re: Tulane Fans

Prior to Tulane Stadium being torn down and a few years after, LSU-TU was a HUGE rivalry. It's hard to imagine that now, but it was indeed. The rivalry was intense on both sides, even though at one point, LSU held a 25+ year winning streak. The 1971 or 1972 TU 14-0 victory at Tulane Stadium intensified it, along with Tulane winning 3 of 4 in the late early 80's. All week long before the game, people chose sides in the NOLA area. Believe it or not, MANY chose Tulane. Of course, many chose LSU as well. I remember clearly all us kids choosing sides in grammar school for the few years I was there. AFter that and with the Dome, the rivalry was all downhill. The second worst thng TU did for football was moving off campus to The Superdome. The first, of course, was leaving the SEC.

I remember going on a rented bus from a bar to the game with my dad in the very early 80's and Tulane somehow won 48-7. The Dome was nuts on both sides. It was pretty passionate. I also was fortunate to see LSU win by almost the same score in the Dome a few years before. It was also just as passionate at Tiger Stadium.

I believe if TU was to build a 35-50K outdoor stadium on campus, the program would be worthwhile again. They had very respectable attendance at Tulane Stadium and many were season ticket holders. I am not a rabid TU fan, but I think that would be great.