11/10/2022 Tulane Edition:
Let's recap the Memphis game...
A much-needed road win. 35-28. The sim average won the guessing-game this week with 42-25...within one score on offense for both teams.
I don't know what to make of Tulane, the last few years I always felt they were a team that could get really good with the right combination of theme, aesthetic, location and academics. I kept thinking "they'll be good this year"...only to whiff. Peers made fun of me. NOW, go figure. I didn't say this is "the year" Tulane gets good in 2022, and what happens? They get good.
So. Tulane.
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Tulane Fun-Facts:
Not typically known for being good at football.
Was a founding member of the SEC. Yep. They left to form the Southern Ivy League/Magnolia Conference which merged into Conference USA in 1995. Some of that early prestige has more weight than you think and they were a dark-horse for Big 12 consideration during the first flirtations in 2016 (Google it). They could be playing themselves into some considerations again. Good sports, good academics, New Orleans...
Tulane's nickname was adopted during the 1920 season, after a song titled "The Rolling Green Wave" was published in the Tulane Hullabaloo in 1920. From 1893 to 1919 the athletic teams of Tulane were officially known as "The Olive and Blue," for the official school colors.
Yulman Stadium is the on-campus venue for football at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. It currently has a capacity of 30,000 spectators, with 4,500 premium seats in two fan clubs – the Westfeldt Terrace and the Jill H. and Avram A. Glazer Family Club.[2] The stadium's first game and grand opening was the 2014 season's home opener against its former Southern Conference and Southeastern Conference foe Georgia Tech on September 6, 2014.
en.wikipedia.org
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Players to watch for Tulane:
#22 Tyjae Spears - RB, 5'11", 195 pounds, JR. Averaging 83 yards a game, 5.6 yards a carry.
#7 Michael Pratt - QB, 6'3', 220 Pounds, JR. 142 for 213. Perfect 2/3rds(66.67%) of passes are caught.
#10 Shae Wyatt - WR, 6'1", 190 Pounds, SR. Averaging 43 yards a game.
Overall:
Points per game
UCF 35.7 Tulane 32.9
Yards per game
UCF 501.0 Tulane 418.7
Opp points per game
UCF 18.8 Tulane 16.9
RECENT common-opponent score of note:
11/22:
Tulane 38
Memphis 28
***Onto the REAL Beef*** ( or Jerk Chicken over spicy rice and lime-and-pepper brocolli)
Weather forecast at 3:30PM Eastern kickoff:
Sunset: 5:05pm (this early sunset stuff is getting old...)
Temp: 62F
Chance of rain: 0% at kickoff, but rain early morning (Really? Zero?...Zero...again...)
TV: ESPN2
I ran 12 CPU simulations for a good math spread. I ran all 12 with clear weather. I also used Mickey Keene at QB.
Addendum: Will run 6 more with JRP.
Average of 12 simulation results:
UCF 38
Tulane 30
Sim Avg Spread:
UCF -8 (Vegas: Tulane -1.5 2:12PM 11/10/22)
JRP as QB:
UCF 42
Tulane 34
"Heart" Prediction:
UCF 32
Tulane 30
"Heart" spread:
CENTRAL FLORIDA: -2 (Vegas be damned...barely)
My friend's son Julian's prediction:
UCF 24
Tulane 20
Julian's line of doom: UCF -4 (He's not old enough for Vegas, sorry)
GUEST Prediction:
Andre's pick
UCF 41
Tulane 38
Let's recap the Memphis game...
A much-needed road win. 35-28. The sim average won the guessing-game this week with 42-25...within one score on offense for both teams.
I don't know what to make of Tulane, the last few years I always felt they were a team that could get really good with the right combination of theme, aesthetic, location and academics. I kept thinking "they'll be good this year"...only to whiff. Peers made fun of me. NOW, go figure. I didn't say this is "the year" Tulane gets good in 2022, and what happens? They get good.
So. Tulane.
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Tulane Fun-Facts:
Not typically known for being good at football.
Was a founding member of the SEC. Yep. They left to form the Southern Ivy League/Magnolia Conference which merged into Conference USA in 1995. Some of that early prestige has more weight than you think and they were a dark-horse for Big 12 consideration during the first flirtations in 2016 (Google it). They could be playing themselves into some considerations again. Good sports, good academics, New Orleans...
Tulane's nickname was adopted during the 1920 season, after a song titled "The Rolling Green Wave" was published in the Tulane Hullabaloo in 1920. From 1893 to 1919 the athletic teams of Tulane were officially known as "The Olive and Blue," for the official school colors.
Yulman Stadium is the on-campus venue for football at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. It currently has a capacity of 30,000 spectators, with 4,500 premium seats in two fan clubs – the Westfeldt Terrace and the Jill H. and Avram A. Glazer Family Club.[2] The stadium's first game and grand opening was the 2014 season's home opener against its former Southern Conference and Southeastern Conference foe Georgia Tech on September 6, 2014.
Tulane Green Wave - Wikipedia
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Players to watch for Tulane:
#22 Tyjae Spears - RB, 5'11", 195 pounds, JR. Averaging 83 yards a game, 5.6 yards a carry.
#7 Michael Pratt - QB, 6'3', 220 Pounds, JR. 142 for 213. Perfect 2/3rds(66.67%) of passes are caught.
#10 Shae Wyatt - WR, 6'1", 190 Pounds, SR. Averaging 43 yards a game.
Overall:
Points per game
UCF 35.7 Tulane 32.9
Yards per game
UCF 501.0 Tulane 418.7
Opp points per game
UCF 18.8 Tulane 16.9
RECENT common-opponent score of note:
11/22:
Tulane 38
Memphis 28
***Onto the REAL Beef*** ( or Jerk Chicken over spicy rice and lime-and-pepper brocolli)
Weather forecast at 3:30PM Eastern kickoff:
Sunset: 5:05pm (this early sunset stuff is getting old...)
Temp: 62F
Chance of rain: 0% at kickoff, but rain early morning (Really? Zero?...Zero...again...)
TV: ESPN2
I ran 12 CPU simulations for a good math spread. I ran all 12 with clear weather. I also used Mickey Keene at QB.
Addendum: Will run 6 more with JRP.
Average of 12 simulation results:
UCF 38
Tulane 30
Sim Avg Spread:
UCF -8 (Vegas: Tulane -1.5 2:12PM 11/10/22)
JRP as QB:
UCF 42
Tulane 34
"Heart" Prediction:
UCF 32
Tulane 30
"Heart" spread:
CENTRAL FLORIDA: -2 (Vegas be damned...barely)
My friend's son Julian's prediction:
UCF 24
Tulane 20
Julian's line of doom: UCF -4 (He's not old enough for Vegas, sorry)
GUEST Prediction:
Andre's pick
UCF 41
Tulane 38
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