University of Louisiana Snubbed

[California Cajun]

Northern Illinois will do well to bring a 1,000 fans.

Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner!

[NewsCopy]

  The political football is being kicked around again, and that's never good.

This time it literally is about football, as state Sen. Mike Michot said the PetroSun Independence Bowl's decision to invite Northern Illinois University, rather than the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, is "a slap in the face to our university and to Louisiana taxpayers."

Michot, who is chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said because the state gives $359,160 annually to the bowl game, it is obliged to invite teams from Louisiana.

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[Just1More]

How dare UL or Mike Michot question the integrity of the Indy Bowl!!! How dare! And how about all of those "volunteers"? Shout Out! This "big charity" function in Shreveport that donates to the Women's... the Children's... the Homeless... ahhhhh... the Shreveport Casinos (the economy gets a cut... the state gets a cut... the rest goes out of state)... is one of the most heralded of all bowl events "in the Nation".

Do any of these journalists have even a smidgen of pride anymore. Not only has Mike Michot and those who represent constituents in Lafayette questioned the judgement of the Indy... but many will be pleased to know that other state legislatures (outside of Acadiana) have agreed to the audit. They aren't joining UL's claim of a snub... but given the data... they too think it warrants evaluation.

The Huskies need to have over 7500 fans invade Shreveport, with cash flowing like a geyser, in order to squelch the audit. We shall see... we shall see.