(01-05-2021 10:32 AM)BirdofParadise Wrote:  I chuckle at Cajun fans who have ULM last on their list and say it isn't a rivalry. Those are the folks who melt down the most when you lose to the bunch from Monroe. Suddenly it matters then LOL.

I don't know if anything will ever top the football rivalry with Arkansas State. Both teams take incredible pleasure in beating the other.

App now is officially a rivalry because to be a rivalry, both teams must have success.

ULM will always be a rival whether Cajun fans want to admit it or not.

(just speaking football here.)

If you look at all sports, there has always been plenty of animosity between Louisiana and South Alabama.

Of course it matters when we lose to ULM. A loss to ULM is a “state of the program” type loss. Both program have taken different trajectories since 1997 when annual meeting started to occur. ULM has beaten the Cajuns 10 times since ‘97. Of those 10 only four have come in the last 15 years.

While a loss to ULM is embarrassing to the program a win is just like any other win. Appalachian St, stAte, GaSo and South Al wins are more valued by our fans.