The Book: 2007 Football

[VObserver]

_ I would not be surprised to see us "flip the script" and get 120 rush yards and 250 pass yards. _

If we get 120 rushing; we'll lose by two TD's.

Now the 250 passing to go with 250 rushing.... THAT I can live with.

[yazoo]

Hello, Pat Moorer is now the Director of Strength & Conditioning for Varsity Sports, including football. Mark Smith is the Director of Football Strength and Conditioning. There are some funny stories about Moorer, who is apparently an intimidating character.

FYI, I put a blog entry about the ULL game at my site. You might find some of it interesting.

http://photontorpedotube.blogspot.com/

Good luck against Ohio.

PS: I spent about a year in P'cola when I was at AOCS at the NAS. Love that place.

[RaginEsquire06]

There are some funny stories about Moorer, who is apparently an intimidating character.

As we called him..."Pat Jam...Look out!" Mr. Moore was a freak of nature...just imagine...as a running back (TB & FB) I went up against this guy everyday for three years in practice at Escambia.

[NewsCopy]

  The Cajuns went to work on Sunday night at Cajun Field. The team practiced for nine periods in shorts, first working on game corrections, then on special teams and finally three periods of scout team drills.

The team worked on Tuesday in full pads for 12 periods.

Wednesday’s practice was in the Leon Moncla Indoor Practice Facility, covering 13 periods.

The team will practice on Thursday and walk-through at Cajun Field on Friday afternoon.

RaginCajuns.com

[RaginFan2]

If we get 120 rushing; we'll lose by two TD's.

Now the 250 passing to go with 250 rushing.... THAT I can live with.

Heck, I'd settle for 200 yards passing (to go along with the 250 rushing)!

[Damon]

I'll take 370 yards of offense any way I can get it. I'm expressing a hope that we can exploit a team that over prepares for the run.

[NewsCopy]

Despite the surprising return of Greg Hathorn to the active roster, UL's injury list was longer than expected Wednesday heading into this weekend's home football opener against Ohio University. The Cajuns had nearly a dozen players in limited or no-contact jerseys during Wednesday's two-hour workout in shoulder pads and shorts. Three players that took part in last Saturday's opener at South Carolina are either out or doubtful for the Ohio game - offensive tackle Brad Bryant (knee), defensive end Hall Davis (ankle) and backup defensive back Michael Schultz (elbow, out). The rest of the story Dan McDonald

[NewsCopy]

  Official Louisiana Injury Report (as of Wednesday, September 5, 2007):

Luke Aubrey, WR (ankle – probable, upgraded from questionable);
Brad Bryant, OL (knee – questionable, downgraded from probable);
Hall Davis, DL (ankle – questionable);
Johnathan Decoster, OL (knee – probable);
Tre’ Green, LB (hamstring – doubtful);
Greg Hathorn, DL (head – probable);
Eric Jones, TE (ribs – probable);
Torres Kingsby, DB (shoulder – doubtful);
Lamar Morgan, DB (hip – probable);
Mark Risher (knee – probable);
Caleb Rubin, WR (hamstring – probable, upgraded from out);
Michael Schultz, DB (elbow – out);
Derrick Smith, WR (hamstring – probable).

RaginCajuns.com

[NewsCopy]

The rash of upsets and near-upsets in college football's opening week probably brought smiles to the faces of Rickey Bustle and Frank Solich. Not too many years ago, those thoughts would have sent chills down their spines. In the recent past, both the UL and Ohio football coaches were part of upper-echelon programs, ones consistently among the nation's elite. Thoughts of upsets at Virginia Tech, where Bustle served for 13 seasons, or Nebraska, Solich's home for more than a quarter-century, would have been ... well, upsetting. The Ragin' Cajuns nearly came away with one of those upsets last weekend before falling at South Carolina 28-14. The Bobcats, who come to Cajun Field Saturday for UL's home opener, have had a couple of head-turning wins in the last two years over Pittsburgh and Illinois, and they'll go for an even bigger one next Saturday at Bustle's old stomping grounds at Virginia Tech. The rest of the story Dan McDonald dmcdonald@theadvertiser.com

[rhineaux]

_ I'll take 370 yards of offense any way I can get it. I'm expressing a hope that we can exploit a team that over prepares for the run. _

all I care about is the win. but I think that you've got a point. they'll be looking for the run, and so mixing in the pass would be a good idea. I think that unless they've got some superstars in their secondary, we'll be able to be much more successful in the passing game. so I certainly would look to see a little more passing. However, if we get up a TD or two early, I also think there is a good chance we'll start rushing the ball exclusively to keep that clock moving.

those guys on the Ohio message boards are rather confident that they can stop the option becasue they see it from other teams they play, and their DC has a scheme that's pretty good against the option, and that their pretty good about covering the QB and the pitch man and so on. But this isn't any regular option where every play is a sweep. this is much more complex than that.