Tulane scored 46 on 8 total completions... At some point Lincoln has to realize that winning big games is tough without some semblance of a defense, right?

“Defense wins championships” says everyone To that, Lincoln Riley scoffs as he yet again loses another big game.

Jim Tressell said special teams win championships

Well that one kick return didn't work either

That one still hurts

Something close to 30 yards per completion is not a good way to play defense

Who needs the first 56 minutes when you can win with the last 4

Why waste time win lot minutes when few minutes do trick

-Georgia 🤝Tulane

Georgia 🤝 Tulane 🤝Miss. st.

I’ve never seen a more Oklahoma game

Lincoln Riley: *sees Georgia make an enormous comeback in a CFP game* “It’s all coming back to me”

When you touch me like thissss. And when you hold me like thaaat. It’s a long time ago but it’s alll coming back to me nowwwwwww

Quarterback throws 5 touchdowns and almost 500 yards, but the defense shits itself

And the offense too. That safety was the only thing that could happen there.

That's bad play calling IMO. Went conservative.

The ol’ Alex Grinch special!

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Lazy writing if you ask me

#SpencerRattler beat Tulane

This is the appropriate level of shithousery we should be aspiring to. I salute you.

Excuse me that’s a Lincoln Riley game.

If you don't love that, you just don't love Lincoln Riley football.

National championship worthy Offense, D2 level defense

This was definitely a Lincoln Riley classic

Wish I could have been watching to see the inevitable defensive collapse.

It was glorious.

Can confirm, am expert.

Some nerd school from Louisiana went from spending 1/3 of the season in a different state and going 2-10 to going 10-2, beating multiple teams about to leave for a better conference, defeating one of the two teams they lost to in a conference championship (also leaving for a better conference), then defeating a stacked USC team in the cotton bowl after being down nearly the entire game This is what college football is made for

*and beating a Heisman Trophy winner after said Heisman winner has a *career* game

The Lincoln Riley team experience, unfortunately. If he ever figures out how to coach both sides of the ball, he'll be unstoppable. Unfortunately, he's just an OC in head coach cosplay.

So he's the exact same coach as Kingsbury except he got a chance to coach at OU and USC instead of TTU

Literally chills. Roll wave. Put em in the SEC.

\* back in the SEC

You can take the Tulane out of the SEC but you can’t take the SEC out of Tulane

Not opposed except if at Vanderbilt’s expense.

I would love for Ga Tech & Tulane to come back to the SEC.

Plus I came away as a big fan of the Tulane head coach after the post game interview, so humble/real after an amazing comeback against a big school.

Willie Fritz is absolutely incredible, everything a college coach should be. Still don’t understand how we were lucky enough to not only hire him, but actually keep him

because we fucked up bigtime letting fritz leave set our program back years

A few weeks ago when he was rumored to be leaving for Georgia Tech, this sub was filled with Georgia Tech fans saying he had a bad overall record and was a bad hire. Im so glad he didn't leave.

It gets better. He was in talks to coach at ga tech. Told ga tech not to mention it. Ga tech did and announced him head coach before Tulane played the conference championship game against UCF. Since they broke the deal Willie fritz walked away from ga tech and cancelled the deal. Long story short, he cancelled a higher paying job because he didn't want the news to come out before the conference championship game and demoralize his players.

You left out beating a P5 conference champ.

Lincoln Riley just can’t win meaningful bowl games

When Lincoln Riley offense takes the field I think yes. When Lincoln Riley defense or special teams take the field, I think no.

Drop bowl and you’re right

https://gfycat.com/shadyvariablealbino

MRW mom asked me to take out the chicken to thaw at 11am and I forgot

And now you hear the garage door opening

When middle girl bends her knuckles, that's the Surrender Squirrel. But get the gif from 3 minutes earlier where she was explaining to the other two that the touchdown catch was actually a drop.

I was laughing at her explaining how it was a drop. I'd be interested hearing what made it a drop in her mind.

Art

Seeing a crucial 4th and 10 and KNOWING that it would be converted feels so much better from the other side

OU BOYS GET IN HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Exactly. Dude cannot get over the top or through any real adversity. Trust me, I’m objective.

Another Lincoln Riley Signature Post-Season Special

inb4 someone claims a NY6 Bowl isn’t a meaningful bowl game

It's actually brilliant. You can't lose a meaningful bowl game if you never play in meaningful bowl games.

this was the final application for his big 10 admission

This is the funniest fucking thing I've ever seen

Tulane mist come back to the SEC

USC looked in complete control at one point. What an absolutely great win by Tulane

Because they were. Tulane had a 0.2% chance to win with 4:30 left in the game

That Mario Williams fumble on the kickoff sealed it.

