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Ben Broussard could have remained in his comfort zone.
Prior to accepting a job at Colorado last fall, Broussard spent more than a decade working at his alma mater, Louisiana State University, raising funds for the athletic department.
Not only was LSU home; it was a relatively easy place to work, in terms of generating revenue. A USAToday.com database for the 2015-16 academic year had LSU seventh nationally with $141.65 million in department revenue, with more than $33.5 million of that coming through contributions.
Colorado's numbers pale in comparison ($77.