re: Tulane just wants to play

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Face it, Bertman has done a lot of good things for LSU, but the Tulane football series was not one of them. Realistically LSU should've looked for a game against another BCS school in New Orleans and that might've worked but then LSU would want that game on campus!

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On paper, it was a good deal. LSU got the revenue for 40,000 tickers. Even though it was an "away" game, it was close enough location to keep the home field advantage. So, it made more money than a true away game and yet had the atmosphere of home game.

It has turned out less than predicted. The Dome just shallows up the 50k+ LSU fans and the few Tulane fans that show. It is never a packed house since Tulane sells so few tickets.

Tulane needs to move to a stadium closer to campus to reconnect with the student body and to encourage a tail-gating/alumni feel. The Superdome does nothing for Tulane except to make them look really bad on national TV.

Plus, doesn't the state pick up the tab for all of Tulane's expenses each time it plays at the Dome? I seriously doubt Tulane is paying the full bill to keep the lights on at the Dome along with all the support personal.