Unofficial #Tulane Athletics Talk: 2014

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Former Tulane running Back Orleans Darkwa the Latest NY Giants Rookie to Shine

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Part II: As Big 12 expansion talk heats up, so does talk about Tulane

Don’t Listen to the Media – The Solution to Big 12 Expansion

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

As Big 12 expansion talk heats up, so does talk about Tulane

Monday, December 8, 2014

2015 Tulane Football Recruiting Offer & Commitment List

2015 Tulane Football Commitment List: (16)
Information gathered from sources & the recruiting services 24/7, ESPN, Rivals, Scout/FoxNext.

OFFENSE (5)
*** Keeyon Smart - OL - 6-4/290 - Baton Rouge, LA (McKinley) - Twitter Link - TULANE

Tulane gets commitment from McKinley offensive lineman Keeyon Smart - Nola Times Pic
McKinley lineman Keeyon Smart commits to Tulane - Nola Advocate

*** Nigel Anderson - RB - 6-0/190 - Reserve, LA (East St. John) Twitter Link - TULANE

Tulane lands a big commitment in East St. John running back Nigel Anderson

***Andrew Hicks - WR - 6-2/200 - Belle Chasse, LA (Belle Chasse) - Twitter Link - TULANE

Tulane football picks up commitment from Belle Chasse athlete Andrew Hicks

Keyshawn McLeod - OL - 6-5/255 - Port Charlotte, FL - Twitter Link - TULANE

*** - #2 - Darius Williams - WR - 6-2/185 - New Orleans, LA (Mc35) - TULANE

DEFENSE (10)

*** John Washington - DT - 6-3/275 - West Monroe, LA (West Monroe) - Twitter Link- TULANE

*** Brian Webb - DT - 6-3/260 - New Orleans, LA (Miller-McCoy) - Twitter Link - TULANE

Miller-McCoy's Brian Webb said he wants back in and re-commits to Tulane - Nola Times Pic
Miller-McCoy defensive lineman Brian Webb commits to Tulane - Nola Times Pic
Recruiting: Miller-McCoy's Brian Webb commits to Tulane football - SportsNola.com
Tulane lands 2015 commitment from Miller-McCoy's Brian Webb - Nola Advocate
Miller-McCoy defensive tackle Brian Webb no longer committed to Tulane - Nola Times Pic

*** Jeremie Francis - CB - 5-10/150 - New Orleans, LA (Warren Easton) - Twitter Link - TULANE

Tulane reels in commitment from Warren Easton cornerback Jeremie Francis - Nola Times Pic
Recruiting: Tulane gains commitment from Warren Easton DB Jeremie Fracnis - SportsNola.com
Warren Easton’s Jeremie Francis commits to Tulane - Nola Advocate

Taris Shenall - CB - 6-0/170 - Marrero, LA (Ehret) - Twitter Link - TULANE

Tulane gets local 2015 commitment in John Ehret cornerback Taris Shenall - Nola Times Pic
CB Shenall commits to Tulane - Nola Advocate

*** Chaz Key - CB/RB - 5-10/172 - Iowa, LA (Iowa) - Twitter Link - TULANE

Tulane gets #6 - Nola Advocate

*** Darius Black - DB - 6-0/175 - Belle Chasse, LA (Belle Chasse) - Twitter Link - TULANE

Tulane picks up commitment from 2015 Belle Chasse safety Darius Black - Nola Times Pic
Recruiting: Belle Chasse's Darius Black commits to Tulane - SportsNola.com

*** Douglas Henry - CB - 6-1/175 - New Iberia, LA (Westgate) - Twitter Link - TULANE

*** Louis Wings- DT - 6-1/280 - Harvey, LA (West Jeff) - Twitter Link - TULANE

West Jefferson DT Louis Wings commits to Tulane - Nola Advocate
West Jefferson defensive tackle, Louis Wings commits to Tulane - Times Pic

*** Malik Eugene - S - 5-10/162 - Lafayette, LA (Acadiana) - Twitter Link - TULANE

Dedrick Shy - 6-1/175 - New Orleans, LA (Warren Easton) - Twitter Link - TULANE

ATHLETE (1)
*** Devin Glenn - ATH (RB) - 5-8/50 - New Orleans, LA (Warren Easton) - Twitter Link - TULANE

Tulane picks up commitment from 2015 Easton athlete Devin Glenn - Nola Times Pic
Recruiting: Warren Easton's Devin Glenn commits to Tulane - SportsNola.com
Tulane gets commitment from Warren Easton’s Devin Glenn - Nola Advocate

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2015 Tulane Football Recruiting Offer List: (111)
Information gathered from sources & the recruiting services 24/7, ESPN, Rivals, Scout/FoxNext.

