Tulane Football: "From Worst to First"

[kswgrad2012]

Re: Tulane Football: "From Worst to First"

Those rush numbers for Higgins are obscene lol. Loved the breakdown of your playbook. Keep up the good work

Unfortunately Higgins slid down to #2 on the Heisman Watch list. Oh well, that RB for Syracuse is having an insane season.

Thanks hotsnakes for checking in. Keep reading!

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[kswgrad2012]

Re: Tulane Football: "From Worst to First"

ACC, SEC, Big 12 Mulling Expansion

Tulane in mix?

The college football world has been quiet for the past few years since realignment last occurred in 2014. But rumors have been swirling over the past few months that the ACC, SEC and Big 12 conferences are mulling expanding their footprints once again. The ACC & SEC both currently sit at 14-team memberships, but they may be looking at becoming the first 16-team "super-conferences," which would likely lead to record revenue gains for their respective members. The Big 12 however sits at 10 teams, and may be looking at expansion simply to get back at 12 teams, thus regaining a conference championship game.


Over the past few years Tulane University has scheduled numerous sporting events with members of Power 5 conferences, particularly with members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. After failing to schedule rivalry games for the 2016 season, the Green Wave football team played 3 ACC teams in their non-conference schedule (Syracuse, Boston College, North Carolina). They have a rematch w/ Boston College coming up in a few weeks this season, and recently scheduled a home-and-home series w/ the Miami Hurricanes. The Wave will travel to Miami for the first game next season, then the Hurricanes will play in New Orleans for the second game in 2019. They are also rumored to be working on another home-and-home series with Virginia Tech for the next few seasons. With all this in mind, it makes sense to think that the ACC may be making a serious push at adding Tulane University to its ranks.

And it makes sense. Tulane has the academic chops to fit right in the conference. The football team has been much more competitive as of late, and much of Tulane's student body originates from the New England region of the United States (in areas where ACC members Syracuse, Boston College & Pittsburgh call home). The football team also occupies the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, an NFL-sized stadium that would instantly become one of the ACC's largest. Could the ACC be making a push toward extending its recruiting trail into SEC Territory?

But the ACC isn't the only ones reportedly interested. The Big 12 Conference is also interested in adding Tulane, as it would give the conference a big-time city to host events in, as well as extending its recruiting trail into the Gulf Region. Teams such as Texas, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State are all on board for adding the New Orleans-based school, as they feel it would greatly boost the conference's academic reputation. The Big 12 is interested in making Tulane its own Vanderbilt. And it could be possible. Who they would add along with Tulane is another issue.

As for the SEC, Tulane is reportedly "very interested" in joining the conference. But the SEC may not necessarily be returning the favor. The school's already located in vested territory, and some SEC members may not be on board with the addition. It all remains to be seen on their end...


Stay tuned for more coverage of potential conference expansion.

[kswgrad2012]

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Spotlight: The Gandy Brothers



Brothers Aaron (83, left) & Chris (87, right) both play WR for the Wave.

Oftentimes in sports we see siblings play the same sport, but for different teams. We have the Manning brothers Peyton & Eli in the NFL, and the Gasol brothers of the NBA, as examples. Sometimes siblings will compete together for special events, but usually compete as individuals. Think of the Williams sisters (Venus & Serena) in tennis. But rarely do we see siblings play not only the same sport, but also on the same team. For example, brothers Carson & Jordan Palmer competed together as members of the Cincinnati Bengals in the late 2000's. But it happens most often in college athletics. And for obvious reasons. Sometimes siblings grow so close that they do not want to be separated. Sometimes it's more convenient for the family that siblings attend the same school. And of course there are less obvious reasons.

Before they were drafted by the New England Patriots & Tennessee Titans respectively, brothers Devin & Jason McCourty dominated the secondary together at Rutgers.



And then there are college basketball's "Terrific Twins." The Morris brothers at Kansas, and the Harrison twins at Kentucky.

But in 2017, there is a new set of brothers "running things." Brothers Aaron & Chris Gandy found themselves attending Tulane University under drastically different circumstances. Aaron, a highly-touted recruit coming out of junior college 4 seasons ago, had many schools on his radar. Tulane wasn't his first love.

Aaron Gandy: "To be honest, Tulane wasn't high on my list at first. I really wanted to go to Wisconsin. I grew up a die-hard Badgers fan, and they recruited me hard. But when they told me they wanted me to play LB or TE, I had to rethink a few things. I had been a wide-out my entire life."

His brother Chris, however, had to fight for recruiters' attention.

Chris Gandy: "Recruiters weren't really paying attention to me when I came out of high school. I literally had to mail coaches my highlight film for them to notice me. And even then, I only got a few bites."

Lucky for him, the right coach came calling.

Chris: "Thank God for Coach Willingham. If it weren't for him, I don't know where I'd be."

How Aaron and Chris ended up where they are is interesting. But the story line before that is far more intriguing. Both grew up in the small town of Neenah, Wisconsin, not far from Green Bay. They lived a good life until about their teenage years. When Chris was 14 years old (Aaron, a year older, was 15), he moved with his father to Texas, after their parents divorced. Aaron chose to stay with his mother in Wisconsin, and for four years the two were separated. As both would say, those years were rough.

