Basketball scheduling

[AstroCajun]

Stop trying to make up things to equate USL to LSU.

I don't see where anyone had said anything remotely like this.

UL is different than LSU. And thank God for that.

Your fixation with the "kool-aid drinkers" is unhealthy.

I really feel sorry for you.

Enjoy what you have.

Leave the rest of us to do the same with what we have here.

[AstroCajun]

You guys need to address the bigger issue of conference affiliation. The SBC isn't going to produce more then one bid unless another team has a good RPI and out-of-conference record. Either make the SBC stronger or focus on making the leap to CUSA. Playing a soft schedule isn't helpful to any school unless you're from a power conference. Even then, I'd argue it's still not a good idea.

I can't argue with anything you said. The unfortunate reality is that the SBC is our best fit right now. Where else can we be as competative as we are (and we are competative) with one of the five lowest athletic budgets?

At a minimum, we would need to triple our annual budget to begin to be at a level of consistent competition with CUSA peers.

I believe it's possible, but it's not going to happen overnight. My fear is that the collective fan patience is at a point where it is discouraged that it is not happening fast enough.

I'm confident that we will see progress in our football program this fall and our basketball program in the winter. But we are not doing ourselves any favors by staying in a conference of members that at the end of the day really don't want to be there.

[MiamiCajun32]

Actually, ________, I was accepted to LSU, USL and Tulane in HS. I went to the Army instead. When I got out of the army, I decided to attend USL b/c I like Lafayette and wanted to live there.

I went to USL and majored in finance and it sucked, frankly. The school had no identity, it was a commuter school and seemed to resemble LSU-E more than LSU and Tulane. No one on campus cared about the school, the only thing people talked about was the strip and going out ( Fall of '96). NO school spirit at all. And this was the year that USL beat A&M. The business school was terrible, the building was run down and it did not offer many sections of required classes.

So I transferred to LSU. I loved it. LSU has a southern school identity, big into sports, strong Greek system and college style social system. More classes and sections and generally a better program. That is now supported by USNews, and the WSJ rankings.

SO, unlike most of the people on this board, I have been to both schools and can compare the two.

Anyway, Kal claimed that LSU does not want to play UL b/c LSU is afraid of them. BUt LSU has crushed them the last two times the two have played, why would the LSU coaches be afraid to play a team that they routinely stomp?

You guys are fools, you make up lies to satisfy your belief that USL is better than it is, you change the name of the school in articles written by others, block people who point out your lies and you are just plain delusional.


And the majority of your incoming freshmen are not smart enough to graduate.

Why do LSU fans come on this board and talk trash? Do these people have that much time on their hands? Are you on every SEC fan board too, talking trash there as well? If you don't have to work, go get in shape or something. You are spending way too much time in front of a computer screen.

[MiamiCajun32]

Actually, ________, I was accepted to LSU, USL and Tulane in HS. I went to the Army instead. When I got out of the army, I decided to attend USL b/c I like Lafayette and wanted to live there.

I went to USL and majored in finance and it sucked, frankly. The school had no identity, it was a commuter school and seemed to resemble LSU-E more than LSU and Tulane. No one on campus cared about the school, the only thing people talked about was the strip and going out ( Fall of '96). NO school spirit at all. And this was the year that USL beat A&M. The business school was terrible, the building was run down and it did not offer many sections of required classes.

So I transferred to LSU. I loved it. LSU has a southern school identity, big into sports, strong Greek system and college style social system. More classes and sections and generally a better program. That is now supported by USNews, and the WSJ rankings.

SO, unlike most of the people on this board, I have been to both schools and can compare the two.

Anyway, Kal claimed that LSU does not want to play UL b/c LSU is afraid of them. BUt LSU has crushed them the last two times the two have played, why would the LSU coaches be afraid to play a team that they routinely stomp?

You guys are fools, you make up lies to satisfy your belief that USL is better than it is, you change the name of the school in articles written by others, block people who point out your lies and you are just plain delusional.


And the majority of your incoming freshmen are not smart enough to graduate.

In case you have not noticed, LSU is a very poorly ranked university, relative to other state flagship schools and private schools around the country. My freshman year was at LSU. I thought it was a second rate school, so I transfered to U of Florida and the difference was like night and day. One of the reasons LSU will always be way behind other state flagship schools like Florida, Texas, and North Carolina is because LSU tries so hard to keep all the other state schools down. In Florida, the university system supports all the schools, not just the flagship, with plenty of $$ needed.

LSU for me was just a fun party for one year when I was 18. It was a great time, but when I had to get serious about my life, I got the hell out of there. Graduated from Florida and then went on to a well known law school in Boston, one that I would not have had a prayer of getting into if I had graduated from LSU.

