Lincoln Riley would fit the mold of the guys like Morris, Herman, and Montgomery that have been hired in the west.

(11-26-2015 10:33 AM)pirates4lyfe Wrote:  Lincoln Riley would fit the mold of the guys like Morris, Herman, and Montgomery that have been hired in the west.

Kendall Briles for the North Texas job. He should be looked at too

(11-26-2015 10:34 AM)Pony94 Wrote:  

(11-26-2015 10:33 AM)pirates4lyfe Wrote:  Lincoln Riley would fit the mold of the guys like Morris, Herman, and Montgomery that have been hired in the west.

Kendall Briles for the North Texas job. He should be looked at too

Yes, but I think Briles is a bigger gamble. Despite being a year younger than Briles Riley has been a student assistant since 2003, a full time assistant since 2006, and has 6 years of OC experience vs 1 for Briles. I think you also have to question how much of the Baylor offense is a result of poppa Briles, while Riley has been long separated from Leach and has been unquestionably running the show on offense since 2010.

(11-26-2015 11:09 AM)pirates4lyfe Wrote:  

(11-26-2015 10:34 AM)Pony94 Wrote:  

(11-26-2015 10:33 AM)pirates4lyfe Wrote:  Lincoln Riley would fit the mold of the guys like Morris, Herman, and Montgomery that have been hired in the west.

Kendall Briles for the North Texas job. He should be looked at too

Yes, but I think Briles is a bigger gamble. Despite being a year younger than Briles Riley has been a student assistant since 2003, a full time assistant since 2006, and has 6 years of OC experience vs 1 for Briles. I think you also have to question how much of the Baylor offense is a result of poppa Briles, while Riley has been long separated from Leach and has been unquestionably running the show on offense since 2010.

With so many openings, Riley might find himself getting a bigger job. Sounds like you finally have a good search committee so they will be looking at many coaches

I want Tulane to do well. It benefits the conference. They seem commited to the AAC cause.
Frankly, I was bummed about getting in this conference at first.
But with everyone stepping up (Memphis, navy, USF, temple, etc) this has been a fun year.
ECU, UCF will keep coming up.
Now it seems like a fun conference. Glad we are here.

(11-25-2015 09:39 PM)UHRedcat96 Wrote:  Act now, don't wait. Go get Willie Fritz from GEorgia Southern. He is the real deal. He schemes to his talent. At Sam Houston State he had a multiple offense that was fairly novel...and two FCS CG appearances.
At GS he inherited option O. And they just took UGA to overtime.
Man can flat out coach

You couldnt be more right. I think he would do amazingly well there. Hes Tulanes Taggart. People questioned our hire but in time he got his system rolling.
Fritz is the type of coach who would need to recruit "his guys" but would write an offense around what he has. I bet by year 2 they would be better and year 3 at the latest in a bowl game.

The problem with the tulane is they have this academia atitude like rice
The Chancellors and presidents have to be committed and it seems like they're not

What would it have cost if they had 10,000 more seats not that much they spend money on a new stadium and they only make it 30000 thats FCS groupthink

(11-27-2015 01:37 PM)Stookey57 Wrote:  What would it have cost if they had 10,000 more seats not that much they spend money on a new stadium and they only make it 30000 thats FCS groupthink

Stookey57, I couldn't agree with you more. We went from having the largest stadium in the South to the Superdome to our current capacity of 30K. Granted, the stadium is great and the tailgating on campus is fantastic. We desperately needed atmosphere and building a new stadium on campus was the right move. However, we caved in to the NIMBY's. The City Council rep from that area actually shut down the construction at one point because of height restrictions and other guarantee's that they wanted. That being said, we would have won that battle, the old stadium was there first and we have buildings on campus that are taller then the stadium we built. That's why the press box on the west side was moved into the seats instead of of top of the seats where it belongs. The stadium was built to handle expansions up to 50K from what I've read (can't confirm that). My seats are in a place where you can see the stadium supports and thus, I believe what I have read.

