Mardi Gras at Cajun Field

[lafman1]

You inconvenience belittling aside, athletics is different and you know it.

So your side tangents are interesting facts but have nothing to do with athletics.

Turbine. You know the university is more than just athletics.

[Turbine]

Question. Does Savoie have to consult with you when an update version of the mainframe computer system was needed? The hiring of faculty? Coaches salaries? Just asking.

Another unrelated tangent.

Athletics is different and you know it.

[Turbine]

Turbine. You know the university is more than just athletics.

Might as well bring in if Savoie has to ask fans if he can eat lunch.

Athletics is the front porch and gets investor input that no other part of the university gets.

[lafman1]

Might as well bring in if Savoie has to ask fans if he can eat lunch.

Athletics is the front porch and gets investor input that no other part of the university gets.

That’s pretty much the point I’m making. While athletics does have a very important role, it’s not the end all, as I’ve shown the academic side of the university has had the largest donation in the history of the university.

[LouisianaB]

I’m interested in how/where you obtained this information. Care to tell us?

I made it all up.

[lafman1]

I made it all up.

I have all of the contracts for this year between the University and the Greater Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras Association. There is a contract for rental of Blackham and French House exterior, and another contract for rental of Cajun Field parking lots.
The association hasn’t turned in the revenue statement yet but I have requested it be sent to me when it becomes available.

[Turbine]

That’s pretty much the point I’m making. While athletics does have a very important role, it’s not the end all, as I’ve shown the academic side of the university has had the largest donation in the history of the university.

In the big picture, academics gets nothing without athletics.

The academic endowment would be 10% of what it is without Athletics driving the notoriety.

[LouisianaB]

I have all of the contracts for this year between the University and the Greater Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras Association. There is a contract for rental of Blackham and French House exterior, and another contract for rental of Cajun Field parking lots.
The association hasn’t turned in the revenue statement yet but I have requested it be sent to me when it becomes available.

Yup made it up.

[lafman1]

Yup made it up.

Okay.

[lafman1]

In the big picture, academics gets nothing without athletics.

The academic endowment would be 10% of what it is without Athletics driving the notoriety.

Have a link for that?

[Turbine]

Have a link for that?

Ambassador Caffery's first donation was to Athletics.

Lamson didn't loiter in the classroom he loitered at athletic events.

Athletics is what led to R1 status, because no money goes to a school they never heard of.

[raginbeef]

Yea, we do have the right to a say in LCG business dealings. Which is why we have city council meetings. I guess we should just bury our heads in the sand when our mayor president’s wife starts up an equipment rental company and hands out millions of dollars to a single contractor with no-bid contracts.

Just government agencies doing government business.

You’re dying on a weird hill.

Don’t pay any attention to the man behind the curtain. Not your business