The Book 2008 Football

[shasta]

ARE YOU F-ING KIDDING ME???? WHAT RETARD CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY UL DOESN'T GET TOP BILLING IN THIS TOWN???? I've earned my right to speak out because I am a season ticket holder (that can't give tickets away). This football program is the epitome of pathetic. I never was one to jump on the coaching staff, but simply put, Bustle is ultimately responsible for our showing on the field. 26-45... nough said. This "team" is a joke.

GEAUX TIGERS!!!!!

hey...uhh...if your looking to give away tickets, then send them to me, ill take em

[HoustonCajun]

_ ARE YOU F-ING KIDDING ME???? WHAT RETARD CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY UL DOESN'T GET TOP BILLING IN THIS TOWN???? I've earned my right to speak out because I am a season ticket holder (that can't give tickets away). This football program is the epitome of pathetic. I never was one to jump on the coaching staff, but simply put, Bustle is ultimately responsible for our showing on the field. 26-45... nough said. This "team" is a joke.

GEAUX TIGERS!!!!! _

Just because UL football is pathetic as you pointed out, UL is still this town's university. Love your Tigers all you want, and I agree that UL football is a joke and is in need of immediate overhaul, but that still doesn't mean LSU should be #1 in the home newspaper of UL. I don't care how many LSU fans live in Lafayette, LSU is located in Baton Rouge where it gets #1 status. The Advertiser can and should still report on LSU, but not at the expense of UL. I hate more than anyone how bad UL football has gotten over the past 15 years and the administration hasn't done anything to rectify it. But, in Lafayette, UL should be #1 regardless of how pathetic its teams are. And in reporting about UL, demands need to be made to turn this thing around. Our new President has got to step up and do something. The local paper should be a major voice in demanding change.

[CajunConnection]

Well Said

CC

[Frenchie35]

_ It doesn't matter what our record is, UL should ALWAYS be the top headline in the paper. If LSU loses a couple of games in a row, do you think the Advocate will put UL up there, followed by high schools, then LSU? I don't think so. Why should it be different in Lafayette? Except that it has never been that way here. It is time for a change, regardless of our record or our performance. UL should be #1 in its own home town. Period. _

Need someone with deep pockets to start a local paper and drive this bunch out of town. A friend of mind from Fla. was in town. His comments on the DA was, "this paper looks like a pamphlet, you can roll it up and put it in your back pocket.....have to agree.

[CajunSaint]

_ Just because UL football is pathetic as you pointed out, UL is still this town's university. Love your Tigers all you want, and I agree that UL football is a joke and is in need of immediate overhaul, but that still doesn't mean LSU should be #1 in the home newspaper of UL. I don't care how many LSU fans live in Lafayette, LSU is located in Baton Rouge where it gets #1 status. The Advertiser can and should still report on LSU, but not at the expense of UL. I hate more than anyone how bad UL football has gotten over the past 15 years and the administration hasn't done anything to rectify it. But, in Lafayette, UL should be #1 regardless of how pathetic its teams are. And in reporting about UL, demands need to be made to turn this thing around. Our new President has got to step up and do something. The local paper should be a major voice in demanding change. _

houston, you have identified the problem. however, you are preaching to the choir when you say that to me. i agree wholeheartedly with everything you say. top billing doesn't have to be a kiss-up job. maybe more above the fold honest analyses of our performances like saturday's might do more to hold a mirror up to our deficiencies in the area of our coaches and players performances. regardless, our hometown university should never take a backseat to any other sports story anywhere, or anytime in our hometown newspaper. oh, and big earl, go "geaux your f-ing tigers" on some other board.

[RaisingCajun08]

Yes it might be too early to write of the season but the majority of us on this message board are die hard fans that have been around the program for a long time. The USM game is too close to recent history to think that this season can be success.

I hope I am wrong! I hope that is the case especially for the players. They are working hard and it is even more frustraiting for them.

[NewsCopy]

 The popping of helmets and shoulder pads rang across the field Thursday for UL's football team.

It marked the first practice for the Ragin' Cajuns since giving up 633 total yards and committing four turnovers in Saturday's 51-21 loss against Southern Miss at M.M. Roberts Stadium. Hurricane Gustav plowed through Louisiana earlier in the week, canceling classes and practice at UL until Thursday.

"I just saw them trying to do the right things today," UL coach Rickey Bustle said of his players. "We played hard (against Southern Miss). We just played bad. I thought we moved the ball well at times offensively, which is hard to do when you turn it over. Defensively, we had too many misalignments.

"They caught us a couple times not lined up right."

The rest of the story

Joshua Parrott • jparrott@theadvertiser.com • September 5, 2008

[zephyr]

_ ARE YOU F-ING KIDDING ME???? WHAT RETARD CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY UL DOESN'T GET TOP BILLING IN THIS TOWN???? I've earned my right to speak out because I am a season ticket holder (that can't give tickets away). This football program is the epitome of pathetic. I never was one to jump on the coaching staff, but simply put, Bustle is ultimately responsible for our showing on the field. 26-45... nough said. This "team" is a joke.

GEAUX TIGERS!!!!! _

So basically you are a season ticket holder but support the Tigers rather than the Cajuns? In that event, you haven't earned any right in my book and you should just give back your tickets or better yet give them to me. I have plenty of friends who would love some season tickets. With fans like you, who needs Dr. A??

[zephyr]

_ Close??? I guess a poor CUSA team did ok...LOL!! _

Your the man, Funny how your total of 3 posts came after the game rather than before it. You are full of quality insights arent' ya?

[zephyr]

_ Well Zephyr, what happened???? _

We played like crap. I don't need you to come here to point it out. I like how you wait til AFTER the game to start running your mouth.

[zephyr]

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I'm sure we were misaligned quite a few times there coach. What about our players getting blown 5 yards off the ball and the fact that our LB's couldn't shed a block? Do you think that had something to do with the record yardage given up last Saturday? I sure do. There's no misalignment that could explain that ten yard hole in the middle of the line that Fletcher looked surprised to be running through.

[Turbine]

"Makeover" sounds kind of sissy to me. How about we can look for a total 'TRANSFORMATION' on defense.

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