OFFENSE (50)

QB (2)
*** Jason Pellerin - QB - 6-4/200 - New Iberia, LA (Catholic) - Twitter Link
*** Chase Litton - QB - 6-5/190 - Tampa, FL - Twitter Link

RUNNING BACK (7)***Nigel Anderson - RB - 6-0/190 - Reserve, LA (East St. John) Twitter Link - TULANE
**** David Ducre - RB - 6-0/220 - Mandeville, LA (Lakeshore) Twitter Link
*** Lanard Fournette - RB - 5-10/185 - New Orleans, LA (St. Aug) Twitter Link
Will Scott - RB - 5-10/205 - Destrehan, LA (Destrehan) - Twitter Link
**** Derrius Guice - RB - 5-10/195 - Baton Rouge, LA (Catholic) - Twitter Link
Warren Robinson - RB - 5-10/180 - Delray Beach, FL
Jordan Herrera - RB - 5-10/160 - Miami, FL - Twitter Link

WIDE RECEIVER (20)
Andrew Hicks - WR - 6-2/200 - Belle Chasse, LA (Belle Chasse) - Twitter Link - TULANE

**** Terrell Chatman - WR - 6-3/180 - Baton Rouge, LA (Catholic) - Twitter Link

*** - #2 - Darius Williams - WR - 6-2/185 - New Orleans, LA (Mc35) - TULANE
***** Tyron Johnson - WR - 6-1/185 - New Orleans, LA (Warren Easton) Twitter Link

**** Jazz Ferguson - WR - 6-5/205 - St. Francisville, LA (West Feliciana) Twitter Link
*** Alfred Smith - WR - 5-10/185 - Destrehan, LA (Destrehan) Twitter Link

**** Arthur McGinnis - LB/DE - 6-2/225 - New Orleans, LA (Warren Easton) - Twitter Link

Kirk Louis Jr - LB - 6-2/235 - Baton Rouge, LA (McKinley) - Twitter Link
Joseph Prevost - LB - 6-0/210 - Marrero, LA (Shaw) - Twitter Link
*** Dwaine Thomas - 6-2/200 - Boutte, LA (Hahnville) - Twitter Link
*** Keaton Anderson - LB - 6-1/215 - Florence, AL Twitter Link
*** Bruce Davis - OLB - 5-11/195 - Miami, FL - Twitter Link
*** Jordan Griffin - LB - 6-0/210 - Seffner, FL - Twitter Link
*** Zedrick Woods - LB - 6-0/200 - Lake City, FL - Twitter Link
Desean Grayer - OLB - 6-2/225 - Green Cove Springs, FL - Twitter Link

SECONDARY (28)
Jeremie Francis - CB - 5-10/150 - New Orleans, LA (Warren Easton) - Twitter Link - TULANE
Taris Shenall - CB - 6-0/170 - Marrero, LA (Ehret) - Twitter Link - TULANE
Chaz Key - CB/RB - 5-10/172 - Iowa, LA (Iowa) - Twitter Link - TULANE
Darius Black - DB - 6-0/175 - Belle Chasse, LA (Belle Chasse) - Twitter Link - TULANE
Douglas Henry - CB - 6-1/175 - New Iberia, LA (Westgate) - Twitter Link - TULANE
*** Malik Eugene - S - 5-10/162 - Lafayette, LA (Acadiana) - Twitter Link - TULANE
Dedrick Shy - 6-1/175 - New Orleans, LA (Warren Easton) - Twitter Link - TULANE