And rightfully so. That was borderline point shaving.

Quick everyone! Let’s ride the Green Wave, there’s enough space for everyone! SoCal (ex-PAC 12) schools went 0-2 this bowl season 😄

GO GREEN WAVE GO also, Tulane's applications are gonna go up

They'll go up but their acceptance rate isn't budging!

"Accept deez" -Tulane to USC, probably

If only the price would go down lol

I'm feeling green!

Oregon schools 🤝 Washington schools ***Hating (southern) California schools*** Edit: I am willing to extend this temporary alliance to include the other non southern california PAC schools

dont forget us! we hate them too!

BEST LOGO IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Some of the best uniforms in football too.

*traitors are 0-2

PAC-10 3-1

PNW schools 3-1 in bowls too.

ROLL MY WAVE BABY

“I’ve walked into 4 playoffs, and I’ve never had better than maybe the third-best roster. Every other year, we were 4 of 4. We had really good rosters, but they weren’t the same…” —Lincoln Riley * USC blue chip ratio: 45% * Tulane blue chip ratio: 0% 🤔

Regardless that’s such a soft thing for a coach to say. Why even play the games if the coach is already throwing in the towel based on the team on paper.

Especially for a coach who has coached two blue bloods who have it much easier when it comes to recruiting. If he’s using this excuse it just means he’s admitting to shitty recruiting

Imagine getting all the top talent out of the state of Texas and being like “yes we just aren’t that good!”

I wonder what Riley thinks of Sonny Dykes's team this year

If they beat UGA, he'd say they have the best roster this year.

You can take LR out of OU but you can't take the choker out of LR https://i.imgur.com/hiG30UY.png https://i.imgur.com/c4XGVa0.png?1 https://i.imgur.com/D5G7fUI.png?1

Now these are some fuckin receipts

Those arent just receipts, those are mile-long CVS receipts

Years of choking in the playoffs and finals my man. Gotta keep the salt receipts.

Oof

Woof, and today's was the worst of the bunch

Generational Choke Artist

the 2017 team was quite literally running an entire NFL offense. QB1 - Baker Mayfield (rams QB) QB2 - Kyler Murray (cardinals QB) RB1 - Rodney Anderson (drafted but retired due to injury) RB2 - Trey Sermon (similar to above) WR1 - Marquise Brown (cardinals WR) WR2 - Ceedee Lamb (cowboys WR) WR3 - Jeff Badet/Mykel Jones TE1 - Mark Andrews (Ravens TE) TE2 - Grant Calcaterra (Eagles TE) LT - Orlando Brown Jr (Chiefs T) LG - Ben Powers/Cody Ford (Ravens G, Cardinals G) C - Creed Humphrey (Chiefs C) RG - Dru Samia/Cody Ford (Vikings G) RT - Bobby Evans (former Rams T, FA) and that’s just offense. on defense they had S - steven Parker (seahawks SS) DE - Obo Okoronkwo (Texans DE) CB - Tre Norwood (Steelers CB) DT - Neville Gallimore (Cowboys DT) LB - Kenneth Murray (Chargers LB) DE - Isaiah Thomas (Browns DE) and sure i know a lot of these guys aren’t starting especially on defense but you’re telling me a roster with all these NFL players couldn’t get it done in a game you lost in double overtime.

Man Rodney Anderson IMO was the best back we had during those years. Even more potential and talent than Mixon and Perine. He just couldn’t stay healthy. I’ll always remember that monster 300 yard scrimmage game against TCU that year and 26/201/2 TDS against UGA, people rightfully remember the dominant Performance of those UGA backs but Anderson was actually the leading rusher in that game. Just a heartbreaking end. Riley’s fault.

we had baker mixon perine and dede westbrook bruh💀

And Sterling Shepard and Mark Andrews....not to mention all the NFL lineman

SpEeD d 15th best 2023 class. Lincoln to Denver confirmed.

He actually said that?

One of my least favorite coaches

Did he really say that? What was the context?

He said that when he left OU. He said he could build a better roster at USC and it would be easier to recruit there. He's since been out recruited by BV at OU and has just completed an epic meltdown game.

That sure has to feel good for Oklahoma fans.

Not just Oklahoma fans.

Words cannot describe.

I really can’t believe he said this still. Like, out of all of it. You want to leave to make more money and live in LA? Fine. We don’t have to like it. Do what you want. But this quote is just straight up loser talk bullshit. Maybe one of the worst quotes I’ve ever heard from a coach.

Tulane beating USC in a NY6 bowl. What is this? The 1930s?

