conference usa

This one came out of the blue. Mario Cristobal, who took a winless and fragmented FIU football program to a Sun Belt championshp and two bowl games, has been fired by the University after six seasons. Cristobal inherited an 0-12 football team and won only one game his first year...

Conference realignment hits the state.

Result of CUSA title game will decide.

i’ve never been one to take a game for granted when the Cajuns play on the road.  In fact, my philosophy has always been there are few home games that are unwinnable and very few road games that are sure wins. And, many fans made the comment, hey; the Cajuns should win this one, right? And my...

I don't mind Tuesday games.  Or Thursday games.  Or Wednesday games. But I have to say, this business of Thursday is Monday and Sunday is Thursday, yada yada yada might be fine for the team and coaching staff, but it throws me into a huge state of confusion. Is th...

Lots of good games in college football tomorrow.

Cajuns look to go 5-1

Cajuns were good, but they can be better

Javone Lawson caught two touchdown passes and two Cajuns running backs combined for over 200 yards rushing as Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns defated the Tulane Green Wave 41-13 before 29, 758 fans at Cajun Field. Louisiana (4-1) never trailed in the contest, opening up a 24-10 halftime lead and adding to that total, scoring the first fourteen points of the third quarter...

Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns (3-1) are hoping for a Happy Homecoming this weekend when they play host to the Tulane Green Wave at Cajun Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 4pm Saturday.  The broadcast on ESPN1420 begins at 2:00 Saturday afternoon. ...

Evidently this is a good week for an open date.  Troy, FAU, South Alabama and Western Kentucky are all resting this week. Besides the Cajuns and Tulane, there are only three other games involving Sun Belt schools and one of them is on Thursday: ARKANSAS STATE (2-3, 0-1) AT FIU (1-4, 0-1)--The team that won the league last year is facing the team that was picked to win the league this year.  An...

So, I’ve been thinking….. I think my heart is hurting for Blaine Gautier.  Kid has worked hard.  Really hard.  Good student.  Waited his turn.  Performed at a high level.  Ready for a stellar finish.  Now this.  Deserved better.  Will persev...

Cajuns are off, but three in-state teams have a lot to play for this week.

One conference game and may other interesting ones.

Isaac claims its first sports victim

If it weren't for the unprecedented penalties levied by the NCAA against Penn State last week, we'd all have a jaw dropping moment about what the NCAA did today. The University of Central Florida was hit with fines, scholarship reductions and a one year post season ban in both football and men's basketball as the result of NCAA violations...

Louisiana 31, Houston 28 Robertson Stadium, Houston, TX October 7, 2006 Before becoming part of the radio team for the Ragin' Cajuns, I did eight years of television broadcasts for KADN-TV.  And, back then, there was a pretty comprehensive package of games, both home and road, in football and basketball. ...

Louisiana 3, Tulane 2 M. L. "Tigue" Moore Field, Lafayette, LA April 5, 2000 When I started putting together the most memorable moments in my 20 years covering Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns, it stood to reason that most of the moments that aren't football-related are postseason moments...

USL 32, Tulane 28 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA October 28, 1995 In 1995, Southwestern Louisiana was on its way to its third straight winning season under the tutelage of quarterback Jake Delhomme, who guided the Cajuns to a share of the Big West Conference title his first two years as the Cajuns' quarterback, including an 8-3 record his freshman season...

Well, the fans got what they wanted. And, my response is, be careful what you wish for. Yesterday, there was rejoicing around the country as it was announced a new four-team college football playoff to decide the national champion...