Nebraska VS UL

[kshusker89]

Hey guys, just wanted to see what you all thought of the upcoming game this weekend. Im pretty excited to get to tailgate with some of your fans as in the past it always turns out to be a good time with good food and good people. Watched ya'lls game with LSU rough but I'm excited for you guys to come in and test our young team. As you all may know we just had a close one with VT and lost by one. rough...I guess if a football game was 58 mins we would have one. Mental mistakes cost us on that one. Anyway I would love to hear who you guys have, who to watch, and any friendly predictions.

[BeauCajun]

Just be prepared for the Cajuns to come in and expect to get a W. They're not going to just show up to collect a check. The team will be ready to be called winners after the game. Will the Huskers be prepared with all the distractions?

Cajuns 21
Huskers 18

Good luck to both teams.

[kshusker89]

Bo knows Nebraska, he knows it is the 300th consecutive sell out blah blah blah. He will have our team ready and I have a feeling our D is going to have a big Chip on their shoulder after handing VaTech the game this past weekend. I don't know alot about UL but I do know i hope they come prepared or else it could get ugly. Anyone feel like giving me some insight on Cajun football? Runningbacks? Style of offense?

[jllanclos]

Bo knows Nebraska, he knows it is the 300th consecutive sell out blah blah blah. He will have our team ready and I have a feeling our D is going to have a big Chip on their shoulder after handing VaTech the game this past weekend. I don't know alot about UL but I do know i hope they come prepared or else it could get ugly. Anyone feel like giving me some insight on Cajun football? Runningbacks? Style of offense?

Sure...check back about midway through the 1st quarter...

igeaux.mobi

[kshusker89]

_ Sure...check back about midway through the 1st quarter...

igeaux.mobi _

through the first quarter cody green should be doing mop-up duty.

[Zeebart21]

through the first quarter cody green should be doing mop-up duty.

You guys are more talented than LSU?

Z

[CajunKate]

_ Bo knows Nebraska, he knows it is the 300th consecutive sell out blah blah blah. He will have our team ready and I have a feeling our D is going to have a big Chip on their shoulder after handing VaTech the game this past weekend. I don't know alot about UL but I do know i hope they come prepared or else it could get ugly. Anyone feel like giving me some insight on Cajun football? Runningbacks? Style of offense? _

I wish I was going up to Nebraska to tailgate with you all. Sounds like it's going to be a good time!

As far the team this year, we lost our two standouts from last year, QB Michael Desormeaux and RB Tyrell Fenroy. Our QB this year, Chris Mason, is not as mobile as Mike was, but is a good passer and can scramble when he needs to do so. He is young and has been somewhat inconsistent, but is showing promise. Our RB corps rides on the back of Undrea Sails this year. Small guy but scrappy. Our other RBs have not seen much time on the field, but there is promise there, as well. The O-Line is seasoned and good. If you watched the LSU game, then you realize that. Chris was not sacked once. WRs are not the fastest, but we have good size and good hands. Again, they tend to be inconsistent.

The defense is light years better than last year. Watch for LBs Zanders and McCoy. Zanders, especially, is a beast. All over the field and brings it every play. The D-Line is nothing to shake a stick at either. They shut down LSU's run game last week, as you saw. Our DBs and safeties are small. Of all the elements of our game, this may be the place where you can pick us apart.

Expect the Cajuns to play disciplined football with few penalties and expect them to play with a lot of heart and determination. If they can shake off the LSU loss, they will be more than ready to play. I, as a Cajun fan, fully expect you will get your money's worth. Should be exciting and FUN!

[zephyr]

I firmly believe that Nebraska's Defense is better than LSU's. I guess only time will tell me if I'm wrong but I think they are stiffer than LSU, especially up front. I don't know if they are going to have the speed that LSU presents in the LB and DB corp but this game will again show us how much we are progressing. I am encouraged how well our O-Line protected Masson this weekend and I feel like we can do a lot of the same against NU.

