NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – In this edition of FFF: Willie Fritz is talking titles at Houston, what\u2019s next for USA Soccer, and a PSA for restaurants in the city.<\/p>\n
FOOTBALL<\/p>\n
If it wasn\u2019t for Willie Fritz, Jon Sumrall probably wouldn\u2019t have left Troy for Tulane.<\/p>\n
Fritz made the Green Wave winners in his time Uptown. He went 54-47 in eight seasons at Tulane, got the team to four bowl games, including a Cotton Bowl win over USC.<\/p>\n
Sumrall took that success, and then brought Tulane to another level. With 40 new players on the roster in 2025, Sumrall elevated the Wave to a College Football Playoff berth.<\/p>\n
In two seasons at Houston, Fritz is 14-11, with a win in the Texas Bowl over an LSU team that was quarterbacked by Michael Van Buren.<\/p>\n
In the Big 12, Texas Tech is now king. BYU and Utah also own very strong rosters.<\/p>\n
Houston possesses an over\/under win total of 7.5 games this upcoming season. The same as Tulane.<\/p>\n
Cougars are in the upper half of the Big 12 betting odds, but they won\u2019t contend for a national championship anytime soon.<\/p>\n
But don\u2019t tell that to Fritz. He told On3 he left Tulane for Houston because, \u201cI wanted to have an opportunity to win a national championship.\u201d<\/p>\n
Do the Cougars have a good football program, yes. A great one, no. Will they, way more money will be needed. More than Texas Tech, no chance.<\/p>\n
I could argue Tulane holds a better chance of getting back to the CFB playoff than Houston does in the future. Right now, it\u2019s Tulane 1-0 Houston, on those berths.<\/p>\n
F\u00daTBOL<\/p>\n
The United States getting knocked out of the 2026 World Cup in the Round of 16 is a disappointment. On home soil, with a loaded roster, quarterfinals should\u2019ve been the floor.<\/p>\n
Instead, the United States Men\u2019s National Team lost in the Round of 16 for the fourth straight time. So what\u2019s next for the Stars and Stripes?<\/p>\n
Folarin Balogun, Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie, Malik Tillman, Alex Freeman, Chris Richards, Tyler Adams, Antonee Robinson all started against Belgium, and will probably be on the 2030 World Cup roster.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a few new names to keep an eye on in the future: <\/p>\n
– Midfielder Zavier Gozo (Real Salt Lake)<\/p>\n
– Forward Julian Hall (New York Red Bulls)<\/p>\n
– Goalkeeper Diego Kochen (Barcelona)<\/p>\n
– Defender Noahki Banks (FC Augsburg)<\/p>\n
Gozo and Hall are racking up goals in the MLS, Kochen isn\u2019t getting playing time at Barcelona so he will go out on loan, and Banks is a dual-national with Germany and the U.S. fighting over his services.<\/p>\n
FOOD<\/p>\n
This is a public service announcement for all restaurants in the New Orleans area. If you possess a social media account (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok), please use it to inform your customers when you will not be open.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re a Tuesday-Saturday joint, that\u2019s cool. List that on your social media pages. If you take some extra time off around a holiday and that could bleed into the days you\u2019re usually open, post it on your pages.<\/p>\n
There was a particular po-boy joint in Metairie that was getting some publicity on social media. I checked the days they\u2019re open, and Monday was one of them. Now, July 4 was on a Saturday, but most restaurants were open by Monday.<\/p>\n
This one wasn\u2019t. If they would\u2019ve posted on their IG or Facebook, I would\u2019ve known that.<\/p>\n
I went to Bear\u2019s as a backup plan, and the roast beef rocked as usual.<\/p>\n
So restaurants, use your social media, please.<\/p>\n
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