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Thanks for the info and that is great for him. The school that he is at was started by former Florida and Saint QB Danny Wuerffel. You should check out all that they have been forced to go through and are still going through becuase of Katrina. Decire Street Ministries

From what I remember hearing, he is back in Nebraska. From what I recal, his wife is a dentist (possibly a specialist) and she had a job offer that she could not turn down. Combine that with his low salary coaching at Nicholls, he left. The OC is also the QB coach.

Actually, we had a really good QB when he was here. The QB is now the all-time leading rusher in Nicholls history and could throw the ball quite well, when we did throw it - which was seldom. All in all, Mickey was a great guy on and off the field. I really enjoyed him being in Thibodaux.

Hello from Colonel Country. There are many in South Louisiana looking forward to the game this weekend, as it will be the largest crowd by far that has ever watched a Colonel game and with all of the red and a very close looking “N” to that of yours, some of our guys might feel at home. After watching NU destroy LA Tech this past weekend, I am not even hoping for any type of miracle upset although a little joke amongst Colonel fans is that the team with the N on their helmet that runs the option always wins in Lincoln. I thought that many of you Cornhusker fans would like a bit of a preview of the Colonels. On offence, the Colonels are breaking in a couple of new QBs in our triple option offense and their lack of game experience shows. We do have a number of talented backs as the fullback, Broderick Cole, is 2nd Team I-AA All-American. The two starting slots have some speed, especially McLendon, if they can get to the outside. The O-line is missing a couple of starters, but has a talented right tackle who at 6’5” 305 lbs is our biggest player. The defense is undersized, but quick. The NU running game will be able to overpower the Colonels on a number of occasions. The starting middle linebacker, Vavala #47, is a fun player to watch and the DB’s do have some speed – I just hope they will be in the right places at the right times. All in all, the Colonels would just like to make the game interesting, at least for a half. Last year, after having the opener at Utah St. canceled because of Hurricane Katrina (we have numerous players from New Orleans and surrounding areas that had their family home completely destroyed) the Colonels had to go up to Indiana on only two days of practice and should have won that game. With just under 4:00 minutes to play, the Colonels had a 31-28 lead with a 1st and 10 from the Indiana 11 only to fumble and have the Hoosiers score a TD with 37 seconds remaining. I know the Cornhuskers are light years ahead of Indiana, but the guys showed some heart, especially considering the Katrina situation, and I am anxious to see how they play against one of the most storied programs in college football history. BTW, one tie between Nicholls and NU is that former NU QB Mickey Joseph coached the Colonel QBs when the option was brought in as the offense. If you have some questions, let me know or come by the Nicholls board at http://forums.delphiforums.com/Nicholls/start