The season opener for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns is less than three weeks away. That's right, college football is almost here. If you're planning to head to Cajun Field this year, you're going to notice some things are different.
It seems as if the in-state rivalry between the Ragin Cajuns of UL-Lafayette, and the Warhawks of UL-Monroe just had another log thrown on to the fire. The Cajuns bested the Warhawks 40-24 on ULM's home field, but it's the final play of the game during garbage time that seems to be getting unnecessary attention.
A few weeks ago, everything was wonderful in the world of Louisiana sports. The University of Louisiana had won their first New Orleans Bowl in dramatic fashion, the Saints and Tigers seemed unbeatable, and to top it off, the Tigers had just secured the services of high school senior Gunner Kiel, the top QB recruit in the country...
I'll admit it. I busted my butt. When Brett Baer sent his last second kick through those up rights, and the officials’ arms went into the air, I leapt from the ground like a world class athlete and landed as ungracefully as possible on my backside...
The Hudspeth givespeth, and the Hudspeth takespeth awayspeth.
It seemed as if the very second the conversation over whether first year head coach Mark Hudspeth was the right man to lead the Cajuns to success ended, the conversation regarding how long before the Hud left for greener pastures began...
Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns rebounded from their loss a week ago with a dominating win on the road against Middle Tennessee Saturday night by the score of 45-20.