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I feel bad for the Lsu AD

Posted on 3/27/26 at 10:21 am
Posted by Wishbone85
Member since Nov 2024
2239 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 10:21 am
How in the hell is he going to manage the egos of Lane Kiffin, Kim Mulkey, and Will Wade? Oof
Posted by mtb010
San Antonio
Member since Sep 2009
6362 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 10:24 am to
Wut??
Posted by Ancient Astronaut
Member since May 2015
37289 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 10:25 am to
A good number of lsu alumni that I know aren’t thrilled with how this all went down.
Posted by Swagga
504
Member since Dec 2009
19057 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 10:26 am to


I don’t know a single person remotely upset over this.
Posted by NFLSU
Screwston, Texas
Member since Oct 2014
20190 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 10:27 am to
2+ decades with zero titles.

I feel bad for the Sooners.
Posted by SETH6180
TEXAS
Member since Feb 2020
1079 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 10:27 am to
I've yet to talk to a single fellow alum that is upset about this.
Posted by BigBinBR
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2023
10161 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 10:27 am to
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A good number of lsu alumni that I know aren’t thrilled with how this all went down.

This isn’t true at all.
Posted by That LSU Guy
Ponte Vedra Beach
Member since Jul 2008
15828 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 10:29 am to
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A good number of lsu alumni that I know aren’t thrilled with how this all went down.


Posted by Sleepy_Tiger
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Aug 2021
11400 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 10:29 am to
Posted by TimeOutdoors
LA
Member since Sep 2014
13337 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 10:29 am to
From my local paper this morning... Louisiana’s Public Universities Warn of Mounting Crisis as State Funding Falls Short

quote:

BATON ROUGE — Louisiana’s public colleges and universities are operating nearly $850 million below what state funding levels would be if they had kept pace with inflation over the past decade, the state’s top higher education official told lawmakers this month as the 2026 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature got underway.

Commissioner of Higher Education Kim Hunter Reed presented the financial picture to legislative budget committees, attributing the growing gap to three consecutive years of standstill state budgets, rising athletics costs and demographic shifts that have reduced enrollment across most of the state’s public university systems, according to the Louisiana Illuminator.

“To fully fund higher education is an $850 million price tag, which I know this legislature does not have, but we do need to continue to invest in the education providers who are developing talent so there are more opportunities for our people,” Reed told lawmakers.

The $850 million shortfall exceeds the entire operating budget of LSU’s main campus in Baton Rouge, the Illuminator reported.


At some point AD's are going the be the "fall guy" for all of this.
Posted by Sleepy_Tiger
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Aug 2021
11400 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 10:31 am to
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A good number of lsu alumni that I know aren’t thrilled with how this all went down.


Funny,, the Alums I know say different. ....Nice Virtue signaling
Posted by ibldprplgld
Member since Feb 2008
27715 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 10:35 am to
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A good number of lsu alumni that I know aren’t thrilled with how this all went down.


Lol. You’re full of shite.
Posted by TigerLunatik
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Jan 2005
107165 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 10:38 am to
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How in the hell is he going to manage the egos of Lane Kiffin, Kim Mulkey, and Will Wade?




Will Wade will not be reporting to the AD.
Posted by Furlong the Red
My Castle,TX
Member since Dec 2022
735 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 10:41 am to
Another Sooner melt?

I understand Bammers and Aggy but why do they care so much about this?
Posted by skrayper
21-0 Asterisk Drive
Member since Nov 2012
35110 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 10:42 am to
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How in the hell is he going to manage the egos of Lane Kiffin, Kim Mulkey, and Will Wade? Oof


Well, the flip side is that if things do go to crap, the AD can simply blame said egos.
Posted by Furlong the Red
My Castle,TX
Member since Dec 2022
735 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 10:42 am to
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A good number of lsu alumni that I know aren’t thrilled with how this all went down.


Everyone I know there is over the moon for this. Rarely do you see LSU fans united like this.
Posted by ibldprplgld
Member since Feb 2008
27715 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 10:43 am to
quote:

At some point AD's are going the be the "fall guy" for all of this.


Did your local paper also tell you how LSU athletics gives back a significant amount of money to the university for academics?

Did your local paper also tell you that all other universities in the state use general funding to support their athletics?

Yes, there’s a funding problem in Louisiana, but it’s not LSU athletics or the AD’s fault. LSU athletics has always run a tight and profitable operation.
Posted by Giantkiller
the internet.
Member since Sep 2007
25174 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 10:45 am to
Does Will Wade really have an ego? I don't remember him being really all that loud or boisterous.

But either way, these are good problems to have. Also - for the record - we hired another AD to handle basketball so our primary AD is kind of insulated it from WW's standpoint.
Posted by captdalton
Member since Feb 2021
22473 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 10:51 am to
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I don’t know a single person remotely upset over this


Todd Graves’ financial advisor is.

Posted by nicholastiger
Member since Jan 2004
55387 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 10:54 am to
days of a single AD might be coming to an end
They hired Schroyer over men's basketball and he will also handle baseball
Verge primary focus will be football

The AD job is so much more complex these days, I don't know if one person can run an entire athletic department anymore
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