Pitch Two for Albineaux in the Campaign for the Next UL Mascot

[lafman1]

You know they are paying attention. But, there are some people who would turn a pallet of gold bricks away because it wasn’t their idea.

My dude has done 90% of the legwork, 90% of the fan base is on board and these people still hate the idea. Never mind the fact that we have actual alligators in the center of campus. The field is called The Swamp, ! They can F up a wet dream.

Makes you wonder how we continue to remain Cajun fans.

I beg to differ on the acceptance based on social media comments. The vast majority are against the idea.

[Turbine]

The nice thing about the alligator is that there is nothing to object to.

If there were, the campus swamp with its official posted mascot would have been cemented over three/fourths of a century ago.

[Cajun Monkee]

The nice thing about the alligator is that there is nothing to object to.

If there were, the campus swamp with its official posted mascot would have been cemented over three/fourths of a century ago.

Not gonna claim to be anything close to be knowledgeable on copywriting, but if someone were to have the copyrights to, say, a “Claude, the albino alligator“, does that window close a bit?

[Cajun Monkee]

I beg to differ on the acceptance based on social media comments. The vast majority are against the idea.

Yeah, I looked over the channel 10 Facebook thread on the article, and there were about 6 to 700 comments.

I read about 200 of them and there may have been one or two in favor of the idea. Literally.

And before you condemn it as “well that’s just channel 10’s crazy Facebook comment page”, Cory did offer the channel 10 news up as evidence of the popularity of his idea.

And I wouldn’t be so quick to condemn the “dolts“ on the Ragin Cajun football Facebook page, I’ll remind everybody that we have a thread currently running regarding how to increase attendance at games.

Calling people dolts for simply disagreeing with you about which stuffed animal should be on the shelves at the Ragin Cajun store seems to be counterproductive to me.

[Turbine]

Forgive them, its brand new for the Ch-10/FB crowd.

They havent had time to give it an ounce of thought.

Don't pounce if they haven't given it an ounce.

Its right under their nose.

[Cajun Monkee]

Forgive them, its brand new for the Ch-10/FB crowd.

They havent had time to give it an ounce of thought.

Don't pounce if they haven't given it an ounce.

Its right under their nose.

Yeah, I’ll take exception with that

I’ve been asking Corey questions directly on the Facebook posts for a couple of months, none of which he replied to.

The only reply I got on one of the Facebook threads about the topic was from the guys at ragin review who said this was really just to a start of conversation.

[cajun4life]

I beg to differ on the acceptance based on social media comments. The vast majority are against the idea.

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[lafman1]

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Your opinion doesn’t override facts. I’d be more than happy to post the KLDY link to support my comment. Let me know.

Way to stay classy.
Your response is typical and not unexpected.

[CouillonCinema]

I beg to differ on the acceptance based on social media comments. The vast majority are against the idea.

I’m not here to debate anyone’s opinion on Albineaux. However, I do want to bust the thought that the character isn’t popular, and widely supported, on social media and offline. If you look at the pictures I posted on this very thread, I show just how many people are fans of Albineaux.

Let’s talk about the first article from KLFY that some people are referring to. The article gave some brief info about the character, and primarily just showed the image with flow and context. Those articles frame information to the audience in a way that ask “what do you think?” On Facebook news articles, people’s reaction are more valuable than the full context of the information given, thus creating outrage, thus creating revenue. That’s why some of us are saying you have to take that with a grain of salt. HOWEVER, that did not stop me from reading a lot of those comments, and using their reaction as valuable information. It was from there that Phase 2 was born. I said I needed to craft a presentation to help more people see what I can see. Albineaux needed to be more than just one image. He needed to show everything about him.

And here we are. People are starting to believe, and wish, and dream as much as I do about finally having a mascot.

[CouillonCinema]

Yeah, I’ll take exception with that

I’ve been asking Corey questions directly on the Facebook posts for a couple of months, none of which he replied to.

The only reply I got on one of the Facebook threads about the topic was from the guys at ragin review who said this was really just to a start of conversation.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask them to me now. I’d be happy to answer them!

[lafman1]

I’m not here to debate anyone’s opinion on Albineaux. However, I do want to bust the thought that the character isn’t popular, and widely supported, on social media and offline. If you look at the pictures I posted on this very thread, I show just how many people are fans of Albineaux.

Let’s talk about the first article from KLFY that some people are referring to. The article gave some brief info about the character, and primarily just showed the image with flow and context. Those articles frame information to the audience in a way that ask “what do you think?” On Facebook news articles, people’s reaction are more valuable than the full context of the information given, thus creating outrage, thus creating revenue. That’s why some of us are saying you have to take that with a grain of salt. HOWEVER, that did not stop me from reading a lot of those comments, and using their reaction as valuable information. It was from there that Phase 2 was born. I said I needed to craft a presentation to help more people see what I can see. Albineaux needed to be more than just one image. He needed to show everything about him.

And here we are. People are starting to believe, and wish, and dream as much as I do about finally having a mascot.

The current KLFY FB post has 38 comments. 2 comments are positive. That’s 5.26 percent.
The problems seem to be:
1. Alligator. Most comments point to that a bulldog would be preferred.
2. Albino alligator. Nobody can figure out why an albino alligator is your choice, being that an albino alligator, based on my own research, has ever been captured in Louisiana, much less Lafayette.
While everyone can appreciate the thoughts and work you have put into your project, the only thing that really matters is approval from the university, which sees to be zero.

Good luck.

[ManAboutTown]

Ragin Cajun's is our brand and it's unique. People can complain all they want about the older crowd and all this other vitriol, but it reflects the history of this area and a majority of our heritage.

Corey has worked hard, so I don't attack his efforts, but his concept is borrowed when it comes to a GATOR, and it doesn't matter if it's albino. It would be wise for some people to check out copyright infringement laws, it doesn't have to be identical to bring lawsuits.

There’s not a single thing borrowed about it. Every detail has a link and back story. It’s the reason why I bought in.