It is typical of some LSU fans to enjoy kicking down the other state schools, that are denied equal funding, but almost any other state flagship school can similarly knock down LSU, a truly second rate flagship university.

[CrazyCajun]

ET must have been beat up on the strip or on campus or something b/c he sure has alot of animosity and concern for a school that he supposedly cares nothing about. Get over it dude your beating a dead horse over and over!

[rhineaux]

The largest block of LSU students list br as there home, but many of those are using to it get around freshmen dorm requirements. The NO metro region turns out most of the student body. ULL gets most of its students from Lafayette, St. Landry, Vermillion and Iberia Parishes..all within 20 miles of lafayette. Ask any administrator and they will describe it as a commuter school.


I would fundementally restructure higher ed in LA. Merge all bds into one bd, set up a tiered sys like CA, merge LA Tech and LSU-S, make LSU-E & A into two yr schools and put them in the community college sys, strip Phd programs from all schools except LSU, SU, UNO, Louisiana Là, LaTech, close the ag center at SU, close ag colleges everywhere but LSU and Grambling, shut down SU law school.

Then I would set up four schools to be designated research universities and fund them properly: LSU, UNO, Louisiana Là, LaTech. LSU's research mission would include the law school, med schools, vet school, Pennington. I would re-direct all major research funding to the research schools. The other schools would be shrunken down to regional colleges with the mission of turing out bach degrees and a few sellect masters degrees.

Then the research schools would set their own admissions standards and be forced to co-ordinate degree programs and research projects.

NO More remedial classes at four yr schools, if one needs remedials go to cc.

The goal would be to marshal limited resources to a limited number of research universities. then to make those research universities work together. Also, to have the regional universities function as economic engines for their respective areas and not encroach on the broader mission of the research schools.

I applaude your stepping up and not going down the road of degredation any more. We could do that all day long if we wanted. But by the words you've just written, you admit that the way the entire Louisiana higher education system is structured, doesn't work very well. And by reading what you wrote, i also infer that you don't agree with any of this flagship nonsense, mostly because lsu honks generally like to include that in their arguments.

You seem to believe that most of these schools, in order to succeed, should be treated as equals in all regards, and allowed to run themselves with supervision from above, not with instructions from above. I too agree with that. As it is now, the state limits what happens at all schools except for lsu, to promote only one school. That is the only way i can explain there being higher admissions and tuition at lsu, while all others' are relatively equal.

of all the college students in Louisiana, LSU might be the most populated (about 25k to UL's ~18k) but they do not educate a majority of the state's students. therefore i think it is immature and irresponsible for the state to cater so much to one school, without providing enough support to grow its other schools, and enable the students that graduate from those schools, the same prestige that is percieved in Baton Rouge.

I would concur that some of those schools be shut down or altered. Perhaps instead of there being a UL system and a LSU system, there should be more of a University system, and a college system, or a research system and non-research like you suggested. But, not sure if i agree that separate UL and LSU systems stay in tact.

But i still can't understand why you criticize those who choose to assocaite themselves with a school other than lsu, and who call them fans of another school, and have pride in another school, when you have admitted that you are quite aware that many of the issues with UL and with other LA schools are a result of lawmakers in BR. It doesn't make sense to me. If UL fans want to "make up" stories, then so be it. If UL fans want to make up Pentathlam rankings the so be it. Its all about perception and spin. WE percieve things a certain way, and spin things a certain way, and that's our business. I can't count how many times I've spoken to, or heard on the radio, LSU fans talking about the teams they beaten and lost to. In many lsu fan's eyes, tiger teams always beat awesome opponents, and never lose to bad ones. Fans of every school do this. do you go to lsu message boards and constantly set thsoe guys straight? I'm amazed as to why guys like you, and like the clowns on that Jim jones board stick your nose in it, but for what reason? what do you get out of this?

[Kal]

Actually, ________, I was accepted to LSU, USL and Tulane in HS. I went to the Army instead. When I got out of the army, I decided to attend USL b/c I like Lafayette and wanted to live there.

I went to USL and majored in finance and it sucked, frankly. The school had no identity, it was a commuter school and seemed to resemble LSU-E more than LSU and Tulane. No one on campus cared about the school, the only thing people talked about was the strip and going out ( Fall of '96). NO school spirit at all. And this was the year that USL beat A&M. The business school was terrible, the building was run down and it did not offer many sections of required classes.

So I transferred to LSU. I loved it. LSU has a southern school identity, big into sports, strong Greek system and college style social system. More classes and sections and generally a better program. That is now supported by USNews, and the WSJ rankings.

SO, unlike most of the people on this board, I have been to both schools and can compare the two.

