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List of Candidates to Replace Willie Fritz at Tulane

With Willie Fritz Joining Houston, Who Will be the Next Head Coach for Tulane in 2024? Who are the Favorites to Replace Willie Fritz in 2024? Today, we will review the latest news about the list of candidates to replace Willie Fritz in Tulane! Before we reveal who those top candidates are, we must go over the whole story regarding Willie Fritz’s resignation. Without further adieu, let’s begin! List of Candidates to Replace Willie Fritz at Tulane Full Story on Fritz Stepping Down as Tulane Green Wave Head Coach With Willie Fritz gone, now is the time for the Green … Read more

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Tulane season recap/ bye week

Oooh we are (almost) halfway there

Here we are… Man time sure does fly since those agonizing summer months counting down T minus how many weekends until we get football back. It’s nice to once again be in the thick of things. I know this is where everyone expected us to be but still I remember the days when Tulane would normally be eliminated from contending for anything at this point. I’m glad things are different now. May Tulane be relevant forever. From this day until the end of days.

When the season started it looked like the Wave didn’t miss a beat from last year’s Cotton Bowl team. South Alabama is no USC (and has definitely lost some luster recently) but they are solid enough that many were picking them to win the Sun Belt, and some people including Scott Van Pelt picked to beat us. That obviously didn’t happen as Tulane brought the fireworks in a 20 point rout that really wasn’t that close. Michael Pratt was sensational, shredding USA’s secondary completing 14-15 passes for 294 yards and 4 touchdowns, with the only blemish a dropped pass that should have been another touchdown. Tulane’s defense was incredible as well stifling one of the better offenses in the FBS allowing only 17 points and forcing 5 turnovers. We were firing on all cylinders… but sometimes in life adversity will happen. Late in the 4th quarter while Tulane was in the process of salting the game away, Pratt suffered a left knee injury. This big win came at a steep price of losing the services of our superstar QB (also lost emerging star LB Corey Platt to an Achilles injury earlier in the game). A lot of speculation can go into the why was Michael Pratt in there and the what ifs, the play-calling, and so forth. I won’t really get into that. It just sucks to have lost Pratt right before the biggest home game in 40 years and the toughest game on the schedule where we couldn’t afford to lose him.

It turns out Tulane really is a damn good football team. We lost Tyjae Spears and a lot from last year, plus we haven’t been playing as well as we could have, but we do have a solid nucleus of talented players and great coaches. The Ole Miss game was a loss. I’m not going to spin it into a moral victory, but I was encouraged with how we competed with them. We have the horses to play with one of the better teams in the SEC even without our senior NFL prospect Quarterback. It was unfortunate to squander that opportunity to get a statement win but it wasn’t the most disappointing thing I’ve ever seen as a Tulane fan. I was just eager to kick the shit out of Southern Miss and get the bell back, and so was Tulane. Not much to be said except we scored 3 Touchdowns and USM kicked one field goal. Nice relaxing game for Southern Miss’s band the Pride of Mississippi. They didn’t have to play the fight song except for a couple of times when the team ran out on the field and the Alma mater at the end. Do kind of feel bad for Will Hall though, he’s a good dude. He recruited Pratt and was a big part of changing the culture here and helping Tulane turn things around. I think he’s trying but the USM job is a lot tougher nowadays than people realize. Good news is they can’t afford to fire him so he’s at least got another season.

FCS Nicholls State was kind of blah. It wasn’t the best performance but we did win and got to ease Michael Pratt back into things. Kai Horton did OK filling in for Pratt IMO, but the drop off there is significant. I would have liked to see more development with Cobra Kai being in this system for 3 years but he’s been serviceable and I am thankful for his victories over Houston last year and of course the mustard buzzards this year. Game ball definitely goes to the defense for carrying us. Few college football teams have a better 1-2 combination of cover corners than Jairius Monroe and Lance Robinson. There are so many good players in this defense I could go on forever naming them all. I check under my bed at night for Patrick Jenkins because he is a monster. Devean Deal is also a force. Jesus Machado is Dorian Williams 2.0 a tackling machine. I hope Grubbs is healthy going forward. Despanie is so good and Jared Small has been a pleasant surprise in the LB group. If I missed anyone it’s because again there’s an abundance of talent in this unit. Defensively Tulane is a problem.

