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    Louisiana's 2002 Football Schedule

    DateOpponentSite
    Aug. 31at Texas A&MCollege Station, TXL 0-1
    Sept. 7MINNESOTA
    (Herbert Heymann Football Classic)
    The SwampL 0-2
    Sept. 14at HoustonHouston, TexasL 0-3
    Sept. 21ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAMCAJUN BASINW 1-3
    Sept. 28Open Date  
    Oct. 5at Louisiana StateBaton Rouge, La.L 1-4
    Oct. 12* at New Mexico StateLas Cruces, N.M.L 1-5
    Oct. 19* at Middle TennesseeMurfreesboro, Tenn.11 a.m.
    Oct. 26* NORTH TEXASCAJUN BASIN4 p.m.
    Nov. 2* IDAHO
    (Homecoming)
    CAJUN BASIN4 p.m.
    Nov. 9* ARKANSAS STATE
    (Senior Day)
    CAJUN BASIN4 p.m.
    Nov. 16at ArkansasFayetteville, Ark.1 p.m.
    Nov. 23* at Louisiana-MonroeMonroe, La.6 p.m.
    All times are Central time.
    Home games at Cajun Field (31,000), Louisiana-Lafayette campus, Lafayette, La.
    * -- Denotes Sun Belt Conference Game

  2. UL Football 2002 New UL Helmet Logo


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  3. UL Football 2002-03 Football season

    FanStop Excerpt


    Louisiana Ragin Cajun’s

    Anticipation is high in Lafayette. First, they are now simply Louisiana. Second, and most importantly, Ricky Bustle, the offensive coordinator for Michael Vick and Virginia Tech, is the new head man for the Ragin Cajuns, and his arrival has sent shockwaves through the Sun Belt and renewed optimism for a program no stranger to creating noise in the college football rounds.

    Biggest Question Mark

    The biggest concern for the Ragin Cajuns as they head out of spring football, is can they maintain the excitement they have of the season after spending some time away from football. They will face another solid schedule this season, but can they maintain the momentum created from an impressive spring practice.
    Smallest Worry

    The QB position is nothing much to worry about for the Cajuns. Jon Van Cleave returns in 2002 after throwing for almost 2,500 yards, and he had a very impressive spring practice.

    Key Position Battle

    The best battle for the Ragin Cajuns will be out offensive guard, where a pair of redshirt freshman will tangle for the spot. Corey Glover is listed at the spot, and he is quicker than Mike Moore, though Moore has the size advantage.

    FanStop, by: evcajun12

  4. UL Football The Sports Mags Pre-Season All-SunBelt rankings

    Street & Smiths College Football 2002
    Lindy's 2002 National College Football
    Athlon Sports Southeastern College Football Edition


    Here is their projected finish
    Athlon: UL 6th
    Lindi's: Louisiana 4th
    Street and Smith: Louisiana Là 3rd


    Here are their Pre-Season All-Sunbelt Players
    Offense
    WR Nick Dugas - Lindi's 1st Team, Athlons 1st Team
    QB Jon Van Cleave - Lindi's 2nd Team, Athlons 1st Team
    RB Jerome Coleman - Lindi's 2nd team
    OL Jonathan Raush - Lindi's 2nd team
    PK Jonathan Knott - Lindi's 2nd team

    Defense
    DB Charles Tillman - Street & Smith Top player in the league, Athlons 2nd Team
    DL Walter Sampson - Lindi's 2nd team
    LB Ross Brubacker - Lindi's 1st team, Athlons 2nd Team

  5. UL Football Bustle's Cajuns are three weeks away

    Advertiser Bustle's Cajuns are three weeks away
    Bruce Brown
    Posted on July 14, 2002

    LAFAYETTE - If it seems like the college football season is just around the corner, it is.

    Three weeks from today, head coach Rickey Bustle will put freshman prospects through their first workouts at (Louisiana) as the Ragin' Cajuns begin the countdown to the 2002 season opener Aug. 31 at Texas A&M.

    Check-in and physicals are Saturday, Aug. 3 for new members of the program, with the first practice the next day.

    Bustle gets a light-hearted early start on the campaign next Saturday with his football clinic for women at Cajun Field, before turning his attention to the Cajuns and their bid for a Sun Belt Conference championship and berth in the New Orleans Bowl.

    Returning squad members report on Tuesday, Aug. 6, with photo and press day one day later and practices for the full team to begin Aug. 8.

    Fan Day at Cajun Field will be held from 6:30-7:15 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 11, two-a-days wrap up on Aug. 17 and the fall semester begins on Monday, Aug. 19.

