“I have shared with our coaches that Tulane athletics has been given a role and a mission, ... We have to carry the message, to Tulanians especially, but also to the whole country, that an institution as valuable as a 170-year-old university and a culture as rich and vibrant as ours in New Orleans, will not and cannot be erased by this disaster.”
“I can't say enough about the tremendous outpouring of support we have received from every single person we have spoken to over the last several days. Our priority was to continue to provide a high quality academic and athletic experience for our athletes. This plan could not have come together without their help.”
“I have shared with our coaches that Tulane athletics has been given a role and a mission. That is 'Carry the Torch, Be the Face, Represent the Name, of Tulane University'. We have to carry the message, to Tulanians especially, but also to the whole country, that an institution as valuable as a 170-year-old university and a culture as rich and vibrant as ours in New Orleans, will not and cannot be erased by this disaster.”
“We have tried to create a stable environment. There were tough circumstances in Jackson. Here we knew we would have the (Conference USA) conference office that could communicate for us. (Wednesday) we struggled just to communicate with people without land lines. The (conference) was able to pro-actively set things up for us.”
“Until we get a sense of what the next step is, I really think this is a good outpost for us as far in terms of stability and trying to maintain some normalcy.”
“We're going to line up some professionals -- counselors. The reality is just setting in for all of us. We didn't have the benefit of looking from the outside in. They're still absorbing everything that did happen. There will finally be some realization of what happened -- as it's been described to us, the worst disaster in our country's history.”
“This is the first step and a significant event in the healing process for Tulane athletics, our university, our city and those affected in the Gulf South.”
“This logo embodies our current focus. We said from the beginning that traditional scorecards are out the window as far as Tulane athletics is concerned this year. This is our goal, to get back in the game, to persevere and to accomplish this mission of representing our university and our community.”
