2013 Staking a Claim for Louisiana

[CajunEXPRESS]

While I totally agree with you in principal; the fact remains that ESPN has a contract with the Sun Belt Conference, not with us. Our President, with our total support, needs to tell Benson in no uncertain terms that neither he, nor any other entity in the conference has any right to dictate our branding; and that, in fact, it is the DUTY of the conference to support us in our branding initiative, exactly as it is their job to do so with every other school in the conference. It should be very clear that we will do whatever is necessary to achieve our branding goals, even to the extent of leaving the conference and taking the New Orleans Bowl with us.

We have leverage with the conference as its cash cow in football, and its leading brand id


entifier in both softball and baseball. The basketball cash cow is leaving, and we can take that role as well. Benson needs to be made to understand that by caving to ULM, he is placing the conference at risk of losing substantial revenue and brand identification.

We have zero leverage. Benson knows we are adios ASAP. He will cater to the Hoax. It is like Landrieu not taking me serious. She knows my request are not those of her voters

[Geaux]

1. What is T-Joe's email address? I hope we all CC our email to Benson so that he is in the loop.

2. I agree, it needs to be AAC/Big 12 or bust. We need a specific monetary numberr from the administration to make this happen. I dont mind donating more for this clearly defined goal.

3. Let's have a capacity crowd for ULM. This name issue needs to be our rally cry to pack Cajun Field and have chants like "WHAT'S MY NAME" and "WE ARE UL" all day long!

[basinbear]

president@louisiana.edu

[Geaux]

president@louisiana.edu

Thanks

[basinbear]

1. What is T-Joe's email address? I hope we all CC our email to Benson so that he is in the loop.

2. I agree, it needs to be AAC/Big 12 or bust. We need a specific monetary numberr from the administration to make this happen. I dont mind donating more for this clearly defined goal.

3. Let's have a capacity crowd for ULM. This name issue needs to be our rally cry to pack Cajun Field and have chants like "WHAT'S MY NAME" and "WE ARE UL" all day long!

Big XII, as it is presently formed, is a very long term goal. Smallest budget in the AAC as currently formed is in the low 30 millions. I believe that is attainable. Academics will play a part but University of Memphis is presently on the same Academic level as UL as is East Carolina. Even though US News University ratings are highly subjective they are important. Gaining Tier 1 status there could help. The Athletics Master Plan which will begin construction immediately after our last home football game, winning in Football and going to a bowl game annually, getting Basketball up to speed and continuing our success in Softball and Baseball and all spring sports are key. We fans need to continue to grow the RCAF fund. Getting to 20 million+ in our athletic budget is imperative. CUSA and the AAC or even the formation of a New Conference......are our immediate goals. Big XII membership should be our long term goal...We control our own destiny.....

[CajunRebel]

Bull. Given the numerous ever-changing explanations given by those announcers it isn't just their bosses they are hearing from. So what if we ____ them off by flooding them with e-mails? They are already ignoring our wishes so lets just keep reminding them of how much they ____ us off

It's funny that you think they'd give a damn about a handful of angry fan emails.

[BayouRichard]

The Sun Belt banned me from following them because I kept saying "We Are LOUISIANA"

Proud of you!

[Hammer58]

It's funny that you think they'd give a damn about a handful of angry fan emails.

Yet the commissioner caved to Hoax e-mails. Well, that's probably nit a good example considering that Benson is such a _____ to begin with.

The truth is I don't give a damn if they care or not. Just annoy the hell out of them every time they annoy us with their name bull____.

[CrazyCajun]

What are they gonna do? Call is Lafayette?

[Just1More]

It's funny that you think they'd give a damn about a handful of angry fan emails.

You need to make a decision. Will they not give a damn or will we upset them? You've said both... and they are mutually exclusive reactions.

[Just1More]

What are they gonna do? Call is Lafayette?

... show bias for the other team? ... get our player names confused? ... act like the bad calls against us were legit? ... show crappy shots of our fans? Hummm... nope... I can't think of anything more an ESPN announcer can do to be disrespectful toward us... but who knows?

[CajunRebel]

Yet the commissioner caved to Hoax e-mails. Well, that's probably nit a good example considering that Benson is such a _____ to begin with.

The truth is I don't give a damn if they care or not. Just annoy the hell out of them every time they annoy us with their name bull____.

I don't think Benson or W.W. gave a damn about ULM fan emails just like they won't give a damn about ours. But if you want to bombard Benson with BS I fully support that. He's the one who makes the decision to push Lafayette. But leave the minions following orders at ESPN alone. They're just doing their job and a few emails from you won't convince them defy their bosses.