LSU fans are very excited to have Ben Simmons next season, as they should be, and the school’s athletic department has converted that hype into a marketing campaign for basketball ticket sales. Simmons, the nation’s No. 1 player, is the focal point of the “25 is coming” blitz and a lot of people on the internet think that’s a bunch of B.S. because it’s monetizing a student-athlete.
A release from LSU reads:
The LSU Athletics Department announced Wednesday the beginning of its new season ticket summer sales campaign for the upcoming 2015-16 men’s basketball season.
This year’s campaign will focus on the arrival of the nation’s No.