UL Presidential Selection Process

[DaddyCajun]

_ So who are the candidates for the UL presidents job? _

Don't know as of yet! Sorry to hear about Mike V. I hope your University is able to get a cub or young tiger to replace V. Out in the wild some tigers are prey to man seen as a trophy, at least in the beautiful new home Mike V lived in for a short time he is protected and taken care of very well.


DaddyCajun

[DaddyCajun]

_ We do have one, it's the Ragin Cajuns Club, a subset of the UL Foundation.

No one knows about it and it is far from aggressive in trying to make things happen. _

The new AD will be David Walker, it is seeking regent approval as we speak. Mr. Walker has grown to love the AD job and does a great job in making things happen for many of the coaches. Overwhelminly the UL coaches Love this man because he is knowledgeable about dealing within tight budgets, knows how to find away to make things happen, and can close the deal one on one.

DaddyCajun

[lcitsh]

_ According to the Ksips that are suppose to know everything, Dr. Authement held us back from have an athletic foundation. If they are right then the new president shouldn't have a problem with this. The potential for something special to happen at UL has always been there. We just can never seem to get everything in place at the right time. I know of two big money alumni that gave up on the program right around the last few years of the Stokley era. They have told me they would love to see the program in CUSA and be willing to donate but as of now they don't think that UL is serious about sports. Sadly one heads to Baton Rouge on Saturdays. _

Then those two are more concerned with having their own way than allowing those whose jobs it is to run the athletic program actually do their jobs.
Gerald Hebert was on Bird's Eye View yesterday with Scott Prather. One thing he said that I agree with (and I agree with pretty much everything he said) is that you either want the university to succeed or you don't. Those who don't, simply make excuses for why this is wrong or we should do this or just complain, complain, complain.They don't attend games, they don't give funds to the athletic department/programs, they don't work to make improvements. Those who do want the university to succeed, do what they can to make the program better, whether it's giving money, going to the complex and participating in a Work Day, whatever it takes. And they do far less complaining than those who really don't care one way or another about this community, this university, these athletic programs or these student/athletes.

[CajunGator]

you either want the university to succeed or you don't. Those who don't, simply make excuses for why this is wrong or we should do this or just complain, complain, complain.They don't attend games, they don't give funds to the athletic department/programs, they don't work to make improvements. Those who do want the university to succeed, do what they can to make the program better, whether it's giving money, going to the complex and participating in a Work Day, whatever it takes. And they do far less complaining than those who really don't care one way or another about this community, this university, these athletic programs or these student/athletes. _

Is all this whole lot of not caring going on, the symptom of neglect or the cause?

[CajunCharlie]

_ The new AD will be David Walker, it is seeking regent approval as we speak. Mr. Walker has grown to love the AD job and does a great job in making things happen for many of the coaches. Overwhelminly the UL coaches Love this man because he is knowledgeable about dealing within tight budgets, knows how to find away to make things happen, and can close the deal one on one.

DaddyCajun _

After meeting Mr. Walker for the first time I sensed that he was the man for the job. Contrary to what I had read he seemed comfortable in his position as interim AD. He presented himself well, furnished pertinent information, and was very confident in his beliefs. Since then he appears to be really be content in his position. I personally feel that appointing him as the AD is the logical thing to do.

And yes the coaches do sincerely like him.

So, lets move on and bring our athletic programs up to highest level possible.

[RCAJUN90]

_ Then those two are more concerned with having their own way than allowing those whose jobs it is to run the athletic program actually do their jobs.
Gerald Hebert was on Bird's Eye View yesterday with Scott Prather. One thing he said that I agree with (and I agree with pretty much everything he said) is that you either want the university to succeed or you don't. Those who don't, simply make excuses for why this is wrong or we should do this or just complain, complain, complain.They don't attend games, they don't give funds to the athletic department/programs, they don't work to make improvements. Those who do want the university to succeed, do what they can to make the program better, whether it's giving money, going to the complex and participating in a Work Day, whatever it takes. And they do far less complaining than those who really don't care one way or another about this community, this university, these athletic programs or these student/athletes. _

If you win they will come. If want 30,000 people in the stands in Lafayette you got to put some skins on the walls. You can call them fair weather fans, not true fans etc... but they are your average fan. We laid a major egg last year it is going to take some W's to get people in the stands. This would take place on a smaller scale even in Baton Rouge.

