Rec-ROUX-ting with NCAA Football 2008

[Just1More]

_ Went to Michigan State grew up going to EVERY home Michigan game as my dad played football there and there is nothing like sitting in that stadium packed like a sardine, snow falling in freezing temps. You could feel the tradition and the thrill. Would love for people to feel that way about UL. I still get chills when I hear the Wolverine fight song. I have spent the last 3 years dealing with college recruiting and I don't care what anyone says out of all the schools we dealt with (including the 2 listed above)small, medium and large, UL coaching staff is a class act and treated my son like a human being. I hope this year just takes off for UL as they deserve it!!!! _

Oh shux. The last person I want to offend on here is you. My point is that a "crappy city/campus" in reference to Lafayette and UL aggravates me. My bro-n-law grew up in Detroit and his family loves Michigan and/or Michigan State (big family, split down the middle). He is also still a Lions fan. He lives in Lafayette now (MBA from UL), and loves the Cajuns.

I was taking a funny jab at large northern universities and cities and their frozen tundra football. But, only in jest and only as an argument for Lafayette and UL being a nice place for any student to have a great college life.

I look forward to KP enjoying his college life and football, doing well in school, staying healthy and loving his mama. I also look forward to you getting the chills at Cajun Field, on a nice fall day with low humidity, fair skies and temperatures in the mid 60s.

[Damon]

Thanks for the advice.

Bothers me that they have UL with a crappy campus/city... UL was only voted as a top 10 party school in recent years...

You know, I always hear this, but I've never seen evidence. Got a link? To me, this is nothing more than a 20 year old folklore.

[rhineaux]

_ Thanks for the advice.




You know, I always hear this, but I've never seen evidence. Got a link? To me, this is nothing more than a 20 year old folklore. _

I agree, I think its kinda like those polls that only really rank the top 25-50, and just let the rest fall where they may. There isn't any research done for this sort of thing. I guess since it isn't a BCS school with 50,000 students, or isn't a large town, or isn't the most famous town, it doesn't get its due. The fact is that Lafayette is a great town and that's not just my hometown opinion. I live in Houston and always hear about how its a great town from other people, and was in New Braunfels this weekend, told someone I was from Lafayette...they replied, I've never been there but I've heard that its a great town." Oh Well. Maybe we should e-mail them and tell them they're wrong, and ask them to let us prove them wrong.

[MissingMandy]

You didn't offend me in any way. Please don't worry about that.

_ Oh shux. The last person I want to offend on here is you. My point is that a "crappy city/campus" in reference to Lafayette and UL aggravates me. My bro-n-law grew up in Detroit and his family loves Michigan and/or Michigan State (big family, split down the middle). He is also still a Lions fan. He lives in Lafayette now (MBA from UL), and loves the Cajuns.

I was taking a funny jab at large northern universities and cities and their frozen tundra football. But, only in jest and only as an argument for Lafayette and UL being a nice place for any student to have a great college life.

I look forward to KP enjoying his college life and football, doing well in school, staying healthy and loving his mama. I also look forward to you getting the chills at Cajun Field, on a nice fall day with low humidity, fair skies and temperatures in the mid 60s. _

[Turbine]

You know, I always hear this, but I've never seen evidence. Got a link? To me, this is nothing more than a 20 year old folklore. _

Interesting you call it 20 year old folk lore.

According to this Link UL was ranked #1 Party School by none other than Playboy. If the reply is correct it would be pre 1987 (20 years)

While the quote is from a work of fiction, it seems the writer knows his stuff.

[Square Head]

_ Interesting you call it 20 year old folk lore.

According to this Link UL was ranked #1 Party School by none other than Playboy. If the reply is correct it would be pre 1987 (20 years)

If I remember right, it was listed in the top five in the nation by Playboy in the 60's when I attended.

[Turbine]

_ If I remember right, it was listed in the top five in the nation by Playboy in the 60's when I attended. _

That makes sense, I found this quote from the 1987 L' Acadien Yearbook.

[ShowDog]

_ If I remember right, it was listed in the top five in the nation by Playboy in the 60's when I attended. _

You are correct. In the fall of '65. I met a freshman from Utica, NY, who chose USL over Colorado, because of our ranking in Playboy. After 2 weeks though, he had enough of the Cajun way of life and headed West.

He's probably still regretting it.