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NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME RUNNER-UP OKLAHOMA BOASTS #1 SIGNING CLASS IN AMERICA
After not winning an SEC Championship for the first time in the last 7 tries, Alabama fails to have #1 rated class for the first time in five years | Tulane signs nation's #1 prospect out of their own backyard, Avondale, Louisiana CB/KR Tommy Andrews

Top Recruiting Classes - 2016
RK	TEAM	5	4	3	2	1	TOTAL
1	Oklahoma	5	10	7	0	0	22
2	Texas	3	10	10	2	0	25
3	USC	3	7	9	5	1	25
4	LSU	3	7	9	4	0	23
5	Notre Dame	3	5	10	1	0	19
6	Alabama	4	5	5	0	3	17
7	Wisconsin	0	9	13	0	0	22
8	Oregon	1	9	8	0	0	18
9	Texas A&M	1	9	5	3	2	20
10	Florida State	0	8	11	4	0	23
11	Penn State	0	9	10	1	1	21
12	Georgia	2	4	11	3	0	20
13	Auburn	0	10	7	2	0	19
14	Arizona	1	5	12	4	0	22
15	Baylor	0	4	17	4	0	25
16	Arkansas	0	6	14	1	1	22
17	Florida	2	3	12	1	0	18
18	West Virginia	0	6	12	4	0	22
19	Tennessee	0	5	15	1	0	21
20	Tulane	3	5	3	1	0	12
21	Ohio State	4	3	1	0	9	17
22	Oklahoma State	0	5	13	4	0	22
23	Clemson	0	5	14	2	0	21
24	South Carolina	0	5	14	0	2	21
25	Michigan	1	6	8	0	2	17

Nation's Top 10 Signees

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Tulane Green Wave Recruiting Class of 2016

TULANE HAULS IN AMERICA'S 20TH RATED RECRUITING CLASS
Nation's #1 player Andrews amongst several with a chance to start from day 1 | DTs Foster and Fletcher along with LBs Reid and Branch hope to help shore up Green Wave's leaky run defense from a season ago | Tulane Coach Geezy says that ""cerebral"" QB Manning is matured well beyond his age, may start from day 1


2016 Recruiting Class - 20th rated overall


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Wow, you know you hit recruiting gold when the 2 star caliber recruit comes in rated at 75.....Marcus Young is a beastly fullback.....the rest of the class is just insane....High must be kicking himself when he could've had 98 speed McNeil to throw to and really make him look good

I am pretty sure High is looking back on his decision with regret. The speed and talent we have on offense is any quarterback's dream.

Young is indeed a beast. I can't wait to use him. Not to pat myself on the back, but that was all scouting there. There were other 3-star and 4-star fullbacks interested, but I thought he was easily the best of the bunch and it looks like we've been rewarded for not just going off star rating.

Brandon McNeill :turbobow: 98 SPD at 6'3"", that's insane.

Yep...Not sure what he was being fed in North Dakota. What a nightmare for defenses. By his junior year, he may be a Heisman candidate. What a weapon!

Been stalking the **** outta this chise man. Fantastic job you are doing in here, great recruiting class man Manning looks like the future. High made a bad move going pro but with your class you pulled in and the transfers you should be good to go.

Good luck next season man.

I am really excited to use Manning. I really wanted to redshirt him but even if High had stayed, after seeing this kid's ratings, I don't know how I would have been able to resist the urge of playing him. I did a little bit in practice mode with him, he looks like a Drew Brees' type field general out there. I am not going to hold him back either. We're coming out slinging it.

Look for our offense to become a little bit more vertical this season. We're going to take advantage of that 90 THP rating.

High Should be glad he left early; Manning should be better
That recruiting class is fap, jesus

I have to say, this is probably the best class I have ever had. Heck, it is probably the best class I have ever ALLOWED myself to have.

It was a very saitsfying feeling seeing how these guys turned out. I scouted VERY hard this season. We had interest coming from players everywhere, but it looks like we picked the correct select few to target.

LOL, so now we've got 4 Mannings who were now SEC QB's. :shrug:

Ha...Did not think of that. Good catch!

Dang what a recruiting class this turned out to be! High is certainly going to regret his decision of entering the pros early.

Agreed man...Though I would have liked to see High in his senior year coming off the 31 TD campaign, you can't help but think that Manning could best that, perhaps even as a freshman.

holy cow man, that recruiting class is just wow....while i am in awe of manning and that 98 spd wide receiver, i think that olb with 99 acc has stud potential written all over him. Your team looks loaded headed into next season, I could see a ton of these players turning into superstars. nice job!

An interesting note on OLB Larry Branch: He has 90 THP and 77 THA. I won't use him at QB, but that just goes to show you how great of a player he is. Maybe he played both ways in high school?

There are a lot of high school QBs playing other positions in real life.

I think Branch may turn out as good, if not better than Mark Richards was.

Been following silently since I got over here. Your dynasty is an inspiration.

That recruiting class is amazing, by the way. I like the way you build; speed, speed, and more speed. Follows my recruiting strategy.

Playing in the dome, and trying to emulate the Saints' aggressive offensive style, getting speed at all positions was critical. Now we have the stud QB to distribute the ball. These next four years should be great.

I'm thinking Tommy Andrews needs to be used on both sides of the ball. Imagine that 1-2 punch with his and McNeil's speed? Reckless.

Perhaps use him like Charles Woodson was used.

I have played around with that idea (He is a 75 at WR by the way)...Quite honestly though, we have enough speed on offense. I'm already going to have problems trying to get everyone involved.

I will probably let Andrews concentrate on defense. I may throw him a bone or two in the return game every now and then just to see what he can do. Maybe down the road he'll see time on offense but right now, the need just isn't there.

What a class full of future studs.

Yep...we're basically set for the next 2 to 3 years! At this stage, it will be all about patching up the O-Line and finding depth for the future.

