Smooth Pancakes' Coaching Carousel Career

[SmoothPancakes]

That game sucked, Arkansas State whooped our asses. Nothing more really to say.

As for the national scene, the showdown of the season just got ruined. Going into week 10, Oklahoma State was 9-0, ranked #1 in the BCS, Oklahoma was 9-1, ranked #2 and both play each other on the last week of the season. It was going to be a hell of a week 15 game to decide who would represent the Big 12 in the BCS title game. That got ruined when #23 Baylor knocked off Oklahoma State last week 49-28. So, as of now, the BCS title game would be #1 Oklahoma, at 9-1, vs. #2 TCU, at 10-1. If either TCU or Oklahoma lose, LSU is the #3 team at 9-2 for the year.

Browsing through the conference standings... In the ACC Atlantic, Maryland leads the way at 9-2, 6-1, Clemson is the only other team with a chance at 9-2, 6-2. In the ACC Coastal, #12 Virginia Tech is currently the leader at 9-2, 5-2, #21 Georgia Tech the only other with a chance at 8-3, 5-3, and Georgia Tech does hold the head to head tiebreaker. In the Big 12, thanks to Baylor, #1 Oklahoma leads the way at 9-1, 7-0. #5 Oklahoma State is next at 9-1, 6-1, followed by Texas Tech at 8-2, 5-2 and #23 Baylor at 7-3, 5-2. In the Big East, #9 Pittsburgh currently is the leader at 8-2, 6-0, #2 TCU is the only remaining contender at 10-1, 7-1 (they lost to Pitt in week 2 31-28). In the Big Ten Leaders Division, the #11 Jerry Sandusky Nittany Lions are your division champions are at 11-1, 7-1. In the Legends Division, Iowa leads the way at 10-2, 6-2, Michigan is in second at 9-3, 5-2.

In Conference USA East, #14 Central Florida is the division champions at 11-0, 8-0. CUSA West is a mess. SMU at 7-4, 6-2, Houston at 8-3, 6-2, and Tulsa at 7-4, 6-2 all are tied and have a chance. SMU already beat Houston and plays Tulsa in their final game. Houston beat Tulsa the week before they lost to SMU. In the MAC East, it will be Miami University claiming the division at 7-4, 7-0. In the MAC West, Western Michigan currently leads at 8-3, 6-1, with Northern Illinois right behind at 8-3, 5-2, Western Michigan holding the head to head tiebreaker. In the Mountain West, it's a battle to the end. #19 San Diego State at 9-1, 6-0 and #8 Boise State at 8-2, 6-0 are tied for the conference title, and play each other in week 15 to decide who wins the conference.

In the PAC 12 North, #13 Stanford leads the way at 10-2, 7-2, Washington next at 8-3, 6-2, followed by #20 Oregon State at 8-3, 6-2. Stanford beat Washington, but Oregon State beat Stanford. In the PAC 12 South, #17 Utah is your leader at 9-2, 6-2, USC is next at 7-4, 5-3, USC holding the head to head tiebreaker.

In the SEC East, #16 Georgia wins the division with a 9-2, 6-2 record. In the SEC West, #3 LSU leads the way at 9-2, 6-1. After that, #15 Ole Miss is next at 8-3, 5-2, #6 Alabama at 9-2, 5-2, #24 Arkansas at 8-3, 5-2, and #7 Auburn at 9-2, 5-2. LSU has beaten Ole Miss and Alabama, lost to Auburn, and plays Arkansas in their season finale. Ole Miss beat Alabama, Arkansas and Auburn, but lost to LSU. Alabama beat Arkansas, but lost to Ole Miss and LSU and still has yet to play Auburn. Arkansas beat Auburn, but lost to Alabama and Ole Miss and still has to play LSU. And Auburn beat LSU, but lost to Arkansas and Ole Miss and still to play Alabama.

And in the WAC, Utah State is your leader at 8-2, 4-0, but Louisiana Tech, at 5-5, 2-1 still has a chance.

[morsdraconis]

Damn man. That was rough. Nasty way to lose, but it just makes your final two games that much more important.

[SmoothPancakes]

Game Eleven

:FAU: :@: :FIU:



Game Notes



--- This is it. The conference championship game essentially, as both the Owls and Golden Panthers enter the game with a 5-1 record in the Sun Belt Conference. This game as so many implications. A chance at an outright conference title, it’s against our hated rivals, and we have more than a handful of recruits attending the game, and it’s a chance at revenge after the Owls beat us last season. So much rides on the line today, so much at stake. It was a sunny afternoon in Miami, so weather would have no effect on this contest. Florida Atlantic won the coin toss and elected to kick, putting the ball in the hands of our offense to get us started out right.

Our offense did exactly that, as Darrian Mallary plowed through the middle of the line on 1st down to get an immediate 9 yard gain. Unfortunately, that promising start came with a huge penalty, as Mallary was injured on the play, suffering an abdominal tear that would sideline him for a week, ending his day on the field just 30 seconds into the contest. Jerermiah Harden proved more than ready to fill Mallary’s shoes, breaking a 12 yard run on 2nd down to give us a first down. Forcing the Owls to shut us down on the ground, we ran the ball on the first five straight plays of the game, advancing the ball 39 yards down to the Florida Atlantic 35 yard line, before we finally threw our first pass of the game. Unfortunately, our drive would come to an end as we were only able to get 5 yards on 3rd and 6 from the FAU 22 yard line, forcing us to settle for a 35 yard field goal.

Florida Atlantic’s first offensive drive started to bring back memories of Arkansas State, as they passed and ran their way all over our defense, before a 33 yard pass got them all the way down to our 4 yard line. Thankfully, a sack, a run for a loss of 4 yards, and an incomplete pass forced the Owls to instead walk away with only a 26 yard field goal, knotting the game up at 3 points apiece. Unlike the Arkansas State game, Jake Medlock this time proved his useful self, throwing decent passes and not throwing any interceptions, as we proceeded to work our way from our 25 yard line clear down to the Florida Atlantic 23 with a mix of passing and rushing, along with a couple key 3rd down conversions, before the clock ran out on the first quarter.

The beginning of the second quarter found us facing 2nd and 10 on the 23 yard line. Unfortunately, that would be the closest we would get as two incomplete passes, including a pass to a wide open Glenn Coleman in the front of the end zone that was overthrown, and we were forced to settle for another field goal, this one from 40 yards out. However, our offense got new life as Florida Atlantic fumbled the ball on the first play of their offensive drive, which was pounced on by cornerback Terrance Taylor, giving us new life at the FAU 19 yard line. Unfortunately, we were again forced to settle for a field goal as we would only get as close as the Owls 2 yard line, after which Coach Cristobal elected to kick the 19 yard field goal rather than let us attempt the touchdown, making it 9-3 with 6:56 left to play in the half.

Florida Atlantic’s offense meanwhile were unable to get anything going after the fumble on their previous drive, being hit with a false start penalty and a couple incomplete passes, forcing them to punt the ball away. A short punt, and punting from their 15 yard line, meant great field position for our offense, as we began our next drive from the 39 yard line. However, we too would end up going three and out, and punted the ball right back to the Owls. Florida Atlantic would take advantage this time, using passes of 32, 19, and 19 yards to get into our red zone, before an 8 yard touchdown pass from David Kooi to Deandre Richardson gave the Owls a 10-9 lead with 3:38 left to play in the second quarter.

Our offense remained on a cold streak, getting to our 40 yard line before being forced to punt the ball away. The defense at first gave up a 14 yard pass right off the bat to the Owls offense on the next drive, however two dropped passes and an incomplete pass, and the Owls were shut down and had to punt the ball back. A couple of short passes got our offense moving down the field, slowly, but surely. Then Medlock was able to connect with Elijah Maxey for 26 yards, advancing the ball clear down to the Owls 28 yard line with 1:37 left to play. It was the next play where the Owls made a fatal mistake, blitzing their entire linebacker corps, leaving the middle of the field wide open for Medlock to hit Harden, who took it 28 yards, untouched, to the end zone. An extra point later, and we were back on top, 16-10 with 1:23 left in the quarter. Unfortunately, the Owls weren’t done, connecting on passes 9, 12, 5, and 34 yards, before retaking the lead on a 12 yard touchdown pass to Williams, giving the Owls a 17-16 lead with 12 seconds left to play. Getting the ball back with 1 second left, we attempted a hail mary, but the pass was knocked down at the FAU 30 yard line, and that was the end of the half.

The beginning of the second half, the Owls came out firing on first down, picking up an immediate 1st down with a 10 yard pass. That was all they would get though as a holding penalty on 2nd and 8 would unravel their drive, forcing them to punt two plays later. On our first offensive play, Harden showed what a beast he is, breaking a 12 yard rush out to our 24 yard line, gaining those last 5 yards by dragging three Owls players with him before finally falling down for the 1st down. After a pair of incomplete passes, the Owls had a massive breakdown in their coverage, letting Coleman get behind their secondary, something Medlock took full advantage of, dropping a pass right into Coleman’s hands, who took the ball the entire 76 yards for the touchdown. Putting us back up by 5, Cristobal elected to go for the two point conversion, which was successfully converted as Medlock found Dominique Rhymes in the corner of the end zone, giving us a 24-17 lead with 7:13 to play in the 3rd quarter.

Feeling the pressure, the Owls offense were unable to get anything going, gaining only two yards on their ensuing offensive drive, before they were forced to punt the ball back to us. After a 3 yard rush and a 9 yard pass gave us a new set of downs at our 45 yard line, we went exclusively to Harden and the ground game, rushing the ball 8 straight plays all the way down to the FAU 9 yard line, forcing the Owls to stop us on the ground before we finally went back to the air. On 3rd and 4, although Harden was wide open across the middle, Medlock threw the pass too far ahead of him, the ball falling incomplete, and forcing us to kick a 26 yard field goal to extend our lead to 10 points with 3:02 left in the third quarter. The Owls offense needed only 7 plays to drive the ball 73 yards, using passes of 10 and 35 yards along the way, before scoring on a 5 yard rush from Javaris Giles, making it a 3 point game with 1:18 left to play in the quarter.

We once again went exclusively on the ground, forcing the Owls to stop our ground game, as we ran the ball four straight plays, advancing the ball from our 25 yard line to the Florida Atlantic 42 yard line, thanks in part to an 18 yard rush by Harden, before the clock ran out on the third quarter. Facing 2nd and 7 to start the fourth quarter, we finally took back to the air, which was a mistake as Medlock threw two incomplete passes, bringing our drive to an end just 10 seconds into the quarter. Thankfully, our defense rose to the occasion, getting a pair of sacks on Kooi, killing the Owls offensive drive before it had any chance to get going. Even better, it was a short punt, giving us the ball back at our own 42 yard line. We would only need a couple plays to make the drive a successful one, as Medlock was able to get a pass to Rhymes on 2nd and 7, who took it 49 yards down to the FAU 5 yard line. Two rushes later, and we found the end zone again as Coleman fell in from 3 yards out, extending our lead back to 10 points with 6:49 left to play in the game.

Unfortunately, someone forgot to tell our defense that the game was still going on, as Florida Atlantic needed just five plays to respond with a touchdown, throwing passes of 35, 22, 13, 5 and 9 yards to tighten the score back to 3 points with 5:37 left in the game. Our offense was unable to get those points back either, only advancing the ball 6 yards before punting it away with 4:06 left to play. We however got lucky, as Taylor added an interception to his earlier fumble recovery, picking off Kooi on the Owls first play from scrimmage, giving us the ball at the FAU 25 yard line. A huge 17 yard pass to Maxey on 3rd and 10 kept our drive alive, giving us new life at the FAU 8 yard line with 3:32 left to play. It took Harden just one play to find the end zone again, as he got a hole up the middle and took it 8 yards for the touchdown, giving us once again a 10 point lead with 3:02 left.

Facing a two score hole with little time left, the Owls committed yet another mistake, as Kooi threw yet another first down interception, making it two passes in a row by Kooi getting picked off, this one by Emmanuel Souarin, who returned it 26 yards down to the FAU 19 yard line, giving us a new set of downs with 2:42 left to play. We went immediately back to the ground, trying to chew up as much clock as we could. Three rushes were all we would get, as Harden got stopped for only a one yard gain on 3rd and 3, forcing us to attempt a field goal, which ended up getting blocked, leaving us with no points gained with 1:37 left to play.

Florida Atlantic knew time was short, using passes of 8, 25, 24, 8, and 5 yards, along with a 4 yard rush, to find the end zone on a 5 yard pass to Richardson, making it 41-38 with 37 seconds left to play. The Owls attempted an onside kick, knowing they had to recover it as they only had one time out left, but we were able to recover it, giving us possession on the FAU 44 yard line with 33 seconds left to play. Two rushes of 11 and 12 yards by Harden was all it took for the clock to run out, giving us a 41-38 victory over our hated rivals, our first win against Florida Atlantic since 2005, snapping a 6 game losing streak to the Owls.

With the win, we improve to 8-3 on the year, 6-1 in the Sun Belt Conference, and in the process, secure at least a share of our second ever conference championship. If we win next week over Louisiana-Lafayette, we'll win the title outright. With the loss, Florida Atlantic drops to 5-6 for the year, 5-2 in the conference. Next up, in our season finale, we hit the road to take on Louisiana-Lafayette, who is 2-9 on the year, 1-6 in the Sun Belt. The Ragin' Cajuns opened their year with a 34-31 overtime win against Stony Brook, before going on a 7 game losing streak, losing 27-15 to Akron, 38-3 at Connecticut, 52-17 at Ohio State, 35-31 at North Texas, 14-7 at Mid Tennessee State, 30-27 in overtime to Western Kentucky, and 45-7 at Troy. They finally got a second win against their rivals Louisiana-Monroe, 38-21, before losing 43-20 to Florida Atlantic and 42-25 to Arkansas State.

Looking at the conference standings, we have at least a share of the title, with our game against Louisiana-Lafayette remaining. Troy's season is done, sitting at 6-2 in the conference. Florida Atlantic still has a chance at a share, sitting at 5-2 in the conference with their final against at home against Arkansas State. North Texas has been eliminated, after they lost 27-20 to Louisiana-Monroe this week to fall to 4-3.

Looking at the newest bowl projections, we are still projected to play in the New Orleans Bowl, and now projected to play 7-5 SMU. Elsewhere in the conference, Arkansas State is projected to play in the Armed Forces Bowl against 6-6 Mississippi State, and Troy is projected to play in the Godaddy.com bowl against 8-4 Miami University. Florida Atlantic has been dropped from the bowl projections since last week.




Final Score
:FIU: 41, :FAU: 38



Stat(s) of the Game:
- FIU Offense – Another two-headed monster game. Our running game tallied up 200 yards, Medlock was decent today, but still had a lot of stupid passes or passes that were completely overthrown or underthrown. Thankfully, no interceptions today.

- FIU Defense – Our defense is really beginning to worry me. They were a rock earlier in the season, but these last couple games, while making decent stops here and there and, for the most part, when needed, they have been giving up big plays more and more often lately.

- FIU Kicker Jack Griffin – An almost perfect day, going 4-5 on field goals, 40 yard being Griffin's longest, 3 for 3 on extra points.



Scoring Summary



Team
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Final Score


:FAU:
3
14
7
14
38


:FIU:
3
13
11
14
41







Time
Team
Result
Play
Score


First Quarter


5:57
:FIU:
Field Goal
J. Griffin, 34 yard field goal
:FIU: 3-0


2:59
:FAU:
Field Goal
V. Zaccario, 25 yard field goal
TIED 3-3





Second Quarter


8:52
:FIU:
Field Goal
J. Griffin, 39 yard field goal
:FIU: 6-3


6:59
:FIU:
Field Goal
J. Griffin, 19 yard field goal
:FIU: 9-3


3:38
:FAU:
Touchdown
D. Richardson, 13 yard pass from D. Kooi (V. Zaccario kick)
:FAU: 10-9


1:23
:FIU:
Touchdown
J. Harden, 28 yard pass from J. Medlock (J.Griffin kick)
:FIU: 16-10


0:12
:FAU:
Touchdown
D. Williams, 12 yard pass from D. Kooi (V. Zaccario kick)
:FAU: 17-16





Third Quarter


7:13
:FIU:
Touchdown
G. Coleman, 76 yard pass from J. Medlock (2 point conversion successful)
:FIU: 24-17


3:05
:FIU:
Field Goal
J. Griffin, 26 yard field goal
:FIU: 27-17


1:18
:FAU:
Touchdown
J. Giles, 5 yard run (V. Zaccario kick)
:FIU: 27-24





Fourth Quarter


6:49
:FIU:
Touchdown
S. Coleman, 3 yard run (J. Griffin kick)
:FIU: 34-24


5:37
:FAU:
Touchdown
M. Cunningham, 8 yard pass from D. Kooi (V. Zaccario kick)
:FIU: 34-31


3:02
:FIU:
Touchdown
J. Harden, 8 yard run (J. Griffin kick)
:FIU: 41-31


0:37
:FAU:
Touchdown
D. Richardson, 5 yard pass from D. Kooi (V. Zaccario kick)
:FIU: 41-38







Game Stats



Florida Atlantic
Stat
Florida International


38
Score
41


20
First Downs
21


505
Total Offense
505


20 - 58 - 1
Rushes - Yards - TD
40 - 200- 2


31 - 53 - 4
Comp - Att - TD
16 - 36 - 2


447
Passing Yards
305


3
Times Sacked
0


9 - 16 (56%)
3rd Down Conversion
5 - 14 (35%)


1 - 1 (100%)
4th Down Conversion
0 - 0 (0%)


0 - 0 (0%)
2-Point Conv
1 - 1 (100%)


6 - 5 - 1 (100%)
Red Zone - TD - FG
9 - 2 - 3 (55%)


3
Turnovers
0


1
Fumbles Lost
0


2
Intercepted
0


0
Punt Return Yards
24


187
Kick Return Yards
98


692
Total Yards
627


5 – 45.6
Punts - Average
4 - 46.3


4 - 22
Penalties
6 - 44


14:40
Time of Possession
21:20







Florida International Contract Goals Update



Fail Impact
Goal
Progress
Pass Impact


:3redarrow:
500+ rushing yards in each season
2/3 Passed
:3greenarrow:



Win 8 games in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



2000+ total offensive yards in each season
2/3 Passed
:3greenarrow:


:3redarrow:
7+ passing TD in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



10+ points per game in each season
35 PPG
:3greenarrow:


:3redarrow:
2400+ total offensive yards in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:


:2redarrow:
Win 4 games in one season
:check:
:1greenarrow:


:6redarrow:
2000+ total offensive yards in one season
:check:








Job Security Status

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[SmoothPancakes]

It feels good to finally beat those bastards. Better yet, we got a massive commitment from our recruits. 12 total recruits committed, 5 :3star: and 7 :2star: players.

As for the national scene, mors, just for you, West Virginia beat #19 Pittsburgh 33-27, to improve to 5-6 for the year, with a chance to make it .500 with a win over 3-8 Rutgers this week. The national championship game would still be a battle between #1 Oklahoma (now 10-1, 8-0) vs. #2 TCU (now 11-1, 7-1). That can still change as #1 Oklahoma and #6 Oklahoma State (10-1, 7-1) play this week. Should Oklahoma lose, #3 LSU (10-2, 7-2) is the next in line for the title game.

Browsing through the conference standings... In the ACC Atlantic, #23 Maryland wins the division at 10-2, 7-1, Clemson finishes second at 10-2, 6-2. In the ACC Coastal, #11 Virginia Tech wins the division at 10-2, 6-2, #17 Georgia Tech finish second at 9-3, 5-3. In the Big 12, #1 Oklahoma leads the way at 10-1, 8-0. #5 Oklahoma State is second at 10-1, 7-1, both teams playing each other this week. In the Big East, #2 TCU currently is the leader at 11-1, 7-1, #19 Pittsburgh is the only remaining contender at 8-3, 6-1. TCU's season is done, Pittsburgh plays 4-7 Louisville. In the Big Ten Leaders Division, the #11 Jerry Sandusky Nittany Lions are your division champions are at 11-1, 7-1. In the Legends Division, #25 Michigan is shown as the division leader/winner, at 10-2, 6-2. #18 Iowa and #8 Michigan State also both finishing 10-2, 6-2.

In Conference USA East, #14 Central Florida is the division champions at 12-0, 9-0. CUSA West, Houston takes the title, finishing 9-3, 7-2. Tulsa finishes second at 8-4, 7-2, Houston beat Tulsa week 12, 35-28 in OT. In the MAC East, it will be Miami University claiming the division at 8-4, 8-0. In the MAC West, Western Michigan takes the division at 8-4, 6-2, with Northern Illinois finishing second at 9-3, 6-2. Western Michigan beat Northern Illinois head to head 14-7. In the Mountain West, it's still a battle to the end. #16 San Diego State at 10-1, 7-0 and #7 Boise State at 9-2, 7-0 are tied for the conference title, and play each other in week 15 to decide who wins the conference.

In the PAC 12 North, #12 Stanford is your division champions at 10-2, 7-2, #24 Washington finishes second at 9-3, 7-2, Stanford beating Washington head to head. In the PAC 12 South, #14 Utah takes the title at 10-2, 7-2, USC finishes second at 8-4, 6-3. In the SEC East, #22 Georgia wins the division with a 9-3, 6-2 record. In the SEC West, #3 LSU takes the division with a 10-2, 7-1 record, #5 Auburn finishes second at 10-2, 6-2. And in the WAC, Utah State is your winner at 9-2, 4-0.

[morsdraconis]

At least we beat sPitt. That always makes a season better (even if, in real life, a 6-6 or 5-7 season under Holgorsen would be absolutely unacceptable). ;)


Great win of those damn Owls. Hell of a game. I thought you might blow it there for a minute.

Now you just gotta take care of business against a UL Lafayette team that shouldn't be a worry, but man is your defense playing terrible. Funny thing is, I actually completely forgot that you are playing just as the OC in this dynasty. I was kinda wondering why you were having so much trouble stopping teams, but that makes sense now. You're actually watching the plays unfold instead of simming them aren't ya? I haven't noticed any weird glitches with the time of possession so you must be.

[SmoothPancakes]

At least we beat sPitt. That always makes a season better (even if, in real life, a 6-6 or 5-7 season under Holgorsen would be absolutely unacceptable). ;)


Great win of those damn Owls. Hell of a game. I thought you might blow it there for a minute.

Now you just gotta take care of business against a UL Lafayette team that shouldn't be a worry, but man is your defense playing terrible. Funny thing is, I actually completely forgot that you are playing just as the OC in this dynasty. I was kinda wondering why you were having so much trouble stopping teams, but that makes sense now. You're actually watching the plays unfold instead of simming them aren't ya? I haven't noticed any weird glitches with the time of possession so you must be.

Yeah, I thought you'd like that result. :D

Yeah, I thought I might blow it there for a minute too. After we failed to do anything on that last offensive drive, then the Owls drove down and scored with 30 seconds left, I suddenly got this horrible feeling that they were going to recover the onside kick and I would lose. Thank god we recovered it and my nightmare didn't come true. Feels great to finally beat them, especially since the real FIU team, until this year, had not beaten FAU since 2005.

Yeah, my defense has really been letting me down lately. They played great (for the most part) in our win against Duke, and played outstanding during the first half of the conference schedule, but these last 2 or 3 games, they have sucked and been unreliable. Hopefully our incoming recruits next season will change that. And yeah, that's one thing I hate about being OC, is my defense screws me so much, and there's not a single thing I can do about it. :bang:

Yeah, I watch all the plays, lets me see what happens on the plays and also helps in writing the game summary.

