The Acadiana Wreckin’ Rams football Facebook page is facing backlash for a perceived petty response following the team’s season-ending loss in the second round of the LHSAA playoffs.
On November 25, 2025, just days after the Wreckin’ Rams were eliminated, the page posted a seemingly wholesome thank-you to the coaching staff:
“THANK YOU, Wreckin’ Ram Coaches! As the 2025 season comes to a close, we want to give a massive shout-out to Head Coach Doug Dotson and the entire Wreckin’ Ram Football coaching staff for their incredible hard work and dedication. You didn’t just teach the game—you taught the player, building a foundation of commitment, character, and teamwork that lasts a lifetime. Thank you to every coach for pouring your time and passion into this team. We appreciate you!”
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So far, so good, until you read the caption the page added when it shared the graphic:
“We were informed, more like berated, after game 3 of this season, that ‘coaches matter’. I won’t name names, but to that person I say, you couldn’t not have been more correct!! Great job coaches!”
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The sarcastic jab was clearly aimed at fans who, early in the season when Acadiana started sluggishly, publicly questioned the coaching staff and suggested the team’s struggles were due to coaching decisions rather than player execution.
After a mid-season turnaround that carried the Rams to the second round, someone running the page apparently decided it was time for a little “I told you so” moment, at the fans’ expense.
Local parent and longtime supporter Leslie Broussard didn’t let it slide.
She commented on the post, calling the tone uncalled-for and unsportsmanlike, especially on a public platform followed by thousands of students, parents, rival fans, and even opposing teams.
Within hours, she discovered she’d been blocked from the page. Furious, Broussard took to her personal Facebook to vent:
Broussard said early coaching criticism was weaponized after a strong playoff run.
When friends asked what happened, Broussard explained that early-season criticism of the coaching staff had apparently been screenshotted and held onto for months, only to be weaponized after the team made a respectable playoff run, despite ultimately falling short of a state championship.
She wrote-:
“Had they won state… maybe, But they didn’t, they lost out and I just felt that it was very unprofessional to do that and boom….blocked because whomever is running that page is a straight bully and pretty sorry in my opinion!”
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The backlash grew quickly.
Some commenters were stunned that an official high-school program page would engage in public score-settling with its own supporters.
Others tried to calm the situation, with one woman, Belindra Castille, writing,
“Simmer down girl! As Tim McGraw says, Be kind & hum ble and don’t worry about all that nonsense.”
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Yet many agreed the post crossed a line.
Blocking a parent for polite criticism, while simultaneously mocking fans on a page representing the school, struck people as hypocritical for a program that just thanked its coaches for teaching “character.”
As of now, the Acadiana Wreckin’ Rams football page has not removed the caption or issued any clarification, and the original post celebrating the coaches remains up with the pointed dig intact.
In a part of Louisiana where high-school football is practically religion, the incident has left a sour taste for some fans who feel the adults behind the keyboard forgot that the page represents more than wins and losses; it represents the school, the kids, and the community that supports them, even when they dare to question the sideline decisions.
