Tweets from UL football press conference

[ManAboutTown]

_ I'll play Devil's Advocate for a second, mainly because I'm curious myself.

But what has Gautier done to make you think he needs to be on the field? Not bashing the kid, it's an honest question, because I haven't seen him extensively since high school. He was fantastic in high school and like a lot of people, I had high hopes for him at UL, and still do.

The little bit of fall camp I caught last year, he was working at the No. 3 guy and struggled in the practices I saw.

So, I'm just curious. He's been here two years now, what has he done to make you feel the way you do?

And like I said, this is not a post meant to bash him. I'm asking honestly because I honestly haven't seen him that much since he got to UL. _

Don't waste your time asking bro. I had posters fight me tooth and nail when I said that he wasn't ready to start, but they wanted him to start LAST year. Said he was polished enough and the whole bit. Educated football ppl around the program said he wasn't ready, coaches said he wasn't ready, and my personal opinion was the he wasn't and maybe still isn't ready.. perhaps that tune will change if he gets some playing time and impresses early in the year.. but until then, he hasn't proven a thing.. Ditto on the high hopes though.

[Cajunsmike]

_ I'll play Devil's Advocate for a second, mainly because I'm curious myself.

But what has Gautier done to make you think he needs to be on the field? Not bashing the kid, it's an honest question, because I haven't seen him extensively since high school. He was fantastic in high school and like a lot of people, I had high hopes for him at UL, and still do.

The little bit of fall camp I caught last year, he was working at the No. 3 guy and struggled in the practices I saw.

So, I'm just curious. He's been here two years now, what has he done to make you feel the way you do?

And like I said, this is not a post meant to bash him. I'm asking honestly because I honestly haven't seen him that much since he got to UL. _

Practices I saw in the spring and performance in the spring game tells me Gauthier is ready to contribute. He also did very well in the fourth quarter in the game against Troy last season. I am not saying he should be the starter. I am saying he will be able to step in and be effective if Chris is either injured or struggles.

[Boomer]

_ I've already filed my story for Friday and missed the Trace Wilson move to TE. Jesse Broadnax went to LB from DE and Lionel Stokes goes to S from CB.

The No. 2 TE right now behind Green is Maxwell. He had at least one pretty nice catch today in traffic. _

I have always wondered if the stat was true ----but can you confirm his vertical jump???? I thought that it was close to 40"---Can this be true??? With his hight I can just picture a fade route on short yardage!!!!

[Damon]

_ Don't waste your time asking bro. I had posters fight me tooth and nail when I said that he wasn't ready to start, but they wanted him to start LAST year. Said he was polished enough and the whole bit. Educated football ppl around the program said he wasn't ready, coaches said he wasn't ready, and my personal opinion was the he wasn't and maybe still isn't ready.. perhaps that tune will change if he gets some playing time and impresses early in the year.. but until then, he hasn't proven a thing.. Ditto on the high hopes though. _

Two words: local athlete

If he's from Ohio, he's just another kid on the depth chart.

[zephyr]

_ I'll play Devil's Advocate for a second, mainly because I'm curious myself.

But what has Gautier done to make you think he needs to be on the field? Not bashing the kid, it's an honest question, because I haven't seen him extensively since high school. He was fantastic in high school and like a lot of people, I had high hopes for him at UL, and still do.

The little bit of fall camp I caught last year, he was working at the No. 3 guy and struggled in the practices I saw.

So, I'm just curious. He's been here two years now, what has he done to make you feel the way you do?

And like I said, this is not a post meant to bash him. I'm asking honestly because I honestly haven't seen him that much since he got to UL. _

Every single scrimmage that he's participated in since being a Cajun, he looked the best of any of the QB's....Period. That was the same this spring. Granted, his time on the actual field in gameplay has been limited so forming an educated opinion is truly hard. However, if you saw how effective he was against Troy last year, you'd say that he has the most upside. I've pumped this kid up more than anybody. I know that he has the most upside and is the best dual threat QB we have which is the type of player that runs this offense the best. However, he has had trouble grasping certain aspects of the offense in the past according to the coaches but moving and keeping McGuire to other positions in the spring tells me that the coaches are much more comfortable with him in there. I think Masson had a really nice year last year. I think this poor kid is extremely underrated and gets no love. I truly don't care either way who the QB is as long as they move the ball and run the offense well. I'd love to be able to come on here and gloat about calling Gautier's name the past year but I just want the best QB out there.

[zephyr]

_ Two words: local athlete

If he's from Ohio, he's just another kid on the depth chart. _

Dude, if you only knew.It has nothing to do with him being a local kid.

[zephyr]

_ I've already filed my story for Friday and missed the Trace Wilson move to TE. Jesse Broadnax went to LB from DE and Lionel Stokes goes to S from CB.

The No. 2 TE right now behind Green is Maxwell. He had at least one pretty nice catch today in traffic. _

JP, do you have that backwards. I thought Stokes was moved to safety after being signed as a CB and Broadnax was moved back to OLB after being moved to DE last year???

[DrumRoll]

_ JP, do you have that backwards. I thought Stokes was moved to safety after being signed as a CB and Broadnax was moved back to OLB after being moved to DE last year??? _

Stop it, you are confusing me :-) Are you not saying the exact same thing?

[zephyr]

_ Stop it, you are confusing me :-) Are you not saying the exact same thing? _

UHHH,,, please retract my previous statement (Head down in shame). I swear that JP came in and edited after I wrote it....LOL

[HOUCajun]

I saw Gauthier play twice last year, Nebraska and Troy. Neb was a bad game, but as great as he looked against Troy, I'm not sure he outplayed either of the other 2 QB's. I'm glad I'm not in charge of who plays QB for the cajuns. I could make a very strong argument for any of the 3.

Every single scrimmage that he's participated in since being a Cajun, he looked the best of any of the QB's....Period. That was the same this spring. Granted, his time on the actual field in gameplay has been limited so forming an educated opinion is truly hard. However, if you saw how effective he was against Troy last year, you'd say that he has the most upside. I've pumped this kid up more than anybody. I know that he has the most upside and is the best dual threat QB we have which is the type of player that runs this offense the best. However, he has had trouble grasping certain aspects of the offense in the past according to the coaches but moving and keeping McGuire to other positions in the spring tells me that the coaches are much more comfortable with him in there. I think Masson had a really nice year last year. I think this poor kid is extremely underrated and gets no love. I truly don't care either way who the QB is as long as they move the ball and run the offense well. I'd love to be able to come on here and gloat about calling Gautier's name the past year but I just want the best QB out there.

igeaux.mobi

[Cajunsmike]

_ I saw Gauthier play twice last year, Nebraska and Troy. Neb was a bad game, but as great as he looked against Troy, I'm not sure he outplayed either of the other 2 QB's. I'm glad I'm not in charge of who plays QB for the cajuns. I could make a very strong argument for any of the 3.



igeaux.mobi _

McGuire is not in the regular QB rotation. He will get on the field in other ways. I do think you will see him run the "wildcat" some.

[Boomer]

_ McGuire is not in the regular QB rotation. He will get on the field in other ways. I do think you will see him run the "wildcat" some. _

I think that he a Des are the H backs------both great hands out of the b-field and both I think pretty damn good blockers ---but i still love Gauthier on the bootleg and waggle!!!!!