Tulane Joining the Big East

[PonyKai]

Alright, I'm ready to leave. Get us out, please, Rick.

/atheism RT @schadjoe: Tulane will join Big East for all sports

@thekeyplay GEOGRAPHICALLY, DOES TULANE FIT IN THE BIG EAST EAST, OR THE BIG EAST WEST?

‏@DanWolken IIf that doesn't tell you conference realignment is being run on TV market spreadsheets and academic reps, I don't know what else will

‏@DanWolken Wow RT @tammynunez: I have confirmation on my earlier "gut" tweet. Tulane will join the Big East. Look for post soon on http://www.nola.com/tulane

@TheRealPSJ Yup. RT @valleyshook: Do they even play baseball in the Big East?

@Mengus22 I can't make myself write about this.

‏@Mengus22 Memphis, Temple, and Tulane. #AxisOfEvil

@BryanDFischer RT @ScottDKushner: Source very close to #Tulane says today's 1 p.m. press conference is to announce its entry into the Big East conference.

[SMU89]

http://www.sportsnola.com/sports/tulane ... rence.html

[sbsmith]

Aresco has lost his MFing mind.

[Junior]

Wow. Maybe we should try to get back to
CUSA.

[StallionsModelT]

You have got to be kidding me.

[Pony ^]

wow, quickly turning into a more than horrible conference

[jkflamebo]

The BE is done, finished. MW looking pretty good

[StallionsModelT]

Options that were better than Tulane:

Southern Miss
East Carolina
Tulsa
UNLV
Air Force
BYU
Fresno State
San Jose State
Colorado State
Nevada


Tulane has made zero commitment to winning at a high level. This is just stupid.

[dcpony]

I was hoping it was going to be BYU, AFA or UMass.

[Pony ^]

at least they are good in basketball...oh wait

[dcpony]

I love all my Tulane buddies but if you think Dallas and the student body doesn't care about SMU athletics, you should see the apathy level of Tulane's alums, students and New Orleans towards Green Wave athletics. It makes SMU alums, students and Dallas look rabid.

[Water Pony]

I assume a Tulane invitation is predicated on the anticipated loss of a UConn to ACC, if we are likely to be raided (and Conn. is a preferred loss to a Louisville, who the BE needs to keep at all costs. So the Green Wave is OK, but our bigger need is in the true West, either BYU or AFA.

[ponydawg]

We showed the Big East that Tulane is ready for Big East Football when they spanked us.

[StallionsModelT]

Adding Tulane sends a VERY bad signal to the rest of the country and to the western schools of the new Big East. I would expect them to start seriously considering a return to the MWC.

[Water Pony]

Separate question is whether Tulane commits to a new, on-campus stadium like we did.