UL-Lafayette has been a quality Sun Belt Conference team under Mark Hudspeth going to a bowl game during five of his six seasons, including last season. The Ragin' Cajuns are in the bowl hunt again this season and should be the more motivated and fresher team.

Lafayette averages nearly 30 points a game. The Ragin' Cajuns can take advantage of a Mississippi defense surrendering an average of nearly 42 points during their last six games.

The Ragin' Cajuns should have a freshness, too, since they just had a bye two weeks ago. That was already their second bye of the season. Mississippi, on the other hand, will be playing for the seventh straight week.

The Rebels are worn down and won't be taking this non-conference foe that serious with bigger games on deck - hosting Texas A&M next week and then concluding the regular season with their annual in-state rival Mississippi State on Thanksgiving.