re: Out of Stater here, what the heck is going on to even hint that the school may

I think the scare tactics everyone refers to is people assume 82% of LSUs budget would be cut. That is how the article makes it sound. But the state only funds 13% of LSU's budget. So really you are only cutting 82% of 13%, so roughly 10% of the budget.

So acting like the "entire university would collapse and football would be no more" sounds a little harsh for just needing to replace 10% of funding to keep the school operating at full capacity not missing a beat. Lots of things could be done to help cushion the blow if the "worst case scenario" is 10%. That's an entirely different discussion though ha.