But that's exactly my point. You guys have been in the lead forever... but you're still scared to death of us. With good reason.
Despite Baton Rouge's much greater size and resources, Lafayette is kicking the Capital City's butt every which way from Sunday: culture, tourism, technology, economic development, community development, overall vision.
Well, hoss, Lafayette is run by UL alums.
BR is run by State alums.
If UL alums can beat out State alums in competitions involving whole cities, then we can most certainly do it at the much smaller level of the university.
Correction: We are doing it to you.
Despite your much greater funding, your academics are looking iffy. Your College of Education was put on probation at their last certification review; your undergraduate program in Computer Science is currently on probation. And those are the only two that I know anything about. I'm thinking about spending some time in Middleton Library, looking at other reviews.
Meanwhile, review team after review team pass through UL, and are stunned at how fast we're moving, and how strong our programs are. We don't just pass all of them; we pass them with highest marks.
That's academics. What about athletics?
Interesting question. Was softball a fluke? Or was it just the first domino? We'll see.
You guys are paranoid... again, with good reason.
The paper tiger is crumbling in the heat.