What a very entertaining and frustrating game. I loved the way that we didn't quit! The coaches and leadership on our team must really know how to rally the team, because they sure did play hard. Last week was a dud, we were flat (which is rare for a Coach Fritz team) but I think that was the exception not the norm.
It was tough to see them score just before half and on that quick 1st drive of the second half. However, the interception and the blocked FG turned the tide and kept the momentum going on our side. Hilliard is a beast, Banks is talented and getting better within our system, Encalade had a good game, Mooney played well, Nickerson as well (too many to mention).
I thought the officiating was absolutely horrible. I believe we had 3 flags picked up for a no call, 3 TD's called back (we scored on 2 of those calls). There were so many drive/momentum killing drives and it seemed like drive extenders for USF. I started looking for flags on every positive play that we had.
Their QB is a special athlete, very talented and extremely fast. He appears to be an average passer (unless he had a bad game), but he sure can run.
This isn't the most detailed summary (looking forward to reading others), but the game was entertaining and extremely frustrating. The game was FUN!!!!! It's been a long time since I've said that about a Tulane team playing a ranked club. This game had to have left a positive impression on the recruits that showed up. Love the Angry Wave!!
It was tough to see them score just before half and on that quick 1st drive of the second half. However, the interception and the blocked FG turned the tide and kept the momentum going on our side. Hilliard is a beast, Banks is talented and getting better within our system, Encalade had a good game, Mooney played well, Nickerson as well (too many to mention).
I thought the officiating was absolutely horrible. I believe we had 3 flags picked up for a no call, 3 TD's called back (we scored on 2 of those calls). There were so many drive/momentum killing drives and it seemed like drive extenders for USF. I started looking for flags on every positive play that we had.
Their QB is a special athlete, very talented and extremely fast. He appears to be an average passer (unless he had a bad game), but he sure can run.
This isn't the most detailed summary (looking forward to reading others), but the game was entertaining and extremely frustrating. The game was FUN!!!!! It's been a long time since I've said that about a Tulane team playing a ranked club. This game had to have left a positive impression on the recruits that showed up. Love the Angry Wave!!
