The Book: 2007 Football

[NewsCopy]

ORLANDO - Usually several times a game, the opposing team will break the huddle, and before they can even run the play, University of Central Florida head coach George O'Leary is alerting his defense as to whether it will be a run or pass. And a lot of the time, O'Leary can guess which direction the play will flow and even pinpoint the very gap for which it is designed. O'Leary's secret? Hours and hours of video study and analyzing opposing teams' tendencies with computer-assisted breakdowns. And, no, this isn't some sort of Bill Belichick hidden-camera chicanery that O'Leary is using. O'Leary has become so adept at reading presnap probabilities based on formations that's he's even developed his own terminology for alerting his players as to whether the play will be a run or pass. "We'll be over there screaming when we pick up on something," said O'Leary, smiling like the cat that just ate the canary. "We'll yell Reno, Reno, Reno for runs and Vegas for pass. Why Vegas? Because that's the money downs." The rest of the story BY JOHN DENTON FLORIDA TODAY jd41898@aol.com

[NewsCopy]

The losses to Arkansas and Florida don't matter anymore. Neither does the 41-23 blowout of Oklahoma State. What matters right now is Saturday evening when Troy kicks off against UL-Lafayette in the Trojans' first defense of their Sun Belt crown. A repeat is on the mind and in the heart of each of these players. But it won't be easy. "The Sun Belt gets better and tougher every year," said Troy coach Larry Blakeney. "The road is tough in this league." The challenge now is for the Trojans to keep from letting down, especially after a huge win in the previous week. It's happened before. In 2004, Troy won back-to-back games against Marshall and Missouri. Then the Trojans headed to New Mexico State, where the Aggies topped the Trojans in the final minutes of Troy's first-ever Sun Belt game. The rest of the story By Bobby Mathews, The Messenger

[IHateLaState]

Well well well... Who says the UL Athletic Department is not connected.....

First we have Stevie P... Just moments after the game "I know a lot of you fans...... oh so condescending) are going to be angry and be calling for the coach's head, but it is not time yet... We can't give up on the team or the team will give up also"... In other words I am above this pettiness.... And thus the media onslaught had begun

Then came Jay's show and I must admit I caught only the very end... I caught him reading an email "probably the most LEVEL HEADED note I have received since the game last Saturday" the great one pontificated... The email was much more of the message that Stevie had begun on Saturday night.... Something to the effect of (and I paraphrase here.. I know BOP loves to nit pic when you missquote exactly what was said) "I dont know what the fans expected... McNeese was highly ranked in 1-AA andlook at what has been happening around football with the likes of App State"

And now the media has come full circle with Danny boy..... Pulling out the old "We don't have any money" column... I think I have seen that one after every football game of any meaning.... Plus of course he adds the nice little table showing the other 1-AA wins over 1-A (sorry Im not used to the new classifications yet) to let us know we are not alone here....

And we all thought that the AD had no connections?? I am impressed with your ability to spin a message Mr AD.... Your boys in the media have taken the bait and running... Time for a special lunch buffet.... You know... Just you and the boys...............

[CajunProud]

What is the word on Fenroy? If he is not available, will Wallace get all of the touches or will we use multiple backs?

[USLJim]

Sunday Night the 24 hour virus was gone. I realized we had lost to a D1-AA team that suprised me and won the game on team effort. We lost to McNeese, I have another name for them, but WE LOST. Let's get on and SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM WIN OR LOSE or we will not be able to compete in the future.

If you look at all this chatter about firing the coaching staff and so on. all this has done is give FUEL to the other college coaching staff to use against us in the recruiting WAR. Instead we should be showing the rest of the state we support our University Win or Lose. I hate losing to state schools but I love my UNIVERSITY even MORE.

We don't continue to support this athletic program and the UL haters have WON. As we all know, their are certain programs in this state that would love to see us drop to D1-AA and then not only football would suffer but all the sports would suffer. It's not only Football that is important to this athletic program but look at all the baseball, softball, and b'ball rivalries we have in the SUNBELT. DO YOU REALLY THINK DROPPING TO D1-AA IS GONNA HELP US IN THE FUTURE. Do you really think firing our Head Football coach is a good idea. NOPE. SO LET'S GET ON WITH OUR LIVES AND SUPPORT THIS UNIVERSITY AND SO WE CAN SHOW THE OTHER SCHOOLS WE BELIEVE ITS GONNA GET BETTER.

