"You Don't Even Go Here!"

[BamaCajun]

We could always go with LaMo

ULaMon

[CAJUNryan4]

ULaMon

ULM -> ULMAO (University of Laugh My ___ Off

[ATXCajun]

Oh, I like this young lady. You have a fan. Good stuff, Katie.

Not that it matters... but I wonder how long it will take ULM to ascertain this work as satirical? Afterall, they couldn't collectively figure out the difference between legal/not legal... official name/branding name... rush the passer/let the clock run out...

One of your best posts ever. However, you left off maroon/purple. :-)

[ATXCajun]

Katie de la Rosa. Enough said.

It is nice to see that the students get it. I can't stop reading it. Satire is especially hilarious when it is true, in a sense that this is what people would probably like to say, absent social order.

[AstroCajun]

ULM -> ULMAO (University of Laugh My ___ Off

We have a winner.

[Hammer58]

Stupid Woe Hoax fans and TNS...quote from Bruno regarding their budget cut, taken from TNS...

"He (Bruno) estimated the first cuts will save ULM $375,000 annually. ULM has cut more than 250 positions since 2009."

Seems they have bigger concerns than our name but too stupid to see it.

They need to focus on what is killing their university, and sure isn't us.

Here is the story on LaMo's budget cuts and departmental consolidation.

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.s...l#incart_river

Also noticed the related story reporting that Thompson states he will NOT introduce legislation to force the issue. Laughingly he says we should just "do what is right" and we should be proud of Lafayette and put it on our uniforms.

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.s...in_cajuns.html

As always the butthurt comments are pretty funny especially the not caring LSU fan in New Orleans.

[AstroCajun]

Here is the story on LaMo's budget cuts and departmental consolidation.

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.s...l#incart_river

Also noticed the related story reporting that Thompson states he will NOT introduce legislation to force the issue. Laughingly he says we should just "do what is right" and we should be proud of Lafayette and put it on our uniforms.

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.s...in_cajuns.html

As always the butthurt comments are pretty funny especially the not caring LSU fan in New Orleans.

Translation, I'm not gonna fight a fight I can't win.

[CajunEXPRESS]

More evasions about UL breaking the law. Again Mr. Thompson wrote a law, he has zero authority to interpret the law beyond what you, or I can do. No law was broken, no law is being broken, and it is amazing how insecure LSU is to this day.

I am pretty glad T Joe is standing above the nonsense. If Thompson thought he could change the law he would.

Now we have it MoanROW, LSU, and of course Lake Chuck Up McNeese. Seems like the same crew from 1984.

[Just1More]

Several people mentioned in these articles and in comments to the articles, that we entered into a "partnership" or some agreement with ULM when we both changed our names. They've also mentioned that we did it simultaneously, as if UL was not first. Once the law was passed as to who was in the ULS and which 6 programs could change their name, UL alone voted (staff, students, alumni) to change the name. We set everything up short of full implementation, because a second school, any of the other 5, had to agree to change theirs before ours went official. Dr. A convinced NLU to put it up for a vote and change their name. We clearly plowed the field by ourselves and didn't really care who planted seed second.

Everyone is glossing over these facts and they have clownishly slaughtered the fact our administration adheres to the legal name as is required by the state law. There are all kind of branding and nickname conventions, ULM being one (also not a legal name of that university) that could transpire. Louisiana Ragin Cajuns is our chosen athletic brand and is not implying a flagship status. That's a crock of nonsense. There is no "ULL" and never was. "UL" is our own internal reference (friends of our university) and it stems from a crime that occurred following our official name change to "UL" back in 1984 (another glossed over fact).

The problem I've had with this, starting with Tabby's post, is how an ounce of fact, a pound of misinformation, was mixed in with 50 pounds of emotion and regarded as important. It's intellectually disgusting.

Jay had a good article in his blog. But this work by Katie, thoroughly soaked in sarcasm, probably places the best overall perspective on the initial ridiculous attack by Tabby.

[ATXCajun]

Translation, I'm not gonna fight a fight I can't win.

Second translation, I need the redneck vote, but pursuing this would amount to political embarrassment. I'll just say that it is bad and then do nothing.