Week One in College Football has finally arrived and Tulane took care of business at home versus last year's Sun Belt Champion South Alabama Jaguars. I will admit I had reasons to be concern with what the 2023 Green Wave would look like without key pieces like Tyjae Spears & Nick Anderson missing on both sides of the ball. [I broke it down in my last post: Can Tulane Repeat Success? ]  I thought Head Coach Willie Fritz called a great a game. The fans really showed out at home.



Mr. Prat-tastic

Michael Pratt didnt' have a coming out party. He just picked up where he left off. 14-15, 294 yards & 4 tuddies. Pretty cool that he ties the school record for passing touchdowns that was set over 20 years ago. He'll only need 2,000 more yards to beat Ramsey's All Time passing leader record.



Steel Wave

Very Impressive outing by the Green Wave defense. Only 4 starters return from last year, and they looked like a cohesive unit.  Creating turnovers and putting pressure on Carter Bradley all game. Turnovers by the offense put the defense in tough spots. Bend but don't break  mantra really was the mindset for this unit. The defense allowed only 17 points,  75 rushing yards, 190 passing yards, 5 sacks, 2 INT, & 2 fumbles.  A defense that ranked 2nd in the AAC last year shows the culture that Fritz has established is built around an elite defense.

Lagniappe



Coach O sighting in NOLA! Always great to see him around College Football. I would have guessed Ed would have been at Garth Brooks. I'm sure he sang a little diddy at the Cat's Meow before the night was over.



South Alabama try to make a statement on the road against the Wave to remind the world where Mardi Gras started. All it did was just remind people that it doesn't matter where it started. I think as South Alabama continues to grow as a program that these teams can build a rivalry. Try to think of some good names to call it: Battle of Krewes?? Battle of I-10. Needs to have a trophy: bowl full of moon pies. The trophy can actually be a huge Hand Grenade bottle.



The Garth Brooks concert was a blast. I am not the biggest country music fan, but getting to witness the crowd sing every word to every song. You could tell Garth was eating it up during the show. I'm sure every show is like that because it's Garth Brooks. His fans have been listening to him since 1988. The concert was awesome. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Lainey Wilson open up for Garth which was a lot of fun.



Tulane host #22 Ole Miss at a SOLD OUT Yulman Stadium on Saturday, September 16th.

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