TULANE/GEORGIA TECH: A Debacle, in Review


Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd... we're back. Yep, you probably heard already. Tulane Football will be opening a new four game series with traditional rival Georgia Tech, after all. That was the plan to begin with, at least as we may have thought waking up yesterday morning.

But that's not how the Green Wave rolls, am I right? Look at all that we received in 2013. The Curtis Johnson Administration put the program on the map again. Tulane competed in one of the most interesting bowl games of the season. A new stadium was on the horizon. Numerous Louisiana recruits made their commitment to join the program.

So what we needed was a good, old-fashioned Toledo-era day of crazy. And we got it. And more.

Here's a review of the big moments leading to the cancellation of the Tulane-Georgia Tech series, and the late night announcement that the game was back on for Sept. 6. The tl;dr is this: Tulane will be hosting Georgia Tech in New Orleans on Sept. 6. The stadium is unclear, but it's on.

Let's get weird.

1. Background: Tulane's non-conference schedule was coming together with Georgia Tech at the new Yulman Stadium. Away games against fellow-ACC member Duke and Rutgers were also in place.
2. ESPN breaks the story that Tulane was choosing to cancel the Georgia Tech series --- two sets of "home and home" games --- over issues with getting the stadium ready.

3. Tammy Nunez reports that the schedule is shifting other places too. Tulane's season opener with Southeastern Louisiana would also be moved due to stadium-related shuffling.

4. The message inside the program seems to confirm that Georgia Tech officially had a fork in it. Rising sophomore Nico Marley says he doesn't care about the opponent with a little Nick Saban nod.
5. Oh wait. Scott Kushner has the scoop that maybe the game isn't really off. Things are getting weird, and the Tulane fan base is losing it on Twitter.
6. Beat writer Tammy Nunez says insiders called Georgia Tech's declaration "premature." Seems to put blame on GT for making the decision before all of the cards were on the table.
7. Scott Kushner comes back to confirm that the series is officially back on, per Tulane sources.
8. Unclear if my proposal to play the game on the field at the Fly was taken into consideration by either Athletic Department.
9. Georgia Tech's AD confirms that the game is back on, and it will be played in New Orleans, after all.
10. Finally, most recent report suggests that the game is likely headed back to the Superdome, should the new stadium not be ready in time for the game. ANOTHER DOME PARTY!
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