NOTEBOOK -- Inside the Homecoming Match Up with Louisiana

Neither Troy nor Louisiana had any hesitation about making it a four-down game on Saturday.

The Ragin' Cajuns are one of the top-ranked teams in the country on fourth down. They were 14-for-20 in those situations coming into the game and were 3-for-5 on fourth down Saturday.

Troy was even better; converting all five times they went for it on fourth down. The Trojans are now 13-for-18 for the season.

"This whole analytics thing is the vogue now, I guess," Troy head coach Chip Lindsey said. "You try to research each and every week. The analytics is done each week based on you and your opponent. Now, there are times I've gone against it before, but we're committed to doing the best job we can.…