I will keep adding to this as I have more time to watch. Here are some thoughts:
1) The blocking on Dontrell Hilliard's 75-yard touchdown run was excellent.
--Dominique Briggs and Junior Diaz double teamed Army's nose guard and pushed him out of the way, creating a seam right up the middle. Corey Dublin pulled and took care of the left end. Keyshawn McLeod blocked just well enough to keep the right end out of the play. Charles Jones lined up as an up back and made an outstanding block on a charging linebacker. Te other linebacker did not read the play well, got caught in traffic and watched as Hilliard ran by him. John Leglue didn't have to do anything, although he engaged the wide guy who did not have a chance to make the play. The deep safety blew any chance at making a play by running to his right and getting out of his gap. Hilliard outran everyone else, creating separation as he went.
2) The blocking on Sherman Badie's 72-yard TD run was good but not as good as on HIlliard's
--Leglue did his job on the right side, sealing his guy. The cornerback read the play, but Hilliard, who lined up to the left of Banks in a two-back set, took care of him, blocking him just long enough for Badie to scoot through the gap between him and the left end. Terren Encalade engaged the other DB on that side of the field long enough for Badie to get by him, and Badie did the rest, outrunning a safety who had the angle on him, and no one else was going to catch him. Briggs did just enough, too, engaging a linebacker to keep him from making the tackle. Charles Jones was in the backfield as an up back again but did not really have an effect this time.
3) Tulane's defense was terrific on the fourth-and-short stop near the end of the first half.
Cornerback Donnie Lewis came up to prevent a pitch to the pitch man. Eldrick Washington at right tackle (I guess it's really an end in Tulane's new aligment) held his own, and Quinlan Carroll diagnosed it perfectly at rush end, stepping in between blockers to stone the running back single-handedly, with Cameron Sample there to finish him off. Army was in fourth down because of back-to-back excellent plays by Rod Teamer, who came up to stuff a dive on first down and then made an ankle tackle on a pitch play that appeared destined for a first down. Carroll is a good player.
4) The penalty on Devin Glenn for interference on the muffed punt was justified.
--He did not give the returner enough space under the college rule. It was an easy call.
1) The blocking on Dontrell Hilliard's 75-yard touchdown run was excellent.
--Dominique Briggs and Junior Diaz double teamed Army's nose guard and pushed him out of the way, creating a seam right up the middle. Corey Dublin pulled and took care of the left end. Keyshawn McLeod blocked just well enough to keep the right end out of the play. Charles Jones lined up as an up back and made an outstanding block on a charging linebacker. Te other linebacker did not read the play well, got caught in traffic and watched as Hilliard ran by him. John Leglue didn't have to do anything, although he engaged the wide guy who did not have a chance to make the play. The deep safety blew any chance at making a play by running to his right and getting out of his gap. Hilliard outran everyone else, creating separation as he went.
2) The blocking on Sherman Badie's 72-yard TD run was good but not as good as on HIlliard's
--Leglue did his job on the right side, sealing his guy. The cornerback read the play, but Hilliard, who lined up to the left of Banks in a two-back set, took care of him, blocking him just long enough for Badie to scoot through the gap between him and the left end. Terren Encalade engaged the other DB on that side of the field long enough for Badie to get by him, and Badie did the rest, outrunning a safety who had the angle on him, and no one else was going to catch him. Briggs did just enough, too, engaging a linebacker to keep him from making the tackle. Charles Jones was in the backfield as an up back again but did not really have an effect this time.
3) Tulane's defense was terrific on the fourth-and-short stop near the end of the first half.
Cornerback Donnie Lewis came up to prevent a pitch to the pitch man. Eldrick Washington at right tackle (I guess it's really an end in Tulane's new aligment) held his own, and Quinlan Carroll diagnosed it perfectly at rush end, stepping in between blockers to stone the running back single-handedly, with Cameron Sample there to finish him off. Army was in fourth down because of back-to-back excellent plays by Rod Teamer, who came up to stuff a dive on first down and then made an ankle tackle on a pitch play that appeared destined for a first down. Carroll is a good player.
4) The penalty on Devin Glenn for interference on the muffed punt was justified.
--He did not give the returner enough space under the college rule. It was an easy call.