PRIME: Michael Desormeaux

[MetryCajun]

_ you mean like those other state schools that have had not a finalist, but a WINNER? like in '05?


Previous winners
Year Player School
1990 Chris Howard Air Force
1991 Brad Culpepper Florida
1992 Jim Hansen Colorado
1993 Thomas D. Burns Virginia
1994 Robert B. Zatechka Nebraska
1995 Bobby Hoying Ohio State
1996 Danny Wuerffel Florida
1997 Peyton Manning Tennessee
1998 Matt Stinchcomb Georgia
1999 Chad Pennington Marshall
2000 Kyle Vanden Bosch Nebraska
2001 Joaquin Gonzalez Miami
2002 Brandon Roberts Washington University
2003 Craig Krenzel Ohio State
2004 Michael Muñoz Tennessee
2005 Rudy Niswanger LSU
2006 Brian Leonard Rutgers
2007 Dallas Griffin Texas _

That's an impressive list. Des would be a worthy addition to the club.

[CajunSaint]

somebody correct me if i'm wrong, but i believe the linebacker we use to have on our team this year, you know the who preferred to have his head in the clouds rather than focused on the football field, at the very least would have qualified to be in the running for this. 3.71 gpa, or something close to that. i believe that's what i read somewhere.

[Parrott]

http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pb...PORTS/81030029

[jllanclos]

I wonder if Des is going to be 100% in the mobillity department. We could really use his feet on Saturday.

[RCAJUN90]

I don't know if that was Turbine or 77 but thank you for a good chuckle this morning. Man it feels great to be a Cajun fan right now.

[Tripple Threat]

Not the best quality...

[Turbine]

Nice feel for the atmosphere

[Tripple Threat]

_ Nice feel for the atmosphere _

It's amazing how much bigger it feels when you're there, this feels like high school...

[ULtimateCajun]

I think by the time L. Green is a senior (if used) can be a star. I remember on signing day Stevie P. interviewed him and Green said he chose UL over FAU because of UL's academics, and now to see how good he is on the field it's a win win for him and UL (and us fans!).

[NewsCopy]

  The return of UL quarterback Mike Desormeaux impressed head coach Rickey Bustle in last week's 49-20 win over Florida International.

Desormeaux enjoyed one of his top performances of the season after a one-game absence due to a sprained right knee. The senior lefty completed 13-of-19 passes for 216 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran eight times for 44 yards.

The New Iberia native came up just short of a third touchdown pass early in the third quarter. Desormeaux hit Richie Falgout for an 82-yard gain, but he was knocked out at FIU's 1-yard line.

"Offensively, I thought Mike was effective given that he was not 100 percent," Bustle said. "He made great choices throwing the ball.

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Joshua Parrott • jparrott@theadvertiser.com • November 6, 2008