Pre-game- Crowd for this one seems to be by far the lowest of the three home games... That is expected though as the Green Wave got crushed in their first two games and now play a 1-AA opponent. Not much buzz for this game
First Quarter
15:00- Lions win the toss and choose to receive and on the opening kickoff the Lions fumble but manage to recover on their own 26. The Tulane sideline seems fired up.
14:04- On 3&4, Lions convert a 3rd &4 with a 12 yard run. Once again the Green Wave defense can not get a stop on third down. This has been a recurring problem.
12:30- Tulane comes up with a huge sack on 3 & 7 to force a punt. Noticeable energy on defense. Freshman WR Casey Robottom, who has a breakout game last week, is the punt returner. This shows that he really does have play making abilities and is a deep threat.
Scott Eliot is starting at QB. I agree with this move for this game beacuse the Green Wave need a win here and Eliot with his veteran leadership probably gives them the best chance. But for the future I think Moore might be the best option to see if he can develop into a quarterback of the future.
8:36- On 3 &12 Brian King drops a pass that would have been a first down. This has been a problem with him all season. This forces the punt, which is blocked and returned for a touchdown by Donald Frazier. 7-0 Lions.
This is not the start Toledo imagined. Mistakes on offense, including a holding call and a dropped pass, then a blocked punt. Embarrassing already and the game just started.
8:21- Ade Tuyo returns the kickoff the 50 yard line. Just the type of play the Green Wave need. Points on the board are critical hear now for team morale.
7:00- On 3&9, Eliot throws a terrible pass that bounces right off the hands of a Lions CB and into the hands Chris Dunn for a first down. Tulane should be on defense right now, they did not deserve that.
5:28- Matt Forte with a 20 yard TD run right up the middle. Toledo seems intent on pounding the ball with Forte. He already has 6 carries. 7-7
1:57- On 4 &1 at the Tulane 46, Tulane defense comes up with a huge stop. The defense is on their toes. Besides that big play, their have been 3 or 4 screen passes and Tulane has sniffed out everyone of them. Playing with a lot of energy and looking impressive.
First Quarter ends with Tulane on the Lions 44 yd line with a 3 & 9. Definitely not impressed with the offense. Look stale with a lot of runs for 1 and 2 yards, and when Eliot finds an open receiver downfield they just drop the ball. Not good. Defensively though, there have not been any missed tackles and they are doing a good job against the run. The Lions have not really tried to throw downfield
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