'A pretty good direction'

[ManAboutTown]

Momentum is bull****. If momentum really exists, why does it ever change hands?

THEY HAD ALL THE MOMENTUM! And then, well... they didn't.

Momentum is stupid.

Did you play sports? Any sport will suffice..

[cajunhawk]

You tell me how any points we would have had. It was one possession out of how many?

You cannot be this naive. The ebb and flow of a game can swing in either direction on a turnover. It was one possession that changed the flow of the entire game. The possibilities are endless...but that doesn't fit the narrative now does it?

[Boomer]

Yeah why would anyone think that? After Hud said publicly he treated Haack unfairly... I mean where would people get such an idea?

----Well possibly because after this game he said that maybe he should have played Nixon more---When he says this, it is more of strategy speaking than personalities!!! When you game plan offensively there are so many variables to consider and one is the time taken by the opponent to prepare/practice for your entire arsenal----play Def Coordinator for a second and think of UL preparation and what sets and tendencies they have to get ready for ---I assure you that the Haack/Nixon duo present some problems that they have to solve----In fact Haack said it best in that he could maybe run better than others thought and Nixon could pass better than others thought!! I really don't think that some on here understand the voluminous work involved in preparation and how could you if you have never done it??? Well Geaux Cajuns!!!

[cajunhawk]

----Well possibly because after this game he said that maybe he should have played Nixon more---When he says this, it is more of strategy speaking than personalities!!! When you game plan offensively there are so many variables to consider and one is the time taken by the opponent to prepare/practice for your entire arsenal----play Def Coordinator for a second and think of UL preparation and what sets and tendencies they have to get ready for ---I assure you that the Haack/Nixon duo present some problems that they have to solve----In fact Haack said it best in that he could maybe run better than others thought and Nixon could pass better than others thought!! I really don't think that some on here understand the voluminous work involved in preparation and how could you if you have never done it??? Well Geaux Cajuns!!!

It wasn't strategy...it was sour grapes.

[Fais do-do]

WOW, if your team is one-dimensional, run the same "up the middle with the RB" play and the D stacks the box and you do not adjust, you lose?????

Sounds familiar for some reason.........

[ManAboutTown]

What has Haack done poorly?? I'll wait...

[CrazyCajun]

Well possibly because after this game he said that maybe he should have played Nixon more---When he says this, it is more of strategy speaking than personalities!!! When you game plan offensively there are so many variables to consider and one is the time taken by the opponent to prepare/practice for your entire arsenal

play Def Coordinator for a second and think of UL preparation and what sets and tendencies they have to get ready for ---I assure you that the Haack/Nixon duo present some problems that they have to solve

In fact Haack said it best in that he could maybe run better than others thought and Nixon could pass better than others thought!! I really don't think that some on here understand the voluminous work involved in preparation and how could you if you have never done it??? Well Geaux Cajuns!!!

You are reading what you want, he didn't say play him more, he should have let him do what he does, he should have not put him in and basically ask him to do exactly what Haack could have done. Nixon can throw better than people think but he is not a great passer, has bad footwork and mechanics. He has a hurt shoulder. His footwork, mechanics and passes look a lot better all week wearing that blue non contact jersey. When the bulkets fly his mechanics and footwork go out the window causing he to be wildly inaccurate. Haack, and majority of passing qb's have footwork and mechanics as muscle memory... Jalen doesn't.

[MelRock]

The problem I see with the team right now is the coaches are trying to make a point instead of using the players strength. Instead of letting Haack throw the ball, they are trying to prove he can run. Instead of letting Nixon run the ball, they are trying to prove he can throw the ball. Instead of letting Eli outside of the tackles, they are running him up the middle. You have to play to your player's strengths, we are not doing that right now.

[CajunEXPRESS]

I think/hope that with the replays and freezing of the picture that more and more are coming aware of just what the zone read is all about ---mentioned this on here in the past---It is the thing that has been considered the best offense around---with a QB that is a good/great runner it magnifies its effectiveness

-This is why Nixon has always been in the QB race and still is

But please don't be stupid enough to think that Hud is playing favorites or hasn't given Haack a chance that he has done poorly in performing and very effective at times!!! Like wise Nixon has been named the state player of the week for one of the best efforts in the history of the school and has on occasions not looked good---Let the damn thing play out and I trust this coach that has transformed UL football!!!

Nixon is not an accurate passer, and only a good runner, not great.

Boomer he is just not that guy, he is a great athlete in the wrong position.

You of course can continue to pimp your WRONG headed views about players, other teams successes vs our bad losses, and our win streak against only teams with losing records making us something, what I dunno yet.

[CharlieK]

It's as if we have zero situational awareness. I don't really mind the idea of putting Nixon in for a series here and there, and for certain situations. But the idea that you decide ahead of time it's the 3rd series, and you stick with that no matter what? Stupid. We were getting a rhythm offensively, and had just stopped them. We had a short field and chance to go up 24-7. Instead of keeping Haack in there and keeping the momentum, we choose that time to insert Nixon. THEN we have him roll against his body to make a difficult throw. Then we have him throw again. The running quarterback. We throw a pick and the momentum shifts. Why not wait till we are pinned deep and we have to run. Or are up and are looking to burn clock. It's not like we can fool them when we put Nixon in.

Again later. We have a 3rd and 6. And we run Eli up the middle. AGAIN. Do we have zero slant passes in our offense?