(08-27-2015 09:38 AM)Enviro5609 Wrote:  

(08-27-2015 09:27 AM)oldtiger Wrote:  

(08-27-2015 08:22 AM)Enviro5609 Wrote:  

(08-27-2015 06:14 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  Jesus, some of the Tulane fans on this board are an odd mixture of aspergers syndrome and huffing.

Most of us are old timers. JD and I are the only two 20-somethings I know of, let alone 30-something.

Thanks for the info. I think that you are mostly saying that the Tulane posters that most here view as off balance are guys that are about my age and that the 20-30 year olds are the normal guys?

Seriously?

When it comes to the Tulane fan base?

Yes. Yes I am.

There is a huge divide between Tulane alumni 65+ and Tulane alumni who graduated in the last decade. Tulane is an entirely different school in many ways since then. From an deeply SEC school to a mostly northeast school, with all of the cultural issues and differences that entails. I'm not going to go into it too much, except to say that the racial, geographical, ethnic, religious, socio-economic and just about every other demographic you can think of is wildly different, as are our conceptions as to what Tulane is.

The Tulane posters you see on this board, like Savacool et al, who are called "delusional" or "trolls" are simply senior citizens without a good grasp on technology. They've earned the right to have a few screws loose, for sure. Not saying otherwise. And even if they are 100% lucid the tech barrier creates interesting posts. But keep in mind who is behind the keyboard.

Making generalizations about groups of people is a mistake. People don't fit into neat little categories. Maybe when you're an old timer you'll understand that.

(08-26-2015 10:16 AM)Enviro5609 Wrote:  What we need is just the semblence of credibility in football and basketball-- the revenue sports. Thats the 'match.' 1 great or 2 good seasons in football and basketball and we are in. I'm sure the BigXII is desperately wanting that to happen. OU especially. It would make us a no-brainier. We don't even need to be like Baylor or TCU- a Tulane that looked like a Georgia Tech historically would be good enough. Competitive, but not a power house. That OU scheduled us in Football is no accident. And there is hope for the future. We were the youngest team in FBS last year, and we were only 3 plays away from being bowl eligible. I think we will suprise people this year. And 2016 and 2017 Tulane will look much like Memphis did last year. Basketball recruiting has picked up significantly as well. We could be in for a Tournament appearance in the not too distance future if things shake out just right.

Again, Tulane doesn't need to pull a Baylor or a TCU. Being a Gerogia Tech, Maryland or Rutgers would do just fine. Just being consistently competitive in the conference in both basketball and and football, with Armed Forces or Birmingham bowl appearances and NCAA/NIT tournament appearances instead of losing records, New Orleans bowls and CBI appearances.

But there is a time limit here. The BigXII won't wait around forever on us, and time is running out. 2019 is when several conference's TV deals are up, and the realignment circus will kick up in years leading up to that. So its do or die time. But to dismiss the idea out of hand just shows your ignorance of the business side of college sports.

EDIT-

If Tulane goes 7-5 this year, and 9-3 next year in Football, with NIT this year and NCAA next year in basketball, Tulane is in. It is a long shot. But we control our own destiny here, which is something the other expansion candidates cannot really say.

i completely disagree....
i agree with the first part that tulane would a top candidate if it won...but i 100% disagree with what you think will get them in....

you sports reputation is horrfic...if you think a 7-5 and 9-3 season in the aac will get you into the big 12 you are crazy....
san jose has a similiar athletic reputation to tulane...san jose went top 25 literally 2 years ago and was 11-2..two years later we still consider them an absolute joke...reputation isnt destroyed in 1 year...especially not on mediocre seasons

tulane will need 3 top 25 seasons over the next 5 years..or 2 top 25 seasons, an access bowl and bowl eligible the rest of the 5 years.

the biggest push for expansion as vocalized by the people deciding is competitive edge, not aau or location and the big 12 doesnt have a tv network,

but you think the big 12 who is expending to increase its chance at the playoff will add a historically horrible team because they had 2 mediocre years in g5 conference?

