Coach Geezy in the Big Easy: Our City, Our Team | Tulane Green Wave (Part I archive)

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:turbobow: Good luck! Both corso and herbie like you in this matchup.

It's nice to see you actually holding a candle and building rivalries against some of these top tier schools like GT. lol.

No kidding. This could not have been more perfectly scripted.

The "hiring" of my defensive coordinator who coaches in real life at Georgia Tech, Georgia Tech stealing my recruits this off-season, Georgia being an already established pipeline state of mine, Georgia Tech and Tulane both being former conference rivals in the SEC for 30 years, us upsetting Georgia Tech at the end of the year, and now this.

This has got to be one of the more intriguing side-storylines this video game series has ever provided for me.

Awesome win against georgia tech man! And I think you can definitely repeat that performance in the bowl game!! Looks like you got a nice little rivalry going here perhaps we could see the two teams play every season?

It certainly looks like that would be a good route to take with this naturally evolving plot. How can I not schedule this team after all of this?!

This is what I am using to make my future schedules: Tulane Green Wave Football Future Schedules

Interesting enough, Tulane has a future 4-game contract with Georgia Tech in real life starting in 2014. This is some Twilight Zone stuff!

**** @ facing GT again! Crazy ****...it's tough to beat the same team twice in a season too. Looking forward to seeing how it all works out at the Champs Sports Bowl.

Yeah I don't know if I have ever seen that before in college football. I was stunned when I saw the bowl matchup screen pop up.

I was projected to play in the Music City Bowl versus Bowling Green and then against Minnesota going into Conference Championship Week. Glad it turned out this way though.

your playing the same team two games in a row
:lolwut:

Yep...Crazy stuff. It'll be difficult to beat the same ranked team two times in a row.

As Mike pointed out, it is very interesting that Lee and Herbie both have picked us to win though.

Stanford and Oklahoma only played eleven games..

In year two!

issed::angry::bash:

Yeah...Pretty disappointing stuff. How things like this get past months and months of testing is beyond my comprehension.

LOL I don't think I have EVER seen a rematch from the last week of the regular season in a Bowl Game. Best of luck man 2 wins over a BCS Power in 1 season would definitely put you on the right track to something special at Tulane.

Thanks man. Yeah this is definitely a first.

If we can pull off a second upset in a row, it will go a long way in recruiting in the off-season and would give us a TON of momentum going into next season.

Oh ****, you're screwed (no offense). Good luck man

He beat them last game, he's going to do it again :nocookies:

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N/R 17 -- 8-5
#20 25 -- 10-3

TOP: Georgia Tech QB Tevin Washington successfully completes an option pitch to RB Roddy Jones in which the redshirt senior turned into a 46-yard touchdown to make the score 13-0 early in the second quarter. BOTTOM: Tulane freshman QB Curtis Byrd gets sacked in the end zone by Georgia Tech freshman DE Anthony Williams for a second quarter safety that made the score 15-0.

NOT THIS TIME

20th ranked Yellow Jackets sting Green Wave 25-17 in rain-soaked Champs Sports Bowl | QB Byrd's 3 interceptions thrown to Georgia Tech's Johnson dooms Tulane in rematch of regular season finale | Team finishes 2011 season 8-5

Orlando, FL -- The Tulane Green Wave, playing in their first bowl game since the 2002 season, fell to #20 Georgia Tech 25-17 Thursday night in a rainy & muddy Champs Sports Bowl. The Yellow Jackets never trailed the Green Wave, controlling the game with their option running attack on their way to avenging their 27-20 upset loss to Tulane in both teams' regular season finale one month ago.

The game got off to a rough start for the Green Wave, falling behind 15-0 early in the second quarter. PK Ryan Rome's 19-yard field goal as the first half clock expired put the team on the board and made the score 15-3 going into halftime.

Tulane would pull to within an 8-point deficit early in the fourth quarter when OLB Kerchal Byrd intercepted an errant pass by Yellow Jackets QB Tevin Washington and returned it 69 yards for a touchdown that made the score 18-10. The one score deficit was short lived however.

Washington directed a 9-play drive on Georgia Tech's next possession. The series concluded with a 29-yard touchdown pass from Washington to WR Kevin Blanco that made the score 25-10 with 2:56 remaining.

"We finally got some things going there in the fourth quarter but their offense did a heck of a job responding," said Tulane head coach D. Geezy.

