I can't speak for the person you quoted but I can answer the question as another person who doesn't like LSU. I think of LSU as like the Dallas Cowboys of Louisiana. America's Team....Why does LSU have to be Louisiana's team? Why can't we have an Oklahoma State to our Oklahoma or a Mississippi State to our Ole Miss or an Auburn to our Alabama or a Georgia Tech to our Georgia? The answer is money. And the system is setup where it all goes to LSU. It's even setup where LSU steals high earners from other state schools. "Great job at ULL, ULM, Tech, etc. Want to go to Med School or Law School? Welcome to LSU."