The Coaching Legacy of Sam Winters

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I don't even remember who the recruited board members are (user name) and completely forgot about them until Harlee brought it up.

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Tulane Wins Shootout in Overtime Against Rival LSU

Baton Rouge, LA -- One word can describe the Tulane Green Wave, resilient. Time and time again last season, Tulane fought back from behind, overcame adversity, and went 14-0 in a dream season. The 2012 Tulane team picked up right where the 2011 squad left off. It looked like Tulane's 17 game win streak was going to come to an end. Behind 48-34 following a 67 yard touchdown run by LSU's Michael Ford with just 1:53 left in the game, things were not looking good for the Green Wave. Needing a quick score, though, backup quarterback Lamar Bryant delivered with a beautiful pass down the sideline to a streaking D.J. Banks. Banks made the catch and scored on a 52 yard play. Tulane was down 48-41 with just 1:23 to go. After an unsuccessful onside kick, Tulane's defense came up big. With the aid of all three timeouts, the Tulane defense stuffed Michael Ford on three straight runs and had the ball back on their own 20 yard line with just 0:59 left in the fourth quarter. Bryant would show incredible poise after completing a series of long passes. Facing a 4th and 3 from the LSU six yard line, Tulane was down to their last hope. Bryant dropped back in the pocket and hit wide receiver Devin Figaro in the back of the endzone, and the game was tied 48-48 and we headed to overtime.

Things continued to unravel for LSU in overtime. After moving the ball down to the Tulane 17 yard line, the Tigers were forced to attempt a 34 yard field goal. However, LSU kicker M. Dougherty missed the kick, and Tulane took over needing only a field goal to pull off the miraculous comeback. A Payten Jason 12 yard run on 3rd down to the LSU 10 yard line, set up Tulane kicker Cairo Santos for an easy 27 yard field goal attempt. As if there was any doubt, Santos calmly drained the field goal, and Tulane pulled of the 51-48 upset on the road against their instate rivals. The Tulane win over LSU was their 4th win over their hated rivals in the last 3 seasons.

"Holy cow!!!! I don't even know what to say or how to say it. I can't believe this team's resiliency. Unbelievable. Tip your caps to this team. What they just did will NEVER be forgotten. That was a win, game, and comeback for the ages!!!!!" -Tulane head coach Sam Winters

Ryan Griffin hits Brent Comardelle for a 27 yard TD to put Tulane ahead 7-0




LSU's Morris Claiborne with a 32 yard pick-six to put LSU ahead 21-7




Brent Comardelle hangs on for a touchdown catch




Lamar Bryant hits a streaking D.J. Banks for a 52 yard touchdown to make it a 48-41 game in LSU's favor




