Athletics’ travel, international recruiting budgets may see cuts

Athletics’ travel, international recruiting budgets may see cuts

The doorbell rings, and Skip Bertman stands on the stoop of a former LSU baseball player’s home.

The athlete doesn’t need an explanation for Bertman’s presence.
“If I go see an old player, he usually knows why I’m coming there,” the former athletic director said with a chuckle. “You know what I mean.”
Bertman means money.
And though the U.S. economy is flailing its arms in the midst of a yearlong recession, Bertman hasn’t stop asking for it.
Bertman’s position as athletic director emeritus is designed to channel his fundraising strengths into the Forever LSU campaign and the Tiger Athletic Foundation’s project funds.

lsureveille.com
1/28/09