Ragin' Cajun Blog: Proctor pledges to Cajuns (Jan. 6)

[Just1More]

_ Let's see, Larry Pettis is 6'4" 240# and runs a legit 4.5 40 as the first TE that we have committed. All of the Acadiana area athletes that are currently offered by UL better sh.it or get off the pot to include Hollier, Tatford, Carter and any other prospect that has been offered.

This staff has a tremendous reputation in Mississippi and have been recruiting those kids for Miss St. and Ole Miss. The commits that we have from the Magnolia state are SEC quality kids and were MSU and Ole Miss fall back kids. The Louisiana kids that are fall back prospect for LSU have rarely chosen to come to UL. I hope that Hollier and Carter commit to the Cajuns and I hope Micah Eugene realizes that he could start as a true freshman at UL and decides to play for the Cajuns.

Everyone wants the local players from Acadiana, Carencro, Breaux Bridge, Northside, Comeaux and the two Catholic schools to want to play here. But UL needs to start winning to change the perception of the program locally IMO. _

Totally agree. We are very fortunate to have a new coaching staff that has high school coaches and athletes (and a region) that respects them substantially... and likes the idea of playing at UL. It is not easy to get "UL familiar" local top shelf football athletes (those that have numerous options) to flip so easily toward UL. I suspect in the future it is going to happen in mass. In the immediate, we can only hope that a few great locals recognize that we have a very, very promising future with this new staff and the new attitude toward athletics at UL.

[zephyr]

_ OK then, 5A 1st Team All State TE that is local and not pulling the trigger, or do you pull the trigger on LaDarius Green who is ready to commit?


....so we are signing Ladarius Green?....This statement is in response to the fact that we are assuming the guy we sign in place of a local Tatford, just cause he is ready to pull the trigger, is going to be the next Ladarius Green. _

And in reverse, you are supposing that Tatford is better than the "fellow" that we are ready to sign. How do you know this? Did you consider the fact that Quave may just be higher on the coaches board than Tatford is? Again, it is about signing the better player or the player that you project to be a better fit for your program.

[Johnboy4713]

_ And in reverse, you are supposing that Tatford is better than the "fellow" that we are ready to sign. How do you know this? Did you consider the fact that Quave may just be higher on the coaches board than Tatford is? Again, it is about signing the better player or the player that you project to be a better fit for your program. _

Zepher just gets it. Awesome and truthful post.

[campo118]

Not to mention quave has ties to the program as well with his older brother already on the team


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