re: Tulane's Giving Itself A Huge DISADVANTAGE In Yulman Stadium?

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Why on Earth do they need a stadium bigger than the Superdome

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They never will IMO because they are not capable of bringing in enough revenue to justify the modern expense of a major football program. Even were a real stadium to magically appear in place of the 20K high school stadium they've constructed their chosen location would still rob them of the ability to profit from parking and be a nightmare for large numbers of people to make it in and out of efficiently.

I don't see the road to football solvency for Tulane. The costs of coaches salaries continues to rise as the revenues of the bigger schools increase. This is fine for the programs who bring in tens of millions with television deals but catastrophic stupidity for the schools without these advantages. What is Tulane going to do to just break even (let alone profit) when it comes to football? They can't afford a proper stadium, they can't afford proper facilities, they can't afford a competitive recruiting budget, they can't afford to hire and retain top tier head and assistant coaches... the playing field is just terribly slanted against a little guy with a smaller budget

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Define relevant?

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Nationally relevant. A program someone on either coast who loves the sport would consider interesting to talk about for positive reasons. That is, as good as they could be in baseball, capable of winning a national championship if things break right for them. Surely you don't argue going to a bowl means relevance. The lesser bowls often cost their schools more to attend than they generate in revenue.

They (Tulane) presently have a completely stupid and inadequate situation in full blown retard mode going on at Tulane. A 20K stadium is just a waste of space and donor money that won't do anything more than obligate them to throw more good money after bad in the future. They should completely change course and move to a lower division, stop pretending they are more like LSU than Williams and readjust their approach to their athletics.