In-Game Thread: UL (23) vs. North Texas (30) Final

[ManAboutTown]

We need to remember as fans that it is easy to say things like, we got out coached, our guys gave up, we played with no heart, etc... We have a head coach who has had great success at every place he has coached. In barely over a year he has the program at probably the most relevant it has ever been in its history. I will not believe for a second that those players "quit", "have no heart", or any of the other accusations thrown out there by some posters in this thread. Coach Hudspeth would not dress out guys with those character flaws and put them out there to represent his program. We got beat, unfortunately it happens sometimes and it sucks. I still believe we have the right man leading this team and I guarantee he is much more upset about this game than any of us and he will continue to work tirelessly to bring this program to a level that will make us all proud!

They quit Nina. If you've ever played organized sports, you know they quit. At what point last year did you ever see that team look so hopeless? Even against OSU and down 2 scores late in the game to ULM, guys were jumping around, full of hope, knowing they could pull off the Win. They were physically out manned, an they knew it.

[RedBug58]

The defense stayed on the field so long that they had absolutely nothing left. All of the "3 and outs" by the offense caused this. It really hurt not having Harris.

[Just1More]

No doubt. Even Broadway's great run on play 1 for a TD had a consequence. Defense right back on the field. NT did a great job of exploiting our tired defense. That was some of the best shifting, guard pulling, and run blocking I've seen in a while. I just didn't think it would be NT against us.

[cajunhawk]

They quit Nina. If you've ever played organized sports, you know they quit. At what point last year did you ever see that team look so hopeless? Even against OSU and down 2 scores late in the game to ULM, guys were jumping around, full of hope, knowing they could pull off the Win. They were physically out manned, an they knew it.

They looked that hopeless against WKU last year.

[Earl]

Aw geez. UL lost last night? I went to bed when the score was late in the 3rd and UL was smoking that ___. WTF happened UL ____ the bed or what?

[Duggie35]

My guess is ASU, ULM and Western will all gameplan to run it right at us...and will also gameplan on D to MAKE us throw it over and over. From what I saw last night, that ain't the best news.

I'm thinking Florida might run it as well!

[roarman]

Apologies for my over reactions earlier, but this was the absolute worst time to fall apart. National tv, and we practically take a dive. We'll be lucky to get 20k in the stadium next week. Of course that 20k will look like 15k. This was the worst possible scenario. Our luck, a monsoon will blow through Lafayette at around 5:00 next Tuesday night.

Just a note. The game was NOT on NATIONAL TV. It was on cable. There is a difference.

[Just1More]

Just a note. The game was NOT on NATIONAL TV. It was on cable. There is a difference.

Please explain. Is ESPN2 not televised nationally?

[ManAboutTown]

And WKU beat them the same way. Soundly.

[roarman]

Please explain. Is ESPN2 not televised nationally?

No, if you don't have cable you don't have ESPN2, or ESPN for that matter. For instance, the cable penetration in Lafayette is 80%. So, 20% of people in Lafayette couldn't watch the game.

[Earl]

The game was nationally televised. People around the world with ESPN 2 seen the game.

[Just1More]

No, if you don't have cable you don't have ESPN2, or ESPN for that matter. For instance, the cable penetration in Lafayette is 80%. So, 20% of people in Lafayette couldn't watch the game.

That doesn't mean that it wasn't nationally televised. CNN and Foxnews are on cable. Are they not nationally televised? If you mean that many viewers across the nation don't have EPSN2... that may be accurate. However, it wasn't a "regionally or locally" televised game. It was on "nationally".