Moving Backwards UL-Lafayette

[Turbine]

Convince them that we are not a threat? How pathetic! Threatening what they have is exactly what we want to do. They have fans that we want to pull over to our side. That is the only way we will grow. You may prefer to live on your knees and try not to offend their fragile ego, but I would like to show them that we will not "know our place". Keep pushing and don't bow down to them. That is how you get respect!

UL has had their respect for decades, it is that respect for what has been achieved and respect for potential that has lead to the view of UL as a threat.

Showing that a rising tide raises all ships is the way to go, because respect without goal oriented results is a futile endeavor.

jmo

[CajunRage]

No he isn't, he has a viewpoint and expressed it.

I bolded the part that I was talking about. Why is there a daily article in the news star about the name change if no one outside of baton rouge cares about the issue?

edit: I didn't want to spend the time writing what johnny said, but the statement about convincing them we aren't a threat is laughable as well.

[Turbine]

I bolded the part that I was talking about. Why is there a daily article in the news star about the name change if no one outside of baton rouge cares about the issue?

"No one" is a figure of speech, the News Star has one activist and is attempting to make someone care. It will sell papers.

ps I just thought idiot was a tad strong.

jmo

[donallen]

"No one" is a figure of speech, the News Star has one activist and is attempting to make someone care. It will sell papers.

ps I just thought idiot was a tad strong.

jmo

No, idiot was good. It seems to be the common term here for those who disagree with fanatics, which this topic produces daily. Okay, maybe I'm wrong. Maybe you can demand the rest of the world see it your way. Throw enough insults out there and you'll get that respect the band's been playing for 40 years.

Yep. That'll work.

[Hammer58]

No, idiot was good. It seems to be the common term here for those who disagree with fanatics, which this topic produces daily. Okay, maybe I'm wrong. Maybe you can demand the rest of the world see it your way. Throw enough insults out there and you'll get that respect the band's been playing for 40 years.

Yep. That'll work.

Well lets see....

UL quietly, politely and legally changed its name in 1984.

LSU and mcneese squawked and demanded that we be forced to go back to USL. They got their way.

During the Cajuns Workd Series appearance the Cajuns politely asked The networks to refer to our team as UL.

LSU sent Turtle Thomas to _____ to the network and demand that they use the city tag. They got their wish.

UL politely sent out media guide info to media and our conference on how we wished to be referenced athletically.

ULM _____ed and moaned to the conference to refer to us with the city tag as they demanded. The conference gave into their incessent, whiney demands.

History seems to show that the old adage about the squeaky wheel has some validity.

Recently we vocally demanded that we be referred to as we wished not as ulm demanded. We got vocal, demanding and a bit obnoxious. Suddenly, while not totally where we want to be we have made headway.

So yes, Don, I think perhaps you are wrong. Because had we just kept quiet and continued to ask politely as we have been for decades we'd probably be in the same place we were a month ago being Lafayette-ed to death on ESPN

[USL1970]

If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to view every problem as a nail.

[Just1More]

Don sure has gotten cranky over the years. I think he'd make a good RP regular. He attacks the forum, in general, in order to make a point that you don't attack people to make your point. I don't care who you are... that's precious right there.

[lcitsh]

No, idiot was good. It seems to be the common term here for those who disagree with fanatics, which this topic produces daily. Okay, maybe I'm wrong. Maybe you can demand the rest of the world see it your way. Throw enough insults out there and you'll get that respect the band's been playing for 40 years.

Yep. That'll work.

I'd say "Welcome to the club, Don" but "idiot" is mild compared to what they call me.
For those of you who want to blame Bobby for this, go right ahead. He cares about your worthless jabber about as much as I do. One day you may realize who the real enemy is, but I doubt it will be on this side of the grave.

[Turbine]

For those of you who want to blame Bobby for this, go right ahead. He cares about your worthless jabber about as much as I do.

I really hope Don's original (editor)premise is the right take.

I say that because if he were wrong, Bobby's article yesterday would validate the above portion of your post.

I hope he had a bad editor yesterday who obviously changed his/her stance today as evidenced by Dan's article.

[CajunSaint]

Don sure has gotten cranky over the years. I think he'd make a good RP regular. He attacks the forum, in general, in order to make a point that you don't attack people to make your point. I don't care who you are... that's precious right there.

could he be..."wait for it"...trolling our board?!!?

[Hammer58]

I'd say "Welcome to the club, Don" but "idiot" is mild compared to what they call me.
For those of you who want to blame Bobby for this, go right ahead. He cares about your worthless jabber about as much as I do. One day you may realize who the real enemy is, but I doubt it will be on this side of the grave.

Yea, we've seen how much you care, Deacon.

Is Bobby another butt-buddy you're here to defend? I can here it now at the scorer's table, "hey, Bobby, I stuck up for you real good on Ragin Pagin..real good. Did I do good, Bobby? Huh, Bobby? Bobby?"

[Just1More]

I'd say "Welcome to the club, Don" but "idiot" is mild compared to what they call me.
For those of you who want to blame Bobby for this, go right ahead. He cares about your worthless jabber about as much as I do. One day you may realize who the real enemy is, but I doubt it will be on this side of the grave.

"what 'they' call you"? "They" is about 2 times the number that called Don an idiot. You martyrs crack me up. And Bobby may not care about a couple of posters' "worthless jabber", but you have not only failed to "let it go", you never stop talking about it.

You really need to stop making assessments of people's relationship with God. You are the judge of no one in that respect. I don't know where or who you've been getting your biblical lessons from, but you haven't been paying attention to the entire lesson. Be pleased with yourself for following His way, but if He catches you placing one of your brothers in the other camp one more time, I assure you He'll let you make a visit to that camp to straighten you up.