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

[R1zzo23]

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

Excited to see the start of the next season. Really hoping that the offense comes to life while the revamped defense - especially at LB - continues to lead the team!


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[nofx94]

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

Nice class! Eight JUCO players. So you're gonna be restocking again soon. Just wanted to check in. Looking forward to the next one.

[Deegeezy]

Curious to see who has the better career...Pruitt or McGill....
Hopefully someone in your defensive backfield can step up this season.
Great stuff once again sir.

Well, we'll be seeing plenty of both Pruitt and McGill in this dynasty. We face the Irish this year and next year, and of course we face Bama every year. It'll be interesting to see what type of impacts they have.

I am less concerned about my corners; while no one is spectacular, I seem to have gotten by with players of this caliber at the CB position just fine, especially since I usually recruit players with good MCV ratings. Speed is an issue, but I am confident that these guys can cover with the best of them.

The problem area for me will be safety, I believe. I am already having nightmares about Terrell Faulk with his 81 speed being beaten by deep passes over-the-top, something that seems to happen anytime he gets into the lineup -

2023 versus Tennessee:



2024 versus Michigan St.:

Excited to see the start of the next season. Really hoping that the offense comes to life while the revamped defense - especially at LB - continues to lead the team!


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Thanks brother...the season is almost here. I've been getting some lab work done on my new offensive playbook the past few days, learning what works and what doesn't, as well as the different packages.

It's been about a month since I've last played a game, so I am itching to get things started soon. The fact that we start the year versus an Auburn team that upset us last year has me pretty hyped!

Nice class! Eight JUCO players. So you're gonna be restocking again soon. Just wanted to check in. Looking forward to the next one.

Thanks man. Yeah, at the end of recruiting, I was kind of surprised by how many JUCO guys I ended up with. I didn't really count them up as I was getting them, but in the end I was like "whoa, I signed 8 of these guys?!"

Oh well, hopefully some of them pan-out for us. I think the guard Tyson Cochran and the middle linebacker Joey Rodgers both have a chance to see some early P.T.

[Deegeezy]

Green Wave Off-Season News Clips

Brown Jr.'s practice reps in the slot and out wide have gone way up during spring practice.

Tulane | RB Michael Brown Jr. seeing more WR reps
Wed, 2 Apr 2025 13:10:01 -0700

report courtesy Meghan Kluth, TulaneInsider.com

Meghan Kluth of TulaneInsider.com reports that sophomore RB Michael Brown Jr., a player that new Tulane offensive coordinator Joe Roberts says has "the best hands on the team," will be seeing a significant increase in his usage as a pass receiver in 2025.

Brown Jr., who led all Green Wave receivers last fall with 65 receptions, has seen an increased role in the passing game, operating as both a receiver out of the backfield as well as playing in the slot when the team deploys multiple receiver sets.

"We want to continue to find ways to get Mike the football. He's the ultimate possession guy, and I feel like we didn't do a good enough job featuring him as a pass catcher last year," said Roberts.

"I want to see him not only catch more passes, but catch more passes downfield. He will still be listed as a running back and see a lot of snaps from the tailback position, but his primary function will be to catch passes and keep the chains moving."


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Tulane | Tulane announces football contracts with Oklahoma and UCLA
Tue, 20 May 2025 13:10:06 -0700

report courtesy Taylor Bisciotti, ESPN/SEC Network

Taylor Bisciotti of ESPN's SEC Network reports that Tulane University announced on Tuesday that the school has entered into football scheduling contracts with both Oklahoma University and UCLA.

The Green Wave will face the Bruins in 2026 on the road and will host them at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in 2027. Likewise, the Wave will face the Sooners on the road in 2027 at Norman, and will make host them in New Orleans in 2028. Tulane has never met either Oklahoma or UCLA in football.

The announcement rounds out Tulane's out-of-conference schedules for each of the next two seasons (dates and times will be released at a later date):

Tulane Future Out-of-Conference Schedules

2025: @ Notre Dame, Ohio St., @ Southern Miss, TCU

2026: Notre Dame, @ Ohio St., Southern Miss, @ UCLA

2027: @ Oklahoma, @ Southern Miss, UCLA (1 remaining opening)

2028: Oklahoma, Southern Miss (2 remaining openings)




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D.J. Mannie Fresh, a local and national icon, hopes to help bring more New Orleans flavor to Tulane games next fall.

