Bob Fournet Dedication Photos

[Just1More]

_ I like that the banner is being pulled by an airboat, nice touch. _

Was that photoshopped?

[zephyr]

_ Wow! HoustonCajun, I love your passion, but sometimes you just need to know when to get over it! You need to stop over worrying about what Louisiana's perception is all the time, especially by those outside of the UL fan base, and just worry about wins and losses. As a Fournet, I am in no way upset or embarrassed as to how the recruiting zone was depicted. If you seriously think that now we are the laughing stock of FBS all because of a few public comments, not the decade long losing marathon that took place years back, than I'm sorry. But your not helping your situation out by fueling the fire. In a nutshell, stop referring to the buildings as "FEMA trailers" and just know that when Cajun Field is refurbished this area will upgraded also. Who gives a rats _____ about what some Tech/ULM/Tulane fan thinks or has to say about OUR UNIVERSITY!......obviously you do and that sucks. _

I'm sorry this poster has had to shed a negative light on the thread that was started to show thanks to your generous family for the contribution. If this university had a dollar for every negative rant he has made, the program would be much better off fiscally..It's a shame that another thread has had to be hijacked by constant freaking negativity and complaining, especially when the thread has a MUCH deeper meaning. Shame on those who can't understand or see what progression is and credit those who are helping make it happen. Thanks to the Fournet family.

[zephyr]

_ Was that photoshopped? _

Are you talking about the photo with the airboat in the air and Richard Simmons giving HoustonCajun a workout? No, it happened this weekend at the big block party. Where were you???LOL

[Zeebart21]

_ Was that photoshopped? _

I dont think it was photoshopped.. When I arrived Simmons was just starting with the exercise..YMCA is such a great song!!! It was pretty cool.

[HoustonCajun]

_ I'm sorry this poster has had to shed a negative light on the thread that was started to show thanks to your generous family for the contribution. If this university had a dollar for every negative rant he has made, the program would be much better off fiscally..It's a shame that another thread has had to be hijacked by constant freaking negativity and complaining, especially when the thread has a MUCH deeper meaning. Shame on those who can't understand or see what progression is and credit those who are helping make it happen. Thanks to the Fournet family. _

I, too, am thankful to the Fournets for their contribution. I was not negative on the facility, only on the way it was poorly marketed by UL and the media. Even Just1More commented on how this was poorly marketed and that there should have been reference to it being a temporary facility until the new stadium enhancements are completed. I don't see anyone here commenting on his negativity. There are things UL does well and things they do poorly. This one, in my opinion, was handled poorly and that is all I said. Read my follow-up post to this on the 3rd thread:

I didn't call them that, I was reporting what others called them and how it was being referred to. And, I didn't say the facility was bad, I said referring to it as a double-wide trailer facility should have been avoided. The embarassment I referred to was not of the facility itself but of the way in which it was depicted to the public. All of that could easily have been avoided by simply referring the our new recruiting complex instead of the negative connotation of double-wide trailers. Perception to fans does mean a lot and our program simply does not have the best perception for reasons others have already stated and this just adds to it.

[Hammer58]

_ I, too, am thankful to the Fournets for their contribution. I was not negative on the facility, only on the way it was poorly marketed by UL and the media. Even Just1More commented on how this was poorly marketed and that there should have been reference to it being a temporary facility until the new stadium enhancements are completed. I don't see anyone here commenting on his negativity. There are things UL does well and things they do poorly. This one, in my opinion, was handled poorly and that is all I said. Read my follow-up post to this on the 3rd thread:

I didn't call them that, I was reporting what others called them and how it was being referred to. And, I didn't say the facility was bad, I said referring to it as a double-wide trailer facility should have been avoided. The embarassment I referred to was not of the facility itself but of the way in which it was depicted to the public. All of that could easily have been avoided by simply referring the our new recruiting complex instead of the negative connotation of double-wide trailers. Perception to fans does mean a lot and our program simply does not have the best perception for reasons others have already stated and this just adds to it. _

No argument with you about our missteps in marketing. As for what those clowns think or post it doesn't matter they were going to look for something negative to say anyway. The press release's poor phrasing just made it easier for those simpletons and gave them something to latch on to. Don't sweat it. Regardless of what outsiders say recruits will see the facilities for themselves and make their own judgments based on their firsthand experiences. all we can do is contribute and keep trying to make improvements.

[Lafitte the Pirate]

_ This morning. _

If you did thanks. I will check to see if your money came through.

[zephyr]

_ No argument with you about our missteps in marketing. As for what those clowns think or post it doesn't matter they were going to look for something negative to say anyway. The press release's poor phrasing just made it easier for those simpletons and gave them something to latch on to. Don't sweat it. Regardless of what outsiders say recruits will see the facilities for themselves and make their own judgments based on their firsthand experiences. all we can do is contribute and keep trying to make improvements. _

And who might you be referring to?

[zephyr]

_ I, too, am thankful to the Fournets for their contribution. I was not negative on the facility, only on the way it was poorly marketed by UL and the media. Even Just1More commented on how this was poorly marketed and that there should have been reference to it being a temporary facility until the new stadium enhancements are completed. I don't see anyone here commenting on his negativity. There are things UL does well and things they do poorly. This one, in my opinion, was handled poorly and that is all I said. Read my follow-up post to this on the 3rd thread:

I didn't call them that, I was reporting what others called them and how it was being referred to. And, I didn't say the facility was bad, I said referring to it as a double-wide trailer facility should have been avoided. The embarassment I referred to was not of the facility itself but of the way in which it was depicted to the public. All of that could easily have been avoided by simply referring the our new recruiting complex instead of the negative connotation of double-wide trailers. Perception to fans does mean a lot and our program simply does not have the best perception for reasons others have already stated and this just adds to it. _

Your post(s) was mentioned because, unfortunately, the thread was hijacked from mentioning the generous contribution of a great UL family to the athletics program into complaining about how Gerald Hebert positioned the improvements and their importance in the newspaper. Honestly, I understand your point to a degree but there comes a place and time for them and this was not the best place and time. J1M's comments may have paralleled yours but if you go back, there are numerous posts on this thread alone from you about the "effect" on recruiting or lack thereof, that these "double wides" will have. While Gerald could have used better words (he's been referring to them for months), its not the end all to our recruiting or our perception. The pictures you refer to were not taken from within and were merely used to poke fun even though you obviously felt they were real. The bottom line is that these WILL be temporary until the renovations are complete. Notice I said complete. As extensive and massive as they will be, it will take several years perhaps to complete the work. That means that these buildings will be put to work for some time for which they will likely be used for other athletes when the football team moves out.

[Hammer58]

_ And who might you be referring to? _

By "clowns" I meant the outsiders on other message boards (can't cite specific posts because I don't go to other boards to read their opinion of UL) who decided to run with the description of these meeting rooms as "FEMA trailers".

(Is that what you were asking about? I'm not sure if I understood your question.)