Well, just to try and either cheer up folks or at least start a new conversation!! Feel free to talk/argue amongst yourselves!

McMurphy
NO Bowl Utah St vs ULM
Camellia Bowl N. Illinois vs USA
GoDaddy Bowl Bowling Green vs Ark St

Schlabach
NO Bowl Colorado St vs ULM
Camellia Bowl Akron vs Ark St
GoDaddy Bowl N. Illinois vs ULL

It should be downright alarming for Cajun fans that McMurphy just took them out of his bowl projections.

Though I think both have ULM winning the league because the Warhawks are in 1st right now.

(09-15-2014 11:16 AM)chiefsfan Wrote:  It should be downright alarming for Cajun fans that McMurphy just took them out of his bowl projections.

Though I think both have ULM winning the league because the Warhawks are in 1st right now.

I think this is a case of guys not really knowing the SBC and basing on scores. I fully expect ULL to rebound and win 7-8 games just as I expect USA to do. These guys are looking at the big conferences and the major bowls and then saying "hmmmmm about those other bowls"

(09-15-2014 11:16 AM)chiefsfan Wrote:  It should be downright alarming for Cajun fans that McMurphy just took them out of his bowl projections.

Why? We're playing like crap. Continue as we are and we don't deserve a bowl game. If I was making bowl projections at this point I'd have a hard time justifying the Cajuns in a bowl and not sounding like a complete homer.

(09-15-2014 11:31 AM)InjunJohn Wrote:  

(09-15-2014 11:16 AM)chiefsfan Wrote:  It should be downright alarming for Cajun fans that McMurphy just took them out of his bowl projections.

Though I think both have ULM winning the league because the Warhawks are in 1st right now.

I think this is a case of guys not really knowing the SBC and basing on scores. I fully expect ULL to rebound and win 7-8 games just as I expect USA to do. These guys are looking at the big conferences and the major bowls and then saying "hmmmmm about those other bowls"

When a team goes into the season appearing to be one (on paper admittedly) that would be expected to beat La.Tech and give Ole Miss fits in the first two FBS games they play, if your job is analysis you have to try to project some understanding of what is going on.

The swoon to finish the regular season last year was easily chalked up to injury, there has been no similar injury reported this year.

So what do you come up with as an answer? Hudd in year four has suddenly lost "it" and his coaching ship is sinking? Maybe but I doubt looking from outside that is my conclusion.

The more likely answer if your job is explainer is to assume something is wrong in the locker room. As AState's AD once told me about rumors the big boys might want to put more players on scholarship, "No one who knows anything about managing a team wants MORE player except in the year where you have the injury bug, you have too many locker room lawyers on a team as it is, add more guys not getting a lot of playing time, you get more of them."

My wild arse guess is that McMurphy believes the last two games are a sign of internal team problems. Now the Cajuns have to travel to Boise and play at the weird (for the Cajuns) hour of 9:30 pm so he likely project the Cajuns to be 1-3 heading into open date.

Now I personally don't see the Cajuns coming out of the open date and going 4-4 but if I were a national outsider who is guessing the team has internal problems, I guess I see where he is coming from.

(09-15-2014 04:04 PM)arkstfan Wrote:  

(09-15-2014 11:31 AM)InjunJohn Wrote:  

(09-15-2014 11:16 AM)chiefsfan Wrote:  It should be downright alarming for Cajun fans that McMurphy just took them out of his bowl projections.

Though I think both have ULM winning the league because the Warhawks are in 1st right now.

I think this is a case of guys not really knowing the SBC and basing on scores. I fully expect ULL to rebound and win 7-8 games just as I expect USA to do. These guys are looking at the big conferences and the major bowls and then saying "hmmmmm about those other bowls"

When a team goes into the season appearing to be one (on paper admittedly) that would be expected to beat La.Tech and give Ole Miss fits in the first two FBS games they play, if your job is analysis you have to try to project some understanding of what is going on.

The swoon to finish the regular season last year was easily chalked up to injury, there has been no similar injury reported this year.

So what do you come up with as an answer? Hudd in year four has suddenly lost "it" and his coaching ship is sinking? Maybe but I doubt looking from outside that is my conclusion.