Anyway, Kal claimed that LSU does not want to play UL b/c LSU is afraid of them. BUt LSU has crushed them the last two times the two have played, why would the LSU coaches be afraid to play a team that they routinely stomp?

You guys are fools, you make up lies to satisfy your belief that USL is better than it is, you change the name of the school in articles written by others, block people who point out your lies and you are just plain delusional.


And the majority of your incoming freshmen are not smart enough to graduate.

Don't tell me that LSU wasn't afraid to play us that year. That win that LSU had against UL in the tourney was a fluke. Remember what happened in the NCAA tourney that year? We went toe to toe with the number 4 ranked team in the NATION, only to lose in large part to some bad calls. In fact we gave Louisville their closest game all tournament until they lost in the final four. What did LSU do? Oh that's right, they ran back to BR with their tails between their legs after being utterly destroyed by a lackluster UAB team.

Also you want to talk about lies? Feel free to snoop around BR and see all the lies and coverups your "beloved" school has made in the past 50 years. We aren't telling lies here. We and the rest of the schools in this state are better than lsu thinks they are. Lies are what came out of the judges mouth who reversed his decision to name us UL after the tiger booster paid him off.

Get this through your thick head. LSU is NOT good for Louisiana. Louisiana is the laughing stock of America for political corruption. And any time a school tries to step up to make a name for itself, LSU finds a way to use its leverage to subdue the opposition. LSU and the state government have been having sex for decades. LSU is Louisiana's mafia. If LSU is so great as you believe, then it wouldn't be meddling in the affairs of other schools. AND YOU WOULDN'T EITHER!!! What's the abbreviation of political corruption? LSU.

Also, I live near Eunice. If you even remotely think that UL resembles LSUE then you should be declared legally retarded.

[evangelinetiger]

In case you have not noticed, LSU is a very poorly ranked university, relative to other state flagship schools and private schools around the country. My freshman year was at LSU. I thought it was a second rate school, so I transfered to U of Florida and the difference was like night and day. One of the reasons LSU will always be way behind other state flagship schools like Florida, Texas, and North Carolina is because LSU tries so hard to keep all the other state schools down. In Florida, the university system supports all the schools, not just the flagship, with plenty of $$ needed.

LSU for me was just a fun party for one year when I was 18. It was a great time, but when I had to get serious about my life, I got the hell out of there. Graduated from Florida and then went on to a well known law school in Boston, one that I would not have had a prayer of getting into if I had graduated from LSU.

It is typical of some LSU fans to enjoy kicking down the other state schools, that are denied equal funding, but almost any other state flagship school can similarly knock down LSU, a truly second rate flagship university.

The Ole "I went to a better school than LSU side argument." What does that have to do with LSU v. UL? If FL is better than LSU then it is way, way better than UL. I have a friend that went to Duke. He considers any state school other UVA or Berkley, just a state school. It is all about perspective.

I don't doubt that FL is a better school, the FL sys is better than the LA sys of higher ed. LSU is improving and has made strides in the last yr. I guess it all depends on your perspective.

Fl fans don't make up lies to make their school look better. They don't need fake Panthelam rankings b/c the school is good at sports.

ULL fans make up lies, like "LSU is afraid to play us". that is a load of crap. LSU don't have to make up achievements like pepperfan does, its that simple.

[evangelinetiger]

Don't tell me that LSU wasn't afraid to play us that year. That win that LSU had against UL in the tourney was a fluke. Remember what happened in the NCAA tourney that year? We went toe to toe with the number 4 ranked team in the NATION, only to lose in large part to some bad calls. In fact we gave Louisville their closest game all tournament until they lost in the final four. What did LSU do? Oh that's right, they ran back to BR with their tails between their legs after being utterly destroyed by a lackluster UAB team.

Also you want to talk about lies? Feel free to snoop around BR and see all the lies and coverups your "beloved" school has made in the past 50 years. We aren't telling lies here. We and the rest of the schools in this state are better than lsu thinks they are. Lies are what came out of the judges mouth who reversed his decision to name us UL after the tiger booster paid him off.

Get this through your thick head. LSU is NOT good for Louisiana. Louisiana is the laughing stock of America for political corruption. And any time a school tries to step up to make a name for itself, LSU finds a way to use its leverage to subdue the opposition. LSU and the state government have been having sex for decades. LSU is Louisiana's mafia. If LSU is so great as you believe, then it wouldn't be meddling in the affairs of other schools. AND YOU WOULDN'T EITHER!!! What's the abbreviation of political corruption? LSU.

Also, I live near Eunice. If you even remotely think that UL resembles LSUE then you should be declared legally retarded.

