LGT Sunbelt Championship Final: Louisiana 3, Marshall 31

[SlickRick]

Cause and effect situation IMO. Our offense was very ineffective once Fields went down. I believe we would have kept it close at a minimum had he not been injured. Once he went out our defense stayed on the field far too long. I thought the D played hard; but just got worn down. My 2 cents …..

Yes...our lack of offense and moving the chains didn't help our D. And, I don't think we win with CF if he had not been injured....but with BW, it could have ended differently. BW would have been able to audible out of things and take advantage of their fronts due to his ability to read defenses. A 7 year veteran vs. a true FR at QB is night and day difference. If you recall, even when DB had some protection, he didn't get the ball out quickly which is understandable. With BW, a INT or 2 with those tipped passes, we could have pulled it out.

[anhil8tor]

Tired and burnt out for a confrence championship home game?

I hope not.

[Turbine]

Tired and burnt out for a confrence championship home game?

I hope not.

Its a 12 ounce regular season.

Gotta be able to squeeze out one more ounce of energy.

[ragincajun97]

A few major contributors knew they were portaling out and didn’t give a flying ______ anymore??? Maybe

[GreatestStory]

Gotta look at the defense here. Last I saw these QB's weren't out there playing defense. Gave up 31 at your own house on a big stage begs the question. It is what it is.

The defense?!? We only scored 3 points. You will lose almost EVERY game when you can only score 3 points.

Going into this game, the Cajuns offense was averaging 35.6 points per game. If we score what we had been averaging all season, we win the game. Instead we scored 3 points (32.6 below our average).

Going into this game, the Cajuns defense had been allowing 22.8 points a game. They gave up 31 points to Marshall (8.2 points more than our average).

SUMMARY:
- Cajuns offensive underperformed by 32.6 points
- Cajuns defense underperformed by 8.2 points

...and you think the defense lost us the game?
What exactly were you expecting from our defense?

[Turbine]

SUMMARY:
- Cajuns offensive underperformed by 32.6 points
- Cajuns defense underperformed by 8.2 points

I suspect that (in the last game) if the offense does their thing, the defense overperforms.

[ZoomZoom]

On that particular day, Marshall was better, deeper, healthier, more skilled, more prepared and luckier. Not saying every day, just when it counted Saturday.

[Cajunrunner]

I suspect that (in the last game) if the offense does their thing, the defense overperforms.

Absolutely, because at a minimum, you keep Marshall's offense off the field during sustained drives, and the defense gets a bit of rest.

[Bandwagon King]

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

No, I watched the paint dry on my house. I wouldn't have asked the questions IF there were none to ask. And quit blaming the freshman QB, like it was on him at all. Doesn't this team have any upper classmen to take it upon themselves to pick up the pace & realize when they're getting their butts handed to them served up on a skewer? UL got soundly whipped on all sides of the ball including special teams when you count our marvelous 20 yard punting average.
The fact that Fields got taken out the way he did should have been a hint that those guys were out for blood. Our guys were out for ice cream & a soda. from top to bottom inside & out these guys played like hot garbage. The only reason Marshall didn't score 70 is because they are incapable of scoring 70.

[Million$Mullet]

No, I watched the paint dry on my house. I wouldn't have asked the questions IF there were none to ask. And quit blaming the freshman QB, like it was on him at all. Doesn't this team have any upper classmen to take it upon themselves to pick up the pace & realize when they're getting their butts handed to them served up on a skewer? UL got soundly whipped on all sides of the ball including special teams when you count our marvelous 20 yard punting average.
The fact that Fields got taken out the way he did should have been a hint that those guys were out for blood. Our guys were out for ice cream & a soda. from top to bottom inside & out these guys played like hot garbage. The only reason Marshall didn't score 70 is because they are incapable of scoring 70.

Kyle, did you go to the game?