2006: Louisiana-31 Houston-28

[RedBug58]

Does anyone know how we're looking injury wise after this game? I know I saw two DB's down at some point during the game, and I wasnt sure how severe their injuries were.

Tuffguy

Bustle said at Pete's tonight that there were no new injuries. Plus we should get Kees & Fisher back by next game. Not sure about Risher.

He said it was very important to get Fisher back as it would make the line stronger.

[RaginFan2]

I went to both games and they were both great in their own right. A&M had not made its own downturn just yet, and had beaten LSU in season opening games in those years. That A&M game was huge for us, and the goal post destruction made national sports news.

This Houston game is great since it comes on the cusp of getting this program's return notched up another level. I would still like to see where this Houston team goes this season. I would like for them to prove themselves worthy of the initial 4-0 and 1pt Miami loss. How Houston does from here on puts this game, as far as critics go, in a certain perspective. However, it is huge for this program right now. And as far as I am concerned, right now is what I deal with.

I also believe this Houston game is more significant in one respect. It will have a larger impact on our recruiting than that A&M game did. Our potential recruits in the east Texas and Houston area have to consider this, if we keep it going. We are up against CUSA in many recruiting battles, and last season, a good finish to this season, and this win cannot do anything but help recruiting... and winning... and attendance... and revenues... and not necessarily in that order. Those relationships are a nested web of dependent structures.

Keep Geauxing Cajuns!!!!!!

Very well put!

[RaginFan2]

We could use another 'downward slope' like that. We won the Big 12 2 years later in 1998.
Congrats on the win, LA has a lot of pride and no quit in them. I knew LA was better than the score indicated in our game with them, our strength just happens to be against the run.

UH was making a lot of noise in the Houson media about how they could beat Big 12 teams and they are a better team than us. You guys coming in and showing your the better team than UH will quiet the Coogs up.

I dont know if it makes you guys happy but you just made recruiting Houston a whole lot easier for us.

Anyway congrats on the win you guys are scrappy, have quality fans, and a quality program. Good luck the rest of the way.

Thanks for the nice comments, BVA! I went to the game at Kyle Field a few years ago and enjoyed the atmosphere. The Aggie fans were very cordial. I'm sorry we played such a sorry game there this year. It was, apparently, by far the Aggies' best game this year. Best of luck luck to you guys the rest of the year!

[NewsCopy]

It may have been a Monday, but UL's football team was still welcoming all its friends to the party that never ends. "Since we got back, there's been a buzz around the school," said senior defensive tackle Marshall Delesdernier. "It hasn't been like that for a while." The Ragin' Cajuns hadn't had a win like its storybook 31-28 victory at Houston in a while. "When we got back Saturday, a couple of us decided to go and be a little social," Delesdernier said. "People recognized us, and they were slapping hands, hugging us, enjoying it with us. We don't do that after a loss." The Cajuns also haven't had that losing experience in almost a month, and will ride a three-game winning streak into an extended week of preparation for the Sun Belt Conference opener. That one comes on Wednesday, Oct. 18, in a 6:30 p.m. (CDT) ESPN2-televised contest at Florida Atlantic. The rest of the story Dan McDonald dmcdonald@theadvertiser.com

[NewsCopy]

No football player in Sun Belt Conference history had ever been named as Player of the Week three consecutive times until Monday, but UL quarterback Jerry Babb can now claim that honor. Babb, who helped engineer the Ragin' Cajuns' 31-28 comeback win at Houston last Saturday, was honored as the Sun Belt's Offensive Player of the Week by the league office Monday. He became the first player in any category - offense, defense and special teams - to win the award in consecutive weekends. "That snowball's starting to get bigger for him," Cajun coach Rickey Bustle said Monday. "He made some true Jerry Babb plays Saturday ... he probably only had one bad decision when he threw back across his body, and other than that he played really well." The senior's numbers weren't eye-popping, with Babb competing 15-of-29 passes for 146 yards and one score and rushing 12 times for 73 more yards and another touchdown. But the offense he skippered scored the last six times it had the football, including an 18-play, 85-yard drive that led to the winning touchdown with 1:02 left. The rest of the story Dan McDonald dmcdonald@theadvertiser.com

[nfontenot]

He will be on in the third hour this morning. Channel 123 for whoever has sirius radio. I think that is between 8:00 and 9:00.

[shof]

He will be on in the third hour this morning. Channel 123 for whoever has sirius radio. I think that is between 8:00 and 9:00.

I tuned in a little too late. Anyone get to listen?

[Choppie29]

Let's not look underestimate them like Houston did to us. Even though the Houston game was one of the biggest wins this program has ever seen, a blunder on national television against a not-so-great FAU team will be a HUGE step back. Let's keep rollin', but also keep our eyes right in front us...

I agree.

The FAU game is a statement game for us on National Television.

We should have beaten them last year. If we would have beat them, we would have gone to the New Orleans Bowl. I don't think the players or the coaches have forgotten about that. I am looking forward to a Cajun beatdown of FAU next Wed. and a packed Cajun Field against Middle Tenn the following week.

[DestinCajun]

I have to respectfully disagree.

You are always welcomed to do so.

A heads up, apples to apples comparison gives the overwhelming nod to the Tex A&M game. However, there is the old adage that says "it's not what you've done for me, it's what you've done for me lately that matters" and it may well apply in this case.

[BirdofParadise]

Bustle said at Pete's tonight that there were no new injuries. Plus we should get Kees & Fisher back by next game. Not sure about Risher.

He said it was very important to get Fisher back as it would make the line stronger.

Rickey said last night that Risher will not play against FAU and is very much up in the air for MT.

[EVCajun12]

Like you said after the EMU game with Ricky, high ankle sprains persist for a long time. I am not liking the sounds of this injury, this could persist for awhile. However getting Fisher back is a big boost

[Clutch0364]

Like you said after the EMU game with Ricky, high ankle sprains persist for a long time. I am not liking the sounds of this injury, this could persist for awhile. However getting Fisher back is a big boost

I hope they don't try to rush it back but it sounds like they are giving him plenty of time to come back at full health.