Once again liar, you resort to moral victories. "We almost beat Louisville, we almost beat this team," but YOU STILL LOST TO THOSE TEAMS and LSU. Look dude, go back offshore and imagine that your commuter school is a player in sports. Make up lies like the Penthalem. Claim that your 104th ranked recruiting class is full of recruits that you stole from real schools. The truth is in the record. your basketball did not even make its own tournment in the worst conference in America. LSU finished with a winning record and will play in the NIT while the peppers sit at home again. Your football program is a laughing stock and rent-a-win. Scelfo made an ass out of Bustle and the rest of you. You make up lies about the number of people going to your recruiting bash which is held in the back of a restrauant. Keep blaming LSU for all of ULL's problems when you can't even put 25k in the stadium.

LA may be laughing stock, but ULL is not even the thrid best LA has to offer, so what does that it?

[Kal]

The Ole "I went to a better school than LSU side argument." What does that have to do with LSU v. UL? If FL is better than LSU then it is way, way better than UL. I have a friend that went to Duke. He considers any state school other UVA or Berkley, just a state school. It is all about perspective.

I don't doubt that FL is a better school, the FL sys is better than the LA sys of higher ed. LSU is improving and has made strides in the last yr. I guess it all depends on your perspective.

Fl fans don't make up lies to make their school look better. They don't need fake Panthelam rankings b/c the school is good at sports.

ULL fans make up lies, like "LSU is afraid to play us". that is a load of crap. LSU don't have to make up achievements like pepperfan does, its that simple.

No you're right. They bought their achievements. LSU didn't get to where it is by itself. In fact, it took white collar criminals like Huey Long and others to get where it is. Congratulations on all their accomplishments, however tainted they are. LSU fans seem to forget that the school came to fame via "far less than noble" means. Glad to see you can be proud of that history.

[Kal]

Once again liar, you resort to moral victories. "We almost beat Louisville, we almost beat this team," but YOU STILL LOST TO THOSE TEAMS and LSU. Look dude, go back offshore and imagine that your commuter school is a player in sports. Make up lies like the Penthalem. Claim that your 104th ranked recruiting class is full of recruits that you stole from real schools. The truth is in the record. your basketball did not even make its own tournment in the worst conference in America. LSU finished with a winning record and will play in the NIT while UL sit at home again. Your football program is a laughing stock and rent-a-win. Scelfo made an ass out of Bustle and the rest of you. You make up lies about the number of people going to your recruiting bash which is held in the back of a restrauant. Keep blaming LSU for all of UL's problems when you can't even put 25k in the stadium.

LA may be laughing stock, but UL is not even the thrid best LA has to offer, so what does that it?

Ok. I'd take losing by two or 3 pts to the number 4 ranked team over getting my butt whipped by UAB anyday. I know that being a LSU fan means that you don't know what a moral victory is, or morals in general for that matter. But it was a moral victory. When a "lowly sunbelt school" hangs with that good of a team and their coach is still giving us props at the final four press conference, we take a lot of pride in that.

[MiamiCajun32]

The Ole "I went to a better school than LSU side argument." What does that have to do with LSU v. UL? If FL is better than LSU then it is way, way better than UL. I have a friend that went to Duke. He considers any state school other UVA or Berkley, just a state school. It is all about perspective.

I don't doubt that FL is a better school, the FL sys is better than the LA sys of higher ed. LSU is improving and has made strides in the last yr. I guess it all depends on your perspective.

Fl fans don't make up lies to make their school look better. They don't need fake Panthelam rankings b/c the school is good at sports.

ULL fans make up lies, like "LSU is afraid to play us". that is a load of crap. LSU don't have to make up achievements like pepperfan does, its that simple.

As a Gator alum, I don't go on LSU boards and explain the obvious, that UF has a lot more funding and has had better leadership over the past few decades, and therefore has a much nicer campus, better academics, more well regarded research and other accomplishments, and higher regarded incoming students. So why do you bring up the obvious on the Cajuns board? Yes, LSU is given the very large % share of higher education funding in Louisiana. Therefore, LSU spends more money for things than does UL and has so for many many years. Therefore LSU has better looking buildings than UL and big time athletics. UL fans, including myself, keep supporting the Cajuns anyways and we actually get excited about accomplishments that occur, notwithstanding the funding problems. You seem to have a problem with that....

Thanks to the support of the UF university system, UCF, FSU, USF all have better academic facilities than LSU as well. IMHO, if the LSU system had supported the entire Louisiana state university system over the years and worked together for common goals of actually providing a great education opportunity for all Louisiana high school grads, then LSU might be as good of a school as the top 4 or 5 schools in Florida, as well as other states.