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Here are some of our Genuine thoughts on the interview with AD David Harris (They didn’t ask us to post this, these are purely our takeaways) 1) David Harris clearly recognizes this season is not up to our standards so far. He mentioned explicitly that he knows the standard is to compete for championships, and if we don’t meet that goal we will evaluate what went wrong at the end of the season. He isn’t comfortable resting on our laurels and wants the program to get back to championships. 2) We loved his answer related to Complacency. He understands we need to approach each year with urgency, especially in this era of college sports with all the change between seasons. He mentioned approaching every season as if we have to be the predator, not the team to beat. 3) Tulane is in active discussions to join a P4 conference, with support of Gibson Hall. This one surprised us, honestly. This was the most definitive we’ve heard from an internal source that we are pursuing a power conference opportunity. 4) Revenue Share doubled from 2025 to 2026 with help from Gibson. We haven’t yet asked for the full revenue share, but the university has committed to supporting the football program financially. Harris specifically said he doesn’t feel the need to convince the admin about the importance of athletics, as they already understand the impact it has on alumni engagement, applications, and future donations. 5) Tulane has received several 7 figure donations to the green wave talent fund. We had only heard about Don and Lora Peter’s 3.5M gift, but apparently we have received several other anonymous ones. 6) DH expects Tulane coaches to make the most of their resources. He has stated that the football program is the most resourced it has ever been, and the team is not meeting expectations. This tells use that the last 4 games are critical in determining whether or not Hall is back next year.

Tulanians, New Orleans, Athletic Director David Harris, and President Mike Fitts, Enough is enough. Tulane football is a falling way short of our standard and imminent action is necessary. Last year, Tulane was one of the 12 best teams in the entire country which lead to unprecedented positive media coverage, a surge in Alumni support and a 100% increase in applications to the university. 9 months ago, thousands of Alumni gathered across the country to cheer on the Wave win the conference championship and compete in the College Football Playoff. Now, we can hardly get 10 alumni together in each city to watch a game. The poor state of the football program is not only doing direct harm to Alumni engagement and enthusiasm and will have repercussions in future admissions cycles, but could potentially lead to irreversible damage and billions of lost dollars with the inevitable upcoming conference realignment. Our success has been used as an excuse to not invest MORE in the program. We have been a victim of our own success and our peers have caught up and surpassed us already. Our former competition like SMU, and Houston who were already ahead of us seems impossible to catch up to. Change is needed now. WE MUST INVEST TO STAY COMPETITIVE. If you care about Tulane football please SHARE this message. An outpouring from Alumni, Fans, and New Orleans will be the only thing to bring the university to immediate action. @DavidHarrisAD @TUFitts @GreenWaveFB