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re: Tulane could be an amazing program if they gave a frick
Posted on 12/9/25 at 9:47 am to ibleedprplngld
Posted on 12/9/25 at 9:47 am to ibleedprplngld
I agree, and honestly, I just want Tulane to be poised to make deep playoffs runs in the future when there is a G5 championship.
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Posted on 12/9/25 at 10:10 am to Tiger2tiga
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think Tulane is worried more about what makes them great, academics.
They used to be. The administration is increasingly succumbing to the woke mind virus.
The arts and sciences magazines did a feature article a few years ago glorifying an angry student who wanted to "decolonize" the curriculum. Nevermind that a proper liberal arts curriculum covers a diverse set of subject matter and always has
The med school glorifies Richard Levine.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 10:10 am to GhostofJackson
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I just want Tulane to be poised to make deep playoffs runs in the future when there is a G5 championship.
I'd love to see them upset Ole Miss. Especially with LK saga ongoing
Now, if we want to talk baseball..... they absolutely have an opportunity to be a contender year in and year out.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 10:18 am to TheHarahanian
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Which is why Tulane de-emphasized athletics in the 1950s.
It made sense at the time. The 1947 hurricane was as bad as Katrina and they were still recovering. The fourth floor of Gibson Hall didn't reopen until 1957.
They were also a football power in the late 1940s. The 1949 team was ranked in the top 5. They went up to South Bend and got curbstomped. College sports wasn't big business in those days and they couldn't hang with the national powers so why bother with a luxury like football?
Posted on 12/9/25 at 11:35 am to Jacobowitz
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You can lead a horse to water but can’t force him to drink
You can also have Tulane in the CFP... but that doesn't make them the best program in LA.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 12:33 pm to moneyg
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negative talk
By a few dozen message board posters? Lol
Posted on 12/9/25 at 12:43 pm to Jacobowitz
A few years back ATVS ran a good series about LSU through the decades and in the 50s when Tulane could actually challenge LSU and the series was roughly split, Tulane brought in chancellor / president that changed their program mindset to more academic, less athletic.
They haven’t really recovered.
They haven’t really recovered.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 1:49 pm to Goalpost
Tulane would be irrelevant if they were in SEC playing an SEC schedule. May not even have six wins to be bowl eligible.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 3:45 pm to moneyg
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A program like Tulane doesn't need to be creating enemies. It doesn't do itself any favors doing that, and when things do start going negative, it opens the door for a a wave of negative opinions about its program.
Bruh! You DO realize, there’s “LSU” logo next to your screen name, right?
You’re repping a program with one of the most negative fanbases in all sports. On TD, a site entirely dedicated to this kind of behavior. All we do is TRY to create enemies and ill will with fans of other programs.
Tulane’s done well for a few years now. They in the playoffs now. They’ll be fine.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 8:15 pm to ibleedprplngld
Somewhat agree, but the academic restrictions do not really hold us back. We're like a G5 version of USC in that we're a good private school that is VERY flexible when it comes to football admits.
Our problem is the G5 status, small fan base and 70 years of (mostly) bad football.
Our problem is the G5 status, small fan base and 70 years of (mostly) bad football.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 11:08 pm to Jacobowitz
When it costs what? $60K a year? to go their they don't have to concern themselves with penny ante athletic department shite.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 11:16 pm to Jacobowitz
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I really think with their finances, recruiting blueprint etc. they could be elite on a consistent basis with proper vision and investment
Good. Not elite. But they would have to make the proper investment in facilities first and foremost just to plant the flag.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 5:36 am to Jacobowitz
Agree. Tulane could be a solid program. If schools like SMU can be successful in Texas Tulane could do the same. Get some nice recruiting soil and can get what is leftover in state and the gulf coast
Posted on 12/10/25 at 12:08 pm to Jacobowitz
Tulane doesn't GAF about athletics. It's evident with every coaching search. The President and administration care more about academics and recruiting wealthy Jewish students from the East Coast
Posted on 12/10/25 at 1:37 pm to Jacobowitz
They should have hired Bobby Petrino or Gus Malhzan
Posted on 12/10/25 at 2:26 pm to Jacobowitz
They need to see if they and Georgia Tech can rejoin the SEC.
Posted on 12/11/25 at 3:05 pm to Tvilletiger
quote:Tulane would have to move to the DFW metroplex…
schools like SMU can be successful in Texas Tulane could do the same
Posted on 12/11/25 at 3:47 pm to Jacobowitz
Maybe if the alumni actually lived locally.
Posted on 12/11/25 at 4:06 pm to ibleedprplngld
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Proud Tulane alum here (undergrad). It's been fun seeing them progress over the last 5-6 years into a strong G5 team. But the idea that they will ever be elite on the national stage is a stretch.
First, the academic standards alone make it extremely difficult to build a national brand with elite status. The closest we've seen an academic school come to pulling that off was Stanford back in the early 2000s/2010s. And their endowment is like 10x that of Tulane's.
Second, they are constrained geographically and that makes it extremely difficult to invest in facilities to compete with elite programs. Sure, they can upgrade, but there's very little room for expansion Uptown. It would be at the expense of student housing and/or student life investments for a school that consists of 80%+ out of state students.
To wrap this all up, as an alumni, I love seeing Tulane be successful. But they'll never be an elite program on the national stage. The best they can hope for is exactly what they're getting now. A strong showing in the G5 ranks and the occasional playoff bid where they more than likely get bounced in the first round.
Probably accurate
Just from a purely financial perspective I don't know if heavily investing in football is a good decision.
To buy land and build a bigger, nicer stadium is a serious investment. The money needed for a middle tier coaching staff has gone from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars. NIL spending and constant poaching of better players is another huge consideration.
The schools in the Big 10 and SEC have a serious financial advantage over the ACC and Big 12, to say nothing about the smaller conferences
I think most schools in the small conferences should seriously think about going to a lower division and not attempting to compete. The dollars gained don't justify the dollars expended
Posted on 12/12/25 at 6:44 am to molsusports
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To buy land and build a bigger, nicer stadium is a serious investment. The money needed for a middle tier coaching staff has gone from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars. NIL spending and constant poaching of better players is another huge consideration.
They don't need to build a new stadium. Yulman is 10 years old and was designed to be expanded if need be.
Tulane is also top 3 in NIL and coaching salaries in their conference.
What Tulane needs to do is whatever money they make from this years playoffs and reinvest it directly into the football program (players or coaches).
Keep trying to make the playoffs until the Power conference teams cry enough to get Group teams banned.
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