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

[RaginFan2]

Any comments that he would make could be self incriminating. I think Z will plead the fifth on this one and keep those thoughts to himself.

IF he's smart! Let's see ... what time is it?

[AstroCajun]

speaking of outliving. Anyone else ever hear the rumor of Ray wanting to "out-service" the fellah they have running UNO? Apparently the UNO guy has bee there longer, and therefore, the rumor is that Ray won't leave until that guy leaves and then ray will serve his tenure longer, and then finally retire.

Well that can't be right. UNO appointed Tim Ryan as it's chancellor in 2003. Before that i believe the chancellor was O'Brien.

http://www.uno.edu/chancellor/bio.cfm

[JamesTheJeweler]

Can't hurt.

There's always the off chance that he'll read it and say "Aww f*(& it! I quit."

Worst thing he'll say is "No" then return to his hyperbaric/carbon freezing chamber in an effort to out live all of us.

haaaaaaaa! i peed my pants! so sad, but so true!

[Gbbaseball7]

haaaaaaaa! i peed my pants! so sad, but so true!

You guys are killing me. I love it... the passion for Cajun sports is awesome.

[CajunProud]

You guys are killing me. I love it... the passion for Cajun sports is awesome.

We love our Ragin Cajuns no matter what.

[Cajun Express]

Well that can't be right. UNO appointed Tim Ryan as it's chancellor in 2003. Before that i believe the chancellor was O'Brien.

http://www.uno.edu/chancellor/bio.cfm

You are correct, O'Brien got into trouble funding his daughters wedding from foundation funds. He felt that part of the wedding reception needed to be funded by the university because he had to invite many people in a professional capacity.

Ray and King Tut are in a "dead heat" to see who will last the longest.

[AstroCajun]

Ray and King Tut are in a "dead heat" to see who will last the longest.

And here I was thinking he was just trying to out-live Fidel.

[CajunDreDog]

Well that can't be right. UNO appointed Tim Ryan as it's chancellor in 2003. Before that i believe the chancellor was O'Brien.

http://www.uno.edu/chancellor/bio.cfm

I think it is Xavier or Loyola in New Orleans that has the longest tenured President in the country right ahead of RA.

[CajunCherokee]

Check it out... we have a countdown!

http://www.ragincajuns.com

Looks like the launch ETA is this Saturday night at 8:00 PM.

[Rebel02]

Yet the AN is saying it will launch April 9th (next Monday). Which one will be?


And who will complain first if it is not launched when the countdown hits 0:00 or not launched on April 9th?

[rhineaux]

_ Yet the AN is saying it will launch April 9th (next Monday). Which one will be?


And who will complain first if it is not launched when the countdown hits 0:00 or not launched on April 9th? _

Just pulled it up and it showed 7 days from today.

I can see it now, its gonna try to launch on Monday, but with all the hype, and with all the people complaining about not having a site, and with this little countdown, everyone is gonna be refreshing so much so they can be one of the first to see it, that something's gonna crash. They ought to do it Iraqi election/execution style and turn that puppy on sunday night at around midnight, even though they still tell us Monday, so the flood of attention isn't as sudden.

[TillmansNumber1]

If "Ragin Cajuns" is googled, the first site that comes up is ragincajuns.com, but it contains the phrase U/S/L Ragin Cajuns. So much for the name change.

Second, as of today, Tuesday, the countdown is still stuck at 6 days, which is the same amount when the countdown was originally posted Sunday. Is this a tease or is it for real?

Third, where was this website when the Ragin Cajun women made the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history? Where was this website when the football team scored a huge win against the eventual CUSA champion Houston? Where was this website when football notched its second straight winning season in late November? Where was this website during recruiting season? Yes, finally having a website (AN was rarely updated regularly and was difficult to navigate) is a good thing, but couldn't the timing have been better? The Cajuns seemed to have missed a great opportunity to showcase the University in March when the Lady Cajuns were in the NCAA tournament.

The website will be a success only if it has the following things:

1. Regular, timely, pertinent updates (Taking three days to post Orien Greene being drafted by the Celtics is unacceptable)
2. Tons of sponsorship opportunities
3. The chance to buy clothing online (Currently, you must mail the bookstore a check --- is this 1976?)
4. The chance to buy tickets online (Currently, you must go to the Cajundome, which closes at 430, and pay only in cash)
5. A recruiting portal for parents, coaches and high school and transfer students to put in their athletic numbers. This will ease the recruiting process and streamline the collection of information.
6. A Spanish version of every single page to interest the growing Latino population in Louisiana and take advantage of Louisiana's relative proximity to most of Latin America.
7. Video highlights of every athletic event.

When the new website is launched, we'll check back and see how many of these the Cajuns met.

Lastly, the following story was overheard and very relavent to the development of a Ragin Cajuns website. A high school teacher -- a huge Ragin Cajuns supporter -- had a great women's basketball player in his class and she was being recruited by big schools but would not likely qualify academically. As such, improving, close schools, like Louisiana/Lafayette, were becoming an option. The student asked if they (the Ragin Cajuns) had a website so her mother could watch her games, check her stats, etc. The teacher answered her honestly, "No, not really. They had one, but it died out, and they never really got a new one."

If the recollection is correct, the student is now considering lowly UTA or UNT, programs that haven't exactly gone crazy in women's basketball, in part because they both have websites where her mother can access her daughter's information. Access, especially for parents, is huge in the decision making process.