""Unlike the first game, they took a few more shots down the field and took advantage of our game plan to keep 8 in the box.""

Tulane would pull back into within an eight point deficit very quickly. A 46-yard pass completion from QB Curtis Byrd to WR D.J. Banks set them up in the red zone and RB Orleans Darkwa's 3-yard touchdown run made the score 25-17 with 2:15 to play.

Byrd, a freshman, had a particularly rough night, going just 7 of 12 for 108 yards while throwing three interceptions. All three interceptions were made by Georgia Tech FS Isaiah Johnson.

"Really when you look back at it, that was the difference in the game," said Geezy.

The Green Wave would force a punt with 0:33 remaining and got the football back at their own 15 but without any timeouts. They advanced the ball to their own 28-yard line however the hail mary pass thrown by QB Ryan Griffin, subbing in on the game's final play due to his greater arm power than Byrd, fell harmlessley to the turf and ended the game.

"The rainy conditions today I thought played a big role in our inability to get anything going in the pass game," said Geezy.

"We tried to get the running game going all day but they basically sold out against the run and we could not counter with our passing attack."

Tulane ends the 2011 season, their second under Geezy, with an 8-5 record.


Box Score


1st

GT: 1 yd TD run by Peeples (PAT missed) 0:14 -- 0-6

2nd

GT: 46 yd TD run by Jones (Harvey kick) 6:25 -- 0-13
GT: Safety (Williams sacks C. Byrd) 6:02 -- 0-15
TU: 19 yd FG by Rome 0:00 -- 3-15

3rd
GT: 34 yd FG by Harvey 4:27 -- 3-18

4th

TU: 69 yd INT return for TD by K. Byrd (Rome kick) 4:45 -- 10-18
GT: 29 yd TD pass from Washington to Blanco (Harvey kick) 2:56 -- 10-25
TU: 3 yd TD run by Darkwa (Rome kick) 2:15 -- 17-25

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Game Statistics

Tulane

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* - IMPACT Player

[U]
Passing                      RATING  COMP  ATT  YDS  TD  INT   [/U]  
18-QB  Curtis Byrd(fr)         83.9    7    12  108   0   3
11-QB  Ryan Griffin(rs-jr)      0.0    0     1    0   0   0 
[U]
Rushing                         ATT  YDS  TD [/U]
25-RB  Albert Williams(sr)       14   74   0
22-RB  Orleans Darkwa(so)         6   57   1
18-QB  Curtis Byrd(fr)            2  -23   0 (1 sfty)
[U]
Receiving                       REC  YDS  TD[/U]
25-RB  Albert Williams(sr)        3   28   0
 5-WR  *D.J. Banks(jr)            2   66   0
 9-WR  Wilson Van Hooser(rs-so)   1   14   0
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Defensive                       TAK  SOLO  AST  TFL  SCK  INT[/U]
34-OLB *Darryl Farley(rs-jr)     11   10    1    1    0    0
49-OLB *Kerchal Byrd(so)          7    6    1    4    0    1 (1 td)
97-DT  Shane Delery(jr)           6    5    1    1    0    0
50-DE  Austen Jacks(jr)           6    5    1    2    1    0
 4-FS  Shakiel Smith(jr)          6    5    1    2    0    0
15-CB  Taylor Echols(rs-sr)       1    1    0    0    0    1
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Kicking                         FG MADE FG ATT LONG  MISSED  XP MADE XP ATT [/U]
14-PK  Ryan Rome(rs-so)           1       1     19     n/a     2       2

[B][U]Tulane Key Team Stats:[/U][/B]

Total Offensive Yards: 216
Rushing Totals: 22 att 108 yds 1 td
Sacks Allowed: 2
3rd down conversions: 0-5 (0%)
Offensive Turnovers: 3
Penalties: 3 for 30 yards
Time of Possession: 11:38
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#20 Georgia Tech

