re: F. King Alexander must be terminated (Update: Petition Started, Link in OP)

F. King, Aleva and Miles gone this week. Make a statement. Screwed up with that halftime circle jerk during last years A&M game, now make a real statement and save the program now!!!

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JP, this is really solid effort. As an alum, I appreciate it. Those of us who are not big money folks with influence can only hope to attempt to influence the media and drive public perception, which in turn, could help to influence those in power.

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Thanks man. Gotta stand up and let our voices be heard.

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I actually agree with this. My bigger issue with situation is that the board was so involved. Our board should never decide if a coach stays or goes. That's a recipe for disaster. The board and to a lesser extent, King should've fired Alleva. I think Alleva played that situation horribly from a PR perspective from Day 1. In short, if the board doesn't like the direction the Athletic program is going, change the Athletic Director.

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Agreed that the boards involvement was also mishandled. I think a lot of people point to the fact that it was such a poorly handled situation only to culminate in "Not in the budget. Can't do it," stance from King, knowing full well the buyout was not appropriated from LSU academic funds.

I agree with you on Aleva but he still reports to King. I'm not necessarily calling for his head but he needs to not meddle if he's going to handle the PR side of it so poorly as a person in charge. You also need to recognize how political King is. The following is something he said about the November debacle:

"“The public at large really doesn’t differentiate where the money comes from,” he says. “No matter how you explain it, it’s still a $15 million to $25 million decision that needs to be factored into the overall equation.”

That's a very brazen statement especially considering what was on the table that wasn't coming out of the academic pocket. He crawfished and while initially saying it was out of support for Les Miles' success he used budgetary concerns to ultimately justify the decision. That statement is also concerning because he comes off pompous, in basically saying general public doesn't understand how money or business works.

Over 400 up votes. I think that may be a record.

Going off of upvotes and downvotes, 95% of Tigerdroppings users, a solid cross section of the LSU fan base, want Alexander/Miles gone. If Alexander intervenes this time, he can get fricked.

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So, frick that academic elitist perspective. LSU will never be Vanderbilt........and most of us don't want it to be.

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I don't want LSU to be Vanderbilt. I want it to be competitive with Texas, A&M, UGA, UF, Ohio State, etc. on the academic side.

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if I went to that fricking game wasting all that time and money.

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It was still a very enjoyable trip, except for the outcome of the game. It was a great move by LSU to schedule that game at Lambeau.

Of course, there was ample time to reflect on the program and the university on the ride from Green Bay back to Chicago

Sign the petition after you get it started.