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TULANE CONTINUES ITS HISTORIC CLIMB IN THE POLLS, ACHIEVES #1 RANKING FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER

The curse of the #1 ranking continues as previously #1 Miami gets ripped by North Carolina 45-28 | #1 ranked team has now lost two weeks in a row, Tulane hopes to avoid being the third | #2 Penn State braces for pivotal matchup with #13 Ohio State

Conference Game Scores/Standings - through week 9

SEC West Standings
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#1 Tulane	8-0	1.000	5-0	339	168	W8
Arkansas	5-2	.710	3-1	229	117	L1
#9 Alabama	6-2	.750	3-2	200	126	W5
Ole Miss	6-3	.660	3-2	240	169	L1
#23 LSU	5-3	.620	3-2	249	182	W2
Auburn	3-4	.420	1-4	191	181	W1

SEC East Standings
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#22 South Carolina	6-2	.750	4-2	221	136	L2
Tennessee	5-4	.550	3-3	201	248	W1
#20 Florida	4-3	.570	3-3	243	219	W2
Vanderbilt	4-4	.500	2-3	141	158	L1
Georgia	2-7	.220	1-5	205	240	L1
Kentucky	1-6	.140	0-4	150	222	L6

Week 9 Scoreboard

#2 Tulane 48
Kentucky 28

Georgia 13
#21 Florida 38

#13 South Carolina 14
Tennessee 20

Ole Miss 13
Auburn 28


Week 10 Matchups

#9 Alabama
#1 Tulane

#22 South Carolina
Arkansas

Vanderbilt
#20 Florida

Auburn
Kentucky

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Scores/Standings - through week 9

2015 NCAA Football BCS Rankings
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Tulane	8	0	1.000
2	4	Penn State	7	0	.994
3	3	Oklahoma	8	0	.989
4	5	Boise State	8	0	.983
5	6	Texas	7	1	.975
6	7	Virginia Tech	6	1	.967
7	8	Michigan	6	1	.963
8	9	Notre Dame	5	2	.958
9	10	Alabama	6	2	.948
10	11	Oregon	6	1	.935
11	12	USC	7	1	.934
12	2	Miami	7	1	.928
13	14	Ohio State	6	1	.907
14	15	Arizona	5	2	.903
15	19	Cincinnati	8	0	.899
16	16	Troy	6	0	.893
17	18	West Virginia	6	1	.873
18	21	Washington	6	1	.871
19	20	Florida	4	3	.868
20	NR	North Carolina	6	2	.867
21	22	TCU	5	2	.842
22	25	LSU	5	3	.842
23	13	South Carolina	6	2	.836
24	NR	Florida State	6	2	.828
25	NR	Texas Tech	5	2	.821

Week 9 Scoreboard

#4 Penn St. (7-0) -- 44
Indiana (4-3) -- 0

Oklahoma St. (2-6) -- 7
#3 Oklahoma (8-0) -- 34

#1 Miami (7-1) -- 28
North Carolina (6-2) -- 45

#5 Boise St. (8-0) -- 48
Colorado (4-5) -- 10


Notable Week 10 Matchups

Texas A&M (4-3)
#3 Oklahoma (8-0)

#19 North Carolina (6-2)
#4 Boise St. (8-0)

#13 Ohio St. (6-1)
#2 Penn St. (7-0)

#18 Washington (6-1)
#12 Oregon (6-1)

#11 Miami (7-1)
#5 Virginia Tech (6-1)


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[Deegeezy]

Certainly is a bittersweet victory. Losing High may rear its ugly head against Alabama, but, if you can get Barnett rolling on the ground and Moore can hit Bowers on the short-intermediate routes, you may open up some deep passes for Alexander.

Looking forward to seeing if you can avenge last year's blowout loss! Congrats on becoming the new #1 in the BCS standings as well.

Thanks Leaf....

I feel fairly confident about the offense despite the loss of High. I think regardless of who is playing, this game was going to come down to limiting mistakes and getting the ball to bounce our way. Their team on paper is so impressive so we're going to have our work cut out.

I think we will have to lean on the run a lot more in this game, not just to compensate for the loss of High, but also because we need to control the clock and not put ourselves in position to make mistakes.

Ugh, tough blow losing High right before the epic game against Bama....it never fails to see a key player get injured against a subpar team.....you did a good job building depth on this team though, Moore stepped right in and dominated

Even without High, I don't see Bama blowing Tulane out like last year....should be a good *** game!

I think the biggest thing we have going for us this year as opposed to last year's blowout is the Dome Field Advantage. We've quietly established ourselves as having one of the toughest venues to come into and win in (11 straight home wins). It will be a challenge though and Moore will have his work cut out for him.

Fortunately, we can somewhat afford to lose this game. The game after that versus Arkansas is the one that will be the big one for all the marbles.

Like Leaf said, definitely a bittersweet victory. Moore seemed to do well filling in but then again facing Alabama and facing Kentucky are two very different things. I think the 'Bama game is going to come down to ball control. If you can keep the pressure off of Moore and make it so he doesn't have to win the game for you, you should be in good shape. I'm really excited to see how this one turns out, I think you got a real chance of knocking them off. Good luck!

U fukd.

you lost High.. :fu:
Here's hoping Moore can fill in nicely :yep:
He's a Nate Costa type leader, so I'll be rooting for him

Decent comparison. I think Moore will surprise. His passer attribute ratings are arguably better than High's. I do have concerns about him not being able to escape trouble in the pocket though because he is a lot slower than High (68 spd compared to 87 pd for High).

He can get the job done in the passing game for sure but we'll definitely be using a lot more max protect in this game than normal and 5 WR sets may end up getting thrown out of the game plan this week.

