More interesting news on the rumor mill

Edit added here: I too constantly check the university academics webpage to see when it will be updated officially however I have been told (again, not fact I guess until updated) that the path to those new majors actually opened up to begin this Summer 2013.

Some new majors we heard about a couple years ago are rumored to finally be here. They are open to all students . I am pointing this out because this is not like a big fundraiser for a stadium, facilities and influx of hard cash. This type of stuff will never be met with an announcement or press conference.

This news was actually talked about a couple years ago with Tulane Football The Playbook and we were told to be patient because it takes time. Then on December 18, 2012 Tulane Athletic director Rick Dickson said this

"6:22 Comment From JBR16  Re football infrastructure, you didn't mention the new majors, that were part of the playbook. Are they still part of the plan and what is their status?
6:24 Rick Dickson: As we’ve stated, this has been a work in progress for a number of years. We understand that there will be 5-6 new majors available for all Tulane students. I think our current and prospective students – athletes and general students – will benefit from this."

Then Tulane President Scott Cowen made these comments in his Tulane Talk on March 15, 2013
http://tulane.edu/administration/president/tulane_talk/tt_031513.cfm

"Joining a new, more competitive conference comprised of well-respected universities from major metropolitan areas, coupled with the significant investments we have made in athletics facilities and academic programming for student-athletes, will ensure increased exposure and stability for all of our sports. It will also make Tulane even more attractive to the nation's most talented and academically qualified student-athletes."


I point this out because I have heard from several well placed sources that the new majors are ready to go and I am 90% sure they are active beginning this Summer 2013. I also believe this to be true because if you are a Tulane Athletics message board follower you know that a person named Big EZ Wave is extremely credible and back on March 23, 2013 he said this

Big EZ Wave

Post subject: Re: MBB Season Ends: Bradley 77 - Tulane 72 Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2013 11:55 pm

Emerald Circle Joined: Sun Aug 15, 2004 11:35 am Posts: 10219 Location: The Big EZ

rjc, you may not believe me but if you want to I want to let you know the restrictions have been completely relaxed and getting players into school is not an issue anymore. It really never was much of an issue in basketball anyway. But note the football signing class this year - I think it's fair to say we signed anyone and everyone we wanted to. And the new majors are in place too, which is huge. We are playing on a level playing field in FB and BB.

Think what you want, that is your prerogative however I would just say that if you look at all the info that has come out over the last few short months there is an incredible amount of mounting evidence that the game is changing for the better.

Full summer participation -  http://tulanefootballtalk.blogspot.com/2013/05/some-exciting-footballathletics-news.html


I have said it before and will say it again - it may not be directly reflected in the Win/Loss column yet however if people take a step back and simply look at the context clues that are out there it is very easy to see that Tulane Athletics & Tulane Football is getting ready to take that leap where it should be. Having a winning season here and there without the support in place would result in exactly that - here and there. We are seeing many things getting put into place that should result in sustained success because we will have the support needed.

Smells like a Victory Sunday to me!

As a side note if you clicked the link for the chat on December 18 you will have noticed these interesting  nuggets:

6:17 Comment From G-Wave  Is there a relative time frame for when the new Tennis/Track facility would be constructed?  

6:19 Rick Dickson: If we are able to stay on target, the facility will open for the fall of 2014.

6:07 Comment From soccerfan  Is the new Devlin fieldhouse expandable? Is there a scenario where it would be expanded?  

6:09 Rick Dickson: Yes, now that the drop ceiling has been removed, we've gained additional space between existing seating and the ceiling for potential expansion as demand dictates. 

6:09 Comment From Barry  Fieldhouse looks great! What is phase 2? 

6:11 Rick Dickson: At the conclusion of this year's basketball season, we will begin phase two which will be completed in time for 2013 volleyball season. This phase includes new windows, cleaning up outside, new scoreboard, new restrooms, new concessions, easier access for our fans to enter seating behind team benches, and new locker rooms. Bob and Kate Devlin have been instrumental in this.