2006: UL-6 FAU-0

[AstroCajun]

vegasinsider.com also has up to the minute. Apparently the line opened up at one casino at 11 and then moved all the way down to 8.5. Not sure why.

My guess is that FAU soundly beat a really bad SUU team.

The same SUU team that played it tight against McNeese.

And we all know that McNeese woulp play us competatively

or at least that's what they keep telling us.

I hope we don't get off to our typical, national TV game slow start, but I think we win in a romp.

Cajuns 35
FAU 10

Payback, it's what's for dinner.

[Kal]

My guess is that FAU soundly beat a really bad SUU team.

The same SUU team that played it tight against McNeese.

And we all know that McNeese woulp play us competatively

or at least that's what they keep telling us.

I hope we don't get off to our typical, national TV game slow start, but I think we win in a romp.

Cajuns 35
FAU 10

Payback, it's what's for dinner.

let's hope that's what really happens.

[MiamiCajun32]

ZZZzzzzzzzz....

They had us at +17.5 at Hstn....

We will have taken a major step backwards if we dont win. I dont care if its 50, 15, or 5.....

you must win.

The line does not put me to sleep....

I happen to place a wager or two on college football and I have been waiting for Cajuns to start sunbelt play because, even though I may be betting with my heart as a fan, I believe the cajuns will roll through most of these games and their spread option attack will be very difficult to defend when playing against teams that don't have superior talent on defense. In my opinion, the -8.5 line is a major value and I agree with above prediction that the cajuns will win about 35-10. At the end of the day, a win is a win, but I think this will be a blow out.

[Corndog308]

All I want is a conference win. Oue season starts here and we are 0-0.

But to have some fun
Cajuns 38
FAU 13

[ImperialCajun]

All of us that are outside of Lafayette appreciate these kinds of post!

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UL opened its 2006 football season with a pair of games against nationally-prominent programs, and was popped twice at LSU and Texas A&M by a combined 96-10 score. Florida Atlantic began its season with four straight road games at Clemson, Kansas State, Oklahoma State and South Carolina, and went 0-4 while being outscored 192-20. Since then, neither team has lost. "There are a lot of similarities in the teams we played early," said UL coach Rickey Bustle. "It's been a process of coming back and getting your feet back on the ground and playing like we're capable of playing." "We never went into a funk in losing to those four teams," said FAU coach Howard Schnellenberger. "We knew we got experience and we learned the velocity and ferocity of the Division I game. Winning two in a row kind of validated that." The rest of the story Dan McDonald dmcdonald@theadvertiser.com

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1.) Louisiana (3-2, 0-0) - Haven't played since last poll, but Houston's close loss at Southern Miss doesn't take anything away from the win one weekend ago. It's still a little early to make New Orleans Bowl reservations, but right now the Cajuns would be a favorite against every team in the league. Last week: First. 2.) Arkansas State (4-2, 2-0) - ASU won on a hail-Mary on the last play of the game at Memphis, but it wasn't a fluke. The Indians dominated their Conference USA opponent (100 more yards, a 10-minute time of possession advantage, 27 first downs). Maybe they are for real, and the game at UL on Nov. 25 might be huge. Last week: Third. 3.) Middle Tennessee (3-3, 2-0) - Should you drop during an open date? Only with the big win by Arkansas State. Middle has played two straight solid games despite losing to Louisville in one of those. And they're going to face a UL Monroe team that's now out of the hunt. Last week: Second. The rest of the poll

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Louisiana at Fla. Atlantic Wednesday (line UL -9) - Just by the numbers, this one shouldn't be that close. But giving up an almost double-figure spread in a conference game on the road is a risky proposition. I'm taking the Jerry Babb factor ... he didn't play much against FAU last year and the Cajuns lost. He'll play this year. UL 34-14. Middle Tennessee at UL Monroe (line MT -4 1/2) - Every time they've needed to come up with a big play or a big win, the Blue Raiders have done it this year. Every time the Warhawks have done the same, they haven't. There's something to be said for knowing how to win. MT 27-17. The rest of the story

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When Florida Atlantic played Louisiana-Lafayette last season, quarterback Sean Clayton's only action was taking a knee to run out the clock at the end of the game. Clayton, then the backup to Danny Embick, had watched Embick rally the Owls to a 28-10 win by scoring 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter. Wednesday, Clayton will be starting when FAU hosts the Ragin' Cajuns at Lockhart Stadium, and he hopes to lead the Owls to another win over Louisiana-Lafayette in a game with major implications in the Sun Belt Conference. "They are a really good team, probably the front-runner in the conference," said Clayton, a junior whose improved play helped the Owls (2-4, 1-0) win their past two games. In FAU's first three games, Clayton passed for 215 yards, with two interceptions and no touchdowns, and he ran 15 times for minus-7 yards. In the Owls' past three games, Clayton has passed for 438 yards with one interception and four touchdowns, and rushed for 155 yards on 19 carries. The rest of the story By Ted Hutton South Florida Sun-Sentinel

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Florida Atlantic may be without its top four receivers when they host Louisiana-Lafayette Wednesday night as 8-point dogs. After opening as high as +10 at some books, the line was dropped to 8 early Monday morning. FAU listed Casey McGahee (ankle), Cortez Gent (ankle), Chris Bonner (illness) and Frantz Simeon (shoulder) as questionable for the game. Simeon, FAU`s biggest deep threat, separated his shoulder in Thursday`s 32-7 victory against Southern Utah. No line was set for the contest. McGahee, a senior, has missed the entire season with a sprained ankle. Simeon and McGahee were listed as the No. 1 and No. 2 receivers to start the season, with Gent and Bonner listed as No. 3 and No. 4. Gent, a speedy freshman, missed Thursday’s game and has sparingly practiced this week. He has six catches for 66 yards this year. The rest of the story Covers.com

[Clutch0364]

All of us that are outside of Lafayette appreciate these kinds of post!

This will now be a weekly thing...thanks for the feedback!

[DaddyCajun]

We certainly need to go to FAU focused and play loose and hit very hard. We can not allow another FAU game to get away from us,(one got away from us at The Swamp last year) and/or can not allow a let down after a huge win in Houston!

The program ground work is still being laid but some of the fruits could be picked this season IF we focus and take one game at a time!!

DaddyCajun