100 College Football Previews: No. 93 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

[CajunRebel]

Surprised no one caught this little gem:

"Early games against the Troy Trojans and Florida International are also winnable– while Tulane may present a challenge–and should help the Cajuns hit the ground running in preparation for their Sun Belt Conference opener in Denton..."

^ This should tell you all you need to know about how much effort was put into our ranking. They didn't even bother to look up who was in our conference.

[BeauCajun]

Today, we're 93 days away from the kickoff of the 2012 college_football_season. As such, we'll preview the No. 93 team in our Rant_Sports_100 in 100 college_football_previews, the_Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Head coach Mark ...

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Awesome picture. They have our VP crew all over that pic.

[GeauxCajuns]

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[ULGrad@HOU]

Every single one of these "preview" rankings is BS and not worth your time to read.

Of course it's BS, but it's better than talking about uniforms or a band thread! Plus, we want to be perceived as "good". It's absolutely more important to "be good" but there is something to be said about how your team is seen. I would think most would agree to that. It's the expectation, and that builds excitement.

[Just1More]

Surprised no one caught this little gem:

"Early games against the Troy Trojans and Florida International are also winnable– while Tulane may present a challenge–and should help the Cajuns hit the ground running in preparation for their Sun Belt Conference opener in Denton..."

^ This should tell you all you need to know about how much effort was put into our ranking. They didn't even bother to look up who was in our conference.

No doubt. I just figured that since we were a bowl participant that actually won the game, some of these guys would try a little harder.

[CajunRebel]

No doubt. I just figured that since we were a bowl participant that actually won the game, some of these guys would try a little harder.

It's the damn liberal news media. ;-)

[Just1More]

Of course it's BS, but it's better than talking about uniforms or a band thread! Plus, we want to be perceived as "good". It's absolutely more important to "be good" but there is something to be said about how your team is seen. I would think most would agree to that. It's the expectation, and that builds excitement.

I'm with you... it isn't a "huge deal"... but it is important that we get better pub than this. I also agree that with so little Cajun athletics to be cackling about, we might as well start the preseason football cackle... before we slide into slamming the band, slamming the colors, the hotwheel logo, the pepper, the name game, the concessions stands, the tailgate issues, the student section, Cayenne, the scoreboard, the condition of the Tigue, the horse farm sale, our management press miscues, the dirty bathrooms, the guy wearing the LSU gear, the uniform font, the tailgaters that don't go inside, the kids in the grass endzones, the PA announcer, the PA system, the people that stand during games, the people that sit during games, BandwagonKing, weekday home games for TV, the schedule, the missing plaque, the missing renditions of the modernized Cajun Field, not allowing someone on here on the track to jog anymore, the crummy fence around Cajun Field, the dust from the gravel... did I mention the band... well... you know... the other stuff we beeyotch about.

When are you inviting me over to christen your new swimming pool? I'll need to drink a lot of beer first... naturally.

[Just1More]

It's the damn liberal news media. ;-)

I knew you'd see it the way of the irrational juvenile detestables... you're just too dang intelligent not to.

[Hooj_Cajun_Fan]

I'm with you... it isn't a "huge deal"... but it is important that we get better pub than this. I also agree that with so little Cajun athletics to be cackling about, we might as well start the preseason football cackle... before we slide into slamming the band, slamming the colors, the hotwheel logo, the pepper, the name game, the concessions stands, the tailgate issues, the student section, Cayenne, the scoreboard, the condition of the Tigue, the horse farm sale, our management press miscues, the dirty bathrooms, the guy wearing the LSU gear, the uniform font, the tailgaters that don't go inside, the kids in the grass endzones, the PA announcer, the PA system, the people that stand during games, the people that sit during games, BandwagonKing, weekday home games for TV, the schedule, the missing plaque, the missing renditions of the modernized Cajun Field, not allowing someone on here on the track to jog anymore, the crummy fence around Cajun Field, the dust from the gravel... did I mention the band... well... you know... the other stuff we beeyotch about.

When are you inviting me over to christen your new swimming pool? I'll need to drink a lot of beer first... naturally.

The red trimming on the shoulder pads of the new uniforms looks pink from far away

[Just1More]

The red trimming on the shoulder pads of the new uniforms looks pink from far away

Ha... even though up close it's kind of a cool design pattern... it definitely looks like a faded red working toward pink from a distance. I think they should take them all in for a vermillion dye dip.

[RaginFan2]

I'm with you... it isn't a "huge deal"... but it is important that we get better pub than this. I also agree that with so little Cajun athletics to be cackling about, we might as well start the preseason football cackle... before we slide into slamming the band, slamming the colors, the hotwheel logo, the pepper, the name game, the concessions stands, the tailgate issues, the student section, Cayenne, the scoreboard, the condition of the Tigue, the horse farm sale, our management press miscues, the dirty bathrooms, the guy wearing the LSU gear, the uniform font, the tailgaters that don't go inside, the kids in the grass endzones, the PA announcer, the PA system, the people that stand during games, the people that sit during games, BandwagonKing, weekday home games for TV, the schedule, the missing plaque, the missing renditions of the modernized Cajun Field, not allowing someone on here on the track to jog anymore, the crummy fence around Cajun Field, the dust from the gravel... did I mention the band... well... you know... the other stuff we beeyotch about.

When are you inviting me over to christen your new swimming pool? I'll need to drink a lot of beer first... naturally.

Damn, J1M! You just gutted our list of "summer talk" topics! Now what'll we talk about???

[Bandwagon King]

I'm with you... it isn't a "huge deal"... but it is important that we get better pub than this. I also agree that with so little Cajun athletics to be cackling about, we might as well start the preseason football cackle... before we slide into slamming the band, slamming the colors, the hotwheel logo, the pepper, the name game, the concessions stands, the tailgate issues, the student section, Cayenne, the scoreboard, the condition of the Tigue, the horse farm sale, our management press miscues, the dirty bathrooms, the guy wearing the LSU gear, the uniform font, the tailgaters that don't go inside, the kids in the grass endzones, the PA announcer, the PA system, the people that stand during games, the people that sit during games, BandwagonKing, weekday home games for TV, the schedule, the missing plaque, the missing renditions of the modernized Cajun Field, not allowing someone on here on the track to jog anymore, the crummy fence around Cajun Field, the dust from the gravel... did I mention the band... well... you know... the other stuff we beeyotch about.

When are you inviting me over to christen your new swimming pool? I'll need to drink a lot of beer first... naturally.

This is good stuff J1M. For the record though. The guy was very complimentary of UL. He just has very little knowledge of the SBC & even less respect for it in general. The only way to change this perception is to go out & beat a percieved BIG fish on your schedule. I would think OSU or Florida would be about right. Until then, UL fans should enjoy the praise in spite of the perception. It's sure as hell better than being picked to be dead last in the country, isn't it?