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    Quote Originally Posted by fanof71 View Post
    Here's how a name makes a difference. You draw whatever you want from it...Long time TV station in Memphis, until recently had the call letters WPTY. The previous owners paid no attention to this small detail of what people call you. They went on their merry way to many shameful and neglected years of not paying attention to rating books, not investing in better people, equipment, facility, or branding. They drove a one time decent tv station to a last place finish in revenue and ratings. But, they still used WPTY. New owner comes in, pays a barging price for station as bottom is what is was worth...Enter a new GM, she goes out in the community and listens to business owners, community leaders, clients, etc. All of them, to a person, call the station "We PiTY" or Pity for short, some even went so far to use PiTYful. The station had been on the air for nearly 20 years and thats how folks in the community knew the station, not as an ABC affiliate, but by PiTY. New owners took it to heart, invested nearly 5 million dollars in a total rebuild of station. Most importantly, approval was given for new call letter, WAFT...We're ABC for Tennessee, the brand they use to now open newscasts etc and its how the public in general refers to them, AFT, or ABC Tennessee.

    I could give you enough examples to bore you and everyone else on this board to death. The point is, you are known by your name/brand. Louisiana-Lafayette is not the name of the school, its a bastardized form of the legal name. I live outside of Louisiana. Its a F'n joke to explain to others who and what the school is. If I say Ragin Cajuns, they say...Oh, Louisiana Lafayette....Its not even F'n correct. Thanks to ESPN, AP, and others, confusion is running the show. I hate confusion, it just F's up everything. And since Martin Hall takes in tuition money and charges for people to come to sporting and academic events, just like buying a shirt at Cal's Western Store, We're customers of the University, they exist to serve the community....and right now, this community of die-hards aint being served.
    BTW, I have a life...I'm a proud graduate of this school, I follow it from 800 miles away. And it ____es me OFF when the school we love gets pulled through the manure pile of mistakes that ESPN lays on us with each and every broadcast. So enjoy the big time bro, cause it ain't going to last for long if the school continues to ignore or at the very least pays lip service to what it should (to the advantage of everyone concerned) be called, branded, and remembered, as Louisiana!
    Very insightful.

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    Zeebart21's Avatar Zeebart21 is offline Ragin Cajuns of Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Greatest Fan Ever

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    Myself and Hammer sent emails to Benson during the Tabby/espn name thing back in early October confronting him on "forcing" ESPN to use ULL and Louisiana-Lafayette. He was actually pleasant in his responses, finally saying "its not what you think it is, speak to Dr Savoie"...at the time I thought he was bull ______ting us... In retrospect, I believe he was correct... It looks like its Doc Savoie that has lost his nerve on this name issue. 2011, Louisiana vs ULM on the scoreboard. At halftime its changed to Cajuns vs Warhawks. I have it on good authority that it(scoreboard) will definitely read Cajuns vs Warhawks, Saturday. If our announcer says< "and thats another Cajun first down" instead of Louisiana that will prove T-Joe doesnt have a nut on his body.
    Our President better have a good reason for backing down on this.. I am only one person, but I can find alot of things to do with my dollars during football season. We have momentum, now we might be losing it? Thats Bull-____.

    Z

    ATTENTION MARTIN HALL, WE KNOW YOU READ THIS BOARD...DO NOT TAKE WHAT WE SAY LIGHTLY.


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    Quote Originally Posted by pasbon View Post
    Question..WHY is the name change so important to you. after reading these comments, a person would think that some of you have absolutely NO lives to live except through your college days, like you OWN this team. You are the the Jerry Jones of the university. I have to laugh at the remarks made by some. Folks, the SCHOOL is the joke! As Turbine has attested to earlier, Martin Hall is the problem here. THEY (notice i didn't say WE) made the choice to go with the name change years ago. get over it. The name of the university is University of Louisiana Lafayette, not Louisiana. I know all about the branding, the nickname, etc. I get it. Why not spend time being positive instead of the infighting and just go with the flow? Do you REALLY think a name change will help with recuiting? with raising funds for XXX? with academics? grow up!
    You want to just go with the flow? Do it. Don't worry about what the rest of us decide to concern ourselves with.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zeebart21 View Post
    Myself and Hammer sent emails to Benson during the Tabby/espn name thing back in early October confronting him on "forcing" ESPN to use ULL and Louisiana-Lafayette. He was actually pleasant in his responses, finally saying "its not what you think it is, speak to Dr Savoie"...at the time I thought he was bull ______ting us... In retrospect, I believe he was correct... It looks like its Doc Savoie that has lost his nerve on this name issue. 2011, Louisiana vs ULM on the scoreboard. At halftime its changed to Cajuns vs Warhawks. I have it on good authority that it(scoreboard) will definitely read Cajuns vs Warhawks, Saturday. If our announcer says< "and thats another Cajun first down" instead of Louisiana that will prove T-Joe doesnt have a nut on his body.
    Our President better have a good reason for backing down on this.. I am only one person, but I can find alot of things to do with my dollars during football season. We have momentum, now we might be losing it? Thats Bull-____.

