LGT Final: Louisiana 34, Coastal Carolina 24

[Swamp]

Et only 10 days to go til next game. Sigh.

Dont understand the negativity.....trends are up, enjoy the moment!!!

Geaux Cajuns!!!

And it gets better. The Saints don't play today.

[cajun4life]

Have we had way more draft picks than the better sun belt teams? How about the last few years after the portal and NIL?

Your logic is non existent.

App St has the most and we are 2nd with current active NFL players.

Every team deals with the portal. We are not unique in that aspect. Coastal had 65 new players from last years roster. ULM is similar as well.

Let’s just be happy with each W, regardless of how we perform. Because that’s what most of yall do anyway.

[CharlieK]

App St has the most and we are 2nd with current active NFL players.

Every team deals with the portal. We are not unique in that aspect. Coastal had 65 new players from last years roster. ULM is similar as well.

Let’s just be happy with each W, regardless of how we perform. Because that’s what most of yall do anyway.

Exactly, we are roughly the same as the other top teams, talent wise. Not heads and shoulders above as you claim. By the way we just beat your number one draft pick team.

I’m very happy. Happy we are a talented, well coached team. It’s enjoyable watching the game when you don’t have an agenda.

[JamesTheJeweler]

6-1, beat the chickens in Conway. Now all the Dez haters can run off and hide again for a week until it’s time again to _____ about not winning by enough.

Interesting. "Dez haters"
If being able to identify shortcomings of a football team and some coaching decisions makes one a "Dez hater" I guess I hate Michael Desormeaux. Huh.....thanks for letting me know. I didn't realize I hated that man. I always thought I could just identify mistakes made, regardless if we won or lost. I guess Dez hates his football team and it's staff. Hell, Dez must hate himself. I mean EVERY. . .SINGLE. . . WEEK....he goes over and over, all the mistakes made in the previous games to his team, coaching staff and himself. Dez is actually on a whole other level with his hate. He actually designs the whole pregame week making everyone practice to not make those mistakes again, so that it doesn't cost us a loss. It's like he has this real dumb@$$ viewpoint that even when they win, he feels this NEED to point out all their mistakes and makes them work on fixing them, to boot!!! What a hater! At least I'm not THAT much of a hater though, right?

[ZoomZoom]

AFA bowl eligibility, UL has done it enough, the pronouncement isn’t needed. Felt very small time.

Bowl eligibility should be an expectation, not a goal. Act like you’ve been there. Heck, ULM might have a parade …

Can’t waiting until MBB gets here. Might see some of the Dez protectors critiquing Marlin. Would that be hate too?

[JamesTheJeweler]

6-1 with a DL that’s too small, DBs that are too short, a QB that is not a very good scrambler and evidently a coach that can’t call plays. I’m impressed.
Must be the Belt is just a weak conference.

Me, I’m happy as a clam.

Well, actually, the belt IS down a bit. And we haven't exactly played a tough schedule. But that's neither here nor there.

What if I told some of you, that it's indeed possible, to be happy that we are 6-1. To be happy that overall the team, and coach, has made improvement over the 2 previous seasons. And that at the same time, you can watch a game, and a season play out, while pointing out where we fail and need to improve and not "hate" coach Dez. That it's not crazy to be happy that you won, but still recognize that if you DONT catch those lucky breaks in the course of the game, you can find yourself with a loss instead of that win. I know it may be a tough concept to grab, but it's easy if you try.

[cajun4life]

AFA bowl eligibility, UL has done it enough, the pronouncement isn’t needed. Felt very small time.

Bowl eligibility should be an expectation, not a goal.

Exactly, it’s small time. Moving forward bowls will become even more meaningless. The CFP G5 slot is the goal. That’s a program changer.

Goals:
1. Protect this house, unbeaten at home.
2. Win vs P4
3. Win the SBC West
4. Win the SBC ‘ship
5. CFP G5 slot
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6. Win Bowl

[CajunJack55]

AFA bowl eligibility, UL has done it enough, the pronouncement isn’t needed. Felt very small time.

Bowl eligibility should be an expectation, not a goal.

Can’t waiting until MBB gets here. Might see some of the Dez protectors critiquing Marlin. Would that be hate too?

We were one of the first teams in the nation to be bowl eligible. A pronouncement for that is just fine.

