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And I prefer Lah Tech. But I don't HATE "Elle Aye", I just don't prefer it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dwayne From Minden
But I know MANY that prefer "Elle Aye Tech". And some of them HATE "Lah Tech" as much as some here HATE "Elle Aye Tech".
Most & Many do not equal ALL!
And considering our own fan base doesn't agree makes this whole complaint petty.
Never met a true Tech fan who called us or liked Ell Aye Tech. Doesn't make sense. That's opposite of the branding we were going for. Even Dooley didn't realize the Capital LA would lead to such a cluster. Our own athletic department did that out of pure ignorance. When it was pointed out to them it compounded the problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by JAB
On this subject, '06 doesn't "get it". He's the "old guy" shouting "GET OFF MY LAWN!"Quote:
Originally Posted by JAB
Meanwhile the rest of us just laughing at him. :laugh: GO EL AAAAAAye Tech!!!!
Yes you have. I'm the guy. I genuinely like "LA Tech" a/k/a "El Aaaye" Tech. Always have. But clearly it sounds too cool for this bunch of old geezers here on BB&B.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
Never have liked "Lah Tech". Sounds gay. Very gay. And I don't like VA Tech being called "Vah Tech" either.
Interesting...so when you friends at work as you what team you follow, you reply Ell Aye Tech? I bet they are confused.Quote:
Originally Posted by HogDawg
Kool Kid lsu wannabe: You watchin' lsu play this weekend?
Me: No, do you know who they play?
Kool Kid lsu wannabe: I don't know.
Me: Mississippi State dumb ass!
Kool Kid lsu wannabe: Why did you ask me?
Me: To see if you were a fan or just a wanna be.
Kool Kid lus wannabe: Who do you pull for?
Me: Ell Aye Tech...
No. Actually, only some of the geezers here on BB&B seem perennially confused.Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
The smartest thing you said in the whole post was the last line. :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
I don't like Lah Tech, but L. A. Tech is just plain dumb. It has nothing to do with being an "old geezer", and L. A. Tech is certainly NOT cool.Quote:
Originally Posted by HogDawg
You wouldn't know cool if it smacked you upside the face.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bulldawg81
HD leads the 50% of deplorables who disagree with me.
Thanks Hillary.Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
#NeverLah
Haha! Typical HD response. I suppose you think G. A. Tech and V. A. Tech are cool too, huh?Quote:
Originally Posted by HogDawg
Well, they do call the Univ of Virginia "U.V.A."......Quote:
Originally Posted by Bulldawg81
Should they call'em "U Vah"?? :laugh: ( I don't care who you are, that's funny right there.)
I love it when HD laughed at his own joke :)
For someone who lives in the North East - I prefer Louisiana Tech.
I prefer Louisiana Tech or Tech
I like the look of the LA Tech State logo shown below but don't like being called Ell Aye Tech or Lah Tech
https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/i...fe9RcGyjIdEXig
I'm so not into this discussion. But, I LOVE
Louisiana Tech any font any size, anywhere, any time. THAT TECH !!!
I prefer Louisiana Tech. You wouldn't call your country a c--t would you?
My apologies to any ladies or gentlemen on the board for this analogy, but I had to get my point across.
I prefer the "United States of America" not U.S.A., US, America, or 'Merica. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by tabnlu
Look, "Lah Tech" has been our shorthand for a few decades. I heard folks call it that since I was a little kid living in El Dorado. As for "L A Tech", that sh** gots to go. I've never heard anyone use that until Tech media adopted LA Tech as the formal abbreviation.
Maybe there are some lazy people in El Dorado - just because some people can't say the entire name doesn't mean you have to give them permission. The L A TECH is better than the "Lah", but both of them suck.Quote:
Originally Posted by qng001
Maybe use a paper bag.Quote:
Originally Posted by tabnlu
Nope, folks all over know us by that. Lah tech is the acceptable shorthand.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cal&Ken
Not acceptable at all! If you go by your criteria, which is because people started calling it that, bring on El A TECH- we are called that all the time now. "Acceptable" is in the eyes of the beholder at this point. Louisiana TECH or TECH are the only "acceptable" ones to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by qng001
Folks have been calling me that big dumb looking guy for decades, but I'd rather not brand myself that way!Quote:
Originally Posted by qng001
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Originally Posted by qng001
Well....that's consistent. Afterall, I did say it was GAY! :laugh:
Summary: Lah Tech or El A Tech seems to be acceptable to the Text/Twitter generation...
