Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns 1000 Point Club

[moorecajun]

Boomer, this is a great start to 2014 ... I totally understood your post! And can respond ... the LC kid was Edmund Lawrence, yes, very, very close to a 7 footer ... I played against him in high school; not very well I might add.

And Edmund had a younger brother, Kenneth, who also was a good player, around 6'7", also to Ryan Street High (I believe).

[Boomer]

What HS did you play for ?? Was it in LC???

[BeauCajun]

-----Well this is just one example that should have by now served notice to board members---Don't doubt Boomer---Well unless you think he is incorrect!!!!! lol Now what is the story again on how we could have had BO??? I was talking to Mrs Shipley about the 2 big losses that I remember of kids going to other schools--and I will need help on this but from Natch HS Joe Dumars to McNeese, then the kid from Boston of LC to McNeese (she said that he had already signed with UL) close to 7 foot can't remember the name and maybe BO!!! HELP!!!

Johnny Collins instead of Joe Dumars. That would be a Paschal signee, IIRC.

[BeauCajun]

And Edmund had a younger brother, Kenneth, who also was a good player, around 6'7", also to Ryan Street High (I believe).

Maybe David for the young one?

[Hammer58]

-----Well this is just one example that should have by now served notice to board members---Don't doubt Boomer---Well unless you think he is incorrect!!!!! lol Now what is the story again on how we could have had BO??? I was talking to Mrs Shipley about the 2 big losses that I remember of kids going to other schools--and I will need help on this but from Natch HS Joe Dumars to McNeese, then the kid from Boston of LC to McNeese (she said that he had already signed with UL) close to 7 foot can't remember the name and maybe BO!!! HELP!!!

Boomer, when you were coaching and recruiting did you hit 100% on every kid? Did any that you wanted ever sign elsewhere? Did any that you passed on turn out to be good or even great players for some other team?

[Cajunsmike]

Another question for recruiters. How often does one miss on a guy and he ends up struggling for the place he ends up at. I bet it happens often but it was not the case with McCaleb. Bo McCaleb story is that Robert Lee was recruiting him when he was an assistant to Jessie Evans. Someone else was recruiting a kid from California. When the kid from California committed we were full at that position and withdrew the offer to McCaleb. He went on to UNO where he had a great career. Of course in that time the Privateers rarely beat the Cajuns. Turns out that the kid from California never showed up as he did not become academically eligible. He played JUCO ball and then D1 ball out on the West Coast. Coach Lee always maintained he would have taken McCaleb over the California kid but it was Jessie's decision back then.

[moorecajun]

What HS did you play for ?? Was it in LC???

Sam Houston in Moss Bluff. I measured up just above his waist! Our 6'-3" center did block one of his dunk attempts during one of our games!

Edmund Lawrence would have been a nice Cajun player.

[Boomer]

Another question for recruiters. How often does one miss on a guy and he ends up struggling for the place he ends up at. I bet it happens often but it was not the case with McCaleb. Bo McCaleb story is that Robert Lee was recruiting him when he was an assistant to Jessie Evans. Someone else was recruiting a kid from California. When the kid from California committed we were full at that position and withdrew the offer to McCaleb. He went on to UNO where he had a great career. Of course in that time the Privateers rarely beat the Cajuns. Turns out that the kid from California never showed up as he did not become academically eligible. He played JUCO ball and then D1 ball out on the West Coast. Coach Lee always maintained he would have taken McCaleb over the California kid but it was Jessie's decision back then.

----OK--now I am sick!!!!DAMN!!!---So if we get Dumars, Lawrance, and Bo ----well just think!!!

[Boomer]

Sam Houston in Moss Bluff. I measured up just above his waist! Our 6'-3" center did block one of his dunk attempts during one of our games!

Edmund Lawrence would have been a nice Cajun player.

----What years did you play against ST LOUIS???

[moorecajun]

----What years did you play against ST LOUIS???

I forgot you said you coached there.

We were in the same division back in 73 and 74; played basketball and football, ran track.

Were you there during that time?

[moorecajun]

----What years did you play against ST LOUIS???

There was a QB at St. Louis that signed to play at U(S)L in 72 or 73 ... do you remember his name?

[CajunAmos]

I remember coaches saying Bo McCaleb wanted to play for the Cajuns but we went with someone else.