Coach Geezy in the Big Easy: Our City, Our Team | Part II - The Golden Age of Tulane

[Matt10]

Re: Coach Geezy in the Big Easy: Our City, Our Team | Part II - The Golden Age of Tul

Yikes, quite the shake up. Love the off the field stories. Looking forward to see how this impacts the defensive adjustments, not to mention recruiting. Are you manually recruiting or setting up the CPU to do it for you?

[Deegeezy]

Yikes, quite the shake up. Love the off the field stories. Looking forward to see how this impacts the defensive adjustments, not to mention recruiting. Are you manually recruiting or setting up the CPU to do it for you?

Thanks for checking in Matt!

I am manually recruiting, and not very well I must say. I've struggled all year long, it's like I forgot how to recruit on this game or something. It's so bad that I've had no choice but to write it into the story line.

Glad you're enjoying the off-the-field drama, and yes, as promised, it will all have on-the-field ramifications. Still more to come....stay tuned!

[Deegeezy]

Tulane Green Wave Graduating Class of 2019

QB Preston Fields, RB B.J. Johnson, WR Bobby McCall, and MLB David Reid headline list of key players leaving the Green Wave.


TULANE SET TO LOSE 17 PLAYERS, INCLUDING 10 STARTERS/KEY CONTRIBUTORS
5th year senior QB Fields, not expected to play this past season, ends up leaving his mark in Tulane lore | LT Dailey expected to be top 5 pick in 2020 NFL Draft | CB Holloway passes on opportunity to move to WR, decides to take his talents to South Beach | Green Wave now has 24 open roster spots, however outcome of pending recruiting investigation could leave team thin in several areas


2019 Departed Players




* - IMPACT player
Starters in BOLD

[Deegeezy]

2020 Tulane Off-Season Roster (pre-Signing Day): 46 Total Players

Offense: 22 Players

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# - POS - NAME               Class  HGT  WGT  Ovr   Key Attributes [COLOR="White"][/COLOR][/u][/b]
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#8  QB   Jimmy Williams      SO-RS  6-3  227  86   89spd,90thp,86tha[/B]
#7  QB   Antoine Atkinson    SR     6-2  236  74
#12 QB   Sam Weaver          SO-RS  6-5  223  72
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#28 RB   Bernie Davis        SR     5-11 215  82   88spd,87btk,91spm[/B]
#19 RB   Chris Maynard       SR     5-11 186  71
#39 RB   Mark Jackson        JR-RS  6-2  178  71
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#40 FB   Keith Cook          SO     6-2  258  61[/B]
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#81 WR   Ryan Jean           SO     6-6  211  84   95spd,86cth,82rte
#27 WR   Joel Ryan           JR     6-2  176  72   99spd,59cth,69rte[/B]
#87 WR   Derrick Lindsey     SO-RS  6-2  180  71
#14 WR   Brannon Coker       JR-RS  6-0  200  71   
#84 WR   Jared Reese         SO-RS  6-4  199  70
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#82 TE   Roger Battle        SR     6-2  249  86   90spd,78cth,76rbk[/b]
#13 TE   Mario Levine        SR     6-6  248  73
#85 TE   Anthony Harris      SO-RS  6-4  238  69
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#78 LT   Shelton Gant        SR     6-4  284  89   84str,83pbk,92rbk
#74 RT   Shelton Wiggins     SO     6-2  278  79 [/b]
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#68 LG   Simon Martin        SO     6-1  298  83   88str,79pbk,74rbk
#57 RG   Glenn Powell        SR     6-4  300  89   82str,82pbk,94rbk[/b]
#63 LG   Kenny Shaw          JR-RS  6-3  298  71
#69 RG   Ramon Mills         FR-RS  6-4  285  67
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#65 C    Reggie Maynard      SO     6-6  310  82   80str,83pbk,83rbk[/b]