    Bustle is in his first year guiding the Cajun program, joining (Louisiana) last Dec. 13 and replacing Jerry Baldwin after a record-setting stay as the offensive coordinator at Virginia Tech.

    Virginia Tech went to bowl games every year the 48-year old Bustle was offensive coordinator, and that will be the aim for the Cajuns this season as well although Middle Tennessee State is the favorite to win the league title in 2002 after tying for the crown in 2001.

    The key for the Cajuns will be emerging from the first five games as an improved team, despite a challenging pre-Sun Belt slate.

    The opener at A&M is followed by the home opener Sept. 7 against Minnesota in the second annual Herbert Heymann Football Classic at Cajun Field.

    (Louisiana) follows that with a trip to Houston Sept. 14, a home game with Alabama-Birmingham on the 21st and an open date before the much-anticipated Oct. 5 date with LSU in Tiger Stadium.

    That sets the stage for an Oct. 12 road game at New Mexico State which begins the conference schedule. Six of the final seven games will be against Sun Belt foes, with only the No. 15 game at Arkansas interrupting the SBC focus for Bustle's squad.

    Offensive coordinator Rob Christophel has built the Cajun attack around junior quarterback Jon Van Cleave, who hit 224-of-407 passes for 2,499 yards and 14 touchdowns in 2001 and suffered just 10 interceptions.

    He operates behind a line anchored by three-year starting tackle Jonathon Raush, a line which also clears space for Jerome Coleman (625 yards, 10 touchdowns) on the ground.

    Versatile senior Nick Dugas, who has played quarterback and wide receiver (60-616-3 last year) for the Cajuns as well as punt returner, was moved to the backfield late in the spring to add speed to the rushing game.

    The often-spectacular Frederick Stamps (43-663-4) is the focal point of the Cajuns' aerial game, which averaged 244.2 yards per game in 2001 despite a 3-8 finish.

    Linebackers Marrous Berry (44 solo tackles) and Ross Brupbacher (42 tackles), All-Sun Belt Conference cornerback Charles Tillman and nose tackle Walter Sampson will be key to the defense of coordinator Brent Pry.


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    During the spring, Coach Bustle's exposed the fact that he has some classy football players.

    Looks like Bustle and Robe are on the same page.


  7. UL Football Womens (only) Clinic 2002

    Advertiser-Jonas Breaux
    Bustle, UL program hosts inaugrual Women''s Football Clinic


    "Geaux Cajuns"          Photo by Brad Kemp


    LAFAYETTE - Their cheeks were red and their clothing was drenched with perspiration, but they were all smiles.

    No. It's not the first weekend for University of Louisiana at Lafayette freshmen football players to report for fall drills. But it was a first for the Ragin' Cajun grid program, as new head coach Rickey Bustle held his inaugural "Women's Football Clinic" Saturday at the UL athletic complex.

    "Coach Bustle has taken it upon himself to get people in the stands, no matter what it takes," said Sharee Broussard, UL alumni director who participated in Saturday's clinic.

    "He's reached out to women and other non-traditional groups, and shown he will go anywhere, at anytime, to ask people to come to the games."

    Almost 200 women, ranging in age from teen-agers to grandmothers, participated in the female-only event. During the morning session the participants viewed film and were given instruction about the game of football.


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    Advocate-BOBBY ARDOIN

    LAFAYETTE -- Tamika Guillory's first attempt at wearing a football uniform took considerable time and the help of several others Saturday.

    Once she fastened the shoulder pads and buckled her (University of Louisiana) helmet, Guillory almost imagined herself a player.

    "I feel so powerful. Now that I have on the uniform, I really don't want to take it off," said Guillory, a (Louisiana) speech pathology major from Lake Charles.

    She and about 200 others took part in the inaugural (UL)-hosted football clinic for women.

    Participants spent several hours at Angelle Hall on the (UL) campus learning aspects of the game from (Louisiana) football coach Ricky Bustle and several of his assistants.

    During the afternoon, the women toured (UL's) weight room, training room and videotaping facilities before running through the tunnel onto Cajun Field for kicking, passing and pre-game drills.

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  9. UL Football New UL coach eager to get team back on winning track

    Marty Mulé-Times-Picayune

    The question Rickey Bustle gets at every gathering is "What kind of offense will you run?"

    The reply: "One that scores."

    No doubt.

    Bustle, who is about to embark on his maiden voyage as head coach at Louisiana-Lafayette, is known as an offensive guru. In nine years as the offensive coordinator at Virginia Tech, the Hokies fielded seven of the eight highest-scoring teams in school history. In 1999, when Virginia Tech lost in the national championship game, the Hokies averaged 41.4 points, which was the NCAA's best. As Virginia Tech's quarterback coach, Bustle helped develop NFL quarterbacks Jim Druckenmiller and Michael Vick.

