty good from where I was standing," he said. "It was a 100 percent mental day, coming off yesterday when it was more 50-50. It was all mental execution, making good calls and being in the right places." Thursday's session was Bustle's fifth pre-season wrapup since taking over the UL program prior to the 2002 season. "I have a hard time remembering last Thursday," he said, "but to me it looked like everyone was pretty focused. It's normally a little looser than other days, but they looked like they knew when they needed to focus in. I think they understood what we were trying to do and what we're supposed to do in a Thursday practice." The rest of the story Dan McDonald dmcdonald@theadvertiser.com

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Alumni of the University of Louisiana will tailgate at the Governor’s Mansion this weekend without their most high-profile graduate. Gov. Kathleen Blanco flew to Minnesota on Thursday for a weeklong visit with her daughter Pilar Eble and her newest grandchild, the governor’s deputy press secretary, Roderick Hawkins, said. On Tuesday, the governor will give the opening convocation at the University of Minnesota in Morris, where her son-in-law Michael Eble is an assistant professor of studio art. Blanco was supposed to speak at the university in 2005. Those plans were derailed by Hurricane Katrina. Meanwhile, more than 500 ULL alumni are expected to pay $5 each to picnic at the mansion before Saturday’s matchup with LSU: the first game between the two football teams since 2002. The governor’s husband, Raymond “Coach” Blanco, is a vice president at ULL. Blanco is a graduate of the school. The Blancos were never supposed to host the party, said Lana Rodriguez, assistant director of the ULL Alumni Association. The event has generated chatter on political message boards and blogs, with one site going so far as to post a cartoon depicting the governor in a cheerleading outfit outside the mansion gates. Complaints about a perceived bias toward ULL have dogged Blanco since she took office. The rest of the story By MICHELLE MILLHOLLON Capitol News Bureau

[El Sidonio]

My goodness. The sappy love fest that this post has become has a chance to lower my disdain for LSU. Oh,..............wait................nevermind false alarm. I still am not an LSU lover. hehe.

Here's to an injury free game, and an upset that's not very upsetting, because let's be honest here: who would be upset if LSU lost? I know I wouldn't.

God Bless

GEAUX UL RAGIN CAJUNS!!!!!!!!!

[JMV JustMyView]

I am ready for the showdown in tigertown...Go Cajuns...

[cajun249]

Anyone know if any bars around Lafayette will have the game? Buffalo Wild Wings? Petes?

[Oldman]

Anyone know if any bars around Lafayette will have the game? Buffalo Wild Wings? Petes?

petes

[CajunCherokee]

What about the A&M game? On ESPN Gameplan or satellite? I will be in Baltimore, but could probably find a bar somewhere if it were on satellite.

[barry0]

As i drove to work today i was pumped to see people driving by in their red shirts! This support is outstanding! I have never seen this town so enthusiastic about the CAJUNS. All the hype about the game sat is fueling pride all over the city. People are really starting to care and it is great! I would like to see every friday declared RED DAY. Who is coming with me?

[CrazyCajun]

As i drove to work today i was pumped to see people driving by in their red shirts! This support is outstanding! I have never seen this town so enthusiastic about the CAJUNS. All the hype about the game sat is fueling pride all over the city. People are really starting to care and it is great! I would like to see every friday declared RED DAY. Who is coming with me?

you know i'm in

[kracka75LSU]

As i drove to work today i was pumped to see people driving by in their red shirts! This support is outstanding! I have never seen this town so enthusiastic about the CAJUNS. All the hype about the game sat is fueling pride all over the city. People are really starting to care and it is great! I would like to see every friday declared RED DAY. Who is coming with me?

We have a few alum and supporters at our work wearing red. I been giving them ______ all week. All in good taste I must add. I made sure I wore my LSU shirt today just to poke fun.

I thought that the opening page of this site was pretty cool with the wear red graphic. Nice.