*** Hunter Dale - S - 6-0/185 - New Orleans, LA (John Curtis) Twitter Link

**** Xavier Lewis - CB - 6-0/180 - Reserve, LA (East St. John) Twitter Link
*** Henry Black - CB - 5-10/165 - Shreveport, LA (Woodlawn) Twitter Link
**** Donte Jackson - CB - 5-11/175 - Jefferson, LA (Riverdale) Twitter Link
*** Deshawn Raymond - CB - 6-1/175 - Metairie, LA (East Jeff) Twitter Link
**** Justin Reid - S - 6-1/185 - Geismar, LA (Dutchtown) - Twitter Link
Raekwon Morgan - DB - 5-10/180 - Destrehan, LA (Destrehan) - Twitter Link
*** Brandon Scott - DB - 6-0/180 - Destrehan, LA (Destrehan)
Dwaine Thomas - S/LB - 6-2/190 - Boutte, LA (Hahnville)
*** Shun Brown - CB - 5-9/160 - Shreveport, LA (Calvary) - Twitter Link
*** Kendall Harrison - CB - 6-0/180 - New Orleans, LA (Landry-Walker) - Twitter Link
**** Maurice Smitherman - 5-10/165 - Adamsville, AL Twitter Link
*** Antonyo Sotolongo - S - 6-0/197 - Miami, FL - Twitter Link
*** Chris Barr - CB - 5-10/165 - Jacksonville, FL - Twitter Link
*** Ronnie Hoggins - CB - 5-10/165 - Pompano Beach, FL - Twitter Link
Jamari Bozeman - DB/WR - 6-1/185 - West Palm Beach, FL - Twitter Link
Marquavius Gibbs - DB/RB - 5-11/175 - West Palm Beach, FL - Twitter Link
**** Jalen Thompson - DB - 5-11/170 - Mobile, AL - Twitter Link
Jalean Perkins - DB - 6-0/165 - Orlando, FL - Twitter Link
*** Bruce Davis - DB - 6-0/187 - Miami, FL - Twitter Link
Marquavis Gibbs - DB - 5-11/176 - West Palm Beach, FL - Twitter Link
*** Jabari Butler - DB - 5-11/165 - Las Vegas, Nevada - Twitter Link

ATHLETE (7)
Devin Glenn - ATH - 5-8/50 - New Orleans, LA (Warren Easton) - Twitter Link - TULANE***
Dion Ray - ATH - 6-0/190 - Harvey, LA (Helen Cox) - Twitter Link
**** Kendall Bussey Jr - ATH - 5-9/195 - New Orleans, LA (Newman) - Twitter Link
**** Deshawn Capers-Smith - ATH - 5-10/175 - New Orleans, LA (Warren Easton) Twitter Link
**** Derrick Dillon - ATH - 5-11/165 - Franklinton, LA (Pine) Twitter Link
***Kavontae Turpin - WR - 5-9/165 - Monroe, LA (Neville) - Twitter Link
**** Jacques Patrick - RB/WR - 6-1/210 - Orlando, FL Twitter Link

SPECIAL TEAMS

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Thursday, November 13, 2014

This makes me sad

This last few days has made me upset and then it turned to sadness.

So I know this guy right. He is as much of a Tulane guy as you will find. His own bloodline went to Tulane and did one of things I have always respected the most - he walked on to the football team. He was as dedicated as much as the guys on scholarship. You can't beat that in my book. I always respected those guys that, as we say, "pay to wake up at 5:30am and later on get their ass whooped." Not that it is because it is what walk-ons are for, but because they come in knowing they have an uphill battle and in any program a coach is going to lean on the guys they gave scholarships to and not towards the walk-on. Walk-ons just have to prove it a little more than other guys.

Anyways - this guy. This guy I know is a die-hard. He is passionate. He is at pretty much every home football, men's basketball and baseball game while also attending some other sports occasionally. For football you will find him at a couple away games most years. Recently he has not much of a reason to buy more than a season ticket for himself but that didn't stop him from buying 2-4-6 season tickets knowing that plenty of games it would just be him. He didn't care. He is a die-hard and that is what die-hards do.

In the late 2000's this guy would sit with me at football practice from time to time and say "you know, they can fit a football stadium in here. I promise you they can. Just twist and turn it a little bit and it will be fit perfectly. Can't you just see it? It would be magnificent. That is what we need to do. We need to get Tulane football back on campus." He would come up to me at basketball or baseball games every now and then and just drop a little line "you know it can fit there, the stadium, it will fit." This fella wanted so badly for a stadium to be built. He even said they could build it with 15,000 seats, whatever, just get football back on campus where it belongs. We both often recognized that as the years had passed, many of the die-hards were getting older and several of them would never see the day Tulane football came back home. He just wanted so badly for football to get back home before his time was up too.

