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

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2016 NCAA FOOTBALL BOWL SELECTION SHOW RECAP


DEFENDING CHAMPION PENN STATE SET TO FACE #2 TULANE IN MIAMI WITH NATIONAL TITLE, 25-GAME WIN STREAK ON THE LINE
Green Wave trying for its first ever national title | #3 Michigan, #4 Oregon to do battle in Pasadena | #6 Oklahoma, last year's national runner up, not happy with final BCS ranking

BCS Bowl Games


BCS National Championship - Miami, FL

#2 Tulane (12-1) -- SEC Champion
#1 Penn State (12-0) -- Big 10 Champion




Rose Bowl - Pasadena, CA

#3 Michigan (11-1) -- At Large
#4 Oregon (10-2) -- Pac-10 Champion




Sugar Bowl - New Orleans, LA

#5 Boise State (11-1) -- Mountain West Champion
#7 Texas (10-2) -- At Large




Fiesta Bowl - Glendale, AZ

#6 Oklahoma (12-1) -- Big 12 Champion
#8 Alabama (10-2) -- At Large




Orange Bowl - Miami, FL

#11 Florida State (11-2) -- ACC Champion
#12 West Virginia (10-2) -- Big East Champion

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2016 Final BCS Standings
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Penn State	12	0	1.000
2	2	Tulane	12	1	.994
3	3	Michigan	11	1	.986
4	4	Oregon	10	2	.986
5	5	Boise State	11	1	.975
6	6	Oklahoma	12	1	.975
7	7	Texas	10	2	.967
8	8	Alabama	10	2	.958
9	9	Utah	10	2	.946
10	10	UCLA	10	2	.943
11	16	Florida State	11	2	.931
12	12	West Virginia	10	2	.927
13	14	TCU	9	3	.925
14	17	USC	9	3	.910
15	18	LSU	9	3	.900
16	11	Southern Miss	11	2	.898
17	19	Fresno State	9	3	.888
18	13	Nebraska	10	3	.878
19	21	Navy	9	3	.866
20	22	Georgia Tech	9	3	.856
21	15	Virginia Tech	10	3	.852
22	25	Tulsa	11	2	.852
23	20	South Carolina	10	3	.823
24	24	Houston	9	2	.820
25	NR	Toledo	11	2	.812

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Remaining Bowl Games

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[B][U]New Mexico Bowl[/U][/B]
E. Carolina      (8-4)
#17 Fresno St.   (9-3)

[B][U]St. Petersberg Bowl[/U][/B]
SMU              (7-5)
Cincinnati       (7-5)

[B][U]New Orleans Bowl[/U][/B]
#24 Houston      (9-2)
Troy             (7-5)

[B][U]Las Vegas Bowl[/U][/B]
California       (7-5)
#9 Utah         (10-2)

[B][U]Poinsettia Bowl[/U][/B]
Nevada           (8-4)
#13 TCU          (9-3)

[B][U]Hawaii Bowl[/U][/B]
#16 S. Miss     (11-2)
New Mexico       (8-4)

[B][U]Little Ceasars Pizza Bowl[/U][/B]
Wisconsin        (6-6)
#25 Toledo      (11-2)
 
[B][U]Meineke Car Care Bowl[/U][/B]
#20 Ga. Tech     (9-3)
Pittsburgh       (7-5)

[B][U]Emerald Bowl[/U][/B]
Hawai'i          (8-4)
Stanford         (6-6)

[B][U]Music City Bowl[/U][/B]
Notre Dame       (7-5)
Boston College   (8-4)

[B][U]Independence Bowl[/U][/B]
Air Force        (7-5)
Clemson          (6-6)

[B][U]EagleBank Bowl[/U][/B]
Temple           (8-4)
#19 Navy         (9-3)

[B][U]Champs Sports Bowl[/U][/B]
C. Michigan      (8-3)
Maryland         (8-4)

[B][U]Roady's Humanitarian Bowl[/U][/B]
Louisville       (8-4)
La. Tech         (7-5)
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[B][U]Holiday Bowl[/U][/B]
Baylor           (6-6)
#14 USC          (9-3)

[B][U]Brut Sun Bowl[/U][/B]
Oregon St.       (7-5)
Wake Forest      (6-6)

[B][U]Armed Forces Bowl[/U][/B]
UTEP             (7-5)
Colorado St.     (7-5)

[B][U]AutoZone Liberty Bowl[/U][/B]
N. Carolina      (7-5)
#22 Tulsa       (11-2)

[B][U]Texas Bowl[/U][/B]
Michigan St.     (7-5)
Iowa St.         (6-6)

[B][U]Insight Bowl[/U][/B]
Oklahoma St.     (8-4)
Illinois         (7-5)

[B][U]Chick-fil-A Bowl[/U][/B]
Arkansas         (6-6)
#21 Va. Tech    (10-3)

