2016: LA the new "official" abbreviation for stats, crawls, etc

Looks like the Little Rock & UT Arlington
websites have been updated to Louisiana for all sports and future schedules. Thanks to these conference partners.

Figured Little Rock would comply as everyone
did for their request. Might take some time to get all conference members to changed over. I suspect some will not change unless the conference does, as they did for Little Rock.

With an official announcement from our President and Marketing Department, you would think the conference would comply as they did for Little Rock.

If they do not comply - ???

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Originally Posted by jllanclos

In conversation with non-LA people, I never use "UL, Cajuns, Ragin' Cajuns, or anything else. I exclusively use "Louisiana."

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----So we do this and Monroe starts using UL----remember they had used Louisiana only after the name change----this whole thing just keeps going on and on because of the LSU desire to keep us from UL in 1984----We are such creatures of habit (I sometimes still say LSUNO and I hear others slip to USL just out of habit)----I drove a stick shift all last week and last night I was still trying to clutch with my left foot----the LA keeps away from the Louisville deal and the need to put the extra L after the UL with hyphen or anyway----and don't forget that some, because Lafayette starts with the letters "LA", they will just say Lafayette---Keep fighting on!!!

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Originally Posted by Boomer

<p>So we do this and Monroe starts using UL<p>remember they had used Louisiana only after the name change<p>this whole thing just keeps going on and on because of the LSU desire to keep us from UL in 1984<p>We are such creatures of habit (I sometimes still say LSUNO and I hear others slip to USL just out of habit)<p>I drove a stick shift all last week and last night I was still trying to clutch with my left foot<p>the LA keeps away from the Louisville deal and the need to put the extra L after the UL with hyphen or anyway<p>and don't forget that some, because Lafayette starts with the letters "LA", they will just say Lafayette---Keep fighting on!!!

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Well ULM can, like us, only use ULmoanrow. Can't use it anywhere except verbally amongst themselves.

Additionally they've been branding ULM for years. I don't think it's in their best interest to backtrack.

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Originally Posted by LaCajunsFan

Yep. Well said

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Yes. This. LA is for tickers/stats only.

By the way, we have never referenced/recommended UL in any former guidelines on name use. The goal is not to change the accepted reference of "UL" that is used casually but to require a ticker/stat abbreviation that aligns close with the university name without confusion to other universities.

From louisiana.edu:

Name: University of Louisiana at Lafayette®
Academic Abbreviation: UL Lafayette
Athletics Nickname: Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns®
Athletics Shortened Names: Louisiana, Ragin' Cajuns, and Cajuns
Athletics Abbreviation: LA (for score/stats listings only)

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Originally Posted by Boomer

----So we do this and Monroe starts using UL----remember they had used Louisiana only after the name change----this whole thing just keeps going on and on because of the LSU desire to keep us from UL in 1984----We are such creatures of habit (I sometimes still say LSUNO and I hear others slip to USL just out of habit)----I drove a stick shift all last week and last night I was still trying to clutch with my left foot----the LA keeps away from the Louisville deal and the need to put the extra L after the UL with hyphen or anyway----and don't forget that some, because Lafayette starts with the letters "LA", they will just say Lafayette---Keep fighting on!!!

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Your trip made you paranoid. ;)

If the Sunbelt Conference does not make these wholesale changes for the Cajuns to Louisiana and LA for abbreviation, then we will
be stuck in the same situation.

How can you expect any media member to
honor our request if our own Conference does not.

Within a few hours of Little Rock announcing
their brand name change, the Conference
and all other schools updated.

I don't see this happening for the Cajuns.

Still have issues here - I believe.

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Originally Posted by ULouisiana

If the Sunbelt Conference does not make these wholesale changes for the Cajuns to Louisiana and LA for abbreviation, then we will
be stuck in the same situation.

How can you expect any media member to
honor our request if our own Conference does not.

Within a few hours of Little Rock announcing
their brand name change, the Conference
and all other schools updated.

I don't see this happening for the Cajuns.

Still have issues here - I believe.

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Yes, we do. A nutless president.

I had a ULM guy on Twitter harassing me about this today. With links to "laws" included. They keep saying we are illegal. But we aren't in any way shape or form. He was including Matt Sullivan in his tweets to me and an espn employee. Troll...

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Originally Posted by CajunDreDog

I had a ULM guy on Twitter harassing me about this today. With links to "laws" included. They keep saying we are illegal. But we aren't in any way shape or form. He was including Matt Sullivan in his tweets to me and an espn employee. Troll...

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Yeah it was my tweet lol blocked him. Easy as that

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Originally Posted by CajunDreDog

They keep saying we are illegal. But we aren't in any way shape or form...

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100% correct.

They don't comprehend nicknames.

If they were close to credible or remotely accurate, use of Warhawks and Cajuns would be illegal.

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Originally Posted by Turbine

100% correct.

They don't comprehend nicknames.

If they were close to credible or remotely accurate, use of Warhawks and Cajuns would be illegal.

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MAT said in a previous post that ULM President Bruno was in board with our use of Louisiana. If that is correct, there should be no reason Benson does not immediately honor our request. Our SID needs to do more than just email a news release or whatever was sent out. Need to follow up with key people to make sure this takes effect.

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Originally Posted by HoustonCajun

MAT said in a previous post that ULM President Bruno was in board with our use of Louisiana. If that is correct, there should be no reason Benson does not immediately honor our request. Our SID needs to do more than just email a news release or whatever was sent out. Need to follow up with key people to make sure this takes effect.

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You mean the same guy who screwed the pooch to start with? Yeah, that'll happen.