2024 New Mexico Bowl

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Adapt or die. If we have talent, every year we will be filling portal holes. Coaches have to attack the portal and build year to year. The days of developing a squad for 4 years is gone.

Now that frustration has passed, our coaches better get comfortable with being uncomfortable. NIL has totally changed recruiting. It’s a war, and using NIL based only on one’s principles might sound nice, but obviously it doesn’t retain today’s players.

[JMV JustMyView]

Pros and cons:

Pros:
We still won 10 games. Who would have thought that would still be a thing so soon after 2021?

Renovated stadium.

Good players coming in.

Got blown out in a game sandwiched between a couple of NFL games, other sports, and a bunch of other bowl games. The pro is that no one was really paying attention and honestly how many bowl blowouts do you actually remember over the years. The obvious record you see is the overall season record and conference championships.

Rage Page is still the most entertaining place to be on game day.

Cons:

We got blown out in what could have been another statement win. At least in our camp. TCU would shrug it off like I’m trying to do.

We looked really bad in arguably the 2 biggest games of the season. There are asterisks there, though.

Losing some talent that we developed. Not all of them, but most. That hurts the “develop recruits” philosophy that positively came to a head this year.

Conclusion:

Move on, think positively on the progress from a decimated roster and coaching staff from 3 years ago. Most programs would crumble. We recovered.

What good players do we have coming in? Asking for a friend.

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Josh Hoover completed 20 of 32 passes for 252 yards and four touchdowns while TCU scored on its first four possessions and defeated Louisiana, 34-3, in the 19th annual Isleta New Mexico Bowl on Saturday at University Stadium.

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[Jacob81]

I never said the Cajuns were in the basement of college football. You got the wrong guy.

My first sentence was in response to you. We got our ass kicked.

[Esqueleto]

You saying a guy that played QB for McNeese is the same as John Elway?

[Jacob81]

What good players do we have coming in? Asking for a friend.

Potential good players. Haven’t put up stats yet. Cajuns and our nil pool aren’t bringing in any proven(in college)good players. Unless a local kid decides to come home.

[Clutch0364]

Now that frustration has passed, our coaches better get comfortable with being uncomfortable. NIL has totally changed recruiting. It’s a war, and using NIL based only on one’s principles might sound nice, but obviously it doesn’t retain today’s players.

A lot of good players in the portal who are looking for playing time and a home.

For every 1 that wants money, there is 1 who doesn’t. It will take a lot of work but that is the time we live in.

[Jacob81]

You saying a guy that played QB for McNeese is the same as John Elway?

Sonny dikes just whipped us and he never played college football. What’s your point?

Pretty sure briles the OC didn’t play major college football either.

[JMV JustMyView]

You saying a guy that played QB for McNeese is the same as John Elway?

I'm saying do some research so that you don't make yourself look silly. You didn't even know Tim was a QB.

[CrazyCajun]

Games are always won in the trenches which unfortunately is the Cajuns weakness.

Take 3 starters out of any OL in the country and see how that goes. We have 3 OL in the pros right now and 2 of the 3 highest graded PFF In The league. Cajuns OL has always been a strength. at least for the last 20 years.