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Still...13 losing seasons of the last 14...
Well, we are 2 out of 2 and well on our way to 3 out of 3. It can get ugly quick. We need a stopper fast!
Still...13 losing seasons of the last 14...
This is about football programs. They suck. They will continue to suck. They draw about as many fans as Southington High School. They are totally and absolutely irrelevant in their own city never mind the rest of the country.
Oh they can just decide to be good. It's that easy. That's why plenty of schools trying can't - i.e. Connecticut for example.
Most schools lack name and financial resourcesThis is about football programs. They suck. They will continue to suck. They draw about as many fans as Southington High School. They are totally and absolutely irrelevant in their own city never mind the rest of the country.
Oh they can just decide to be good. It's that easy. That's why plenty of schools trying can't - i.e. Connecticut for example.
Neither does Julliard....but they, like Tulane, don't field a football team.
One of the things that shocked me about Tulane last night (besides the fact that I was watching) was the fact that they have a ridiculously good record in their own state against teams not named "LSU" (they are something like 54-7 against the rest: ULL, ULM, La Tech). Of course against LSU, they are something like 25-65. Still, they can safely claim the title of "second best team in Louisiana" for whatever that's worth...
(I know. That and $1.50 will get you a large coffee...)
Love ya man, but that's really reaching there.
Oh, it's not a reach. They are the second best team in Louisiana. Kinda like Central Connecticut is the second best team in Connecticut...
Boise can get all the academic casualties from Cali that Pac12 schools can't allow. There are no academic casualties in the south that can't find a way into an SEC school.Tulane is building a new on campus stadium, they have history, they have money, its a great school, and they will be getting a lot of play on ESPN like everyone else in the AAC. They are quite capable of rebuilding their football program, and it can be done quickly. If Boise State can be a national football power so can Tulane, so can Memphis and so can UCONN.
You know very well that a lot of it comes down to coaches and resources. Oklahoma State have become pros at enticing recruits.So can USF, UCF, FIU, Houston, and on and on...easier said then done.
Boise, like FSU in the late 70s through the 80's, won a lot of games, upset big names, and fired the public imagination.
Whether you grab a spotted horse and stick a guy with a flaming spear on it or install an eyeball burning blue field....it does not hurt to have an immediately recognizable brand symbol.
To compare the above commuter schools or even your school to a school with the history and academic success of Tulane is a joke.So can USF, UCF, FIU, Houston, and on and on...easier said then done.
Boise, like FSU in the late 70s through the 80's, won a lot of games, upset big names, and fired the public imagination.
Whether you grab a spotted horse and stick a guy with a flaming spear on it or install an eyeball burning blue field....it does not hurt to have an immediately recognizable brand symbol.
Yeah...Tulane is a sleeping giant with the potential of a Brown or Cornell.
If they put their mind to it, they would be a dominant force in college football (maybe Division II).
We belong with Pitt and Cuse and even WVU, or any existing ACC school, a heck of a lot more than we belong with SMU, Tulane, Tulsa, ECU, Memphis. For one thing, there's geography. Texas, Memphis, Louisiana are farther west than any of the dozens of east coast schools, in addition to the North-South divide.We like to think we belonged with Pitt and Syracuse and West Virginia. (and Syracuse thought they belonged with Ohio State, Penn State and North Carolina) This attitude is pervasive on this Boneyard. And, I believe it has made this board suck. Maybe I'm poking a hole in your happy happy exceptionalism (like VPutin) ... but, we might be playing this level for a decade. Let's just collapse this board right now; because, there is no good way forward if you can't get optimistic approaching the second game. I am saying that Memphis and Tulane are moving forward with a positive underdog chip on their shoulder. We better change to something better fast.