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RE: Week 9 Power Rankings
(10-25-2021 05:49 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 03:12 PM)Louisiana99 Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 01:55 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  
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(10-25-2021 01:22 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  8. Arkansas State - They seemed to really generate consistent offense as Hatcher took over. They are 1-6 and if their defense was even decent they would probably be a .500 team right now

9. Texas State - They play everyone tough but can't put it together to find a win. As expected with mostly transfers and little continuity

10. Georgia Southern - Reeling after Lunsford. Will probably beat App State just as App is about to be ranked again at the end of the season because, well, it's Hate Week. Lost season otherwise

How is Ark State 8 when they haven't won a conference game yet?

They played Louisiana to a one point game. The same reason I may put App over Louisiana if Louisiana had lost to Arkansas State.

A lot of this has to do with momentum and Georgia Southern's has slowed since playing Arkansas State while Arkansas State's has increased since Hatcher took over in the 2nd half of the Coastal game.

Us playing Arkansas State in Jonesboro would be the same as App going on the road this week to face Georgia southern which highly likely would be a similar outcome. Circumstances matter in sports. Billy has been building a team to beat y’all. We got dominated for the first 8 meetings, so we have been adapting and building to take y’all down. A lot of times when you are really successful against someone you don’t feel the need to change anything, when you have a certain team you can’t seem to beat you keep changing things in order to do so. We did play a great game and a lot of the things that went wrong for y’all was because of the way we played. Our game stAte are always close regardless of record and the home team usually wins but with the game one the line, we produced a 20 play 10+ minute drive to run out the clock. That’s imposing your will on someone.

All that is good and well but the margin of the game was one point. That is a positive outcome for Arkansas State anyway you slice it, anywhere you slice it. That Arkansas State team was destroyed at home by Georgia Southern, quite possibly the worst team in the Sun Belt this season (along with Arkansas State).

I'm just hopeful that App get's another shot at Louisiana with a healthy Daetrich Harrington and Cam Peoples. Those two made a massive difference in the Coastal game. Primary evidence being both of Peoples touchdowns and the run by Harrington where he literally dragged a guy the full five yards to the first down marker. His one run against Louisiana was better than anything Noel did as well as he pushed a guy 2 or 3 yards back, which really was the difference between keeping drives alive or fizzling out.

Anyway, that's neither here nor there. It was a good win for Louisiana and Arkansas State put up their best defensive effort this year. Rivalry game or not. For the players, App State is more of a rivalry than Arkansas State so I don't chalk up the result to the same thing that you do.

Louisiana did something smart, they conditioned big beef to deal with quick fellers. I remember when App beat them our first year looking at massive linemen that probably couldn't tie their own shoes lining up against little ol' fcs guys with a chip on their shoulder. App needs to keep that chip. I think the gnats lost theirs recently. If the Sunbelt is fortunate, we'll see a rematch with a competitive game and proper adjustments.
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RE: Week 9 Power Rankings
(10-25-2021 07:24 PM)troutbummike Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 05:49 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 03:12 PM)Louisiana99 Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 01:55 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 01:51 PM)EigenEagle Wrote:  How is Ark State 8 when they haven't won a conference game yet?

They played Louisiana to a one point game. The same reason I may put App over Louisiana if Louisiana had lost to Arkansas State.

A lot of this has to do with momentum and Georgia Southern's has slowed since playing Arkansas State while Arkansas State's has increased since Hatcher took over in the 2nd half of the Coastal game.

Us playing Arkansas State in Jonesboro would be the same as App going on the road this week to face Georgia southern which highly likely would be a similar outcome. Circumstances matter in sports. Billy has been building a team to beat y’all. We got dominated for the first 8 meetings, so we have been adapting and building to take y’all down. A lot of times when you are really successful against someone you don’t feel the need to change anything, when you have a certain team you can’t seem to beat you keep changing things in order to do so. We did play a great game and a lot of the things that went wrong for y’all was because of the way we played. Our game stAte are always close regardless of record and the home team usually wins but with the game one the line, we produced a 20 play 10+ minute drive to run out the clock. That’s imposing your will on someone.

All that is good and well but the margin of the game was one point. That is a positive outcome for Arkansas State anyway you slice it, anywhere you slice it. That Arkansas State team was destroyed at home by Georgia Southern, quite possibly the worst team in the Sun Belt this season (along with Arkansas State).