Aaron: "It was rough not having a brother for those four years. I mean, I had a brother, but we weren't close. We didn't get to play ball together like we always did. Couldn't go to the movies. Couldn't hang out with friends. Couldn't do anything together."

Chris: "We could only do things together when we were in the same town. It sucked."

As Aaron said, both played sports a lot. However their plans to play high school football together were dashed when Chris moved. They still kept in contact, and talked whenever they could. Be it football, girls, or just life in general. They built good lives where they were, but still missed each other.

WR Aaron Gandy

While Chris was a junior in high school in Texas, Aaron had graduated high school in Wisconsin and decided to attend junior college for a year. He knew he wanted to go to a top-level university, and after going to Wisconsin didn't work out, he wanted to get his GPA up. He decided to play JUCO ball for a year, then try to enroll at a larger program. Meanwhile, during that year of junior ball, Chris was finishing up high school, getting ready for college. Aaron had committed to Tulane after coming to the 2014 Homecoming Game vs. Tulsa. According to him, it came down to a few schools.

Aaron: "After going JUCO for a year, Wisconsin recruited me again. But they still wanted me to change positions. I wasn't sure, so I focused on a few other places. When Coach Willingham said I could play receiver at Tulane, I was intrigued."

After talking with the coaches, visiting the campus, and going to the Homecoming game, he was enamored.

Aaron: "I have no regrets. I love this team, I love this school, and I love New Orleans!"

When Chris was looking for schools, not many came calling. And the ones that did call were in the FCS Division. He wanted to play FBS ball like his brother, so he got desperate. With the help if his high school head coach, he sent video copies of his highlight film to numerous schools in the area. Texas, Texas Tech, Tulsa, Southern Miss, Arkansas State, Rice. All of them said "no." Then one day luck happened. One of the position coaches at Rice was good friends with the WR coach under Coach Willingham. After they talked one day Chris's tape was on its way to New Orleans. Willingham sat down with his receivers and watched the tape. He didn't think much, but the reactions of the players said it all.

Coach Willingham: "Honestly when I saw the tape, I didn't think anything much of it. Just seemed like an average player to me. Luckily for Chris, the receivers on the team thought otherwise."

WR Justin Fountain: "When I saw the tape I honestly thought the kid could play ball. We were thin at receiver at the time, so I told Coach to go for it."

One of the other receivers in the room during the film session: Chris's brother Aaron.

Aaron Gandy: "When I saw the tape, I couldn't tell who it was. Then when Coach read the name out loud, my heart began to race. I instantly knew I wanted him on the team."

Coach Willingham: "Chris should thank his brother. Seriously. If it weren't for Aaron vouching for him, I probably would've forgotten about that tape."

And the story tells itself from there. Willingham would recruit Chris Gandy to Tulane, being the only FBS school to offer him a scholarship, and a chance at a great education.

WR Chris Gandy

Since then, life has gone well for the Gandy brothers. Chris redshirted his freshman season while Aaron started 13 games. Now Chris is the 4th receiver on the depth chart, after Aaron, Justin Fountain, and RS Freshman Jason Eaton. Chris has been key on some 3rd-down situations throughout this 2017 season, and will likely compete for a starting role in the offense this off-season after Aaron graduates. Aaron Gandy is set to graduate this spring with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, and a 3.4 GPA. He has his sights set on the NFL, but says he wouldn't mind running a business one day.

Aaron: "I wouldn't mind running a Fortune 500 company one day. Being a CEO, you know?"

As for Chris? He's just trying to enjoy the moment.

Chris: "Not many people get to play their favorite sport with their best friend. Especially when their best friend is their brother. I'm just trying to enjoy it as much as I can."

[kswgrad2012]

Re: Tulane Football: "From Worst to First"

I've been trying to find better ways of posting updates to the page. From looking at other dynasty pages, mine seems far too wordy. Plus, updates take a LOOOONG time for me to do. I don't have access to photo editing software, so that's out of the picture for now. I think I'm just gonna add a scoring summary to the Box Score, then simply summarize each game. That way there's less text, I can post updates quicker, and thus do them more often. I'm probably gonna finish this season using the current format, then start anew next season.

In the meantime, expect a Homecoming Game update this evening.

[kswgrad2012]

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9-0!

Wave overcome abysmal 1st Half to take Homecoming

The Green Wave football team have won their ninth-consecutive game, this time overcoming a horrible 1st half of play with a dynamic 2nd-half offense, en route to a 38-28 victory.

It wasn't easy at first. SMU got off to a horrendous start with QB Cedric Howard throwing a pick on the first play of the game. But CB Charlie Smith would have the ball stripped from him after receiving the pick, and SMU would receive it & go 85 yards down the field for the game's first score. Tulane would answer with a field goal, and it would stay 7-3 for much of the first half. SMU would move the ball but not score; Tulane would fail to move the ball, going 3-and-out four times. But then a miracle: with 0:04 left in the first half, QB Bryan Higgins would heave a prayer down the field, and WR Chris Gandy would catch it & take it 67 yards to paydirt, as time expired. SMU fails to pitch a touchdown shutout, and it's 14-10 at the break.

