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As everyone knows Hurricane Katrina put a blemish on a majority of sporting events in the deep south. The New Orleans Bowl was one of those events, which had to be moved from its usual site, the Super Dome in downtown New Orleans, to Cajun Field in Lafayette, LA. So when Southern Miss was invited to the bowl I over-heard some fans complaining that Lafayette could never live up to the excitement of New Orleans. Well, they received an A+ in my book…if not for the experience then definitely for the effort put forward.
I had the joy of going to the New Orleans bowl in Lafayette last Tuesday to watch the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (C-USA) play the Arkansas State Indians (Sun Belt). When someone says lets go to the New Orleans Bowl the first thought is “Awesome”, a weekend on Bourbon Street plus watching the team you love!! But going to Lafayette!?! Expectations fall just a bit but when your a fan, you do what must be done, meaning you pack your bags and travel to support your team. So me, my brother, and two friends loaded up and headed down, to the deep south.
Now, let me go ahead and let you know. I’m a Southern Miss Fan and like other Southern Miss fans we feel disappointed in playing in any bowl other than the Liberty (its important to have high expectations for your team), so the New Orleans bowl had our fans a little sad. So the mood at first (
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December 28th, 2005 at 9:30 am
I had a great time at UofL, those guys really know how to party out there.