if tulane is added its because the big 12 feels they can produce elite teams and occasionally rival lsu....2 mediocre seasons in AAC after averaging 4 wins a season for a decade wont change anyone's mind about anylong term possibilities

numerous presidents have said they want a team that can follow the tcu model...tcu was a regular top 10 team.....

you really dont realize how bad tulanes sports reputation is.....you literally bring up any mwc vs aac argument..or aac to p6 argument ..almost 100% of people use tulane as the counter..one of the c7 AD's said he wished the presidents took their time and didnt rush to get tulane

(08-26-2015 11:17 PM)DefCONNOne Wrote:  

(08-25-2015 09:51 PM)GeminiShamrock Wrote:  

(08-25-2015 01:44 PM)Rolling Wave Wrote:  All ten AD are in New Orleans for two days of BIG XII meetings, instead of Dallas.

You can be sure Tulane is taking advantage.

Announcement imminent.

If you really believe that, I have some oceanfront property in Arizona I'd like to sell you. #GeorgeStrait

I don't recall ever selling that prime oceanfront property to anyone. Wait, did you get me liquored up and sell it to you?

Uh, sure.

Again. The BIG XII is an association of UNIVERSITIES.

Not an association of football teams.

UNIVERSITY STATUS is primary. Secondary: everything else.

Tulane University...SEC Conference from 1932 to 1966.

Today..2015...kicking themselves... [/u]

Glad to be in a conference with you guys though...Go Pirates!

(08-27-2015 11:22 AM)pesik Wrote:  

(08-26-2015 10:16 AM)Enviro5609 Wrote:  What we need is just the semblence of credibility in football and basketball-- the revenue sports. Thats the 'match.' 1 great or 2 good seasons in football and basketball and we are in. I'm sure the BigXII is desperately wanting that to happen. OU especially. It would make us a no-brainier. We don't even need to be like Baylor or TCU- a Tulane that looked like a Georgia Tech historically would be good enough. Competitive, but not a power house. That OU scheduled us in Football is no accident. And there is hope for the future. We were the youngest team in FBS last year, and we were only 3 plays away from being bowl eligible. I think we will suprise people this year. And 2016 and 2017 Tulane will look much like Memphis did last year. Basketball recruiting has picked up significantly as well. We could be in for a Tournament appearance in the not too distance future if things shake out just right.

Again, Tulane doesn't need to pull a Baylor or a TCU. Being a Gerogia Tech, Maryland or Rutgers would do just fine. Just being consistently competitive in the conference in both basketball and and football, with Armed Forces or Birmingham bowl appearances and NCAA/NIT tournament appearances instead of losing records, New Orleans bowls and CBI appearances.

But there is a time limit here. The BigXII won't wait around forever on us, and time is running out. 2019 is when several conference's TV deals are up, and the realignment circus will kick up in years leading up to that. So its do or die time. But to dismiss the idea out of hand just shows your ignorance of the business side of college sports.

EDIT-

If Tulane goes 7-5 this year, and 9-3 next year in Football, with NIT this year and NCAA next year in basketball, Tulane is in. It is a long shot. But we control our own destiny here, which is something the other expansion candidates cannot really say.

i completely disagree....
i agree with the first part that tulane would a top candidate if it won...but i 100% disagree with what you think will get them in....

you sports reputation is horrfic...if you think a 7-5 and 9-3 season in the aac will get you into the big 12 you are crazy....
san jose has a similiar athletic reputation to tulane...san jose went top 25 literally 2 years ago and was 11-2..two years later we still consider them an absolute joke...reputation isnt destroyed in 1 year...especially not on mediocre seasons

tulane will need 3 top 25 seasons over the next 5 years..or 2 top 25 seasons, an access bowl and bowl eligible the rest of the 5 years.