Life as a Tulane fan has not always been perfect. Over the decades we have had many more down or rock bottoms than we have had highs. That doesn't matter though for the die-hard because in our little slice of heaven those highs can't be appreciated when compared to other folks successes because when Tulane has success we truly earn it. We appreciate our success, our triumphs. When the fans get to celebrate, oh you know it is going to be big! In the recent decade and a half there have been several rock bottom moments. At least two for sure. Many will say the biggest rock bottom moments came decades ago and those moments are still a plague on our athletics programs, especially football.

We don't get many highs but for just about every Tulane fan there was a major high earlier this year when Yulman Stadium opened up and Tulane football was back where it belonged. Right in the heart of Uptown New Orleans, tucked away with a little twist there and turn here sat the most beautiful and long sought stadium many had yearned for. So many die-hards had passed while they waited but there were still a few hanging on to the dream and they finally saw it come to reality. For the first time since 1974 Tulane football was back on campus. This guy I know - there was not a care in the world when he finally set foot in that stadium a couple nights before opening day. It was a moment that was a long time coming but on that day there was not a thing on the planet that made him prouder.

So why am I sad? This guy I know - well life is not always easy for a Tulane fan and from coaches to the administration many of us have been frustrated over the years. It is not that we all feel that everyone is not to be trusted or that everyone is incompetent that is hired or leading the charge. For most fans it is as simple as this - we just want those people in charge to believe in the potential of Tulane Football as much as all of us die-hards do. To many of us, we don't understand why others can't see that a magnificent research institution like Tulane, located in the greatest city in the country and surrounded by the best high school football players in the world can't be a premier national program. We want to see the passion of the administration reflected in a relentless effort to field a winning and championship program. Many of us see the fruits of their recent labor coming to fruition but for a group of others they don't choose to see it or it is not happening fast enough for them.

Several fans over the years have grown discontent with the administration and recently a few of them have taken it upon themselves to "make a statement" during Homecoming. So again, why am I sad? This guy I know, this invested, die-hard and passionate fan of Tulane helped lead a charge for this "statement." It makes me sad because this guy who deeply loves Tulane is letting a personal vendetta (he knows what I mean here, nothing to do with wins/losses) against one person cloud his better judgement, his heart. This guy is being pulled into the wrong direction this time around by some folks that don't have nearly the investment in their hearts for Tulane as he does.

This weekend will be the first Homecoming game since 1974 for Tulane football and the agenda of a few selfish individuals is going to take away from what should be one of the most celebrated events in the history of Tulane football. Before writing this today I thought to myself - "how could he do this? How could the die-hard living in New Orleans all these years who knows how deeply important this first true Homecoming in 40 years do something that would take away from this moment?" The actions of a very small group of people will take away from moments that all of our football players should be able to look back on with pride and happiness. All those Tulane students who will be in attendance with their parents for the very first time at their very first real Tulane Homecoming, all of them will have to think back about how a few people took away from their special moment.

I just don't get it. I mean, I get it from some of them. Many of them who are not nearly as invested as many of the other die-hards I know and are definitely not as invested as the guy who sat on the bleachers. Nope, not this guy. He may be unhappy with a variety of things but there is no way he would deter from the moment he has been waiting for, the moment the players who sat in the same seats his own son did have been waiting for and the moment all true die-hards have been dreaming of.

I understand the frustration and if people feel the need to take certain actions then to each their own but this Saturday is not the day. This Saturday is supposed to be Homecoming. It is supposed to be a proud moment. It is supposed to be a day where fathers, mothers, daughters and sons can look back on in another 40 years and tell stories about when Tulane finally came back home.

The guy that sat on the bleachers for all those years taking his hands to his face like a camera, twisting here and turning there to fit it in just right, dreaming of this moment when Tulane would finally come home - I wish that guy was still around to enjoy this Saturday the way it was meant to be.