[B][U]Outback Bowl[/U][/B]
Tennessee        (8-4)
Ohio St.         (6-6)

[B][U]Capital One Bowl[/U][/B]
#23 S. Carolina (10-3)
Indiana          (6-6)

[B][U]Gator Bowl[/U][/B]
Florida          (6-6)
Northwestern     (8-4)

[B][U]Alamo Bowl[/U][/B]
Texas A&M        (7-5)
#10 UCLA        (10-2)

[B][U]GMAC Bowl[/U][/B]
Ohio            (10-3)
Rutgers          (8-4)

[B][U]AT&T Cotton Bowl[/U][/B]
#15 LSU          (9-3)
#18 Nebraska    (10-3)

[B][U]Papajohns.com Bowl[/U][/B]
Mid Tenn St.     (6-5)
Memphis          (8-4)
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Massive game coming up, I wish you all the best going into the game against Penn State. It is a credit to just how far you have brought this team in the time you have been there!

Thanks Tearz. It has been a long journey. I can't wait to play this game.

National Title game :nervous:
You got this Geezy

Thanks man. I don't plan to play this one until the weekend. The nerves are definitely starting to creep in!

Great win over the Gamecocks. Good luck in the title game!

Appreciate it man, thanks!

Sheeeeeeeyit! Man, Geezy, I wish I had some old dynasties of yours like Northwestern to compare this to, just to see how far you've come. Taking Tulane into the SEC and possibly a NC....Hall of Fame material.

Man I would love to go back and read some of my old dynasties and those of others.

It has been a long time since I have even gotten to a National Title gaeme. I think my last one was with Duke back on NCAA 2007. I definitely don't take championships for granted anymore. It is hard to win a championship and that's the way it should be.

Time for the big game! It's amazing to see how far you have brought this program, seems like just yesterday you were in the conference usa trying to win at least six games. Amazing job with this!

Ha...I was just reading some of my old game reports the other day. It is funny reading about how much I was sweating ""big games"" against the likes of Marshall and UTEP several months back and here we are getting ready to play for a BCS title.

It should be a great game featuring two teams with contrasting styles. We're the high-flying, ""finesse"" dome team. They're the rugged, power-run, great defensive Big 10 team. In the words of Bart Scott -

Can't Wait!

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Courtesy

GEEZY, HARRIS EACH WIN AWARDS FOR SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR
Tulane head man wins Coach of the Year after leading Wave to another SEC championship | Despite a dropoff from his 8 turnovers, 5 sacks, and 3 touchdowns last season, FS Harris wins both the Bednarik and Thorpe Awards for a second consecutive season | PK Bennett wins Groza Award after perfect season

Home Depot Coach of the Year:

Tulane Head Coach D. Geezy - Led Tulane to 12-1 record, an SEC Championship, and a BCS National Title Game appearance this season


Bednarik Award (nation's top defensive player) & Thorpe Award (nation's top DB):

FS Dre Harris (so) - 124 total tackles (101 solo), 29 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 1 interception, 2 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery, 1 defensive touchdown


Groza Award (nation's top kicker)

PK Cody Bennett (jr) - 26 of 26 FGs (100%), Long of 53, 57 of 57 XPs (100%)


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OKLAHOMA QB WHITE WINS SECOND CONSECUTIVE HEISMAN TROPHY
Redshirt senior quarterback joins former Ohio State RB Archie Griffin as the only other two-time Heisman winner | Tulane RB Moore comes in third place

2016 Heisman Memorial Trophy Winner



QB Michael White (rs-sr)

333 of 443, 4,477 yds, 46 tds, 8 ints (190.1 rating) | 667 rush yds, 8 rush tds

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I return just in time to see you've made it to the big game....nice work man

Thanks Rhude. We've come a long way. Like it was said before, it seems like just yesterday we were battling the ECU and Marshalls of the world for CUSA supremecy.

My drought is longer...haven't won a NC since...............gulp..............NCAA Football 2003.

Whoa!

I don't like to talk about it...

Haha...My bad!

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2016 NCAA FOOTBALL BOWL GAME REVIEW


OREGON SQUEEKS PAST MICHIGAN TO WIN ROSE BOWL 31-29
Boise continues its BCS dominance with a 24-21 win over Texas in Sugar Bowl | Alabama defeats Oklahoma 31-26 in wild Fiesta Bowl | Nation's attention now shifts to Sunday Night's National Championship Game between #1 Penn State and #2 Tulane

BCS Bowl Games


BCS National Championship - Miami, FL

#2 Tulane (12-1) -- SEC Champion
#1 Penn State (12-0) -- Big 10 Champion (Sunday Night)




