Nicknames Ragin' Cajuns #6

[AstroCajun]

Look at our Top 10 finish in this "Top 100 College Nicknames/Mascots"

http://www.spmsportspage.com/publish...-nickn-4.shtml

And for those too unmotivated to click the link:

"6 - University of Louisiana [ ] "Ragin' Cajuns"

A tremendous nickname, which pays tribute to the origins of the Acadian French people, which populated southwestern Louisiana beginning in the mid to late 1700's. They were ostracized and basically forced to leave what are now known as two of the Maritime Provinces of Canada (Nova Scotia and New Brunswick), which the French ceded to the British by treaty, along with the rest of Canada except for the St. Lawrence River valley (now Quebec). Since the French still owned Louisiana in those days, they headed south after the British took over.

Somehow the word "Acadian" became "Cajun" in the pronunciation of the Louisiana locals, and it stuck. They are a fun-loving people who love to eat spicy hot food and party. Lafayette has a large population of offshore oil rig roughnecks, and they don't get much time on shore, so they make the most of it by partying hearty while on land."




Folks, there is no more unique name than Ragin Cajuns.

It's a shame we don't have a spirit leader that matches that unique identity.

[Membertou]

nice list....too bad they butchered the Acadian history part of it all..i guess it would be too much to ask.

[Turbine]

"A tremendous nickname,"

Tremendous nickname is right.

[Cayenne Eyeman]

I'd say that Ragin' Cajuns tops their top 5 of Billikins, anteaters, griffins, palladins and vandalls....oh my!!!

[geo_cajun]

That picture of the Vandal looks like some windows 3.1 clipart. They couldn't find anything better? haha

[ULtimateCajun]

I love going out of the state and wearing a Cajuns shirt and people come up to me and ask where they can get cajun gear and say the other Cajuns they have met were great people. I take pride in our unique name.

[anhil8tor]

I was wanting our mascot to win that capital one thing...


guess they didn't

[Big Buds]

I kind of think the Crimson Tide sounds cool....

[BrudaCajun]

_ I love going out of the state and wearing a Cajuns shirt and people come up to me and ask where they can get cajun gear and say the other Cajuns they have met were great people. I take pride in our unique name. _

When i lived in Houston, all of my friends were always wanting to borrow my football and baseball shirts. It was pretty cool to know that other people enjoy our university.

[DestinCajun]

_ Look at our Top 10 finish in this "Top 100 College Nicknames/Mascots"

http://www.spmsportspage.com/publish...-nickn-4.shtml

And for those too unmotivated to click the link:

"6 - University of Louisiana [ ] "Ragin' Cajuns"

A tremendous nickname, which pays tribute to the origins of the Acadian French people, which populated southwestern Louisiana beginning in the mid to late 1700's. They were ostracized and basically forced to leave what are now known as two of the Maritime Provinces of Canada (Nova Scotia and New Brunswick), which the French ceded to the British by treaty, along with the rest of Canada except for the St. Lawrence River valley (now Quebec). Since the French still owned Louisiana in those days, they headed south after the British took over.

Somehow the word "Acadian" became "Cajun" in the pronunciation of the Louisiana locals, and it stuck. They are a fun-loving people who love to eat spicy hot food and party. Lafayette has a large population of offshore oil rig roughnecks, and they don't get much time on shore, so they make the most of it by partying hearty while on land."




Folks, there is no more unique name than Ragin Cajuns.

It's a shame we don't have a spirit leader that matches that unique identity. _

How about this guy for spirit leader -

[Zeebart21]

Here is our boy, right here! Spirit leader supreme!

[Cajun Express]

_ Here is our boy, right here! Spirit leader supreme! _

Oh Lord, now you gone and done it.