"--09-20"^^ . . . "--10-11"^^ . "--10-04"^^ . "l"@en . "--11-22"^^ . . . . . "25643"^^ . "420.0"^^ . "60.0"^^ . . . "The 2008 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football during the 2008 season. Tulane competed as a member of the Conference USA. The team was led by second-year head coach Bob Toledo. Tulane finished the season with a 2\u201310 record. Despite this, sports columnist King Kaufman declared the Green Wave the national champions. In a Salon article, meant more to point out the flaws in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) than make a real argument in Tulane's favor, he wrote:"@en . . . . "150"^^ . . "Tulane Green Wave"@en . ""@en . "120.0"^^ . . "360.0"^^ . "Conference USA"@en . . "--09-25"^^ . . . . "1"^^ . "15012"^^ . . "2008 Tulane Green Wave football team"@en . "14"^^ . . . "13"^^ . "yes"@en . "19"^^ . "New Orleans, LA"@en . . "--09-06"^^ . . . "2"^^ . . "Superdome"@en . . "--11-01"^^ . "34"^^ . "23522"^^ . . . "yes"@en . "yes"@en . "17841"^^ . "2008"^^ . . . "485.0"^^ . . . "20391"^^ . "CST"@en . "no"@en . . . "92138"^^ . . "17"^^ . "23419"^^ . "92136"^^ . . "CBSCS"@en . . "21"^^ . . "yes"@en . "24"^^ . . "23794"^^ . "--11-29"^^ . "2008"^^ . . "6"^^ . . "7"^^ . . . "w"@en . "33121"^^ . . "10"^^ . "--10-25"^^ . "14"^^ . . . "--11-15"^^ . "13"^^ . "18614"^^ . . "27189"^^ . "--11-08"^^ . . . "--09-13"^^ . "The 2008 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football during the 2008 season. Tulane competed as a member of the Conference USA. The team was led by second-year head coach Bob Toledo. Tulane finished the season with a 2\u201310 record. Despite this, sports columnist King Kaufman declared the Green Wave the national champions. In a Salon article, meant more to point out the flaws in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) than make a real argument in Tulane's favor, he wrote: \"Tulane beat Louisiana-Monroe, who beat Troy, who beat Middle Tennessee, who beat Maryland, who beat Wake Forest, who beat Mississippi ... [who beat BCS champions] Florida ... [and] also beat Texas Tech, who beat Texas, who beat [BCS runners-up] Oklahoma.\""@en . "Conference USA"@en . . . .