2006 LSU-45 UL-3

[RaginFan2]

The Tigers were awesome once again, but yeah...we are vastly improved. We just might be very competitive the rest of the year!

best of luck,

Z.

Hey, Z! Did I see you at the game? I was way up in Sec. 643 with my son.

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South Louisiana is home to some of the best, most generous people on Earth. Really. Just ask us. In Acadiana, hospitality knows no bounds, though maybe it should. Once again, LSU beat Acadiana’s home team into unquestionable submission — and used some of Acadiana’s finest to do it. This might be the best Louisiana-Lafayette football team in a generation, one expected to win the Sun Belt Conference. But by the time the sun set over Tiger Stadium, the Ragin’ Cajuns were well on their way to a 45-3 demolition at the hands of the Tigers — and a bevy of Acadiana players were part of the wrecking crew. Breaux Bridge’s Jonathan Zenon returned an Jonathan Babb interception early (this just in, an LSU defensive player secured a turnover) to give LSU an early 14-0 lead. His cousin and high school teammate Jessie Daniels led the Tigers in tackles, and Breaux Bridge’s Charles Alexander added four stops. Early Doucet of St. Martinville scored a touchdown and returned a pair of kickoffs. The rest of the story By SCOTT RABALAIS Advocate sportswriter

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Tailgating started early on a sunny Saturday outside Tiger Stadium, and after nightfall it resumed earlier than usual thanks to a large, ever-safe lead the No. 8-ranked LSU Tigers rang up on the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. By the time LSU put the finishing touches on its 45-3 victory over the Ragin’ Cajuns, thousands of fans were on their way home or back in the parking lots, enjoying the rest of a mild September night dressed in late October temperatures and unseasonably low humidity. They’d seen enough, even if they didn’t see everything. The rest of the story By CARL DUBOIS Advocate sportswriter

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BATON ROUGE -- The bout between the University of Louisiana defense and LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell could have been stopped by technical knockout before half-time here Saturday. The Cajuns could do nothing with Russell's strong right arm, one that only threw four incompletions for the evening and turned in a 253-yard, three-touchdown effort. That, more than anything else, made Saturday's UL-LSU game yet another in a series of mismatches between the two clubs. The Tigers' 45-3 victory came in wide-open fashion, after the Cajun defense held LSU's running game in check through most of the first three quarters. "We did a lot of zone pressure," said UL coach Rickey Bustle, "and that kind of left our (secondary) guys out there alone. And they (LSU) were hitting it up in there. We helped our secondary guys a little more in the second half, but they still got some underneath." The Tigers finished with 299 passing yards on only 23 passing attempts. In all, Russell, Matt Flynn and Ryan Perrilloux combined to complete 17 of 23 throws, and Russell had scoring passes of 58, 16 and 28 yards in the first half. "We threw the ball well," said LSU coach Les Miles. "Early on we could have thrown and caught almost everything and we did, but we expect that from JaMarcus and that receiving corps." The rest of the story By Dan McDonald dmcdonald@theadvertiser.com

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BATON ROUGE -- Louisiana-Lafayette still is winless against LSU, but at least the Ragin' Cajuns have scored in Tiger Stadium. When Drew Edmiston kicked a 41-yard field goal with 11:26 remaining in the second quarter, it marked the first points for UL-Lafayette in 11 appearances at Tiger Stadium. The last time the Cajuns scored against LSU was in the second quarter of a 31-7 loss in 1924. That was the year that Tiger Stadium opened, but not until the season finale against Tulane. The 1924 LSU-UL-Lafayette (then known as Southwestern Louisiana Institute) game was played at the field near the old state capitol. QUITE A DEBUT: Brandon LaFell's 58-yard touchdown reception came on his first collegiate play. LaFell, a redshirt freshman, was in the game early because listed starter Dwayne Bowe did not play in the first quarter. Early Doucet and Craig Davis started for the Tigers. SECOND CHANCE: The Cajuns' field goal was set up by a fumble by Chevis Jackson when he muffed a punt at the LSU 26. However, when UL-Lafayette punted again later in the quarter, Jackson was sent to field it again. This time the ball was downed. Freshman Trindon Holliday fumbled away another Cajun punt in the third quarter. The rest of the story By Ted Lewis Time Picayune Ted Lewis can be reached at tlewis@timespicayune.com or (504) 232-5071.

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It was a recipe for disaster from the beginning for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Eight plays and five minutes into Saturday’s game the Ragin’ Cajuns found themselves staring at a distinct disadvantage that ultimately got worse against eighth-ranked LSU. Two scores — a long touchdown pass and a interception return — not only created early separation for LSU but provided the homestanding Tigers with an early jolt of momentum they regained near the end of the first half en route to a 45-3 season-opening victory. “We started off the game bad,” UL-Lafayette cornerback Michael Adams said. “You can’t let a good team like that get up on you 14-0. We probably expected our offense to a play little better and they didn’t. But we should have stepped as a defense and got some stops. We really didn’t get the job done.” While LSU’s fast start only seemed to stun UL-Lafayette, a five-touchdown underdog, the Tigers delivered more of a knockout blow over the final seven minutes of the first half. LSU reeled off consecutive touchdowns over the final 6:24 of the second quarter — stretching a 14-3 lead into a 28-3 halftime advantage. That sequence touched off a span of 31 unanswered points that effectively put the game out of reach when running back Alley Broussard scored from 7 yards out early in the fourth quarter for a commanding 42-3 lead. The rest of the story By WILLIAM WEATHERS Advocate sportswriter

[Turbine]

The time outs at the end took me aback, but LSU let the last 5 seconds expire so I have no problem.

UL will be able to run this year, so teams will be in the box. The coaching staff needs to take advantage of this and go over the top.

As demonstrated by the first int for an LSU TD, the short passing game is not to your advantage when the defense is already crouching.

[1stTake]

I ran a red light on Friday.

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299 yards is nothing special.

[kracka75LSU]

299 yards is nothing special.

It was last night. Now it may not have been spectacular in your mind. But the fact that he retired after one series in the 3rd quarter speaks for itself. He could have put up alot more. Although I was really really really really pumped that Alley got in there and had success. That is going to help us alot. It's like if yall lost Fenroy. When we lost Alley, we lost our running game, besides Joe Addai. But now hopefully we can get Alley back to full strength for Auburn. Fenroy should rush for 1500 to 2000 yards this year if yall's line and he stay healthy.

[Turbine]

I could see UL ending the season with a nationally ranked rushing defense as well as offense.

I might be wrong (don't think so) but if LSU had wanted to, they could have led the nation in passing, going into week 2

[Cajunsmike]

Judging from what I saw of the drubbing NT and Wk got today, if yall don't win yall's conference this year, yall should be shot. Yall have a legit running game. But I had a feeling of that anyway. I know yall got beat pretty good, but yall really do have a good team. I just don't see why yall didn't throw the ball more with the success yall did have when yall did it. Good luck to yall, and to all I am glad that yall had a good time today besides the final score.

WKU is not in the SBC in football. They may be soon. Also, our two starting DE"s did not play due to suspension