the biggest push for expansion as vocalized by the people deciding is competitive edge, not aau or location and the big 12 doesnt have a tv network,

but you think the big 12 who is expending to increase its chance at the playoff will add a historically horrible team because they had 2 mediocre years in g5 conference?

if tulane is added its because the big 12 feels they can produce elite teams and occasionally rival lsu....2 mediocre seasons in AAC after averaging 4 wins a season for a decade wont change anyone's mind about anylong term possibilities

numerous presidents have said they want a team that can follow the tcu model...tcu was a regular top 10 team.....

you really dont realize how bad tulanes sports reputation is.....you literally bring up any mwc vs aac argument..or aac to p6 argument ..almost 100% of people use tulane as the counter..one of the c7 AD's said he wished the presidents took their time and didnt rush to get tulane

Actually the SEC commissioner recently came out to say AAU is very important in expansion. So there's that. As far as comparing San Jose and Tulane? At least people have heard of Tulane. Ridiculous comparison.

(08-27-2015 09:38 AM)Enviro5609 Wrote:  

(08-27-2015 09:27 AM)oldtiger Wrote:  

(08-27-2015 08:22 AM)Enviro5609 Wrote:  

(08-27-2015 06:14 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  Jesus, some of the Tulane fans on this board are an odd mixture of aspergers syndrome and huffing.

Most of us are old timers. JD and I are the only two 20-somethings I know of, let alone 30-something.

Thanks for the info. I think that you are mostly saying that the Tulane posters that most here view as off balance are guys that are about my age and that the 20-30 year olds are the normal guys?

Seriously?

When it comes to the Tulane fan base?

Yes. Yes I am.

There is a huge divide between Tulane alumni 65+ and Tulane alumni who graduated in the last decade. Tulane is an entirely different school in many ways since then. From an deeply SEC school to a mostly northeast school, with all of the cultural issues and differences that entails. I'm not going to go into it too much, except to say that the racial, geographical, ethnic, religious, socio-economic and just about every other demographic you can think of is wildly different, as are our conceptions as to what Tulane is.

The Tulane posters you see on this board, like Savacool et al, who are called "delusional" or "trolls" are simply senior citizens without a good grasp on technology. They've earned the right to have a few screws loose, for sure. Not saying otherwise. And even if they are 100% lucid the tech barrier creates interesting posts. But keep in mind who is behind the keyboard.

Yeah, I mean the other thing you have to understand is that the Tulane fans that delusionally post stuff here -- your troll population -- have made it uncomfortable for the rest of us to post very often.

Maybe if we get some success, that will change. But most Tulane fans aren't going to post on a conference board during the silly season of dick measuring that is the summer around here. The ones who are are mentally ill (savacool, aka Jonathan).

During the season you'll see more normal Tulane fans stop by.

(08-27-2015 02:01 PM)rtaylor Wrote:  Actually the SEC commissioner recently came out to say AAU is very important in expansion. So there's that. As far as comparing San Jose and Tulane? At least people have heard of Tulane. Ridiculous comparison.

san jose was a top 25 team 2 years ago, they brought in the #3 g5 recruiting class last year.. the are in the bay area in one of the biggest tv markets....youve never heard of them because you are in the east coast.....on a pure athletic standpoint san jose is probably better than tulane

I would love it if the Big XII representatives knocked on the door of Gibson Hall with an invitation to join. But it's not going to happen. Excellent work by my fellow Tulane fans on trolling though, this place was starting to get a little stale.

(08-27-2015 03:01 PM)pesik Wrote:  

(08-27-2015 02:01 PM)rtaylor Wrote:  Actually the SEC commissioner recently came out to say AAU is very important in expansion. So there's that. As far as comparing San Jose and Tulane? At least people have heard of Tulane. Ridiculous comparison.

san jose was a top 25 team 2 years ago, they brought in the #3 g5 recruiting class last year.. the are in the bay area in one of the biggest tv markets....youve never heard of them because you are in the east coast.....on a pure athletic standpoint san jose is probably better than tulane

You just proved my point.