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2016 Tulane Green Wave Roster



* - IMPACT player
c - Team Captain
Starters in BOLD

Offense: B-

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[b][u]
# - POS - NAME               Class  HGT  WGT  Ovr   Key Attributes [COLOR="White"].[/COLOR][/u][/b]
[b] 
#9  QB   Jamie Manning       FR     6-1  195  80   78spd,90thp,82tha [/b]
#13 QB   Chris Moore (c)     SR-RS  6-2  202  75
#8  QB   George Ford         SR-RS  6-3  200  71
#19 QB   Preston Fields      FR-RS  6-2  198  67
[b]
#25 RB   *Reggie Moore       JR     6-0  208  84   94spd,87acc,84btk[/b]
#36 RB   *Brett Curtis       SO-RS  5-11 213  89   86spd,93btk,96jkm
#5  RB   Anthony Barnett     SR     6-1  195  80   95spd,77acc,88btk
#16 RB   William Archer      SR-RS  5-10 171  70
#6  RB   Thomas Walker       SR-RS  6-2  223  71
[COLOR="red"]#32 RB   B.J. Johnson        SO     6-0  181  69[/COLOR] 
[b]  
#15 FB   Marcus Young        FR     6-2  223  75   82spd,85btk,80trk[/B]
#44 FB   Lee Keenan          JR-RS  6-0  247  58 
[b]
#2  WR   Brandon McNeil      FR     6-3  202  80   98spd,72cth,74rte
#23 WR   Gerald Alexander    JR     6-2  224  79   90spd,80cth,84rte[/B]
#87 WR   Herbie Smith        SO     6-0  191  71   93spd,73cth,64rte
#89 WR   Derrick Adams       JR-RS  6-1  244  71   94spd,67cth,68rte
#17 WR   Bobby McCall        FR     6-1  174  75   89spd,71cth,78rte
#81 WR   Brennan Carpenter   JR     5-11 188  77   87spd,76cth,81rte
[COLOR="red"]#82 WR   Larry Woods         SO     6-2  204  70   89spd,74cth,65rte[/COLOR]
[COLOR="red"]#83 WR   Chris Kane          SO     6-4  210  68   97spd,63cth,62rte[/COLOR]
[b]
#88 TE   Joel Bowers         SR     6-7  217  68   73spd,75cth,82rbk[/b]
#85 TE   Justin Thomas       SR     6-2  257  69   82spd,76cth,67rbk
#1  TE   Trevor Rice         JR     6-8  229  68   70spd,62cth,63rbk
#48 TE   Jamil Hall          FR-RS  6-5  245  62
[b]
#70 LT   Tim Dailey          FR     6-3  336  80   86str,80rbf,78pbf
#74 RT   Anthony Jones       SR     6-6  275  80   79str,83pbk,78rbk[/b]
#75 LT   Terry Davis         JR-RS  6-7  306  74   
#73 RT   Luke Scott          SR-RS  6-4  287  74   
[b]
#68 LG   Benji Walker        SO     6-2  277  78   84str,85pbk,75rbk
#77 RG   Chase Howard        JR     6-4  326  76   78str,84pbk,75rbk[/b]
#64 LG   Jamie Matthews      SR-RS  6-5  312  69
#76 RG   Chad Andrews        JR-RS  6-2  329  66
[b]
#65 C    Blake Roberts       SR     6-1  282  77   71str,83pbk,78rbk[/b]
#67 C    William Vinson      JR-RS  6-2  307  70[/size]

Defense: B-

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# - POS - NAME               Class  HGT  WGT  Ovr   Key Attributes [COLOR="White"].[/COLOR][/size][/u][size=1][/size][/b][size=1]
[b]
#90 LE   A.J. Haynes         SO     6-3  226  78   72spd,85pmv,80tak
#54 RE   Jason Robinson      JR     6-2  268  78   73spd,84pmv,89tak[/b]
#59 LE   Matt Baker          JR-RS  6-7  222  72
#37 RE   Ryan Austin         JR     6-3  295  71
#99 LE   Cedric Atkins       JR     6-7  267  71
[b]
#91 DT   Curt Fletcher       FR     6-2  280  80   80str,84pmv,82fmv
#53 DT   Michael Hardin      JR     6-1  300  74   77str,86pmv,87fmv[/b]
#97 DT   Quinton Foster      FR     6-1  299  75   81str,81tak,79pmv
#94 DT   Myron Dawson        SR     6-2  280  71
#98 DT   Samson Hall (c)     JR-RS  6-5  347  70
[COLOR="red"]#95 DT   Jesse Sanders       SO     6-5  243  70[/COLOR]
[b]
#11 LOLB Larry Branch        FR     6-3  234  79   88spd,99acc,76tak
#34 ROLB Derrick Brown       JR     6-2  233  70   91spd,90acc,77tak[/b]
#10 ROLB Troy Ball           SR     6-1  237  70   90spd,93acc,67tak
#58 LOLB Gerald Jackson      SR     6-3  250  65   89spd,99acc,74tak
#38 LOLB Jason Thomas        JR-RS  6-0  243  68
[B]
#52 MLB  David Reid          FR     6-2  194  78   81spd,91acc,84tak[/b]
#28 MLB  Alex Neal           SR     6-3  255  68   89spd,83acc,68tak 
#50 MLB  Jack Tompkins       SO     6-3  242  70  
#56 MLB  Marcus Jordan       SO     6-3  261  69   
[b]
#24 CB   Ethan Cantrelle     SR-RS  6-0  213  84   90spd,98mcv,89zcv
#4  CB   Tommy Andrews       FR     6-3  194  83   98spd,89mcv,86zcv[/b]
#21 CB   Cedric Burnette     SO     6-2  173  81   92spd,90mcv,94zcv
#29 CB   Eric Jefferson      SO     5-11 166  72   94spd,84mcv,78zcv
#14 CB   Antonio Johnson     SR     6-1  178  71
#20 CB   Rich Young          JR-RS  6-0  174  70
#3  CB   Chris Garrison      SR     5-10 179  72
#31 CB   Yusef Osborne       FR-RS  5-9  176  69
#27 CB   Adam Sullivan       SR     6-1  182  68
[b]
#26 FS   Dre Harris          SO     6-2  186  79   96spd,77cth,84zcv[/b]
[COLOR="red"]#42 FS   Curtis McKnight     FR     6-0  195  66[/COLOR]
[B]
#18 SS   Eric Bryant         FR     6-0  207  80   91spd,87tak,89zcv[/b]
#7  SS   Brant Gilbert       SR     6-3  201  78   81spd,79tak,87zcv
#41 SS   Nick Thornburg      SO     6-0  176  67[/size]