Tulane’s Parry Nickerson back and better than ever

Monday, October 13, 2014

Miller-McCoy's Brian Webb said he wants back in and re-commits to Tulane

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Power forward Taron Oliver Jr. commits to Tulane

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

2015 Tulane Baseball Schedule

Monday, September 29, 2014

2015 Tulane Football Recruiting Offer & Commitment List

2015 Tulane Football Commitment List: (11)
Information gathered from sources & the recruiting services 24/7, ESPN, Rivals, Scout/FoxNext.

OFFENSE (2)
*** Keeyon Smart - OL - 6-4/290 - Baton Rouge, LA (McKinley) - Twitter Link - TULANE

Tulane gets commitment from McKinley offensive lineman Keeyon Smart - Nola Times Pic
McKinley lineman Keeyon Smart commits to Tulane - Nola Advocate

*** Nigel Anderson - RB - 6-0/190 - Reserve, LA (East St. John) Twitter Link - TULANE

Tulane lands a big commitment in East St. John running back Nigel Anderson

DEFENSE (8)
*** Brian Webb - DT - 6-3/260 - New Orleans, LA (Miller-McCoy) - Twitter Link - TULANE

Miller-McCoy's Brian Webb said he wants back in and re-commits to Tulane - Nola Times Pic
Miller-McCoy defensive lineman Brian Webb commits to Tulane - Nola Times Pic
Recruiting: Miller-McCoy's Brian Webb commits to Tulane football - SportsNola.com
Tulane lands 2015 commitment from Miller-McCoy's Brian Webb - Nola Advocate
Miller-McCoy defensive tackle Brian Webb no longer committed to Tulane - Nola Times Pic

*** Jeremie Francis - CB - 5-10/150 - New Orleans, LA (Warren Easton) - Twitter Link - TULANE

Tulane reels in commitment from Warren Easton cornerback Jeremie Francis - Nola Times Pic
Recruiting: Tulane gains commitment from Warren Easton DB Jeremie Fracnis - SportsNola.com
Warren Easton’s Jeremie Francis commits to Tulane - Nola Advocate

Taris Shenall - CB - 6-0/170 - Marrero, LA (Ehret) - Twitter Link - TULANE

Tulane gets local 2015 commitment in John Ehret cornerback Taris Shenall - Nola Times Pic
CB Shenall commits to Tulane - Nola Advocate

*** Chaz Key - CB/RB - 5-10/172 - Iowa, LA (Iowa) - Twitter Link - TULANE

Tulane gets #6 - Nola Advocate

*** Darius Black - DB - 6-0/175 - Belle Chasse, LA (Belle Chasse) - Twitter Link - TULANE

Tulane picks up commitment from 2015 Belle Chasse safety Darius Black - Nola Times Pic
Recruiting: Belle Chasse's Darius Black commits to Tulane - SportsNola.com

*** Douglas Henry - CB - 6-1/175 - New Iberia, LA (Westgate) - Twitter Link - TULANE

*** Louis Wings- DT - 6-1/280 - Harvey, LA (West Jeff) - Twitter Link - TULANE

West Jefferson DT Louis Wings commits to Tulane - Nola Advocate
West Jefferson defensive tackle, Louis Wings commits to Tulane - Times Pic

*** Malik Eugene - S - 5-10/162 - Lafayette, LA (Acadiana) - Twitter Link - TULANE

ATHLETE (1)
Devin Glenn - ATH - 5-8/50 - New Orleans, LA (Warren Easton) - Twitter Link - TULANE

Tulane picks up commitment from 2015 Easton athlete Devin Glenn - Nola Times Pic
Recruiting: Warren Easton's Devin Glenn commits to Tulane - SportsNola.com
Tulane gets commitment from Warren Easton’s Devin Glenn - Nola Advocate

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2015 Tulane Football Recruiting Offer List: (108)
Information gathered from sources & the recruiting services 24/7, ESPN, Rivals, Scout/FoxNext.

