They Call Us Louisiana Ragin Cajuns

[lcitsh]

There are steps in motion that will get the Sun Belt and ESPN going in the right direction. I doubt we hear "UL" or "Louisiana" this weekend, but once football starts, we should be good.

[CharlieK]

I get nothing but ULL's...from the Tech alum I work with.

They will be calling us daddy when Broadway finishes with them in 2014.

[CajunAlum10]

There are steps in motion that will get the Sun Belt and ESPN going in the right direction. I doubt we hear "UL" or "Louisiana" this weekend, but once football starts, we should be good.

Really? This sounds interesting... can you elaborate?

[Hudsheen#Fired]

I think one of our biggest problems is that ALOT of students call there school ULL.
I must have seen about 20+ people talking about graduating from ULL

[cajunhawk]

I think one of our biggest problems is that ALOT of students call there school ULL.
I must have seen about 20+ people talking about graduating from ULL

Recruits still do it too...but that's because most guys have affiliations and they want those affiliations to stick so they play the petty name game.

[BrudaCajun]

I just flew in from Bainville, Montana yesterday. I worked with a few Boise St. fans, all calling us Louisiana. They are excited about us going up there next year.

[Turbine]

I think one of our biggest problems is that ALOT of students call there school ULL.
I must have seen about 20+ people talking about graduating from ULL

A lot of students come from homes where the Advocate was the main paper.

By their senior year the should be educated.

[ZoomZoom]

I get nothing but ULL's...from the Tech alum I work with.

When your Tech boy gets smart mouth, ask if he went to Louisiana Tech University or Louisiana Tech(nical) College here in Lafayette. I get confused all the time with that one...ha ha.

[lcitsh]

Really? This sounds interesting... can you elaborate?

Sun Belt office sent a form to each university asking how they want to be named. We obviously know what we want to be called.

ESPN's policy is to cause as little confusion as possible. Because Louisville has been UL for a longer period of time, ESPN will not use UL for us when it may make people think of Louisville. ESPN has used three different things to tag us as ULL, etc. There is a paragraph in the UL System that requires member institutions to use the "at" tag in any references to the university, and that includes athletics. I will put that paragraph in this post. ESPN has checked the Sun Belt site, which currently uses ULL, etc., and decided that since the conference uses it, that's another reason to use it. The third thing is either a misunderstanding on their part or they don't read after the first paragraph. Our media relations department sends "Proper Use of the University's Name" to any network that broadcasts our games. That document says it is ok to use UL Lafayette as a first reference, but then goes on to say what should be used thereafter. ESPN has taken that correspondence and used ULL, etc. without changing.

I cannot say what the university is doing to show that it's ok for ESPN to use UL or Louisiana ( I don't know what documents are being sent), but I don't see any penalties that can be applied to ESPN for doing what they want. The Sun Belt is taking care of the name fiasco on their end. Media relations will re-emphasize the extent of the document we send to media outlets, including ESPN, of what we should be called. Like I said, I don't think anything can be done in time for the regional, but by football season, everything should be resolved.

http://www.ulsystem.net/assets/docs/...e_policies.pdf

C. The use of the two-letter University of Louisiana abbreviation, “UL,” and/or the
phrase “U of L” are prohibited by the university or any of its affiliated organizations
(alumni associations, development foundations, bookstores, etc.). For academic,
public relations, athletic, as well as other purposes not specified, the use of the
University of Louisiana abbreviation must always include the abbreviation for the
municipal location of the institution. For example, ULR is appropriate for University
of Louisiana at Rayne.

[HoustonCajun]

Sun Belt office sent a form to each university asking how they want to be named. We obviously know what we want to be called.

ESPN's policy is to cause as little confusion as possible. Because Louisville has been UL for a longer period of time, ESPN will not use UL for us when it may make people think of Louisville. ESPN has used three different things to tag us as ULL, etc. There is a paragraph in the UL System that requires member institutions to use the "at" tag in any references to the university, and that includes athletics. I will put that paragraph in this post. ESPN has checked the Sun Belt site, which currently uses ULL, etc., and decided that since the conference uses it, that's another reason to use it. The third thing is either a misunderstanding on their part or they don't read after the first paragraph. Our media relations department sends "Proper Use of the University's Name" to any network that broadcasts our games. That document says it is ok to use UL Lafayette as a first reference, but then goes on to say what should be used thereafter. ESPN has taken that correspondence and used ULL, etc. without changing.

I cannot say what the university is doing to show that it's ok for ESPN to use UL or Louisiana ( I don't know what documents are being sent), but I don't see any penalties that can be applied to ESPN for doing what they want. The Sun Belt is taking care of the name fiasco on their end. Media relations will re-emphasize the extent of the document we send to media outlets, including ESPN, of what we should be called. Like I said, I don't think anything can be done in time for the regional, but by football season, everything should be resolved.

http://www.ulsystem.net/assets/docs/...e_policies.pdf

C. The use of the two-letter University of Louisiana abbreviation, “UL,” and/or the
phrase “U of L” are prohibited by the university or any of its affiliated organizations
(alumni associations, development foundations, bookstores, etc.). For academic,
public relations, athletic, as well as other purposes not specified, the use of the
University of Louisiana abbreviation must always include the abbreviation for the
municipal location of the institution. For example, ULR is appropriate for University
of Louisiana at Rayne.

That's a good reason to just use an "L" to reference Louisiana. Without the "U" added, we don't have to have the city tag. That's why use of just Louisiana is not in violation.

Think of how many schools just use the singular letter to reference themselves, I.e. "T" Texas, "M" Michigan, ""F" Florida, "N" Nebraska, etc. I read a post recently by a Virginia Tech poster who said they branded themselves as Virginia Tech without "University" because that does not conflict with their official name Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Perhaps we should think the same way.

[Hudsheen#Fired]

A lot of students come from homes where the Advocate was the main paper.

By their senior year the should be educated.

Worst part though, they are from Lafayette

[cajundiehard]

What about ULa?