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* - IMPACT Player

[U]
Passing                      RATING  COMP  ATT  YDS  TD  INT   [/U]  
13-QB  Tevin Washington(jr)   146.1   10    17  185   1   2
[U]
Rushing                         ATT  YDS  TD [/U]
13-QB  Tevin Washington(jr)      17   42   0
36-FB  Lucas Cox(rs-sr)          16   35   0
20-RB  *Roddy Jones(rs-sr)        5   74   1
32-FB  Richard Watson(rs-jr)      4   16   0
24-RB  *Embry Peeples(sr)         3   12   1
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Receiving                       REC  YDS  TD[/U]
88-WR  Kevin Blanco(fr)           4   89   1
36-FB  Lucas Cox(rs-sr)           2   21   0
 5-WR  Stephen Hill(jr)           2   36   0
84-WR  Tyler Melton(sr)           1   28   0
17-TE  Orwin Smith(jr)            1   11   0
[U]
Defensive                       TAK  SOLO  AST  TFL  SCK  INT[/U]
37-FS  Jerrard Tarrant(rs-sr)     7    6    1    0    0    0
34-OLB Steven Sylvester(sr)       5    3    2    2    1    0
91-DE  Anthony Williams(rs-fr)    3    2    1    1    1    0 (1 sfty)
 1-FS  Isaiah Johnson(jr)         3    2    1    0    0    3
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Kicking                         FG MADE FG ATT LONG  MISSED  XP MADE XP ATT [/U]
 4-PK  Wesley Harvey(fr)          1       2     35     43      2       3

[B][U]Opponent Key Team Stats:[/U][/B]

Total Offensive Yards: 364
Rushing Totals: 45 att 179 yds 2 tds 
Sacks Allowed: 1
3rd down conversions: 7-14 (50%)
Offensive Turnovers: 2+
Penalties: 2 for 20 yards
Time of Possession: 20:22
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2011 Tulane Green Wave Schedule/Results

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Opponent (record)       Result        Tulane Player of the Game         -Record-
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at Army (0-1)           W 27-24       RB Williams 17 car 110 yds 1 td   1-0 (0-0)
vs UL-Lafayette (0-1)   W 30-20       CB Echols 1 tk 1 int 1 fr 1 td    2-0 (0-0)
at Duke (1-1)           W 21-14       DE Moses 3 tk 1 sk 1 int 1 td     3-0 (0-0)
at SMU (2-1)            L 24-45       WR Van Hooser 6 rec 189 yds 2 tds 3-1 (0-1)
at UAB (0-4)            W 13-03       LB Byrd 10 tk 2 tfl 2 ints        4-1 (1-1)      
vs Houston (4-2)        L 23-41       WR Banks 12 rec 264 yds 2 tds     4-2 (1-2)
vs UTEP (1-5)           W 31-20       RB Williams 175 total yds 3 tds   5-2 (2-2)
at Rice (1-6)           L 32-41       WR Banks 6 rec 189 yds 1 td       5-3 (2-3)
vs Memphis (7-1)        L 34-48       WR Van Hooser 3 rec 82 yds 2 tds  5-4 (2-4)
at ECU (4-5)            W 14-10       RB Williams 23 car 163 yds 2 tds  6-4 (3-4)
vs Tulsa (6-5)          W 29-28       RB Darkwa 14 car 148 yds 2 tds    7-4 (4-4)
vs Georgia Tech (8-3)   W 27-20       WR Banks 3 rec 107 yds 1 td       8-4 (4-4)     
vs Georgia Tech (10-3)  L 17-25       LB Byrd 7 tk 4 tfl 1 int 1 td     8-5 (4-4) 
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2011 Tulane Green Wave Final Individual Stats

