2016: LA the new "official" abbreviation for stats, crawls, etc

[Turbine]

I wonder if we were proactive with the state and told them we would consider going private IF the state donated all assets to the university and allowed it to keep the University of Louisiana name in exchange for the state not having any financial burden in maintaining it. Seems like that would take a sizable financial burden off of the state. That would allow UL to set its own tuition & fees and direct its own course. By way of example, the University of Pennsylvania is a private university that is also an Ivy League school. Is it feasible?

Great question, I didn't know about that example.

Would getting out from under the Legislature be called Legxit or Lexit?

[CajunEXPRESS]

I wonder if we were proactive with the state and told them we would consider going private IF the state donated all assets to the university and allowed it to keep the University of Louisiana name in exchange for the state not having any financial burden in maintaining it. Seems like that would take a sizable financial burden off of the state. That would allow UL to set its own tuition & fees and direct its own course. By way of example, the University of Pennsylvania is a private university that is also an Ivy League school. Is it feasible?

Going private? I'm pretty sure that the legislature would also want a complete accounting of the value of the university properties as they stand. Purely a wild guess, two billion in land value, and improvements. What about the university property in Iberia Parish, again a huge value to add into the equations. We'd have to also as a university figure out how much does the state add to the LA budget cash flow. Even though it's way down it's still a bundle that would have to be made up somewhere.

[CajunNation]

Going private? I'm pretty sure that the legislature would also want a complete accounting of the value of the university properties as they stand. Purely a wild guess, two billion in land value, and improvements. What about the university property in Iberia Parish, again a huge value to add into the equations. We'd have to also as a university figure out how much does the state add to the LA budget cash flow. Even though it's way down it's still a bundle that would have to be made up somewhere.

The moment in time when we will be 100% independent of state funding mechanisms is rapidly approaching. While I don't think we will be completely private due to the property issue, we will definitely be out from under their thumb while the other state schools besides lsu will be begging for scraps.

Great times are coming for the University of Louisiana.

[BabbForHeisman]

I'll just leave this right here.

[AstroCajun]

I'll just leave this right here.

That, my friend, is some Grade A chicken____.

[CajunJack55]

Lol

[CajunRebel]

I'll just leave this right here.

Did you forward this to the athletic dept.?

[Cajunrunner]

Any truth to rumors that this new push is already sinking?

[CajunJack55]

Any truth to rumors that this new push is already sinking?

Has it ever even left the dock?

[Cajunrunner]

Has it ever even left the dock?

That's what I'd like to verify. Heard that maybe the captain is deciding to turn the ship around after seeing some choppy waters.

[Big Buds]

Any truth to rumors that this new push is already sinking?

What rumors are you speaking of?

[31Ragin97]

at least he said "university of Louisiana" that's one step... and the fact that they claim to listen to us, is a good sign that this has a chance. the other networks never said that, that I know of.