UAB at first glance was disappointing being in a dogfight with a 1-3 football team, but I like the resolve of this group. After falling into a 20-7 hole, Tulane outscored the upset-minded visitors 28-3 to go 1-0 in the American Conference. The first half reminded me a lot of my younger days as a Tulane football fan. Losing at home to a CUSA team… terrible officiating… my dad yelling at opposing fans. The only thing that was missing was being in a 65 degree climate-controlled indoor stadium with 1,000 people in attendance. Turns out this is not 2010, we were not in the Dome, and Tulane did not fold in the football game. I do give UAB credit they had the perfect game plan, they utilized quick passes and had some success moving the ball. However, Tulane put the clamps on in the second half, with Makhi Hughes further separating himself as RB1. I like that Duda Barnes still returned to the football game even after a costly fumble. It shows the staff has faith in him choosing not to cast him down into the Iverson Celestine fumblitis gallows. Michael Pratt threw an absolute dime to Lawrence Keys on 4th and 9 for a 32 yard touchdown to put the game on ice with 47 seconds. That was *chefs kiss* very nice. It was cool to see the reappearance of Alex Bauman who hadn’t really been featured since the ending of the Cotton Bowl. I need to also give Jaquan Jackson and Chris Brazzell the credit they deserve for being so dependable in the passing game. Adding speed threat Yulkeith Brown to the mix as well should help open up the offense too.

In conclusion, we are right where we need to be. We beat the teams we were favored against and dropped the one game that ultimately doesn’t hurt us that much (except for dropping like 30 spots out of the top 25). LSU can basically give up 1,000 yards of offense to Old Piss and still be ranked but what the fuck ever. Anyhow, I think Tulane might have lost a bit of its edge from last year. Part of this is natural regression that was honestly to be expected after the best season in school history (or second best depending on your personal preference), and Pratt not being 100% healthy. It’s also very possible that the best is yet to come. Make no mistake though it is still AAC Championship and New Year’s 6 or bust.  The recipe is still there: Explosive offense, salty defense, and very solid dependable special teams. Truthfully, the special teams are the unsung heroes of Tulane. We are one of the most efficient College football programs in terms of special teams and it shows up on Saturdays. We don’t talk about them enough, but they will be critical for our chances to win at Memphis. That… and not fumbling the ball.

Anyhow, thanks for reading and hope you enjoyed. I think the bye week came at the perfect time. Get everyone healthy with all team goals still very much attainable. I’m ready to kick back and enjoy my stress free football weekend!

Roll Wave! 🌊

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Here are some more pics of the Tulane victory celebration. Roll Wave!

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#rollwave 7-6 and a bowl win (at Denver, Colorado) https://www.instagram.com/p/B66RHnEhsMa/?igshid=1qy9acue3qxu1

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Tulane vs FIU - home opener - #RollWave @greenwavefb @fiu.football #NOLA (at Yulman Stadium) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1xHej2FY_Jgg4bq1lVeoVYCyPHDMzez9CjZCM0/?igshid=yt86vi1u59ix

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Tulane football 2019 regular season recap

Hello football fans. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend! As always thank you for your interest in this page.

2019 Tulane football will be remembered as a tale of two halves (of its season), racing out to a 5-1 start in its first 6 games then limping to a 1-5 finish in its last 6. In this segment we will look at Tulane's season as a whole and reflect on the things we learned. Let's go to the beginning, which is always a good place to start.

In the spring and summer there was something around Tulane's football program that hadn't been there in quite some time. Expectations. In the past expectations for Tulane were often very humble "I hope we can win 4 or 5 games" or "I hope we don't lose to everyone by 30." This year there were actual real life expectations for Green Wave football. Tulane was being picked near the top of the American Conference and was considered by some to be a dark horse to win the Western division. These high expectations were rightfully earned after going 5-3 in conference play and finishing in a 3 way tie for first in the AAC West last year. Tulane was also returning the deepest and most talented roster its had since probably 2002. You could feel the excitement around the program, could they live up to the hype?

The good times

Tulane's 42-14 thrashing of FIU in the season opener saw that hype increase tenfold. The win was impressive and also historically significant, snapping a 15 game losing streak for the Wave in FBS season openers. Even more impressive was new offensive coordinator Will Hall who revitalized a once stodgy and predictable offense. Justin McMillan and the Green Wave offense rolled up 545 yards on the Golden Panthers, including a whopping 350 on the ground. Tulane's defense was also dominant and looked just as salty and aggressive as it was the previous year. In hindsight nobody knew back then that FIU actually wasn't that good (yes I know they beat Miami U), but It was still a complete team win and a thorough beatdown of an FBS team. Next we have a road game against 5th ranked Auburn. As outmatched as the Wave was in this game, they played with a lot of heart to keep themselves in it longer than Auburn would have liked. In the end Auburn's superior talent won out as the Tigers defeated the Wave 24-6. I don't tout moral victories but nobody was too upset about this outcome. Tulane bounced back the next week with an easy win against FCS Missouri State. Missouri State is horrible (even for FCS standards) so we didn't learn much from this one. Now for the fun part, and easily the pinnacle of Tulane's 2019 season... the Houston game. Even if Tulane never wins another football game for the rest of my life I will always remember this one. Instant classics like 2019 Tulane vs Houston are why we love the game of football. In the second quarter it looked like Tulane was done. Houston had just went up 28-7 and the Cougar players were dancing on the sidelines and pointing at the scoreboard. We all know how the rest goes, Tulane dominated Houston the rest of the way scoring 24 unanswered points while allowing Houston just 3. A common misconception is that Amare Jone's 15 yard run on the trick play near the end of regulation was a "fake kneel down." There was nothing "kneel down" about it although it was deceptive and scheisty. It was really just a delayed misdirection jet sweep run out of a kneel down formation. Justin McMillan then completed a game winning 53 yard catch-and-run to Jalen McClesky with 3 seconds left and the rest is history. Uptown New Orleans was officially lit. Tulane then won convincingly on the road at Army in a game that wasn't as close as the final score indicated. They followed that up with a 49-7 thumping of weak sauce UConn to wrap up the first half of the season. Tulane was 5-1 and receiving top 25 votes. What a time to be alive!