The more likely answer if your job is explainer is to assume something is wrong in the locker room. As AState's AD once told me about rumors the big boys might want to put more players on scholarship, "No one who knows anything about managing a team wants MORE player except in the year where you have the injury bug, you have too many locker room lawyers on a team as it is, add more guys not getting a lot of playing time, you get more of them."

My wild arse guess is that McMurphy believes the last two games are a sign of internal team problems. Now the Cajuns have to travel to Boise and play at the weird (for the Cajuns) hour of 9:30 pm so he likely project the Cajuns to be 1-3 heading into open date.

Now I personally don't see the Cajuns coming out of the open date and going 4-4 but if I were a national outsider who is guessing the team has internal problems, I guess I see where he is coming from.

Interesting comments. I was wondering if the problem isn't centered around Broadway. I've listened to the games on the radio but because of where I live, it's tough to see much more than a few highlight clips. I did see a comment somewhere with somone commenting that Broadway refuses to run out of the pocket. Again, I haven't watched the games, but I did hear him scrambling more than once.

I was thinking that if he is tentative in the pocket, perhaps he's trying to protect that arm from another injury? Dunno. Something's going on with that team. Too many starters returning to have such a night/day performance this year.

(09-15-2014 04:23 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  

(09-15-2014 04:04 PM)arkstfan Wrote:  

(09-15-2014 11:31 AM)InjunJohn Wrote:  

(09-15-2014 11:16 AM)chiefsfan Wrote:  It should be downright alarming for Cajun fans that McMurphy just took them out of his bowl projections.

Though I think both have ULM winning the league because the Warhawks are in 1st right now.

I think this is a case of guys not really knowing the SBC and basing on scores. I fully expect ULL to rebound and win 7-8 games just as I expect USA to do. These guys are looking at the big conferences and the major bowls and then saying "hmmmmm about those other bowls"

When a team goes into the season appearing to be one (on paper admittedly) that would be expected to beat La.Tech and give Ole Miss fits in the first two FBS games they play, if your job is analysis you have to try to project some understanding of what is going on.

The swoon to finish the regular season last year was easily chalked up to injury, there has been no similar injury reported this year.

So what do you come up with as an answer? Hudd in year four has suddenly lost "it" and his coaching ship is sinking? Maybe but I doubt looking from outside that is my conclusion.

The more likely answer if your job is explainer is to assume something is wrong in the locker room. As AState's AD once told me about rumors the big boys might want to put more players on scholarship, "No one who knows anything about managing a team wants MORE player except in the year where you have the injury bug, you have too many locker room lawyers on a team as it is, add more guys not getting a lot of playing time, you get more of them."

My wild arse guess is that McMurphy believes the last two games are a sign of internal team problems. Now the Cajuns have to travel to Boise and play at the weird (for the Cajuns) hour of 9:30 pm so he likely project the Cajuns to be 1-3 heading into open date.

Now I personally don't see the Cajuns coming out of the open date and going 4-4 but if I were a national outsider who is guessing the team has internal problems, I guess I see where he is coming from.

Interesting comments. I was wondering if the problem isn't centered around Broadway. I've listened to the games on the radio but because of where I live, it's tough to see much more than a few highlight clips. I did see a comment somewhere with somone commenting that Broadway refuses to run out of the pocket. Again, I haven't watched the games, but I did hear him scrambling more than once.

I was thinking that if he is tentative in the pocket, perhaps he's trying to protect that arm from another injury? Dunno. Something's going on with that team. Too many starters returning to have such a night/day performance this year.

Maybe they've messed up his head. To me his weakness has been throwing under pressure and think if he can step up in the pocket that will address it or maybe they are trying to reduce the chance of injury but what good does that do if he isn't comfortable in what they are asking him to do.

Our placekicker looked awesome in practice and the opening game and it seems they've tweaked his motion to get better power and now even PAT's are a hold your breath play.

(09-15-2014 04:32 PM)arkstfan Wrote:  Maybe they've messed up his head. To me his weakness has been throwing under pressure and think if he can step up in the pocket that will address it or maybe they are trying to reduce the chance of injury but what good does that do if he isn't comfortable in what they are asking him to do.

Our placekicker looked awesome in practice and the opening game and it seems they've tweaked his motion to get better power and now even PAT's are a hold your breath play.

