The Book: 2003 Football

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Scott Hall wins the quarterback battle over Cajuns’ starter.

LOUISIANA La. — Two experienced quarterbacks made their first start of the season last Saturday night in Denton, Texas, and Scott Hall was the victor over Eric Rekieta.

Hall led the surprisingly explosive North Texas Mean Green to a 44-23 victory over Louisiana as UNT opened defense of its Sun Belt Conference title, while UL senior Rekieta battled uphill all night as the Cajuns remained winless.

“I could have played a lot better,” said Rekieta, who hit 21-of-35 passes for 192 yards and a touchdown but was intercepted three times and called for a safety for intentionally grounding the ball in the Cajun end zone.

“I let them read my eyes a lot. We were able to move the ball pretty well, considering the situation we were in.”

The “situation” was the Mean Green’s refusal to let the Cajuns run the ball, as evidenced by UL’s 31 carries and 27 net yards. Being one dimensional is usually fatal against a defense as good as North Texas, and that was the case last Saturday.

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[RaginFan2]

"In a season enough beer could be sold to eliminate one of those season killing BCS school games."

That's a good point. I just had a funny thought: after the Bustle-led Cajuns whip Miami in the Sugar Bowl for the NC, everyone will ask "how did they get so good, so fast?" The answer is "the Beer!" Ah well, just fantasizing while popping open another cold one!

[Sanchez]

Originally posted by Chuck
Now that I know the answer, I think it is ludicrous that we don't sell beer at home. In a season enough beer could be sold to eliminate one of those season killing BCS school games.

Pardon my math but that comes to $5 a beer, one for every 20,000 people at 5 home games to reach $500,000. If the beer cost $1 that is only $400,000

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Comiskey Receives Sun Belt Special Teams Honor

LAFAYETTE - Louisiana place kicker Sean Comiskey was named the Sun Belt Conference Special Teams Player of the Week for his effort this past Saturday at North Texas.

Comiskey was a perfect 3-for-3 on field goal attempts and 2-for-2 on extra points. He notched kicks of 23, 30 and 48 yards, marking just the ninth time in Sun Belt history that a kicker has been successful on three field goal attempts.

The individual Sun Belt weekly honor is the tenth for Louisiana.

It also marks the first time that a Cajun has earned Sun Belt weekly honors more than once. Comiskey was named special teams player of the week on Nov. 11, 2002.

[Turbine]

Here he is perfecting his craft.

[Turbine]

Originally posted by Sanchez
Pardon my math but that comes to $5 a beer, one for every 20,000 people at 5 home games to reach $500,000. If the beer cost $1 that is only $400,000

Some BCS games, (like the Minnesota game) gross $250,000.

After travel expenses and everything you might bring home $215,000.

To use your and Chucks idea to save a BCS game, all Louisiana would have to make on beer is $43,000 a game.

I like the idea because it would perpetuate success. Fewer BCS games, and less top 24 schedules will result in:

More wins

More wins will result in more fans

More fans will result in more donations and game day receipts.

All of which will result in more wins.

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Sun Belt honors Comiskey

LOUISIANA La. — Try a 48-yard field goal, into the wind, on the road against your defending conference champion?

No problem, if you’re University of Louisiana place kicker Sean Comiskey.

“During the week, we take a lot of time out of practice to work on long field goals,” Comiskey said. “We try a lot of them every Monday through Wednesday.

“Coach (Rickey) Bustle knew I could make it. When we got to the (North Texas) 31-yard line, he said, ‘field goal.’ ”

Comiskey made three field goals in the 44-23 Ragin’ Cajun loss to the Mean Green, starting with the season-best 48-yarder and including shots of 23 and 30 yards. The last hit got the Cajuns within 30-23.

That tied a Sun Belt Conference single-game record and earned Comiskey the SBC special teams Player of the Week honor.

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LOUISIANA la. — When you’ve been treading water for five weeks, the last thing you want to see is a dorsal fin among the waves ... especially if you’re not in an area known for dolphins.

Louisiana is 0-5 and faces the unenviable prospect of playing the potent Oklahoma State Cowboys on the road this Saturday.

“Oklahoma State has a heck of a football team,” Ragin’ Cajun coach Rickey Bustle said on Monday. “When I looked at the schedule earlier in the year, I hoped we’d have a win or two by now, so this game wouldn’t seem so bad.”

As it is, the 3-1 Cowboys are loaded with talented players like quarterback Josh Fields, receiver Rashaun Woods and running back Tatum Bell.

“Their special teams are probably, overall, the best I’ve seen this year,” Bustle said. “Their offense and defense are solid, too.”

Fields has hit 61-of-111 passes for 750 yards and nine touchdowns, focusing on Woods (30-502-9), who set an NCAA record against SMU two weeks ago with seven TD grabs.

Bell is ninth in the nation in rushing (123.8) with 495 yards on 81 attempts.

“I’m not sure you think all of a sudden of a great plan to stop those guys,” Bustle said. “If they can run the ball any time they want, then those receivers are going to get loose. We’re going to double-team him (Woods) some, but you have to pick and choose when you do it.”

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Bruce Brown
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[CajunCharlie]

Sean is as nice a young man you can find. My youngest son, who is student trainer, introduced him to me one Sunday at church. No pretensions, no ego, just a down to earth young adult. This is the type of athlete we need to recruit.

[Purecajun]

My dad and I know Sean personally. My dad likes to tell him, "If you can swim in 10 feet of water, you can swim in 10,000 feet of water."