Tulane | Mannie Fresh hired as official team D.J.
Tue, 8 Jul 2024 13:35:04 -0700

report courtesy Eve Jewell, TulaneInsider.com

Eve Jewell of TulaneInsider.com reports that one year after the school added the Rebirth Brass Band to its in-game entertainment, Tulane fans in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome are in for an even greater treat next season, as the school has signed local and world-renown rapper, record producer and D.J. Mannie Fresh to perform during Tulane football games starting next fall. The former member of the Big Tymers is expected to play a flavor-filled mix of instrumental versions of his music hits from his time with Cash Money Records, as well as other popular New Orleans rap and bounce hits.

"Mannie literally lives around the corner from my house," said Tulane head coach D. Geezy. One day, we ran into each other at Smoothie King and I brought it up kind of jokingly about him playing at our games, and he said 'Hey, I'm down with that,' and the rest was history."

"Last year was a big step with Rebirth Brass Band and us playing a little bit of hip-hop, but now Mannie will be turning it up 20 notches," Geezy continued. "With both Mannie and Rebirth, no other college football stadium will be as unique as Tulane's."

After seeing a dip in average attendance in 2023, down to 65,533 attendees per game, the Wave saw attendance rise up to 69,647 in 2024. The team hopes the addition of Mannie Fresh will help put attendance back over 70,000, which has only happened twice in school history, in 2021 and 2022.

Editor's Note: So I actually do live in the same neighborhood as Mannie Fresh, and actually did run into him at Smoothie King. In fact, Geezy Jr. actually goes to high school with his daughter...Anyway, just like last time, this is just my in-universe explanation for the fact that I will be adding about 50 new songs to my Custom Sounds play list, 90% of which are instrumental versions old Cash Money hits by Juvenile, B.G., Lil' Wayne, the Big Tymers, and the Hot Boys. In addition to my New Orleans flavored band music that plays after first downs, sacks, and touchdowns, these Cash Money hits will play during timeouts, changes of possession, end of third quarter, etc. Again, I know this doesn't do much for my readers, but you can imagine just how "turnt up" my games are these days.



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[Thugger Jackson]

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

some custom stadium sounds on the horizon?

[xboxxerx]

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

Out of Conference schedule is looking mighty nice Geezy. Looking forward to seeing who fills those last two openings.

[LopaKa]

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

Getting TURNT UP! Lol love the idea bro. So I was wondering, how do you decide which teams you will sign scheduling contracts with? I’m always intrigued by other reporters routines and such.

[R1zzo23]

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

The out of conference schedule will continue to test you year in and year out. Also love that you're still working with the custom stadium sounds. I've never gotten around to trying them out but I know I'm missing out!

[Deegeezy]

some custom stadium sounds on the horizon?

Yes sir...this is actually my second season using custom sounds. It is somewhat of a hassle, having to buy old school blank discs, burn music onto them, rip the discs onto the XBOX hard drive, then figure out what songs go onto the playlist for which situations...but it is well worth it if you have a couple of hours to waste on a November Saturday while your wife is getting her hair done!

Out of Conference schedule is looking mighty nice Geezy. Looking forward to seeing who fills those last two openings.

Thanks man. There's so many different teams in this game and so many options. I've had my eye on a few teams for down the road, Oregon being one of them. I'd also like to visit the Big House some day to face the Wolverines, but who knows what my mindset will be like by the time I decide to commit.

Getting TURNT UP! Lol love the idea bro. So I was wondering, how do you decide which teams you will sign scheduling contracts with? I’m always intrigued by other reporters routines and such.

Honestly, there's no exact method to my madness as far as my scheduling. Really, these latest two (UCLA and OU) was just a matter of me watching a few of their games in real life this year and liking their stadium atmosphere and fight songs. I looked at how they were doing in my dynasty and they both look like good teams that will bring a challenge to me, so I decided to go ahead and "sign the deals" with them.

I like doing the future contracts thing just to mirror real life and I also like the fact that I am locked-in with an opponent, for better or for worse.

