Game Talk: Louisiana vs. Kentucky

[ZoomZoom]

I've been reading RP for a few years, and even when we're home, according to those on RP, its always bad calls, refs are against us. I didn't get to watch a lot of the game on my ipad mini, but the flags I saw on us was the right calls. I wished fans would stop whining about everything and quit sounding like the whole world has a h$@#on about UL Ragin Cajuns. Sorry for the rant, I'm just tired of belly aching

You obviously didn't see the refs fumble, throw pics, play man pass d, grab a face mask or commit blatant PI. Or go thru options slower than Corkey. Sarcasm off.

If we take care of business in a few of those situations, we win, refs don't matter. And in the end, they did not. We blew it.

[MiamiCajun32]

Loss. There are winners and losers in life. Tonite we are the losers. There is no gray area. Sorry. There is no gray area.

No, the winners in life handle adversity and bounce back up when they get very down, as the cajuns did today in very adverse conditions, and that brings a lot of mojo to the rest of the season. The winners in life lose many times but bounce back. They say football is the game of life, and in many ways it is. 99% of very successful folks in business or in other areas of life failed many times.

[TuffGuy84]

I've been reading RP for a few years, and even when we're home, according to those on RP, its always bad calls, refs are against us. I didn't get to watch a lot of the game on my ipad mini, but the flags I saw on us was the right calls. I wished fans would stop whining about everything and quit sounding like the whole world has a h$@#on about UL Ragin Cajuns. Sorry for the rant, I'm just tired of belly aching

3 fairly definitive bad calls that won't show up in the stat sheet.

1) deep pass to KY receiver for a TD, stumbled and knee clearly hit at the 1 yardline. They'd likely have scored, but replay showed the wrong call, even announcers seemed miffed.

2) Out of bounds reception that kept a KY drive alive, foot knocked out of bounds and foot that came down in bounds could have been ruled out as well because tip of his shoe was on the line. Likely didn't change outcome of the game because would have been a field goal either way.

3) Insanely favorable first down spot after the fumbled snap on the last drive. That call did decide the game, instead of us getting the ball around the 50, they sustain a drive and score the game winner.

None of those 3 calls go into the box score at all but the home cooking was clear.

That said, that's not why we lost, we lost it ourselves because of our terrible defensive effort in the first half, really inopportune turnovers, and ridiculously bad decisions on the last drive. A lot of good things to build off of in the game though, but can't say I'm not disappointed.

[irokcj5]

One thing about it, being on national tv, for those that hung around to watch the second half, they know who the LOUISIANA RAGIN CAJUNS are!!!! Thanks to coach HUD and the team for a great game. This team played with heart, and played a full 60 minutes against a SEC talent and didn't seem to me to get tired at the end. You represented UL very well!!!

[DocCajun]

Listening to the RAGE...tovell, Pierce and Nixon sound very upbeat after the game. Certainly no pats on the back for a Loss but I think it's a good sign how they are reacting to this

[TuffGuy84]

The refs missed a call or two in the beginning, but called a fair game overall. They didn't factor into the outcome. Those calls on UK's last drive were legit penelties and totally on our defenders.

The spot on 4th down was incredibly favorable and crappy but due to the pile, there was no way to challenge. Aside from that, last drive was fine. Only thing I didn't see (was blinded by anger), facemask on the drive seemed like an incidental, but was 15. I do sometimes forget, is it all considered the same or is there an incidental and a flagrant in college too?

[RaginScotsman]

It could always be worse. The trash talking eagles of Georgia Southern. The sun belt world beaters and the team who's fans have publicly said they need to get out of this conference after a year of play, got blanked 44-0 by a West Virginia team expected to finish 6th in the big 12.

Now Kentucky probably won't finish in the top of their league either, but don't you feel a little better?

[irokcj5]

I can't remember if its different that NFL, but when you turn a guys head around, its always going to be called for 15 in either league.

[Ragin9221]

I do have to say one thing, I always thought that our logo should have an anchor like Louisiana Ragin Cajuns, but for example they always include the University name next to the logo. The Ragin Cajuns logo really does stand out.

Plus the names on the jerseys, with a very pronounce Louisiana I think made the difference because the announcers went from calling us Lafayette in the beginning, to calling us Louisiana all game long.

[Ragin9221]

I can't remember if its different that NFL, but when you turn a guys head around, its always going to be called for 15 in either league.

The fact of the matter is, you can tell in the NFL, or in college, refs are determining the out come of these games. That call when the ball was 10 yards over thrown,and called the holding penalty on us. that sealed the deal, because Kentucky was able to continue the drive with less than 2 minutes. Those Refs determined the out come of the game.

Just like Dallas, Dez Bryant caught that ball, you can flash the rule 1,000 times, saying he has to make a football move, well he came down with both feet, dove for the endzone, and that wasn't a football move. I know BS when I see it.