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Defense: 23 Players

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# - POS - NAME               Class  HGT  WGT  Ovr   Key Attributes [COLOR="White"][/COLOR][/u][/b]
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#47 LE   Paul Byrd           JR     6-5  233  88   80spd,87pmv,89fmv
#89 RE   Roy Williams        JR     6-2  243  86   85spd,88pmv,89fmv[/b]
#44 RE   Jammal Davis        SR     6-5  204  81
#90 LE   Chad McGuire        SO     6-2  223  84
#11 RE   Jonathan Schultz    FR-RS  6-5  237  78
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#54 DT   Aaron Jacobs        JR     6-0  279  84   77str,90pmv,80fmv
#64 DT   Thomas Freeman      SR     6-6  311  83   82str,91pmv,79fmv[/b]
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#34 LOLB Stephen Young       SR-RS  6-2  222  86   86spd,88tak,80bsh
#3  ROLB *Bret Johnson       JR     6-1  231  87   84spd,92acc,89tak[/b]
#4  LOLB Ishmael Allen       SO     6-4  226  66  
#24 ROLB Jeremy Hogan        SR     6-2  211  64
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#43 MLB  Mario Gilliam       SR-RS  6-5  200  85   76spd,89tak,82pmv[/b]
#58 MLB  David Jackson       JR-RS  6-3  243  68
#26 MLB  Adam Mayhew         SR     5-10 231  62
#33 MLB  Brent Browning      SO     6-1  216  67
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#9  CB   Marcus Jackson      JR     6-0  186  89   99spd,99mcv,87zcv
#37 CB   George Wilson       JR     6-0  177  88   99spd,91mcv,95zcv[/b]
#2  CB   Nate Hall           SO     6-0  181  85   98spd,98mcv,83zcv
#22 CB   Tim Wright          SO     6-0  178  81   94spd,91mcv,88zcv
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#1  FS   Lee Palmer          JR     5-11 177  79   96spd,80tak,84zcv[/b]
#35 FS   Curtis McKnight     SR-RS  6-0  199  75
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#42 SS   Troy Cowan          JR     6-0  190  85   94spd,91tak,84zcv[/b]
#20 SS   Nick McCoy          JR     5-11 207  81

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Specialists: 1 Player

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# - POS - NAME               Class  HGT  WGT  Ovr   Key Attributes [COLOR="White"][/COLOR][/u][/b]
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No place kicker on off-season roster[/B]
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#48 P1   Danny Allen         SO-RS  6-0  187  81     82kpw,81kac[/B]
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#27 KR1  Joel Ryan           JR     6-2  176  85   99spd,74agi,85acc[/B]
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#27 KR1  Joel Ryan           JR     6-2  176  85   99spd,74agi,85acc[/B]


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* - IMPACT player
Starters in BOLD

[gsutiger]

Re: Coach Geezy in the Big Easy: Our City, Our Team | Part II - The Golden Age of Tul

I love what you going on here. Always great to see someone use a Louisana team and build them up. Will be following

[Deegeezy]

I love what you going on here. Always great to see someone use a Louisana team and build them up. Will be following

Thanks for checking in brother...It definitely adds a lot to the fun factor, being able to recruit in cities I am familiar with and play my games in a building I am also familiar with. Tulane and Deegeezy have been a perfect NCAA marriage. Easily my favorite dynasty I have ever done.

[Deegeezy]

Green Wave News Clips

Kelly (LEFT) is out, Ellis (RIGHT) is in

Tulane | Geezy opens up on Kelly firing, Ellis hiring
Wed, 22 Jan 2020 9:25:01 -0700

report courtesy Britt McHenry, ESPN.com

In an exclusive interview with ESPN reporter Britt McHenry, Tulane head coach D. Geezy indicated that, in agreement with a report by Fox Sports reporter Jay Glazer, the team decided to move on from defensive coordinator Charles Kelly following a miriade of off-the-field issues, but the main reason for his dismissal was the team's abysmal defensive performance last season. The team finished ranked 117th in the country in total defense, their worst ranking ever under Geezy's tenure.

Kelly was hired after Geezy's first season in New Orleans, being named the defensive coordinator following the 2010 season. The two men worked together, along with new Tulane defensive coordinator Steve Ellis, at I-AA Nicholls St. University several years before Geezy's arrival at Tulane. Kelly was the Colonels' defensive coordinator, while Ellis served as their linebackers coach and Geezy served as their defensive backs coach.

"This was probably the hardest decision I had to make since I got here 10 years ago, because Charles was and hopefully one day will again be a friend and he really was the guy that ushered me into this whole coaching business," said Geezy.

"But the team just did not produce this season and we felt it was time to move on with Coach Ellis."

Geezy indicates that Ellis, who served as the team's defensive coordinator during Kelly's 7-game suspension this past season, will move away from Kelly's "Multiple D" play style and will primarily run a 4-3 as the team's base defense in an effort to simplify their strategy.

"I think we struggled last year with the complexities of the system and we played much better when Ellis was calling the plays early in the year and with the playbook shrunk," said Geezy.

"He is a very aggressive defensive coach and really likes bringing pressure, especially from the secondary. I think you will see a totally different style of D."

Though now primarily an offensive coach, Geezy also indicated to McHenry during the interview that he himself will take on more oversight of the defensive side of the ball next season and place a stronger emphasis on his involvement with the defensive staff and its weekly game-planning.


