re: how many wish they would just announce dallas today

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We need to play this game

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Yes, we do, and not merely because playing this weekend will improve our chances of defeating Auburn.

We need to play this game (in Tiger Stadium if at all possible) because the LSU athletic department depends upon the revenue of home football games. The only way the LSU athletic department can meet its budget is by playing the requisite minimum number of home games. Revenue from home games doesn't simply benefit the football program, it essentially funds all of the other sports which aren't fiscally self-sustaining. Revenue from home football games ensures that the athletic department can contribute excess funds to the university at large, rather than siphoning funds from the university at large.

This isn't a trivial matter of beating Auburn, it is the lifeblood of the athletic department.

The game will be played. Alleva has said as much. The only question is location.