Which Helmet Looks Better?

[Ragin9221]

So having Louisiana on our helmet and not across our chest will promote Louisiana more?

The mindset of bringing back USL gear set the university back 20 years. Would love to hear your side on that.

Yes because we are scared to actually use our name! If we are Louisiana lets use it dont be scared of it. I dont see Nebraska, Alabama, Indiana, Auburn, LSU, Ohio State, North Carolina Ole Miss rarely if ever use there nickname. They use the name of the University. When has the softball had Louisiana on any part of their uniform I didn't see it last year

I cant even remember a time that I seen Cornhuskers, or Crimson Tide ever on any of there uniforms

Every team except for Alabama and Ohio State has the name of the University on there Helmets

[Ragin9221]

JMO.

LOUISIANA on the jersey. Cajuns or Ragin Cajuns on the helmet, preferably in script rather than block. Louisiana on the helmet is too long and fits perfectly on the jersey. We need to highlight LOUISIANA, BUT we have to connect Cajuns/Ragin Cajuns with LOUISIANA. One without the other doesn't clarify for the public who we are.

Granted we need to focus marketing on the whole Acadiana parishes; however, because we are The University of Louisiana and not the University of Acadiana, we shouldn't define ourselves with the Acadiana logo, nor should our band be called the Pride of Acadiana. It should be the PRIDE OF LOUISIANA. Why further muddle our identity with Acadiana? Louisiana and Cajuns/Ragin Cajuns ONLY.

Lastly, we need a mascot (not to be confused with our Ragin Cajuns moniker). That mascot should be the albino gator. With gators in the on-campus swamp and a football stadium called The Swamp, what better tradition to expand than that? And what better mascot than the one pictured here. Time to bring all of this together in a complete package!

The Acadiana is just an alternate I am not saying we wear that every game we wear it 1 or 2 games a year. The main uniform will always be Ragin Cajuns on the helmet and Louisiana on the jersey

[HoustonCajun]

Yes because we are scared to actually use our name! If we are Louisiana lets use it dont be scared of it. I dont see Nebraska, Alabama, Indiana, Auburn, LSU, Ohio State, North Carolina Ole Miss rarely if ever use there nickname. They use the name of the University. When has the softball had Louisiana on any part of their uniform I didn't see it last year

I cant even remember a time that I seen Cornhuskers, or Crimson Tide ever on any of there uniforms

Every team except for Alabama and Ohio State has the name of the University on there Helmets

There are several teams that don't use the full name on their helmets, just to name a few.

JMO, but Louisiana is too long to put on a helmet, like Vanderbilt. To maintain a consistent identity, keep Louisiana on the jersey and use Cajuns/Ragin Cajuns on the helmet. And for basketball, ALWAYS have Louisiana on the away jersey and Cajuns/Ragin Cajuns on the HOME jerseys, not the way they are currently doing it (at least vs. Houston).

It is all about consistent and effective branding.

Examples of schools using just a letter(s):

N - Nebraska
T - Tennessee
R - Rutgers
F - Florida
V - Vanderbilt
W - Wisconsin
IU - Indiana
UK - Kentucky
LSU - Louisiana State
UNC - North Carolina
UCLA - University of Cal at Los Angeles

Examples of schools using their logo instead of a letter or name:

Longhorn logo - Texas
Spartans logo - Michigan State
Razorback logo - Arkansas
Jayhawk logo - Kansas
Trojan logo - USC
Sun Devil logo - Arizona State

Examples of schools with no name or logo on their helmet:

Gold helmet - Notre Dame
Nothing on helmet - Penn State
Nothing on helmet - Ohio State
Numbers on helmet - Alabama
Wolverine on front of helmet - Michigan

[Esqueleto]

The best and most recognizable uniforms are the ones that never change.
UL would be best served to stick with Red script Cajuns helmet, white pants, and Red or white shirt with Louisiana across the chest. STICK with it. No black bull____, no chrome garbage, no alternative crap.

[Ragin9221]

There are several teams that don't use the full name on their helmets, just to name a few.

JMO, but Louisiana is too long to put on a helmet, like Vanderbilt. To maintain a consistent identity, keep Louisiana on the jersey and use Cajuns/Ragin Cajuns on the helmet. And for basketball, ALWAYS have Louisiana on the away jersey and Cajuns/Ragin Cajuns on the HOME jerseys, not the way they are currently doing it (at least vs. Houston).

It is all about consistent and effective branding.