Good luck against Bama without High and Moore. :yep:

Thanks bro...We're gonna need it tonight!

They're starting QB is hurt and I also just noticed that they are missing their 91 ovr Impact running back that has 96 spd and 97 btk in addition to their starting LT and LG so that's a big relief - Perhaps that is why they've been losing (too lazy to go back and look).

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WEEK 10 PREVIEW

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Why is that the font that you use in your replies to quotes tiny?

Because he changes it to size 1.

I knew that, but why does he choose to make it small?

I saw someone else do it a few years ago on their franchise and thought it made things look a little neater and helped my replies to each quote stand out/contrast better.

#1 in the country!!! That's good stuff right there. I have confidence in the Green Wave.

Thanks man...This team is shocking me, especially since we're doing so well without Moore.

I've been following this forever but never took the time to actually register on here, haha.
This is such a great 'chise though, man.

Glad to have you onboard! Thanks for the kind words and welcome to DSS!

I just was reading your front page, that thing is amazing Geezy.....I didn't realize Tulane was a one star program in the beginning.......the growth on this team is incredible......your championship contender pitch went from D+ to B+ in six years......good stuff!

Thanks bro...Yea we were terrible in the beginning. It has been a long journey for the Green Wave. Our recruiting pitches have risen across the board and it has certainly made things easier.

I think my favorite progression is the attendance number. We started at 14,858 as the year 1 average to now averaging 64,000+ this season.

Glad to see someone actually reads the front page updates. haha

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#9 10 -- 5-3 (3-3)
#1 13 -- 9-0 (6-0)

TOP: Tulane PK Cody Bennett drills a 44-yard field goal as time expires, giving top-ranked Tulane a 13-10 win over #9 Alabama. | BOTTOM ROW: On Tulane's previous drive prior to the game-winning field goal, third string RB William Archer scored on a career-long 60-yard run which tied the game at 10-10 with 5:06 remaining.

PK BENNETT NAILS 44-YARD FIELD GOAL AS TIME EXPIRES TO LIFT #1 TULANE TO A 13-10 VICTORY OVER #9 ALABAMA

With the offense missing its top two playmakers, Green Wave defense steps up and holds Crimson Tide to their lowest scoring output of the season | RB Archer, recently moved up the depth chart, delivers with a monster 134-yard rushing performance | Team's 12th straight home victory eliminates Alabama, winners of six straight SEC championships, from conference title contention | Green Wave can clinch first ever SEC West division title or slip into second place next week versus #18 Arkansas

New Orleans, LA -- The Tulane Green Wave had one of its best defensive performances under head coach D. Geezy and got a 44-yard field goal as time expired by PK Cody Bennett to pick up a momumental victory over #9 Alabama 13-10 Saturday at the Louisiana Superdome. The Green Wave's narrow victory puts them one win away from securing its first ever SEC Western Division crown and knocks the Crimson Tide out of SEC title contention.

Alabama (5-3) took a 10-3 lead when QB Jake Parsons found WR Kyle Bowen for an 18-yard score with 0:58 remaining in the third quarter. Parsons, who was a surprise starter after sitting out the entire week of practice with a groin injury that he sustained two weeks ago versus Wyoming, finished 14 of 21 for 236 yards and a touchdown. He was listed as ""questionable"" coming into Saturday and was a game-time decision.

Parsons would put his team in position to make it a two-possession game early in the fourth quarter when he found WR Ben Allen on a deep pass on the sideline inside the Green Wave 20-yard line. However Allen was stripped of the football by Tulane junior SS Brant Gilbert and freshman FS Dre Harris recovered it, turning the ball over to the Green Wave with just under 6 minutes remaining. It was Harris' 7th credited turnover of the season as he now has 3 fumble recoveries and 4 interceptions in his rookie year. His 3 defensive touchdowns leads the nation.

"That was the pivotal turning point in the game," said Geezy.

"If Allen doesn't fumble there and they are able to run more time off the clock and get either a touchdown or a field goal, we probably don't win. With that turnover, we were able to stay within the game plan and not have to force things."

Tulane would cash in the turnover just two plays later when reserve RB William Archer raced past defenders for a career-long 60-yard touchdown that tied the game at 10-10 with 5:06 remaining in the game. Archer, a redshirt junior, had moved past freshman RB B.J. Johnson on the depth chart this week to become the #3 running back after replacing Johnson following a fumble that resulted in a defensive touchdown during last week's game at Kentucky. With starter Reggie Moore still out with his pectoral injury, Archer served as the back-up to RB Anthony Barnett and finished with a career-high 134 rushing yards serving in relief of Barnett, who finished with only 34 yards on 20 carries. Archer now has 33 rushes for 338 yards on the season, averaging a gaudy 10.2 yards per carry.

"Willie is a player that has worked his way up the ranks through the years and has seen playing time in a lot of mop-up situations and has had some big plays in that limited time," said Geezy.

"Last season, he had 56 yards on only 3 carries and coming into today, he had 17 carries for 204 yards. He brings a lot of speed to the position and once he gets into the open field, he cannot be caught. He's earned the playing time and will continue to get looks even when Reggie comes back."

Tulane would force an Alabama punt on the Crimson Tide's next possession and got the ball back with just over 4 minutes remaining deep in their own territory. QB Chris Moore, making his first career start in place of injured starter Anthony High, would direct a 10-play drive all the way to the Alabama 27-yard line, setting up Bennett's heroics on the game's final play. Moore finished just 9 of 15 for 112 yards and threw an interception on the team's first possession, but made big throws when it mattered most to help move the chains and put Tulane in position for the win.

"We felt that it was important to shorten the game by running the football while limiting mistakes and controlling the clock," said Geezy.

"Moore did a good job of managing the game and doing just enough to get us the win."

