The Book: 2007 Football

[Arkstfan]

we beat ASU last year, when we were playing badly, by 15 points, we're losing this year by 31, a FRICKEN 46 POINT SWING! A little drop off is one thing, but this is disgusting.

Tuffguy

Other than the Monroe fiasco ASU is playing better this year and the difference is that all those freshmen starting last season are a year older.

Both Cajun lines though looked dreadful. 47% of the Cajun offense came on 2 plays and one would have been a tackle for loss but for the will of Des.

[srevere51]

we arent the worse unless we lose to FIU

[Clutch0364]

_ Other than the Monroe fiasco ASU is playing better this year and the difference is that all those freshmen starting last season are a year older.

Both Cajun lines though looked dreadful. 47% of the Cajun offense came on 2 plays and one would have been a tackle for loss but for the will of Des. _

Thats hows it has been all year for us.

Ya'll have built a solid foundation up there is Ark. and should be very proud. I look at Roberts as one of the 3 best coaches in this conference.

1) Schellenberger (Dont know if I spelled that right)
2) Blakeney
3) Roberts

[RonMexico]

OK teletubby... but you mention the dinasaurs surrounding the program... can we de-head one of them as a public expression of dissatisfaction? We don't have to storm the castle. We could just mount it on one of our spears outside the gate.

We will see if the "farmer" and the "walker" can become a "harvestor" and a "sprinter" in time to right the ship.

J1M, I couldnt get myself to read any further than the part about "mounting our spears".

I found that humorous, in an odd and twisted sort of way.

L'Rontextureissoftandstickytothetouchyetpliable.

[DrumRoll]

You guys are kidding, right? Do you have any idea who you play every week? This could be the best ASU team in the history of their program. What would you expect a young UL team with underpayed coaches and dwindling fan support to look like against them? When ASU plays a good game, they play well enough to defeat top 10 teams. For crying out loud, when they played Texas on Sept 1st, ASU beat them in almost every statistical category, and probably would have won if not for the bungled call by the Big 12 officiating crew...which they privately apologized for later...

................................Team Statistics (Final)
..........................................ASU........UT

FIRST DOWNS........................26.........23
Rushing.................................10..........9
Passing.................................11.........12
Penalty..................................5...........2
NET YARDS RUSHING..............125.......117
Rushing Attempts....................34........38
Average Per Rush...................3.7........3.1
Rushing Touchdowns................1...........1
Yards Gained Rushing..............168.......150
Yards Lost Rushing...................43........33
NET YARDS PASSING...............272.......223
Completions-Attempts-Int....24-37-1..22-33-2
Average Per Attempt...............7.4.......6.8
Average Per Completion..........11.3.....10.1
Passing Touchdowns................0.........2
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS...........397......340

[Cajunpride101]

When we were down at South Carolina at half we came out fighting and could have pulled an upset. When losing against Mcneese, Troy, Central Florida and Arkansas State we fizzle. What are we doing during halftime. It is Bustle's job to motivate his players during the half and I don't see it happening.

[TuffGuy84]

Like I said before its not FAU, FAU is 3-3 with a win against Minnisota, a close loss to top 5 ranked South Florida, and they are 2-0 in conference.

FIU on the other hand hasent won a game since 2005. Its bad enough that they havent won since 2005, but when I went to look up exactly when there last win was on their athletics website, their calender only went back to the 06 season meaning that FIU doesn't have a single listed win on their website.

If we lose to them, game/set/match, nobody should be allowed to remain.

Tuffguy

[Cajunpride101]

Didn't Roberts come from Northwestern State? We need to look in our own backyard for the coach. Someone who knows the schools and has connections. Check Mcneese, hell check Nicholls St.

