LGT Sunbelt Championship Final: Louisiana 3, Marshall 31

[RaginCajun77]

I don't think it is incredibly difficult to figure out. Our O-line got bullied all night long. We couldn't establish the run, Chandler was getting pressured and then he went down with an injury, Beale comes in and Marshall could smell blood in the water and they just pinned their ears back and came after Beale. Beale wasn't ready for the speed of the game and his passes reflected that. D-line got pushed around and Marshall's RB and QB gashed us, add in a healthy amount of poor tackling for good measure. We had opportunities to intercept the Marshall QB on a few occasions but couldn't secure the football.

[Turbine]

Or try to insert confidence in the kid telling him you trust in him to make a play

Coach was definitely trying to create a mindset early.

I would have said take the points if either Chris Chandler or Ben Wooldridge was in the game and on a roll.

Ive been consistent all year being down in the first half whether it be 7-3 or 10-3 or 14-3 is no time for panicked play calling.

Too many things can happen in the rest of the game for it to make sense.

jmo... all year.

[Boomer]

So did I misremember?

Was it 10-3 or 7-3 when the freshman was forced into duty on 4th and 2?

…..Hey, kinda looked like a good % of the team wasn’t ready…..anybody who has ever played knows that at different times ya game was there or not…..ready for emotional fearlessness, quality mental decisions, playing through injuries, and various other performance judgements…….your sss has to be ready to play and could be the really first important measure of winning games!

[CAJUNSby90]

So did I misremember?

Was it 10-3 or 7-3 when the freshman was forced into duty on 4th and 2?

10-3

[cajun4life]

We just didn’t look like we were prepared for a game. Energy looked like it was a practice.

[Turbine]

10-3

I just checked the play-by-play box score.

It was 7-3

ps Not that 7-6 would have changed the outcome.

[Cajunrunner]

We just didn’t look like we were prepared for a game. Energy looked like it was a practice.

As well as our secondary/pass defense has played this season, all season long we have been poor at point of first contact tackling. We've won games in spite of that. It did us in vs. Tulane, where even with the pick 6 & kick return, we still possibly win that game if we can put their QB on the ground when we had him in the backfield.

Marshall's QB took every advantage of us not being able to get him on the ground at initial point of attack and contact.

[CAJUNSby90]

I just checked the play-by-play box score.

It was 7-3

ps Not that 7-6 would have changed the outcome.

My bad

[babysitter]

Has anyone come up with a sensible reason why UL just rolled over & crapped the bed last night? I mean it was for the conference championship. Did these guys just decide to mail it in for the semester? Will the real UL football team show up for it's bowl game? Did they just decide they wanted the 2nd place bowl over the 1st? Did someone really close to the program die? I just don't understand how any group of prideful players could play with such little effort all at once. Were they on strike? I'm seriously not trying to be funny. It was very sad & extremely unexpected to see this. It was for me anyway. I mean how do you let a conference foe come into your house & just beat your rear end like they caught you behind the bushes with their girlfriend?

Sometimes the better team wins.

[Cajunsmike]

…….well a surprise starter…. Lunch will be the difference! Is he eligible to play if he is healthy ….it has been a while and he had all last Spring….Coach stated that #1 would be between Lunch and Beale going into Spring Training!

Lunch redshirted last year. You still have 5 years to play 4. This is the last season of the extra covid year from 2020. If he does or does not play in the bowl, it will have no impact on eligibility. I don't expect him to play however due to surgery he had at beginning of season. That being said, I fully expect Ben Woolridge to start the bowl game. Kevin Foote just said the same on his radio show.

[Turbine]

Sometimes the better team wins.

I think you figured it out.

[GreatestStory]

Has anyone come up with a sensible reason why UL just rolled over & crapped the bed last night? I mean it was for the conference championship. Did these guys just decide to mail it in for the semester? Will the real UL football team show up for it's bowl game? Did they just decide they wanted the 2nd place bowl over the 1st? Did someone really close to the program die? I just don't understand how any group of prideful players could play with such little effort all at once. Were they on strike? I'm seriously not trying to be funny. It was very sad & extremely unexpected to see this. It was for me anyway. I mean how do you let a conference foe come into your house & just beat your rear end like they caught you behind the bushes with their girlfriend?

Not sure if you are trolling (which I hope you are), but...

Did you even watch the game?

If so, how can you not realize we had our 3rd string QB (Daniel Beale) in the game who is a true freshman.

Last year (December 2023), Beale was still playing high school football. Going into the game against Marshall, his college career consisted of two passes attempts with one completion for three yards.

Going into this game, the Cajuns were averaging 35.6 points per game. We only scored three points this game. I'm sure you don't understand why we only scored three points this game, so maybe you should start another thread asking that question.

GEAUX CAJUNS