Specialists: A

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# - POS - NAME               Class  HGT  WGT  Ovr   Key Attributes [COLOR="White"].[/COLOR][/size][/u][size=1][/size][/b][size=1]
[B]
#47 PK1  Cody Bennett        JR     5-11 204  90     91kpw,90kac[/B]
#37 PK2  Richard James       JR-RS  5-10 175  82     81kpw,86kac
[B]
#47 P1   Cody Bennett        JR     5-11 204  90     91kpw,90kac[/B]
#37 P2   Richard James       JR-RS  5-10 175  82     81kpw,86kac
[B]
#5  KR1  Anthony Barnett     SR     6-1  194  84   94spd,79agi,75acc[/B]
#4  KR2  Tommy Andrews       FR     6-3  194  91   98spd,80agi,93acc
[B]
#5  PR1  Anthony Barnett     SR     6-1  194  84   94spd,79agi,75acc[/B]
#4  PR2  Tommy Andrews       FR     6-3  194  91   98spd,80agi,93acc[/size]

* - IMPACT player
c - Team Captain
Starters in BOLD

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2016 Tulane Green Wave Schedule


Date
08/28 at Hawai'i
09/03 at #10 Miami
09/10 Auburn
09/17 South Carolina
09/24 at #14 LSU
10/01 at Georgia

BYE
10/15 Kentucky
10/23 Louisiana Tech
10/29 at #2 Alabama
11/05 #17 Arkansas

BYE
11/17 at Ole Miss
11/26 Southern Miss



- Southeastern Conference Game

Home games in BOLD

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2016 ESPN the Magazine College Football Preview



Preseason Top 25 Coaches' Poll

1.Penn State (35)
2.Texas (21)
3.Oklahoma (1)
4.USC (1)
5.Ohio State (1)
6.Alabama (1)
7.Michigan
8.Boise State
9.Notre Dame
10.Miami
11.West Virginia
12.Virginia Tech
13.Oregon
14.LSU
15.TCU
16.Iowa
17.Arkansas
18.Tulane
19.Florida State
20.Missouri
21.Clemson
22.North Carolina
23.Texas A&M
24.Cincinnati
25.Utah



2016 ESPN Heisman Favorites


1. 14-QB *Michael White (rs-sr), Oklahoma
2. 2-QB Will Richardson (rs-sr), Penn State
3. 89-TE Adam Hughes (jr), Texas A&M
4. 15-QB Steve Wilson (rs-sr), Houston
5. 2-QB Jesse Brooks (sr), Boise State


* - Won 2015 Heisman Trophy


2016 Southeastern Conference Projected Finish


West

1. #6 Alabama*
2. #14 LSU
3. #17 Arkansas
4. #18 Tulane
5. Auburn
6. Ole Miss

East

1. Florida
2. South Carolina
3. Tennessee
4. Georgia
5. Vanderbilt
6. Kentucky



* - Projected overall winner

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Green Wave News Clips




Tulane | QB Manning officially named week 1 starter
Sun, 21 Aug 2016 8:11:49 -0700
Tammy Nunez of the New Orleans Time Picayune reports that Tulane head coach D. Geezy has named true freshman QB Jamie Manning as his starting quarterback for the team's week 1 game at Hawai'i. Manning, a 4-star recruit from Decatur, Georgia, will be the second true freshman opening day starter under Geezy, the last one being former Wave QB Curtis Byrd at the start of the 2011 season.

"Jamie has really taken command of this offense and has impressed us with his leadership capabilities," said Geezy.

"He comes with a spread, run & shoot offensive background and he thew the ball a ton in high school, sometimes 50-55 times. He also spent the summer down here working with our receivers and learning the playbook.

"As I stated when we got him, he is matured well beyond his years. He already knows our playbook front and back. He is one of those guys that is very cerebral and picks things up quickly. We won't have to scale back anything offensively because he already understands all of the assignments and concepts and check-offs. I think we're going to be in for a real treat watching this guy's career progress these next few years."


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WEEK 1 PREVIEW

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Key Players: 9-QB Leonard Davis (rs-sr): 80, 27-RB *Jason Russell (rs-sr): 86 (95 speed), 89-WR R.J. White (rs-sr): 77, 56-MLB *Ed Callahan (jr): 76, 7-CB Damien Carlton (jr): 77, 18-FS Maurice Thorne (jr): 69, 33-SS Josh Bishop (rs-so): 69

* - IMPACT player

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Tulane getting no love in the polls and conference standings. :smh: After winning the SEC last year you should be predicted higher add on that you have a whole lot better team.

Yeah I definitely was a tad disappointed about starting out at 18 after the year we had. No biggie though. Like last year, we'll just have to prove all the cyber sim-god haters wrong.

No, no plans. If they were in the SEC then maybe I would; But changing anything on Penn State would really be meaningless in terms of effecting my dynasty. I just figured I'd give ol' Joe Pa some closure.

