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

[ulforlife]

Karl Benson has been laying the conferences use of Louisianand ULL at the feet of T-Joe for several months now in correspondence with several of us on this board

Interesting...

Well, Turbine I may be needing your help in changing my username

[bjc6267]

+1000. ULA LA LA LA would flood the mouths of every purple & gold lover in the state.

[Frenchie35]

After reading the article in todays DA, I have come to the conclusion that we have a "UL-Gate". It sounded like the lies of the "Fast and Furious", IRS, Bengazi (sp.) and Obama Care all rolled into one......who is lying here? All boils down to one saying this is what we are going to be called...... T-Joe.........Karl Benson and associates said, "call yourself whatever you want"......that's how I read it.....

[HoustonCajun]

Karl Benson has been laying the conferences use of UL Lafayette and ULL at the feet of T-Joe for several months now in correspondence with several of us on this board

After several months, this is what they came up with? Marketing at its finest. We should create a course on "How Not to Market". We seem to have able professors.

[SlickRick]

Or...how about Acadiana University of Louisiana? AUL or A-UL! Rhymes with hey UL or say UL!

[BlueDawg]

Who made the decision to switch from USL to ULL anyway? Y'all should go back to USL.... Uni of South La.

[Frenchie35]

Question? If we were to go into another conference would we still be under the arm pits of lswho and Louisian house strong arms about a name change? Would they still have the control about naming rights. We may be in another conference but we are still in Louisiana......any thoughts about this?

[Boomer]

I could care less about the Advocate, but Boomer is saying he won't read it because it doesn't use UL or Louisiana.
So who is telling the Advocate and other newspapers it's okay to call us UL Lafayette and not ULL?

"UL Lafayette has been our official abbreviation since 1999"---------OK T---seems like you just want to pick an argument or want employment at the MA-------T--again I have a choice between paying for a DA or a MA ----AGAIN I chose the DA because they refer to my university by what I want it to be called---the MA doesn't---What in the hell do you not understand about that---Another poster just told you the same thing---I look at all kinds of info everyday but it is the choice in this deal---Again T-just think about it---the choice!!!

"We request that the University not be referred to as "ULL" in any instance. Local media have almost never used ULL. Recently, several major daily papers throughout Louisiana, at our request, have moved away from use of ULL as an abbreviation: New Orleans Advocate, Baton Rouge Advocate, Acadiana Advocate, The News Star (Monroe), The Town Talk (Alexandria) and The Shreveport Times, as well as many other media throughout the state. We greatly appreciate everyone's support."

As long as they do not use ULL, the media have been directed to use UL-Lafayette clearly. So my point to Boomer is to stop ignoring the policy makers that he has known for years at UL and stop blaming the bogeyman in the closet.

BTW, Boomer reads the NO paper which does not use UL or Louisiana either? I don't get it! LOL!!!

[Boomer]

Who made the decision to switch from USL to ULL anyway? Y'all should go back to USL.... Uni of South La.

---Lil Doggie that might upset LSU cause they are in South Louisiana!!!! lol

[VObserver]

Who made the decision to switch from USL to ULL anyway? Y'all should go back to USL.... Uni of South La.

With all due respect, it is none of your damn business what we call ourselves, nor is it any business of Tech as a University [nor of any other University not located in Lafayette]. All you other Universities have your own issues and problems which you should be addressing rather than sticking your noses all up in our affairs.

[CajunsHat]

Who made the decision to switch from USL to ULL anyway? Y'all should go back to USL.... Uni of South La.

we never wanted ULL...we were UL (University of Louisiana) officially for like 1 year. LSU got the panties in a knot and made us change back to USL then offered us the deal with the city tag and another school had to be willing to change to UL-city as well. so...ULM and ULL.

what is so dumb is that the rest of the state is so worried about what we call ourselves instead of worrying bout their own issues...IMO

[CajunsHat]

i meant...LSUAM@BR (LSU's official name) but who is gonna make them be politically correct, oh not one person...