Louisiana Tech or Tech (if/when in Louisiana) is preferred by all of us "Rotary Dialers"... :D
I am a millennial, but count me in the latter group. I am sure there are other lifelong fans who are offspring of lifelong fans who feel that anything other than Louisiana Tech/Tech is blasphemy.
as a 50 yr fan I could care less--- in state I just say Tech guy--we went thru transition of Lousiana Polytechnical Institute and almost anything is better than that. Sam Huston Institute Technology was around back than-- wrap your mind about that abbreviation--Quote:
Originally Posted by techman05
Alright '65......good one! :laugh: :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dogsince65
That's one thing I love about BB&B.....sometimes you just don't see it coming. You just never know who is gonna step up and make you laugh HARD! :laugh:
I don't believe this is correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dogsince65
I heard that 20 years ago and it was an old joke then.Quote:
Originally Posted by HogDawg
But then HD finally noticed the Bulldog hand sign only 20 years after everyone else.g
At this rate, HD will start trading in his cassette tapes for compact discs any day now.
What can I say 967, I'm a cave man stuck in a high tech world. Shame on me for not keeping up with the "important stuff"....like the Bulldog hand sign. :laugh: But as I recall, at least 50% of this board had not heard of that Bulldog sign either AT THAT TIME.Quote:
Originally Posted by Champ967
Working for Cisco, I probably see more bleeding edge high tech crap in a week than most people will see in a year. That said, just put me on a Harley, give me a 6-pack and send me down the highway chasing the sun.....I'm good.
Guess what? We got El A Tech'd again. http://www.arklatexhomepage.com/spor...45-in-shootout
Boy, I'm so happy PawDawg and his lapdog have been schooling me on all the interpretations. Here are some of the examples I dealt with Saturday night in Jones AT&T Stadium.
I thought, gosh, I haven't been "L-T'd" in years. And to think another school is gonna "Tech" me!
The irony of it all? The TTech marketing/news bureau guy is a Louisiana Tech alumnus.
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Why are people against having a nickname for the university? This is a common trait for all different types of universities. Missouri - Mizzou, University of Mississippi - Ole Miss, University of California Berkeley - Cal.
There's no reason Louisiana Tech shouldn't have one, and there are good reasons to have one. The most important being marketing. We can develop our brand around the nickname much easier than using a full name. Louisiana Tech University sounds nice as does University of Mississippi. But why doesn't the University of Mississippi appear on television broadcasts? Because they've created an established brand with "Ole Miss" that helps to market their university. It's easier to say and easier to recognize. No one confuses Ole Miss with any other university in Mississippi, everyone knows exactly who they are through their use of consistent marketing and branding with "Ole Miss".
The problem with our brand is that our logos have created inconsistencies. The LATECH logo was created to brand the university as Lah Tech because were already pronouncing it like that. They took something that had developed naturally and wanted to establish it for marketing reasons. This a great idea that other universities have done with success (Mizzou, Cal, Ole Miss). The problem is that instead of creating a consistent brand, the use of capital letters has caused people to call the universities two different things. Lah Tech and Ell Aye Tech.
This is horrible for marketing. Saying Ell Aye anywhere in the country makes people think of Los Angeles. You don't want people confused with your brands. We don't want people thinking we are located in Los Angeles so Ell Aye is incorrect. We want people to think of our university in Louisiana. Lah Tech can be marketed that way. No one can confuse "lah" with any other place or university. That can be our specific consistent brand, but having all capital letters in our logo LATECH has made our brand inconsistent.
We need to change the logo among other things to fix this problem, other wise the university's marketing isn't reaching its potential. A nickname is good for the university and can be used for marketing. We need to make sure it is consistent. This Ell Aye versus Lah thing needs to end.
My problem is the pronunciation of our school. It is Louisiana Tech or just TECH if you are in Louisiana... The abbreviated logo is fine for clothing, signage and apparel only. During Saturday night's game the play-by-play announcer most always referred to us as Louisiana Tech (which sounded great) while Baldinger (color analyst) kept calling us LAH Tech which just sounds lazy and disrespectful to me. LAH LAH LAH sounds like someone is choking on a bone when spoken. EL A Tech is just crappy when spoken.
Lah or Louisiana is what we ask the announcers call us.
