His family must have compromising photos of Coach.
Merrick Glover, all time points leader
- QuarterbackU
- Regent's Circle
- Posts: 9365
- Joined: Tue Aug 09, 2005 1:50 am
- Location: West
Re: Merrick Glover, all time points leader
Tulane Alum | T-Club Member | Season Ticket Holder
-
- President's Circle
- Posts: 4384
- Joined: Sun Mar 09, 2014 4:26 pm
Re: Merrick Glover, all time points leader
If he’s better than Merek, he should be kicking the field goals. If he’s not better than Merek, he shouldn’t be getting a scholarship
-
- Regent's Circle
- Posts: 5814
- Joined: Sun Jun 27, 2004 11:42 am
- Location: Lafayette, LA
Re: Merrick Glover, all time points leader
Who was the kid kicking 60 yd FG's at Yulman? He was making them one after another. I think it was on Twitter. That kid needs to be on scholarship.
"Don't hit me with those negative waves so early in the morning" Oddball to Moriarty in Kelly's Heroes
Re: Merrick Glover, all time points leader
Maybe he got it for his kickoffs alone. I was going to ask if recovering 4 onside kicks in a season warrants a scholarship but I think it would be hard to find a kicker that has done that in his career much less one season.visualmagic wrote: ↑Tue Nov 23, 2021 9:39 pm If he’s better than Merek, he should be kicking the field goals. If he’s not better than Merek, he shouldn’t be getting a scholarship
Tulane Greenbackers
"If you want to win you have to have good players." Vince Gibson
"If you want to win you have to have good players." Vince Gibson
Re: Merrick Glover, all time points leader
One was a former Rummel kid. He burned his eligibility at Samford before kicking in the NFL, XFL, and I think another league professionally. The other was Garrett Hartley who played for the Saints.Man in Green wrote: ↑Tue Nov 23, 2021 9:53 pm Who was the kid kicking 60 yd FG's at Yulman? He was making them one after another. I think it was on Twitter. That kid needs to be on scholarship.
Tulane Greenbackers
"If you want to win you have to have good players." Vince Gibson
"If you want to win you have to have good players." Vince Gibson
Re: Merrick Glover, all time points leader
For those questioning if it makes sense to try someone (anyone?) else than Merek Glover against Memphis, I think of CJ finally playing a 4th string QB against Tulsa in 2015.
Jordy Joseph had ridden the pine for his entire career at Tulane. When given a chance to play literally out of late season desperation, he performed capably. He wasn’t a hero as Tulane lost late in 4th quarter but he gave Tulane a solid chance to win after others more talented than him had failed throughout the season
Maybe if Fritz gives one of the backup kickers a similar opportunity that guy will surprise us just as Joseph did six years ago.
Jordy Joseph had ridden the pine for his entire career at Tulane. When given a chance to play literally out of late season desperation, he performed capably. He wasn’t a hero as Tulane lost late in 4th quarter but he gave Tulane a solid chance to win after others more talented than him had failed throughout the season
Maybe if Fritz gives one of the backup kickers a similar opportunity that guy will surprise us just as Joseph did six years ago.
Re: Merrick Glover, all time points leader
He threw two pick sixes to cost us the game.
We deserve so much better
- tulaneoutlaw
- Regent's Circle
- Posts: 8897
- Joined: Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:49 pm
- Location: Greeneville, TN
Re: Merrick Glover, all time points leader
If we thought we had a better answer at kicker wouldn't they already have gotten a shot? Glover has the record now and we clearly don't have a better option. We have one chance left to win a game this year and in doing so we could mess up a conference rival's season. 3-9 sucks but it's better than 2-10. No reason not to let him finish out his career.
Re: Merrick Glover, all time points leader
We didn’t have a chance without him. He played very well for the first 55 minutes. He didn’t have anything to do with Tulane’s other eight losses which “cost” Johnson his job.
It’s Thanksgiving. If Tulane makes you so unhappy that your first keyboard impulse is to slam a walk-on who played creditably after finally being given a chance after years of not playing, why do you put yourself through such torture?
It’s Thanksgiving. If Tulane makes you so unhappy that your first keyboard impulse is to slam a walk-on who played creditably after finally being given a chance after years of not playing, why do you put yourself through such torture?
Re: Merrick Glover, all time points leader
Someone else should get a chance because Fritz’s policy is how you play determines how much you play. I wish Glover well and congratulate him on the record. However in his five years at Tulane he has never made a game winning kick but regrettably has missed at least three if not more.
Maybe one of the backups could do better under pressure.
Maybe one of the backups could do better under pressure.
Re: Merrick Glover, all time points leader
After he blew the Tulsa game he would have been benched (would have been long before that) if there was someone better.Baywave1 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 24, 2021 9:33 am Someone else should get a chance because Fritz’s policy is how you play determines how much you play. I wish Glover well and congratulate him on the record. However in his five years at Tulane he has never made a game winning kick but regrettably has missed at least three if not more.