    Z

    ATTENTION MARTIN HALL, WE KNOW YOU READ THIS BOARD...DO NOT TAKE WHAT WE SAY LIGHTLY.
    Benson telling you says alot. We'll find out this weekend if Savoie has a pair of acorns.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zeebart21 View Post
    Myself and Hammer sent emails to Benson during the Tabby/espn name thing back in early October confronting him on "forcing" ESPN to use ULL and Louisiana-Lafayette. He was actually pleasant in his responses, finally saying "its not what you think it is, speak to Dr Savoie"...at the time I thought he was bull ______ting us... In retrospect, I believe he was correct... It looks like its Doc Savoie that has lost his nerve on this name issue. 2011, Louisiana vs ULM on the scoreboard. At halftime its changed to Cajuns vs Warhawks. I have it on good authority that it(scoreboard) will definitely read Cajuns vs Warhawks, Saturday. If our announcer says< "and thats another Cajun first down" instead of Louisiana that will prove T-Joe doesnt have a nut on his body.
    Our President better have a good reason for backing down on this.. I am only one person, but I can find alot of things to do with my dollars during football season. We have momentum, now we might be losing it? Thats Bull-____.

    Z

    ATTENTION MARTIN HALL, WE KNOW YOU READ THIS BOARD...DO NOT TAKE WHAT WE SAY LIGHTLY.
    That's my point. Program has momentum and support. Step back on this name thing, like it or not, will slow things down. The more I think about it, if I don't hear "That's another Louisiana first down", credibility will be called into question. And can't expect HUD to stay no matter what at that point.
    Last edited by ZoomZoom; November 26th, 2013 at 08:06 pm. Reason: If you were not around for round 1 of name game, you probably don't get it.

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    Ragin4U's Avatar Ragin4U is offline Ragin Cajuns of Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Fan for Sure

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    The scoreboard has read "Cajuns" for the last 2 games. Maybe more


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    Quote Originally Posted by Just1More View Post
    It's funny to have someone "ranting" about not being positive and not going with the flow.

    Just the other day Pasbon's friend called him on his cell and said, "Pasbon, some idiot is on I-10 driving in the wrong direction!". Pasbon yells back, "I'm on I-10... and everyone is driving in the wrong direction!"

    Pasbon, we are talking about Martin Hall. "We" get it. "Louisiana Ragin Cajuns"... for the grown-ups.
    Fail

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hammer58 View Post
    You want to just go with the flow? Do it. Don't worry about what the rest of us decide to concern ourselves with.
    Oh i'm not. believe me, i have way other things to think about than a name of a university for an athletic event.

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    Just1More's Avatar Just1More is offline Ragin Cajuns of Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Greatest Fan Ever

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    Quote Originally Posted by ZoomZoom View Post
    The more I think about it, if I don't hear "That's another Louisiana first down", credibility will be called into question.
    Not hearing it will also suck just a little bit more... because we will... in fact... be short... of a first down. And Rebel's "big picture" will be just a little less big.

    Don't worry about it. If we don't put "Louisiana" on the scoreboard, I'm getting the boys together and we're going to spell "Louisiana" in the grass end zones... with our middle-aged pasty white naked bodies. My acorns are so large... I will be dotting both the "i's". Rebel just called me and volunteered to be the "s". He said he wanted to curl up and look me straight between the "eyes".

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    Quote Originally Posted by pasbon View Post
    Oh i'm not. believe me, i have way other things to think about than a name of a university for an athletic event.
    Have way more things to think about than the name yet you are debating it on a message board. Makes complete sense.

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