The Book: 2003 Football

[Cajun1997]

[CajunNation]

That hurts

[TheScout307]

yeah it really does J.Smith brought alot to the table , now there are adjustments starting F/S David Prater will have to play both Free and Strong againts USC , and back now back up F/S Wendell Williams will have to be ready to play when david goes to Strong . I have faith in those guys buti wish Jamal was still healthy

[UL_Cajuns]

They are talking about the university announcing today it would be available in the ESPN gameday package and PPV on an individual basis for 14.95? Any truths to this?

I think they also said on local cable on PPV.?

[UL_Cajuns]

http://www.ragincajuns.com/Football/...03gameplan.htm

[UL_Cajuns]

Called Cox and you can order the ESPN gameday, five games included, UL vs. USC included for 14.99

Hell yea

[1stTake]

Originally posted by UL_Cajuns
Called Cox and you can order the ESPN gameday, five games included, UL vs. USC included for 14.99

Hell yea

UL_Cajuns you are my hero, is digital cable required?

[NewsCopy]

LOUISIANA La. — Lou Holtz has earned a reputation as a doom-and-gloom coach in stops at North Carolina State, Arkansas, Notre Dame and now South Carolina.

If there’s something to fret about before a game, Holtz has it covered.

Whether it’s gamesmanship or a character trait, that worrisome demeanor is a Holtz trademark.

The Gamecocks are heavy favorites for Saturday’s season opener against Louisiana — more than 30 points by some estimations — yet Holtz knows the Ragin’ Cajuns of coach Rickey Bustle have their plusses.

“They blocked seven kicks last year,” Holtz said Wednesday of the Cajuns, who used a pair of blocked punts to shake Arkansas in a 24-17 near-miss in 2002.

“They also have a 26-year-old deep snapper (Justin Venable, who’s actually 23). I have a great deal of admiration for that young man, for the way he’s still playing after all the injuries he’s had.

“They have their punter (Grant Autrey) and place kicker (Sean Comiskey) back. Their place kicker is excellent. He made a 51-yard field goal, and only had two misses under 40 yards last year.

“Their special teams are a concern in this game.”

Not surprisingly, Holtz isn’t as impressed with his own kicking game.

Neither Daniel Weaver nor Stephen Stellfox has gained an edge at place kicker, while Josh Brown is back at punter.

“Our place kicker is completely untested,” Holtz said. “We’ve been very inconsistent on both field goals and extra points.”

Also, Holtz said, “we don’t block many punts, and our return men are new.”

Of course, the Gamecocks’ cupboard is far from bare.

The rest of the story

Bruce Brown
bbrown@theadvertiser.com

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SOUTH CAROLINA - Rickey Bustle has seen college football's best, having tutored Michael Vick as Virginia Tech's offensive coordinator.

He has seen the sport's worst, like in 1978 when as a Clemson graduate assistant he was at Jacksonville's Gator Bowl when Woody Hayes' glorious Ohio State coaching career ended when he punched a Clemson linebacker.

These days, the Clemson graduate and former South Carolina assistant is seeing a little bit of both.

The 50-year-old Bustle begins his second season as Louisiana's head coach when the Ragin' Cajuns play USC at Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday.

The Sun Belt Conference program Bustle inherited ranks among the worst in Division I-A, having gone 3-9 in his first season. But, after 25 seasons as an assistant coach for seven different teams, the former Summerville High School quarterback is enjoying having a team of his own to run.

"It's a program that was down and we're doing a lot of great things," Bustle said. "I spoke around 70 times last year at different places in Louisiana. People are buying season tickets again. Just getting the people back out is a big part of your job."

It's a job Bustle had plenty of experience before jumping into.

The rest of the storyThe State.com
By STEVE WISEMAN
Staff Writer

[RaginRash]

"I spoke around 70 times last year at different places in Louisiana. People are buying season tickets again. Just getting the people back out is a big part of your job."
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"He's got a challenging job because that program got really run down," McKissick said. "Playing against Division I schools, you're not going to bring it back up in one year. But he has the knowledge and perseverance to stick with it and get it done."


Geaux Caoch Bustle!

[Cajun1997]

Besides Jamal Smith and Ken Haynes,are their any other players that are hurt and unable to play Saturday? I noticed that at Rover Saftey ragincajuns.com now list the starter as James Roberts (a transfer) and the backup as true freshman Jarrett Jones. Is C.C. Brown hurt or in the doghouse? He was listed as Smith's backup at rover.

[Gamecockfan79]

I just wanted to wish all UL fans goodlook in the game with USC on Saturday.