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re: What moron decided that Tulane should leave the SEC in 1966?
Posted on 10/27/11 at 9:40 am to CarrolltonTiger
Posted on 10/27/11 at 9:40 am to CarrolltonTiger
It was for competitive reasons. There was nothing like now for tv contracts and bowl games. The NCAA controlled all tv contracts.
They thought that by beign an independent they could schedule teams more similar to themselves and win more games and get more attendance.
You have to remember that at that time there were a lot of independents. Miami, Penn State, WVA, Syracuse, Rutgers, Temple, VA Tech, Pitt, ND, Army, Navy, Louisville and others were independents and doing fine. It was at that time a viable option.
The problem was not leaving the SEC as much as not spending money on football in the 1970s and 1980s and failing to see the landscape change after the NCAA lost control of tv contracts and the demise of the College Football Association contracts.
Miami could have been like Tulane, but they had a growing state and they decided in the 1980s to invest in Football.
Hell Tulane could be in the ACC right now if they would have decided to emphasize Football in the 1970s and 80s. Tulane's present state has less to do with 1965 and more to do with 1985.
They thought that by beign an independent they could schedule teams more similar to themselves and win more games and get more attendance.
You have to remember that at that time there were a lot of independents. Miami, Penn State, WVA, Syracuse, Rutgers, Temple, VA Tech, Pitt, ND, Army, Navy, Louisville and others were independents and doing fine. It was at that time a viable option.
The problem was not leaving the SEC as much as not spending money on football in the 1970s and 1980s and failing to see the landscape change after the NCAA lost control of tv contracts and the demise of the College Football Association contracts.
Miami could have been like Tulane, but they had a growing state and they decided in the 1980s to invest in Football.
Hell Tulane could be in the ACC right now if they would have decided to emphasize Football in the 1970s and 80s. Tulane's present state has less to do with 1965 and more to do with 1985.
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Posted on 10/27/11 at 9:47 am to Ralph_Wiggum
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Hell Tulane could be in the ACC right now if they would have decided to emphasize Football in the 1970s and 80s. Tulane's present state has less to do with 1965 and more to do with 1985.
If the Metro Conference had decided to start playing football, when it included Florida State, they would be in much better shape now.
Tulane and Georgia Tech made the same moves. Tech just got lucky that the ACC became a solid conference.
Posted on 10/27/11 at 9:48 am to Ralph_Wiggum
Are most Tulane students/alums LSU t-shirt fans, or do they loathe LSU the way that Gaylor students and grads loathe A&M?
Some of our smaller Texas schools are filled with UT and A&M shirts all over campus (Texas State, Sam Houston, etc)...and I'd guess that ULALA and La Tech have a lot of closet LSU fans..but is the same true for Tulane?
Some of our smaller Texas schools are filled with UT and A&M shirts all over campus (Texas State, Sam Houston, etc)...and I'd guess that ULALA and La Tech have a lot of closet LSU fans..but is the same true for Tulane?
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