As for UL Lafayette, well, I'm at this very moment at halftime of my game against them. Let me just say this, the stats at halftime are insane. My offense is completely one-sided right now, and that's not a bad thing. Unfortunately, I'm not giving any more than that cliffhanger and saving it for the full game recap. :D

[SmoothPancakes]

Game Twelve

:FIU: :@: :Louisiana:



Game Notes




--- So here we are. The season finale against 2-9 Louisiana-Lafayette. We clinched at the least a share of the Sun Belt Conference title last week when we held on to beat our rivals, the Florida Atlantic Owls, for the first time since 2005. However, Troy is sitting right there behind us at 6-2 on the year, so we have to win today against the Ragin’ Cajuns to win the title outright. The good thing, we are by far a superior team when it comes to ratings. We rate C across the board in overall, offense and defense. ULL rates D, D+ and D. So a big advantage there. Hopefully we can use that advantage and get a win today. Weather could have an effect on this game as the rain was pouring as the teams came out onto the field. ULL won the coin toss and elected to receive, hoping to use the first possession of the game to get a lead and an advantage to start the game.

That was almost what happened. Facing 3rd and 11 on their own 25 yard line, our defense gave them 15 free yards thanks to pass interference, keeping the Ragin’ Cajuns drive alive. They would use a couple more third down conversions, getting as close as our 36 yard line before our defense finally stopped them, forcing ULL to punt the ball, which ended up going in the end zone for a touchback. Unfortunately, our first drive of the game didn’t do too much, as we only were able to make it to midfield before being forced to punt. Thankfully, our defense stopped them after only giving up 18 yards, forcing another ULL punt.

Our second drive of the game got off to a great start after a 24 yard run by Jeremiah Harden, who was starting today as Darrian Mallary was still questionable due to an abdominal tear. During this drive, ULL felt the power of our running game, as we drove the ball 64 yards on 7 straight rushes, before we finally had to go to the air on 2nd and goal from the ULL 10 yard line. A 9 yard pass by Jake Medlock to Harden set up 3rd and goal on the 1 yard line. That one play was all we needed as Harden plunged into the end zone on the next play from 1 yard out, giving us a 7-0 lead with 15 seconds left to play in the first quarter. Two incomplete passes by the Ragin’ Cajuns, and the first quarter came to an end.

A pass for only 5 yards was the first play of the second quarter by ULL, forcing the Cajuns to punt the ball back to us, giving us possession again just 20 seconds into the quarter. Living by the saying “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”, we went right back to the running game, covering 20 yards on 5 rushes, before Medlock audibled to a quick pass at the line on the sixth play, 1st and 10 from the ULL 33 yard line, as ULL showed a heavy blitz. That gained us a quick 6 yards, and it was right back to running the ball. We would run the ball three more times before an incomplete 3rd down pass forced us to settle for a 35 yard field goal, giving us a 10-0 lead with 5:54 left in the half. Three straight incomplete passes, and ULL was punting the ball back to us. After picking up another first down on the ground, a pass for only 1 yard on 3rd down forced us to punt the ball away with 3:49 left to play.

A sack and an incomplete pass doomed ULL’s drive from the very beginning, with only a minute coming off the clock before the Ragin’ Cajuns punted the ball back to us. Once again going back to the ground game, six straight rushes was all it took for us to cover 60 yards, as Harden punched through the defense and took it 23 yards to the end zone, giving us a 17-0 lead with 1:19 left to play until halftime. The Ragin’ Cajuns finally found some offense, advancing the ball at ease, including a point mid-drive where they were hit with a holding penalty, only for the defense to commit a pass interference penalty the very next play, swinging from 2nd and 20 on their own 41, to 1st and 10 on our 44. ULL would try for a hail mary with 5 seconds left, with Blaine Gautier completing a 30 yard pass to Darryl Surgent, however it was 2 yards too short as Surgent was tackled at the 2 yard line as the clock ran out, bring us to halftime with a 17-0 lead.

As a sign of just how DOMINANT our running game was during the first half, some stats. At halftime, we had gained 12 first downs and 218 total offensive yards. Of those yards, we had 186 yards rushing on 29 carries and 2 rushing TDs. We meanwhile went 5-7 passing for 32 yards. Louisiana-Lafayette had more first downs (8) than we even had in passing attempts. ULL meanwhile only had 132 yards total offense at halftime. Pure dominance on the ground.

Start of the second half, again, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. To the ground we go! In a 14 play drive that started on our 20 yard line, we only passed twice, once on the third play of the drive on 3rd and 7, and at the very end, an incomplete pass on 3rd and goal from the ULL 5 yard line. We did get as close as the ULL 3 yard line, before Shane Coleman was tackled for a two yard loss, forcing us to attempt the pass. Unfortunately, Coleman again bit us, as he slipped on the wet field while making a sharp cut, causing the pass that Medlock had just released to Coleman to go flying past and landing harmlessly in the end zone. As a result, we walked away with just 3 points that drive, courtesy of a 22 yard field goal by Griffin, making to 20-0 with 4:43 left to play in the third quarter, and UL Lafayette had not even touched the ball yet in the second half.

Thankfully, our defense went back to holding tough, giving up just 5 yards on ULL’s next drive, forcing another punt and giving the ball right back with only 40 seconds off the clock. Our next offensive drive, we would only need 5 rushes before finding the end zone, as Coleman broke loose on 2nd and 3 from our 49 yard line to score a touchdown from 51 yards out, making it 27-0 with 2:37 left in the third quarter. Despite giving up a 12 yard pass, our defense was able to eventually hold the Ragin’ Cajuns and force a punt from the ULL 42 yard line, getting the ball back into the hands of our running backs with 1:39 left in the quarter. Five more rushes, moving the ball from our 16 to our 47 yard line, brought about the end of the third quarter with us leading 27-0.

Unfortunately, the new quarter brought about an end to our drive, as three plays later, after an incomplete pass on 3rd and 7, we were punting the ball back to the Ragin’ Cajuns. ULL started moving the ball on their next drive, with passes of 5 and 13 yards right off the bat, but a sack on 2nd and 10 quickly brought their drive crashing to an end and they had to punt the ball back, keeping the shutout intact. On our next offensive drive, well, it only took the Ragin’ Cajuns three and a half quarters, but they finally were able to shut us down a second straight time on the ground, as a dropped pass on 3rd and 7 forced us to punt the ball away yet again. The Cajuns meanwhile got absolutely nothing going, gaining a net 2 yards on their offensive drive, before punting the ball right back. Bad news for ULL was, those two failed drives by our offense appeared to be flukes, as the terror that is our backfield reappeared. 14 straight rushes, and not a single pass, moved our offense from our 23 yard line all the way down to the ULL 3 yard line, before 4th and goal forced us to kick a 20 yard field goal, making it 30-0 with 2 seconds left to play in the game, chewing up essentially all of the 5 minutes and 34 seconds that were on the clock at the start of our drive. The kickoff return brought about the end of the game, securing the second ever shutout in school history, and our first since our 42-0 win over Butler in 2002.

With the win, we improve to 9-3 on the season, 7-1 in the Sun Belt Conference. With the loss, UL Lafayette drops to 2-10, 1-7 in the conference. Up next, well, I don't know. Whoever our bowl opponent will officially be.

As for the conference, your outright 2012 Sun Belt Conference champions, the Florida International Golden Panthers, finishing with a record of 7-1, one game ahead of 6-2 Troy. Looking at the bowl season, ourselves, Troy (10-2, 6-2), and Arkansas State (7-5, 5-3) are the only teams to become bowl eligible, as Florida Atlantic dropped their final two games to us and Arkansas State to end the year 5-7.




Final Score
:FIU: 30, :Louisiana: 0



Stat(s) of the Game:
FIU Offense – Running. Is. God. 69 rushes, to 11 passes, and the Ragin’ Cajuns could barely stop us all game.

FIU Defense – Finally, our defense showed the skill that they showed earlier in the season, pitching our first shutout since 2002.

FIU Kicking – Griffin had another perfect day, going 3-3 for on field goals and 3-3 on extra points.



Scoring Summary



Team
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Final Score


:FIU:
7
10
10
3
30


:Louisiana:
0
0
0
0
0








Time
Team
Result
Play
Score


First Quarter


0:15
:FIU:
Touchdown
J. Hardin, 1 yard run (J. Griffin kick)
:FIU: 7-0





Second Quarter


5:58
:FIU:
Field Goal
J. Griffin, 34 yard field goal
:FIU: 10-0


1:19
:FIU:
Touchdown
J. Harden, 23 yard run (J. Griffin kick)
:FIU: 17-0





Third Quarter


4:46
:FIU:
Field Goal
J. Griffin, 21 yard field goal
:FIU: 20-0


2:37
:FIU:
Touchdown
S. Coleman, 51 yard run (J. Griffin kick)
:FIU: 27-0





Fourth Quarter


0:02
:FIU:
Field Goal
J. Griffin, 20 yard field goal
:FIU: 30-0








Game Stats



Florida International
Stat
UL Lafayette


30
Score
0


25
First Downs
10


474
Total Offense
181


69 - 434 - 3
Rushes - Yards - TD
15 - 54- 0


6 - 11 - 0
Comp - Att - TD
11 - 32 - 0


40
Passing Yards
127


0
Times Sacked
3


7 - 14 (50%)
3rd Down Conversion
4 - 13 (30%)


0 - 0 (0%)
4th Down Conversion
0 - 0 (0%)


0 - 0 (0%)
2-Point Conv
0 - 0 (0%)


4 - 1 - 3 (100%)
Red Zone - TD - FG
3 - 0 - 0 (0%)


0
Turnovers
0


0
Fumbles Lost
0


0
Intercepted
0


25
Punt Return Yards
0


0
Kick Return Yards
22


499
Total Yards
203


4 – 46.8
Punts - Average
9 - 43.0


2 - 30
Penalties
4 - 30


26:53
Time of Possession
9:07








Florida International Contract Goals Update



Fail Impact
Goal
Progress
Pass Impact


:3redarrow:
500+ rushing yards in each season
2/3 Passed
:3greenarrow:



Win 8 games in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



2000+ total offensive yards in each season
2/3 Passed
:3greenarrow:


:3redarrow:
7+ passing TD in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



10+ points per game in each season
34 PPG
:3greenarrow:


:3redarrow:
2400+ total offensive yards in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:


:2redarrow:
Win 4 games in one season
:check:
:1greenarrow:


:6redarrow:
2000+ total offensive yards in one season
:check:









Job Security Status

69%

[SmoothPancakes]

Pure. Unadulterated. Domination. Via rushing.

[SmoothPancakes]

Now that I finally have a break from work for a day or two, about to enter Championship Week. Looking back at week 15, some good games. On a personal note, Navy edged out Army 29-28 with a 39 yard field goal with 14 seconds left to play. In the game of the year for the Mountain West, #7 Boise State beat #16 San Diego State 37-31. Boise (8-0) wins the MWC, San Diego State (7-1) finishes second. For mors, sorry man, 4-8 Rutgers beat West Virginia 24-10, leaving the Mountaineers at home for a second year with a 5-7 record. And the BCS championship game will be represented by the Big 12, as #1 Oklahoma beat #6 Oklahoma State, 29-19. #2 TCU is currently in line to play Oklahoma in the championship game, however, LSU is close enough behind TCU in the BCS rankings, that they could potentially jump TCU if they win the SEC Championship game.

[SmoothPancakes]

Conference Championship Week



Conference
Winning Team
Record
Score
Losing Team
Record


:ACC_Championship:
(11) :Virginia_Tech:
11-2 (7-2)
34-31
(23) :Maryland:
10-3 (7-2)


:B1G_Championship:
(9) :Penn_State:
12-1 (8-1)
42-24
(25) :Michigan:
10-3 (6-3)


:CUSA:
(7) :UCF:
13-0 (10-0)
35-21
:Houston:
9-4 (7-3)


:MAC_Championship:
:Miami_OH:
9-4 (9-0)
28-23
:Western_Michigan:
8-5 (6-3)


:Pac_12:
(12) :Stanford:
11-2 (8-2)
42-35
(14) :Utah:
10-3 (7-3)


:SEC_Championship:
(3) :LSU:
11-2 (8-1)
39-25
(22) :Georgia:
9-4 (6-3)








Unlike last year, no upsets on conference championship week this year.

[morsdraconis]

Ugh. If LSU jumps TCU with two losses, I'm gonna be pissed.

[SmoothPancakes]

Pre-Bowl Games Update


Final BCS Standings



Rank
LW
Team
Wins
Losses
Points


1
1
Oklahoma
11
1
1.000


2
2
TCU
11
1
.994


3
3
LSU
11
2
.989


4
4
Wisconsin
10
2
.981


5
5
Auburn
10
2
.978


6
9
UCF
13
0
.973


7
6
Michigan State
10
2
.961


8
7
Boise State
10
2
.961


9
8
Penn State
12
1
.961


10
10
Oklahoma State
10
2
.947


11
11
Stanford
11
2
.935


12
12
Virginia Tech
11
2
.931


13
13
Alabama
9
3
.920


14
15
Iowa
10
2
.912


15
16
Nevada
10
2
.901


16
17
Georgia Tech
9
3
.894


17
18
Pittsburgh
9
3
.894


18
19
Baylor
9
3
.881


19
14
Utah
10
3
.872


20
20
San Diego State
10
2
.861


21
22
Washington
9
3
.856


22
21
Oregon
9
3
.852


23
---
Clemson
10
2
.840


24
---
Ole Miss
8
4
.835


25
---
Connecticut
9
3
.825








Conference Standings

* - Played in Conference Championship Game

ACC



Rank
Team
Record
Percentage
Conference Record
Points For
Points Against
Division Record


Atlantic Division


#1
Maryland*
10-3
.760
7-2
444
260
5-0


#2
(23) Clemson
10-2
.830
6-2
323
209
3-2


#3
Boston College
7-5
.580
4-4
324
232
2-3


#4
Florida State
4-8
.330
3-5
274
334
1-4


#5
Wake Forest
6-6
.500
3-5
350
376
2-3


#6
NC State
6-6
.500
3-5
299
279
2-3





Coastal Division


#1
(12) Virginia Tech*
11-2
.840
7-2
425
275
4-1


#2
(16) Georgia Tech
9-3
.750
5-3
432
216
4-1


#3
North Carolina
7-5
.580
4-4
380
304
2-3


#4
Miami
5-7
.410
3-5
295
282
3-2


#5
Virgina
5-7
.410
2-6
277
336
2-3


#6
Duke
3-9
.250
2-6
348
399
0-5







Big 12



Rank
Team
Record
Percentage
Conference Record
Points For
Points Against


#1
(1) Oklahoma
11-1
.910
9-0
396
240


#2
(18) Baylor
9-3
.750
7-2
461
300


#3
(10) Oklahoma State
10-2
.830
7-2
406
267


#4
Texas Tech
9-3
.750
6-3
463
309


#5
Texas
6-6
.500
4-5
371
327


#6
Texas A&M
7-5
.580
4-5
395
341


#7
Kansas State
5-7
.410
3-6
325
334


#8
Kansas
5-7
.410
3-6
300
355


#9
Missouri
5-7
.410
2-7
313
378


#10
Iowa State
1-11
.080
0-9
206
379







Big East



Rank
Team
Record
Percentage
Conference Record
Points For
Points Against


#1
(17) Pittsburgh
9-3
.750
7-1
461
273


#2
(2) TCU
11-1
.910
7-1
501
223


#3
(25) Connecticut
9-3
.750
5-3
396
224


#4
West Virginia
5-7
.410
4-4
309
366


#5
USF
7-5
.580
4-4
295
297


#6
Louisville
4-8
.330
3-5
296
334


#7
Syracuse
4-8
.330
3-5
292
391


#8
Rutgers
4-8
.330
2-6
298
367


#9
Cincinnati
3-9
.250
1-7
227
415







Big Ten



Rank
Team
Record
Percentage
Conference Record
Points For
Points Against
Division Record


Leaders Division


#1
(9) Penn State*
12-1
.920
8-1
465
256
5-0


#2
(4) Wisconsin
10-2
.830
6-2
487
283
4-1


#3
Illinois
8-4
.660
4-4
433
294
3-2


#4
Ohio State
6-6
.500
3-5
383
298
2-3


#5
Purdue
3-9
.250
1-7
211
377
1-4


#6
Indiana
2-10
.160
0-8
257
410
0-5





Legends Division


#1
(7) Michigan State*
10-2
.830
6-2
405
206
3-2


#2
(14) Iowa
10-2
.830
6-2
415
267
5-0


#3
Michigan
10-3
.760
6-3
375
260
4-1


#4
Northwestern
7-5
.580
4-4
308
262
1-4


#5
Nebraska
5-7
.410
3-5
329
302
2-3


#6
Minnesota
3-9
.250
1-7
196
308
0-5







Conference USA



Rank
Team
Record
Percentage
Conference Record
Points For
Points Against
Division Record


East Division


#1
(6) UCF*
13-0
1.000
10-0
515
176
5-0


#2
Southern Miss
8-4
.660
6-3
334
288
3-2


#3
ECU
4-8
.330
4-5
317
389
2-3


#4
UAB
3-9
.250
3-6
245
483
3-2


#5
Marshall
4-8
.330
2-7
266
305
1-4


#6
Memphis
1-11
.080
1-8
233
424
1-4





West Division


#1
Tulsa
8-4
.660
7-2
337
260
4-1


#2
Houston*
9-4
.690
7-3
381
317
4-1


#3
SMU
7-5
.580
6-3
359
279
4-1


#4
Tulane
6-6
.500
5-4
338
330
2-3


#5
Rice
3-9
.250
3-6
266
384
1-4


#6
UTEP
2-10
.160
1-8
156
417
0-5







Independents



Rank
Team
Record
Percentage
Conference Record
Points For
Points Against


#1
Navy
8-4
.660
---
316
254


#2
Notre Dame
6-6
.500
---
282
326


#3
Army
4-8
.330
---
270
307


#4
BYU
3-9
.250
---
257
394







MAC



Rank
Team
Record
Percentage
Conference Record
Points For
Points Against
Division Record


East Division


#1
Miami University*
9-4
.690
9-0
318
204
5-0


#2
Ohio
9-3
.750
6-2
369
183
4-1


#3
Kent State
7-5
.580
5-3
281
312
4-2


#4
Temple
6-6
.500
5-3
315
334
2-2


#5
Buffalo
6-6
.500
4-4
241
357
2-3


#6
Akron
4-8
.330
3-5
192
363
1-4


#7
Bowling Green
1-11
.080
0-8
141
348
0-6





West Division


#1
Northern Illinois
9-3
.750
6-2
325
165
4-1


#2
Western Michigan*
8-5
.610
6-3
415
289
5-0


#3
Toledo
6-6
.500
4-4
344
325
2-2


#4
Ball State
5-7
.410
4-4
234
310
2-3


#5
Central Michigan
1-11
.080
1-7
128
465
1-4


#6
Eastern Michigan
0-12
.000
0-8
148
418
0-4







Mountain West



Rank
Team
Record
Percentage
Conference Record
Points For
Points Against


#1
(8) Boise State
10-2
.830
8-0
492
245


#2
(20) San Diego State
10-2
.830
7-1
387
320


#3
(15) Nevada
10-2
.830
6-2
460
247


#4
Fresno State
6-6
.500
4-4
383
307


#5
Colorado State
6-6
.500
3-5
295
279


#6
UNLV
3-9
.250
3-5
235
420


#7
Air Force
5-7
.410
3-5
255
271


#8
New Mexico
3-9
.250
2-6
256
428


#9
Wyoming
0-12
.000
0-8
132
430







Pac-12



Rank
Team
Record
Percentage
Conference Record
Points For
Points Against
Division Record


North Division


#1
(11) Stanford*
11-2
.840
8-2
433
301
4-1


#2
(21) Washington
9-3
.750
7-2
421
275
3-2


#3
(22) Oregon
9-3
.750
6-3
408
230
3-2


#4
Oregon State
8-4
.660
6-3
459
199
3-2


#5
Cal
3-9
.250
1-8
265
385
1-4


#6
Washington State
3-9
.250
1-8
241
340
1-4





South Division


#1
Utah*
10-3
.760
7-3
520
3-6
4-1


#2
USC
8-4
.660
6-3
352
297
5-0


#3
Arizona
5-7
.410
4-5
224
379
3-2


#4
UCLA
5-7
.410
4-5
295
369
2-3


#5
Arizona State
5-7
.410
3-6
364
339
1-4


#6
Colorado
3-9
.250
2-7
200
361
0-5








SEC



Rank
Team
Record
Percentage
Conference Record
Points For
Points Against
Division Record


East Division


#1
Georgia*
9-4
.690
6-3
484
300
4-1


#2
Tennessee
6-6
.500
4-4
305
290
4-1


#3
South Carolina
6-6
.500
3-5
280
243
3-2


#4
Kentucky
6-6
.500
3-5
298
312
2-3


#5
Florida
5-7
.410
2-6
287
269
2-3


#6
Vanderbilt
1-11
.080
0-8
201
419
0-5





West Division


#1
(3) LSU*
11-2
.840
8-1
444
306
4-1


#2
(5) Auburn
10-2
.830
6-2
488
216
3-2


#3
(24) Mississippi
8-4
.660
5-3
400
335
3-2


#4
(13) Alabama
9-3
.750
5-3
394
216
2-3


#5
Arkansas
8-4
.660
5-3
461
282
2-3


#6
Mississippi State
6-6
.500
2-6
315
302
1-4







Sun Belt



Rank
Team
Record
Percentage
Conference Record
Points For
Points Against


#1
Florida International
9-3
.750
7-1
418
313


#2
Troy
10-2
.830
6-2
449
220


#3
North Texas
5-7
.410
5-3
325
412


#4
Arkansas State
7-5
.580
5-3
402
404


#5
Florida Atlantic
5-7
.410
5-3
328
371


#6
UL Monroe
4-8
.330
3-5
244
332


#7
Mid Tennessee State
3-9
.250
3-5
191
385


#8
Western Kentucky
1-11
.080
1-7
151
415


#9
UL Lafayette
2-10
.160
1-7
224
408







WAC



Rank
Team
Record
Percentage
Conference Record
Points For
Points Against


#1
Utah State
9-3
.750
4-1
345
321


#2
Idaho
7-5
.580
3-2
334
200


#3
San Jose State
7-5
.580
3-2
320
238


#4
Hawaii
6-6
.500
2-3
331
325


#5
Louisiana Tech
5-7
.410
2-3
277
324


#6
New Mexico State
5-7
.410
1-4
242
320








Heisman Memorial Trophy

:Heisman_Trophy:



Rank
Player
Position
Team


#1
Jordan Wynn
QB
Utah


#2
Brynn Harvey
HB
UCF


#3
Curt Phillips
QB
Wisconsin


#4
Michael Dyer
HB
Auburn


#5
Ed Wesley
HB
TCU








Award Winners



Award
Player
Position
Team
Year


:Heisman_Trophy:
Jordan Wynn
QB
Utah
Senior


Maxwell
Jordan Wynn
QB
Utah
Senior


Walter Camp
Jordan Wynn
QB
Utah
Senior


Bednarik
Phillip Steward
ROLB
Houston
Senior


Nagurski
Shaun Lewis
ROLB
Oklahoma State
Junior


O'Brien
Jordan Wynn
QB
Utah
Senior


Walker
Michael Dyer
HB
Auburn
Junior


Biletnikoff
Jeff Duckworth
WR
Wisconsin
Junior (RS)


Mackey
Matt Furstenburg
TE
Maryland
Senior (RS)


Outland
Mike Johnson
RT
Georgia Tech
Senior (RS)


Rimington
Jordan Rae
C
UCF
Senior (RS)


