The Book: 2004 FOOTBALL

[DestinCajun]

Do you or did you work in the media in BR?

For some reason I'm associating your name with TV, radio or the press.

[RedBug58]

I saw in the paper that A Brians Jewerly was giving out a "chance" to the first 500 ladies for a diamond worth appros $3000. Also, some kind of "fanny pack" to the first "x" number of people going through the gate.

[texascajun]

fanny pack...

[jhaan79]

5:49!

[Clutch0364]

Did anyone else feel like their was a lot of heat between the two teams last night. I might be confused but it just felt like the two teams wanted to kill each other out there.

[NewsCopy]

LOUISIANA La. -- Rickey Bustle didn't address the winner's locker room, but he couldn't avoid complimenting his University of Louisiana at Lafayette football team early Saturday.

After an initial eight minutes of self-destruction late Friday night, ULL made it a game in a 27-17 loss to Sun Belt Conference heavyweight North Texas.

UNT led 14-0 with 7:53 left in the first quarter, following two Cajuns turnovers inside their own 25-yard line.

"All of a sudden we're behind 14-0. I never thought that would happen, but we didn't worry about it," Cajuns wide receiver B.J. Crist said. "Our defense came back and fought hard and the offense kept on moving."

Bustle said ULL (4-5, 2-3 SBC) was in a difficult situation from the start in the nationally televised game against the three-time SBC champion (5-4, 5-0).

ULL cut the lead to 17-10 by halftime and with 13:12 left, trailed 20-17.

"I have to take my hat off to our team," Bustle said. "They came back when there was no question it was going to be an uphill battle.

"The defense, I thought, played its best game all year. They held (UNT) off until the fourth quarter when it kind of got away."

Making ULL's situation even tougher was freshman North Texas running back Jamario Thomas.

The rest of the story

By BOBBY ARDOIN
Special to The Advocate

[CajunCharlie]

Saturday is our last home game, and against a team that is equal to or better than NT. It is an afteroon game. Start time is 2:30 PM, long range forecast calls for a high of 61F, low of 41F, and the wind around 10mph. There are no high school games scheduled. So there should be no excuses for not showing up. Bustle and the players emphasize how valuable the crowd is to them. They cite it as the 12th man! Lets all get on the band wagon and publicize this game. We need this one and the Monroe game for a winning season. Are you a real Ragin Cajun fan? If so, be there, be loud, and be PROUD!! NO EXCUSES !!

[RealCajun70]

We need yall more than yalll realize yall are a part of our life force.

[Cajun1997]

great post cajuncharlie, I asked for Saturday off 2 weeks ago just to see this game. I'll be there and I hope 20,000 plus will join me at the Swamp.

[RaisingCajun08]

My wonderful sister in law scheduled a birthday party for her kids at 3:00 next Saturday.

BUT you will not here any excuses from me. I will be at the game hell with the birthday party. I know where my priorities are.