Midseason Analysis

[CajunEXPRESS]

Man, my Saturday's are wide open now! What a joke from O to D? And if someone doesn't ask Hud a f'ing question like why do we suck even in the worst f'ing conference, I will lose it!

You can ask that question. Join quarterback club or go to Walk On's Thursday nights. Tuff questions we submit are morphed into cabbage ball questions by Jay on Thursday show. Cabbage ball because our softball team brings the heat every time so I don't want to disparage them with that term

[CrazyCajun]

Hud = Larry Blakney

Hope I'm wrong, but it sure starting to smell that way.

Well where are his 5 conference championships?

[BirdofParadise]

You can ask that question. Join quarterback club or go to Walk On's Thursday nights. Tuff questions we submit are morphed into cabbage ball questions by Jay on Thursday show. Cabbage ball because our softball team brings the heat every time so I don't want to disparage them with that term

Yep That's what I do.

Did you listen last night? Or did you just get your panties in a wad because I found a diplomatic way to ask the questions?

[Turbine]

I'm getting sick and tired our unwillingness to mix in other things with the zone read. Down big to ASU this week, we still continued trying to pound the ball in the middle with Eli. Thankfully, Nixon was able to break some big runs but it was obvious that ASU was not going to give that run up to Eli in the middle. We finally got him involved in the passing game when it was too late. We need to get him the ball in space a lot more than that zone read only.

You know what would have been equally effective ground wise? Nixon up the middle, Elijah to the outside.

You know what would have been doubly effective? Nixon up the middle, Elijah to the outside, Haack over the top.

[RaisingCajun08]

You have inside info from Haack or are you speculating. I can't see Nixon finishing the year at QB anyway....we will need Haack.

The only way we see Haack again in the next 2 years is if Nixon is hurt or no longer on the team.

[Boomer]

The only way we see Haack again in the next 2 years is if Nixon is hurt or no longer on the team.

---There is a positive to Nixon being a QB and not a RB---In the Zone read they have to cover the RB even with less defensive guys being blocked by more offensive guys---But yes this leaves them vulnerable for a QB that can pull the ball as we did---But the other important part of Nixon's being a Big QB is his moving the chains on 3rd and short distances---How many times has he picked up the first down after motion and maybe even a fake!!!

[CameronCajun]

---There is a positive to Nixon being a QB and not a RB---In the Zone read they have to cover the RB even with less defensive guys being blocked by more offensive guys---But yes this leaves them vulnerable for a QB that can pull the ball as we did---But the other important part of Nixon's being a Big QB is his moving the chains on 3rd and short distances---How many times has he picked up the first down after motion and maybe even a fake!!!

True, but if we are going with Nixon we might as well change to an all out option offense cause Nixon couldnt hit water if he fell out of a boat.

[HoustonCajun]

Yep That's what I do.

Did you listen last night? Or did you just get your panties in a wad because I found a diplomatic way to ask the questions?

For those of us who weren't able to listen, care to share with us the questions and answers?

[CajunEXPRESS]

The only way we see Haack again in the next 2 years is if Nixon is hurt or no longer on the team.

You might see him carving up the UL-L defense as a Brokeback next year or leading SLU to a FCS final four.

[HoustonCajun]

A 2 back set-up with Nixon and McGuire plus Haack at QB is certainly worth trying.

Looking at the remainder of the season, there is no team on our remaining schedule we cannot beat, App State being our most difficult game. Certainly, we will have to play much better to beat them. What we need to happen is for App State to beat GA Southern tonight and for App State to beat Ark State next week, giving Ark State 1 loss. S. Alabama's toughest games remaining are vs. UL, GA Southern and App State and they already have 1 loss. If GA Southern loses to App State, their toughest remaining game is vs. S. Alabama. In this scenario, every team will have at least 1 loss except App State. So, our game vs. App State could determine the conference championship or at best for UL a shared conference championship with only 1 loss. This is a scenario that could definitely play out. Given the way we are playing, winning the rest of our games, which are all possible as none of these teams are very good with the exception of S. Alabama, hope of winning the conference and beating App State is all we have to hang on to. Doesn't look likely at this point, but could happen if this team and coaches can get their _____ together. It ain't over 'til its over, so let's remain optimistic that we can still pull this off. And, if it happens, we finish 8-4 with a bowl game to play and a shot at another 9-4 season. That would be a huge salvage of a thus far very disappointing season.

UL (2-4, 1-1) plays ULM, GA State, S. Alabama, NM State, App State and Troy.

S. Alabama (3-3, 1-1) plays TX State, Idaho, UL, GA State, GA Southern, App State

Ark. State (4-3, 3-0) plays GA State, App State, ULM, NM State, TX State

App State (5-1, 3-0) plays GA Southern, Troy, Ark State, Idaho, UL, S. Alabama

GA Southern (5-1. 3-0) plays App State, TX State, Troy, Georgia, S. Alabama, GA State

OK. The first domino fell last night with the App State win.

S. Alabama now has only 1 loss but has to play UL, GA Southern and App State.

Ark. State still has to play App State, which they need to lose. The other games are winnable.

App State still needs to play Ark State, UL and S. Alabama. Beat Ark State and lose to UL. S. Alabama would be a nice loss but not likely to happen given USA's final 3 games.

GA Southern's toughest remaining conference game is vs. S. Alabama, but that is right after they play Georgia, so anything can happen.

So, IF these other dominos fall (which is a good possibility) AND UL takes cares of business and wins the rest of its games which are all winnable, including App State, we have a great chance of at least sharing the conference championship. Do that and we are 8-4 going to a bowl game for our 5th straight win and 9-4 season. I know, that's a lot of "ifs". We have to first beat ULM and continue to improve week to week. However, considering how the season started, that we are in a rebuilding year, and will have a lot of talent returning next year, that would be an outstanding end to the year to build on.