Tracking the Preaux Career of Ike Taylor

[Just1More]

_ Or it is like me pulling for lsu just because a few guys from my high school are playing for them. It makes no sense, no sense I tell ya _

I don't "pull for" NFL teams that have Cajun players. I've always said that if a team signs a Cajun, they just purchased my fanship. I really mean that they just got me to pay more attention to them in order to see how one of our guys is doing. Another reason I think it's a little strange to love an NFL team just because a Cajun is there is how easily these teams will trade a player.

I look forward to the day that at least one Cajun is on every NFL active roster...

[Zeebart21]

_ I remember the Katrina incident at the Bear's game. I had a number of friends who attended the game and said the Bear's fans apologized for the jack-ass behavior of a very few.

I can't tell you the behavior of some LSU fans towards UL fans at Tiger stadium.

I hope Fenroy has the success that Tillman has. _

Hey Mick! Glad you came back around! Hope all is well with you!

Z

[cajun4life]

_ UL has an alumni chapter called ABC, Alumni By Choice. I believe it is made up of a lot of faculty and others who aren't UL alums but choose to support UL. Many people choose to support schools other than their alma mater for a number of reasons. It is up to the school to foster the pride and support of its alumni, otherwise people will follow what is fun and exciting in sports. UL has not done that since Dr. A was in office. Hence, a lot of lost alumni and fans were never indoctrinated in UL and never developed that sense of loyalty. My next door neighbor went to Texas State (Southwest Texas when he graduated). He lived in Shreveport for a few years before moving to Houston and fell in love with LSU football. He is now a BIG LSU supporter and wears LSU gear all the time. He doesn't support Texas State nor mentions he is an alumnus of that school. I was watching a UL vs. N. Texas game on tv a couple of years ago at the Ragin Cajun restaurant here in Houston. At the same time was an LSU game on tv. There was an obnoxious fellow there pulling for LSU, but he would keep an eye every now and then on our game. I sensed he probably didn't graduate from LSU and asked him where he went to school and he said N. Texas and that he even played football for N. Texas. But, he was now an LSU fan.

I don't understand the loss of loyalty to your alma mater, particularly as a former athlete, but that is the case. And, it is not only with LSU. How do Notre Dame or USC with its small enrollments have the national support they have? It is because a lot of alumni from other universities are Notre Dame and USC fans and follow ND & USC football religously. You could put LSU along with a few other schools in that same category of having a national following. Wouldn't UL love to have those fans, any fans filling up our stadium? Let's look in the mirror and figure out why we don't. We failed to cultivate a couple of generations of alumni and fans and are now paying the price, just as our lack of athletic funding failed to develop winning athletic teams and put us in our current situation. Don't blame LSU because of their appealing product to fans. Blame us for not creating an appealing product of our own to keep our fans. The good news, however, is that it is never too late to build the kind of program that will recapture our alumni and fans and bring new fans over to our side. It appears we are headed in that direction, finally. Well see. _

Dude I DO NOT BLAME LSU for any shortcomings that come with being a UL fan. UL has done nothing as a university to cultivate a string following.

[Zeebart21]

My daughters car is Carolina Blue.

[cajuns67]

_ My daughters car is Carolina Blue. _

oops sorry was that your daughter

[scotto_25]

What's up with all the Carolina crud? Jake means more to these people than the Saints do!!

Wow, now it's extremely clear why we have so little fans at football games....they're all heading to LSU because their neighbor's son plays for them or the guy the bought their dog from had a grandson who played for them......

There aren't two teams Louisiana teams in the NFL......It's not hard to understand!

[RCAJUN90]

_ What's up with all the Carolina crud? Jake means more to these people than the Saints do!!

Wow, now it's extremely clear why we have so little fans at football games....they're all heading to LSU because their neighbor's son plays for them or the guy the bought their dog from had a grandson who played for them......

There aren't two teams Louisiana teams in the NFL......It's not hard to understand! _

There's no reason why you can pull for Jake, Fenroy, Chery etc... and still be a Saints fan. It doesn't really matter to me who you pull for in the pros. I can't see how you can live in South Louisiana and not be a Saints fan but that is just me.

[Turbine]

I remember the Katrina incident at the Bear's game. I had a number of friends who attended the game and said the Bear's fans apologized for the jack-ass behavior of a very few.

I can't tell you the behavior of some LSU fans towards UL fans at Tiger stadium.

I hope Fenroy has the success that Tillman has.

Which is why I try not to judge an entire fan base ... based on the actions of a few.
igeaux.mobi

[RCAJUN90]

_ Which is why I try not to judge an entire fan base ... based on the actions of a few.
igeaux.mobi _

Chicago fans are bad but apparently they are not even in the top ten of worst.
http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articl...st_Fans/301533
Worst college football fans. Lookie who made the top ten.
http://hellspawnedjavelinas.wordpres...lege-football/

[ULtimateCajun]

http://www.chicagobears.com/photos/

Found a pick of Fenroy at the Bears Rookie Camp. I couldn't get the pic off the site so you have to click through. He's 13th or 15th into the photo list.

And here is a pic of Desormeaux playing SS for the Jags