Tulane employed the same defensive alignment and strategy against Georgia Tech in two straight seasons. So Navy offensive coordinator Ivin Jasper figured the Green Wave would use that game plan again when going against a similar triple-option opponent.
Navy had two weeks to prepare for Tulane and the offense prepared for one particular front. So the Midshipmen were thrown for a loop when the Green Wave used another formation in Saturday's 31-14 Navy victory.
"When you spend six days working against one defense then you get into the game and they do something totally different, it's tough," Jasper admitted.