OFFENSE (47)

QB (2)
*** Jason Pellerin - QB - 6-4/200 - New Iberia, LA (Catholic) - Twitter Link
*** Chase Litton - QB - 6-5/190 - Tampa, FL - Twitter Link

RUNNING BACK (7)***Nigel Anderson - RB - 6-0/190 - Reserve, LA (East St. John) Twitter Link - TULANE
**** David Ducre - RB - 6-0/220 - Mandeville, LA (Lakeshore) Twitter Link
*** Lanard Fournette - RB - 5-10/185 - New Orleans, LA (St. Aug) Twitter Link
Will Scott - RB - 5-10/205 - Destrehan, LA (Destrehan) - Twitter Link
**** Derrius Guice - RB - 5-10/195 - Baton Rouge, LA (Catholic) - Twitter Link
Warren Robinson - RB - 5-10/180 - Delray Beach, FL
Jordan Herrera - RB - 5-10/160 - Miami, FL - Twitter Link

WIDE RECEIVER (19)
**** Terrell Chatman - WR - 6-3/180 - Baton Rouge, LA (Catholic) - Twitter Link

*** - #2 - Darius Williams - WR - 6-2/185 - New Orleans, LA (Mc35)
***** Tyron Johnson - WR - 6-1/185 - New Orleans, LA (Warren Easton) Twitter Link

**** Jazz Ferguson - WR - 6-5/205 - St. Francisville, LA (West Feliciana) Twitter Link
*** Alfred Smith - WR - 5-10/185 - Destrehan, LA (Destrehan) Twitter Link

**** Arthur McGinnis - LB/DE - 6-2/225 - New Orleans, LA (Warren Easton) - Twitter Link

*** Hunter Dale - S - 6-0/185 - New Orleans, LA (John Curtis) Twitter Link

**** Xavier Lewis - CB - 6-0/180 - Reserve, LA (East St. John) Twitter Link
*** Henry Black - CB - 5-10/165 - Shreveport, LA (Woodlawn) Twitter Link
**** Donte Jackson - CB - 5-11/175 - Jefferson, LA (Riverdale) Twitter Link
*** Deshawn Raymond - CB - 6-1/175 - Metairie, LA (East Jeff) Twitter Link
**** Justin Reid - S - 6-1/185 - Geismar, LA (Dutchtown) - Twitter Link
Raekwon Morgan - DB - 5-10/180 - Destrehan, LA (Destrehan) - Twitter Link
*** Brandon Scott - DB - 6-0/180 - Destrehan, LA (Destrehan)
Dwaine Thomas - S/LB - 6-2/190 - Boutte, LA (Hahnville)
*** Shun Brown - CB - 5-9/160 - Shreveport, LA (Calvary) - Twitter Link
*** Kendall Harrison - CB - 6-0/180 - New Orleans, LA (Landry-Walker) - Twitter Link
**** Maurice Smitherman - 5-10/165 - Adamsville, AL Twitter Link
*** Antonyo Sotolongo - S - 6-0/197 - Miami, FL - Twitter Link
*** Chris Barr - CB - 5-10/165 - Jacksonville, FL - Twitter Link
*** Ronnie Hoggins - CB - 5-10/165 - Pompano Beach, FL - Twitter Link
Jamari Bozeman - DB/WR - 6-1/185 - West Palm Beach, FL - Twitter Link
Marquavius Gibbs - DB/RB - 5-11/175 - West Palm Beach, FL - Twitter Link
**** Jalen Thompson - DB - 5-11/170 - Mobile, AL - Twitter Link
Jalean Perkins - DB - 6-0/165 - Orlando, FL - Twitter Link
*** Bruce Davis - DB - 6-0/187 - Miami, FL - Twitter Link
Marquavis Gibbs - DB - 5-11/176 - West Palm Beach, FL - Twitter Link
*** Jabari Butler - DB - 5-11/165 - Las Vegas, Nevada - Twitter Link

ATHLETE (8)
Devin Glenn - ATH - 5-8/50 - New Orleans, LA (Warren Easton) - Twitter Link - TULANE
*** Dion Ray - ATH - 6-0/190 - Harvey, LA (Helen Cox) - Twitter Link
**** Kendall Bussey Jr - ATH - 5-9/195 - New Orleans, LA (Newman) - Twitter Link
**** Deshawn Capers-Smith - ATH - 5-10/175 - New Orleans, LA (Warren Easton) Twitter Link
**** Derrick Dillon - ATH - 5-11/165 - Franklinton, LA (Pine) Twitter Link
Andrew Hicks - WR/QB/ATH - 6-2/200 - Belle Chasse, LA (Belle Chasse) - Twitter Link
***Kavontae Turpin - WR - 5-9/165 - Monroe, LA (Neville) - Twitter Link
**** Jacques Patrick - RB/WR - 6-1/210 - Orlando, FL Twitter Link

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Saturday, August 30, 2014

Tulane and the NFL

Recap
Darkwa, Santos & Grant make teams.
Sullen, Strozier, Warmsley are cut.

