The Book: 2003 Football

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Series: Cajun junior tight end Lawrence Johnson, a mass communications major from New Orleans, will be offering daily insight into Louisiana’s preseason football training camp for the Advertiser.

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LOUISIANA La. — It’s a natural assumption to figure that Louisiana’s football program would be further along in Year Two under Rickey Bustle than in last year’s maiden voyage.

Bustle’s not one to overlook anything, though. Not with the opener at South Carolina coming on Aug. 30. So, when the Ragin’ Cajuns hit the field for their first practice of the 2003 season, Bustle kept it basic. “We didn’t assume anything,” Bustle said. “In our meetings we went over and over things. And today, we made the coaches start from square one. We didn’t do a lot of things today.”

Freshmen began drills at 3 p.m., with the varsity joining them at 4 p.m., a structure that will be followed today and Wednesday before the entire squad practices together on Thursday at 4 p.m.

Even detail-conscious Bustle had to admit, though, that the veterans looked like they knew what to expect after a season and a spring under his staff. “We did have carryover from the older guys,” Bustle said. “Our organization was good. They know where to go, got our alignments right.

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Bruce Brown
bbrown@theadvertiser.com

[RedBug58]

What's going on with the old scoreboard. Is it just there for advertisements, or can it do something???:confused: :confused: :confused:

[The "Scout"]

The South Carolina game will be here in no time and i cant hardly wait. Does anyone know about how the practices are going ? Are we looking good ? Any new guys standing out ? I know our D is going to have to step it up. Im also intested about how Erick is throwing the ball. If anyone can update me I would greatly appretiate it.

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Day one finally arrives for Cajuns

Monday August 5th
After a long, hot summer with strength and conditioning coach Brad Ohrt, we all finally made it to the notorious two-a-day training camp. The brutal workouts coach Ohrt put us through this summer made us bigger and stronger. It’s finally time to put the summer school books away and just practice football for two and a half weeks. We all could not wait.

The empty feeling from leaving a desolate Malone Stadium in Monroe for the last game of the season was not very pleasant. The bad taste that left in my mouth is still there. It was not the right way to end the season. I still can’t believe that it happened that way. It just made me appreciate the feeling of victory more and hate losing even more than before. It made all of my teammates and myself hungrier for a winning season than ever before.

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Drills starting to speed up

Tuesday August 5th
Day 2 is in the books. It was yet another long day. Even though it was a long day, the weather was not as much of a factor as it was the other day. There is nothing better for us to be on the field practicing, and look up and see the sun covered by many gray clouds. The hot summers of Louisiana need a few more days like today.

Even though we were only in shorts and helmets, the intensity picked up quite a bit. Teaching and installation quickly turned into game speed non-contact drills. Anyone who was not awake for practice today, quickly woke up when the drills got faster and more intense. Everyone, including myself, is trying to compete for a spot on the varsity and trying to complement the team as much as possible.

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[CDeb]

Originally posted by RedBug58
What's going on with the old scoreboard. Is it just there for advertisements, or can it do something???:confused: :confused: :confused:

I think they are trying to fix it up to run messages across it (which is why they left the scrolling message screen intact).

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	Louisiana has BEST Season      since 1996

Since this picture was taken the SGA has done some painting around the tunnel.
PS do me a favor and hit "F5" on your keyboard.

[RaginRash]

I am getting so stoked for football season! These articles are great!

[CajunCharlie]

I, for one, like the articles, LJ"s efforts. I feel certain he has to push himself, after a "fun day" on the practice field, to meet the paper deadline. I t shows me that he has character and handles responsibility.