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I would also like to see Tulane schedule "like schools" such as Vanderbilt, Duke and Wake.

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I think a I-A Ivy would be awesome just because it puts those guys on an even tier. As it is these schools have to wait for the top dogs to have a down year and hope they have an up year.

Duke
Tulane
Stanford
Wake
Rice


Any others?

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there was actually a proposed southern ivy league, which is one of the reasons tulane left the SEC. the proposed members were tulane, vandy, duke, rice, and SMU.

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Yes, the once proposed "Magnolia League" (it's been discussed at length on TD).
- John Feinstein's proposal of such an idea: insideVandy: 'Conference SAT' wouldn't work (10/27/06)

In an ideal world, sure, a conference with Duke, Vandy, Rice, Tulane, Stanford, etc. would be great.
But we all know it's highly unlikely to ever materialize.

Times-Picayune: Strong recruiting classes have LSU, Tulane expecting big things next year (12/24/08)
Excerpts:
- "The Tigers and Green Wave enter the final week of December, leading to Feb. 4 National Signing Day, in arguably the best shape of Les Miles and Bob Toledos’ tenures."

- "Tulane has shrugged off the effects of a season-ending eight-game losing streak and 2-10 record to compile a list of 22 commitments, including several highly regarded prospects who are expected to infuse speed and athleticism into the depth chart. Toledo and staff expect to sign a full class of 25."

- "Tulane’s big-ticket recruits include seven three-star players compared to none a year ago."

- "The Green Wave is continuing to pursue Amite quarterback Brandon Mitchell, Curtis running back Kenny Cain, Destrehan linebacker Rufus Porter, safeties Dexter McCoil and Chad Boyd of Shaw, Evangel athlete Quinn Giles and Karr offensive tackle Cornelius Lucas. The Green Wave also is recruiting former Lafayette area receiver Devin Figaro of Hargrave."

- "Like anybody, defensive line is still a need. But at this point I think we’ll take a better player over a specific position. Obviously we needed receivers. That was probably our No. 1 need. Then speaking generally, we needed speed at all positions, and we’ve addressed that as well."

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9 pages isn't half bad for interest. Toledo is a good coach that I think will make Tulane somewhat competitive, at least in CUSA. 72nd overall is pretty damn good for a school that almost completely got rid of their football program after Katrina.

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Thanks - I appreciate the interest.
I don't blame those who posted early and declared this post dead-on-arrival.
Toledo's recruiting efforts have certainly helped create interest in Tulane's football program (despite the 8 game losing streak following an impressive 2-2 start).

It does seem that the focus has been on speed this year. I have noticed quite a few speedsters in this class.

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I was curious about Mike Henry who committed to Tulane. Did he have any other offers??

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Tulane was really keen on him and locked him up.
According to Henry's Scout.com profile ( LINK), he was looked at by Tulane, Bama, Ole Miss, Miss. St. and ULM.
As far as I know, his only other offer was from ULM.

Cadello, I don't think one thread is going to interrupt the LSU threads haha.

BTW I think that LA Techs win against Northern Illinois will help them in the future. Not only are they getting invited to bowls, they are winning them. I don't care if Northern Illinois is probably the worst bowl team this year, a bowl win is a bowl win. Dooley is far from being on the level of the Boises, TCUs, and Utahs of the world, but he was only a few points away from a 10 or 11 win season. If he gets it together with this class which is shaping up pretty nice, don't be suprised if come Jan 2011 they are talking about how great a year LA Tech had to bust into the BCS. In a more sensible approach, LA had at least 3 teams finish even or with a winning record. ULL couldn't seal the deal against Illinois which would have been the signature win that got them into a bowl game. I think if Tulane would have beat ECU the season would have ended up at least .500. The key is, most the LA teams are in different leagues, and with all the talent around the state and the south, they should all be rising to the top of their leagues. Louisiana continuously provides the country with 3-4 top 25 hs football teams. We need to translate that into 3-4 teams that should go bowling each year. With almost everything said about LA being negative, a sure positive is the rise of our athletic teams in general. This is why people melt down about RR thinking about leaving. A good bit of our culture is based on sports, and even if you don't like to admit it, you still wanna see the kids from your hometown and alma mater do well no matter what LA school they play for. Shaw has put plenty of players in at Tulane. Chad Boyd going there means I will continue to hope for his success and the success of the program, just as long as it isn't at LSU's expense. Sorry for the long rant!

I guess the irritating Tulane a-hole posters in the past have soured my views of Tulane. I used to pull for them, but when we are playing them we have ULL type hecklers here talking shite.
I just cant see how Tulane recruiting helps LSU.
If i wanted to follow Tulane recruiting i would go to a Tulane website.