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

[CrazyCajun]

-----Hey Hammer all your stuff is AD Hominem crap---i guess you weren't trained to present an argument in facts----But I will just use your post to once again point out that you were WRONG----The facts "trickled out from various sources" So what you and your argument were wrong and now if looked back on were very stupid----You say things and make judgements without the facts---You know my feelings as well as everybody on this board about the UL name and I just won't be stupid and rush to judgement before I get the facts!!! And PLEASE don't put words that I never said on here as mine!!! And maybe man up when you are wrong!!!

so what are the facts? should we hire a PI to get them? A fact finding firm? should we serve him with court papers? sue him? what does it take for someone to get the facts around here?

[Just1More]

Guys, this is about ending the administration's sick addiction to silence. They believe that because they have to operate in stealth mode on some things, that they have permission to operate in stealth mode on everything.

This latest issue with the name has to be explained. Even if Dr. Savoie was somehow persuaded to reposition on the name, for fear of losing something far more important, he needs to explain it.

If, for instance, as Cajun Monkee hypothesized... T-Joe was threatened with something that is more important than the name, if he continued supporting the branding name, he has no reason not to tell us. Even if he cannot get extremely specific as to who threatened him and with exactly what... he can at the very least state that funding or whatever is in jeopardy if he and/or his staff do not relent on the branding name push.

What is absolutely unacceptable is to say nothing and treat the supporters of UL with indifference. If that is how this plays out, I am not only going to sever my relationship with the university, I am going to campaign to influence 100 other people to do the same... and coach them on how to spread the message further. I never go out with a whimper... always a bang.

My preference is for them to realize that there is something quite precious in jeopardy and not to force our hand. Just the fact that many of us are discussing ways to hammer them for this... is indication enough that they are evolving into horrible leaders of their supporters. How can you allow a substantial number of support people to openly campaign to each other to stop supporting and try to punch a hole in this administration if at all possible?

Dr. Savoie, explain all of this. Explain it very soon.

[CajunRebel]

Guys, this is about ending the administration's sick addiction to silence. They believe that because they have to operate in stealth mode on some things, that they have permission to operate in stealth mode on everything.

This latest issue with the name has to be explained. Even if Dr. Savoie was somehow persuaded to reposition on the name, for fear of losing something far more important, he needs to explain it.

If, for instance, as Cajun Monkee hypothesized... T-Joe was threatened with something that is more important than the name, if he continued supporting the branding name, he has no reason not to tell us. Even if he cannot get extremely specific as to who threatened him and with exactly what... he can at the very least state that funding or whatever is in jeopardy if he and/or his staff do not relent on the branding name push.

What is absolutely unacceptable is to say nothing and treat the supporters of UL with indifference. If that is how this plays out, I am not only going to sever my relationship with the university, I am going to campaign to influence 100 other people to do the same... and coach them on how to spread the message further. I never go out with a whimper... always a bang.

My preference is for them to realize that there is something quite precious in jeopardy and not to force our hand. Just the fact that many of us are discussing ways to hammer them for this... is indication enough that they are evolving into horrible leaders of their supporters. How can you allow a substantial number of support people to openly campaign to each other to stop supporting and try to punch a hole in this administration if at all possible?

Dr. Savoie, explain all of this. Explain it very soon.

Very well said.

[Just1More]

---Well I can see the knock on defining Hammer's and now your posts----I learned Ad Hominem and its usage in 8th grade at Jesuit and it came in very handy in my masters Logic course on fallacious arguments---2nd childhood (A-H)------Now we just assume that the administration is lying---"I suspect we had a reasonable amount of time"--Hope you don't mind being quoted as it upset Hammer but go ahead and base your posts on what you SUSPECT----and finally the T-Joe is like the old guys!!!! It has been posted on here many times that T-joe is the antithesis or Doc Ray---Again check the campus construction-----He was Doc R's and Blanco's boss!!! but again let's see what will happen and so glad I wasn't in S-Port but enjoying a great Cajun win in the Dome!!!! Oh and I SUSPECT that you did--come on man now that is funny!!!! lol

T-Joe is the "antithesis" of Ray... because it was "posted on here many times"? "Campus construction" is your presentation of proof that T-Joe is the "antithesis" of Ray? Ad Hominem if I ever met him. I know of quite a few ways the two men differ... but to discredit those that find similarities in how the new UL administration operates the business of UL in similar ways to the old UL... has not been disproved by your "masters logic course".

Where is your evidence, your "logic", Boomer, of the perfectly acceptable explanation for how T-Joe is conducting this name fiasco? This topic and the intelligent consensus conclusion is about as remedial a logic problem as ever there was. See if you can get the correct answer... without creating shattered glass out of a perfectly clear window.

Stop defending this extremely unimpressive situation and prove that this is intelligent presidential management. If you cannot, and you cannot, then you need to keep quiet.

[Bandwagon King]

Guys, this is about ending the administration's sick addiction to silence. They believe that because they have to operate in stealth mode on some things, that they have permission to operate in stealth mode on everything.

This latest issue with the name has to be explained. Even if Dr. Savoie was somehow persuaded to reposition on the name, for fear of losing something far more important, he needs to explain it.

