You got me?

[Turbine]

How can the long snapper be exhausted? I think that's all he does, not the regular center.

Good point.

Well with the balls sailing OVER the QB and Punters head he might be too fresh.

[cajun55]

The only thing we did better against South Al was let our defense return to their attacking style of play. And we did have some semblance of a running game.

Many if not most around here thought we would get blown out for homecoming. Safe to say we are not as bad as we are being portrayed just as we were not as good as portrayed last year. We could have easily had a 9-10 win season vs 13-1 in 2021. We have to admit that we got all the breaks last year and won every close game.

Not to say we haven’t looked subpar so far this season (especially on offense) and have made way too many mistakes but the difference between winning and losing is not much. With all of our losses in the offseason this is not surprising at all.

Not defending the coaching especially offensively, I just think we sometimes fail to see the big picture and everything is not necessarily doom and gloom.

I remember very well how many didn’t think Napier was the answer back in 2018. I think losing to Rice and ULM was a tough pill to swallow as it should be and then the disappointment of not continuing our success really has been a let down after being sold a continuation of the “culture”. However is it really surprising after everything that went down after CMD was hired and our cupboards were essentially raided that we are struggling.

The reason we are seeing so many players getting subbed in is because we are still trying to figure out what we have and I would assume the coaches thought we could get away with certain things with our easy opening schedule and were preparing for the future. Unfortunately patience will be needed and trust that we are setting the foundation for success similar to what Napier did in his .500 initial season.

I don’t think most of us were ready for this type of rebuild and that is playing into everyone’s negativity.

We made improvements against South Alabama and we need to continue to see improvements every week.

[CajunNation]

People. You've got the question wrong. The question is not if Napier or Levi were better than Desmo or Fields. The question is if Napier and Levi were here TODAY with this OL and these RB's, and these assistant coaches, what would they do?

The answer is not much better than Desmo and Fields.

[ExecutiveCajun]

to this point my biggest gripe about coach is the terrible clock management at end of first half and end of game. you cant explain away those bad decisions. this is a guy that has been coaching for a very long time. no way he didnt know what to do in this situation. any kid with a playstation and a madden game knows how to handle that situation. the other thing is i dont see kids getting consequences for making dumbass decisions on the football field. who is the bad guy on the sideline. i see a lot of really nice guys. no bad guys

[cajun55]

People. You've got the question wrong. The question is not if Napier or Levi were better than Desmo or Fields. The question is if Napier and Levi were here TODAY with this OL and these RB's, and these assistant coaches, what would they do?

The answer is not much better than Desmo and Fields.

I think a better comparison would be Napier and Nunez from 2018.

[RCAJUN90]

How can the long snapper be exhausted? I think that's all he does, not the regular center.

Maybe he has PTSD from the Funroe game? = - )

[Turbine]

Maybe he has PTSD from the Funroe game? = - )

PTSD
Problems To Snap Da ball.

[Big Poppa]

In the south al game there was one snap that got over Chandlers head that would have hit Ben in the face mask. Could musical quarter backs be contributing to bad snaps in that case.

[CajunNation]

I think a better comparison would be Napier and Nunez from 2018.

Andre Nunez. A QB that nobody wanted, FBS or FCS. Led this school to its first CCG. Might be my favorite Cajun player, ever.

Absolute baller.

[Cajunsmike]

It is going to be a long season gentleman. You got me? Hearing alot of rumblings that Mike is in way over his head and the fan base is dwindling. We should have listened to Jeweler and Lannister when they didn't believe this was the right hire.

FAns are grumbling due to the current situation and that is understandable. Especially so when you consider we gave the game to ULM. I don't know if he is over his head as I don't know enough about the game to make that assessment. However, I don't believe the players think he is over his head. Talked to a former coach today who assurred me the players are giving it their all on the field. He can also tell from the body language on the sidelines that everyone is still together. I also have it on good authority that the players still believe in their coaches. Now, that does not mean they are playing well. Playing hard and executing at a high level are 2 completely different things. We are doing the first but not the 2nd at this stage. It may be that our talent level is simply not at a high enough level to improve much between now and season's end. If so, recruiting at a high level is needed. Also, they may be able to develop the current guys more in the off season. It will be interesting if anything different occurs in preparing for 2023. That does not mean I personally am looking that far ahead. I will stay with the team for every game through the remainder of 2022.