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[cajun_lannister]

This thread sounds like big props need to be thrown T-Joe's way...I remember the not too distant past he was catching serious schat on this very site...T-Joe seems to be the right captain at the wheel...

Just so happen at lot of the Dr. A cronies have retired....Without the dead weight we are soaring


Very excited to see what Dr.Jaimie Hebert will do

[ManAboutTown]

Just so happen at lot of the Dr. A cronies have retired....Without the dead weight we are soaring


Very excited to see what Dr.Jaimie Hebert will do

This is very true.

And FTR Jeaux, there were several here that proclaimed T-Joe Savoie the Savior of Louisiana Athletics and beyond..

The future is bright.

[HoustonCajun]

Give them UNL University of North Louisiana ... ____es of Polly tech and removes confusion from our branding

Their name was Northeast Louisiana University - NLU. Many of their alumni would like to keep that acronym. So, North Louisiana University - NLU. That is a lot better for them than UL-Monroe or ULM. And, it is a name that a lot of alumni would bye into. They had a lot of success as NLU.

[HelmutVII]

There is a segment of our community that want UL to be private and have pushed for that reality for years. After the next fiscal year, I wouldn’t be surprised to see a more vocal campaign to continue that push. We will be sub 20% of state subsidies at that point, and for Louisiana, especially under this last decade of political incompetence in particular, that is a jaw dropping accomplishment.

Is TOPS just for public schools? If so, that could be a problem.

[cajun_lannister]

Is TOPS just for public schools? If so, that could be a problem.

Nope Tops is for any univ in the state however Tops is capped at the highest public univ tuition

[HelmutVII]

Then let's go.

[IHateLaState]

That’s not what the law says. The “law” dictates that 2 universities have to agree to change names at the same time, and have a city designation attached to their name.

If ULM changes, it will have no affect on Louisiana.

I hope you are correct dude but i lived the original name change back in the 80's. this corrupt political state can do whatever they want. I am encouraged by the fact that T-joe and the new (er) admin would fight this.

[ManAboutTown]

I hope you are correct dude but i lived the original name change back in the 80's. this corrupt political state can do whatever they want. I am encouraged by the fact that T-joe and the new (er) admin would fight this.

We have much more leverage this go around.

[zephyr]

This is very true.

And FTR Jeaux, there were several here that proclaimed T-Joe Savoie the Savior of Louisiana Athletics and beyond..

The future is bright.

I remember a lot of people hammering him for keeping Farmer around and the instances where the name issue was smothered in terms of dealing with ULM and their unwillingness to adhere. I will not proclaim him to be the savior of anything. Hopefully he just puts the right people in place and provides them the resources they need to guide us to higher levels of success.

[ManAboutTown]

I remember a lot of people hammering him for keeping Farmer around and the instances where the name issue was smothered in terms of dealing with ULM and their unwillingness to adhere. I will not proclaim him to be the savior of anything. Hopefully he just puts the right people in place and provides them the resources they need to guide us to higher levels of success.

Please trust me when I say, TJoe is absolutely the Savior of our athletic program. I was able to learn quite a bit about the Farmer situation after the fact and again, there were so many other things involved than just replacing him. On top of that, Savoie faces massive push back from inside of Martin Hall and the Foundation regarding athletics. There is even one individual that sits on our RCAF board who asked TJoe to “drop the name thing” because it was causing unrest amongst his buddies in BR.

[cajun_lannister]

I remember a lot of people hammering him for keeping Farmer around and the instances where the name issue was smothered regarding dealing with ULM and their unwillingness to adhere. I will not proclaim him to be the savior of anything. Hopefully, he just puts the right people in place and provides them the resources they need to guide us to higher levels of success.

You did not have to experience rock bottom of 08-09 when departments were making cuts so deep they refused to turn on the A/C for Friday afternoon spring finals. Having classes with a 100 person waiting list because they could on afford to have 1 section of it.

What Tjoe has been able to do in the last 10 years on both the athletic and academic side has been a miracle in this state.

[CameronCajun]

Please trust me when I say, TJoe is absolutely the Savior of our athletic program. I was able to learn quite a bit about the Farmer situation after the fact and again, there were so many other things involved than just replacing him. On top of that, Savoie faces massive push back from inside of Martin Hall and the Foundation regarding athletics. There is even one individual that sits on our RCAF board who asked TJoe to “drop the name thing” because it was causing unrest amongst his buddies in BR.

This is really aggravating to hear!