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Should Tulane drop football?
Posted on 11/22/10 at 4:52 pm
Posted on 11/22/10 at 4:52 pm
This post is not a flame for the one or two Tulane fans out there. Should Tulane drop their football program? The program is down right awful. They have to lose a substantial amount of money year in and year out, correct? Tulane is either playing in front of crowds of 5,000 for home games or the visting teams (ex: Southern Miss, Ole Miss, etc.) essentially have the "home advantage" at the Superdome by outnumbering the Tulane fans. They are not competitive. Should the drop the program? I really think they should and focus on basketball and baseball only. I think by focusing and putting their money into these two sports, they could possibly become a national power. What do yall think?
Posted on 11/22/10 at 4:55 pm to LSUbase13
They should drop down to FCS. They'd do well in that division.

Posted on 11/22/10 at 4:58 pm to LSUbase13
No they just need to try to compete. They'll never get big crowds but they can be a 6 win every year if the administration wanted them to.
This post was edited on 11/22/10 at 5:00 pm
Posted on 11/22/10 at 5:02 pm to LSUbase13
I thought they did already.
Posted on 11/22/10 at 5:03 pm to saintsfan22
I feel like we need to make some kind of changes. Either make the dedication to compete or drop down. The program is just depressing right now. UCF scored 31 points in the first quarter Saturday. 31 in the first quarter. That's absurd.
Posted on 11/22/10 at 5:05 pm to LSUbase13
Build an on (or close to) campus stadium. Put some money into the program.
Posted on 11/22/10 at 5:07 pm to LSUbase13
I don't think Tulane should drop football anymore than say Rice.
Posted on 11/22/10 at 5:08 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
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They should drop down to FCS. They'd do well in that division
No, they probably wouldnt. They left the SEC thinking they could win in a lesser conference and that didnt work either. If the administration keeps the same mentality that they dont really care about winning then they wont win.
Posted on 11/22/10 at 5:10 pm to Bob Sacamano
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Build an on (or close to) campus stadium.
I think this can only carry yall so far. It may provide an initial spark, but it would wear off after a couple of seasons in my opinion. New Orleans is a LSU town no matter how you slice it.
Posted on 11/22/10 at 5:11 pm to LSUbase13
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They are not competitive
This is debatable
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I really think they should and focus on basketball and baseball only
There arent too many conferences looking for baseball and basketball only members. Especially since tulane basketball and baseball havent been good recently.
Posted on 11/22/10 at 5:17 pm to Rockerbraves
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I don't think Tulane should drop football anymore than say Rice.
Yeah there are plenty of teams in FBS worse than Tulane.
Posted on 11/22/10 at 5:59 pm to D011ahbi11
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Yeah there are plenty of teams in FBS worse than Tulane.
A lot of teams that do not have the history that Tulane does ..
Posted on 11/22/10 at 6:59 pm to threeputt
I bet most people would rather have TCU play Tulane this week over frickin New Mexico.
Tulane would give'em a game in the Superdome better than the Lobos at home in the Pit.
In the end, TCU would win, but the Green Wave has won this year. Lobos not so much.
This game hurts TCU more than it helps them.
Tulane would give'em a game in the Superdome better than the Lobos at home in the Pit.
In the end, TCU would win, but the Green Wave has won this year. Lobos not so much.
This game hurts TCU more than it helps them.
Posted on 11/22/10 at 7:07 pm to LSU9102
Baylor, Rice, SMU, TCU, Tulane and Vandy should all be in one conference together.
You see how well TCU has done as a member of the MWC rather than getting their brains beat out week in and out like has happened to Baylor.
I dunno if Rice or SMU have a pulse. But at least they would all be competitive in a conference race.
You see how well TCU has done as a member of the MWC rather than getting their brains beat out week in and out like has happened to Baylor.
I dunno if Rice or SMU have a pulse. But at least they would all be competitive in a conference race.
Posted on 11/22/10 at 7:16 pm to LSUbase13
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New Orleans is a LSU town no matter how you slice it.
It is, but student participation would be much better with an Uptown facility. There are a lot of people that would go for the hell of it if Tulane had an SMU type stadium Uptown.
Posted on 11/22/10 at 7:16 pm to LSUbase13
They need to hire a coach that will bring some excitement to the program. A coach like Frank Wilson would be a great hire for them. He's a local guy who would recruit the hell out of the N.O. I don't know how great of a head coach he would be but he would bring more interest in the program than there is now.
Fwiw as an LSU fan I'd hate to lose Wilson
Fwiw as an LSU fan I'd hate to lose Wilson
This post was edited on 11/22/10 at 7:22 pm
Posted on 11/22/10 at 7:19 pm to glassman
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There are a lot of people that would go for the hell of it if Tulane had an SMU type stadium Uptown.
:keege:
or even City Park...
Posted on 11/22/10 at 7:20 pm to wizziko
tulane, ull, and ulm should all be FCS
Posted on 11/22/10 at 7:22 pm to jcole4lsu
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tulane, ull, and ulm should all be FCS
disagree. ULL can be a solid program with a rational coach in there. Same with ULM but Laffy has much better facilities.
Also Louisiana is a fertile recruiting ground. I know they aren't gonna get blue chip recruits but they should at least be more competitive than they are.
ETA same with La fricking Tech
This post was edited on 11/22/10 at 7:23 pm
Posted on 11/22/10 at 7:26 pm to jcole4lsu
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tulane, ull, and ulm should all be FCS
This is pretty fricking stupid.
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