HOMECOMING: The New SBC, Alumni Association Spotlight & LOLTech

The fellas welcome USM, ODU, Marshall, and JMU to the NEW P6 conference! We interview Tucker Sappington about all things AA and Homecoming. We LOL at LOLTech. And Gerry Hebert delivers a heart-felt 'Maaan I tell you what' segment, beautifully bundling past, present and future sentiments, detailing EXACTLY what it is to be a Ragin Cajun! Happy Homecoming Cajun Nation!

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Who will win the SBC East? [10:34]

Welcome Southern Miss to the Belt [24:34]

Marshall, JMU, ODU on Deck [33:47]

Asst. Director of the Alumni Association: Tucker Sappington [57:20]

We LOL at Tech [1:34:44]

Maaan I Tell You What! [1:50:22]

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If for nothing else, you have to listen to the TJ Wisham story during the Tucker interview. Amazing stuff

ULumni Association suggestion:

Let "former students" keep their Louisiana.edu email address for life.

If that creates a software discount cunundrum, there needs to be a similar permanent connection solution.

If something permanent already exists, promote it.

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Originally Posted by Turbine

ULumni Association suggestion:

Let "former students" keep their Louisiana.edu email address for life.

If that creates a software discount cunundrum, there needs to be a similar permanent connection solution.

If something permanent already exists, promote it.

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This is something that the AA and Foundation board has asked for but is not something any of those offices has control over. The implementations of allowing students to keep their @louisiana.edu email address falls under the office of University Advancement.

"Man I Tell You What"

EPIC!

Fits right in with why I think every homecoming should be on Thanksgiving Day at 11am, just like back in the day.

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Originally Posted by WestUCajun

This is something that the AA and Foundation board has asked for but is not something any of those offices has control over. The implementations of allowing students to keep their @louisiana.edu email address falls under the office of University Advancement.

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What's their reason for saying no?

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Originally Posted by BabbForHeisman

What's their reason for saying no?

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Didn’t exactly say no. Supposedly looking into it but don’t know how much of a priority it is. Sounds like one of the issues/concerns is network security and ability to host a large number of users. Will continue to push for it.

And for us USL old timers, we didn't need no stinking email....

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Originally Posted by WestUCajun

Didn’t exactly say no. Supposedly looking into it but don’t know how much of a priority it is. Sounds like one of the issues/concerns is network security and ability to host a large number of users. Will continue to push for it.

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Sounds about right. That's the same answer I got when I had SGA push for it in 2006.

I'm not an IT guy, but I strongly suggest that it's very doable. Lots of other universities do it.

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Originally Posted by Turbine

ULumni Association suggestion:

Let "former students" keep their Louisiana.edu email address for life.

If that creates a software discount cunundrum, there needs to be a similar permanent connection solution.

If something permanent already exists, promote it.

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If I’m not mistaken, the school to the East may do that.

Just wanted to say what a amazing testimony at the end. I feel the same way I went to school back in the 90’s. Was a junior when we beat Texas A&M . I was the miracle story when I went to USL now UL. I did’nt go to high school dropped out in the 9th grade went back got my GED. Then after that one of my friends dad told me that go and take the entrance exam and by some miracle made a 18 and was accepted to go to USL at the time. Thank GOD for pell grants to pay for school with a lot of hard work was blessed to receive my degree in 2001. Took longer than most students but don’t care what I thought was an impossible dream became a reality and love my Louisiana with all my heart for giving me a chance twenty years ago. Just wanted to share how much I love and appreciate my university and my blessings that I received.

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Originally Posted by cajungrad2001

Just wanted to say what a amazing testimony at the end. I feel the same way I went to school back in the 90’s. Was a junior when we beat Texas A&M . I was the miracle story when I went to USL now UL. I did’nt go to high school dropped out in the 9th grade went back got my GED. Then after that one of my friends dad told me that go and take the entrance exam and by some miracle made a 18 and was accepted to go to USL at the time. Thank GOD for pell grants to pay for school with a lot of hard work was blessed to receive my degree in 2001. Took longer than most students but don’t care what I thought was an impossible dream became a reality and love my Louisiana with all my heart for giving me a chance twenty years ago. Just wanted to share how much I love and appreciate my university and my blessings that I received.

