The Book: 2007 Football

[ShowDog]

_ Then why recruit him if you have no intentions of using him?

He should have been in there at the end of the 3rd quarter.

No offense, but Des Mo is not a good QB. He is a great athlete who should be on the field because of his heart, leadership and athleticism, but not at the QB position. _

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I said that before the season started and heard it from all sides. He is a marvelous athlete but will not get the job done at QB.

[RaginFan2]

Sorry to tell you I was talking about UL. At one time we were the Bulldogs. What I am saying is, we used to have rivalries, Tech/N'western/McNeese etc. then we thought we should be division I. Well how long are we going to play charades before we realize that with LSU 60 miles down the road we can't compete talent wise and never will. At least Tech and McNeese are far enough away form Tigerland to entice kids to come and play.

We act like football is a joke so what are recruits to think. If anyone thinks we have a lot of talent, they are sadly mistaken. Fenroy will play in the NFL and there may be another couple who will get a shot but we should be trying to compete with the McNeeses of the world instead of trying to be and claiming to be something we're not.

I totally disagree with you. Tech and McNeese being farther away from BR have NO bearing on their recruiting. They are NOT competing for the same recruits as LSU any more than we are. The problem is not that we cannot compete at the D-1A level. I think we can. The problem is the way this school approaches most things in the athletic dept.: in a cheap, no-vision way. Therefore it doesn't matter if we drop to D-1AA, we'll just sink lower and not really compete at that level either. We need to get an administration that understands how sports can help sell the university in a broader way. Unfortunately, I think the search process that Sally "Flagship" Clausen has instituted to find our next president is designed to put us back "in our place". Instead of searching for a highly qualified, forward-thinking person to lead this university, I'm afraid we'll be saddled with a bean-counter who will have no vision. I sincerely hope I'm wrong. This is not a good week for optimism about our university. If you want to go back to the Gulf States Conference days (I remember them), by all means go for it. But I'm not going on that boat ride.

[RealCajun70]

The sun will come up tomorrow just like it did today. We will work like we do everyday. I love the move by TuffGuy84 calling me out on a thread. You also know that I cant reply to many of the "wonderful" things being said or things that have been said. Yes the name of the group name is a bad one. It WAS a group made a long time ago and has no activity since its making. It was a group for us hence the members must be invited. That is pretty much all i can say about that. Oh by the way if we didn't love it, the game, why would we give our bodies our time and our life everyday to getting better and working harder than they day before. Just cause you don't see it, emotion, on our faces doesn't mean we don't feel it in our hearts. If we didn't love it we wouldn't be here.
Its a NINE game Season and game one is Troy.

Geaux Cajuns

[Mineshaft]

I would of put Des at fullback with fenroy at tailback and Hundley at QB and run a pro style offense. But Bustle is so ____in stuck on this offens eits pathetic.

But you can scrap that idea since Hundley is gone..

[Mineshaft]

Where the ____ is zebra?

[ManAboutTown]

_ The sun will come up tomorrow just like it did today. We will work like we do everyday. I love the move by TuffGuy84 calling me out on a thread. You also know that I cant reply to many of the "wonderful" things being said or things that have been said. Yes the name of the group name is a bad one. It WAS a group made a long time ago and has no activity since its making. It was a group for us hence the members must be invited. That is pretty much all i can say about that. Oh by the way if we didn't love it, the game, why would we give our bodies our time and our life everyday to getting better and working harder than they day before. Just cause you don't see it, emotion, on our faces doesn't mean we don't feel it in our hearts. If we didn't love it we wouldn't be here.
Its a NINE game Season and game one is Troy.

Geaux Cajuns _

Dude, look. I understand fans (fanatics - hence the term fans) can go over board sometimes, and can be assumptious, and maybe a little dramatic.. But c'mon.. First of all, this program has never prided itself on discipline. And I, being a student, know alot of the players on the team, and I actually went to school with a few before college. Fun guys, but not exactly model citizens; not to mention extremely immature. They were in HS, and they are today; sophmores and juniors at the next level. And while I realize that you guys' jobs are not to go out and be role models, attitude reflects leadership, in ALL arenas of life.

About the group: We live in a myspace society. I understand its absurd to take anything posted up on internet groups seriously, but for the starting safety of your football team to create such a group.. You've got to admit, its not exactly the best way to show school spirit. I bet Craig Stetlz doesn't have an 'LSWHO' group down in BR, with all the football players being members..

[ShowDog]

_ it was my mis-type--still not used to the new vernacular. i meant "fcs", the new 1AA division, as the context of my post indicated. ohio and umass are "fbs" schools, the old 1A. the question i tried to answer was asking why ul would not consider old 1AA/fcs. fbs: big-time; fcs: small-time. _

So are you saying you like going to the upper echelon schools and getting our butts waxed to just get a payday? Hope you enjoy the Tennessee game this year.

[RaginFan2]

it was my mis-type--still not used to the new vernacular. i meant "fcs", the new 1AA division, as the context of my post indicated. ohio and umass are "fbs" schools, the old 1A. the question i tried to answer was asking why ul would not consider old 1AA/fcs. fbs: big-time; fcs: small-time.

I think I understood what you were trying say. My answer would still be similar. I also understand Ohio & Umass are "FBS". But they are not BCS schools. I would consider UL more along the lines of those schools rather than BCS schools, but still in "FBS". And, yes, it does have to do with so-called "big-time" vs. "small-time" considerations. I just don't get why we are constantly getting asked this question. Has anybody asked Michigan, or better yet, Rice, if they should drop down after losing to an "FCS" team? Just because our program has been deplorable the last half of 2006 season and the last 2 games this year doesn't mean we should just say "the hell with it". Let's get it fixed right and move on.

[bigspanky95]

_ BTW, our "even worse" conference beat Big 10 and Big 12 schools this past weekend. _

When is it time for UL to win some of those games against some of those lower teams in those BCS conferences?

BTW one of the teams in the "even worse" conference lost to a 1-AA team as well!

[KAjunRaider]

I too, was disappointed in your loss.

Talked to RaisingCajun from Tennessee on Saturday evening as LSU was administering a butt-whipping on us, and he sounded kind of down.

We had our second largest crowd ever at MT about 5 years ago against lowly Southeast Missouri State, a team that I had bragged on the message boards that we'd beat by 50.

Wrong.......the 1-aa program and former Ohio Valley Conference mate upset us.

All I'm saying is........ what comes around goes around. I am predicting a Cajun victory over Troy this weekend. They are very beatable and are coming off of a big upset, and your guys' backs are up against the wall.

Your players need/deserve the support, and you folks know as much as I, a season cannot be judged by one game. And PLEASE do not commence to calling other Cajun folks names and start "hating" other fans, like some at MT have done through the Andy McCollum firing, etc. We are still a divided fanbase. It is not healthy. Your are ALL in this together.

Keep your heads up and things will get better when you least suspect it.

Hell, we at MT have now lost 6 straight dating back to last season.

Have fun, but most importantly, stick with your team through thick and through thin. I know you will.

Best of Luck, and beat the snot out of Condom State !!