The Book 2008 Football

[Boomer]

Do what the bball team does ---sing the fight song after a win!!!!!!!!

[CajunCharlie]

_ It was a great game.

Started slow and was action packed for the last 3 quarters.

I love the fact that UL could have put 50 on board if they wanted to. Very classy. _

The last sentence...my thoughts exactly.

Missed you at the KdC site. The Kent folks who stopped by had a great time. They loved the food and revelry!!

[Hammer58]

_ It would have been nice and the right thing to do IMO to let McGuire take over with 7 minutes to go when we got the ball. Allow him to execute the offense and try to score to get him some meaningful game experience. _

I wasn't quite ready to pull the starters at 7 minutes as we were still backed up in our territory and didn't want to give them the ball back with that much time even though we had what appeared to be a comfortable lead. But I would have put McGuire in a little sooner than they did.

BTW, I need to correct my earlier post. McGuire scored his first TD as a Cajun in week 1.

[cajun4life]

_ I wasn't quite ready to pull the starters at 7 minutes as we were still backed up in our territory and didn't want to give them the ball back with that much time even though we had what appeared to be a comfortable lead. But I would have put McGuire in a little sooner than they did.

BTW, I need to correct my earlier post. McGuire scored his first TD as a Cajun in week 1. _

I should have said leave McGuire in with the number 1 unit but let him get meaningful minutes.

[Rebel02]

_ One problem, we Cajun fans do not know how to act in the 4th quarter when the game game is already won.. everyone looked kind of confused. _

Yea, most of them started to leave to "beat the traffic." These fans need to learn to stay until the very end.

We have a bunch of fans that are similar to Dodger fans....show up late, leave early.

[Hammer58]

_ Yea, most of them started to leave to "beat the traffic." These fans need to learn to stay until the very end.

We have a bunch of fans that are similar to Dodger fans....show up late, leave early. _

I can't understand the leave early concept even when losing but to leave when we are winning baffles me, especially as much as we have been clamoring for wins.

[Cajunbander]

YES! We had been playing it after the basketball games! After the team sings the fight song with the student section when they're walking out off the court. I'm glad we did it after the game last night, and I hope we continue doing it. I'll try and talk BT into trying to do it earlier, when there are more people in the stands and when the football team is still on the field. (BTW, that's the only song I looked at the music for. I'll mess up on other things, but I will not mess up on the alma mater!)



Alma mater, beloved old Southwestern,
Pride of our Southland so fair!
Oaks and pines, and sweet magnolia's beauty,
Show for thy charms so rare!
Alma mater, for honor, truth and wisdom,
Thy halls for aye shall stand!
Loyal sons, and daughters sing,
Proclaiming here's my heart and hand!



I get chills when I hear it! I love this University!

[Jacob81]

I agree the wall looked alot better last night. My only complaint would be, not enough red in the colors. We should see if the advertisers wouldn't mind there banners being red white and black instead of the greens and blues.

[BabbForHeisman]

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Atmosphere

Things are coming together. From game management, to the new field, to the clean stadium, to the fired-up fans, this was one of the most enjoyable gametime experiences I've had in Cajun Field in a long time.

Did the new intro video look as sweet in person as it did online?

[Cajunbander]

They need to incorporate more red into the UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA banners on either side behind the benches.

[Crawfish]

_ I can't understand the leave early concept even when losing but to leave when we are winning baffles me, especially as much as we have been clamoring for wins. _

I stayed until the (not so bitter) end. I was disapointed that our tailgate group did not meet up after the game to celebrate the win. I was too excited to go home quietly.

[cajun tom]

_ YES! We had been playing it after the basketball games! After the team sings the fight song with the student section when they're walking out off the court. I'm glad we did it after the game last night, and I hope we continue doing it. I'll try and talk BT into trying to do it earlier, when there are more people in the stands and when the football team is still on the field. (BTW, that's the only song I looked at the music for. I'll mess up on other things, but I will not mess up on the alma mater!)



Alma mater, beloved old Southwestern,
Pride of our Southland so fair!
Oaks and pines, and sweet magnolia's beauty,
Show for thy charms so rare!
Alma mater, for honor, truth and wisdom,
Thy halls for aye shall stand!
Loyal sons, and daughters sing,
Proclaiming here's my heart and hand!



I get chills when I hear it! I love this University! _

Southwestern should be change to Louisiana.