Our new President and board really have shown (so far) that changes are happening and that we are committed. Since we have had our new President we hired a great Baseball coach, gotten rid of our AD and a board member actually used the term "inexcusable" when referring to our football team just this week. I've been a Tulane fan my whole life and I don't ever recall reading or hearing a quote from a board member like that. Believe me when I say that there is nothing holding Tulane back more than Tulane. I'm hoping that the signs that have been showing are actually the beginning of us getting out of our own way. I'd love to be competitive in Football and Basketball like we are in Baseball. There is absolutely no reason why we shouldn't be able to.

I got to get down to Louisiana travel wise.
I remember you guys the last year and Conference USA or the year before that you were a strong team

Tulane needs to hire a young, up and coming, college OC. No more retreads and no more NFL guys.

(11-27-2015 01:32 PM)Stookey57 Wrote:  The problem with the tulane is they have this academia atitude like rice
The Chancellors and presidents have to be committed and it seems like they're not

Bingo

(11-27-2015 02:44 PM)pirates4lyfe Wrote:  Tulane needs to hire a young, up and coming, college OC. No more retreads and no more NFL guys.

I agree 1000%. Ya know, I've watched ECU for many, many years, I've had the pleasure of watching Houston live this year and of course Memphis on TV this year. When I watch you 3 teams, plus USF the games are fun. You never know what play is going to come up next. The players are excited, jumping around, patting each other on the back and the fans are focused and just having a blast. The atmosphere that the Houston fans brought this year to our stadium was contagious and I've been pulling for them ever since. Their fans were a class act and so were their players and coaches. I can say the same for Memphis last year and for many years in the past. We had that same excitement in the late 90's.

Getting a quality OC or a head coach from a fcs team that has an unpredictable offense is just flat out fun to watch. As many of you guys know, we are in the middle of one heck of a recruiting hot bed. However, we just don't produce the OL quality of other areas. DL, yeah, we can do that. Point being, we need an offense based around what we can feed into our system. Quick, athletic skilled players and a good QB can win many games, be successful, make money and be FUN!!!!!!! I miss going to the games and having fun.

Look, I'm all for going undefeated. However, if we play our best to say....Memphis, and they play their best, what more can you ask for. If we lose 38 - 35, and we just lose to a team that beat us (and we didn't beat ourselves or try and run an offense that is dated circa 1980, or the players didn't quit on the coach), I can live with that. That's what college football and rivals are all about. With good coaching and talent, wins will come. The key is the administration. I think many boosters that now have their names on buildings and have given many millions are now driving the car. As it should be, they have a vested interest.

(11-27-2015 04:01 PM)Wavetime Wrote:  

(11-27-2015 02:44 PM)pirates4lyfe Wrote:  Tulane needs to hire a young, up and coming, college OC. No more retreads and no more NFL guys.

I agree 1000%. Ya know, I've watched ECU for many, many years, I've had the pleasure of watching Houston live this year and of course Memphis on TV this year. When I watch you 3 teams, plus USF the games are fun. You never know what play is going to come up next. The players are excited, jumping around, patting each other on the back and the fans are focused and just having a blast. The atmosphere that the Houston fans brought this year to our stadium was contagious and I've been pulling for them ever since. Their fans were a class act and so were their players and coaches. I can say the same for Memphis last year and for many years in the past. We had that same excitement in the late 90's.

Getting a quality OC or a head coach from a fcs team that has an unpredictable offense is just flat out fun to watch. As many of you guys know, we are in the middle of one heck of a recruiting hot bed. However, we just don't produce the OL quality of other areas. DL, yeah, we can do that. Point being, we need an offense based around what we can feed into our system. Quick, athletic skilled players and a good QB can win many games, be successful, make money and be FUN!!!!!!! I miss going to the games and having fun.

Look, I'm all for going undefeated. However, if we play our best to say....Memphis, and they play their best, what more can you ask for. If we lose 38 - 35, and we just lose to a team that beat us (and we didn't beat ourselves or try and run an offense that is dated circa 1980, or the players didn't quit on the coach), I can live with that. That's what college football and rivals are all about. With good coaching and talent, wins will come. The key is the administration. I think many boosters that now have their names on buildings and have given many millions are now driving the car. As it should be, they have a vested interest.

