Bill, the assertion was made that 90% of students don't care about sports at all. I was merely trying to point out the fallacy of that statement. You might not live and breathe sports, but to say that only 10% of students care, particularly when the poster claims to have attented a "big-time football college," is a deeply flawed argument at best.
The entire state cares in one way or another. In fact, you could include just about any school in the SEC. Yes, but only the Auburn fans will seriously care about Auburn's AD and only the Bama fans will care about Bama's AD. Do you think Florida fans are calling for Bobby Bowden to be fired? Nebraska citizens are as unified and self-identified with Nebraska football as you'll find anywhere. The AD & coach are as important to them as the whole Steinbrenner/Torre thing is in NY. On game day Memorial Stadium's crowd is big enough to make it the state's third largest city. I'm sure a lot of people in Nebraska don't care either, but the point of the original comment was to highlight the difference between how major college football is perceived in different places. It's simply more important there than it is, say, in Colorado, even though Colorado is also a major program and views Nebraska as a major rival.
drumdance, I defy you to find a more knowledgeable and passionate group of fans than LSU has. The last Tiger game I went to, I was sitting behind an old lady in overalls who was discussing the pros and cons of the nickle defense on third and 14. These people eat, sleep, and breathe football. I'm sure it is the same way in the rest of the SEC.
