The Coaching Legacy of Sam Winters

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Dynasty Introduction/Rules/Goals
1. A former successful high school coach, and now college offensive coordinator, Gus Malzahn has finally landed his first college head coaching gig.

2. I can not move up until I win at least two conference championships and appear in a BCS Bowl. I will only recruit Louisiana, Texas, and Florida, and can only recruit 3 stars or worse until I raise my perstige up to at least a 3 star. There are stipulations, though. If I win a Bowl game, I am allowed to go after a four star recruit.

3. I will use Malzahn's/Auburn's playbook wherever I go and implement Malzahn's HUNH spread offense.

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Yearly Summary


Conference Champions

ACC
2010: Clemson
2011: Virginia Tech

Big East
2010: Rutgers
2011: West Virginia


Big Ten
2010: Ohio State
2011: Ohio State


Big Twelve
2010: Texas A&M
2011: Texas


Conference USA
2010: Tulane
2011: Tulane


MAC
2010: Temple
2011: Temple


MWC
2010: TCU
2011: TCU


Pac-10
2010: Stanford
2011: Southern Caliornia


SEC
2010: Alabama
2011: South Carolina


Sun Belt
2010: Troy
2011: Arkansas State


WAC
2010: Boise State
2011: Boise State

Independents
2010: Notre Dame
2011: Notre Dame




BCS Bowl Results

BCS National Championship Game
2010: #2 Alabama 37 - #1 Ohio State 17
2011: #2 Virginia Tech 34 - #1 Ohio State 21


Fiesta Bowl
2010: #6 Texas A&M 38 - #18 Rutgers 21
2011: #5 Texas 31 - #6 Utah 22


Orange Bowl
2010: #8 Clemson 28 - #5 Wisconsin 23
2011: #4 Stanford 20 - #8 Boise State 19



Rose Bowl
2010: #3 Boise State 21 - #11 Stanford 7
2011: #3 Tulane 40 - #7 Southern California 31


Sugar Bowl
2010: #7 North Carolina 35 - #4 Washington 16
2011: #20 West Virginia 25 - #13 South Carolina 23

2010: QB Greg McElroy, Alabama (3,566 yds, 33 TD, 0 INT)
2011: HB Trent Richardson, Alabama ()



Tulane Team MVP
2010: HB Albert Williams (1,617 yds, 4.1 ypc, 20 TD)
2011: TE Kevin Norris (92 rec, 1,682 yds, 12 TD)

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Sam Winters Coaching Career

Career Record: 26-2
Winning Seasons: 2
Longest Win Streak: 17
Record vs. Top 25: 2-1
Record vs. Rivals: 4-1
Bowl Record: 2-0
Conference Titles: 2
National Titles: 0
Highest Rank: #2 (conclusion of 201 season)

2010: Tulane, 12-2, Conference Champs, Liberty Bowl Win
2011: Tulane, 14-0, Conference Champs, Rose Bowl Win

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Tulane Hall of Honor



TE Cody Sparks
2010: 78 catches, 1,224 yards*, 15.6 ypc, 4 touchdowns

*School Record

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New Orleans, LA -- Sam Winters comes from a humble background with roots tied in three things: family, football, and God. Not in any particular order. The most important one usually depends on the day of the week. However, one can not argue Winters' knowledge and passion for the game. After 20 yeas of nothing but success on the high school level, Tulane - a floundering program without much at stake - has done something very rare, and hired someone as their head coach who was roaming the sidelines on Friday nights just a few short weeks ago.

Winters will be implementing a multiple offense look with a pro-style emphasis. His defensive coordinator, brother Shawn Winters, will run a base 4-2-5 defense. "While this will primarily be set in stone, we know that we will have to make adjustments based on our personnel each year." Said head coach Sam Winters.

Sam Winters
"I know things haven't gone well here as of late, but I'm excited to be the head coach. This school has a good history and I know we can be competitive and win ball games. It may not be easy, but my plan is to have this team competitive and competing a conference championship within three years."

