Staff coming together

winwave · Tue Dec 22, 2015 4:35 pm

Rollins and one other retained:

http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com/sp ... l-staffers

Bigschtick · Tue Dec 22, 2015 5:27 pm

Good move on Coach Fritz's part.

DfromCT · Tue Dec 22, 2015 7:27 pm

I wonder if the entire staff from GaSouthern is coming? I thought (prayed) that the offense was going to be markedly different than what they ran at GaSouthern.

Forever TU · Wed Dec 23, 2015 1:52 pm

DfromCT wrote:I wonder if the entire staff from GaSouthern is coming? I thought (prayed) that the offense was going to be markedly different than what they ran at GaSouthern.

It will be. GA Southern ran the option before Fritz got there. It will almost certainly be more likely what he ran at Sam Houston.

RobertM320 · Wed Dec 23, 2015 2:30 pm

If fact, from reading some of the GSUfans board, it seems the triple option is a school tradition of sorts, kind of like Army and Navy. Their fans don't want it changed to a spread option or pro-style.

DfromCT · Wed Dec 23, 2015 2:39 pm

Clearly, based upon the conversation Coach Fritz had with Jack Abraham, the offense is going to have OPTION written all over it. It's not going to be a pure spread, and definitely not a pro-set. How little or much passing we do is still to be determined, but I would strongly doubt we're going to pass more than we run. The years that Fritz's offenses had more yardage passing than running it was still probably 60-40 run-pass.

Pullinmyhairout · Wed Dec 23, 2015 3:28 pm

DfromCT wrote:Clearly, based upon the conversation Coach Fritz had with Jack Abraham, the offense is going to have OPTION written all over it. It's not going to be a pure spread, and definitely not a pro-set. How little or much passing we do is still to be determined, but I would strongly doubt we're going to pass more than we run. The years that Fritz's offenses had more yardage passing than running it was still probably 60-40 run-pass.

If we win, I don't care if we are the first team in the modern era to never attempt a pass. We have SUCKED for too long!!!!!!

winwave · Wed Dec 23, 2015 3:47 pm

DfromCT wrote:Clearly, based upon the conversation Coach Fritz had with Jack Abraham, the offense is going to have OPTION written all over it. It's not going to be a pure spread, and definitely not a pro-set. How little or much passing we do is still to be determined, but I would strongly doubt we're going to pass more than we run. The years that Fritz's offenses had more yardage passing than running it was still probably 60-40 run-pass.

No one knows what that conversation was like. It could well be that WF politely told him he wasn't good enough for us. As has been pointed out he had a stud WR that he threw short to and then would get a lot YAC. He is small and doesn't have a great arm. As has also been said WF has said he doesn't need a great runner at QB in his system.

RobertM320 · Wed Dec 23, 2015 4:17 pm

Per Football Scoop

Tulane: Per source, expect Willie Fritz to bring a large number of his staff to Tulane. Sources tell us both offensive coordinator Doug Ruse and defensive coordinator Jack Curtis will go along with offensive line coach Alex Atkins, tight ends Chad Lunsford, linebackers coach Michael Munz, director of football operations Shane Meyer and more. Others will come as well; but the situation isn’t as clear for some of those just yet.

Jonathan · Wed Dec 23, 2015 6:29 pm

Hopefully we will hear after the Go Daddy bowl today. I hope that he brings to Tulane the best people on his Georgia Southern staff.

OUG · Wed Dec 23, 2015 6:33 pm

DfromCT wrote:Clearly, based upon the conversation Coach Fritz had with Jack Abraham, the offense is going to have OPTION written all over it. It's not going to be a pure spread, and definitely not a pro-set. How little or much passing we do is still to be determined, but I would strongly doubt we're going to pass more than we run. The years that Fritz's offenses had more yardage passing than running it was still probably 60-40 run-pass.

When you watch these bowl games though, you'll be hard pressed to find teams that don't incorporate the option in some form in their attack. It probably won't be your standard wishbone triple option. The run/pass read-option out of multiple sets with a mobile QB is a dangerous and exciting offense.

dpm wave · Wed Dec 23, 2015 8:05 pm

Not sure if this was mentioned in any other thread, but I'll put it here simply because it's getting the most attention right now.

The Ga. Southern OOC schedule in the next 5 years includes: Ole Miss, Ga Tech, Auburn, IU, UMass, Clemson and LSU.

Granted those are all road games, but shows that Ga. Southern was interested in lining up quality OOC opponents.

UNI has always had 1 or 2 FBS opponents on their schedules since TD has been there.

Wavetime · Wed Dec 23, 2015 8:14 pm

Coach Fritz said he was not going to run the triple option. It's right there in the interview. I don't see what all the fuss is about.

winwave · Wed Dec 23, 2015 8:43 pm

Wavetime wrote:Coach Fritz said he was not going to run the triple option. It's right there in the interview. I don't see what all the fuss is about.

