The Book: 2003 Football

[CajunCall]

V&W I like that. Hey is it true that the Saints game raised $65,000 for athletics, and that the 18,500 in attendance was a Black and Gold record?

[Turbine]

Originally posted by CajunCall
V&W I like that. Hey is it true that the Saints game raised $65,000 for athletics, and that the 18,500 in attendance was a Black and Gold record?

I was going to suggest just calling it the VW game. It is after all designed to get the Bugs out.

I doubt the attendance was a record, but it was probably the best in the last 20 years. You might have to go back to the Tulane Stadium days to top it.

I haven't heard about how much money was raised, $65 grand would be awesome.

[RaginRash]

Thanks for the link. I do have to say the page loading on ragincajuns.com is annoying. All those MS frontpage gimmicks are not needed!

[CDeb]

That was not of my doing. You know me better than that.

[RaginRash]

Originally posted by CDeb
That was not of my doing. You know me better than that.

Dude, You know its all your fault. You're CDEB!
When in doubt, blame you. I thought that was the fanboard official motto?

[Crawfish]

Chuck Asked; "Does Justin have a chance?"

I assume you are talking about Venable. From what I understand, he will mainly be playing on special teams as a deep snapper. From what I have heard, he has decided he is not quite ready to be playing all of the snaps. I think he is still experiencing some pain.

[Turner]

Lawrence Johnson sure seems to be a class act. Does anyone know where he went to high school?

[NewsCopy]

A report from http://southcarolina.theinsiders.com/

Have you wondered whether the Gamecocks' opening opponent, the Louisiana Ragin Cajuns, will be ready for the August 30 game at Williams Brice? Well, you needn't worry. Besides the fact it is the first game of the year, ULL has at least three significant, motivating factors that should ensure Gamecock fans will see a highly spirited and tremendously excited opponent. If you are interested in what might motivate the ULL team, read on . . .

We recommend that you also read, Louisiana: An Early Season Preview

It's a Respect Thing: A Historic Opportunity to Defeat an SEC Team

ULL's players and fans have been kicked around a lot by SEC teams. Their overall record against SEC teams is a pathetic 0-45. That fact alone will motivate a guy.

In addition, most of the ULL roster lists football players from Louisiana. Around Louisiana, the LSU Tigers have all the tradition. Their fans are brash, and by and large, the best high school players in Louisiana play for the Bengal Tigers. Thus, every player on the ULL roster has been informed, through the recruiting process, that he is simply not good enough, or smart enough, to play for LSU, or really any any SEC school. If I were a ULL player, these things would tend to upset me.

This begs the question. Is it true that ULL's players cannot compete against the superior talent of the SEC? To answer that, all one needs to do to is look at ULL's performance during the 2002 season. The fact is, ULL can compete against the best in the SEC.

Take ULL's narrow, 24-17 loss to the Arkansas Razorbacks as a case in point.

These are the same Razorbacks that soundly beat the Gamecocks. First, that 23-0 Arkansas loss last year was not the result of Gamecock unreadiness. Back in the 1980s, the Arkansas Athletic Director, Frank Broyles, fired Lou Holtz. The Gamecock players knew this, and they knew that beating Arkansas meant more to Lou than winning any other game (with the exception, perhaps, of Clemson.) Second, the game was played before a sold out crowd at Williams Brice. There is no doubt that the strains of 2001, the crowd, and a hostile Akansas program, meant that the Gamecock players were fired up for the game. Arkansas just out-played and out-coached the Gamecocks. Frankly, Arkansas had better players.

The rest of the story

By E.T. Yazoo
Date: Aug 12, 2003

Special thanks to the SportsNote staff

[CajunGuru]

"Lawrence Johnson sure seems to be a class act. Does anyone know where he went to high school?"

Karr High

[snote]

Originally posted by CAJUNGURU
Karr High

i think Tubine spoke with his coach that was out @ practice today..

side bar..for said historian.. i mis-spoke earlier today.. hills is his roommate

[Cajun1997]

ESPN LINK

[Cajun1997]

Sanchez, sorry I forgot to post but it was so hot Sunday I stayed under the tent and watched the O-line practice, did not see Sanders then or at Fan Day.