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Poorly written , players names misspelled , other misspellings ; must have been proofread at 3 AM by a drunk lost looking for a light switch .

Most disappointing is that it's another projected treading water , no progress year .

What specifically bothered Amare Jones enough that made him leave for Georgia Southern ?
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What specifically bothered Amare Jones enough that made him leave for Georgia Southern ?


Tyjae Spears.
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Thanks for the link golf.
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About the only thing that I felt was spot on was his schedule analysis and prediction, and that is scary. I'll come back to that. The biggest glaring weakness is that he doesn't mention Tyjae Spears at all. But there's other noticeable omissions including the lack of playing complete 60 minute games, inability to get off the field on 3rd and long...the writer clearly didn't watch games or do any "analysis".

But the scary thing is he's predicting another 6 win season, and I pretty much agree. I'm starting to think that Coach Fritz's ceiling is about 8 wins, and that he's a good enough coach to keep us in the 6-8 win range every year. But I'm also questioning if his teams can step up and make 8 wins the floor so that we're consistently in the 8-10 win range and truly competing for the AAC championship year to year?
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DfromCT wrote: Thu Jun 03, 2021 11:41 am About the only thing that I felt was spot on was his schedule analysis and prediction, and that is scary. I'll come back to that. The biggest glaring weakness is that he doesn't mention Tyjae Spears at all. But there's other noticeable omissions including the lack of playing complete 60 minute games, inability to get off the field on 3rd and long...the writer clearly didn't watch games or do any "analysis".

But the scary thing is he's predicting another 6 win season, and I pretty much agree. I'm starting to think that Coach Fritz's ceiling is about 8 wins, and that he's a good enough coach to keep us in the 6-8 win range every year. But I'm also questioning if his teams can step up and make 8 wins the floor so that we're consistently in the 8-10 win range and truly competing for the AAC championship year to year?
The truly scary question is, if Fritz turns in 6 regular season wins every year, how long would it be before Tulane fired him?

ESPN’s FPI pegs Tulane at 8 wins in the regular season, and, if that doesn’t happen, it will be a missed opportunity as Fritz will not likely field a team this strong again for awhile.
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This is the best schedule we have had in years. Huge opportunity to move the needle. I can’t wait!
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Any word on Tyjae and his rehab? I think he’s the key. Speed kills!
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How is anything going to change without our football program showing up?
We should be scheduling every perennial OOC top 20 programs that we can.
Nothing, NO Thing will change until we start dropping giants.
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Dave breslin wrote: Fri Jun 04, 2021 7:52 am Any word on Tyjae and his rehab? I think he’s the key. Speed kills!
The coaching staff has said he will be ready for fall camp. Hopefully that's the case as he is much needed. A true difference maker.
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wave97 wrote: Fri Jun 04, 2021 8:40 am How is anything going to change without our football program showing up?
We should be scheduling every perennial OOC top 20 programs that we can.
Nothing, NO Thing will change until we start dropping giants.
Well said .

Absolutely correct .
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A few things:

1. At the AAC level, the SOS will have more of a W/L impact than the strength of your team. A program at Tulane's level has to schedule intelligently otherwise an 0-4 start will mean that you're playing in front of crickets come October.
2. This schedule is the toughest we've faced in decades.
3. The talent level has improved - and I think winning 6-7 more games is actually a sign of how far things have come. This program used to go 2-10 on this type of schedule.
4. Tulane University has to restructure its athletics if it wants any results against top 20 football teams. It COULD get there, but it has to be willing to carry a pile of fresh debt (we're talking $100M+) out for 15-20 years while it builds all of things it would need to play at the championship level. The school has to find a way to start "paying it forward" - invest in a winner that people will want to donate into.
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Aberzombie1892 wrote: Thu Jun 03, 2021 6:27 pm
The truly scary question is, if Fritz turns in 6 regular season wins every year, how long would it be before Tulane fired him?

Dannen is happy with 6 wins
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oliveandblue wrote: Fri Jun 04, 2021 2:17 pm A few things:

1. At the AAC level, the SOS will have more of a W/L impact than the strength of your team. A program at Tulane's level has to schedule intelligently otherwise an 0-4 start will mean that you're playing in front of crickets come October.
2. This schedule is the toughest we've faced in decades.
3. The talent level has improved - and I think winning 6-7 more games is actually a sign of how far things have come. This program used to go 2-10 on this type of schedule.
4. Tulane University has to restructure its athletics if it wants any results against top 20 football teams. It COULD get there, but it has to be willing to carry a pile of fresh debt (we're talking $100M+) out for 15-20 years while it builds all of things it would need to play at the championship level. The school has to find a way to start "paying it forward" - invest in a winner that people will want to donate into.
The AAC isn't exactly murderers row. Even if we beat UCF & Cincinnati the perceived value of Tulane football wouldn't move much. So what's at stake other than a meaningless fringe bowl appearance. The bullshit bowls are the equivalent of a participation award for those programs that haven't played anybody but G5 dogs & FCS.
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No. 3 OU and No. 20 Ole Miss in first three weeks, and No. 8 Cincinnati?

That's a big ask, as they say.
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oliveandblue wrote: Fri Jun 04, 2021 2:17 pm A few things:

1. At the AAC level, the SOS will have more of a W/L impact than the strength of your team. A program at Tulane's level has to schedule intelligently otherwise an 0-4 start will mean that you're playing in front of crickets come October.
2. This schedule is the toughest we've faced in decades.
3. The talent level has improved - and I think winning 6-7 more games is actually a sign of how far things have come. This program used to go 2-10 on this type of schedule.
4. Tulane University has to restructure its athletics if it wants any results against top 20 football teams. It COULD get there, but it has to be willing to carry a pile of fresh debt (we're talking $100M+) out for 15-20 years while it builds all of things it would need to play at the championship level. The school has to find a way to start "paying it forward" - invest in a winner that people will want to donate into.


Exactly. Why should donors give a s#it, if Gibson Hall doesn't give a s#it. Mediocrity (at best) does not inspire passion and support.
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We'll find out real fast how this season goes based on the play of our o-line & db's. The new DC & OL coach will be on center stage.
We stay relatively healthy, this could be an interesting year. We're recruiting better athletes. Develop them & unleash them.
It's not that complicated.
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wave97 wrote: Sat Jun 05, 2021 8:31 am We'll find out real fast how this season goes based on the play of our o-line & db's. The new DC & OL coach will be on center stage.
We stay relatively healthy, this could be an interesting year. We're recruiting better athletes. Develop them & unleash them.
It's not that complicated.
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