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Great Story and I too dropped out of HS after football season of my senor year. Took the GED a few months later, then the ACT, and then to USL.
5+ years later, I graduated, went to Law School, then the USMC, now NASA. Retired from USMCR after 35 years yesterday. IT CAN BE DONE. Yours sounds much more difficult then my path though. CONGRATULATIONS

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Originally Posted by cajungrad2001

Just wanted to say what a amazing testimony at the end. I feel the same way I went to school back in the 90’s. Was a junior when we beat Texas A&M . I was the miracle story when I went to USL now UL. I did’nt go to high school dropped out in the 9th grade went back got my GED. Then after that one of my friends dad told me that go and take the entrance exam and by some miracle made a 18 and was accepted to go to USL at the time. Thank GOD for pell grants to pay for school with a lot of hard work was blessed to receive my degree in 2001. Took longer than most students but don’t care what I thought was an impossible dream became a reality and love my Louisiana with all my heart for giving me a chance twenty years ago. Just wanted to share how much I love and appreciate my university and my blessings that I received.

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This is the type of story that I love to hear. Great work 2001. You should be highly commended for finding the vision after straying away. Glad Louisiana was a part of your success story.

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Originally Posted by tdncz

Great Story and I too dropped out of HS after football season of my senor year. Took the GED a few months later, then the ACT, and then to USL.
5+ years later, I graduated, went to Law School, then the USMC, now NASA. Retired from USMCR after 35 years yesterday. IT CAN BE DONE. Yours sounds much more difficult then my path though. CONGRATULATIONS

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Cudo's to you also, tdncz.

Was blessed enough that my parents got to see graduation six months after graduation my dad had cancer and passed away three years later my mom had a stroke and passed away also just very thankful and blessed my parents got to see me finish

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Originally Posted by cajungrad2001

Just wanted to say what a amazing testimony at the end. I feel the same way I went to school back in the 90’s. Was a junior when we beat Texas A&M . I was the miracle story when I went to USL now UL. I did’nt go to high school dropped out in the 9th grade went back got my GED. Then after that one of my friends dad told me that go and take the entrance exam and by some miracle made a 18 and was accepted to go to USL at the time. Thank GOD for pell grants to pay for school with a lot of hard work was blessed to receive my degree in 2001. Took longer than most students but don’t care what I thought was an impossible dream became a reality and love my Louisiana with all my heart for giving me a chance twenty years ago. Just wanted to share how much I love and appreciate my university and my blessings that I received.

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Awesome story. This is why I gave that testimony in that segment. Through our experiences at the university, we all have our own stories.

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Originally Posted by tdncz

Great Story and I too dropped out of HS after football season of my senor year. Took the GED a few months later, then the ACT, and then to USL.
5+ years later, I graduated, went to Law School, then the USMC, now NASA. Retired from USMCR after 35 years yesterday. IT CAN BE DONE. Yours sounds much more difficult then my path though. CONGRATULATIONS

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WOW. Congrats man!

Also, what we cooking for Homecoming....

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Originally Posted by ManAboutTown

Also, what we cooking for Homecoming....

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Jambalaya with jimmy deans sausage

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Originally Posted by MDMullet8

Jambalaya with jimmy deans sausage

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LOL. You home this week?

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Originally Posted by ManAboutTown

LOL. You home this week?

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It’s homecoming bruh

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Originally Posted by WestUCajun

This is something that the AA and Foundation board has asked for but is not something any of those offices has control over. The implementations of allowing students to keep their @louisiana.edu email address falls under the office of University Advancement.

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John are we still allowing non AA members into the tent if they pay a cover charge when they come in? I got that question yesterday and didn’t get to ask Tucker.

Where are y’all tailgating at? Gonna be at Cajun field that morning love to meet some of the guys that I get to chat with on this platform.

As far as I know, the school to the east does not let you keep email. When I completed graduate studies, the email went away a couple months later

I really enjoyed Gerry's soliloquy. Especially browsing through the online digitized version of the 1968 yearbook that he referenced as I listened. Was kind of therapeutic. See below for the proposed architectural rendering of Cajun Field:

Page 219 of the 1968 yearbook, <a href="https://archive.org/details/lacadien4919univ/page/n233/mode/2up">page 234 of online digitized version</a>

https://ia600509.us.archive.org/Book...ale=4&rotate=0