I'm just hopeful that App get's another shot at Louisiana with a healthy Daetrich Harrington and Cam Peoples. Those two made a massive difference in the Coastal game. Primary evidence being both of Peoples touchdowns and the run by Harrington where he literally dragged a guy the full five yards to the first down marker. His one run against Louisiana was better than anything Noel did as well as he pushed a guy 2 or 3 yards back, which really was the difference between keeping drives alive or fizzling out.

Anyway, that's neither here nor there. It was a good win for Louisiana and Arkansas State put up their best defensive effort this year. Rivalry game or not. For the players, App State is more of a rivalry than Arkansas State so I don't chalk up the result to the same thing that you do.

Louisiana did something smart, they conditioned big beef to deal with quick fellers. I remember when App beat them our first year looking at massive linemen that probably couldn't tie their own shoes lining up against little ol' fcs guys with a chip on their shoulder. App needs to keep that chip. I think the gnats lost theirs recently. If the Sunbelt is fortunate, we'll see a rematch with a competitive game and proper adjustments.

Mark Hocke, our strength coach and associate head coach (paid like AHC) learned under cohran at Alabama for 6 years, then was strength coach at Texas A&M, Florida state and Georgia. Your assessment of our linemen in those early games is absolutely correct and Hocke was brought in to fix that.
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RE: Week 9 Power Rankings
(10-25-2021 06:58 PM)FrankyP Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 04:19 PM)debragga Wrote:  
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(10-25-2021 01:51 PM)FrankyP Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 01:47 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  The voodoo in N'awlins was strong in Week 7 or 8. ULM takes down Liberty, LSU beat Florida, and Louisiana curb stomped App.

That's what I'm chalking it up to anyway.
Um, ok. But FYI: Nola has zero to do with ul, except when we play in the bowl there.

I think the ‘voodoo’ you experienced at CF was due to Napier and company, or Cajun Nation.

Surely there are ties to Louisiana Lafayette, Monroe, and State down in New Orleans?

To appease Franky, let’s just say it was all over the state 04-cheers
Well it just bugs me because all Yankees know about the state of Louisiana is Nola, and the only thing they know about Nola is beignets, and voodoo. And peeing on the streets of the FQ, lol.

If we wanted to throw some ‘magic’ at ya from UL, we’d consult a Traiteur

Intrigues me up to see southerners call other southerners yankees. I guess swamp-dwelling frenchmen who couldn't make their way back to Montreal call folks from southern appalatchuh "yankees" instead of "hillbillies" or "scots-irish" due to the same ignorance that leads to stereotyping?

When I was stationed in Texas I was amazed to have someone call me a yankee for being born in the capitol of the confederacy. Of course with Va these days they'd have a solid argument.

If we can get a rematch, I hope to God we can make the game. I really want to spend time with other marginalized folks that are fair game for socially-accepted bashing of European immigration other than from England.
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RE: Week 9 Power Rankings
(10-25-2021 07:39 PM)Louisiana99 Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 07:24 PM)troutbummike Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 05:49 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 03:12 PM)Louisiana99 Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 01:55 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  They played Louisiana to a one point game. The same reason I may put App over Louisiana if Louisiana had lost to Arkansas State.

A lot of this has to do with momentum and Georgia Southern's has slowed since playing Arkansas State while Arkansas State's has increased since Hatcher took over in the 2nd half of the Coastal game.

Us playing Arkansas State in Jonesboro would be the same as App going on the road this week to face Georgia southern which highly likely would be a similar outcome. Circumstances matter in sports. Billy has been building a team to beat y’all. We got dominated for the first 8 meetings, so we have been adapting and building to take y’all down. A lot of times when you are really successful against someone you don’t feel the need to change anything, when you have a certain team you can’t seem to beat you keep changing things in order to do so. We did play a great game and a lot of the things that went wrong for y’all was because of the way we played. Our game stAte are always close regardless of record and the home team usually wins but with the game one the line, we produced a 20 play 10+ minute drive to run out the clock. That’s imposing your will on someone.

