Opinion: Social Media Criticism of LSU Lacks Nuance

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Yesterday evening after arriving home from another day at the office, I pulled out my phone and settled on the couch for a few minutes of what my wife and I call “scrolling,” the kind of mindless perusing of social media timelines that my phone-addled generation often engages in a moment of downtime. 

Amidst the daily horror show that is my Twitter timeline, I noticed a few tweets regarding LSU’s new Football Operations and Performance Nutrition Center — a stunning $28 million dollar renovation that features opulence that is typical among high-major D-1 athletics programs. The facility features a new locker room with space for each player that, according to The Advocate, “looks more like a first class pod on an airplane.” Each player literally has their own functional sleeping space, with convertible chair-beds.

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