Robert1969 wrote:The fact is, the administration doesn't care. The fact that Conroy is still around is disheartening to say the least. It is mindboggling. And the only conclusion to draw is that the administration does NOT want a successful athletic department. In fact, they probably don't want an athletic department at all. I don't believe that whatever anti-athletic department feelings that existsed in the 2003 review has gone away. Failure appears to be the game plan. It is getting harder to pretend that next year will be different.
If Tulane had a drop of piss worth of ambition in regards to its athletic department we would get rid of Conroy, gotten rid of the Price brothers, and forcibly remove the Saints playbook from CH's hands. And CJ would be on the hotseat this year.
Unfortunately, that is not the case, and it is getting harder to remain a Tulane fan. My heart is still there, but my survival instincts are telling me I am going to lose my mind if I keep putting up with this.
I think for years they had this higher then thou approach to athletics in so much that TU would do things right and create real student athletes. For years schools like Northwestern and Vandy basically had the same sort of POV. Then the money blew up and TU tried to stay the course all while other academically oriented privates began investing and realizing the value of athletics. As usual SC was late to the game and finally realized how much damage the failed athletic department was doing to TU's brand. I truly believe that they then wanted to win but between incompetence and facing yearly $20mm deficits, it was too late. We have a athletic department bleeding money, a university bleeding money, debts piling up and they simply won't pay a buyout instead they will hold out some insane hope that EC is the guy. RD and the board fool themselves into thinking things are going in the right directions with increased budgets, new football stadium and the AAC invite. In reality we were lucky for the invite and are the worst program in the conference by a wide margin. Not to mention we are at the bottom of the AAC as far as ahtletic budgets and Fitts already said that the budget will remain the same. I also believe there is a quid pro quo of sorts going on as EC brought in some decent donors.
It really feels hopeless and I see little brightness ahead for football. I will keep watching games and at least baseball is on solid footing, for now.