All that is good and well but the margin of the game was one point. That is a positive outcome for Arkansas State anyway you slice it, anywhere you slice it. That Arkansas State team was destroyed at home by Georgia Southern, quite possibly the worst team in the Sun Belt this season (along with Arkansas State).

I'm just hopeful that App get's another shot at Louisiana with a healthy Daetrich Harrington and Cam Peoples. Those two made a massive difference in the Coastal game. Primary evidence being both of Peoples touchdowns and the run by Harrington where he literally dragged a guy the full five yards to the first down marker. His one run against Louisiana was better than anything Noel did as well as he pushed a guy 2 or 3 yards back, which really was the difference between keeping drives alive or fizzling out.

Anyway, that's neither here nor there. It was a good win for Louisiana and Arkansas State put up their best defensive effort this year. Rivalry game or not. For the players, App State is more of a rivalry than Arkansas State so I don't chalk up the result to the same thing that you do.

Louisiana did something smart, they conditioned big beef to deal with quick fellers. I remember when App beat them our first year looking at massive linemen that probably couldn't tie their own shoes lining up against little ol' fcs guys with a chip on their shoulder. App needs to keep that chip. I think the gnats lost theirs recently. If the Sunbelt is fortunate, we'll see a rematch with a competitive game and proper adjustments.

Mark Hocke, our strength coach and associate head coach (paid like AHC) leather under cohran at Alabama for 6 years, then was strength coach at Texas A&M, Florida state and Georgia. Your assessment of our linemen in those early games is absolutely correct and Hocke was brought in to fix that.

Reminded me of this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HSH44CA...MarcinKoza
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RE: Week 9 Power Rankings
(10-25-2021 07:24 PM)troutbummike Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 05:49 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 03:12 PM)Louisiana99 Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 01:55 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 01:51 PM)EigenEagle Wrote:  How is Ark State 8 when they haven't won a conference game yet?

They played Louisiana to a one point game. The same reason I may put App over Louisiana if Louisiana had lost to Arkansas State.

A lot of this has to do with momentum and Georgia Southern's has slowed since playing Arkansas State while Arkansas State's has increased since Hatcher took over in the 2nd half of the Coastal game.

Us playing Arkansas State in Jonesboro would be the same as App going on the road this week to face Georgia southern which highly likely would be a similar outcome. Circumstances matter in sports. Billy has been building a team to beat y’all. We got dominated for the first 8 meetings, so we have been adapting and building to take y’all down. A lot of times when you are really successful against someone you don’t feel the need to change anything, when you have a certain team you can’t seem to beat you keep changing things in order to do so. We did play a great game and a lot of the things that went wrong for y’all was because of the way we played. Our game stAte are always close regardless of record and the home team usually wins but with the game one the line, we produced a 20 play 10+ minute drive to run out the clock. That’s imposing your will on someone.

All that is good and well but the margin of the game was one point. That is a positive outcome for Arkansas State anyway you slice it, anywhere you slice it. That Arkansas State team was destroyed at home by Georgia Southern, quite possibly the worst team in the Sun Belt this season (along with Arkansas State).

I'm just hopeful that App get's another shot at Louisiana with a healthy Daetrich Harrington and Cam Peoples. Those two made a massive difference in the Coastal game. Primary evidence being both of Peoples touchdowns and the run by Harrington where he literally dragged a guy the full five yards to the first down marker. His one run against Louisiana was better than anything Noel did as well as he pushed a guy 2 or 3 yards back, which really was the difference between keeping drives alive or fizzling out.

Anyway, that's neither here nor there. It was a good win for Louisiana and Arkansas State put up their best defensive effort this year. Rivalry game or not. For the players, App State is more of a rivalry than Arkansas State so I don't chalk up the result to the same thing that you do.

Louisiana did something smart, they conditioned big beef to deal with quick fellers. I remember when App beat them our first year looking at massive linemen that probably couldn't tie their own shoes lining up against little ol' fcs guys with a chip on their shoulder. App needs to keep that chip. I think the gnats lost theirs recently. If the Sunbelt is fortunate, we'll see a rematch with a competitive game and proper adjustments.