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* - IMPACT Player

[U]
Passing                       RATING  COMP  ATT  YARDS  TD  INT  SK [/U]
18-QB  Curtis Byrd(fr)         147.9   164  276  2,763  17   22  33
11-QB  Ryan Griffin(rs-jr)     122.4     2    4     19   1    1   1
[U]
Rushing                          ATT  YARDS   AVG  TD [/U]
25-RB  Albert Williams(sr)       250  1,367   5.4   8
22-RB  Orleans Darkwa(so)         77    529   6.8   5
28-RB  Payten Jason(jr)            7     25   3.5   0
44-FB  Kasey Stelly(rs-jr)         6      9   1.5   2
26-RB  Joe Roberts(fr)             1      5   5.0   0
 5-WR  D.J. Banks(jr)              1      2   2.0   0
11-QB  Ryan Griffin(rs-jr)         1     -1  -1.0   0
18-QB  Curtis Byrd(fr)            70   -115  -1.6   1
[U]
Receiving                        REC  YARDS   AVG  TD[/U]
 5-WR  *D.J. Banks(jr)            48  1,090  22.7   9
 9-WR  Wilson Van Hooser(rs-so)   36    610  16.9   5
25-RB  Albert Williams(sr)        27    382  14.1   2
81-TE  Brock Sanders(jr)          21    268  12.7   1
89-WR  Devin Figaro(jr)           11    132  12.0   0
87-WR  John Lacey(fr)             11    236  21.4   1
44-FB  Kasey Stelly(rs-jr)         5     31   6.2   0
83-TE  John Valentine(fr)          5     46   9.2   0
22-RB  Orleans Darkwa(so)          2     10   5.0   0
[U]
Defensive                        TAK  SOLO  AST  TFL  SCK  INT  FF  FR  TD  SFTY[/U]
49-OLB *Kerchal Byrd(so)         104   74    30   17  2.0   3    0   1   1    0
 4-FS  Shakiel Smith(jr)          79   58    21   23  3.0   1    0   3   0    0
47-SS  Cameron DeJean(so)         75   46    29    5  4.0   0    2   0   0    0
10-CB  Ryan Travis(jr)            50   38    12    2  1.0   0    0   0   0    0
17-CB  Alex Lauricella(rs-jr)     50   35    15    2  0.0   1    1   2   0    0
34-OLB *Darryl Farley(rs-jr)      46   35    11    8  1.0   0    2   1   0    0
21-FS  Kyle Davis(rs-fr)          46   34    12    8  6.0   0    1   0   0    0
99-DT  Chris Asumnu(sr)           37   30     7   12  6.0   0    1   0   0    0
51-DE  Dezman Moses(rs-sr)        34   30     4   10  3.0   1    0   0   1    0
15-CB  Taylor Echols(rs-sr)       33   15    18    1  0.0   3    1   2   2    0
42-MLB Kristofar Rhymes(sr)       33   26     7    8  0.0   0    2   0   0    0
54-DE  Devin Williams(rs-so)      31   19    12    6  3.0   0    0   0   0    0   
97-DE  Shane Delery(jr)           26   19     7    6  3.0   0    2   0   0    0
50-DE  Austen Jacks(jr)           19   16     3    6  3.0   0    0   0   0    0
33-CB  Kendrick Washington(rs-so) 16   13     3    3  0.0   0    0   0   0    0
53-MLB Andre Robinson(so)         11   10     1    1  0.0   0    0   0   0    0
59-OLB Ray Oppman(rs-fr)           8    7     1    0  0.0   0    0   1   0    0
20-MLB Trent Mackey(rs-jr)         8    4     4    0  0.0   0    0   0   0    0
56-OLB Martin Dickson(fr)          5    5     0    0  0.0   0    0   0   0    0
30-SS  Peter Morroeale(rs-so)      4    2     2    0  0.0   0    0   0   0    0
94-DE  Casey Blum(rs-jr)           3    2     1    1  0.0   0    0   0   0    0
33-CB  Derek Richardson(fr)        3    3     0    0  0.0   0    0   0   0    0
91-DT  Joe Hogan(fr)               3    3     0    1  0.0   0    0   0   0    0
43-OLB Logan Hamilton(so)          1    1     0    0  0.0   0    0   0   0    0
98-DT  Cedric Wilson(rs-sr)        1    1     0    0  0.0   0    0   0   0    0
[u]
Kicking                        FG MADE FG ATT LONG  PCT  XP MADE XP ATT  PCT [/U]
14-PK  Ryan Rome(rs-so)          17      19    42   89%    35      35    100%
[u]
Punting                        PUNTS  YARDS   AVG  LONG  NET  IN-20 [/U]
16-P   Jonathan Ginsburgh(so)    30   1,328  44.2   57   36.3   6
[u]
Kick Returning                  RET   YARDS   AVG  LONG  TD[/U]
22-RB  Orleans Darkwa(so)        53   1,143  21.5   99    1
26-RB  Joe Roberts(fr)            2      40  20.0   22    0
[u]
Punt Returning                  RET   YARDS   AVG  LONG  TD[/U]
22-RB  Orleans Darkwa(so)        24     159   6.6   15    0
87-WR  John Lacey(fr)             2      15   7.5   12    0
 5-WR  D.J. Banks(jr)             2      24  12.0   14    0

