We are in the Bustle II Era

[KACajun]

_ You are right,"with the money in this town" and no one is willing to GIVE TO THE RCAF.

That is me preaching again. NUMBERS GUYS, we need RCAF members and donations to be successful. Put all things aside and let's start doing something about it.

GEAUX CAJUNS. _

I will give a few reasons the RCAF is floundering IMHO;

1. ZERO advertising (90% of this community hasn't even heard of the RCAF)
2. David Walker is the phantom AD (who said publicly before he got the job that he didn’t want the job.)
3. Economy is CRAP
4. Lee is still employed at this university
5. In this decade UL has 46 Wins and 73 Losses in football (Bustle has been the coach since 01)
6. Baseball has been down the last few years and doesn't look to be any better this year
7. T-Joe is silent about athletics
8. The McNeese blowout is still fresh in people’s minds
9. ZERO PR (the 5 or 10 year plan has not been relayed to "Joe public")
10. LSU is winning national championships in nearly every sport, and outside of BR Lafayette has the largest concentration of donors.
11. Lafayette as a whole thinks UL athletics is a bad investment


Public perception of the status quo is killing the RCAF and until a statement is made nothing will change, I thought T-Joe was going to get the ball rolling but up until now I've been wrong.

[CAJUN_LXA685]

_ I will give a few reasons the RCAF is floundering IMHO;

1. ZERO advertising (90% of this community hasn't even heard of the RCAF)

I could be wrong, but if the RCAF operates on yearly donations wouldn't they start marketing / advertising since the new year is right around the corner? I mean I think it should be a non stop marketing campaign.

I know people will be spending money on presents and stuff with the Christmas season around the corner and may not have a lot of extra cash laying around, but I think now is the time to be putting the message in people's ears and trying to get them excited about it.

[snote]

Originally Posted by USL Alum93
I'm almost willing to take an "L" for the next 2 just to see him go, sad day when I think two home games are worth the sacrifice, but that's what it has come to. Come on AD make a statement in our "hungry for a winner" community, we have the money to support you, you build it we will come!!

you are an idiot, why dont you go tell all the seniors that you hopw they lose their last 2 games as cajuns and most of them the last 2 ever.thats the dumbest thing i have ever heard.i mean seriously why dont you go to the complex and look zanders in the eye and tell him you hope he loses. then tell him its just business.
igeaux.mobi

not posting to hurt anyone's feelings although, and just a wild hair post here..

i for one don't think zanders, or any other cajun football player gives a rat's rear what i or many "fans" think.. as i assume they know "we" don't really know

i just as soon get you, crazy cajun, together in the same room with usl alum 93 and watch you call him an idiot to his face (smiles)

[KACajun]

_ I could be wrong, but if the RCAF operates on yearly donations wouldn't they start marketing / advertising since the new year is right around the corner? I mean I think it should be a non stop marketing campaign.

I know people will be spending money on presents and stuff with the Christmas season around the corner and may not have a lot of extra cash laying around, but I think now is the time to be putting the message in people's ears and trying to get them excited about it. _

I was hoping for a blitz around the start of football season, I can’t think of a time that the community is more energized. It didn't happen.

[HoustonCajun]

_ Question, if we win out (unlikely but possible) and MT wins out (likely) that means we'd be the third SBC team in line for a bowl. Will there be 3 spots? Or is it too soon to tell?
igeaux.mobi _

MT plays A State and ULM to finish the season and already has 7 wins. If they win out, that is 9 wins and a definite bowl game. If ULM wins out, they will have 8 wins and MT will have 8 wins. If UL wins out, we will have 7 wins, but Troy and likely MT would go before us (unless MT loses one of both games). If ULM ends up with 7 wins losing to us but beats MT, MT (if it beats A State) will still have 8 wins and a likely bowl game. I would hope that any 7 win team would get a bowl invite, but that will likely depend on other BCS non-qualifiers. There are a lot of scenarios yet to play out in these last 2 weeks. It will be interesting for the SBC. I hope it remains interesting for UL. Bustle and staff's jobs may depend on it.