Rose Bowl - Pasadena, CA

#3 Michigan (11-2) -- 29
#4 Oregon (11-2) -- 31




Sugar Bowl - New Orleans, LA

#5 Boise State (12-1) -- 24
#7 Texas (10-3) -- 21




Fiesta Bowl - Glendale, AZ

#6 Oklahoma (12-2) -- 26
#8 Alabama (11-2) -- 31




Orange Bowl - Miami, FL

#11 Florida State (11-3) -- 35
#12 West Virginia (11-2) -- 38

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Remaining Bowl Games

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[B][U]New Mexico Bowl[/U][/B]
E. Carolina      (9-4) -- 24
#17 Fresno St.   (9-4) -- 10

[B][U]St. Petersberg Bowl[/U][/B]
SMU              (7-6) -- 24
Cincinnati       (8-5) -- 38

[B][U]New Orleans Bowl[/U][/B]
#24 Houston     (10-2) -- 29
Troy             (7-6) -- 26

[B][U]Las Vegas Bowl[/U][/B]
California       (7-6) -- 14
#9 Utah         (11-2) -- 17

[B][U]Poinsettia Bowl[/U][/B]
Nevada           (8-5) --  7
#13 TCU         (10-3) -- 10

[B][U]Hawaii Bowl[/U][/B]
#16 S. Miss     (12-2) -- 45
New Mexico       (8-5) -- 14

[B][U]Little Ceasars Pizza Bowl[/U][/B]
Wisconsin        (7-6) -- 20
#25 Toledo      (11-3) --  3
 
[B][U]Meineke Car Care Bowl[/U][/B]
#20 Ga. Tech    (10-3) -- 31
Pittsburgh       (7-6) --  3

[B][U]Emerald Bowl[/U][/B]
Hawai'i          (9-4) -- 35
Stanford         (6-7) -- 16

[B][U]Music City Bowl[/U][/B]
Notre Dame       (8-5) -- 42
Boston College   (8-5) -- 24

[B][U]Independence Bowl[/U][/B]
Air Force        (7-6) -- 17
Clemson          (7-6) -- 38

[B][U]EagleBank Bowl[/U][/B]
Temple           (8-5) -- 13
#19 Navy        (10-3) -- 16 F/OT

[B][U]Champs Sports Bowl[/U][/B]
C. Michigan      (8-4) -- 17
Maryland         (9-4) -- 30

[B][U]Roady's Humanitarian Bowl[/U][/B]
Louisville       (9-4) -- 23
La. Tech         (7-6) --  6
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[B][U]Holiday Bowl[/U][/B]
Baylor           (6-7) -- 24
#14 USC         (10-3) -- 38

[B][U]Brut Sun Bowl[/U][/B]
Oregon St.       (7-6) -- 23
Wake Forest      (7-6) -- 31

[B][U]Armed Forces Bowl[/U][/B]
UTEP             (8-5) -- 31
Colorado St.     (7-6) -- 23

[B][U]AutoZone Liberty Bowl[/U][/B]
N. Carolina      (8-5) -- 56
#22 Tulsa       (11-3) -- 28

[B][U]Texas Bowl[/U][/B]
Michigan St.     (8-5) -- 33
Iowa St.         (6-7) --  7

[B][U]Insight Bowl[/U][/B]
Oklahoma St.     (8-5) -- 24
Illinois         (8-5) -- 38

[B][U]Chick-fil-A Bowl[/U][/B]
Arkansas         (7-6) -- 42
#21 Va. Tech    (10-4) -- 17

[B][U]Outback Bowl[/U][/B]
Tennessee        (8-5) -- 10
Ohio St.         (7-6) -- 24

[B][U]Capital One Bowl[/U][/B]
#23 S. Carolina (11-3) -- 38
Indiana          (6-7) --  0

[B][U]Gator Bowl[/U][/B]
Florida          (7-6) -- 34
Northwestern     (8-5) -- 15

[B][U]Alamo Bowl[/U][/B]
Texas A&M        (8-5) -- 34
#10 UCLA        (10-3) -- 17

[B][U]GMAC Bowl[/U][/B]
Ohio            (11-3) -- 35
Rutgers          (8-5) -- 31

[B][U]AT&T Cotton Bowl[/U][/B]
#15 LSU          (9-4) --  0
#18 Nebraska    (11-3) -- 27

[B][U]Papajohns.com Bowl[/U][/B]
Mid Tenn St.     (7-5) -- 27
Memphis          (8-5) -- 19
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#2 #1
Miami, FL

UNCHARTED WATERS

Green Wave hoping that their second trip to Miami this season will yield school its first ever BCS National Championship | Winners of 25 consecutive games, Penn State trying for its second straight national championship | Green Wave RB Brett Curtis guarantees Tulane victory | Rough and rugged Nittany Lions defense hopes to slow down high-flying Wave offense in a classic matchup between an unstoppable force versus an immovable object

Last Meeting: In what has been the only meeting between the two schools, Penn State defeated Tulane 9-6 in the 1979 Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee.


