How many Cajuns (Football) enter the portal?

[ManAboutTown]

The team has not quit. They gave the top team in the SB everything they wanted last night. Fans are a different story.

The performance at Arkie St would like a word with you...

[ULGrad@HOU]

There is only a concern on players entering the portal if it meant it would make a negative impact to next years team. I'm not convinced it will. Next year, barring any unforeseen major changes, will look a lot like this year.

[J-Town Cajun]

Gant is a special player that I hope stays here at UL. If I was an SEC program looking to poach a player from UL, he would be my top choice.
He is good enough to turn pro playing here or elsewhere, I hope he knows that.

[JMV JustMyView]

There is only a concern on players entering the portal if it meant it would make a negative impact to next years team. I'm not convinced it will. Next year, barring any unforeseen major changes, will look a lot like this year.

I doubt it. UL could lose a lot of the upper tier talent.

[ULGrad@HOU]

I doubt it. UL could lose a lot of the upper tier talent.

And what difference will it make if we win 3 or 5 games?

[billbeck451]

There is only a concern on players entering the portal if it meant it would make a negative impact to next years team. I'm not convinced it will. Next year, barring any unforeseen major changes, will look a lot like this year.

3rd sting qb and backup center plus no telling how many other injuries, I doubt that is how next year will look. To many people seem to ignore that we have had the injury bug this year and hostile refs, try and count the number of no calls and bad reviews that we have had this year, its in the double digits. Our problem isn't what so many on here cry about, part of the problem is ignorant posters spewing constant bs week after week and try to destroy the experience for everyone just because they are miserable sob's that just hate themselves and want everyone around them to be miserable also

[ULGrad@HOU]

3rd sting qb and backup center plus no telling how many other injuries, I doubt that is how next year will look. To many people seem to ignore that we have had the injury bug this year and hostile refs, try and count the number of no calls and bad reviews that we have had this year, its in the double digits. Our problem isn't what so many on here cry about, part of the problem is ignorant posters spewing constant bs week after week and try to destroy the experience for everyone just because they are miserable sob's that just hate themselves and want everyone around them to be miserable also

Baloney dude. There are injuries every year. Not only that, other teams have injuries too. Our 3rd string was our 1st string. Trying to create a spin instead of looking at reality is what many ignorant posters put on this site to make themselves feel better. You can't change what history and facts for 2 years show.
We have a porous OL, a non effective running game and a defense that can't pressure the QB nor stop their run. We haven't even played very good teams. Troy has a good record but they haven't beaten any team that's any good. Look it up, don't just spout off spin.

[Turbine]

3rd sting qb and backup center also

Yeah, I've never seen that disastrous combo before.

Cajun Fields will win the next two games.

[ManAboutTown]

Baloney dude. There are injuries every year. Not only that, other teams have injuries too. Our 3rd string was our 1st string. Trying to create a spin instead of looking at reality is what many ignorant posters put on this site to make themselves feel better. You can't change what history and facts for 2 years show.
We have a porous OL, a non effective running game and a defense that can't pressure the QB nor stop their run. We haven't even played very good teams. Troy has a good record but they haven't beaten any team that's any good. Look it up, don't just spout off spin.

Nah he must have been asleep the day we lost to USM's 3rd string QB

[Turbine]

Nah he must have been asleep the day we lost to USM's 3rd string QB

What string was their center?

[CajunT]

Baloney dude. There are injuries every year. Not only that, other teams have injuries too. Our 3rd string was our 1st string. Trying to create a spin instead of looking at reality is what many ignorant posters put on this site to make themselves feel better. You can't change what history and facts for 2 years show.
We have a porous OL, a non effective running game and a defense that can't pressure the QB nor stop their run. We haven't even played very good teams. Troy has a good record but they haven't beaten any team that's any good. Look it up, don't just spout off spin.

What we have is questionable schemes and game management for the talent on the roster. The OL starters Thomas, Gillie, Harrington and Jackson are all Napier recruits. The freshman center is a Desormeaux recruit. Unfortunately, neither tackle is very good. Unless they upgrade through the portal, they will be relying on young redshirt sophomores. If you can't pass defend against quicker fronts, you either change your scheme, coach up the linemen you have or go to the portal to improve immediately.

The Defensive Line was leading the SBC in sacks earlier in the season. Lawson, Whitfield, Guidry and Grant are all Napier recruits and good players when used correctly. When they pressured Watson in the first half with 4, he was not accurate. For some reason after tying the game late Morgan goes back to a Nickle or Dime package, rushing 3 DL and two of them are 240 pounds with no push up the middle. Again, is it the talent or the scheme?
The same thing with the interior, Wiser, Narcisse, McGriff, Hazard and Miller aren't bad players. Hazard is a true noise tackle. That is what he does best playing over the center. He is not the same player when he is asked to do something else.

I see a ton of Napier recruits playing and aren't being used at times in the right scheme. So, either change your scheme to fit your personnel, Coach them up and use them in the right packages or recruit to a different system.

Bottomline, it's up to the HC and his staff to fix it. There is no other way around it, if you aren't winning and your players aren't improving then it's the coach. If you don't have the players to fit your scheme, then it's the coach as well. Either way, it falls on the HC and his staff. Fix it!

[ULGrad@HOU]

What we have is questionable schemes and game management for the talent on the roster. The OL starters Thomas, Gillie, Harrington and Jackson are all Napier recruits. The freshman center is a Desormeaux recruit. Unfortunately, neither tackle is very good. Unless they upgrade through the portal, they will be relying on young redshirt sophomores. If you can't pass defend against quicker fronts, you either change your scheme, coach up the linemen you have or go to the portal to improve immediately.

The Defensive Line was leading the SBC in sacks earlier in the season. Lawson, Whitfield, Guidry and Grant are all Napier recruits and good players when used correctly. When they pressured Watson in the first half with 4, he was not accurate. For some reason after tying the game late Morgan goes back to a Nickle or Dime package, rushing 3 DL and two of them are 240 pounds with no push up the middle. Again, is it the talent or the scheme?
The same thing with the interior, Wiser, Narcisse, McGriff, Hazard and Miller aren't bad players. Hazard is a true noise tackle. That is what he does best playing over the center. He is not the same player when he is asked to do something else.

I see a ton of Napier recruits playing and aren't being used at times in the right scheme. So, either change your scheme to fit your personnel, Coach them up and use them in the right packages or recruit to a different system.

Bottomline, it's up to the HC and his staff to fix it. There is no other way around it, if you aren't winning and your players aren't improving then it's the coach. If you don't have the players to fit your scheme, then it's the coach as well. Either way, it falls on the HC and his staff. Fix it!

100% agree T.