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luv the Edsall, or is Edsel, magic...the Fiesta Bowl year 2010 ...he lost 4 regular season games and OU bet'em by 28 in the Fiesta bowl.....how in the Hell do you get in a BCS bowl with that crappy record...Stop the madness

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golfnut69 wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 2:00 pm luv the Edsall, or is Edsel, magic...the Fiesta Bowl year 2010 ...he lost 4 regular season games and OU bet'em by 28 in the Fiesta bowl.....how in the Hell do you get in a BCS bowl with that crappy record...Stop the madness

https://fbschedules.com/ncaa-2010/team/uconn
That was the Big East in its football glory.
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wave97 wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 3:27 pm
golfnut69 wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 2:00 pm luv the Edsall, or is Edsel, magic...the Fiesta Bowl year 2010 ...he lost 4 regular season games and OU bet'em by 28 in the Fiesta bowl.....how in the Hell do you get in a BCS bowl with that crappy record...Stop the madness

https://fbschedules.com/ncaa-2010/team/uconn
That was the Big East in its football glory.
must not have been too BIG ...if he had 4 L's...the other teams must have been dreadful
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WavyHoops wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 1:40 pm Was basically agreeing - not disputing.

Navy may be physically closer to Temple but it does not resemble a rival. Lucky for them they have the Big Five to keep the traditional baskeball fires burning, but nothing but the occasional Penn State, Pitt or Notre Dame game moves the needle for football fans in Philly.
Agreed. I don't think Temple gives a crap about most of the AAC football rivals. Having UConn was fun for them because they were one of the few programs shown the door of a P6 when they were kicked out of the Big East.
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golfnut69 wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 3:55 pm
wave97 wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 3:27 pm
golfnut69 wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 2:00 pm luv the Edsall, or is Edsel, magic...the Fiesta Bowl year 2010 ...he lost 4 regular season games and OU bet'em by 28 in the Fiesta bowl.....how in the Hell do you get in a BCS bowl with that crappy record...Stop the madness

https://fbschedules.com/ncaa-2010/team/uconn
That was the Big East in its football glory.
must not have been too BIG ...if he had 4 L's...the other teams must have been dreadful
They won 8 or more games 4 years in a row, and had quite a nice rivalry going with Syracuse and West Virginia. I cannot remember the last time Tulane won 8 games 3 years in a row? Oh, maybe because it was back during the depression. Look it up, last time was 1929-31. We have NEVER won 8 or more 4 years in a row.

OR WE CAN LOOK AT RECORDS SINCE UCONN MOVED UP TO FBS:

UConn has won 98 games since 2000.
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/sc ... index.html

Going back to our undefeated season in 1998, (which means we have two MORE years and a 12-0 to throw into the mix for those keeping score at home ) Tulane has won 94 games.

https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/tulane/

YOU CANNOT ARGUE Tulane played tougher schedules, UConn was in a much better conference for most of these years. The Big East blew away the CUSA. Yeah, they've sucked lately but have been better than our beloved Green Wave since moving up to BCS status.
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UConn did not move the needle for football fans in Philadelphia. Buffalo to Cincy or Philly is over a over a six hour drive.. Phila. to Norfolk is under 4:45.
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DfromCT wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 4:17 pm
golfnut69 wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 3:55 pm
wave97 wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 3:27 pm
golfnut69 wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 2:00 pm luv the Edsall, or is Edsel, magic...the Fiesta Bowl year 2010 ...he lost 4 regular season games and OU bet'em by 28 in the Fiesta bowl.....how in the Hell do you get in a BCS bowl with that crappy record...Stop the madness

https://fbschedules.com/ncaa-2010/team/uconn
That was the Big East in its football glory.
must not have been too BIG ...if he had 4 L's...the other teams must have been dreadful
They won 8 or more games 4 years in a row, and had quite a nice rivalry going with Syracuse and West Virginia. I cannot remember the last time Tulane won 8 games 3 years in a row? Oh, maybe because it was back during the depression. Look it up, last time was 1929-31. We have NEVER won 8 or more 4 years in a row.

OR WE CAN LOOK AT RECORDS SINCE UCONN MOVED UP TO FBS:

UConn has won 98 games since 2000.
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/sc ... index.html

Going back to our undefeated season in 1998, (which means we have two MORE years and a 12-0 to throw into the mix for those keeping score at home ) Tulane has won 94 games.

https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/tulane/

YOU CANNOT ARGUE Tulane played tougher schedules, UConn was in a much better conference for most of these years. The Big East blew away the CUSA. Yeah, they've sucked lately but have been better than our beloved Green Wave since moving up to BCS status.
On October 12th at Yulman we should be about a 25 pt. favorite over the Huskies. :D
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Wave755 wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 4:49 pm
On October 12th at Yulman we should be about a 25 pt. favorite over the Huskies. :D
No doubt. And if we don't cover, I'd be concerned.