[TuffGuy84]

You guys are kidding, right? Do you have any idea who you play every week? This could be the best ASU team in the history of their program. What would you expect a young UL team with underpayed coaches and dwindling fan support to look like against them? When ASU plays a good game, they play well enough to defeat top 10 teams. For crying out loud, when they played Texas on Sept 1st, ASU beat them in almost every statistical category, and probably would have won if not for the bungled call by the Big 12 officiating crew...which they privately apologized for later...

................................Team Statistics (Final)
..........................................ASU........UT

FIRST DOWNS........................26.........23
Rushing.................................10..........9
Passing.................................11.........12
Penalty..................................5...........2
NET YARDS RUSHING..............125.......117
Rushing Attempts....................34........38
Average Per Rush...................3.7........3.1
Rushing Touchdowns................1...........1
Yards Gained Rushing..............168.......150
Yards Lost Rushing...................43........33
NET YARDS PASSING...............272.......223
Completions-Attempts-Int....24-37-1..22-33-2
Average Per Attempt...............7.4.......6.8
Average Per Completion..........11.3.....10.1
Passing Touchdowns................0.........2
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS...........397......340

Sorry, I know my opponent, and can you also say "school records were broken" last night against us, corey leonard had the most passing TDs in one game in the history of the school, Arnould was well on the way to breaking the record for rush yards, and if they keep their starters in, they would have reached their record of 730 yards. They do have a good team...best team in their history, no, they went undefeated one year back in the 70's I believe. ASU's forte is not offense, its defense. Your also leaving out that arnould with a bummed ankle rank for a gajillion yards on us, and would have had a gajillion more if it werent for them putting their second stringers in there. ASU is good, but not as good as troy, and not as good as FAU (which has me fearing for my life next weekend). What do we do after we get embarrassed at home during homecoming vs FAU next weekend?

Tuffguy

[srevere51]

_ Like I said before its not FAU, FAU is 3-3 with a win against Minnisota, a close loss to top 5 ranked South Florida, and they are 2-0 in conference.

FIU on the other hand hasent won a game since 2005. Its bad enough that they havent won since 2005, but when I went to look up exactly when there last win was on their athletics website, their calender only went back to the 06 season meaning that FIU doesn't have a single listed win on their website.

If we lose to them, game/set/match, nobody should be allowed to remain.

Tuffguy _

oops, yeah I meant FIU

[TuffGuy84]

Other than the Monroe fiasco ASU is playing better this year and the difference is that all those freshmen starting last season are a year older.

Both Cajun lines though looked dreadful. 47% of the Cajun offense came on 2 plays and one would have been a tackle for loss but for the will of Des.

I understand that, but last year, our reasoning for why we were doing poorly was that we had alot of youth outside of the QB position, so essentially, with our QB play being about our only solid point, we should have if not improved, atleast remained about level. Losing by 31 to a team you beat by 2 TD's the year before is not even remaining level, and there inlies the problem. ASU is improved, and if we had stayed on a path that we should have, we'd be about where we were last year, and prlly lose to yall by 14-20 points, a 31 point route with your 2nd stringers coming in is not what I call competitive.

Tuffguy

[TuffGuy84]

You need to drop the emotional attatchment for this team if you want to remain a loyal fan. It sounds backwards, but it's true.

I saw the writing on the wall during the Ohio game, and mentally prepared myself for the rest of the season.

You can still enjoy a college football game at Cajun Field and not be emotionally involved. It's a skill I've perfected over the years.

Come out for Homecoming. There are plenty of things to enjoy.

--No matter what, it's a joy to watch Desmo and Fenroy run the ball.

--Get to see a coaching legend walk the sidelines of Cajun Field.

--Get to see the best pro prospect at QB to play in the league so far in 6'5" Soph. Rusty Smith.

--FLORIDA ATLANTIC has some really nice uniforms.

Its tough for me to do that this season, more than any other, this is my senior year of college. Had it been earlier, I would have just shown up, sat on my hands and been alright with seeing what we throw on the field, but it certainly looks like the football team fielded in my senior year will be the worst team since the baldwin era and one of the worst teams in the country period.

Tuffguy