Albineaux Concept 70% Approval Rating (Year Long Poll)

[RedTails]

I think "demonized" is a bit of a stretch.

Your bud is on record here calling Cory a thief and saying he robbed people.

[GreatestStory]

Here are my 2 cents:

1) A name containing "albino" was never going to work. Using a genetic condition for a name is bad idea. The only reason albino was brought into the discussion was because its reference to the school color white, but there was total disregard to the genetic condition or people who have it. If cystic fibrosis produced white skin, should the mascot name have been "Cystic Fibreauxsis"? Not being flexible on the name was mistake.

2) Outside of captivity, a white alligator is not something people see in the wild or associate with Cajun culture. If it had to be an alligator, it should have been a regular green or dark green alligator that was wearing so much vermillion and white (shirt, pants, hat, shoes, sunglasses, etc.) that you would only see green on its hands and parts of head not covered by hat & glasses. That would have produced a normal looking alligator that was 90% vermillion and white without making it an albino.

3) In this day and age, intellectual property and marketing is everything. The university is going to want a mascot that they have 100% control over. They are going to want control of it's branding, imaging, marketing, merchandising, and everything else. Gone are the days of logos, images, etc. that are not trademarked and completely controlled by the university.

I appreciate all the effort Cory put into this, which was way more effort than anyone else put forth. It was an uphill battle from the beginning. I respect him for his passion, love for UL and hopefully his efforts get the university moving towards finding our next spirit leader/mascot.

GEAUX CAJUNS!!

[CAJUNSby90]

Your bud is on record here calling Cory a thief and saying he robbed people.

Who's my bud?

[jaxmc1023]

Just make a mascot named "Jeeves". Tuxedo, towel over arm, silver platter in left hand. Ready to serve the loge boxes and suites at a moment's notice. Then instead of tarps over the seats and bleachers, use plywood so the whole stadium looks like one big charcuterie board for the donors and whoever else bothers to show up AND bonus points, it will match the press box

[Turbine]

I've never seen what could be called a "green" alligator.

Am I colorblond?

[JMV JustMyView]

Men's basketball goes down the drain so the RP faithful focus on mascot talk. I blame Bob Marlin for this.

By the way, the women are getting healthy again. Tied for 5th right now after dropping the first game of their toughest 6 game stretch. Two games each vs Arkansas State & Troy then on the road at App State & Coastal. After that easily win 6 of the last 8 games.

The refs said you better stop complaining about calls at basketball games. LOL

[Ragin9221]

I don't know what took place, but why would you say anything to any media outlet at all? Why get a lawyer to send cease and desist letters to the mascot company?

If they wouldn't treat fans like second-class citizens, this could have all been avoided. Why not just say from the first email, conversation, if they didn't want that spirit leader to be an albino alligator, then be upfront about it! Send an email saying, “This mascot does not align with our values and branding as a university."

If you had said that from the beginning, this could have all been avoided.

No lawyers, no media, no backlash—it could have ended right there. Just be respectful to the recipient.

Like I said, I have no clue what took place. My problem in all of this is how it was handled. If they had any type of dialogue, it could have been avoided

[JMV JustMyView]

It's funny when Vic calls Vic, Vic

You may want to keep pedaling your bike along. I promise you he ain't Vic.

[JMV JustMyView]

UL can say no. They can’t determine where the discussion should end. Never quite seen a university fight so hard NOT to connect with its fanbase. Good stuff.

What fan base?

[CAJUNSby90]

I don't know what took place, but why would you say anything to any media outlet at all? Why get a lawyer to send cease and desist letters to the mascot company?

If they wouldn't treat fans like second-class citizens, this could have all been avoided. Why not just say if they didn't want that spirit leader to be an albino alligator, then be upfront about it! Send an email saying, “This mascot does not align with our values and branding as a university."

If you had said that from the beginning, this could have all been avoided.

No lawyers, no media, no backlash—it could have ended right there. Just be respectful to the recipient.

Like I said, I have no clue what took place. My problem in all of this is how it was handled. If they had any type of dialogue, it could have been avoided

It probably wasnt a good idea to attempt to raise money using the universitys Name and IP in the campaign, which is most likely we university is getting involved (or not according to some here)