The big football news

The news talked about here http://tulanefootballtalk.blogspot.com/2013/06/huge-football-news-coming.html
can now be found here http://tulane.scout.com/

I still expect there to be a couple more roster additions that I have mentioned several times in previous blog post. I said that the roster for Fall Camp 2013 would look much different than we thought it would look like and from what I have gathered we are still on track for that. No promises but just what I am hearing from very reliable sources.

Gumby Social Aid & Pleasure Club!: New Tulane Athletics booster/support club hits ground running

Click here for Gumby Social Aid & Pleasure Club blog

Click here for the Gumby Social Aid & Pleasure Club facebook page

Top non- BCS college football players - 19. Ryan Grant, WR, Tulane

College Football 2013 Preview: The Top 20 Players from Non-BCS Conferences

Big football news coming?

Mike Coppage ‏@MikeCoppage59m
Tulane has some big news coming in the next few days from a personnel standpoint.  I'll drop it on http://TulaneInsider.com  when it happens.

https://twitter.com/MikeCoppage

Official Tulane Football 2013 Season Trailer

A Message from the Board of Tulane

This was sent out today.

From: Board of Tulane  Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 10:20 AM
Subject: A Message from the Board of Tulane

Dear Tulane Community,   You recently received correspondence from Scott Cowen, announcing his pending retirement next year from the Tulane Presidency.   There will be many occasions in the next year to recognize Scott and Margie, but this is our first public opportunity to thank both for their extraordinary contributions to Tulane University.  Scott and Margie have our deepest gratitude and appreciation for 15 years of passionate, principled and courageous leadership at Tulane, and in the New Orleans community.  In particular, their incredible leadership post-Katrina allowed for the reinvention of Tulane, as well as a renaissance of their beloved adopted City of New Orleans, and has led to the great potential and optimism we now enjoy as a university and city.   Looking ahead, let us offer a few comments. First, we’re confident that Scott will continue to fulfill his duties as president of the university at full speed, with his trademark enthusiasm and effectiveness, up until his last day in the President’s office. Knowing Scott as we all do, there is no question about his ongoing energy, focus, and commitment to meet every challenge, and take advantage of every opportunity to help Tulane achieve its lofty aspirations.   Secondly, know that the Board of Administrators is fully committed to identifying outstanding new leadership that will continue our progress and build on the achievements during Scott’s tenure.  Consistent with this commitment, the Board is in the process of finalizing a Search Committee, establishing the principles of the process, and developing a timeline that contemplates the announcement of Tulane’s new President by this calendar year end with a start date of July 1, 2014.  As we make more progress, we will report additional information regarding the search process to the Tulane community.   We thank each of you for your support and dedication to Tulane.   

Sincerely,   Jay Lapeyre                                                                          Darryl Berger (Outgoing Board Chair)                                                      (Incoming Board Chair)

Peter Woullard bumped to 3 Stars

For that this matters to he was bumped to 3 Stars here

http://247sports.com/Player/Peter-Woullard-25465

News on Glen Cuiellette, 2014 QB commit for Tulane

http://www.nola.com/recruiting/index.ssf/2013/05/offensive_prospects_at_the_eli.html#incart_river 

"Glen Cuiellette, QB, 6-0, 205, Mandeville, 2014, Tulane-commitment   

http://highschoolsports.nola.com/player/glen-cuiellette/ 

If there was a quarterback MVP award to be handed out, it likely would have gone to Cuiellette. On Friday nights Cuiellette shows the kind of poise and ability of a big-time prospect. On this weekend at the Elite 25, he showed that he is improving as a quarterback and has the potential to really excel at the position on the next level. Tulane may have found themselves a gem, and they may have to hold off other programs that may come snooping around."

FYI - FWIW

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.

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.