Key Players:

* - IMPACT player

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Penn State Schedule/Results:

Injuries

: RG Ryan Cook (so) 77 overall - complete PCL tear (out), LG Devin Moss (fr) 73 overall - broken hand (probable), FB Thomas Jefferson (fr) 63 overall - torn groin (out)


: RB *Brett Curtis (rs-so) 89 overall - strained shoulder (probable)


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Starters in BOLD

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Holy. Cow.

come on Geezy, you got this :yep:

this

Thanks for the support guys...The long wait this week for me is over. It's game time! "
Take it easy on my Nittany Lions, Geezy.
Lets bring home that championship!
come on D, u got this...
"

Take it easy on my Nittany Lions, Geezy.

Lets bring home that championship!

come on D, u got this...

Thanks for the support guys. I now proudly present to you this absolute masterpiece of a championship game:

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#2 29 -- 13-1
#1 26 -- 12-1

TOP ROW: Tulane QB Jamie Manning's 19-yard completion to WR Herbie Smith on 3rd and 7 gave Tulane a first down at the Nittany Lions' 6-yard line with only 0:10 remaining in the game. | BOTTOM ROW: Three plays following the pivotal third down conversion, Manning finds RB Reggie Moore on a slant pattern for the game-winning 6-yard touchdown which put Tulane ahead 29-26 with only 0:02 left to go in the game.

MANNING LEADS LEGENDARY GAME-WINNING DRIVE TO GIVE TULANE ITS FIRST EVER BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

RB Reggie Moore's 6-yard touchdown reception with only :02 remaining caps off classic finish as Wave knocks off defending national champion Penn State | Freshman QB Manning cements his place in Tulane lore with his masterful 10-play 80-yard march with under one minute remaining | Green Wave, Nittany Lions exchange lead four times in the game's final 5:24

Miami, FL -- The #1 ranked Penn State Nittany Lions and the #2 ranked Tulane Green Wave battled back and forth throughout Sunday Night's BCS National Championship Game in Miami. In the end though, it was the inexperienced Green Wave who made the crucial plays and were left standing on top of the mountain, defeating the defending national champion Nittany Lions 29-26, winning the school's first ever BCS national championship. QB Jamie Manning's 6-yard touchdown strike to RB Reggie Moore put the Wave on top with just 0:02 remaining and capped off a historic 10-play 80-yard drive which lasted just 0:45 and put the cherry on top of a terrific performance by the freshman signal-caller.

"The play we called is one we felt very comfortable with and was one that we knew if we got the right match-up and versus the right coverage, we would score," said Tulane head coach D. Geezy.

"We lined Reggie up in the slot and he was covered one on one versus a defender we felt comfortable with him going against. We were at the 6-yard line which is a gray-area for a defense as far as whether to play zone or man. We knew if they played zone, it would be an easy score.

"If it was man, we felt he could beat the corner and if it was zone, we knew he'd find the hole in it. They ran zone, Jamie found a perfect window, and we got it in there for six."

Manning, playing in the first bowl game of his young career, finished the game 29 of 43 for 337 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, giving him a passer rating of 143.9 on the night. The Decatur, Georgia native picked apart the Nittany Lions defense throughout the game, taking advantage of his offense's vertical speed. His favorite targets on the night were Moore and WR Brandon McNeil. Moore finished with a career-high 11 receptions for 55 yards and a touchdown, continuing to be a reliable target as both a check-down option and in the screen game, while also catching passes while lined up as a slot receiver. McNeil finished the night with 6 receptions for a game-high 123 yards.

Wave RB Brett Curtis also paid big dividends in his return to the field after missing the SEC Championship Game with a shoulder injury. The former Alabama transfer carried the ball 19 times for 129 yards, churning out first downs while also wearing down the Nittany Lions' #3 ranked defense throughout the game.

"Our offense was smooth from start to finish," said Geezy.

"Jamie did a fantastic job of finding the holes in their defense all night long. They're a great defense and they did a great job of getting big stops. Heck, we only scored two touchdowns today; We knew it would be that kind of game, but our guys fought and made enough big plays to come out of tonight with a historic win."

The game featured four lead changes in the final 5:24. Down 19-13, Penn State QB Andy Brown found QB/WR Adam Davis for a 29-yard touchdown which gave the Nittany Lions a 20-19 lead with 5:24 remaining.

However, the Green Wave would drive right back down the field to regain the lead. PK Cody Bennett's 36-yard field goal put Tulane back on top at 22-20 with only 1:40 to go. Bennett, this year's Lou Groza Award winner, finished the night 5 of 5 on field goals with a long of 53, earning Player of the Game honors while also finishing the season a perfect 31 of 31 on field goals, his second consecutive year not missing a single attempt.

Penn State (12-1) would re-take the lead late when back-up RB Erik Branch scored a 5-yard touchdown with 0:52 remaining, making the score 26-22 in favor of the Nittany Lions. The play was set up by a 63-yard completion from Brown to WR Stanley Davis, which got the ball inside the Green Wave 10-yard line with about one minute remaining. The Nittany Lions, who came into the game on the crest of a nation-high 25-game winning streak, scored too soon however and were merely setting the stage for the Green Wave's heart-pounding last second drive.

