2013 Staking a Claim for Louisiana

[RedTails]

Overall, my favorite Kyle call. Far and away, the best 10 minutes of Foote Notes I've had the opportunity to hear. But the hilarity of a man that calls himself Texas Mike to call in and say "the university is breaking the law" and "it's all about academics and they aren't allowed to change the name" while proclaiming "I'm the biggest Cajun fan there is. I'm wearing a Cajuns hat and jacket right now" was just fantastic.

I'll say this, listening to the local guys today has made it abundantly clear how much ignorance and misinformation is out there about this issue. And to be fair, a lot of the folks that don't get it, just don't WANT to get it.

Looking forward to BEV.

Texas Mike makes me tune out momentarily while I wait for him to get off of the phone. Guy needs to start his own podcast and follow it himself in order to spare us of his calls.

[Zeebart21]

Sure, whatever....but y'all don't actually go by UL- Laffy for academics either. Last time I was down enjoying the best PoBoy on the planet, I noticed that the gates say University of Louisiana...no Lafayette. It looked liked there was a space for that but only small holes.

You have a gripe? Do something about it. If not, Please. You guys are acting like _______ worse than the Monroe guys.

[moorecajun]

I bet he is McNeese graduate with season tickets at LSU!!!

legend .... wait for it .... ary!

[BlueDawg]

Vandalism. Can't stop that.

Haha! I know....best of luck w/ the rest of the Belt.

[waterboy]

1. I said I have no issue with what was written. And, I don't. First amendment gives her the right to say what she did. And, again, it wasn't an editorial piece.

2. You will NEVER see me publicly rip a professional colleague. To do so would be to make it personal. And, this isn't personal to me.

Jay,

Do you plan to have that rocket surgeon, Tabby on your show?

[CajunRebel]

Sure, whatever....but y'all don't actually go by UL- Laffy for academics either. Last time I was down enjoying the best PoBoy on the planet, I noticed that the gates say University of Louisiana...no Lafayette. It looked liked there was a space for that but only small holes.

Somebody kicked the Lafayette off the gates. Nobody knows who did it. But hundreds have claimed responsibility.

[Just1More]

Jay's article needs to be placed in all of the publications interested in the reality of the situation. Jay doesn't have a problem with his media colleagues, but I do. They intentionally either obliterated the facts, or they are so incompetent at writing anything truthful... or even interesting for that matter... that they should be, at the very least, chastised for it.

I expect nonsense to come out of fan forums... and that includes ours. But to have these so-called professionals and their editors pump out these quarter baked piles of nonsense is beyond acceptable. The only thing that a state legislature ought to get involved in is questioning what our universities have created in modern day Jounalism and Broadcast and Communications.

I'm an engineer by degree and I can think and write exponentially better than these twerps. I'm so unimpressed with these people it disgusts me. These are what young people that go to college aspire to be?

In my profession, if I were to write a technical article for publication... I'd at least get the fundamental 5 base facts straight. These pathetic writers (and their editors) don't care one bit about accuracy. All they seem to care about is stirring the pot like a drive-by mudslinger on a fan forum.

If this continues... I can assure you some people with some stroke are going to put these people in a world of hurt. There are a few remaining people in this world that are smart and powerful enough to cut a dead branch off of the tree before the whole tree dies. I can assure you of that. If you do not want to be that dead branch, you had better do your job better.

[MiamiCajun32]

+1 Read beyond the headline,Hammer

In today's media run by mostly unprofessional and undedicated to their craft types, the only thing that matters is the headline being controversial and generating "clicks". Headline can be completely opposite of the points in the actual article, that's just fine in today's media. Just make sure the headline gets a lot of hits, makes people want to know wtf is this about!?!?

[CrazyCajun]

Sure, whatever....but y'all don't actually go by UL- Laffy for academics either. Last time I was down enjoying the best PoBoy on the planet, I noticed that the gates say University of Louisiana...no Lafayette. It looked liked there was a space for that but only small holes.

Probably The university of Louisiana @ Monroe fan

[Go_UL]

Sure, whatever....but y'all don't actually go by UL- Laffy for academics either. Last time I was down enjoying the best PoBoy on the planet, I noticed that the gates say University of Louisiana...no Lafayette. It looked liked there was a space for that but only small holes.

Hey how is that seperation thing????? Ya'll are really out of this world.....not.....try again.

[BlueDawg]

Hey how is that seperation thing????? Ya'll are really out of this world.....not.....try again.

Ok ...sepArated from what exactly?

[ULGrad@HOU]

In the past, in the era of the original change, lsu was very vocal against UL. The latest lsu statement, does not show interference or opposition. It may change, and it probably will, but at the moment, I don't see lsu taking a negative position. This to me is significant, and is very important. As long as they stay out of what UL wants to be named athletically, then I don't see enough political opposition to bring about any additional changes to what the University is doing. In fact, it could have the opposite effect and solidify UL's position. Hopefully, they stay out of it.