Step Up and Take a Stand: Bowl Eligible or Not?

[RaisingCajun08]

For arguments sake, say we go 7-5 and head back to New Orleans. Who plans on going?

Wife and I have decided that this economy and a job that I go to everyday with the chance it might be the last day with my current company does not lend itself to us wanting to spend the extra money at Christmas.

[cajun4life]

For arguments sake, say we go 7-5 and head back to New Orleans. Who plans on going?

Wife and I have decided that this economy and a job that I go to everyday with the chance it might be the last day with my current company does not lend itself to us wanting to spend the extra money at Christmas.

It would be my Christmas. Been out of work since May.

[CajunRebel]

It's an easy answer. If we execute our game plan and each and every play just on offense we have 1 loss and that's La Tech.

Yeah, if we executed our game plan each and every play on offense Nixon would have a 100% completion rate and we'd be in the playoffs.

It's all a hypothetical. Good teams can have a bad game or two. But EVERY game? I just don't see it. Not at all.

[oldalum]

It's an easy answer. If we execute our game plan and each and every play just on offense we have 1 loss and that's La Tech.

Are you really suggesting this team should only have one loss right now? If so, do you blame it on the coaching staff or the players?

[cajun4life]

Are you really suggesting this team should only have one loss right now? If so, do you blame it on the coaching staff or the players?

I'm saying we should be 4-2 at the moment. Possibly 5-1 with a win over Kentucky. I would say it is about a 70 to 30 ratio coaches to players. Mostly on the offensive side of the ball and special teams.

The defense has been lights out in spurts during the season. But this isn't a simple defense in terms of the front 7. If we ran this defense last season we would have been scary good. Our back 7 is pretty good. Our front 4 needs some work, injuries have attributed to that.

Our main problem has been the O. Haack can execute more of the playbook due to his passing ability. Nixon is better on the ground. We have not found an identity on offense and we are in game 6! That is on the coaches.

[cajun4life]

Yeah, if we executed our game plan each and every play on offense Nixon would have a 100% completion rate and we'd be in the playoffs.

It's all a hypothetical. Good teams can have a bad game or two. But EVERY game? I just don't see it. Not at all.

Executing the game plan and making every single play is two different things. But failing to execute in routine plays has cost us at least the Kentucky game.

Akron is not a better team, stAte is not a better team. Our offense was wretched in those two games.

We have been an utter disappointment this year and that's on coaching. Not talent, the talent to win 10 games on this schedule is there.

[CrappDaddy]

Executing the game plan and making every single play is two different things. But failing to execute in routine plays has cost us at least the Kentucky game.

Akron is not a better team, stAte is not a better team. Our offense was wretched in those two games.

We have been an utter disappointment this year and that's on coaching. Not talent, the talent to win 10 games on this schedule is there.

Over 450 yds of offense isn't wretched. We left a lot of points on the field, but to say we were wretched against Ark state is a stretch.

[CrazyCajun]

Over 450 yds of offense isn't wretched. We left a lot of points on the field, but to say we were wretched against Ark state is a stretch.

We played against a prevent defense and backups for 3 quarters...

[cajun4life]

Over 450 yds of offense isn't wretched. We left a lot of points on the field, but to say we were wretched against Ark state is a stretch.

17 of 44 is wretched. Two big running plays by Nixon accounted for 120 something yards. Not to mention a pick 6.

[VObserver]

Over 450 yds of offense isn't wretched. We left a lot of points on the field, but to say we were wretched against Ark state is a stretch.

Like it or not, virtually all our yardage against stAte came after the game was decided and the Red wolves were playing backups in a less aggressive scheme. When they were playing starters and being aggressive we did very little.

[Ragin' Caleb]

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I still don't think the Cajuns win 2 road games in 5 days.

I could see it going either way, it is going to be tough

[axg8750]

It's an easy answer. If we execute our game plan and each and every play just on offense we have 1 loss and that's La Tech.

I disagree. IMHO it's the actual game plan itself that is flawed.