The Book 2008 Football

[cajunsjmt]

Can ya'll talk to Gerald Guilbeau and ask him to say the University of Louisiana. I noticed that during the performance he kept saying the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, Pride of Acadiana.

[Cover2]

Not your imagination. I made a comment to some other former marchers last night that even though the numbers are down a bit, I do like the new proportions of brass to woodwinds.

Could use a few more newer charts for the band though. Something the kids could enjoy.

Two words: Immigrant Song


You know what I'm sayin'

[Cajuns4me]

_ This game was impressive for several reasons.

Offensive Play

Passing downfield off of run fakes proved to be very deadly. Wonderful play calling.

Green and Hill are going to be better than we hoped.

Desmo showed great poise passing the football for the second straight week.

As long as Desmo and Fenroy remain healthy, the rushing attack will again be one of the best in the country.

Only problem may be the lack of a capable sub to give Fenroy a break.


Defensive Play

Aside from the 80 yard bomb late in the game, the defense performed at the level needed to win this conference, for the second straight week.

3 SACKS, swarming to the ball, bone-jarring hits. I can't tell you how nice it is to see a Cajun defense play with an attitude.

Dean is going to be a good one.


Atmosphere

Things are coming together. From game management, to the new field, to the clean stadium, to the fired-up fans, this was one of the most enjoyable gametime experiences I've had in Cajun Field in a long time.

If we in fact do turn the corner this season with the program, people will point to this game as the turning point. _

I totally agree. Just to add my two cents...Just as we've said all along, if you can throw down field, even every once in a while, it does wonders to open up the running game. If MD can have a repeat performance like that each week and the defense can play as well, we've got the potential to have an interesting rest of the season. Overall, I thought Sat. nite was a great effort. That being said, we've got to continue to build on each previous week. Next week will be a true test to see just how far we've come.

Great job guys!!!!!! GEAUX Cajuns!!!!!!!!!!!

[cajunref]

_ Can ya'll talk to Gerald Guilbeau and ask him to say the University of Louisiana. I noticed that during the performance he kept saying the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, Pride of Acadiana. _

Actually he has been referring to us as such since the name change as far as I can remember.

[cajun4life]

_ I totally agree. Just to add my two cents...Just as we've said all along, if you can throw down field, even every once in a while, it does wonders to open up the running game. If MD can have a repeat performance like that each week and the defense can play as well, we've got the potential to have an interesting rest of the season. Overall, I thought Sat. nite was a great effort. That being said, we've got to continue to build on each previous week. Next week will be a true test to see just how far we've come.

Great job guys!!!!!! GEAUX Cajuns!!!!!!!!!!! _

Mike could always throw the ball. The problem was not his ability but with the play calling last year and the previous year as well with Babb. We never tried to stretch the field at all and it allowed teams to crowd the line of scrimmage. This year Hudson and Munoz are doing a great job of using all areas of the field with the passing game as well as the run.

[CajunSaint]

_ Thanks! I'm not real sure about the size and the ratio from last year, I had to sit out. We of course got rained out of the Ragin' March, and while gathered in the Moncla Pratice Facility, we were discussing different options of what to do. We all got soaked, we didn't have a chance to get into our ponchos or get into the building before we got drenched. So we weren't really in the best of moods. We almost didn't go at all. Then we were thinking about going and not marching (this is at least what I wanted to do. Football games without bands in the stands suck), but we eventually decided to go all out 100%. If we looked good Sat night, then we should look really good next time. I doubt many people brought their "A game" because of the situation.

Hopefully we'll keep getting better now that Dr. Gerald Waguespack is there. BT more or less handles our marching and our shows and how we look, and he can focus more on that now. Dr. Wag pretty much takes care of teaching us the music, and he can focus on that and make us sound better. I think we have the possibility of becoming an even better band now that we don't have one director stretched out doing everything. I'm glad Doc came to the PoA, I think anybody that went to Acadiana and played under him remembers how he is and I'm glad I got a second chance to learn from him. I think he can be a real asset to the PoA.



I think you'd be surprised. I'm not necessarily the exception to the rule on this. A lot of my friends, and other current students have really started to take deep pride in the university. I think that the trials and tribulations that we have to go through with LSU A&M has strengthened our ties and love of UL.

