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

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You do realize that both California and Michigan are on the verge of being bankrupt? So it is okay for the schools to be good in research while unemployment in the states are above the national average and the states can hardly afford to keep the doors open?

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Michigan is in better shape than California in regards to their budget, but both are in tough shape. But cutting education is absolutely the wrong thing to do if you wish to raise the incomes of a state and provide for industries that offer more stable employment.

Now last time I checked Michigan and UCLA had great atheltic programs and continue to have world-class academic reputations. I think it's great LSU athletic department pays for itself and makes a profit, but LSU needs to be seen as an educational instution first. It would be best for LSU if the profit making athletic program shifted its profits to the academic side after offering fair raises and paying for maintenance and reasonable upgrades in facilties.

Why can't LSU have both?

Additionally the last time I checked Michigan and California had lower rates of poverty than Louisiana, higher per capita icomes and a higher percentage of people with college degrees versus Louisiana and they both have universities with well-regarded athletic programs with multiple national championships: UCLA, Cal Michigan, Michigan State, etc in sports like football, basketball, and hockey and many others.