If the ACC loses teams, Tulane would be a top 3 choice right now. The ACC’s addition of SMU actually helps Tulane in this case since a travel partner is already in place.

We just traded Fresno for Wyoming

Anyone in his position would move on unless they're a Tulane alum/lifer. CWF will do the same as well with another 10 win season. And Troy got into the P2 as well. This is quite true. Tulane desperately needs to put alums or NOLA natives into these critical positions. The transients are usually jus...

anEngineer wrote: ↑Sat Oct 07, 2023 9:18 am Several on this site think that's what was holding us back. They should be thrilled. I am not.

This. So many complaints on here about Dannen, but we replace him? He was solid for Tulane.

looks like the big10 will not be adding teams until after the 2028 season...the schedules are released https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38574959/big-ten-reveals-new-football-schedules-2024-28-seasons That will limit the bailout options for ACC teams, leaving four or less schools wit...

Tulane’s path forward is when Clemson/FSU/etc. leaves the ACC and a slot opens up. It would be marriage of convenience because Tulane is what it is and the alternative options are programs like Memphis or USF. Short of that scenario, it is what it is for now with the Big 12 being off the table and T...

Welp. There goes NY6. Oh I I didn’t know the game was over… CBS projections has now pushed Tulane out for Fresno. It’s not solely about wins/losses at this point. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-bowl-projections-oklahoma-fresno-state-jump-into-new-years-six-as-usc-w...

Updates CBS projections push Tulane out for Fresno.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-footb ... gton-swap/

Welp. There goes NY6.

What do you all want him to say? Getting an invite to a P4/5 isn't about wins and losses - it's about media markets and what ESPN/FOX/CBS/etc. want. If the media partners do not want to pay $31M+/year for Tulane and/or P4/5s do not deem New Orleans a media market worth having even for free (i.e. SM...

What do you all want him to say? Getting an invite to a P4/5 isn't about wins and losses - it's about media markets and what ESPN/FOX/CBS/etc. want. If the media partners do not want to pay $31M+/year for Tulane and/or P4/5s do not deem New Orleans a media market worth having even for free (i.e. SMU...

Is anyone willing to pay US News and post the details of Tulane’s ranking metrics here? It’s hard to form a strong positive/negative opinion about it without having the specific details in hand. The metrics being considered don’t seem too crazy offhand: https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/tulane-u...

Is anyone willing to pay US News and post the details of Tulane’s ranking metrics here? It’s hard to form a strong positive/negative opinion about it without having the specific details in hand. The metrics being considered don’t seem too crazy offhand: https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/tulane-un...

This is old news. Literally, it's been out for a number of days, and a week or two before it came out anyone who follows these things knew that the ranking methodology changed considerably from last year to this year. It's not all about "woke" crap at all. A good portion of the change foc...

I know nobody pays the full amount but most need to borrow substantially. At a bare minimum undergrad out of state students receiving aid are borrowing the max they can from the student loan programs. They will be leading their peers at less expensive schools in debt load and salaries don’t justify...

Moving on… Tulane is now ranked in the 70s for both undergrad and law, 80s for graduate business, and unranked (by choice) for medicine. Any thoughts? My thoughts are that schools like Tulane and WashU have long catered to the children of high earners/rich people by offering “merit” scholarships to ...

Whenever people bring up Tulane to the P4, tell them that Tulane vs USA in 2023 had less than 54k viewers. That should leave an impression.

Welp - turnover on downs.

No Pratt. I’m bummed.

SMU has the weight of the business industry and media market of Dallas behind it, and that’s without a doubt more valuable than anything Tulane could provide even if Tulane had an endowment and media market were 2-3x larger than it currently is.

HoustonWave wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 8:30 am

Aberzombie1892 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 8:23 am Pratt is a game time decision.

Very disappointing to hear this. How many fans have bet on the Wave and taken the 7.5 points?

I wouldn’t have recommended betting on this game either way as the week 1 results weren’t decisive enough to determine who would likely win.

Pratt is a game time decision.

The challenge with all this is that SMU is more valuable to the ACC than Tulane is (i.e. Dallas, Texas), so the seemingly common assumption in this thread that if Tulane made the same offer as SMU (and has the same facilities as SMU) it would be met with the same acceptance by the ACC may not actual...

One option that is still on the table is OSU/WSU rebuilding the PAC. They have more than enough money by having all the exit fees of the ten teams that left, plus other payouts still due the conf, as well owning the PAC Network. If they choose, they have enough to poach 4-6 MWC and 4-6 AAC and pay ...

Mr. Slatten, thank you for sharing. Did we ever talk to the ACC? Did we even try to put a package together? And why won’t Tulane finance some of this? As you know, the league we are playing in currently is terrible. It sounds like we are at a crossroads. And the path appears to be playing at a leve...