Which gnats are you talking about? Southern, Coastal (because they have gnats in and around Conway), or ODU (also gnats but probably a little west of Norfolk.
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RE: Week 9 Power Rankings
(10-25-2021 07:39 PM)Louisiana99 Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 07:24 PM)troutbummike Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 05:49 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 03:12 PM)Louisiana99 Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 01:55 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  They played Louisiana to a one point game. The same reason I may put App over Louisiana if Louisiana had lost to Arkansas State.

A lot of this has to do with momentum and Georgia Southern's has slowed since playing Arkansas State while Arkansas State's has increased since Hatcher took over in the 2nd half of the Coastal game.

Us playing Arkansas State in Jonesboro would be the same as App going on the road this week to face Georgia southern which highly likely would be a similar outcome. Circumstances matter in sports. Billy has been building a team to beat y’all. We got dominated for the first 8 meetings, so we have been adapting and building to take y’all down. A lot of times when you are really successful against someone you don’t feel the need to change anything, when you have a certain team you can’t seem to beat you keep changing things in order to do so. We did play a great game and a lot of the things that went wrong for y’all was because of the way we played. Our game stAte are always close regardless of record and the home team usually wins but with the game one the line, we produced a 20 play 10+ minute drive to run out the clock. That’s imposing your will on someone.

All that is good and well but the margin of the game was one point. That is a positive outcome for Arkansas State anyway you slice it, anywhere you slice it. That Arkansas State team was destroyed at home by Georgia Southern, quite possibly the worst team in the Sun Belt this season (along with Arkansas State).

I'm just hopeful that App get's another shot at Louisiana with a healthy Daetrich Harrington and Cam Peoples. Those two made a massive difference in the Coastal game. Primary evidence being both of Peoples touchdowns and the run by Harrington where he literally dragged a guy the full five yards to the first down marker. His one run against Louisiana was better than anything Noel did as well as he pushed a guy 2 or 3 yards back, which really was the difference between keeping drives alive or fizzling out.

Anyway, that's neither here nor there. It was a good win for Louisiana and Arkansas State put up their best defensive effort this year. Rivalry game or not. For the players, App State is more of a rivalry than Arkansas State so I don't chalk up the result to the same thing that you do.

Louisiana did something smart, they conditioned big beef to deal with quick fellers. I remember when App beat them our first year looking at massive linemen that probably couldn't tie their own shoes lining up against little ol' fcs guys with a chip on their shoulder. App needs to keep that chip. I think the gnats lost theirs recently. If the Sunbelt is fortunate, we'll see a rematch with a competitive game and proper adjustments.

Mark Hocke, our strength coach and associate head coach (paid like AHC) leather under cohran at Alabama for 6 years, then was strength coach at Texas A&M, Florida state and Georgia. Your assessment of our linemen in those early games is absolutely correct and Hocke was brought in to fix that.

I really am hoping, should the rematch come to fruition which it very well may not, is that App puts Spurlin in on pass rushing, 3rd and long, or as a depth guy. He is great in situations where he isn't being double teamed and run right at for 3+ quarters. I believe Louisiana began to chip and double team him in the 3rd quarter and at his size there is nothing he could do about it. Early in the game he was splitting guys and fighting them off but by the end he was spent.

I'd like to see three heavies up front in Taylor, McKnight, and Earle to really anchor the line and help the linebackers flow to the ball because that wasn't happening. I'm not sure what App needs to do to combat the run blocking but I'd have confidence that Dale Jones can figure it out.

The real key is that Louisiana had 3 scores off of turnovers, two of which were in Louisiana territory. If you remove those then App has a lot better situation defensively. If you have Harrington, Peoples, Castle, Smith, and Noel available you have a lot different situation at Apps most important position. Noel wasn't punishing anyone which shouldn't really surprise anyone. Peoples and Harrington will turn 2 yard gains into 4 or 5 yard gains which helps on 3rd downs obviously.

Anyway, that game may not happen. Some of us are hoping it does. ULM may be tougher than many expect this week. They are humming on offense now and won't lie down. Then you still have Troy, Georgia Southern, and South Alabama to contend with.