That's cool, I was just wondering. I would give them a different playbook or something! Good luck this year... The NOLA faithful want a ship.

I thought about doing this big thing where my defensive coordinator went there and I had to implement a new defense, but with my 10 season mission underway, there ain't no time for that stuff now if I want to get this done.

Certainly not an easy schedule by any stretch of the imagination but I think championship run is still very much achievable especially with the roster you have. I'm a little surprised you didn't come in ranked higher to be honest.

I thought we'd be in the top 12 at least. A national title is certainly possible, we have two tough road games right there in the middle of our season at SEC and at Alabama. Both teams blew us out and put up 50 burgers on us two seasons ago. The game at #10 Miami won't be a cakewalk either. "

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#18 41 -- 1-0
N/R 18 -- 0-1

Tulane freshman QB Jamie Manning hits RB Reggie Moore on a deep streak pattern and the versatile junior running back flips into the end zone to cap off a 67-yard second quarter touchdown which made the score 17-0. Moore, who was lined up out wide at receiver on the play, finished the game with a team-high 102 receiving yards.

ALOHA, JAMIE MANNING

True freshman quarterback bursts onto the scene with a scintillating 383-yard, 3 touchdown pass performance as Wave cruises past Hawai'i 41-18 on opening day | Tulane's new look explosive offense shreds Warriors for 561 total yards in week one rout | Colossal date at #10 Miami on tap next for the Green Wave

Honolulu, HI -- The Tulane Green Wave scored 31 first half points en route to a 41-18 blowout victory Saturday afternoon against the Hawai'i Warriors. Tulane freshman QB Jamie Manning finished the game 25 of 37 for 383 yards and 3 touchdowns, dominating the Warriors' secondary in his first collegiate action. He was a whopping 21 of 31 for 302 yards and 3 touchdowns at halftime, guiding his team to a 31-3 halftime lead.

Hawai'i (0-1) started the game off by marching right down the field on Tulane's defense and penetrated into the red zone. However the Green Wave defense held on a 4th and 1 play from the their 18-yard line, forcing an incomplete pass and turning the ball back over to its offense.

From there, Manning would engineer an 11-play 82-yard drive that lasted 2:55 and culminated with his first touchdown pass as a member of the Green Wave, a 5-yard toss to freshman FB Marcus Young which made the score 7-0. It was just the start of a huge day for Manning.

The 4-star signing from this past off-season's 67-yard touchdown pass to RB Reggie Moore on a deep pattern made the score 17-0. Just two possessions later, redshirt sophomore RB Brett Curtis would score on a sensational 80-yard run to make the score 24-0, and the rout was on.

Curtis, a former blue chip high school recruit that transferred from Alabama to Tulane after the 2014 season, finished with a game-high 97 rushing yards on just 4 carries in limited action. Due to his running and Manning's precision passing, most of Tulane's starters were pulled in the second half. Reserve running backs Anthony Barnett and William Archer took the bulk of the second half carries, allowing Curtis and Moore, who finished with just 2 carries for 5 yards, to sit out most of the second half.

"You can't be happier with the way Jamie played today in his first game out there but there is still a lot for us to clean up," said Tulane head coach D. Geezy.

"We missed some open targets in the first half, especially on deep routes. We probably left a good 150 yards on the field out there. Jamie will also tell you that he made some poor decisions with the football and some of his passes hit defenders' hands. Some of those mistakes will result in turnovers next week or as we get deep into our conference schedule."

Hawai'i played most of the game without its starting QB Leonard Davis, who exited the game in the second quarter with a back injury. Backup QB Justin Reid finished the game and went 31 of 46 for 337 yards with 1 touchdown and 1 interception. His favorite target was WR Alonzo Barclay, who caught a whopping 15 receptions for 168 yards on the day.

At the end of the day though, the Warriors' run and shoot offense was no match for the Green Wave's high-flying offense, who finished the game with no turnovers.

Tulane (1-0) will travel to face #10 Miami (0-0) next week on the road. It will be the two schools' first meeting since 1978, a 20-16 win by the Green Wave in New Orleans. The Hurricanes lead the all-time series between the two schools with a 5-6-1 record. The game will mark the debut for Miami freshman QB Kevin Davis (79 overall), a 4-star high school recruit this past off-season.

Notes: Tulane #2 WR Gerald Alexander (79) exited the game with a shoulder injury in the third quarter. Geezy indicated in his post game press conference that he is expected to miss 3 to 4 weeks. Sophomore WR Herbie Smith is expected to start in his place (71) while WR Brennan Carpenter (77), currently 5th on the depth chart, will also be expected to see his role increased substantially.


Box Score


1st

TU: 5 yd TD pass from Manning to Young (Bennett kick) 4:44 -- 7-0
TU: 37 yd FG by Bennett 0:13 -- 10-0

2nd

TU: 67 yd TD pass from Manning to R. Moore (Bennett kick) 8:40 -- 17-0
TU: 80 yd TD run by Curtis (Bennett kick) 7:04 -- 24-0
HW: 53 yd FG by Kent 4:30 -- 24-3
TU: 5 yd TD pass from Manning to Bowers (Bennett kick) 0:15 -- 31-3

3rd

TU: 36 yd FG by Bennett 6:57 -- 34-3

4th

HW: 51 yd TD pass from Reid to Lewis (Kent kick) 8:29 -- 34-10
HW: 3 yd TD run by Nelson (Reid run) 4:16 -- 34-18
TU: 10 yd TD run by Barnett (Bennett kick) 1:56 -- 41-18

