SID - Use of LOUISIANA

[Just1More]

If i remember correctly, the university couldn't go it alone to become the University of Louisiana. Don't remember the particulars, but i don't think the BR legislature would let them get away with it. I believe 3 universities were required for a name change, with Lafayette/Monroe becoming the location name. I think Southeastern was in the mix but pulled out at the last minute. If USL wanted to become the university of Louisiana, it HAD to a have a location name attached to it.

You are mixing up what he's saying. He thinks we could have gotten "Louisiana University" back when we got screwed on having been granted then overturned on "University of Louisiana". We instead went on with the UL system deal that has all of the name game BS with it. I doubt he's correct. We would have had a bunch of short cocks fighting us over "Louisiana University" as well.

[pasbon]

You are mixing up what he's saying. He thinks we could have gotten "Louisiana University" back when we got screwed on having been granted then overturned on "University of Louisiana". We instead went on with the UL system deal that has all of the name game BS with it. I doubt he's correct. We would have had a bunch of short cocks fighting us over "Louisiana University" as well.

Louisiana University would have never passed either. Remember, A. has been fighting the name change for years. It was going to be the way the legislature wanted it or it wasn't going to happen at all

[California Cajun]

LOUISIANA

[basinbear]

Louisiana University would have never passed either. Remember, A. has been fighting the name change for years. It was going to be the way the legislature wanted it or it wasn't going to happen at all

I believe that it would have passed. The name "Louisiana University" does not smack of flagship status as does "The University of Louisiana".....especially when you consider that the name of our entire system was changed to "The University of Louisiana System".......The Ohio State University versus Ohio University.....does anyone really think that Ohio State would have allowed "The University of Ohio" ? Well, we have what we have now. Houston is right...Drop UL and go with "L"....brand ourselves "Louisiana" athletically.

[Oiler]

I knew back in 1998 that this name change would be great for Academics and horrible for Athletics.


We really have reached the point that if the school is not going to push Louisiana Ragin Cajuns, we need to push the letters(U-L-L) just like ULM.

With the success ULM has had this season, lots of people are hearing "ULM" lately. Name recognition is very important. Names have been successfully changed at other universities. USM was once Mississippi Southern University, or MSU. The fact that Mississippi State was also MSU created a problem that nobody liked. Mississippi Southern changed to University of Southern Mississippi and now they are known nationally as USM. Everybody is happy. Louisiana Tech became "La Tech" to the rest of the country whether the people in Ruston liked it or not. Now the people at Tech have embraced it and have even trade-marked it. Until we have a name that EVERYBODY uses when referring to us, we won't build any name recognition. The issue of our name isn't getting old, it has BEEN old.

[CajunNation]

East Carolina
South Florida
North Texas
South Louisiana (USL)


It fits.

This was the play to make after we got screwed in '84.

[bigearl]

If i remember correctly, the university couldn't go it alone to become the University of Louisiana. Don't remember the particulars, but i don't think the BR legislature would let them get away with it. I believe 3 universities were required for a name change, with Lafayette/Monroe becoming the location name. I think Southeastern was in the mix but pulled out at the last minute. If USL wanted to become the university of Louisiana, it HAD to a have a location name attached to it.

Your tax dollars hard at work... pathetic.

[Dad04]

We are Louisiana in Gainesville.

http://www.gatorzone.com/schedule.php?sport=footb

[cajunhawk]

I sent in a question to ESPN's ombudsman regarding ESPN's policy on calling an athletic program what they want to be called versus what shows up on the screen. No reply.

[BabbForHeisman]

East Carolina
South Florida
North Texas
South Louisiana (USL)


It fits.

This was the play to make after we got screwed in '84.

After the most recent name debacle, if someone announced tomorrow that we were going to become South Louisiana...I'd be very happy.

Imagine, no more heartache over our branding.

I'd take it.