Attendance Study ...

[Jeaux]

I've told all of you already and I'll tell all of you again...

We're getting a Tiger. It's done.

As long as it's hanging by it's tail and everyone gets a wack at it with a pinata stick.

[ULvictory]

Doesn't matter. It's your brand, whether it's you or one of the other two. Speaking of which, are you gonna put the podcast link on here?

Soon enough. Don't want to let that low hanging fruit of opportunity rot for listens.

[cajun4life]

Has anyone ever wondered why that is?

And yet, no one has come close to the correct answer.

It has barely anything to do with outside promotions. House Divided fans aren’t coming out to support the Cajuns over LSU. Get over it, forget about it, it’s not happening.

It starts and ends at Martin Hall. Only they have the long term solution. Yet they refuse to act on it.

[R1Letterman]

. . . The Bird is far more important than a mascot no matter whose lab it may be . . .

Zephyr is a clown.

. . . my sentence for the day . . .

Although a lab could have a tie in to all the extra research that got us to tier R1!

[R1Letterman]

You rang, buttercup?

After 5 years, it still surprises me how obsessed you people are with bashing Ragin Review. The man is simply talking about a mascot, which whether you like it or not, engages people in conversation. Which is, ya know, how you get people to stay interested in your product. And yes, we do know for a fact there is no movement whatsoever on the mascot front.

If anyone is an embarrassment, it's you and your constant blaming of fans. It's been happening for as long as I can remember. You are one of the MANY reasons why we can't draw flies to an opening night kickoff. Constant demeaning of fans and supporters. That's what's truly embarrassing. Stop talking about what Ragin Review does. They don't need your critiques or your endorsement.

And btw WE NEED A MASCOT DAY #10000000000000

Well he is in the podcast game now too..... not sure if it is while he is on the UL funded clock or not, but, so is he trying to take down the competition???.... Popcorn time!

[CajunVic]

YES! ALL OF THIS!!!

"It is what it is" is just another phrase for COMPLACENCY.

. . . and isn’t that what has happened through now and what everybody complaining in this thread is complaining about . . .

[Turbine]

So to answer your trivia question, I THINK the elephant had something to do with a newspaper article back in the day describing the Alabama football team so it stuck.

As far as the mascot here, it creates fan engagement. A mascot goes and visits schools, goes into the community, and can create even more of a national identity if it works well. To me, it's more about who is inside the costume than what the costume is. You already know the story of the Cajun Chicken. Mr. Heim picked that chicken costume as a last minute option, but then his antics inside the costume turned the Cajun Chicken into a Lafayette legend. Plus, it's low hanging fruit. How can we do the harder things in pushing our brand and identity if we can't even get a mascot?

R. H. could have picked anything and been a success... as long as it had a snout.

[CajunVic]

R. H. could have picked anything and been a success... as long as it had a snout.

. . . he is a talent, not a mascot . . .

[R1Letterman]

Who is RP's mascot?

[Turbine]

Stop with the low hanging fruit crap. That's about the fourth time today you've said that.

If it was that low, it would be done by now. And, we can't get anything close to a consensus on what would be a good mascot. So obviously that fruit is up in the tree.

A mascot, whether it's a gator, a catahoula, a freaking pepper or a baby elephant....or a bird to honor Cajun Vic isn't going to push brand or identity nearly to the extent you think,

I'm with MelRock. I personally am ok without.

Because without is better than making the wrong choice.

Moreover, the Cajun Chicken was never a mascot. He was an entertainer. We have NEVER had an acceptable mascot since we left Bulldogs behind almost 50 years ago. Look at mascots across the country. What do they do?????

If its been on campus before and again for almost 75 years, its low hanging fruit.

The mascot is already entrenched.

The the trick, and the main thing is turning it into a game day spirit leader, not a game day mascot.