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LSU administrator is reportedly in line to be named Rutgers' next athletic director
Posted on 7/27/25 at 11:25 pm
Posted on 7/27/25 at 11:25 pm
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According to multiple reports on Sunday, LSU executive deputy athletic director Keli Zinn is now on the verge of following former LSU president William Tate IV to the east coast.
Zinn, a West Virginia native, has worked at LSU since 2022. She's directly overseen the school's football and gymnastics programs, while also helping its athletic department craft an athlete revenue-sharing plan and plot the early stages of a potential construction project for a new arena.
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Posted on 7/27/25 at 11:26 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Would
Posted on 7/27/25 at 11:49 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Sucks all our decent administrators are hopping in the transfer portal and landing at Rutgers
Posted on 7/28/25 at 3:51 am to MrWalkingMan
It really speaks to a lot of people's opinion that Tate wasn't the problem
Posted on 7/28/25 at 4:54 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
Damn transfer portal and NIL.
Posted on 7/28/25 at 4:57 am to Beessnax
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It really speaks to a lot of people's opinion that Tate wasn't the problem
Lot of racist mfs showed themselves when he was hired. He did a great job at LSU.
Posted on 7/28/25 at 5:23 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
Lol she obviously has a done a great job with that new arena 
Posted on 7/28/25 at 5:48 am to Beessnax
Tate was forced out by our awesome governor. Louisiana politics won out, and started this fun chain of events
Posted on 7/28/25 at 6:16 am to Beessnax
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It really speaks to a lot of people's opinion that Tate wasn't the problem
The flagship university has some of the most relaxed entry standards in the state.
That's what Tate did to the university. Below average education.
Posted on 7/28/25 at 6:21 am to Beessnax
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It really speaks to a lot of people's opinion that Tate wasn't the problem
Because Rutgers is promoting one of our staff to be their AD? She’s only been at LSU less than 3 years and was never going to be AD here.
Posted on 7/28/25 at 6:47 am to PureBlood
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The flagship university has some of the most relaxed entry standards in the state. That's what Tate did to the university. Below average education.
It was that way before Tate. The Enrollment Management team at LSU opted for that strategy to prepare for the downturn in HS student population
It’s paid off in spades.highest enrollment in history, graduation/retention rates have stayed stable. Ppl associate open enrollment with “participation trophies” but it was a savvy pivot that has put LSU in a strong position
Tate focused on getting research back on track. He was well on his way in changing the course of LSU.
Louisiana politics got in the way. We are literally chasing a great university president out bc he wouldn’t force the Vet School to put Mike on the field
Posted on 7/28/25 at 6:54 am to PureBlood
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The flagship university has some of the most relaxed entry standards in the state.
That's what Tate did to the university. Below average education.
They've had their strongest freshman classes academically for the past several years. Tate has them on the cusp of becoming an AAU university; losing him is a big blow to the university.
Zinn is a great athletic administrator, but she is tied to Woodward and he is not going anywhere. So, if she wants the top job she has to take it somewhere else.
Posted on 7/28/25 at 7:03 am to PureBlood
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The flagship university has some of the most relaxed entry standards in the state.
That happened in the Fall of 2018. Tate was appointed in May 2021. In February of 2022, he lifted the mask mandates put in by his predecessor.
You need to pay attention.
Posted on 7/28/25 at 7:12 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
If we lose to Clemson, take CBK with you.
This post was edited on 7/28/25 at 7:13 am
Posted on 7/28/25 at 7:34 am to LSUDAN1
Rutgers is LSU north
Posted on 7/28/25 at 7:48 am to fastlane
Might as well get paid at Rutgers with a stress free job as no one cares about athletics
Posted on 7/28/25 at 7:58 am to PureBlood
You are dumb
Posted on 7/28/25 at 8:00 am to Froman
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Lot of racist mfs showed themselves when he was hired
This is a lazy accusation. The bulk of Tate's prior academic research was focused on STEM education reform in black communities. He was hired at a time when the country was at peak woke, and academic standards were being lowered in the name of "equity". He could've been white as snow, and people still would've been skeptical of him.
And yes, he ended up doing a great job at LSU.
Posted on 7/28/25 at 8:04 am to PureBlood
LSU had 57,000 freshman applicants for the 2025 Fall semester and accepted 7500. You’re talking out of your arse.
Posted on 7/28/25 at 8:08 am to Froman
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Lot of racist mfs showed themselves when he was hired. He did a great job at LSU.
To be fair, Tate had a history of writing about CRT. CRT in and of itself is a form of stereotyping - the exact thing racism is. I'm not the kind to get on here and criticize a hire like Tate but I had my concerns. After speaking to a few buddies of mine in LSU admin and seeing his actions, those concerns were confirmed to be wrong. I think Tate did a wonderful job. I think Landry pushing him out and some of the other things Landry is doing have been the wrong courses of action.
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