2006: Louisiana-31 Houston-28

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UL's offensive and defensive units each has sore backs after two full days of back-slapping, so it was left for Ragin' Cajun football coach Rickey Bustle to throw praise at an area close to his heart. Bustle said that a series of special-teams plays were responsible for the Cajuns getting back into Saturday's game at Houston, and jump-starting a rally from a 21-0 deficit to the shocking 31-28 victory. Included in that number: Kicker Drew Edmiston, after an early 50-yard field goal miss, nailed efforts of 23, 37 and 51 yards, matching his total output of the season's first four weeks and kicking UL's longest field goal in over a decade; Redshirt freshman Deon Wallace, playing in his Houston hometown, broke a 65-yard kickoff return after the host Cougars' third touchdown had built a 21-0 lead, setting up UL's first score; and Sophomore multi-tasker Michael Desormeaux, UL's backup quarterback who also played at wide receiver and nickel defensive back, took a short-snap fake punt 51 yards to the UH 5 late in the second quarter, setting up Edmiston's first field goal and cutting the margin to 21-10 at halftime. The rest of the story Dan McDonald dmcdonald@theadvertiser.com

[locoguano]

I think the only out is a BCS bid... which isnt in the cards until we dominate some BCS teams a la Boise St., Utah...

[CrazyCajun]

what we do need to hope for is our second place team to get an invite to another bowl and have a good showing. If our conference starts to play 2 bowls every year we will start getting the bigger recruits as a whole. It would be a huge step for our conference. Right now it looks like only middle tenn would have a shot at that if they only lose to us in conference and we run the table.

[Clutch0364]

what we do need to hope for is our second place team to get an invite to another bowl and have a good showing. If our conference starts to play 2 bowls every year we will start getting the bigger recruits as a whole. It would be a huge step for our conference. Right now it looks like only middle tenn would have a shot at that if they only lose to us in conference and we run the table.

You are correct...for the future of the conference our 2nd place team needs to get an invite somewhere.

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Television is, by definition, an instantaneous medium, and that works out very well for UL’s football team. The Cajuns will be seen by more people than any other regular-season game this season next Wednesday when they travel to face Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton, Fla. UL’s Sun Belt Conference opener airs at 6:30 p.m. (CDT) on ESPN2, which now goes into just over 86 million homes. The Cajun squad was already in for its share of positive buzz during that broadcast, considering that they’re working on a five-game win streak in conference play, coming off a share of last year’s league title and were the consensus pick to win this year’s crown. But since television aims at what happened most recently, there’s a new subject of focus for UL, courtesy of last Saturday’s 31-28 upset road win over Houston’s Cougars. The rest of the story Dan McDonald dmcdonald@theadvertiser.com

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Amazing. The University of Louisiana football team is right where it left off last season. Even better though is what they have done to get there. Starting the season 0-2 and winning the following two home games came more or less as expected. What happened Saturday however, did not (at least to most). I mentioned it last week, and UL’s most important non-conference game of the year turned out glorious as the 17 point underdog Cajuns (3-2) rallied late to upset a very powerful and on the rise University of Houston team. The Cougars (4-2), just last week came very close to beating Miami (Fla.) ultimately falling short 14-13 in the game’s final minutes. Their quarterback Kevin Kolb has the school record for passing yards with 9,378. They led, and more than likely will win Conference USA. They are a fine football team. Sounds great, and indeed it is, but it wasn’t enough for a determined Cajun team. After being down 21-0 with the Cougar offense seemingly flawless and UL not getting any lucky breaks, the Cajuns realized if they were to win they would have to take it themselves. The rest of the story Daniel Mayard The Vermilion

[CrazyCajun]

something as of yesterday. I hope we don't rush fisher back too soon. However i trust the coaches would let his knee heel totally before throwing him back out there b/c we will need throughout the season. These ten days should do alot for getting people healthy.

[BirdofParadise]

something as of yesterday. I hope we don't rush fisher back too soon. However i trust the coaches would let his knee heel totally before throwing him back out there b/c we will need throughout the season. These ten days should do alot for getting people healthy.

Fisher, the staff believes, will be ready. Risher, however, will not play again this week.

Cajuns will probably get Derik Keyes back this week as well.

[CrazyCajun]

Fisher, the staff believes, will be ready. Risher, however, will not play again this week.

Cajuns will probably get Derik Keyes back this week as well.

jay i have been meaning to ask you, I watch the rickey bustle show every monday night but i don't listen to the broadcast, do you take callers during the coaches show?

[Cajunpride101]

Don't forget what Troy did a few years ago. They defeated Missouri on their way to a winning record. As a result, they were invited to some bowl out in California. Their opponent was NIU.