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re: Tulane On-Campus Football Stadium
Posted on 7/17/11 at 10:32 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Posted on 7/17/11 at 10:32 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Tulane fricked up when they left the SEC. And they are still paying for it
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Posted on 7/17/11 at 10:37 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
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I have no similar expectation that Tulane will be in the BCSCG in my lifetime.
You shouldnt and Tulane fans have accepted that. We just want a bowl game every year or two. That's what we would consider success. I can guarantee you if they went FCS attendance would fall and they would probably be lucky to get crowds like they have had recently. quote:
I wish Tulane football the best.
Maybe you do, but going FCS is not in the best interest of Tulane athletics.
Posted on 7/17/11 at 10:39 pm to D011ahbi11
La Tech has more potential than Tulane in the long run.
Posted on 7/17/11 at 10:42 pm to lsudawg70
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La Tech has more potential than Tulane in the long run.
Disagree, but that has literally nothing to do with this thread.
Posted on 7/17/11 at 10:52 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
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I have no similar expectation that Tulane will be in the BCSCG in my lifetime.
They got robbed in 1998.
Should've been the Greenies in the Fiesta Bowl instead of FSU. I don't think they would've beaten Fat Phil's Vols though.
Posted on 7/17/11 at 10:53 pm to Lithium
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Tulane fricked up when they left the SEC. And they are still paying for it
Can't argue w/ that.
Posted on 7/17/11 at 11:01 pm to jmay2007
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I don't think they would've beaten Fat Phil's Vols though.
They would have gotten murdered. Tulane's defense that year was pretty average against a weak schedule.
Posted on 7/18/11 at 12:05 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
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TigersOfGeauxld
Please, stop. Seriously.
Posted on 7/18/11 at 1:04 pm to TigerRantMan99
Last summer, in my sports marketing class at LSU, this was a topic of discussion.
Football is not a profit generating sport for Tulane (obviously) so building a new stadium will be the beginning of the university's plan to make football a profit generating sport.
It was also mentioned in discussion that they would also be willing to pay for a more recognizable HC. Being in New Orleans and a state with a lot of talent, it is assumed that they could be trying to become more attractive to bigger conferences, which would lead to more money for Tulane by itself.
Football is not a profit generating sport for Tulane (obviously) so building a new stadium will be the beginning of the university's plan to make football a profit generating sport.
It was also mentioned in discussion that they would also be willing to pay for a more recognizable HC. Being in New Orleans and a state with a lot of talent, it is assumed that they could be trying to become more attractive to bigger conferences, which would lead to more money for Tulane by itself.
Posted on 7/18/11 at 1:07 pm to johnnydrama
How reasonable would it be to gut and totally re-do Tad Gormely? I know the CUSA told them no more conference games there, but could it be a viable option?
Posted on 7/18/11 at 1:09 pm to OweO
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Football is not a profit making sport for Tulane (obviously)
LULZ
Posted on 7/18/11 at 1:23 pm to threeputt
Are you saying it is?
The only benefit for Tulane to have a football team is because it provides them with away to gain name recognition.
The only benefit for Tulane to have a football team is because it provides them with away to gain name recognition.
Posted on 7/18/11 at 1:31 pm to johnnydrama
with the huge crowds that tulane draws, that stadium would pay for itself in 110-115 years...tops.
Posted on 7/18/11 at 1:38 pm to SM6
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How reasonable would it be to gut and totally re-do Tad Gormely? I know the CUSA told them no more conference games there, but could it be a viable option?
Wouldn't that really defeat the purpose (at least partially) of building an on-campus stadium? Sure you'll get outdoor football, but one problem with the Dome is the lack of revenue it gives the school due to the state's contract with Benson. From what I understand, Benson gets at least a portion (if not all) of the profits from parking and concessions at dome events.
Since the city own Gormley, there would have to be some sort of revenue sharing there too. If they build on-capus, nothing has to be shared. And I have no doubt that attendance would improve if games were in a new, on-campus stadium at Tulane. Am I claiming sell-outs? No. But I think 20,000 is more than reasonable down the road.
Posted on 7/18/11 at 2:00 pm to OweO
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Are you saying it is
Of course I am ...
Posted on 7/18/11 at 2:05 pm to threeputt
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tulane has more history in college football than 80% of the other programs in the country ... no way should they be FBS .. You people are sick
really now....
in the SEC only vandy has less.....
in the ACC... all even DUKE have more.
in the big 12.. all have more.
in the big ten all have more.
in the pac 10... all have more...
now in CUSA, the wac and mountain west... may more than some of those... but not 80%...
Posted on 7/18/11 at 3:08 pm to johnnydrama
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where the announced attendance was 25,000 and I'll bet there weren't 5,000 actual people there.
they issue tickets to all the students, so those are counted as tickets "sold", because they are paid by tuition
Posted on 7/18/11 at 4:09 pm to Lloyd Christmas
They do get tickets in tuition but they dont announce that as tickets sold for games attendance.
Posted on 7/18/11 at 4:21 pm to lsudawg70
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La Tech has more potential than Tulane in the long run.
I don't see why anyone would choose Ruston over New Orleans.
Posted on 7/18/11 at 4:31 pm to TigerNlc
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I don't see why anyone would choose Ruston over New Orleans.
2 guaranteed trips to Hawai'i every four years? At least that was before Hawai'i decided to bolt for the MWC next year.
This post was edited on 7/18/11 at 4:35 pm
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