Saints keep Ryan Griffin.

Lots of talk that Stro and Julius will be kept on as practice squad members if another team does not claim them off of waivers

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

NIMBYs prepare for Yulman - so you should prepare for the NIMBYs

If you are planning on driving to games and you are not using the official parking lots you may want to read this.

http://uptownmessenger.com/2014/08/what-will-tailgating-be-like-for-tulane-home-games/#more-41971

Tulane 2014 Season Predictions Sure To Go Wrong

Offensive MVP: T. Lee
Defensive MVP: S. Scofield
Breakout Player Offense: L. Thompson
Breakout Player Defense: T. Gilbert
Best Incoming Freshman (non-red shirt) Offense: T. Veal
Best Incoming Freshman (non-red shirt) Defense: R. Marbley
Prediction: Tulane will leave a crap load of points on the field due to not being able to make FGs or because Tulane won't even attempt some that seem like no-brainers.
Prediction: At the end of the season people will look at the production players on this team and think "boy, this staff has pretty much nailed it when it comes to recruiting regardless of what the services rankings say"

No long explanations trying to qualify or sugarcoat anything.

Wins & losses
@ Tulsa - WIN - 14-13
Georgia Tech - LOSS - 24-10
Southeastern LA - WIN - 31-24
@ Duke - LOSS - 34-10
@ Rutgers - WIN - 14-10
UCONN - WIN - 28-17
@ UCF - LOSS - 38-7
Cincy - LOSS - 27-13
@ UH - LOSS - 42-17
Memphis - WIN - 31-20
@ ECU - LOSS - 31-7
Temple - WIN - 28-14

Bowl Game
BBVA Compass vs Toledo
or
Bahamas vs Tennessee

Overall:
The starting defense is as good as any but the overall quality depth and experience will hurt when injuries come.
The offense will continue to struggle moving the ball like last year with the biggest difference being the max potential in this years offense is higher. The overall play-making ability in this offense if greater than 2013, if people step up and make those plays.
Special teams should be solid with the exception of kicking (not punting) and we are still not set on deep snapping being a non-event each time.
When the dust settles there will be as low as 2 or as high as 4 coaching moves made, some voluntary and some not. We have had great luck keeping the majority of the staff here since day one but this off-season we come back to the norm of college football a little bit.

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

NFL Update

Here are some quick notes

NFL cuts were today to get down to 75 by 3pm.
Seems as though everyone has made it SO FAR but WVHooser who was cut today by the Pats.
Warmsley, Texans - they released two other DL today
Sullen, Broncos - they released a safety
Cairo still battling
Grant will make team no matter what and Wash released 3 WRs today.
Strozier still hanging in there
Moses was released before camp from KC, not sure if anyone picked him up before that but does not seem like it. He may get picked up when injuries happen i guess
Darkwa, dolphins - they put one RB on PUP/IR list

Overall thoughts are that Grant will get his chances. He is good enough to be on someones NFL roster.
Even if Cairo gets released he will get a shot somewhere. His FGs have been great and they one thing bad in the only one game we saw him kickoff once or twice was that his kickoffs were not deep. That is assuming the coaches didnt purposely ask him to kick it short so they could work on covering.
Sullen and Warmsley seem to have legit chances at someones practice squads at worst case.
Strozier fits what the Saints want but they have a few smaller RB types. The person that can pick up pass protections, playbook and shows the best hands will get to stay. If the Saints release Strozier we think he can help someone somewhere because he can play offense, defense and special teams and he is fast as all heck.
Darkwa did well last week but other than his big run his YPC have been really low but that has also been with the deep backup OL. Best thing from Orleans is that he has been steady as a pass catcher for them. He might be able to pull a Mewelde Moore and be a 3rd down back for a decade. Hell, who would not take that in a heartbeat!

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Predictions

A buddy of our started a predictions topic and since we were too busy to do our own so far, we are game on this one.
Okay Long Green, We will play along!
http://yogwf.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=43421

We will make this qualifier, who will end up being the MVP is very different from who should be or needs to be the MVP in order for the team to be successful.

