The Inadvertent Suspension of Hamilton Certainly Didn't Help

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STILLWATER, Okla. -- Backup Brandon McCray started at noseguard Saturday in place of suspended Justin Hamilton for UL's loss at Oklahoma State.

"Not having Justin Hamilton," Cajuns coach Mark Hudspeth said, "really hurt."

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[I_Bleed_RED]

Yea it did. The defensive line got manhandled. I have a feeling that wouldn't be the case if Hamilton were in there. Thank you Sun Belt refs for sucking ___!!!

[DieHard1280]

Yeah, if he had been there, we would maybe have only lost by 30. Sarcasm off.

[Turbine]

We have no idea what effect a couple of early sacks might have had on the substitute QB for the rest of the game.

Obviously he was allowed to get into a zone.

[CharlieK]

We were clearly not as good as that team. But we are also not 40 points worse. A lot of things contributed to it snowballing on us, one of the biggest may have been the fact juicy wasn't there to exploit a new starter at center. I don't think we could have beaten that team Saturday even playing our best, they were just too dialed in. But he sure could have helped make it less of an embarrassment.

[Just1More]

Yeah, if he had been there, we would maybe have only lost by 30. Sarcasm off.

I know you're being sarcastic, but he may have been a serious difference maker. You never know what impact a particular player has not only with individual play (and he's proven to be a massive beast on D), but how his presence has on the mindset of his team mates. The good news is that had we lost by a point, it still would have been a loss. Hamilton will be back... and he's going to make a statement to our next opponent (and foul language won't be necessary).