The Book: 2007 Football

[RaginCajun77]

Of course our backups are not as mobile as Michael Desormeaux. The problem is we do not have backup QB who can run the type of offense we currently have in place. This offense relies heavily on Mike's ability to make plays with his legs. Now that I've said that let me say this. Why not call some plays where you bring in Morel, who has a strong arm and have Des and Fenroy line up on either side of him or have Des line up in the slot. This way you have a QB with a stronger arm and you have two playmakers in as well. We have to give ourselves options and I don't think we've done a good job of that this season. Our offense appears very limited in what it can do.

[RaginEsquire06]

Why not just use both QB's...I honestly thought that was gonna happen saturday.

[RaginCajun77]

Why not just use both QB's...I honestly thought that was gonna happen saturday.

Whatever works to be honest. I'm just sick and tired of the weak playcalling.

[RaginEsquire06]

_ please post your lead-pipe 'best bets' of each week no later than wednesday, and be honest about it, please. i have been looking for some way to beat the game and retire a few years early. _

Lol...Relax, try a larger pair of underwear...might help you breath a little easier!

[Just1More]

_ At least we wont have to fight for parking this week. I guess we prefer it that way. _

There's always a silver lining...

[srevere51]

_ I couldn't have said it better myself. I will be in the student section for every homegame, as usual. _

I know this may be crazy to ask, but anyone going to the Tennessee game? I will be there, hopefully there will be others....

[Turbine]

I cannot ignore the fact that so far into Bustle's 6th year; he has the exact same track record that Frank Beamer had a Virginia Tech. Beamer won only 2 games in his 6th year.

Is that satisfactory? Not even close, it is terrible, and I bet the VT fans were saying the exact same thing many of us are saying today. But ask them if they are glad Beamer was given a 7th year.

Yes its true, 1 of the Virginal Tech 19992 wins was against a non D1a school (and UL lost in that category) but for VT it was to open the season. You can't tell me that if UL played against McNeese like they did in the season opener they wouldn't have won.

The other VT win of 1992 came against lowly Temple who only had a 1 win of its own that year. The VT fans HAD to feel the exact same way you feel right now. Terrible and angry.

The only difference between the Bustle and Beamer situations is Beamer had a lot more to work with when he started at VT. Bustle had less than 40 players on scholarship. You simply cannot ignore that.

Also Beamer did not have to contend with TEN, 11 football playing universities in his state. How Bustle has stayed pace with Beamer I do not know, I know he deserves 1 more year. I’m not going to go into how great Virginia Tech became after Beamer’s 6th year.

Another reason for 1 more year.
You have to give Bustle another year because you can't let a lame duck president pick the next football coach. Not when he is the same u that picked Baldwin. The UL football coach has to have 100% backing from the next president, and he will only get it if:
(a) UL has a big winning season next year.
(b) The incoming President hand picks, or at least authorizes the next football coach hiring.

That is just my opinion take it with a grain of salt. No I'm not satisfied.

[Big Buds]

Dude, I feel you on the bandwagon thing it just that all my life I've been a UL fan and I not about to quit.


P.S.
20 minutes into the second quarter is halftime.

[srevere51]

_
Jumping off the bandwagon would refer to a bandwagon to begin with. We have never had one, will never have one (in the forseeable future). Go ahead, it's your bandwagon, take it if you want it, drive it blindly down the road of utter uselessness and right into the ocean of reality. I'm done.

Well, until we create some sort of tradition, I agree no bandwagon. McNesse had that cool clapping thing after each touchdown, I thought it was cool. Everyone in their crowd was up and following along.

We should create some tradition and do it soon..

[Just1More]

This was an entire team loss. If I were the team, I would refuse any awards this week, perhaps give it to the Ragin Cajun fan base, and ask the fan's forgiveness for not being a better football team on Saturday.

I am not so quick to agree with the vertical passing attack with this team. Our OL was not managing the line in any way, shape or form. They are the key to our QB, RB, and overall offensive success. What I saw from them was a mystery.

I'm so unimpressed with our defense that I'm sick to my stomach. Defense is more of the aggression and attitude side of this game than offense. We should not have a defense that does not stand up to a McNeese at home. Right off the bat, McNeese was up in players faces and almost drawing flags with their aggression. I thought some UL players looked like they were hunting for their mamas in the stands. That had better stop.

There is one element of hope I would give to this team. There is no way in the world that McNeese somehow recruited a blevy of talent better than UL. That means that what McNeese opened up on the Cajuns Saturday was a supersized can of attitude. They came to win and take no prisoners. That has to happen for the Cajuns, or else it is all for not.

I'm not sure if this coaching staff knows how to inspire men to do extraordinary things, and maintain a nondefeatest attitude in the face of adversity and struggle. If they do, it would be a real good time to bring it on.

I will be coming back into town to see the Troy game. Please! Geaux Cajuns!

[Rebel02]

Based on info I received, Hundley left the team this morning.

[srevere51]

_ This was an entire team loss. If I were the team, I would refuse any awards this week, perhaps give it to the Ragin Cajun fan base, and ask the fan's forgiveness for not being a better football team on Saturday.

I will be coming back into town to see the Troy game. Please! Geaux Cajuns! _

I dont think that there should ever receive any awards when there in a loss involved, you have to focus on the good, yes, but in our first 3 games, we have only came out to play 6 quarters of football.

I will be in the stands Saturday, with all my crew, if I have to I will purchase extra tickets too.