Louisiana Logos

[LaCajunsFan]

I don't see where Ragin' Cajuns acknowledging the longstanding inhabitants on campus, dilutes The Swamp brand.

I don't see the Spirit leader becoming the identity.

I see it more like adding a supporting character to a TV or Movie series.

Well said....in a way that I couldn't, lol. The new mascot would by no means be the center of our brand, just a part of it.

[SMD7636]

Well said....in a way that I couldn't, lol. The new mascot would by no means be the center of our brand, just a part of it.

The bull gator mascot would only add to the confusion. Are we the Ragin' Cajuns or Ragin' Gators? The answer is simple for me.

[Just1More]

The bull gator mascot would only add to the confusion. Are we the Ragin' Cajuns or Ragin' Gators? The answer is simple for me.

No one ever called us the Ragin Cayennes either. I see no reason we'd be identified as "The Gators" just by having a gator as a mascot. Do the aTm Aggies or the Tenn Vols get called "Dogs" because both have a dog mascot? The gator is an animal with teeth. Cayenne is a vegetable and it was a dumb concept from the git-go. And kids aren't the arbitrators here. Once again, we can place anything whatsoever that's big and fuzzy, that looks like a stuffed animal, in front of kids and they'll love it.

[HoustonCajun]

No to the "L". It resolves nothing with our identity issue... but adds to the problem. And as for Cayenne... get rid of it. Anything big and fuzzy is fine for kids... so their liking of Cayenne is irrelevant. They'll like whatever next big fuzzy creature we come up with. As much as I'm hesitant to go with a Red Gator... it's infinitely better than Cayenne. I'm not concerned about being called "the gators". It will never stick. It just isn't insulting enough... like the "flaming vegetable" is right now. Ragin Cajuns is our greatest idea... ever... and it is taking us places.

But again... the "L" isn't going to do one thing for us but create more issues. "Louisiana" and "UL" are the only athletic nicknames/apparel logo'ing we should stick with.

The "L" is strictly for uniforms, caps, etc. schools like Michigan use the "M" in everything, yet refer to themselves as Michigan and UM. The Old English "L" that Louisville uses is used the same way, and they go by Louisville and U of L. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, etc. all use the letter but refer to themselves as UA and UF. What better letter for Louisiana than an "L"? Using it means we don't have to tack on the legally needed Lafayette. No one calls them by the single letter and neither would we. Want to get away from UL Lafayette on clothing? Use "L". It won't create any more issues for us than it does for UF, UA, UT, etc. and will not confuse our identity. Why is it that the things that successful programs do won't work for us. There is a reason they are successful. Let's learn from it.

Someone pointed out the last thing I forgot to mention to capture the Louisiana name. Change the name of the Pride of Acadiana to the Pride of Louisiana. Talk about name confusion.

It has bee 15 years since our name change and a marketing nightmare.??Time for some needed changes. The dialogue on this board is good.

[Turbine]

The bull gator mascot would only add to the confusion. Are we the Ragin' Cajuns or Ragin' Gators? The answer is simple for me.

The Fabulous Cajun Chicken never caused confusion, and that was as strong of a character as you will ever see.

The only reason the Pepper caused mass confusion was because the pepper logo was inserted into the Ragin' Cajuns logo. So yes a few called UL the peppers. A few.

[Turbine]

The "L" is strictly for uniforms, caps, etc. schools like Michigan use the "M" in everything, yet refer to themselves as Michigan and UM. The Old English "L" that Louisville uses is used the same way, and they go by Louisville and U of L. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, etc. all use the letter but refer to themselves as UA and UF. What better letter for Louisiana than an "L"? Using it means we don't have to tack on the legally needed Lafayette. No one calls them by the single letter and neither would we. Want to get away from UL Lafayette on clothing? Use "L". It won't create any more issues for us than it does for UF, UA, UT, etc. and will not confuse our identity. Why is it that the things that successful programs do won't work for us. There is a reason they are successful. Let's learn from it.

Someone pointed out the last thing I forgot to mention to capture the Louisiana name. Change the name of the Pride of Acadiana to the Pride of Louisiana. Talk about name confusion.

It has bee 15 years since our name change and a marketing nightmare.??Time for some needed changes. The dialogue on this board is good.

The Lettermen used to sport a giant "S" and initially I had suggested the keep the S and let is stand for Sports.

Do the Lettermen sport an "L" these days? I don't know, but it would fit tradition.

[Boomer]

Huh? How would same sex marriage effect locker rooms or Title IV? I think transgender people go to the locker room/restroom that they identify with. Are you planning a switch, Boomer... or are you just curious?

---Same sex marriage in the locker room--don't think that a husband and wife have been on the same team before---What if we would have an entire woman's team of men to women athletes??? Not familiar with title IV (guess you meant IX)----BTW, has a transgender ever competed in any NCAA event???

[FeelDaRage]

L - Disagree. We have a hard enough time being confused with Lafayette College as it is I think this would just compound the problem.
Mascot n - I say bring back Cayenne. He represents the culture in Louisiana well in that he's a unique concept. Making our mascot an alligator would look like we're followers of everybody else that already have an alligator mascot instead of pioneers. Although I do think that we need to take the pepper off the school logo.

[Just1More]

---Same sex marriage in the locker room--don't think that a husband and wife have been on the same team before---What if we would have an entire woman's team of men to women athletes??? Not familiar with title IV (guess you meant IX)----BTW, has a transgender ever competed in any NCAA event???

Title IV is when a guy has a I and has it surgically altered to a V. Why are you transboomering from logos to sex change operations?

[Boomer]

Title IV is when a guy has a I and has it surgically altered to a V. Why are you transboomering from logos to sex change operations?

---OK I think I tracked my thoughts down--Saw that somebody had done a Louis--Anna post and it din't have a middle connecting sound so I go for the Spanish Y which sounds like the connector sound of our state---then I start thinking about the 2 girls and if one was a guy and how that would work---well you get the idea---So many of my songs started just like this but on different subjects---maybe I can get you my CD!!!