Reminds me of a Guy Clark song. If you are not old enough to know who Guy Clark is, Get off my Lawn!:D
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Originally Posted by Dawgonit
I would just add that I think it's not simply our logo causing causing the El A Tech problem. Our botched branding goes much further than that. I think the university and athletic department stylizing our name as "LA Tech" and "LATech" is far more detrimental to our brand and leads to more people saying El A Tech than our all caps logo.
Even Dave Nitz is El A Tech'ing us all over the coach's show! At El A Tech F B on Twitter! :laugh:
Do you not consider that spelling out of a web address? Saying "lah" would not convey what the address is. There is no mistaking Tech dot com, though.
*I shouldn't post when distracted. "Lah" Tech is/was common enough around here. Still, sometimes it is necessary to spell it out.
This problem seems to be somewhat "baked in". With "Louisiana Tech" being 14 letters long (including the space), it is obviously much too long to put on a lot of scoreboards, television graphics, t-shirts, helmets, and sports merchandise. People usually say what they read...LA or Lah rather than Louisiana. It's kind of like the name Diamondbacks being abbreviated to D'backs because of the name length and people say D'backs. I don't know what can be done with the vernacular for off campus games other than the SID getting the word out to the announcers of games and sportscasters who report on Tech games.
Well said. One of the best posts ever on this topic.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawgonit
Although I agree with your conclusion that the controversy needs to be put to rest, I disagree with the use of "Lah Tech" and support "L-A Tech". Now that I've made my position made, hear me out:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawgonit
There are four Techs that matter: Louisiana (first of course), Virginia, Georgia, and Texas. All schools are often abbreviated by their two letter state designation: LA, VA, GA, and TX.
Louisiana Tech is the only state that pronounces their abbreviation. I live in Virginia and nobody says "Vah Tech" or "V-A Tech", they say Virginia Tech. Similarly, nobody says "Gah Tech" or "G-A Tech" or "Tix Tech" or "T-X Tech."
Ours has caught on (both "Lah" and "L-A"), but similar to ULL trying to convince the masses to drop the "Lafayette" it isn't going to happen. I agree with your Ole Miss and Mizzou conclusion that the abbreviations are good for marketing.
People who confuse "L-A Tech" with "Los Angeles Tech" are both an extreme minority if any exist and simply look uneducated if they say were to say that out loud. Example - I was in the Navy with an LSU graduate. We were out in DC on a Saturday, and he was wearing an LSU shirt. Someone from Brooklyn asked if he attended Long Island State University. Everyone laughed at her because of what she said and then we laughed at him for looking so disgusted. Is LSU going change anything because of a person like this? No.
Similarly, we are not located in France - "Lah Tech", which could be translated to "The Tech" from someone outside the U.S. .... Are you trying to endorse the commercial?!? ;)
For some reason I associate "La" with "Lah" and "LA" with "L-A". Since our logo often shows up as LA Tech when abbreviated, I simply associate with "L-A Tech."
Are you advocating a logo change to L-A Tech? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by NavyBulldog1
Actually, there are other institutions that pronounces their state names like UConn, UMass, Cal, Penn. I know folks here like to say that other Techs don't use Gah or Vah, well it doesn't roll off the tounge as well as Lah.Quote:
Originally Posted by NavyBulldog1
Also Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech are nicknames/shorthand of their institution's name.
Georgia Tech - Georgia Institute of Technology
Virginia Tech - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Just for clarity, when I pronounce our Universtiy name I always say "Louisiana Tech."Quote:
Originally Posted by Woof!
I agree that the logo should be changed to remove the La. and Tech. Everyone knows what the shape of the state of Louisiana looks like and and what else can "T" stand for in the context of a university or school. Georgia Tech has GT and Texas Tech -TT. Even removing them from the logo is not going to fix the problem of what other people want to call us. We have to be consistent and say Louisiana Tech no matter what the logo says. La. or LA stand for Louisiana. I first noticed this Lah Tech thing way back when the Lady Techsters were playing for championships. The lady announcer always said Lah Tech and it grated on my nerves then. We don't have to be assholes about and correct everyone else, just always say Louisiana every time and over time other people might get it. Unfortunately we have a lot of non alumni (especially out of staters) working for the University in athletics and other departments and it is not so important to them. These we could and should correct. No one who is a native of Louisiana will say Lah or LA. If asked where they're from they don't say Lah or ever L-A.