Like Tulane, Alabama was also without its starting running back, Jason Fisher (91). Sophomore RB Jason Moore (89) started in his place and finished with only 65 yards on 16 carries.

The Crimson Tide offense finished with only 299 total yards and was just 3 of 10 on third down conversions. Tulane OLB Mark Richards had a solid day, registering 6 tackles and 2 sacks, giving him 7 quarterback takedowns on the year.

The Green Wave (9-0, 6-0) will travel to face Arkansas (7-2, 5-1) next week on the road. If Tulane wins, they will clinch the SEC Western division title and will play in the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta. Should they lose, Arkansas will take over first place in the division and would win it with a win over LSU the following week.

Tulane defeated the Razorbacks 17-10 last season at the Louisiana Superdome.

Notes: Starting SS Brant Gilbert (75) was injured in the fourth quarter on the play in which he caused a fumble, suffering a torn pectoral muscle. Sustaining the same injury that has held out QB Anthony High and RB Reggie Moore, Gilbert is expected to miss the next 3 to 4 weeks according to Geezy. Freshman SS Nick Thornburg (66) is expected to start in Gilbert's place...Geezy indicated that both High and Moore's rehabs are progressing well and both may return for the team's pivotal game next week at #18 Arkansas. Moore has been out since the fourth game of this season, a 24-14 win over Georgia. High was injured in last week's win over Kentucky. Geezy said that both will likely be game-time decisions.

Already up 10-3 in the fourth quarter, Alabama QB Jake Parsons completes a deep pass to WR Ben Allen to put the Tide in position to possibly put the game away. Tulane SS Brant Gilbert mis-timed his jump, giving up the big reception however he made up for it by stripping Allen of the football. Freshman safety and turnover magnet Dre Harris would recover for Tulane, giving his team possession of the ball with just under 6 minutes remaining.

Box Score


1st

No Scoring

2nd
TU: 39 yd FG by Bennett 8:55 -- 3-0
AL: 29 yd FG by McClain 0:01 -- 3-3

3rd

AL: 18 yd TD pass from Bown to Parsons (McClain kick) 0:58 -- 3-10

4th
TU: 60 yd TD run by Archer (Bennett kick) 5:06 -- 10-10
TU: 44 yd FG by Bennett 0:00 -- 13-10

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Game Statistics


#1 Tulane

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* - IMPACT Player

[U]
Passing                      RATING  COMP  ATT  YDS  TD  INT   [/U]
13-QB  Chris Moore(rs-jr)     109.3    9    15  112   0   1
[U]
Rushing                         ATT  YDS  TD [/U]
 5-RB  *Anthony Barnett(jr)      20   34   0
16-RB  William Archer(rs-jr)     16  134   1
13-QB  Chris Moore(rs-jr)         3  -13   0
32-RB  B.J. Johnson(fr)           1   -2   0
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Receiving                       REC  YDS  TD [/U]
 7-WR  Isaiah Smith(sr)           3   48   0
88-TE  Joel Bowers(jr)            3   36   0
33-FB  Simon Parker(rs-sr)        1   12   0
81-WR  Brennan Carpenter(so)      1    4   0
23-WR  Gerald Alexander(so)       1   12   0
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Defensive                       TAK  SOLO  AST  TFL  SCK  INT [/U]
 9-SS  Brant Gilbert(jr)~         6    5    1    0    0    0 (1 ff)
97-OLB *Mark Richards(jr)         6    5    1    3    2    0 
26-FS  Dre Harris(fr)             5    5    0    3    0    0 (1 fr)
~ - injured in fourth quarter (torn pectoral) | out 3 to 4 weeks
[u]
Kicking                         FG MADE FG ATT LONG  MISSED  XP MADE XP ATT [/U]
47-PK  Cody Bennett(so)           2       2     44     n/a     1       1

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

Total Offensive Yards: 265
Rushing Totals: 40 att 153 yds 1 td 
Sacks Allowed: 2
3rd down conversions: 7-13 (53%)
4th down conversions: 0-1 (0%)
Offensive Turnovers: 1
Penalties: 4 for 38 yards
Time of Possession: 22:51

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#9 Alabama

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* - IMPACT Player

[U]
Passing                      RATING  COMP  ATT  YDS  TD  INT   [/U]  
 4-QB  Jake Parsons(jr)       176.7   14    21  236   1   0 
[U]
Rushing                         ATT  YDS  TD [/U]
 9-RB  James Moore(so)           16   65   0
 4-QB  Jake Parsons(jr)           4  -18   0
28-RB  Randy Lee(fr)              3   16   0
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Receiving                       REC  YDS  TD [/U]
15-WR  *Ben Allen(so)             4  120   0
 5-WR  Alex Tucker(rs-jr)         3   39   0
81-TE  Ed Wilson(so)              2   32   0
 6-WR  Kyle Bowen(rs-sr)          2   23   1
86-TE  Stephon Stephens(jr)       1    4   0
85-WR  Brett Marshall(rs-so)      1   14   0
 9-RB  James Moore(so)            1    4   0 
[U]
Defensive                       TAK  SOLO  AST  TFL  SCK  INT [/U]
91-DE  Jon Lane(jr)               7    6    1    1    0    0
34-SS  *Rick Banks(sr)            5    5    0    2    0    1
90-DT  T.J. Scott(so)             2    2    0    2    1    0
23-FS  Avery Davis(fr)            1    1    0    1    1    0
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Kicking                         FG MADE FG ATT LONG  MISSED  XP MADE XP ATT [/U]
 3-PK  Greg McClain(jr)           1       2     29     40      1       1

