Mascot Talk Heating Up!

[RedTails]

"Better one's own path, than another's well-made."
—Bhagavad Gita

I wouldn't say we imitated the Saints. The FDL is just part of Louisiana culture, hell it's part of our University Seal (created in 1926). Even the Acadiana Flag (created in 1965) predates the Saints organization.

So what is your suggestion in regard to a mascot? There are a ton of bulldogs and tigers in the nation, yet each fanbase holds on dearly to theirs. We just want something, anything (besides a pepper) to hold onto and see on the sidelines. We're not trying to replace our moniker.

[Ragin9221]

What about a Crawfish !!! Clovis the Crawfish

[CajunVic]

Go Al bin eaux

[CajunVic]

What about a Crawfish !!! Clovis the Crawfish

Eaux, like that is Neau

[Ragin9221]

Eaux, like that is Neau

Well something original and recognizable

[shof]

Regarding the swamp, would “The Original Swamp” work??

[Ragin9221]

We could but I be honest. How many stadiums are named The Rock I can name 3 or 4 off the top of my head

[Turbine]

Why would we want to be a 'mini-me' to Florida? They aren't going to give us 'The Swamp' trademark back either way.

Big 12 has hand signs... so we have to have one, too. UL's, of course, is AmSLan for "I love you"... sure to strike fear into the hearts of big, burly linemen.

A lot of schools shoot a cannon after a touchdown. We need to imitate that.

A lot of schools and teams play loud, obnoxious music all through the game. Never mind that our fans will yell louder without that noise drowning us out, we have to imitate the big guys.

Oh, and the Saints. They're a pro team, we need to imitate them.

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It never stops. There are some people who think the way to look successful is to imitate the successful, and just pretend you're successful. The subtext to that is: "We aren't smart enough to develop our own style."

In contrast, there are those who think that the successful go their own way, and design their own traditions. There are those of who believe that our people are just as smart, as innovative, and as creative as...

"Anyone."

"Anywhere."

"Any time."

And we can prove it: "Ragin' Cajuns."

Or how about: "The University of Louisiana."

Or even: "The Swamp" (which some of us begged the admin to trademark).

And don't forget: "Geaux" (which some of us begged the admin to trademark).

Etc.

"Better one's own path, than another's well-made."
—Bhagavad Gita

As you know the Campus Swamp was first a Buffalo Wallow, that attracted birds and Bull Gators, so there is no copying involved in that scenario..

[CajunFun]

I wouldn't say we imitated the Saints. The FDL is just part of Louisiana culture, hell it's part of our University Seal (created in 1926). Even the Acadiana Flag (created in 1965) predates the Saints organization.

So what is your suggestion in regard to a mascot? There are a ton of bulldogs and tigers in the nation, yet each fanbase holds on dearly to theirs. We just want something, anything (besides a pepper) to hold onto and see on the sidelines. We're not trying to replace our moniker.

I lobbied hard for the Brown Pelican, and ironically T-Joe (he was VP-UA at that time) supported it. But the AD shut it down. That was years before the hoops team in N.O.

Technically it's still available to us, because they use the white pelican. The brown pelican is the state bird, and as a different species, the white and brown are as different as the lion, tiger, cougar, or leopard.

I dunno. But it would have supported our bid to be the leader in the state:
>University of Louisiana
>Ragin' Cajuns
>Brown Pelican.

And the fleurs de lis would have helped reinforce that, as well. BTW, it's quite possible that the 'FDL' that the Saints use, came from UL. I had a friend who grew up in N.O., born in the '30's... she said she never saw the fleur in New Orleans before the Saints arrived.

Well, the Saints played their first game in 1967.

The flag of Acadiana, based on the UL seal, appeared in 1965, and it made news across the state.

Probably no way to ever know, but we certainly were definitely the first in the state to use the concept in athletics. (The N.O. flag was created in 1918... but it, too, has a triple fleurs.)

But then we small-timed it, and rather than reinforce our own traditions, we told the company who designed the logo that we wanted "something like the Saints." I spoke to someone with the marketing company. They came up with several interesting designs that were all rejected... until they finally realized that the official in charge of the project wanted something almost identical to the Saints' logo.

So that's what we got.

[CajunFun]

As you know the Campus Swamp was first a Buffalo Wallow, that attracted birds and Bull Gators, so there is no copying involved in that scenario..

It's not that there's no connection.

It's that it's derivative. And a real University is a place of originality and innovation.

[RedTails]

Why, yea we whiffed on that then. Brown pelican would have been a great choice pre-NBA Pels.

[CajunVic]

Looks like we will do as we have always done when it comes to mascots . . . Let minutia rule and nothing gets done.

Let’s go back to the first post yesterday and just do it.