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2011 Bowl Game Review

CANES DEFEATS STANFORD 28-23, TAKE HOME 2011 BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
#3 Alabama pummels #10 Oklahoma 33-7 in Sugar Bowl | #5 Clemson too much for #8 Utah

BCS Bowl Games


BCS National Championship - New Orleans, LA

#2 Miami (13-1) -- 28
#1 Stanford (11-1) -- 23




Rose Bowl - Pasadena, CA

#6 Michigan State (11-2) -- 27
#4 Pittsburgh (12-1) -- 38




Sugar Bowl - New Orleans, LA

#3 Alabama (13-1) -- 33
#10 Oklahoma (9-3) -- 7




Fiesta Bowl - Glendale, AZ

#9 Texas (13-1) -- 35
#7 Boise State (11-2) -- 28




Orange Bowl - Miami, FL

#5 Clemson (13-1) -- 52
#8 Utah (11-2) -- 13



Remaining Bowl Games

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[B][U]New Mexico Bowl[/U][/B]
Memphis          (8-4) --
Nevada           (7-5) -- cancelled*

[B][U]St. Petersberg Bowl[/U][/B]
Marshall         (7-5) --
UCLA             (6-6) -- cancelled*

[B][U]New Orleans Bowl[/U][/B]
ECU              (6-6) --
Troy             (7-5) -- cancelled*

[B][U]Las Vegas Bowl[/U][/B]
Arizona          (8-4) --
#11 TCU         (10-2) -- cancelled*

[B][U]Poinsettia Bowl[/U][/B]
Hawai'i          (6-6) --
BYU              (7-5) -- cancelled*

[B][U]Hawaii Bowl[/U][/B]
UCF              (7-5) --
La. Tech         (7-5) -- cancelled*

[B][U]Little Ceasars Pizza Bowl[/U][/B]
Michigan         (8-5) -- 41
Toledo           (9-5) -- 14

[B][U]Meineke Car Care Bowl[/U][/B]
#18 Florida St.  (7-5) -- 10
Penn St.         (7-6) -- 20

[B][U]Emerald Bowl[/U][/B]
#21 Fresno St.   (9-4) -- 31
Washington       (8-5) -- 41

[B][U]Music City Bowl[/U][/B]
#24 Auburn       (9-4) -- 45
Maryland         (6-7) --  6

[B][U]Independence Bowl[/U][/B]
Air Force        (6-7) --  7
Wake Forest      (7-6) -- 19

[B][U]EagleBank Bowl[/U][/B]
C. Michigan      (7-6) --  6
Navy             (9-3) -- 19

[B][U]Champs Sports Bowl[/U][/B]
Tulane           (8-6) -- 17
#20 Ga. Tech    (11-3) -- 25

[B][U]Roady's Humanitarian Bowl[/U][/B]
Rutgers          (9-4) -- 37
New Mexico       (8-5) -- 20
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[B][U]Holiday Bowl[/U][/B]
Iowa St.         (6-7) --  6
Oregon           (9-4) -- 31

[B][U]Brut Sun Bowl[/U][/B]
USC              (8-5) -- 28
Va. Tech         (6-7) -- 26

[B][U]Armed Forces Bowl[/U][/B]
Tulsa            (8-5) -- 41
#15 Cincinnati  (10-3) -- 36

[B][U]AutoZone Liberty Bowl[/U][/B]
Minnesota        (7-6) -- 27
Southern Miss.  (11-3) -- 33

[B][U]Texas Bowl[/U][/B]
Iowa             (7-6) -- 30
Oklahoma St.     (7-6) -- 36

[B][U]Insight Bowl[/U][/B]
Kansas           (7-6) --  7
#22 Illinois     (9-4) -- 29

[B][U]Chick-fil-A Bowl[/U][/B]
Kentucky         (8-5) -- 11
#16 B. College  (11-2) -- 34

[B][U]Outback Bowl[/U][/B]
Florida          (8-5) -- 24
#19 Purdue      (10-3) -- 38

[B][U]Capital One Bowl[/U][/B]
#14 S. Carolina (10-4) -- 10
#17 Wisconsin   (10-3) -- 37

[B][U]Gator Bowl[/U][/B]
#25 Arkansas     (8-5) -- 10
Ohio St.         (9-4) -- 35

[B][U]Alamo Bowl[/U][/B]
Nebraska         (9-5) -- 24
Oregon St.       (8-5) -- 14