This.

Wed Dec 23, 2015 8:43 pm

dpm wave wrote:Not sure if this was mentioned in any other thread, but I'll put it here simply because it's getting the most attention right now.

The Ga. Southern OOC schedule in the next 5 years includes: Ole Miss, Ga Tech, Auburn, IU, UMass, Clemson and LSU.

Granted those are all road games, but shows that Ga. Southern was interested in lining up quality OOC opponents.

UNI has always had 1 or 2 FBS opponents on their schedules since TD has been there.

Pays their bills. But they have been able to remain competitive with those teams.

puffy · Wed Dec 23, 2015 8:53 pm

DfromCT wrote:Clearly, based upon the conversation Coach Fritz had with Jack Abraham, the offense is going to have OPTION written all over it. It's not going to be a pure spread, and definitely not a pro-set. How little or much passing we do is still to be determined, but I would strongly doubt we're going to pass more than we run. The years that Fritz's offenses had more yardage passing than running it was still probably 60-40 run-pass.

Few schools in FBS attempt more passes than rushes. Those that primarily pass are schools like Wazzu and TTech. Even when King ran RR's read option, Tulane ran well more than they passed.

DfromCT · Wed Dec 23, 2015 9:04 pm

puffy wrote:
DfromCT wrote:Clearly, based upon the conversation Coach Fritz had with Jack Abraham, the offense is going to have OPTION written all over it. It's not going to be a pure spread, and definitely not a pro-set. How little or much passing we do is still to be determined, but I would strongly doubt we're going to pass more than we run. The years that Fritz's offenses had more yardage passing than running it was still probably 60-40 run-pass.
Few schools in FBS attempt more passes than rushes. Those that primarily pass are schools like Wazzu and TTech. Even when King ran RR's read option, Tulane ran well more than they passed.

No doubt.

OUG · Wed Dec 23, 2015 9:38 pm

Watching the team that Fritz built at GS play the team that Babers built at BGSU... I won't say that we definitively got the better coach, but this GS team is VERY well built and VERY well coached. This not some plodding option team. There is legitimate speed and athleticism, and they would definitely kick 2015 Tulane's butt.

JerseyWave · Wed Dec 23, 2015 10:12 pm

Georgia Southern scored more points in their bowl game than Tulane scored all season......almost. Can't wait for Fritz and Staff to get to work at Tulane.

puffy · Wed Dec 23, 2015 10:26 pm

OUG wrote:Watching the team that Fritz built at GS play the team that Babers built at BGSU... I won't say that we definitively got the better coach, but this GS team is VERY well built and VERY well coached. This not some plodding option team. There is legitimate speed and athleticism, and they would definitely kick 2015 Tulane's butt.

Both are quality HCs, although Fritz is far more accomplished and has a much longer track record as a head coach than Babers. Fritz has a better chance of success in the AAC at Tulane than Babers does in the ACC at Syracuse.

RobertM320 · Wed Dec 23, 2015 10:31 pm

And how about defensive adjustments? BGSU scores 27 in the first half, and 0 in the second half. And the GSU DC Jack Curtis is supposedly coming with Fritz.

JerseyWave · Wed Dec 23, 2015 10:32 pm

Tulane will play in a bowl game in 2016!

51WaveBG · Wed Dec 23, 2015 10:55 pm

It was fun watching coaches who knew what they were doing. Excellent adjustments @ half-time. Hope most of them come to TU w/WF.

Wave755 · Wed Dec 23, 2015 10:59 pm

GSU looked great tonight, well coached and well disciplined. We haven't look that good since Bowden/RR. Let's hope we now get the entire GSU staff as a post-Christmas present.

DfromCT · Thu Dec 24, 2015 12:48 am

puffy wrote:
OUG wrote:Watching the team that Fritz built at GS play the team that Babers built at BGSU... I won't say that we definitively got the better coach, but this GS team is VERY well built and VERY well coached. This not some plodding option team. There is legitimate speed and athleticism, and they would definitely kick 2015 Tulane's butt.
Both are quality HCs, although Fritz is far more accomplished and has a much longer track record as a head coach than Babers. Fritz has a better chance of success in the AAC at Tulane than Babers does in the ACC at Syracuse.

Because one coaches former team beat the other coaches former team? In a game that turned on weather related turnovers? I don't know that I can jump to any comparison of the two coaches and their chances of success based upon this game. I do think that GSU was a very well coached and disciplined team, something we haven't seen at Tulane this century.

I also know that any option team had better have great team speed. We've seen what plodding option teams look like...they typically find a way to play .500 against Tulane and other similar programs and about .250 overall. I'm talking about our big rivals, the Black Knights of the Hudson.