The Book: 2003 Football

[NewsCopy]

LOUISIANA La. — Jerry Babb could have been excused for being nervous.

The St. Thomas More product was starting his first college game as a redshirt freshman quarterback, and was doing it in front of 82,227 fans at South Carolina.

If he had been shaky, who’s to blame him?

But that, clearly, is not Babb’s way.

In that pressure cooker, he hit 12-of-25 passes for 134 yards including gains of 30 yards to Bill Sampy and 28 to Fred Stamps. He audibled. He scrambled for a big first down.

In short, he played like he’d been there before, which he hadn’t.

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Bruce Brown
bbrown@theadvertiser.com

[NewsCopy]

LOUISIANA La. -- University of Louisiana football coach Jerry [Rickey] Bustle put last Saturday's near-miss at South Carolina behind him Monday and then warned his Ragin' Cajuns to do the same.

The Cajuns, heavy underdogs in their season-opener at South Carolina, shocked many in taking the Gamecocks to the final play before losing 14-7.

"Nobody cares about that anymore," Bustle said Monday at his weekly news conference. "That's behind us; we're not looking for pats on the back. We should have won the football game we had a chance to win that football game.

"(But) that one is over."

Bustle said instead of dwelling on "what could have been" the Cajuns must direct all of their focus on this weekend's game against Louisiana Tech. That game, a Sun Belt Conference game, is set for 7 p.m. Saturday at Cajun Field.

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By GLENN QUEBEDEAUX
Special to The Advocate

[Cajun1997]

Originally posted by NewsCopy

LOUISIANA La. -- University of Louisiana football coach Jerry Bustle

Jerry Bustle :confused: :confused: :confused:

[Crowley Cajun]

I wonder if he ever called Saban, Nick Dinardo? Can you imagine the howls that you would hear?



Geaux Cajuns!!!!

[1st and Goal]

Great game. Bustle had a game plan with your D and stuck with it. It caused problems with our blocking assignments.

Your D got the better of our offense.

I will admitt, I didn't expect our defense to keep you out of the endzone though and your special teams lived up to it's advanced billing.

I hope you go undefeated the rest of the year. Good luck.

[1st and Goal]

Originally posted by big hurt
Lets be realistic, anyone can see the USC will maybe win 5 games. This is the 2nd to worst team in the SEC.

I'm starting to question Lou Holtz's credibility.

You know nothing about the SEC pal.

Give your team some credit, the played their butts off.
We are VERY young. Be happy you played us now instead of the middle of the year we our guys have matured.

[CajunCall]

Originally posted by 1st and Goal
Great game. Bustle had a game plan with your D and stuck with it. It caused problems with our blocking assignments.

Your D got the better of our offense.

I will admitt, I didn't expect our defense to keep you out of the endzone though and your special teams lived up to it's advanced billing.

I hope you go undefeated the rest of the year. Good luck.

For me it has been a pleasure reading correspondence with the Gamecock crew. I guess I am used to LSU fans and was expecting the worst and found the best of the SEC in South Carolina. Good luck the rest of the year. I hope Lou pads his lead on Woody.

[big hurt]

I may not know everything about the SEC, but I do know football and I know USC will not win 5 games this year. I do know football. I know personnel. I do know more than you, OF COURSE. You know nothing.

[rwcajun]

I saw the game,so let me put it this way,if they didn't do any worse or better the rest of the way, things would be ok.

[CDeb]

Originally posted by BatCock

I hope our fans treated you well if you were there in person.

Regretably, I did not get to make the trip, but just about everyone I've talked to who went the game said that the hospitality from Gamecock fans was first class, the atmosphere was incredible, and they'd make the trip again in a heartbeat.