[B][U]GMAC Bowl[/U][/B]
Temple           (9-5) -- 17
#12 W. Virginia (11-2) -- 40

[B][U]AT&T Cotton Bowl[/U][/B]
#13 Ole Miss    (11-2) -- 37
#23 Baylor       (9-4) -- 14

[B][U]Papajohns.com Bowl[/U][/B]
North Texas      (8-5) -- 31
California       (8-5) -- 34
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* Editors Note: So yeah, apparently some sort of referee strike, natural disaster, or terrorist attack happens in December of 2011 resulting in the first few games of the 2011 bowl season to not take place (The game would not allow the first six bowl match-ups to get simmed for some reason).

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2011 NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll

RANK	TEAM	LAST WK	RECORD	POINTS
1.	Miami (61)	2	13-1	1525
2.	Alabama	3	13-1	1433
3.	Pittsburgh	5	12-1	1359
4.	Stanford	4	11-1	1307
5.	Clemson	6	13-1	1306
6.	Texas	11	13-1	1053
7.	Boise State	4	11-2	1044
8.	Michigan State	7	11-2	955
9.	West Virginia	12	11-2	876
10.	Utah	8	11-2	844
11.	TCU	9	10-2	751
12.	Wisconsin	17	10-3	747
13.	Boston College	15	11-2	745
14.	Ole Miss	16	11-2	709
15.	Oklahoma	10	9-3	705
16.	Purdue	18	10-3	617
17.	Georgia Tech	20	10-3	503
18.	Illinois	22	9-4	462
19.	Cincinnati	14	10-3	396
20.	Auburn	24	9-4	393
21.	South Carolina	13	10-4	382
22.	Navy	NR	9-3	331
23.	Ohio State	NR	9-4	283
24.	Rutgers	NR	9-4	265
25.	Washington	NR	8-5	244

OperationSports.com

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END OF YEAR 2

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It seems as if those 3 INTs were the difference. It gave them additional possessions and took the ball out of your hand in a one possession game. Byrd struggled at points during the season and also looked really good at others. Anxious to see how he progresses as a quarterback heading into his sophomore season.

No doubt about it...He picked the wrong game to play poorly. Hopefully he progresses well; I must admit that there is a small part of me that wants to go back to Ryan Griffin, who will be going into his senior year, next season.

LOL @ those bowl games not being played. Good luck next season man.

Yeah I never seen that happen before...weird stuff! I simmed all the bowls, the screen came up where they asked me if I wanted to take another job or sign an extension, I did what I decided to do then afterwards went back to look at the scores from the bowl game and voila.... These six games were not played and the game would not give me the option to sim them, they'd only allow me to advance to the off-season.

PURDUE RANKED :dance:

Sucks you lost but a 8-5 season is great for you and your program.

Boise State lsoing the Feista Bowl? Unrealistic :tfo:
Nice season for your program

Appreciate it guys, thanks...We're laying down a foundation here!

wow, I'm shocked you didn't handle them again, but it's hard to beat the same team twice in a row in football....certainly didn't help that bad Byrd showed up.......those 3 picks were too much to overcome

Still going 8-5 with a very raw QB is still a pretty good season......can't wait to see how much Byrd progresses, training wheels come off next year

and WTH was up with that bowl games nonsense......EA smh

I will probably go with Byrd but let's just say he's on the hotseat next year if he comes out throwing passes directly to the other team again. I will not hesitate to go with the senior and 2010 starter Ryan Griffin.

Tough loss to GT but an 8-5 season is nothing to be ashamed of. Turnovers really doomed you. Hopefully, the strong showing will help on the recruiting trail and you can build on some of the momentum you had with this solid season.

Yeah I am really hoping that this season spring-boards us to more success in recruiting. I doubt we'll see much of a difference this particular off-season, but next season's recruiting should be at a whole new level!

Tough way to end season, but as many other people have said 8-5 is nothing to be ashamed of and the program has definitely improved leaps and bounds from last year. Hopefully with a year under his belt Byrd can bring those interceptions down. It's sad to see Williams leave but it looks like Darkwa is more than ready to take up the load. Looking forward to seeing how recruiting goes. Good luck! Don't let GT steal too many recruits

I actually think Darkwa will be better than Williams. He was rated just 2 points below Williams and has a full two seasons to go.