Well, like you, I find it hard to believe that Hud has suddenly lost his coaching mo-jo though whatever the problem is, he'd better get a hold of it quickly or this year will get away from him.

Maybe if I get the time I'll surf the RaginPagin board to see what they're saying there. Should be a pile of speculating going on.

(09-15-2014 04:23 PM)CajunFanatico Wrote:  

(09-15-2014 04:04 PM)arkstfan Wrote:  

(09-15-2014 11:31 AM)InjunJohn Wrote:  

(09-15-2014 11:16 AM)chiefsfan Wrote:  It should be downright alarming for Cajun fans that McMurphy just took them out of his bowl projections.

Though I think both have ULM winning the league because the Warhawks are in 1st right now.

I think this is a case of guys not really knowing the SBC and basing on scores. I fully expect ULL to rebound and win 7-8 games just as I expect USA to do. These guys are looking at the big conferences and the major bowls and then saying "hmmmmm about those other bowls"

When a team goes into the season appearing to be one (on paper admittedly) that would be expected to beat La.Tech and give Ole Miss fits in the first two FBS games they play, if your job is analysis you have to try to project some understanding of what is going on.

The swoon to finish the regular season last year was easily chalked up to injury, there has been no similar injury reported this year.

So what do you come up with as an answer? Hudd in year four has suddenly lost "it" and his coaching ship is sinking? Maybe but I doubt looking from outside that is my conclusion.

The more likely answer if your job is explainer is to assume something is wrong in the locker room. As AState's AD once told me about rumors the big boys might want to put more players on scholarship, "No one who knows anything about managing a team wants MORE player except in the year where you have the injury bug, you have too many locker room lawyers on a team as it is, add more guys not getting a lot of playing time, you get more of them."

My wild arse guess is that McMurphy believes the last two games are a sign of internal team problems. Now the Cajuns have to travel to Boise and play at the weird (for the Cajuns) hour of 9:30 pm so he likely project the Cajuns to be 1-3 heading into open date.

Now I personally don't see the Cajuns coming out of the open date and going 4-4 but if I were a national outsider who is guessing the team has internal problems, I guess I see where he is coming from.

Interesting comments. I was wondering if the problem isn't centered around Broadway. I've listened to the games on the radio but because of where I live, it's tough to see much more than a few highlight clips. I did see a comment somewhere with somone commenting that Broadway refuses to run out of the pocket. Again, I haven't watched the games, but I did hear him scrambling more than once.

I was thinking that if he is tentative in the pocket, perhaps he's trying to protect that arm from another injury? Dunno. Something's going on with that team. Too many starters returning to have such a night/day performance this year.

Just wondering and perhaps you can shed some insight...or another Cajun fan....his attempts are way up, completion percentage way down, and yards per attempt way down. He has only been sacked once so while pressure may be there they aren't getting to him. You have two good running backs but are passing more than you have in his previous two years. Now I would chalk that up to being behind in the last two games but ULL attempted more in the Southern game than in the last two...32-31-30. The number of rushing attempts show the team being balanced. Are you suffering from a number of drops by WRs? I know we at ULM are dissecting every throw by Pete Thomas.

(09-15-2014 05:25 PM)InjunJohn Wrote:  Just wondering and perhaps you can shed some insight...or another Cajun fan....his attempts are way up, completion percentage way down, and yards per attempt way down. He has only been sacked once so while pressure may be there they aren't getting to him. You have two good running backs but are passing more than you have in his previous two years. Now I would chalk that up to being behind in the last two games but ULL attempted more in the Southern game than in the last two...32-31-30. The number of rushing attempts show the team being balanced. Are you suffering from a number of drops by WRs? I know we at ULM are dissecting every throw by Pete Thomas.

I'm not qualified to answer that question but I'm sure there are plenty of Cajun fans here who are. I know we lost a decent WR in Darryl Surgent but didn't feel there was going to be that much of a dropoff in talent. Perhaps I was wrong.

I'd sure like to hear the opinions of others as to what they think the problem is in 2014.

I still just wanna be mentioned.

(09-15-2014 07:00 PM)TheRevSWT Wrote:  I still just wanna be mentioned.

Just remember. God loves you.