re: Why was Alleva hired as AD?

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Understood. What politicians in the state with the most pull to get things done are solid LSU supporters and/or alums the good people of La. should vote for? Who needs to be voted out in your opinion and who are the folks who provide the most hope? Serious questions here.

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I've been away from Louisiana for a long time now, so I am not really up on all the current crop of politicians. LSU supporters could inform themselves, though, by checking legislators' voting records, asking questions of them and bringing attention to issues affecting LSU by discussing them with friends, on social media or otherwise. If it became enough of an issue for enough people, the media might also pick up on it and politicians might be pressured to state their positions regarding funding for LSU, BoS appointments, etc.

Other than that, I don't know what anyone can do. The biggest problem Louisiana has (which is saying something) is an uninformed and apathetic electorate, so it's hard to get many of them interested in any issue. For a lot of people in Louisiana, education (at any level) is just not that big of a concern. That's ingrained in family history and culture and is very hard to change. It'd be great if there were an easy solution, but I doubt there is one.

I'm convinced that with the way Alleva handled the Duke lacrosse situation is the reason why no good coaches want to come here and work for a guy who will sell them out in a heartbeat. Therefore we are stuck with "LSU Guys" for coaches.

Wonderful analysis. Cultural problem - analogous to why our citizens litter the highways, so many drop out of high school, we put up with I-10 bridge situation at
Baton Rouge for 25 years and growing worse, elect a wimp like Jindal to break the State and LSU, etc., etc. etc. I turned 78 yesterday - the only real change I have seen is that most of our governors since the one that most recently went to the slammer are personally more honest. Louisiana lacks a culture of Excellence in any area. So LSU athletics reflect that. Almost always has, prolly will continue. The only two brilliant football coaches we have had during my days both came from far, far away, and shook up the football system (for a while).