How will Louisiana football do in its first year without Billy Napier?

[JamesTheJeweler]

Successive Egyptian Pharoahs agree with your setiments.

Look the only way to make people forget is to win and win big going forward.

This!

[JamesTheJeweler]

Lots of talent in the secondary. Look for us not to try & throw in Zy's direction (6'3" CB/Freshmen All-American). We will target Delahoussaye (5'10" CB) and the middle of the field. Linebackers are close to the worst in FCS, which is why they recruited that position hard in the offseason. Should be able to rush up and down the field on the defense.

Lots of speed on offense (Larvadain can fly) but they're replacing their QB (lead rusher), top WR, & both TE's. CJ5 was the backup last season. He can run but I don't think I saw him complete a single pass in the games I watched. You'll see lots of 5 wide with quick passes then a shot deep. On the goal line, look for the naked boot throwing to either weak side TE or TE that goes in motion (Both big TE's they used last year are gone).

Yes, it's ok for fans to overlook this game due to the amount of firepower SLU lost on offense. We all know the team will be focused.

Thanks for the breakdown

[Bandwagon King]

I personally don't have an issue with Billy Napier or how he left. We were hoping to get to the place he led this program to for my entire life. I understand what you are saying and don't necessarily disagree. However, the best way to make everyone put Napier in the rearview mirror will be for the program to continue with the success that he established here. At the end of this season (and possibly next) if the Cajuns are playing for another Conference Championship and win 8-9 games, I think the national spotlight will quickly shift from Napier to Dez.

Ditto: Very well stated. Everything else is icing on a very sweet cake.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Anything less than 10 wins gets zero respect statewide, and certainly regional and national. It’s the SBC not SEC.

[covcaj]

Anything less than 10 wins gets zero respect statewide, and certainly regional and national. It’s the SBC not SEC.

Yes, but we are an SBC team, not SEC.

[Turbine]

Yes, but we are an SBC team, not SEC.

Tell me about it.

No respect.

[CharlieK]

Anything less than 10 wins gets zero respect statewide, and certainly regional and national. It’s the SBC not SEC.

Some of it is deserved. We REALLY needed to beat Texas last year. When you run the table otherwise but lose to a pretty bad P5 team it creates doubt.