Although CJ would not confirm it today at practice, saying "write what you want to write," don't look for Badie or Thompson to make the trip to Houston, at least not in uniform. They did not practice again today, and Tulane will go with the four-headed group of Dontrell Hilliard, Dante Butler, Marshall Wadleigh and Sergio Medina.
You can see the picture at Nola.com, but offensive tackle Sean Donnelly and defensive tackle Tanzel Smart got in a fight at practice today (before I arrived). When I arrived, the two of them were walking around the field holding hands, the punishment CJ meted out in exasperation. He said they held hands for about 20 minutes as the circumnavigated the practice field until coaches needed them.
"We had a little bit of an altercation, and it kind of wasted some of my practice time," CJ said. "I took a different approach in disciplining them. If they want to act like kindergarten kids, I just wanted to treat them like kindergarten kids.
Donnelly needed a bandage for his right hand after connecting with something that skin doesn't appreciate.
"If you are going to fight, sometimes you are going to hit the wrong thing," CJ said. "So that's what happens. Now you have to hold hands with it."
CJ admitted he had never forced players to hold hands after a fight, but it is his repertoire of discipline for family members.
"I've done it with my daughters," he said. "It was pretty effective."
Tulane's kicking issues returned at practice today. During a 2-minute drill, they simulated a last-second kick from 40 yards. When the count reached 1 second left, the ball was snapped, the hold was fine and Andrew DiRocco still hooked it well right. It had more height and was more straight than Trevor Simms' 51-yard effort against Cincinnati, but it was not close.
You can see the picture at Nola.com, but offensive tackle Sean Donnelly and defensive tackle Tanzel Smart got in a fight at practice today (before I arrived). When I arrived, the two of them were walking around the field holding hands, the punishment CJ meted out in exasperation. He said they held hands for about 20 minutes as the circumnavigated the practice field until coaches needed them.
"We had a little bit of an altercation, and it kind of wasted some of my practice time," CJ said. "I took a different approach in disciplining them. If they want to act like kindergarten kids, I just wanted to treat them like kindergarten kids.
Donnelly needed a bandage for his right hand after connecting with something that skin doesn't appreciate.
"If you are going to fight, sometimes you are going to hit the wrong thing," CJ said. "So that's what happens. Now you have to hold hands with it."
CJ admitted he had never forced players to hold hands after a fight, but it is his repertoire of discipline for family members.
"I've done it with my daughters," he said. "It was pretty effective."
Tulane's kicking issues returned at practice today. During a 2-minute drill, they simulated a last-second kick from 40 yards. When the count reached 1 second left, the ball was snapped, the hold was fine and Andrew DiRocco still hooked it well right. It had more height and was more straight than Trevor Simms' 51-yard effort against Cincinnati, but it was not close.