Ladies' "Louisiana" uniforms are the best

[reddot]

You have no idea how much you disrespect Mike and Stefni when you call them "Lady Cajuns"

Agree, no one should ever be disrespectful.

[BeauCajun]

Were Mike and Stefni behind the university push for commonality of nicknames?

I thought that was an idea from Martin Hall.

Also, a dead tradition? Not so sure. I know of more than a few fans who still refer to the Softball players as Lady Cajuns. Years after this nickname proclamation by Martin Hall, I remember some Softball players on a newsclip saying "Lady Cajuns!" I'm sure they are still a few former players to whom this tradition is not dead.

Finally, All men were created equal, Ragin Cajun Women Softball players are custom made does not exactly roll off of the tongue. I believe the proper term is LADY CAJUNS.

Come on now, he's making that stuff up. I've been a fan for over 30 years and I hear fellow long time fans who still call them the Lady Cajuns. No insults there.

[CajunJack55]

I'm more than happy to call someone what they want to be called but I never understood what is so disrespectful about the word Lady.

They probably just want to be called Ragin Cajuns like the men's programs are. I can see them wanting that. In my opinion they deserve to be called what ever they want.

[Turbine]

They probably just want to be called Ragin Cajuns like the men's programs are. I can see them wanting that. In my opinion they deserve to be called what ever they want.

No one ever said they are not Ragin' Cajuns always have been.

If the afore mentioned complaint had an ounce of logic they would get upset with just Cajuns.

Red Herrings flying everywhere.

[barchief]

I still proudly display my Lady Cajuns T-Shirt from 1988.. back when the ball was still white.

[CajunJack55]

No one ever said they are not Ragin' Cajuns always have been.

If the afore mentioned complaint had an ounce of logic they would get upset with just Cajuns.

Red Herrings flying everywhere.

I admit I know very little about the issue at hand (as for as the history of what they want to be called.) My point was that if they do not want to be called Lady Cajuns then we shouldn't call them that (sound familiar). We used to be USL but we don't like when people call us that especially public forums or the media. I also don't think anyone is being disrepectful by calling them Lady Cajuns because it's not as obvious of an issue as our name issue if that makes sense.

[CajunRebel]

They probably just want to be called Ragin Cajuns like the men's programs are. I can see them wanting that. In my opinion they deserve to be called what ever they want.

I 100% agree with your last sentence.

I just don't get how "Lady Cajuns Basketball" is disrespectful but Ragin Cajun Women's Basketball" isn't.

[CajunJack55]

I 100% agree with your last sentence.

I just don't get how "Lady Cajuns Basketball" is disrespectful but Ragin Cajun Women's Basketball" isn't.

Can't answer that one. Like I said above, I know very little about why they changed it. I don't know the reason for the name change, did they do it for marketing/image reasoning or for PC reasons?

In my opinion Ragin Cajuns Womens Basketball just sounds better and more preofessional but again I don't know their reasons. T-Bine can help.

[Turbine]

I admit I know very little about the issue at hand (as for as the history of what they want to be called.) My point was that if they do not want to be called Lady Cajuns then we shouldn't call them that (sound familiar). We used to be USL but we don't like when people call us that especially public forums or the media. I also don't think anyone is being disrepectful by calling them Lady Cajuns because it's not as obvious of an issue as our name issue if that makes sense.

They never made an official proclamation distancing themselves from Louisiana royalty, it would have never flown.

What they did do is quit investing in the side brand at a time when few cared and even fewer noticed what was happening.


Martin Hall did it to save money when combined sales would easily have put UL over the million dollar mark years ago.

If they complain about Lady Cajuns but are silent on Cajun Women it screams hypocrisy. Especially considering that the word "Women" is associated with a 50 year death penalty on competition at UL.

[CajunNation]

Turbine is largely correct here.

I will say that this was part of a larger, national, political movement at the time. "Lady" was being scrubbed from many universities.

As usual, stupid, asinine, childish politics ruined a good thing.