Bryant hits Devin Figaro to send the game into overtime




Craig Loston intercepts another Ryan Griffin pass



Cairo Santos game winning field goal in overtime

Tulane () at LSU ()
Sep 1, 2012 1 2 3 4 OT F Tulane 7 7 10 24 3 51 #24 LSU 7 21 6 14 0 48 Top Performers Tulane K. Burris: 13 rec, 245 yds, 18.8 ypc L. Bryant: 9/14, 225 yds, 2 TD, 37 rush yds, 1 TD LSU M. Ford: 19 car, 207 yds, 3 TD, 29 rec yds C. Loston: 10 tkl, 2 tfl, INT	Team Stats Comparison TUL LSU First Downs 27 15 3rd Down Efficiency 5-15 6-11 4th Down Efficiency 2-4 0-0 Total Yards 702 519 Passing Yards 558 300 Rushing Yards 144 219 Penalties-Penalty Yards 3-27 3-30 Turnovers 3 0 Time of Possession 9:22 19:14
Scoring Summary FIRST QUARTER SCORING TUL LSU 2:52 (TUL) TD Tulane: B. Comardelle, 27 yd pass from R. Griffin (C. Santos kick) 7 0 0:43 (LSU) TD LSU: M. Ford, 6 yd run (M. Dougherty kick) 7 7 SECOND QUARTER SCORING TUL LSU 4:02 (LSU) TD LSU: K. Boone, 5 yd pass from M. Burns (M. Dougherty kick) 7 14 3:19 (LSU) TD LSU: M. Claiborne, returned interception 32 yds (M. Dougherty kick) 7 21 0:43 (TUL) TD Tulane: B. Comardelle, 5 yd pass from R Griffin (C. Santos kick) 14 21 0:11 (LSU) TD LSU: B. Clement, 61 yd pass from M. Burns (M. Daugherty kick) 14 28 THIRD QUARTER SCORING TUL LSU 4:56 (TUL) FG Tulane: C. Santos, 40 yd FG 17 28 3:59 (LSU) TD LSU: M. Ford, 63 yd run (missed kick) 17 34 2:58 (TUL) TD Tulane: D. Figaro, 24 yd pass from R. Griffin (C. Santos kick) 24 34 FOURTH QUARTER SCORING TUL LSU 5:58 (TUL) FG Tulane: C. Santos, 23 yd FG 27 34 4:14 (LSU) TD LSU: K. Boone, 8 yd pass from M. Burns (M. Dougherty kick) 27 41 2:50 (TUL) TD Tulane: L. Bryant, 12 yd run (C. Santos kick) 34 41 1:53 (LSU) TD LSU: M. Ford, 67 yd run (M. Dougherty kick) 34 48 1:23 (TUL) TD Tulane: D.J. Banks, 52 yd pass from L. Bryant (C. Santos kick) 41 48 0:09 (TUL) TD Tulane: D. Figaro, 6 yd pass from L. Bryant (C. Santos kick) 48 48 OVERTIME SCORING TUL LSU -- (TUL) FG Tulane: C. Santos, 27 yd FG 51 48
Tulane PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT L. Bryant 9/14 225 2 0 R. Griffin 20/44 333 3 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD O. Darkwa 20 66 3.3 0 R. Griffin 3 27 9.0 0 L. Bryant 3 37 12.3 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD K. Burris 13 245 18.8 0 D. Figaro 7 83 11.8 2 D. Banks 4 139 34.7 1 B. Comardelle 3 50 16.6 2 R. Grant 1 17 17.0 0 O. Darkwa 1 24 24.0 0 LSU PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT M. Burns 21/30 299 3 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD M. Ford 19 207 10.8 3 R. Randle 2 18 9;.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD C. Clement 5 107 21.4 1 C. Tolliver 5 51 10.2 0 M. Ford 3 29 9.6 0 R. Shepard 3 28 9.8 0 K. Boone 2 13 6.5 2

Top 25 Action (Week 2)
1 Ohio State 18 - Miami (OH) 10
2 Oklahoma 33 - East Carolina 28
3 Stanford 9 - Duke 24
5 Alabama 31 - Western Kentucky 0
6 Virginia Tech 10 - 16 Pittsburgh 31
8 Notre Dame 21 - 7 Michigan 24
9 Florida 48 - FCS East 0
10 Clemson 24 - 23 Auburn 10
11 Texas A&M 23 - Buffalo 20
12 Boise State 48 - FCS NW 0
13 California 49 - FCS E 0
14 South Carolina 49 - FCS SE
15 TCU 27 - Wake Forest 3
16 West Virginia 45 - Marshall 14
17 Utah 29 - Air Force 6
18 Georgia 24 - Louisville 23
20 Miami 52 - Boston College 3
22 North Carolina 6 - Georgia Tech 10
24 LSU 48 - Tulane 51 (OT)


National Players of the Week (Week 2)
HB Enrique Davis, Ole Miss: 37 car, 184 yds, 3 TD
OLB Theon Dixon, Ball State: 6 tkl, 2 tfl, FF, FR

C-USA Players of the Week (Week 2)
QB David Piland, Houston: 21/40, 367 yds, 4 TD, 33 rush yds
DE Radermon Scypion, Houston: 5 tkl, 2 tfl, FF, FR

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Big win. Do we have a Quarterback controversy in Tulane?

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Yes, because I like having Bryant back to there to scramble against these better teams since I barely get anytime in the pocket to pass. But Griffin is much more accurate with his passes. I'm starting Bryant next game since I've got Alabama.

