The Book: 2003 Football

[UL_Cajuns]

Talk to Windel Williams today, he said the team is fired up and will beat ULM.

[LatvianCajun]

Nice

[RaginRash]

If Windell says it, you can take it to THE BANK!!

GEAUX CAJUNS!

[NewsCopy]

LOUISIANA La. — Mix-and-match may work for a temporary wardrobe, but it’s hardly the ticket for an offensive line.

Louisiana has been shuffling linemen in and out of the lineup most of the season, one of the many hurdles faced on the way to a 0-6 record midway through the campaign.

Of all the units on the team, the O-line needs a connected, cohesive effort to succeed, and that’s nearly impossible without a steady group of starters.

“The line is a developmental position,” assistant coach Mike Gibson said Wednesday. “You have to have five playing together. You have to have that continuity and consistency, because they all rely on each other.

“You’ve got to get a feel for that guy playing next to you.”

But, just who is lining up next to whom each week? That’s Gibson’s $64,000 question.

Junior guard Greg Hodges has been hurt most of the year.

Starting guard D’Anthony Batiste was sidelined early in last week’s loss at Oklahoma State.

The Cajuns haven’t had their expected starting five intact for any noticeable time.

“We lost our best lineman (Hodges) early,” Gibson said. “Then last week D’Anthony suffered a high ankle sprain on the first play. He tried one more snap, but couldn’t go.

The rest of the story

Bruce Brown
bbrown@theadvertiser.com

[NewsCopy]

INJURY UPDATE

Jamal Smith, ankle surgery (out for season);

David Kirkley, knee surgery (out for season);

Greg Hodges, knee (out);

Wes Simon, shoulder (out);

Ricky Thomas, foot (out).

D'Anthony Batiste, ankle (doubtful);

Pat Lamy, shoulder (doubtful);

Tyler Norman, leg (questionable);

Jerrell Carter, shoulder (probable);

Stanley Smith, knee (probable);

[BrilesBall]

I just wanna wish you guys the best of luck on this game against Monroe!...

You have had an ungodly road trip, so now its time to get back and back in style this week!

I come to the boards a lot since we have played to keep in touch with whats going on with you guys...

Best of luck this weekend and kick some Injun butt!

[Turbine]

Thanks BrilesBall. I have been keeping one eye on Houston as well.

Keep up the good work your 4-1 record has helped us to the 20th toughest schedule in the country.

[CajunCharlie]

That should raise the Monrovian's blood pressure to unprecedented heights.

[Rebel02]

It shouldn't raise just the Moanrovians blood pressure. I wonder what the "Flagship" would think about something like that all over Lafayette!!

[sandra]

Originally posted by rebel02
It shouldn't raise just the Moanrovians blood pressure. I wonder what the "Flagship" would think about something like that all over Lafayette!!

Fun loving opinion boards are homecoming traditions, still they probably would want them banned or have matching pro Fs boards along side each one..

[RaginRash]

Photoshop Turd-le's head on that sign and you have a winner!

[Turbine]

Original quote by coach Gibson
“We lost our best lineman (Hodges) early,” Gibson said.

This is from Bruce Brown's article on the offensive line in the Advertiser 10-09-03.

I had that thought in the back of my mind but I had never seen it in print. I noticed a sudden drop off in run production after Greg was hurt.

I hope his injury is healing ahead of schedule, but right or wrong I hope he redshirts this year. I have a feeling Greg is in for a "national notice" year in 2004