The Book 2008 Football

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  Throughout his career as a coach on both the high school and college levels, there haven't been too many times when North Texas head coach Todd Dodge has watched his offense struggle.

The Mean Green is hoping the latest blip on the radar will come to an end on Saturday when UNT faces Louisiana-Lafayette at Fouts Field. UNT comes into its game against the Ragin' Cajuns averaging 13 points a game and has scored just one touchdown in its last six quarters.

UNT was shut out in the second half of its 77-20 loss to Rice and then scored its only touchdown in a 42-10 loss to Florida International when its backups, including quarterback Nathan Tune, were in the game.

"We have committed penalties and there is a whole lot of us not executing in critical situations," Dodge said. "The best we have been on third downs was last week. We have emphasized third and medium."

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By Brett Vito / Staff Writer

[zephyr]

_ hello to all my friends in the cajun nation. it's been a while since i made my presence known here, but i wanted to drop in and say congratulations! i always enjoy hearing about THE University of Louisiana playing well. I am a Fenroy fan, the kid is a great player and one I always dread having to see play against my Trojans. I'm looking forward to our game this season. Unfortunantly, I won't be able to make it because of my best friend's wedding, but i'm certain it will be close.

If you aren't busy tonight, we're playing FAU on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. central. As most of you know, those jerks beat us last season and we got screwed out of a bowl. It's time for payback. So make sure to watch if you can and pull for the Trojans! I'll keep pulling for your Cajuns, until you play us of course, and hopefully we can both make a bowl this season.


Go Troy!
Go Belt! _

Dude, don't you know any better? How are you friends with someone who gets married on a home game evening? That's insane!!!!! J/k

Troy is for real. All of this talk about FAU in the preseason made me laugh. I thought that this year would be that overrated year for them since they got all of the breaks last year and did play well but kind of got lucky in some of their wins. I think that Troy's talent level is just a notch above everyone else's in the belt which to me, puts them as favorites just about any year. That D is fast and physical and Hampton is much quicker than I thought he'd be.

[Clutch0364]

_ Dude, don't you know any better? How are you friends with someone who gets married on a home game evening? That's insane!!!!! J/k

Troy is for real. All of this talk about FAU in the preseason made me laugh. I thought that this year would be that overrated year for them since they got all of the breaks last year and did play well but kind of got lucky in some of their wins. I think that Troy's talent level is just a notch above everyone else's in the belt which to me, puts them as favorites just about any year. That D is fast and physical and Hampton is much quicker than I thought he'd be. _

I want to say I made a post before the season started saying this samething and you were one who agreed with me. I guess we are pretty smart

[anhil8tor]

Is Troys QB ok? I saw he was hurt last night but didn't hang around to see how it turned out.

[Turbine]

I found this on a UNT Blog

"UNT head coach Todd Dodge said today that he is thinking about moving Eddrick Gilmore inside to defensive tackle at times in the Mean Green's game against Louisiana-Lafayette this week. UNT will be without tackles Joseph Miller and Charlie Brown, which could spell trouble against the Ragin' Cajuns running game that is cranking out 300 yards a game." LINK

[Hammer58]

I hope Coach Dodd gets his wish...his team can be consistant and continue to lose this Saturday.

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  Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns practiced on Sunday evening at Cajun Field following Saturday’s thrilling victory at ULM. The team had learned earlier in the day that running back Tyrell Fenroy was named the Walter Camp Football Foundation Bowl Subdivision Offensive Player of the Week.

As usual, the team practiced in full pads on Tuesday and shorts and shoulder pads on Wednesday. The Cajuns will practice on Thursday before departing via charter bus on Friday afternoon for Denton, Texas.

RaginCajuns.com

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  Five questions for defensive backs coach Hurlie Brown...

Q How did practice go this week?

Brown: "We’ve had some good practices. The guys are focused and anxious to play again. The attitude hasn’t changed – the guys come out ready to practice. They know what we are trying to do and what our goals are. They make mistakes, but we learn from them.”

Q What are your impressions of North Texas?

Brown: "They have lost some games, but they have been in those games. If the ball bounces a different way then there might have been a different outcome in those games. Things haven’t really gone their way, but with a couple of breaks (North Texas) will hurt you. We have to be on top of our game.”

Q What does the scouting report say about the North Texas offense?

Brown: "They will throw the ball and throw it well. Their quarterback is tough, physical and strong. They also have two good running backs and a good core of receivers so you can’t key on one guy.”

Q What are the Cajuns strengths?

Brown: "It’s our workman-like mentality. They guys come to work everyday and that’s all you can ask. The confidence is growing, but they also understand that we are not where we need to be. The challenge is to get better every week. We watch film and see all the mistakes and the guys feel like they can work hard and correct those mistakes.”

Q Is the team ready to breathe a sigh of relief after playing five of the first six games on the road?

Brown: “I don’t think the guys look at playing on the road as a negative. We are focused on getting better everyday at practice. They guys are in the zone and ready to play this Saturday. We haven’t looked ahead or behind us at any point this season.”

RaginCajuns.com

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Official Louisiana Injury Report (as of Oct. 8, 2008):

Jeremy Cook, DL (ill – probable);
Chris Fisher, OL (knee – probable);
Grant Fleming, LB (knee – out);
Ross Goodlett, WR (ankle – probable);
Junior Jean, DB (shoulder – out, downgraded from doubtful);
Chris Lanaux, DE (quad – questionable);
Sharrick Moore, DL (foot –questionable);
Derrick Smith, WR (ankle – probable),
LaQuincy Williams, DL (groin – probable).

RaginCajuns.com

[zephyr]

Sure would be nice to see Derrick Smith get off his butt and have a nice game this weekend. He is so valuable to a passing game that needs to get close to 200 or more yards a game to help balance the offense out.