The Book 2008 Football

[Cajunbander]

_ As a member of the Pride of ACADIANA from 1972 to 1976 the only thing I have to say is OBVIOUSLY, those that were not in the Pride of ACADIANA just don't get it. The Pride of ACADIANA has been a TRADITION for as long as I can remember.

There have been so many threads on this board moaning the fact that we have no traditions. How can we have any traditions when everybody wants to change things around. _

Thank you Helmut.

Turbine, Louisiana's Pride of Acadiana is a great idea. I mean, its what we call our athletic teams, I don't see why we can't use it for the band too!

[CajunDreDog]

Did we really just rack up over 660 yards of offense and NOT get the offensive player of the week? Hmmmm.........

Yes, we got screwed...I thought the same thing when I went looking to see who won it. I was expecting to see who had won it between Dez and Fenroy, and was shocked when neither had. And Leonard's stats were not as good.....hmmmm


"Things that make you go hmmmm" for 100 Alex.

[Boomer]

speaking of running backs---did anybody see USC and OSU???? That Rodgers I think is 5'6" 185 and just killed the #1 team in the nation!!!!1

[NewsCopy]

  From an early age, Ron Prince learned a valuable lesson from his father, one that stuck with him as he pursued his dream of becoming a collegiate head football coach.


"As my father said, 'If I was good enough I'd get an opportunity,'" Prince said. "'And if I was great enough, I'd get to keep it.'"

After 14 seasons as an assistant, and three as Virginia's offensive coordinator, Prince finally got his opportunity when Kansas State picked him to lead the program on Dec. 5, 2005. It was a homecoming of sorts for Prince, who grew up 20 miles west of K-State's campus in Junction City.

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Joshua Parrott • jparrott@theadvertiser.com • September 26, 2008

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  Three things about Louisiana-Lafayette

1. Louisiana, or Louisiana-Lafayette, has produced its share of NFL talent. Denver Broncos receiver Brandon Stokely, Carolina quarterback Jake Delhomme and former return man extraordinaire Brian Mitchell are three notable alums. All three have their numbers retired.

2. UL coach Rickey Bustle and Ron Prince are familiar with each other from their days in the state of Virginia. Prince, as we all know, was the offensive line coach and offensive coordinator at the University of Virginia, but did you know Bustle was the offensive coordinator at rival Virginia Tech? They never faced each other, though, until now. Bustle was in Blacksburg from 1995-2000, and Prince was in Charlottesville from 2001-05.

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[CajunNation]

SBC is loving hard on that arkansas state team, are they really that good?

http://www.sunbeltsports.org/ViewArt...ATCLID=1587411

This is the 3rd year in a row A-State has started out strong. They have the SBC's top non-conference win this season.

...but, if we can enter our game, at home, with A-State, with wins at ULM and UNT under our belt, Cajun Field will be packed and A-State will go down.

[CajunCharlie]

_ In order for that to happen we need to take care of our own backyard first. Changing names of organizations runs the risk of angering many people. To suggest that we do this in order to appeal to people who already pull for their home team, be it La Tech, ULM or any other school is just crazy. We can be The University of Louisiana and still keep true to our cultural herritage. Anything else is just a p!$$!ng contest over trivial matters. _

Which usually results, no matter the subject, when opposing views collide. It lengthens in to "adnauseum"!!

[cajunsjmt]

I agree with Cajunbander, I like Turbine's suggestion of Louisiana's Pride of Acadiana. When the band played in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in 2005 all of the announcers said Pride of Acadiana. This is the only time I can think of where that was said on a national scale.

[HoustonCajun]

_ I agree with Cajunbander, I like Turbine's suggestion of Louisiana's Pride of Acadiana. When the band played in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in 2005 all of the announcers said Pride of Acadiana. This is the only time I can think of where that was said on a national scale. _

When was the band called the Ragin Band from Cajun Land? It wasn't always called the Pride of Acadiana. The name of the band should reflect the university. We are the University of Louisiana not Acadiana. We are trying to get away from the regional connection to either Southwest Louisiana or Acadiana. We are all proud to be living (or to have lived) in the Acadiana and Lafayette area. We don't want the Lafayette connected to UL, yet we live in Lafayette. Why would we want the Acadiana connected to us? We are supposed to be the University of Louisiana, representative of the whole state of Louisiana. Otherwise, why not call us Louisiana Lafayette, it is where we are located. Let's not continue to further regionalize UL with the Acadiana band reference. It makes no sense to continue something that we have fought so hard to rid ourselves of.

[BrockMeaux]

_ As a member of the Pride of ACADIANA from 1972 to 1976 the only thing I have to say is OBVIOUSLY, those that were not in the Pride of ACADIANA just don't get it. The Pride of ACADIANA has been a TRADITION for as long as I can remember.

There have been so many threads on this board moaning the fact that we have no traditions. How can we have any traditions when everybody wants to change things around. _

Yep. I usually avoid having such finite views about anything, but it's pretty clear that, in regards to the Pride of Acadiana, you either get it or you don't.