Examples of schools using just a letter(s):

N - Nebraska
T - Tennessee
R - Rutgers
F - Florida
V - Vanderbilt
W - Wisconsin
IU - Indiana
UK - Kentucky
LSU - Louisiana State
UNC - North Carolina
UCLA - University of Cal at Los Angeles

Examples of schools using their logo instead of a letter or name:

Longhorn logo - Texas
Spartans logo - Michigan State
Razorback logo - Arkansas
Jayhawk logo - Kansas
Trojan logo - USC
Sun Devil logo - Arizona State

Examples of schools with no name or logo on their helmet:

Gold helmet - Notre Dame
Nothing on helmet - Penn State
Nothing on helmet - Ohio State
Numbers on helmet - Alabama
Wolverine on front of helmet - Michigan

I agree but we are getting off subject, I am only proposing an alternative. Just like these black uniforms its Ragin Cajuns, Cajuns on the uniform/ The main discussion is if you going to use Ragin Cajuns or Cajuns then Louisiana needs to be used also or a logo that represents Louisiana. If we are putting Cajuns on the uniform then we need to put Louisiana or logo somewhere on the uniform just as big.

In all seriousness, I think any of these would be a good Alternate for real! That we would bring out for 1 game a year. Agree to Disagree. I am also not a big fan of black either. I was proposing using a different helmet. The unique of putting Louisiana in script is that only Indiana and maybe Ole Miss does it.

[RaisingCajun08]

Yes because we are scared to actually use our name! If we are Louisiana lets use it dont be scared of it. I dont see Nebraska, Alabama, Indiana, Auburn, LSU, Ohio State, North Carolina Ole Miss rarely if ever use there nickname. They use the name of the University. When has the softball had Louisiana on any part of their uniform I didn't see it last year

I cant even remember a time that I seen Cornhuskers, or Crimson Tide ever on any of there uniforms

Every team except for Alabama and Ohio State has the name of the University on there Helmets

Your logic makes absolutely zero sense. "We are scared to actually use our name" .... Name is literally on the front of the jersey. Has been for years.

(paraphrasing) ... Other schools do not use their nickname ever on any of there uniforms. If you want to do away with Cajuns or Ragin Cajuns, why do you want to put it on the jersey or pants legs. Lets just put Louisiana on the helmet, jersey (front and back), and pants legs.

"Every team except for Alabama or Ohio State has the name of the University on their helmets" --- completely false. Lets just look in the Sun Belt

Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Arkansas State, Texas State ... none have name on helmet.

Should we also include Notre Dame, Penn State, or Michigan in that list. How about Florida, or Texas, or Arkansas.

Should I continue?

[Ragin9221]

Your logic makes absolutely zero sense. "We are scared to actually use our name" .... Name is literally on the front of the jersey. Has been for years.

(paraphrasing) ... Other schools do not use their nickname ever on any of there uniforms. If you want to do away with Cajuns or Ragin Cajuns, why do you want to put it on the jersey or pants legs. Lets just put Louisiana on the helmet, jersey (front and back), and pants legs.

"Every team except for Alabama or Ohio State has the name of the University on their helmets" --- completely

false. Lets just look in the Sun Belt

Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Arkansas State, Texas State ... none have name on helmet.

Should we also include Notre Dame, Penn State, or Michigan in that list. How about Florida, or Texas, or Arkansas.

Should I continue?

Name one logo that we use that represents us as the University of Louisiana? How about just Louisiana? That actually identifies the school?

I am not just talking about just using Louisiana, i mean a logo? Tell me the last time you seen the interlocking UL on any University signage or an L or the state?

Everyone of those schools has a logo that represents the name of the school!

I prove it to you! Tell me if i missed a school?

[CajunVic]

Name one logo that we use that represents us as the University of Louisiana? How about just Louisiana? That actually identifies the school?

I am not just talking about just using Louisiana, i mean a logo? Tell me the last time you seen the interlocking UL on any University signage or an L or the state?

Glasco used to wear the Louisiana Silhouette on his shirt

[axg8750]

JMO.

Granted we need to focus marketing on the whole Acadiana parishes; however, because we are The University of Louisiana and not the University of Acadiana, we shouldn't define ourselves with the Acadiana logo, nor should our band be called the Pride of Acadiana. It should be the PRIDE OF LOUISIANA. Why further muddle our identity with Acadiana? Louisiana and Cajuns/Ragin Cajuns ONLY.

I agree with this. I really like the Acadiana Flag but not on Louisiana uniform.

In my post I already said the pants and helmet were not good so was just trying to insert a little positivity about when pointing out the shoulders on jersey.

[Ragin9221]

Damn forgot one. I dont create all this i like doing it but my main goal in doing this is to actually have an identity. If you wanna know why people outside of Acadiana or outside Lafayette calls us ULL, or Louisiana-Lafayette that is the reason why. One of the strongest identity crisis we have is being known as Louisiana!!

[CajunVic]

you know he has a point . . . no uniform should be warn unless it has somewhere Louisiana, the Silhouette of the state of Louisiana or an L along somewhere on the uniform . . .

[Ragin9221]

you know he has a point . . . no uniform should be warn unless it has somewhere Louisiana, the Silhouette of the state of Louisiana or an L along somewhere on the uniform . . .

Thankyou CajunVic!! Its like not having a mascot we are missing key components. HoustonCajun has been advocating using the letter L since i been on this board! Turbine has also created many logos that would help us identify us as Louisiana.