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Game Statistics


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* - IMPACT Player

[U]
Passing                      RATING  COMP  ATT  YDS  TD  INT   [/U]
 9-QB  Jamie Manning(fr)      181.2   25    37  383   3   0
[U]
Rushing                         ATT  YDS  TD [/U]
 5-RB  Anthony Barnett(sr)        8   53   1
16-RB  William Archer(rs-sr)      7   39   0
 9-QB  Jamie Manning(fr)          4  -16   0
36-RB  *Brett Curtis(rs-so)       4   97   1
25-RB  *Reggie Moore(jr)          2    5   0
[U]
Receiving                       REC  YDS  TD [/U]
25-RB  *Reggie Moore(jr)          6  102   1
88-TE  Joel Bowers(sr)            6   85   1
 2-WR  Brandon McNeil(fr)         4   81   0
87-WR  Herbie Smith(so)           3   37   0
23-WR  Gerald Alexander(jr)~      2   59   0
89-WR  Derrick Adams(rs-jr)       1   16   0
85-TE  Justin Thomas(sr)          1    3   0
15-FB  Marcus Young(fr)           1    5   1
36-RB  *Brett Curtis(rs-so)       1   -5   0
~ - injured in third quarter (shoulder strain) | out 3 to 4 weeks
[U]
Defensive                       TAK  SOLO  AST  TFL  SCK  INT [/U]
21-CB  Cedric Burnette(so)       12    7    5    0    0    0
26-FS  Dre Harris(so)            10    8    2    1    0    1
18-SS  Eric Bryant(fr)            3    3    0    1    1    0
53-DT  Michael Hardin(jr)         1    1    0    1    1    0
34-OLB Derrick Brown(jr)          0    0    0    0    0    1
[u]
Kicking                         FG MADE FG ATT LONG  MISSED  XP MADE XP ATT [/U]
47-PK  Cody Bennett(jr)           2       2     38     n/a     5       5

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

Total Offensive Yards: 561
Rushing Totals: 25 att 178 yds 2 tds 
Sacks Allowed: 1
3rd down conversions: 4-11 (36%)
4th down conversions: 0-0 (0%)
Offensive Turnovers: 0
Penalties: 4 for 34 yards
Time of Possession: 19:29
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Hawaii

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* - IMPACT Player

[U]
Passing                      RATING  COMP  ATT  YDS  TD  INT   [/U]  
 9-QB  Leonard Davis(rs-sr)~   94.0    6    13   98   0   1
 8-QB  Justin Reid(rs-sr)     131.7   31    46  337   1   1
~ - injured in first quarter (back) | did not return
[U]
Rushing                         ATT  YDS  TD [/U]
27-RB  *Jason Russell(rs-sr)      8   21   0
 8-QB  Justin Reid(rs-sr)         1   -3   0
22-FB  Lamar Nelson(fr)           1    3   1
 9-QB  Leonard Davis(rs-sr)       1   -8   0
[U]
Receiving                       REC  YDS  TD [/U]
86-WR  Alonzo Barclay(rs-so)     15  168   0
 4-WR  Jeramy Bellamy(rs-sr)      9  118   0
27-RB  *Jason Russell(rs-sr)      7   27   0
12-WR  Anthony Lewis(rs-jr)       3   85   1
89-WR  R.J. White(rs-sr)          2   28   0
80-WR  Isaac Porter(rs-jr)        1    9   0
[U]
Defensive                       TAK  SOLO  AST  TFL  SCK  INT [/U]
18-FS  Maurice Thorne(jr)        10    6    4    0    0    0
56-MLB *Ed Callahan(jr)           6    4    2    0    0    0
99-DE  Cameron Sims(jr)           3    3    0    3    1    0
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Kicking                         FG MADE FG ATT LONG  MISSED  XP MADE XP ATT [/U]
 2-PK  Brent Kent(sr)             1       2     53     49      1       1 

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

Total Offensive Yards: 448
Rushing Totals: 11 att 13 yds 1 td 
Sacks Allowed: 2
3rd down conversions: 5-15 (33%)
4th down conversions: 1-2 (50%)
Offensive Turnovers: 2
Penalties: 2 for 16 yards
Time of Possession: 16:31
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2016 Tulane Green Wave Schedule/Results

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Opponent (record)       Result        Tulane Player of the Game              -Record-
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at Hawai'i (0-1)        W 41-18       QB Manning 25 of 37 383 yds 3 tds      1-0 (0-0)
at Miami
vs Auburn
vs South Carolina
at LSU
at Georgia
vs Kentucky
vs Louisiana Tech
at Alabama
vs Arkansas
at Ole Miss
vs Southern Miss
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Next Game:


#17 (1-0) at #10 (0-0)

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[Deegeezy]

manning was on fire! nice win!

Yep...Can't be anything but impressed with the way he came out in game 1. Hopefully it continues.

I done it again, predicting Jamie Manning would come out a stud Way to open the new season to Dee!

It is amazing how you are so in-tuned with my chises. You are always calling stuff and it seemingly always comes to fruition.

Jamie Manning might of had a big game against Hawaii but he needs to have another one against Miami next week.

Yep...The Hawai'i defense is one thing, the Canes are a whole 'nother story. There are some matchups I think that we can exploit though, particularly versus their secondary. They have quite a few guys with low speed back there. My WRs may blow past them for some big plays.

Jamie Manning :turbobow:
Reggie Moore stepping it up too..
But he's not the highest rated RB from his recruiting class on your team :turbohsugh:

Well, Curtis, the one guy rated higher than he is, was a transfer from Alabama. Curtis is probably the better runner so he will get the bulk of the carries. Reggie is my starter though. His speed fits my offense well, especially in the passing game. Expect for Curtis to get more carries but for Moore to get more touches overall (both running and receiving). We have quite a one-two punch, and Barnett (our 80 overall third string back) ain't a slouch either.

How dare you kill my Warriors like that
Nice debut from Manning and Reggie is a beast as usual

Sorry man...I had to do it to them.

I figured this would be a great game to get Manning some work in the passing game (see the 31 first half passes). I wanted to pass it a good bit more this season than I have in the past, but not quite THAT much more. We may scale it back here in the coming weeks. We may sling it around a good bit against the U though; I like the matchup between our WRs in their vertical speed versus their somewhat slow DBs.

