re: In the Meantime, Tulane is on a "Big 12 Watch"

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Strictly speaking from a football viewpoint anyone who thinks a football investment in Boise, Idaho is a better investment than New Orleans, Louisiana is insane. Looking at it from a long term viewpoint our ceiling is far higher than Boise St. I have no inside knowledge of any kind, but a major presence in New Orleans and Louisiana seems like a great move for the Big 12. Just recruiting wise for Texas and Oklahoma to have an oppurtunity to play in New Orleans every other year would be huge to them and hurt LSU alot more than LSU is willing to admit. If this actually does happen I think the SEC is going to regret opening up this can of worms. Believe me, LSU does not want Texas and OK playing in the Superdome more than they do. They might be laughing it off, but I've been saying for years that LSU takes New Orleans for granted, they play in Dallas and Atlanta but don't schedule games down here. New Orleans is more in play than they realize. They would not want a Texas-Oklahoma Big 12 Championship in New Orleans in December. Quite frankly with the amount of New Orleans and South Louisiana ex-pats living in Dallas and Houston, New Orleans has alot more in common with Texas these days than it does with Atlanta, Birmingham, even Baton Rouge. If our Athletic Dept. was even mediocre it would seem like a no brainer.

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While the guy over-values Tulane and the "New Orleans Market," I admit he does express my sentiments.

I don't want ANY chance--no matter how remote--of Texas and Oklahoma playing in NOLA every other year.

Now of course these delusional Weenies are willing to be the Shorthorns' little whore for a crumb off the table.

It would not,as some of them said, bring LSU recruiting back to the days of Hallman when every Louisiana bluechip went out of state.

However, Oklahoma and Texas playing in NOLA would be an aggravation that LSU does not need.

That is why I think LSU and LSU fans should be against Mizzou coming to the SEC.

Bottom line: Toolame had 50 years to get it right and blew it.

There is room for ONE major BCS football program in Louisiana and that program is LSU.

Most McNeese fans, many LaTech and ULL fans get it and root for LSU on the BCS level and root for their schools, who are obviously on a much lower plane of football.

Heck, many Tulane students are LSU fans because they have the common sense to know there is no "rivalry" with Tulane. This makes the few mossback alumni at Tulane who still care scream, but it's the truth.

IMO, the few that post on Tulane message boards should start a thread entitled: "Sun Belt Conference Watch" ... or even "Southland Conference Watch."

Because IMO, that is where they will--and should--end up.