Lombardi
Lavar Edwards
RE
LSU
Senior (RS)


Best LB
Phillip Stewards
ROLB
Houston
Senior


Thorpe
Demertrius Dugar
CB
Northwestern
Senior (RS)


Groza
Matt Hogan
K
Houston
Senior (RS)


Guy
Will Hagerup
P
Michigan
Junior


Best Returner
Alexander Torres
WR
Texas Tech
Senior








All Americans

All-NCAA

1st Team



Position
Player
Team
Year


Offense


QB
Jordan Wynn
Utah
Senior


HB
Brynn Harvey
UCF
Senior (RS)


HB
Michael Dyer
Auburn
Junior


WR
Jeff Duckworth
Wisconsin
Junior (RS)


WR
Chris Potter
Boise State
Senior (RS)


TE
Matt Furstenburg
Maryland
Senior (RS)


C
Jordan Rae
UCF
Senior (RS)


RG
Johnnie Urschel
Penn State
Junior (RS)


RG
Zach Matthias
Wisconsin
Junior (RS)


RT
Eric Schultz
Utah State
Junior (RS)


RT
Mike Johnson
Georgia Tech
Senior (RS)





Defense


LE
Jonathon Massaquoi
Troy
Senior (RS)


RE
Lavar Edwards
LSU
Senior (RS)


DT
Jerrico Lee
Florida International
Junior


DT
Sione Tuihalamaka
Arizona
Junior (RS)


MLB
Kenny Demens
Michigan
Senior (RS)


ROLB
Phillip Steward
Houston
Senior


ROLB
Shaun Lewis
Oklahoma State
Junior


CB
John Hardy Tuliau
Hawaii
Junior


CB
Demertrius Dugar
Northwestern
Senior (RS)


FS
Malcolm Willis
Penn State
Junior


SS
Clayton Geather
UCF
Junior


K
Matt Hogan
Houston
Senior (RS)


P
Will Hagerup
Michigan
Junior


Returner
Ricky Johnson
Tulsa
Senior







2nd Team



Position
Player
Team
Year


Offense


QB
Curt Phillips
Wisconsin
Senior (RS)


HB
Ed Wesley
TCU
Senior (RS)


HB
Mike Ball
Nevada
Senior (RS)


WR
Josh Boyce
TCU
Junior (RS)


WR
Brandon Wimberly
Nevada
Senior (RS)


TE
Kendrick Moeai
Utah
Senior (RS)


C
Tevita Stevens
Utah
Senior (RS)


RG
Ty Horn
TCU
Junior (RS)


RG
Jack Mewhort
Ohio State
Junior (RS)


RT
Ricky Wagner
Wisconsin
Senior (RS)


RT
Donovan Smith
Penn State
Sophomore





Defense


LE
Talia Crichton
Washington
Senior


LE
Gregory Smith
Arizona State
Senior


DT
Austin Brown
Miami University
Senior


DT
Frederick Trujillo
San Diego State
Senior (RS)


LOLB
Boseko Lokombo
Oregon
Junior (RS)


MLB
Kevin Minter
LSU
Junior (RS)


ROLB
Keith Smith
San Jose State
Junior


CB
Josh Robinson
UCF
Senior


CB
Gabe Lynn
Oklahoma
Junior (RS)


FS
Marcus Trice
Oklahoma
Senior


SS
Jairus Jones
Michigan State
Junior (RS)


K
Dan Conroy
Michigan State
Senior (RS)


P
Alex Butterworth
Penn State
Junior


Returner
Stepfan Taylor
Stanford
Senior







Freshman Team



Position
Player
Team
Year


Offense


QB
Ricky Bell
Air Force
Freshman


HB
Marcel Frank
Miami (FL)
Freshman


HB
Daniel Peterson
Connecticut
Freshman


WR
Patrick Jones
Alabama
Freshman


WR
Jason Carter
Oklahoma
Freshman


TE
Jeff Luke
Hawaii
Freshman


LT
Darryl Jackson
Oregon State
Freshman (RS)


LG
Chris Johnson
Wisconsin
Freshman


LG
Ryan Nowicki
Penn State
Freshman (RS)


C
Rashaud Hall
Oregon
Freshman


RT
Tyler Johnstone
Oregon
Freshman (RS)





Defense


RE
Shawn Oakman
Penn State
Freshman (RS)


RE
Corey Crawford
Clemson
Freshman (RS)


DT
Brandon Tate
USC
Freshman


DT
Otis Wayne
Alabama
Freshman


LOLB
C.J. Tatum
LSU
Freshman


MLB
Robert Jones
Texas
Freshman


ROLB
Darnell Cummings
Utah State
Freshman


CB
Derrick Ruffin
LSU
Freshman


CB
Brian Williams
Pittsburgh
Freshman


FS
Justin Silva
Arkansas
Freshman


SS
Bernard King
Boise State
Freshman


K
Dan Brown
Texas Tech
Freshman


P
Chris Williams
TCU
Freshman


Returner
Justice Hayes
Michigan
Freshman (RS)









All-Sun Belt

1st Team



Position
Player
Team
Year


Offense


QB
Corey Robinson
Troy
Junior (RS)


HB
Darrian Mallary
Florida International
Junior (RS)


HB
Frankie Jackson
Arkansas State
Sophomore (RS)


WR
Jamel Johnson
Troy
Junior


WR
Darius Carey
North Texas
Senior


TE
Darian Williams
Florida Atlantic
Senior (RS)


LT
James Williams
Arkansas State
Junior


LG
Jacob Creech
Troy
Senior (RS)


C
Lance Gunn
Troy
Junior


RG
Jimmie Arnold
Troy
Junior (RS)


RT
Kyle Wilborn
Troy
Senior (RS)





Defense


LE
Jonathan Massaquoi
Troy
Senior (RS)


LE
Timothy Starson
Troy
Senior (RS)


DT
Jerrico Lee
Florida International
Junior


DT
Aaron Williams
Troy
Junior (RS)


MLB
Nathan Herrold
Arkansas State
Senior (RS)


ROLB
Nick Helms
Arkansas State
Senior


ROLB
Cameron Blakes
UL Monroe
Senior


CB
Emmanuel Souarin
Florida International
Senior (RS)


CB
Tausean Holmes
Arkansas State
Senior


FS
Chris Pickett
Troy
Junior


SS
Cam Hudson
Troy
Junior


K
J.T. Evans
Troy
Freshman


P
Josh Davis
Mid Tennessee State
Junior (RS)


Returner
Shawn Southward
Troy
Senior







2nd Team



Position
Player
Team
Year


Offense


QB
Jake Medlock
Florida International
Junior


HB
Jeremiah Harden
Florida International
Senior (RS)


FB
Yobes Walker
UL Lafayette
Senior (RS)


WR
Allen Muse
Arkansas State
Senior


WR
Deandre Richardson
Florida Atlantic
Junior (RS)


TE
Gavin Ellis
Troy
Junior (RS)


LT
Terrence Jones
Troy
Sophomore (RS)


C
Judd Hunt
Mid Tennessee State
Sophomore (RS)


RG
Coleman Feeley
North Texas
Senior (RS)


RG
Cliff Tolbert
Arkansas State
Senior


RT
Jake Campbell
Arkansas State
Junior (RS)





Defense


LE
Tourek Williams
Florida International
Senior


RE
Isame Faciane
Florida International
Junior


DT
Amos Draper
Arkansas State
Junior (RS)


DT
Jimmy Jean
Florida Atlantic
Senior (RS)


LOLB
Grant Gill
Arkansas State
Sophomore (RS)


LOLB
Kanorris Davis
Troy
Senior (RS)


MLB
David Hinds
Florida Atlantic
Senior


CB
Marquise Dixon
Mid Tennessee State
Junior (RS)


CB
Terrance Taylor
Florida International
Junior (RS)


FS
Jonathan Cyprien
Florida International
Senior


SS
Isaiah Newsome
UL Monroe
Junior (RS)


K
Zach Olen
North Texas
Junior


P
Josh Brisk
Florida International
Senior (RS)


Returner
Brandon Hardy
UL Monroe
Senior

[SmoothPancakes]

Ugh. If LSU jumps TCU with two losses, I'm gonna be pissed.

You're in luck. TCU managed to hold off LSU, .994 to .989. That sets up #1 Oklahoma vs. #2 TCU for the National Championship, which is also, A REMATCH! Back on the very first week of the season, TCU beat Oklahoma (thus handing the Sooners their only loss of the year), 42-17.

[morsdraconis]

Any chance you could look at UCF's schedule? Did they beat anyone worth mentioning because it's utter bullshit that they aren't higher up.

Not too happy about the rematch then. UCF should have their chance damn it! ;)

[SmoothPancakes]

2012 Conference Champions




Conference
Team
Record
Conference Record

CCG Loser
Record
Conference Record


:ACC:
:Virginia_Tech:
11-2
7-2

:Maryland:
10-3
7-2


:Big_12:
:Oklahoma:
11-1
9-0






:Big_East:
:Pitt:
9-3
7-1






:Big_Ten:
:Penn_State:
12-1
8-1

:Michigan:
10-3
6-3


:CUSA:
:UCF:
13-0
10-0

:Houston:
9-4
7-3


:MAC:
:Miami_OH:
9-4
9-0

:Western_Michigan:
8-5
6-3


:Mountain_West:
:Boise_State:
10-2
8-0






:Pac_12:
:Stanford:
11-2
8-2

:Utah:
10-3
7-3


:SEC:
:LSU:
10-2
8-1

:Georgia:
9-4
6-3


:Sun_Belt:
:FIU:
9-3
7-1






:WAC:
:Utah_State:
9-3
4-1

[morsdraconis]

Also, NICE! You got a First Team All-American! I'm willing to bet that's the first time a FIU player has ever been on that list.

[morsdraconis]

And, out of curiosity, what where the stats for the Heisman candidates? Utah's QB winning all of those awards is pretty amazing. He must have had an incredible year.

[SmoothPancakes]

Any chance you could look at UCF's schedule? Did they beat anyone worth mentioning because it's utter bullshit that they aren't higher up.

Not too happy about the rematch then. UCF should have their chance damn it! ;)

:D Sure thing.



UCF's Schedule





Team
Opponent Record
Score


at Akron
4-8
38-3


Florida International
9-3
29-19


at Rice
3-9
45-7


UTEP
2-10
51-7


at Marshall
4-8
24-10


at Kansas State
5-7
41-20


Tulsa
8-4
38-33


at Houston
9-4
20-6


at Memphis
1-11
50-10


UAB
3-9
51-17


Southern Miss
8-4
49-13


at East Carolina
4-8
44-10


vs. Houston (CCG)
9-4
35-21

[SmoothPancakes]

Also, NICE! You got a First Team All-American! I'm willing to bet that's the first time a FIU player has ever been on that list.

I know, that caught me by surprise. I was glad to see someone show up on there. And I'm willing to bet that as well. In fact, just sort of briefly looking through the last two or three years of All-American teams, FIU's not on them anywhere, not even with T.Y. Hilton, so I'd say that Jerrico Lee is the first FIU player ever on it.


And, out of curiosity, what where the stats for the Heisman candidates? Utah's QB winning all of those awards is pretty amazing. He must have had an incredible year.

2012 Stats for Jordan Wynn

272-405, 4074 yards, 45 TDs, 5 INTs, 185.9 QB Rating, 67.2 Completion Percentage, 313.4 Average Yards per Game. On top of that, ran for 470 yards on 136 carries, 3.4 average, and 5 rushing TDs.


2012 Stats for Brynn Harvey

1332 yards rushing on 223 attempts, 22 touchdowns, 102.5 yards per game, 6.0 yards per carry, 147 yards receiving on 9 receptions, 1 TD.


2012 Stats for Curt Phillips

212-306, 3059 yards, 33 TDs, 2 INTs, 187.5 QB Rating, 69.3 Completion Percentage, 254.9 Average Yards per game, 836 yards rushing on 140 carries, 6.0 average, 5 TDs.


2012 Stats for Michael Dyer

845 yards rushing on 131 attempts, 14 touchdowns, 70.4 yards per game, 6.5 yards per carry, 536 yards receiving on 39 receptions, 9 TDs.


2012 Stats for Ed Wesley

1151 yards rushing on 184 attempts, 14 touchdowns, 95.9 yards per game, 6.3 yards per carry, 230 yard receiving on 16 receptions, 3 TDs.

[SmoothPancakes]

I'm about to start typing up the Bowl Rundown schedule. If I counted correctly, 70 teams are bowl eligible. 34 bowls in the game, 68 slots, 2 teams are getting screwed this year.

[SmoothPancakes]

2012 Bowl Season Rundown




Bowl Game
Conference
Record
Team

Team
Record
Conference

Date/Result


:New_Mexico_Bowl:
:ACC:
6-6 (3-5)
:NC_State:
vs.
:Temple:
6-6 (5-3)
:MAC:

12/19 - 3:00PM


:Beef_O_Bradys_Bowl:
:CUSA:
8-4 (6-3)
:Southern_Miss:
vs.
:Toledo:
6-6 (4-4)
:MAC:

12/19- 8:00PM


:New_Orleans_Bowl:
:CUSA:
7-5 (6-3)
:SMU:
vs.
:FIU:
9-3 (7-1)
:Sun_Belt:

12/20 - 8:30PM


:Las_Vegas_Bowl:
:Pac_12:
8-4 (6-3)
:Oregon_State:
vs.
(20) :San_Diego_State:
10-2 (7-1)
:Mountain_West:

12/22 - 8:00PM


:Poinsettia_Bowl:
:MAC:
6-6 (4-4)
:Buffalo:
vs.
(15) :Nevada:
10-2 (6-2)
:Mountain_West:

12/23 - 5:00PM


:Hawaii_Bowl:
:CUSA:
6-6 (5-4)
:Tulane:
vs.
:Florida:
5-7 (2-6)
:SEC:

12/24 - 3:00PM


:LittleCaesars_Bowl:
:SEC:
6-6 (3-5)
:Kentucky:
vs.
:Northern_Illinois:
9-3 (6-2)
:MAC:

12/26 - 2:00PM


:Belk_Bowl:
:ACC:
7-5 (4-4)
:North_Carolina:
vs.
:Notre_Dame:
6-6
Independent

12/26 - 4:30PM


:Fight_Hunger_Bowl:
:Sun_Belt:
7-5 (5-3)
:Arkansas_State:
vs.
:USC:
8-4 (6-3)
:Pac_12:

12/26 - 8:00PM


:Music_City_Bowl:
:SEC:
6-6 (4-4)
:Tennessee:
vs.
:BC:
7-5 (4-4)
:ACC:

12/27 - 8:30PM


:Independence_Bowl:
:Mountain_West:
6-6 (4-4)
:Fresno_State:
vs.
:Wake_Forest:
6-6 (3-5)
:ACC:

12/28 - 4:30PM


:Military_Bowl:
:MAC:
8-5 (6-3)
:Western_Michigan:
vs.
:Navy:
8-4
Independent

12/29 - 4:30PM


:Champs_Sports_Bowl:
:Big_East:
9-3 (5-3)
(25) :Connecticut:
vs.
(23) :Clemson:
10-2 (6-2)
:ACC:

12/29 - 8:00PM


:Humanitarian_Bowl:
:MAC:
9-3 (6-2)
:Ohio:
vs.
:Utah_State:
9-3 (4-1)
:WAC:

12/30 - 2:00PM


:Holiday_Bowl:
:Big_12:
6-6 (4-5)
:Texas:
vs.
(19) :Utah:
10-3 (7-3)
:Pac_12:

12/30 - 5:00PM


:Sun_Bowl:
:Pac_12:
9-3 (6-3)
(22) :Oregon:
vs.
(16) :Georgia_Tech:
9-3 (5-3)
:ACC:

12/31 - 12:00PM


:Armed_Forces_Bowl:
:SEC:
6-6 (2-6)
:Mississippi_State:
vs.
:Colorado_State:
6-6 (3-5)
:Mountain_West:

12/31 - 12:00PM


:Liberty_Bowl:
:Big_East:
7-5 (4-4)
:USF:
vs.
:Tulsa:
8-4 (7-2)
:CUSA:

12/31 - 2:00PM


:Texas_Bowl:
:Big_Ten:
7-5 (4-4)
:Northwestern:
vs.
:Texas_A&M:
7-5 (4-5)
:Big_12:

12/31 - 2:00PM


:Insight_Bowl:
:Big_12:
9-3 (6-3)
:Texas_Tech:
vs.
:Illinois:
8-4 (4-4)
:Big_Ten:

12/31 - 6:00PM


:Chick_fil_A_Bowl:
:SEC:
9-3 (5-3)
(13) :Alabama:
vs.
:Maryland:
10-3 (7-2)
:ACC:

12/31 - 7:30PM


:Outback_Bowl:
:SEC:
9-4 (6-3)
:Georgia:
vs.
(14) :Iowa:
10-2 (6-2)
:Big_Ten:

1/1 - 11:00AM


:Capital_One_Bowl:
:SEC:
10-2 (6-2)
(5) :Auburn:
vs.
(7) :Michigan_State:
10-2 (6-2)
:Big_Ten:

1/1 - 1:00PM


:Gator_Bowl:
:SEC:
8-4 (5-3)
:Arkansas:
vs.
:Michigan:
10-3 (6-3)
:Big_Ten:

1/1 - 1:00PM


:TicketCity_Bowl:
:CUSA:
9-4 (7-3)
:Houston:
vs.
:Ohio_State:
6-6 (3-5)
:Big_Ten:

1/1 - 3:30PM


:Alamo_Bowl:
:Big_12:
10-2 (7-2)
(10) :Oklahoma_State:
vs.
(21) :Washington:
9-3 (7-2)
:Pac_12:

1/2 - 8:00PM


:GoDaddycom_Bowl:
:MAC:
9-4 (9-0)
:Miami_OH:
vs.
:Troy:
10-2 (6-2)
:Sun_Belt:

1/6 - 6:00PM


:Cotton_Bowl:
:SEC:
8-4 (5-3)
(24) :Ole_Miss:
vs.
(18) :Baylor:
9-3 (7-2)
:Big_12:

1/6 - 8:00PM


:BBVA_Compass_Bowl:
:MAC:
7-5 (5-3)
:Kent_State:
vs.
:South_Carolina:
6-6 (3-5)
:SEC:

1/8 - 2:00PM







2012 BCS Bowls



Bowl Game
Conference
Record
Team

Team
Record
Conference

Date/Result


:Rose_Bowl:
:Big_Ten:
12-1 (8-1)
(9) :Penn_State:
vs.
(11) :Stanford:
11-2 (8-2)
:Pac_12:

1/2 - 5:00PM


:Sugar_Bowl:
:SEC:
11-2 (8-1)
(3) :LSU:
vs.
(6) :UCF:
13-0 (10-0)
:CUSA:

1/2 - 8:00PM


:Orange_Bowl:
:ACC:
11-2 (7-2)
(12) :Virginia_Tech:
vs.
(8) :Boise_State:
10-2 (8-0)
:Mountain_West:

1/3 - 8:00PM


:Fiesta_Bowl:
:Big_Ten:
10-2 (6-2)
(4) :Wisconsin:
vs.
(17) :Pitt:
9-3 (7-1)
:Big_East:

1/4 - 8:00PM


:BCS_Trophy:
:Big_East:
11-1 (7-1)
(2) :TCU:
vs.
(1) :Oklahoma:
11-1 (9-0)
:Big_12:

1/9 - 8:00PM

[morsdraconis]

:D Sure thing.



UCF's Schedule





Team
Opponent Record
Score


at Akron
4-8
38-3


Florida International
9-3
29-19


at Rice
3-9
45-7


UTEP
2-10
51-7


at Marshall
4-8
24-10


at Kansas State
5-7
41-20


Tulsa
8-4
38-33


at Houston
9-4
20-6


at Memphis
1-11
50-10


UAB
3-9
51-17


Southern Miss
8-4
49-13


at East Carolina
4-8
44-10


vs. Houston (CCG)
9-4
35-21







Wow. They got fuckin' screwed. I'm mad. :D

[SmoothPancakes]

WOW! 5-7 Florida is going to the Hawaii Bowl. That means 3 teams somehow got screwed out of a bowl game. Those teams were:

Idaho - 7-5 (3-2)
San Jose State - 7-5 (3-2)
Hawaii - 6-6 (2-3)

And, with a 5-7 Florida team getting into a bowl game, that means the SEC has 11 teams playing in bowl games.

[SmoothPancakes]

Wow. They got fuckin' screwed. I'm mad. :D

Well, they get a chance to show their record isn't a fluke, as they play #3 LSU in the Sugar Bowl.

[SmoothPancakes]

Oh yeah, and it's Arkansas State's turn to get bent over by USC in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl this year. :D

[morsdraconis]

I know, that caught me by surprise. I was glad to see someone show up on there. And I'm willing to bet that as well. In fact, just sort of briefly looking through the last two or three years of All-American teams, FIU's not on them anywhere, not even with T.Y. Hilton, so I'd say that Jerrico Lee is the first FIU player ever on it.

Wow. That's awesome stuff man. Way to put them on the map!




2012 Stats for Jordan Wynn

272-405, 4074 yards, 45 TDs, 5 INTs, 185.9 QB Rating, 67.2 Completion Percentage, 313.4 Average Yards per Game. On top of that, ran for 470 yards on 136 carries, 3.4 average, and 5 rushing TDs.


2012 Stats for Brynn Harvey

1332 yards rushing on 223 attempts, 22 touchdowns, 102.5 yards per game, 6.0 yards per carry, 147 yards receiving on 9 receptions, 1 TD.


2012 Stats for Curt Phillips

212-306, 3059 yards, 33 TDs, 2 INTs, 187.5 QB Rating, 69.3 Completion Percentage, 254.9 Average Yards per game, 836 yards rushing on 140 carries, 6.0 average, 5 TDs.


2012 Stats for Michael Dyer

845 yards rushing on 131 attempts, 14 touchdowns, 70.4 yards per game, 6.5 yards per carry, 536 yards receiving on 39 receptions, 9 TDs.


2012 Stats for Ed Wesley

1151 yards rushing on 184 attempts, 14 touchdowns, 95.9 yards per game, 6.3 yards per carry, 230 yard receiving on 16 receptions, 3 TDs.

Thanks man. Kinda looks like what happened this year with Griffin III and Luck but with Wynn and Phillips. Interesting stuff.

[morsdraconis]

Well, they get a chance to show their record isn't a fluke, as they play #3 LSU in the Sugar Bowl.

Yeah. That sucks for them though cause they'll probably lose. :(

[SmoothPancakes]

Wow. That's awesome stuff man. Way to put them on the map!

Thanks man. Kinda looks like what happened this year with Griffin III and Luck but with Wynn and Phillips. Interesting stuff.

Yeah, I think I might end up staying at Florida International for a lot longer than just 3 years. My original plan was to play out the contract with FIU, then bolt for greener pastures, but I think I might be hanging around for a while with these guys.


Yeah. That sucks for them though cause they'll probably lose. :(

I don't know. UCF is rated B+ across the board, so they're not too far behind LSU in ratings. And looking at the rankings, this should be a good one.