I was trying to keep this to a Tech vs Tech discussion.Quote:
Originally Posted by qng001
Louisiana Tech is also shorthand for Louisiana Tech University. I fail to see your point.
Well okay... :icon_roll:Quote:
Originally Posted by NavyBulldog1
Didn't mean that as an insult. Ok I'm done. Rather not accidentally offend any of my faithful BBB brothers and sister on a controversial topic.Quote:
Originally Posted by qng001
He is unoffendable! Have your way with him.Quote:
Originally Posted by NavyBulldog1
I just disagree that Louisiana Tech is a true shorthand. If Louisiana Polytechnic Institute was still our formal name, I could see how you can say that.Quote:
Originally Posted by NavyBulldog1
Georgia Tech - Georgia Institute of Technology
Virginia Tech - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
I have made my feelings known on this. I actually prefer LA Tech as well although I don't think I ever say it. Always Tech or Louisiana Tech. I don't love Lah Tech, but unlike ULL I don't care what you call us. I have had people look at the Boot and T and ask if I went to Texas Tech. These people are ignorant and shouldn't affect us. Same goes for people who would confuse us with Los Angeles Tech (which doesn't really exist). We are the same school no matter which name you call us. Louisiana Tech University, LA Tech, Tech, Lah Tech, LTU (this one ticks off more people than Lah LA for some reason), Lolly Polly, LA Neck, Red Neck Tech, LTU-R, LTURD, UL-Ruston.... Only insecure people worry about what other people call them. Louisiana Tech by any other name would still smell as sweet.Quote:
Originally Posted by NavyBulldog1
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Originally Posted by detltu
How very reasonable and level headed of you. Might want to get off the board while you are still so easy going.:D
LAH LAHLAH LAH LAHLAH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2winnYY2Pc
More LAHLAH LAHLAHLAH...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRvGZffXhfk
I did some research and the Sam Houston thing was probably a joke that became known as reality. This was long before google ...Quote:
Originally Posted by Woof!
I heard a radio ad today promoting the Brooks-Bradshaw Golf Tournament that said to register at El A Tech alumni dot org.
Probably not a bad move for radio.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawg06
Then why not spell out Tech too?Quote:
Originally Posted by Cool Hand Clyde
SanAntonio Black says LahTech when he reads it. Sounds fine.
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Originally Posted by PawDawg
Are you trying to say that if we said Lah Tech sports dot com or Lah Tech alumni dot org on the radio, people wouldn't know what to type in for the web address?? :icon_roll: That's laughable.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cool Hand Clyde
When we spell out "La" as "El A" for folks on the radio like some of our ads do, it 100% defeats the purpose of the entire LATECH logo and LA Tech/LATech branding campaign. No other way to describe it but sheer stupidity.
Well, we're talking about radio here. In 2016. Maybe the people listening need it spelled out? ;)
Radio in 2016 reaches more Americans (93%) than any other platform. More than TV, computer, smartphone, tablet, and newspaper.Quote:
Originally Posted by JuBru
http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insight...-and-wide.html
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Originally Posted by Dawg06
It sure does make it easier. Is it Lah or Laa or La? No doubt when you say LA.
But thanks for your dedication to getting this wrong corrected. You're doing a great job, Brownie.
So you honestly think people listening to local radio would hear our ads direct them to "lah" tech sports/alumni dot com/org and then go online to type lahtechsports.com or laatechalumni.org? :laugh: :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Cool Hand Clyde
Maybe. Maybe not. But leave no doubt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawg06
Then they also need to spell out TECH or peeps might type teck or tecQuote:
Originally Posted by Cool Hand Clyde
YepQuote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
Who decided this website should be latechbbb.com rather than louisianatechbbb.com? :D
your momQuote:
Originally Posted by Woof!
Avery Anne Maness @theaveryanne 16h16 hours agoMore
my prof KEEPS calling it l-a tech not la tech not louisiana tech not tech not louisiana tech university but el aye tech !!!!!!!!! #pet #peve
Austin Brown @_Austin_Brown May 12More
@cjballa serious question...do you pronounce is La Tech (like the sound) or L.A. Tech??
Catherine Burke @cjballa May 12More
Most people that go there say "LA Tech" (like the sound)!
Austin Brown @_Austin_Brown May 12More
These students of mine say L.A. Tech. About to drive me nuts!