You best believe that I will be taking a look at who Georgia Tech is going after and will try to nab a guy or two from their list.

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Tulane Green Wave Graduating Class of 2011

TOP: One of the signature moments of Tulane RB Albert Williams' amazing career came in game 10 of the 2011 season. With his team trailing 10-7 with just 0:14 to go, Williams' 10-yard touchdown run provided the game-winning points in a 14-10 win over ECU to clinch bowl eligibility for the Green Wave. BOTTOM: The signature play of Tulane starting CB Taylor Echols career came in week two of the 2011 regular season versus UL-Lafayette when the senior picked off this option pitch and returned it 21 yards for a touchdown that gave his team an early 17-0 lead. The team went on to defeat the Ragin' Cajuns 30-20 to improve to 2-0.

RB WILLIAMS, CB ECHOLS AMONGST MOST NOTABLE DEPARTURES
Starting running back rushed for 2,979 yards in two seasons under Geezy | Team loses 7 starters, only 9 players total


2011 Players Leaving

Starters in BOLD

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Tulane | Geezy extended
Mon, 9 Jan 2012 7:11:49 -0700
Erin Andrews of ESPN.com reports that Tulane University has extended the contract of head football coach D. Geezy by 3 years, putting him under contract through the 2015 season. Financial terms of the deal were not released however a source close to the school indicates that the pact makes him the highest paid head coach in Tulane football history.

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Tulane | Bama DT transfers
Mon, 9 Jan 2012 7:11:49 -0700
Tammy Nunez of the New Orleans Times Picayune reports that the Tulane Green Wave have received and accepted a transfer request from Alabama DT Mark Hopkins (78 overall). The 6-4 300 pound mammoth will have to sit out the 2012 season and will be eligible to play starting in the 2013 season as a redshirt sophomore. Hopkins made 7 tackles last season in limited action for the Crimson Tide and is said to be disappointed in the number of snaps he played for the school last year as a freshman.

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Tulane | DT transfer McCloud eligible
Mon, 9 Jan 2012 7:11:49 -0700
Tammy Nunez of the New Orleans Times Picayune reports that Tulane DT Anthony McCloud (78 overall), who transferred from Florida State last off-season, is now eligible to play this upcoming season after sitting out the 2011 season due to NCAA transfer rules. The 6-2 303 pound redshirt senior is expected to start for the Green Wave.

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An Alabama transfer? :bow: He's got to be good for something if he made it to Bama. lol.

What kind of D do you run? Come next season, that's a whole lot of talent at nose tackle to anchor a 4-3.

I use the Multiple D playbook. As far as base defensive calls, I'd say I go 4-3 65-70% of the time and 3-4 the rest of the time. As I acquire better talent that fits the 3-4, we'll slowly shift towards it more.

We should be good up the middle for the next three years with last year's transfer McCloud for one year and then next year with Hopkins for two seasons.

Another DT transfer? That's sick for clogging up holes in your multiple defensive looks.

Always good to get a Bama player. I think these DT transfers are quietly the story of the off-season. This will help out our run defense big time and hopefully will allow me to not have to play 8 in the box as often.

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SOURCE: TULANE POLITICKING BEHIND THE SCENES FOR RETURN TO SEC
A former SEC charter member, Green Wave voluntarily terminated 32 year affiliation with conference for academic reasons in 1965 | SEC officials reportedly studying improving overall academic reputation of its conference

By Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.com


Citing a high-ranking anonymous source close to Tulane University, the New Orleans Times Picayune reports that the university is in discussions with the Southeastern Athletic Conference involving a return to the conference by the Green Wave. Tulane, who were charter members of the SEC and resided there from 1933 to 1965, has done feasibility studies and are interested in returning to the BCS conference ""within the next 2 to 4 seasons,"" according to the source.

"The university is making it very clear to SEC officials the benefits of a return to the conference," said the source.

"They're really hammering it home that this is an opportunity for the conference to improve its academic perceptions while also creating more of a presence in one of our nation's most unique cities, New Orleans."

The SEC currently holds 12 members. Due to ongoing litigation between the NCAA and the BCS, the conference must remain at 12 teams for at the very least, the next three seasons. This means that for Tulane to enter the conference, one team will have to be dropped.

"Tulane is targeting 2 to 3 programs in their pursuit of re-joining the conference," said the source.

