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[MarlinMan3]

Our 12,000 students?

Ooops

[Cajunrunner]

We never see this type of article about LSU football.

The Tigers have historically under-performed, spent millions of dollars on buyouts, wasted millions on athletes that have under-performed, and don't even get me started on academics.

LSU is the biggest waste of tax dollars in higher education, but we have never seen a hit piece from Geoff Daily or The Current about that.

We ALWAYS see this type of hit piece when money gets tight... but it is never about the wasteful behemoth in Refineryville.

Because LSU Athletics can pay for its mishaps. We can't.

[cajun4life]

Because LSU Athletics can pay for its mishaps. We can't.

Because we are trying to use the same model of funding that LSU does. Except we don’t have the demand.

We need outside the box funding. It is there for the taking and could revolutionize this university into one of the leaders amongst the G5. We just aren’t in a position to do so because we don’t have the people capable of having any vision. Especially without a university president in place.

[Geaux]

Because we are trying to use the same model of funding that LSU does. Except we don’t have the demand.

We need outside the box funding. It is there for the taking and could revolutionize this university into one of the leaders amongst the G5. We just aren’t in a position to do so because we don’t have the people capable of having any vision. Especially without a university president in place.

Proverbs 29:18
....it's Sunday, so I guess you're preaching.

[Cajunrunner]

Proverbs 29:18
....it's Sunday, so I guess you're preaching.

We added the Book of Cajun4Life to the series of Prophetic Books in the Old Testament?

[JamesTheJeweler]

They never understood how a highly successful football program actually helps to increase enrollment. We've seen that time after time at other universities. And, how do we promote the university? We don't fully support athletics and we have a lame commercial about a ballet kid with a dream. We are R1 and no one knows that or even knows its significance. We have unused property around the athletic campus that can be leased and developed into an entertainment district with a revenue stream and we leave it vacant. Haven't we ever learned anything? The university is supposed to be an educator yet can't effectively manage itself.

Well said, sir!

[ZoomZoom]

Thou shall run ye a quarterback keeper on thy first downs. Post Turtle 1:1

[fpc4life99]

Because we are trying to use the same model of funding that LSU does. Except we don’t have the demand.

We need outside the box funding. It is there for the taking and could revolutionize this university into one of the leaders amongst the G5. We just aren’t in a position to do so because we don’t have the people capable of having any vision. Especially without a university president in place.

I would love to see a Petition to End Taxpayer Funding for LSU Athletics Projects

If our state’s flagship university can afford to spend more than $60 million to hire a new football coach — on top of paying buyouts for former staff — then it’s time to question why taxpayers are still footing the bill for athletic facility improvements through Capital Outlay or any other public funding mechanism.

Taxpayer dollars should prioritize education, infrastructure, and community needs, not subsidize athletic programs that already operate with massive budgets and private revenue streams. It would be great to see someone put pressure on our elected officials to end the use of public funds for LSU's athletic purposes and demand better accountability for how our tax dollars are spent.

[Cajunrunner]

I would love to see a Petition to End Taxpayer Funding for LSU Athletics Projects

If our state’s flagship university can afford to spend more than $60 million to hire a new football coach — on top of paying buyouts for former staff — then it’s time to question why taxpayers are still footing the bill for athletic facility improvements through Capital Outlay or any other public funding mechanism.

Taxpayer dollars should prioritize education, infrastructure, and community needs, not subsidize athletic programs that already operate with massive budgets and private revenue streams. It would be great to see someone put pressure on our elected officials to end the use of public funds for LSU's athletic purposes and demand better accountability for how our tax dollars are spent.

You willing for that petition to apply to all public universities in Louisiana?

[zephyr]

You willing for that petition to apply to all public universities in Louisiana?

Exactly. IF something like this were to pass, you don't think that all of the other smaller state universities wouldn't be kneecapped first?