One thing I can tell you is that your backup QB will NOT be doing mop up duty in the first half. I'm not sure how good Zac Lee truly is but from all reports, he has taken Ganz's place pretty well this year and there has been little dropoff. I also know that Castille is pretty good but didn't you lose one of your other RB's?

From the Cajuns, we don't have the vertical threat that is required to stretch the defense but we spread the ball around to lots of guys so its hard to focus on one WR. Our Oline is better than you will likely think as it is the best in the SBC and is second in the country in total starts by the starting 5. They are big and are slightly better run blockers than pass blockers because our running game has been our niche for the last few years. We have some talent at RB but nobody but our starter is proven. Sails (starter) is very small but he's powerful. He's not overly fast and will not outrun any of your defenders but he runs straight ahead very well. We are at our best when we are balanced.

As you saw, our defense is much improved over years past and fairly fast although, not overly big in the LB and DB corp. Our coaches started blitzing much more now that we have some good corners and the defense gave LSU all they could handle. We had 3 interceptions in our hands and dropped them, 2 of them would have likely been touchdowns making the game quite interesting. You factor in the goalline series where we were unable to score and you see a completely different game so do not let the score fool you into thinking that this will be an easy victory. If anything, last night showed our guys that we can go into anywhere and compete with some of the best teams in the country.


If I had to make a prediction right now, before injury reports and such, I'd tentatively predict a close NU victory at 27-13.

[Just1More]

_ through the first quarter cody green should be doing mop-up duty. _

...NOT going to happen. Do not look at the LSU final score and jump to any conclusions. LSU had a battle on their hands and their team and coaches know it. Welcome our Cajun tailgating travelers... we hope to some day welcome you and yours at Cajun Field.

PS You caught us still pondering the LSU game. Someone will fill you in on our team, style of offense, players to watch, during the week. Basically, we kick corn fed Big 12 team's butts.

[zephyr]

_ ...NOT going to happen. Do not look at the LSU final score and jump to any conclusions. LSU had a battle on their hands and their team and coaches know it. Welcome our Cajun tailgating travelers... we hope to some day welcome you and yours at Cajun Field.

PS You caught us still pondering the LSU game. Someone will fill you in on our team, style of offense, players to watch, during the week. Basically, we kick corn fed Big 12 team's butts. _

Well, I thought I kind of filled him in a bit but I'll go a little further.

WR's all do about the same thing. We play 6-7 different WR's through the game and they all do things about the same. The matchups that we create are with our TE's. They are both quick for TE's and Ladarius Green who was our top receiving option in the LSU game is 6'6" and about 235. He's a slim TE and a big WR but we use him a lot down the field where he is often matched up on smaller players. The other TE is Luke Aubrey who is a better blocker and catches a lot of underneath routes and is used a lot in the red zone.

Qb is Masson. He is a dual threat guy but we haven't run him like our previous QB as we like him to throw more. He's an accurate passer with average arm. He is only a RS Sophomore with no starting experience until this year but seems to be progressing every game. He does have the motor to get down the field if you don't respect him and over pursue the RB. As stated, the line is big and likes to run block.

On D, our star is Antwyne Zanders at MLB. He has a motor and plays with major intensity. Our CB's are good but a tad undersized and they support the run really well. We've had some injuries in the Safety positions but we have guys that are experienced backing the starters who are banged up. The D-Line is bigger than you probably think. We average about 285 up front and we are beginning to put more pressure on the QB every week. All of our LB's can cover and run east west, so the defense has pretty decent speed.

[Just1More]

_ Well, I thought I kind of filled him in a bit but I'll go a little further._

I didn't notice your earlier post (or may have been writing while you were). I was buying time for your UL scheme/player analysis you do so well.

[Turbine]

_ Hey guys, just wanted to see what you all thought of the upcoming game this weekend. Im pretty excited to get to tailgate with some of your fans as in the past it always turns out to be a good time with good food and good people.

In my lifetime I've lived over a year of nights at 1849 South 49th Street just a block down from Bryan Hospital.

I really wish I could be there, all my cousins will be at the game.