14:56- Scott Eliot overthrows WR on 3 &9 by at least 5 yards. No connection between receivers and Eliot. I think it might be time to see Scelfo or Moore come in at QB. Eliot has made two horrendous throws and has only thrown the ball 8 times.
13:49- 3 & out for the defense. Their impressive performance continues. Now is when the offense needs to put up points. The defense has not let the Lion offense do anything, yet its a tie game.
12:14- Eliot overthrows Casey Robottom by a good 10 yards on 2 &9. The passing game is anemic. Forte saves the drive with a 28 yard burst to the left side, making hard cuts.
11:58- Forte follows that run up with a 21 yard touchdown run on the very next play. He ran straight up the middle breaking a tackle on his way to the end zone. Is it too early to already give out the offensive player of the week award? 14-7 Tulane
10:39- Lions QB Brian Babin completes a 25 yards pass. First time he has thrown down field all game. Maybe he should be more.
9:18- That is followed up by a 14 yard run by Jay Lucas for a first and a 12 yard screen pass for another first down. Three plays, three first downs for the Lions. All of a sudden the Lions are on the seven yard line. After looking dominant on defense, Tulane seems to be caught flat footed.
8:56- SE Louisiana settles for field goal. Goal line defense looked impressive. Everybody was blanketed and they tackled well. While the defense was caught sleeping for a little bit, they came through and forced a 25 yard field goal. 14-10 Tulane
8:40- Eliot manages to not overthrow his receiver and completes a pass to Robottom for 20 yards. He seems to be establishing himself as the go to receiver.
8:15- Eliot Completes an 8 yard pass to Robottom, who fumbles the ball and the Lions recover returning it to the Tulane 28. Looked pretty clearly like he was down though, and now the play is being reviewed. The ruling stands though. SE Louisiana is now driving and only has 28 yards to go. Tulane keeps shooting itself in the foot. Right when you think Robottom is establishing himself as the #1 WR, he goes and fumbles a ball. To be expected with this team
6:35- The defense does its part, as it has been throughout the half, and forces a 3 & out for the Lions. The 37 yard field goal split the uprights and now the score is 14-13. There really is no reason that the Lions have scored 13 points. They should have no more then 3. And its not the defense's fault. Tulane just needs to play fundamentally sound football and it will win this game. Right now SE Louisiana has scored 10 points off of turnovers, and that is unacceptable
5:11- Eliot throws another ball that goes right through the hands of a Lions defender. Second pass that would have been picked off by almost any other team. When is Toledo gonna say enough is enough... Considering the success of the running game, wouldn't Moore be the best option at QB as he can run the ball as well? Tulane punts.
3:44- 63 yard TD pass by Brian Babin to Merrick Lanaux. Babin has only thrown 2 balls down field and both have been completions. The Tulane secondary is juts miserable. Lanaux was wide open too, beating coverage by about 5 yards. If I were the Lions I would just continue to throw the ball down field until Tulane proves it can cover somebody. The only reason for the defensive stops earlier was that the Lions tried running the ball. 20-14 SE Louisiana
3:04- Finally, on 3rd down, Eliot throws an INT trying to throw down field. He should have thrown the INT on 2nd down, but WR Casey Robottom showed great skill as a CB and broke up the pass. One has to wonder what Scott Eliot is seeing out there. On both passes, the WRs were completely blanketed in coverage
:36- Antonio Harris sacks Babin and forces a fumble, which the Green Wave recover on the Lions 45 yard line. This is a huge play, as it give the Green Wave a chance to put up a few cheap points before the end of the half if they can get in field goal range
:00- Scott Eliot then precedes to throw three incomplete passes, two of which could have been picked off, and then a completes a 9 yard pass that results in a turnover on downs. What a waste of Antonio Harris' great sack He was booed off the field, as well as all the whole Tulane team as SE Louisiana took a knee to end the first half. I would be shocked to see Eliot play in the 2nd half. Looks absolutely miserable
First half grades
Offense: C- Did not know it was possible to get a C- if your RB rushes for 126 first half yards with 2 TD, but that is just what the Green Wave did. With a fumble lost, an INT, and a turnover on downs, they have negated all the great work of Forte
Defense: B- They did well on run defense, and got pressure on the QB which resulted in a turnover, but they let up two huge pass plays, one resulting in a TD. Secondary has to tighten up
Special Teams: D- A punt got blocked for a TD, and that alone deserves an F. But right after that, Tuyo returned the kickoff to midfield, resulting in a D- grade.
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