Kevin Cope is obviously not a fan...

His remarks in the Times_Picayune on Miles' raise. Why, exactly, are they interviewing this guy?!

NOLA Article

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Now Cope's a smart guy, and I don't mean to make fun of him. While he counts himself as something of a fan and attends "a few games" each season, he is unconvinced LSU should have football as such a priority. Indeed, he sees the state's obsession with the game in general, and the Tigers in particular, as something like "an index of poverty," in that it points to a dearth of entertainment options he finds more intellectually stimulating.

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And this

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"You might say the obsession with football is indicative of the inadequacies of education in Louisiana," he argued, noting the hordes of people who descend on campus on autumn Saturdays largely comprise a "weekend culture with no interaction with the university" beyond the game.

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