How strong of an opponent is Louisiana-Lafayette on the LSU football schedule for 2009?
Louisiana-Lafayette vs LSU College Football Week 3 Picks: The Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin` Cajuns and the No. 9 LSU Tigers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday at 7:00 PM EST when they battle at Tiger Stadium. The College Football Week 3 Picks experts at Sportsbook.com have the LSU Tigers -26.5 point favorites against the UL Lafayette Ragin Cajuns. Louisiana-Lafayette booted a late field goal to edge Kansas State 17-15 at Cajun Field in Week 2. Louisiana-Lafayette covered as a 6.5-point home underdog while the final score played UNDER the 52-point total. Expect LSU head football coach Les Miles to be ready for this inferior team and win big. The College Football Week 3 Picks experts at Sportsbook.com have the LSU Tigers vs. UL Lafayette Ragin Cajuns Total set at 51 points. LSU survived a wet and wild 23-9 win over Vanderbilt at Tiger Stadium in Week 2. Vanderbilt covered as a
Normally LSU starts the season with weaker opponents than Washington and Vanderbilt, and that may have had something to do with the uneven performances. But this is no time to cruise. LSU needs to be dominant in this game by treating Louisiana-Lafayette as if it were an SEC opponent. At the very least, ULL is much better than when it last appeared in Tiger Stadium. The program has continuity in its seventh year under Rickey Bustle. No matter what Les Miles says about ULL having a better offense than Vanderbilt, the Cajuns will be overmatched, and LSU needs to show progress by proving it. LOOSEN THE REINS ON JORDAN JEFFERSON Even if the Tigers don’t do this, they will win the game. But it needs to happen. This doesn’t mean throw long every other play. This means against ULL, LSU can allow Jefferson more freedom to make mistakes. At some point he’s going to have to advance his responsibilities to allow him to grow into an SEC-caliber quarterback. Tonight should be the night, with four co
Louisiana-Lafayette is off to a 2-0 start, highlighted by last weekend’s 17-15 home victory over Kansas State. Yet that would pale in comparison to a Ragin’ Cajuns upset of LSU. The Tigers are 21-0 in the series. This will be only the third meeting since 1938, but recent matchups haven’t been close. When the teams last met, in 2006, LSU won 45-3. In 2002, LSU won 48-0. This weekend, the Tigers are more than three-touchdown favorites, but Louisiana-Lafayette coach Ricky Bustle asserted that his 2009 squad is the best he’s brought to Tiger Stadium. Sources: http://www.sportingnews.
