Louisiana vs Jacksonville State in 2023 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

[CharlieK]

I'm with yall on all of this. But we are having two different conversations here. It's not really about the bowl or the reward of the bowl or the matchup or the possibility of winning or any of that.

It’s about setting the program back 10 years. There is nothing that can happen in a bowl game almost nobody outside of the two fan bases will follow that could set us back 10 years. In two years we went from Huds train wreck to Napier success. From Napier to current mediocrity took 2 seasons, or 1 really. Things just aren’t that permanent. The one entity that can truly set us back for extended periods is Martin Hall.

[JamesTheJeweler]

You would think people would have changed their perception on this “move up” nonsense after watching app state, Georgia southern, coastal Carolina, jmu liberty and jax state move up and immediately start whipping people’s asses. Maybe that talent disparity between fcs and fbs wasn’t what people thought and more about 22 less scholarships.

Hard to dismiss

[Million$Mullet]

Do they run tempo and spread? If so, we'll need to score a minimum of 36 points offensively to win the game.

Like I said last night, Rich Rod must be lickin his chops getting to face off against Lamar the mask Morgan

[JamesTheJeweler]

Tell that to the 11 teams that lost to JMU this year.

JMU would wipe the floor with Jax St. Apples and Oranges again Jacob. You always leave out the ever important context.

[Big Buds]

Like I said last night, Rich Rod must be lickin his chops getting to face off against Lamar the mask Morgan

This is my main concern.

[JamesTheJeweler]

Kudos to Ragin Review or whomever caught this on Ticketmaster last night!
Also, what happened to “Any time, Any place”. Wasn’t that what Boise said in their rise to fame? We just have to lace ‘em up and kick some butt. Control the things that we can control.

Well, werent we supposed to be on "the revenge tour" this year? How'd that work out?

[ManAboutTown]

It’s about setting the program back 10 years. There is nothing that can happen in a bowl game almost nobody outside of the two fan bases will follow that could set us back 10 years. In two years we went from Huds train wreck to Napier success. From Napier to current mediocrity took 2 seasons, or 1 really. Things just aren’t that permanent. The one entity that can truly set us back for extended periods is Martin Hall.

This is where I disagree wholeheartedly. It's a national TV game against a team most people will be saying "They are FBS?" to when they see them. In less than two full seasons, we've gone from being in the same conversation as Cincy and Boise St, being picked by some to beat Texas in Austin, jockeying for Top 20 positioning, the nation's longest winning streak, BEATING the Fiesta Bowl Champs on the road and being outright SBC Champs to... wondering if we can muster 3-4K fans to travel two hours away to maybe beat Jacksonville State.

As far as perception and reputation goes, that is a fall from grace akin to Bill Cosby folks.

[ManAboutTown]

Like I said last night, Rich Rod must be lickin his chops getting to face off against Lamar the mask Morgan

What was your phrase, "3rd and Morgan"? lol

[CharlieK]

This is where I disagree wholeheartedly. It's a national TV game against a team most people will be saying "They are FBS?" to when they see them. In less than two full seasons, we've gone from being in the same conversation as Cincy and Boise St, being picked by some to beat Texas in Austin, jockeying for Top 20 positioning, the nation's longest winning streak, BEATING the Fiesta Bowl Champs on the road and being outright SBC Champs to... wondering if we can muster 3-4K fans to travel two hours away to maybe beat Jacksonville State.

As far as perception and reputation goes, that is a fall from grace akin to Bill Cosby folks.

And next year CMD could figure it out, go 11-1 and nobody will care about the New Orleans bowl.

Or he could ____ the bed, next season get fired, and be replaced by the next Napier who goes 11-1 and nobody will care about the 2023 New Orleans bowl.


My point is this game is almost insignificant as compared to the decisions Martin hall makes over the next few years. And certainly will not have a decade of influence on our trajectory.

[Million$Mullet]

What was your phrase, "3rd and Morgan"? lol

3rd and Lamar Morgan! Not sure if I dropped the F bomb during the pod but I damn sure was dropping it during the Troy game