[lcitsh]

_ If you win they will come. If want 30,000 people in the stands in Lafayette you got to put some skins on the walls. You can call them fair weather fans, not true fans etc... but they are your average fan. We laid a major egg last year it is going to take some W's to get people in the stands. This would take place on a smaller scale even in Baton Rouge. _

More excuses. It's understandable (not acceptable, but understandable) to be "fair weather friends" but those people have no right to complain when things are not going their way.

[RCAJUN90]

More excuses. It's understandable (not acceptable, but understandable) to be "fair weather friends" but those people have no right to complain when things are not going their way.

It is the way things are period and all over. There's a 25,000 season ticket waiting list for the Saints this year. Why do you think that is?

[Cowboy Up]

_ It is the way things are period and all over. There's a 25,000 season ticket waiting list for the Saints this year. Why do you think that is? _

"Winning isn't everything........it's the only thing!" Vince Lombardi

[NewsCopy]

Lafayette retired businessman and UL Foundation board member James Prince was named Tuesday as the final member of the search committee for UL's next president. Prince will serve on the committee along with UL Student Government Association Pres-ident Candace Urbanowski in a nonvoting, advisory capacity. Ten UL System Board of Supervisors members, as well as UL Faculty Senate Executive Officer John Meriwether, will serve as voting members on the committee. The committee will have its first public meeting on June 14 on UL's campus. Several public forums are scheduled throughout the process and interviews also are held publicly. Expect openness throughout the process, said some who have served on past presidential search committees for the system. "It dispelled Louisiana myths that decisions were made behind the scenes. It was not a done deal," said Linda Holyfield, who served on the UL Monroe presidential search committee as an advisory member. That search started in 2001. The search committee is set up to be comprised of not only board members, but a faculty member, a student representative and a community member. The public forums for the search process will be held on UL's campus, offering the local community an opportunity to express its input during the process. UL's Student Government Association President Candace Urbanowski said that she hopes students take advantage of the opportunity. "I think that students were shocked to know that they were allowing the students to have a voice, because we know that it's really important to us. I don't think people realize how important this is to students," she said. Urbanowski said that she and the UL student vice president Jamey Arnette met Tuesday to devise a plan to hear feedback from students about what qualities they'd like the next president to have. "We're encouraging student participation," she added. "When we say that this is what students want in a new president, they'll (committee members) see students who back what we represent." Marsha Sills

[DaddyCajun]

_ If you win they will come. If want 30,000 people in the stands in Lafayette you got to put some skins on the walls. You can call them fair weather fans, not true fans etc... but they are your average fan. We laid a major egg last year it is going to take some W's to get people in the stands. This would take place on a smaller scale even in Baton Rouge. _

Yes you have to put skins on the wall, we laid an egg this past season, and many fans in the Acadiana area are fickle till there is a consistant winner, but one thing that needs to happen is the money people must continue to get off the wall and put up in larger numbers!!!

DaddyCajun

[NewsCopy]

LAFAYETTE — When the City-Parish Council meets Tuesday night to commend retiring University of Louisiana at Lafayette President Ray Authement for his decades of service, it also will vote on its support for turning the ULL Horse Farm into a public park. Authement has announced that he will step down from his post next spring, ending the longest tenure of any public university president in the country. The last year of Authement’s presidency, however, has been marked by a controversy over the former Horse Farm, a 100-acre tract of land on Johnston Street. Authement attempted to trade a portion of the Horse Farm to commercial developers in exchange for a smaller piece of property near Girard Park, which is nearer campus. The deal drew opposition, not only because some considered it an uneven trade, but also because some would like to see the Horse Farm preserved as green space for future generations. A grassroots group — which has a Web site at http://savethehorsefarm.com — has been working with the Trust for Public Land, a nonprofit organization that specializes in preserving green space for public use. City-Parish President Joey Durel has met with trust officials to try to make an arrangement by which the trust would purchase the Horse Farm from ULL, then sell it back over time to the city. The resolution to be voted on Tuesday by the council would endorse this acquisition. Lafayette Economic Development Authority President and CEO Gregg Gothreaux has said that an abundance of public parks help in attracting economic development to a community, because of their benefit to quality of life. The City-Parish Council meets at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall on University Avenue. KEVIN BLANCHARD