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Published/Last Modified on Monday, September 22, 2008 11:48 AM CDT

I want to know why the UL football game was not covered equally to the LSU football game in Sundays paper.  UL played a much better game than did LSU and they have a leading rushing running back that is making history. (139 yrds 3TDS) They also have a starting QB that is from New Iberia.  So what's the deal Daily Iberian news paper?  LSU had half of the front sports page and UL had 3 paragraphs on the back of the front page.  I don't live in Louisiana anymore, but the Texas town that I do live in certainly supports their local team better than you do.  (No I do not think that Baton Rouge is more local that Lafayette and no amount of "LSU flag ship" riff raff is going to change the fact that UL is closer to New Iberia.   Geaux Cajuns!

P.S.  The LSU score was announced during the UL Game.  "Auburn 17 and LSU 3"  The crowed Cheered. 

 

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    tiger96 wrote on Sep 29, 2008 5:19 PM:

    " LSU='58, '03,'07 national champions, flagship/largest university in the state, perennial SEC powerhouse

    ULL= consistently mediocre member of a mid-level major conference

    Questions?

    As far as academics are concerned, every major university in this state is at least competitive and in some instances better than LSU: e.g. ULL nursing, engineering programs, Tulane/Xavier/Dillard medical programs.

    They will never compete on the same level as far as football is concerned. Each year, however, a Louisiana university receives approximately 500-600k for its game against LSU. Like LSU, that money supports academic as well as sports programs. "

    MR CLEAN wrote on Sep 28, 2008 6:49 AM:

    " I used to cover high school sports part-time for the Iberian -- a few years ago. I'd love to do it again, if they are interested. Chris Landry and Neil know how to get in touch with me.

    I cover high school football and recruiting currently for louisianaprepinsider on the scout.com network. I also served as senior writer for the rivals.com site(pelicanpreps.com). Rivals is the leading competitor of Scout, for those who aren't into recruiting. "

    Ivan 100 correct wrote on Sep 26, 2008 6:59 PM:

    " When the sports writer at the time now editor was asked why they did not print more on local youth sports his reply was because there were more people interested in the other sports. I would bet there are more families interested in the kids sports than there are BASS fisherman who get a full page almost every weekend. Oooppsss I forgot he is interested in the bass fishing scene. So I think that is your answer, if it interests him then its in if not oh well. I bet this gets EDITED "

    jim wrote on Sep 25, 2008 7:19 PM:

    " To Reality Check. Maybe they are after an education. It seems to me that your idea of a higher education is how far you can get in football. Maybe when you wake up you will realize that education, for most of us, is the object of a university. "

    uj wrote on Sep 25, 2008 7:08 PM:

    " To reality check. if you were not so uninformed you would know that most of those "high school" teams send a high percentage of men and women to professional sports. These high "school players" you think so little of, do a very good job at their universities. Not everyone can meet your "high standards" thank God. Considering your statement, they are more educated also. "

    wiseone wrote on Sep 25, 2008 5:34 PM:

    " I am a USL (ULL) graduate. Some of my children are LSU grads and one is a UL grad. When I go to UL games, LSU is booed when a score is posted and the Tigers are winning. UL athletic supporters generally hate LSU's success. UL should strive to be competitive with LSU in others sports. They NEVER will in football. The hate expressed only makes ULL fans look like stupid bush league fans. Each school has academic strengths and weaknesses. "

    Reality Check wrote on Sep 25, 2008 2:33 PM:

    " The reality is that only LSU has a college football team worth the time in reading a newspaper article about. There are more LSU football fans in New Iberia than there are USL fans.
    I think it is great two local boys are playing football in Lafayette, too bad they couldn't get a scholarship to a real football team like the Tigers. I don't waste my time reading high school sports or irrelevant teams like the Cajuns. "

    Ivan wrote on Sep 25, 2008 9:04 AM:

    " This article is not about UL vs LSU. It is about the quantity and quality of sports coverage the Daily Iberian publishes. Chuck B is right. The Iberian only covers stories that they can get off the wire. They do not even cover all of the sports from the local high schools. They don't even update their web sports page daily. You can get better sports coverage from KANE than you can get from the Iberian. The local newspaper should cover all of the local schools equally - Universities and High Schools. But they don't. "

    To Chuck B wrote on Sep 24, 2008 2:33 PM:

    " I could'nt agree with you more. Go Tigers! "

    UL Grad wrote on Sep 24, 2008 12:21 PM:

    " Whine and more whining about UL not getting respect. Hey I graduated from UL and work for LSU, sorry but when I attended UL (1997-2002)if they even broke an attendance of 5000 people at a home football game they were lucky.You want politics there is nothing like it better than in UL football. So get over the jealousy of LSU being the flagship school, UL will NEVER be it. By the way I am a true LSU fan but do contribute to UL financially.So all the LSU haters out there...get over it and GO TIGERS! "

    Chuck B wrote on Sep 23, 2008 10:31 PM:

    " The Answer is a whole lot Simpler than all this is being made out to be. Plain and simple. It's the Newspaper. The Daily Iberian Does not have reporters and photographers to cover much outside of New Iberia. Just look at the newspaper. About 90% of the articles are Purchased from AP or UP. Plain and ssimple, the Daily Iberian is mostly just purchased stories off the WIRE. Logically, there are more Sports stories on LSU than there are on UL for sale on the WIRE. Thats the Simple Facts. Its Not about support, its pre-written stories. "

    Nobama wrote on Sep 23, 2008 6:34 AM:

    " According to this link to espn.com Bottom 10 of college football, "UL pick one" falls at number 7! What an embarrassment! What is their average attendance, anyway? The reason there is no news coverage is not more than 7000 people go to their games and 2 time BCS national champ LSU consistantly has over 90000.

    http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?page=bottom10082 "

    Frank Rizzo wrote on Sep 22, 2008 9:17 PM:

    " LSU are the national champions. How foolish would the Daily Iberian be by not covering the national champions when they are an hour down the road. The Cajuns get their coverage, but you have to admit, they are a junior league when compared to LSU. I cheer for both, but I am not so diffusional to think that they are equal to each other. I say go Cajuns and go Tigers, I cheer and am proud of both! "

    Get Over It wrote on Sep 22, 2008 6:22 PM:

    " "LSU Flagship riff raff" ?? So, bettering our university, becoming a Tier One school, allowing all of our past and current students to have a valuable degree in the working world is "riff raff" to you?

    I simply don't understand how one university can't support another? When UL wins, Tiger fans cheer - sounds like someone's got the case of the green eyed monster...

    PS - Defending National Champs, LSU, played Auburn, advanced to #5 in the nation, and broke an on-the-road losing streak....Get over your "press coverage" - Tigers deserved it more! "

    original Poster wrote on Sep 22, 2008 4:17 PM:

    " Jay-It's not a good Business decision. LSU does not need any more support. They should be covered in the support category for a couple decades. The good Louisiana Business decision would be to get the other Louisiana teams out in the open.

    Support ULL- It's "were" not "where". (must be an LSU grad)

    LSU fan- You must mean "If you barely passed High School play for LSU. Don't worry about education we'll pass you if your good. If you want a collage education play for UL." "

    LSU Cajun wrote on Sep 22, 2008 4:11 PM:

    " LSU flagship "rif raf" as you state is a ridiculous comment. LSU is trying to improve the quality of education and improve upon the image of the state of Louisiana. LSU has made great strides in implementing the flagship agenda and in turn improving the quality of graduates. Your negative comments just prove a lack of support for your state. Please understand that just because LSU is improving it does not mean ULL is suffering (the 2 are not mutually exclusive). Lastly, I am a New Iberian who graduated from LSU and supports both LSU and the Cajuns. "

    LSU Tiger wrote on Sep 22, 2008 3:55 PM:

    " I am an LSU graduate and big LSU fan. For the life of me, I cannot figure out what the problem is with SOME ULL fans. I cheer for ULL and have no hatred toward the Cajuns. I don't get why ULL fans hate LSU. You need to support ALL Louisiana teams. And the reason for more sports coverage of LSU is because LSU is a national football powerhouse. Also, there are LSU graduates that live in New Iberia so get off your high-horse. "

    lsu fan wrote on Sep 22, 2008 3:41 PM:

    " if you want to go to high school you go to UL...if you want to go to college you go to LSU! "

    Wake up people wrote on Sep 22, 2008 3:39 PM:

    " This is sad! Ul has a great football team and supporters. I was at the game Saturday night, they played great. They have 2 local guys playing they deserve to be in the local newspaper. So what about the money do what is right support your local teams! All of them.
    And no I was never in a food stamp line!!!!!!! "

    To Bubba wrote on Sep 22, 2008 3:32 PM:

    " If you don't have anything to add, please just remain silent. "

    Support ULL wrote on Sep 22, 2008 2:50 PM:

    " If the ULL fans would spend as much time supporting ULL as they do hating LSU, ULL would be an incredible university. You said it all when you said that the ULL fans cheered when it was announced that LSU was losing-- where they cheering at the end of the game? How many ULL fans were there 10-12 thousand? When they announce in Tiger Stadium that another Louisiana team is winning a game they are playing, the whole crowd cheers-- support Louisiana teams-- all Louisiana teams-- you will feel better about yourself!! "

    Bubba Dump wrote on Sep 22, 2008 1:41 PM:

    " ULL plays football? Wow, would not know it by the attendance figures. "

    UL Fan wrote on Sep 22, 2008 1:22 PM:

    " Because UL has always been treated like the "Red-Headed Stepchild" of the Louisiana university system. Unfortunately, you'd think that LSU was the only college in Louisiana. If it wasn't for their sports program, most people would not be riding around with the LSU logo on their vehicles and clothing. Go Ragin Cajuns!!!!!!!!!!! "

    waste wrote on Sep 22, 2008 12:58 PM:

    " All such coverage is a total waste of time. If folks would put the energy they spend on this foolishness in productive persuits, they wouldn't be lined up for days on end for free food stamps "

    Jay wrote on Sep 22, 2008 12:14 PM:

    " It's all about the $$$. More people are LSU fans around here, therefore the ad buyers want to see more LSU ....It's a good business decision "

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