Final: ULM (24) vs Louisiana (30)

[CajunRed]

Here's the thing: all things being sorta equal, you cannot win in college football - even in the Sun Belt - unless you stretch defenses. Only Haack can make a throw past five yards. The days of winning consistently with dink and dunk are over - at least for now.

Hell, Texas Tech scored 53 points in regulation and got routed.

Hud said that earlier - we need to be putting up 40 and 50 points to give our defense a fair shot.

The way you do that is to make them scared you'll pop a deep one like we did on the last TD.

Haack may not be perfect, but Nixon isn't getting that throw to him ever, period.

When that opens up (in the first quarter, for crying out loud) Eli and Torrey and even Nixon, if you want to put him in some, will run all over everyone that's left - including App State.

But you need to score TOUCHDOWNS.

Here's what I'd do:

Fellas, you each get half the reps with the first team.

Before we run out, I'm flipping a coin. Winner gets the first drive.

You stay in the game until your drive fails to score a touxchdown.

Next guy goes in and stays in until he fails to score a touchdown.

No exceptions. No matter where you start - nine yards or ninety yards away - touchdown gets you the next series. No TD and the other guy goes in next series. Alternate that way.

One more thing: let the QB call the plays.

We'll put 60 on Georgia State if we do this.

Probably the dumbest idea yet on Ragin' Pagin, but it's got to be better than what we saw today.

If Hud said that and we're not calling an offense that has even a chance of making it happen, then we have a coaching staff breakdown.

[RaisingCajun08]

If attendance was 17410 tonight then without a doubt I'm winning the lottery tonight

Key word ... PAID attendance.

[Cajun Soldier]

It doesn't matter which QB is your favorite it has been proven we will need both to win. I could care less you that person is if we are winning. I see a play calling problem. When Nixon is in the game the defense will stack the box with 8 but we refuse to spread out the defense to give him a shot who knows if he can throw good pass if the defense stays on his rear. We will spread the Def when Haack is in but our receivers choose to take plays off. So who knows. Then we bring Nixon in on short yardage and run the same play over and over. How about a combination EM in slot Haack at QB Nixon at TB do this on short yardage play it keeps the whole play book in play. But moving forward I just want to win. Oh and we don't have Auburn's athletes so stop trying to run Auburn defense. Did we learn anything from the last Auburn coach that was our defensive coordinator.

[Cajun Soldier]

Key word ... PAID attendance.

I'm good with paid attendance because I paid but didn't attend so i'm glad my five tickets were counted.

[ManAboutTown]

I think miraculous is quite a stretch. We were down 2 possessions to Monroe. Monroe...

Have you ever tried to throw a football in a driving rain storm? Have you ever been screwed by your coach and then been thrown into a desperation situation against an in state rival? Against a defense that does nothing but pressure you? In the second half down 3 possessions with a team that has been prepped all year to have another style QB running the show?

I don't care what level the competition was..

[Turbine]

I would probably take an off season to coordinate, but I'd like to see both quarterbacks go onto the field for every play and one come off in the allotted time.

If the defense has to guess at which QB will take the snap, they will be in disarray.

[CajunEXPRESS]

It is tough on a staff when they do not know who their QB is in Game 7. That usually results in a mediocre season at best. I do agree that WR and OL are positions that we are not as strong in as we were in the past. However, on the winning TD pass, all players contributed. That was as good a pocket our passer has had all season. More protection like that earlier in the year and Haack would have not been sat. Going forward, Hud said in the post game he did not know who would be the QB going forward. He indicated it may be common for them both to play depending on the situation.

We have a great athlete who is very fast and elusive. He wanted to play QB, and that's fine. IMO he would be a geat receiver who could stretch the defense. He needed to put the team ahead of his desire. Shouldn't be red shirting.

Another coaches failure to utilize all the talent available to him.

[duggie85]

Have you ever tried to throw a football in a driving rain storm? Have you ever been screwed by your coach and then been thrown into a desperation situation against an in state rival? Against a defense that does nothing but pressure you? In the second half down 3 possessions with a team that has been prepped all year to have another style QB running the show?

I don't care what level the competition was..

Again, we were never, at any point, down 3 possessions when Brooks stepped on the field.

[ManAboutTown]

Again, we were never, at any point, down 3 possessions when Brooks stepped on the field.

We missed the 2 point conversion..
Because our NFL receiver won't catch the football..

3 possessions

And if that's your only argument, well idk..

[Turbine]

Again, we were never, at any point, down 3 possessions when Brooks stepped on the field.

Down 3 possessions for the "win".