Curtis Clements

Saints and Tulane enthusiast

[Tulane Athletics Forum @goTULANEt]

We have passed the $5,000 mark, and donations are still rolling in. This is 100% happening unless Harris and Hall get terminated before then.

We've reached our goal for the plane, and we are now in the process of researching options for digital billboards.

If you can help and contribute, I ask that you hop on over to the forum, and share what you can in the dedicated donation thread.

THANKS AND ROLL MOTHER F**KING WAVE.

https://t.co/UGC6OdePGL

[Tulane Athletics Forum @goTULANEt]

We are now up to $2,000 and quickly approaching our goal. That said, keep sharing and let's get the donations in. Billboards in addition to the plane are now a real possibility. If any of you would like to get pricing and location for the NOLA metro area, it would be greatly appreciated.

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[Green Wave News @JJGREENWAVE]

A few concerning updates on the state of Tulane football today:

🟢 Garland Gillen reports it would cost Tulane between $5 and $6 million to move on from Will Hall after this season. The man who hired him was David Harris. That kind of money for a coach who went 14-30 at Southern Miss and got fired midseason is mind boggling. That alone is a fireable offense.
🟢 I’ve been told two Tulane players in team gear were seen smoking a joint around campus. They appear to be players in two position groups that have been performing poorly. This isn’t about the weed. It’s about doing it in public, in Tulane gear, without a second thought about how it looks. That’s a discipline problem, and discipline starts at the top.
🟢I rewatched the Homecoming game. Guys out of position, effort gone, a team playing like nobody believed in the plan. Tulsa led 32-0 at the half and outgained us 562 to 201. That’s on the coaching staff.
🟢 I’ve heard from multiple people that players’ families are getting into verbal altercations with other families and fans in the stands during games. When a program stops holding together, everything around it cracks too.
🟢 I’ve also been told playing time promises were made in the offseason that weren’t kept by position coaches. You never promise playing time. Fritz and Sumrall never did, and never would.

The culture that Fritz, Sumrall and legends like Nick Anderson, Michael Pratt, Slim Despanie, Dorian Williams, Tyjae Spears, Sam Howard, Patrick Johnson, Sincere Haynesworth, Patrick Jenkins and Jha’Quan Jackson worked so damn hard to build is disappearing fast.

There’s only one way to fix it. Admit you made a huge mistake with David Harris and Will Hall, clean house and start fresh.

[Curtis Clements @waveclem]

May be one of the last times I get to post something like this.

[The Next Round @NextRoundLive]

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[Coaches Hot Seat 🔥 @CoachesHotSeat]

Tulane’s AD is embarrassed. He should be.

Tulsa beat Tulane 60-10 on homecoming, and led 46-0 before the Green Wave scored.

That night, athletic director David Harris posted a statement saying he was “embarrassed” and calling the loss “alarming.” He also said he’s accountable for Tulane Athletics. On that, we agree.

Last season, we called Will Hall the worst hire of the cycle. Here’s the résumé Harris looked at:
➡️ 14-30 in four seasons at Southern Miss
➡️ 10-30 against FBS teams
➡️ A 1-6 start in three of those four seasons
➡️ One winning season, a 7-6 year in 2022
➡️ Fired seven games into 2024, then hired by Tulane as a position coach

Harris looked at that and called it “a proven track record of success at every level.” Tulane’s own announcement called Southern Miss a “remarkable turnaround.”

Hall inherited a College Football Playoff team. Ten months later, Tulane is 4-5, and the AD is issuing statements on homecoming night about the man he promoted.

Nobody at Tulane should be surprised. The record was right there, and Harris hired it anyway.

[Curtis Clements @waveclem]

Let someone go and if they come back to you it’s true love.

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

Trade: The Raiders are trading QB Kirk Cousins to the Vikings, per @rapsheet and me.

[Curtis Clements @waveclem]

I’m with ya. I would love nothing more then for them to do something like Florida St did. They fired their athletic director about a month ago and then just recently fired Mike Norvell. It’s disgusting that we need to beg Tulane to make a move and then get called toxic by other fans/media for wanting change.

[Curtis Clements @waveclem]

Fire Tulane head football coach Will Hall - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/g77y3mDio4 via @Change

[Curtis Clements @waveclem]

@TulaneHype @Change Pretty sure I signed that one too.

[Curtis Clements @waveclem]

@Spirit29 Agreed. I was just mostly putting out the small possibility.

[Curtis Clements @waveclem]

I don’t know if Garland is getting this number from the tweet that was circulating a few days ago or if he actually has an inside source. Once again if this number is accurate then David Harris needs to be fired yesterday. A mistake hire from the get go and he had the gall to put a multi-million dollar price tag on it.