Lincoln Riley, Kendall Briles, Doug Meachum, Sonnie Cumbie, and Major Applewhite. That would be my list if I were Tulane and in that order.

Tiger Rag ‏@Tiger_Rag · 43m43 minutes ago
BREAKING: Les Miles indicates to Gridiron Club Texas A&M will be his final game at LSU, sources tell @CodyWorsham

(11-27-2015 04:01 PM)Wavetime Wrote:  

(11-27-2015 02:44 PM)pirates4lyfe Wrote:  Tulane needs to hire a young, up and coming, college OC. No more retreads and no more NFL guys.

I agree 1000%. Ya know, I've watched ECU for many, many years, I've had the pleasure of watching Houston live this year and of course Memphis on TV this year. When I watch you 3 teams, plus USF the games are fun. You never know what play is going to come up next. The players are excited, jumping around, patting each other on the back and the fans are focused and just having a blast. The atmosphere that the Houston fans brought this year to our stadium was contagious and I've been pulling for them ever since. Their fans were a class act and so were their players and coaches. I can say the same for Memphis last year and for many years in the past. We had that same excitement in the late 90's.

Getting a quality OC or a head coach from a fcs team that has an unpredictable offense is just flat out fun to watch. As many of you guys know, we are in the middle of one heck of a recruiting hot bed. However, we just don't produce the OL quality of other areas. DL, yeah, we can do that. Point being, we need an offense based around what we can feed into our system. Quick, athletic skilled players and a good QB can win many games, be successful, make money and be FUN!!!!!!! I miss going to the games and having fun.

Look, I'm all for going undefeated. However, if we play our best to say....Memphis, and they play their best, what more can you ask for. If we lose 38 - 35, and we just lose to a team that beat us (and we didn't beat ourselves or try and run an offense that is dated circa 1980, or the players didn't quit on the coach), I can live with that. That's what college football and rivals are all about. With good coaching and talent, wins will come. The key is the administration. I think many boosters that now have their names on buildings and have given many millions are now driving the car. As it should be, they have a vested interest.

I hope you do find someone to make you competitive. But that isn't your biggest problem. I was in NOLA nearly all day today visiting relatives uptown. They live near Audubon Park. Blocks from the Tulane Campus. We were out and about all day taking kids to City Park, eating uptown, and driving around the neighborhoods near Tulane, including Broadway which is home to many Tulane fraternity houses. Nowhere was they any evidence that anyone knew there was even a game tonight. I left at about 5:30 pm to return to my home which is a little more than an hour away. Drove down Magazine and St. Charles on the way to Carrollton Avenue to get to I-10. In other words, I went right around Yulman. NO TRAFFIC anywhere. No one wearing Tulane gear. Until you can get a sizeable fan base in NOLA, you will struggle.

The other thing is that regardless of who is hired, unless the administration allows some leeway in admissions, which I understand that they are still not ready to do, Tulane will be fighting with one hand tied behind their back.

No Tulsa Tulane game thread???

Get your shite together, Tulsa.

(11-27-2015 09:56 PM)HuskyU Wrote:  Get your shite together, Tulsa.

Tulane came ready to play, I see.

(11-27-2015 04:13 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  Tiger Rag ‏@Tiger_Rag · 43m43 minutes ago
BREAKING: Les Miles indicates to Gridiron Club Texas A&M will be his final game at LSU, sources tell @CodyWorsham

Word is that this really wasn't the case. Truth? Probably somewhere in between, for all we know.

(11-27-2015 09:10 PM)PaulDel2 Wrote:  The other thing is that regardless of who is hired, unless the administration allows some leeway in admissions, which I understand that they are still not ready to do, Tulane will be fighting with one hand tied behind their back.

In other words, you can scratch that cutesy list of "up and comers"? No way any coach looks at that and joyfully dives head first into that empty pool unless they are out of career options--which gets you more Teevens and Toledo types.

Even Harbaugh got Stanford to relax their restrictions just a bit when he got hired on. Stanford v Notre Dame on FS1 tomorrow night is a lot sexier TV than where ever Tulane airs its online classes.