Maybe one of the backups could do better under pressure.
Maybe our next guy will have kicked in HS before coming here.
Last edited by waverider on Wed Nov 24, 2021 10:22 am, edited 1 time in total.
Tulane Greenbackers
"If you want to win you have to have good players." Vince Gibson
"If you want to win you have to have good players." Vince Gibson
Re: Merrick Glover, all time points leader
He should definitely get it for the onside kicks alone. Also, I believe he's a P not a K.waverider wrote: ↑Tue Nov 23, 2021 9:53 pmMaybe he got it for his kickoffs alone. I was going to ask if recovering 4 onside kicks in a season warrants a scholarship but I think it would be hard to find a kicker that has done that in his career much less one season.visualmagic wrote: ↑Tue Nov 23, 2021 9:39 pm If he’s better than Merek, he should be kicking the field goals. If he’s not better than Merek, he shouldn’t be getting a scholarship
Re: Merrick Glover, all time points leader
If they can't do it in warmups with no pressure, there's no reason to believe they can do it in games under pressure.Baywave1 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 24, 2021 9:33 am Someone else should get a chance because Fritz’s policy is how you play determines how much you play. I wish Glover well and congratulate him on the record. However in his five years at Tulane he has never made a game winning kick but regrettably has missed at least three if not more.
Maybe one of the backups could do better under pressure.
- PeteRasche
- Cornerstone
- Posts: 30949
- Joined: Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:52 am
- Location: Cincinnati, OH
Re: Merrick Glover, all time points leader
It had nothing to do with slamming a walk-on and everything to do with telling someone on the board they were wrong in how they viewed something. The topic on which they were wrong doesn't even cross his mind.
Re: Merrick Glover, all time points leader
I just believe in giving the full picture. I appreciated Jordy's devotion to the program but his performance has been overstated. If you that thin skinned why do you go on the internet.Baywave1 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 24, 2021 9:27 am We didn’t have a chance without him. He played very well for the first 55 minutes. He didn’t have anything to do with Tulane’s other eight losses which “cost” Johnson his job.
It’s Thanksgiving. If Tulane makes you so unhappy that your first keyboard impulse is to slam a walk-on who played creditably after finally being given a chance after years of not playing, why do you put yourself through such torture?
We deserve so much better
Re: Merrick Glover, all time points leader
The topic did cross my mind. It wasn’t about telling him he was wrong on how he viewed it it was about the fact that he didn’t tell the whole story. The topic doesn't change the facts of the situation . Plus that example has gotten trotted out a lot and always leaves that part out. The game is 60 minutes long not 55.PeteRasche wrote: ↑Wed Nov 24, 2021 10:51 amIt had nothing to do with slamming a walk-on and everything to do with telling someone on the board they were wrong in how they viewed something. The topic on which they were wrong doesn't even cross his mind.
We deserve so much better
Re: Merrick Glover, all time points leader
6/8 in 1995visualmagic wrote: ↑Sun Nov 21, 2021 7:19 pmNope. Palazzo was 9/17 in 1998Man in Green wrote: ↑Sun Nov 21, 2021 6:52 pmPalazzo was very good. Those misses must have come early in his career because Bowden wouldn’t have put up with a kicker missing that many kicks, unlike a certain coach. I recall him being a steady and reliable kicker his last 2 years.visualmagic wrote: ↑Sun Nov 21, 2021 5:04 pmEddie Murray and Tony Wood are not in the 25ish years that I’ve been watching.Man in Green wrote: ↑Sun Nov 21, 2021 4:28 pmEddie Murray, Tony Wood, Brad Palazzo, Vince Minalla…I probably misspelled a couple of those, were all great, or at least reliable.visualmagic wrote: ↑Sun Nov 21, 2021 4:04 pmOther than Marler and Santos, we haven’t really had any other good kickers in the 25ish years that I’ve been watching
Kicking is 80% mental, the other half is physical. I used to be a kicker so i have a little first hand knowledge.
