(08-28-2011 09:29 PM)ntmeangreen11 Wrote: I just don't get where the Cajuns are coming from when they say they're competing for the title this year. They were 3-9 last year, and have a new coach, you can say the same about us, I'll agree, I won't be surprised if we end up winning only 3 games, I just don't get it and they're approaching WKU levels of arrogance amongst their fans. All from a program that has never played in a bowl game...
The Cajun fans see the change in attitude from top to bottom. Last season you had coaches and players literally fist fighting during games! The coaches quit on the players mid season and the players quit on the coaches. Yet we still managed to win 3 games and lose two that we should have/could have won FAU and Troy. We beat stAte, UNT and ULM. Two of those teams are picked to finish in the top 4 of the Belt. We beat ULM with only 3 defensive starters playing due to injuries. According to Phil Steele the Cajuns lost 48 starts due to injuries, that is a dozen or so more than UNT who everyone can agree had a horrible season last year when it came to injuries. Since 2005 the Cajuns have gone 6-5, 6-6, 3-9, 6-6, 6-6, 3-9 so the talent to go 6-6 is there. Some of you look at us like we are UNT or WKU who hasn't won more than 3 games in 5 or 6 years, that simply is not true. Last seasons results were due to internal problems and injuries, mostly the fact that everyone and their momma knew Bustle was done even before the season started.
I look on the Cajuns schedule and see 2 for sure losses Ok State and Arizona, 1 sure wn with Nicholls ad the rest are Belt games. Where the top to the bottom of the Belt is not so great that a team can get on a good streak and run 4-5 wins through the Sunbelt. There is not a team in the Sunbelt that has been able to run the table, not even Troy.
IMO Troy will win the Belt again followed by stAte, after that it is a toss up. FIU will have a let down year, ULM will not go 7-1 in Sunbelt play after starting the season 1-4. Middle, well we will see what Middle team actually shows up week to week. FAU cupboard is pretty bare in Schnelly's last year aside from Morris. WKU, stop Rainey you win, some for UNT stop Dunbar you win.
So please tell me aside from the top two teams who is decidedly better than anyone else? I'll say that no one is so much better than any other team that they can chalk up a W before the game is played.