(08-27-2015 02:39 PM)OUGwave Wrote:  

(08-27-2015 09:38 AM)Enviro5609 Wrote:  

(08-27-2015 09:27 AM)oldtiger Wrote:  

(08-27-2015 08:22 AM)Enviro5609 Wrote:  

(08-27-2015 06:14 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  Jesus, some of the Tulane fans on this board are an odd mixture of aspergers syndrome and huffing.

Most of us are old timers. JD and I are the only two 20-somethings I know of, let alone 30-something.

Thanks for the info. I think that you are mostly saying that the Tulane posters that most here view as off balance are guys that are about my age and that the 20-30 year olds are the normal guys?

Seriously?

When it comes to the Tulane fan base?

Yes. Yes I am.

There is a huge divide between Tulane alumni 65+ and Tulane alumni who graduated in the last decade. Tulane is an entirely different school in many ways since then. From an deeply SEC school to a mostly northeast school, with all of the cultural issues and differences that entails. I'm not going to go into it too much, except to say that the racial, geographical, ethnic, religious, socio-economic and just about every other demographic you can think of is wildly different, as are our conceptions as to what Tulane is.

The Tulane posters you see on this board, like Savacool et al, who are called "delusional" or "trolls" are simply senior citizens without a good grasp on technology. They've earned the right to have a few screws loose, for sure. Not saying otherwise. And even if they are 100% lucid the tech barrier creates interesting posts. But keep in mind who is behind the keyboard.

Yeah, I mean the other thing you have to understand is that the Tulane fans that delusionally post stuff here -- your troll population -- have made it uncomfortable for the rest of us to post very often.

Maybe if we get some success, that will change. But most Tulane fans aren't going to post on a conference board during the silly season of dick measuring that is the summer around here. The ones who are are mentally ill (savacool, aka Jonathan).

During the season you'll see more normal Tulane fans stop by.

Exactly. Whenever a thread blows up into people using the phrase "you sir," I tend to stay away. BTW, mark me down as one of the 20-somethings.

(08-27-2015 02:39 PM)OUGwave Wrote:  During the season you'll see more normal Tulane fans stop by.

That's great OUGwave. I miss good conversation with Green Wave fans.

Somehow between these recent abnormal Tulane fans that have shown up lately and a small group of UConn fans, I've been labeled as a troll. You've been around awhile and know that I'm the farthest thing imaginable from a troll.

The reason why I'm here as much as I am is because the main Tiger board has become unlivable with posters that normal folks can't stand to be around in person or virtually.

(08-27-2015 08:02 PM)oldtiger Wrote:  

(08-27-2015 02:39 PM)OUGwave Wrote:  During the season you'll see more normal Tulane fans stop by.

That's great OUGwave. I miss good conversation with Green Wave fans.

Somehow between these recent abnormal Tulane fans that have shown up lately and a small group of UConn fans, I've been labeled as a troll. You've been around awhile and know that I'm the farthest thing imaginable from a troll.

The reason why I'm here as much as I am is because the main Tiger board has become unlivable with posters that normal folks can't stand to be around in person or virtually.

No one has called you a troll specifically. No one. I thought victimhood was a millennial thing?

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Edit - this is how you troll, fyi. Take notes.

(08-27-2015 08:02 PM)oldtiger Wrote:  

(08-27-2015 02:39 PM)OUGwave Wrote:  During the season you'll see more normal Tulane fans stop by.

That's great OUGwave. I miss good conversation with Green Wave fans.

Somehow between these recent abnormal Tulane fans that have shown up lately and a small group of UConn fans, I've been labeled as a troll. You've been around awhile and know that I'm the farthest thing imaginable from a troll.

The reason why I'm here as much as I am is because the main Tiger board has become unlivable with posters that normal folks can't stand to be around in person or virtually.

