Not advocating for living in Louisiana myself but it has 26th highest GDP while NDak has 46th. NDak also is last in GDP growth (zero) over last 5 years. LSU has huge difference in # of alumni.
I was host couple for an old WCHA hockey player. There were 3 different WCHA colleges represented in bridal party. This bizarre animosity for kids who pick another school to play for has always felt so immature. Other schools usually have similar percentages of great kids as your team.