The out of conference schedule will continue to test you year in and year out. Also love that you're still working with the custom stadium sounds. I've never gotten around to trying them out but I know I'm missing out!

As I was telling Thugger, it is very much worth the time and effort. I can't express enough just how much this Custom Sounds feature has added to this game for me. To hear famous New Orleans band music after big plays or Ludacris' "Move *****" after turnovers or Mystikal after a big sack.

Or how about this as the defense comes to the line of scrimmage for a big third down? Down for my n's

I'm getting hyped just thinking about our first home game!

[Deegeezy]

2025 Tulane Green Wave Roster: B- OVERALL

Offense: B

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#2  QB   *Jimmy McBride       SO-RS  5-11 206  83   82spd,85thp,81tha[/color][/b]
#8  QB   Obi Clemons          SR-RS  5-11 185  80   86spd,76thp,81tha
#18 QB   Bruce Schroeder      SR-RS  6-1  199  79   76spd,82thp,84tha[color=darkred]
#19 QB   Justin McFarland     SO     6-3  222  71   72spd,80thp,78tha[/color]
[b][color=black]
#5  RB   Tony Tompkins        SR     5-11 210  82   97spd,85agi,93acc[/color][/B][color=black][/color]
#10 RB   Michael Brown Jr.    SO     6-0  172  77   84spd,93agi,74cth
#6  RB   Anthony Brown        FR     6-1  202  78   84spd,87acc,83btk
#26 RB   Paul Ryan            SR-RS  6-4  217  77
#20 RB   Brian Anthony        FR-RS  5-11 217  74[COLOR=darkred]
#37 RB   Brian Grier          JR     6-0  212  71
#39 RB   Kenny Williams       FR     6-0  163  65[/COLOR]
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#22 FB   J.J. Williams        SO     6-0  230  82   81spd,82btk,83rbf[/color][/B][color=black][/color]
#45 FB/TE Carl Booker         SR-RS  6-5  257  78   71spd,66cth,86rbs
#29 FB   Patrick Hall         SO-RS  6-0  228  68
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#13 WR   Adam Lawson          SO     6-6  192  83   96spd,84acc,76cth
#11 WR   Grant Brady          FR     6-0  170  80   92spd,98acc,74cth[/color][/B][color=black][/color]
#4  WR   Kenny Bell           JR-RS  6-3  168  73   91spd,72acc,73cth
#80 WR   Lionel Parks         SR-RS  6-2  187  73   92spd,82acc,67cth
#87 WR   Rodney Scott         FR-RS  6-4  180  73
#88 WR   Danny Johnson        JR-RS  6-3  193  68
#85 WR   Nate Lawrence        SO-RS  6-0  215  67
#84 WR   J.D. Clay            SO-RS  6-0  170  67[color=darkred]
#86 WR   Troy Larson          JR     6-2  213  67
#81 WR   Gilbert Gaston       JR     6-0  197  65
#12 WR   Scottie Johnson      FR     6-5  243  63[/color]
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#1  TE   Ronnie Parsons       SR     6-5  232  85   74spd,76cth,83rte[/color][/B][color=black][/color]
#83 TE   Drew Robinson        FR     6-6  240  78   79spd,81cth,80rbs
#45 TE/FB Carl Booker         SR-RS  6-5  257  78   71spd,66cth,86rbs
#89 TE   Danny Bailey         SO-RS  6-5  252  64
#41 TE   Eric Wiley           SR-RS  6-2  243  63
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#70 LT   Kyle Gray            JR     6-5  276  85   79str,84pbk,80rbk
#77 LG   Tyson Cochran        JR     6-5  325  77   74str,82pbk,82rbk
#72 C    Peter Brooks         SR-RS  6-0  315  81   78str,81pbk,78rbk
#65 RG   Ryan Stewart-Sims    FR     6-5  276  82   82str,78pbk,90rbk
#74 RT   Matthew Cole         SR     6-4  276  78   77str,74pbk,80rbk[/color][/b]
#73 LT   Alonzo Lowery        SR-RS  6-5  271  77
#79 LG   Garry Brown          SR     6-5  293  68
#66 C    Marv Alexander       FR     6-6  325  78
#60 C    Garth Doucette       SR-RS  6-0  290  65
#71 RT   Chad Campbell        SO     6-5  287  72
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Defense: B-

