2016: Alden Report Released by University of Louisiana Athletics

[LaCajunsFan]

Guys....the name thing IS important.....there is one Hell of a lot more than that in this report.....

I agree. But the way I see it is that there is so much that could reviewed and discussed that's hard to see how we should break it down to do so. Don't know if there is a better way, but here are the 8 recommendations that are classified in the 'immediate' timeframe. Maybe we can start with these?


UL ICA Analysis Project Strategic Recommendations


I. Formulate staffing plan to position UL to compete successfully.


II. Create a competitive marketplace for expanded UL programming and set the stage for bringing in a multimedia agency to maximize revenues and resources
a. RFP for Multimedia Rights by selecting a multimedia agency to collaborate on media agreements and sponsorships

Maybe I'm wrong, but I was always taught in English that you don't have an "a" item if you don't also have at least a "b" item, lol.

III. Communication Strategy for UL Leadership with Peer/Aspirational Schools/Conferences.


IV. Begin a new, pure Priority Seating Program/Point System
Seems to me we are already doing this

V. Develop 6 Year Institutional Support Plan (% of ICA Budget)
FY17 52% --- FY18 52% --- FY19 50% FY20 45% --- FY21 43% --- FY22 40% FY23 35% --- FY24 30%

Very relevant, IMHO, especially given all the discussion recently about HB 4971


VI. Develop a formalize Internship Program to include marketing, development, game operations, and ticketing

To me ths seems like a relatively easy one to get done

VII. Develop and implement a comprehensive football season ticket Marketing and Sales Campaign

Another pretty easy one, IMHO.

VIII. Develop and implement a comprehensive football Game Day Operations and Marketing Master Plan

[Boomer]

Boomer, it isn't a question about whether we can afford to do it, but about we can't afford NOT to do it. Just like I have been telling you for years; none of these actions are expenses, they are investments.

---So if the funding isn't there, you do what---that was my question of what can be done now that the money is there for??? I don't think that the school can take out a loan and gamble for success like a business can! The only people that will work for free are Beau and I!!! lol

[Ragin9221]

Just call us the Ragin Cajuns School of Ragin Cajuns

This branding is not hard we make it way to difficult on ourselves. Look if we can not use UL, or ULA, and we want to brand ourselves as Louisiana then let's do it. Look at Nebraska ( NEB), Florida (FLA), Alabama (BAMA), Texas (TEX), Missouri (MIZZOU), Kentucky (KEN), California (CAL), Nevada (NEV), Washington ( WASH ), Tennessee (Tenn) Pennsylvania State ( PENN St.) do we really need more examples.

Let's just do Louisiana (LOU) not LOUIS that's Louisville, LOU would work perfectly

LARC give me a break.

[basinbear]

This branding is not hard we make it way to difficult on ourselves. Look if we can not use UL, or ULA, and we want to brand ourselves as Louisiana then let's do it. Look at Nebraska ( NEB), Florida (FLA), Alabama (BAMA), Texas (TEX), Missouri (MIZZOU), Kentucky (KEN), California (CAL), Nevada (NEV), Washington ( WASH ), Tennessee (Tenn) Pennsylvania State ( PENN St.) do we really need more examples.

Let's just do Louisiana (LOU) not LOUIS that's Louisville, LOU would work perfectly

LARC give me a break.

LOU is Louisville....

[Ragin9221]

Well they don't own both, let's do Louis. I take that everyday and twice on Sundays, Louis is better, then LOU, According to this no one has the LOUIS acronym.

http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/LOUis

Why are we so worried about LOU anyway, you have colleges with the same acronym. USC (South Carolina, Soufhern California), ASU (Alabama State, Alcorn State), AU(American, Auburn). UA ( Arizone, Alabama) MSU ( Michigan St., Mississippi St.) etc. y'all get my point.

I actually prefer LOUIS that was my first choice

[Turbine]

In the early 60's the Post Office did Louisiana a favor by standardizing the abbreviation to La.

Sometime later they did it again with the move to LA (all caps)

LA perfect for Louisiana, perfect for the ticker. Not confused with L.A.

[moorecajun]

I think you mean Southside University.

You are on your game.

[Just1More]

---So if the funding isn't there, you do what---that was my question of what can be done now that the money is there for??? I don't think that the school can take out a loan and gamble for success like a business can! The only people that will work for free are Beau and I!!! lol

Boomer... we're going to make UL great again. We're going to win so much that you're going to get tired of winning. We're going to build a fence around Louisiana and we're going to make Texas, Mississippi and Arkansas pay for it. Ok?

[Ragin9221]

Edit: Using the acronym UL. -Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results (Albert Einstein). We can expect more of the same from the Media and Sunbelt Conference, while breaking the law.

[Turbine]

Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting dfferent result (Albert Einstein). We can expect more of the same from the Media and Sunbelt Conference, while breaking the law.

. "Louisiana" does not break the Law, never did.