The Book 2008 Football

[RaisingCajun08]

I will say it again. I dont think it was as risky as people say it was. KState just watched there film before the game.

[RaginRash]

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K-State special teams got a "C" from Capital-Journal. Interesting

[NOCajun]

_ When was the band called the Ragin Band from Cajun Land? It wasn't always called the Pride of Acadiana. The name of the band should reflect the university. We are the University of Louisiana not Acadiana. We are trying to get away from the regional connection to either Southwest Louisiana or Acadiana. We are all proud to be living (or to have lived) in the Acadiana and Lafayette area. We don't want the Lafayette connected to UL, yet we live in Lafayette. Why would we want the Acadiana connected to us? We are supposed to be the University of Louisiana, representative of the whole state of Louisiana. Otherwise, why not call us Louisiana Lafayette, it is where we are located. Let's not continue to further regionalize UL with the Acadiana band reference. It makes no sense to continue something that we have fought so hard to rid ourselves of. _

The Band was called the "Ragin' Band From Cajun Land" by the doofus director that was hired to replace Jim Goodman back in the early 1990's. NOBODY liked that name and I would do ANYTHING necessary to STOP it from coming back!!! You need to drop this issue NOW. WE ARE THE "PRIDE OF ACADIANA" FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA, PERIOD!!!

[NOCajun]

_ Actually, it started earlier than that. 1984 was when, for a brief time, we officially attained the name "University of Louisiana" (w/o the city tag).

Sorry if I wasn't clear, but that IS what I meant. I also like TURBINE'S idea of Louisiana's Pride of Acadiana Marching Band.

Hey CB, any chance you might get to run that by BT sometime this week??

[RaginRash]

I thought Z declared a moratorium on this kind of talk

[Zeebart21]

_ The Band was called the "Ragin' Band From Cajun Land" by the doofus director that was hired to replace Jim Goodman back in the early 1990's. NOBODY liked that name and I would do ANYTHING necessary to STOP it from coming back!!! You need to drop this issue NOW. WE ARE THE "PRIDE OF ACADIANA" FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA, PERIOD!!! _

Dude, we have a game against ULM Saturday.

Z

[derf]

Hell I just wanted people to learn the Alma Mater

[Zeebart21]

_ I thought Z declared a moratorium on this kind of talk _

Rash, why did you put my face next to that skanks cooch? That nasty thing has been drilled more than the Barnett Shale(see SSOOT relevancy)

Z

[Zeebart21]

_ Hell I just wanted people to learn the Alma Mater _

they should, and they will. After we go 8-0 the rest of the season.

Z

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 MANHATTAN, Kan. - UL quarterback Mike Desormeaux walked slowly toward the locker room at Kansas State's Bill Snyder Memorial Stadium, his nose still dripping with blood from a hit in the third quarter.

K-State's reputation also took a hit on Saturday after the Big 12 member barely survived a couple of big punches from the Ragin' Cajuns.

The Wildcats almost blew a 25-point lead but managed to hold off a furious UL rally in the second half to avoid the upset at home, 45-37, as quarterback Josh Freeman accounted for five touchdowns and became the program's career passing leader.

After the game, a group of about 100 K-State fans lined the path leading to the visitor's locker room. They congratulated the Cajuns (1-3) on their effort and even reached out to clap their hands to offer encouragement.

The crowd's respect for UL was palpable.

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Joshua Parrott • jparrott@theadvertiser.com • September 29, 2008

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  NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns senior running back Tyrell Fenroy and safety Derik Keyes were named Sun Belt Conference Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week, respectively, as announced by the conference office Monday.

Fenroy blasted Big XII Kansas State with 183 yards on only 20 carries (9.1ypc) and scored three touchdowns (1, 15, 69) in the Cajuns near upset victory. He also added a 12-yard reception to total 195 yards. Fenroy’s first TD, a 15-yard run, capped a 10-play, 90-yard drive that saw the Cajuns score with 43 seconds remaining in the first half. His other two touchdowns were scored on back-to-back offensive possessions that took a 42-23 KSU lead and chopped it down to 42-37 with 8:49 remaining.

Fenroy has put up some big numbers over his last two games with 43 rushes for 377 yards and six TD’s, as well as three receptions for 80 yards. His 3,724 career rushing yards make him the NCAA’s leader among active running backs. He is the first player is school history to top 4,000 career combined rushing & receiving yards, as he currently has 4,182. Fenroy is now just 327 rushing yards away from passing North Texas’ Patrick Cobbs and becoming the new all-time leader in rushing in Sun Belt Conference history. With seven rushing touchdowns already this season, Fenroy has tied Cobbs for second on the career list. Fenroy is five behind SBC career leader Eugene Gross (Middle Tennessee).