After Manning's game-winning hook-up with Moore, the game would end with Bennett squib-kicking the ball down the middle of the field with 0:02 to go. Penn State TE Travis Lloyd would corral the football off the ground, however he was only able to advance the ball 9 yards to the 29-yard line before being hammered by Tulane senior LB Troy Ball with no time remaining, sending the Green Wave sideline onto the field in championship euphoria.

"This was without question the most exciting game I have ever been a part of," said Geezy.

"It has been a hell of a college football season. I could not be prouder of where our program is. We'll celebrate this one for a long time around here. I've been told that the city of New Orleans is already setting up a championship parade for us.

"This was just a special night for a special team and we're not going anywhere anytime soon."

Notes: Manning surpassed former Green Wave QB Patrick Ramsey in the Tulane record books for most passing yards in a single-season. He finishes his freshman campaign with 3,697 yards, besting Ramsey's total of 3,410 set in 1999. Manning already came into the night as the club's single-season record holder for passing touchdowns with 39...Curtis' 129-yard performance put him over 1,000 yards this season, his first with Tulane after transferring from Alabama two years ago. He finishes the 2016 season with 1,120 yards on the ground...Both Moore and McNeil went over the 1,000 yard receiving mark during Sunday Night's game. Moore, a junior, led all Wave receivers with 92 receptions on the year and finishes with 1,008 yards and a team-high 13 receiving touchdowns. McNeil finishes his freshman season with a team-high 1,074 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns.

Greatest Game Score: 1,499 (#3 Overall)
(Click here to view all of Geezy's Greatest Games)

Box Score


1st

PS: 52 yd FG by Dockery 3:31 -- 0-3

2nd

TU: 7 yd TD pass from Manning to Young (Bennett kick) 8:56 -- 7-3
PS: 33 yd FG by Dockery 4:53 -- 7-6
TU: 29 yd FG by Bennett 0:15 -- 10-6

3rd

TU: 42 yd FG by Bennett 6:58 -- 13-6
PS: 3 yd TD run by Lloyd (Dockery kick) 3:45 -- 13-13
TU: 45 yd FG by Bennett 0:58 -- 16-13

4th

TU: 50 yd FG by Bennett 6:50 -- 19-13
PS: 29 yd TD pass from Brown to Davis (Dockery kick) 5:24 -- 19-20
TU: 36 yd FG by Bennett 1:40 -- 22-20
PS: 5 yd TD run by Branch (2-pt run failed) 0:52 -- 22-26
TU: 6 yd TD pass from Manning to R. Moore (Bennett kick) 0:02 -- 29-26

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Game Statistics


#2 Tulane

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* - IMPACT Player

[U]
Passing                      RATING  COMP  ATT  YDS  TD  INT   [/U]
 9-QB  Jamie Manning(fr)      143.9   29    43  337   2   1
[U]
Rushing                         ATT  YDS  TD [/U]
36-RB  *Brett Curtis(rs-so)      19  129   0
25-RB  *Reggie Moore(jr)         10   25   0
 9-QB  Jamie Manning(fr)          1  -14   0
[U]
Receiving                       REC  YDS  TD [/U]
25-RB  *Reggie Moore(jr)         11   55   1
 2-WR  Brandon McNeil(fr)         6  123   0
88-TE  Joel Bowers(sr)            5   81   0
85-TE  Justin Thomas(sr)          2   19   0
81-WR  Brennan Carpenter(jr)      2   22   0
87-WR  Herbie Smith(so)           2   30   0
15-FB  Marcus Young(fr)           1    7   1
[U]
Defensive                       TAK  SOLO  AST  TFL  SCK  INT [/U]
11-OLB Larry Branch(fr)           7    5    2    1    0    0
91-DT  Curt Fletcher(fr)          5    3    2    0    0    0
24-CB  *Ethan Cantrelle(rs-sr)    4    4    0    1    1    0
18-SS  Eric Bryant(fr)            4    1    3    0    0    0
26-FS  Dre Harris(so)             3    3    0    1    0    0
[u]
Kicking                         FG MADE FG ATT LONG  MISSED  XP MADE XP ATT [/U]
47-PK  Cody Bennett(jr)           5       5     50     n/a     2       2


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

Total Offensive Yards: 477
Rushing Totals: 30 att 140 yds 0 tds
Sacks Allowed: 1
3rd down conversions: 12-18 (66%)
4th down conversions: 0-0 (0%)
Offensive Turnovers: 1
Penalties: 4 for 40 yards
Time of Possession: 24:17
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#1 Penn St.

