THE ONE AND ONLY RAGIN CAJUNS?

[Turbine]

That's a houseboat that moves around and needs a home. Good luck and wish I had an answer.

Hah, nice.

[Just1More]

No.

Outside of this state, very little people know who you're talking about. They may have heard the name Ragin Cajuns before or even seen some of our games on TV, but they have no clue for which school the Ragin Cajuns play.

It's wishful thinking to ever think we could develop a brand in the collegiate athletic world by simply pushing Ragin Cajuns.

This move by those in power is simply a surrender. They look on the whole name battle as completely unnecessary, and never had an issue with UL Lafayette to begin with. They are tired of dealing with this, and want it all to just go away.

Or, at least that is what I heard as a completely crazy rumor not grounded in fact.

I think you are exactly correct. I do not believe going exclusively with "Ragin Cajuns" is a branding push. It is a means to disassociate "Louisiana" long enough to slow play "Louisiana-Lafayette" into use. But...

You can write Ragin Cajuns on everything you want, but you will either be identified with school/location, and it will be a free-for-all with every messed up name we've heard and a few new ones, or you will leave people unaware of who or where we are, clueless to a greater extent than before.

This is a pathetic (and wimpy) path forward. It was either nut up and fight one group for going one direction, or fight another for going the opposite direction. And as usual... our admin chose curtain number 3... to hide behind. Wimpy!

[Turbine]

... disassociate "Louisiana" long enough to slow play "Louisiana-Lafayette" into use. But...

Louisiana marketing hires' baffle me with their lack of knowledge on the subject they are in charge of.

Just like they didn't know that UL-L was totally off limits, how do they not know that Louisiana-Lafayette is illegal?

[Cajunfanatico]

Personally, unless and until we've made our way to something comparable to the AAC or Mountain West, I don't see conference affiliation doing much of anything for us name recognition-wise. I have always liked the idea of the athletic department branding our team as the Louisiana Ragin Cajuns. We are Louisiana Ragin Cajuns. And I sincerely hope we continue with that effort.

But all the arm twisting in the world to call us what we want won't get the brand recognition results of seeing our football squad compete in an Access Bowl, our basketball team make a deep run in the NCAA tournament or our baseball team win the whole enchilada......any of which are attainable.

[CajunDreDog]

Another name thread b4 football...season can't get here soon enough.

But I agree with most, this is the wimpy way out for the admin.

[Cajunfanatico]

Even more local than that...
My family and I did a little road trip to the north part of Georgia earlier this summer. We stopped in Montgomery, Alabama to eat at an Italian pizza place (Tomatinos - I highly recommend!) Anyway, I ran into two different groups that thought the same thing....that school in Monroe.

And do you know why? Is it because Monroe is a destination city, the New Orleans of North Lousiana? No, it's because ULM has knocked off Alabama and a few others and gotten well-deserved national attention for doing so.

[CajunEXPRESS]

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Way too much negativity going on here.

[CrazyCajun]

If you don't see the direction we have been headed and are headed with the name, your blind. I just wish they had the respect of admitting it and stop making azzes out of their fans, players and coaches.

[SlickRick]

And do you know why? Is it because Monroe is a destination city, the New Orleans of North Lousiana? No, it's because ULM has knocked off Alabama and a few others and gotten well-deserved national attention for doing so.

Yep....

[Boomer]

If you don't see the direction we have been headed and are headed with the name, your blind. I just wish they had the respect of admitting it and stop making azzes out of their fans, players and coaches.

---Check this out---How many students and recent alumni call us ULL? How many men on the street in the Lafayette area??? How many advertisers (excluding the Baton Rouge paper that wants to be in Lafayette)?? It is not cool to give the Echo L or the Lafayette after Louisiana---Keep it going and demand it from those who would get our money!!!

[MiamiCajun32]

No.

Outside of this state, very little people know who you're talking about. They may have heard the name Ragin Cajuns before or even seen some of our games on TV, but they have no clue for which school the Ragin Cajuns play.

It's wishful thinking to ever think we could develop a brand in the collegiate athletic world by simply pushing Ragin Cajuns.

This move by those in power is simply a surrender. They look on the whole name battle as completely unnecessary, and never had an issue with UL Lafayette to begin with. They are tired of dealing with this, and want it all to just go away.

Or, at least that is what I heard as a completely crazy rumor not grounded in fact.

I have lived outside Louisiana most of my life. Most folks I talk to who follow college sports know the Ragin Cajuns are from a university in southern Louisiana. They all really like the name and when mentioning it remember some cajuns games on TV in basketball, baseball or football over the years. Louisiana, Louisiana-Lafayette, UL, whatever... those names don't mean much to the folks I talk to. They seem to love the Ragin Cajuns name and usually smile when saying it. Great name. That's the reality of things the way I see it.

[Turbine]

I think you are exactly correct. I do not believe going exclusively with "Ragin Cajuns" is a branding push. It is a means to disassociate "Louisiana" long enough to slow play "Louisiana-Lafayette" into use. But...

You can write Ragin Cajuns on everything you want, but you will either be identified with school/location, and it will be a free-for-all with every messed up name we've heard and a few new ones, or you will leave people unaware of who or where we are, clueless to a greater extent than before.

This is a pathetic (and wimpy) path forward. It was either nut up and fight one group for going one direction, or fight another for going the opposite direction. And as usual... our admin chose curtain number 3... to hide behind. Wimpy!

My second reply on your post ...

With TV, Restaurants and H Schools using the term, I think UL is in danger of losing control of Ragin' Cajuns.

I see this as a doubling down. "One and Only"