What HS's don't let their players communicate with UL??

[CajunT]

_ You are right t about those guys. However, my cousin was the qb and was recruited by fouq and the wr coach to play a role like falgout. They said they were looking for a smart player and looked at a few qbs to play other roles since they are smarter typically. He wasn't recruited for a scholly by d1 but lower classes offered however he chose UL since he was promised preferred walkon status. Then had that taken away twice. He is still a fan UL tho.

Again cajuns need to go after some of our d players. The 3 d linemen are solid with churphy steward likely to be 4 star next year.
Like you said, these guys need the grades first



igeaux.mobi _

I don't know about the private conversations coaches have with some of these kids, so I can't defend such promises. Steward is a kid that will draw a lot of attention at summer camps next season. I hope the guidance counselor does a better job with him, then they have in the past.

[wcd35]

Same here. That's always been a huge disappointment with not only BB, but plenty in the area. A lot of it is just the kids not knowing what they need, then its too late. That's one thing that if I ever decided to teach (engineer right now) I would love to work with the coaches and players around the area to help these kids make it. Quite a few are good kids that just don't get the help

I don't know about the private conversations coaches have with some of these kids, so I can't defend such promises. Steward is a kid that will draw a lot of attention at summer camps next season. I hope the guidance counselor does a better job with him, then they have in the past.

igeaux.mobi

[Hammer58]

_ Same here. That's always been a huge disappointment with not only BB, but plenty in the area. A lot of it is just the kids not knowing what they need, then its too late. That's one thing that if I ever decided to teach (engineer right now) I would love to work with the coaches and players around the area to help these kids make it. Quite a few are good kids that just don't get the help




igeaux.mobi _

Not commenting on your family member because I don't know him or even have any idea who he is, but in regard to the academic failings of many of the local kids it sure was sad last spring when the Advertiser in cooperation with the UL staff tried to hold some academic informational sessions so the local players and parents could understand why they need to emphasize academics as much as athletics if they want to play D1A ball and very few people attended (search Daily Advertiser archives for the stories). A second session was held and I don't believe attendence was any better. However, a few months later a "combine" type minicamp was held and kids came out of the woodwork.

As far aas the local coaches are concerned, the UL coaches will admit that they feel the cold shoulder from some of the local caoches. The UL staff recently recounted at the QB Club some of the coaching clinics, informal roundtables and other efforts at outreach to the local coaches and yet when it comes to steering players to UL some of the coaches steer their studs away from UL but then get miffed if UL will not take their leftovers. And yes, connections to Brokeback U seem to be an all too common thread with these coaches.

[DrumRoll]

_ Not commenting on your family member because I don't know him or even have any idea who he is, but in regard to the academic failings of many of the local kids it sure was sad last spring when the Advertiser in cooperation with the UL staff tried to hold some academic informational sessions so the local players and parents could understand why they need to emphasize academics as much as athletics if they want to play D1A ball and very few people attended (search Daily Advertiser archives for the stories). A second session was held and I don't believe attendence was any better. However, a few months later a "combine" type minicamp was held and kids came out of the woodwork.

Just in case you guys are not aware of the huge potential landslide into the great academic abyss recruits currently face, let me help clarify...

4 years ago you had to make decent scores on 12 core credits to gain your NCAA clearance to play DI Football...

Many players failed to do so, due to lack of effort, focus, guidance, parenting, mentoring, proper home environment, etc...

As often is the case, the NCAA in it's less than infinite wisdom decided to lift one corner of the playing field and give the turf a substantial tug...

As of 2008, 16 core credits are required, a goal that is much more challenging...

As stated by one academic coordinator for a major DI program, they went back and ran the transcripts for their current senior class and determined that 63% of them would not have been elidgible to play DI football under the current guidelines, all of which were successful in the classroom, on track to earn their degree, and scheduled to graduate last year...

[snote]

Just now on the Great Scott show, a caller was discussing Dr Savoie and at the tail end of the discussion Scott eluded to the fact that some high schools in the area put a block in the communication process when the university tries to recruit certain players.

aghh nevermind

[DestinCajun]

You are right t about those guys. However, my cousin was the qb and was recruited by fouq and the wr coach to play a role like falgout. They said they were looking for a smart player and looked at a few qbs to play other roles since they are smarter typically. He wasn't recruited for a scholly by d1 but lower classes offered however he chose UL since he was promised preferred walkon status. Then had that taken away twice. He is still a fan UL tho.

Again cajuns need to go after some of our d players. The 3 d linemen are solid with churphy steward likely to be 4 star next year.

Like you said, these guys need the grades first

Just curious but are these kids hearing from other schools?

[Cajun Express]

_ I have a friend of mine whose father is a coach at a High School in Lafayette, when I asked her why is it that local kids dont get a lot of attention from UL. She told me that her Father had made multipule contacts to UL to try to get them to look at some of the kids in this high school program. He said that UL never really showed any interest nor sent anyone out to watch them. I don't know now true this is, but it did come out of her mouth and she is a big football fan.

Rev _

I am sure they want us to look at players, but do they want us to look at true 1A players. Come on think about it, UL ignores and does not want local high quality athletes for years. Yea that makes a lot of sense. Or does a coach have a hard on against UL and does the best he can to steer players to say McNeese his former alma mater, or anyplace else if 1A quality.

[DestinCajun]

I'd like to know what's going on. One of the things we've heard-- and that doesn't make it true-- is that local coaches with marginal players call us, and expect us to take them because they're local.

But if they have a stud, they discourage them from coming here.

If that's true, they want us to support the local players, but they don't support the local school.

Again, that's what we've heard. I'd love to know the true story here.

Personal allegiences aside, given how badly our football program has been run in the past and the lack of support from the administration, it just might be these "local" coaches had good reason to steer players elsewhere. However, that's all changing bigtime and anybody but a fool can see it so it'll be interesting to see what happens with these coaches' attitudes.

[Cajunsmike]

_ Well we've had/have players from Lafayette High, Comeaux, STM, and Teurlings. I can't recall any players from Acadiana, Breaux Bridge, NISH, Cecilia, Abbeville, Carencro, Northside. Just take a look at the roster starting from 5 years ago to now. You can see certain HS programs are absent. I went to Acadiana and I can't recall (aside from Justin Venable) any players playing for UL. It's pretty clear that Breaux Bridge is an LSU hot bed. I could be way off in my thinking that this method can give insight. JMO _

We had a receiver from Carencro, Bill Sampy on the team a couple of years ago. He did well while he was here and got a tryout from the Eagles.

[Cajun Express]

_ We had a receiver from Carencro, Bill Sampy on the team a couple of years ago. He did well while he was here and got a tryout from the Eagles. _

Yes we get some players from those schools, but without any help from their staffs like they do for other schools.

Sampy was a great player.