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Former Green Wave QB Anthony High versus Florida in 2015

Tulane | QB Williams changes to no. 15
Wed, 22 Jan 2020 03:16:00 -0700
Tammy Nunez of the New Orleans Times Picayune reports that Tulane QB Jimmy Williams has switched from #8 to #15, which is the number he wore in high school.

"The number wasn't available when I got here; I tried to get it from (former Tulane FB) Marcus (Young) but he said it meant a lot to him so I left it alone," said Williams.

"I was a huge fan of Tim Tebow as a young boy and was an even bigger fan of (former Tulane QB) Anthony High 5 seasons ago. To be honest, I model a lot of my game after Anthony's and he was a big reason I chose to come to Tulane. So I decided to make the switch, and coming off the disappointing year I had, this jersey change sort of marks a new beginning for me."

High played one season as Tulane's full-time starting quarterback in 2015 and finished the year with 3,266 passing yards to go along with 31 touchdowns. He led the Green Wave to their first SEC Championship since their return to the conference in 2014 and, under his leadership, the team won its first ever BCS Bowl, a 38-21 victory over Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl.


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Tulane | Spurrier Sr. and Spurrier Jr. spotted on campus?
Wed, 22 Jan 2020 7:14:07 -0700
Tammy Nunez of the New Orleans Times Picayune reports that retired South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier and his son, current Gamecocks receivers coach Steve Spurrier Jr. were seen on Tulane's campus this week. The school had no comment on the matter when contacted by the Times Picayune however sources did confirm that head coach D. Geezy's job is in no way in any danger.


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Editor's Note:

The hiring of new defensive coordinator Steve Ellis will be manifested via a defensive playbook change from "Multiple D" to "4-3." Coach Geezy "taking on more oversight of the defensive side of the ball" will be manifested simply by me being more focused and calculated with my user play-calling on D and maybe spending a bit more time in practice mode on defense heading into games. Typically, I only practice with the offense in practice mode; that will change moving forward.

[bdiddy]

Re: Coach Geezy in the Big Easy: Our City, Our Team | Part II - The Golden Age of Tul

Been a silent fan and follower since this started over at digitalsportscene. I was wondering if Coach Geezy was able to recover those "memos?"

[Cheese2121]

Re: Coach Geezy in the Big Easy: Our City, Our Team | Part II - The Golden Age of Tul

I am finally all caught up after my forced hiatus due to studying and the like. Very nice win over West Virginia and a bit of of a storybook ending for Fields.

As matt was pointing out the offense is looking pretty thin outside of a few key skill players (Jean, Williams and Davis) so it will be interesting to see how the recruiting turns out. My expectations are pretty low with all the off the field turmoil going on. Sad to see Kelly go, but not that unexpected. I will be curious to see the other recruiting fallout that happens. I like to respond to your storylines as if you have no control over these things

Seems like Britt is getting all the inside pool...i mean interview time these days. What happened to the one and only Erin?!

Loving this as always my friend!

[Deegeezy]

Been a silent fan and follower since this started over at digitalsportscene. I was wondering if Coach Geezy was able to recover those "memos?"

Hey bdiddy....Appreciate the reply man.

Recovering those memos is still a work in progress haha. God I'd love to have them back; I miss reading that old report.

I am finally all caught up after my forced hiatus due to studying and the like. Very nice win over West Virginia and a bit of of a storybook ending for Fields.

As matt was pointing out the offense is looking pretty thin outside of a few key skill players (Jean, Williams and Davis) so it will be interesting to see how the recruiting turns out. My expectations are pretty low with all the off the field turmoil going on. Sad to see Kelly go, but not that unexpected. I will be curious to see the other recruiting fallout that happens. I like to respond to your storylines as if you have no control over these things

Seems like Britt is getting all the inside pool...i mean interview time these days. What happened to the one and only Erin?!

Loving this as always my friend!

Great to hear from you cheese. Man you just vanished! I was starting to worry if you had called it quits. haha

I think the best way to describe the team this year will be "top heavy." Our starting lineup is going to be one of the most talented bunches I have ever had, the depth is razor thin though. If we stay healthy, this could be a great season. If the injury bug hits again like it did last season, we may not even achieve double digit wins.

I do have control over things and in some cases I don't. The "recruiting fallout" will be dictated how bad I DON'T suck with off-season recruiting, if that makes sense.

Coach Geezy and Erin had to go on a brief hiatus and lay low for awhile; or maybe they're just being much more careful.

