re: Official Insecure-U vs tFlagship Smack Talk Thread

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You should do research before you speak. Two years after the courts allowed USL to change its name but also mandated it could only do so if another school in the University system of LA also change its name with location of city attached, Northeast LA, now ULM, changed it name to the University of Louisiana, changed their uniforms, changed their logo... No one made a fuss about it except for ULM alum and their own governing board. So they changed their name back to ULM, and in 2006 changed their mascot from an Indian to a Warhawk also. Fast forward to 2012, where as ULL is trying to brand itself as Louisiana Ragin Cajuns and LSU can't handle it. However, they never had a problem when ULM did it. Fact!

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Here's a link explaining the name change debacle: LINK

Here are some quotes from the link:

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He said while he believes UL-Lafayette President Joseph Savoie is doing his best to abide by the spirit of the law, some ULM alumni are especially sensitive when news or sports media refer to UL-Lafayette as "Louisiana" or "the University of Louisiana."

"The biggest thing, irritation [for alumni] is when they see something in print or on the news that calls Lafayette 'UL' or 'The University of Louisiana,'" said Bruno. "As far as the name on the jersey -- Louisiana -- it is a very serious matter to a lot of people."

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Bonnette, meanwhile, said whatever the Cajuns call themselves, it won't affect LSU as the state's flagship university.

"I know this is a push to try to become whatever it is they're trying to become. But it has no effect on us. We're pretty secure in who we are."

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So even though the ULL fans believe that LSU is trying to stop some type of rebranding, that really isn't the case.