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Posted on 8/7/14 at 3:59 pm to Slippy
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Do you, as an LSU fan and TD poster, really care about anything that happens on the academic side of LSU?
Yes. I graduated from LSU. I want the piece of paper on my wall to mean something.
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Does it bother you that state funding has put LSU into a giant hole financially that it is having to dig its way out of? Do things like faculty salaries even make a blip on your radar screen?
Yes it bothers me. The state Constitution is dumb and Jindal should have made a movement to change it via legislature.
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Do you care that there are academic buildings on campus with the ceilings caving in, that can be fully renovated for $15 million, but we just spent $90 million on a new south endzone? (Please spare me the speeches about return on investment, I know all of that.)
What does the new south endzone have to do with that? Why would I spare the speeches about ROI?
LSU and the state of Louisiana are lucky to have an AD that operates as efficiently as LSU. We're actually giving money to the university...
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I'm just asking if you care, or if you think academics and athletics are completely separate universes. If athletics is all you care about, it's okay to admit.
They are separate at LSU. LSU athletics actually contribute back to the university and aren't a drain like at most schools.
Posted on 8/7/14 at 4:20 pm to Slippy
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Do you care that there are academic buildings on campus with the ceilings caving in, that can be fully renovated for $15 million, but we just spent $90 million on a new south endzone? (Please spare me the speeches about return on investment, I know all of that.)
no because athletics generate money for the university
Posted on 8/7/14 at 8:33 pm to Slippy
Slippy. Couple of things.
-LSU just bid around $150 million worth of academic building expansions and improvements.
-LSU didn't pay for the stadium expansion
-LSUs athletic dept is one of a very small number that writes a check back to the university.
What more do you want?
-LSU just bid around $150 million worth of academic building expansions and improvements.
-LSU didn't pay for the stadium expansion
-LSUs athletic dept is one of a very small number that writes a check back to the university.
What more do you want?
Posted on 8/7/14 at 8:38 pm to Slippy
I can't speak to LSU, never been there, but I do know that UK is doing over 1 billion dollars in building renovations and updates. Some buildings hadn't been renovated since I was there in the 80's as a student.
They have also been able to spend a ton of money on athletics facilities updates.
There is a way to do all of that, but the President has to lead. UK used to have President's who used academics to highlight athletics, the new President is the opposite, and both seem to be thriving.
They have also been able to spend a ton of money on athletics facilities updates.
There is a way to do all of that, but the President has to lead. UK used to have President's who used academics to highlight athletics, the new President is the opposite, and both seem to be thriving.
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