re: What does the nation outside of Louisiana say about LSU?

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And people who think lsu lacks academically need not look past this post. It is not "a myriad", it is simply "get myriad of".

Yes it can be. Myriad is also a noun.

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Correct: myriad can be a noun or an adjective. But it would not be followed with "of." One can have myriad responses or a myriad of responses, but never merely myriad of responses.

As an academic, I can say other academics -- particularly from the Northeast -- look down upon an LSU degree. But, having taught several thousand post-doctoral students over nearly four decades, I've found LSU graduates perform exceedingly well. They frequently rank near the top of our graduate tax program. Students, even high-ranking students, from more "elite" schools often perform less well.

I wear my LSU degrees proudly and keep much LSU memorabilia in my office. But I must continuously correct colleagues on two significant issues. First, Louisiana is much more than New Orleans. Second, our civil law legal system is far superior to their common law system. I doubt I have convinced most; however, I have convinced them our food is better, we have more fun, and we appear more likely to help each other in a disaster than do people in many other states.