Also, App doesn't have a true bye week this season, go figure.
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RE: Week 9 Power Rankings
(10-25-2021 08:04 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 07:39 PM)Louisiana99 Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 07:24 PM)troutbummike Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 05:49 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 03:12 PM)Louisiana99 Wrote:  Us playing Arkansas State in Jonesboro would be the same as App going on the road this week to face Georgia southern which highly likely would be a similar outcome. Circumstances matter in sports. Billy has been building a team to beat y’all. We got dominated for the first 8 meetings, so we have been adapting and building to take y’all down. A lot of times when you are really successful against someone you don’t feel the need to change anything, when you have a certain team you can’t seem to beat you keep changing things in order to do so. We did play a great game and a lot of the things that went wrong for y’all was because of the way we played. Our game stAte are always close regardless of record and the home team usually wins but with the game one the line, we produced a 20 play 10+ minute drive to run out the clock. That’s imposing your will on someone.

All that is good and well but the margin of the game was one point. That is a positive outcome for Arkansas State anyway you slice it, anywhere you slice it. That Arkansas State team was destroyed at home by Georgia Southern, quite possibly the worst team in the Sun Belt this season (along with Arkansas State).

I'm just hopeful that App get's another shot at Louisiana with a healthy Daetrich Harrington and Cam Peoples. Those two made a massive difference in the Coastal game. Primary evidence being both of Peoples touchdowns and the run by Harrington where he literally dragged a guy the full five yards to the first down marker. His one run against Louisiana was better than anything Noel did as well as he pushed a guy 2 or 3 yards back, which really was the difference between keeping drives alive or fizzling out.

Anyway, that's neither here nor there. It was a good win for Louisiana and Arkansas State put up their best defensive effort this year. Rivalry game or not. For the players, App State is more of a rivalry than Arkansas State so I don't chalk up the result to the same thing that you do.

Louisiana did something smart, they conditioned big beef to deal with quick fellers. I remember when App beat them our first year looking at massive linemen that probably couldn't tie their own shoes lining up against little ol' fcs guys with a chip on their shoulder. App needs to keep that chip. I think the gnats lost theirs recently. If the Sunbelt is fortunate, we'll see a rematch with a competitive game and proper adjustments.

Mark Hocke, our strength coach and associate head coach (paid like AHC) leather under cohran at Alabama for 6 years, then was strength coach at Texas A&M, Florida state and Georgia. Your assessment of our linemen in those early games is absolutely correct and Hocke was brought in to fix that.

I really am hoping, should the rematch come to fruition which it very well may not, is that App puts Spurlin in on pass rushing, 3rd and long, or as a depth guy. He is great in situations where he isn't being double teamed and run right at for 3+ quarters. I believe Louisiana began to chip and double team him in the 3rd quarter and at his size there is nothing he could do about it. Early in the game he was splitting guys and fighting them off but by the end he was spent.

I'd like to see three heavies up front in Taylor, McKnight, and Earle to really anchor the line and help the linebackers flow to the ball because that wasn't happening. I'm not sure what App needs to do to combat the run blocking but I'd have confidence that Dale Jones can figure it out.

The real key is that Louisiana had 3 scores off of turnovers, two of which were in Louisiana territory. If you remove those then App has a lot better situation defensively. If you have Harrington, Peoples, Castle, Smith, and Noel available you have a lot different situation at Apps most important position. Noel wasn't punishing anyone which shouldn't really surprise anyone. Peoples and Harrington will turn 2 yard gains into 4 or 5 yard gains which helps on 3rd downs obviously.

Anyway, that game may not happen. Some of us are hoping it does. ULM may be tougher than many expect this week. They are humming on offense now and won't lie down. Then you still have Troy, Georgia Southern, and South Alabama to contend with.

Also, App doesn't have a true bye week this season, go figure.

Or maybe Billy built the team to beat you...y’all were blowing us out under hudspeth..the margins started getting smaller as soon as billy got here, each year closer and closer games then a close win, now a blowout win. Of course I think in a rematch it would be much closer and games in Boone will be tougher, but I do believe we have built a team to specifically beat you.
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RE: Week 9 Power Rankings
(10-25-2021 07:47 PM)troutbummike Wrote:  
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(10-25-2021 01:51 PM)FrankyP Wrote:  Um, ok. But FYI: Nola has zero to do with ul, except when we play in the bowl there.

I think the ‘voodoo’ you experienced at CF was due to Napier and company, or Cajun Nation.

Surely there are ties to Louisiana Lafayette, Monroe, and State down in New Orleans?

