The Book: 2003 Football

[ISUCajunfan]

What's the status of George Benson and Haynes. How serious is Haynes injury. Also, I got that Mad Dog was 6'1" but how much does he weigh? Any other noteable new names from the game?

[rwcajun]

The o-line did have a good game(Don't want to jinx them for next week). One holding penalty. I talked to Brooks,Hodges,Harvey,Batiste,Cox,and Lloyd after the game and as good as I thought they did in a loss,they were all to a man not pleased at all they did not put any points on the board. Had an empty taste in their mouth. Coach Gibson has done a good job getting this group working together. The temp and humidity made me think I was in the SWAMP. Spent $30 dollars on bottled water(10). Chris Perrone's Mother had to go to First Aid at stadium to get relief,she is ok. Coach Bustle's brother in law(I think) had us a great barbeque spread. Also, there was a group of UL students that helped liven things up before and during the game, I hope they remember what good game it was. PREJUDICE RWCAJUN

[Cajun1997]

Originally posted by rwcajun
The o-line did have a good game(Don't want to jinx them for next week). One holding penalty. I talked to Brooks,Hodges,Harvey,Batiste,Cox,and Lloyd after the game and as good as I thought they did in a loss,they were all to a man not pleased at all they did not put any points on the board. Had an empty taste in their mouth. Coach Gibson has done a good job getting this group working together. The temp and humidity made me think I was in the SWAMP. Spent $30 dollars on bottled water(10). Chris Perrone's Mother had to go to First Aid at stadium to get relief,she is ok. Coach Bustle's brother in law(I think) had us a great barbeque spread. Also, there was a group of UL students that helped liven things up before and during the game, I hope they remember what good game it was. PREJUDICE RWCAJUN

RW, are those 6 the only offensive linemen who saw playing time against USC? I did not see any others in the game but thought I may have missed Chance or Perrone play.

[Cajun1997]

Originally posted by ISUCajunfan
What's the status of George Benson and Haynes. How serious is Haynes injury. Also, I got that Mad Dog was 6'1" but how much does he weigh? Any other noteable new names from the game?

Benson played against USC and played well (knocked down at least 1 pass). Did not see or hear anything about him being injured. Have not heard an update on Haynes but know he did not even make the trip to SC. I read on Delphi that Mad Dog weighs around 265 even though he is listed at 245, don't know what is up with that.

[Pirogue]

Originally posted by rwcajun
Also, there was a group of UL students that helped liven things up before and during the game, I hope they remember what good game it was. PREJUDICE RWCAJUN

While we may look like and act like students, it has been 10 years since RaginDave and I was forcefully escorted out of a cheering section as a student... We will take that as a copliment though...

here's a little treat though...

[Cajun1997]

For all you who like to chat, RaginCajun77 has set up a nice chatroom at the URL below. Tried it out tonight and it works great. Will see you there for the Minnesota game (next out of town game) but some of you who have trouble with the internet feed may want to give it a try this Saturday.

Ragin' Cajun Zone

[rwcajun]

I am pretty sure it was those six for this week. Brooks went out late in the game with cramps in both legs, he is ok today. I am sorry to Pirogue about being a student,made me feel younger too.

[parisdog]

Looking forward to the game this weekend against yall. Good game against the Cocks last Saturday. I was hoping we would play Miami better than we did, but they are a great team.

[NewsCopy]

New faces productive despite opening loss

LOUISIANA La. — New faces had a great deal to do with last Saturday’s solid showing by Louisiana at South Carolina.

Despite the 14-7 defeat, the Ragin’ Cajuns showed signs that they have taken steps to improve in coach Rickey Bustle’s second year.

First among those new faces was unheralded junior Travis Smothers, the younger brother of Atlanta Falcons star Warrick Dunn who joined the program a week into fall camp.

Smothers gained 113 yards on 19 carries, including a 36-yard escape, to become just the sixth back in Cajun history to exceed 100 yards on opening day.

With his spark, the visitors rushed for 138 yards against their SEC foes. That’s more than double last season’s average of 61 per game and more than all but one game in 2002.

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Bruce Brown
bbrown@theadvertiser.com

[NewsCopy]

LOUISIANA La. -- Great start, but now what?

That's the question facing Rickey Bustle and his University of Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns this week in the aftermath of their impressive showing in Saturday's season-opening loss to SEC member South Carolina.

The Cajuns, overwhelming underdogs, had Gamecock fans on the edge of their seats and the outcome of the game very much up in the air until the final play before South Carolina pulled out a 14-7 victory.

"We played hard, we played well," said Bustle, beginning his second season at Louisiana. "Moral victories, I'm not in to those. I told them (Cajuns) if we sit on what we did tonight and don't come out Monday ready to go (we're in trouble) because we're getting ready to play our first (designated) conference game against Louisiana Tech on Saturday."

For a few hours Saturday, Bustle nonetheless basked in the knowledge that his Cajuns stood up to the challenge and didn't fold under adversity.

The Cajuns suffered back-to-back turnovers on their first two possessions -- three overall -- conjuring up thoughts of 2002 when they committed 10 turnovers in losing their opener to Texas A&M.

But this time, the Cajuns didn't succumb.

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By GLENN QUEBEDEAUX
Special to The Advocate