thought i'd post this tech-tulane news story:
Louisiana Tech to Welcome Tulane Football Team
RUSTON - Due to the affects of Hurricane Katrina, Tulane's football team will now call Louisiana Tech home for the 2005 season.
Both universities made the announcement Tuesday morning that the Green Wave football program - players, coaches and support staff - would be moving from their temporary home in Dallas to Ruston later this week.
The Green Wave football players will be enrolling in classes, which don't begin at Tech until Sept. 12, and using the universities athletic facilities during this season. The players and coaches will be housed in Caruthers Dorm on the university campus at first until additional housing becomes available.
"I'm absolutely delighted that we are able to help our sister institution," said Tech President Dr. Dan Reneau. "We will make every effort to make their stay as pleasant as possible."
Last Tuesday following Hurricane Katrina's landfall along the gulf coast, Tech Athletic Director Jim Oakes called Conference USA Commissioner Britton Banowsky to offer assistance to both Tulane and Southern Mississippi.
At the time, Southern Mississippi opted to head to Memphis while Tulane went to SMU's campus in Dallas. However, head coach Chris Scelfo and associate athletic director Scott Sidwell ventured to Ruston Monday to meet with university officials and survey the situation.
Following the visit, Tulane officials told Tech officials they would accept the offer and are expected to be in Ruston by Monday in time for the first day of classes.
"Louisiana Tech University is more than happy to have Tulane's football players, coaches and support staff call Ruston, La., home for as long as is needed," Oakes said. "It's in times like these that it is so important to reach out to your neighbors. Dr. Reneau, the entire university and our community are more than happy to accommodate Tulane in any way possible."
In addition to Tulane's football team moving to Louisiana Tech, the other Green Wave athletic programs will be based at Texas A&M, Texas Tech, SMU and Rice.
Tulane is scheduled to hold a teleconference today at 11 a.m. CST.