We didn't bring this up and "rub it in anyone's face". We just tried to correct a sportscaster who uses acronyms the University doesn't want. If we don't do that we will continue to be pelted with the 3 letter curse as well as being referred to as "Lafayette". And you can bet your bottom dollar that left unchallenged that would have caught on and we would be known as "Lafayette".
Again, we didn't start this local ____ing contest. Tabby and the Waaaaaahhhhhhoax, egged on by Nechsters, started this crap.
For all of the whiney assed Waaaaaaaaaahoax fans, Tabby and the rest of the lazy, clueless media here is the statement from a University official declaring flagship status. It's down around the 7th oars graph I believe.
http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m.050412aaa.html
Ooooopsit wasn't Louisiana making that claim. The Waaaaaaahhhhhhhoax are being played by their "friends" to their west.
This is all good. We need to have this fight once and for all, and we need to have it out in public. It needs to grab the attention of people outside of Louisiana and have them ask questions about why a legislature is so interested in a name and why they are averse to healthy academic competition between LSU and other state universities. Flagship status is anti-competitive.
It is much harder to kill your neighbor's barking dog when the whole neighborhood is watching. If this fight is contained to Martin Hall and the state capitol, we will find ourselves under the boot again. If so, it may be time to pursue the UofA or AU idea. Put the confusion with ULM and the Lafayette Leopards out of its misery.
PS: We can't be afraid to lose. Authement was a great president in many ways, but this was his biggest problem. Even now, when it is not his issue anymore, he is submissive.
Bill Deckers editorial from the DA:
http://www.theadvertiser.com/article.te-leave-alone
Because Decker still has the redass, that UL fans challenged the papers references to UL and demanded change when he was editor
Opening paragraph "or whatever you call it"
A humongous dig trip.
Closing paragraph "lets be honest sticking it to LSU"
A humongous wig flip.
Time to run this guy out of town on a rail. We need to flood the Advertiser with complaints on the guy.
With how the Advertiser is handling this stupid ____.I'm hoping John George's brings The Advocate to Lafayette to put a bullet in the Advertisers brain.
Sticking it to LSUNow that's journalism there. Complete ignorance is not always bliss
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