Rankings
LSU
UCF


Overall Rating
A+
B+


Offense Rating
A+
B+


Defense Rating
A-
B+


Points per Game
34.1 (#20)
39.6 (#6)


Total Offense
6199 (#2)
6159 (#3)


Rush Offense

2472 (#15)
2975 (#4)


Pass Offense

3727 (#12)
3184 (#27)


Total Defense

4366 (#46)
3616 (#8)


Rush Defense
1666 (#30)
1356 (#1)


Pass Defense

2700 (#77)
2260 (#27)


Turnover Diff

-2 (#78)
17 (#1)

[SmoothPancakes]

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

:SMU: :@: :FIU:



Game Notes



--- After a successful year, going 9-3 on the season, 7-1 in the Sun Belt Conference, and winning our second ever conference championship, we are entering our third ever bowl game in team history, also third consecutive bowl game. Looking back at our brief bowl history, we won our first time back in 2010 in the Little Caesars Bowl, beating Toledo 34-32 in a last second thriller. Last season, in our second bowl game, we faced the Trojans of USC in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, and went home with a 40-10 blowout loss. This year, we enter our third straight bowl game, also yet another new bowl game, this time playing SMU in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. SMU enters with a 7-5 record, 6-3 in Conference-USA action, where they finished in 5th place in the conference, 3rd in the West Division. Seeing as the bowl game is played in the Superdome, weather would not be a factor in this game. Being it was a bowl game, our last game of the year, and the last game our seniors would ever play in a FIU uniform, we broke out the alternate unis, wearing our black jerseys instead of our traditional navy home jerseys. SMU won the coin toss and elected to kick, getting the game underway.

After a touchback, our offense came out ready to go to work. Looking to test out SMU's defense on this first drive of the game, we took a crack at them on the ground on the first two plays, gaining only 3 yards in the end, signifying that yards via rushing were not going to come as easily as they had in our game against UL Lafayette. A 5 yard pass from Jake Medlock to Darrian Mallary, who finally returned after being injured the last couple games, on 3rd and 6 resulted in the first punt of the game. SMU came out throwing punches, as Conner Preston connected with Keenan Holman for a 30 yard pass on SMU's first offensive play of the day, advancing the ball to our 32 yard line. The drive would quickly end for SMU however, as on the next play, Preston threw an interception to Terrance Taylor, giving us the ball back on our 10 yard line. Trying to prove that anything they could do, we could do better, we used passes of 19, 26, 19 and 6 yards to move the ball clear down to the SMU 22 yard line, before a pass attempt on 3rd and 4 bounced right off the hands of Mallary, forcing Jack Griffin to kick a 39 yard field goal, giving us a 3-0 lead with 5:31 left in the quarter.

SMU went right back to the air on their next drive, advancing the ball 27 yards to their own 47 yard line, before an incomplete pass on 3rd and 5 forced the Mustangs to punt the ball away yet again. Unfortunately, it was a very quick three and out for us, before we had to punt the ball back. This time, SMU would not be stopped by our defense, using passes of 9, 9, 17 and 8 yards, along with an 11 yard rush (SMU's first run of the game) before Preston found Darius Johnson in the back of the end zone for an 8 yard touchdown, giving SMU the 7-3 lead with 2:42 left in the first quarter. With a 26 yard pass to Domonique Rhymes on 2nd and 10, Medlock passed Wesley Carroll's team record for most passing yards in a season with 3,865 yards, breaking Carroll's old record of 3,859 yards. Two plays later, Medlock threw up a deep pass to Jacob Younger, trying to retake the lead, only to have it intercepted by SMU's cornerback Robert Mojica, giving the Mustangs the ball back on their own 3 yard line. SMU at first appeared destined to punt, as a 4 yard rush and an incomplete pass had them facing 3rd and 6, then everything collapsed. A 15 yard pass gave the Mustangs a first down, a pass interference penalty on our defense gave them another first down, a 37 yard pass on 3rd and 2 gave them a new set of downs on our 17 yard line, and after a pair of rushes set up 3rd and 3 on our 10 yard line, a 10 yard pass from Preston to Jeremy Johnson gave the Mustangs another touchdown and a 14-3 lead as the clock ran out on the first quarter.

Trying to get back into the game, and avoid having it turn into the 2012 version of our bowl game against USC last year, our offense quickly went back to the air, as Medlock connected with Glenn Coleman for a 26 yard pass on first down, getting us quickly out to our 42 yard line. A 29 yard pass to Rhymes got us a new set of downs at the SMU 29 yard line. A pair of short passes to Jeremiah Harden on 2nd and 3rd downs, and we had another 1st down on the SMU 16 yard line. Two plays later, Medlock found Younger at the 1 yard line next to the sideline, who caught it and backed into the end zone for a 16 yard touchdown pass, closing SMU's lead to 14-10 with 7:22 left in the second quarter. Our defense managed to hold SMU on their next drive, thanks in part to a sack for a loss of 7 yards, nullifying the 6 yard gain the Mustangs had got on 1st down, and causing the 8 yard gain on 3rd down to not be enough for the 1st down, forcing the Mustangs to punt the ball away after just three plays.

After our offense went three and out and punted the ball back, SMU was only able to gain 9 yards on their next drive, before facing 4th and 1 from our 39 yard line. The Mustangs attempted the 56 yard field goal, but it ended up falling well short of the goal post, starting our next drive at our own 39 yard line. A 21 yard pass to Rhymes on 3rd and 10, followed immediately by an 18 yard pass to Younger, and we had a first down on the SMU 22 yard line. Two incomplete passes later, and Medlock was attempting a pass to Rhymes on 3rd and 10, only to have two defenders converge on Rhymes, one of them intercepting the ball for a second time at the SMU 5 yard line. However, a flag on the play was called for defensive pass interference, which we accepted, giving us the ball back, 1st and goal, on the SMU 7 yard line, a 14 yard penalty in the end against the defense. A quick pass by Medlock to tight end Yakeem Griner got the ball clear down to the goal line, setting up Mallary to try and take it in from 1 yard out. That however would not happen, as the defense instantly broke through our line, tackling Mallary for a loss of 2 yards. An incomplete pass attempt to Younger on 3rd and goal, and we were forced to attempt a field goal from 19 yards out, which Griffin converted to make it 14-13 with 3:34 left in the half. Aided by a 28 yard kickoff return, SMU needed only 5 plays to respond, as Preston completed passes of 16, 13, 23 and 18 yards to make it 21-13 with only a minute falling off the clock.

Another three and out, and our offense was forced to punt it back with 1:59 left to play. A 33 yard pass on 3rd and 10 from SMU's 30 yard kept their drive alive, along with passes of 10 and 5 yards, before Preston hit Derek Longoria for a 22 yard touchdown pass, making it 28-13 SMU with 1:02 left until halftime. A 47 yard pass to Coleman on 2nd and 10 gave our offense new life, giving us a new set of downs on the SMU 29 yard line with 39 seconds left to play. After a quick timeout, Medlock found Rhymes wide open in the middle of the field for a 29 yard touchdown pass, making it 28-20 SMU with 34 seconds left to play. That touchdown pass was also a record setter, as Medlock broke a second school record previously held by Carroll in this game, throwing his 21st touchdown pass of the season, besting the previous best of 20 by Carroll last year. Three and out by SMU gave us the ball back on our 29 yard line with 2 seconds left to play. We attempted a hail mary, which Younger was able to haul in, but he wasn't able to outrun the defense, getting initially caught up on his own teammate, resulting in the pass only going for a gain of 31 yards. With that, the clock ran out and we hit halftime, SMU leading 28-20.

SMU got the ball to start the second half, and things seemed to had not changed at all, as the Mustangs started the half with a 13 yard pass, then Preston connected on another 13 yard pass, this time on 3rd and 12, but SMU ultimately was forced to punt just three plays later after an incomplete pass on 3rd and 4. Knowing that the air was the only way we were going to win today, as our running game was having no a single shred of success all game, Medlock aired it out right off the bat, connected with Younger, who broke loose from his defender and ran down the sideline before finally being brought down by the safety, but not after the play had gone for a gain of 57 yards, giving us first down on the SMU 23 yard line. The very next play, a blitz by the SMU defense left Rhymes open and uncovered over the middle, resulting in a 23 yard touchdown pass from Medlock. Coach Cristobal, knowing we needed to get things evened up, elected to go for the two point conversion. A quick throw to Younger in the back corner of the end zone, and it was all tied up, 28-28 with 7:11 to play in the third quarter.

This sudden change of momentum seemed to derail SMU's offense, as they only managed a single 8 yard pass on their next drive, before being forced to punt of 4th and 2. Seeking to take advantage of the situation, we went right back into the air, where on 2nd down, our offense got some help from SMU's defense. Blown coverage on the play resulted in Coleman being left uncovered, who caught a pass from Medlock and was able to pick up 30 yards before being tackled, advancing the ball out to our 46 yard line. A 22 yard pass to Rhymes, a pair of passes to Mallary for 5 and 6 yards, and a 12 yard pass to Griner, gave us 1st and goal on the SMU 8 yard line. A blitz by damn near the entire SMU defense, left Mallary uncovered coming out of the backfield, to which Medlock completed a pass to for 7 yards, making it 2nd and goal from the SMU 1 yard line. The play however did not come without a cost, as Mallary bruised his sternum on the play, resulting in him being sidelined for a quarter. Remembering the last time we tried to run it in from 1 yard out on 2nd and goal back in the first half, we chose this time to go with a QB sneak, hoping Medlock would be able to fall in to the end zone without an effort. Medlock, like an idiot, fell down too soon, gaining only half a yard, making it 3rd and goal from the half yard line. Choosing to attempt another QB sneak, this time Medlock made sure to actually fall into the end zone for a touchdown, giving us only our second lead all game, 35-28 with 4:17 left to play in the third quarter.

This appeared to waken up SMU's offense. After getting some help via a offside penalty by our defense, the Mustangs got going, completing passes of 9 yards, 14 yards, 7 yards, 25 yards on 3rd and 3, and 11 yards to set up 1st and goal from our 6 yard line. A sack for a loss of 3rd yards on 2nd and goal pushed SMU back to our 8 yard line, which would be crucial, as a 7 yard pass by Preston to Marcus Holyfield on 3rd and goal came up short of the end zone, forcing SMU to settle for a 19 yard field goal, making it 35-31 with 1:55 left in the third quarter. SMU's own defensive play calling once again screwed them, as an engage eight call by SMU's defensive coordinator, allowed Griner to run his route uncovered, to which Medlock connected with him for a 31 yard pass before the defense was finally able to catch up with him and bring him down, giving us a 1st down at the SMU 49 yard line. Sadly, what could have been a touchdown as there was not a defender within 15 yards of Griner when he made the catch, Griner is also a very slow tight end, as opposed to one of my fast wide receivers, resulting in only a 31 yard gain instead of a potential 80 yard touchdown. Griner however made himself useful again, hauling in a 20 yard pass on 2nd and 10, making it 1st down on the SMU 29 yard line. Three plays later however, our drive came to an end as Medlock's pass attempt on 3rd and 4 got knocked down, forcing Griffin to kick a 40 yard field goal, which ended up going wide left, resulting in a completely failed drive. It was beginning to look like another SMU touchdown, as the Mustangs came out firing with passes of 27 and 5 yards, followed by a 15 yard defensive pass interference penalty, as if SMU's offense needs any further help from our defense, and a 7 yard pass, which brought about the end of the third quarter, with us clinging on to a 35-31 lead.

The fourth quarter however brought about the end of SMU's drive, as an incomplete pass on 2nd down, and Preston being sacked for a loss of 11 yards on 3rd down, pushed the Mustangs into a 4th and 13 situation from our 28 yard line. They would attempt a 45 yard field goal, but Marcelo Sada's attempt ended up sailing just to the left of the upright, giving possession back to us with 8:28 left to play in the game and a 4 point lead. A 24 yard pass from Medlock to Griner gave us not only 1st down on the SMU 48 yard line, it also resulted in Medlock's 3rd passing record of the day, as it put him at 578 yards passing for the game, breaking Carroll's previous record of 567 yards set last season. On the very next play, an audible at the line by Medlock resulted in Junior Mertile being left covered one on one along the left sideline, to which Medlock completed a 38 yard pass to Mertile, making it 1st and goal at the SMU 10 yard line. Two incomplete passes and a dropped pass by Coleman in the end zone, and we had to settle for a 27 yard field goal, making it 38-31 with 7:39 left to play. SMU's next offensive drive came and went with little fanfare. An incomplete pass on 1st down, a holding penalty on 2nd down to make it 2nd and 20, followed by two incomplete passes, made SMU punt it on 4th and 20 from their own 10 yard line, just 33 seconds coming off the clock during that drive. Punting so deep in their territory, our offense took over on the field from our own 46 yard line to start our next drive.

Looking to strike immediately and build up a two possession lead, Medlock found Rhymes open for a 22 yard pass on the first play off the possession, advancing the ball to SMU's 33 yard line. Another pass to Rhymes, this time for 19 yards, and it was 1st and 10 on the SMU 14 yard line. A 7 yard pass to make it 2nd and 3, followed by consecutive 2 yard rushes by Mallary, the first running plays our offense had called since the first quarter, and it was 1st and goal from the SMU 3 yard line. A rushing attempt on 1st and goal resulted in a 1 yard loss, making it 2nd and goal from the 4 yard line. On 2nd and goal, Medlock connected with a diving Mertile across the middle of the end zone for a 4 yard touchdown pass, however Griffin missed the extra point, making it 44-31 with 5:03 left to play. SMU tried to find a response, as Preston threw a 21 yard pass to Zach Line on 3rd and 10, giving them first down at the 50 yard line. It was there that everything came crumbling down for the Mustangs, as a false start penalty made it 1st and 15, and on the next play, Preston threw second interception of the day, once again picked off by Terrance Taylor, giving us the ball back on our 44 yard line with 4:17 left in the game. We went exclusively to the ground this drive, trying to chew up as much clock as we could. While we only managed 8 yards, and the drive only lasted 3 plays, we were able to grind the clock down to 2:32 left to play when SMU got the ball back in their possession.

SMU's offense made an effort, as Preston threw a 10 yard pass on 1st down, before giving up a 3 yard sack. On the very next play, Preston connected with Holman for a 32 yard pass, advancing the ball to our 42 yard line. Again, Preston was sacked for a loss of 3 yards, followed by two incomplete passes, forcing SMU into 4th and 13, which Preston responded with a 28 yard pass to Holyfield, getting 1st down and our 16 yard line. A holding penalty pushed the Mustangs back 10 yards, but Preston got it right back with a 10 yard pass, putting them back at the original line of scrimmage. An incomplete pass on 2nd and 10, followed by a 3 yard rush on 3rd and 10, left the Mustangs facing 4th and 6 on our 13 yard line. With our defense covering all of SMU's receivers, and the pass protection breaking down, Preston scrambled for the first down, but was tackled for only a gain of 3 yards, resulting in a turnover on downs, giving us the ball back on our 10 yard line with 56 seconds left to play. We wouldn't be able to run the clock entirely out as SMU still had 2 timeouts, but facing 3rd and 4, Medlock was able to hit Mallary coming out of the backfield for a gain of 6 yards, giving us a first down with 44 seconds left, and sealing the victory with just one kneel by Medlock.

With the win, we end our season with a 10-3 record, the most ever in school history, end the year as Sun Belt Conference Champions and New Orleans Bowl victors. With the loss, SMU drops to 7-6 for the season.






Final Score
:FIU: 44, :SMU: 31



Stat(s) of the Game:
- FIU Offense – If Medlock and the receivers didn't have as incredble a game as they did today, we lose by 30+. Also, a huge day passing for Medlock, breaking three of Wesley Carroll's old single game and single season passing records.

- FIU Defense – What defense? Granted, they made some stops (after halftime) and did just enough to keep us in it while our offense relearned how to move the ball, but for the most part, our defense seemed to be nonexistent today. I will give them credit for shutting out SMU in the 4th quarter, allowing what were only 4 and 13 point leads to stand unchallenged. The defense also managed to sack SMU's quarterback 6 times today, screwing up a couple of their drives, which was a big help.

- FIU Kicker Jack Griffin – Did good, but wasn't perfect, missing an extra point and a 40 yard field.



Scoring Summary



Team
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Final Score


:SMU:
14
14
3
0
31


:FIU:
3
17
15
9
44







Time
Team
Result
Play
Score


First Quarter


2:07
:FIU:
Field Goal
J. Griffin, 39 yard field goal
:FIU: 3-0


1:31
:SMU:
Touchdown
D. Johnson, 10 yard pass from C. Preston (M. Sada kick)
:SMU: 7-3



:SMU:
Touchdown
J. Johnson, 10 yard pass from C. Preston (M. Sada kick)
:SMU: 14-3





Second Quarter


8:28
:FIU:
Touchdown
J. Younger, 16 yard pass from J. Medlock (J. Griffin kick)
:SMU: 14-10


4:59
:FIU:
Field Goal
J. Griffin, 19 yard field goal
:SMU: 14-13


2:20
:SMU:
Touchdown
K. Holman, 17 yard pass from C. Preston (M. Sada kick)
:SMU: 21-13


0:16
:SMU:
Touchdown
D. Longoria, 21 yard pass from C. Preston (M. Sada kick)
:SMU: 28-13



:FIU:
Touchdown
D. Rhymes, 23 yard pass from J. Medlock (J. Griffin kick)
:SMU: 28-20





Third Quarter


6:33
:FIU:
Touchdown
D. Rhymes, 23 yard pass from J. Medlock (2-point conversion)
TIED 28-28


4:16
:FIU:
Touchdown
J. Medlock, 1 yard run (J. Griffin kick)
:FIU: 35-28


1:01
:SMU:
Field Goal
M. Sada, 18 yard field goal
:FIU: 35-31





Fourth Quarter


8:59
:FIU:
Field Goal
J. Griffin, 26 yard field goal
:FIU: 38-31


2:49
:FIU:
Touchdown
J. Mertile, 4 yard pass from J. Medlock (missed kick)
:FIU: 44-31







Game Stats



SMU
Stat
Florida International


31
Score
44


24
First Downs
24


620
Total Offense
691


11 - 30 - 0
Rushes - Yards - TD
15 - 17- 1


42 - 74 - 4
Comp - Att - TD
36 - 65 - 4


590
Passing Yards
674


6
Times Sacked
0


10 - 21 (47%)
3rd Down Conversion
6 - 15 (40%)


1 - 2 (50%)
4th Down Conversion
0 - 0 (0%)


0 - 0 (0%)
2-Point Conv
1 - 1 (100%)


9 - 3 - 1 (44%)
Red Zone - TD - FG
5 - 3 - 2 (100%)


2
Turnovers
1


0
Fumbles Lost
0


2
Intercepted
1


16
Punt Return Yards
14


154
Kick Return Yards
37


790
Total Yards
742


6 – 47.2
Punts - Average
5 - 44.0


5 - 50
Penalties
4 - 39


16:17
Time of Possession
19:43







Florida International Contract Goals Update



Fail Impact
Goal
Progress
Pass Impact


:3redarrow:
500+ rushing yards in each season
2/3 Passed
:3greenarrow:



Win 8 games in one season
10
:3greenarrow:



2000+ total offensive yards in each season
2/3 Passed
:3greenarrow:


:3redarrow:
7+ passing TD in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



10+ points per game in each season
35 PPG
:3greenarrow:


:3redarrow:
2400+ total offensive yards in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:


:2redarrow:
Win 4 games in one season
:check:
:1greenarrow:


:6redarrow:
2000+ total offensive yards in one season
:check:








Job Security Status

69%

[SmoothPancakes]

Holy crap. That was a hell of a game. First, I think damn sure I was in for a repeat of last year's bowl game against USC when SMU jumped out to a 14-3 and then 28-13 lead. I could feel the noose tightening. Somehow, Medlock and the receivers got hot, our defense made just enough stops, we got that extremely important two point conversion, which was just a MASSIVE momentum flip in the game. After that two point conversion, SMU's offense just seemed lost, while Medlock started completing passes left and right.

It feels good though to get the bowl win. And the stats, my god. If these two teams didn't just set a bunch of bowl game or at least single game records combined, I don't know what it would take after a game like this.

As for records, Medlock now holds the FIU records for most passing yards in a game (674), most passing yards in a season (4539) and most passing TDs in a season (23). The only passing records left untouched, most passing TDs in a career (42) by Josh Padrick (2003-06), most passing TDs in a game (5) by Wesley Carroll (2011) and most passing yards in a career (9237) by Josh Padrick (2003-06). Looking at career stats, Medlock could have a chance at most passing TDs and most passing yards in a career, as Medlock currently has 24 TDs and 4631 yards passing in his career. It's going to depend on how much running we do next year as our new stud HB, Storm Johnson, will be on the field next year after having sat out this year due to transferring in.

And on the national scene, that HUGE game by Medlock, has made him the leading passer in the nation, with 4,539 yards passing, jumping Jordan Wynn of Utah (4364) and Jacob Karam of Texas Tech (4020) to claim the top spot.

