LSU and the State Budget

Yesterday I heard on the radio that there is a 20% budget cut across the board at LSU and a number of Professors and Instructors may be laid off. Students gathered at the LSU football stadium to protest. The story within a story is the baseball coach got a $100,000 raise and one of the football coaches got around a $200,000 raise per year for the next three years. I made sales calls on various Professors and Instructors at LSU and everyone was very upset not only by the budget cuts but especially the Democratic like arrogance of the politicians to do just the opposite with the athletic department. I know that athletic scholarships have made it possible for some of the greatest minds in this country to go to college, but where is the balance/ Shouldn't the football coach take a pass on the raise?

On another note there will be a play later this month at the Swine Palace (yes there really is a place) next door to the Agronomy building entitled, "Self Defense or Death of Some Salesmen". Glad yesterday was my last day at LSU for awhile, at least till open season on sales reps is over.