Yahoo's Pat Forde's NO Bowl Preview

[sportsfanatic21]

New Orleans Bowl (8), Dec. 22, East Carolina vs. Louisiana-Lafayette

Who has momentum: Both teams have won three straight games, but UL-L’s last loss was quality as well – on a last-second blocked punt at Florida.

Who has motivation: East Carolina did not go bowling last year, and none of the players has ever won a bowl game. The Ragin’ Cajuns won this game last season in the school’s first bowl appearance. Everyone should be excited to go to New Orleans, under any circumstance.

Who has cooler helmets: Who doesn’t like a skull and crossbones helmet? ECU wins in a rout.

Who wins: Louisiana-Lafayette 38, East Carolina 34. In an indication of the changing times, an eight-win team in the Sun Belt is simply better than an eight-win team from C-USA. ECU does nothing particularly well, ranking no higher than fourth in its league in any major statistical category. If UL-L dual-threat quarterback Terrance Broadway continues his high-level play from the second half of the season, the Ragin’ Cajuns will be tough to stop.

[Zeebart21]

This should be no surprise to anyone... Its hard for most to fathom the fact that the Sun Belt was head and shoulders above CUSA this year...Too bad, its true.

Even with our average D we will win by 14 minimum.

Z

[bustleup]

Hopefully we come out with the blackout helmets and he changes his mind about that!

[Hammer58]

Hopefully we come out with the blackout helmets and he changes his mind about that!

Or come out with those pearl white ones with the red FDL as used as an avatar here.

[Turbine]

Or come out with those pearl white ones with the red FDL as used as an avatar here.

+1

[Cajun90]

This should be no surprise to anyone... Its hard for most to fathom the fact that the Sun Belt was head and shoulders above CUSA this year...Too bad, its true.

Even with our average D we will win by 14 minimum.

Z

What surprises me is that a talking head actually had the guts to write that the SBC was better than CUSA. Perception is reality for the SBC and that is unfortunate because I believe we were finally on our way this year as a conference.

[Hammer58]

What surprises me is that a talking head actually had the guts to write that the SBC was better than CUSA. Perception is reality for the SBC and that is unfortunate because I believe we were finally on our way this year as a conference.

"Talking heads" is a perfect description for most of those guys on ESPN and other media outlets. Many think of these guys as experts, and thats what you would expect from alleged professional sports media people. The reality is that most are lazy and clueless when it comes to anything beyond pro teams and the Big 6 semi-pro conferences. He'll, local guys from back in the day such as Hap Glaudi and Wayne Mack were more knowledgeable and thoughtful than the majority of these hacks today.

[billbeck451]

http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefoot...photo=31463794

here's another one that gives UL good reviews

[cajun4ever]

Or come out with those pearl white ones with the red FDL as used as an avatar here.

You rang?

[Big Buds]

You rang?

bad @$$!!!

[CajunSaint]

"who has the cooler helmets?" who helped write this, foote?

[MissingMandy]

Cooler helmets...thats all he could think to write about?