If, for instance, as Cajun Monkee hypothesized... T-Joe was threatened with something that is more important than the name, if he continued supporting the branding name, he has no reason not to tell us. Even if he cannot get extremely specific as to who threatened him and with exactly what... he can at the very least state that funding or whatever is in jeopardy if he and/or his staff do not relent on the branding name push.

What is absolutely unacceptable is to say nothing and treat the supporters of UL with indifference. If that is how this plays out, I am not only going to sever my relationship with the university, I am going to campaign to influence 100 other people to do the same... and coach them on how to spread the message further. I never go out with a whimper... always a bang.

My preference is for them to realize that there is something quite precious in jeopardy and not to force our hand. Just the fact that many of us are discussing ways to hammer them for this... is indication enough that they are evolving into horrible leaders of their supporters. How can you allow a substantial number of support people to openly campaign to each other to stop supporting and try to punch a hole in this administration if at all possible?

Dr. Savoie, explain all of this. Explain it very soon.

More cloak and dagger BS. This was a simple self inflicted wound which THIS administration has inflicted upon themselves. There is no conspiracy excpet the one everybody wants to believe to be able to live with the fact that this administration is a bunch of gutless worms who woluld rather be invited to the right parties than be seen as wave makers & upstart independents. I am amazed that after the enormous amount of evidence that is continually uncovered about this school's leadership not caring about it's own backers and the thoughts of the community at large, that so many otherwise intelligent people are willing to grasp for any other possible scenario than the one which is plainly staring them straight in the face. This administraion doesn't care & never did.

It's too much trouble for them to have to oversee a big time program, when they can run a small time program and make the same amount of cashe. Did any of you ever ask yourselves what is in it for them to build a big time program without seeing any immediate impact in their own personal pocketbook? So why push the envelope? Why make waves? It's so much easier to go along and get along. Then you get invited to all the parties around the state. You get to take all the airplane rides and stay in all the fancy hotels. And your personal political future is much brighter.

[Bandwagon King]

I didn't mean to imply that they would be there...other than early signees. I just meant that that particular event wasn't the place. It would look foolish and out of place.

Why so? If the king won't step out of the palace to address the peasants, then it's time for the peasants to bumrush the castle. Of course some peaseants are happy with potato soup every meal. Yes, dear Lord we thank thee for the crumbs off the master's table. Please dear lord? Bless the master so he might consider throwing us a bone to put in the soup? I mean after al it could be so much worse. We could still be 1-AA with an enrollment of over 20,000 students.

No wonder this university was the last fricking university to be part of the original 1-A group to go to a bowl game. No wonder we set the record for the absolute worst defense in NCAA history of all time. There are still those who are satisfied with crumbs from the master's table while they are paying a king's farthing to recieve them. As one booster whose donated over ten thousand dollars the past three season to this school, I want a GOD Dammed apology. Not a bull crap lie, but a plain and simple we f---ed up. We let you down. We'd be wiling to fall on our swords, but we're afraid they won't cut.

[SlickRick]

Bump!

[lcitsh]

Boomer, come see me at the games Thursday or Saturday, I'll let you know what I've got so far.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Do not worry bout Boomer Icitsh, he is totally on board withe the BS your bosses are tossing out, even to the capitalized FACTS.

[Turbine]

More cloak and dagger BS. This was a simple self inflicted wound which THIS administration has inflicted upon themselves. There is no conspiracy excpet the one everybody wants to believe to be able to live with the fact that this administration is a bunch of gutless worms who woluld rather be invited to the right parties than be seen as wave makers & upstart independents. I am amazed that after the enormous amount of evidence that is continually uncovered about this school's leadership not caring about it's own backers and the thoughts of the community at large, that so many otherwise intelligent people are willing to grasp for any other possible scenario than the one which is plainly staring them straight in the face. This administraion doesn't care & never did.

It's too much trouble for them to have to oversee a big time program, when they can run a small time program and make the same amount of cashe. Did any of you ever ask yourselves what is in it for them to build a big time program without seeing any immediate impact in their own personal pocketbook? So why push the envelope? Why make waves? It's so much easier to go along and get along. Then you get invited to all the parties around the state. You get to take all the airplane rides and stay in all the fancy hotels. And your personal political future is much brighter.

I do not disagree, I also do not see ANY outside pressure to change. I'm not counting the great satire pieces that have been running in the News Star.

There is no evidence of an outside conspiracy, (not now) (not one that needed to be acted upon) there is evidence of someone being afraid of their own shadow.

ps please don't call anyone a loser.

[lcitsh]

Statement from Sun Belt Conference Commissioner Karl Benson
1/24/2014 11:23:55 AM

The Sun Belt Conference office recently issued a "University Reference Guide" that was created to clarify how the Sun Belt office refers to universities in our conference. While each university approved the list of preferred references for specific purposes, the Guide was intended only to be used as an internal document to establish consistency throughout the Conference.

We have observed unintended uses of this guide, specifically as it relates to university abbreviations. Therefore, we have elected to eliminate the reference guide from public display and distribution.

The Sun Belt Conference will continue to work with our member universities, as it is our intention that each university will be referred to as they wish. All further questions regarding this matter will be deferred to the respective Sun Belt member universities.

http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/20...124142536.aspx

[cajunfan337]

Good deal. I wish we could eliminate our communications/marketing department as well