PreGame 2011 New Orleans Bowl - Walking To New Orleans

[cajunhawk]

Great article Jay, it was good to hear Troy's voice last night. He sounded like he wanted to jump out of his own skin. He has waited a long time for this...and I'm glad he got to stick around to see it happen. This is why you support YOUR university, win or lose. For all those that took part in the struggle...1 million thank you's.

[Boomer]

Thanks Brock--See you at the next game or in NO!!!!!

[Cajunsmike]

Finally, after so many years of waiting, after many years of bad football, after many times of coming close, yesterday was the day for which Cajuns’ fans, myself included, had waited.

http://espn1420.com/from-the-birds-n...-never-let-go/

Jay, you are right in that now is a time to not only celebrate but to honor all the people who kept the program alive (on life support in some cases) when things were at their darkest hour. This was one of your finest pieces. You mentioned several folks who helped to do just that but it would be tough to name them all. Potential recruits should be encouraged to read this so as they can get a little bit of a feel for what it means to be a Ragin Cajun. By the way, I talked to one of the assistant coaches who was here for part of the Bustle years. I told him that many people recognize that Coach Bustle contributed to the progress and made yesterday possible. His response was he thinks Coach Bustle knows that. David Walker is another that deserves more credit as he was able to bring pride and respect to the people who work in athletic administration. Now, in today's world many programs get to bowl games. To really turn the perception of your program around, you have to win that game. Let's get ready to help the team go do just that.

[moorecajun]

This is why I chose to stay near Bourbon...watch the Cajuns win...and then celebrate on Bourbon. Recipe for success....

Your thought process may have been better than mine ... I chose the Hyatt so I would be able to find my hotel after the game. The way all this is shaping up already, when we celebrate after the game, I may not make it back to the room!

[Turbine]

Brock thank you so much, I was working, driving, and recording but I missed the start of Troy Wingerter's "Our Day" speech.

Nice editing, well done.

[BeauCajun]

WKU will get the invite Saturday evening to the GoatDaddy.com Bowl. It's being held in Bhaaa County, West Virginia.

[Lexhead]

Great list.
On the personal side I have a couple
Ann and Calvin.

Some of those years were lonely in the upper deck. Sitting there staring down at the brown barely painted field trying to
get the number of the bus that hit us.

I thought of BJ Landry. As a player, he was a daily reminder to me of what it was to live with pride in this program. I can guarantee that Beej was doing a little dance in heaven yesterday.

[moorecajun]

WKU will get the invite Saturday evening to the GoatDaddy.com Bowl. It's being held in Bhaaa County, West Virginia.

That's a baaaad joke ... it's humor like that that really gets my goat!

lol

[Duggie35]

This article is a year old, but it illustrates the importance of purchasing New Orleans Bowl game tickets directly from UL's ticket office. It becomes clear that the fans need to participate in the Bowl experience "Big Time" in order for their school to be in the Black after expenses. Let's get after it "Cajun Fans"!!!!!

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-1...d-payout.html#

[Turbine]

Thanks

I wonder how much UL will save, being able to bus to New Orleans?