[Garland Gillen @garlandgillen]

Will Hall was given a heads-up before David Harris sent out a statement calling Tulane’s 50-point loss to Tulsa “unacceptable” and “embarrassing.” I asked Hall if the Harris statement was warranted, “that’s not for me to say.”

The Wave are 2-point underdogs to Rice this Saturday. Rice is 1-8, on an 8-game losing streak.

If the school does want to move on from Hall after one season, what does that look like. It’s #GarlandontheAvenue

[Curtis Clements @waveclem]

@sohowistexas @ben_platt_wave @CaptOstrander @BleacherBuzzard @JohnnyCox79 They don’t respect him and he doesn’t command respect. That’s the first thing you need to establish as a coach. That’s your foundation and if you don’t have that you can’t build upon it.

[Curtis Clements @waveclem]

@sohowistexas @SwampRoomSports Back in 2011 Bob Toledo resigned mid- season because some fans were talking bad about him in the empty Superdome and his wife happened to hear it 23 rows down. Not sure that story is completely accurate but I like and I’m going to stick with it.

[Curtis Clements @waveclem]

@KuestionIsMoot @TUFitts That makes a lot more sense. Lol

[Curtis Clements @waveclem]

Wow. Our very own.

[Mike 🌽 @HuskerMike28]

FYI, here are the 11 members who decided conference championships were no longer relevant.

These are the people being lobbied by ESPN.

This isn't about the fans or athletes. This is about TV deals and revenue.

Zero interest in the long-term health of the sport.

[Curtis Clements @waveclem]

@JJGREENWAVE Amen!

[Green Wave News @JJGREENWAVE]

Will Hall might be the nicest guy on the planet. He may also be a good offensive coach (although I doubt that after this season).

But he is very clearly not a good head coach. Not even close. He is one of the worst head coaches in the country.

David Harris' statement after the homecoming debacle was more of the same. Lots of talk with no substance. No action. He's showing the world that he is also not a good AD.

Letting this continue while other programs make coaching changes signals that Tulane is not serious about football. They refuse to hold people accountable.

❌The worst loss in the history of Yulman Stadium.
❌The worst conference loss since Tulane joined the American.
❌The worst loss of any kind since 2015.
❌Three conference losses already, the most since 2021 (hurricane year).
❌The first homecoming that didn't sell out since 2021.
❌ National headlines for embarrassing reasons.

I don't care how good the recruiting class is for next year. I couldn't care less about the words coming out of Hall's or Harris' mouth.

This situation is taking Tulane back to places we never should have even dreamed of returning to. The worst part is that it could've been avoided. Easily avoided.

Now the AD is refusing to hold people accountable and admit he made a mistake. We will forgive you for making it, but it needs to end now.

The replacement needs to be a proven winner at the FBS level. A proven recruiter. Someone who has won championships. Money should not be an issue. Tulane should be a top 3 job in the G6 in salary, revenue share and everything else.

Fix it or you will lose it all. You think crowds were bad this year? You have no idea how bad it will become, quickly. Athletics will die at Tulane if this isn't fixed soon.

Ron Hunter as well. The worst homecoming week I can remember.

Bad decisions got us here.

Keep making them and there won't be a program left to save.

[Darrien Starling @DarrienStarling]

Reflecting on the statement made by Tulane’s AD David Harris:

Some would suggest he’s responsible for the nightmare football season they’re having.

Harris has been forthcoming about the season being below standards but I think people would be more interested in what actions will be deployed to turn this around?

The elephant in the room is what to do the head coach he hired. Will Hall was 14-30 at the helm at Southern Miss before being relieved of his duties.

Program continuity didn’t really justify that hire at the time he made the decision and now they’re embarrassed about their situation. Very tough spot to be in for Tulane and its supporters.

Fans are so much more informed on nuances than before, so talking around the problem is no longer accepted like it was years ago.

[Curtis Clements @waveclem]

RT @ericsgeller: @GreenWaveFB head coach Will Hall under fire after this past Saturday’s 60-10 homecoming game loss to Tulsa at Yulman Stad…

[Curtis Clements @waveclem]

Welp, we have our answer. #Tulane

[Curtis Clements @waveclem]

This is a watershed moment in Tulane athletics. What happened today in front of a Homecoming crowd should be unacceptable to anyone who calls themselves a Tulane fan. Action needs to be swift in our response to this @TUFitts If nothing is done by Monday it will confirm that we are back to the dark days of Tulane athletics and at that point you might as well shut down athletics all together because their will be no one left to care.