No one said it was awesome. I said I like it. It needed to be said. There has been a lot of whimpering about the pepper (it doesn't look good, it isn't fierce enough, etc, etc.). Similar things can be said about the fleur. (i.e. who wants a flower on their helmet? blah, blah, blah) None of that is really the point. The point I was trying to make is only this:
We should embrace the things that make us unique. There is an ocean of similarity in college sports, but only one us. Celebrate what makes us different. The fleur does that. So does the pepper.
I've caught a few people over the years with a pepper hat that after talking to them had nothing to do with UL. They just liked the pepper look. Having said that I'm no fan of that pepper monster and the whole pepper thing reminds most people of a Chili's logo. I don't see why we can't use both.
I've heard a lot of people say that the FDL looks like Saints Lite. And I understand where they are coming from, but we know the truth, that the FDL has always been part of the Cajuns, plus.
Do the following appear as the NFL version of ----Lite, i dont hink so, in fact I like it.
ECU vs TB Bucs
Colorado State vs St Louis Rams
Georgia vs Green Bay Packers
Syracuse vs Cleveland Browns
Former BG logo vs Atlanta Falcons
ETC, ETC
Nostrildamus could have predicted the right move.
Combined there are 80+ school yearbooks and media guides with Alligator pictures and depictions.
A real Swamp on campus.
Generations of natural (State Reptile) births on campus. One currently in the news.
1st football game ever played at UL was on the edge of the real swamp.
The Swamp name as a current venue for parts of four decades.
Point is it can be right under your nose and some admins can't smell the coffee for the grind..
The stand was built by the pros that built the deck. There are some huge bolt things keeping it all together. It doesn't seem like rocket science to do but you never know. I tried replacing an outside door. I thought how hard is it to hang a door? Well after destroying one four hundred dollar door I called the pros spent 400 on another door and 400 on the pros.
Look at the Clemson Tigers in Death Valley and the LSU Tigers in Death Valley. Not a problem for either school. ONLY Florida and Louisiana would have the Alligator in The Swamp.
I like the Fideaux name. But, you could also tie it in with the Louisiana name and have 2 gators, a male "Louis" and a female "Ana".
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