UL offers Billups preferred spot

[cajunhawk]

Greyshirt for Guy would be the preferred method here. Apparently Hud doesn't want to bank any scholarships for next year. What is he planning? Major coup in 2012? Hopefully one of our QB's decides they want to take up a job as flight attendant and leaves an open scholarship for Guy to devour.

[cajuntbray]

_ Your opinion doesn't mean much on this board right now, IMO. You keep blasting the staff for not wanting local players, but it seems to be the other way around, local athletes don't want to play here.

Your boy Bakari and Micah may want to think about going to LSU when they only have 12 open scholarships and 21 commits. The best 12 will get the full rides and the rest will have to hope they get a gray shirt opportunity. Both Micah and Bakari would have full rides to start at UL.

But I guess, they are all about image and not about playing. _

It is not an opinion about Tatford being offered as an OL...It's the facts. I said I can't speak for Quave on that matter, but I have heard that he too was being looked at as an OL.

[cajunhawk]

_ Your opinion doesn't mean much on this board right now, IMO. You keep blasting the staff for not wanting local players, but it seems to be the other way around, local athletes don't want to play here.

Your boy Bakari and Micah may want to think about going to LSU when they only have 12 open scholarships and 21 commits. The best 12 will get the full rides and the rest will have to hope they get a gray shirt opportunity. Both Micah and Bakari would have full rides to start at UL.

But I guess, they are all about image and not about playing. _

And thats even behind a criminal. Jeremy Hill has not lost his LSU offer even though he was arrested. Purple and Nacho Cheese, means you do what you please.

[wcd35]

_ And thats even behind a criminal. Jeremy Hill has not lost his LSU offer even though he was arrested. Purple and Nacho Cheese, means you do what you please. _

Quentin Thomas at Breaux Bridge couldnt play football all year due to suspension and placement in JASEP(?) and he's still committed to LSU.

[CajunT]

_ I've been following the Guy B. saga like everyone else. I've watched his videos and read his interviews. I want him to be a part of UL as much as everyone else, but what you are suggesting, taking another player's scholarship to make room for Guy, goes against everything I believe in. This is not the pros. We have made a promise to every single one of the kids we have ever offered a scholarship too. If asked to choose between losing games or losing our integrity, I'll choose games every time.

I want Guy to be a Cajun, but not at the expense of another student athlete. _

This is not directed at you, but all in this discussion. Let's be very careful what we say about local athletes as for as this staff wanting them. Getting local athletes to come to UL is a priority for this staff. There is no need to criticize any athlete if they chose to sign with another program. It will be this staff's biggest challenge to change perception about the Cajun program with local athletes.

Also, no one should be talking about replacing existing athletes on the roster by pulling scholarships to give to new athletes. No such thing has been done or is in the process of being done. Every athlete in the program will be given the opportunity to compete and must participate in preseason workouts, attend class, follow codes of conduct and meet progress standards towards their degree. Any athlete failing to meet those criteria would be at risk of losing their scholarship. This has nothing to do with any coaches integrity, but holding student athletes accountable. Let's not question this coaching staff's intergrity because there will be some attrition, they have a right to do what is best for this program within the compliance rules of the NCAA.

[CrappDaddy]

_ Actually, I believe this to be opposite. Mike was considered a project early on and was certainly a liability in the passing game prior to his senior year. He was a hell of an athlete and running QB and perfect for a zone read system but Mike was susceptible to big shots and injury which he was oft injured through his career. I loved what he did in 2008 but I remember a lot of people wanting him moved away from QB prior to that year, especially after the McNeese debacle in favor for Hundley. Leonard came in and played immediately at ASU and showed to be a very good dual threat QB. I think that had he come here, he would have seized the job immediately after Babb left and not given it up because he was more balanced at an earlier stage than Des was. That's my opinion. _

This is how Des and Leonard's senior seasons stacked up.


PASSING GP Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G
Leonard, Corey 9 115.66 114-211-6 54.0 1416 7 59 157.3

Leonard, Corey 9 72 346 172 174 2.4 0 23 19.3
(Lost his starting job)

PASSING GP Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G
Desormeaux, Mic 11 135.01 247-155-11 62.8 1876 13 82 170.5

RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
Desormeaux, Mic 11 144 1139 104 1035 7.2 5 64 94.1
(Led a record shattering offense)

[zephyr]

_ This is how Des and Leonard's senior seasons stacked up.


PASSING GP Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G
Leonard, Corey 9 115.66 114-211-6 54.0 1416 7 59 157.3

Leonard, Corey 9 72 346 172 174 2.4 0 23 19.3
(Lost his starting job)

PASSING GP Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G
Desormeaux, Mic 11 135.01 247-155-11 62.8 1876 13 82 170.5

RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
Desormeaux, Mic 11 144 1139 104 1035 7.2 5 64 94.1
(Led a record shattering offense) _

And had you read my post, you would have seen that I was speaking about Mike prior to his senior year. Most people thought he was a liability in the passing game and most had hoped he'd be moved to another position. That's not speculation and you can check past posts if you'd like. The bottom line is that Leonard had a better career. His senior year obviously did not go like he wanted as Des's was great until he hurt his knee. However, Leonard was a 4 year starter while Des had to grow into his role and get better in the passing game. Once he did, we did have a record setting type of offense. I'm just saying that Leonard was ready to play from day one

[zephyr]

_ Greyshirt for Guy would be the preferred method here. Apparently Hud doesn't want to bank any scholarships for next year. What is he planning? Major coup in 2012? Hopefully one of our QB's decides they want to take up a job as flight attendant and leaves an open scholarship for Guy to devour. _

Uh, yeah, sure...

[CroCajun1003]

Also, no one should be talking about replacing existing athletes on the roster by pulling scholarships to give to new athletes. No such thing has been done or is in the process of being done. Every athlete in the program will be given the opportunity to compete and must participate in preseason workouts, attend class, follow codes of conduct and meet progress standards towards their degree. Any athlete failing to meet those criteria would be at risk of losing their scholarship. This has nothing to do with any coaches integrity, but holding student athletes accountable. Let's not question this coaching staff's intergrity because there will be some attrition, they have a right to do what is best for this program within the compliance rules of the NCAA. _

My comments were regarding a coach TAKING an athletes scholarship to make room for another athlete. I understand that there are many circumstances that an athlete can LOSE their scholarship. I see where my comments could have been unclear. I'm just a bit sensitive to the issue lately after all the "over recruiting" articles I've been reading. I think its an immoral practice and I don't understand how it can still be legal, but I guess if you make enough money...everything is legal. Oh well I'm off my soup box.

[CajunT]

_ My comments were regarding a coach TAKING an athletes scholarship to make room for another athlete. I understand that there are many circumstances that an athlete can LOSE their scholarship. I see where my comments could have been unclear. I'm just a bit sensitive to the issue lately after all the "over recruiting" articles I've been reading. I think its an immoral practice and I don't understand how it can still be legal, but I guess if you make enough money...everything is legal. Oh well I'm off my soup box. _

No, its certainly a subject worth discussion and concern. I think we will have a couple of local athletes learn that lesson this year.