Pump Da Party: Tulane Rolls Jags in Home Opener
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.
One thing I did not get in my story but will be in follow piece tomorrow: #Tulane 's Michael Pratt tied Patrick Ramsey for school record for career touchdowns tonight. HIs four gave him 72. Pratt has done it in 935 passes. Ramsey did it in 1,355 passes.
— Guerry Smith (@Guersmith) September 3, 2023
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.
Michael Pratt with a pretty 48-yard touchdown:
— Lincoln Heimbach (@LincHeimbachTSP) September 3, 2023
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Steel Wave
The Tulane defense was opportunistic vs South Alabama, coming up with 4 turnovers. It included a forced fumble on the 2nd play of the game, to set the tone for the win. #RollWave | @lah_pat94 @LanceR7_ pic.twitter.com/z7CTweR0bq
— Seth Lewis (@SethLewisInc) September 3, 2023
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
Louisiana Saturday night pic.twitter.com/yltNvz8lHB
— Ramon Antonio Vargas (@RVargasWrites) September 3, 2023
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.
"When New Orleans does Mardi Gras, we throw it down down here" - @HHS_Football product Jha'quan Jackson
— Seth Lewis (@SethLewisInc) September 3, 2023
Tulane didn't have much to say about South Alabama's Mardi Gras decal, instead they threw a parade on the scoreboard ⚜ #RollWave | @_Quann4 @WWLTV pic.twitter.com/3oD0XVBkyY
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.
Coach @KimMulkey going after another player. She’s got a heart like a truck. @laineywilson pic.twitter.com/TgivHdg1TP
— OTOP (@OneTeamOnePod) September 3, 2023
Tulane host #22 Ole Miss at a SOLD OUT Yulman Stadium on Saturday, September 16th.
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