ESPN: Sources: Tulsa to Big East

[SMU2007]

IMO the only positive for Tulane was location/market and academics- neither of which exist in Tulsa.

Tulsa is only slightly behind SMU and Tulane in the US News rankings.

but I thought we were on par with Harvard?

[MustangStealth]

IMO the only positive for Tulane was location/market and academics- neither of which exist in Tulsa.

Tulsa is only slightly behind SMU and Tulane in the US News rankings.

but I thought we were on par with Harvard?

Tulsa is "the Harvard of Oklahoma"

[redpony]

Tulsa is "the Harvard of Oklahoma"

That is easy when your competition is ORU, OSU and OU.

[ponyboy]

Tulsa is a considerably better addition than Rice. Rice adds nothing- their admin doesn't give a rip about athletics.

You're probably right, but at least Rice has a glorious athletic history and a potentially huge tv market. Tulsa, for all its athletic prowess, averaged less butts in seats than we did last year -- in a town with few other entertainment options and with a ten win season. Their mascot is ridiculously stupid and their uniforms are clearly imitative of Notre Dame, both of which gives them a small time, high schoolish feel.

[Water Pony]

Tulsa is a considerably better addition than Rice. Rice adds nothing- their admin doesn't give a rip about athletics.

You're probably right, but at least Rice has a glorious athletic history and a potentially huge tv market. Tulsa, for all its athletic prowess, averaged less butts in seats than we did last year -- in a town with few other entertainment options and with a ten win season. Their mascot is ridiculously stupid and their uniforms are clearly imitative of Notre Dame, both of which gives them a small time, high schoolish feel.

Their uniforms do not resemble ND and their blue is closer to Pony Express.

[SMU2007]

Ponyboy just likes to be a negative nancy

[SMU2007]

You're probably right, but at least Rice has a glorious athletic history

Are you referring to their one football conference championship in the past 55 years or 1 sweet sixteen appearance in 1954?

[Stallion]

Rice's glorious 1994 5 team SWC Co-Champions

Rice
TCU
Baylor
Tech
Texas

[SMU2007]

Even more glorious

[Stallion]

Hey Texas Tech never won an undisputed SWC Championship in Football

[SMU2007]

Oh, also there were 5 co-champions only because a&m was ineligible...

So 4-3 earned you that honor in 1994.

[East Coast Mustang]

Tulsa is a considerably better addition than Rice. Rice adds nothing- their admin doesn't give a rip about athletics.

You're probably right, but at least Rice has a glorious athletic history and a potentially huge tv market. Tulsa, for all its athletic prowess, averaged less butts in seats than we did last year -- in a town with few other entertainment options and with a ten win season. Their mascot is ridiculously stupid and their uniforms are clearly imitative of Notre Dame, both of which gives them a small time, high schoolish feel.

One of the more ridiculous things I've read on PF in awhile

[MustangStealth]

Rice's glorious 1994 5 team SWC Co-Champions

Rice
TCU
Baylor
Tech
Texas

Ah yes, the "throw Tech a bone and let them finally play in the Cotton Bowl" year.

[ponyboy]

Listen, I hesitate to continue to bag on Tulsa, but I'd like an explanation as to which of these statements is ridiculous:

*Tulsa has no football history on a national consciousness level and spent its formative years in the Missouri Valley Conference

*Tulsa has real problems filling seats at Skelly, even with ten win seasons and top 25 votes -- and most importantly no entertainment competition on Saturdays whatsover

*The "Golden Hurricane" is about as junior league a team name as could possibly be conceived

The mascot, Captain Cane:

[WordUpBU]

Rice's glorious 1994 5 team SWC Co-Champions

Rice
TCU
Baylor
Tech
Texas

Ah yes, the "throw Tech a bone and let them GET DESTROYED BY USC in the Cotton Bowl" year.

FIFY