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College athletics' revenue-sharing era has redrawn the economics of fan expectation, and on Saturday the pressure point was Baton Rouge.
Against the backdrop of seven months of roster disputes and federal court filings, Lane Kiffin's debut as LSU head coach produced what tailgaters outside Tiger Stadium described as a Mardi Gras atmosphere: a party that, by most accounts, the campus had not seen since Brian Kelly's tenure ended with his firing.
The apathy of the Kelly years gave way quickly.
Thomas, who arrived from the New Orleans area two days before kickoff with coolers and a grill loaded for alligator, put the shift plainly: LSU is overdue to compete for titles again.
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