Naming LA Tech

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Originally Posted by SlappyCajun

_ Be proud of whomever you think we are....No one is telling you to not be proud of UL. Others on this board will be proud of UL.

Don't waste your time with it. _

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You got it

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Originally Posted by SlappyCajun

_ Be proud of whomever you think we are....No one is telling you to not be proud of UL. Others on this board will be proud of UL.

Don't waste your time with it. _

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and dont waste our time with it.

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Originally Posted by mr. cajun

My point being is that other universities can claim the same .. Lets be proud of who were are - U L L ....

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The only other university in Louisiana that can claim UL is us. ULM has claimed ULM. Tulane has claimed Tulane. The name (or the "better known as" name) is up for grabs.

We're trying to grab it.

I can understand you disagreeing with people that emphasize the name above all else, but to go the other way with it makes you look like a hater.
igeaux.mobi

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Originally Posted by CajunZ1

_ The only other university in Louisiana that can claim UL is us. ULM has claimed ULM. Tulane has claimed Tulane. The name (or the "better known as" name) is up for grabs.

We're trying to grab it.

I can understand you disagreeing with people that emphasize the name above all else, but to go the other way with it makes you look like a hater.

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I guess I am just a traditionalist. I just do not think that we should try to call ourselves a different name than what is our official name. It is silly. To me it is the same as us trying to market ourselves as The University of Texas (because, hey there is nobody in LA with that name - so lets use it). I know that is a stupid example but hopefully you get my point... Why make up a name when we already have one ...

And for the record I have been against this since day one when I was asked to model a uniform at an unveiling in the late 1990s. I politely declined because I thought it ludicrous.

Mrs. Cajun thinks I have issues LOL

An official name and a "better known as" name are two different things.

If LSU A&M College at BR can be called "LSU," then why can't we be known (athletically) as UL?

Trust me, I'm not a chest pounding UL name-or-bust guy, but please realize that schools all over the country are known by different names than their "official" academic letterhead.

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Originally Posted by mr. cajun

I guess I am just a traditionalist. I just do not think that we should try to call ourselves a different name than what is our official name. It is silly. To me it is the same as us trying to market ourselves as The University of Texas (because, hey there is nobody in LA with that name - so lets use it). I know that is a stupid example but hopefully you get my point... Why make up a name when we already have one ...

And for the record I have been against this since day one when I was asked to model a uniform at an unveiling in the late 1990s. I politely declined because I thought it ludicrous.

Mrs. Cajun thinks I have issues LOL

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igeaux.mobi

Considering how many schools go by a different name than their official name, your reasoning is weak.

Just sit on the sidelines...out of the way...and we'll fight this fight.

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Originally Posted by mr. cajun

I guess I am just a traditionalist. I just do not think that we should try to call ourselves a different name than what is our official name. It is silly. To me it is the same as us trying to market ourselves as The University of Texas (because, hey there is nobody in LA with that name - so lets use it). I know that is a stupid example but hopefully you get my point... Why make up a name when we already have one ...

And for the record I have been against this since day one when I was asked to model a uniform at an unveiling in the late 1990s. I politely declined because I thought it ludicrous.

Mrs. Cajun thinks I have issues LOL

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igeaux.mobi

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Originally Posted by mr. cajun

_ I just said that Wiki had some good info on the topic ... I never said that it was the definitive piece of work on the subject ...

I would love to go back to school but unfortunately I can not find an address for The University of Louisiana ...

I really have no dog in this fight. I have degrees from both institutions ... I lettered at U L L and it will always hold a special place in my heart .. I just can not get over how this is such a big deal to you people ... _

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Apparently that special place is second place to your true love.

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Originally Posted by mr. cajun

_ I am exactly who I say I am .. I may not be the rah rah type but I have never stated a lie on this board (except the Viator being the next coach thread - My source - an current student athlete was incorrect). Frankly I have always been rubbed the wrong way by the type of attitude toward U L L that is shared by many on here. I just do not think that there should be this type of division in our supporters.

We are who we are and should be proud of that and always strive to be better... Having delusions of grandeur by some of the base does nothing but hurt the university.

This is a stupid argument that many will say that I lost but I am done with it ...

Lets beat Denver ... _

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Yes you did earlier today at 4:57 pm when you stated "...I am out of here...". And yet here you are back again.

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Originally Posted by Hammer58

_ Yes you did earlier today at 4:57 pm when you stated "...I am out of here...". And yet here you are back again. _

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Hammer, if you check his post history he was "outta here" in 2008 too...

Z

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Originally Posted by mr. cajun

I guess I am just a traditionalist. I just do not think that we should try to call ourselves a different name than what is our official name.

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I understand, but how far do you want to take that logic?

Do you think Tulane should be forced go by T.U.L. ?

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Originally Posted by Turbine

_ I understand, but how far do you want to take that logic?

Do you think Tulane should be forced go by T.U.L. ? _

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Happy New Year, Turbine!