The second half would go a lot better for the Green Wave, with Bryan Higgins scoring 4 TD's (2 pass, 2 rush), and the Wave playing an aggressive defense. Though they did give up another 300-yard passing game in the affair, the Wave got after Cedric Howard (sacking him twice & forcing another INT). Tulane would outscore the Mustangs 28-14 the rest of the way, and extend their winning streak to 9 games. They'll have a tough one next week as they hit the road to Cincinnati. The Bearcats have much interest in stopping Tulane's dream season at a halt, and jeopardizing their chances of receiving an at-large BCS bid. But for the Wave? If they win this game @ Nippert Stadium, they can officially call themselves American Athletic Conference champions.

Tune in next week!

Southern Methodist Mustangs at Tulane Green Wave
Oct 21, 2017	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Southern Methodist Mustangs (3-3, 2-1 American)	7	7	7	7	-	28
#22 Tulane Green Wave (9-0, 7-0 American)	3	7	14	14	-	38

Team Stats Comparison
	SMU	TULN
Total Offense	448	498
Rushing Yards	128	318
Passing Yards	320	180
First Downs	24	13
Punt Return Yards	15	10
Kick Return Yards	100	122
Total Yards	563	630
Turnovers	2	1
3rd Down Converstion	5/12 (41%)	4/9 (44%)
4th Down Conversion	1/2 (50%)	0/1 (0%)
2-Point Conversion	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-3-0 (75%)	2-1-1 (100%0
Penalties	4-45	1-15
Posession Time	18:08	17:52

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		SMU	TULN
6:05	(SMU) TD: J. Graham, 3 yd pass from C. Howard (XP)	7	0
3:43	(TULN) FG: Z. McGee, 33 yds	7	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		SMU	TULN
0:40	(SMU) TD: G. Mitchell, 15 yd pass from C. Howard (XP)	14	3
0:00	(TULN) TD: C. Gandy, 67 yd pass from B. Higgins (XP)	14	10
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		SMU	TULN
7:09	(TULN) TD: B. Higgins, 44 yd run (XP)	14	17
6:10	(SMU) TD: K. Lewis, 25 yd pass from C. Howard (XP)	21	17
4:47	(TULN) TD: B. Higgins, 44 yd run (XP)	21	24
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		SMU	TULN
8:54	(TULN) TD: F. Roach, 15 yd pass from B. Higgins (XP)	21	31
6:45	(SMU) TD: R. Scott, 7 yd pass from C. Howard (XP)	28	31
5:34	(TULN) TD: A. Gandy, 83 yd pass from B. Higgins (XP)	28	38

Southern Methodist Mustangs PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Cedric Howard 23/37 320 4 2 Ken Horne 0/1 0 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Michael Barrett 25 129 5.1 0 Ryan Smith 5 14 2.8 0 Cedric Howard 4 -8 -2.0 0 Ken Horne 1 -7 -7.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD George Mitchell 6 87 14.5 1 Jesse Jones 5 92 18.4 0 Kelvin Lewis 4 56 14.0 1 Phillip Dukes 3 50 16.6 0 Richmond Scott 3 16 5.3 1 Greg Frederick 1 16 16.0 0 Jesse Graham 1 3 3.0 1 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Jerome Jackson 3 0 Nigel Leslie, Richmond Scott 2 0 Matt Givens, D.J. McCutcheon, Eric West 1 0 Cody Thompson 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Nate Childress 11 0.0 0 0 Gary Jones 9 0.0 0 0 Marvin Graham 7 0.0 0 0 Eddie Adams, Noah Smith 4 0.0 0 0 Brandon Ratliff 3 2.0 0 0 J.R. Jones, Luke Jones, William Thomas 3 0.0 0 0 Corey McQueen, Ryan Roland, Randy Stokes 2 0.0 0 0 6 tied 1 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Brad Taylor 0/1 4/4 4 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Brad Taylor 3 128 42.6 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Randy Stokes 3 73 24.3 0 Michael Barrett 1 27 27.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Randy Stokes 1 15 15.0 0

Tulane Green Wave PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Bryan Higgins 6/11 180 3 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Josh Williams 20 102 5.1 0 Bryan Higgins 13 193 14.8 2 Shawn Henry 3 23 7.6 0 Fred Roach 2 5 2.5 0 Aaron Gandy 2 -2 -1.0 0 Justin Fountain 1 -3 -3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Fred Roach 2 21 10.5 1 Aaron Gandy 1 83 83.0 1 Chris Gandy 1 67 67.0 1 Josh Williams 1 5 5.0 0 Marshall Brown 1 4 4.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Nick Bradley 5 0 Marshall Brown, Phil Maxwell 4 0 Jeff Smith 4 1 Fred Roach, Clint West 2 0 Brandon Palmer 2 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Fred Arnold 13 1.0 0 0 Terrence Thomas 13 0.0 1 0 Jason Harper 10 0.0 0 0 Bruce McDaniel 9 0.0 0 0 Charlie Smith 7 0.0 1 0 Ross Fowler 7 0.0 0 0 Tony Parker 5 0.0 0 0 Claude James, Shaun Powers 3 0.0 0 0 Todd Carter 2 1.0 0 0 Corey Walton 2 0.0 0 0 7 tied 1 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Zach McGee 1/1 5/5 8 34 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Zach McGee 3 127 42.3 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Shawn Henry 5 122 24.4 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Shawn Henry 2 10 5.0 0

The game started off great for the Mustangs.



