Tulsa beat Notre Dame in South Bend four years ago. Tulsa won a CUSA Conference Championship three years ago and beat Iowa State in the Liberty Bowl. It would not surprise me to see Tulsa go 1-11 this year, even worse than last year. It is hard today to see Tulsa favored in any of its remaining games. So sad to watch this program deteriorate so deeply and so quickly.

I am just a fan with no inside info information whatsoever. But, I speculate TU will now start a behind the scenes coaching search. Tulsa remains a great job. Tulsa made as strong as move as it possibly could in the basketball program to replace Danny Manning. I think Tulsa fans and administration realize that, within this new AAC conference configuration, a new pecking order is going to be emerge and probably quickly....and so (football) time, for Tulsa administration, is now of the essence.

Many Tulsa fans were already desiring a coaching change. After watching TU's performance yesterday, I now am in agreement. I am not in agreement that TU has declined in talent. It appears to me TU has as good as talent as it ever has...which makes the current coaching situation all the more frustrating.

Kansas fired its coach yesterday. Perhaps TU officials should take that into account....as the Kansas football program was a respectable program not all that long ago but has deteriorated into a joke. Another factor working against Blankenship is attendance....it was obvious many season ticket holders in the west stands did not show up yesterday, quite a few in fact.

Congrats to ECU, now obviously in a very strong position to get that BCS bowl spot. And, congrats to Texas State, who played strongly and consistently yesterday against Tulsa. The better team won, without question.

I always thought he was a poor hire. Had to be lots of other OCs and DCs to consider. Look at the hires that have been Ok State OCs in past few years.

Charlie Weis is available.

Tulsa better watch out... The Providence HQ is known for encouraging members to toss under-performing members... football performance and attendance got Temple booted out of the conference back in 2004.

(09-28-2014 02:18 PM)IceJus10 Wrote:  Tulsa better watch out... The Providence HQ is known for encouraging members to toss under-performing members... football performance and attendance got Temple booted out of the conference back in 2004.

Looking at the AAC Conference results from this past weekend and previous weekends, this is Tulsa's last worry. What IS a worry is to get this Tulsa football program turned around, a shared concern among the majority of AAC membership schools of their programs.

The former Big East is not exactly full of high profile members as it was when Temple was originally there.

(09-28-2014 02:18 PM)IceJus10 Wrote:  Tulsa better watch out... The Providence HQ is known for encouraging members to toss under-performing members... football performance and attendance got Temple booted out of the conference back in 2004.

Tulsa is not Temple. Tulsa and the university support the athletic department. Temple was booted because the university neglected their athletic department but took BCS dollars.

You mean Temple football. Temple basketball has been solid for a very long time, certainly in the time period they got booted.

(09-28-2014 12:19 PM)Tallgrass Wrote:  Congrats to ECU, now obviously in a very strong position to get that BCS bowl spot. And, congrats to Texas State, who played strongly and consistently yesterday against Tulsa. The better team won, without question.

ECU isn't in position for a BCS Bowl. The BCS no longer exists and it was replaced by the CFP. What you mean is a CFP Access Bowl Slot that ECU is positioning itself for.

To that end I'm not completely sold on ECU pulling out an 11-1 season. That is because they traditionally slip up a few games. Northern Illinois was pounded by Arkansas but they do have the have the tradition of pulling out 10 and 11 win regular seasons. Overall record is the most important factor in earning that Access Bowl slot.

(09-28-2014 08:00 PM)_C2_ Wrote:  You mean Temple football. Temple basketball has been solid for a very long time, certainly in the time period they got booted.

Temple basketball was not in the Big East.

But you mentioned their entire athletic program in your post.

(09-28-2014 08:17 PM)Kittonhead Wrote:  

(09-28-2014 12:19 PM)Tallgrass Wrote:  Congrats to ECU, now obviously in a very strong position to get that BCS bowl spot. And, congrats to Texas State, who played strongly and consistently yesterday against Tulsa. The better team won, without question.

ECU isn't in position for a BCS Bowl. The BCS no longer exists and it was replaced by the CFP. What you mean is a CFP Access Bowl Slot that ECU is positioning itself for.

To that end I'm not completely sold on ECU pulling out an 11-1 season. That is because they traditionally slip up a few games. Northern Illinois was pounded by Arkansas but they do have the have the tradition of pulling out 10 and 11 win regular seasons. Overall record is the most important factor in earning that Access Bowl slot.

Bowl game still hurts from last year?

At this point there is 3 teams with a realistic shot. Marshall, Cincy, and ECU. but there is still lots of ball to play, and it isn't beyond reality that some one else jumps in.

(09-28-2014 02:18 PM)IceJus10 Wrote:  Tulsa better watch out... The Providence HQ is known for encouraging members to toss under-performing members... football performance and attendance got Temple booted out of the conference back in 2004.

Temple football got Temple football kicked out. Actually by many accounts from their own fans, the president more or less asked for them to be kicked out. Figuratively anyway.

(09-28-2014 08:17 PM)Kittonhead Wrote:  

(09-28-2014 12:19 PM)Tallgrass Wrote:  Congrats to ECU, now obviously in a very strong position to get that BCS bowl spot. And, congrats to Texas State, who played strongly and consistently yesterday against Tulsa. The better team won, without question.

ECU isn't in position for a BCS Bowl. The BCS no longer exists and it was replaced by the CFP. What you mean is a CFP Access Bowl Slot that ECU is positioning itself for.

To that end I'm not completely sold on ECU pulling out an 11-1 season. That is because they traditionally slip up a few games. Northern Illinois was pounded by Arkansas but they do have the have the tradition of pulling out 10 and 11 win regular seasons. Overall record is the most important factor in earning that Access Bowl slot.

The BCS is very much alive. The "new" rules are just a tiny smidgen of a change to ward off a monopoly law suit. Very clever on BCS's part.

(09-28-2014 02:18 PM)IceJus10 Wrote:  Tulsa better watch out... The Providence HQ is known for encouraging members to toss under-performing members... football performance and attendance got Temple booted out of the conference back in 2004.

(09-28-2014 12:19 PM)Tallgrass Wrote:  Kansas fired its coach yesterday. Perhaps TU officials should take that into account....as the Kansas football program was a respectable program not all that long ago but has deteriorated into a joke. Another factor working against Blankenship is attendance....it was obvious many season ticket holders in the west stands did not show up yesterday, quite a few in fact.

When was Kansas respectable? I think they've had a couple of peak years where they has "some" success but their football program as a whole has been a joke for as long as I can remember. Outside of a couple of years in the early 90s.

They had a couple good seasons about 8 years back or so. Their super gigantic coach had them competitive. It was the same time that Missouri became competitive again.

(09-29-2014 11:48 AM)mlb Wrote:  They had a couple good seasons about 8 years back or so. Their super gigantic coach had them competitive. It was the same time that Missouri became competitive again.

That was kind of his point. It was really one good season of 12-1. Surrounded by seasons of 6-6 and 8-5. The season after that they started well (5-0) but lost their final 7.

Well, that wasn't int he early 90's. No doubt that Kansas football has been a bottom feeder forever. I think they are just 1 good coach away from having a decent program, however.