[Deegeezy]

Sunday, January 26, 2020

TULANE HIRES SPURRIER JR. AS OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Geezy will remain team's play-caller on game days, however Spurrier Jr. will be responsible for game-planning, implementing new offense | Son of legendary head coach will also replace Kelly as team's recruiting coordinator | Geezy: It's time to adapt

By Tammy Nunez, Tulane beat reporter for Nola.com


The Tulane Green Wave announced Saturday night that South Carolina Gamecocks receivers coach Steve Spurrier Jr. will be named the team's new offensive coordinator under head coach D. Geezy. Spurrier, the son of legendary head coach Steve Spurrier, will not be the team's play-caller on game days, however he will be responsible for the team's weekly game plans moving forward and will fully install a new offense. Geezy will maintain play-calling duties.

"In football, you don't get better by staying the same, and we decided to go ahead and evolve this offense," said Geezy.

"The offensive system Steve uses is very, very similar to the one we ran here, with just a few added wrinkles. The new offense has a lot more predication on getting the ball out quicker, which in effect, will help us alleviate the pass rush.

That said, we will still emphasize the run heavily, as we did towards the end of last season. We will sort of be meshing two systems together, with a lot of the passing game concepts coming from Steve."

Geezy indicated that the decision to bring on Spurrier came during a meeting with both the younger and older Spurrier last week.

"We had his father come in to go over some stuff on the wetboard in regards to pass protection, and his son surprisingly came along," said Geezy.

"He ended up really hitting it off with myself and our staff and since he wasn't under contract yet with South Carolina, we ended up talking it over with the administration and making an offer. I've always envied the South Carolina playbook from afar and really took a liking to it the year we played them in the SEC Championship Game back in 2016."

Spurrier will be the first coach of Geezy's tenure that will hold the title of "offensive coordinator." The younger Spurrier will also be the team's recruiting coordinator, a title he held with the Gamecocks and a post once held by now-fired Tulane defensive coordinator Charles Kelly.

The move will also take some of the offensive weight off Geezy's shoulders and allow him to put more personal focus on the defensive side of the ball.

"Don't get me wrong, I will still be the guy with the play-sheet on game days, but to have someone like Steve to help install our game plans will help me oversee things in other areas. I think that what happened last year with the bounty stuff and with our overall play on the defensive side of the ball indicates that, as a head coach, I need to be more involved with the team as a whole."


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Editor's Note:

This staffing change will be manifested by changing my team's playbook from "Syracuse" to "South Carolina." Also, Spurrier's "weekly game-planning" responsibility will be manifested by me now using "Ask Coach" for play-calling on offense. I will however have total control to veto "Ask Coach" at any time. Basically, it will be as if Spurrier Jr. creates my offensive play-call sheet for me on game days.

Spurrier being named "recruiting coordinator" will be manifested by me changing all my coaching philosophy play call sliders to that of South Carolina's and using "recruiting board assistance." I will create the initial board, and will handle all calls, however adding/removing players to and from the board will now be handled by the CPU, a.k.a. "Spurrier."

[Deegeezy]

Green Wave News Clips




Tulane | Wave docked 9 scholarships just days before Signing Day
Sat, 1 Feb 2020 9:25:01 -0700

report courtesy Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.com

The NCAA dropped the hammer on Tulane on Saturday as according to Gene Wojciechowski of ESPN, updating a previous report, the Green Wave will be penalized a total of 9 scholarships this fall due to what the NCAA described as the "systematic use of females and sex to recruit new players to Tulane during the 2010 through 2013 seasons."

According to Wojciechowski's report, the NCAA was unable to track down several documents, including interoffice memos, as proof of the practice, however several witnesses, including 3 unnamed former players and 4 of the females involved, came forward.

The loss of scholarships means that the Green Wave roster will have only 61 scholarship players, as opposed to 70, leaving the team very thin depth-wise.



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Shuler

Tulane/Bama | Junior FS Shuler announces transfer to Tulane
Sat, 1 Feb 2020 9:39:17 -0700
Citing a "lack of playing time" and "inability to showcase his skills for the next level," Alabama FS Garrett Shuler, a blue chip prospect in 2017 who was rated the #2 Athlete in the country that off-season, has decided to transfer to Tulane University, according to an announcement he made on Twitter. The 6-1 174 pound former high school quarterback possesses 4.38 40 speed and was rated the #10 overall prospect according to ESPN's 2017 recruiting rankings.

Due to NCAA transfer rules, the Adamsville, Alabama prospect will have to sit out the 2020 season and will be eligible to play in 2021 as a redshirt junior.

Shuler is the fourth player to transfer from Alabama to Tulane during Green Wave head coach D. Geezy's 10-season tenure in New Orleans. He joins DT Mark Hopkins, RB Brett Curtis, and CB Ethan Cantrelle as former Crimson Tide players that took their talents from Tuscaloosa to the Big Easy.