Unfortunately, it didn't end that way.




PLAY OF THE GAME: The Hail Mary catch-and-run by WR Chris Gandy.

[kswgrad2012]

Re: Tulane Football: "From Worst to First"

Week 9's Top Results


Top 25

SMU 28, #22 Tulane 38

FCS East 14, #24 BYU 45

Penn State 12, #13 Florida 14

Iowa 38 #20 Illinois 14

#21 Michigan 30, Michigan State 27

#16 Virginia Tech 38, North Carolina 37

#1 Clemson 40, Syracuse 28

#18 Miami (OH) 31, Buffalo 6

#12 USC 44, Arizona State 7

FCS West 10, #19 Army 38

TCU 35, #11 Kansas State 38

#15 Texas 35, Iowa State 6

#2 Nebraska 28, Wisconsin 19

#25 NC State 42, Boston College 38

#3 Missouri 16, #7 Georgia 40

#10 LSU 31, Mississippi State 20

Arizona 13, #8 Oregon 37

#18 Alabama 35, #5 Tennessee 24 ("Game of the Week")

Notre Dame 20, #6 Miami (FL) 34

Kansas 24, #4 Oklahoma 34

#14 Auburn 35, Ole Miss 28

Nevada 28, #23 Hawai'i 21


American Athletic Conference

SMU 28, #22 Tulane 38

UConn 14, Houston 17

East Carolina 27, South Florida 21

Cincinnati 42, Memphis 14

UCF 38, Temple 45 (OT)


Others

UAB 7, Marshall 31

Florida Atlantic 41, New Mexico 16

Wake Forest 27, Louisville 35 (OT)

San Jose State 28, Fresno State 18

Cal 41, Texas A&M 24

UTSA 7, Louisiana Tech 35

Ohio State 42, Maryland 20

Tulsa 38, Southern Miss 28

FIU 0, Navy 31

Bayor 28, Oklahoma State 42

Indiana 35, Rutgers 21

Ohio 21, Kent State 10

[kswgrad2012]

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A Look Around The Nation

Nebraska reclaims top spot; Tulane dominating American standings


BCS STANDINGS

1. Nebraska, 7-0
2. Clemson, 7-0
3. Georgia, 5-1
4. Oklahoma, 6-0
5. Miami (FL), 6-1
6. Oregon, 6-1
7. Missouri, 7-1
8. Kansas State, 5-1
9. Stanford, 6-1
10. LSU, 4-2
11. Tennessee, 5-2
12. USC, 6-1
13: Alabama, 5-3
14. Florida, 5-2
15: Auburn, 5-2
16: Texas, 4-2
17: Virginia Tech, 5-2
18. Miami (OH), 8-0
19. Army, 6-0
20. Tulane, 9-0
21. Michigan, 6-2
22. BYU, 7-1
23. NC State, 5-2
24: Cal, 6-1
25: Illinois, 4-2

Nebraska reclaims the top spot in the BCS Poll following a 28-19 victory over the Wisconsin Badgers this past weekend. Though Clemson took down 6-2 Syracuse by 14, the pollsters felt Nebraska's win was stronger. Mizzou & Tennessee fall after losses to Georgia & Alabama, respectively. Hawai'i falls out of the poll after a tough loss to MWC foe Nevada, and the Cal Golden Bears enter the poll for the first time this season after beating Texas A&M @ Kyle Field.


BOTTOM 10

123. UTSA, 0-7
122. Eastern Michigan, 0-8
121. Western Michigan, 1-7
120. Mid Tenn State, 1-6
119. UL Monroe, 1-5
118. New Mexico, 1-6
117. UMass, 1-5
116. Memphis, 0-6
115. Buffalo, 1-6
114. Vanderbilt, 2-6


THE AMERICAN STANDINGS

1. #20 Tulane, 9-0, 7-0
2. Houston, 5-1, 3-1
3. SMU, 3-3, 2-1
4. East Carolina, 3-5, 3-4
5. Cincinnati, 3-4, 1-3
6. South Florida, 2-4, 1-2
7. UConn, 2-4, 1-2
8. Temple, 2-4, 1-2
9. UCF, 2-5, 1-3
10. Memphis, 0-6, 0-3


HEISMAN WATCH

Bryan Higgins, QB, Tulane
73/108, 1146 YDS, 16 TD, 1 INT
139 CAR, 1281 YDS, 12 TD

