I wrote the Tulane previews for Athlon's and Lindy's but had nothing to do with where the Wave was predicted to finish or its all-conference picks.
Athlon's picks Tulane fifth out of 11 teams behind Cincinnati, UCF, Memphis and SMU, with a 6-6 regular-season record for the third straight year and 4-4 league mark. The Wave plays all but Cincinnati in that group, also missing 10th-place USF, which Athlon's picks to go 1-7 along with East Carolina.
Athlon's has Tulane playing in the Gasparilla Bowl against NC State and predicts Cincinnati will get the access birth from the Group of Five conferences, playing in the Peach Bowl against Georgia.
Patrick Johnson is the only Tulane player on the first team, which is fair the way these lists are compiled. The running backs are outstanding as a group but none of them will get enough carries, and no one outside of the Tulane world knows who Tyjae Spears is.
Corey Dublin andCorey Dauphine are on the second team. You could make a case for Dublin being hire, but I think he is appropriately placed.
Cameron Sample and Jaylon Monroe are on the third team. Sample would be higher if he had been healthier in the past. Monroe still has to prove he can be consistent.
Amare Jones made the third team as a specialist. His return numbers were not spectacular last season, and jack-of-all-trade types like Jones usually don't fare well on these lists.
I expect Tulane to have more first-and second-teamers on the list that matters--the year-end All-AAC team.
Athon's ranks Tulane's recruiting class as the second best behind Cincinnati.
I have not bought a copy of Lindy's, but I know it picks Tulane eighth.
Athlon's picks Tulane fifth out of 11 teams behind Cincinnati, UCF, Memphis and SMU, with a 6-6 regular-season record for the third straight year and 4-4 league mark. The Wave plays all but Cincinnati in that group, also missing 10th-place USF, which Athlon's picks to go 1-7 along with East Carolina.
Athlon's has Tulane playing in the Gasparilla Bowl against NC State and predicts Cincinnati will get the access birth from the Group of Five conferences, playing in the Peach Bowl against Georgia.
Patrick Johnson is the only Tulane player on the first team, which is fair the way these lists are compiled. The running backs are outstanding as a group but none of them will get enough carries, and no one outside of the Tulane world knows who Tyjae Spears is.
Corey Dublin andCorey Dauphine are on the second team. You could make a case for Dublin being hire, but I think he is appropriately placed.
Cameron Sample and Jaylon Monroe are on the third team. Sample would be higher if he had been healthier in the past. Monroe still has to prove he can be consistent.
Amare Jones made the third team as a specialist. His return numbers were not spectacular last season, and jack-of-all-trade types like Jones usually don't fare well on these lists.
I expect Tulane to have more first-and second-teamers on the list that matters--the year-end All-AAC team.
Athon's ranks Tulane's recruiting class as the second best behind Cincinnati.
I have not bought a copy of Lindy's, but I know it picks Tulane eighth.