Daily Advertiser Coverage in 2024

Jan 4th, 2024
Who did Louisiana football draw in its Sun Belt crossover games for 2024?
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Jan 9th, 2024
Updating Louisiana football transfer portal players, 2024 NFL Draft entrants, returnees
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Jan 9th, 2024
Louisiana football WR Lance LeGendre has suspension lifted, to return to team once healthy
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Jan 9th, 2024
Louisiana football set to hire two assistant coaches, per Michael Desormeaux
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Jan 22, 2024
Louisiana athletics operated at $8 million deficit during 2023 fiscal year. Here's why
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Feb 7, 2024
Louisiana football 2024 recruiting class: Meet this year's Ragin' Cajuns signees
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Number of Stories Since February 7th: ZERO

Since 02/07/24
M Basketball: 0
W Basketball: 0
M Tennis 0
W Tennis 0
Golf 0
Track & Field 0
Softball 0
Baseball 0
Football:0

Wow

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Originally Posted by Esqueleto

Wow

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Who owns them now?

That's why I dropped my subscription.

Hard to believe it still exists.

I loved when we had great coverage from the likes of Josh and Luke. I saved a lot of clippings from big wins and have them in a box somewhere. Even when Buckley was there, it was something although it felt like he covered the Cajuns with a little distain.

The advertiser is dead to Acadiana. The Acadiana Advocate is the paper now, which is hard to believe. Thank goodness for Foote.

"The Daily Advertiser is the home of local news, entertainment and sports in Acadiana. Find out the latest on LSU football, basketball, politics, business, obituaries, comics and more."

And who will take Foote’s place down the road. It will get here fast.

There is the inadvertant and the blatant.

The Advertiser's abandonment of their community is blatant.

maybe they know that Tiger fans outnumber Cajun fans 10 to 1 in the community.

just a guess

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Originally Posted by CajunVic

maybe they know that Tiger fans outnumber Cajun fans 10 to 1 in the community.

just a guess

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They created the ten-to-one discrepancy in the community. (not real but I get your point)

In the Early 1920s (before the SEC existed) the Advertiser created an avid Ivy League fan base through their coverage of Ivy League Schools. Lesson not learned.

They missed the "advertiser" boat by sending advertiser dollars to foreign markets.

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Originally Posted by CajunVic

maybe they know that Tiger fans outnumber Cajun fans 10 to 1 in the community.

just a guess

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Got a source for that? I realize we're going up against a 500 pound purple and gold gorilla, but I can't believe it's that lopsided.

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Originally Posted by AirBill

Got a source for that? I realize we're going up against a 500 pound purple and gold gorilla, but I can't believe it's that lopsided.

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It is 100% that lopsided

You'd be shocked how many people in Lafayette talk about UL as if they're the same "level" of sports as the Voodoo playing in Blackham

"ZERO" What else are they not reporting on in the community?

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Originally Posted by AirBill

Got a source for that? I realize we're going up against a 500 pound purple and gold gorilla, but I can't believe it's that lopsided.

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No source needed if you view Lafayette through a pair of 2020 glasses

I have lived in Lafayette since 1985 with open eyes

And to think in my USAF days I had a DA subscription to keep up with USL doings. Even though they were 10 days or more late in a couple of spots. Now, the digital version is a quick read. Obits, real estate and comics. Done.
Thank you Kevin for hanging tough.

Want to know just how much the Daily Advertiser hates UL......

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Want to know just how much the Daily Advertiser hates UL......

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Got to give them credit. That is some next level trolling right there. "You turds want a UL-Lafayette story, here you go."

Written by a writer in Tuscaloosa with TSAB hitting a jack. What a bunch of butt heads.

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Originally Posted by RaginScotsman

Got to give them credit. That is some next level trolling right there. "You turds want a UL-Lafayette story, here you go."

Written by a writer in Tuscaloosa with TSAB hitting a jack. What a bunch of butt heads.

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In a Regional we won at their place.

F—- the Daily Disappointment and The Sadvocate that couldn’t even get a local business’s name right when writing a story about UL softball and fans finding out we were hosting Regionals.

Neither rag is subscription worthy.

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Originally Posted by RaginScotsman

Got to give them credit. That is some next level trolling right there. "You turds want a UL-Lafayette story, here you go."

Written by a writer in Tuscaloosa with TSAB hitting a jack. What a bunch of butt heads.

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Might be the only reason cajuns host so they can throw "Lafayette" around more. Why does the region have to be named after the city and not the school anyway? Didnt used to be that way

Check out the state silouhette tshirt worn by a fan, lol

This topic is also on FB, a former Advertiser employee says Gannett will shut down the Advertiser as soon as the papers contract is up with the city parish...at $150k a year...Turn out the lights!

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Originally Posted by fanof71

This topic is also on FB, a former Advertiser employee says Gannett will shut down the Advertiser as soon as the papers contract is up with the city parish...at $150k a year...Turn out the lights!

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Saw that too. Can’t happen soon enough.

Do they even still print a paper?

Wouldn't surprise me to find out that all of their sports content is AI-written

This is nothing new. Last Spring, Cajuns softball had just clinched the regular season conference title while baseball won a big Friday Night game. Was that the top story? Nah. The Daily Advertiser thought that TSAB women's volleyball and women's basketball were more important, both of which were out of season.

At least more people are noticing the ridiculousness of their lack of Cajuns coverage.

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Originally Posted by AirBill

Got a source for that? I realize we're going up against a 500 pound purple and gold gorilla, but I can't believe it's that lopsided.

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The only study that I know of was done by the New York Times in 2014. That study showed Louisiana at around 30% in Acadiana, with LSU at around 50%. In most of the rest of South Louisiana, that 10-1 ratio was closer to being correct. Interestingly, in the New Orleans area, both Louisiana and USM had more fans than Tulane, though LSU accounted for most fans there.

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Originally Posted by VObserver

The only study that I know of was done by the New York Times in 2014. That study showed Louisiana at around 30% in Acadiana, with LSU at around 50%. In most of the rest of South Louisiana, that 10-1 ratio was closer to being correct. Interestingly, in the New Orleans area, both Louisiana and USM had more fans than Tulane, though LSU accounted for most fans there.

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If that number were correct it would make Cajun Fans in Acadiana an impressive bunch.

15,000 in attendance at The Swamp would equate 150,000 just from Acadiana at Tiger Stadium.