Only One Bowl Better Than New Orleans From the Bird’s Nest

[ManAboutTown]

Maybe its time we stop asking Martin Hall to do things, and start telling them what they will do. Remind them that they are public servants entrusted to delve out OUR money as WE see fit. There is no reason it has taken this long. I don't want to hear "lack of staff". It doesn't take much staff to gather donors into a venue twice a year to update us on where our money is being appropriated, why deadlines are not being met, and whats going on behind the damn seen.

[CrazyCajun]

They will not voluntarily give us a reason to hold them accountable. It will have to almost be pressured, if they hold a meeting, then whatever is said in that public meeting will be on record therefore holding them accountable. That's why you can never get them on record for anything, that's why farmer never takes calls on the radio. The less he has to say, the less he has to prove.

[Cajuns4me]

The problem is that this University and those of "power" don't want to release this "fictional power" and let the "common folk" help.

I think there's more truth here than you know.

[CRAWFISH61]

Many of you talk of needing meetings for RCAF members to inform us. Did any of you attend the RCAF meeting back when Bustle was the Coach. It was to inform the general public and sign up new members. It was put out in the papers and on 1420. It was held on a weekday afternoon in a room in the Cajundome convention center. I arrived at the appointed time. The 2 things I remember most is President Savoie's constant use of UL Lafayette and the shockingly low numbers that came. There was less than 30 people there. This was after this board pounded the administration for years about establishing an athletic fund. When they do, know one shows up to join or donate or get information about RCAF. I don't know if they every held another, if they did I did not hear about it. It also does not free them of the responsiblity of keeping us informed and I do think they should have kept up the effort. However, if they have a meeting to inform us and no one shows up to listen maybe they thought no one was interested.

[ManAboutTown]

Many of you talk of needing meetings for RCAF members to inform us. Did any of you attend the RCAF meeting back when Bustle was the Coach. It was to inform the general public and sign up new members. It was put out in the papers and on 1420. It was held on a weekday afternoon in a room in the Cajundome convention center. I arrived at the appointed time. The 2 things I remember most is President Savoie's constant use of UL Lafayette and the shockingly low numbers that came. There was less than 30 people there. This was after this board pounded the administration for years about establishing an athletic fund. When they do, know one shows up to join or donate or get information about RCAF. I don't know if they every held another, if they did I did not hear about it. It also does not free them of the responsiblity of keeping us informed and I do think they should have kept up the effort. However, if they have a meeting to inform us and no one shows up to listen maybe they thought no one was interested.

Bustle Era is not the HUD Era..
And yes, many ppl here attended (5 off the top of my head).

[Policarp]

Which one of Bustle's 3-6 win seasons did this meeting occur?

Hud's value to UL has been far more than winning games. The fact that we are debating RCAF direction; conference stuff; bowl preferences and wish list; $150MM in facility improvements; enrollment growth etc.....any/all of the credit traces back to Hud.

[ManAboutTown]

Which one of Bustle's 3-6 win seasons did this meeting occur?

Hud's value to UL has been far more than winning games. The fact that we are debating RCAF direction; conference stuff; bowl preferences and wish list; $150MM in facility improvements; enrollment growth etc.....any/all of the credit traces back to Hud.

exactly

[CrazyCajun]

How many rcaf members were there when this meeting took place compared to now? We could have had the qb club meeting in a 2 door honda at the end of the bustle era.

[Hammer58]

Many of you talk of needing meetings for RCAF members to inform us. Did any of you attend the RCAF meeting back when Bustle was the Coach. It was to inform the general public and sign up new members. It was put out in the papers and on 1420. It was held on a weekday afternoon in a room in the Cajundome convention center. I arrived at the appointed time. The 2 things I remember most is President Savoie's constant use of UL Lafayette and the shockingly low numbers that came. There was less than 30 people there. This was after this board pounded the administration for years about establishing an athletic fund. When they do, know one shows up to join or donate or get information about RCAF. I don't know if they every held another, if they did I did not hear about it. It also does not free them of the responsiblity of keeping us informed and I do think they should have kept up the effort. However, if they have a meeting to inform us and no one shows up to listen maybe they thought no one was interested.

Not to be argumentative, but there is a difference between a meeting to announce the formation of RCAF and solicit membership and a meeting to apprise members of the admin's goals, plans and current actions. I didn't need to attend any meeting to entice me to join RCAF. I, like midst here, had been waiting decades for just such an organization.

And to be honest, if scheduling a meeting is too difficult and time consuming, at least send out quarterly reports addressing the concerns of the membership. Set up a website dedicated solely to RCAF that U.S. maintained and monitored daily (or at least weekly) where members can submit questions to be answered either on the site it in the next quarterly newsletter.

The main point us end the behind the scenes bull____ secrecy and communicate with the boosters.

[Louisiana84]

Amen, Hammer. IT IS LONG OVERDUE. Happy New Year!