(05-18-2015 12:51 PM)pesik Wrote:  likely a bigger fish, willing to pay more or come to Tulane became available

A bigger fish than Mississippi State is going to come to Tulane?

What planet are you broadcasting from?

(06-06-2015 01:48 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(05-18-2015 12:51 PM)pesik Wrote:  likely a bigger fish, willing to pay more or come to Tulane became available

A bigger fish than Mississippi State is going to come to Tulane?

What planet are you broadcasting from?

Likely is what pesik indicated above.

(06-06-2015 01:48 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(05-18-2015 12:51 PM)pesik Wrote:  likely a bigger fish, willing to pay more or come to Tulane became available

A bigger fish than Mississippi State is going to come to Tulane?

What planet are you broadcasting from?

2 for 1s are a thing...just saying

(06-05-2015 10:01 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

(06-05-2015 09:41 AM)TU77CAL82 Wrote:  So . . . our replacement for @ MSU in 2016 is @ UMass in 2016, with a home game with UMass in 2022. As is generally the case with our Athletic Department, there is no reasoning given to the average Tulane fan for this seemingly unequal swap. We are left on our own to conjure up a rationalization. Request from the AAC? Somebody at Tulane knows somebody at UMass? . . . .

When did playing miss state become such a big deal? I mean it's miss state not alabama. Lol. Why would tulane even gaf. A rural miss cow college

Tulane has even won more SEC championships than miss state including a more recent one. Lol

It's just miss state. Stop buying the propaganda sheeple

Tulane fans like playing games vs SEC teams "next door", as they have hosted ho.e games vs many too (huge money makers for Tulane as those SEC fans bring big numbers of fans to the dome, more than all the AAC teams in one year).

Just like the rumor UCF might be playing a non-home with UMASS, not the best news fans could receive.

(06-06-2015 03:23 PM)pesik Wrote:  

(06-06-2015 01:48 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(05-18-2015 12:51 PM)pesik Wrote:  likely a bigger fish, willing to pay more or come to Tulane became available

A bigger fish than Mississippi State is going to come to Tulane?

What planet are you broadcasting from?

2 for 1s are a thing...just saying

... and in this case, what school is that 'thing'?

(06-07-2015 06:49 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(06-06-2015 03:23 PM)pesik Wrote:  

(06-06-2015 01:48 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(05-18-2015 12:51 PM)pesik Wrote:  likely a bigger fish, willing to pay more or come to Tulane became available

A bigger fish than Mississippi State is going to come to Tulane?

What planet are you broadcasting from?

2 for 1s are a thing...just saying

... and in this case, what school is that 'thing'?

Oklahoma. Wasn't it brought up in the thread?

(06-07-2015 08:35 AM)PT_american Wrote:  

(06-07-2015 06:49 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(06-06-2015 03:23 PM)pesik Wrote:  

(06-06-2015 01:48 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(05-18-2015 12:51 PM)pesik Wrote:  likely a bigger fish, willing to pay more or come to Tulane became available

A bigger fish than Mississippi State is going to come to Tulane?

What planet are you broadcasting from?

2 for 1s are a thing...just saying

... and in this case, what school is that 'thing'?

Oklahoma. Wasn't it brought up in the thread?

Oklahoma has signed a 2 for 1 with Tulane?

(06-07-2015 09:05 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(06-07-2015 08:35 AM)PT_american Wrote:  

(06-07-2015 06:49 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(06-06-2015 03:23 PM)pesik Wrote:  

(06-06-2015 01:48 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  A bigger fish than Mississippi State is going to come to Tulane?

What planet are you broadcasting from?

2 for 1s are a thing...just saying

... and in this case, what school is that 'thing'?

Oklahoma. Wasn't it brought up in the thread?

Oklahoma has signed a 2 for 1 with Tulane?

Yes 2017 and 2024 in Norman
2021 in Tulane stadium

(06-07-2015 09:07 AM)Cubanbull Wrote:  

(06-07-2015 09:05 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(06-07-2015 08:35 AM)PT_american Wrote:  

(06-07-2015 06:49 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(06-06-2015 03:23 PM)pesik Wrote:  2 for 1s are a thing...just saying

... and in this case, what school is that 'thing'?

Oklahoma. Wasn't it brought up in the thread?

Oklahoma has signed a 2 for 1 with Tulane?

Yes 2017 and 2024 in Norman

2021 in Tulane stadium

We also added a home game in Yulman against Ole Miss. So to answer your question: Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Georgia Tech, Duke, and Wake Forest are all willing to come to NOLA in the next few years, and play in our new stadium.

So now Miss. State has apparently filled the the vacancy left by Tulane with a game AT . . . UMass. With LA Tech also playing at UMass after having adjusted their schedule with Miss. State, it's obvious that this was not a series of unrelated moves.

So UMass gave Mississippi State and Tulane a call offering us both more money than before.

...can we call State back and reschedule, since this was obviously not on bad blood.

Interesting moves by UMass.

(06-08-2015 08:17 AM)Native Georgian Wrote:  Interesting moves by UMass.

UMass doesn't have that bad of a schedule to be honest for 2016. Not many games at home though. I would assume they are looking for 1 more home game to get to 5 home and 7 on the road.