[SmoothPancakes]

Some video and a picture of Junior Mertile's diving TD catch in the 4th quarter that put us up 44-31 and sealed the win for us.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpmXIVih8Y4

http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx305/SmoothPancakes/JuniorMertiledivingTD.jpg

[SmoothPancakes]

2012 Bowl Season Rundown




Bowl Game
Conference
Record
Team
Result
Team
Record
Conference


:New_Mexico_Bowl:
:ACC:
7-6 (3-5)
:NC_State:
27-10
:Temple:
6-7 (5-3)
:MAC:


:Beef_O_Bradys_Bowl:
:CUSA:
9-4 (6-3)
:Southern_Miss:
17-13
:Toledo:
6-7 (4-4)
:MAC:


:New_Orleans_Bowl:
:Sun_Belt:
10-3 (7-1)
:FIU:
44-31 (http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/forums/showthread.php?2857-Smooth-Pancakes-Coaching-Carousel-Career&p=123028&viewfull=1#post123028)
:SMU:
7-6 (6-3)
:CUSA:


:Las_Vegas_Bowl:
:Pac_12:
9-4 (6-3)
:Oregon_State:
37-10
(20) :San_Diego_State:
10-3 (7-1)
:Mountain_West:


:Poinsettia_Bowl:
:Mountain_West:
11-2 (6-2)
(15) :Nevada:
45-24
:Buffalo:
6-7 (4-4)
:MAC:


:Hawaii_Bowl:
:SEC:
6-7 (2-6)
:Florida:
41-9
:Tulane:
6-7 (5-4)
:CUSA:


:LittleCaesars_Bowl:
:SEC:
7-6 (3-5)
:Kentucky:
27-9
:Northern_Illinois:
9-4 (6-2)
:MAC:


:Belk_Bowl:
:ACC:
8-5 (4-4)
:North_Carolina:
20-17
:Notre_Dame:
6-7
Independent


:Fight_Hunger_Bowl:
:Pac_12:
9-4 (6-3)
:USC:
46-21
:Arkansas_State:
7-6 (5-3)
:Sun_Belt:


:Music_City_Bowl:
:SEC:
7-6 (4-4)
:Tennessee:
32-18
:BC:
7-6 (4-4)
:ACC:


:Independence_Bowl:
:ACC:
7-6 (3-5)
:Wake_Forest:
20-16
:Fresno_State:
6-7 (4-4)
:Mountain_West:


:Military_Bowl:
:MAC:
9-5 (6-3)
:Western_Michigan:
48-31
:Navy:
8-5
Independent


:Champs_Sports_Bowl:
:ACC:
11-2 (6-2)
(23) :Clemson:
31-14
(25) :Connecticut:
9-4 (5-3)
:Big_East:


:Humanitarian_Bowl:
:MAC:
10-3 (6-2)
:Ohio:
24-14
:Utah_State:
9-4 (4-1)
:WAC:


:Holiday_Bowl:
:Pac_12:
11-3 (7-3)
(19) :Utah:
45-38
:Texas:
6-7 (4-5)
:Big_12:


:Sun_Bowl:
:ACC:
10-3 (5-3)
(16) :Georgia_Tech:
34-7
(22) :Oregon:
9-4 (6-3)
:Pac_12:


:Armed_Forces_Bowl:
:SEC:
7-6 (2-6)
:Mississippi_State:
42-7
:Colorado_State:
6-7 (3-5)
:Mountain_West:


:Liberty_Bowl:
:Big_East:
8-5 (4-4)
:USF:
24-20
:Tulsa:
8-5 (7-2)
:CUSA:


:Texas_Bowl:
:Big_Ten:
8-5 (4-4)
:Northwestern:
42-21
:Texas_A&M:
7-6 (4-5)
:Big_12:


:Insight_Bowl:
:Big_12:
10-3 (6-3)
:Texas_Tech:
59-13
:Illinois:
8-5 (4-4)
:Big_Ten:


:Chick_fil_A_Bowl:
:ACC:
11-3 (7-2)
:Maryland:
27-10
(13) :Alabama:
9-4 (5-3)
:SEC:


:Outback_Bowl:
:Big_Ten:
11-2 (6-2)
(14) :Iowa:
41-7
:Georgia:
9-5 (6-3)
:SEC:


:Capital_One_Bowl:
:SEC:
10-2 (6-2)
(5) :Auburn:
35-17
(7) :Michigan_State:
10-3 (6-2)
:Big_Ten:


:Gator_Bowl:
:SEC:
9-4 (5-3)
:Arkansas:
51-27
:Michigan:
10-4 (6-3)
:Big_Ten:


:TicketCity_Bowl:
:Big_Ten:
7-6 (3-5)
:Ohio_State:
42-20
:Houston:
9-5 (7-3)
:CUSA:


:Alamo_Bowl:
:Pac_12:
10-3 (7-2)
(21) :Washington:
52-17
(10) :Oklahoma_State:
10-3 (7-2)
:Big_12:


:GoDaddycom_Bowl:
:Sun_Belt:
11-2 (6-2)
:Troy:
37-7
:Miami_OH:
9-5 (9-0)
:MAC:


:Cotton_Bowl:
:Big_12:
10-3 (7-2)
(18) :Baylor:
30-14
(24) :Ole_Miss:
8-5 (5-3)
:SEC:


:BBVA_Compass_Bowl:
:MAC:
8-5 (5-3)
:Kent_State:
23-16 OT
:South_Carolina:
6-7 (3-5)
:SEC:








2012 BCS Bowls



Bowl Game
Conference
Record
Team

Team
Record
Conference


:Rose_Bowl:
:Pac_12:
12-2 (8-2)
(11) :Stanford:
42-32
(9) :Penn_State:
12-2 (8-1)
:Big_Ten:


:Sugar_Bowl:
:CUSA:
14-0 (10-0)
(6) :UCF:
21-19
(3) :LSU:
11-3 (8-1)
:SEC:


:Orange_Bowl:
:Mountain_West:
11-2 (8-0)
(8) :Boise_State:
38-28
(12) :Virginia_Tech:
11-3 (7-2)
:ACC:


:Fiesta_Bowl:
:Big_Ten:
11-2 (6-2)
(4) :Wisconsin:
45-16
(17) :Pitt:
9-4 (7-1)
:Big_East:


:BCS_Trophy:
:Big_East:
12-1 (7-1)
(2) :TCU:
45-21
(1) :Oklahoma:
11-2 (9-0)
:Big_12:

[SmoothPancakes]

Yeah. That sucks for them though cause they'll probably lose. :(

You were saying? :D

Talk about a banner year. UCF (C-USA) knocks off LSU, Boise State (Mountain West) beats Virginia Tech, and TCU (granted they're a member of the Big East, but it's still TCU) wins the national title by handing Oklahoma a SECOND ass whooping of the season.

As for the final AP Top 25 Poll, TCU finishes #1, UCF finishes #2, Boise State finishes #6, Nevada finishes #11.

[SmoothPancakes]

2012 Bowl Challenge Cup Standings




Rank
Conference
Bowl Teams
Bowl Record
Percentage
Teams in AP Poll


1
:Pac_12:
6
5-1
.833
4


2
:ACC:
8
6-2
.750
4


3
:Sun_Belt:
3
2-1
.667
0


4
:SEC:
11
6-5
.545
3


5
:Big_Ten:
8
4-4
.500
4


6
:CUSA:
6
3-3
.500
1


7
:Big_East:
4
2-2
.500
2


8
:Mountain_West:
5
2-3
.400
3


9
:MAC:
8
3-5
.375
0


10
:Big_12:
6
2-4
.333
4


11
:WAC: *
1
0-1
.000
0


12
Independents*
2
0-2
.000
0










* - Ineligible for Bowl Challenge Cup

[SmoothPancakes]

So there you go. We manage to win a track meet of a game with SMU, TCU is your 2012 National Champions, and the Pac-12 goes 5-1 in their bowl games to win the Bowl Challenge Cup, edging out last year's BCC winner, the ACC.

[SmoothPancakes]

New FIU Records in 2012




New Holder
Darrian Mallary


Record Type
School Season


Record Stat
16


Description
Rushing TD (Season)


Previous Holder
Darriet Perry


Previous Year
2011


Previous Record
15








New Holder
Jake Medlock


Record Type
School Season


Record Stat
4539 Yards


Description
Passing Yds (Season)


Previous Holder
Wesley Carroll


Previous Year
2011


Previous Record
3949 Yards







New Holder
Jake Medlock


Record Type
School Season


Record Stat
23


Description
Passing TD (Season)


Previous Holder
Wesley Carroll


Previous Year
2011


Previous Record
20







New Holder
Jerrico Lee


Record Type
School Season


Record Stat
15


Description
Sacks (Season)


Previous Holder
Antwan Barnes


Previous Year
2005


Previous Record
11

[SmoothPancakes]

I'm about to enter the off-season, oh baby are people getting fired. Looking at Job Security one last time...

Ron English at Eastern Michigan - 0%
Mark Hudspeth at UL Lafayette - 0%
Danny Hope at Purdue - 3%
Dana Holgorsen at West Virginia - 14%
Bob Fraser at UAB - 16%

And then it jumps up to 23% for the next lowest. All told 14 coaches with 30% or lower job security. 30 coaches with 50% job security or lower.

[JeffHCross]

Smooth, this is amazing. I can't even get fired up for one game in a Dynasty Report, and you're sitting here with 15 pages of incredibly detailed posts.

[morsdraconis]

Smooth, this is amazing. I can't even get fired up for one game in a Dynasty Report, and you're sitting here with 15 pages of incredibly detailed posts.

:+1: X :infinity:

[morsdraconis]

You were saying? :D

Talk about a banner year. UCF (C-USA) knocks off LSU, Boise State (Mountain West) beats Virginia Tech, and TCU (granted they're a member of the Big East, but it's still TCU) wins the national title by handing Oklahoma a SECOND ass whooping of the season.

As for the final AP Top 25 Poll, TCU finishes #1, UCF finishes #2, Boise State finishes #6, Nevada finishes #11.

It should have been TCU vs UCF!!! :D

Congrats man! Great bowl win against a talented SMU squad (or, at least, they were this year and this is next year's team so don't know for sure about that).

VERY interesting that you threw the ball for 500+ yards against them. That's amazing stuff man.

Well done on another successful season. Can't wait to see you run people the fuck over with your transfer next year.

[SmoothPancakes]

Smooth, this is amazing. I can't even get fired up for one game in a Dynasty Report, and you're sitting here with 15 pages of incredibly detailed posts.


:+1: X :infinity:

I appreciate it gentlemen. I don't know why, but when it comes to doing dynasty reports and my NCAA dynasties, I just love detail. I like to make it super flashy, super detailed, go the full mile with the logos, layouts, etc. It's a nice little side thing for me from my daily life. Plus, this one has been fun. In the past, when I would do dynasties with Navy, I'd get burnt super quick and wouldn't be able to even complete one season. Part of the problem was Navy being my favorite team and the team I play with all the time in non-dynasty games, so going with FIU, a team I didn't not know a single thing about last summer, has helped tremendously, keeping it fresh and keeping it fun.


It should have been TCU vs UCF!!! :D

Congrats man! Great bowl win against a talented SMU squad (or, at least, they were this year and this is next year's team so don't know for sure about that).

VERY interesting that you threw the ball for 500+ yards against them. That's amazing stuff man.

Well done on another successful season. Can't wait to see you run people the fuck over with your transfer next year.

Well, depending on what TCU and UCF do next year, you might just get that. Finishing #1 and #2 in the final rankings, they should both be ranked fairly high to start the new season.

Thanks man. I was worried going into the game because they had better ratings, then they jumped out to those 14-3 and 28-13 leads and I suddenly got that feeling of dread that I had against USC. But the team fought hard. Unlike UL Lafayette where I barely even threw the ball at all, this time around, every time I tried to run, SMU was right there to stuff it for either no gain or a loss, so I had no choice but to go to the air pretty much every play. Thankfully, their pass defense is not that good, so I was able to make some big plays happen and get some good drives going, fought back, retook the lead, and then held on for the last quarter.

Oh yeah, I can't wait to get Storm Johnson on the field. :D He's a good 10 points overall better than Mallary and Harden, so he is going to beast it next year. That's why I don't know if Medlock will have any chance at those career passing records, because with a stud like Johnson in my backfield, I'm going to be running it constantly next season.

[JeffHCross]

I appreciate it gentlemen. I don't know why, but when it comes to doing dynasty reports and my NCAA dynasties, I just love detail.I love detail too ...

I just don't have time / patience / focus to do it :)

[morsdraconis]

I appreciate it gentlemen. I don't know why, but when it comes to doing dynasty reports and my NCAA dynasties, I just love detail. I like to make it super flashy, super detailed, go the full mile with the logos, layouts, etc. It's a nice little side thing for me from my daily life. Plus, this one has been fun. In the past, when I would do dynasties with Navy, I'd get burnt super quick and wouldn't be able to even complete one season. Part of the problem was Navy being my favorite team and the team I play with all the time in non-dynasty games, so going with FIU, a team I didn't not know a single thing about last summer, has helped tremendously, keeping it fresh and keeping it fun.

I was really into doing Saint Augustus for a while, but, the game just got too damn easy. Part of that was my fault for not making it difficult enough on myself and part of that was my natural progression of getting better at throwing the ball.

Either way man, I'm REALLY glad to see you still doing this. I enjoy the hell out of the detailed stuff man. I know it can be cumbersome sometimes (lord knows it was keeping up the facade of being the newpaper reporting on the games and such like I was doing for Saint Augustus) but I always found it really rewarding to go back and read what I'd done and how enjoyable I found it when I wasn't burnt out from doing it. Keep it up man, I'm excited to see your season 3 (you should play at least one preseason ranked team from a BCS conference ;))

[SmoothPancakes]

2012 Coaching Carousel



Team
Position
Previous Coach
Reason Left

New Coach
Previous Team
Previous Position
O/D Style


:Alabama:
Defensive Coordinator
Kirby Smart
Fired

Nick Holt
:Washington:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:Florida_State:
Head Coach
Jimbo Fisher
Fired

Kalani Sitake
:Utah:
Defensive Coordinator
Utah (Pro)\4-3


:Oregon:
Offensive Coordinator
Mark Helfrich
Fired

Neal Brown
:Texas_Tech:
Offensive Coordinator
Texas Tech (Air Raid)


:Purdue:
Head Coach
Danny Hope
Fired

Todd Bradford
:Maryland:
Defensive Coordinator
Maryland (Multiple) \ 4-3


:Virginia:
Head Coach
Mike London
Fired

Jim Grobe
:Wake_Forest:
Head Coach
Wake Forest (Spread) \ 3-4


:Wake_Forest:
Head Coach
Jim Grobe
Contract expired, left for Virginia HC job

Tyrone Nix
:Ole_Miss:
Defensive Coordinator
Ole Miss (Multiple) \ Multiple D


:Central_Michigan:
Head Coach
Dan Enos
Fired

Geoff Collins
:Mississippi_State:
Defensive Coordinator
Mississippi State (Spread) \ 4-3


:Eastern_Michigan:
Head Coach
Ron English
Fired

Ian Shields
:Utah_State:
Head Coach
Army (Option) \ 4-3


:Louisiana_Tech:
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Fired

Nick Rolovich
:Hawaii:
Offensive Coordinator
Hawaii (Run and Shoot) \ 4-3


:Maryland:
Defensive Coordinator
Todd Bradford
Contract expired, left for Purdue HC job

Kevin Steele
:Clemson:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:Mississippi_State:
Defensive Coordinator
Geoff Collins
Contract expired, left for Central Michigan HC job

Phil Bennett
:Baylor:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:Navy:
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Fired

Tim Billings
:Wake_Forest:
Defensive Coordinator
Wake Forest (Spread) \ 4-3


:Notre_Dame:
Defensive Coordinator
Bob Diaco
Fired

Mike Hankwitz
:Northwestern:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:Syracuse:
Head Coach
Doug Marrone
Fired

Jimbo Fisher
:Florida_State:
Head Coach
Florida State (Multiple) \ 4-3


:Utah:
Defensive Coordinator
Kalani Sitake
Left for Florida State HC job

Vic Koenning
:Illinois:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:Arizona:
Defensive Coordinator
Tom Kish
Fired

Kirby Smart
:Alabama:
Defensive Coordinator
3-4


:BYU:
Defensive Coordinator
Nick Howell
Fired

Tom Kish
:Arizona:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:Clemson:
Defensive Coordinator
Kevin Steele
Contract expired, left for Maryland DC job

Greg Brown
:Colorado:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:East_Carolina:
Defensive Coordinator
Brian Mitchell
Fired

Bill Busch
:BC:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:Illinois:
Defensive Coordinator
Vic Koenning
Contract expired, left for Utah DC job

Randy Stewart
:Fresno_State:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:Indiana:
Head Coach
Kevin Wilson
Fired

Randy Clements
:San_Jose_State:
Head Coach
Baylor (Spread) \ 4-3


:New_Mexico:
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Fired

Noel Mazzone
:Missouri:
Offensive Coordinator
Arizona State (Spread) \ 4-3


:Northern_Illinois:
Offensive Coordinator
Steve Axman
Fired

Robert Gillespie
:West_Virginia:
Offensive Coordinator
West Virginia (Air Raid)


:Northwestern:
Defensive Coordinator
Mike Hankwitz
Contract expired, left for Notre Dame DC job

Chuck Heater
:Temple:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:Purdue:
Defensive Coordinator
Gary Emanuel
Fired

Dave Wommack
:Arkansas_State:
Defensive Coordinator
4-2-5


:Rice:
Head Coach
Matt Canada
Fired

Mark Helfrich
:Oregon:
Offensive Coordinator
Oregon (Spread) \ 4-3


:San_Jose_State:
Head Coach
Randy Clements
Left for the Indiana HC job

Matt Canada
:Rice:
Head Coach
Northern Illinois (Pistol) \ 4-3


:UAB:
Head Coach
Bob Fraser
Fired

Nathaniel Hackett
:Syracuse:
Offensive Coordinator
Syracuse (Pro) \ 4-3


:Louisiana:
Head Coach
Mark Hudspeth
Fired

Clay Hendrix
:Air_Force:
Offensive Coordinator
Air Force (Option) \ 3-4


:Utah_State:
Head Coach
Ian Shields
Contract expired, left for Eastern Michigan HC job

Mike Ekeler
:Indiana:
Defensive Coordinator
Indiana (Multiple) \ 4-3


:Wake_Forest:
Defensive Coordinator
Tim Billings
Contract expired, left for Navy HC job

Bob Diaco
:Notre_Dame:
Defensive Coordinator
3-4


:Washington:
Defensive Coordinator
Nick Holt
Contract expired, left for Alabama DC job

Dava Aranda
:Hawaii:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:West_Virginia:
Offensive Coordinator
Robert Gillespie
Fired

Chuck Long
:Kansas:
Offensive Coordinator
Kansas (Spread)


:Wyoming:
Head Coach
Dave Christensen
Fired

Kurt Roper
:Duke:
Offensive Coordinator
Duke (Pistol) \ Multiple D


:Texas_Tech:
Offensive Coordinator
Neal Brown
Left for Oregon OC job

Ken Niumatalolo
:Navy:
Head Coach
Navy (Option)


:Ole_Miss:
Defensive Coordinator
Tyrone Nix
Left for Wake Forest HC job

Payam Saadat
:Army:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:Baylor:
Defensive Coordinator
Phil Bennett
Left for Mississippi State DC job

Chris Rippon
:Marshall:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:Air_Force:
Offensive Coordinator
Clay Hendrix
Contract expired, left for UL Lafayatte HC job

Brian Rock
:Kent_State:
Offensive Coordinator
Kent State (Pro)


:Arizona_State:
Defensive Coordinator
Craig Bray
Fired

Steve Ellis
:MTSU:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:Arkansas_State:
Defensive Coordinator
Dave Wommack
Contract expired, left for Purdue DC job

Nick Howell
:BYU:
Defensive Coordinator
3-4


:Army:
Defensive Coordinator
Payam Saadat
Contract expired, left for Ole Miss DC job

Brian Mitchell
:East_Carolina:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:BC:
Defensive Coordinator
Bill Busch
Contract expired, left for East Carolina DC job

Mike London
:Virginia:
Head Coach
4-3


:Colorado:
Defensive Coordinator
Greg Brown
Contract expired, left for Clemson DC job

Tracy Claeys
:Minnesota:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:Duke:
Offensive Coordinator
Kurt Roper
Contract expired, left for Wyoming HC job

Doug Marrone
:Syracuse:
Head Coach
Syracuse (Pro)


:Fresno_State:
Defensive Coordinator
Randy Stewart
Contract expired, left for Illinois DC job

Kurt Van Valkenburgh
:FAU:
Defensive Coordinator
3-4


:Hawaii:
Offensive Coordinator
Nick Rolovich
Contract expired, left for Louisiana Tech HC job

Kevin Wilson
:Indiana:
Head Coach
Indiana (Multiple)


:Hawaii:
Defensive Coordinator
Dave Aranda
Contract expired, left for Washington DC job

Bob Fraser
:UAB:
Head Coach
4-3


:Kansas:
Offensive Coordinator
Chuck Long
Contract expired, left for West Virginia OC job

Steve Axman
:Northern_Illinois:
Offensive Coordinator
Idaho (One Back)


:Marshall:
Defensive Coordinator
Chris Rippon
Contract expired, left for Baylor DC job

Gary Emanuel
:Purdue:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:Minnesota:
Defensive Coordinator
Tracy Claeys
Contract expired, left for Colorado DC job

Craig Bray
:Arizona_State:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:Missouri:
Offensive Coordinator
Noel Mazzone
Left for New Mexico HC job

Sonny Dykes
:Louisiana_Tech:
Head Coach
Louisiana Tech (Air Raid)


:Syracuse:
Offensive Coordinator
Nathaniel Hackett
Contract expired, left for UAB HC job

Tyson Hart
None
None
Georgia (Pro)


:Temple:
Defensive Coordinator
Chuck Heater
Contract expired, left for Northwestern DC job

Marcus Galloway
None
None
3-4


:Eastern_Michigan:
Defensive Coordinator
Phil Snow
Fired

Marvin Singletary
None
None
4-3


:FAU:
Defensive Coordinator
Kurt Van Valkenburgh
Contract expired, left for Fresno State DC job

Phil Snow
:Eastern_Michigan:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:Indiana:
Defensive Coordinator
Mike Ekeler
Contract expired, left for Utah State HC job

Ron English
:Eastern_Michigan:
Head Coach
4-3


:Kent_State:
Offensive Coordinator
Brian Rock
Contract expired, left for Air Force OC job

Rob Phenicie
:UNLV:
Offensive Coordinator
UNLV (Multiple)


:MTSU:
Defensive Coordinator
Steve Ellis
Contract expire, left for Arizona State DC job

Greg Cruz
None
None
3-3-5


:New_Mexico_State:
Defensive Coordinator
Dale Lindsey
Retired from coaching at age 67.

Reggie Gates
None
None
4-3


:Eastern_Michigan:
Offensive Coordinator
Ken Karcher
Fired

Dan Enos
:Central_Michigan:
Head Coach
Central Michigan (Multiple)


:UNLV:
Offensive Coordinator
Rob Phenicie
Fired

Ken Karcher
:Eastern_Michigan:
Offensive Coordinator
Eastern Michigan (One Back)







Coaching Carousel Notes




Biggest surprise for me, was :Navy: firing Ken Niumatalolo as their head coach. Then they hired :Wake_Forest:'s defensive coordinator, who brings the Wake Forest (Spread) playbook into town. I don't think Navy is going to make it back to 8 wins next year transitioning from the Option to the Spread.

Tied for biggest surprise, :Texas_Tech: hiring Niumatalolo to be their OC, transitioning them from the Air Raid to the Option. Other big transitions, :Louisiana: switching from the Spread to the Option, and :Utah_State: one year after they changed their offense to the option, are dumping it and going to Multiple.

This ought to be entertaining next season. :popcorn:

I also think I doubled what the Coaching Carousel was last year. This year, the Carousel seemed to go on forever and like it would never end.





Jobs I Was in the Running For



Team
Position
Candidate Rank
Offered Job


:Air_Force:
Offensive Coordinator
2nd
No


:Duke:
Offensive Coordinator
2nd
No


:Hawaii:
Offensive Coordinator
1st
Yes (Declined)


:Kansas:
Offensive Coordinator
3rd
Yes (Declined)


:Missouri:
Offensive Coordinator
3rd
Yes (Declined)


:Syracuse:
Offensive Coordinator
1st
Yes (Declined)


:Kent_State:
Offensive Coordinator
2nd
Yes (Declined)


:Eastern_Michigan:
Offensive Coordinator
3rd
Yes (Declined)


:UNLV:
Offensive Coordinator
3rd
Yes (Declined)







Teams Changing Offensive Styles



Team
Previous Offensive Style
New Offensive Style


:Air_Force:
Option
Pro


:Central_Michigan:
Multiple
Spread


:Duke:
Pistol
Pro


:Eastern_Michigan: (HC)
One Back
Option


:Eastern_Michigan: (OC)
Option
Multiple


:Florida_State:
Multiple
Pro


:Hawaii:
Run & Shoot
Multiple


:Indiana:
Multiple
Spread


:Kansas:
Spread
One Back


:Kent_State:
Pro
Multiple


:Louisiana_Tech:
Air Raid
Run & Shoot


:Navy:
Option
Spread


:Northern_Illinois:
One Back
Air Raid


:Oregon:
Spread
Air Raid


:Purdue:
Spread
Multiple


:Rice:
Pistol
Spread


:Syracuse: (HC)
Pro
Multiple


:Syracuse: (OC)
Multiple
Pro


:Texas_Tech:
Air Raid
Option


:UAB:
Spread
Pro


:Louisiana:
Spread
Option


:UNLV:
Multiple
One Back


:Utah_State:
Option
Multiple


:Virginia:
Pro
Spread


:Wake_Forest:
Spread
Multiple


:West_Virginia:
Air Raid
Spread







Changes of Note



:Duke:
Pistol to Pro


:Hawaii:
Run & Shoot to Multiple


:Navy:
Option to Spread


:Texas_Tech:
Air Raid to Option


:Louisiana:
Spread to Option


:Utah_State:
Option to Multiple

[SmoothPancakes]

I love detail too ...

I just don't have time / patience / focus to do it :)

:D That's where I'm in luck. I got sort of burnt out from flying through season 1 and the first half of season 2 in a month back in August, then after I took time away, got busy with stuff at work, had a ton of new games come out, I was away long enough that NCAA started calling to me a couple weeks ago, so I felt it was time to jump back into it. Pacing myself with mainly just on the day I don't have to work and on the weekends, I'm getting anywhere from 3-4 days a week where I'm not playing NCAA at all, so it's keeping me rejuvenated and ready for my next game and next update.