    Bustle inherits a wealth of offensive talent, starting with quarterback Jon Van Cleave and receiver Nick Dugas, which could be the best pass-and-catch combo in the Sun Belt Conference. Van Cleave, a 6-foot-4 junior, passed for 2,499 yards, leading the Sun Belt with 298.5 yards per game, and 14 touchdowns.

    Dugas, with 60 receptions, was his favorite target.

    Bustle is excited at the thought of refining the skills of his quarterback -- and retooling the offense, which averaged 338 yards last season, 424 in Sun Belt games.

    "Jon has the potential to be an NFL-type player," Bustle said at the league's Media Day on Wednesday. "He reminds me of Druckenmiller. Jon can be an exciting talent."

    Still, at a moribund program that hasn't finished better than .500 in six seasons, and where his predecessor didn't reach double-digit victories (9-27) in three years, he has a tough road ahead.

    Bustle won't know if Van Cleave will be with the Ragin' Cajuns until the first week of August. Van Cleave's eligibility depends on the grades he earned during the summer.

    "We're hoping he's there," Bustle said.

    Van Cleave's presence would help Bustle put his stamp on a floundering program that seems to have lost some of its fan base the past few seasons. The program has suffered defeats to programs such as North Alabama, Sam Houston State and Jacksonville State.

    The apex of Louisiana-Lafayette football was reached in 1996 when the Ragin' Cajuns beat 25th-ranked Texas A&M 29-22, the only time in its 93-year football history ULL defeated a ranked opponent.

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  10. UL Football 2002 07-28 CAJUNS ONE WEEK FROM FOOTBALL

    From: www.RaginCajuns.com
    July 28, 2002

    Rickey Bustle Era Begins Next Saturday As Freshmen Report

    LAFAYETTE – Next Saturday will officially mark the beginning of football season for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Aug. 3 will also mark the beginning of the Rickey Bustle era for the Ragin’ Cajuns.

    Freshman report Saturday morning and will meet at Cajun Field at 2:30 p.m. for a team meeting, followed by physicals. The first practice of the fall will commence on Sunday from 4-5:45 p.m.

    Varsity players are scheduled to report on Tuesday, Aug. 6, receiving their equipment at 2 p.m. and taking physicals at 6 p.m.

    The Cajuns will take their team pictures on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at Cajun Field. Media Day will begin immediately after team pictures.

    Two-a-day practices begin for the entire team on Thursday, Aug. 8 with 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. sessions. The Cajuns will alternate two-a-day practices, working out just once at 4 p.m. on odd numbered days.

    Rickey Bustle will open all practices to the public and welcomes all fans to attend. Practices are subject to be closed at any time.

    The team will hold “Fan Day” at Cajun Field on Sunday, Aug. 11 from 6:30-7:30 p.m.



    -Ragin’ Cajuns-



    Ragin’ Cajuns Fall Football Practice Schedule

    Saturday, Aug. 3 2:30 p.m. Freshman Report – Meeting at Cajun Field
    2:45-5:00 p.m. Freshman Physicals, Equipment Issued

    Sunday, Aug. 4 4-5:45 p.m. Freshman Practice

    Monday, Aug. 5 8:00-9:45am Freshman Practice
    4:00-5:45am Freshman Practice

    Tuesday, Aug. 6 2 p.m. Varsity Report – Equipment Issued
    6:30 p.m. Varsity Physicals

    Wednesday, Aug 7 10:30 a.m. Team Photos – Cajun Field
    10:45-Noon Media Day (Players Available)
    Noon-1 p.m. Media Day (Coaches Available)

    Aug. 8/10/12/14/16 8-10:15 a.m. Practice
    4-6:15 p.m. Practice

    Aug. 9/13/15/17 4-6:15 p.m. Practice
    Sunday, Aug. 11 6:30-7:30 p.m. Fan Day – Cajun Field

    All times are subject to change.


  11. UL Football 2002 Practice Schedule

    This is a great article by Dan McDonald. I copied it for historical purposes.

    I like his usage of Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns. He is one of on only a handful of writers who use UL straight up.


    Dan McDonald / Staff Writer
    Posted on April 7, 2002



    LAFAYETTE - It can now safely be said ... there were a lot of players on Louisiana's Ragin' Cajun offensive football squad that were concerned when Rickey Bustle was named as the Cajuns' head coach in December.

