I'm not sure Tulane would beat Houston, UCF, or a typical Tulsa team (gosh, they're awful this year), but there are definite signs of improvement and that everything is going in the right direction for the new stadium, which will be a big boost.

Looking forward to joining the AAC next year and renewing our rivalries with SMU Houston UCF,East Carolina,Memphis and Tulsa. The AAC will be much stronger than CUSA and much more difficult to win in. I am excited about both basketball and particularly baseball.

I think Tulane has a pulse after years of sports decline... which is a good sign. The conference move and a new football stadium will only be bigger bonuses.... their success this year is partly them, and partly the decline of the CUSA... either way, they're improving and that's a good thing for them and the AAC! Good luck Tulane - take home a division title and one of the incoming teams bring the CUSA championship with you! ;-)

ecu vs tulane for cusa champ with tulane winning would be glorious for aac.

(11-01-2013 05:22 PM)JDTulane Wrote:  ecu vs tulane for cusa champ with tulane winning would be glorious for aac.

That would make the entirety of C-USA division champions (except for the two years USM won the east) current or future AAC members.

(11-01-2013 11:17 AM)Kruciff Wrote:  

(11-01-2013 11:14 AM)TheEastisPurple Wrote:  Tulane has been a pleasant surprise. I thought you guys would be better this year but I didn't think you would improve this much. If you guys had pulled out that game against SA you probably would be ranked right now.

Not after that loss to a really bad Syracuse team.

You say that, but Tulane could have, should have, and would have won that game against Syracuse....................all they needed was the officiating crew that worked their game against North Texas.

Playing at the Superdome has killed Tulane football. Getting out of there could change everything for TU

I like the Superdome. I can get shitcanned drunk when SMU is losing

(11-01-2013 03:36 PM)CitrusUCF Wrote:  I'm not sure Tulane would beat Houston, UCF, or a typical Tulsa team (gosh, they're awful this year), but there are definite signs of improvement and that everything is going in the right direction for the new stadium, which will be a big boost.

I agree with that. But we're getting better athletes into the program and improving pretty fast. Frankly, we needed this final year in C-USA. We take a big step up in competition next year (including our ooc schedule of Rutgers, G Tech and Duke).

Very proud of the green wave.

ive always been a big fan of tulane coming on. Out of all of the teams left they were obviously the best option. Having a good football team is a bonus. Great city. I was never a fan of USM, I think they have a low ceiling in terms of fan support.

Yes, I was a fan of Tulane coming in over the other available options including USM. No knock on USM, but the market angle was the overriding issue at the time and then there was the Western Wing. I was not, and I still am not, in favor of Tulsa (size, alumni base, & market despite liking the town).

(11-01-2013 03:09 PM)ArmoredUpKnight Wrote:  CUSA just looks watered down with their new additions. Teams that were provously body bags are now kings of the conference. It would be different if Houston and SMU were still in the West.

For the record: I never supported Southern Miss in expansion. Financially they are in the red and they brought 0 market. The fact that they had on the field success was the hardwork of Jeff Bower and the lucky shot they took with Fedora being a success. They have always been 1 poor coaching decision from absolutely irrelavent. That's a bit why adding Tulsa worries me too. They have had a string of good coaches but can they consistently pick a winning coach with the high turnover of that staff.

I don't disagree on Tulsa or USM, but EVERY school in this conference is one bad coaching hire away from being absolutely irrelevant. That includes Cincy, UH, UCF, and as we've seen, USF and UCONN. Of course there are no clearer examples than USM.

(11-01-2013 03:09 PM)ArmoredUpKnight Wrote:  CUSA just looks watered down with their new additions. Teams that were provously body bags are now kings of the conference. It would be different if Houston and SMU were still in the West.

For the record: I never supported Southern Miss in expansion. Financially they are in the red and they brought 0 market. The fact that they had on the field success was the hardwork of Jeff Bower and the lucky shot they took with Fedora being a success. They have always been 1 poor coaching decision from absolutely irrelavent. That's a bit why adding Tulsa worries me too. They have had a string of good coaches but can they consistently pick a winning coach with the high turnover of that staff.

Houston only beat Rice by 5 points. The score was 31-26. Not exactly a blowout. North Texas beat Rice by more points then that. SMU is under .500 and not having a very good season. The West already has 3 bowl eligible team, while C-USA East will have 1 by the end of today. If Houston and SMU were still in C-USA, Houston would probably still be 1st in the West, but SMU would probably be somewhere in the middle. C-USA West is doing okay.

The only new additions that are having good seasons in C-USA are North Texas and MTSU, and they are not kings of C-USA. The conference is not watered down. Just like the AAC, some of the established teams are having good season and some are not. Some of the new additions are having good season and some are not. MTSU has a good win over a solid Marshall team, and UNT has now taken down Rice, and Ball State. North Texas didn't play like a body bag team at Georgia. They also gave Tulane all they could handle in New Orleans. If Tulane had come to UNT, the score could have been different.

Houston is having a good season, and I hope it continues. I like Houston and hope they win the AAC. But, C-USA is having an exciting and interesting first season with the new additions. Almost 23,000 real people in the stands on Halloween to watch Rice @ North Texas is a preview to the kind of interest this new lineup in C-USA West is creating.

C-USA will fill all of its bowl ties. I think Rutgers will get to 6, but I don't think SMU can win 3 of its last 5. Will the AAC fill all of it's bowl ties?

(11-01-2013 07:06 PM)Adler Wrote:  

(11-01-2013 11:17 AM)Kruciff Wrote:  

(11-01-2013 11:14 AM)TheEastisPurple Wrote:  If you guys had pulled out that game against SA you probably would be ranked right now.

Not after that loss to a really bad Syracuse team.

You say that, but Tulane could have, should have, and would have won that game against Syracuse....................all they needed was the officiating crew that worked their game against North Texas.

That wouldn't have helped any, just as different zebras wouldn't have helped UNT when they lost to us... Syracuse kicked our @ss fair and square. UNT almost won against Tulane but their loss was also fair and square.

Great to see Tulane with the momentum coming into the AAC next year. Bowl eligible, competing for CUSA championship, and new stadium, huge endowment. Good things going on at Tulane.

Tulane…i have not followed your team at all this year and other than knowing you are bowl eligible I know nothing about your team. Are you a young team or is this a veteran heavy squad?

Big oops today! What the heck happened?

4 passes in a row = 4 interceptions in a row. in fau territory