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Right Place. Wrong Time.
If Lance Guidry had the luxury of a DeLorean time machine like Marty McFly in Back to the Future, he would most assuredly go back to the beginning of August camp and start this
Read More »Amped Up: MSU Football Season Preview
Story By Rick Sarro Photo By Jesse Hitefield Lance Guidry’s Second Act The Curtain Will Soon Rise For The Cowboys 2017 Season Lance Guidry’s opening act as McNeese’s head coach was far from a
Read More »Dare To Speak Freely
What would happen if every current or former athlete, head coach, general manager and commissioner were given the most potent truth serum known to man for just one day. Imagine how cool that would
Read More »All Or Nothing
I’ve always felt there should be a high sense of pride and accomplishment if you’ve earned the opportunity to play for a national or state championship. If by chance you exit stage right without
Read More »Champions Denied
It’s fun blowing bubbles, I guess. It’s even better sipping on something with bubbles. It’s no fun being on the bubble. The McNeese Cowboys can attest to that, as they sat outside the lines
Read More »Brain Wash
In honor of the season, I thought it was time for a little spring cleaning of sorts. I’ll leave the closets and gutters for another weekend. I’m talking of an in-depth clearing of my
Read More »DEFCON 1
With a single-mindedness and an unwavering mission, Sean Payton and Mickey Loomis attacked the NFL Draft with the sole purpose of upgrading a defense that in no uncertain terms has kept the New Orleans
Read More »No Time To Smell The Flowers
Lance Guidry was right where he is most happy. He was in the dirt teaching and coaching football; leading his D.W.A defense again; and, of course, running from one end zone to the other,
Read More »Patience Needed
The McNeese Cowboys will never be playing basketball in late March or early April in reconfigured football stadiums in Phoenix, Indianapolis, Houston or New Orleans. Participation in the Final Four and NCAA basketball championship
Read More »Chasing Championships
If we’re not careful, Calcasieu Parish may be on its way to becoming Title Town in Louisiana high school sports. Barbe has a stranglehold on 5-A baseball. St. Louis High seems to win a
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