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Originally Posted by Turbine

_ I understand, but how far do you want to take that logic?

Do you think Tulane should be forced go by T.U.L. ? _

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Think Mr. Traditionalist calls his other, more favored school by their official name?

Shouldn't that be T.U.L.N.O.?

I think Mr.Cajun and Bayou Teche are related!!:D


GEAUX UL!!!!!
THE University of Louisiana!!

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Originally Posted by mr. cajun

_ WOW ... besides being a terrible example - I am sure you know that neither of those two names you mentioned are the real names of schools .. Don't you ??


And for what it is worth .. It is Loyola University New Orleans .. Not Loyola University of Louisiana .. I am out of here .. Good day ... _

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Actually it was Loyola University of the South--What did you letter in at UL????

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Originally Posted by Boomer

_ Actually it was Loyola University of the South--What did you letter in at UL???? _

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I wonder if he had an extra "L" sewn on his letterman's jacket?:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by CajunRed

_ Considering how many schools go by a different name than their official name, your reasoning is weak.

Just sit on the sidelines...out of the way...and we'll fight this fight.






igeaux.mobi _

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I just love what the University of Kansas calls itself----KU!!!!!

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Originally Posted by Boomer

_ I just love what the University of Kansas calls itself----KU!!!!! _

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Several of the Big 12 schools do that:

University of Oklahoma - OU
University of Colorado - CU
University of Kansas - KU

I mentioned this previously, but if we called ourselves the University of Louisiana - LU, that certainly circumvents any of the law that deals with univerisities using UL and the city tag.

On the other hand, it might be hard to change over from UL to LU. I'm not worried about schools like Lamar that use LU. There are too many schools that use OSU or UM or UT. The biggest thing is getting over the hurdle of UL Lafayette. Would LU be successful in doing that? Is that something to even consider?

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Originally Posted by mr. cajun

_ I am exactly who I say I am .. I may not be the rah rah type but I have never stated a lie on this board (except the Viator being the next coach thread - My source - an current student athlete was incorrect). Frankly I have always been rubbed the wrong way by the type of attitude toward U L L that is shared by many on here. I just do not think that there should be this type of division in our supporters.

We are who we are and should be proud of that and always strive to be better... Having delusions of grandeur by some of the base does nothing but hurt the university.

This is a stupid argument that many will say that I lost but I am done with it ...

Lets beat Denver ... _

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Tell ya what Mr C,

You have said repeatedly that we should be proud of who we are. I must admit, I like that.

So by all means, fill us in. Tell us where UL is better than LSU, because that will make us all proud.

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Originally Posted by CajunZ1

An official name and a "better known as" name are two different things.

Trust me, I'm not a chest pounding UL name-or-bust guy, but please realize that schools all over the country are known by different names than their "official" academic letterhead.


igeaux.mobi

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1,000,000% correct!!! :eek:

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Originally Posted by CajunZ1

_ An official name and a "better known as" name are two different things.

If LSU A&M College at BR can be called "LSU," then why can't we be known (athletically) as UL?

Trust me, I'm not a chest pounding UL name-or-bust guy, but please realize that schools all over the country are known by different names than their "official" academic letterhead.

igeaux.mobi _

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Here are some more examples:

Fresno State - Cal State Fresno
Nevada - Nevada Reno
Charlotte - UNC Charlotte
Milwaukee - UW Milwaukee
California - Cal Berkeley
Texas - Texas at Austin
Nebraska - Nebraska Lincoln
Louisiana - Louisiana at Lafayette

The schools with city tags that have been successful, all have great acronyms:

UCLA - Cal Los Angeles
UNLV - Nevada Las Vegas
UTEP - Texas El Paso
UAB - Alabama Birmingham
ULM - Louisiana Monroe

I AM a chest pounding UL name-or-bust guy. This works for us as it does for these other schools. Why so much trouble embracing it, even by UL alumni? Why does the outside media have so much trouble accepting what we want to be called, like ESPN? Why do they so readily accept what other schools want to be called and I'm not just talking about the traditional power schools?

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Originally Posted by HoustonCajun

_ Here are some more examples:

Fresno State - Cal State Fresno
Nevada - Nevada Reno
Charlotte - UNC Charlotte
Milwaukee - UW Milwaukee
California - Cal Berkeley
Texas - Texas at Austin
Nebraska - Nebraska Lincoln
Louisiana - Louisiana at Lafayette

The schools with city tags that have been successful, all have great acronyms:

UCLA - Cal Los Angeles
UNLV - Nevada Las Vegas
UTEP - Texas El Paso
UAB - Alabama Birmingham
ULM - Louisiana Monroe

I AM a chest pounding UL name-or-bust guy. This works for us as it does for these other schools. Why so much trouble embracing it, even by UL alumni? Why does the outside media have so much trouble accepting what we want to be called, like ESPN? Why do they so readily accept what other schools want to be called and I'm not just talking about the traditional power schools? _

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You had me until you included that last one in your "schools with city tags that have been successful" section. :D:D:D