Kris Washington, HB, Syracuse
215 CAR, 1456 YDS, 18 TD

John Mitchell, QB, Missouri
140/223, 1839 YDS, 14 TD, 7 INT
110 CAR, 579 YDS, 9 TD

Demario Stallings, HB, Army
115 CAR, 793 YDS, 14 TD

Desmond Benson, QB, Nebraska
85/164, 1114 YDS, 11 TD, 4 INT
79 CAR, 385 YDS, 9 TD


PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

NCAA
Kevin Jones, RE, UNLV
5 TKLS, 6 TFL, 7 ATK, 2 SKS, FF

Trevor Miller, HB, Cincinnati
23 CAR, 208 YDS, 5 TD


American Athletic Conference
Drew Brown, FS, ECU
5 TKLS, 5 TFL, 13 ATK, SK, FF

Trevor Miller, HB, Cincinnati
23 CAR, 208 YDS, 5 TD



#BRYANFORHEISMAN

[kswgrad2012]

Re: Tulane Football: "From Worst to First"

Week 10's Top Games


Top 25

#20 Tulane (9-0) @ Cincinnati (3-3)

#16 Texas (4-2) @ #8 Kansas State (5-1)

#4 Oklahoma (6-0) @ Iowa State (3-3)

#5 Miami (FL) (6-1) @ Pittsburgh (2-5)

Wake Forest (5-3) @ #2 Clemson (7-0)

Arizona (2-5) @ #12 USC (6-1)

Purdue (3-4) @ #23 NC State (5-2)

#17 Virginia Tech (5-2) @ Boston College (4-3)

#25 Illinois (4-2) @ #1 Nebraska (7-0)

#21 Michigan (6-2) @ Rutgers (2-4)

#15 Auburn (5-2) @ #10 LSU (4-2) ("Game of the Week")

#14 Florida (5-2) @ #3 Georgia (5-1) ("Florida-Georgia in Jacksonville")

#11 Tennessee (5-2) @ South Carolina (3-4)

Washington (4-4) @ #24 Cal (6-1)

FCS Northwest @ #22 BYU (7-1)

#7 Missouri (7-1) @ Vanderbilt (2-6)

Notre Dame (4-4) @ #9 Stanford (6-1)

FCS Midwest @ #19 Army (6-0)

#6 Oregon (6-1) @ Arizona State (3-4)

UMass (1-5) @ #18 Miami (OH) (8-0)


American Athletic Conference

#20 Tulane (9-0) @ Cincinnati (3-3)

UConn (2-4) @ Memphis (0-6)

SMU (3-3) @ Temple (2-4)

South Florida (2-4) @ Houston (5-1)

ECU (3-5) @ West Virginia (5-2)


Others

Southern Miss (5-2) @ Navy (4-3)

Ole Miss (3-3) @ Arkansas (5-3)

Wisconsin (4-3) @ Minnesota (4-3) ("Fight for Paul Bunyan's Axe")

Iowa (5-3) @ Northwestern (3-4)

Akron (4-3) @ Ohio (5-2)

Toledo (4-3) @ Bowling Green (4-2) ("Battle of I-75")

Boise State (4-3) @ Air Force (5-2)

Georgia Tech (4-3) @ Duke (0-7)

Western Michigan (1-7) @ Eastern Michigan (0-8)

Syracuse (6-2) @ Florida State (2-4)

Fresno State (5-2) @ Nevada (4-3)

[kswgrad2012]

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What's a Bearcat, Anyway?

Matchup Preview *|* October 28, 2017
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#20 Tulane Green Wave (9-0, 7-0 American, 4-0 Away)		Cincinnati Bearcats (3-3, 1-2 American, 1-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 42.0 (#4) Points Per Game 33.5 (#27) 476.5 (#8) Total Offensive Yards 414.5 (#44) 342.5 (#2) Rushing Yards 249.1 (#18) 28 Rushing TD 19 134.0 (#118) Passing Yards 165.3 (#98) 17 Passing TD 6 Defensive Stats Comparison 19.8 Points Allowed 25.3 371.0 (#53) Total Yards Allowed 420.0 (#98) 93.1 (#1) Rushing Yards Allowed 252.1 (#120) 277.8 (#123) Passing Yards Allowed 168.6 (#37) 25 Sacks 11 18 Interceptions 7 Injury Report NONE NONE Game Notes A very important game taking place in the Queen City this week. The Green Wave win & they take home the American Athletic Conference crown. Though they'll have 1 more conference game left after this one (home vs. ECU), they will have enough wins in-conference to beat all possible tie-breakers & win the conference outright. The Bearcats are steaming coming into this one though; their recent history w/ Tulane hasn't been a good one. Dating back to the 2014 season (when Tulane joined the conference), Tulane has a 2-1 series lead on the Bearcats, those two victories being when UC was ranked in the AP Top 25. Especially after last season's unexpected shellacking handed down by the Wave in New Orleans, the Green Wave better not sleep on a hungry Bearcats team in this one. Because now THEY have the target on THEIR back. Tulane's ratings: 89/91/84 Cincinnati's ratings: 85/84/80 Players To Watch Tulane QB Bryan Higgins: 73/108, 1146 yds, 16 TD, 1 INT; 139 rush, 1281 yds, 12 TD HB Josh Williams: 143 rush, 942 yds, 6 TD MLB Fred Arnold: 72 tackles, 18 TFL, 4.0 sacks, 1 INT OLB Ross Fowler: 52 tackles, 14 TFL, 1.0 sacks, 2 INT Cincinnati QB C.J. Haynes: 64/125, 985 yds, 6 TD, 3 INT HB Trevor Miller: 121 rush, 791 yds, 13 TD WR Chris Justice: 20 rec, 259 yds, 1 TD SS Andre Phillips: 27 tackles, 3 TFL, 1.5 sacks Kirk Herbstreit picks: TULANE Broadcast: ESPN2