That's how you start off 2016. That schedule looks tough enough. 9-3.

Out of curiousity, where do you have our 3 losses pegged? I assume LSU, Bama, and Miami?

Loved catching up with this.

Thanks man...This dynasty has reached the point for myself where it is fun for even me to go back and check out my old Tulane teams. When doing these things, you don't realize just how many players you just flat out forget about over the years.

Woah, didn't even realize Manning was from Decatur. The best program near Decatur is Southwest DeKalb (several current UGA players went there)...so in my mind that's where Mr. Manning played.

Works for me....Is Southwest Kalb a primary passing offense? That;s a part of my storyline with Manning; He came out of a run and shoot high school offense.

Manning was impressive. Very impressive.

Like the production out of Bowers at the tight end position as well.

Thanks Buck...

Bowers is and will remain a focal point of the offense. He caught 57 passes for just over 1,000 yards. The attention our speedy receivers and RBs grab gets him a lot of open looks. We have quite a variety of weapons. It will be fun week to week seeing who is the guy we build the game plan around depending on each week's matchups.

Wow, great chise man. Good to see a chise with longevity taking place here.

Appreciate it man...After that Hawai'i game, I believe this dynasty became my longest ever. I don't think I have ever made it past 6 seasons, at least not during my reporting tenure.

Thanks for checking in all! The game against the U kicks off tonight!

[Deegeezy]

WEEK 2 PREVIEW

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Key Players: 6-QB Kevin Davis (fr): 79, 5-RB Paul Carpenter (fr): 72 (90 spd), 38-FB Bryson Boyd (jr): 88, 2-WR *Anthony Stanford (jr): 94, 82-WR Brian Hodges (so): 80, 67-LE Brian Durbin (fr): 83, 96-RE Derek McIntire (jr): 89, 90-DT Evan Kerr (sr): 84, 64-DT Shannon Van (fr): 83, 17-OLB *Zac Garrett (sr): 98, 22-CB Jacob Green (so): 81 (91 speed), 8-CB Jason Davis (sr): 72 (81 spd), 20-CB Justin Miller (so): 78 (81 speed), 31-FS Mario Robinson (jr): 80 (79 spd), 9-SS Sean Smith (so): 88 (80 spd)

* - IMPACT player

Click here to view 2016 Tulane Green Wave Roster

[Deegeezy]

heck of a win to open the season. All of a sudden losing High doesn't seem so bad. Miami's offense doesn't look too great but their defense has the potential to be nasty. Good luck getting the upset!

Agreed on all points.

I do think there are some matchups for us to exploit in their secondary though. The biggest factors in this game will be turnovers, and as Lee used to say on the old game...The good ol' MO.

Don't look now, but Tulane's off the C rated status....building a monster Geezy, I want to see if you get them to A status

I think that may be difficult in this year's game. I am satisfied being in the B range quite honestly. I want my team to be good, but not elite talent wise.

Same overall as The U? :turbohappy:
More Jamie Manning cheese plz

Cheese?!

I call Jamie Manning a student of the game with one of the best video game play-callers of all-time at his aid.

Look for another big game from Manning tonight. I plan to air it out against that slow secondary of theirs. We're going to take plenty of shots downfield in this one.

Same overall as Miami? Easy win.

I wouldn't call this one easy. We have a freshman QB set to play in his first road game in a hostile environment. I saw signs of lack of composure (sailing/inaccurate passes) at Hawai'i in game 1. But compared to Miami, Hawai'i is a walk in the park as far as Home Field Advantage is concerned so this is a bigger test.

He is a huge part of tonight's game plan; Hopefully the nerves don't get the best of him.

The crazy thing is Tulane's overall really says a ton about Geezy's skill level. He plays on some hard *** sliders and almost went to the NC with a C level team last season.

Normally, this is the case. This year though, I decided I didn't want to get into the slider business. This was my first time ever playing NCAA on a next gen console so I wasn't sure of what type of challenge the game would bring. Most of this dynasty has been playing on Heisman default.

I recently changed the CPU rush defense slider to 60 though (near the end of last season), because I felt like I was breaking too many long runs. Other than that, I am going to just trust the developers' default setting choices.

Other than the rushing, which I seem to have corrected and made more realistic, I am satisfied with the progression of things.

[Deegeezy]

#17 27 -- 2-0
#10 13 -- 0-1

Tulane opened the game with a 4-play 74-yard drive which culminated with an 8-yard touchdown pass from QB Jamie Manning to TE Joel Bowers, giving the Green Wave an early 7-0 lead.

TULANE JUMPS OUT TO AN EARLY BIG LEAD, BURNS THROUGH MIAMI 27-13

Freshman QB Manning tosses 3 touchdown passes as Green Wave picks up a pivotal early season victory | Tulane's defense confuses Canes freshman QB Davis in his first collegiate action, sacks him 7 times on the night | Team will begin SEC schedule next week versus Auburn in Superdome opener

Miami, FL -- The Tulane Green stormed out to an early 20-0 lead and never looked back, rolling through the Miami Hurricanes 27-13 Saturday night at Sun Life Stadium. Freshman QB Jamie Manning, coming off an impressive opening week performance last week at Hawai'i, continued to display his mastery of head coach D. Geezy's complex offense, throwing for 215 yards and 3 touchdown passes while also not turning the ball over for a second straight week.

The Green Wave opened the game by going on a quick 4-play 74-yard drive which ended with a touchdown toss from Manning to TE Joel Bowers, giving Tulane an early 7-0 lead just 1:14 into the game.

After forcing a Miami three and out on their ensuing possession, the Green Wave would strike again. After another lighting fast march down the field, Manning would hit freshman FB Marcus Young for a 1-yard touchdown which made the score 14-0. Manning was 6 of 6 for 129 yards and two touchdowns after two possessions.

