2016: Alden Report Released by University of Louisiana Athletics

[Boomer]

Guys....the name thing IS important.....there is one Hell of a lot more than that in this report.....

---One thing I didn't like too much (now it could just be the New Orleans in me) but every game is Mardi Gras---Is he working for the Greenies also? Seems like a better fit!!!

[VObserver]

The name is a big issue... but if we somehow miraculously got the name tomorrow, and failed to follow through on the rest of the recommended actions in the report, all we will have done is gotten a name we like on our athletic tombstone.

And if we follow through with the rest of the report, the name will cease to be an important issue, because people will call us what we want, or we will be so happy with our success that we don't care about the name any more..

[CajunStros]

The name is a big issue... but if we somehow miraculously got the name tomorrow, and failed to follow through on the rest of the recommended actions in the report, all we will have done is gotten a name we like on our athletic tombstone.

And if we follow through with the rest of the report, the name will cease to be an important issue, because people will call us what we want, or we will be so happy with our success that we don't care about the name any more..

"Win and they will call you what you want"
-J. Kelly Hall (RIP)

[CajunRed]

"Win and they will call you what you want"
-J. Kelly Hall (RIP)

Hard to argue with Coach.

[RedTails]

I think we should call ourselves University of Youngsville. UY, YU, or U-YOU.

[CajunStros]

I think we should call ourselves University of Youngsville. UY, YU, or U-YOU.

I think you mean Southside University.

[Turbine]

Guys....the name thing IS important.....there is one Hell of a lot more than that in this report.....

Agree

[Boomer]

Agree

---Just wondering about some points to be addressed and how we would enact it----Some examples from you guys---do we have the money or any other needed resources for action???

[VObserver]

---Just wondering about some points to be addressed and how we would enact it

Some examples from you guys---do we have the money or any other needed resources for action???

Boomer, it isn't a question about whether we can afford to do it, but about we can't afford NOT to do it. Just like I have been telling you for years; none of these actions are expenses, they are investments.

[jumboragncajun]

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Many on this board will agree that if we can't get our name right, if we can't even decide what to call ourselves, how we brand ourselves, then we are screwed from the "get go". I submitted this ideal years ago. We need to get out of the Louisiana name battle and attack from a totally different angle. ULM, LA Tech, LSU, Lafayette, ULLLL...it's all exhausting.

Are you ready? ACADIANA UNIVERSITY. The Acadiana Ragin' Cajuns.. ARC. No more confusion with Lafayette Leopards. No more "you guys are in Monroe right?" It sets us apart. It will take time but will work. There is no other Acadiana, no other Ragin' Cajuns. Do it.

That would have more bite and regional identity if it were "Universitè des Acàdian"