UL football gets 8 more recruits

[MetryCajun]

_ Guys, let's not pretend that athletes don't require tremendous persuasion to decide where they want to go to school. Much less a school with no bowl history in their lifetime, and a losing tradition.

99% of our recruits won't "know they want to be a Ragin Cajun" until they meet the coaches. That is why the coaches must work their butts off to convince them. Losing Alsander would be a big deal. Not because we wouldn't get another good athlete in his place (we certainly would), but because the perception that La Tech crushes us in recruiting would be bolstered further.

Let's not kid ourselves, we need to win some of these battles. Saying "well he doesn't want us so move on" is a losers mentality. Good athletes are worth the effort. HUD knows this.

We gotta fight. And I'm glad Hudspeth is doing that.


igeaux.mobi _

100% correct. We want this guy, they want this guy. Tech has been kicking our tail in recruiting the previous few years so this is a big test for us. We now have the better facilities, staff and conference situation, but they have a better tradition.
Furthurmore, I want him because it is tangible proof that we can go toe to toe with them in LA moving forward.

[Boomer]

If used correctly this conference news coming out now can be a huge "October surprise in January for the Techs---Sell the news---Show the bind that their parents are in to go see them play---Perception is strong and that is ALL Tech has--a few great players that they met----Still this is a biggie--I wonder what the Tech recruiting spin is going to be???

[Gueydanmayor]

_ 100% correct. We want this guy, they want this guy. Tech has been kicking our tail in recruiting the previous few years so this is a big test for us. We now have the better facilities, staff and conference situation, but they have a better tradition.
Furthurmore, I want him because it is tangible proof that we can go toe to toe with them in LA moving forward. _

I agree with you, sir. We should be fighting tooth and nail to get the kids that we need to make our team better. What I don't understand is that Tech has already recruited a batch of JC OL men and they won't be sitting the bench for the next few years either. This kid should understand that he'll get a much better opportunity to play faster with us! Why sit the bench when he could be playing early with an up and coming program like UL's? Toss in the fact that we have a better University, city and coaches and this should be a no-brainer. GO CAJUNS!

[Turbine]

We dont beg anymore....make your decision, or be gone. You will be replaced.
Z

If I'm recruiting for say ... Oregon ... I don't know if I'm brave enough to take that stance.

igeaux.mobi

[Parrott]

Gotcha, also others should now the staff already has a contingency plan in place.

Definitely. These guys certainly aren't sitting and waiting around!



igeaux.mobi

[Turbine]

_ Definitely. These guys certainly aren't sitting and waiting around!

Did I overhear someone calling you their 'hero' at the game Saturday?

[Parrott]

Yes. Wait a second ...


igeaux.mobi

[Turbine]

_ Yes. Wait a second ...


igeaux.mobi _

Yeah

[Zeebart21]

_ Definitely. These guys certainly aren't sitting and waiting around!



igeaux.mobi _

Exactly..... Bad decision son...NEXT!!

Z

[Cajunsmike]

_ Guys, let's not pretend that athletes don't require tremendous persuasion to decide where they want to go to school. Much less a school with no bowl history in their lifetime, and a losing tradition.

99% of our recruits won't "know they want to be a Ragin Cajun" until they meet the coaches. That is why the coaches must work their butts off to convince them. Losing Alsander would be a big deal. Not because we wouldn't get another good athlete in his place (we certainly would), but because the perception that La Tech crushes us in recruiting would be bolstered further.

Let's not kid ourselves, we need to win some of these battles. Saying "well he doesn't want us so move on" is a losers mentality. Good athletes are worth the effort. HUD knows this.

We gotta fight. And I'm glad Hudspeth is doing that.





igeaux.mobi _

One thing I wonder is how "good" an athlete Alsander truly is. People who follow this more closely than I can give a better answer to that question. Beyond Alsander, I also wonder how the uncertain conference situation may affect Tech. It would not surprise me to see some of the guys committed to them now go elsewhere.