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[CRAWFISH61]

Nope, 15 fn years of the name Nazis is tiresome; and to me, embarrassing. It's like Groundhog's Day.

But remember, Bill Murray never quit, eventually figured it out and won. That is what we have to do. Win.

[ULGrad@HOU]

Nope, 15 fn years of the name Nazis is tiresome; and to me, embarrassing. It's like Groundhog's Day.

I loved the movie Groundhog's Day, lesson to be learned there.

We continue the fight, until it's won or until the University COMPLETELY gives up. It's frustrating, yes, but I know I won't stop and it doesn't harm me in any way to continue to pursue this for my University, and I was there in 1984. It is worthy to achieve this, and has great impact. That's why it is so hard to get.

[HelmutVII]

ESPN does it on purpose. Plain and simple. Mike Patrick referred to us as Southwestern Louisiana. When they continue to refer to us as Oh La La. They can do it and they don't care. To them we are a pimple on the butt of college athletics and are a subject of ridicule because we are not from the north east or the west coast. Areas of the country that obviously (to them) are more important and every body else is just in fly over country.

[ULGrad@HOU]

ESPN does it on purpose. Plain and simple. Mike Patrick referred to us as Southwestern Louisiana. When they continue to refer to us as Oh La La. They can do it and they don't care. To them we are a pimple on the butt of college athletics and are a subject of ridicule because we are not from the north east or the west coast. Areas of the country that obviously (to them) are more important and every body else is just in fly over country.

I agree, they do it on purpose. I'm not sure the real reason why. But, they won't change by all of us being passive about it.
Maybe this link would be a good place to let them know.

http://espn.go.com/espn/corrections

Just submit a correction.

[CajunRage]

It is definitely frustrating, and I have no clue on whether or not they are active or slow to press the issue. I was all on board sending emails a long time ago, but it hasn't worked. So maybe one could describe me as a defeatist, but I'm just imagining a social media intern sitting in a cube at headquarters having laughs with his intern buddies, all while replying to all of the emails with a PR template.

The bolded term popped into my head as I was headed back to the office after lunch. Can anyone compile the pictures and a brief write-up of what has been going on? You see facebook pages with 'likes' in the millions. Maybe someone can start a page calling out ESPN for what they are doing. It's the new way of doing things and can maybe light a fire in both the administration and ESPN's ___.

[CAJUNTODD44]

I hate when they do the oh la la or u la la bullcrap. You take time to call us that but you won't take time to call us Louisiana. Mike Patrick calling us Southwestern Louisiana, come on man where have you been?

[CAJUNTODD44]

How about the recording over the loud speaker outside of the superdome saying where you could pick up will call tickets, they said University of Lafayette, anybody else hear this?

[Hammer58]

Nope, 15 fn years of the name Nazis is tiresome; and to me, embarrassing. It's like Groundhog's Day.

Really? Earlier last week I e-mailed the TP reporter covering the Bowl about his use of "ULL". I pointed out that the University specifically asks that reference to not be used. His article the following day and everyone I saw by him thereafter omitted that reference and spelled out the name. Now while he did not use UL or Louisiana (as I jokingly pointed out when I subsequently thanked him for the change) he did respond positively and drop the triple turd reference.

[CajunRebel]

I wasn't saying advocating never contacting anyone , because I know it has worked for smaller blogs and publications. It's also worked with CBS and Fox, and hasn't with ESPN. I guess I'm just of the impression that they won't get on board until we make some consistent big time noise in football/baseball/basketball.

This.

It does work for small blogs and publications. At least sometimes it does. I've actually sent plenty of emails over the years. Hell myself and 3 or 4 other Cajun fans have been fighting like hell for 3 years now to get the University's wikipedia article changed. But I've never sent an email to ESPN because I know for a fact the administration has been fighting them for years on this. They made their decision and sending an angry email to ESPN that will just be glanced at then thrown away by a nobody intern won't change it. But hey, some people just like banging their heads against the wall. And if an angry email to a nobody helps them vent their frustrations then I guess that's a good thing.

BTW, judging by the papers in the Superdome and the free papers I've been getting in my driveway lately it looks like the Advocate is trying like hell to break into the Acadiana market. I think an email along the lines of "Using Lousiana instead of L-L would go a long way towards getting us on board with your paper" would be a fantastic idea.

[CajunAmos]

How about the recording over the loud speaker outside of the superdome saying where you could pick up will call tickets, they said University of Lafayette, anybody else hear this?

Yep, heard it when waiting in line to enter the stadium.

[jumboragncajun]

But remember, Bill Murray never quit, eventually figured it out and won. That is what we have to do. Win.

GREAT POINT.

(He had to change his M.O. to get there though).

[CajunSaint]

Let's send a ____load of e-mails to them, this is ridiculous and embarrasing

just sent mine