The No. 25 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns took down the Appalachian State Mountaineers 24-21 on Friday night, and it’s actually pretty incredible that Louisiana won- considering how awful their long-snapping was all game on special teams (App State was also a three-point favorite).
It was an absolute nightmare night for Louisiana long snapper Paul Boudreaux, who had three snaps go over the punter’s head, and another snap that resulted in a failed extra-point try for the Ragin’ Cajuns.
Here are the four horrible snaps:
The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns have a long-snapping problem, Part I (note: this TD didn't count due to a penalty on App State): pic.twitter.com/JPMdFoMiAa
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The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns have a long-snapping problem, Part II: pic.twitter.com/8j2H3Q8mT9
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The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns have a long-snapping problem, Part III: pic.twitter.com/ORR4Xkh63S
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The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns have a long-snapping problem, Part IV: pic.twitter.com/aaw1VlJtT6
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Things were so bad in this department that, instead of lining up to punt on 4th-and-2 with a 24-19 lead and under two minutes remaining, Louisiana head coach Billy Napier chose to have quarterback Levi Lewis intentionally run back 35 yards to take a safety, cutting the Ragin Cajuns’ lead to three points.
Louisiana then intentionally took a safety after their long-snapping problems, making it a three-point game with 1:46 remaining. pic.twitter.com/FMcbQnnHb6
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And App State was then in position to tie the game in the final seconds, but the special teams fortune finally went in Louisiana’s favor. App State’s Chandler Staton missed a 30-yard field goal that was partially blocked, giving Louisiana a 24-21 victory.
But after all that, Louisiana still won… thanks to a missed 30-yard field goal by App State.
What a comical football game in the special teams department. pic.twitter.com/c2aUBVVjfj
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Nobody is happier about that miss than Paul Boudreaux.
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