No LOUISIANA for Cheer Team

[lafman1]

He’s no fan of the university.

Who?

[ULvictory]

What’s the big deal? Louisiana, I’m told isn’t the brand. I’m told Ragin Cajun’s is the brand.

When her reasoning is "any school in the state can claim Louisiana and we are not the only school in Louisiana," that goes against the school's stance on the name usage. If that's true, then it needs to be addressed.

[lafman1]

We have several brands associated: Ragin' Cajuns, UL, University of Louisiana, Vermilion & White, and others.

I was a cheerleader, I certainly don't want to criticize the new coach. But the fight for 'University of Louisiana' began in 1980, and 'Louisiana' along with it. We fought hard for those brands.

On the other hand, I have noted repeatedly that we simply don't need to worry about it. Even on the old boards I argued that once the national media started calling us 'Louisiana' and 'UL,' it would be game over.

Well, we won that battle years ago, and every step we make forward just cements our identity further.

Which is why the current in-state stuff is pettiness that will probably never go away.* We should ignore it and focus on the great things that are happening, and the things we can easily improve.

*An interesting note however. My daughter went to summer camp in north Louisiana, one of her counselors goes to ULM... but she's a big UL fan. I like the fact that it shows we're making progress, but I would prefer that everyone be, as the Beach Boys advised, true to their school.

Thank you for the response. So if what you say is true, why the uproar? Ragin Cajun is a brand. Personally I prefer only Louisiana to be the brand but that’s just me.

[GhostofEsquleto]

be honest, who had fire the cheer coach on their bingo card this morning?

[cajun4life]

Who?

Bruh you know I’m talking about you.

[lafman1]

Bruh you know I’m talking about you.

I figured. And you know me how?

[cajun4life]

I figured. And you know me how?

I don’t need to know you, your post history and negative stance on here has been well established.

[R1Letterman]

Yea, we definitely don’t want to confuse Louisiana with Northwestern State.

And don't want to confuse the ragin cajuns with Metairie country day

[ragin50]

What’s the big deal? Louisiana, I’m told isn’t the brand. I’m told Ragin Cajun’s is the brand.

There is no such thing as Ragin Cajun's

[R1Letterman]

Sounds like a good Ragin Review podcast interview. Maybe we can educate Mrs. Voisin of our history and efforts.

Funny that her husband's company is called Inspect Louisiana too. Does he inspect the whole state?!?!

For anything and everything. Sounds like be didn't inspect the school bus situation

[ZoomZoom]

This weekend I was talking to KK Jr as the apple of his eye is currently a UL cheerleader. For those that don’t KNOW cheer got a new coach this year that I think moved up from the HS ranks. That coach told the cheerleaders that they can no longer use LOUISIANA in their cheers and they had to remove the LOUISIANA lettering from on there megaphones and replace it with the stacked Ragin Cajuns logo. In all cheers LOUISIANA has been replaced with Ragin Cajuns.

Her reasoning for doing this as explained to the cheer team is any school in the state can claim Louisiana and we are not the only school in Louisiana. The cheer team did not agree and did give some push back. Don’t know if what the final out come will be yet.

Run her yesterday…fox in the hen house.

WhoTF hired her?

[Kid Rock]

This is absolutely stupid that this cheerleading coach would tell them this.

We are Louisiana!!

Dr. M needs to know about this.

We have come too far to go backwards!!!!

Question is will anyone step up to the plate and educate the coach?