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# - POS - NAME                Class  HGT  WGT  Ovr   Key Attributes [COLOR="White"][/COLOR][/u][/b]
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#58 LE   Mike Miller          SO-RS  6-7  222  81   71spd,86pmv,87bsh
#44 RE   T.J. Pearson         JR     6-5  224  87   81spd,93pmv,87bsh[/color][/b][color=black][/color]
#17 LE   Ricky Evans          FR     6-4  250  79   74spd,88pmv,84bsh
#91 LE   Brenton Smith        JR-RS  6-1  233  79   78spd,84pmv,87bsh    
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#50 DT   Michah Harris        SR-RS  5-11 331  84   88tak,83pmv,79fmv[/color][/b]
#99 DT   Byron Henderson      FR-RS  6-2  287  81   90tak,79pmv,73fmv
#97 DT   Brandon Callahan     FR     6-1  264  78   75tak,82pmv,78fmb[color=DarkRed]
#75 DT   Jerry Anderson       FR     6-4  288  72[/COLOR]
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#9  LOLB Sean Williamson      SO     6-2  226  86   83spd,88tak,86bsh
#55 ROLB Joshua Freeman       FR     6-2  222  79   82spd,84tak,73bsh[/color][/b][color=black][/color]
#51 ROLB Kyle Johnson         FR     5-10 185  77   80spd,84tak,75bsh
#33 ROLB Dee Ervin            SR-RS  5-11 219  65
#54 LOLB Thomais Bonner       SR     6-3  248  69
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#43 MLB  *Mario Young         SR     5-10 244  91   81spd,80tak,89bsh
#52 MLB  Joey Rodgers         JR     6-1  210  77   83spd,74tak,80bsh[/color][/b][color=black][/color]
#28 MLB  Rasheed Ward         FR     6-2  228  77   85spd,76tak,88bsh
#24 MLB  C.J. Moore           JR     6-3  236  65
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#3  CB   Tyler Harrison       SR     6-2  176  80   88spd,93mcv,91zcv
#48 CB   Jamaal Green         SR-RS  5-11 185  73   88spd,85mcv,79zcv[/color][/b][color=black][/color]
#34 CB   J.T. Hills           SO     6-1  192  71   85spd,87mcv,85zcv (nickel cornerback)
#27 CB   P.J. Reese           JR     6-2  178  71   88spd,83mcv,81zcv (dime cornerback)
#15 CB   Benny Smith          SO-RS  6-2  169  73   86spd,85mcv,84zcv 
#40 CB   C.J. Griffin         SO-RS  5-10 174  65
#31 CB   Roy Galloway         JR-RS  6-3  186  64[color=DarkRed]
#14 CB   Andy Ryan            FR     5-9  167  63
#38 CB   Jared Scott          FR     5-11 199  62[/COLOR]
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#7  FS   Terrell Faulk        JR     6-0  210  75   81spd,74mcv,85zcv[/color][/b][color=black][/color]
#36 FS   Brandon McKinley     JR-RS  6-0  163  66
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#42 SS   Jo Jo Price          SO-RS  6-7  206  77   81spd,82mcv,87zcv[/color][/b][color=black][/color]
#16 SS   La'Roi Brown         SR-RS  6-1  182  69
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Specialists: A

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#49 PK   Aaron Larson         JR     5-10 189  83      82kpw,84kac[/color][/B][color=black][/color]
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#30 P    Terry Alexander      SR-RS  6-0  212  91      95kpw,93kac[/color][/B][color=black][/color]
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#11 KR1  Grant Brady          FR     6-0  170  93   92spd,80agi,98acc[/color][/B][color=black][/color]
#5  KR2  Tony Tompkins        SR     5-11 210  89   97spd,85agi,93acc
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#11 PR1  Grant Brady          FR     6-0  170  93   92spd,80agi,98acc[/color][/B][color=black][/color]
#5  PR2  Tony Tompkins        SR     5-11 210  89   97spd,85agi,93acc

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* - IMPACT player
Starters in BLACK
RED - Redshirted player
C - Team Captain

[Deegeezy]