[kswgrad2012]

Re: Tulane Football: "From Worst to First"

I tried a "streamlined" version of reports for this latest wave of updates (#335-339). Less text, less "unnecessary stuff", smaller pictures (to save space), tried to keep it more "to the point." It's just one step, more changes likely coming in then future.

I need feedback. Tell me, what do you guys think?

[MrRudy]

Re: Tulane Football: "From Worst to First"

I took a few minutes and compared. I like it. It's compact, it still gives a good outline of what is going on in your dynasty and gives me a window into how your game went against SMU without lots of scrolling. Pictures are always good, I'm looking at ways to get more for mine.

It's been a remarkable season, looking forward to this Cincinnati game. Went to UC for two semesters before it became too expensive and I had to move home. Fantastic program and campus. Higgins might be too good though.

Overall, this has been one of my favorite dynasties here for awhile. You've battled through ups and downs, found your star recruit and he's taken the country by storm. Somehow I know there will be rough patches ahead, despite how strong your team feels now and that is what has me excited.

[kswgrad2012]

Re: Tulane Football: "From Worst to First"

I took a few minutes and compared. I like it. It's compact, it still gives a good outline of what is going on in your dynasty and gives me a window into how your game went against SMU without lots of scrolling. Pictures are always good, I'm looking at ways to get more for mine.

I didn't mind doing the writing, honestly. (I actually thought the writing was pretty good.) It was just way too time-consuming for me. I'm trying to adopt the "Keep It Simple, Stupid" method.

It's been a remarkable season, looking forward to this Cincinnati game. Went to UC for two semesters before it became too expensive and I had to move home. Fantastic program and campus. Higgins might be too good though.

I forgot you were in Ohio. I actually live in Cincinnati, haha. Went to OSU for a year, and had a rough go of it. Came back home to get my stuff straight, and I went to UC. It's not a bad campus, I just don't want to be at home for college, lol. Plus OSU's program for my major is a lot better, and a lot of my friends go there. So I'll probably go back there eventually. Where did you end up transferring?

Overall, this has been one of my favorite dynasties here for awhile. You've battled through ups and downs, found your star recruit and he's taken the country by storm. Somehow I know there will be rough patches ahead, despite how strong your team feels now and that is what has me excited.

Thanks man. I try to keep it real. I did a UTSA dynasty before this one w/ a friend at OSU, but after a few months we quit because it got too easy (went to the Fiesta Bowl in Year 2, won the NC in Year 4). But yeah, this one feel a lot more legitimate. I thought last season w/ Devin Powell & Crew would be a breakout season, and we struggled to 4 wins. I thought this year under Bryan Higgins would be a set-back year, and we're 9-0. So yeah, I like the unpredictability. And remember, Higgins was only a 3-star recruit, and spent last season at WR. Looking forward to the future, hoping it's just like this.

[kswgrad2012]

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American Athletic Conference Champs

Tulane captures first 10-win season in 19 years

In yet another shootout with the Bearcats of Cincinnati, Tulane won its first conference title since winning the Conference USA title in 1998. In doing so, the Wave also captured its first 10-win season since '98 as well. Having already wrapped up the league before Halloween, the team can now focus on building its resume in hopes of impressing the BCS Selection Committee.

Once again, things didn't start easy for the Green Wave. Cincy got out to an early 10-0 lead before Tulane could even get comfortable. But once Higgins & Crew got things going they took off. Scoring 2 touchdowns in the Second Quarter, Tulane would take a 14-13 lead into the break. They had to depend on the passing game in this one more, as the running lanes weren't there in the early going. Even when they passed it still wasn't easy, as Bryan Higgins only completed 57% of his passes in the game. He was also sacked 4 times. For UC, the running game was a struggle for them too, as they only mustered 97 yards on the ground in this one. But QB C.J. Haynes was able to find his receivers in space for big gains. Still though, he forced a lot of passes. Throwing 3 interceptions, that would be the key in this football game.

Despite committing 4 turnovers on the day, Cincinnati hung around with the Green Wave. But when they had to put them away they couldn't, and the Wave walked out of Nippert Stadium with the win. A back-and-forth game the whole way, 42-35 the final. The Wave are now 10-0 on the season, and have 2 Bye weeks coming up after this one. They'll take the rest very graciously, but know they have to stay on their toes for Boston College on November 18. Just 2 games left, folks. And if the Wave really want to crash the BCS Bowl Party this year, they'll have to play solid football down the stretch.

