re: Teachers losing jobs and coaches getting raises??????????

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Many of my professors at LSU tought a single 3-hour course and had only a couple of hours a week that they were available in their offices.

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You do realize they also do something called "research," right? Without this "research," LSU would not be a "research-one university."

Let me put it to you in simple terms:

Without research faculty, LSU is NOT the flagship university of the state. Therefore, LSU football is NOT that big of a deal, because the university does not represent the state.

No research, no LSU football (as we know it).

That said, the funding for athletics and academics IS separate. However, I think somebody said it best when they said giving coaches a raise after a mediocre year when the rest of the University is facing cuts just looks bad, politically.