My Letter to the Board of Supervisors

Long read, and probably will do no good at all...but we have to let our voices be heard. Not just the big boosters either. All of us...take a few minutes and send them your thoughts.

Dear Board of Supervisors,

I am sure that this will fall on deaf ears, but as a fan, I must try. Never do I think that fans should have an absolute "say" in business affairs of the University...we are not Tennessee. However, I do think that the fans should have a voice that is actually heard by the powers that be.

I grew up in the Baton Rouge area and have been an LSU fan since birth. Though I now live in Florida, I still bleed Purple and Gold. My kids bleed Purple and Gold and they have never lived in the great state of Louisiana. Point being, being an LSU fan means more than just living in Baton Rouge and being a part of the game day tradition. Its a family, and as of late, the University has been letting us down. All of us...anyone who calls themselves a Tiger.

We have an Athletic Director who despite doing some great things, has absolutely let the biggest piece of the Athletic Department suffer. We have a President who only truly cares about himself and money...though by letting this continue, the school will lose money. We allowed a coach to continue to hold our team back from progression, and replaced him with a coach who has no business running a team, and has completely done a 180 on what he said he would do to get the job.

Now we plan on promoting a guy who has not run an offense in 20 years. What part of that is giving us the best chance to succeed? Its not, it is a power play by Mr. Alleva and Mr. Orgeron to keep us relevant enough to not get themselves fired. But what happens when we lose our prized possession in Mr. Aranda?

We have committed millions of dollars in buyouts to coaches who no longer work here and we continue to not learn from our mistakes. Are we truly going back in time?

My point is, I will no longer support LSU football until some real changes are made that will actually better our great University and bring them back to prominence. No, my support is not great. I do not donate to the university. I do not have the ability to come to the games. But I do buy merchandise and more importantly, I teach my kids what it means to be a Tiger. I will be putting away all of my gear, and I will talk to my kids about why we will no longer support the program. What you will lose from me is a generation of new LSU fans.

I hope I have not wasted my time, and I hope more fans with, deeper pockets, share my views and will join me in protest. I look forward to the day I can be a fan again.

Regards

Former LSU Tiger