re: LSU Vs Tulane

It ended because Tulane insisted it remain home and home, causing LSU to lose a home game when at Tulane and losing all that revenue. Made perfect sense and still does. LSU would never play at another American conference school. LSU was willing to play every year in BR. This series ended not because of LSU but because Tulane let it’s pride get in the way. As someone that kinda pulls for them or would like them to do well, I believe this was a huge mistake on their part. They had everything to gain and nothing to lose by going to BR every year. Florida State did it for a long time while building their program back in the 80’s.

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You DO know that there are universities that don't have football as their highest priority, right? Different universities excel at different things.

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. Is that why they asked to get back into the SEC?

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Harvey Schiller told me in August that Tulane expressed interest in rejoining the SEC in the late 1980s while he was SEC commissioner, but the conference wasn’t interested. However, Tulane’s interest in rejoining the SEC did turn the league's eye toward expansion, and the conference added Arkansas and South Carolina

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Another notable quote from that article:

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Tulane sought more scheduling freedom to play opponents from a broader geographical footprint rather than being bound by an SEC schedule. “It sure can’t do us any harm,” Tulane football coach Tommy O’Boyle was quoted as saying. “Tulane is a national university. Now we can play a national schedule.”

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You DO know that there are universities that don't have football as their highest priority, right? Different universities excel at different things.

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Please go pollute the message board of one of those.