RaginCajuns.com ... the offline fiasco of 2006-2007

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&nbsp; After 12 years in virtually every behind-the-scenes job possible in the University of Louisiana athletic department, John Dugas is now official.

Dugas was named as UL's event management coordinator effective Aug. 1 and will work with the planning and staging of all Ragin' Cajun athletic events. He will also assist with the development of the athletic department's web site, www.ragincajuns.com, as an offshoot of his continuing work with UL's unique www.AthleticNetwork.net web site.

"We finally got Sherry (LeBas) some help," joked UL interim athletic director David Walker Monday. LeBas, UL's longest-tenured athletic department employee, serves as assistant athletic director for game management, and Dugas has been a regular part of LeBas' staff for much of that time.

Dugas has been part of UL's game-day staff since September of 1994, working in event staffing, script writing, venue preparation, stadium and arena security, ticket operation, scoreboards and message center and setup and maintenance of public address and other equipment.

A 2002 UL graduate, Dugas was a teacher and coach at Scott Middle School for the past three years. He had also worked as human resources manager at International Plant Containers and as a field technician for SLEMCO before returning to earn his degree.



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does anyone know if our athletic site is in the plans of an upgrade? it gives information but kinda looks like it was made in the early 90's. if we are going to step everything up, we gotta step EVERYTHING up!

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Originally Posted by ULforlife

does anyone know if our athletic site is in the plans of an upgrade? it gives information but kinda looks like it was made in the early 90's. if we are going to step everything up, we gotta step EVERYTHING up!

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This will happen, as per conversation with Mr. Dugas. He thought it might be in the summer to coincide with start of football season, but it will be later in the fall.

Update on the new RaginCajuns.com website.....

John Dugas who is assisting with the development of RaginCajuns.com informed me that they are in the planning stages of a totally new site. He said that they will have a new server, and will be on par with other major university athletic websites.

The site will have the same type of information that it has now, but will also have added features such as an on line store for Ragin' Cajun merchandise, on line auctions, an improved news engine, poll questions, photo galleries, audio & video, and much, much more.

He expects the new site to be up and running in 2-3 months.

Just got this e-mail......

Ragin'Cajuns.com, the official Athletic Department website, is experiencing problems.

The AN is not experiencing problems at this time, but is attempting to assist the Athletic Department. Please note the following message below issued by the Athletic Department and check back later. Thank you.

You have been redirected to the Athletic Network because RaginCajuns.com is experiencing technical difficulties and is offline at this time.

Check back as the most current RaginCajuns.com content will be available shortly. The Athletic Department apologizes for any inconvenience.
© Copyright 2002,2003 Athletic Network. This site sanctioned by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
www.athleticnetwork.net

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Originally Posted by UL Ragin Cajun

Just got this e-mail......

Ragin'Cajuns.com, the official Athletic Department website, is experiencing problems.

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Understatement. It's offline.

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Originally Posted by gridiron

Understatement. It's offline.

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This is from RaginCajuns.com..........

This site is experiencing technical difficulties...
...Visit the athletic network for updated info...
...We apologize for any inconvenience.

The UL home page: www.ragincajuns.com I have not been able to open this up for a week now. Is it down or is it just me??

Thanks

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The UL home page: www.ragincajuns.com I have not been able to open this up for a week now. Is it down or is it just me??

Thanks

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From RaginCajuns.com

This site is experiencing technical difficulties...
...Visit the athletic network for updated info...
...We apologize for any inconvenience.

Hey you guys,

Why can't the University maintain the Athletics web site ? The home page has the defeat of NC A-T on it. That is slightly old news. Don't we have one of the best computer science departments in the state ?
Baffling to say the least.

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Originally Posted by perrott fan

Hey you guys,

Why can't the University maintain the Athletics web site ? The home page has the defeat of NC A-T on it. That is slightly old news. Don't we have one of the best computer science departments in the state ?
Baffling to say the least.

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This was posted earlier.......

Update on the new RaginCajuns.com website.....

John Dugas who is assisting with the development of RaginCajuns.com informed me that they are in the planning stages of a totally new site. He said that they will have a new server, and will be on par with other major university athletic websites.

The site will have the same type of information that it has now, but will also have added features such as an on line store for Ragin' Cajun merchandise, on line auctions, an improved news engine, poll questions, photo galleries, audio & video, and much, much more.

He expects the new site to be up and running in 2-3 months.

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Originally Posted by UL Ragin Cajun

This was posted earlier.......

Update on the new RaginCajuns.com website.....

John Dugas who is assisting with the development of RaginCajuns.com informed me that they are in the planning stages of a totally new site. He said that they will have a new server, and will be on par with other major university athletic websites.

The site will have the same type of information that it has now, but will also have added features such as an on line store for Ragin' Cajun merchandise, on line auctions, an improved news engine, poll questions, photo galleries, audio & video, and much, much more.

He expects the new site to be up and running in 2-3 months.

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So we simply halt the flow of information until after football season???

Our lack of a website right now was the butt of many media jokes in Houston.

I think that it's great to upgrade the website...
But to offer nothing in the interim [during the time when we need info the most] is just plain stupid.

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Originally Posted by Pirogue

So we simply halt the flow of information until after football season???

Our lack of a website right now was the butt of many media jokes in Houston.

I think that it's great to upgrade the website...
But to offer nothing in the interim [during the time when we need info the most] is just plain stupid.

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i don't think we are the butt of any jokes in houston right now!

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Originally Posted by Pirogue

So we simply halt the flow of information until after football season???

Our lack of a website right now was the butt of many media jokes in Houston.

I think that it's great to upgrade the website...
But to offer nothing in the interim [during the time when we need info the most] is just plain stupid.