Statistically, Palazzo wasn’t anything special. Hit (50/68) 73.5%
12/15 in 1996
23/28 in 1997
- gerryb323
- Regent's Circle
- Posts: 9661
- Joined: Thu Jul 01, 2010 11:18 am
- Location: There's no place like home
Re: Merrick Glover, all time points leader
Not to mention that the "bad" percentage quoted was the career high percentage at Tulane until Cairo! That '98 offense had to skew the percentages a little. I'd wonder what the situations were compared to '97FW wrote: ↑Wed Nov 24, 2021 6:30 pm6/8 in 1995visualmagic wrote: ↑Sun Nov 21, 2021 7:19 pmNope. Palazzo was 9/17 in 1998Man in Green wrote: ↑Sun Nov 21, 2021 6:52 pmPalazzo was very good. Those misses must have come early in his career because Bowden wouldn’t have put up with a kicker missing that many kicks, unlike a certain coach. I recall him being a steady and reliable kicker his last 2 years.visualmagic wrote: ↑Sun Nov 21, 2021 5:04 pmEddie Murray and Tony Wood are not in the 25ish years that I’ve been watching.Man in Green wrote: ↑Sun Nov 21, 2021 4:28 pmEddie Murray, Tony Wood, Brad Palazzo, Vince Minalla…I probably misspelled a couple of those, were all great, or at least reliable.visualmagic wrote: ↑Sun Nov 21, 2021 4:04 pmOther than Marler and Santos, we haven’t really had any other good kickers in the 25ish years that I’ve been watching
Kicking is 80% mental, the other half is physical. I used to be a kicker so i have a little first hand knowledge.
Statistically, Palazzo wasn’t anything special. Hit (50/68) 73.5%
12/15 in 1996
23/28 in 1997
Wandering around somewhere in a matchup zone
-
- President's Circle
- Posts: 4384
- Joined: Sun Mar 09, 2014 4:26 pm
Re: Merrick Glover, all time points leader
Gerry, I never said Palazzo was “bad”, I actually said that Tulane kickers had been nothing special outside of Cairo and (one year of) Marler.gerryb323 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 24, 2021 6:45 pmNot to mention that the "bad" percentage quoted was the career high percentage at Tulane until Cairo! That '98 offense had to skew the percentages a little. I'd wonder what the situations were compared to '97FW wrote: ↑Wed Nov 24, 2021 6:30 pm6/8 in 1995visualmagic wrote: ↑Sun Nov 21, 2021 7:19 pmNope. Palazzo was 9/17 in 1998Man in Green wrote: ↑Sun Nov 21, 2021 6:52 pmPalazzo was very good. Those misses must have come early in his career because Bowden wouldn’t have put up with a kicker missing that many kicks, unlike a certain coach. I recall him being a steady and reliable kicker his last 2 years.visualmagic wrote: ↑Sun Nov 21, 2021 5:04 pmEddie Murray and Tony Wood are not in the 25ish years that I’ve been watching.Man in Green wrote: ↑Sun Nov 21, 2021 4:28 pmEddie Murray, Tony Wood, Brad Palazzo, Vince Minalla…I probably misspelled a couple of those, were all great, or at least reliable.visualmagic wrote: ↑Sun Nov 21, 2021 4:04 pmOther than Marler and Santos, we haven’t really had any other good kickers in the 25ish years that I’ve been watching
Kicking is 80% mental, the other half is physical. I used to be a kicker so i have a little first hand knowledge.
Statistically, Palazzo wasn’t anything special. Hit (50/68) 73.5%
12/15 in 1996
23/28 in 1997
- QuarterbackU
- Regent's Circle
- Posts: 9365
- Joined: Tue Aug 09, 2005 1:50 am
- Location: West
Re: Merrick Glover, all time points leader
Marler missed 3 Field Goals in the Hawaii Bowl. We won that game in spite of his performance.visualmagic wrote: ↑Wed Nov 24, 2021 7:44 pmGerry, I never said Palazzo was “bad”, I actually said that Tulane kickers had been nothing special outside of Cairo and (one year of) Marler.gerryb323 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 24, 2021 6:45 pmNot to mention that the "bad" percentage quoted was the career high percentage at Tulane until Cairo! That '98 offense had to skew the percentages a little. I'd wonder what the situations were compared to '97FW wrote: ↑Wed Nov 24, 2021 6:30 pm6/8 in 1995visualmagic wrote: ↑Sun Nov 21, 2021 7:19 pmNope. Palazzo was 9/17 in 1998Man in Green wrote: ↑Sun Nov 21, 2021 6:52 pmPalazzo was very good. Those misses must have come early in his career because Bowden wouldn’t have put up with a kicker missing that many kicks, unlike a certain coach. I recall him being a steady and reliable kicker his last 2 years.visualmagic wrote: ↑Sun Nov 21, 2021 5:04 pmEddie Murray and Tony Wood are not in the 25ish years that I’ve been watching.Man in Green wrote: ↑Sun Nov 21, 2021 4:28 pmEddie Murray, Tony Wood, Brad Palazzo, Vince Minalla…I probably misspelled a couple of those, were all great, or at least reliable.visualmagic wrote: ↑Sun Nov 21, 2021 4:04 pmOther than Marler and Santos, we haven’t really had any other good kickers in the 25ish years that I’ve been watching
Kicking is 80% mental, the other half is physical. I used to be a kicker so i have a little first hand knowledge.
Statistically, Palazzo wasn’t anything special. Hit (50/68) 73.5%
12/15 in 1996
23/28 in 1997
Tulane Alum | T-Club Member | Season Ticket Holder