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

Total Offensive Yards: 299
Rushing Totals: 23 att 63 yds 0 tds 
Sacks Allowed: 2
3rd down conversions: 3-10 (30%)
4th down conversions: 0-0 (0%)
Offensive Turnovers: 1
Penalties: 3 for 25 yards
Time of Possession: 14:09
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2015 Tulane Green Wave Schedule/Results

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Opponent (record)       Result        Tulane Player of the Game              -Record-
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at San Diego St. (0-1)  W 42-35       QB High 19-31 252 yds 5 tds            1-0 (0-0)
at Auburn (0-1)         W 38-14       RB Moore 193 scrimmage yds 2 tds       2-0 (1-0)
vs Hawai'i (0-2)        W 55-21       RB Moore 240 all-purpose yds 3 tds     3-0 (1-0)
vs Georgia (1-3)        W 24-14       LB Richards 7 tk 1 tfl 1 sk 1 fr       4-0 (2-0) 
vs LSU (2-2)            W 45-07       FS Harris 11 tk 2 ints 1 fr 1 td       5-0 (3-0)
at Florida (2-3)        W 45-28       QB High 24-37 353 yds 4 tds            6-0 (4-0)
vs South Florida (1-5)  W 42-21       QB High 26-35 374 yds 4 total tds      7-0 (4-0)
at Kentucky (1-6)       W 48-28       QB Moore 16-27 376 yds 5 tds           8-0 (5-0)
vs Alabama (5-3)        W 13-10       RB Archer 16 car 134 yds 1 td          9-0 (6-0)
at Arkansas
vs Ole Miss
at Southern Miss
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Next Game:

#1 (9-0, 6-0) at #18 (7-2, 5-1)

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Conference Game Scores/Standings - through week 11

SEC West Standings
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#1 Tulane	9-0	1.000	6-0	352	178	W9
#18 Arkansas	7-2	.770	5-1	280	157	W2
#21 LSU	6-4	.600	4-2	293	206	W1
Ole Miss	6-4	.600	3-3	263	200	L2
Alabama	6-4	.600	3-4	220	173	L2
Auburn	4-5	.440	2-5	250	236	L1

SEC East Standings
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#20 South Carolina	7-3	.700	5-3	271	176	W1
Tennessee	5-4	.550	3-3	201	248	W1
Vanderbilt	5-5	.500	3-4	199	219	L1
Florida	4-5	.440	3-5	287	283	L2
Georgia	3-7	.300	2-5	246	261	W1
Kentucky	2-7	.300	1-5	201	287	W1

Week 10 Scoreboard

#9 Alabama 10
#1 Tulane 13

#22 South Carolina 17
Arkansas 20 F/OT

Vanderbilt 31
#20 Florida 24

Auburn 38
Kentucky 14


Week 11 Scoreboard

Idle
Tulane

Florida 20
South Carolina 33

Auburn 21
Georgia 41

LSU 34
#16 Alabama 10

Kentucky 37
Vanderbilt 27

#23 Arkansas 31
Ole Miss 23


Week 12 Matchups

#1 Tulane
#18 Arkansas

Vanderbilt
Tennessee

#21 LSU
Ole Miss

Kentucky
Georgia

Alabama
Auburn

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Scores/Standings - through week 11

2015 NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Tulane (41)	9	0	1505
2	2	Penn State (20)	9	0	1443
3	3	Oklahoma	10	0	1315
4	4	Texas	9	1	1156
5	5	Michigan	8	1	1123
6	6	Notre Dame	7	2	1079
7	10	Cincinnati	9	0	1071
8	7	Miami	8	1	1039
9	8	USC	8	1	1012
10	9	Boise State	9	1	968
11	11	Oregon	8	1	891
12	13	Troy	8	0	866
13	12	Virginia Tech	7	2	846
14	15	North Carolina	7	2	734
15	17	West Virginia	8	1	668
16	18	Ohio State	7	2	622
17	19	TCU	7	2	595
18	23	Arkansas	7	2	444
19	14	Arizona	6	3	336
20	NR	South Carolina	7	3	313
21	NR	LSU	6	4	299
22	NR	Missouri	8	3	277
23	20	Washington	6	3	256
24	25	Utah	7	2	204
25	22	Texas Tech	6	3	187

Week 10 Scoreboard

Texas A&M (4-4) -- 17
#3 Oklahoma (9-0) -- 45

#19 North Carolina (7-2) -- 35
#4 Boise St. (8-1) -- 20

#13 Ohio St. (6-2) -- 21
#2 Penn St. (8-0) -- 27 F/OT

#18 Washington (6-2) -- 20
#12 Oregon (7-1) -- 27

#11 Miami (8-1) -- 27
#5 Virginia Tech (6-2) -- 17


Week 11 Scoreboard

#5 Michigan (8-1) -- 41
Michigan St. (5-4) -- 2

#22 Texas Tech (6-3) -- 21
#4 Texas (9-1) -- 58

Baylor (3-7) -- 5
#3 Oklahoma (10-0) -- 41

#2 Penn St. (9-0) -- 37
Purdue (3-7) -- 3

#25 Utah (7-2) -- 16
#9 Boise St. (9-1) -- 21

#20 Washington (6-3) -- 20
#8 USC (8-1) -- 52


Notable Week 12 Matchups

#3 Oklahoma (10-0)
#25 Texas Tech (6-3)

#2 Penn St. (9-0)
Kent St. (3-6)

#9 USC (8-1)
#19 Arizona (6-3)



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[Deegeezy]

William Archie may never see that much time again, but boy, did he make the most out of his opportunity against an elite opponent.....was that the Strong Close offtackle play you busted the 60 yarder with? I love that play in the Cuse play book......thrilling finish and what a great win

Thanks bro...Willie Archer provided some quality snaps as he always has. He seems to always make big plays whenever he gets the opportunity.