[cajun4life]

Well, actually, the belt IS down a bit. And we haven't exactly played a tough schedule. But that's neither here nor there.

What if I told some of you, that it's indeed possible, to be happy that we are 6-1. To be happy that overall the team, and coach, has made improvement over the 2 previous seasons. And that at the same time, you can watch a game, and a season play out, while pointing out where we fail and need to improve and not "hate" coach Dez. That it's not crazy to be happy that you won, but still recognize that if you DONT catch those lucky breaks in the course of the game, you can find yourself with a loss instead of that win. I know it may be a tough concept to grab, but it's easy if you try.

This guy gets it.

Being critical, absolutely doesn’t mean I “hate” Dez. Quite the opposite, I want that SOB to coach here for decades and be ultra successful. But the floor of this program is 8 wins, PERIOD.

[JamesTheJeweler]

Yes, I think everyone had similar concerns about his experience level etc. But he’s clearly improved as a coach. But some want to hold on to their disapproval regardless of the actual results.

No, I think it's you that was so butthurt that people had a different opinion on hiring Dez at the time that we did, that you can't let people point out obvious deficiencies without saying they "hate" Dez. I swear, it's like someone called your girlfriend ugly and you can't let it go. Is anyone here a coaching expert? Probably not. Am I? Definitely not.This is a fan page bro. It ain't that serious. Nobody here hates Michael Desormeaux. Nobody. We're 6-1. We've made improvements over the previous seasons. We play a pretty light schedule with only 2 more games that I see could bite us. I think we end up, easily, with at least 10 wins. And we also need to make some serious improvements in all phases of the game. It's nothing more than that ole buddy.

[zeppelincajun]

C4L you've been very critical of Des' playcalling. "He's a terrible playcaller. Plain and simple." As someone who is critical of Des (particularly in in game threads), I think you should go back and give this game another viewing/analysis. We had 10 drives yesterday. Let's look at those:

1st - 10 plays/50 yards/missed FG - two dropped passes (one which cost us a first down inside the red zone and ultimately stalled the drive)
2nd - 7 plays/98 yards/TD
3rd - 9 plays/73 yards/TD
4th - 11 plays/47 yards/FG - Tavion Smith dropped what would have been an easy first down inside the 15-20
5th - 5 plays/16 yards/end of half - I didn't love the 3rd and 8 run to take it to half. However, our punter has not been great and our long snapper has been worse. I can see the logic, although like I said don't love it.
6th - 3 plays/1 yard/punt - this was a headscratcher for me. two runs with Dre'lyn and then an incomplete. Yesterday was not Dre'lyn's day at all. Didn't get this one.
7th - 4 plays/27 yards/punt - got off to a great start with a 12 yard Bill carry. Then got behind the sticks on 1st and ended up running on 3rd and long.
8th - 12 plays/81 yards/TD
9th - 9 plays/55 yards/FG - had a 3rd & 4. We ran 4 routes to the left side of the field and one quick slant on the right. Bill Davis was wide open on the left. Ben never looked to that side. Threw the quick contested quick slant incomplete. That could have been the design and I'm not sure he had time to go through his reads even if it wasn't.
10th - 6 plays/76 yards/TD - Not that the TD was some brilliant design. Pure improvisation. I personally liked the decision to throw on 3rd and 13 and not just run and punt. This drive also included 2 procedure penalties and a drop by Carter that negated a really nice play design on a 2nd & 8.

That's 7-8/10 drives with really solid playcalling. A lack of execution kept us out of the endzone many more times than Michael Desormeaux yesterday. I have to give the guy props. He has made some strides I didn't think he was capable of.

[Swamp]

AFA bowl eligibility, UL has done it enough, the pronouncement isn’t needed. Felt very small time.

Bowl eligibility should be an expectation, not a goal. Act like you’ve been there. Heck, ULM might have a parade …

Can’t waiting until MBB gets here. Might see some of the Dez protectors critiquing Marlin. Would that be hate too?

IN 7 GAMES. That is why it is a goal.

PLEASE tell me how that is not an accomplishment. IT IS PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO BECOME ELIGIBLE QUICKER, EXCEPT FOR ONE GAME. WTF. Next year we will make sure to start 6-0. Because anything other than that is dog s(*&