The Green Wave Revolution Will Probably Be Televised

Yesterday, I posted a little breakdown of how Conference USA will shape up next year, which is the final year of Tulane's participation.

Of course, 2014 will be the first year that the Green Wave will play in the zombie Big East or Conference TBA or not-America 12 or whatever you want to call it.

Early coverage of the new conference focused primarily on its imminent breakup and then the departure of the Catholic 7. Now, however, the mystery conference is showing its value.

Last week, the conference inked a deal with ESPN that will put 90% of conference games on the ESPN family of networks. Additionally, the conference championship will be played on either ABC or ESPN. Good stuff, right?

The conference moved a step further by signing a second deal for coverage with CBS today.

While it was disappointing to see most of the basketball powerhouses say goodbye to the Big East, it's pretty clear that this conference will put Tulane in a better position to be seen. Of course, that matters for a variety of reasons. The money is better. Recruits like it. Plus, it builds the national profile of the program. Good move for the program.