I was really into doing Saint Augustus for a while, but, the game just got too damn easy. Part of that was my fault for not making it difficult enough on myself and part of that was my natural progression of getting better at throwing the ball.

Either way man, I'm REALLY glad to see you still doing this. I enjoy the hell out of the detailed stuff man. I know it can be cumbersome sometimes (lord knows it was keeping up the facade of being the newpaper reporting on the games and such like I was doing for Saint Augustus) but I always found it really rewarding to go back and read what I'd done and how enjoyable I found it when I wasn't burnt out from doing it. Keep it up man, I'm excited to see your season 3 (you should play at least one preseason ranked team from a BCS conference ;))

Well, the good thing for me, is it's still challenging. I'm still getting whooped by Arkansas State, UCF and Louisville, had some tough games against Troy and Florida Atlantic, needed to pull a win against SMU out my backside, so there's still challenge there for me.

Thanks man. I plan to keep this going clear up through NCAA 2013 and even beyond release date (due to the whole wait for rosters and whatnot). I really wish EA would add a continue dynasty option. Otherwise, when NCAA 2013 comes out, I'm not sure what I'm going to do. Either keep playing with NCAA 12 for this dynasty, and just play some screw around dynasties (but not do a thread like this for them) on 13, or try and copy my current (whatever year and team it ends up being at the time) roster over to NCAA 13 player for player, so I can continue with my team on NCAA 13. I'll have to figure things out when that time comes.

Hmm, play at least one preseason ranked team from a BCS conference. I could look into that. I do have an opening in my schedule. I don't play my road game at Bowling Green until 2014, and our contract with Duke ended this season, so I have UCF and Louisville, and then Texas A&M coming to town on the home stretch of a home and home with TAMU from 2010 and an open spot right now for my 2013 schedule.

[morsdraconis]

Interesting. So Holgorsen didn't get fired, but the OC did. Very interesting.

[SmoothPancakes]

Interesting. So Holgorsen didn't get fired, but the OC did. Very interesting.

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that. :D Yeah, Holgorsen, despite having only 14% job security, survives for the third and final year of his contract. I didn't see what Gillespie's numbers were, so not sure if the firing was to be expected or if it was a surprise firing, but he didn't remain in the open for long, with Northern Illinois picking him up as their OC.

[SmoothPancakes]

2012-2013 Off-Season


Players Leaving



Player
Position
Overall
Year
Reason
Overall of Next Player


Jonathan Cyprien
FS
83
Senior
Graduation
64


Jack Griffin
K
82
Senior
Graduation
65


Josh Brisk
P
80
Senior (RS)
Graduation
61


Calvin Hauptmann
LT
79
Senior
Graduation
64


Rupert Bryan
RT
77
Senior
Graduation
66


Tourek Williams
LE
77
Senior
Graduation
64


Junior Mertile
WR
76
Senior (RS)
Graduation
76


Emmanuel Souarin
CB
74
Senior (RS)
Graduation
75


Jeremiah Harden
HB
74
Senior (RS)
Graduation
88


Jacob Younger
WR
74
Senior (RS)
Graduation
76


Giancarlo Revilla
C
74
Senior
Graduation
64


Kevin Van Kirk
LG
72
Senior
Graduation
73


Winston Fraser
MLB
72
Senior (RS)
Graduation
80


Kenneth Dillard
ROLB
70
Senior
Graduation
66


Andre Pound
DT
70
Senior (RS)
Graduation
77


Antwoine Bell
FS
67
Senior
Graduation
64


Kasey Smith
DT
66
Senior (RS)
Graduation
77


Markeith Russell
MLB
63
Senior
Graduation
72


Kenneth White
C
62
Senior (RS)
Graduation
64


David Istanich
RG
62
Senior
Graduation
54


James Jones
RE
58
Senior (RS)
Graduation
68


Franklin Brown
ROLB
53
SR (RS)
Graduation
66







Transfer Requests



Player
Position
Transferring From
Year
Overall
Admitted/Denied


N/A












2013 Florida International Recruiting Class



Player
Position
Position Rank
Tendency
Star Ranking
:sparq:
Overall


Paris Poe
HB
#64
Speed
:3star:
69.00
64


Clifford Sanchez
WR
#90
Possession
:3star:
67.00
65


Greg Rodgers
WR
#153
Possession
:3star:
67.00
64


James Dotson
CB
#104
Balanced
:3star:
67.00
65


Craig Gibbs
OLB
#84
Run Stopper
:3star:
64.00
66


Aaron Clark
TE
#73
Balanced
:3star:
63.00
63


Lamar Givens
TE
#77
Blocking
:3star:
63.00
62


Tyrell Arnold
DE
#84
Balanced
:3star:
63.00
65


Joe Adams
DE
#115
Balanced
:3star:
63.00
63


Brent Harvey
ATH
#97
Athlete
:2star:
60.00
55


Ronnie Hunt
HB
#133
Balanced
:2star:
60.00
57


Marvin McNamara
HB
#141
Speed
:2star:
60.00
55


Sidney Sledge
FS
#57
Coverage
:2star:
59.00
64


Matt McNeal
CB
#151
Balanced
:2star:
59.00
60


Kyle Johnson
FS
#64
Balanced
:2star:
59.00
61


Casey George
CB
#173
Balanced
:2star:
59.00
54


Chris Overstreet
FS
#77
Hard Hitter
:2star:
59.00
58


Joel Overstreet
DT
#60
Run Stopper
:3star:
57.00
64


Ron Blankenship
OLB
#134
Coverage
:2star:
56.00
64


Ben Williams
OLB
#153
Run Stopper
:2star:
56.00
63


Josh Jones
OLB
#181
Run Stopper
:2star:
56.00
60


Nathan Moss
MLB
#76
Coverage
:2star:
56.00
59


Brandon Davis
DE
#133
Balanced
:2star:
55.00
56


Yusef Hagen
K
#30
Power
:1star:
40.00
65


Peter Graham
C
#81
Balanced
:1star:
40.00
64







Recruiting Class Rank

Rank: 54



Position Changes



Player
Position
Overall
New Position
Overall


Brent Harvey
Athlete
55
HB
55







Training Results

Highest Overall Player - Storm Johnson - HB - 93 OVR (+5)
Largest Training Increase - Darrian Mallary - HB - 83 OVR (+6)



Cut Players



Player
Position
Depth Chart Rank
Year
Overall


Marvin McNamara
HB
8th
Freshman
55


Brent Harvey
HB
7th
Freshman
55


Brady Wesley
TE
5th
Sophomore
53


Josh Griffin
RE
5th
Sophomore
61


Josh Jones
LOLB
6th
Freshman
60


Casey George
CB
4th
Freshman
54







Conference Changes



Team

Old Conference
New Conference


:Boise_State:

:Mountain_West:
:Big_East:


:Hawaii:

:WAC:
:Mountain_West:


:Houston:

:CUSA:
:Big_East:


:Missouri:

:Big_12:
:SEC:


:Pitt:

:Big_East:
:ACC:


:San_Diego_State:

:Mountain_West:
:Big_East:


:SMU:

:CUSA:
:Big_East:


:Syracuse:

:Big_East:
:ACC:


:TCU:

:Big_East:
:Big_12:


:Temple:

:MAC:
:CUSA:


:Texas_A&M:

:Big_12:
:SEC:


:UCF:

:CUSA:
:Big_East:


:West_Virginia:

:Big_East:
:Big_12:







BCS Bowl Tie Ins



Slots
Conference
Bowl


Automatic Qualifier
:ACC:
Orange Bowl


Automatic Qualifier
:Big_Ten:
Rose Bowl


Automatic Qualifier
:Big_12:
Fiesta Bowl


Automatic Qualifier
:Big_East:
Any Bowl


Automatic Qualifier
:Mountain_West:
Any Bowl


Automatic Qualifier
:Pac_12:
Rose Bowl


Automatic Qualifier
:SEC:
Sugar Bowl


Open Slot
At Large
Any Bowl

[SmoothPancakes]

I made every single conference change in the game that is happen in real life. I did make one extra move, dropping Temple for the MAC (and evening up the MAC's divisions) and adding Temple to Conference USA, to lessen CUSA's loss of having 3 teams leave but none coming in. If we were allowed to add more teams above 120, or kill off conferences all together (goodbye WAC), it'd make it so much easier with these conference moves.

Also, the Mountain West is now on notice. Despite gaining automatic qualifier status at the end of the 2011 season, the MWC has undergone drastic changes, first with the loss of TCU after 2011, and now with the loss of Boise State and San Diego State after this past season, resulting in the Mountain West losing it's top 3 best teams over the last two years. On top of that, the Mountain West this past bowl season going 2-3 (with Boise State taking one of those wins out the door) and finishing in 8th place in the Bowl Challenge Cup standings, unless the Mountain West can turn it around and have good showings this next season for sure, and possibly the season after if they last, they're going to lose their automatic qualifier status within the next one to three years.

[SmoothPancakes]

2013 Florida International Football Schedule



Week
Home/Away
Team
Result
Score
Record
Game Notes


1
Home
:Texas_A&M:
Loss
23-34 (http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/forums/showthread.php?2857-Smooth-Pancakes-Coaching-Carousel-Career&p=123810&viewfull=1#post123810)
0-1
Season Opener


2
---
Bye Week
---
---
---



3
Away
(25) :Washington:
Loss
13-35 (http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/forums/showthread.php?2857-Smooth-Pancakes-Coaching-Carousel-Career&p=124527&viewfull=1#post124527)
0-2



4
---
Bye Week
---
---
---



5
Away
:Louisville:
Loss
16-35 (http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/forums/showthread.php?2857-Smooth-Pancakes-Coaching-Carousel-Career&p=124706&viewfull=1#post124706)
0-3



6
---
Bye Week
---
---
---



7
Home
:North_Texas:
Win
37-24 (http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/forums/showthread.php?2857-Smooth-Pancakes-Coaching-Carousel-Career&p=125180&viewfull=1#post125180)
1-3 (1-0)



8
Away
:Western_Kentucky:
Win
27-14 (http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/forums/showthread.php?2857-Smooth-Pancakes-Coaching-Carousel-Career&p=125799&viewfull=1#post125799)
2-3 (2-0)



9
Away
:Troy:
Win
40-35 (http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/forums/showthread.php?2857-Smooth-Pancakes-Coaching-Carousel-Career&p=127411&viewfull=1#post127411)
3-3 (3-0)



10
Home
:UL_Monroe:
Win
51-42 (http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/forums/showthread.php?2857-Smooth-Pancakes-Coaching-Carousel-Career&p=127622&viewfull=1#post127622)
4-3 (4-0)
Homecoming


11
Home
:MTSU:
Win
45-3 (http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/forums/showthread.php?2857-Smooth-Pancakes-Coaching-Carousel-Career&p=127836&viewfull=1#post127836)
5-3 (5-0)



12
Away
:FAU:
Win
34-9 (http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/forums/showthread.php?2857-Smooth-Pancakes-Coaching-Carousel-Career&p=148880&viewfull=1#post148880)
6-3 (6-0)



13
Away
:Arkansas_State:
Win
26-24 (http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/forums/showthread.php?2857-Smooth-Pancakes-Coaching-Carousel-Career&p=148923&viewfull=1#post148923)
7-3 (7-0)



14
Home
(10) :UCF:
Win
24-16 (http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/forums/showthread.php?2857-Smooth-Pancakes-Coaching-Carousel-Career&p=148949&viewfull=1#post148949)
8-3 (7-0)



15
Home
:Louisiana:
Win
35-0 (http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/forums/showthread.php?2857-Smooth-Pancakes-Coaching-Carousel-Career&p=149026&viewfull=1#post149026)
9-3 (8-0)
Senior Night


CCG
---
Bye Week
---
---
---



:New_Orleans_Bowl:
---
:UTEP:
Win
28-0 (http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/forums/showthread.php?2857-Smooth-Pancakes-Coaching-Carousel-Career&p=149205&viewfull=1#post149205)
10-3 (8-0)
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl






--- The scores are hyperlinks to the posted game report of that game. Just click on the score/link to be taken to that game's posted report.

[SmoothPancakes]

A daunting schedule coming up. First, the last game of our home and home contract with Texas A&M dating back to 2010, we add #20 Washington with a 2 for 1 contract (at mors' request), our usual game with Louisville, and our usual game with UCF, who is ranked #10 going into the season, which has been bumped down to a week 14 match-up due to scheduling differences.

Looking at my schedule, I can very easily see us being 0-3 going into the North Texas game, and going 0-4 altogether in our non-conference games for 2013.

[SmoothPancakes]

Florida International 3 Year OC Contract Goals - Year 3





Fail Impact
Goal
Progress
Pass Impact


:3redarrow:
500+ rushing yards in each season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



Win 8 games in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



2000+ total offensive yards in each season
:check:
:3greenarrow:


:3redarrow:
7+ passing TD in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



10+ points per game in each season
:check:
:3greenarrow:


:3redarrow:
2400+ total offensive yards in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:


:2redarrow:
Win 4 games in one season
:check:
:1greenarrow:


:6redarrow:
2000+ total offensive yards in one season
:check:








Job Security Status

100%



--- Contract goal numbers and job security updated through Season 3, Off-Season.

[SmoothPancakes]

Florida International, Washington Agree to Two and One Series


With an opening in the schedule for 2013, the Florida International athletic department went out in search of a fourth non-conference opponent for 2013. While the Golden Panthers had plenty of interest of teams in the MAC, Conference USA and Mountain West, the Panthers decided to go a step higher and go in touch with the athletic department of the Washington Huskies, looking to set up something. After multiple discussions, it was decided to play a two and one series, putting the first Pac-12 opponent (outside of a bowl game) on the Golden Panthers schedule.

Head coach Mario Cristobal stated that he looks forward to taking the field with the Huskies, hoping to see how his Golden Panthers can match up with a top 25 program after a very successful 2012 season in Miami.

Florida International will play at Washington this year (2013), Washington will then make a trip to FIU Stadium in 2014, with the Golden Panthers scheduled to return to Washington in the third and final leg of the series in 2015.

[SmoothPancakes]

Preseason Top 25




Rank
Team
2011 Record
Overall
Offense
Defense
Special Teams


1
:Auburn:
11-2
A (95)
A- (93)
A (96)
A+


2
:TCU:
12-1
A (94)
A (96)
B+ (88)
B-


3
:LSU:
11-3
A (94)
B+ (90)
A (96)
B+


4
:Oklahoma:
11-2
A+ (99)
A+ (99)
A (96)
B


5
:Wisconsin:
11-2
A+ (97)
A+ (99)
A- (93)
B-


6
:Penn_State:
12-2
A- (92)
A (96)
B+ (88)
B


7
:Stanford:
12-2
A- (92)
A (96)
B+ (88)
C


8
:Michigan_State:
10-3
B+ (91)
A (94)
B (85)
D+


9
:Alabama:
9-4
A (95)
A+ (97)
B+ (91)
A-


10
:UCF:
14-0
B- (83)
B (84)
B- (81)
C


11
:Iowa:
11-2
B+ (89)
B (87)
B+ (88)
A+


12
:Boise_State:
11-2
B+ (91)
A (94)
B (87)
C


13
:Virginia_Tech:
11-3
A- (92)
B (87)
A (96)
A+


14
:Utah:
11-3
B+ (88)
B+ (88)
B (87)
A+


15
:Baylor:
10-3
B+ (88)
B+ (88)
B (87)
A+


16
:Oklahoma_State:
10-3
A (95)
A+ (97)
B+ (91)
B


17
:Clemson:
11-2
B+ (88)
B+ (88)
B (85)
A+


18
:USC:
9-4
B+ (91)
B+ (90)
B+ (90)
B+


19
:Georgia_Tech:
10-3
B+ (88)
B (87)
B+ (88)
A


20
:Washington:
10-3
B+ (91)
A (94)
B (85)
D-


21
:Arkansas:
9-4
B+ (88)
B+ (90)
B (84)
D-


22
:Oregon:
9-4
A (95)
A+ (99)
B+ (88)
B+


23
:Mississippi_State:
7-6
B+ (91)
A (96)
B- (82)
A


24
:Oregon_State:
9-4
B- (83)
B (84)
C+ (79)
A-


25
:Texas_Tech:
10-3
B+ (89)
B+ (88)
B+ (88)
C








Sun Belt Teams and 2012 Opponents




Rank
Team
2011 Record
Overall
Offense
Defense
Special Teams


10
:UCF:
14-0
B- (83)
B (84)
B- (81)
C


20
:Washington:
10-3
B+ (91)
A (94)
B (85)
D-


40
:Troy:
11-2
B- (81)
B (87)
C (75)
D


45
:Texas_A&M:
7-6
B+ (88)
B (87)
B+ (88)
B


57
:FIU:
10-3
C (75)
C+ (78)
C (73)
D-


77
:Louisville:
4-8
B (86)
B (84)
B (87)
D-


83
:Arkansas_State:
7-6
C+ (77)
B- (82)
C- (70)
C


95
:UL_Monroe:
4-8
C (72)
C (79)
D (63)
C+


98
:North_Texas:
5-7
D+ (67)
D+ (67)
D+ (67)
D-


105
:FAU:
5-7
C (74)
C (73)
C (72)
F


114
:MTSU:
3-9
C- (69)
D+ (67)
C- (70)
D


119
:Western_Kentucky:
1-11
C- (69)
C (75)
D+ (66)
B


120
:Louisiana:
2-10
D+ (66)
D+ (67)
D+ (67)
D-

[SmoothPancakes]

2013 Florida International Two Deep Roster


Offense



Position
Rank
Name
Year
Overall


QB
1
Jake Medlock
Senior
77


QB
2
Lorenzo Hammonds
Sophomore (RS)
64





HB
1
Storm Johnson
Junior (RS)
93


HB
2
Darrian Mallary
Senior (RS)
83





FB
1
Lee Robinson
Sophomore
61


FB
2
Lamar Givens
Freshman
53





WR
1
Wayne Times
Senior (RS)
79


WR
2
Glenn Coleman
Junior (RS)
72


WR
3
Willis Wright
Junior (RS)
66


WR
4
Ezekiel Turner
Sophomore (RS)
66





TE
1
Dominique Rhymes
Junior
69


TE
2
Aaron Clark
Freshman
63





LT
1
David Delsoin
Junior (RS)
69


LT
2
N/A
---
---





LG
1
Ceedrick Davis
Senior
78


LG
2
Joe Green
Sophomore
60





C
1
Peter Graham
Junior
64


C
2
N/A
---
---





RG
1
Austin Tottle
Senior (RS)
59


RG
2
N/A
---
---





RT
1
Derrick Wimberly
Senior (RS)
71


RT
2
N/A
---
---






Defense



Position
Rank
Name
Year
Overall


LE
1
Chris Nasiff
Senior (RS)
69


LE
2
Tyrell Arnold
Freshman
65





RE
1
Isame Faciane
Senior
73


RE
2
Victor Burton
Freshman (RS)
65





DT
1
Joshua Forney
Senior (RS)
82


DT
2
Andrew Mattok
Senior (RS)
69


DT
3
Jordan White
Junior (RS)
68


DT
4
Joel Overstreet
Freshman
64





LOLB
1
Caleb Vincent
Senior
69


LOLB
2
Bubba Brown
Sophomore
65





MLB
1
Shayon Green
Senior (RS)
85


MLB
2
Nathan Moss
Freshman
59





ROLB
1
Craig Gibbs
Freshman
66


ROLB
2
Ron Blankenship
Freshman
64





CB
1
Jose Cheeseborough
Senior (RS)
80


CB
2
Terrance Taylor
Senior (RS)
74


CB
3
Derrick Jones
Senior (RS)
73


CB
4
Khambrel McGee
Junior (RS)
68





FS
1
Sidney Sledge
Freshman
64


FS
2
Kyle Johnson
Freshman
61





SS
1
Cain Elliot
Senior (RS)
74


SS
2
Randy Williams
Senior
66





K
1
Yusef Hagen
Freshman
65


K
2
N/A
---
---





P
1
Casey Wilson
Sophomore
65


P
2
N/A
---
---

[morsdraconis]

Wow man, that's one hell of a tough schedule. UCF or Boise State look like the favorites for the Big East, which is damn interesting. WVU is going to get trounced in the Big 12 (unlike in real life ;)). Holy crap does Oklahoma and Wisconsin look unstoppable. Jesus.

Definitely going to be an interesting season for you. You lack of depth on the offensive line might come back to haunt you (hopefully it doesn't), but damn does Storm Johnson look like a beast (can you do a rundown of his attributes? I'm interested. ;)). And you have back your All-American DT, a crazy talented MLB transfer (which I totally forgot until going back and reading that he transferred from Miami to you as well), and three pretty decent corners. Looks like you have some pieces to really be good. Your offensive line isn't great, but it looks like it should be talented enough to run the ball 45+ times with Johnson and Mallary and, while he's not rated really highly, Wayne Times looks like he could be a good target for you. At least Medlock increased fairly decently (+4 from last year). Sucks that he's a Senior. Looks like, if I were you, I'd be jumping ship after this season unless you didn't get any decent offers. You're gonna have a hard time keeping up your success after this season with the lack of talent you have on your team.

[SmoothPancakes]

Wow man, that's one hell of a tough schedule. UCF or Boise State look like the favorites for the Big East, which is damn interesting. WVU is going to get trounced in the Big 12 (unlike in real life ;)). Holy crap does Oklahoma and Wisconsin look unstoppable. Jesus.

Definitely going to be an interesting season for you. You lack of depth on the offensive line might come back to haunt you (hopefully it doesn't), but damn does Storm Johnson look like a beast (can you do a rundown of his attributes? I'm interested. ;)). And you have back your All-American DT, a crazy talented MLB transfer (which I totally forgot until going back and reading that he transferred from Miami to you as well), and three pretty decent corners. Looks like you have some pieces to really be good. Your offensive line isn't great, but it looks like it should be talented enough to run the ball 45+ times with Johnson and Mallary and, while he's not rated really highly, Wayne Times looks like he could be a good target for you. At least Medlock increased fairly decently (+4 from last year). Sucks that he's a Senior. Looks like, if I were you, I'd be jumping ship after this season unless you didn't get any decent offers. You're gonna have a hard time keeping up your success after this season with the lack of talent you have on your team.

:D Yeah, I forgot I had the home game of our series with Texas A&M coming up this year. This could be one rough rough year non-conference-wise. A preseason top 10 team, a preseason top 20 team, a very tough Texas A&M team, and a Louisville team that I'm still winless against, despite the Cardinals going 5-7 and 4-8 the past two seasons.

Yeah, Oklahoma might be making a return to the championship game unless someone knocks them off. They look deadly. I wouldn't be surprised to see Oklahoma and Wisconsin in the championship game at the end of the season.

Yeah, that's one area where I have failed in recruiting, is I've really ignored my offensive line, trying to go after bigger and better HBs, WRs, defensive players, etc. I haven't decided what I'm going to do at the end of this year yet. I really want to stay next year because Storm Johnson is only a junior, but the big dropoff in QB and the pretty much empty O-line, it could get ugly next year. I'll have to see how I do in recruiting this year.

As for Storm Johnson's attributes.




Stat

Rating



Overall

93


Speed
95


Strength

76


Agility

93


Acceleration

99


Awareness

57


Break Tackle
87


Trucking

91


Elusiveness

83


BC Vision

93


Stiff Arm

84


Spin Move

90


Juke Move

90


Carrying

82


Catching

69


Spectacular Catch

60


Catch in Traffic

64


Route Running

62


Jumping

72


Release

77


Return

93


Stamina

99


Injury

94

[morsdraconis]

As for Storm Johnson's attributes.