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Tulane Pulls Off Shocking Upset in Tuscaloosa, 49-45



Ryan Griffin kneels down to cap off a historic 49-45 upset win for Tulane on the road over the 5th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide

Tuscaloosa, AL -- Despite going 14-0 last season, Tulane was still looking for a win to "put them on the map" so to speak. Well, what better way to do that, than going into Tuscaloosa, Alabama and upsetting the 5th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide? Things weren't looking good for Tulane after Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron hit Kenny Norwood for the third time in the ballgame to put Alabama ahead 38-28 with 6:41 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Green Wave would answer, though, on their next possession as Ryan Griffin hit D.J. Banks for a 12 yard touchdown to make it a 38-35 game. After Tulane forced a three and out on Alabama's next possession, their offense quickly went to work. A 32 yard run by Orleans Darkwa set the Green Wave up with a 1st and Goal from the Alabama 3 yard line. One play later, Darkwa punched the ball in, and Tulane lead 42-38 with 3:07 remaining. Tulane's upset hopes took a major hit on the ensuing kickoff, though, as Kenny Norwood returned the kick 97 yards for the go ahead touchdown. With just 2:43 left in the game, the Green Wave needed a big series out of their offense, and they got just that. After a big 4th down conversion, followed by an Alabama facemask penalty, the Green Wave were facing a 1st and Goal from the Alabama nine yard line. On the very next play backup running back Payten Jason scored on a nine yard run, and Tulane lead 49-45 with 1:02 left in the 4th quarter. Down to one timeout, and needing a touchdown to win, Alabama moved the ball into Tulane territory. However, facing a 2nd and 14 after a Tulane sack, A.J. McCarron made a mistake that would cost the Crimson Tide the ballgame. McCarron slipped while dropping back to throw, and as he was releasing the ball he was hit. Tulane linebacker Trent Mackey saw the pass come out weak and jumped in front of his man to make the game clinching interception.

"It feels like after every game for the last year plus I've been here in the same situation. My team wins a high scoring shootout in exciting fashion. I don't even have anything new to say. Just take a quote from last week's game and use it. But man this team sure likes to give an old man high blood pressure!!"

Lamar Bryant hits Devin Figaro for a 10 yard TD in the first quarter





Ryan Griffin hits Brock Sanders for a 28 yard touchdown




D.J. Banks makes a nice grab and runs 63 yards for a touchdown




Shane Delery comes up with a huge sack in the fourth quarter





Orleans Darkwa runs in for a 3 yard touchdown to put Tulane ahead 42-38




This 9 yard TD run by Payton Jason put the Green Wave ahead 49-45




Trent Mackey intercepts an A.J. McCarron pass to seal the victory for the Tulane Green Wave

Tulane () at Alabama ()
Sep 8, 2012 1 2 3 4 F Tulane 7 14 7 21 49 #5 Alabama 7 21 3 14 45 Top Performers Tulane R. Griffin: 15/28, 308 yds, 3 TD O. Darkwa: 23 car, 136 yds, 5.9 ypc, 2 TD Alabama K. Norwood: 6 rec, 86 yds, 3 TD, KR TD E. Lacy: 31 car, 153 yds, 4.9 ypc, 2 TD	Team Stats Comparison TUL BAMA First Downs 20 24 3rd Down Efficiency 3-10 10-15 4th Down Efficiency 4-4 0-0 Total Yards 490 474 Passing Yards 330 261 Rushing Yards 160 213 Penalties-Penalty Yards 3-18 7-49 Turnovers 2 2 Time of Possession 15:54 16:06
Scoring Summary FIRST QUARTER SCORING TUL BAMA 4:02 (BAMA) TD Bama: K. Norwood, 2 yd pass from A. McCarron (J. Shelley kick) 0 7 1:36 (TUL) TD Tulane: D. Figaro, 10 yd pass from L. Bryant (C. Santos kick) 7 7 SECOND QUARTER SCORING TUL BAMA 6:54 (BAMA) TD Bama: E. Lacy, 5 yd run (J. Shelley kick) 7 14 4:49 (TUL) TD Tulane: B. Sanders, 28 yd pass from R. Griffin (C. Santos kick) 14 14 1:57 (BAMA) TD Bama: E. Lacy, 4 yd run (J. Shelley kick) 14 21 1:22 (TUL) TD Tulane: D.J. Banks, 63 yd pass from R. Griffin (C. Santos kick) 21 21 0:04 (BAMA) TD Bama: K. Norwood, 12 yd pass from A. McCarron (J. Shelley kick) 21 28 THIRD QUARTER SCORING TUL BAMA 4:41 (TUL) TD Tulane: O. Darkwa, 3 yd run (C. Santos kick) 28 28 2:43 (BAMA) FG Bama: J. Shelley, 41 yd FG 28 31 FOURTH QUARTER SCORING TUL BAMA 6:41 (BAMA) TD Bama: K. Norwood, 6 yd pass from A. McCarron (J. Shelley kick) 28 38 4:26 (TUL) TD Tulane: D. Banks, 12 yd pass from R. Griffin (C. Santos kick) 35 38 3:07 (TUL) TD Tulane: O. Darkwa, 3 yd run (C. Santos kick) 42 38 2:43 (BAMA) TD Bama: K. Norwood returned kickoff 97 yards (J. Shelley kick) 42 45 1:02 (TUL) TD Tulane: P. Jason, 9 yd run (C. Santos kick) 49 45
Tulane PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT R. Griffin 15/28 308 3 0 L. Bryant 4/11 22 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD O. Darkwa 23 136 5.9 2 P. Jason 4 18 4.5 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD D. Figaro 6 99 16.5 1 D. Banks 4 107 26.7 2 K. Burris 4 45 11.2 0 O. Darkwa 1 20 20.0 0 B. Comardelle 1 29 29.0 0 B. Sanders 1 28 28.0 1 Alabama PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT A. McCarron 17/27 261 3 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD E. Lacy 31 153 4.9 2 C. Grant 13 66 5.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD K. Norwood 6 86 14.3 3 M. Williams 3 41 13.6 0 D. White 2 51 25.5 0 K. Bell 2 18 9.0 0 E. Cox 1 30 30.0 0 C. Grant 1 21 21.0 0