Tulane Green Wave at Cincinnati Bearcats
Oct 28, 2017	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
#20 Tulane Green Wave (10-0, 8-0 American)	0	14	17	11	-	42
Cincinnati Bearcats (3-4, 1-3 American)	3	10	8	14	-	35

Team Stats Comparison
	TULN	CIN
Total Offense	433	395
Rushing Yards	258	97
Passing Yards	175	298
First Downs	21	18
Punt Return Yards	3	0
Kick Return Yards	29	107
Total Yards	465	502
Turnovers	1	4
3rd Down Converstion	8/14 (57%)	2/6 (33%)
4th Down Conversion	0/0	0/1 (0%)
2-Point Conversion	1/1 (100%)	1/1 (100%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-2-1 (100%)	0-0-0
Penalties	2-30	2-25
Posession Time	25:59	10:10

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		TULN	CIN
3:29	(CIN) FG: S. Burks, 55 yds	0	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		TULN	CIN
8:05	(CIN) TD: P. Mason, 33 yd pass from C. Haynes (XP)	0	10
4:12	(TULN) TD: J. Williams, 3 yd run (XP)	7	10
0:30	(TULN) TD: J. Fountain, 30 yd pass from B. Higgins (XP)	14	10
0:00	(CIN) FG:, S. Burks, 40 yds	14	13
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		TULN	CIN
7:35	(CIN) TD: R. Downing, 38 yd "Pick Six" (2 pt)	14	21
4:42	(TULN) TD: J. Williams, 2 yd run (XP)	21	21
0:41	(TULN) FG: Z. McGee, 24 yds	24	21
0:12	(TULN) TD: C. Smith, 49 yd "Pick Six" (XP)	31	21
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		TULN	CIN
6:10	(CIN) TD: T. Miller, 34 yd run (XP)	31	28
3:45	(TULN) FG: Z. McGee, 38 yds	34	28
2:42	(CIN) TD: C. Justice, 65 yd pass from C. Haynes (XP)	34	35
0:34	(TULN) TD: B. Higgins, 34 yd run (2 pt)	42	35

Tulane Green Wave PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Bryan Higgins 13/23 175 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Josh Williams 21 81 3.8 2 Bryan Higgins 19 141 7.4 1 Shawn Henry 6 26 4.3 0 Fred Roach 4 8 2.0 0 Marco Washington 1 2 2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Justin Fountain 6 72 12.0 1 Chris Gandy 2 38 19.0 0 Marshall Brown 1 17 17.0 0 Aaron Gandy, Jason Eaton 1 16 16.0 0 Josh Williams 1 12 12.0 0 Fred Roach 1 4 4.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Nick Bradley, Jeff Smith 6 1 Phil Maxwell 4 1 Marshall Brown, Clint West 3 0 Brandon Palmer 2 0 Fred Roach, Marco Washington, Josh Williams 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Ross Fowler 10 2.0 0 0 Fred Arnold 10 0.0 0 0 Terrence Thomas 7 0.0 0 0 Charlie Smith 5 0.0 1 1 Tony Parker 4 0.0 1 0 Jason Harper 3 0.0 1 0 T.J. Gray, Claude James 3 0.0 0 0 Bruce McDaniel, Corey Walton 2 0.0 0 0 6 tied 1 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Zach McGee 2/3 4/4 10 38 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Zach McGee 3 121 40.3 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Shawn Henry 1 29 29.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Shawn Henry 1 3 3.0 0

Cincinnati Bearcats PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C.J. Haynes 22/34 298 2 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Trevor Miller 14 92 6.5 1 C.J. Haynes 6 -1 -0.1 0 Richie Ramsour 2 6 3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Pete Mason 8 106 13.2 1 Trevor Miller 6 47 7.8 0 Chris Justice 3 94 31.3 1 Richie Ramsour 2 17 8.5 0 Jason Swain, George Thomas 1 12 12.0 0 Ben Henderson 1 10 10.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Jason Swain 4 0 Chris Booker, Mark Henry 3 0 Chris Bower 2 0 Steve Walker 1 0 Trevor Miller 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Reggie Griffin 11 0.0 0 0 Andre Phillips 10 1.0 0 0 Aaron Koch 10 0.0 0 0 Chris Fox 9 0.0 0 0 Chad Jackson 5 1.0 0 0 Chad Brooks, R.J. Graham, Chris Jackson 5 0.0 0 0 Roger Downing 3 0.0 1 1 Luke Cronin 2 1.0 0 0 Lorenzo Lewis 2 0.0 0 0 4 tied 1 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Steve Burks 2/3 3/3 9 56 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Steve Burks 1 51 51.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Chris Justice 3 78 26.0 0 Trevor Miller 1 29 29.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD NONE 0 0 0.0 0

Tulane's Sea of Green was no match for the massive Sea of Red in attendance for this one.



The defenses got after it in this one. But in the end, the best team won.