ight imma head out

At this point the Tulane hype was close to reaching maximum overload. It seemed like the Wave couldn't be stopped. Then, on a partly cloudy October night in Memphis Tennessee, those top 25 dreams were laid to rest. As things turned out Tulane could be stopped. The Tigers didn't punt until late in the 3rd quarter and destroyed the Green Wave 47-17 in front of a national televised audience on ESPN2. There are talks amongst former players and people close to the program that something happened to the team after the Memphis game. Whether those rumors are true or not I don't know, but it certainly appeared to hurt their confidence. The important thing though for Tulane was to not let Memphis beat them twice. All of its goals were still intact with another big conference road game at vastly improved Navy. Unfortunately, the Memphis game did wind up carrying over into the first half against Navy. Tulane came out lethargic and spotted Navy 24 points before deciding to play football. The Wave mounted an incredible comeback but wound up losing anyway on a last second field goal. Okay so now Tulane is 5-3 and their conference championship hopes are hanging on by a thread. On to homecoming against Tulsa. This game was a lot of fun and was one of the most well attended Tulane home games I've ever been to. It wasn't perfect, but the Wave played well enough to get the win and secure bowl eligibility. It was a throwback to the good times earlier in the year, as this would mark the last time in the 2019 season that Tulane would score more points than the other team. All aboard the pain train. Now on tap is a road matchup in Philly against Temple. Tulane followed their season long trend of starting out flat on the road and dug themselves into a hole which they couldn't overcome. This is the most disappointing loss for me, even more so than Memphis. We were just beaten down by an incredible team in the Memphis game. Temple is good, but certainly not an incredible team by any standards. They shouldn't be able to push Tulane around on the line of scrimmage like they did, and despite that the Wave actually had a shot to force OT at the end. Overall though I felt like Temple was a weak performance. Next UCF comes to town fresh off a loss at Tulsa. Tulane of course lost, but I thought it was much a better effort than the previous week. The Wave actually could have won if they just played a little sharper and didn't give up as many big plays. Now for the grand finale! SMU has been taking Tulane's lunch money every year and this year was no different. This game was a throwback to the Bob Toledo days with special teams gaffes and questionable playcalling. Despite all of this it was still a close game until late in the 4th quarter thanks to some exceptional play by the defense. Tulane just failed to produce much and took another L to end the 2019 season with a 6-6 record after starting out 5-1.

What we learned

Tulane is building its program one brick at a time. While the direction in the second half of the season is concerning, I don't forsee a Charlie Strong USF-like collapse or anything. Willie Fritz has proven himself time and time again as a master program builder. It's kind of like playing NCAA football on the playstation and creating a coach to go to a small school and then you make them good. That's Willie Fritz. I think the late season AAC games will serve as a teaching point for this team that you have to play balls to the wall every week to win in this conference. The most important thing going forward of course is recruiting. Per 247, Tulane has the second highest rated recruiting class in the AAC. Last year it was ranked 8th and the year before that it was 4th, so the recruiting has definitely been good. Winning a bowl game is critical for the perception of the program and to keep our recruiting class in tact. Losing 6 out of the last 7 to finish with a losing record just wouldn't be a good look. While there is no such thing as tanking in college football, the bright side is we get to keep Fritz and we'll probably get a favorable bowl matchup against C-USA or the Sun Belt. All in all though, I would consider this season a success and something to build on moving forward. Roll Wave!

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Brace Yourself! God's Hand Is Coming and There's Nothing We Can Do!

Brace Yourself! God’s Hand Is Coming and There’s Nothing We Can Do!

I’d rather warn people then do nothing. I’d rather have all of this written down so that the future will know. I know God’s time is not ours. I also know that visions could be wrong. I also know God never lies. I also know that people don’t give a damn! They just like to call people names and ignore the One being who controls everything. Have it your way! You were forewarned.

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I finally got a chance to see the Angry Wave sculpture in person, made from over 300 Goodyear Tires at the Cotton Bowl victory celebration last weekend. Thanks, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. Roll Wave!

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