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[HoustonCajun]

_ I agree but it's a way for us to force the issue and help it succeed. While I am with you on the use of "LU" or "L" I doubt that either of those will happen. This is a way to get the name "UL" or "Univ. of Louisiana" our there. _

I went a step further and designed and had my own UL sticker made. It is a white UL Ragin Cajuns sticker with red trim with the L shadowed by the state of Louisiana in red with a small black fleur de lis where the city of Lafayette is located. It was done by a firm in San Antonio owned by a UL alum. While I personally think it is the best looking UL sticker around, it also is indicative of how rediculous it is that I have to go to that extreme to get what I want. It is simply time for all of this to get corrected. UL athletics needs to be branded and marketed and we are losing tremendous revenue, advertising and recognition in not doing so. We are going to have that breakout game soon like Appalachian State did and all the national acclaim will come under Louisiana Lafayette. The marketing bonanza that followed ASU's win over Michigan is still being impacted today. What a lost opportunity that would be for UL.

[CajunAmos]

I went a step further and designed and had my own UL sticker made. It is a white UL Ragin Cajuns sticker with red trim with the L shadowed by the state of Louisiana in red with a small black fleur de lis where the city of Lafayette is located. It was done by a firm in San Antonio owned by a UL alum. While I personally think it is the best looking UL sticker around, it also is indicative of how rediculous it is that I have to go to that extreme to get what I want. It is simply time for all of this to get corrected. UL athletics needs to be branded and marketed and we are losing tremendous revenue, advertising and recognition in not doing so. We are going to have that breakout game soon like Appalachian State did and all the national acclaim will come under Louisiana Lafayette. The marketing bonanza that followed ASU's win over Michigan is still being impacted today. What a lost opportunity that would be for UL.

Any chance of a photo?

[HoustonCajun]

_ Any chance of a photo? _

How do you post a photo on this thread? I've tried a cut an paste before, but that doesn't seem to work.

[CajunAmos]

How do you post a photo on this thread? I've tried a cut an paste before, but that doesn't seem to work.

There's a section below the reply field listed as Additional Options, where a Manage Attachements button is located. Click on it, and it will open a popup that will allow you browse for the file you want to upload, and then click the upload button and you're done.

[HoustonCajun]

_ Any chance of a photo? _

[Zeebart21]

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Shof does good work.

Z

[HoustonCajun]

_ Shof does good work.

Z _

Yes he does. And it looks much better in person - much clearer and distinctive. I've had them make UL caps for me as well. Shof could be our best source for personalized UL gear and other material like stickers.

[ULtimateCajun]

I got a response to an email I sent to Farmer last week stating that the Athletic Dept. is under the same state mandate in regards to our name. Basically meaning that what I posted on the first page of the thread is incorrect.

[BeauCajun]

_ Shof does good work.

Z _

I need some of that good work. My UL gear is getting aged.

[HoustonCajun]

_ I have sent an email to Julie Dronet but it would help if others on this site sent her emails. Who knows....maybe she has never thought of using the single "L" and maybe she can clarify as to why we use the 's and "Lafayette" when using "Louisiana" as our logo. _

Did you ever get a response from Dronet? I noticed this week while watching the WCWS and Super Regionals how many schools use the single letter. Washington "W", Florida "F", Louisville "L", Nebraska "N", Arizona "A", Michigan "M", Texas "T", Tennessee "T", Missouri "M", Alabama "A", etc.


Here is what the law states:

"The use of the two-letter University of Louisiana abbreviation, "UL", and/or "U of L" are prohibited by the university or any of its affiliated organizations (alumni associateions, development foundations, bookstores, etc.). For academic, public relations, athletic, as well as other purposes not specified, the use of the University of Louisiana abbreviation must always include the abbreviation for the municipal location of the institution. For example, ULR is appropriate for University of Louisiana at Rayne."


Notice that this applies to Athletics as well, which is why Farmer said so. I have to believe using Louisiana is a circumvention of that law. So, why Louisiana's Ragin Cajuns? I think it goes back a long ways when we were USL and trying to use it. At that time, we couldn't use Louisiana because that was not our name. It carried over and was sort of grandfathered in. Now, as we look at the law, it seems pointless to continue to use it and it looks rediculous anyway.

In trying to find a resolution to all of this, perhaps you are correct in using Louisiana and "L". The law requires the "at Lafayette" when using the University of Louisiana or UL. If we use Louisiana only and if we use an "L", we have not violated that law and don't appear to have to use "Lafayette". I am talking about uniforms and signage and stadiums, etc. We can still refer to ourselves as UL, but otherwise use "L" along with Louisiana. Since LU seems so repulsive to most people, this might be a better solution. The key would be in finding the right "L" to use. The one you use is not bad. I would like to see other options.