[kswgrad2012]

Re: Tulane Football: "From Worst to First"

Week 10's Top Results


Top 25

#20 Tulane 42, Cincinnati 35

#16 Texas 22, #8 Kansas State 35

#4 Oklahoma 38, Iowa State 24

#5 Miami (FL) 41, Pittsburgh 3

Wake Forest 24, #2 Clemson 37

Arizona 10, #12 USC 38

Purdue 14, #23 NC State 26

#17 Virginia Tech 34, Boston College 6

#25 Illinois 10, #1 Nebraska 27

#21 Michigan 17, Rutgers 38

#15 Auburn 38, #10 LSU 41 ("Game of the Week")

#14 Florida 34, #3 Georgia 41 ("Florida-Georgia in Jacksonville")

#11 Tennessee 41, South Carolina 21

Washington 30, #24 Cal 27

FCS Northwest 3, #22 BYU 27

#7 Missouri 42, Vanderbilt 21

Notre Dame 29, #9 Stanford 16

FCS Midwest 10, #19 Army 42

#6 Oregon 38, Arizona State 28

UMass 16, #18 Miami (OH) 22


American Athletic Conference

#20 Tulane 42, Cincinnati 35

UConn 44, Memphis 3

SMU 44, Temple 38 (OT)

South Florida 28, Houston 0

ECU 16, West Virginia 42


Others

Southern Miss 21, Navy 20

Ole Miss 28, Arkansas 35

Wisconsin 34, Minnesota 10 ("Fight for Paul Bunyan's Axe")

Iowa 35, Northwestern 14

Akron 17, Ohio 21

Toledo 21, Bowling Green 18 ("Battle of I-75")

Boise State 31, Air Force 21

Georgia Tech 52, Duke 27

Western Michigan 7, Eastern Michigan 23

Syracuse 42, Florida State 20

Fresno State 20, Nevada 17

[kswgrad2012]

Re: Tulane Football: "From Worst to First"

A Look Around The Nation

Clemson steals BCS top spot again; Award Semifinalists released


BCS STANDINGS

1. Clemson, 8-0
2. Nebraska, 8-0
3. Oklahoma, 7-0
4. Georgia, 6-1
5. Miami (FL), 7-1
6. Oregon, 7-1
7. Missouri, 8-1
8. Kansas State, 6-1
9. LSU, 5-2
10. Tennessee, 6-2
11. USC, 7-1
12. Alabama, 5-3
13. Army, 7-0
14. Miami (OH), 9-0
15. Stanford, 6-2
16. Virginia Tech, 6-2
17. Florida, 5-3
18. Tulane, 10-0
19. Auburn, 5-3
20. Texas, 4-3
21. BYU, 8-1
22. NC State, 6-2
23. Syracuse, 7-2
24. Hawai'i, 7-1
25. Notre Dame, 5-4

Again, Clemson & Nebraska trade spots amid the top 2 of the poll. If these two teams keep their winning ways, we could be looking at a rematch of last year's National Championship (which Clemson won easily). Army & Miami (OH) soar up the polls after continuing their winning streaks. Also, Hawai'i & Notre Dame re-enter the polls @ 24 & 25, and Syracuse makes their debut appearance in this year's BCS Poll @ #23.


BOTTOM 10

123. Western Michigan, 1-8
122. Memphis, 0-7
121. UTSA, 0-8
120. Mid Tenn State, 1-7
119. Colorado State, 2-7
118. New Mexico, 1-7
117. UMass, 1-6
116. Duke, 0-8
115. Idaho, 2-5
114. Vanderbilt, 2-7


THE AMERICAN STANDINGS

1. #20 Tulane, 10-0, 8-0
2. SMU, 4-3, 3-1
3. Houston, 5-2, 3-2
4. UConn, 3-4, 2-2
5. USF, 3-4, 2-2
6. East Carolina, 3-6, 3-4
7. Temple, 2-5, 1-3
8. Cincinnati, 3-4, 1-3
9. UCF, 2-5, 1-3
10. Memphis, 0-7, 0-4


HEISMAN WATCH

Bryan Higgins, QB, Tulane
86/131, 1321 YDS, 17 TD, 2 INT
158 CAR, 1422 YDS, 13 TD

Kris Washington, HB, Syracuse
240 CAR, 1631 YDS, 20 TD

John Mitchell, QB, Missouri
140/223, 2190 YDS, 18 TD, 7 INT
125 CAR, 589 YDS, 9 TD

Demario Stallings, HB, Army
142 CAR, 975 YDS, 17 TD

Mark Henley, HB, Iowa
135 CAR, 902 YDS, 14 TD
14 REC, 185 YDS, 1 TD


PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

NCAA
Ricky Perkins, ROLB, Ohio State
6 TKLS, 8 TFL, 8 ATK, 2 SKS, FF

Tye Carter, QB, Arkansas State
16/30, 366 YDS, 7 TD


American Athletic Conference
Ross Fowler, ROLB, Tulane
9 TKLS, 3 TFL, 1 ATK, 2 SKS

Chris Thomas, HB, UConn
17 CAR, 87 YDS, 4 TD



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