The King

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And the LSU athletic department as a whole made frick you money because of its TV deal. Losing $8m is not that big of a deal, especially considering what they are paying Kim.

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What is your basis for saying this? The athletic department generates huge revenues, but I know from work done for LSU and other universities that LSU's athletic department (and most athletic departments) either lose money or make a very modest amount of money. We have made money in the past, but the returns are below market on the revenue invested.

It may be that successful athletic programs drive enrollment and donations to the general fund. So, I suppose what you say is possible in some indirect sense, but I don't know of anyone who has done the math on that. And it's certainly not the case that the athletic program is making a bunch of under-the-table money that we're not reporting.

Generally, schools spend the money because they want to win and raise the school's profile. They're not spending money on coaches and infrastructure because they're going to make a bunch of profit.

O-Line depth is a little scary, but should be a great team. This is making me excited for the fall.

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Are the star rankings on this list based on the players’ rankings when they were coming out of high school? Or do they assign them stars based upon their performance in college?

I jumped on tickets earlier and sprung for good ones. I might have overpaid a little, they were still cheap by bowl standards. Figured I saved loads of money by not having to travel :-)

Geaux Tigers!!

Seems like the early prognosis was that he'd be back at some point during the bye week before Bama. Is that still the case? I haven't seen an update in a while.

Texas should have that #25 spot after hanging 70 on Texas Tech. Plus, looks like the Hogs are actually legit, so that loss on the road isn't quite as bad as it seemed at the time.

Seriously, does anyone know when he is expected to be back?

That wouldn’t be the worst gig.

Guys, chill out. He hasn't even started yet. We don't know if he's going to be good or bad, but the chances of him being successful go way down if half our alumni base is against before he steps foot on campus.

I had no idea that people cared this much about women's basketball.