I think that this subject of "oppression" if you will from LSU A&M is starting to reach a boiling point. There's a growing contingent of students that are taking a deep pride in UL and what our University stands for. More people are learning about how the system in Louisiana not only keeps down UL, but every other school thats not LSU in the state. People are starting to realize that UL is THE BEST school in the STATE of Louisiana academically. No, we may not have a great football team. We do however, have a pretty damn good baseball team, our softball team went to the college world series last year, our basketball team is pretty decent, and on and on. We also know that we have a brand new president that is listening to students, hearing what WE have to say about what WE want with OUR school.

This is the University of Louisiana! This isn't the University of Louisiana at Lafayette if LSU is Cool With That. We have a president that is saying yes, we're a damn good school, and its time to put ourselves out there as a damn good school. I love how we're cleaning our buildings, replacing sidewalks and making our campus look good again. When visitors step into Cajun Field, they'll now say, "Yeah, this is a college football stadium." instead of, "This looks like a really nice high school football field." We look like we know what were doing. Our football team had that fire and passion, the true Ragin' Cajun spirit Saturday night at the game and I hope we carry that throughout the rest of our season and kick ass!

After I graduate (whenever that may be), i'll go into a job interview with a degree in Criminal Justice from The University of Louisiana! And I will be damn proud of it.

Whew, now I have to pass out for a couple of hours before I go to class at 8! _

please keep the passion! we must stand ever vigilant against the philistines. also, be prepared. at times, even some militancy is appropriate.

[RaginFan2]

_ Two words: Immigrant Song


You know what I'm sayin' _

Love the Zep, but that is hardly "new charts".

[derf]

_ Love the Zep, but that is hardly "new charts". _

F that...I'll take that tune any day.

Would be great 10 sec tune after a sack

[CAJUNryan4]

_

I think you'd be surprised. I'm not necessarily the exception to the rule on this. A lot of my friends, and other current students have really started to take deep pride in the university. I think that the trials and tribulations that we have to go through with LSU A&M has strengthened our ties and love of UL.

I think that this subject of "oppression" if you will from LSU A&M is starting to reach a boiling point. There's a growing contingent of students that are taking a deep pride in UL and what our University stands for. More people are learning about how the system in Louisiana not only keeps down UL, but every other school thats not LSU in the state. People are starting to realize that UL is THE BEST school in the STATE of Louisiana academically. No, we may not have a great football team. We do however, have a pretty damn good baseball team, our softball team went to the college world series last year, our basketball team is pretty decent, and on and on. We also know that we have a brand new president that is listening to students, hearing what WE have to say about what WE want with OUR school.

This is the University of Louisiana! This isn't the University of Louisiana at Lafayette if LSU is Cool With That. We have a president that is saying yes, we're a damn good school, and its time to put ourselves out there as a damn good school. I love how we're cleaning our buildings, replacing sidewalks and making our campus look good again. When visitors step into Cajun Field, they'll now say, "Yeah, this is a college football stadium." instead of, "This looks like a really nice high school football field." We look like we know what were doing. Our football team had that fire and passion, the true Ragin' Cajun spirit Saturday night at the game and I hope we carry that throughout the rest of our season and kick ass!

After I graduate (whenever that may be), i'll go into a job interview with a degree in Criminal Justice from The University of Louisiana! And I will be damn proud of it.

Whew, now I have to pass out for a couple of hours before I go to class at 8! _

After 6 years of being outnumbered at NVHS and fighting the good fight, it feels so great to be among real cajun fans. At the game Saturday, when the LSU score was anounced that they were losing, 90% of the students around me were cheering their heads off. I think the student population is really starting to back their school and thinking of UL as #1 in everything. I love seeing people at school giving other people grief when they decide to wear LSU@BR gear. Students are starting to hear about what happened in the past, and what is going on in government now, and how it hasnt always been a fair fight, but now with a new president and new ideas and a new attitued, the students' attitudes are starting to change too. Finally the student body is getting a good bit of PRIDE!!!!

I've been going to games for 18 years, as long as I've been on this earth, and the game Sat was the most fun i've ever had. Cant wait to go up to ULM, after we take care of K-State!!!

[Cajunbander]

We got some new songs today. Nothing really new and new, but we got a couple funk songs, we got Time Warp from the Rocky Horror Picture Show, and I'm excited that we got The Hand That Feeds by NIN, something pretty contemporary!