Sitting & Talking of Many Things

As we all sit here with baited breath awaiting the announcement concerning the future of Tulane’s I-A status, we have some cheery news upon the Tulane community. The Wave managed to defeat TCU 56-52 last night.

The Tulane fan cannot be cynical here. Frankly, any win for this collection is a good one. But can you imagine how horrible bad TCU must be? They've lost to Tulane- and got handled by something called Tarleton State.

Seriously, what is Tarleton State? The answer is here.

I guess I ought not laugh- because after noon today Tulane could find them on the football schedule for 2007. They certainly seem to have a nicer place to play football than we do.

As to the review, I speculate- and I have no real inside insight whatsoever- that the NCAA’s announcement that Tulane will not be punished for not carrying the official number of Division I sports is the "telegraphed" answer to the university's short-term problems. The two glamour programs- football & men’s basketball- will survive. Hopefully they will provide the revenue and continued fan engagement needed to rebuild and sustain the other programs. Without the revenue drain of the other programs, Tulane might actually get a decent return- or at least not a scary loss- on its investment in athletics. A nice change, for a few years anyway, from athletic's normal “suckhole” status.

Lastly, there is better news from Bristol Motor Speedway. As usual, the kind folks as NASCAR can’t stop giving to its fan base. Fifty bonus laps! And I honestly thought my Bristol tickets couldn’t get any better. Wrong again Frank. Wrong again.