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* - IMPACT Player

[U]
Passing                      RATING  COMP  ATT  YDS  TD  INT   [/U]  
19-QB  *Andy Brown(rs-jr)     165.9   16    25  264   1   0
[U]
Rushing                         ATT  YDS  TD [/U]
39-RB  *Jeff Holmes(sr)          12   45   0
 6-RB  Erik Branch(jr)            6   23   1
19-QB  *Andy Brown(rs-jr)         2   -6   0
87-TE  Travis Lloyd(jr)           1    3   1
[U]
Receiving                       REC  YDS  TD [/U]
81-WR  Bobby Gunn(rs-so)          4   53   0
88-TE  Aaron Williams(fr)         4   40   0
 1-QB  Adam Davis(jr)             3   44   1
84-WR  Stanley Davis(rs-sr)       2   83   0
12-WR  Calvin Morris(jr)          2   18   0
 6-RB  Erik Branch(jr)            1   26   0
[U]
Defensive                       TAK  SOLO  AST  TFL  SCK  INT [/U]
57-OLB Michael Lester(so)        12   10    2    2    0    0
33-CB  Zach Arnold(jr)           10    9    1    0    0    0
 7-CB  *Michael Robinson(sr)      5    5    0    1    0    0
21-FS  Kenneth Bryant(rs-sr)      9    6    3    0    0    1
95-DE  Justin McQueen(fr)         3    2    1    1    1    0
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Kicking                         FG MADE FG ATT LONG  MISSED  XP MADE XP ATT [/U]
 4-PK  Mike Dockery(jr)           2       2     53     n/a     2       2


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

Total Offensive Yards: 329
Rushing Totals: 21 att 65 yds 2 tds 
Sacks Allowed: 1
3rd down conversions: 2-7 (28%)
4th down conversions: 0-0 (0%)
Offensive Turnovers: 0
Penalties: 2 for 18 yards
Time of Possession: 11:43
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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 (9-4)         W 41-18       QB Manning 25 of 37 383 yds 3 tds        1-0 (0-0)
at Miami (5-7)           W 27-13       SS Bryant 4 tk 2 tfl 2 sk 2 ff           2-0 (0-0)
vs Auburn (5-7)          W 40-14       QB Manning 23 of 28 360 yds 3 tds        3-0 (1-0)
vs South Carolina (11-3) W 24-21       RB Moore 10 rec 101 yds 2 total tds      4-0 (2-0)
at LSU (9-4)             L 27-31       LB Branch 9 tk 1 int 1 td                4-1 (2-1)
at Georgia (5-7)         W 40-00       PK Bennett 4 of 4 FGs Long of 53         5-1 (3-1)
vs Kentucky (2-10)       W 37-14       QB Manning 24 of 31 352 yds 4 tds        6-1 (4-1)
vs Louisiana Tech (7-6)  W 45-35       QB Manning 21 of 33 298 yds 6 total tds  7-1 (4-1)
at Alabama (11-2)        W 41-13       RB Moore 49 rush yds 89 rec yds 2 tds    8-1 (5-1)
vs Arkansas (7-6)        W 42-17       QB Manning 21 of 27 260 yds 4 tds        9-1 (6-1)
at Ole Miss (5-7)        W 31-03       QB Manning 19 of 28 303 yds 4 tds       10-1 (7-1)
vs Southern Miss (12-2)  W 59-21       QB Manning 22 of 32 328 yds 6 tds       11-1 (7-1)
vs South Carolina (11-3) W 23-17       RB Moore 286 all-purpose yds 2 tds      12-1 (7-1)
vs Penn State (12-1)     W 29-26       PK Bennett 5 of 5 FGs Long of 50        13-1 (7-1)
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2016 Tulane Green Wave Final Individual Stats