Top 25 Action (Week 3)
1 Ohio State 17 - Cincinnati 10
2 Oklahoma 34 - Ohio 0
3 Southern California 33 - Rutgers 30
5 Alabama 45 - Tulane 49
6 Clemson 6 - Maryland 13
7 Florida 34 - Eastern Michigan 3
8 Texas A&M 38 - 23 Arkansas 31
9 Boise State 16 - BYU 13
10 California 38 - Bowling Green 7
11 South Carolina 16 - 18 Georgia 38
12 Notre Dame 14 - Michigan State 34
13 TCU 51 - UNLV 14
14 Virginia Tech 45 - 22 Georgia Tech 0
16 Pittsburgh 20 - Buffalo 7
17 Utah 37 - Colorado 15
19 Stanford 28 - Arizona 16
20 Miami 10 - Kansas State 3
21 Texas 22 - Ole Miss 34
24 Oregon State 10 - Wisconsin 31
25 Auburn 26 - Kent State 10



National Players of the Week (Week 3)
HB Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech: 24 car, 148 yds, 28 rec yds, 4 total TD
OLB Matt Morton, Iowa State: 9 tkl, 2 tfl, sack, FF, FR

C-USA Players of the Week (Week 3)
QB Tate Smith, UTEP: 25/38, 292 yds, 23 car, 73 yds, 5 total TD
LE Casey Blum, Tulane: 10 tkl, 4 tfl, 3 sacks

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Top 25 (Week 4)

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 9, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Ohio State	2	0	1504
2	2	Oklahoma (21)	2	0	1461
3	3	Southern California	1	0	1400
4	4	Michigan	1	0	1323
5	7	Florida	3	0	1166
6	8	Texas A&M	3	0	1120
7	9	Boise State	2	0	1038
8	10	California	2	0	983
9	13	TCU	2	0	825
10	5	Alabama	1	1	780
11	14	Virginia Tech	1	1	733
12	15	West Virginia	1	0	724
13	18	Georgia	2	0	699
14	16	Pittsburgh	2	0	689
15	17	Utah	3	0	641
16	6	Clemson	1	1	595
17	11	South Carolina	2	1	538
18	19	Stanford	2	1	515
19	20	Miami	2	0	499
20	12	Notre Dame	1	2	369
21	NR	Tulane	2	0	353
22	NR	Michigan State	1	1	297
23	NR	Nebraska	2	0	240
24	NR	Ole Miss	3	0	228
25	25	Auburn	1	1	227

Heisman Watch

Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 9, 2012
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Brent Comardelle	WR	Tulane
Kevin Burris	TE	Tulane
Enrique Davis	HB	Ole Miss
Dion Lewis	HB	Pittsburgh
Mike Gillislee	HB	Florida