Faulty WX Forecast Hampers UL Practice

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The University of Louisiana football team needs better weather forecasters. The Ragin' Cajuns moved indoors for their Tuesday practice, anticipating rain and thunderstorms that never came - much to the frustration of coach Rickey Bustle. "You can only do so much on a concrete floor," Bustle said after the team held a 90-minute practice inside the Cajundome Convention Center. "It ends up being more of a mental practice, but there's probably some things we got done that maybe you don't get done on other days." Still, planned full-contact work was scrapped as well as some of the kicking game periods. "We probably got more done during team than we did in individual drills," Bustle said. "In pass skeleton, we could check our drops, our hot stuff. The fundamentals get done a lot more." Bustle had made the decision to drastically alter today's scheduled full-scale scrimmage even before Tuesday's practice relocation and switch to shoulder pads and shorts. The squad will go in full gear today and many elements of a game situation - coaches on headsets to the press box, officials, signaling in play calls, etc. - will be used. However, the session will have full contact in only a handful of situations, with no tackling to the ground. The rest of the story Dan McDonald dmcdonald@theadvertiser.com

[DaddyCajun]

Come on Indoor Practice Facility!!!

Last time we played LSU there was a hurricane the week of the game, UL was able to get in three practices but they were indoors in a gym. I sure hope the weather alows UL to get in more outdoor practices this year. The weather forecast is for 30-60% for this week and into next week, come on indoor facility!

DaddyCajun

ps TigerVision will get the $30+ from me since I can not handle the potential late arrival back in Lafayette due to traffic! Hospital duties call, patients must be taken care of, know what I mean?!?!?!?!?!