The Book 2008 Football

[Pirogue]

_ Paul I like the pics and I really like the intro on "Pirogue's Pictures"

Snap any pictures that you consider to be diamonds in the rough lately? _

Not yet
but here's a link to a pretty cool slideshow

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pirogue...7606569045407/

[NewsCopy]

  In what was scheduled for an early ending of practice on Monday turned into extra conditioning for Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns. Sunday’s day off carried over into Monday and the coaching staff were quick to remind the players of their lackadaisical practice.

The Cajuns worked 11 periods in full pads before ending on a sour note with conditioning.

“It was disappointing,” running backs coach Brian Jenkins said. “Disappointing as a football team (and) disappointing as a practice. Just disappointing.

“It was the worst practice of camp.”

The Cajuns were never able to find their focus after enjoying the previous 48 hours away from the practice field.

“I hope we never return to this point because we’re never going to do it if we have many more practices like this,” Jenkins added.

“I think the guys didn’t handle their day off correctly. With anything you do, when you get a break, you have to come back with focus.

“It’s not the coaches – it falls on the players. They have to find a way to come back more focused.”

The Cajuns look to rebound on Tuesday. The team has a walk through slated for 8 a.m. and will practice at 3:30 p.m.

“Tomorrow has to be a great one because we are operating from behind,” Jenkins stated. “Whenever you a practice like this (on Monday), you end up operating from behind.

“We are going to keep demanding the best, demanding they stay focused and demanding everything that they’ve got in them. They have to find a way to come back tomorrow and get back what we lost.”

RaginCajuns.com

[NewsCopy]

 Lance Kelley showed off his sure hands in the second half of UL's football scrimmage on Saturday, hauling in a pass from quarterback Chris Masson after a defender missed the ball. In the next few seconds, Kelley did what good wide receivers do:

The redshirt freshman picked up yards after the catch.

The former St. Thomas More standout then showed off his field vision, working his way up the left sideline for a scoring play that covered 54 yards.

While last year's top two receivers, seniors Jason Chery and Derrick Smith, are expected to start again this season, Kelley is one of the youngsters that need to emerge as the Ragin' Cajuns look to throw the ball more often in 2008. Last year, the Cajuns ranked seventh nationally in rushing but finished 115th in passing.

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Joshua Parrott • jparrott@theadvertiser.com • August 12, 2008

[HoustonCajun]

_ That is exactly my problem with these "foreign" guys. It's kind of like what I heard out of the Houston media when I was over there in '06 for our game versus U-Hou. All they had in hand was our record the past several years and what conference we are in, none of which helped them predict the winner of that game. What's a guy in Philly doing trying to predict our finish for anyway? Is the SBC is a hot item in eastern Pennsylvania? _

It must be the UL Lafayette and Lafayette College connection.

[DestinCajun]

It must be the UL Lafayette and Lafayette College connection. _

Good observation. What else could it be?

[Big Buds]

Does anyone know the outcome of Jamal's MRI?

I have been on the road for the past two weeks due to work.

[zephyr]

_ Having the QB under center allows the staff to run some play action throwing the ball down the field. So yes, I think you will see more of that formation this season, then in the past few years. _

I've been begging for them to do this more throughout the game for 2 years now. I'm glad they will implement it more to throw teams off a bit and use a little variety from the normal shotgun zone option. Mike can probably run a mean bootleg out of the I or power formation.

[CajunT]

http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=345&f=3397&t=2797850

[TheFan]

Good report...........thanks

[zephyr]

Thanks T. I am extremely hopeful for the young guys like L. Green, Bentley and Dean amongst others. I think each will help extensively at their given positions. I also look for Cook to start at DE over Hall but I'm not sure how the coaches have them projected or how they are filling depth charts right now. Is Ladarius Green playing mostly at TE or WR?