In any case, the fallout from the failed plan seems to have been limited, said Tulane University President Scott Cowen, who serves on the mayor's rebuilding committee. We have to develop a bigger plan for the city and figure out how the pieces fall into that plan, ... He floated that as an idea. One can say he shouldn't have floated it. But I think when he floats an idea and it doesn't get a lot of positive reaction, he'll say, 'OK, let's try something else.'
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Until a commission is sanctioned to sift through all these ideas and coalesce it into a single vision, I don't think people will pay much attention.
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One could make a case for all five of those teams matching up with our criteria. The net result, I think, is Conference USA is going to be stronger than it is today in terms of alignment.
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We have an opportunity of a lifetime Out of adversity to create a school system that would be the envy of people around the country.
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We were talking at a very high level of conversation about principles and values. It's another thing to come up with real solutions. I'm only speaking personally, but if the solution they come up with is only to add a fifth bowl and a little more access, that is not a successful resolution of the issues.
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