The Green Wave will start off the 2010 season against their in-state rivals LSU in Death Valley. LSU has won the last 18 times these two schools have met, and no one expects this year to be any different. However, Tulane plans on making a statement early in the season and showing everyone they are going to be competitive all year long. Tulane's other non-conference games include home games against Rutgers and Ole Miss and a road trip to Starkville, MS to take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Tulane AD Rick Dickson
"We're very happy with this hiring. We know coach Winters has no college head coaching experience, but so what? We're Tulane. No one cares what we do. We have literally nothing at stake in this. If Sam doesn't succeed, then we're right back to where we are right now, and that's a very below average football program. We think coach Winters can get us above that, though, and that's why we hired him. He's an offensive mastermind and we feel like this is the hire that will turn the school around. We couldn't be happier to have him as our head coach."

A down on their luck school, looking to return to at least semi-national relevance. Can the Sam Winters era be the beginning of something special? Stay tuned and follow the Green Wave in 2010 to see if this is the start of something special.

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LSU too Much for Green Wave





Tulane had no answer for Stevan Ridley who had 184 yards rushing and three touchdowns on just 11 carries on the day.

Baton Rouge, LA -- This "Battle for the Rag" wasn't much different than the previous 18 times LSU and Tulane hooked up on the gridiron. LSU jumped on Tulane early and never really looked back. LSU took a 34-13 lead, and despite a comeback bid from the Green Wave, LSU left with the 41-27 wn.

Tulane actually, more or less, dominated the team statistical categories, but their four turnovers lead to two defensive touchdowns for LSU. LSU running back Stevan Ridley only needed 11 carries to roll up 184 yards and found the endzone three times, highlighted by 70 yard touchdown run.


Two LSU defensive touchdowns proved to be the difference on the day. Despite only 338 yards of total offense, LSU's defense made big plays and made Tulane pay the ultimate price on two of their four turnovers. Cornerback Morris Claiborne had a 19 yard fumble return for a score in the third quarter, and defensive end Kendrick Adams had a 58 yard fumble return in the fourth quarter.

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Morris Claiborne takes a fumble to the house for six. LSU's defense was opportunistic all game long.




Tulane running back Albert Williams was pretty much the lone bright spot for Tulane on the day. Williams had 94 yards rushing, and here, found the endzone once.

Player of the Game

HB Stevan Ridley: 11 carries, 184 yards, 16.4 ypc, 3 TD



Across the Nation Week 1, 2010

#16 (0-0) @ #23 (0-0)

Aug 26, 2010 - Pitt at Utah
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#16 Pittsburgh (1-0)	7	6	0	7	20
#23 Utah (0-1)	0	0	0	3	3

#19 (0-0) @ #8 (0-0)

Aug 26, 2010 - Pitt at Utah
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#19 Oregon State (1-0)	7	7	3	17	34
#8 TCU (0-1)	3	14	0	10	27

#5 (0-0) @ #7 (0-0)

Aug 26, 2010 - Pitt at Utah
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#5 Boise State (1-0)	6	9	21	10	46
#7 Virginia Tech (0-1)	3	5	14	9	31

National Players of the Week

QB Christian Ponder, FSU: 21/29, 302 yds, 8 car, 66 yds, 7 total TD

CB D.J. Johnson, TTU: 2 tkls, 2 tfl, 4 atk, sack, FR

Conference USA Players of the Week

TE Adam Nissley, UCF: 8 rec, 261 yds, 2 TD
DT Germard Reed, UTEP: 3 tkls, 4 tfl, 2 atk, 2 sacks

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Will be following, I mean, you did come 2nd in rookie of the year votes(you should have won!) in my dynasty. Justin Blanton was unstoppable.

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Quote: Originally Posted by HARLEE23

Will be following, I mean, you did come 2nd in rookie of the year votes(you should have won!) in my dynasty. Justin Blanton was unstoppable.

Thanks! And I haven't checked in on that in a few days. Didn't think you would be that far into it yet.