Yes that was indeed our bread and butter run play out of the strong formation. It is usually more of a short yardage play but sometimes we get lucky and bust it for big gains. It is a power play that I like to call whenever we are facing a short yardage or goal line situation.

Wow, what a game. If that receiver of theirs doesn't fumble the ball right there that game could have gone a completely different direction. Big play by the safety to strip the ball, a game saving play in fact. I know it's still a little early but we might be seeing a passing of the torch in the SEC. I can't see Arkansas having a better squad than 'Bama and you should get some starters back. It's not over til it's over though...time to wrap it up against Arkansas and get into the SEC title game! Good luck!

When it is all said and done, that play by Gilbert will go down as one of those plays I will remember years from now. Like you said, if that doesn't happen, we lose.

If you could stop this chise I'd appreciate it.

It's perfection is making me feel mighty inadequate.

Thanks man.

:O

:tfg:

you lost another player to a torn pectoral injury :smh:

HUGE win, hoping to see a spot in the National Championship this year :x

Right now, our main focus is on the SEC title. That is the #1 goal.

It's crazy just how many pec injuries we're seeing. It didn't get reported on my last game report, but our reserve RB B.J. Johnson also suffered a sprained pectoral and was unable to return as well.

Looks like Tulane may be in the market for a new strength and conditioning coach this off-season. :benchpress:

Congrats on the HUGE win! You avenged last year's loss and you knocked 'Bama out of SEC title contention. Archer was simply amazing in his performance. I'm glad to see that you'll be taking advantage of his speed the rest of the season by including him in the offense once Moore comes back.

Yep...It felt good to knock Alabama out. It felt almost like a coronation of sorts.

Our offense has so many weapons and looks like we just found another in Archer.

may i crown this the greatest chise ever? just by reading the front page i can see its greatness. well u got a new follower!!

Thanks man...I appreciate it and hope you enjoy the ride.

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WEEK 12 PREVIEW

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Green Wave News Clips

Tulane | QB High, RB Moore both expected to play
Fri, 14 Nov 2015 7:30:49 -0700
Tammy Nunez of the New Orleans Times Picayune reports that the Tulane Green Wave are expected to have both QB Anthony High and RB Reggie Moore back for their pivotal week 12 game tonight at #18 Arkansas. High has been out since being knocked out the game early during the team's week 9 win over Kentucky and Moore was injured in the team's week 4 game versus Georgia. Both players suffered torn pectoral injuries.

"If Moore plays, it will be in a limited capacity. We'd like to ease him back into things and look to get him about 10 touches," said Tulane head coach D. Geezy.

"With High, we'll see how the injury responds on the first couple of series and go from there. We think back-up QB Chris Moore has done a great job and won't hesitate to put him in if we feel that Anthony is struggling."

Both players are listed as "questionable." They were joined by starting SS Brant Gilbert on the injury report, who also sustained a torn pectoral last week in the team's victory over Alabama and is expected to miss the next 2 to 4 weeks. Freshman back-up SS Nick Thornburg will start in his place.

"We're going to have to take a long and hard look at how we're training our guys. To have three guys go down with the same, uncommon injury is unheard of," said Geezy.

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I am glad I slow down reporting over weekends, and thus only had to re-post 2, how much do you have to re-post boss?

Basically the last 3 posts I made is all I had to do.

I copied and paste my last week of work into a notepad file during yesterday's debacle.

The question/comment responses I just posted and the game preview info was stuff I posted on Sunday.

[Deegeezy]

#1` 37 -- 9-1 (6-1)
#18 38 -- 8-2 (6-1) F/2OT

In the game's second overtime period following a Tulane touchdown, Arkansas sophomore MLB Jon Archie stuffs Green Wave RB Reggie Moore, driving him backwards just before he is able to cross the goal line on a two-point conversion attempt. The big tackle secured a 38-37 victory for the Razorbacks and sent Tulane home as losers for the first time this season.

TULANE'S MAGICAL RIDE GETS DERAILED IN 38-37 OVERTIME LOSS AT SNOWY ARKANSAS

Razorbacks win shootout over previously undefeated Green Wave to take over first place in SEC West | On the game's final play, Tulane RB Moore gets stuffed 1-inch short of the goal line on a two point conversion attempt | Geezy's late gamble likely dashes Green Wave's national title hopes, team's conference championship dreams also now on life support | Tulane will now need to win next week versus Ole Miss and hope for LSU win over Arkansas in order to secure SEC Championship Game berth

Fayetville, AR -- #1 ranked Tulane was on the ropes for most of the day, but in the end the 18th ranked Arkansas Razorbacks were able to deliver the knockout blow on their way to handing the Green Wave their first loss of the season 38-37 in double overtime Saturday afternoon in Fayetville. The loss for Tulane was devastating as they have now fallen into a tie for first place in the SEC West division with Arkansas, who would win the tie-breaker due to its head to head victory.

Following a 4-yard touchdown run by RB Reggie Moore in the game's second overtime period, Tulane head coach D. Geezy decided to gamble and go for the win with a two point conversion attempt. The plan went awry however as Moore, playing in his first game since suffering a torn pectoral in week 4, was tackled just inches shy of the goal line by Razorbacks MLB Jon Archie, giving the win to Arkansas.

"It was absolutely a call I would make 10 out of 10 times," said Geezy.

"With the way the game was going, we felt that our team was running out of gas and it was just one of those things where you sensed that if we wanted to win the game, we needed to do it on that particular play.

"We felt like that our strong formation, power off tackle running play would get the job done. That is really one of our bread and butter short yardage plays but in the end, Archie just made a great play."

