bad news for SLU and more????

[DestinCajun]

Southersn is not in the LSU system---they are in the Southern System---so stupid ---and with their law school in BR!!!!!! _

Yes, it's been "stupid" since 1880 when Southern was founded in New Orleans. Give me a break.

[VObserver]

_ Saying other states have flagships for each university system is just crazy talk. Texas doesn't have a "flagship" university?

California's the only state where a legitimate claim can be asserted as to which school is the flagship...and comparing aTm with UT, is like trying to claim CalTech is somehow competing with UCLA or Cal for "flagship" status. I'm sure there are Michigan State or VPI alums making the same claims, while the rest of the world's scratching their heads wondering what happened to UVa and UM.

If the concept was intended to have multiple schools, they'd call it the flagships agenda. _

Texas has multiple 'flagships': Currently one is in Austin [for the UT system], one in College Station [for the aTm system]. Both these universities are Tier I, National Research Universities with outstanding academics across the board.

You, sir, have no clue. Stick to taking great photos.

lsu may be the best that Louisiana has at the moment, but it is a far cry from being a great university, and its flagship claims, while true, are about as meaningful as being the flagship of the Nicaraguan navy.

[Just1More]

_ Saying other states have flagships for each university system is just crazy talk. Texas doesn't have a "flagship" university?

California's the only state where a legitimate claim can be asserted as to which school is the flagship...and comparing aTm with UT, is like trying to claim CalTech is somehow competing with UCLA or Cal for "flagship" status. I'm sure there are Michigan State or VPI alums making the same claims, while the rest of the world's scratching their heads wondering what happened to UVa and UM.

If the concept was intended to have multiple schools, they'd call it the flagships agenda. _

You need to do some research. Both University of Texas and Texas A&M are flagship universities. Whether you have a problem with Louisiana having anything other than a single flagship university is another question. Both of these universities, in the state of Texas, are regarded as "flagship universities"... no wiggle room. It does not mean you carry the flag of the "state"... the state takes care of that... it means you carry the flag of the "system" you represent.

[Just1More]

_ You completely lost me with that post. Could you try again for my simple mind? _

Which post? The smart kid who takes pride in being ugly analogy? Some UL people run around in the glory of a small athletic system claiming we are "more focused" on academics. First, it is a poor man's shoulder chip. We have no reason in Acadiana not to have grown both our athletic system and our academic system. Growth of an athletic system is paramount to strength for the entire university in times of budget considerations, naming rights, and other potential state-meddling decisions.

My point was that having a strong body can occasionally contribute to sustaining a strong mind. I would not be tired of those who have fought "my policy" if it weren't for the fact that they prevailed over the past few decades. It was and still is time to nourish the body in order to feed the mind. These narrow minded people keep arguing that "you don't focus on the body, you focus on the mind". You do both. That was my point... sorry I missed it on you.

[Boomer]

Mens sana in corpore sano???

[Just1More]

_ Mens sana in corpore sano??? _

You get it.

[LSUTiger4RaginCajuns]

_ Which post? You do both. That was my point... sorry I missed it on you. _

No no. It was not a reply to you it was directed at LSUConMan claiming Texas didn't have flagship universities. Since that time several have expressed my opinion that he was mistaken.

[jazzpop]

I realize that this is a forum devoted to athletics and therefore most posts will be from that perspective. But, can I possibly be the only person here who thinks that the primary purpose of the university should be to provide a quality education? With all of the crying needs that Louisiana's colleges have, LSU included, the notion of tuition increases to support athletics abosultely unreal. I enjoy watching a game as much as anyone, but
there's a huge difference between asking folks to pay more to provide their kids with a decent education and asking for money so that we can be entertained. Does anyone else here have kids in college?

[MissingMandy]

_ I realize that this is a forum devoted to athletics and therefore most posts will be from that perspective. But, can I possibly be the only person here who thinks that the primary purpose of the university should be to provide a quality education? With all of the crying needs that Louisiana's colleges have, LSU included, the notion of tuition increases to support athletics abosultely unreal. I enjoy watching a game as much as anyone, but
there's a huge difference between asking folks to pay more to provide their kids with a decent education and asking for money so that we can be entertained. Does anyone else here have kids in college? _

Yes we have kids in college...at UL no less. I really don't know of any college outside of Louisiana that DOES NOT charge a fee that goes towards athletics. I see nothing wrong with that. As a parent, of course education is the most important factor but athletics at the DIV 1 level is far more then just "entertainment". It is a powerful tool that if successful provides huge monetary gains for the university and the community as well.

[MissingMandy]

_ Saying other states have flagships for each university system is just crazy talk. Texas doesn't have a "flagship" university?

California's the only state where a legitimate claim can be asserted as to which school is the flagship...and comparing aTm with UT, is like trying to claim CalTech is somehow competing with UCLA or Cal for "flagship" status. I'm sure there are Michigan State or VPI alums making the same claims, while the rest of the world's scratching their heads wondering what happened to UVa and UM.

If the concept was intended to have multiple schools, they'd call it the flagships agenda. _

Your wrong on the Michigan State issue....for some strange reason each school Michigan and Michigan State seem to survive just fine existing together within the borders of the state of Michigan as do many other fine institutions of higher learning. The whole mess inside of Louisiana with the "flagship" issue is ridiculous.