To appease Franky, let’s just say it was all over the state 04-cheers
Well it just bugs me because all Yankees know about the state of Louisiana is Nola, and the only thing they know about Nola is beignets, and voodoo. And peeing on the streets of the FQ, lol.

If we wanted to throw some ‘magic’ at ya from UL, we’d consult a Traiteur

Intrigues me up to see southerners call other southerners yankees. I guess swamp-dwelling frenchmen who couldn't make their way back to Montreal call folks from southern appalatchuh "yankees" instead of "hillbillies" or "scots-irish" due to the same ignorance that leads to stereotyping?

When I was stationed in Texas I was amazed to have someone call me a yankee for being born in the capitol of the confederacy. Of course with Va these days they'd have a solid argument.

If we can get a rematch, I hope to God we can make the game. I really want to spend time with other marginalized folks that are fair game for socially-accepted bashing of European immigration other than from England.

Dude, you gonna have to let that one go. In Lafayette anyone north of I-10 is a yankee.
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RE: Week 9 Power Rankings
(10-25-2021 07:47 PM)troutbummike Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 06:58 PM)FrankyP Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 04:19 PM)debragga Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 01:58 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 01:51 PM)FrankyP Wrote:  Um, ok. But FYI: Nola has zero to do with ul, except when we play in the bowl there.

I think the ‘voodoo’ you experienced at CF was due to Napier and company, or Cajun Nation.

Surely there are ties to Louisiana Lafayette, Monroe, and State down in New Orleans?

To appease Franky, let’s just say it was all over the state 04-cheers
Well it just bugs me because all Yankees know about the state of Louisiana is Nola, and the only thing they know about Nola is beignets, and voodoo. And peeing on the streets of the FQ, lol.

If we wanted to throw some ‘magic’ at ya from UL, we’d consult a Traiteur

Intrigues me up to see southerners call other southerners yankees. I guess swamp-dwelling frenchmen who couldn't make their way back to Montreal call folks from southern appalatchuh "yankees" instead of "hillbillies" or "scots-irish" due to the same ignorance that leads to stereotyping?

When I was stationed in Texas I was amazed to have someone call me a yankee for being born in the capitol of the confederacy. Of course with Va these days they'd have a solid argument.

If we can get a rematch, I hope to God we can make the game. I really want to spend time with other marginalized folks that are fair game for socially-accepted bashing of European immigration other than from England.

Lol. We basically call anyone north of Opelousas and west of Lake Charles a ‘yankee.’ Take no offense to that, we only mean you aren’t Cajun, basically. You need to understand how isolated we were for many years. It’s why our Cajun culture survived for so long. Anyone not in the Acadiana region was very much a foreign entity.

My grandparents spoke only French until they went to school, at which time they were beaten if they were caught speaking or writing in French.
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RE: Week 9 Power Rankings
(10-25-2021 08:52 PM)FrankyP Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 07:47 PM)troutbummike Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 06:58 PM)FrankyP Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 04:19 PM)debragga Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 01:58 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  Surely there are ties to Louisiana Lafayette, Monroe, and State down in New Orleans?

To appease Franky, let’s just say it was all over the state 04-cheers
Well it just bugs me because all Yankees know about the state of Louisiana is Nola, and the only thing they know about Nola is beignets, and voodoo. And peeing on the streets of the FQ, lol.

If we wanted to throw some ‘magic’ at ya from UL, we’d consult a Traiteur

Intrigues me up to see southerners call other southerners yankees. I guess swamp-dwelling frenchmen who couldn't make their way back to Montreal call folks from southern appalatchuh "yankees" instead of "hillbillies" or "scots-irish" due to the same ignorance that leads to stereotyping?

When I was stationed in Texas I was amazed to have someone call me a yankee for being born in the capitol of the confederacy. Of course with Va these days they'd have a solid argument.

If we can get a rematch, I hope to God we can make the game. I really want to spend time with other marginalized folks that are fair game for socially-accepted bashing of European immigration other than from England.

Lol. We basically call anyone north of Opelousas and west of Lake Charles a ‘yankee.’ Take no offense to that, we only mean you aren’t Cajun, basically. You need to understand how isolated we were for many years. It’s why our Cajun culture survived for so long. Anyone not in the Acadiana region was very much a foreign entity.

