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

[ULvictory]

Do ya'll realize that T-Joe works for the UL system and can be fired for not following system policy? Do ya'll also realize that LaTech, ULM and McNeese despise UL and think that ya'll are cheating the law with this "Louisiana" bs? and that UL does not control the votes on the UL system board or the Board of Regents?

Maybe the rest of the universities in the system pressured the conference and the board to rein in UL's use of "Louisiana"? ever think that maybe more people don't want ya'll to have that name than do?

You LSU fans forget just one simple fact. THERE IS NOT ONE WORD IN THE LAW THAT SAYS YOU CAN'T USE "LOUISIANA" AS A SPORTS BRAND. PERIOD. What part of this don't you Tiger fans understand?

[CajunAlum10]

Do ya'll realize that T-Joe works for the UL system and can be fired for not following system policy? Do ya'll also realize that LaTech, ULM and McNeese despise UL and think that ya'll are cheating the law with this "Louisiana" bs? and that UL does not control the votes on the UL system board or the Board of Regents?

Maybe the rest of the universities in the system pressured the conference and the board to rein in UL's use of "Louisiana"? ever think that maybe more people don't want ya'll to have that name than do?

Of course we know all of that, but the question remains, why does any other school give a fukc what we call ourselves?

[CajunsHat]

nothing illegal with the use of Louisiana. and why is everyone worried about that law...plenty of other laws in the state being broken that do a lot more harm to society. you would think people would chose to fight against the real "crime" than this stupid name thing...geez

[ULvictory]

Of course we know all of that, but the question remains, why does any other school give a fukc what we call ourselves?

LSU, because of self-entitled snooty superiority

ULM/Tech/everyone else, because they are threatened to get left behind

[Frenchie35]

If we are in CUSA, it is LA Tech. In AAC, it is Tulane. Go to any CSN board. They are always fighting our use of LOUISIANA and creating a name issue on every thread. All the other schools are sick of seeing any of us posting. This will be a nightmare in any conference unless we get in the Big 12. Well, let me correct that. It is no longer a nightmare for Tech and Tulane because we are now UL-L, thanks to our administration and that is now what every school will call us. It is what our President said to call us. We are f__'d.

I know that some will be tee'd off. My question was. Will the La. house, which means lsu, have any authority over this university on name calling.....if we get into another conference can this university go by "University of Louisiana" with the OK by the new conference commission?

[Turbine]

Do ya'll realize that T-Joe works for the UL system and can be fired for not following system policy? Do ya'll also realize that LaTech, ULM and McNeese despise UL and think that ya'll are cheating the law with this "Louisiana" bs? and that UL does not control the votes on the UL system board or the Board of Regents?

Maybe the rest of the universities in the system pressured the conference and the board to rein in UL's use of "Louisiana"? ever think that maybe more people don't want ya'll to have that name than do?

Majority never mattered, UL became University of Louisiana on a 17-1 executive vote. It was undone based on what wasn't in the law, by a very few people who despised UL, so nothing T-Joe says or does will ever change this for the better.

Fact is bending over backwards on a nickname for people who despise you already and think that you are cheating the law by calling yourself the nickname of your home would be utterly insane.

The UL system would have to first come up with an every utterance policy before anyone could be fired for not following system policy.

T-Joe is safe whether he knows it or not. His actions of capitulation will never be appreciated elsewhere whether he knows it or not.

[HoustonCajun]

Do ya'll realize that T-Joe works for the UL system and can be fired for not following system policy? Do ya'll also realize that LaTech, ULM and McNeese despise UL and think that ya'll are cheating the law with this "Louisiana" bs? and that UL does not control the votes on the UL system board or the Board of Regents?

Maybe the rest of the universities in the system pressured the conference and the board to rein in UL's use of "Louisiana"? ever think that maybe more people don't want ya'll to have that name than do?

The law applies only when "University of" is used. When using ONLY Louisiana, there is no violation of the law. So, we were not "cheating the law". That is why we have been using Louisiana and branded ourselves athletically as Louisiana. Academically, we are still the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. This is no different than Texas, Nebraska, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Nevada, etc. When UL is used, the city tag is required. Instead of using LA as our reference or just an "L" like Michigan "M", the university decided to use UL-L. Use of ULL was a reference the university asked not to use, then it comes out with UL-L. We could have done this legally with Louisiana and LA, but screwed the pooch. Those of us who have followed this since not just 2000 when we got the new name, but since 1984 since we lost the University of Louisiana name.

Unless you have been a part of this, you won't understand our frustration. We are no threat to LSU or any other state school with our Louisiana reference. Don't understand why you are against it. But, your post is indicative of what we face around the state. Looks like our President just gave in. We can't get a response from him, so we don't know why he did what he did. I am curious as to why you would object. I am looking for a clean dialogue and there is no reason for anyone to get ugly and start name calling just because our opinions differ.

[DaddyCajun]

Someone that I spoke with is a past Alumni President told me that he feels Dr Savoie is just researching the best way to come out legally with the end result we have all been fighting for all along!

I certainly hope so, and hope he does his research very quickly SO that a statement to the Cajun Nation is put out soon to CALM the RAGE!

I think the 1985 Case should be deemed a MISS TRIAL as LSUAMC@BR Alumni JUDGE never recused himself from a case that should have NEVER gone to TRIAL, as the VERY SAME way LSUNO changed its name is the VERY way USL was VOTED 17-1 in FAVOR to change USL to UL under THE LAW at that time!!!

[CajunRebel]

Listening to BEV--Jay is calling out the university like I've NEVER heard before!! Said this has set us back 15 years!! Not calling out T-Joe and Farmer by NAME, but you know EXACTLY who he's talking about! Wanted someone, ANYONE to come on his show--NO!!! I see pitchforks, torches and clubs in Martin Hall and Reinhardt drive coming soon.....

Wow. Can anyone go into more detail on what he said?

[barisaxman]

OK, Jay understands the frustration of the fan base, but he doesn't think the numbers are there to make a difference with Martin Hall. I'm hoping we can prove him wrong. This may be from a movie, but it's kinda how I feel at the moment...

http://youtu.be/q7vtWB4owdE

[HoustonCajun]

It could happen because it's regional. It doesn't threaten LSU. It doesn't ____ off all the smaller schools. We could have a name we're all proud of and use it as freely as we want to.

I agree. Aren't we all tired of fighting the name issue all these years only to lose it in the end, and like this blindside strike? I do not want to be referred to as UL-L, Louisiana-Lafayette and UL-Lafayette. Give me Acadiana and create our own identity.

[CajunAmos]

But why even go there...AGAIN? It will NEVER happen! ACADIANA UNIVERSITY WILL NOT HAPPEN!

I wouldn't put it past the legislature to change the UL "law" if we request a name change to something not UL. The law as stated says you can have one university listed as UL unless there is a second school, and must contain the "at plus city designation" following the UL name. We'd change, and they'd tell ULM you can just use the UL name by yourself.

I wonder if the campus can secede from Louisiana and join Texas?