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THE GREAT DIVIDE
The select/non-select playoff controversy recently reared its ugly head again. It caused a huge division between Louisiana’s high school principals, athletic directors and head coaches. And it has public and private coaches in Southwest
Read More »YOU CAN COME HOME AGAIN
I know it’s Mardi Gras and I’m still writing about McNeese football. I’m well aware we’re deep into the basketball season, and believe me, hoops run deep to my core. But it’s been that
Read More »AN UNPREDICTABLE YEAR
There are several different angles from which to view the year in sports that was 2015. Many victories. Heart stopping defeats. Big games played and one that wasn’t. Amazing performances. Embarrassing ineptitude. Near good
Read More »TAKING HIS TALENT NORTH
It was great while it lasted. It lasted 17 years to be exact — the last 10 as head coach. Matt Viator has been a fixture with the Cowboys football program for a long
Read More »TOURNAMENT TIME
No it’s not March Madness. Let’s call it a December to Remember. The McNeese Cowboys are hoping that’s the case as they open up the post-season, hosting Southland Conference rival Sam Houston State in
Read More »A CHAMPIONSHIP STORY
There are a lot of sayings and phrases to the effect that nothing in life comes easy and much work must be done if one is to reach the pinnacle of success. There’s nothing
Read More »IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE
You probably know that phrase from former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan who used it in the context of rising stock prices and the pre-2008 financial crisis. I’m going to borrow Greenspan’s phrasing and
Read More »QUESTIONS ANSWERED…WELL, SOME OF THEM
The Southeastern Louisiana game was sitting on the schedule like an upcoming family reunion that you were either dreading more than a root canal or anxiously counting the days to. It depended on your
Read More »HE STILL TEACHES HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES
He still cares for his baseball field as if it were a sacred, hallowed green at Augusta National. And he espouses the magic of bunting and base running more than titanic home runs. Barbe’s
Read More »SEASONS UNDERWAY
Mother Nature cooperated quite nicely — albeit one week late. After she unleashed her fury in the form of lightning and thunderstorms that forced the cancellation of the McNeese versus LSU season opener in
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