Arkansas (8-2, 6-1) led the entire game all the way until the final minute. Tulane QB Anthony High's 7-yard touchdown pass to FB Simon Parker with just 0:52 remaining in the game tied the score at 24-24. The big play capped off a 7-play 80-yard drive which took up 1:32.

In the game's first overtime, Tulane got the ball first and would score via a spectacular 15-yard touchdown run by Moore which was capped off with a dive from 4 yards away into the end zone. The play gave the Green Wave its first lead of the game at 31-24.

Arkansas would answer right back however as on the very first play of their possession, Razorbacks QB Bobby Robinson found WR Tyler Bennett for a 25-yard touchdown to tie the game at 31-31.

On the next possession, the first of the second overtime, Robinson found WR Brian Davis for what turned out to be the game-winning 25-yard score which gave the Razorbacks a 38-31 lead. It was Robinson's 5th touchdown pass of the game and he finished 29 of 40 for 344 yards while also throwing no interceptions.

"We just didn't make any plays defensively throughout the game and especially not in overtime," said Tulane assistant head coach/defensive coordinator Charles Kelly.

"It is a common misconception but when you have this type of weather, a lot of times it favors the offense because you'll see defensive backs slipping in reaction to the wide receivers, who obviously already know where they are going. CB Will Washington slipped and Davis caught an easy touchdown over our heads."

Tulane had several scoring opportunities during the game that ended in turnovers. TE Joel Bowers' fumble just before he crossed the goal line with 8:10 remaining cost the team a golden scoring opportunity. High was also intercepted near the goal line in the third quarter by Arkansas CB Wendell Parker, who snagged two interceptions on the day. Tulane finished 3 of 5 in the red zone, with the two missed scoring opportunities basically costing them the game.

"When you're on the road, in the snow, playing against a great team like Arkansas you have to do all of the little things correctly and never leave points on the field," said Geezy.

High, who like Moore was coming back from a torn pectoral injury, one he suffered three weeks ago during the team's 48-28 win over Kentucky, finished 24 of 39 for a season-high 428 yards and 3 touchdown passes. His main target was freshman WR Herbie Smith. Smith, a 4-star recruit this past off-season, had by far his best performance of his rookie season, catching 4 passes for 193 yards and 2 touchdowns.

"At the end of the day, this game came down to two things - 1.) Our inability to stop their passing game and 2.) Our offense leaving points on the field," said Geezy.

"We played a heck of a game offensively and I cannot say enough about Anthony and Reggie gutting this one out in their first games back from injury. But at the end of the day, we needed to make more plays as a team on both sides of the ball. That didn't happen, and it has cost us."

Tulane (9-1, 6-1) will host Ole Miss (6-5, 3-4) next week at the Louisiana Superdome. Tulane, who has won 12 straight home games dating back to the 2013 season, defeated Ole Miss 35-19 last season in Oxford.

All but out of the national title race, in order to secure an SEC Championship game berth, the Green Wave would need to beat the Rebels while also hoping that Arkansas falls next week to #19 LSU (7-4) at Baton Rouge.

Arkansas QB Bobby Robinson completes the game-winning 25-yard touchdown pass to WR Brian Davis on the first possession of the 2nd overtime period. The scoring toss was Robinson's 5th touchdown pass of the game.

Box Score


1st

AR: 29 yd TD pass from Robinson to Davis (Hogan kick) 6:09 -- 0-7

2nd

AR: 28 yd TD pass from Robinson to Bennett (Hogan kick) 5:38 -- 0-14
TU: 45 yd FG by Bennett 2:31 -- 3-14
TU: 71 yd TD pass from High to H. Smith (Bennett kick) 0:35 -- 10-14
AR: 47 yd FG by Hogan 0:00 -- 10-17

3rd

AR: 5 yd TD pass from Robinson to Holmes (Hogan kick) 5:15 -- 10-24

4th

TU: 87 yd TD pass from High to H. Smith (Bennett kick) 5:45 -- 17-24
TU: 7 yd TD pass from High to Parker (Bennett kick) 0:52 -- 24-24

Overtime 1

TU: 15 yd TD run by R. Moore (Bennett kick) -- 31-24
AR: 25 yd TD pass from Robinson to Bennett (Hogan kick) -- 31-31

Overtime 2

AR: 25 yd TD pass from Robinson to Davis (Hogan kick) -- 38-31
TU: 4 yd TD run by Moore (Moore run failed) -- 38-37

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Game Statistics


#1 Tulane

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* - IMPACT Player

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Passing                      RATING  COMP  ATT  YDS  TD  INT   [/U]
15-QB  Anthony High(jr)       168.8   24    39  428   3   2
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Rushing                         ATT  YDS  TD [/U]
25-RB  *Reggie Moore(so)         15   57   2
 5-RB  *Anthony Barnett(jr)       6   29   0
16-RB  William Archer(rs-jr)      4    7   0
15-QB  Anthony High(jr)           4  -46   0
33-FB  Simon Parker(rs-sr)        1   -3   0
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Receiving                       REC  YDS  TD [/U]
88-TE  Joel Bowers(jr)            7   94   0 (1 fumble lost)
 7-WR  Isaiah Smith(sr)           6   65   0
87-WR  Herbie Smith(fr)           4  193   2
23-WR  Gerald Alexander(so)       3   39   0
33-FB  Simon Parker(rs-sr)        2   14   1
 5-RB  *Anthony Barnett(jr)       1    0   0
25-RB  *Reggie Moore(so)          1   23   0
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Defensive                       TAK  SOLO  AST  TFL  SCK  INT [/U]
97-OLB *Mark Richards(jr)        10    7    3    1    1    0 
26-FS  Dre Harris(fr)             7    6    1    3    0    0 (1 fr)
 2-MLB Samson Beck(sr)            7    5    2    1    1    0
14-CB  Antonio Johnson(jr)        6    5    1    2    2    0
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Kicking                         FG MADE FG ATT LONG  MISSED  XP MADE XP ATT [/U]
47-PK  Cody Bennett(so)           1       1     45     n/a     4       4