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Yeah, Houston has enough problems right now. Oh well, that's what you get for not doing your homework.

I am sure the website will be worth the wait!

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Originally Posted by Pirogue

So we simply halt the flow of information until after football season???

Our lack of a website right now was the butt of many media jokes in Houston.

I think that it's great to upgrade the website...
But to offer nothing in the interim [during the time when we need info the most] is just plain stupid.

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Progress can sometimes be painful. As I'm sure you can tell things are improving everyday but a little more time will be required to get to the point where things like this will not happen. Just be glad that this kind of stuff used to be due to neglect but now it's do to progress. Hang in there it will be worth it.

Hopefully they will have the site up and running before the fall sports are over. Even though the volleyball season has been tougher than any of us anticipated it's hard being a "stat hound" like me because I have to go our opponents websites to get complete box scores and play-by-play. I do appreciate the Athletic Network website and all they are doing to keep the line of communication open by posting the articles written by Matt Hebert regarding volleyball.

If at all possible can we get a more definitive idea of when the website will be up and running?

Cajun VB Mom
GEAUX CAJUNS!

Yes, it's great that they are updating the look of the website. However, it IS quite silly to not update the old site in the interim. You never stop udating the old version while you are building a new version.

But I'm wondering if they are having difficulties accessing the current host, preventing updates.

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Originally Posted by cajunvbmom

Hopefully they will have the site up and running before the fall sports are over. Even though the volleyball season has been tougher than any of us anticipated it's hard being a "stat hound" like me because I have to go our opponents websites to get complete box scores and play-by-play. I do appreciate the Athletic Network website and all they are doing to keep the line of communication open by posting the articles written by Matt Hebert regarding volleyball.

If at all possible can we get a more definitive idea of when the website will be up and running?

Cajun VB Mom
GEAUX CAJUNS!

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All they could say was 2-3 weeks. There is a fair amount of stats on the Sun Belt web site. Hope this helps.

Sun Belt Volleyball:
http://www.sunbeltsports.org/ViewArt...&ATCLID=588359

http://www.sunbeltsports.org/SportSe...4100&SPID=1821

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Originally Posted by Pirogue

So we simply halt the flow of information until after football season???

Our lack of a website right now was the butt of many media jokes in Houston.

I think that it's great to upgrade the website...
But to offer nothing in the interim [during the time when we need info the most] is just plain stupid.

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They didn't think it was a joke when they looked up at the scoreboard at the end did they?

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Originally Posted by UL Ragin Cajun

All they could say was 2-3 weeks. There is a fair amount of stats on the Sun Belt web site. Hope this helps.

Sun Belt Volleyball:
http://www.sunbeltsports.org/ViewArt...&ATCLID=588359

http://www.sunbeltsports.org/SportSe...4100&SPID=1821

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Thanks for your response. 2-3 weeks isn't so bad. I've looked at the stats on the Sunbelt website but they are conference standings and not individual team stats. At least this weekend I'll be able to keep my own stats and see what's up with the team as volleyball will be at UNT and I will be there with my red on!

VB Cajun Mom
Geaux Cajuns!

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Thanks for your response. 2-3 weeks isn't so bad.

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Sorry, I meant 2-3 months............

2 - 3 months is a LONG time ............ the next time we get our alumni letters asking for money, maybe we should check a new box for WEBSITE !!

Yes, I think FAU should and probably will look bad due to their stadium capacity and attendance. I think it will on a national level make the sunbelt look weak. But that to me is something a school handles over time.

My problem is... A national audience. What if we win big and impress people that don't know of us, great. So, people head for our athletic website to learn more about the team and school. What will they find? An apology.

I'm not upset that the school is in the process of making much needed improvements in that area. But why does the old site have to be non operational in the meantime (1) and (2) if we knew this was going to take place could we not have timed it better like say in the summer when there are no sports taking place... oh no that makes tooo much sense lets do it in the middle of a nationally televised game, yeh. I mean, it's not like national television is a big deal to our program and we are on television all the time, Duh.

I love UL and always will, I just feel like we don't get many opportunities to earn respect, and the timing of this website change is definately an opportunity missed. I just hope the site is up for the N.O. Bowl.


Don't drop the ball..~.

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Originally Posted by Jacob

Yes, I think FAU should and probably will look bad due to their stadium capacity and attendance. I think it will on a national level make the sunbelt look weak. But that to me is something a school handles over time.

My problem is... A national audience. What if we win big and impress people that don't know of us, great. So, people head for our athletic website to learn more about the team and school. What will they find? An apology.

I'm not upset that the school is in the process of making much needed improvements in that area. But why does the old site have to be non operational in the meantime (1) and (2) if we knew this was going to take place could we not have timed it better like say in the summer when there are no sports taking place... oh no that makes tooo much sense lets do it in the middle of a nationally televised game, yeh. I mean, it's not like national television is a big deal to our program and we are on television all the time, Duh.

I love UL and always will, I just feel like we don't get many opportunities to earn respect, and the timing of this website change is definately an opportunity missed. I just hope the site is up for the N.O. Bowl.


Don't drop the ball..~.

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Yeah, and remember that you are among those that have discovered the information available on this and other message boards. The average fan looks for an athletic dept web page and right now they are not finding one. Poor timing.

I'm at work today keeping my game day tradition of sporting some gear. Since I am at work, I sort of double as an advertisment. Many people have asked why I'm wearing red on Wednesday (I usually go red on Friday) which has prompted a discussion of tonight's game. The discussion ends there, but what if it didn't? An apology about the web page would follow.

I have some experience with website design (work at Golfballs.com), and there is no reason why you cannot keep the old site operational like it was. You make changes and redesign the new site on a different platform and upload the changes in one fell swoop. No excuse.