Bustle!!!

[ulforlife]

Bustle said "best preseason ive ever been around" it didnt show today
Bustle said "we spent 40 minutes a day on fundamentals and it shows" no, it doesnt. stupid penalties everywhere and unprepared on almost every play
Bustle said "our defense is much improved" no it hasn't it is awful
Bustle said "we are going to show new things on offense" NO NO NO, same old trash!

HE HAS TO GO!

[Textitan]

_ We are the worst FBS team in the state because we are the worst in the state when it comes to recruiting Louisiana players who can actually play at this level. _

Wait...wait...wait...I'm confused. All thought all local players were suppose to be able to play at this level????

[RCAJUN90]

_ Bull S...

34-0 is a shut out.

Now way is getting shutout "a better game". _

It was somewhat close for a while. Also USM is no Auburn. Put down the Kool aid and pickup a cup of coffee.

[DestinCajun]

It was somewhat close for a while. Also USM is no Auburn. Put down the Kool aid and pickup a cup of coffee.

90, how about being the first to send in your big check to go towards the buy out.

[HoustonCajun]

_ 90, how about being the first to send in your big check to go towards the buy out. _

That is UL's problem, no money guys to get us over the hump. We rely on minimal contributions and low attendance to salvage the smallest budget in 1A. Most schools don't nickle and dime everything and operate on a shoestring budget like we do. Even LA Tech has people they can turn to to pick up a buy-out and hire a new coach. Most schools don't settle for 15 years of ineptitude. Only at UL. Dr. A killed any large donars and we have no attendance, so where is the money coming from? I sure hope Dr. S says enough is enough. And, I hope some of the big money people in Lafayette step up and say to Dr. S, OK what does it take to turn this around. If UL has to rely on the average guy for significant contributions to change things, we will be having this same conversation in another 15 years. That said, once the big boosters put up the big dollars to turn this around, the average guy can make a difference with season tickets and attendance at games. You won't see that difference now because there is no incentive to attend games and see another debacle like last year vs. McNeese. It seems like every time we take a major step forward like the IPF and new Turf, we take two steps backward with a humiliating loss, to USM this year, McNeese and ULM last year. And, that is our plight under Bustle.

[CajunPride]

This was a horrible week. I played the worst round of golf in over a year. My golfing buddy said it was hard to focus on the game beacuase of hurricane anxiety. No matter what I kept mishiotting the ball.
The bus to Hattiesburg was late leaving and it took 6 hours to make a 4 hour trip. More talk about hurricanes than football. Nothing went right in the game . Our team gets off to a slow start./ Monsoon starts hitting with the second half kickoff.
Bottom line. I give Bustle and the whole team a pass this week. You can call it a mulligan or a pardon. Whatever. I am not one to make excuses, but Hurricanes can cause a multitude of problems that do not always make sense. If I do not see immediate improvement, I will be working with you to make a coaching change.

[derf]

I don't buy the hurricane anxiety one bit. What's it going to be next week, post-Gustav distress disorder? The team got their butt handed to them in a hat plain and simple. The reason for this is because ole noodle arm still can't throw a pass to someone without looking him down the whole way. But I don't really blame Dez one bit. Why you may ask? Because the guy should be playing corner or wide out. And if he must be in at QB, then we must go to a true option game. He's too fast to be a pocket passer and way to inaccurate.

Next on the list is Juice Williams. If we thought Fletcher cut up our "defense"... just wait. Look our guys are shell shocked. If one thing goes wrong they lose confidence. Anyone at the game Saturday could see that. That is a sign of poor coaching. It's the old adage, "Show me a guy who's afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time".(Lou Brock if you're wondering) Our guys are just too used to getting beat and that's a big problem to overcome. And I really don't think our coaching staff has the ability to get these players' heads right.

I hope I'm wrong...but I doubt it.




A bend in the road is not the end of the road... unless you fail to make the turn.

[Kernel]

How much garbage are we to take as fans? I can't stomach this any longer. Bustle has had MORE than enough time. After 6+ years, we are still one the worst programs in 1-A.

HE MUST GO. This cannot be tolerated any longer.

[HoustonCajun]

_ I don't buy the hurricane anxiety one bit. What's it going to be next week, post-Gustav distress disorder? The team got their butt handed to them in a hat plain and simple. The reason for this is because ole noodle arm still can't throw a pass to someone without looking him down the whole way. But I don't really blame Dez one bit. Why you may ask? Because the guy should be playing corner or wide out. And if he must be in at QB, then we must go to a true option game. He's too fast to be a pocket passer and way to inaccurate.

Next on the list is Juice Williams. If we thought Fletcher cut up our "defense"... just wait. Look our guys are shell shocked. If one thing goes wrong they lose confidence. Anyone at the game Saturday could see that. That is a sign of poor coaching. It's the old adage, "Show me a guy who's afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time".(Lou Brock if you're wondering) Our guys are just too used to getting beat and that's a big problem to overcome. And I really don't think our coaching staff has the ability to get these players' heads right.

I hope I'm wrong...but I doubt it.




A bend in the road is not the end of the road... unless you fail to make the turn. _

I hate to say it, but it looks like Bustle got a break from the hurricane in that there is no QB Club and Press Conference this week following the debacle in Hattiesburg. No direct questions to Bustle and he is not directly on the hot seat with the boosters. The players aren't even back in Lafayette yet and practice won't likely start until Thursday or Friday. So, Gustav was on the minds of the players last week and interferred with practice this week. He is already looking for a repreive for the first two games of the year. We will limp into Cajun Field vs. Kent State before a packed house of 12,000 - 14,000and 0-2. Not unexpected, just demoralized at the level of readiness and actual play vs. USM. I didn't catch a score on Kent State's opener vs. Boston College. They also play Iowa State this week and Delaware State prior to UL.

BTW, I don't know if anyone noticed in the Football Media Guide, but the schedule on the back cover does not match the schedule on page 88. The ULM and N. Texas game dates are reversed, although they are both away games. By the time we play our second home game of the year vs. Ark. State (who beat Texas A&M last week), we will have played 6 games, 5 of which were away. Based on our first game, that does not bode well for UL.

The other thing I noticed is that there are very few postings this week on this board following the USM game. I fear total apathy is finally settling in. If apathy does in fact settle in among us diehards, there is little hope for the rest of Lafayette and Acadiana. The university would do well to address this matter soon.

[CajunFun]

Ricky Bustle must be let go at the end of this year if not before. Our administration must pony up the dough and pay a real coaches salary and start a new era in Cajuns Football. This move should have been made last year.

Absolutely.

You and I know more about what's going on back there than those fools who do this day in and day out.

We should turn the University over to casual fans. Then UL will be one of the great universities of the world.

I'm behind you 100% on this.

[RCAJUN90]

_ 90, how about being the first to send in your big check to go towards the buy out. _

I thought Bustle was such a great guy he would just step down? I'll pay what I can to get rid of this parasite. We should have never given him an extention!

[Corndog308]

_ Ricky Bustle must be let go at the end of this year if not before. Our administration must pony up the dough and pay a real coaches salary and start a new era in Cajuns Football. This move should have been made last year. _

As my wife ALWAYS preaches to me......You get what you pay for. We need to by us a Cadillac instead of a Geo Metro.