Yeah, I would say just don't take the bait. Savacool and a couple of others are the same people who ruin Tulane boards. Just ignore them.

Most posters here have a pretty good mutual respect for other schools in the league and add value to discussions, except a few Cincy posters and we all know who they are.

(08-25-2015 02:55 PM)wavefan12 Wrote:  

(08-25-2015 02:23 PM)Stookey57 Wrote:  

(08-25-2015 01:59 PM)wavefan12 Wrote:  If only we could get our act together.

You can fire your athletic director and if he's not the problem fire his boss

Been begging for it for years. Flew a banner over homecoming asking for him to be fired. He's a big part of the problem, but ultimately is the board's inability to recognize the value of athletics and get off their high horse student-athlete nonsense.

The prick knows the right people that's why he has his job

(08-25-2015 06:22 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  

(08-25-2015 03:11 PM)NBPirate Wrote:  

(08-25-2015 03:08 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  @ChuckCarltonDMN 2m2 minutes ago
For those wondering, Big 12 ADs were meeting in New Orleans because of conference's tie-in with the Sugar Bowl.

Its too bad for Tulane that the B12 already has the Sugar Bowl tie in. They could sell the B12 on delivering it to them the same way Memphis got the AAC the Liberty Bowl.

LOL tulane delivers the Sugar Bowl about like Los Angeles Community College delivers the Rose Bowl.

LOL. That's right, Cincinnati delivers.........hmmm,........ I'll come up with something.

Sorry UC fans I know you have a great university, just tired of this troll ragging on my school.

(08-26-2015 06:39 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  

(08-26-2015 11:52 AM)TforTempleU Wrote:  I would take Tulane over any other G5 schools not in the MWC.

this

I would take Boise, Col St., Air Force, SDSU, Fresno and also BYU over Tulane.

maybe UNLV lol

I'd take those schools over Cinn

(08-29-2015 09:03 PM)Wavetime Wrote:  

(08-25-2015 06:22 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  

(08-25-2015 03:11 PM)NBPirate Wrote:  

(08-25-2015 03:08 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  @ChuckCarltonDMN 2m2 minutes ago
For those wondering, Big 12 ADs were meeting in New Orleans because of conference's tie-in with the Sugar Bowl.

Its too bad for Tulane that the B12 already has the Sugar Bowl tie in. They could sell the B12 on delivering it to them the same way Memphis got the AAC the Liberty Bowl.

LOL tulane delivers the Sugar Bowl about like Los Angeles Community College delivers the Rose Bowl.

LOL. That's right, Cincinnati delivers.........hmmm,........ I'll come up with something.

Sorry UC fans I know you have a great university, just tired of this troll ragging on my school.

+1

^ok....

(08-29-2015 09:03 PM)Wavetime Wrote:  

(08-25-2015 06:22 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  

(08-25-2015 03:11 PM)NBPirate Wrote:  

(08-25-2015 03:08 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  @ChuckCarltonDMN 2m2 minutes ago
For those wondering, Big 12 ADs were meeting in New Orleans because of conference's tie-in with the Sugar Bowl.

Its too bad for Tulane that the B12 already has the Sugar Bowl tie in. They could sell the B12 on delivering it to them the same way Memphis got the AAC the Liberty Bowl.

LOL tulane delivers the Sugar Bowl about like Los Angeles Community College delivers the Rose Bowl.

LOL. That's right, Cincinnati delivers.........hmmm,........ I'll come up with something.

Sorry UC fans I know you have a great university, just tired of this troll ragging on my school.

Take the green tinted glasses off, nobody is ragging on your school. Just giving you an honest assessment of your athletic dept and potential (or lack there of )post-Katrina. All of the AAC programs bring either a large market or a winning, fan supported football/basketball program. Tulane (45th largest market) and Tulsa (55th largest market) do not. One of these things is not like the other.