Reasons for 2023 Football Optimism

[lafman1]

Corvalis, Oregon has a 59k pop. (Oregon State)
Manhattan, Kansas has a 54k pop. (Kansas State)

...there are many more.

I have said this a million times. The only difference between Louisiana and Kansas State is
the conference we call home. There is no proverbial 8 ball to overcome. There is no ticket to punch. We just need luck and time for people to realize just how little difference there is between Louisiana and most P5 schools. There are a lot of P5 schools that are getting gutted by the portal just as much as we were.

With the 12 team playoff and our recent excellence on the field, it's time for perceptions of old to be thrown away like yesterdays trash.

The only real barriers we have as a program that still hold it back are in the minds of our fanbase and our haters who can't let go of the past.

And millions of dollars from major bowl appearances, millions from TV contracts, national TV exposure weekly, etc., money for well known coaches, etc. The differences are night and day.

[Turbine]

And yet not one of the universities originally mentioned in the post (TCU, UFC and Cincinnati) have a P5 within 45 miles of their campus. The rest of your list is irrelevant as it doesn’t pertain to the original example. Plus they are in P5 conferences. UL isn’t.

While their spoon fed Baby Huey upbringing created disparity, the school across the Basin is irrelevant to Louisiana's current issues.

[CajunVic]

While their spoon fed Baby Huey upbringing created disparity, the school across the Basin is irrelevant to Louisiana's current issues.

irrelevance sure appears often here . . .

[Big Buds]

A little easier to recover from blunders and a fall when you have a $160 Million budget and are the only P5 program in a football talent rich state.

By the way, you really don’t recover from cramping in a marathon. When that ____ starts at Mile 21-23…very few really come back from it to finish as strong as they were prior to said cramping.

Doesn’t change the fact that everyone receives setbacks. It’s how you respond that matters.

By the way, I cramped at mile 21 on the only marathon I ran and it definitely screwed my time up…but I recovered enough to finish. Goal was accomplished…I reached greatness within myself. Louisiana will do the same.

[Turbine]

irrelevance sure appears often here . . .

To become relavant, minimize irrelevance.

[Turbine]

To become relavant, minimize irrelevance.

Having said that, I would not consider a $5 RCAF membership, irrelevant.

[Fais do-do]

Is that a winning or a losing record . . .

Both….1 for the pessimistic and 1 for the optimistic!

[cajun4life]

Listen, if we can continue to recruit at a high level on the OL and DL, we will be a legit CFP contender when the expansion happens. If we are fortunate to win 10 or 11 regular season games and the SBC championship we will be in the playoffs and build our fan base that way.

[JMV JustMyView]

Doesn’t change the fact that everyone receives setbacks. It’s how you respond that matters.

By the way, I cramped at mile 21 on the only marathon I ran and it definitely screwed my time up…but I recovered enough to finish. Goal was accomplished…I reached greatness within myself. Louisiana will do the same.

My first marathon was definitely my worse. I learned a lot of valuable training information that I was able to apply to future road races after running my first marathon. I will say that athletically the marathon was the hardest thing I ever did. Hurt all over for 3 straight days.

[JMV JustMyView]

Both….1 for the pessimistic and 1 for the optimistic!

Press 1 also for realist. Per Poo Poo Broussard

[NWLA Cajun]

What's the difference between the 24/7 recruiting site and On3? On3 has us 13 spots higher in the rankings than 24/7. I mean, 80 isn't great, but it's higher than 24/7.