Ragin' Cajun Blog: Cajuns nab LSU transfer Cordian Hagans

[Oiler]

_ After the smoke clears---Lafayette is the greatest town in the South---I guess a kid would love to come here and stay-----Compare that to Monroe, Ruston, BR, or NO----A great place to live!!!! _

Lafayette IS a great place to live, but believe me, Monroe, Ruston, BR, and NO have people that are just as passionate about their home as people in Lafayette are. The whole point of changing our name from USL to UL was to make the point that we are much more than a regional school serving only southwest Louisiana. We want to draw support from all parts of the state. Constantly criticizing their homes won't do much to help win them over. Maybe you should get out of Lafayette occasionally and check out some of the other parts of the state. They are really not bad places to visit.

[Boomer]

_ Lafayette IS a great place to live, but believe me, Monroe, Ruston, BR, and NO have people that are just as passionate about their home as people in Lafayette are. The whole point of changing our name from USL to UL was to make the point that we are much more than a regional school serving only southwest Louisiana. We want to draw support from all parts of the state. Constantly criticizing their homes won't do much to help win them over. Maybe you should get out of Lafayette occasionally and check out some of the other parts of the state. They are really not bad places to visit. _

Well--I was mostly referring to post graduation employment --but also quality of life and just plain fun!!!!!! How many times have we been ranked in the top places to live in the USA???? Hunting, fishing, food, the arts(help Dr. A),Jobs Jobs Jobs, fun, non pollution, close to NO and Houston---OK guys ya'll can add to these---but the future will now be great UL athletic teams!!!!! An addendum----Great public schools not to mention the great Catholic schools of the area!!!!!!!!!

[cajunfan32]

Ladarius Green was a huge example of this, he was a basketball player in HS, that most people did not think could play at the D-1 level in football, because he had only played a couple of years of it. Now at UL he is our star on the offensive side of the ball.

Big schools tend to pass up on these types of players. Players who started playing late as a junior or senior in high school but put up impressive numbers those years. And I couldnt be happier that they do pass up on these guys b/c they end up being steals for smaller schools like us. Brandon Stokley and Ladarius Green are some examples

[ULGrad@HOU]

I must admit, I'm impressed with the influx of transfers from big programs and hope this can trickle down to incoming freshman. The coaching staff must be doing something in a good way to get these guys to come here. Now, let's see if they can get on the field and make some plays!

[cajun tom]

_ Big schools tend to pass up on these types of players. Players who started playing late as a junior or senior but put up impressive numbers those years. And I couldnt be happier that they do pass up on these guys b/c they end up being steals for smaller schools like us. Brandon Stokley and Ladarius Green are some examples _

The word I am hearing is that Cordian is too slow to play defensive tackle in their system. The defensive tackles have to be able to run.

[Zeebart21]

_ The word I am hearing is that Cordian is too slow to play defensive tackle in their system. The defensive tackles have to be able to run. _

Is that from the lsu coaches?

[Hammer58]

_ The word I am hearing is that Cordian is too slow to play defensive tackle in their system. The defensive tackles have to be able to run. _

Are they saying they didn't see that when they recruited him and offered him a scholarship?

[Just1More]

_ The word I am hearing is that Cordian is too slow to play defensive tackle in their system. The defensive tackles have to be able to run. _

The word isn't the word it once was when the circumstances aren't the circumstances anymore.

[zephyr]

_ The word I am hearing is that Cordian is too slow to play defensive tackle in their system. The defensive tackles have to be able to run. _

You may want to check with Cajun T on that one. His speed and athleticism for his size is one of the things that made him a highly regarded recruit out of high school. Not only has Cajun T made this clear, but I've talked to a couple of recruiting journalists who cover that area and they mentioned the same thing. I think LSU just wanted him on the OL while they had some others on DL.

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Hagans transfers from LSU to UL
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