2014 Branding Fiasco: UL-Lafayette or UL-L (SBC Reference Guide)

[cajunhawk]

I would have rather them us LRC for Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns or just RC for Ragin' Cajuns then the dread double L, with or without a hyphen.

How about LARC...LouisianA Ragin Cajuns.

[MelRock]

How about LARC...LouisianA Ragin Cajuns.

I like that as well, there is more than one way to skin a cat. Not sure what exactly that means, but I have said for a long time. I sure Turbine can enlighten me.

[zephyr]

How about LARC...LouisianA Ragin Cajuns.

That would be "Special"

[CharlieK]

In now way am I defending the creators of this mess. But, could it be that what took so long for us to provide an abbreviation to the SunBelt was T-Joe having to try to negotiate with the UL System leadership? Maybe he was told the only acceptable abbreviations were ULL and UL-L, and he was forced to eat a ____ sandwhich, either way. That or risk losing the whole game.. ie the Louisiana branding. Everybody answers to somebody.

Now, none of that excuses the silence, lack of warning, and general incompetence of our marketing efforts.

[CrazyCajun]

He should have sent in ___

[Turbine]

How about LARC...LouisianA Ragin Cajuns.

Now that would be "something extremely easy to accomplish, succeed in, or to obtain"

[CharlieK]

He should have sent in ___

___U

We get 4 letters!

[CrazyCajun]

Or ____ ...so it's more PC

[UL_Cajuns]

The Sun Belt Guide can be changed again. Why doesn't Savoie ask the fans/RCAF members or something in regard to the 2-4 letter abbreviation?

LA is the answer, the more I think about it. It violates nothing.

[Hammer58]

In now way am I defending the creators of this mess. But, could it be that what took so long for us to provide an abbreviation to the SunBelt was T-Joe having to try to negotiate with the UL System leadership? Maybe he was told the only acceptable abbreviations were ULL and UL-L, and he was forced to eat a ____ sandwhich, either way. That or risk losing the whole game.. ie the Louisiana branding. Everybody answers to somebody.

Now, none of that excuses the silence, lack of warning, and general incompetence of our marketing efforts.

Considering that when that skank Tabby first started this crap back in late fall the ULS President basically said she didn't care and had more important matters to deal with, I doubt that is the case.

[zephyr]

Just to clarify: ULA would violate the law. LOU is the statistical abbreviation for Louisville

To be honest, the ULL doesn't bother me if we are using for statistical purposes and such. On TV, it will almost be required since our preferred name is much longer than the available space to put it. However, the use of the hyphen is absolutely baffling to me. Why the hell would you prefer to be called UL-L over ULL? Same letters but the hyphen just seems to add a bit of JUCO to it.

[zephyr]

Now that would be "something extremely easy to accomplish, succeed in, or to obtain"

I presume that everybody knows that acronym and what it stands for right? That would truly make us the butt of most jokes...BTW, not trying to be insensitive to those who are apart of that organization.