Despite serious difficulties affecting every area of the city, the only question that matters in Baton Rouge today is whether it is taboo to boo the LSU football team. But Business Report Editor JR Ball says the larger issue is the hypocrisy of big-time college sports. “LSU will make several hundred thousand dollars this year selling replica jerseys with the number 7 on them, yet Patrick Peterson, the cornerback who’s the reason these products are such a hot commodity, won’t earn a single penny. How’s any of this right?” Ball says. “Which is exactly why no one should have a problem with anyone who wants to boo a coach or the state of the program.” Read the full column here. Send comments to editors@businessreport.com.
Editor: To boo or not to boo in Tiger Stadium?
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