The Book: 2007 Football

[ULBaby!]

That article was a bit hard to read, but I am afraid it rang true to some extent... man, it actually hurt for me to say that.

Regardless, geaux rouge, geaux blanc!

[Just1More]

_ They have no choice but to bounce back. Like a quarter thrown at Pamela Anderson's chest. Huh. I just invented a new way to play quarters. _

I was struggling with the bounce back concept, but the visual imagery you provided made it come alive. preciate it

[Just1More]

Wait! I once knew a guy that left his team. So what? Get over it.

Wait! Hundley was suppose to get playing time last Saturday? Why? So he could get snapped, crackled and popped too? Oh... he was going to tro da deep ball like Jamie Howard at da big kid's school. Big arm... oops.

Hummm? But, waaaa... he shoulda got a shot. Well, why didn't John Smith get a shot at kicking? Or John Deaux at blocking? Or Studly Doitright get a shot at running back? Oh yeow... all of the other positions were kicking butt... it was just a QB problem.

Geeeee... are we gonna lose all da players who don't get playing time? Cause... ya know... da guy dat's backin you up is always bedder dan you. Das a fact!

To all the quitters out there.... see ya!

[RCAJUN90]

an offensive scheme is not a set of batteries that you can just change in and out at anytime. They have been installing these schemes for months and we are still struggling to get them. How in the world is an oc going to just change his offense in the middle of a game. make adjustments is what maybe your thinking of but when you hire an OC you hire him b/c of the offense he runs. I know everyone is ____ed about what happened saturday and i'm not saying hundley should not have a gotten a chance b/c we had nothing going at that point. But i don't think people understand the time and prepartion it takes to install an offense, and a gameplan. You can't just totally change evrything in the middle of a game b/c it is not working. Now if we were running our offense correctly and we were just getting stopped thats a problem. But when a team is not executing their offense it does not matter what you do its not going to work.

I have to agree with what you said. Usually executing an offense will make it work. If not then you have to change it. You can't change that in the middle of a game. Perhaps we simply don't have the players. You could have Bill Walsh coaching but if the talent is there then it will not matter. I don't see where MD lost the game for us. As far as Hundley leaving, his timing is rather suspect and not a good sign. Perhaps there are personal reasons we don't know about. If he is leaving because we lost then I find his character suspect and don't let the door hit you on the way out.

[CharlieK]

_ Props for that.

Thanks for saying what needed to be said.

I've had about enough of these "fans" who are in the single digits in post counts with their "cure alls."

As for Hundley, he's a student and a young man, and his decision to leave is just that, HIS. Whatever his motivation, if he was not happy, I respect his decision and wish him well. _

I think your Gen. Patton quote is at odds with your last sentence here. It takes moral courage to stay with your team in it's darkest hours. None to leave.

[jbreaux]

The latest projections show it missing most of Louisiana and concentrating it's center through Florida then Alabama, then Mississippi and onto Arkansas. The center won't see much more open water after the next 12 hours or so.

Right now, I doubt we see much rain if any at all.

[MissingMandy]

_ Hope this helps.

In '99, McNeese had Troy State @ home. McNeese was 4 - 5. Troy, I believe, was undefeated and ranked in the top 5 (m/b even no. 1) in the D1AA polls.

McNeese won that game and the next week to keep its string of consecutive winning seasons going. Troy State didn't win another game (including a first round playoff loss) that year.

So, the outlook may not be as positive for the Cajuns going into this game as it was, say, after each team played its first game. If the Cajuns are the team hoped for prior to the beginning of the season, and boosted follwing the SC game, then this is the perfect stage to get it going. The Cajuns have the chance to place the league favorite in a tie-breaker disadvantage. Anything is possible because the game hasn't been played yet.

This McNeese fan wishes the best of luck to the Cajuns Sat. It's going to be difficult, especially w/ the key injuries, but it isn't impossible. _

Thank you for that and good luck to you as well. It is nice to read posts outside of UL that are not hostile. You must be a very nice person.

[Big Buds]

I know that as a Cajun fan, rain would only increase our chances of beating Troy. Anything to slow the game down and even the playing field would be great.

[Zeebart21]

Thank you for that and good luck to you as well. It is nice to read posts outside of UL that are not hostile. You must be a very nice person.

Oh heavens! He does have a dark side, Mandy.....he's my neighbor.



Z.

[RCAJUN90]

I think your Gen. Patton quote is at odds with your last sentence here. It takes moral courage to stay with your team in it's darkest hours. None to leave.

I agree unless there was some personal reason. We live in an age where in youth sports everyone wins or at least gets a trophy and parents slug it out on the sidelines. The timing says something to me about him. Happy trail to you...

[Cayenne Eyeman]

Saturday, post-game, I had a splitting headache. Sunday I took stock of family, friends and realized the sun did rise inspite of Sat. evenings thrashing. By Sun. evening, rumors were flying about Hundley leaving and it seems that posts on this sight blamed everyone including the band, mascot, stadium announcer, radio announcer, coach, the QB, etc. By Monday, the rumor of Hundley leaving was confirmed in the media and all doom and gloom overshadowed these pages. Well, here's how I see it.

Firstly, no QB will stand a chance if the O-line is not stopping the rush, especially a pocket passer. Without a pocket, you had better have a Des Mo back there scrambling to make things happen. Des Mo plays with great heart and if given a little protection, he has both run and passed effectively. He has the heart of a lion and I admire his ownership of any mistakes he makes on or off of the field. Last year, he waited patiently in the wings while Babb did his thing. When interviewed about should he be playing more, Des Mo stated that it was Babb's turn to be at the helm. I would have loved to have seen MD as QB more last year, but he backed the program and served the team anyway that he could. Hundley's bailing out early in the season tells me that he was not ready, perhaps not mature enough. I wish him well and hope he learns the virtue of patience and the concept of being on a team. I would have loved to seem him play in a year or two.

Secondly, we have some great talent on this team with great drive and spirit. Tyrell Fenroy's second efforts are incredible...I hope he recovers quickly and is able to continue chalking up big yards. Wallace is strong and runs hard. Cherry is super quick and with a little experience, he will learn to adjust to make the big catches that bring us all to our feet. Des Mo is the same QB who stepped up and led this team to a co-championship after a very rocky start two years ago. He is the man to lead this team here and now.

Now my glasses aren't completely rose colored for the Cajuns! If the O-line does not open holes for the backs and provide pass protection, we will have no outstanding players. Receivers need to make those catchable catches and adjust on the long pass. The D needs to put pressure on the opposing QB and shut down the third and long conversions. I like Coach Bustle and think he has been a gentleman coach, perhaps to a fault. It's time to feed off of the fans emotions and GET EMOTIONAL Coach Bustle. Fire up that team and let's get back on track.

Finally, we should not thumb our noses at McNeese. You don't get a no. 6 rating in Div AA by being a mediocre football team. They were quick and highly motivated and will be all season. It's painful to say so, even after I made good on a lost bet last night when I had to wear a McNeese shirt at a meeting in L.C. I still have hives where that shirt contacted my skin. With all of that said, I count my blessings of living in Lafayette and having my undergrad degree from U.L.L.

Shake off those first 3 games. We start conference play Sat. 0-0 against a strong Troy. If our boys find the heart to play four quarters of football firing on all cylinders, it will be one hell of a game. We have a lot of football left to play this season. I'll see you at Cajun Field.

[RCAJUN90]

Welcome to the board Mr. Bustle.