UL football defeats SBC rival Southern Miss for the first time since 1993

[Cajunrunner]

This is one of the best offenses we have ever had. If Napier would have let Mike call plays we would have throttled people. It’s always easy to second guess after the fact. If he called a trick play that didn’t work people would be saying he should have ran it up the middle.

Agree. I don't want high school gimmick inside the 5. We saw gimmick inside the 5 for a two point conversation attempt vs. Tulane. Didn't work.

[ragin50]

No trick plays inside the five. We don’t do trick plays well. We can fake but no tricks.

I agree, no trick plays. But why run up the middle on 3rd and goal from the 7 and get 4 yards? Ben had been successful passing. If you're gonna kick the field goal, those yards don't matter.

[CharlieK]

I don’t understand this coaches play calling. You’re inside the 3 yard line, you’ve failed to go up the middle, WHY DO YOU KEEP TRYING. Can’t you realize they are expecting you to go up the middle. You’re predictable, and that’s what Dez is PREDICTABLE. He’s gonna cost us games by being so conservative and predictable. I WANT HIM TO SUCCEED, BUT come up with some trick plays or rethink your short yardage plays.

GEAUX CAJUNS

I’m sure glad some of you experts are not coaching us.

We needed to make it a two score game, not risk a INT just for a marginally better chance for a TD.

Result….win.

[60swerethebest]

As time goes by, I am becoming more and more convinced that CMD is another Robe.

Any one who gets to hear Coach at QB meeting would agree. He believes that part. If his job is to develop the kids. Wants to win but development of character is just as important.

[Grantvb]

Dez’s record thru five games over last three years:


2022: 2-3

2023: 3-2


2024: 4-1

[Cajunsmike]

I don’t understand this coaches play calling. You’re inside the 3 yard line, you’ve failed to go up the middle, WHY DO YOU KEEP TRYING. Can’t you realize they are expecting you to go up the middle. You’re predictable, and that’s what Dez is PREDICTABLE. He’s gonna cost us games by being so conservative and predictable. I WANT HIM TO SUCCEED, BUT come up with some trick plays or rethink your short yardage plays.

GEAUX CAJUNS

People look at things differently. I think we were not conservative last year. Not kicking field goals cost us at least 2 games.

[Turbine]

Dez’s record thru five games over last three years:


2022: 2-3

2023: 3-2


2024: 4-1

I have a mental graph of that.

I like.

[cajun4life]

This is one of the best offenses we have ever had. If Napier would have let Mike call plays we would have throttled people. It’s always easy to second guess after the fact. If he called a trick play that didn’t work people would be saying he should have ran it up the middle.

We do not have complimentary play calling. That is an art and very few coordinators have it. If we did, we would have beaten USM by 30+.

[CrazyCajun]

We do not have complimentary play calling. That is an art and very few coordinators have it. If we did, we would have beaten USM by 30+.

I’ve watched a lot of really bad Cajun offenses in my time and this isn’t one of them, not even close. So I’ll enjoy it instead of wishing we had of one of the few unicorns in the sport of football. Again, it’s easy to second guess play calling sitting in your chair after the fact. Doing it live in less than 25 seconds is a little different. We hadn’t won in Hattiesburg since 1989 and now it needed to be by 30?

[cajun4life]

I’ve watched a lot of really bad Cajun offenses in my time and this isn’t one of them, not even close. So I’ll enjoy it instead of wishing we had of one of the few unicorns in the sport of football.

You’re missing my point. We can absolutely run the ball effectively, we can throw the ball effectively. Des has not consistently put complimentary play calling together enough.

He gets disjointed at times, too reliant on one facet of the other, and it stalls out drives. There hasn’t been a team on this schedule more talented or better than we are. There won’t be one the rest of the year either.

When you see this offense slice and dice defenses up on the first two drives of the game, scripted plays. You truly see the potential of what can be accomplished. Those plays are meticulously planned out and are designed to compliment and set up future plays. But calling plays from the sideline, while being a HC at the same time is difficult to do.

When you are the more talented, or more experienced team, then there is zero reason to get cute. Make the defense make plays and stop what you are good at. There’s several stretches in each game this year where we have had throw away drives because we went away from what is working.

We have gotten away with it because we are simply better than everyone we’ve played. Even Tulane, wasn’t as good as we are.