Then, one of their mods, Johnny Mac, says:Since...the last time we played them last November which was basically for the CUSA west title.
WAKE UP, YOGGIES! We've been out of CUSA for four freaking years!I'd say the biggest game since the Navy game last year... that was a win or go home game.. this one doesn't have THAT particular fate attached, but winning this game is very important for our chances at a CUSA west division title.
I think it has a lot to do with the way the season sets up for us. We are 2-1. We get this game at home. Army is tough but we match up probably better with them than all but 10 or 15 teams because of 1) our experience defending the option, 2) the bye week to prepare, and 3) Jeffrey Johnson. Then UConn. So then we are *potentially* looking at going into that Memphis game 5-1.Bicoastalwave wrote: ↑Mon Sep 16, 2019 9:32 pm I know the news outlets need to sell papers and their tool of choice is hyperbole and sensationalism. But is this game really a “watershed” moment ? Is this truly a must win ? I think it is neither. Yes it would give us momentum, and is A big piece in winning the west. But honestly if I had to choose one I’d rather beat Memphis. And Beating UCF would have a far bigger impact on us from a national perspective and as a program. Auburn could have been a signature win and program changer. UCF might be that too. We are actually favored against houston. Now don’t get me wrong, I want this game bad, and I hope we win every game but I don’t think it’s a Watershed moment. Many of of the narratives talk about us beating houston and than beating army. . . Which will be a game we won’t be favored in and army may be a top 25 team at that point. Regardless, let’s go kick some ass and win each game moving forward
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The beating we put on FIU, and toughness we showed against Auburn shows that things have changed around here. We are flowing in the right direction under Fritz.
Absolutely it's big. There's a ton of buzz on Twitter this week. Lots of people buying tickets that haven't in awhile, especially with the new lower food and ticket pricing. Houston's had a lot of national attention the last few years: they beat OU and Louisville a couple of years ago, they've been ranked a lot, the Tom Herman years, Holgerson moving from P5 to G5, etc. Its a program that the casual fan is aware of and perceives as a very good team. A win here to go 3-1 would open a lot of people's eyes.
That will all be meaningless if we lose to Houston this week. This is a big game for the program. 2-2 would put us back in the middle of the pack. 3-1 makes a statement.Eaglewave wrote: ↑Tue Sep 17, 2019 5:57 amThe beating we put on FIU, and toughness we showed against Auburn shows that things have changed around here. We are flowing in the right direction under Fritz.
We made a statement to the G5 world with our week 1 performance. We showed that it will take more than an average G5 program to beat us this year. That’s the only reason why we are the favorite vs the Cougars. Now, we have a chance to show our conference that we mean business. Houston fans are very worried for good reason. They have seen worst Tulane teams sneak in wins vs them.
I know us die hards see it the way you said in your first paragraph. Truth is FIU is not proving to be much this year. As to Auburn we showed toughness but our offense was putrid. Last year against a bad Houston D our offense got embarrassed. That's why I say this is the game where we can show that things really have changed not just to us but to the casual fan and the local media.Eaglewave wrote: ↑Tue Sep 17, 2019 5:57 amThe beating we put on FIU, and toughness we showed against Auburn shows that things have changed around here. We are flowing in the right direction under Fritz.
We made a statement to the G5 world with our week 1 performance. We showed that it will take more than an average G5 program to beat us this year. That’s the only reason why we are the favorite vs the Cougars. Now, we have a chance to show our conference that we mean business. Houston fans are very worried for good reason. They have seen worst Tulane teams sneak in wins vs them.
+1.DfromCT wrote: ↑Tue Sep 17, 2019 7:16 amThat will all be meaningless if we lose to Houston this week. This is a big game for the program. 2-2 would put us back in the middle of the pack. 3-1 makes a statement.Eaglewave wrote: ↑Tue Sep 17, 2019 5:57 amThe beating we put on FIU, and toughness we showed against Auburn shows that things have changed around here. We are flowing in the right direction under Fritz.
We made a statement to the G5 world with our week 1 performance. We showed that it will take more than an average G5 program to beat us this year. That’s the only reason why we are the favorite vs the Cougars. Now, we have a chance to show our conference that we mean business. Houston fans are very worried for good reason. They have seen worst Tulane teams sneak in wins vs them.
I think we can all agree that it will be Tulane's biggest game of the week.Bicoastalwave wrote: ↑Mon Sep 16, 2019 9:32 pm I know the news outlets need to sell papers and their tool of choice is hyperbole and sensationalism. But is this game really a “watershed” moment ? Is this truly a must win ? I think it is neither. Yes it would give us momentum, and is A big piece in winning the west. But honestly if I had to choose one I’d rather beat Memphis. And Beating UCF would have a far bigger impact on us from a national perspective and as a program. Auburn could have been a signature win and program changer. UCF might be that too. We are actually favored against houston. Now don’t get me wrong, I want this game bad, and I hope we win every game but I don’t think it’s a Watershed moment. Many of of the narratives talk about us beating houston and than beating army. . . Which will be a game we won’t be favored in and army may be a top 25 team at that point. Regardless, let’s go kick some ass and win each game moving forward
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Haha! Yes we can def agree on that. It is a big game because its this weeks opponent who is a conference rival at home that is perceived to be good. Roll Waveccap05 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 17, 2019 8:01 amI think we can all agree that it will be Tulane's biggest game of the week.Bicoastalwave wrote: ↑Mon Sep 16, 2019 9:32 pm I know the news outlets need to sell papers and their tool of choice is hyperbole and sensationalism. But is this game really a “watershed” moment ? Is this truly a must win ? I think it is neither. Yes it would give us momentum, and is A big piece in winning the west. But honestly if I had to choose one I’d rather beat Memphis. And Beating UCF would have a far bigger impact on us from a national perspective and as a program. Auburn could have been a signature win and program changer. UCF might be that too. We are actually favored against houston. Now don’t get me wrong, I want this game bad, and I hope we win every game but I don’t think it’s a Watershed moment. Many of of the narratives talk about us beating houston and than beating army. . . Which will be a game we won’t be favored in and army may be a top 25 team at that point. Regardless, let’s go kick some ass and win each game moving forward
Roll wave
Exactly. It’s “Show Me” prime time!galvezwave wrote: ↑Tue Sep 17, 2019 10:35 am To me , it’s big because we’ve been 2-1 a million times with the same schedule. This is where we normally get exposed for what we really are. It would be nice if that exposure is on the opposite end of the stick.
I just bought 30 seats at 5.00 dollars each to be distributed
