2007 Football preview and offseason fan talk

[Corndog308]

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You can rest assured that your fans will not be spit on, roughed up, sucker punched or have their vehicles vandalized. _

Yeah, the tiggers aren't comin to town

[McNeese72]

_ Well McNeese the University filed suit against us in 1984 over the name issue, and that is enough to dislike them forever.

I'd like to see the proof that McNeese State University, itself, sued the Cajuns over the name. I'm not versed on exactly what went down except for what is written on the "Battle for a Name" webpage and that is not exactly what is said there.

Doc

[Turbine]

All I know is when I ventured into McNeeseVille to watch Mr. Forroux for half a game last year I was treated very nicely.

I plan on doing the same.

[RaginRash]

_ All I know is when I ventured into McNeeseVille to watch Mr. Forroux for half a game last year I was treated very nicely.

I plan on doing the same. _

Non sequitur
I don't think anyone here would expect any different.

[NOCajun]

It may end up being on one of the pay channels (600's) on the COX digital box. That's where I'll be looking for it.

[NewsCopy]

Don't look for wholesale changes from the two, but Anderson says the offense is going to operate at an even faster pace than last year's no-huddle attack to take advantage of mismatches. Fouquier's defensive M.O. is putting players in position to make big plays - an area that was sorely lacking last year.

[NewsCopy]

 
The stars were aligned for UL's football team in 2006, but they became falling stars after what was forecasted as a breakout season wound up as something less.

This year, the forecasts are much as they were two seasons ago, when the Ragin' Cajuns were picked in the middle of the Sun Belt Conference pack. That year, though, UL won its final five games to claim a share of the league title, and was a heartbeat away from the program's first Division I bowl appearance.

Can it happen again? If it does, can coach Rickey Bustle's Cajuns do a few more things early to put themselves in position for another such stretch run?

Following are a few more questions that need quick answers as the team reports today to open preseason practice:
Will revamped staff mesh?

Struggles on offense and defense led Bustle to make significant changes in the Cajun coaching staff after the 2006 season. Both coordinators are new - Blake Anderson on offense and Franklin native Kevin Fouquier with the defense.

The rest of the story

Dan McDonald
dmcdonald@theadvertiser.com

[NewsCopy]

  He took precious few snaps last season, completing only two passes all year.

But Michael Desormeaux says that 2006 made him a better quarterback, and that's a very important thing for UL's football team heading into fall drills.

When the Ragin' Cajuns report today for the start of training camp, Desormeaux is the unquestioned trigger-man for a revamped offense. That wasn't the case last year, when he was the backup to four-year starter Jerry Babb.

Instead, Desormeaux was head coach Rickey Bustle's version of "Slash" - a jack-of-all-trades kind of player.

The former Catholic High-New Iberia standout spent some time at wide receiver. He was the nickel or dime back in several of the Cajuns' defensive packages. He was the personal protector on the punt team and touched the ball almost as much on special teams - one 51-yard fake punt, three fumble recoveries and one onside kick recovery - as he did on offense.

He was one of only 10 Division I-A players to see time on offense, defense and special teams. The first question on UL's weekly depth chart was where in the world is Michael Desormeaux.

The rest of the story

Dan McDonald
dmcdonald@theadvertiser.com

[CajunCherokee]

That article is very promising.

GO DES!

[McTailGator]

_ AND what WE are telling YOU is


YOU FIRST _

AND What I am TELLING YOU is....

NO.