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

Total Offensive Yards: 472
Rushing Totals: 30 att 44 yds 2 tds 
Sacks Allowed: 4
3rd down conversions: 7-14 (50%)
4th down conversions: 0-1 (0%)
Offensive Turnovers: 3
Penalties: 6 for 50 yards
Time of Possession: 18:09

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#18 Arkansas

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* - IMPACT Player

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Passing                      RATING  COMP  ATT  YDS  TD  INT   [/U]  
 2-QB  Bobby Robinson(rs-sr)  185.9   29    40  344   5   0
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Rushing                         ATT  YDS  TD [/U]
19-RB  *James Brown(rs-jr)       20   95   0
 2-QB  Bobby Robinson(rs-sr)      6  -30   0
41-RB  Roderick Moore(jr)         3    4   0
 3-WR  Brian Davis(jr)            1   -1   0
81-WR  *Tyler Bennett(rs-sr)      1   -1   0
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Receiving                       REC  YDS  TD [/U]
81-WR  *Tyler Bennett(rs-sr)      7  109   2
19-RB  *James Brown(rs-jr)        6   47   0
 3-WR  Brian Davis(jr)            5   96   2
12-WR  Zac Holmes(jr)             4   37   1
36-FB  Donnell Warren(rs-sr)      3   18   0
83-TE  Terrence Davenport(fr)     2    4   0
82-WR  Fred Mason(rs-fr)          1   15   0
86-TE  Vernon Riley(jr)           1   18   0  
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Defensive                       TAK  SOLO  AST  TFL  SCK  INT [/U]
 9-CB  Ahmad Clark(rs-jr)        10    7    3    0    0    0
 1-MLB Jon Archie(so)             7    6    1    1    0    0
21-CB  Ralph Carter(so)           6    5    1    0    0    0 (1 fr)
99-DT  Jack Mackey(rs-jr)         4    4    0    1    1    0
 7-CB  Wendell Parker(rs-jr)      3    3    0    1    1    2
48-DE  Antonio Burks(so)          3    3    0    3    1    0
98-DT  James Williams(rs-sr)      3    2    1    1    1    0
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Kicking                         FG MADE FG ATT LONG  MISSED  XP MADE XP ATT [/U]
10-PK  Brandon Hogan(fr)          1       1     48     n/a     5       5

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

Total Offensive Yards: 411
Rushing Totals: 31 att 67 yds 0 tds 
Sacks Allowed: 4
3rd down conversions: 9-17 (52%)
4th down conversions: 0-1 (0%)
Offensive Turnovers: 1
Penalties: 5 for 40 yards
Time of Possession: 17:51
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2015 Tulane Green Wave Schedule/Results

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Opponent (record)       Result        Tulane Player of the Game              -Record-
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at San Diego St. (0-1)  W 42-35       QB High 19-31 252 yds 5 tds            1-0 (0-0)
at Auburn (0-1)         W 38-14       RB Moore 193 scrimmage yds 2 tds       2-0 (1-0)
vs Hawai'i (0-2)        W 55-21       RB Moore 240 all-purpose yds 3 tds     3-0 (1-0)
vs Georgia (1-3)        W 24-14       LB Richards 7 tk 1 tfl 1 sk 1 fr       4-0 (2-0) 
vs LSU (2-2)            W 45-07       FS Harris 11 tk 2 ints 1 fr 1 td       5-0 (3-0)
at Florida (2-3)        W 45-28       QB High 24-37 353 yds 4 tds            6-0 (4-0)
vs South Florida (1-5)  W 42-21       QB High 26-35 374 yds 4 total tds      7-0 (4-0)
at Kentucky (1-6)       W 48-28       QB Moore 16-27 376 yds 5 tds           8-0 (5-0)
vs Alabama (5-3)        W 13-10       RB Archer 16 car 134 yds 1 td          9-0 (6-0)
at Arkansas (8-2)       L 37-38 (2OT) WR Smith 4 rec 193 yds 2 tds           9-1 (6-1)
vs Ole Miss
at Southern Miss
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Next Game:

(6-5, 3-4) at #6 (9-1, 6-1)

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[Deegeezy]

Conference Game Scores/Standings - through week 12

SEC West Standings
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#14 Arkansas	8-2	.800	6-1	318	194	W3
#6 Tulane	9-1	.900	6-1	389	216	L1
#19 LSU	7-4	.630	5-2	330	226	W2
#25 Alabama	7-4	.630	4-4	251	173	W1
Ole Miss	6-5	.540	3-4	283	237	L3
Auburn	4-6	.400	2-6	250	267	L2

SEC East Standings
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#18 South Carolina	7-3	.700	5-3	271	176	W1
#23 Tennessee	6-4	.600	4-3	224	265	W2
Vanderbilt	5-6	.450	3-5	216	242	L2
Florida	5-5	.500	3-5	318	311	W1
Georgia	4-7	.360	3-5	287	285	W2
Kentucky	2-8	.200	1-6	225	328	L1

Week 12 Scoreboard

#1 Tulane 37
#18 Arkansas 38 F/2OT

Vanderbilt 17
Tennessee 23

#21 LSU 37
Ole Miss 20

Kentucky 24
Georgia 41

Alabama 31
Auburn 0


Week 13 Matchups

Ole Miss
#6 Tulane

#14 Arkansas
#19 LSU

#23 Tennessee
Kentucky

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Scores/Standings - through week 12