Keyes had a career-high 18 tackles at Kansas State, including 11 solo tackles. It marked the most tackles by any Cajuns defender since Kyries Hebert had 20 tackles at Minnesota on Sept. 8, 2001. Keyes also made a tackle-for-loss late in the fourth quarter on a KSU first-and-goal play. The TFL helped the Cajuns defense hold the Wildcats out of the end zone, forcing a field goal, which gave the ball back to the offense with 1:37 to play in a one possession game.

The Cajuns begin Sun Belt Conference play on Saturday with a trip to in-state rival ULM.

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  Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns have played well for three consecutive weeks. Now they are ready to bring that play in to the Sun Belt Conference opener. The Cajuns (1-3) take on ULM (1-3) Saturday at 6 p.m., in Monroe, La.

The Cajuns are coming off another spirited performance against a BCS conference team. The offense racked up over 500 yards of total offense. The defense had a great second half for the third week in a row.

Saturday's game at ULM begins Louisiana's eighth season in the Sun Belt Conference. In the last trip to Monroe, UL rolled to a 54-21 victory which clinched a share of the 2005 Sun Belt Conference championship.

Tyrell Fenroy and Derik Keyes were named SBC Offensive and Defensive Player of the week, respectively, for their efforts against Kansas State.

Fenroy rushed for 183 yards on 20 carries. He scored three touchdowns to register his sixth career game with three touchdowns. He also had one reception for 12 yards. In the past two weeks Fenroy has 43 carries for 377 yards and six touchdowns. He is the NCAA career rushing yards leader among active running backs.

Keyes had a team-and career-high 18 tackles at KSU (11 solo tackles). Keyes had a big tackle-for-loss on Kansas State’s last possession where he helped the team hold the Wildcats to FG which kept the Cajuns within one score.

The coaches named their players of the game and scout team players of the week. The offensive players of the game were Michael Desormeaux, Fenroy, the Offensive Line, Jason Chery and Undrea Sails. Defensive players of the game were Keyes, Grant Fleming, Terrell Richardson, Hall Davis and Gerren Blount.

Desormeaux had a total of 224 yards of total offense and one touchdown. Chery had seven catches for 80 yards and a touchdown. The offensive line helped the offense gain 335 yards on the ground.

In addition to Keyes' 18 tackles; Fleming, Richardson, Davis and Blount combined for 27 tackles.

The scout team players of the week were; Draylon Booker-offense, Jesse Broadnax and Tyler Albrecht-defense.

After ULM, the Cajuns will finish up their three-game road trip at North Texas on Oct. 11 at 6 p.m. The Cajuns will return home Oct. 18 to take on Arkansas State at 6 p.m.

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  Take away a nightmare trip to Hattiesburg and what exactly do you have looking at this Ragin' Cajuns football team?

Obviously a 1-2 record, because the Ws and Ls add up that way. But what's happening with the program right now is a lot more complicated than that.

And exciting.

"I've said this since Day 1 -this team is different," UL coach Rickey Bustle said Monday. "This team is very special . I felt this way after spring practice."

Which leads to two negatives adding up to a positive for Cajuns football. An odd pairing, yes, but warranted.

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Bob Heist • bheist@theadvertiser.com • September 30, 2008

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  UL coach Rickey Bustle said so when the Cajuns got an off week after giving up 633 yards in a 51-21 loss at Southern Miss to open this season.

Since that break, UL has looked like a totally different team.

First, the Cajuns nearly upset Illinois, 20-17, on the road on Sept. 13. The following week, they blasted Kent State, 44-27, at Cajun Field. UL fell just short against another major BCS conference school last week, rallying from a 25-point deficit at Kansas State only to lose a 45-37 heartbreaker.

Now the Cajuns (1-3) are set to open Sun Belt play at 6 p.m. Saturday against ULM (1-3) in Monroe - and the timing appears to be on their side again.

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Joshua Parrott • jparrott@theadvertiser.com • September 30, 2008

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 Across college football, the best rivalries have their own spoils of war.

When Michigan and Minnesota play annually, the winning team lays claim to "The Little Brown Jug."

Notre Dame and USC compete for "The Jeweled Shillelagh."

For Washington and Washington State, it's "The Apple Cup." Indiana and Purdue prize the "Old Oaken Bucket." The LSU-Arkansas winner brings home "The Golden Boot."

Then you have ULM and UL — two schools with a long history of competition — and nothing tangible at stake in their frequent battles.

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By Paul J. Letlow • pletlow@thenewssstar.com • September 30, 2008