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Kelly

Florida St. | Former Wave DC named new FSU defensive coordinator
Sat, 1 Feb 2020 9:48:07 -0700
ESPN reports former Green Wave defensive coordinator Charles Kelly, fired just a week ago, was hired by the Florida State Seminoles as their new defensive coordinator.

"I know this will sound weird, but it feels almost as if this is the place I was supposed to be for the past 7 years or so. Oh well, maybe in another life," said Kelly.

"A lot of people would say it is a major step down, going from Tulane to Florida State, however I am happy to be here now where I feel wanted and like I belong."




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Jaguars RB Reggie Moore

Jaguars, NFL | RB Reggie Moore named Super Bowl MVP
Sat, 1 Feb 2020 10:14:07 -0700
Former Green Wave Heisman Trophy winning RB Reggie Moore was named MVP of Super Bowl 54 following the Jacksonville-London Jaguars' 34-29 victory over the Dallas Cowboys at Hollywood Park Stadium in Los Angeles. The 2017 first round pick finished the night with 10 carries for 87 yards to go along with 7 receptions for 91 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Jaguars won their first ever world championship.



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[Deegeezy]

Tulane Green Wave Recruiting Class of 2020

RB Buck Johnson III

TULANE COMPLETELY BUNGLES 2020 RECRUITING, FINISHES WITH LOWLY 74TH RATED CLASS
RB Johnson, PK Coleman, and OG Hall the only players expected to even come close to making immediate contributions | Johnson the son of former NBA player Alphonso "Buck" Johnson Jr., who played at Alabama | Scandals, scholarship losses, and loss of star players Manning and Moore take its toll on Green Wave recrutiing efforts | Tulane's recruiting class rank of 74th its worse since finishing 90th in 2014, the off-season prior to return to Southeastern Conference


2020 Recruiting Class - 74th rated overall




Click here to view 2020 Tulane Green Wave Off-Season Roster (pre-Signing Day)

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[Deegeezy]

USC FINISHES WITH TOP RECRUITING CLASS, BUT MICHIGAN STEALS THE SHOW
Wolverines nab 3 of top 4 prospects, 4 of the top 7 | Top two running backs, Smith and Whitworth, choose Michigan and Alabama, respectively | Top QB prospect Townsend chooses USC over Tulane on Signing Day

Top Recruiting Classes - 2020
RK	TEAM	5	4	3	2	1	TOTAL
1	USC	2	15	4	0	0	21
2	Alabama	4	10	2	0	1	17
3	Michigan	5	6	3	0	4	18
4	West Virginia	0	14	6	1	0	21
5	Oklahoma	2	3	18	0	0	23
6	Texas	0	11	9	0	0	20
7	Florida St.	0	9	11	1	0	21
8	UCLA	0	13	2	2	0	17
9	Southern Miss	0	6	15	3	1	25
10	Texas Tech	0	8	10	2	1	21
11	Penn St.	0	8	10	2	0	20
12	Oregon	1	7	9	0	0	17
13	Ohio St.	4	3	3	0	8	18
14	Georgia Tech	0	7	12	2	0	21
15	TCU	0	10	6	0	1	17
16	Notre Dame	0	5	13	4	2	24
17	Missouri	0	7	10	0	2	19
18	Arkansas	0	3	16	4	1	24
19	South Carolina	0	5	12	4	0	21
20	Nebraska	1	4	11	1	1	18
21	Florida	0	8	6	1	4	19
22	Texas A&M	0	4	14	1	2	21
23	SMU	0	2	17	2	3	24
24	Wisconsin	0	4	11	7	0	22
25	Virginia Tech	0	7	7	3	0	17

Nation's Top 10 Signees

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[Cheese2121]

Re: Coach Geezy in the Big Easy: Our City, Our Team | Part II - The Golden Age of Tul

To be honest, the recruiting class wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be (maybe extended time recruiting as Eastern Michigan has colored me wrong...). It is very top heavy with a huge drop off after about the first 3-5 guys. However if you add in the transfer and a few developmental guys in the middle of the pack you could still pull some good talent out of this group. It looks like four star Powers is a bit of a bust as a runner, looks more like a third down/receiving back. Anyone projecting as a starter? Sad to see you lose out on Townsend.

Loved the offseason articles, and I am really looking forward to seeing how the new look South Carolina-esque offense plays out. Interesting spin and implementation of a recruiting person, should add a bit of an uncontrollable exciting aspect to your recruiting.

And of course, you know I loved the shout out to Reggie Moore. I still remember when you signed him. The legend.