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Recruiting Trails
Per square mile, the I-10 corridor between Houston and New Orleans attracts more college head coaches from Power 5 schools, FBS mid-majors and various FCS programs than any other geographic area in the country.
Read More »Staying Put
Everyone has had a flirtatious moment or two in their lives. At times, something comes of it. Other times, maybe not. Flirting doesn’t always involve someone of the opposite sex. The winking and the
Read More »As The SEC Turns
There’s a scene in the movie Kong Skull Island in which King Kong marked the top of a mountain with his humongous blood-soaked hand print, showing any and all invaders that this was his
Read More »A Draft Class Unlike Any Other
By Rick Sarro The 2017 NFL draft class for the New Orleans Saints was the very best collection of collegiate picks in the franchise’s 51 year history. Bar none. There you have it —
Read More »Eager For ‘18
There’s not much left with any connection to McNeese’s football season now that Sam Houston State is the only Southland Conference team remaining in the FCS Playoffs. If you’ve lost track of the post-season,
Read More »Making A Case For The Cowboys
I may have to pull from every example, reference and technique used in all the Law and Order and L.A. Law shows ever watched. But in the end, I will make a case for
Read More »X Factor
Not much went right for the McNeese Cowboys in that recent 47-17 smackdown by Central Arkansas on that purple-striped turf in Conway. Except for the continued exceptional play and impact of tight end Lawayne
Read More »Good Start. But Can It Continue?
This open date and time off could not have come at a better time for the McNeese Cowboys. This was, and probably still is, a beat-up and bruised football team that was in dire
Read More »Fallen Tigers
We can thank LSU’s homecoming gaffe for shifting the war of words away from Trump versus the NFL — at least in Louisiana, anyway. The never-ending debate about who is patriotic and who is
Read More »Same Old Same Old Saints?
The bad habits, trends and lingering losing sure look eerily like the last three seasons. If the New Orleans Saints don’t soon do a clean 180, this 0-2 start could be a foreshadowing of
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