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Passing                       RATING  COMP  ATT  YARDS  TD  INT  SK [/U]
 9-QB  Jamie Manning(fr)       173.3   263  388  3,697  39   15  27
13-QB  Chris Moore(rs-sr)      164.6    13   21    265   1    2   2
 8-QB  George Ford(rs-sr)      142.6     8   14    127   1    1   1
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Rushing                          ATT  YARDS  AVG  TD [/U]
36-RB  *Brett Curtis(rs-so)      136  1,120  8.2   6
25-RB  *Reggie Moore(jr)          96    554  5.7   3
 5-RB  Anthony Barnett(sr)        45    325  7.2   1
16-RB  Willie Archer(rs-sr)       35    187  5.3   0
 6-RB  Thomas Walker(rs-sr)       21     72  3.4   1
15-FB  Marcus Young(fr)            6     24  4.0   0
 2-WR  Brandon McNeil(fr)          2      2  1.0   0
44-FB  Lee Keenan(rs-jr)           1      1  1.0   0
89-WR  Derrick Adams(rs-jr)        1      0  0.0   0
 8-QB  George Ford(rs-sr)          2    -12 -6.0   0
13-QB  Chris Moore(rs-sr)         12    -41 -3.4   0
 9-QB  Jamie Manning(fr)          58   -159 -2.7   2
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Receiving                        REC  YARDS  AVG  TD[/U]
25-RB  *Reggie Moore(jr)          92  1,008 10.9  13
88-TE  Joel Bowers(sr)            49    844 17.2   8
 2-WR  Brandon McNeil(fr)         45  1,074 23.8   7
87-WR  Herbie Smith(so)           24    336 14.0   2
85-TE  Justin Thomas(sr)          15    122  8.1   0
23-WR  Gerald Alexander(jr)       14    273 19.5   1
15-FB  Marcus Young(fr)           14     92  6.5   7
36-RB  *Brett Curtis(rs-so)       10     50  5.0   1
89-WR  Derrick Adams(rs-jr)        9    180 20.0   2
81-WR  Brennan Carpenter(jr)       5     36  7.2   0
 5-RB  Anthony Barnett(sr)         4     21  7.0   1
17-WR  Bobby McCall(fr)            2     32 16.0   0
16-RB  Willie Archer(rs-sr)        1     22 22.0   0
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Defensive                        TAK  SOLO  AST  TFL  SCK  INT  FF  FR  TD  SFTY[/U]
26-FS  Dre Harris(so)            127  104    23   30  2.0   1    2   2   1    0
52-MLB David Reid(fr)             93   70    23   13  0.0   0    1   1   0    0
11-OLB Larry Branch(fr)           86   59    27   20  3.0   2    2   0   1    0
21-CB  Cedric Burnette(so)        58   47    11    4  1.0   2    0   0   0    0
 4-CB  Tommy Andrews(fr)          48   36    12   11  7.0   2    0   0   0    0
18-SS  Eric Bryant(fr)            49   34    15   11  5.0   1    2   1   0    0
24-CB  *Ethan Cantrelle(rs-sr)    38   26    12    7  6.0   1    1   0   0    0
29-CB  Eric Jefferson(so)         32   22    10    5  0.0   1    0   0   0    0
91-DT  Curt Fletcher(fr)          32   20    12    4  2.0   0    0   0   0    0
54-DE  Jason Robinson(jr)         25   18     7    4  1.0   1    0   0   0    0
90-DE  A.J. Haynes(so)            23   16     7    6  5.0   0    0   1   0    0
 3-CB  Chris Garrison(jr)         20   18     2    1  1.0   0    1   0   0    0
53-DT  Michael Hardin(jr)         19   18     1    3  2.0   0    0   0   0    0
 7-SS  Brant Gilbert(sr)          18    9     9    1  0.0   0    0   0   0    0
10-OLB Troy Ball(sr)              14   13     1    1  0.0   0    0   0   0    0
34-OLB Derrick Brown(jr)          12   11     1    1  0.0   1    0   0   0    0
50-MLB Jack Tompkins(so)          11    9     2    0  0.0   0    0   0   0    0
97-DT  Quinton Foster(fr)         10   10     0    5  1.0   0    0   0   0    0
14-CB  Antonio Johnson(sr)        10    8     2    0  0.0   0    0   0   0    0
58-OLB Gerald Jackson(sr)          8    8     0    0  0.0   0    0   0   0    0
28-MLB Alex Neal(sr)               6    5     1    0  0.0   0    0   0   0    0
56-MLB Marcus Jordan(so)           6    5     1    0  0.0   0    0   0   0    0
20-CB  Rich Young(rs-jr)           5    4     1    0  0.0   0    0   0   0    0
31-CB  Yusef Osborne(rs-fr)        3    2     1    0  0.0   0    0   0   0    0
59-DE  Matt Baker(rs-jr)           2    2     0    0  0.0   0    0   0   0    0
94-DT  Myron Dawson(sr)            2    2     0    0  0.0   0    0   0   0    0
41-SS  Nick Thornburg(so)          2    1     1    0  0.0   0    0   0   0    0
37-DE  Ryan Austin(jr)             1    1     0    1  0.0   0    0   0   0    0
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Kicking                        FG MADE FG ATT LONG  PCT  XP MADE XP ATT  PCT [/U]
47-PK  Cody Bennett(jr)          31      31    53  100%    59      59   100%
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Punting                        PUNTS  YARDS   AVG  LONG  NET  IN-20 [/U]
47-PK  Cody Bennett(jr)          36   1,772  49.2   61  42.8    14
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Kick Returning                  RET   YARDS   AVG  LONG  TD[/U]
 5-RB  Anthony Barnett(sr)       26     543  20.8  100    1
25-RB  *Reggie Moore(jr)         14     348  24.8   99    1
23-WR  Gergald Alexander(jr)      1       0   0.0    0    0
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Punt Returning                  RET   YARDS   AVG  LONG  TD[/U]
 5-RB  Anthony Barnett(sr)       44     239   5.4   22    0
 4-CB  Tommy Andrews(fr)          2       8   4.0    7    0
26-FS  Dre Harris(so)             1      12  12.0   12    0