2015 BCS Rankings
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	2	Penn State	10	0	1.000
2	3	Oklahoma	11	0	.994
3	4	Texas	10	1	.989
4	5	Michigan	9	1	.983
5	7	Miami	9	1	.972
6	1	Tulane	9	1	.972
7	6	Notre Dame	8	2	.972
8	10	USC	9	1	.950
9	11	Boise State	10	1	.944
10	9	Oregon	9	1	.937
11	18	Arkansas	8	2	.935
12	12	North Carolina	8	2	.930
13	14	Virginia Tech	8	2	.917
14	16	West Virginia	9	1	.904
15	15	Ohio State	8	2	.901
16	17	TCU	7	2	.880
17	8	Cincinnati	9	1	.877
18	20	Missouri	9	3	.872
19	22	South Carolina	7	3	.868
20	21	LSU	7	4	.868
21	24	Utah	8	2	.847
22	NR	UCLA	6	3	.836
23	NR	Tennessee	6	4	.833
24	13	Troy	8	1	.829
25	NR	Alabama	7	4	.817

Week 12 Scoreboard

#3 Oklahoma (11-0) -- 42
#25 Texas Tech (6-4) -- 39

#2 Penn St. (10-0) -- 56
Kent St. (3-7) -- 7

#9 USC (9-1) -- 37
#19 Arizona (6-4) -- 13

#8 Cincinatti (9-1) -- 16
Pittsburgh (5-3) -- 35

#13 Troy (8-1) -- 13
Arkansas St. (4-5) -- 17


Notable Week 13 Matchups

#3 Texas (10-1)
Texas A&M (4-6)

#1 Penn St. (10-0)
Michigan St. (5-5)

#15 Ohio St. (8-2)
#4 Michigan (9-1)

#16 TCU (7-2)
#21 Utah (8-2)

#13 West Virginia (9-1)
#17 Cincinnati (9-1)

#12 North Carolina (8-2)
#11 Virginia Tech (8-2)

#10 Oregon (9-1)
#8 USC (9-1)


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[Deegeezy]

Ouch, one loss and the BCS moved you down to sixth in my view that is pretty harsh, that interception took at least three points off the board which would have given you the win, tough thing to take!

You're right; I thought at worst we'd move down to 5th. We still have time to make up the deficit. We'll need a lot help though.

Those red zone turnovers were killers. In a close game like that one, you can't afford to leave points on the field.

FML. #6? No national title

Looks that way. We still have time left but at this point, the best we can hope for is a BCS berth (hopefully a Sugar Bowl berth if we can get some help from our rival LSU).

Damn, crushing loss there.....I don't question the call though, on the road you gotta go for the win and Arkansas was playing you tough all game....you want to end it right there if you can and usually the off tackle play is money in the bank....on any other day Moore scores on that play, Archie just made a helluva tackle

I had the angle on the goal line and I hate to say it but I think I got a little lazy for a split second on the sticks. I tried to go for the dramatic dive into the end zone once I saw it was open rather than clicking up the the RS to put my players' head down to truck on in. The moment I hit the dive button, my guy was caught.

Tough loss Deegeezy. Losing so late in the year makes it virtually impossible to get a shot at the BCS title. Here's hoping it works out for you in the SEC West and you can get a shot at the SEC title and the Sugar Bowl. You're still in the top 8 so you should get an at-large birth. If you fall below that though...well...Tampa isn't a bad bowl destination

Making it to a BCS bowl is one of my goals so Tampa would be a disappointment at this point.

I really hope LSU/the sim gods can pull a favor for us and get us in position to play in the SEC Championship. It sucks not controlling your own destiny after such a great year.

Sweet, this was the first 'nasty I checked when I saw everything was back online this morning

Hell of a game -- OT, in the snow, division on the line. Too bad it ended the way it did!

It was certainly a memorable game; It was one of those rare video football games that I will probably remember years from now in detail. Like you said, it sucks that it had such a bad ending but this game wouldn't be much fun if I won every single game like that.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

oh sad a loss :cry:

Yep...What a bummer. That's what makes college football so great though. Every week is like a playoff game.

Heartbreaking loss, so close... to come up just an inch short ......the offense played a heck of a game and had it not been for some costly turnovers you would have had this one in the bag I think. The pass defense also looked pretty bad but hopefully some of that blame can be placed on the weather. Time to bounce back here against Ole Miss. I think LSU has a pretty good shot at helping you out and taking down Arkansas.

I hope you're right. They're ranked #19 and at home so I think they have a pretty decent shot. It is a big rivalry game for them. I am anxious to see how this final week plays out!

hope you dont mind me using ur front page layout for my chise....

Don't mind at all. Use whatever you need!

Damn. I would have probably done the same thing for a two-point conversion but normally I stayed away from them when I rolled with Tulane (which led to 4 OT etc. contests), but luckily you only fell five spots.. if LSU can go from 8th to 2nd with 2 losses, why can't you guys jump back up?

I have to admit, when I lined up, my plan was to try to draw them offsides and quickly snap the ball to get a free play in. They didn't jump, but I ended up liking the defensive alignment versus the play I had called so I snapped it and the rest is history.

[Deegeezy]

WEEK 13 PREVIEW

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Editors Note

As most of you know, for Tulane to get into the SEC Championship game, I must beat Ole Miss and hope LSU beats Arkansas. I have never been one to cheat as that would take most of the fun out of the game but just so that all the readers know, this is my plan on how I am going to handle the upcoming pivotal Arkansas-LSU simulation:

I am going to play my game against Ole Miss tonight, exit the game, then advance a week without looking at the scores. I will then save the file as normal, overwriting the previously saved file (with me still not knowing the outcome of the Arkansas-LSU game).

This way, I have to live with whatever results the sim gods hand down and I have absolutely no option to go back and cheat (not that I would anyway).