Asa @Asagreer25 Aug 2More
Every time I hear someone refer to Louisiana Tech as "L.A. Tech" I want to take an ice pick and stab both of my eardrums
SuperMiner Minor @Superminer69 Mar 6More
@600espnelpaso Conrad called Louisiana Tech "L.A. Tech".....really?
Chris Richardson @CRich4 26 NovMore
Halftime show anchor on Marshall-Morehead game just referred to Louisiana Tech as "L.A. Tech". Um, not quite.
bailey frazier ☪ @bayfray 9 FebMore
Brett and I are moments away from breaking up because we're arguing over how to pronounce LA Tech, the college 30 minutes away from me in LA
renton Miller @_TrentonMiller_ Feb 2More
Even worse, the commentator said "W-K-U at L-A Tech," as in Los Angeles. Hmm, not quite.
Rae @_faithforever1 28 NovMore
I was doing good on my homework until I heard this man at my job say "lah tech" and not L-A Tech.. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f62d.pnghttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f602.png come on now man
Matthew Monte @MatthewMonte 19 FebMore
This CST sideline reporter or whatever she is is terrible. "L-A Tech"
Ashlyn ⚜️Pelotte @ash_beth14 12 SepMore
It's either Louisiana Tech or L-A* Tech. Not "la" like you're singing a song. You better learn.
Bur @burrlyn3 17 NovMore
"you hear that el ay tech?" Hahahaha https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f602.png @kmeyers14 #LAtech
Kristen Meyers @kmeyers14 26 JanMore
@burrlyn3 hey L-A tech is playing us!...
Bur @burrlyn3 26 Jan 2013More
@kmeyers14 ahahahahahha! I literally LOLed just now
Duncan @AdmiralSinclair 23 DecMore
OH GAD @ESPNCFB STOP SAYING "LAH" TECH. THEY ARE L.A. TECH. "ELL-AYY" TECH.
Jay Crain @jcrain23 23 DecMore
no I'm pretty sure everybody says it "lah." Doe ray mi fah so LAH Tech ti doe
Duncan @AdmiralSinclair 23 DecMore
die
Jay Crain @jcrain23 23 DecMore
Replying to @AdmiralSinclair
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Duncan @AdmiralSinclair 23 Dec 2016More
raise your hand if you give a shit what ell ayy tech says. No one? Cool. Let's do this right.
✈️Jet H. McCormick ✈️ @b_hoss_mac 6 NovMore
Sad but true: We are raising a whole generation who says "Ell Aye Tech." I hear it all the time. We did this to ourselves.
Bailey Murray @bailey_murray54 6 NovMore
thats how i say it!
Tex @DrHipHops 21 NovMore
@Rico_Bosco Dude. It's not L.A. Tech. It's LA(Lah) Tech
Megan Vandevender @megs_andbacon26 14 OctMore
@HannahhHamilton pronounces LA (lah) Tech like L.A. (ell-ay) Tech
Robert Gomez @M3xiwhite 11 SepMore
Can @CBSSports stop saying LA ("lah") Tech? It sounds so dumb. Please say L.A. Or Louisiana Tech. I promise you won't sound stupid..
Jake pendergist @JakePendergist 15 DecMore
"It's ok to call us 'LAH Tech" but it's NOT ok to refer to us as 'LA Tech"...makes perfect sense
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It was doomed to fail from the beginning. Brilliant branding scheme Dooley!
Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La Poly
Just keep winning and enhancing the brand... it will correct itself.. a decade ago "smurf turf" was obscure.. and now I think it's pretty synonymous who that represents..
It won't as long as we keep relying on the LATECH state T logo. Half the people think our name is Ell Aye Tech now and the logo keeps reinforcing it.Quote:
Originally Posted by BOSTON
Dooley left EIGHT YEARS ago. Time to stop blaming him. If he were still here, he would've already fixed the problem. He did not want El A Tech. It's the stubborn fools in charge today who have perpetuated this branding problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
Is AT-AT pronounced aye-tee-aye-tee or at at?
I wish all I had to worry about was "El A Tech" vs. "Lah Tech." Much ado about nothing, if you ask me.
Same thing apathetic fans said about LaLaff using Louisiana and UL. Now they have full usage with the blessing of all the UL board presidents.Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
They are not on par. The El A thingy is more like white T vs. red T. An internal marketing matter.
ULALA using "Louisiana" is an issue on another level.
Apparently, ESPN shortens us to "LaTch" in their app's play-by-play.
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