UL/Louisiana Branding

[Louisiana84]

BOOM!

[Redgineer]

We can use "L" or "LA" on a hat. Do you really think it clears something up? First, "L" would be used as our apparently acceptable abbreviation for "Lafayette". Second, "LA" would be confused for "Los Angeles". We aren't struggling with "UL" on a hat. We are struggling with the spoken nickname. We aren't struggling with "Louisiana" or "Ragin Cajuns" or both on our uniforms. We struggle to get people to just use "UL" or "Louisiana Ragin Cajuns" when they write or speak in reference to us. You seriously think writers and announcers are cleared up on our identity issue with a shortened version of our legal name by going with "LU", "L", or "LA"?

Come on! Please quit dibbling in the letter box like third graders. It's cute if you're 8 years old. It is not the least bit cute if you're actually a grown up educated person.

We DO NOT need more symbology and lettering additions to confuse everyone! Stick with the plan, and cut this ____ out, please!

+10000000000

[VObserver]

It's been a while since I've refreshed my stance on this, so I'm overdue. The initials of my university are UL. The name of the athletic teams from my university is Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. There are no other acceptable alternative references to my university or my teams and I do not and will not apologize for correcting others when they do not make the correct references. I have done so on dozens of message boards around the country and in emails and phone calls to networks, media outlets, websites and other places where my university's teams are mentioned. I don't have a problem telling our story to university presidents, athletic directors, sports information directors, conference commissioners, conference media directors, alumni associations of other universities and coaches of other teams while explaining to them why they should reference us as "Louisiana." You would be surprised at how many are receptive to the message.

I am not going to change what I do and to whom I say it. My message isn't going to change and it will be effective. I don't care who's on board with me or who's against me. Those of you who want to work with me, you are welcome to do so. The victory will be sweet.

I don't often agree with you, but this is spot on. Our fans and students have adopted the use of UL and we should not change that.

I love the U U U UL chant because it originated with students.

[Ragin9221]

The administration has already stated that the correct abbreviation for the school is UL-L it is not UL or any other abbreviation. Let the fans do the UL chant and the hand symbols, It's good to believe. The fact is that the administration backed off the UL train and now uses UL-L. Espn will never use UL as long as the administration says it is ok to use UL-L

We need to think outside the box to become known as Louisiana. Great we put Louisiana on everything lets raise the bar and make ESPN use UL, LU, or Louisiana.

[Hammer58]

The administration has already stated that the correct abbreviation for the school is UL-L it is not UL or any other abbreviation. Let the fans do the UL chant and the hand symbols, It's good to believe. The fact is that the administration backed off the UL train and now uses UL-L. Espn will never use UL as long as the administration says it is ok to use UL-L

We need to think outside the box to become known as Louisiana. Great we put Louisiana on everything lets raise the bar and make ESPN use UL, LU, or Louisiana.

You're a bit late to that party.

[Ragin9221]

How is that ?

[Hammer58]

How is that ?

Just a snarky way of pointing out that we have been fighting that battle with ESPN for years. We've had numerous threads here about it (hence the posts from some complaining that they are tired of hearing about it) and if it is effective. FWIW, I believe it is worth it.

[Ragin9221]

Why keep beating on the door when we can go through the window.

[CajunDreDog]

We don't need any of our football jerseys to say anything but "Louisiana" on the front!

[Zeebart21]

We don't need any of our football jerseys to say anything but "Louisiana" on the front!

Andre', watch and wait. I hope I am wrong, but dollars to donuts TJoe buckles at the knees and doesn't offend "big lots U"

He and Bruno are boys from way back. Too much "Fossil politician" in his blood to do it any other way.

Z