Stat
Rating


Overall
93


Speed
95


Strength
76


Agility
93


Acceleration
99


Awareness
57


Break Tackle
87


Trucking
91


Elusiveness
83


BC Vision
93


Stiff Arm
84


Spin Move
90


Juke Move
90


Carrying
82


Catching
69


Spectacular Catch
60


Catch in Traffic
64


Route Running
62


Jumping
72


Release
77


Return
93


Stamina
99


Injury
94







Holy hell! :drool:

That guy is superhuman. Jesus christ. 93 overall with an awareness rating of 57! He's gonna be 99 overall his senior season; no doubt about it.

I can definitely see where you're coming from not wanting to leave with him still on the roster, but, unless you are able to pick up a REALLY talented freshman QB, you're gonna be hard pressed to have much offensively besides him. Not that you couldn't be successful with just him, but, man, that's tough.

[SmoothPancakes]

Holy hell! :drool:

That guy is superhuman. Jesus christ. 93 overall with an awareness rating of 57! He's gonna be 99 overall his senior season; no doubt about it.

I can definitely see where you're coming from not wanting to leave with him still on the roster, but, unless you are able to pick up a REALLY talented freshman QB, you're gonna be hard pressed to have much offensively besides him. Not that you couldn't be successful with just him, but, man, that's tough.

I know. :D I've been drooling for the past season about just the thought of getting him on the field. I'm sorry Darrian Mallary, but you've just become second fiddle on my rushing attack. :D Yeah, that's what is holding me back about my future. I'm hoping to either get a really talented freshman QB, or hope that Lorenzo Hammonds will make a 4-6 point jump in the off-season so that he'd at least be serviceable for, if anything, one extra season.

And really, for the most part, Hammonds isn't terribly horrible. Medlock right now has 84 throw power, 84 throw accuracy, 61 awareness, among other stats. Hammonds has 75 throw power, 75 throw accuracy, and 58 awareness, among other stats. So he's not THAT far behind Medlock, and I figure with off-season training, Hammonds could be close to or around 80 throwing power/accuracy next season, which he would only be a junior next season. So he would be a fairly decent fill-in for guy for me, if anything until I can get a better QB via recruiting, if I do decide to stay.

[JeffHCross]

Holy tables, Batman. (And I was still on the previous page!)

Smooth, I used to do an online RPG-like game that involved a lot of writing. I think that burnt me out to the idea of "writing for fun" for the rest of my life.

And yes, if I ever do get back to my dynasty, I'll be stealing some of your tables :)

[SmoothPancakes]

Holy tables, Batman. (And I was still on the previous page!)

Smooth, I used to do an online RPG-like game that involved a lot of writing. I think that burnt me out to the idea of "writing for fun" for the rest of my life.

:D Yes, I live and die by the tables in my dynasty threads. Keeps things much more orderly, organized and aligned.

Yeah, I've always been a big writer. In HS and college, I could take a paper that only needed to be 2-3 pages, and by the time I was done, I had 5+ pages in it. :D As well, I worked for the sports department of the local newspaper for 3 years during high school and early college, so I spent a lot of time writing summaries of local HS games, covering games and writing stories on them, writing feature stories, etc. While I've since left print and moved onto radio, I've still always had that writing bug in me. I can take something that could be said in two or three simple sentences, and turn it into five paragraphs. I think that's what keeps me going when stuff like this, because it gives me something to channel that writer inside of me into.

[morsdraconis]

I think that's what keeps me going when stuff like this, because it gives me something to channel that writer inside of me into.

That was what I've always enjoyed about doing this stuff. Gives me a reason to make use of my writing skills.

Damn, I'm really getting the itch to play NCAA again. I just really enjoy the strategical theories behind the game, but just don't have as much fun actually carrying them out in the game.

[SmoothPancakes]

That was what I've always enjoyed about doing this stuff. Gives me a reason to make use of my writing skills.

Damn, I'm really getting the itch to play NCAA again. I just really enjoy the strategical theories behind the game, but just don't have as much fun actually carrying them out in the game.

Yep. With working in radio right now, I really don't use my writing skills all that much, at least not as much as I used to. So this gives me an outlet for them.

:D It just keeps trying to suck you back in. Thankfully, I've either been away long enough, or whatever any issues I was experiencing back in the fall when I last played were fixed, but I've been having a blast this second time around. Haven't run into any issues, no BS from the CPU or anything, just fun game after fun game, whether I win or lose.

[DariusLock]

Poor Mallary...he's set all the reushing records in my od for FIU in the SBCOL. Also Rhymes is a beast for me at TE.

Wish Storm Johnson would have switched to me in my OD haha, I got Shayon Green tho!

[SmoothPancakes]

Poor Mallary...he's set all the reushing records in my od for FIU in the SBCOL. Also Rhymes is a beast for me at TE.

Wish Storm Johnson would have switched to me in my OD haha, I got Shayon Green tho!

Yeah, FIU has a line of good HBs, with Darriet Perry the first year, Darrian Mallary and Jeremiah Harden the second year, Darrian Mallary the third year. Then I hit the jackpot with Storm Johnson, giving me him the third year as well. Unfortunately for Mallary, despite breaking/setting every one but the career rushing records, I just can't start him over Storm Johnson when it's so night and day as to their ratings.

Yep, Rhymes is one of my favorite players. He has come through huge for me from as TE. We've almost become New England Patriots like, with Rhymes some game being my main target and letting him be the workhorse of my passing game instead of my WRs.

Haha, yeah, if you gotten Storm Johnson in the OD, you'd be tearing it up on the field. At least you got Shayon Green though, he was a huge boost to my MLB corps.

[jaymo76]

Awesome effort Smooth! I have read through the last couple pages and just could not get enough. After reading this, and once the Gaming Tailgate Fifa Tourney is done I will have to get back into NCAA. Hey, out of curiosity, how are my ASU SunDevils doing in your CC Dynasty?

[SmoothPancakes]

Holy tables, Batman. (And I was still on the previous page!)

Smooth, I used to do an online RPG-like game that involved a lot of writing. I think that burnt me out to the idea of "writing for fun" for the rest of my life.

And yes, if I ever do get back to my dynasty, I'll be stealing some of your tables :)

While browsing back through some posts, I just noticed your edit Jeff. :D That's cool with me. That's one thing I was telling everyone who was interested from day one, anything from this dynasty that people want to steal/use/borrow in terms of layout, tables, etc, they are more than welcome.


Awesome effort Smooth! I have read through the last couple pages and just could not get enough. After reading this, and once the Gaming Tailgate Fifa Tourney is done I will have to get back into NCAA. Hey, out of curiosity, how are my ASU SunDevils doing in your CC Dynasty?

I appreciate it jaymo! I'm having a blast with this dynasty. As for ASU, unfortunately not so good. The Sun Devils went 4-8 in the first year and went 5-7 last season. I'm still in week 1 in season 3 as I have a game against Texas A&M yet to play, but I'll keep an eye on ASU for you as the season goes on. Anyone else who wants me to check in on and keep an eye on their teams throughout the season, just let me know.

[JeffHCross]

Yeah, I've always been a big writer. In HS and college, I could take a paper that only needed to be 2-3 pages, and by the time I was done, I had 5+ pages in it. :DI know what you mean. I was the type that could do a paper at the last minute because of my writing skills. I don't use it at all now, but part of the problem I have with dynasty (much like the RPG I mentioned before) is that I'm just not very creative. I'm good with one-liners here and there, but I could never come up with the themes and fantastical things that some people put in their dynasties. And as much as I love the detail that you are pouring into yours, I could never sit there and keep that level of detail on a game-by-game basis. I'm much better at the AAR (After Action Report) kind of stuff -- post game analysis and statistical analysis :)

[SmoothPancakes]

I know what you mean. I was the type that could do a paper at the last minute because of my writing skills. I don't use it at all now, but part of the problem I have with dynasty (much like the RPG I mentioned before) is that I'm just not very creative. I'm good with one-liners here and there, but I could never come up with the themes and fantastical things that some people put in their dynasties. And as much as I love the detail that you are pouring into yours, I could never sit there and keep that level of detail on a game-by-game basis. I'm much better at the AAR (After Action Report) kind of stuff -- post game analysis and statistical analysis :)

Yep, I was the same way. In college, in my Criminal Law class, we had a paper due at the start of class, 8am Monday morning. I literally started the paper (typed the very first words), at 2am that Monday morning, 6 hours before class started. In those 6 hours, not only did I pound out of a 5 page paper, but, I ended up getting a 97 on the paper, completely screwing the curve the entire class, and causing all my classmates to be pissed at me. :D Some of them had scores in 60s and low 70s, so they were hoping for a generous curve, until my paper screwed it all up.

However, since those days, as I said in a previous post, working in radio, I don't really get a chance to put my writing skills and talents to any real use. So when it comes to stuff like this, I enjoy going all out and making it very detailed and putting the work into it. Also, I have a tendency in me of wanting to make things as best as I can, and when it comes to stuff like this, I almost am forced to make it very clean, well laid out, very detailed, etc, otherwise it bothers me, as I view my work as an extension of my personal self, and if I'm going to put my work out there in public, I want it to be the best it can be, and not just "here's something I just tossed together".

[morsdraconis]

However, since those days, as I said in a previous post, working in radio, I don't really get a chance to put my writing skills and talents to any real use. So when it comes to stuff like this, I enjoy going all out and making it very detailed and putting the work into it. Also, I have a tendency in me of wanting to make things as best as I can, and when it comes to stuff like this, I almost am forced to make it very clean, well laid out, very detailed, etc, otherwise it bothers me, as I view my work as an extension of my personal self, and if I'm going to put my work out there in public, I want it to be the best it can be, and not just "here's something I just tossed together".

It's called being anal. ;) (I'm the same way)

[SmoothPancakes]

It's called being anal. ;) (I'm the same way)

That's the word I was looking for. :D I couldn't think of the right word last night when I typed that post, had a mental block at the time, so I just chose the "description" route instead. :D

[SmoothPancakes]

I also need to make a mental note, with Navy now officially joining the Big East in 2015, that when I hit 2015 in two seasons, to remember to move Navy over. I think other than that, I'm completely current with conference changes that are set to occur over the next 2-3 years in real life (besides my Temple from the MAC to CUSA move, to A: make the MAC an even 12 teams since I can't add UMass, and B: give CUSA some additional teams to lessen the damage from all the teams leaving for the Big East this past off-season).

[morsdraconis]

Man, the Big East is gonna be SO weird after WVU, Pitt, and Syracuse leave. Crazy.

[HailHail30]

Especially when Houston, Boise, UCF, and SMU fill in.:dunno:

[DariusLock]

Yeah, FIU has a line of good HBs, with Darriet Perry the first year, Darrian Mallary and Jeremiah Harden the second year, Darrian Mallary the third year. Then I hit the jackpot with Storm Johnson, giving me him the third year as well. Unfortunately for Mallary, despite breaking/setting every one but the career rushing records, I just can't start him over Storm Johnson when it's so night and day as to their ratings.

Yep, Rhymes is one of my favorite players. He has come through huge for me from as TE. We've almost become New England Patriots like, with Rhymes some game being my main target and letting him be the workhorse of my passing game instead of my WRs.

Haha, yeah, if you gotten Storm Johnson in the OD, you'd be tearing it up on the field. At least you got Shayon Green though, he was a huge boost to my MLB corps.

I didn't have em year one someone else did, but since taking over we're 2-0 all time in bowls haha just finished 10-3 year 3. Rhymes had 987 yards receiving he is my leading receiver. Going into year four we are down and pretty young, signed a 5* running back tho haha.

[JeffHCross]

Especially when Houston, Boise, UCF, and SMU fill in.:dunno:And San Diego State. You can't get much more "West Coast" than that in the f-in Big East ...

[SmoothPancakes]

For the record, gonna be finally getting around to my ass whooping from Texas A&M here within the next hour or so. Game summary will be up later tonight.

[morsdraconis]

For the record, gonna be finally getting around to my ass whooping from Texas A&M here within the next hour or so. Game summary will be up later tonight.

Awesome. Hopefully you are able to pull off an upset!

[SmoothPancakes]

Awesome. Hopefully you are able to pull off an upset!

Well, after getting whooped last year by Arkansas State, UCF and Louisville, going up against a Texas A&M team, with a bit weaker FIU roster this season, I'm not holding my breath. :D

And starting up the 360 right now, so time get her going.

[SmoothPancakes]

Game One

:Texas_A&M: :@: :FIU:



Game Notes


--- A new season, a new adventure. Starting off with the toughest opponent yet in the last three seasons, we welcomed the Texas A&M Aggies into town, our first ever game against a Big 12 team. It was going to be a tough challenge, as our team had lost some skilled and talented players from last season. It was a sunny afternoon with only a couple clouds here and there in the sky on a warm September day. Texas A&M lost the coin toss, and we elected to kick.

Putting our trust in our defense was proven a correct decision, as the defensive unit shut down the Aggies quickly, giving up only 7 yards on two rushes before forcing the first Texas A&M punt of the season. Deciding to test out our new starting halfback in Storm Johnson, we started off our first offensive drive of the season on the ground. After a run up the middle got stuffed for only a gain of one yard, Johnson showed off his speed and agility on the next play, a sweep right, as he was able to turn the corner and run up the sideline for a gain of 23 yards before finally being brought down. A stretch play to the left and another attempt up the middle, and we had our second first down of the game as Johnson gained a combined 14 yards on the two plays, advancing the ball to the Aggies 40 yard line. A second sweep right attempt, this time with Darrian Mallary in the backfield, ended in a one yard loss, causing us to go to the air for the first time of the game. A 7 yard pass, followed by a 5 yard pass from Jake Medlock to Johnson on third and 4 gave us another first down, at the Texas A&M 30 yard line. After another rush by Johnson only gained two yards, Medlock was able to find Dominique Rhymes across the middle on third and 8 for a 17 yard gain, giving us another first down on the 12 yard line. Another rush attempt on first down ended in a loss of 2 yards, as the Aggies defense seemed ready to pounce on my running game now, forcing us back into the air. After an incomplete pass on second and 12, Medlock got a pass off to Wayne Times, who was running across the middle two yards deep in the end zone, however Times was unable to hold onto the ball as he was hit by a pair of defenders immediately after catching it. What had been a 13 play, 64 yard drive, ended with no points as Yusef Hagen missed the 31 yard field goal attempt.

Texas A&M's offense appeared ready this time, as they quickly gained 27 yards on four plays, but cornerback Jose Cheeseborough killed their drive with an interception that he returned 15 yards down to the Aggies 37 yard line, giving our offense a second chance. The Aggies were once again more than ready for our rushing attack, as Johnson was only able to manage two yards on first down before being brought down. Two overthrown passes and a knocked down pass attempt on fourth down, after Coach Cristobal had us go for it, and the ball was turned over on downs. The Aggies offense again quickly started advancing the ball, using a rush of 6 yards and passes of 17, 4 and 5 yards to get as close as our 33 yard line, before kicking a 50 yard field goal on fourth and 1 to take a 3-0 lead with 1:14 left in the first quarter. A pair of batted down passed and a dropped pass by Rhymes, his second of the day, and we punted the ball right back. Our defense rose to the challenge this time, with the Aggies quickly going three and out, punting the ball right back to our offense. It was on the punt where we got a huge break, as our defense broke through and blocked the punt, with left outside linebacker Bubba Brown jumping on the ball, giving our offense the ball on the Texas A&M 11 yard line with 30 seconds left to play in the quarter. A pair of rushes by Johnson for 4 yards, and that was the end of the first quarter, Texas A&M leading 3-0.

The first play of the second quarter found us on the Texas A&M 7 yard line, facing a third and 6 situation on offense. One play was all we needed as Medlock was able to connect with Johnson for a 7 yard touchdown pass, Johnson's first touchdown in a Florida International uniform, and we took the lead, 7-3, with just 3 seconds coming off the clock in the second quarter. Some issues from last season started to appear to be returning to haunt us on Texas A&M's next drive, as on third and 1, our defense gave the Aggies a free first down via a pass interference penalty. However the defense quickly recovered with a tackle for a loss of two yards on first down and forcing an incomplete pass on third and 8 to force the Aggies to punt the ball. Starting on our 5 yard line, Medlock took full advantage of the Aggies defense, who were showing a heavy blitz, connecting with Rhymes for a 19 yard gain, moving the ball out to the 24 yard line. Another rush attempt on first down, once again, only resulted in a 2 yard gain, as the Aggies defense continued to key to our run game. The Aggies would get flagged for offside off the next play, however we would decline it, as Willis Wright was able to haul in a 12 yard pass to give us another first down. A pitch to the left on first down did finally gain some extra yards, as Johnson was able to pick up 4 yards before being tackled. After an incomplete pass set up third and 6, the Aggies defense made a huge error, as blown coverage by the A&M safeties left Times wide open down the right sideline, who was able to haul in the pass from Medlock, and race 56 yards down to the Aggies 3 yard line before being tackled. One play of blown coverage, with the safety failing to pick up Times after the cornerback had passed him off to the safety, took us from what appeared to be an impending punt, to first goal on the 3 yard line. Three plays later, we were unable to find a crack in the Aggies goal line defense, forcing us to disappointingly walk away with nothing more than a 20 yard field goal.

The Aggies offense meanwhile put themselves into an immediate hole with a false start penalty on first down, and would end up only getting those 5 yards back before being forced to punt once again. Unfortunately, our offense fell into an even bigger hole, as Medlock was sacked on the first play for an 11 yard loss. A pair of incomplete passes, and we were forced to punt the ball right back. The Aggies decided to use this time to show off their running game, as Mister Jones used rushes of 5, 8, 7, and 5 yards, along with 6 yards from Antonio Pollard, and a 20 yard pass from Jameill Showers to Nehemiah Hicks, getting as close as our 19 yard line, before Mark Pace missed a 36 yard field goal with 1:05 left in the half. Starting our next drive on our 20 yard line, with only 1:05 left to play, we immediately took to the air, hoping to get at least some extra points before halftime. We would only need two plays, as on second and 10, Wright managed to get behind the coverage, Medlock floated a perfect pass over the secondary, hitting Wright in stride, who then outran the defense 80 yards all the way to the end zone. One extra point later, and we had a 17-3 lead with 51 seconds left until halftime. Texas A&M seemed to want to just get into halftime, as a 5 yard pass and a 10 yard rush was all it took for the clock to run out.

Our offense came out at the beginning of the second half, looking to build on that 17-3 lead and try to put an early dagger into the heart of the Aggies. That dagger instead ended up being plunged into our own hearts, as Medlock's pass attempt to Times was picked of by safety Howard Matthews (gaining some redemption for his blown coverage earlier in the game on Times' 56 yard reception), returning the interception 22 yards down to our 23 yard line. A pair of 7 yard passes by Showers gave the Aggies first and goal on our 8 yard line, before Showers hit Malcome Kennedy for an 8 yard touchdown pass, making it 17-10 with 7:38 left in the third quarter. After Johnson again got shut down on the ground, Medlock proved he was not letting that interception affect him, hitting Rhymes for 5 yards, Johnson for 7 yards, Rhymes for an additional 12 yards, and Ezekiel Turner for 18 yards, giving us first and 10 on the Texas A&M 36 yard line. On second and 10, the defense failed to pick up Johnson as he snuck out of the backfield before catching a pass from Medlock, and outrunning the defense down to the Aggies 12 yard line for a gain of 24 yards. That was all that would come from the drive however as Medlock, trying to hit Aaron Clark, who was cutting across the middle of the field right on the goal line, threw the ball directly into the hands of Aggies left outside linebacker Charlie Thomas, who returned it 10 yards out to their own 17 yard line. That proved a huge swing of momentum as Showers connected on passes of 10, 19, 25 and 13 yards, before a 5 yard rush on third and 9 forced the Aggies to settle for a 26 yard field goal, making it 17-13 with 3:31 left in the third quarter.

Everything quickly went plummeting off a cliff for us, as a 15 yard penalty was assessed against the defense on the kickoff, and then Mallary committed the first fumble of the game, recovered by Texas A&M at our 4 yard line. Showers needed only one play, a 4 yard pass to Evans to give the Aggies a 20-17 lead. A 10 point swing in just 18 seconds took us from a 17-10 lead to a 20-17 deficit. Medlock was not about to let the Aggies steal all of the momentum in the game, connecting with Rhymes, who went uncovered up the right-middle of the field, taking it for a 42 yard gain before being tackled at the A&M 38 yard line. The Aggies defense continued to shoot themselves in the foot, as Glenn Coleman was able to get behind the cornerback who was covering him, hauling in a pass for a 26 yard gain, giving us first down at the A&M 12 yard line. That would be the last first down of our drive though, as a 4 yard pass to Clark, a 3 yard pass to Johnson, followed by an incomplete pass on third and 3 brought our drive to an end, with Hagen kicking a 22 yard field goal to make it a 20-20 tie with 1:35 left to play in the third quarter. The Aggies came out firing right back, as Showers completed 11 and 18 yard passes to give A&M a first down on our 47 yard line. However, a tackle for a 3 yard loss on a rush by Jones was enough to overcome a 5 yard rush and a 5 yard offside penalty on our defense, forcing A&M into third and 3. Two incomplete passes, and Texas A&M turned the ball over on downs at our 40 yard line with 5 seconds left in the quarter. And the third quarter would end on a sour note for our offense, as Medlock was sacked for a 12 yard loss, bringing the quarter to an end with a 20-20 tie.

On the very first play of the fourth quarter, Rhymes hauled in a 19 yard pass after getting behind the linebackers, giving us third and 4. Medlock was able to scramble away from an overwhelming blitz on the left side, hitting Johnson for a 10 yard gain to give us first down on the A&M 44 yard line. A 14 yard pass to Johnson on second and 10 advanced the ball down to the 29 yard line. After a pair of incomplete passes made it third and 10, Rhymes was able to get separation from his defender on a post route and Medlock completed a pass to him for a 25 yard gain down to the A&M 5 yard line. After going almost nothing but pass for the entire game, we decided to try a pitch to Johnson off the left side, trying to catch the Aggies defense off guard. It unfortunately backfired, as our offensive line was overrun and Johnson was tackled for a 3 yard loss. A pair of incomplete passes, and we once again had to settle for a field goal, this one from 25 yards, making it 23-20 with 6:47 left to play in the game. Despite a 7 yard pass on first down, the Aggies offense was unable to keep their drive alive as a false start penalty on second and 3, followed by a dropped pass, forcing the Aggies to punt the ball away.

The first play of our drive, was the only play of our drive, as Medlock, attempting to hit Rhymes on a crossing route, was intercepted by middle linebacker Nick Hall, giving the Aggies the ball back at midfield. This time the Aggies offense found a rhythm, as Jones broke off rushes of 5, 6, 9, 5 and 2 yards, along with passes of 5 and 14 yards by Showers, before on second and goal from our 5 yard line, Showers found Kennedy in the end zone for a 5 yard touchdown pass, giving the Aggies a 27-23 lead with 3:55 left to play. A 22 yard pass to Rhymes on second and 10 gave us first down on the 50 yard line with 3:31 left in the game. A pair of incomplete passes, followed by a sack for a loss of 13 yards, brought our drive crumbling to an end with 3:14 left to play. The Aggies wasted little time nailing shut the coffin, using rushes of 4, 12, 4, and 3 yards by Jones, along with passes of 10, 12 and 29 yards from Showers, giving A&M first and goal on our 2 yard line. A 2 yard pass from Showers to Nate Askew with 1:19 left on the clock made it 34-23, destroying any chances of a comeback. An interception by Matthews (his second of the game) on the first play of our drive, returned 8 yards down to our 30 yard line before being tackled, killed our final chances. A kneel by Showers and a couple rushes by Jones was all it took for the clock to run out.

