The Louis Beal Story

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Sitting in his dorm room on the Dodge City (Kan.) Community College campus, Louis Beal III took a deep breath and expressed his joy. After recently learning his transcript had been accepted by the NCAA Clearinghouse the Michigan native called his grandmother to share the news. The suspense was over. He was finally a member of UL's football program. The rest of the story Joshua Parrott jparrott@theadvertiser.com

[Cajunsmike]

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I wonder if the recruiting rankings for the Cajuns will be adjusted now that we have a guy who was looked at by Michigan and USC following his senior year.

[Pirogue]

_ I wonder if the recruiting rankings for the Cajuns will be adjusted now that we have a guy who was looked at by Michigan and USC following his senior year. _

Prolly not....

I'm sure the fact that he signed with Louisiana bumps him down to a one star.

Did I mention that I LOVE recruiting rankings

[CajunT]

_ I wonder if the recruiting rankings for the Cajuns will be adjusted now that we have a guy who was looked at by Michigan and USC following his senior year. _

No, because Beal sat out a year so he would only rank as a 2 star.

[CajunCherokee]

Sounds good to me. I'll take him!

Considering Deon Wallace's status is still up in the air. At least the last I heard...

[ulforlife]

I found him on facebook and already sent him a message congratulating him and welcoming him to the UL program. I want him to make sure he's excited about playing here because he can really help with the turnaround we need. Can you picture he as RB and Gauthier as QB? Yes, I can.

here's his original recruiting interests:

http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com...=56567&sport=1

[Civil Cajun]

He can't hurt our Linebacking corps....

I am most excited about Kyron Benoit at Linebacker. This kid is the real deal.

I am also excited to see Grant Fleming in action, he is going to turn into the cornerstone of the D real quick!

[Cajunsmike]

_ No, because Beal sat out a year so he would only rank as a 2 star. _

Are you saying that anyone who sits out a year gets a 2 star at best, regardless of his ability. If that is true then Bird of Paradise is right when he states recruiting rankings are meaningless. Personallly, I think they have some merit for the top teams in the BCS leagues. After that, it is wise not to put much stock in them.

[Cajunsmike]

_ He can't hurt our Linebacking corps....

I am most excited about Kyron Benoit at Linebacker. This kid is the real deal.

I am also excited to see Grant Fleming in action, he is going to turn into the cornerstone of the D real quick! _

It is very unlikely he will play LB. He is almost set for RB.

[anhil8tor]

I hope he has realized what he is getting into.

[Civil Cajun]

_ It is very unlikely he will play LB. He is almost set for RB. _

Oh, RB huh. Still can't hurt our Linebacking corps though.

[blackjack]

Just to bring things to order. Deon status is not up in the air, he will be on the field,he was having some family problems and needed some time away from football to get it all togather. Next Louis Beal is a great get. He is 6`2 210 and runs 4.5 in the forty. We must rember when TF got hurt last year and Deon was a little banged up we had to go to Levier. Now this gives us 3 good tailbacks. Also I talked to Coach Jenkins at the football event this weekend and when I asked him about Beal he responed with a smile and stated that this is the best he has felt about his backfild in a long time and that he cant wait to put his guys into action. This was a long way from his normal response of a stern look and the words time will tell or we will have to wait and see. I also think he recruited Beal as well does anyone know. If so this just adds to the crop of guys( all good players) he has recruited since he has been here.