Recruiting

[ATXCajun]

This time last year players named Desmond Jackson and Chancellor Roberson had verbally committed.

I think I heard Bustle say he was going to back off the early commitments this year. . . . . ? :confused:

"Verbal" and "Commited" should never be used in the same sentence. Using the word "early" makes it closer to "...has expressed interest" than "...has commited."

Anyway, ULM is playing better football than we are, so it would make sense that some Acadiana kids are interested. It's going to take more than a indoor facility and this cool message board.

[CajunGuru]

I believe you need to sign a QB every year because of the uncertainty of the position. Look at the situation at Memphis, they lost both QB's to broken legs and now they are struggling to find someone to fill the role.

I am all for going after the best linemen and linebackers we can find but the difficult thing for a small school to do is find good o and d linemen. I will be in the minority here but I don't think the line is our problem...we need to get some size at the linebacker position because we are very undersized there. I love Wes Simon and Tre Green because they aren't afraid to get in there and make a tackle but they get swollowed up by the much larger o linemen and fullbacks that are blocking them. Our skill positions will always be the strong point of our team because it is so hard to recruit quility size unless you are a USC, Texas, or LSU.

Recruiting is not the issue on defense to me, it is the schemes that are being run...with the type of guys we have on that side we need to attack with a lot of different blitz packages.

I totally disagree with your last statement.We have not recruited well at certain positions on defense.We have a walk-on and converted Off-lineman playing at Def.Tackle.No depth at the DE position either,poor job.

[Clutch0364]

I totally disagree with your last statement.We have not recruited well at certain positions on defense.We have a walk-on and converted Off-lineman playing at Def.Tackle.No depth at the DE position either,poor job.

You can disagree with me but that will nto change my position on the matter. I loo at Kwartang and Hills and really like what I see...do you realize how often guys make the move from offensive to defensive line, that happens everywhere. Then I look at the rest of our d-line and see a guy like Travis Ferguson who is underachieving because if you look at anything from the preseason he was picked as a guy who has NFL potential. OK Mike Moore is a walk on I have seen him in the backfield a lot this year...like the rest of the defense though, they have a problem tackling when they get there.

I could go on and on but the problem with this team is not the talent it is how they are using the talent. I like bustle and I have tried not to like him after some of the decisions he has made. BUT I believe with the type of guys we have on D we need to be a attacking every down and not letting these QB have all day to throw on us and can we coach a little bit more about containment because the other teams QB has been getting out of the pocket against us far to much the last two years.

[RedCajun]

You can disagree with me but that will nto change my position on the matter. I loo at Kwartang and Hills and really like what I see...do you realize how often guys make the move from offensive to defensive line, that happens everywhere. Then I look at the rest of our d-line and see a guy like Travis Ferguson who is underachieving because if you look at anything from the preseason he was picked as a guy who has NFL potential. OK Mike Moore is a walk on I have seen him in the backfield a lot this year...like the rest of the defense though, they have a problem tackling when they get there.

I could go on and on but the problem with this team is not the talent it is how they are using the talent. I like bustle and I have tried not to like him after some of the decisions he has made. BUT I believe with the type of guys we have on D we need to be a attacking every down and not letting these QB have all day to throw on us and can we coach a little bit more about containment because the other teams QB has been getting out of the pocket against us far to much the last two years.

Mike Moore is not a walk-on; he is the converted o-lineman

[CajunGuru]

You can disagree with me but that will nto change my position on the matter. I loo at Kwartang and Hills and really like what I see...do you realize how often guys make the move from offensive to defensive line, that happens everywhere. Then I look at the rest of our d-line and see a guy like Travis Ferguson who is underachieving because if you look at anything from the preseason he was picked as a guy who has NFL potential. OK Mike Moore is a walk on I have seen him in the backfield a lot this year...like the rest of the defense though, they have a problem tackling when they get there.

I could go on and on but the problem with this team is not the talent it is how they are using the talent. I like bustle and I have tried not to like him after some of the decisions he has made. BUT I believe with the type of guys we have on D we need to be a attacking every down and not letting these QB have all day to throw on us and can we coach a little bit more about containment because the other teams QB has been getting out of the pocket against us far to much the last two years.

Neither Kwartang or Moore are Bustle recruits,they are from Baldwin staff.

[Corndog308]

Where have MOST of our problems been in the past few years? DEFENSE. That's what you shoot for first, to find the most talent on that side of the ball. Then fill in accordingly. Recruiting 101 dismissed.

[Clutch0364]

I'm sorry I read somewhere that Moore was a walk on.

[campo118]

Moore is a walk-on when he entered the program. Since he has been given scholarship. Marshall is the converted D Lineman. He played Offensive Tackle at Jesuit High in New Orleans, and was recruited as a guard at UL. First game of the 2003 season against South Carolina, we caught the injury bug, and Marshall moved to D line. His first 3 plays were a sack, tackle for a loss, then a fumble recovery. Not too shabby saying that he never even practiced with Defense before that game.

[CajunGuru]

Moore is a walk-on when he entered the program. Since he has been given scholarship. Marshall is the converted D Lineman. He played Offensive Tackle at Jesuit High in New Orleans, and was recruited as a guard at UL. First game of the 2003 season against South Carolina, we caught the injury bug, and Marshall moved to D line. His first 3 plays were a sack, tackle for a loss, then a fumble recovery. Not too shabby saying that he never even practiced with Defense before that game.

That is incorrect! Mike Moore was signed in 2001 out Center Texas. The same class as Kwartang. 2001 class for Baldwin and staff.

[KACajun]

Moore is a walk-on when he entered the program. Since he has been given scholarship. Marshall is the converted D Lineman. He played Offensive Tackle at Jesuit High in New Orleans, and was recruited as a guard at UL. First game of the 2003 season against South Carolina, we caught the injury bug, and Marshall moved to D line. His first 3 plays were a sack, tackle for a loss, then a fumble recovery. Not too shabby saying that he never even practiced with Defense before that game.

Maybe Marshall should only practice with the O-line