The Book: 2002-03 Louisiana Football season

[Cajun1997]

For those who do not know (I did'nt until now) but CB and punt returner Jerrell Carter was lost for the season after breaking his ankle in the State game. My best wishes to him and hope he has a speedy recovery. He should be in the mix next season for a starting job.

[Turbine]

First we lose Nick Dugas because he broke something.

Now we lose Jerrell Carter to a broken ankle.

We can't seem to keep our return men.

[CajunGrad94]

Any idea who will fill this role for the Cajuns?

[Turbine]

Originally posted by CajunGrad94
Any idea who will fill this role for the Cajuns?

No I don't, but Stamps was doing some return duty when he got a scary hip pointer at the start of the second half against UAB. He is more than capable, but he may be more valuable elsewhere.

[CajunGrad94]

Coach Bustle has said in the past that special teams are very important to him and will use his best players on them. VT has done this for a long time and has had a ton of success.

I think Stamps may be his BEST option.

[Turner]

UL 21
NM20

[Cajun1997]

2002 Sun Belt Conference Team Statistics Through games of Oct 06, 2002


PENALTIES G No Yds Avg/G
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Louisiana........... 5 27 226 45.2
Idaho............... 6 31 278 46.3
Arkansas State...... 7 49 382 54.6
New Mexico State.... 5 32 288 57.6
Middle Tennessee.... 5 29 288 57.6
North Texas......... 6 50 465 77.5
ULM................. 5 53 401 80.2

This improved discipline will lead to more wins.

[Cajun1997]

#074 New Mexico St., 2 home games, 29,596
#083 Middle Tenn, 1 home game, 27,519
#087 Utah State, 3 home games, 25,576
#097 Louisiana, 2 home games, 20,064
#108 Arkansas St., 3 home games, 15,460
#111 Idaho, 4 home games, 14,467
#113 North Texas, 2 home games, 14,164
#117 ULM, 3 home games, 10,370

[RaginRash]

Louisiana 28
NM State 20


Count on it!

[CajunGrad94]

UL 33
NMS 29

[Cajun1997]

This is our longest road trip of the year. Playing so close at Houston, Baton Rouge allowed many Cajun fans to follow. Hopefully we will have big crowds (20,000+) for our 3 game home stand and a good following to Monroe.

[Turbine]

I know I am in the minority, but here is why I would have gone for 3 points instead of trying to get a first down.


• I would have gone for 3 so as to prove we learned something from the last meeting in 1938 when Louisiana turned the ball over to LSU on downs at the 6-yard line.
  
  
• I would have gone for 3 just to get that 8 game (now 9) goose egg score off our back.
  
  
• I would have gone for 3 as the Cajuns would have had the longest scoring drive (67 yards) of the night. (LSU's longest 60)
  
  
• I would have gone for three to show that the ½ billion $ to 1 billion $ funneled into LSU athletics over the 100-year interim between the first and most recent match has only garnered LSU an additional 3point gap in their margin of victory. Although the increased 6 points-it should be noted- is a better performance than the 1902 LSU team.
  
  
• The main reason I would have gone for 3 is because if Louisiana had kicked the Field Goal . . . . I have no doubt they would have ended up scoring at least 10 and perhaps 17 points.