I'm not making any argument for the current state of the UConn football team. Or even their past history, or decision to leave the AAC. Just pointing out that, for a stretch they were damned competitive in a true P6 conference. Maybe Camelot was short lived, but it happened! And even giving the Wave two years to include the magical 1998 season, they've won more since 2000 than we have since 1998, inclusive. ;)
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Mods , please ban the uconn troll

Mods , please ban the ucf troll .
President Fitts , B of A , it's put up or forever hold your peace time . Make Tulane ATHLETICS relevant and top 30 again .
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I would still add Buffalo. Nice media market, student size is bigger than the average AAC school and the academics are great as the school has an AAU status. Plus it’s a competitive sports program and in the northeast market. The conference doesn’t need to travel too far west.
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DfromCT wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 4:56 pm
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On October 12th at Yulman we should be about a 25 pt. favorite over the Huskies. :D
No doubt. And if we don't cover, I'd be concerned.

I'm not making any argument for the current state of the UConn football team. Or even their past history, or decision to leave the AAC. Just pointing out that, for a stretch they were damned competitive in a true P6 conference. Maybe Camelot was short lived, but it happened! And even giving the Wave two years to include the magical 1998 season, they've won more since 2000 than we have since 1998, inclusive. ;)
Mainly because we had Cowen, UConn didn’t.
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HoustonWave wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 8:43 pm
Mainly because we had Cowen, UConn didn’t.
Cannot agree more. Yet I wonder why so many key alum/donors still think the guy walks on water? Especially in the wake of the hidden budget deficits that were uncovered during the Cowen era after we got Fitts.

But none of us want this to digress into a Cowen bashing thread. Sorry for the drift.
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So...the AAC cannot hold a conference title game unless it adds a team, kicks a team out, or gets the NCAA to change the rules since a conference with less than 12 teams can only hold a title game if it plays a round robin.

This should be interesting.
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Aberzombie1892 wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 10:05 pm So...the AAC cannot hold a conference title game unless it adds a team, kicks a team out, or gets the NCAA to change the rules since a conference with less than 12 teams can only hold a title game if it plays a round robin.

This should be interesting.
Can they waive that for the Big 12 but not the AAC?

Agreed, should be interesting.
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DfromCT wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 10:08 pm
Aberzombie1892 wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 10:05 pm So...the AAC cannot hold a conference title game unless it adds a team, kicks a team out, or gets the NCAA to change the rules since a conference with less than 12 teams can only hold a title game if it plays a round robin.

This should be interesting.
Can they waive that for the Big 12 but not the AAC?

Agreed, should be interesting.
The Big 12 plays a round robin, so it’s within the existing rules - 10 teams with 9 conference games.
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Aberzombie1892 wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 6:21 am
DfromCT wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 10:08 pm
Aberzombie1892 wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 10:05 pm So...the AAC cannot hold a conference title game unless it adds a team, kicks a team out, or gets the NCAA to change the rules since a conference with less than 12 teams can only hold a title game if it plays a round robin.

This should be interesting.
Can they waive that for the Big 12 but not the AAC?

Agreed, should be interesting.
The Big 12 plays a round robin, so it’s within the existing rules - 10 teams with 9 conference games.
Big 12 got a waiver from the NCAA a couple of years ago. After receiving the waiver they decided not to expand. It's not within their rules, the NCAA made an exception at that time.
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DfromCT wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 6:42 am
Aberzombie1892 wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 6:21 am
DfromCT wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 10:08 pm
Aberzombie1892 wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 10:05 pm So...the AAC cannot hold a conference title game unless it adds a team, kicks a team out, or gets the NCAA to change the rules since a conference with less than 12 teams can only hold a title game if it plays a round robin.

This should be interesting.
Can they waive that for the Big 12 but not the AAC?

