2018 FB G7: Louisiana 17, App St. 27

[talktomewillis]

It looks like the plane they flew back on has not departed Lafayette. Sounds like it still having mechanical problems. That's a real confidence builder.

That was a different plane from the one that had the issues last night.

[Just1More]

Exactly, well said. Some people just can't see it and want to make excuses. Ultimately it's the Coach.

And ultimately, I think Napier will be the ultimate coach for us.

This forum is a mad house. It takes itself too seriously sometimes. The petty little infighting is exhausting.

[Rainman66]

They are recruiting to their offensive and defensive schemes and philosophy....and they are recruiting not just good athletes but good football players....that is exactly what our staff is doing. App's staff has been doing this since 2014.

Exactly !!! We do still lack talent on this team, but the talent we do have (at certain positions) doesn't necessarily fit the philosophy we want to run.

Where I have made mistakes in the past, is that I envied other's success. Now, after years of mistakes, I have changed my way of thinking. The only true way to build this for the long term is systematically with buyin from top down.

Look at the pros ... Patriots, Astros, Warriors ... ownership, in lockstep with the front office, in lock step with the coaching staff, in lock step with the players.

College is no different, you have to have the President, AD, coaches, and student athletes all on the same page and working in the same direction. We have NEVER had this for as long as I can remember. Definitely didn't have it with Dr A as President. We got T-Joe, but then our AD was a putz. Now we have a President & AD who get it, and with the possible exception of Marlin (who I am not giving up on yet) a coaching staff that is right there as well.

We have the right to be critical, but after all these years, we also have the right to be optimistic.

GEAUX CAJUNS !!!

[Oiler]

In a town smaller than Ruston.

How does Ruston have anything to do with this?

[Boomer]

How does Ruston have anything to do with this?

.....a relative comparison....juxtaposition my boy! A college town with small dimensions and population!

[Tasso]

We had that game day experience back in Tamarella and Stokley days. From then on we lost it due to previous administration not having the proper vision of sustaining a good football program. During Tamarella days LSU was not as successful and had a lot of new fans attending our games. After those days we had subpar football with subpar results. You had to be consistent in winning. The schedule during those years were very good against some of the AAC teams of today. We were competitive against P5 teams. People's perception today is we are playing 1AA schedule. HUD was successful for 3 years then turned south after that.

[Turbine]

We had that game day experience back in Tamarella and Stokley days. From then on we lost it due to previous administration not having the proper vision of sustaining a good football program. During Tamarella days LSU was not as successful and had a lot of new fans attending our games. After those days we had subpar football with subpar results. You had to be consistent in winning. The schedule during those years were very good against some of the AAC teams of today. We were competitive against P5 teams. People's perception today is we are playing 1AA schedule. HUD was successful for 3 years then turned south after that.

Interesting.

It shows that no matter who you are, winning comes and goes.

Better have the infrastructure to keep interest reasonable through the slow periods.