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Final 2016 NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	2	Tulane (61)	13	1	1525
2	4	Oregon	12	1	1204
3	1	Penn State	12	1	1155
4	5	Boise State	12	1	1110
5	8	Alabama	11	2	1086
6	3	Michigan	11	2	1078
7	5	Oklahoma	12	2	994
8	9	Utah	11	2	956
9	11	West Virginia	11	2	918
10	12	TCU	10	3	880
11	7	Texas	10	3	804
12	14	USC	10	3	772
13	15	Southern Miss	12	2	696
14	18	Nebraska	11	3	610
15	13	Florida State	11	3	580
16	19	Navy	10	3	572
17	10	UCLA	10	3	535
18	20	Georgia Tech	10	3	524
19	23	Houston	10	2	461
20	NR	South Carolina	11	3	424
21	17	LSU	9	4	414
22	NR	Louisville	9	4	406
23	22	Tulsa	11	3	392
24	NR	North Carolina	8	5	345
25	NR	Arkansas	7	6	332

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END OF YEAR 7

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GREATEST CHISE OF ALLTIME

I really appreciate it man. For me, this has been my most fun dynasty to date. I've said it earlier in the thread but this will probably be my last one so I am going to treat it as such the rest of the way. It has been a very fun ride.

**** YES!!! :dance:
Game winning play by Moore :turbobow:
Good thing he didn't fold under pressure :delight:

I was a nervous wreck during that last drive. On the two incompletions prior to Reggie's game-winner, I was erratic as hell. I threw at least 3 passes on that drive that very well could have been intercepted. It was a very, very tough drive against a tough defense that held us in check most of the game.

Congrats to Tulane!! :clap::clap::clap:

Thanks G!

What a way to cap off a great year.....love the play selection on that final drive, Manning was cool under pressure and didn't try to get all the yards at once....congrats!!

That is always the key to a good 2-minute offense - Just focusing on one first down at a time.

As I said before, there was a shaky pass or two, but for the most part my boy Manning kept his cool and cemented his place in Tulane legend.

Haha! Heck of a way to finish the season. Greatest chise, no doubt.

Thanks Shake, I really appreciate it.

It has been a wonderful journey for you since you took over Tulane and this has capped everything off, I have read many of your dynasties and it is good to see you finally get that ring around your finger.

P.S How good is Jamie Manning going to be next season?

It has been a long championship drought. Now that I think about it, this is the first time you have seen me win a championship on any game. I have not won one since NCAA 2007 with Duke.

Jamie is going to be unstoppable next year. I'm thinking we send at least 2 guys to the Heisman ceremony next year. Manning, Moore (if he returns for his senior season of course), and/or RB Brett Curtis are all going to be poised for big years (again). That is still a goal of mine with this dynasty - winning a Heisman Trophy.

National Champs!!!!!!!!!! Great stuff geezy, bring it home next year as well? :shifty:

Yep - The defending national champion Tulane Green Wave (I always wanted to say that) title defense begins now. The 2017 Off-season will officially commence today. We aren't losing many of our top players so we should be a force again next season. Next season will have a whole different feel for it knowing that we're the team to beat in college football.

GEEZY GEEZY GEEZY! 2017 Mardi Gras is going to be insane! Of course you would beat my Gamecocks to get to the MNC. Great job man!

Yep...Mardi Gras would go on for months if this story ever played out in real life.

Thanks for checking in and sorry for knocking off your Gamecocks TWICE this season. haha

They'll get their shot at us next season at their place though.


Thanks for all the feedback, men!

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Tulane | Geezy inked to 10-year, $50 million contract
Wed, 18 Jan 2017 10:11:49 -0700
Erin Andrews of ESPN reports that just one year after agreeing to a 5-year, $22.5 million contract, Tulane head coach D. Geezy has reached an agreement on a record 10-year, $50 million contract with the Green Wave, a deal which makes him the highest paid head coach in college football. Geezy led Tulane to its first ever national championship this past season, guiding the Wave to a 29-26 victory over defending national champion Penn State last week in the BCS National Championship Game. He reportedly turned down an offer from Miami to sign the lucrative 6-year extension to his previous deal.

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Tulane | Source: RB Reggie Moore to return
Wed, 18 Jan 2017 10:11:49 -0700
ESPN's Adam Shefter reports that Tulane RB Reggie Moore has elected to pass on the 2017 NFL Draft and remain with the Green Wave for his senior season. Moore, a projected first round pick, led Tulane with 1,910 all-purpose yards and 17 total touchdowns this past season. Despite a career-low 522 rushing yards this year, Moore excelled as a receiver both out of the backfield and lined up in the slot, catching 92 receptions for 1,008 yards and 13 touchdowns this year, including the game-winning 6-yard touchdown reception with 0:02 remaining in last week's 29-26 BCS National Championship Game victory over Penn State.


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