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SBC coaches like Cajuns' chances

by Walter Pierce

The Ragin' Cajuns football team picked up the most first place votes in a poll of the Sun Belt Conference's coaches. With four coaches picking the Cajuns to win the Sun Belt in 2013, that's half the top brass liking the Cajuns' chances.

Head coach Mark Hudspeth

The Ragin' Cajuns football team picked up the most first place votes in a poll of the Sun Belt Conference's coaches. With four coaches picking the Cajuns to win the Sun Belt in 2013, that's half the top brass liking the Cajuns' chances.

Technically, the Cajuns and UL Monroe share top honors, with each earning 57 points in the poll, but the WarHawks only received two first place votes.

Reigning conference champ Arkansas State came in third with 45 points followed by Western Kentucky with 44.

It is a Sun Belt Conference much changed from the last few years, with former members Middle Tennessee State, North Texas, Florida Atlantic and Florida International bolting the league for other conferences and newcomers Georgia State and Texas State joining the SBC for 2013.

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