2025 Tulane Green Wave Schedule

BRUTAL STRETCH RIGHT OUT OF THE GATES AWAITS TULANE AS THEY TRY TO WIN FIRST SEC TITLE IN FOUR SEASONS
Green Wave will open season on the road at #24 Auburn followed by a tough home opener versus #2 Ohio St. | Wave will face ranked opponents in 5 of the first 6 weeks of the season | Calendars are circled for November 1st clash with defending national champion Alabama | Team will end the year in rare form, facing preseason top 10 ranked TCU to close out the season

Date

09/06 at #24 Auburn @ 6:00pm
09/13 #2 Ohio St. @ 1:00pm
09/20 Georgia @ 12:30pm
09/27 #21 LSU @ 6:00pm
10/04 at #7 Florida @ 6:00pm

BYE
10/18 at #9 Notre Dame @ 8:00pm
10/25 at Kentucky @ 12:30pm
11/01 #1 Alabama @ 3:30pm
11/08 at #17 Southern Miss @ 8:00pm
11/15 at Arkansas @ 3:30pm
11/22 Ole Miss @ 6:00pm
11/29 #8 TCU @ 3:30pm


- Southeastern Conference Game

Home games in BOLD



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[Deegeezy]

2025 ESPN the Magazine College Football Preview



2025 Preseason Top 25 Coaches' Poll



1. Alabama (38)
2. Ohio St. (22)
3. USC (1)
4. Texas
5. Oregon
6. Michigan
7. Florida
8. TCU
9. Notre Dame
10. Georgia Tech
11. West Virginia
12. Tulane
13. Boise St.
14. Oklahoma
15. Rutgers
16. Michigan St.
17. Southern Miss
18. Penn St.
19. Fresno St.
20. Texas A&M
21. LSU
22. Troy
23. UCLA
24. Auburn
25. Miami

Others Receiving Votes: Florida St. (118), Arkansas (110), Navy (90), Texas Tech (65), Missouri (58)

2025 ESPN Heisman Favorites


1. WR Anthony Robertson (jr), 92 ovr
2. QB George Hardin (rs-sr), 95 ovr
3. QB Shawn Moore (sr), 85 ovr
4. WR James Givens (sr), 90 ovr
5. TE Jon Rose (sr), 83 ovr



2025 Toughest Places to Play



1. Michigan Stadium (110,797 average attendance/22 game home winning streak)
2. USC Stadium (97,835 average attendance/18 game home winning streak)
3. Bryant-Denny Stadium (96,338/13 game home winning streak)
4. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (92,469 average attendance/12 game home winning streak)
5. Notre Dame Stadium (84,331 average attendance/5 game home winning streak)
6. Ohio Stadium (107,247,1 game home winning streak)
7. Bobby Dodd Stadium (57,367 average attenance/14 game home winning streak)
8. DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium (98,757 average attenance/13 game home winning streak)
9. Autzen Stadium (56,557 average attendance/3 game home winning streak)
10. Beaver Stadium (112,236 average attendance/1 game home winning streak)
11. Milan Puskar Stadium (62,841 average attendance/5 game home winning streak)
12. Mercedes-Benz Superdome (69,647 average attendance/1 game home winning streak)





2025 Southeastern Conference Projected Finish



East

1. #7 Florida
2. Georgia
3. South Carolina
4. Tennessee
5. Kentucky
6. Vanderbilt


West

1. #1 Alabama*
2. #12 Tulane
3. #21 LSU
4. #24 Auburn
5. Arkansas
6. Ole Miss


* - Projected overall winner



Notable Week 1 Games

None


Notable Week 2 Games

#12 Tulane
#24 Auburn

#2 Ohio St.
Northern Illinois

#19 Fresno St.
#3 USC

#5 Oregon
#11 West Virginia

#22 Troy
#1 Alabama

#9 Notre Dame
#6 Michigan

[Deegeezy]

[ChosenOne58]

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

Solid recruiting class despite the number of JUCO players.

I like that you guys are bringing Mannie Fresh in there.

Beat Bama!

[R1zzo23]

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

Very excited to see how this offense looks on the field. Speed kills and it’s been a while since we have seen a dynamic offense in Tulane. I think with Lawson and Brady on the outside and Brown working the slot McBride could be in for a big year! That schedule is no joke and has to be rated an A+ I imagine.


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