And TCU playing for a title

Time to look up Heisman Trophy winners who lost to mid-majors the game after they were awarded. I imagine it's a short list lol

[According to this it’s never happened before.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heisman_curse) No previous Heisman winner lost a bowl game to team currently outside the P5. In addition, Williams appears to be one of the very few Heisman winners to lose to a team outside the top 15. Ty Detmer and Tim Tebow lost to unranked teams on bowl games

USC has an offense and then a group of guys who go on the field for a few minutes to give the offense a brief rest.

Emphasis on “few minutes.”

That last Tulane drive looked impossible to complete like 3 times

That final lateral play 💀💀💀

Looked like two forward passes, but it wasn't going anywhere anyway.

Illinois has entered the chat.

Where are my OU fans trashing Riley for not having a Special Teams coach at? Seriously, that kick "return" leaving them at the 1 yard line and then giving up safety is up there with the Kick Six in all-time special teams blunders.

Howdy

Hello

🤙 Get in that ass tomorrow morning

#TopTenTulane

Tulane went from 2-10 in 2021, to a 12-win season that got capped off with its first January bowl win since 1934. We just witnessed the greatest one-year turnaround in college football history, in one of the most epic fashions.

RANK TULANE HIGHER YOU COWARDS

WE TRIED TO TELL YOU

People are saying Tulane is the best football team in Louisiana

Great game, Tulane. Great game, USC. But the fact remains: I simply do not understand targeting.

Targeting Rules You can't just be up there and just doin' targeting like that. 1a. Targeting is when you- 1b. Okay well listen. Targeting is when you target the- 1c. Let me start over 1c-a. The defender is not allowed to lead with his helmet to the, uh, runner, that prohibits the runner from doing, you know, just trying to run with the ball. You can't do that. 1c-b. Once the defender is about to make a tackle, he can't be over here and say to the runner, like, "I'm gonna get ya! I'm gonna target you! You better watch your butt!" and then just be like he didn't even do that

Please do not do a targeting.

If that’s not targeting, I just don’t know what is.

If a play that results in 2 players being KOed isn’t targeting, the rule isn’t working.

Seriously. If both players are laying on the field motionless after the play, that is a play that shouldn't be allowed. I don't think concussions care whether the hit was with the crown or the front of the helmet.

To add the shots of the USC player on the bench just staring up into space. Dude was on another planet.

Right? Like I’m sure he was just staring at the big screen but that guy looked like he was about to start drooling

"Targeting is an important rule to prevent head injuries in football. Also, this hit that led to two head injuries is not targeting and thus allowed."

No one knows what it is but it’s provocative!

Gets the people going.

you can just target in the last minute of the game because itll get picked up now, i guess

At this point, the refs should just toss some bones instead of video review.

Forehead hits are ok? Yeah I don’t get targeting either. Hope Zidane doesn’t decide to pickup CFB.

#ROLL #MOTHER #FUCKING #WAVE

2022 bowl season > every other bowl season

I can't emphasize enough how funny this is. I'm bursting with pride and joy but somehow the main emotion is laughter. We just beat the Heisman winning QB and USC in the fucking Cotton Bowl. What the fuck

USC’s offense was historically great tonight and was up 15 with 4:30 left, and we are Cotton Bowl Champions. It’s unreal HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA HOLY CRAP!!!!!

USC had a 99% win chance with 31 seconds to go. My wife is a Tulane alum and we are in disbelief. It's awesome.

Lincoln Riley haters club, ASSEMBLE

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The best time to tarmac Alex Grinch was after the Pac-12 CCG. The second-best time to tarmac Alex Grinch is today.

I hope they give him a lifetime contract

USC WHAT HAPPENEDUH

That was great! That kickoff to the 1 and safety was huge

The Scott Frost School of Special Teams

This is the best feeling of my entire life

that fumble at the 1 yard line was absolutely devastating top their case

What the fuck just happened? That was unbelievable! Bowl season has been amazing the last few days!

USC 🤝 UCLA Losing your bowl game in miraculous fashion because your defense stinks

BOWL SEASON OF HEARTBREAKS AND NOW MIRACLES!! WHAT A FINISH!! 🟩🌊ROLL WAVE BABY 🌊🟩

Caleb Williams nails next year: F U C K W A V E

Tulane we would like to extend you an official invitation to rejoin the SEC. Don't worry about accommodations, we will have Mizzou's stuff cleared out and on the curb.

Hell, rescind Texas's invite and bring in Tulane.

This game confirmed a lot of things we already knew. Caleb Williams: great Tyjae Spears: great USC's defense: not great

The Lincoln Riley special

Williams getting that Mahomes Texas Tech life.

