re: LSU Folks - how did the $$$$$ situation at the University get so dire?

Bobby isn't to blame for this. This all boils down to Louisiana needing government reform in the worst way. If i remember correctly the only budgets that are NOT protected from budget cuts are Higher education, health care, and maybe one other that escapes me at the moment. There is way too much fluff being spent in the protected budgets. When cuts are needed the first thing they wack is higher education.