Agreed, should be interesting.
The Big 12 plays a round robin, so it’s within the existing rules - 10 teams with 9 conference games.
Big 12 got a waiver from the NCAA a couple of years ago. After receiving the waiver they decided not to expand. It's not within their rules, the NCAA made an exception at that time.
It’s not a waiver if any conference can do it.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ncaa.c ... hold%3famp
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Aberzombie1892 wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 6:48 am
DfromCT wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 6:42 am
Aberzombie1892 wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 6:21 am
DfromCT wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 10:08 pm
Aberzombie1892 wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 10:05 pm So...the AAC cannot hold a conference title game unless it adds a team, kicks a team out, or gets the NCAA to change the rules since a conference with less than 12 teams can only hold a title game if it plays a round robin.

This should be interesting.
Can they waive that for the Big 12 but not the AAC?

Agreed, should be interesting.
The Big 12 plays a round robin, so it’s within the existing rules - 10 teams with 9 conference games.
Big 12 got a waiver from the NCAA a couple of years ago. After receiving the waiver they decided not to expand. It's not within their rules, the NCAA made an exception at that time.
It’s not a waiver if any conference can do it.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ncaa.c ... hold%3famp
And that's EXACTLY my reason for saying "it should be interesting." Thank you.
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DfromCT wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 10:05 pm
HoustonWave wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 8:43 pm
Mainly because we had Cowen, UConn didn’t.
Cannot agree more. Yet I wonder why so many key alum/donors still think the guy walks on water? Especially in the wake of the hidden budget deficits that were uncovered during the Cowen era after we got Fitts.

But none of us want this to digress into a Cowen bashing thread. Sorry for the drift.
It's hard not to drift, when the Tulane community still looks around and sees the rubble from his administration. Your question is a great one, and one of the true mysteries of the modern Tulane era. We can only hope that as time goes by, a more accurate assessment of the Cowen era will gradually surface.
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HoustonWave wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 8:16 am
DfromCT wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 10:05 pm
HoustonWave wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 8:43 pm
Mainly because we had Cowen, UConn didn’t.
Cannot agree more. Yet I wonder why so many key alum/donors still think the guy walks on water? Especially in the wake of the hidden budget deficits that were uncovered during the Cowen era after we got Fitts.

But none of us want this to digress into a Cowen bashing thread. Sorry for the drift.
It's hard not to drift, when the Tulane community still looks around and sees the rubble from his administration. Your question is a great one, and one of the true mysteries of the modern Tulane era. We can only hope that as time goes by, a more accurate assessment of the Cowen era will gradually surface.
U can start the assessment with a Forensic Accounting firm of where the Katrina Federal money as well as property insurance funds, disappeared to
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golfnut69 wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 8:35 am
HoustonWave wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 8:16 am
DfromCT wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 10:05 pm
HoustonWave wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 8:43 pm
Mainly because we had Cowen, UConn didn’t.
Cannot agree more. Yet I wonder why so many key alum/donors still think the guy walks on water? Especially in the wake of the hidden budget deficits that were uncovered during the Cowen era after we got Fitts.

But none of us want this to digress into a Cowen bashing thread. Sorry for the drift.
It's hard not to drift, when the Tulane community still looks around and sees the rubble from his administration. Your question is a great one, and one of the true mysteries of the modern Tulane era. We can only hope that as time goes by, a more accurate assessment of the Cowen era will gradually surface.
U can start the assessment with a Forensic Accounting firm of where the Katrina Federal money as well as property insurance funds, disappeared to
Great idea. Probably too good an idea--the Board still has Cowen-worshippers who don't want to know what happened to all those funds. If you know you won't like the answer, then don't ask the question.
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golfnut69 wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 3:55 pm
wave97 wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 3:27 pm
golfnut69 wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 2:00 pm luv the Edsall, or is Edsel, magic...the Fiesta Bowl year 2010 ...he lost 4 regular season games and OU bet'em by 28 in the Fiesta bowl.....how in the Hell do you get in a BCS bowl with that crappy record...Stop the madness

https://fbschedules.com/ncaa-2010/team/uconn
That was the Big East in its football glory.
must not have been too BIG ...if he had 4 L's...the other teams must have been dreadful
Should have put in the sarcasm emoji.
FWIW, Having Penn State Maryland & Rutgers in the Big 10 is a huge cultural and regional misfit. Out of all the coulda-shoulda-woulda's over the recent decades the Big East decision to deny Penn State was probably the single biggest in contributing to the current Sh*t Show.
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Coach Hunter weighs in on the Tulane-bashing around the subject:

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WavyHoops wrote: Wed Jun 26, 2019 1:19 pm Coach Hunter weighs in on the Tulane-bashing around the subject:

I like how it matters to him. It didn't to Dunleavy.
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