The state of UL athletics is so far down on the priority list of the average Joe in Acadiana right now that I have my doubts that the Tigue project will move forward at all right now. Our state is flat broke and only an idiot wouldn't see that more budget cuts are forthcoming. The average citizen of Lafayette doesn't know the difference between a privately funded project and one that is state funded. Those people see any kind of construction for athletics on a college campus and they immediately assume that it is the state that is footing the bill. The administration knows this, and knows how the politicians in BR will react to complaints from voters mad about cuts to their "benefits".
The administration LOVES this, as it gives them a built in excuse to continue be be "business as usual". Let's just overlook the fact that the average Joe is fully capable of understanding the situation, IF ANYBODY ACTUALLY BOTHERS TO EXPLAIN IT TO HIM.
T-Joe and company thrive on public ignorance.
As an example. My father in law, who tailgates with me, goes to all the football games, has season tickets, etc., just like many others, hasn't seen me since the day of the last regional game. We sat together for those games on Monday. I was telling him about all of this info over the weekend, and he had no clue. My wife's nanny who was sitting nearby had no clue either, and she's a big fan too. Somehow though she didn't even know about the NCAA sanctions, bowl victories vacated, or the regular season games vacated yet.
There are many types of Cajun fans. We are the ones that are big fans, die hard, live and breathe by the info and going ons of the Ragin' Cajuns. Another type is the big fan, that only pays their money and goes to games. They are big fans, but just don't live and breathe Cajun news and info. Those people have no clue about what's going on right now with the baseball stadium. Our lovely admin THRIVES on those fans and loves having them. Those fans think everything is alright in #CajunNation. They have no clue that Scott Farmer is a complete and useless buffoon, that right now seems to be faceless himself.
We need our local media (besides 103.7) to grow some and open the regular fans eyes on this!
Drove by the Tigue yesterday. Amazing how little has occurred since we lost to Zona.
In the real world. Zona bests MSU the week after. Goes to the last game at CWS. Terrorists attack in Orlando, gator attack in Orlando. Hunt and capture of gator.
Brits vote to leave EU. Two blacks killed by cops maybe murdered by cops. Five cops murderef by angry deranged black man.
Oh, yeah Lemoine trying to figure out decades old electrical grid in order to start Demo.
Republican and Democratic conventions comming up. Maybe we start before presidential elections.
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