"As is always the case, we felt getting an early lead would be important to establish momentum but also especially important on this night because we wanted to take the crowd out of the game," said Geezy.

Manning's 7-yard touchdown pass to RB Reggie Moore, who was lined up in the slot and scored on a slant pattern, made the score 27-6 in the third quarter. Manning finished the game 12 of 19 for 215 yards and 3 touchdowns. Like last week, Moore was his favorite target, as the versatile offensive weapon finished with 4 receptions for 65 yards to go along with his 31 rushing yards.

Tulane redshirt sophomore RB Brett Curtis, playing in just his second game with the Green Wave after transferring from Alabama in 2015, led the team in rushing for the second week in a row. One week after rushing for 97 yards on just 4 carries, the former blue chip high school player carried the ball 20 times for 134 yards, churning away first down after first down in the second half.

Miami (0-1) struggled on offense most of the game. Freshman QB Kevin Davis, playing in his first game, was under consistent pressure all evening and was sacked 7 times. Despite being taken down so many times, he finished a respectable 14 of 20 for 180 yards with 1 touchdown and no interceptions.

The Hurricanes pulled to within 14 points when Davis found WR Anthony Stanford for a 12-yard touchdown which made the score 27-13 with 8:32 remaining. After forcing a Tulane punt, they got the ball back with under six minutes remaining.

Behind the steady running of freshman RB Paul Carpenter, who finished with 107 rushing yards in his first collegiate game, Miami drove all the way inside the Tulane 10-yard line. However, facing a third and goal from the 8-yard line, Davis was sacked by Tulane SS Eric Bryant. It was Bryant's second sack of the game, and it brought on a 4th and goal from the 15.

On the play, Davis was pressured by FS Dre Harris on a second straight safety blitz. This time Davis would get the pass off as he was hit, however it was batted down in the end zone by Green Wave sophomore CB Eric Jefferson, preserving his team's two possession lead and essentially putting the game away.

"We did a great job of creating pressure with our blitz packages today," said Tulane defensive coordinator/assistant head coach Charles Kelly.

"Playing against a young quarterback, our goal was to get in his face early and often and blitz him from all angles. We didn't collect any turnovers today. But to us, sacks are almost as good as turnovers because they kill drives. We got great pressure tonight from all three levels of the defense: the d-line, the linebackers, and the secondary."

Tulane (2-0) will host Auburn (0-1) next week at the Louisiana Superdome. The Tigers fell to Georgia Tech 35-21 Saturday at home in both team's season opener.

The then-unranked Green Wave blew out then-10th ranked Auburn 38-14 last season at Jordan Hare Stadium. Tulane has won 13 straight at the Louisiana Superdome, going undefeated there each of the past two seasons.


Box Score


1st

TU: 8 yd TD pass from Manning to Bowers (Bennett kick) 7:46 -- 7-0
TU: 1 yd TD pass from Manning to Young (Bennett kick) 5:25 -- 14-0
TU: 53 yd FG by Bennett 3:02 -- 17-0

2nd

TU: 47 yd FG by Bennett 6:21 -- 20-0
MI: 39 yd FG by Coleman 2:54 -- 20-3

3rd

MI: 37 yd FG by Coleman 5:15 -- 20-6
TU: 7 yd TD pass from Manning to R. Moore (Bennett kick) 0:27 -- 27-6

4th

MI: 12 yd TD pass from Davis to Stanford (Coleman kick) 8:32 -- 27-13

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Game Statistics


#17 Tulane

Click here to view 2016 Tulane Green Wave Roster

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* - IMPACT Player

[U]
Passing                      RATING  COMP  ATT  YDS  TD  INT   [/U]
 9-QB  Jamie Manning(fr)      210.3   12    19  215   3   0
[U]
Rushing                         ATT  YDS  TD [/U]
36-RB  *Brett Curtis(rs-so)      20  134   0
25-RB  *Reggie Moore(jr)          6   31   0
 9-QB  Jamie Manning(fr)          6  -40   0
 5-RB  Anthony Barnett(sr)        2   10   0
[U]
Receiving                       REC  YDS  TD [/U]
25-RB  *Reggie Moore(jr)          4   65   1
88-TE  Joel Bowers(sr)            3   50   1
 2-WR  Brandon McNeil(fr)         2   72   0
85-TE  Justin Thomas(sr)          2   27   0
15-FB  Marcus Young(fr)           1    1   1
[U]
Defensive                       TAK  SOLO  AST  TFL  SCK  INT [/U]
26-FS  Dre Harris(so)             8    7    1    0    0    0
11-OLB Larry Branch(fr)           8    3    5    3    1    0
 4-CB  Tommy Andrews(fr)          5    5    0    1    1    0
90-DE  A.J. Haynes(so)            5    3    2    2    1    0
18-SS  Eric Bryant(fr)            4    4    0    2    2    0
91-DT  Curt Fletcher(fr)          4    3    1    1    1    0
54-DE  Jason Robinson(jr)         2    1    1    1    1    0
[u]
Kicking                         FG MADE FG ATT LONG  MISSED  XP MADE XP ATT [/U]
47-PK  Cody Bennett(jr)           2       2     53     n/a     3       3

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

Total Offensive Yards: 350
Rushing Totals: 34 att 135 yds 0 tds 
Sacks Allowed: 4
3rd down conversions: 3-9 (33%)
4th down conversions: 0-1 (0%) - hail mary at end of second quarter
Offensive Turnovers: 1
Penalties: 3 for 30 yards
Time of Possession: 19:58
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#10 Miami

