The Book: UL Football Recruiting 2006

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The University of Louisiana will have 12 to 14 football prospects arriving on campus today for the Ragin' Cajuns' last major recruiting weekend of the 2006 season. At least five members of the group are Louisiana prospects, including one - fullback-linebacker Matt Desormeaux of Catholic-New Iberia - who has already issued a verbal commitment to UL. The other state prospects scheduled to visit this weekend are East St. John wide receiver Louis Lee (5-9, 175), wide receiver-free safety Toren Dixon (6-2, 202) of Baton Rouge-Redemptorist, West Jefferson linebacker Clarence Fultz (6-2, 210) and defensive lineman Blake Ramsey (6-3, 280) of Covington. The rest of the story Dan McDonald dmcdonald@theadvertiser.com

[DestinCajun]

this past season Fred Davis was Broward County 6A-4A honarable mention on defense.

Who's our man recruiting over in Florida? We seem to be pretty popular there the past couple of years.

[CrazyCajun]

this past season Fred Davis was Broward County 6A-4A honarable mention on defense.

any other info or sites with info on this guy i can't find on insider

[RedCajun]

Who's our man recruiting over in Florida? We seem to be pretty popular there the past couple of years.

Coach Jenkins covers and is from that area.

[Clutch0364]

What kind of things have you heard? Can you jot down a few?

DAddyCajun

Ok DC...Daylon McCoy played for Tatum...we are also recruiting a teammate of his Isiah Thompson who is a 6'4 315 lbs defensive tackle (I think it is between us and Houston for this big tackles services)

During the playoffs this year he had back to back games with interception returns for TD's. The second of the two picks was against Canton and a well respected QB G.J. Kinne.

In 2004 he had 88 tackles and was the first team all district at running back and linebacker. He also finished that season by being All East Texas and recieving 3rd team All-State.

[Boomer]

Dan has been doing a great job of covering our recruits!!!!! Hope he keeps it up at even a better level!!!!

[Pirogue]

Dan has been doing a great job of covering our recruits!!!!! Hope he keeps it up at even a better level!!!!

It's not like he doesn't have decades of experience doing it...

[DestinCajun]

Dan has been doing a great job of covering our recruits!!!!! Hope he keeps it up at even a better level!!!!

The article names 5 of the 12-14 visitors. Does anyone know the names of the other 7-9?

[Turbine]

The article names 5 of the 12-14 visitors. Does anyone know the names of the other 7-9?

Not I

[NewsCopy]

In the world of collegiate athletic recruiting, there's no shortage of stories describing wild parties, rampant misadventures and other forms of debauchery when recruits visit campuses. It's not that way at the University of Louisiana. At least, as far as Rickey Bustle knows. The Ragin' Cajun head coach, in fact, makes a point to keep visiting recruits busy, not leaving much time for tomfoolery. "It's pretty busy," Bustle said. "We only have 48 hours with them and you can never answer all the questions in 48 hours. It's an intense weekend." It's also the lifeblood of any college athletic team. Successful recruiting turns good coaches into great ones, turns bad programs into good and boosts good teams to exceptional status. Poor recruiting can lead to diminished success and staff unemployment. That's why the Cajun football staff puts so much emphasis on its recruiting weekends, especially those that fall just prior to the signing period for national letters of intent. UL wraps up its final full-scale recruiting weekend today, one that brought a dozen or more prospective student-athletes to the campus. Between Friday afternoon and Sunday morning, the UL staff has to provide an enjoyable visit and a comfort zone for the recruits and a significant number of parents. "I always tell them you're not picking a school, you're picking a home for the next five years," said UL tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator Troy Wingerter. "We try to impress on them that intangible that all of us feel here, what makes this place special and makes it feel like home." The rest of the story Dan McDonald dmcdonald@theadvertiser.com