Live Game Talk: Louisiana vs Eastern Michgan

[zephyr]

Shut up.

Someone struck a nerve. Too bad he's correct.

[TCbacker54]

Leaving has always been the best part of New Iberia….

[RaginScotsman]

Did Des address the squib kick in his post game? The more I think about it the more I’m trying to tell myself it was a mistake. But that’s a pretty intentional play and just an absolute blunder with 40 ish seconds left and 2 timeouts.

[JamesTheJeweler]

I wanna talk about schools like ULM, or San Jose St. etc.

I can handle losing. I think programs like ours have to go through cycles of rebuilding. What is hard for me to accept is a future where we lock ourselves into five-year contracts of failure, cater exclusively to wealthy donors, and neglect the heartbeat of the program: the fans.

We can change for the better. We can own the name, the mascot, the game day atmosphere. These aren’t cosmetic they’re foundational. They’re what build loyalty, identity, and pride.

But if we keep losing, keep ignoring the average fan, and keep pretending that donor dollars alone can sustain relevance, we’re not just treading water we’re drifting toward the fate of programs like ULM Forgotten. Hollow. Irrelevant.

That is my warning!

They dont care about the common fan. They care only about their big donors. Well, they finally got their luxury boxes. Now they can all sit together. Separate from the filthy commoners, while they stroke each other...staring out into an empty stadium. They are absolutely giddy right now, so don't expect them to pay you any attention right now.

[fanof71]

Not the only thing that cost UL the game, but it was a blunder of monumental proportions. The execution may have been poor, but to call anything other that a squib at that moment would have been the right move. Poor call and execution, UL just gave the game to them at that point...

[SlickRick]

I believe they changed kickers, from L. Klotz to B. Schultz. No idea if this was due to Klotz not being able to kick off deeper to prevent the good field position EMU was getting or if he was injured. Schultz did the squib kick.