Thanks Cajun brothers

[HoustonCajun]

Most universities are like what you’re saying, but winning is very important for the formula in marketing the university. Enrollment for schools like Alabama and Colorado have shown tremendous recent increase due to the marketing of their football programs which leads to more revenue and opportunity cost through donors.

It doesn't have to be one or the other. We can have great academic success and great athletic success at the same time. We can emulate a university like Michigan rather than LSU.

[Turbine]

It doesn't have to be one or the other. We can have great academic success and great athletic success at the same time. We can emulate a university like Michigan rather than LSU.

True but has to start somewhere. A lot of athletic donors are steered towards donating to academics.

One of the schools greatest supporters made his first donation ever, to athletics.

Ambassador Caffery... before he was Ambassador.

[HoustonCajun]

True but has to start somewhere. A lot of athletic donors are steered towards donating to academics.

One of the schools greatest supporters made his first donation ever, to athletics.

Ambassador Caffery... before he was Ambassador.

I will repeat my post under App Attendance. It seems relevant here. Universities with highly successful athletics, particularly football, get major boosts in enrollment, attendance and donations (academic and athletic). National prominence in football gives rise to national attention to overall success of the university. UL needs promotion of football on the scale of Hud's promotion, then watch the change in dynamics.

Maybe we need an RCAF Director like Hud to recapture Acadiana. Do we even have an RCAF Director? It is not in Des' personality to be like Hud. Neither was Napier. Both are proof that winning alone does not increase excitement about UL football and related attendance. We need someone to promote UL and get back the excitement we once had under Hud.

[ULvictory]

For Kyren Lacy

Thanks for taking him. We don't have to deal with him anymore.

[CajunFun]

To that end, nothing happens academically without advertising.

Nothing.

Are athletics the only advertising available?

For a university that is trying to establish academics, is it the best advertising?

[CajunFun]

I will repeat my post under App Attendance. It seems relevant here. Universities with highly successful athletics, particularly football, get major boosts in enrollment, attendance and donations (academic and athletic). National prominence in football gives rise to national attention to overall success of the university. UL needs promotion of football on the scale of Hud's promotion, then watch the change in dynamics.

Maybe we need an RCAF Director like Hud to recapture Acadiana. Do we even have an RCAF Director? It is not in Des' personality to be like Hud. Neither was Napier. Both are proof that winning alone does not increase excitement about UL football and related attendance. We need someone to promote UL and get back the excitement we once had under Hud.

"A boost in enrollment... "

Is that the only way to boost enrollment?

What kind of students does that boost bring in?

Is that the way that a serious academic institution wants to boost its enrollment?

We have passed up the school with the largest enrollment in the state. We are on the outside looking in, but there is more and more anecdotal evidence, and even some hard evidence to suggest that maybe their priorities aren't all that healthy, and ours are.

[CajunVic]

all advertisement is great . . . sporting events are great . . . coming here and harping on every single little thing that you are not satisfied with is apparently doing nothing to solve any of those issues . . . but boy it paints a horrible picture after each sporting event as to why not to go and to any to any prospective fan looking here to see if they want to venture to a Louisiana sporting event, buy season tickets or even donating . . .

[ULvictory]

Are athletics the only advertising available?

For a university that is trying to establish academics, is it the best advertising?

We can do both. Establish academic standards while using athletic success to increase enrollment and market the school. When we play a nationally televised game on ESPN or make the postseason in a sport like basketball, there are millions of eyes who get to see "Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns" on their screen. A buddy of mine (who happens to post on here) and one who graduated at almost the top of his class from UL was inspired to attend the school when he watched the 2000 Omaha team as a kid.

I get that we are improving academics and that is awesome. But the perception of that outside of Acadiana is still not where it needs to be. We need athletics to help.

[Turbine]

Are athletics the only advertising available?

For a university that is trying to establish academics, is it the best advertising?

Its not but I don't see any advertising educating the locals on what the true value (or meaning behind) having an R1 institution representing greater Louisiana.

Currently I feel the general public has no clue what Louisiana.edu means to their quality of life.

The ones who do know became interested through some other factor and dug deeper.

[ULvictory]

all advertisement is great . . . sporting events are great . . . coming here and harping on every single little thing that you are not satisfied with is apparently doing nothing to solve any of those issues . . . but boy it paints a horrible picture after each sporting event as to why not to go and to any to any prospective fan looking here to see if they want to venture to a Louisiana sporting event, buy season tickets or even donating . . .

But that's not on the fan. We are also customers giving feedback like on Google Review. Hiding it makes it worse because it comes off as lying.

[CajunVic]

But that's not on the fan. We are also customers giving feedback like on Google Review. Hiding it makes it worse because it comes off as lying.

let me know when you get a fan to attend by running down your universities events . . .

[zeppelincajun]

But that's not on the fan. We are also customers giving feedback like on Google Review. Hiding it makes it worse because it comes off as lying.

One of the things I like to do is look up reviews for local businesses that I don’t frequent. I then berate the people who leave negative reviews about hurting said business. I like to think I’m doing my part in helping Acadiana.