Road: Florida, Boston College, BYU, Old Dominion, App State, Troy, Hawaii

Home: UConn, Tulane, Louisiana Tech, Mississippi St

Very interesting moves. ESPN is helping UMass with scheduling. Could they also be trying to build familiarity with the AAC?

(06-08-2015 08:26 AM)HartfordHusky Wrote:  Very interesting moves. ESPN is helping UMass with scheduling. Could they also be trying to build familiarity with the AAC?

If you read the UMass boards, that is exactly what they are trying to do. They actually apparently were expecting an AAC invite announcement the other day when a press conference was scheduled, but it turned out to be the announcement of the Miss State 2-1.

Reference Link

I think it is very clear that the AAC is UMass's end game, and, also, it is very clear that Aresco and Co. turned them down, because if they hadn't, they'd be in the conference by now.

(06-08-2015 08:32 AM)Kruciff Wrote:  

(06-08-2015 08:26 AM)HartfordHusky Wrote:  Very interesting moves. ESPN is helping UMass with scheduling. Could they also be trying to build familiarity with the AAC?

If you read the UMass boards, that is exactly what they are trying to do. They actually apparently were expecting an AAC invite announcement the other day when a press conference was scheduled, but it turned out to be the announcement of the Miss State 2-1.

Reference Link

I think it is very clear that the AAC is UMass's end game, and, also, it is very clear that Aresco and Co. turned them down, because if they hadn't, they'd be in the conference by now.

It would make no sense to add us now for all sports, olympic sports for 2017 would be debateable. Assume the number 1 goal for the AAC is to pass the MWC in rankings. We need to prove it on the field and keep improving the infrastructure. So the AAC and us will take care of business and we will continue to be in the conversation.

(06-08-2015 08:55 AM)Steve1981 Wrote:  

(06-08-2015 08:32 AM)Kruciff Wrote:  

(06-08-2015 08:26 AM)HartfordHusky Wrote:  Very interesting moves. ESPN is helping UMass with scheduling. Could they also be trying to build familiarity with the AAC?

If you read the UMass boards, that is exactly what they are trying to do. They actually apparently were expecting an AAC invite announcement the other day when a press conference was scheduled, but it turned out to be the announcement of the Miss State 2-1.

Reference Link

I think it is very clear that the AAC is UMass's end game, and, also, it is very clear that Aresco and Co. turned them down, because if they hadn't, they'd be in the conference by now.

It would make no sense to add us now for all sports, olympic sports for 2017 would be debateable. Assume the number 1 goal for the AAC is to pass the MWC in rankings. We need to prove it on the field and keep improving the infrastructure. So the AAC and us will take care of business and we will continue to be in the conversation.

#1, you guys need to get out of Gillette and dominate Amherst before Boston. UMass is a good fit, even with poor football, but it's the facilities and program investment that is keeping you out. That, and a viable #14 partner.

(06-08-2015 08:17 AM)Native Georgian Wrote:  Interesting moves by UMass.

Yes it is...

... let me think out loud here for moment...

1. UMass has had difficulties with scheduling but also has made it known it's desire to joining the AAC... 2. And now we have an AAC member cancelling one of its better OOC games, why?!?

1 + 2 = Coincidence perhaps, IDK

(06-08-2015 07:54 AM)TU77CAL82 Wrote:  So now Miss. State has apparently filled the the vacancy left by Tulane with a game AT . . . UMass. With LA Tech also playing at UMass after having adjusted their schedule with Miss. State, it's obvious that this was not a series of unrelated moves.

What is the upside for the other schools here? UMass was desperate but it seemed like each school involved bent over backwards to help. Did they all work that close to add an easy win for Bowl purposes? Shocking they all end up playing in Mass, with State giving up a 7th home game. Where is the bennefit?

(06-09-2015 12:10 AM)Sam Minuteman Wrote:  

(06-08-2015 07:54 AM)TU77CAL82 Wrote:  So now Miss. State has apparently filled the the vacancy left by Tulane with a game AT . . . UMass. With LA Tech also playing at UMass after having adjusted their schedule with Miss. State, it's obvious that this was not a series of unrelated moves.

What is the upside for the other schools here? UMass was desperate but it seemed like each school involved bent over backwards to help. Did they all work that close to add an easy win for Bowl purposes? Shocking they all end up playing in Mass, with State giving up a 7th home game. Where is the bennefit?

Miss State gets two home games for one away game. I do know that in order for UMASS to stay FBS they have to have so many home games.

What is interesting is that according to Advocate writer Scott Kushner's tweet Tulane, UMASS, and Miss State had collaborated together on the scheduling.

Tulane lost a home game with Miss State by design. Earlier they re-negotiated their old contract with Ole Miss which added an SEC home game. It looks like Tulane attempted to do the same thing with an even older contract with Miss State. The payday for Tulane playing at Miss State was only 200k. Tulane tried to get State to add a home game due to the payout which was way below the market value for such a contest. State declined to do it but offered to play a home game if Tulane added another away game to it. Tulane declined. When Tulane set a 1 for 2 with OK, it gave Tulane a payday in 2017 of $1.2 million plus a home and away game with OK later down the road. Tulane then cancelled the State away game and worked with UMASS to set up the three way deal. The result was a home and home with UMASS for Tulane and Miss state got a 2-1 with UMASS.

Overall Tulane added 3 home games and 3 away games in the space of about a month while losing one away game.

Home:
Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Umass.

Away:
Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Umass.