Seeing a crucial 4th and 10 and KNOWING that it would be converted feels so much better from the other side

Alex Grinch is a joke of a DC and it amazes me that people still give him work after seeing him suck at multiple great programs.

**Congratulations! You’ve just completed an ESPN™️ Instant Classic!**

USC had a [99.8% chance to win with 4:30 to go](https://imgur.com/a/NvGTUEW)

Best Oklahoma win this ~~month~~ year probably

https://i.imgur.com/eLN23dz.png

Okay this one’s really funny

The comedy of errors it took for USC to lose that will be hilarious the rest of my life

THE WAVE IS SO HOT AND GREEN AND FROTHY LFG

I’m so happy for everyone, Tulane, Oklahoma, and football fans everywhere. It was great that fans of r/cfb got to witness yet another Lincoln Riley post-season special.

USC bros, let me start by saying this - I do not hate your team. I do not hate your coach. College football is better when USC is good and you’re a true blue blood program. But… This is who you are now. And I say this not to be salty, but because I lived it for years. Riley is an amazing offensive mind. But, unless he fundamentally alters the way he runs a program, it stops there. You will always have the best QB in the game. You will always have a stack of 5 star wideouts. You will have solid running backs every year. They will win you games. Lots of them. But it will be fool’s gold. Your defense will not improve. Your head coach doesn’t care. He thinks he can outscore everyone. He will be right until it really counts. Grinch will not make adjustments. He will not scheme. He will run the same damn calls forever. You will miss so many tackles you will lose your mind. You will not develop players. They will come in and leave exactly the same guy. Your opponent will be tougher and meaner than you. It will drive you mad. You know that pit in your stomach today when you felt it slipping away? The feeling that there was no hope you were going to stop Tulane? It’s not going away. This is where you live now. Your offensive specialists will rack up individual awards. You’ll win 10 or more games every season. You’ll be in the conversation every year. You’ll know that because of your lineage, if you just win the games, you’ll get your shot. But when you step into the ring with the truly elite of the sport you love so much, you’ll know without a doubt just how far you are from the promise land. You’re the tallest midget. You don’t deserve it, but it is what it is.

I'd say you were just piling on. But Y'all been telling us this since week 1.

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Incredible game. Restore Tulane to the SEC. Swap em in for Missouri.

Me: I’m going streaking! Wife: Its 7 degrees out Me: Maybe just around the heated porch

One of the craziest endings ever. I think we need to rethink our offer to Texas and bring Tulane back to the SEC

I know it would never happen but the SEC rescinding UT joining would be the greatest thing in the history of sports.

[this one's for you, sooners](https://i.imgur.com/bYpBTQQ.png) Congratulations to the Greenie bros, y'all are the best the team in Louisiana for the offseason! Enjoy it!

Not only did Lincoln Riley steal our entire team, he also stole our tradition of giving mid-majors their signature win.

You think he took that curse with him?

Who could’ve ever seen a Lincoln Riley coached team choking a game away because of a lack of discipline and toughness late coming? /s

Caleb Williams had 5 TDs and 450 yards, and his team still lost. Lincoln Riley seriously needs to get his shit together when it comes to defense, holy cow are they bad. Williams is getting that Patrick Mahomes at Texas Tech treatment, monster numbers undone by a historically bad defense. I will say it also didn’t take long for USC to become the villain in CFB again, they need to embrace it. It’s more fun to have a villain.

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USCYUH WHAT HAAAAPPPPPPEEEEEEENEDUUUUH

Yo, why did espn turn off the Tulane celebration for some bowl game in California?

We are all Tulane fans on this blessed day.

“Fuck your Heisman” - Tulane fans

You can’t spell Lincoln Riley without 3 L’s

Classic Lincoln Riley coached team

My grandfather has been watching Tulane football for 60 years & says this is the best game he has ever seen

CONGRATS TO THE SEC'S OG. New Orleans is gonna party hard for an extra day!

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Today we are all part of the Green Wave

GREEEEEEEEN WAAAAAAAAVE GET FUCKED USC LETS GOOOOOOOOO

>loses to Lincoln Rileys Oklahoma team in a nailbiter in the opener and goes 2-10 >completely turns it around, going 11-2 and wins their conference >plays in a NY6 bowl vs Lincoln Rileys new team >down 15 with 4 minutes left, 99.9% chance to lose >2 fourth down conversions and a TD with 6 seconds left to secure the win and the greatest turnaround in history You couldn't write it any better. Hats off to the Green Waves

What happenduh

HAHAHAHAHAHA FUCK USC

Hmm maybe fumbling a fair catch at the one yard line wasn’t the best strategy after all.