Tulane's only hope is if the Big 12 holds off on expansion and I think they will. Football, M/W basketball and volleyball have to put some butts in the seats and win. Football has to win and Tulane has to fill the seats to make it happen before they decide to expand. Well the one thing I know is to...

As per MD he will redshirt apparently to add some weight:

http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/news/201 ... ath=mbball

Lurk- none of those guys had success as HC's at the D1 level after being fired here. My point is that after all this down time if we don't win under WF our pool of candidates will always be underwhelming.

Apparently, over the last year, WSJ has performed calculations in order to gauge the football and basketball values of different programs, and Hook Em compiled and released the list of the most popular Big 12 expansion candidates. It looks like UConn, USF, and BYU are the only programs that have a ...

Well said lurker.

I was surprised when Tulane got the Big East invite, and will be pleasantly surprised if we get the Big XII invite. But I'm just not sure we are there yet. Unlike WW, I don't think is a "do or die" decision about Tulane. However it is a transformative event. To use the football analogy, i...

D- in addition to what TX and lurk said the media is more often wrong than right. They never acknowledge it when all is said and done.

If Tulane is not invited, it will be because of its losing history and you are welcome to blaze away at those responsible for that. I've been trying to say that a bit more politely, but some wearing Olive Green and Sky Blue glasses don't want to hear it. Funny how another poster, one that has a lon...

I guess you missed the articles and headlines in June saying the Big 12 had postponed expansion, most suggested it was postponing expansion for a number of years. Then the ACC TV deal came out, their TV consultants were called back to make another presentation and less than 48 hours after the ACC T...

Not where I am.

We're all just very passionate about our Tulane athletics. The line gets crossed and we would never talk to each other like that in person. But hey it's just the internet. Happens on every fan site out there. Peace and love on a beautiful Sunday.

lurker-thanks for expounding on my theory elsewhere.

The writers motive is very clear. He wants Alabama out of the SEC west.

Back on topic:

http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/ ... f0a4e.html

Kansas and Texas Tech were starting to show interest. May well draw more as his senior year goes on. Let's keep the faith.

It came at regularly scheduled meetings. He had it on the agenda before that announcement.

It is about money but it's not just about talking about expansion to get more money but having no intention to really expand. We'll know shortly. There was media speculation but Bowlsby had those meetings set up to keep the discussion and presentations going.

Correct. Current Big12 deal runs through 2024. Agreed and well known. But if you're ESPN, and the Big 12 is about to add two (or 4) schools that you don't think add value to the conference, wouldn't you rather re-negotiate than pay an additional $46 or $92 million for a product that you think is le...

Correct. Current Big12 deal runs through 2024. Agreed and well known. But if you're ESPN, and the Big 12 is about to add two (or 4) schools that you don't think add value to the conference, wouldn't you rather re-negotiate than pay an additional $46 or $92 million for a product that you think is le...

Yet many, if not most of us, are calling Coach Fritz to be the man that takes Tulane Football to the promised land, before he's even coached a game. I think he's one heck of a good coach. But there's a distinct possibility that he doesn't succeed here. If not, he'll leave us with a team tailored to...

I am worried that Fritz appears to be aiming low with these recruits. This isn't the Sunbelt. This is a near power conference. My only hope is that he's finding a bunch of sleepers. Not feeling confident in the recruiting. But then, as far as I know, each of these guys might be just the perfect ath...

I am just hoping the presidents want to be associated with a top 40 AAU school rather than a bunch of commuter schools, like Houston, Memphis, Cincinnati, and UCF. Also, we are the best fit geographically and we have New Orleans and we are in SEC country (recruiting). Baseball is big in the Big 12 ...

I am just hoping the presidents want to be associated with a top 40 AAU school rather than a bunch of commuter schools, like Houston, Memphis, Cincinnati, and UCF. Also, we are the best fit geographically and we have New Orleans and we are in SEC country (recruiting). Baseball is big in the Big 12 ...

I wonder what conference connections our next hire should have? This is an opportunity. Apparently, the Southland Conference. This one's a head-scratcher. http://sportsnola.com/sources-outgoing-nicholls-ad-rob-bernardi-joining-tulane-staff/ The guy did spent 10 years as an assistant commissioner fo...

Was just coming to post that too. Here's the Advocate article on it:

http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/ ... 55dec.html

Was always amazed at how open he could get himself. He was so much fun to watch.

We hope you are too.