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re: Tulane .. 100 million dollar althletic project
Posted on 3/19/10 at 3:40 pm to threeputt
Posted on 3/19/10 at 3:40 pm to threeputt
I guess I can believe it....SMU's stadium was around 32 mil and Auburn's new arena is 90 mil and seats 9000+. I'm sure Tulane's is gonna be around 4000-5000 so I guess that figure is about right
ETA: not including a fricking retractable roof in my estimate
ETA: not including a fricking retractable roof in my estimate
This post was edited on 3/19/10 at 3:41 pm
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Posted on 3/19/10 at 3:40 pm to saintsfan22
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Didn't he report this a few months back?
yes, I hope it is true
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Also why would they waste money to add on a retractable roof?
dont see how or why they would do that, seems that would be too much $$
Posted on 3/19/10 at 3:41 pm to molsusports
link?
Posted on 3/19/10 at 3:42 pm to molsusports
I would think that with this commitment at best they will not be in CUSA much longer or at worse the academic requiremnts will b e lossened a little. If this money committment is made they HAVE to win. It will be a ripple effect.
Posted on 3/19/10 at 3:43 pm to threeputt
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I would think that with this commitment at best they will not be in CUSA much longer
where would they go?
Posted on 3/19/10 at 3:48 pm to TigerintheNO
There has been a lot of talk of conference shake ups. I think being in New Olreans and with this commitment (on top of the new baseball stadium) of new facilities they may wiggle their way into a bigger conference. Who knows.
Posted on 3/19/10 at 3:49 pm to threeputt
Big 12, here we come 
Posted on 3/19/10 at 3:49 pm to rollthatback
They can join Notre Dames conference.
Posted on 3/19/10 at 3:49 pm to rollthatback
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Big 12, here we come
Thats the rumor. Only time will tell ...
Posted on 3/19/10 at 3:50 pm to threeputt
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I would think that with this commitment at best they will not be in CUSA much longer or at worse the academic requiremnts will b e lossened a little. If this money committment is made they HAVE to win. It will be a ripple effect.
I think a certain contingent of the people making financial decisions at Tulane are having a very hard time recognizing realities staring them in the face
I can't see any reason to believe that they will start to win at football in particular... clearly they are overshadowed in the state by LSU and they would need a truly special coach interested in staying at Tulane for a long time to become a financially viable/winning program
Posted on 3/19/10 at 3:50 pm to threeputt
There are several schools in CUSA alone that would have a better case for being promoted to a better conference.
Posted on 3/19/10 at 3:52 pm to mattz1122
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There are several schools in CUSA alone that would have a better case for being promoted to a better conference
If the commitment is made. I do not think so.
You would have 1) New Orleans 2) Academics 3) Facilities ..
Of course this has to be made and they have to show that they can be competitive.
Posted on 3/19/10 at 3:56 pm to threeputt
Houston has a much much better argument than Tulane. It's not even close.
Posted on 3/19/10 at 3:57 pm to NIH
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Houston has a much much better argument than Tulane. It's not even close.
Don't think that the Big 12 wants another texas team if they had their choice.
It is about expanding the market size. Houston does nothing in that area.
This post was edited on 3/19/10 at 3:58 pm
Posted on 3/19/10 at 3:58 pm to threeputt
I'm really not sure how I feel about this. I do think that an on campus stadium would do wonders for student/alumni support. I also think that it wouldn't be as difficult to win (and I mean moderately within CUSA) at Tulane as some in this thread are arguing.
Posted on 3/19/10 at 3:59 pm to threeputt
Tulane just doesn't have the fanbase. Being in New Orleans doesn't help when there are bigger schools in cities like Houston and Dallas. And some of those schools have built new arenas/stadiums or they are in the process of upgrading their facilities.
Tulane's academics are great, but we know it's not the first or second thing taken into consideration when these decisions are made.
Tulane's academics are great, but we know it's not the first or second thing taken into consideration when these decisions are made.
Posted on 3/19/10 at 3:59 pm to TulaneTigerFan
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I also think that it wouldn't be as difficult to win (and I mean moderately within CUSA) at Tulane as some in this thread are arguing.
Agreed. If they just allow jucos and add a P.E. major - that would help wonders.
Posted on 3/19/10 at 3:59 pm to threeputt
I just can't see the Big 12 wanting Tulane right now... they don't have a passionate fan base that sells out venues... they don't bring in television money...
Posted on 3/19/10 at 4:00 pm to mattz1122
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Tulane's academics are great, but we know it's not the first or second thing taken into consideration when these decisions are made.
Agreed. It is market share,market share, market share then support.
Posted on 3/19/10 at 4:00 pm to threeputt
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3) Facilities
B12 has some small stadiums, but a 32,000 seat stadium isn't going to cut it.
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