Offensive MVP: Better be the offensive tackles, right?
Defensive MVP: With the youth at LB, it has to be the old man - true soph Nico Marley.
Breakout Player Offense: Needs to be Tanner Lee.
Breakout Player Defense: Tyler Gilbert. Just can't fathom him not having an incredible year.
Best Incoming Freshman (non-red shirt) Offense: Teddy Veal
Best Incoming Freshman (non-red shirt) Defense: RaeJuan Marbley
Prediction (good): The starting defense plays damn near as good as last years defense did for most of the season.
Prediction (bad): I agree with Long Green, this staff has stayed mostly intact so far but these defensive coaches are only going to turn so many jobs before sooner or later someone jumps.
Prediction (bad): I said this before last years breakout season, Lorenzo Doss leaves for the NFL after his JR year. Only way this turns good is if we make a bowl game and this happens making it two winning seasons in a row and for us - a crap load of kids getting in the NFL paired with the new conference, new stadium and new money all hopefully equals a major boost in recruiting. That all said, nothing would be better than Doss and Monroe leading this team as seniors in what I think will be the best Tulane football season in a long time in 2015.
Prediction (good): The stadium. The American. ESPN. There are a wide range of opinions out there about it but one thing that should be undeniable is the positive financial impact the stadium will have on all of Tulane Athletics. Most importantly the stadium along with the new conference should continue to provide increased money to the football program and soon provide them with other much needed new amenities such as a up-to-date state of the art locker room, weight room, training room, academic center and meeting rooms. We are in full support of the money helping all of athletics but let us not be ignorant of the facts that football (college football) is big business and taking care of football, winning in football in the most important on the field factor for a flourishing department.

Wins & losses - TBD

Sunday, August 17, 2014

How Tulane Is Making Their Comeback, The last step is to retake their city.

What do you think the chances of him coming to Tulane? Any info as to why he left Louisville?

Brian sent us this question.

Chances of him coming to Tulane after the way everything was handled just prior to signing day last year and him going to Louisville.... slim to none. By stating slim it means there is a tiny window but we would not count on it happening. Tulane has a lot of young talent and depth a year later at the same positions Clark would be coming in for after sitting out a year and more importantly this year we have a much lower number of scholarships available and they are at a premium. We just don't see it happening right now however if Clark decides to wait it out this season and see what options he has in January or May instead of enrolling right away somewhere we may just have something available for him. Like the quote from the movie Angels In The Outfield - "It could happen"

No idea what went down at Louisville. We wish Lyn Clark the very best moving forward.

Thursday, August 14, 2014

Tulane sports fans

Tulane sports fans feel free to email questions to tulanerecruiting@gmail.com and we will post them and respond to them for the public.

Projected Depth Chart

After just over one week, here is what we think. This is based off of the positions/spots listed on the official Tulane website from the post-Spring depth chart. We will note this, if you have paid attention to Tulane football under CJ you should know that the offense is just like the NFL. CJ uses just about everyone on offense in a wide variety of packages and guys stay fresh. Depending upon what the opposing defense is doing that week, you could easily see guys get 5 reps one week and 30 reps the next. When it comes to listing the HB, FB and TE positions you will see a ton of guys rotate and we just list who we think will see the most reps essentially.

WR 1 DE
J. Shackleford R. LaFrance
D. Breaux A. Aruna
D. Boutte A. Bryant

WR 2 DT
X. Rush T. Smart
T. Veal C. Thomas
T. Encalade

LT NT
A. Uzdavinis C. Redwine
T. Jacquet K. Welcome
K. Santa Marina B. Edwards

LG DE
C. Hanson T. Gilbert
J. Stewart A. Robinson
Q. Carroll

C BOSS
N. Shienle D. Monroe
J. Diaz

RG MLB
C. Taylor R. Marbley
B. Godfrey E. Williams
E. Thomas or Z. Harris

RT WLB
S. Donnelly N. Marley
N. Scold M. Bailey

TE CB
S. London L. Doss
C. Jones R. Allen
T. Scott D. Lewis
M. Marfisi

QB CB
T. Lee T. Nixon
D. Powell P. Nickerson
N. Montana

FB FS
L. Thompson S. Scofield
D. Butler L. Davis

HB SS
S. Badie B. LeBeau
D. Hilliard D. Monroe