GEAUX CAJUNS

[cajunfan96]

_ Well well well... Who says the UL Athletic Department is not connected.....

First we have Stevie P... Just moments after the game "I know a lot of you fans...... oh so condescending) are going to be angry and be calling for the coach's head, but it is not time yet... We can't give up on the team or the team will give up also"... In other words I am above this pettiness.... And thus the media onslaught had begun

Then came Jay's show and I must admit I caught only the very end... I caught him reading an email "probably the most LEVEL HEADED note I have received since the game last Saturday" the great one pontificated... The email was much more of the message that Stevie had begun on Saturday night.... Something to the effect of (and I paraphrase here.. I know BOP loves to nit pic when you missquote exactly what was said) "I dont know what the fans expected... McNeese was highly ranked in 1-AA andlook at what has been happening around football with the likes of App State"

And now the media has come full circle with Danny boy..... Pulling out the old "We don't have any money" column... I think I have seen that one after every football game of any meaning.... Plus of course he adds the nice little table showing the other 1-AA wins over 1-A (sorry Im not used to the new classifications yet) to let us know we are not alone here....

And we all thought that the AD had no connections?? I am impressed with your ability to spin a message Mr AD.... Your boys in the media have taken the bait and running... Time for a special lunch buffet.... You know... Just you and the boys............... _

Thats why we cannot build a fan base beyond 18-20 thousand.

[MissingMandy]

_ Fans in the area know about the local talent and often times know them personally or their families, have watched them play and swear they are the second coming of Walter Peyton and Reggie White. They do not know who else is outside of the immediate area (Louisiana) that is accessible to our program. The "headliner talent" is not very accessible to UL. Therefore, any time we are in a slump or there is unhappiness in the results, there are going to be people that say "we should have recruited so and so from Lafayette High or Crowley or Opelousas, look how good he's been at x D1AA school."

You are going to hear this from us (and I will include myself) bellyaching fans, because we have an itch and just don't know how else to scratch it. Sometimes, the local recruit that we passed on, would have made a fine addition. I personally leave it to the coaching staff, who get paid to spend a lot of time evaluating talent, specifically for their program. And although I am a certified paying fan and have every right to blather... I think they know better.

Some folks on here, like everyone else who finds themselves in our boat, are searching for answers. The "local recruiting" issue has always been a hot button to push. The only way that is going to stop is if we start having undefeated seasons.

I do understand your frustration... it appears as though the local talent criticism is directed at the out of area team members... not the case. It is just a bellyaching tool. We love everyone who contributes to the success of this program, and even those who only wish they could. _

Local talent does probably bring in a fan base as well and that is totally understandable. Louisiana does produce a large amount of talent, no question. I just think we should get the best from where ever we can. Start winning and the masses will come. Thanks for addressing my question. Looking forward to Saturday!!

[Turbine]

These 2 teams seem like opposites.

Thanks for the numbers shasta, Very nice.

[bigfish9938]

to get this back on track a bit

I think Hundley realized the new offense/offensive coordinator was not suitable to his specific skills and that his time at UL was going to be a dead end. Couple that with the fact that Morel apparently passed/was passing him on the depth chart and Hundley figured it was time to go somewhere else. All of this BS about abandoning your team and whatever is hollow when he is the 3rd string QB and he has zero chance of seeing the field. He is responsible for himself, he has 5 years to play 4 seasons and if he isnt going to be happy here, then the best thing is to leave.

I wish him well, and hope he finds success somewhere else

[Zeebart21]

to get this back on track a bit

I think Hundley realized the new offense/offensive coordinator was not suitable to his specific skills and that his time at UL was going to be a dead end. Couple that with the fact that Morel apparently passed/was passing him on the depth chart and Hundley figured it was time to go somewhere else. All of this BS about abandoning your team and whatever is hollow when he is the 3rd string QB and he has zero chance of seeing the field. He is responsible for himself, he has 5 years to play 4 seasons and if he isnt going to be happy here, then the best thing is to leave.

I wish him well, and hope he finds success somewhere else

Why in the world would we want this thread to stay on track, when none of the others do?



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