Tracking the Preaux Career of Ike Taylor

[CajunCherokee]

He said "University of Louisiana"

Guys, its not like "University of" and "New Orleans" sounds even relatively close. I don't know what yall were listening to, but I had about 13 people at my party and we cranked up the volume and all moaned because we were HOPING he would say "Ike Taylor - University of Louisiana". It just didn't happen.

[Zeebart21]

Guys, its not like "University of" and "New Orleans" sounds even relatively close. I don't know what yall were listening to, but I had about 13 people at my party and we cranked up the volume and all moaned because we were HOPING he would say "Ike Taylor - University of Louisiana". It just didn't happen.

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Killa, pay attn...

this from another board:

From: libbyoracle 11:40 am
To: boomer45 (20 of 39)
20291.20 in reply to 20291.17

Two different intros.

One he said Nola.

The other, when the defensive starters were announced "in game" he said University of Louisiana.>>>>

My good man, I personally did not hear this because I was "master of the grill" yesterday, but the young lady who posted this has impeccable credentials....


Thanks,

Z.

[BrockMeaux]

If we're talking about the first defensive series for the Steelers, I heard him say stutter a tiny bit and say "New Orleans, LA." I think that only makes sense since that he'd say New Orleans to draw attention to the area. I didn't see or hear a 2nd introduction.

But anyway, I don't get the point of the argument. A Ragin' Cajun had a crucial interception on the way to his team winning the World Championship. Celebrate!

[NewsCopy]

DETROIT — With the exception of the Terrible Towel-waving fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Super Bowl XL won’t be remembered as a work of art — it’ll merely go down as the NFL’s 40th anniversary game. A dull first half and a mistake-prone second half probably turned off many television viewers, especially after The Rolling Stones left the building following an energizing halftime performance. But, like their coaches and teammates, it will be long remembered for much more by Steelers All-Pro guard Alan Faneca and cornerback Ike Taylor, who made two of the biggest plays of a game-changing second half. “We came out flat in the first half,” said Taylor, a New Orleans native and former University of Louisiana at Lafayette standout. “Coach (Bill Cowher) told us to hang in there. The offense had an opportunity, and they went out and made a play. That’s what they did in the second half.” The rest of the story By SHELDON MICKLES Advocate Sports Writer

[NewsCopy]

DETROIT Five years ago, Ike Taylor was playing flag football and intramural basketball at Louisiana-Lafayette before deciding to walk on to the Ragin' Cajuns football team his junior year -- as a running back. The Harvey native has come a long way since. On Sunday, he will line up as the starting cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XL. "I always told myself I had a shot. I told my mom when I was young that I would make it to the NFL, and I believed that from the bottom of my heart," said Taylor, who convinced his coaches to move him to cornerback his senior season, then took advantage of the attention NFL scouts were paying to his All-American teammate Charles Tillman. Taylor flashed enough speed and potential to become a fourth-round draft pick in 2003. He started two games in his first two years with the Steelers before becoming a full-time starter this season; already he has been labeled as Pittsburgh's best cornerback since Rod Woodson. Now he is soaking up his first Super Bowl experience with all the wide-eyed enthusiasm one would expect from one of this game's biggest underdogs. "It's crazy. I love it, though," said Taylor, who played along with off-the-wall media requests from TV stations in Mexico, Canada and Austria, among others, Tuesday afternoon. Taylor, 6 feet 1, 191 pounds, said he never gave up on his NFL dream. Rather, he just put it off. His aunt and uncle put him through college, and Taylor said he wanted to make the most of that opportunity. "I just wanted to have a good foundation, that's all. I wanted to be sturdy, be stable," said Taylor, who played football and basketball at Abramson. "It's tough in New Orleans, man. It was tough growing up. I don't think people understand how off track you can get. You can get off track so easily. That's true anywhere, but only the strong survive. The rest of the story By Mike Triplett Times Picayune mtriplett@timespicayune.com (504) 826-3405.

[snote]

Five years ago, Ike Taylor was playing flag football and intramural basketball at Louisiana-Lafayette before deciding to walk on to the Ragin' Cajuns football team his junior year -- as a running back.

huh?

[cajun4ever]

Pay for play
Nineteen players earned "performance based pay" bonuses of $200,000 or more for the 2005 season. A list of those players:
OT Rob Petitti, Cowboys, $271,287
FS C.C. Brown, Texans, $251,593
OT Kelly Butler, Lions, $242,908
OG Rex Hadnot, Dolphins, $235,847
DT Jordan Carstens, Car., $232,748
OT Shane Olivea, Chargers, $223,966
CB Curtis DeLoatch, Giants, $221,005
OG Ryan Lilja, Colts, $215,642
OT Jason Peters, Bills, $215,008
OT Travelle Wharton, Car., $214,048
OG Will Whitticker, Packers, $212,307
CB Travis Daniels, Dolphins, $212,069
OT Anthony Davis, Bucs, $211,350
OG Dan Buenning, Bucs, $210,204
LB Colby Bockwoldt, Saints, $209,943
FS Chris Harris, Bears, $209,362
SS Gibril Wilson, Giants, $207,549
CB Ike Taylor, Steelers, $206,513
FS Kerry Rhodes, Jets, $200,268

[gridiron]

UL work ethic paying off.

[derf]

but will it pay off for UL athletics? God, I wish we had an athletic foundation. Or a new school president

[NewsCopy]

PITTSBURGH - Former Louisiana Ragin' Cajun Ike Taylor, who won a championship ring in Super Bowl XL as a starting cornerback with the Pittsburgh Steelers, signed a one-year restricted free agent contract with the Steelers on Tuesday. Taylor, who drew interest from other NFL teams, was the only AFC cornerback to receive an upgraded tender ($1.573 million) as a restricted free agent. The rest of the story