The Book 2008 Football

[Boomer]

speaking of running backs---did anybody see USC and OSU???? That Rodgers I think is 5'6" 185 and just killed the #1 team in the nation!!!!1

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  From an early age, Ron Prince learned a valuable lesson from his father, one that stuck with him as he pursued his dream of becoming a collegiate head football coach.


"As my father said, 'If I was good enough I'd get an opportunity,'" Prince said. "'And if I was great enough, I'd get to keep it.'"

After 14 seasons as an assistant, and three as Virginia's offensive coordinator, Prince finally got his opportunity when Kansas State picked him to lead the program on Dec. 5, 2005. It was a homecoming of sorts for Prince, who grew up 20 miles west of K-State's campus in Junction City.

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Joshua Parrott • jparrott@theadvertiser.com • September 26, 2008

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  Three things about Louisiana-Lafayette

1. Louisiana, or Louisiana-Lafayette, has produced its share of NFL talent. Denver Broncos receiver Brandon Stokely, Carolina quarterback Jake Delhomme and former return man extraordinaire Brian Mitchell are three notable alums. All three have their numbers retired.

2. UL coach Rickey Bustle and Ron Prince are familiar with each other from their days in the state of Virginia. Prince, as we all know, was the offensive line coach and offensive coordinator at the University of Virginia, but did you know Bustle was the offensive coordinator at rival Virginia Tech? They never faced each other, though, until now. Bustle was in Blacksburg from 1995-2000, and Prince was in Charlottesville from 2001-05.

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[CajunNation]

SBC is loving hard on that arkansas state team, are they really that good?

http://www.sunbeltsports.org/ViewArt...ATCLID=1587411

This is the 3rd year in a row A-State has started out strong. They have the SBC's top non-conference win this season.

...but, if we can enter our game, at home, with A-State, with wins at ULM and UNT under our belt, Cajun Field will be packed and A-State will go down.

[CajunCharlie]

_ In order for that to happen we need to take care of our own backyard first. Changing names of organizations runs the risk of angering many people. To suggest that we do this in order to appeal to people who already pull for their home team, be it La Tech, ULM or any other school is just crazy. We can be The University of Louisiana and still keep true to our cultural herritage. Anything else is just a p!$$!ng contest over trivial matters. _

Which usually results, no matter the subject, when opposing views collide. It lengthens in to "adnauseum"!!

[cajunsjmt]

I agree with Cajunbander, I like Turbine's suggestion of Louisiana's Pride of Acadiana. When the band played in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in 2005 all of the announcers said Pride of Acadiana. This is the only time I can think of where that was said on a national scale.

[HoustonCajun]

_ I agree with Cajunbander, I like Turbine's suggestion of Louisiana's Pride of Acadiana. When the band played in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in 2005 all of the announcers said Pride of Acadiana. This is the only time I can think of where that was said on a national scale. _

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.

[BrockMeaux]

_ As a member of the Pride of ACADIANA from 1972 to 1976 the only thing I have to say is OBVIOUSLY, those that were not in the Pride of ACADIANA just don't get it. The Pride of ACADIANA has been a TRADITION for as long as I can remember.

There have been so many threads on this board moaning the fact that we have no traditions. How can we have any traditions when everybody wants to change things around. _

Yep. I usually avoid having such finite views about anything, but it's pretty clear that, in regards to the Pride of Acadiana, you either get it or you don't.

[NOCajun]

_ I sent a message to BT on Facebook about making the Alma Mater more prevalent after the game. I'll let y'all know what he says when I get back from work tonight!


I think we need to keep the Alma Mater like it is. You can change the words to a fight song, but you don't change the words to an alma mater. It transcends everything. The "Southwestern" goes back to 1900, when we were the Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute. Of the few traditions we have, this is a major one. We don't want to go changing our traditions around do we? Our Alma Mater, with "Southwestern" included, reminds us of where we started, and everything our school's gone through to make it the outstanding University it is today. I, for one, will be singing of my "...beloved old Southwestern!" until the day I die, no matter if the lyrics change or not. Yes, I want us to be the University of Louisiana, I am 100% behind this, and I hope that one day that'll become a reality, but the Alma Mater is one thing I don't want to change at all.

The same holds true for the PoA. We have always been the Pride of Acadiana. This is one tradition I think needs to be held onto as well. We are becoming a nationally know university, (Slowly, but surely its happening.) and I am very proud of that! We also need to know our roots though, and announcing us as the Pride of Acadiana reminds us that we're right here in the middle of the best place on the face of the Earth, Acadiana, Cajun Country, Sportsmans' Paradise! That's something we need to hold on to. I'll never forget my former, current and future years in the PoA! And when I'm old, and I'm sitting in the stands watching the Cajuns play, I'll still get chills when I hear 'Pride of Acadiana!" _

WOW. "Out of the mouths of babes..." CB, your wisdom in this issue is well beyond your years!! People on this board have been fighting for the name change for SO long (I was in school when it first came up in 1984), that people tend to lose sight of the little things that have given our University its identity, like its TRADITIONS!!!

[zephyr]

_ This is the 3rd year in a row A-State has started out strong. They have the SBC's top non-conference win this season.

...but, if we can enter our game, at home, with A-State, with wins at ULM and UNT under our belt, Cajun Field will be packed and A-State will go down. _

Its too early to start getting me this excited! Calm down. You are right though, it could be a crowd close to sellout if that happens. Imagine what would happen if we pulled off the upset this weekend and then won NT and ULM? I can only imagine what the atmosphere would be like.

[Zeebart21]

_ Its too early to start getting me this excited! Calm down. You are right though, it could be a crowd close to sellout if that happens. Imagine what would happen if we pulled off the upset this weekend and then won NT and ULM? I can only imagine what the atmosphere would be like. _

Setting yourself up for a major let down. Dont do that to yourself. Expect the worst. Its helped me survive the last 12 years.

Z

[Boomer]

hEY z MAYBE WE CAN MARKET THE IDEA----i find it has helped me also---hey but ain't it great when we win???????