"The ones they have their eye on replacing are the ones that have low academic standings."

The Green Wave were members of the original SEC conference from 1933 to 1965. The school left the conference due to the university's feeling that athletics were overshadowing academics. Tulane won three SEC titles during this time: 1934, 1939, and 1949. The school's rivalry with LSU links directly back to the time they spent together in the SEC.

Established in 1893, the school's football team is a member of Conference USA (1996 to present) and was a NCAA Division I-A Independent from 1966 to 1995.

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Tulane is rated 50th in the nation in academics according to US News and World Report Rankings. To put that into perspective, here are the rankings of the current 12 members of the SEC:

News & World Report American University Academic Rankings

Team (Combined 2010 & 2011 Football Record) - Academic Rank

Vanderbilt (10-14) - 12th
Florida (17-9) - 47th
Georgia (14-10) - 58th
Auburn (15-11) - 88th
Alabama (26-2) - 96th
Tennessee (10-15) - 106th
South Carolina (18-10) - 110th
Kentucky (13-12) - 128th
LSU (10-13) - 129th
Mississippi St. (3-21) - Tier 3*
Ole Miss (18-8) - Tier 3*
Arkansas (18-8) - Tier 4^


* Tier 3 represents the nation's bottom 50% in academic ranking
^ Tier 4 represents the nation's bottom 25% in academic ranking

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Great season Geezy and you are set at DT after McCloud graduates. Also how did you get the table header text to show up white?

Thanks....

For each column's header, I just put the normal color tags around them: [color=white]Header Example[/color]

Quick Tip: Any time I see something I like on the forum, one of the things you can do to see what they've done is to use the "quote post" feature. This reveal people's posts to you in text format. That's actually how I learned how to make tables.

Wow, you are really hauling in the defensive tackle transfers. I actually think this guy from Alabama will turn out to be better than McCloud plus getting him for two years has to be a huge bonus. Looking forward to seeing who you get in recruiting!

Yeah this Hopkins guy is an 80 overall now and we'll have him for two seasons. He will be one of if not the best player on the team whenever he finally suits up.

Another BIG transfer helping sure up that d-line in the future.

You with your DT Transfers
good lord lol

Thanks guys....The shrimp po-boys and beignets must be callin' the big fellas to the N.O.

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Tulane | New look in 2012
Mon, 9 Jan 2012 7:11:49 -0700
Tammy Nunez of the New Orleans Times Picayune reports that the Tulane Green Wave football team will be unveiling a new look this fall, ditching their green helmets for white helmets. ""This change in uniform is our first major change since the mid 90's and to be honest I think we're overdue," said Green Wave head coach D. Geezy. ""I think this is a cleaner, sharper look and our players are certainly excited about it."

The team also announced that they have officially decided to make their ""white jersey, green pants"" combination their official home uniform. The team will wear all white on the road and will only wear their green uniforms in the event that a road opponent, such as LSU, decides to wear white.



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ALABAMA TAKES HOME NATION'S TOP RECRUITING CLASS ON NATIONAL SIGNING DAY
Top two prospects of 2012 sign with Crimson Tide | USC looks to get back on the map with another solid recruiting class in the fold

NCAA Football Recruiting Ranks - Class of 2012
RK	TEAM	5	4	3	2	1	TOTAL
1.	Alabama	6	7	9	0	0	22
2.	USC	5	6	9	1	0	21
3.	Penn State	4	7	10	1	0	22
4.	Oklahoma	5	7	3	0	3	18
5.	Michigan	0	14	8	0	0	22
6.	Ohio State	3	10	2	0	1	16
7.	Texas A&M	2	6	12	2	0	22
8.	Nebraska	2	5	13	3	0	23
9.	Georgia Tech	0	9	12	2	0	23
10.	Georgia	2	6	10	2	0	20

Nation's Top 10 Signees

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Tulane Green Wave Recruiting Class of 2012

C Woodard ------ MLB Beck ----- SS Washington

TEXAS MLB BECK RENEGES ON SOFT VERBAL TO BAYLOR, COMMITS TULANE ON NATIONAL SIGNING DAY
Speedy middle linebacker will contribute early on special teams, has chance to start | C Woodard the highest rated player in 2012 recruiting haul, will start at center | ATH/SS Washington to be groomed to be team's future starting safety| Green Wave finishes with 94th rated class


2012 Newcomers