[HoustonCajun]

_ How exactly has ULM passed us up in football?
Record? Fan support? Budget? Facilities? National Perception? I see none of that TODAY. If UL loses Saturday then the argument gets reopened. If UL (somehow) wins out we probably go bowling and the progress you ask about is clearly demonstrated. Bustle is coaching for his career this week, let's see how he does. I hope he and the team can pull it out! _

The point to me is that in a worse case scenario, they are our equal in football and the barometer for which we judge ourselves. How sad that we have dropped to this. If they beat us and go to a bowl game, they will have passed us. While they will certainly deserve to go, it is pretty sad for UL that that might occur.

[ManAboutTown]

The Cajuns are in grave danger of losing a substantial sect of die hard fans this weekend.. A loss to ULM at home on the heels of this season would be devastating to this program and possibly the last straw for many..
igeaux.mobi

[RAGINCAJUN98]

_ The Cajuns are in grave danger of losing a substantial sect of die hard fans this weekend.. A loss to ULM at home on the heels of this season would be devastating to this program and possibly the last straw for many..
igeaux.mobi _

AGREED, THIS IS A CAN'T LOSE GAME THAT I DON'T THINK WE CAN WIN.

[RaginEsquire06]

_ Everyone is in such a hurry to dump Bustle. Being someone who isn't a rabid Cajun fan I think I can offer an objective opinion. This was one of, if not the worst program in all of FBS football before he got here. Since then the program has seen a remarkable turn around, including a conference championship. Should you be satisfied with winning 6 wins a season? Of course not. We all would love to see them winning 7-8 games or more and winning more conference championships and playing in bowl games. But WHO is going to do that with what there is to work with here? Seriously. And if not Bustle, who? If you fire Bustle you presumably want someone "better." Where are you going to find that guy? You realize that historically, this has been a graveyard for college coaches, not a stepping stone. Until you make the position more attractive you're not going to get that young hotshot guy looking to make a name for himself. Coaches haven't made names for themselves here, they've ended their careers. Pump some money into the program, demonstrate that the school is serious about putting a competitive program on the field, and maybe then you'll attract someone like that. Until then, be careful what you wish for. _

Right on Rasta!

[Just1More]

_ Everyone is in such a hurry to dump Bustle. Being someone who isn't a rabid Cajun fan I think I can offer an objective opinion. This was one of, if not the worst program in all of FBS football before he got here. Since then the program has seen a remarkable turn around, including a conference championship. Should you be satisfied with winning 6 wins a season? Of course not. We all would love to see them winning 7-8 games or more and winning more conference championships and playing in bowl games. But WHO is going to do that with what there is to work with here? Seriously. And if not Bustle, who? If you fire Bustle you presumably want someone "better." Where are you going to find that guy? You realize that historically, this has been a graveyard for college coaches, not a stepping stone. Until you make the position more attractive you're not going to get that young hotshot guy looking to make a name for himself. Coaches haven't made names for themselves here, they've ended their careers. Pump some money into the program, demonstrate that the school is serious about putting a competitive program on the field, and maybe then you'll attract someone like that. Until then, be careful what you wish for. _

You would call what we are discussing... "hurrying"... after 8 seasons? It is an incorrect assumption that "someone better" won't consider coming to UL. Money talks and coaches listen. The only "pumped money" that will have an immediate impact is the large salary we need to produce for the new football coaching staff. That is the only instantaneous signal that we can send and get instant results. We have other expenditures that are required in our very near future at Cajun Field... and those items will mysteriously get paid for when UL announces how serious it is about coaching competitiveness (pay for results).

The only way you improve your historical path is to improve the direction you are heading today.

Geaux Cajuns! Clobber ULM!!!