My grandparents spoke only French until they went to school, at which time they were beaten if they were caught speaking or writing in French.

Embrace it as yins should. It's awesome. Folks I served with in Arkansas that were cajun and tried to be stationed close to home as they could would invite me over for a boil and we'd blend traditional music pickin and drink way too much... I miss it fondly, and they still rub it in every early spring when they have mudbug boils on a March 70 degree night while I'm pushing snow with the kubota.
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(10-25-2021 08:04 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  Also, App doesn't have a true bye week this season, go figure.

By a “true bye week” do you mean a full 14 days off between games? If so, you’re sorta preaching to the choir by telling that to a Cajuns fan. Our longest break between games is 10 days and on two occasions this year we will play a game on only 5 days rest.
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(10-25-2021 03:12 PM)Louisiana99 Wrote:  
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(10-25-2021 01:22 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  8. Arkansas State - They seemed to really generate consistent offense as Hatcher took over. They are 1-6 and if their defense was even decent they would probably be a .500 team right now

9. Texas State - They play everyone tough but can't put it together to find a win. As expected with mostly transfers and little continuity

10. Georgia Southern - Reeling after Lunsford. Will probably beat App State just as App is about to be ranked again at the end of the season because, well, it's Hate Week. Lost season otherwise

How is Ark State 8 when they haven't won a conference game yet?

They played Louisiana to a one point game. The same reason I may put App over Louisiana if Louisiana had lost to Arkansas State.

A lot of this has to do with momentum and Georgia Southern's has slowed since playing Arkansas State while Arkansas State's has increased since Hatcher took over in the 2nd half of the Coastal game.

Us playing Arkansas State in Jonesboro would be the same as App going on the road this week to face Georgia southern which highly likely would be a similar outcome. Circumstances matter in sports. Billy has been building a team to beat y’all. We got dominated for the first 8 meetings, so we have been adapting and building to take y’all down. A lot of times when you are really successful against someone you don’t feel the need to change anything, when you have a certain team you can’t seem to beat you keep changing things in order to do so. We did play a great game and a lot of the things that went wrong for y’all was because of the way we played. Our game stAte are always close regardless of record and the home team usually wins but with the game one the line, we produced a 20 play 10+ minute drive to run out the clock. That’s imposing your will on someone.
That was absolutely brutal but at the same time I was proud...we didn't give up a 90+ yard TD!COGS
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(10-26-2021 10:34 PM)astater Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 03:12 PM)Louisiana99 Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 01:55 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 01:51 PM)EigenEagle Wrote:  
(10-25-2021 01:22 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  8. Arkansas State - They seemed to really generate consistent offense as Hatcher took over. They are 1-6 and if their defense was even decent they would probably be a .500 team right now

9. Texas State - They play everyone tough but can't put it together to find a win. As expected with mostly transfers and little continuity

10. Georgia Southern - Reeling after Lunsford. Will probably beat App State just as App is about to be ranked again at the end of the season because, well, it's Hate Week. Lost season otherwise

How is Ark State 8 when they haven't won a conference game yet?

They played Louisiana to a one point game. The same reason I may put App over Louisiana if Louisiana had lost to Arkansas State.

A lot of this has to do with momentum and Georgia Southern's has slowed since playing Arkansas State while Arkansas State's has increased since Hatcher took over in the 2nd half of the Coastal game.

Us playing Arkansas State in Jonesboro would be the same as App going on the road this week to face Georgia southern which highly likely would be a similar outcome. Circumstances matter in sports. Billy has been building a team to beat y’all. We got dominated for the first 8 meetings, so we have been adapting and building to take y’all down. A lot of times when you are really successful against someone you don’t feel the need to change anything, when you have a certain team you can’t seem to beat you keep changing things in order to do so. We did play a great game and a lot of the things that went wrong for y’all was because of the way we played. Our game stAte are always close regardless of record and the home team usually wins but with the game one the line, we produced a 20 play 10+ minute drive to run out the clock. That’s imposing your will on someone.
That was absolutely brutal but at the same time I was proud...we didn't give up a 90+ yard TD!COGS

Your defense would've been better off giving up a 90+ yard touchdown as opposed to staying on the field for 10 minutes. That's rough.
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