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

[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.

[CajunEXPRESS]

agree, about JUCO part.

[CharlieK]

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.

That is what she said publically at the time. We have no idea what was communicated to and by her since.

However you may be right.

[ulforlife]

Here ya go. Happy reading.

http://bit.ly/1m68xtl

But Jay, they failed in so many more ways than just the UL-L. This is what should have been submitted:

Official Institutional Name – University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Nickname – Ragin' Cajuns; Cajuns
Preferred Athletic Reference – Louisiana
Preferred Abbreviation (minimum two letters; maximum four letters) – LA
Prohibited References or Abbreviations – Please refer to the University's name and nickname policy. Prohibited references and abbreviations include: ULL, Lafayette, Laf., U of L, Lady Cajuns or Ragin' Cajuns (without the apostrophe).

So let me get this straight, the university requests that we be called "Louisiana" athletically, yet on the form where it reads "Preferred Athletic Reference" they submit "UL Lafayette"?

Then when they go back to "fix it" they squeeze Louisiana in with Ragin' Cajuns? Do they not know the difference between the definitions Nickname and Athletic Reference???

Clearly the disconnect is not between the conference and the university, but rather the university and it's president.

[ulXrunner]

One more note, let's hope the Cajun basketball team does well in the conference tournament. If we are lucky enough to be in the finals it would be great if our fan base had a multitude of signs simply saying University of Louisiana or just Louisiana. We would need to have enough so as the ESPN cameras could not miss them. Now the university may not feel it is legal to help with the distribution of those but they would likely not object to fans taking the lead on the effort. Anyone have printing connections were they could work to making that happen?

The SB or our own leadership can not mandate what I call my university. I will continue the fight by simply referring to us as Louisiana. I'm done with the complaining. If we continue to fund raise, build our master plan, pay for good coaches, support our students and student athletes, attend games home and away, etc, etc, etc, then we will continue to rise to the top. Other than LSU, no other school in our state supports itself like we do, Point blank! We need to focus on us and getting our own on board. We have made some ground on this name issue. Nobody forget that.
What hurts is we thought we had something different in Martin Hall now. Well, turns out in some ways we don't. Now in my opinion, someone higher up the hill than Savoie is rolling ____ down it and like any person in Savoie shoes, he is keeping his mouth close as to who the ____ roller is. What ticks me off is that Martin Hall is quiet. Man up, Savoie, and speak to us. Give us your reasons and if valid, you have my support. I don't mind as a fan pushing the Louisiana agenda if you are tied up legally. I'll grab that flag and run it all over Baton Rouge, ULM's schoolyard, and LaTech's peach field. If you know me, you know I can damn well run! Ultimately I want what's best for the university and our community but I need direction from a leader. After that, get out my damn way!

[cajundiehard]

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.

Agreed! AND we can tell all our detractors that LA = Lafayette. Ignorance is bliss!

[anhil8tor]

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?

I've seen communication departments be proactive and run polls. Maybe that would be an idea?

[cajunfan96]

Excellent!

[anhil8tor]

Dr. Savioe should make a statement... ignoring it doesn't help.