memorable moments

Jay’s Memorable Moment #6 – Don’t Let Go
Jay’s Memorable Moment #6 – Don’t Let Go
Jay’s Memorable Moment #6 – Don’t Let Go
Louisiana 36, Louisiana-Monroe 35 Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA November 5, 2011 When Mark Hudspeth became head coach of Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns in December, 2010, he set some goals for his program. 1.  Get Bowl Eligible 2. Go ...
Jay’s Memorable Moment #7 – Bracketville
Jay’s Memorable Moment #7 – Bracketville
Jay’s Memorable Moment #7 – Bracketville
Louisiana 51, South Alabama 50 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championship Alltel Arena, North Little Rock, AR March 7, 2000 As the 1999-2000 season drew to a close, NIKE unveiled a series of commercials with the theme "Bracketville," a very well done takeoff on the movie "Pleasantville...
Jay’s Memorable Moment #8 – The Breakthrough
Jay’s Memorable Moment #8 – The Breakthrough
Jay’s Memorable Moment #8 – The Breakthrough
USL 13, Texas 6 USL 5, Houston 3 USL 19, Houston 8 NCAA Regional Cougar Field, Houston, TX May 28-30, 1999 Getting to NCAA Regionals hadn't been a huge problem for the USL Ragin' Cajuns in the decade leading up to 1999.  The problem was winning after getting there. ...
Jay’s Memorable Moment #9 – Smiles All Around
Jay’s Memorable Moment #9 – Smiles All Around
Jay’s Memorable Moment #9 – Smiles All Around
Oregon 9, Louisiana 2 Louisiana 6, Oregon 4 NCAA Regionals Titan Softball Complex, Fullerton, CA May 18, 2003 I don't broadcast much softball anymore, and frankly, I miss it. By 2003, I was doing softball games that didn't conflict with my baseball duties...
Jay’s Memorable Moment #10 – Denver’s Worst Nightmare
Jay’s Memorable Moment #10 – Denver’s Worst Nightmare
Jay’s Memorable Moment #10 – Denver’s Worst Nightmare
Louisiana 88, Denver 69 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Finals The Super Pit, Denton, Texas March 8, 2005 It had been a tumultuous off season for Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns basketball team. Jessie Evans, after leading the Cajuns to the 2004 Sun Belt Tournament championship and a berth in the NCAA tournament, decided to take his heart to San Francisco...
Jay’s Memorable Moment #11 – One For the Road
Jay’s Memorable Moment #11 – One For the Road
Jay’s Memorable Moment #11 – One For the Road
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. ...
Jay’s Memorable Moment #12 – 14 Pitches
Jay’s Memorable Moment #12 – 14 Pitches
Jay’s Memorable Moment #12 – 14 Pitches
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...
Jay’s Memorable Moment #13 – Fourth Down Magic
Jay’s Memorable Moment #13 – Fourth Down Magic
Jay’s Memorable Moment #13 – Fourth Down Magic
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...
Jay’s Memorable Moment #14 – Playin’ With the Big Girls
Jay’s Memorable Moment #14 – Playin’ With the Big Girls
Jay’s Memorable Moment #14 – Playin’ With the Big Girls
USL 4, Cal State Northridge 2 Arizona 2, USL 1, (10 innings) USL 1, Connecticut 0 USL 1, Arizona 0 UCLA 1, USL 0 NCAA Womens' College World Series ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma May 27-31, 1993 The story of how Lady Cajuns softball got to be a national power is really an incredible one...
Jay’s Memorable Moment #16 – The Heart of a Lion
Jay’s Memorable Moment #16 – The Heart of a Lion
Jay’s Memorable Moment #16 – The Heart of a Lion
Louisiana 72, Florida Atlantic 64 FAU Arena, Boca Raton, FL February 12, 2011 Bob Marlin's first season as coach of Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns didn't begin quite as planned. The Cajuns stumbled to a 3-14 record, 1-5 in the Sun Belt Conference, but experienced an amazing turnaround in the second half of the season...
Jay’s Memorable Moment #17 – Fenroy’s Finale
Jay’s Memorable Moment #17 – Fenroy’s Finale
Jay’s Memorable Moment #17 – Fenroy’s Finale
Louisiana 42, Middle Tennessee 28 Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA December 3, 2008 There are a few Tyrell Fenroy moments that could have made this list of memorable moments. Like the time the Cajuns won a piece of the Sun Belt title his freshman season with a convincing win over Louisiana-Monroe that kept the Warhawks out of the New Orleans Bowl...
Jay’s Memorable Moment #18 – Boyd Bombs Bulldogs
Jay’s Memorable Moment #18 – Boyd Bombs Bulldogs
Jay’s Memorable Moment #18 – Boyd Bombs Bulldogs
Louisiana 79, #12 Mississippi State 76 November 23, 2002 Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville, MS This was the Cajuns' season opener, bringing back memories of when basketball started as football was ending.  The game was played on the same day as the Cajuns' season finale at Louisiana-Monroe, bringing to an end Rickey Bustle's first season as UL football coach. ...
Jay’s Cajuns Moment #20 – Senior Night with Tim Floyd
Jay’s Cajuns Moment #20 – Senior Night with Tim Floyd
Jay’s Cajuns Moment #20 – Senior Night with Tim Floyd
USL 73, New Orleans 69 CAJUNDOME  February 23, 1994 The Cajundome opened in November of 1985.  In that season, the final for Bobby Paschal, the Cajuns defeated the University of New Orleans. The next season, Marty Fletcher took over as the Cajuns' head coach.  And, pl...