CUSA and Tulane thoughts on Alleva

Screw them ... Tulane should have never got that deal from LSU in the first place. We were just being nice.

That said, it is kinda shitty to go back on the deal now, though. I actually don't mind the "shakeup" of playing a regular season game in NOLA every couple of years.

But I certainly understand the "business side" of this decision for LSU. Alleva was hired for his financial expertise. It does make no business sense for LSU to play "home games" in New Orleans, and it never did.

It will be interesting to see how the LSU fans take this. If Tulane refuses to play in Baton Rouge without return trips, and LSU resorts to a home schedule made up of 4 SEC games and 4 cupcake blowouts, I'd imagine the LSU fans - particularly in the New Orleans area - will be disgruntled.


Does he Mean that he thinks Tulane is not a Blow out?

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It will be interesting to see how the LSU fans take this. If Tulane refuses to play in Baton Rouge without return trips, and LSU resorts to a home schedule made up of 4 SEC games and 4 cupcake blowouts, I'd imagine the LSU fans - particularly in the New Orleans area - will be disgruntled.


Does he Mean that he thinks Tulane is not a Blow out?

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yeah that made me laugh.

I'd like to see us play teams we have a losing record to square things up.

Here is a LINK from the YOGWF forum on the same subject.

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My thought on it is, if they want out, FINE BY ME, then pay us what you owe us for the canceled games and let's "call it a day" for good. Let's wash our hands with them once and for all, in EVERY aspect (football, basketball, and baseball). And, tell them flat out don't call us when you need to fill in an open date for a game. It is time we stop always playing these games by THEIR edicts. Maybe UL-L, La Tech, UL-M and others have to play the roles of "servant" to them, but we don't have to, nor should we. I would rather we expand our horizons and play other more national recognized program, who would gladly take a home / home with Tulane, and come to NO, then listen to their worn out lines over and over again. Time for Tulane to COMPLETELY sever ties with LSU, for once, for all, and forever.

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Sounds good to me. Tulane needs LSU more than we need them.

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Here is an ARTICLE from the Tulane Rivals site.

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Just for the privilege of playing the Tigers in the Dome, Tulane is willing to forfeit hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue. By the way, LSU does not show the same respect when the game is in Tiger Stadium.

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Tulane averaged 23,000 fans last year. When they play LSU in the Dome, Tulane can sell up to 29,000 tickets (the other 40,0000 goes to LSU). That extra 6,000 tickets nets Tulane another $240,000 (@ $40 per ticket). LSU pays Tulane $600,000 for the return trip to Tiger Stadium. Doesn't sound like Tulane is sacrificing hundreds of thousands in revenue as the article claims.

If Tulane loses to McNeese this year, which I think is likely, they should just shut up and be happy people still want to go play football for them.

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Sounds good to me. Tulane needs LSU more than we need them.

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Truer words never spoken.

frick Tulane. Agreed that in athletics, they need LSU more than we need them. They like to think it's still the 1960's and they're actually relevant in anything other than baseball (and I'm not so sure they're even relevant in that anymore).

Cue some Tulane fan posting how they're smarter than us and we'll be serving them fries.....

The only thing I would worry about with this is another school taking that spot @ The Dome for recruiting purposes.

That and the only games that matter for LSU to play in the dome recruiting wise are played in dec or every 4 years in January.