    "The rumor was out there that we were just going to run the ball all the time," said wide receiver Fred Stamps laughed after Saturday's Red-White spring football game. "I guess those rumors weren't true."

    Stamps had no complaints Saturday, after he caught five passes for 159 yards during the two-hour scrimmage that wrapped up spring drills for the UL squad. He also had a 61-yard scoring catch from quarterback Jon Van Cleave with exactly two minutes left that helped boost the Red team to a 24-10 "victory."

    "Fred's a big-play guy," said Bustle. "He's got to learn to really stay focused, but he didn't give up on himself after he had a couple of drops today. The guys that can make big plays, you want to keep giving them the opportunity."

    The opportunities were there Saturday for both the number one offensive and defensive units, both of which had its share of moments in the sun on the warm Cajun Field afternoon.

    "Our ones did some good things," said Bustle, whose team wrapped up its NCAA limit of 15 practice sessions with Saturday's drills. "Our defense has to play with a lot of emotion. They didn't have as much emotion as they did Thursday, but we tried to put them in some tough situations to see how they'd do."

    The defensive unit had dominated an abbreviated Thursday scrimmage, but the first team offense moved the ball with authority in a second half that saw that unit put up 24 points. Running back Jerome Coleman had two of those scores on runs of one and 18 yards after tallying twice during situational-scrimmage work in the first half.

    For the day, Coleman rushed 18 times for 74 yards, and his 18-yard scoring run provided the final score with 11 seconds left before Bustle's whistle signaled the end of the month-long spring session.

    Van Cleave, returning as the Cajun starter after throwing for 2,499 yards, a 55.0 completion percentage and 14 touchdowns as a sophomore last season, hit on 7-of-18 passes for 190 yards, no interceptions and the score to Stamps. During first-half situational work, he was 11-of-19 for 139 yards and three scores in skeleton drills.

    "I think we've come a long way," Van Cleave said. "It was rough early in the spring when everything was brand new and we were adjusting to the two-backs and two-receivers. It was a learning experience, but we're going to be all right.

    "It's a lot easier when you've got six or seven people protecting instead of five, and this is a great receivers group. You put it up there and they'll go get it."

    The other Cajun quarterbacks, Matt Lane and Eric Rekieta, didn't have as much success, considering they were operating against the bulk of a number one defense that recorded two sacks, five tackles for minus yardage, a fumble recovery by Marrious Berry and Charles Tillman's interception and 14-yard return that set up Jonathon Knott's 35-yard field goal.

    That number one defense set a tone early in the second half after the situational first half after Coleman's fumble gave the White squad a first down at the Red 37. The defense held there, giving the Red team possession at its own 21, and completions of 32 and 38 yards by Van Cleave set up Coleman's one-yard scoring burst.

    "We told the defense they had to go out and stop them," Bustle said. "That's a situation we'd worked on this week, and we told them they had to go out and get the ball back. We had a lot of people that stepped up over there and played well."

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    Use the "I Love UL" hand sign everywhere you go.

     


  13. UL Football 2002 08-04

    Cajun freshman check in for start of fall drills
    Dan McDonald / Staff Writer
    Posted on August 4, 2002

    LAFAYETTE - He's still a day away from seeing his newest charges in workout gear, but UL Lafayette head coach Rickey Bustle liked what he saw Saturday when the newcomer class checked in for the start of fall football drills.

    "They made a pretty good first impression," Bustle said after 27 of the expected 28 first-time participants reported to the campus and the athletic complex for physicals and testing Saturday afternoon. "They look pretty good."

    The group of 27 included 11 scholarship signees and 16 walk-on candidates. The one missing player who had been expected to check in prior to the team meeting was Tyler Wheeler, a wide receiver signee from Denham Springs.

    Wheeler, one of three signees still awaiting approval from the NCAA Clearinghouse, called the Cajun staff Saturday afternoon to let them know he had been detained and would not be checking in until late Saturday evening.

    "That always happens with somebody," Bustle said. "It's no big deal."

    Bustle was more excited about the looks of his walk-on delegation. The 16 non-scholarship players in camp were all invited by the Cajun staff, and should put the squad numbers at the NCAA-maximum 105 once the returning squadmen check in Tuesday.

    "We worked really hard to bring in some quality walk-on kids," Bustle said. "You can tell a lot of those guys are happy just to get a shot, and I'm anxious to see what some of these guys can do.

    "We've got some good looking guys in that group, and I'm expecting some pretty good times from some of them."

    The newcomers had their first team meal Saturday evening and returned after dinner to the athletic complex for a team meeting and testing in the 40-yard dash, vertical leap and bench press.