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* - IMPACT Player

[U]
Passing                      RATING  COMP  ATT  YDS  TD  INT   [/U]  
 6-QB  Kevin Davis(fr)        162.0   14    20  180   1   0
[U]
Rushing                         ATT  YDS  TD [/U]
 5-RB  Paul Carpenter(fr)        18  107   0
 6-QB  Kevin Davis(fr)            9  -53   0
24-FB  Damon Guidry(so)           3   22   0
38-FB  Bryson Boyd(jr)            1    1   0
82-WR  Brian Hodges(so)           1    1   0
[U]
Receiving                       REC  YDS  TD [/U]
83-TE  Myron Hayes(jr)            5  100   0
82-WR  Brian Hodges(so)           3   28   0
 4-WR  Isaac King(rs-sr)          2   32   0
 2-WR  *Anthony Stanford(jr)      2   26   1
38-FB  Bryson Boyd(jr)            1   -1   0
 5-RB  Paul Carpenter(fr)         1   -5   0
[U]
Defensive                       TAK  SOLO  AST  TFL  SCK  INT [/U]
31-FS  Mario Robinson(jr)         8    5    3    1    0    0
51-MLB Joe Scott(sr)              6    5    1    2    1    0
90-DT  Evan Kerr(sr)              5    2    3    2    1    0
99-DE  Mike Newton(fr)            3    3    0    1    1    0
67-DE  Brian Durbin(fr)           1    1    0    1    1    0
17-OLB *Zac Garrett(sr)           1    1    0    0    0    0
[u]
Kicking                         FG MADE FG ATT LONG  MISSED  XP MADE XP ATT [/U]
16-PK  Adam Coleman(so)           2       2     39     n/a      1       1 

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

Total Offensive Yards: 258
Rushing Totals: 32 att 78 yds 0 tds 
Sacks Allowed: 7
3rd down conversions: 3-11 (27%)
4th down conversions: 0-2 (0%)
Offensive Turnovers: 0
Penalties: 4 for 28 yards
Time of Possession: 16:02
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2016 Tulane Green Wave Schedule/Results

[SIZE=1]
                                                                     
Opponent (record)       Result        Tulane Player of the Game              -Record-
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at Hawai'i (0-1)        W 41-18       QB Manning 25 of 37 383 yds 3 tds      1-0 (0-0)
at Miami (0-1)          W 27-13       SS Bryant 4 tk 2 tfl 2 sk 2 ff         2-0 (0-0)
vs Auburn
vs South Carolina
at LSU
at Georgia
vs Kentucky
vs Louisiana Tech
at Alabama
vs Arkansas
at Ole Miss
vs Southern Miss
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Next Game:


(0-1, 0-0) at #11 (2-0, 0-0)

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[Deegeezy]

Conference Game Scores/Standings - through week 2

SEC West Standings
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#7 Alabama	2-0	1.000	0-0	50	36	W2
#11 Tulane	2-0	1.000	0-0	68	31	W2
Ole Miss	1-1	.500	0-0	51	42	L1
Auburn	0-1	.000	0-0	21	35	L1
#19 LSU	0-1	.000	0-0	21	25	L1
#21 Arkansas	0-1	.000	0-0	24	26	L1

SEC East Standings
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#20 Georgia	2-0	1.000	0-0	66	10	W2
Vanderbilt	1-0	1.000	0-0	31	21	W1
South Carolina	1-0	1.000	0-0	31	20	W1
Florida	1-0	1.000	0-0	42	0	W1
Kentucky	1-1	.500	0-0	37	33	W1
Tennessee	0-1	.000	0-0	20	45	L1

Week 3 SEC Matchups

Auburn
#11 Tulane

Ole Miss
Kentucky

#21 Arkansas
Vanderbilt

Florida
Tennessee

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Scores/Standings - through week 2

2016 NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Penn State (35)	1	0	1499
2	2	Texas (24)	1	0	1434
3	3	Oklahoma (1)	1	0	1370
4	4	USC (1)	0	0	1307
5	7	Michigan	1	0	1277
6	5	Ohio State	1	0	1264
7	6	Alabama	2	0	1235
8	8	Boise State	1	0	1088
9	11	West Virginia	1	0	922
10	12	Virginia Tech	1	0	854
11	17	Tulane	2	0	729
12	15	Iowa	1	0	705
13	18	Florida State	1	0	682
14	9	Notre Dame	1	1	646
15	10	Miami	0	1	577
16	21	Texas A&M	1	0	546
17	20	North Carolina	1	0	495
18	14	TCU	0	1	488
19	13	LSU	0	1	479
20	22	Georgia	2	0	403
21	16	Arkansas	0	1	365
22	24	Cincinnati	1	0	339
23	23	Oregon	0	1	293
24	NR	Fresno State	1	0	163
25	NR	Georgia Tech	1	0	157

Week 1 Scoreboard

#21 Clemson (0-1) -- 7
Ole Miss (1-0) -- 23

Georgia (1-0) -- 23
#13 Oregon (0-1) -- 10

Week 2 Scoreboard

#17 Tulane (2-0) -- 27
#10 Miami (0-1) -- 13

#6 Alabama (2-0) -- 23
#14 TCU (0-1) -- 17

#7 Michigan (1-0) -- 44
#9 Notre Dame (1-1) -- 17

#13 LSU (0-1) -- 21
#18 Florida St. (1-0) -- 25

#21 Texas A&M (1-0) -- 26
#16 Arkansas (0-1) -- 24

Memphis (1-0) -- 13
#19 Missouri (0-1) -- 10

Air Force (1-1) -- 14
#25 Utah (0-1) -- 7


Notable Week 3 Matchups

Minnesota (0-0)
#2 Texas (1-0)

#3 Oklahoma (1-0)
Oregon St. (1-0)

#16 Texas A&M (1-0)
#4 USC (0-0)

#25 Georgia Tech (1-0)
#10 Virginia Tech (1-0)

#5 Michigan (1-0)
Missouri (0-1)

#1 Penn State (1-0)
Bowling Green (0-1)