2011 UL Spring Football

[J-Town Cajun]

_ Boxing against Salwasser but not taking any punches. Keeps the guys active and moving, which is tough for someone like Le'Marcus Gibson still recovering from a knee injury.



igeaux.mobi _

What is Salwasser?

[RaginFan2]

_ What is Salwasser? _

Asst. Strength & Conditioning coach (according to the article).

[Zeebart21]

I have to echo the sentiments of Mr McG... INTENSITY!!! balls to the wall!!! Great fun to watch!!

Cannot wait till Fall!!

Z

[CalcasieuCajun]

As a former player and lifetime supporter of Cajun football, I have made every practice so far this spring and from the bottom of my heart believe something “very special” is evolving with the Cajuns!! The only thing close to what is going on right now was the very early Augie Tamarello days.

Everybody should take in a practice; these coaches and players are working their _____ off…. Only the strong will survive!!!! GEAUX CAJUNS!!!!

[NewsCopy]

  With a new coaching staff in place, spring practice has served as the first real opportunity for UL's football coaches to evaluate their talent.

First-year head coach Mark Hudspeth already knew one fact before the start of spring drills: The Ragin' Cajuns have one of the nation's top weapons in rising senior tight end Ladarius Green.

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[NewsCopy]

  The UL Ragin' Cajuns held their fourth practice of the spring season on Wednesday afternoon at the practice field, and new coach Mark Hudspeth is noticing more intensity.

With another solid practice, some of the Cajuns are beginning to show more intensity

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[NewsCopy]

Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns practiced on Friday afternoon, marking the team's fifth spring football practice. UL is now one-third of the way through spring ball.

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[Turbine]

1/3 done, what is that like 5 minutes into the 2nd quarter?

The game has just begun, get out of the parking lot, you're missing al the action.

igeaux.mobi

[Bandwagon King]

Weather: absolutely gorgeous.

Crowd: nice. Well in excess of 200 with 175 solid throughout.

Coaches: Very spirited. No doubt who is in control. One does not want coach to tell him to take a knee. Taking a knee consists of hauling a shot put sized weight around the football field. Wearing a yellow jersey doesn't look like too much fun either. I don't know who is keeping tabs on that kind of stuff, but they are doing their job.

Practice pace: nice flow. There was a lot of movement from one drill to another. switching from offensive & defensive situations to special teams & back to situational football.

Players: Please don't be offended if you have a friend, son of a friend, or son on the team & I failed to mention them. From my very limited view point on the sideline I did manage to see some standout players today.

1) QB: Number 17 is by far the best QB. He has the speed & confidence to play QB at the highest level & when he was on the field it was an electric feeling in the crowd. He did everything well & was the best athelete & fastest player on the field. This guy definitely deserves playing time & for my money will be the starter this year & possibly conference player of the year.

Number 7 was ok. He threw the ball pretty well & looked good at times.

Number 2 was more unsure of himself & the offense. He has talent & may develop, but this job belongs to 17. Can you say Brian Mitchell or better?

2) Offensive line: Number 72 is potential all conference & future NFL player. He has the size, speed, & lateral movement & attitude to play at the next level. He does need to focus & remember that there are people watching him on every play & therefore there are no plays off.

Number 71 is a solid center & could be an all conference or honorable mention player. Overall, the offensive line looked pretty good & should be a strong suit of this team.

3) Recievers: number 83 looks to be the best reciever we have. Tight end is a solid position & the guys we have all seem to be solid run blockers & good pass catching TEs.

4) RBs: Number 6 is our best RB. There isn't much depth there & I'm not even going to talk about number 20.

5) Defensive Line: This was just as I suspected. We have no interior DL. I am not trying to hurt anyone's feelings, but straight up, Justin Hamilton better be able to step up & play day one, because we have as many 3 technique DLs as we do true centers on the basketball team.

Number 93 looked pretty good at times playing 5 technique & could be a pretty solid D end. Number 44 has some potenetial to be an all conference or honorable mention, but must not overcommit to ball fakes.

6) Number 21 is just a good overachieving ML. he is a little small & with no interior lineman to keep him clean, he will have his hands full & health will become an issue for him, but he has good range & tackling skills & never takes a play off.

7) Corner & safety: No comment on safeties except to say that our perimeter defense was the best part of the defense I saw on the field today.

Number 5 is one hell of a football player. He is cocky, arrogant, funny, & oh BTW, he can play. No doubt, he has the stuff to be all conference & a possible future NFL player & he doesn't mind letting you know it either. I really like this guy.

No comment on punting, but the back up kicker looked very good.

Now these are just observations from an average joe with a bad sideline view from one practice, so please post any other observations, but don't hate on the messenger too badly.

[CajunsHat]

are you implying RB #20 was not playing well?