    "It's an evaluation," Bustle said. "We'll see how they run, see what kind of explosion they have."

    Three members of Saturday's check-in group will be hitting the practice field for the first time in over a year when the newcomers begin drills at 4 p.m. today. Scholarship signees Jerrell Carter, a cornerback from Amite, and Bill Sampy, a wide receiver from Carencro, and walk-on running back Dwight Lindon of Comeaux all sat out last season in restoring academic eligibility.

    Today's first practice will precede two sessions on Monday with the newcomer group. Approximately 77 returning squadmen are scheduled to check in Tuesday, with practice sessions for the full squad beginning Thursday.

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    Babb emerges as leader among UL freshman group
    Dan McDonald / Staff Writer
    Posted on August 4, 2002

    LAFAYETTE - For someone who says he doesn't ask to be in a leadership role, Jerry Babb looks like a leader in the making.

    Players were milling around the lobby of the UL Lafayette athletic complex Saturday, nervously waiting for the start of freshman football practice - many of them milling around wherever Babb was standing.

    Babb, for his part, wanted to meet as many of his future teammates as possible.

    "I was trying to get to know some of the other freshmen," he said. "We're all in the same situation, trying to see how we'll fit in."

    Babb is in a slightly different situation. The former St. Thomas More quarterback, like it or not, is a leader of the newcomer group that begins workouts today.

    Consider:

    * Babb was the first player to commit to new head coach Rickey Bustle and the Cajun staff, that coming only a few weeks after Bustle was hired;

    * He was among the first to get his national letter back to the UL offices on signing day;

    * He went through all of the voluntary summer practices with members of the returning varsity squad, one of only a handful of freshmen to do that;

    * He's a quarterback first and foremost, despite his ability to play several other positions;

    * And, he's even atop the newcomer alphabetical roster.

    "I don't ask for that role," he said on Saturday. "But a quarterback's going to be in a leadership role no matter what team you're on."

    Babb had success in that role at STM as a senior, helping guide the Cougars to the Class 4A state semifinals and within a few seconds of the school's first-ever trip to the Superdome Classic. He rushed for 96 yards including a 31-yard touchdown against Baker in the semifinals, and also contributed with his arm and with two key kickoff returns.

    As a senior, he accounted for 18 touchdowns, throwing for 590 yards and six scores, rushing for 537 yards and seven tallies and catching 15 passes for 354 yards and three touchdowns. To no surprise, he earned his way onto all-district, All-Parish and All-Acadiana squads as well as honorable mention All-State.

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  14. UL Football 2002 08-04 Cajun defense features all-new look, alignment, philosophy

    Dan McDonald / Staff Writer
    Posted on August 4, 2002

    LAFAYETTE - UL Lafayette defensive coordinator Brent Pry isn't the violent type, but that's what he's looking for from his Ragin' Cajun unit.

    "We're going to play with violence," he said. "We're going to understand leverages, we're going to pressure people. We're going to make the offense worry about us."

    it's big talk considering that Cajun defenses have allowed an average of over 437 yards per game (almost 14 miles over five years, if you're adding) and 39 points per outing to its opponents since 1997.

    But this is a new-look defense, all the way down to the basic alignment brought in by head coach Rickey Bustle and a staff he assembled with this philosophy in mind.

    "It's a whole new scheme," said Pry, whose defensive unit at Western Carolina last year ranked third nationally in pass defense. "It's letting us get better athletes on the field, people that are capable of using their speed and athleticism to get to more ball carriers."

    Fans will see an entirely different formation when the Cajuns line up for practice this week and when UL opens its 2002 season Aug. 31 at Texas A&M and Sept. 7 at home against Minnesota.

    UL will run from a 4-4 alignment, with the outside linebackers - monikered "Whip" and "Rover" - giving the unit enough flexibility to appear as an eight-man front on one play and a five-man secondary on the next without changing personnel.

    "We're not a 4-2-5," Pry said. "That's basically replacing linebackers with safeties, and that's only a small part of what we do. A lot of people down here are familiar with the 4-2-5, but that's just an offshoot of Virginia Tech's eight-man front which originally came from Washington in the mid-'80s."

    All four linebackers - and even the defensive ends - will be a threat to offensive linemen who are locked into a three-point stance.

    "We'll be able to apply pressure because of the stand-up guys," Pry said. "We'll blitz a lot because of the up alignments, we'll have lots of movement, and that creates stress on the offensive linemen. We'll be up in their face before the ball's even snapped."

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    While I would like an outline of the state of Lousiana, I must admit the arch is an improvement over last year.


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