2020 Louisiana vs ULM:

[Cajunsmike]

"Hate week" is a fabrication by the SBC with "forced" rivalries for marketing purposes from a few years back. ULM bought into it, as did the News Star's beat writer then.

They are our next opponent, no more, no less. That said, a beatdown to the epic level of Texas Southern or Nicholls a few years back should be the goal. They are the next opponent. One that has lead ESPN's Bottom 10 most of the season. Go up there and take care of business and come back home. However, a good cigar would pis s them off.

ULM does have a home field advantage, well, kind of. The Covid restrictions have kept their crowds on par to their pre Covid size.

I have zero problem if the the game is canceled. There is zero this game helps our season other than a win over the perceived worst team in FBS. In all fairness to ULM, the MAC hasn't hit full stride yet.

If the game is not played Saturday, it will be played on Dec. 12. I would rather play Saturday to give us 2 weeks to prepare for Coastal on December 19. I do not expect a beatdown. We defeated ULM the last 2 years only because of missed field goals. Also, who knows how many Cajuns will be available. Coach Napier was on with Scott Prather this morning from his isolation spot. He is feeling much better by the way. He also seemed quite confident the game will occur on Saturday. However, he could not say which players will be available on Saturday. Normal answer was given that wait until Wednesday to see the depth chart as far as which players will be available. He should be able to coach in the game by the way. Assuming a negative test, he will complete the Covid protocols by Saturday and should be released back into society on that day. However the team is traveling to Monroe on Friday. That is why he will travel to Monroe on Saturday as he will still be in protocol on Friday.

[LaCajunsFan]

If the game is not played Saturday, it will be played on Dec. 12. I would rather play Saturday to give us 2 weeks to prepare for Coastal on December 19. I do not expect a beatdown. We defeated ULM the last 2 years only because of missed field goals. Also, who knows how many Cajuns will be available. Coach Napier was on with Scott Prather this morning from his isolation spot. He is feeling much better by the way. He also seemed quite confident the game will occur on Saturday. However, he could not say which players will be available on Saturday. Normal answer was given that wait until Wednesday to see the depth chart as far as which players will be available. He should be able to coach in the game by the way. Assuming a negative test, he will complete the Covid protocols by Saturday and should be released back into society on that day. However the team is traveling to Monroe on Friday. That is why he will travel to Monroe on Saturday as he will still be in protocol on Friday.

Yep....I beleive that we will get a solid W if we play (it won't be a last minute FG this time) but I don't see a beatdown. Of course, it'd be great if to get some of the others players a chance to play, especially Chandler Fields. This would also allow the starters more time to rest.

[JayWalker]

I'd rather not play them...give us more time to heal and work on App game plan.

You don't want to go three weeks without playing. If you recall, that was the reason we tried to move the game up with Coastal prior to the hurricane. We played the following Wednesday after 2 1/2 weeks off. You saw what happened. We need to play this game.

[CajunEXPRESS]

"Hate week" is a fabrication by the SBC with "forced" rivalries for marketing purposes from a few years back. ULM bought into it, as did the News Star's beat writer then.

They are our next opponent, no more, no less. That said, a beatdown to the epic level of Texas Southern or Nicholls a few years back should be the goal. They are the next opponent. One that has lead ESPN's Bottom 10 most of the season. Go up there and take care of business and come back home. However, a good cigar would pis s them off.

ULM does have a home field advantage, well, kind of. The Covid restrictions have kept their crowds on par to their pre Covid size.

I have zero problem if the the game is canceled. There is zero this game helps our season other than a win over the perceived worst team in FBS. In all fairness to ULM, the MAC hasn't hit full stride yet.

Agreed with one comment. Losing to the Hoax is possible because it’s won on the field. Still beating the Hoax isn’t a big achievement, but losing almost always exposes your shortcomings. That’s why I refer to the game as the canary in the coal mine game. A loss certainly is concerning.

[RaginDave]

When will we know for sure that the game is on?

Wednesday afternoon for sure.

[ragin50]

Wednesday afternoon for sure.

Assuming it's played Saturday, do you know if tickets will be available?

[Duggie35]

Assuming it's played Saturday, do you know if tickets will be available?

I saw tickets can be purchased on the ULM Athletic website.

[31Ragin97]

So i couldnt remember hate week or even playing ULM/northeastern when i was in school..i thought maybe i went home for thanksgiving and missed it or was studying for finals? So i went back and checked and the entire time i was in school not one game against them, but we beat the rustonian puppy killers four straight.

[NewsCopy]

It’s one of UL coach Billy Napier’s favorite things to say.

“The past is the best indicator of the future.”

There’s a lot of truth in that statement. Typically, few adhere to considering the historical aspects of a matchup more than me.

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[LaGrid]

I hope the players have more passion for this matchup than I do. I can't lie some years I get up for the game but 0-8 is hard to pump up.