With the loss, we drop to 0-1 to start the season. With the win, Texas A&M improves to 1-0. Up next we get a bye week (for me to run the players to death) before making our first road trip of the season, to #20 Washington. Washington is 1-1 on the year, getting an early 42-3 Pac-12 win over Colorado, before losing at home to #12 Boise State, 49-23.




Final Score
:Texas_A&M: 34, :FIU: 23



Stat(s) of the Game:
- FIU Offense – Despite being a beast, Storm Johnson just could not get anything going against the Aggies defense, finishing with 47 yards on 17 carries. Medlock meanwhile, despite throwing for 434 yards and 2 touchdowns, cost us the game, throwing 4 interceptions, including interceptions on two of our final three drives, to which the Aggies scored the two touchdowns they needed to take the lead and then secure the victory. Also, once again, our goal line offense and red zone offense sucked. 7 times inside the A&M 20 yard line, and all we got was one touchdown and three field goals. That cannot keep happening.

- FIU Defense – Our defense, for the most part did good, holding A&M to only 270 yards passing, all the while constantly having their backs against the wall thanks to Medlock's interceptions. They did however give up 153 yards rushing, which is unacceptable if we're going to win games this year.

- FIU Kicker Yusef Hagen – His first start as a kicker was a decent one, going 3 for 4 in field goals with a long of 25 and 2 for 2 in extra points. However, that 31 yard miss in the first quarter came back to bite us, as instead of needing only a field goal at the end to take the lead, we needed a touchdown instead, forcing us to throw the ball.



Scoring Summary



Team
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Final Score


:Texas_A&M:
3
0
17
14
34


:FIU:
0
17
3
3
23







Time
Team
Result
Play
Score


First Quarter


1:18
:Texas_A&M:
Field Goal
M. Pace, 49 yard field goal
:Texas_A&M: 3-0





Second Quarter


8:57
:FIU:
Touchdown
S. Johnson, 7 yard pass from J. Medlock (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 7-3


4:25
:FIU:
Field Goal
Y. Hagen, 20 yard field goal
:FIU: 10-3


0:51
:FIU:
Touchdown
W. Wright, 80 yard pass from J. Medlock (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 17-3





Third Quarter


7:38
:Texas_A&M:
Touchdown
M. Kennedy, 8 yard pass from J. Showers (M. Pace kick)
:FIU: 17-10


3:34
:Texas_A&M:
Field Goal
M. Pace, 25 yard field goal
:FIU: 17-13


3:16
:Texas_A&M:
Touchdown
M. Evans, 4 yard pass from J. Showers (M. Pace kick)
:Texas_A&M: 20-17


1:38
:FIU:
Field Goal
Y. Hagen, 22 yard field goal
TIED 20-20





Fourth Quarter


6:50
:FIU:
Field Goal
Y. Hagen, 24 yard field goal
:FIU: 23-20


3:55
:Texas_A&M:
Touchdown
M. Kennedy, 4 yard pass from J. Showers (M. Pace kick)
:Texas_A&M: 27-23


1:19
:Texas_A&M:
Touchdown
N. Askew, 17 yard pass from J. Showers (M. Pace kick)
:Texas_A&M: 34-23







Game Stats



Texas A&M
Stat
Florida International


34
Score
23


22
First Downs
17


423
Total Offense
444


36 - 153 - 0
Rushes - Yards - TD
21 - 10- 0


26 - 45 - 4
Comp - Att - TD
22 - 50 - 2


270
Passing Yards
434


0
Times Sacked
3


5 - 15 (33%)
3rd Down Conversion
7 - 15 (46%)


0 - 1 (0%)
4th Down Conversion
0 - 1 (0%)


0 - 0 (0%)
2-Point Conv
0 - 0 (0%)


6 - 3 - 1 (66%)
Red Zone - TD - FG
7 - 1 - 3 (57%)


2
Turnovers
5


1
Fumbles Lost
1


1
Intercepted
4


14
Punt Return Yards
8


102
Kick Return Yards
80


539
Total Yards
532


4 – 46.0
Punts - Average
3 - 46.3


4 - 20
Penalties
5 - 54


17:30
Time of Possession
18:30







Florida International Contract Goals Update



Fail Impact
Goal
Progress
Pass Impact


:3redarrow:
500+ rushing yards in each season
10
:3greenarrow:



Win 8 games in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



2000+ total offensive yards in each season
444
:3greenarrow:


:3redarrow:
7+ passing TD in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



10+ points per game in each season
23 PPG
:3greenarrow:


:3redarrow:
2400+ total offensive yards in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:


:2redarrow:
Win 4 games in one season
:check:
:1greenarrow:


:6redarrow:
2000+ total offensive yards in one season
:check:






Penalty


:2redarrow:
Lost to a lower ranked team









Job Security Status

73%

[SmoothPancakes]

We had it. We had a 17-3 lead at halftime, all we had to do was get a touchdown or two more in the second half and we'd win. Instead we get a whole two fucking field goals. :fp: Medlock pisses me off, even with the points in the game where he was passing like Aaron Rodgers, he still pisses me off. Hagen is basically Griffin 2.0, he'll be reliable for the most part for field goals, but is probably going to average a miss per game over the course of the season.

Overall, I'm just plain pissed off after that game. Unfortunately, between it currently being 3am, and having work up the ass Friday afternoon/evening and for most of the day Saturday, it probably won't be until sometime Sunday before I can play Washington, so I can't harness and use this anger I have right now to try and bitchslap the Huskies. I wish I had a Bowling Green type team on the schedule this year that I could just bend over and take all my frustrations out on like I did last year with the actual Bowling Green team.

[SmoothPancakes]

And some general updates from the first two weeks of the season. Florida might be headed for another sub-.500 record, barely beating Toledo 28-23. mors, sorry, but West Virginia lost their first ever Big 12 game, losing to Texas Tech 31-24 (Texas Tech scored with 53 seconds left in the game). After a great year last year, Utah is off to a bad start with a 27-24 loss to Utah State. #10 UCF almost blew it right off the bat, needing double overtime to beat Louisville 27-20.

In week 2, more bad news mors, West Virginia got abused by #4 Oklahoma 45-21, falling to 0-2 both on the season and in the Big 12. UCF recovered from last week's OT win to beat Houston in a Big East match-up 55-31. In a showdown of the top 20, #12 Boise State beat #19 Washington 49-23. And in the game of the week, in a top 3 battle, #2 TCU beats #3 LSU 38-31. TCU was winning 31-17 after 3 quarters, LSU scored twice, the last TD coming with 1:58 left, to tie it at 31-all. And TCU scores with 27 seconds left to play to claim the win.

[morsdraconis]

And some general updates from the first two weeks of the season. Florida might be headed for another sub-.500 record, barely beating Toledo 28-23. mors, sorry, but West Virginia lost their first ever Big 12 game, losing to Texas Tech 31-24 (Texas Tech scored with 53 seconds left in the game). After a great year last year, Utah is off to a bad start with a 27-24 loss to Utah State. #10 UCF almost blew it right off the bat, needing double overtime to beat Louisville 27-20.

In week 2, more bad news mors, West Virginia got abused by #4 Oklahoma 45-21, falling to 0-2 both on the season and in the Big 12. UCF recovered from last week's OT win to beat Houston in a Big East match-up 55-31. In a showdown of the top 20, #12 Boise State beat #19 Washington 49-23. And in the game of the week, in a top 3 battle, #2 TCU beats #3 LSU 38-31. TCU was winning 31-17 after 3 quarters, LSU scored twice, the last TD coming with 1:58 left, to tie it at 31-all. And TCU scores with 27 seconds left to play to claim the win.

Yeah, figured WVU would get trounced in the Big 12 in the game. We'll see differently in real life. ;)

Wow, that TCU vs LSU game sounds like it would have been fun as hell to watch in real life! See what could be if the BCS wasn't so retarded? :nod:


We had it. We had a 17-3 lead at halftime, all we had to do was get a touchdown or two more in the second half and we'd win. Instead we get a whole two fucking field goals. :fp: Medlock pisses me off, even with the points in the game where he was passing like Aaron Rodgers, he still pisses me off. Hagen is basically Griffin 2.0, he'll be reliable for the most part for field goals, but is probably going to average a miss per game over the course of the season.

Overall, I'm just plain pissed off after that game. Unfortunately, between it currently being 3am, and having work up the ass Friday afternoon/evening and for most of the day Saturday, it probably won't be until sometime Sunday before I can play Washington, so I can't harness and use this anger I have right now to try and bitchslap the Huskies. I wish I had a Bowling Green type team on the schedule this year that I could just bend over and take all my frustrations out on like I did last year with the actual Bowling Green team.

Tough break on the game man. I've had games like that and they're frustrating as hell. You were seriously behind the 8ball on that matchup though. I think you're in for a long season, unfortunately, but we'll see. Hopefully you can pull off a miracle or two.

[SmoothPancakes]

Tough break on the game man. I've had games like that and they're frustrating as hell. You were seriously behind the 8ball on that matchup though. I think you're in for a long season, unfortunately, but we'll see. Hopefully you can pull off a miracle or two.

Yeah, I can guarantee that the absolute best I could possibly do is 8-4, as I am going to lose to Washington, UCF (they have whooped me twice already and now they're a #10 ranked team) and Louisville (I still can't figure out the damn Cardinals). All I can hope for to save the season is another title run in the Sun Belt Conference, which will mean knocking off Troy a second time, and trying to finally somehow beat Arkansas State. All the other teams, I think and feel I can beat, besides Florida Atlantic only because they're our rivals and they play tough as hell no matter how good or bad they actually are. It's just Troy and Arkansas State that is going to decide if I'm 6-6, worse, or better, and if I can repeat our Sun Belt Conference title or not.

[SmoothPancakes]

Alright Golden Panthers fans, FIU is hitting the road for the trip to Husky Stadium in the next hour and a half. Game report up later tonight. Depending on the time, I might also try to get the Louisville game in tonight as well.

[morsdraconis]

Looking forward to it man. Hopefully you can pull something out of your ass against the Huskies. Gonna be a tough game.

[SmoothPancakes]

Game Two

:FIU: :@: (25) :Washington:



Game Notes


--- Coming off a hard loss to Texas A&M back in week one, things were not about to get any easier for us as we hit the road to take on the toughest opponent in team history, the 25th ranked Washington Huskies. While our team had anger from our letdown against the Aggies, we knew it would not be an easy one today. The sun shone brightly at kickoff, with perfect weather on the west coast in store for today. We won the coin toss and elected to kick, getting things underway.

It was immediately apparent that to have any chance to win today, our defense would have to shut down Washington halfback Jesse Callier, who gained 37 yards on 6 carries, combined with 19 yards on 3 of 4 passing from quarterback Keith Price, which included a one yard touchdown pass, on a 12 play, 3 minute drive, giving the Huskies an immediate 7-0 lead early in the game. Much to our joy, we quickly discovered that our running game would also have some success today, with Storm Johnson and Darrian Mallary combining to reel off 77 yards on 9 straight running plays, culminating in a 7 yard rush for a touchdown by Johnson with 3:03 left to play, making it a 7-7 tie. If we could keep the offense moving on the ground like that, with running play after running play, and not a single pass in the first drive, we might just have a chance in this game after all. It was going to come down to our defense having to do something, which they could not. Despite a holding penalty making it first and 20, Washington needed only a 6 yard run and a 16 yard pass to gain a new set of downs. Our defense continued to do little to slow the Huskies down, allowing two more big conversions, a 9 yard pass on third and 8, and a 17 yard pass on 3rd and 12, before a rush for a loss of 5 yards on third and 2 from our 25 yard line forced Washington into a fourth and 7 situation. The Huskies seemed to not care, as Price threw up an easy 25 yard completion on fourth and 7, giving their offense first and goal at our 7 yard line. Three plays later, the Huskies retook the lead behind an 8 yard pass from Price to James Johnson, making it 14-7 with 6 seconds left in the first quarter. The ensuing kickoff would bring the first quarter to an end, Washington leading 14-7.

Start of the second quarter found our offense coming onto the field, ball at the 20 yard line. After the massive success that we had on the previous drive, we chose to keep the ball on the ground again, relying on Johnson and Mallary to lead the way for us. This time the Huskies seemed ready for our run game, as Johnson was only able to gain 4 yards on two carries, before Medlock was forced to make his first pass of the day on third and 6. Medlock completed that first pass, a 6 yard strike to Johnson, setting up fourth and inches. Our offense decided to gamble and go for it, with Johnson gaining 7 yards on the ground, giving us a new set of downs and keeping the drive alive. A 3 yard rush by Johnson was all the further our offense would get, before two incomplete passes forced us to punt for the first time of the day. Our defense finally rose to the occasion, as after giving up a 16 yard pass on Washington's first play of the drive, they sacked Price for an 8 yard loss on second and 10, along with two incomplete passes, forcing Washington to punt the ball back just four plays later. A 9 yard return by Johnson gave our offense possession at the Washington 49 yard line. Our offense, however, would stall out without a single yard gained, as a pass to Rhymes on first down was dropped, ruining a perfect wide open play due to the Washington blitz, Medlock got hit as he released the ball on second down, and a third down pass was overthrown. Thankfully, Yosef Hagen got off a great punt, stuffing the Huskies at their 4 yard line.

Despite a pair of 4 and 8 yard rushes by the Huskies offense, Washington would end up going backwards, thanks to a sack for a loss of 11 yards, a rush for a loss of 1 yard by Zach Fogerson, and a rush for a loss of 2 yards by Callier, resulting in Washington punting from their own 2 yard line. A 7 yard return on the punt by Johnson, and our offense was back on the field, this time from the Washington 40 yard line, with 4:24 left to play in the first half. Despite the second straight drive starting in Washington territory, we again failed to gain any yards, as a run for no gain and two incomplete pass brought the punt team out once again. Callier proved the star of the Huskies next offensive drive, racking up 26 yards rushing and a 20 yard reception, getting Washington down to our 37 yard line, before a pass thrown away on third and 4 forced the Huskies into fourth down. An 8 yard penalty on our defense however generously gave Washington a new set of downs. The Huskies took full advantage of our defense's help, as a 13 yard pass from Price was followed up by a 16 yard touchdown run from Callier, giving Washington a 21-7 lead with 1:33 left in the half. Facing a 14 point deficit, and little time left to play, we went straight to the passing game, which ultimately proved fruitless, as three incomplete passes later, we were punting the ball away yet again. A 10 yard rush by Callier, followed by a 38 yard pass by Price to Kasen Williams, set up an 11 yard touchdown pass to Kevin Smith, giving Washington a 28-7 lead with 30 seconds left in the half. Starting on our own 18 yard line after the kickoff, we just handed the ball off to Johnson and let the clock run out, bringing the half to a merciful end, with the Washington Huskies on top, 28-7.

The start of the second half, we tried to get back to the success we were enjoying earlier on with our running game, but the Huskies thought otherwise, and after only a two yard gain by Johnson, we had to return to the air, where the Huskies were shutting us down. After an incomplete pass to Rhymes, we finally caught a break as Medlock was able to connect with Ezekiel Turner, who had sneaked past the secondary, resulting in a 40 yard gain and a first down on the Washington 41 yard line. A 3 yard rush and two incomplete passes later, found us facing fourth and 7 from the Washington 38 yard line. Coach Cristobal decided to have us go for it, hoping we could find a way to keep the drive alive. It would end however, as a pass attempt to Willis Wright would get knocked down. Despite Callier reeling off 19 yards, a holding penalty that made it second and 13 was a setback Washington could not overcome, as a 9 yard pass, followed by a rush for a loss of 3 yards, found the Huskies punting on fourth and 7 from our 46 yard line. That punt would only make it tougher on us, as our offense took the field on our own 7 yard line. An 8 yard rush by Johnson at least got us out from the shadow of our own goal post, before a 2 yard rush gave us a new set of downs. Those gains would be all we'd get on the ground though as the Huskies defense keyed right back on our run game. Two incomplete passes, and our punt team once again trotted back on the field.

It began to look as ugly, as a 17 yard return gave the Husky offense the ball on our 47 yard line, followed by a rush for 6 yards and a pass for 9 yards, making it first and 10 on our 32. Thankfully, a pair of 2 yard losses by Callier, and an incomplete pass, made it fourth and 15 for the Husky offense. Our defense again tried to help them out with an offside penalty, but an incomplete pass on fourth and 10 would result in Washington turning it over on downs. Starting the drive on our 32 yard line, Medlock connected with Wayne Times on the very first play, completing an 18 yard pass and advancing the ball to the 50 yard line. Things would quickly plummet off a cliff however, as on second and 10, Medlock was hit as he attempted to pass, resulting in a fumble that was pounced on by the Huskies defense, giving Washington the ball on our 36 yard line. Callier would give the offense a first down behind a pair of 5 yard rushes, before a 7 yard rush by Callier and two incomplete passes, would force Washington to kick a 36 yard field goal, making it 31-7 with 2 minutes left to play in the third quarter.

After a pair of incomplete passes left us facing third and 10 on our 28 yard line, Wright gave us new hope with a 21 yard reception, giving us a new set of downs on the 50 yard line. Wright continued to be our savior, hauling in a 13 yard pass on first down, giving us another set of downs on the Washington 37 yard line. A 25 yard pass to Rhymes on third down, would advance our offense to the Huskies 12 yard line, the closest we had been to the end zone since the first quarter. Another pass, this time 9 yards to Johnson, made it second and 1 on the 4 yard line. A rush by Johnson for a loss of 1 yard made it third and 2 on the 4 yard, also bringing the third quarter to an end, Washington leading 31-7.

The fourth quarter found us 4 yards away from the end zone, facing third and 2. Knowing that trying to get the touchdown or a first down on the ground was going to be impossible, we had no choice but to pass. It only took three quarters, but we finally found the end zone for a second time of the game, as Medlock connected with Johnson across the middle for a 4 yard touchdown pass. Coach Cristobal elected to go for the 2 point conversion. Johnson had the pass in his hands, but dropped it after being hit by defenders, resulting in the conversion being no good, making it 31-13 Washington with 8:57 left in the game. Washington seemed to be pissed off after that touchdown, as on third and 6, the Huskies struck with a 66 yard touchdown pass to Fogerson, making it 38-13 with 8:05 left in the game. We tried to respond on offense, but a 5 yard pass to Rhymes was all we could manage before punting once again. Callier would manage to get 7 yards on three carries, before the Huskies punted the ball back with 6:25 left to play.

Taking over on our own 6 yard line, we gave the ball to Johnson, hoping to get away from our end zone on the ground. A rush for only one yard and an incomplete pass, left our offense facing third and 9. It would get worse as a delay of game penalty would push us back to our own 3 yard line, forcing a difficult and dangerous third and 12 pass from inside our own end zone. An incomplete pass left Hagen backed up against the back of the end zone, though he would manage to get the punt off, giving Washington the ball at our 42 yard line. 5 yards on the ground by Washington's halfback and an incomplete pass left the Huskies facing fourth and 5. Price would attempt to gain that first down, completing a 5 yard pass to Williams, however the measurement would result in a turnover on downs after coming up inches short, giving our offense possession on our 33 yard line with 4:26 left. With the game out of reach and our players giving up, we decided to just run the ball, trying to run down the clock as much as possible. Thanks to 34 yards and two first downs from Johnson, we were able to advance the ball down to the Washington 33 yard line, and run off almost 4 minutes from the clock, before facing fourth and inches. We elected to go for it, running down the last 28 seconds without having the snap the ball, bringing the game to an end.

With the loss, we drop to 0-2 on the season. Washington improves to 2-1 on the year. Up next, we get another bye week, before hitting the road yet again, this time to Louisville. The Cardinals currently stand at 1-3 for the season, opening the year with a 27-20 overtime loss to #9 UCF, losing 31-3 to Ohio, and losing to SMU, 28-27. They finally found the win column in week 4, getting a road win at Kentucky 21-7.




Final Score
(25) :Washington: 38, :FIU: 13



Stat(s) of the Game:
FIU Offense – Passing on-existent the first half, better but still worthless the second half. Rushing was good in the first and fourth quarters, worthless the rest of the game.

FIU Defense – So-so. Made some good stops, but also was run over like they were made of paper a good portion of the game.

FIU Kicking – Not much to be said for Yusef. Went 1 for 1 in extra points and that was it.



Scoring Summary



Team
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Final Score


:FIU:
7
0
0
6
13


(25) :Washington:
14
14
3
7
38







Time
Team
Result
Play
Score


First Quarter


6:02
:Washington:
Touchdown
W. Chandler, 1 yard pass from K. Price (R. Greene kick)
:Washington: 7-0


3:03
:FIU:
Touchdown
S. Johnson, 7 yard run (Y. Hagen kick)
TIED 7-7


0:06
:Washington:
Touchdown
J. Johnson, 7 yard pass from K. Price (R. Greene kick)
:Washington: 14-7





Second Quarter


1:33
:Washington:
Touchdown
J. Callier, 16 yard run (R. Greene kick)
:Washington: 21-7


0:30
:Washington:
Touchdown
K. Smith, 11 yard pass from K. Price (R. Greene kick)
:Washington: 28-7





Third Quarter


2:03
:Washington:
Field Goal
R. Greene, 35 yard field goal
:Washington: 31-7





Fourth Quarter


8:57
:FIU:
Touchdown
S. Johnson, 4 yard pass from J. Medlock (2 point conversion failed)
:Washington: 31-13


8:05
:Washington:
Touchdown
Z. Fogerson, 66 yard pass from K. Price (R. Greene kick)
:Washington: 38-13







Game Stats



Florida International
Stat
Washington


13
Score
38


13
First Downs
20


273
Total Offense
450


31 - 132 - 1
Rushes - Yards - TD
44 - 164- 1


9 - 34 - 1
Comp - Att - TD
18 - 33 - 4


141
Passing Yards
286


1
Times Sacked
2


6 - 16 (37%)
3rd Down Conversion
8 - 17 (47%)


1 - 2 (50%)
4th Down Conversion
1 - 3 (33%)


0 - 1 (0%)
2-Point Conv
0 - 0 (0%)


4 - 2 - 0 (50%)
Red Zone - TD - FG
7 - 4 - 1 (71%)


1
Turnovers
0


1
Fumbles Lost
0


0
Intercepted
0


16
Punt Return Yards
17


101
Kick Return Yards
63


390
Total Yards
530


7 – 43.3
Punts - Average
4 - 41.3


5 - 46
Penalties
2 - 20


19:59
Time of Possession
16:01







Florida International Contract Goals Update



Fail Impact
Goal
Progress
Pass Impact


:3redarrow:
500+ rushing yards in each season
142
:3greenarrow:



Win 8 games in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



2000+ total offensive yards in each season
717
:3greenarrow:


:3redarrow:
7+ passing TD in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



10+ points per game in each season
18 PPG
:3greenarrow:


:3redarrow:
2400+ total offensive yards in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:


:2redarrow:
Win 4 games in one season
:check:
:1greenarrow:


:6redarrow:
2000+ total offensive yards in one season
:check:








Job Security Status

73%

[SmoothPancakes]

Yeah, this game went about as I expected it to. Not much to say about it. I was going to get my ass handed to me, and I did.

Some stats I took at halftime. We had five first downs. Four of those first downs came on our first drive of the game. We had 100 yards total offense. At the half, we were 1-11 passing, with a grand total of a whopping 6 yards passing. Meanwhile, Washington had 309 yards of offense at the half. Yeah, we pretty much never had a chance, even when we managed to tie it up 7-7.

I will say, though, that was one hell of a first quarter. A whole three possessions that entire first quarter, two by Washington, one by Florida International, all ending with a touchdown.

[SmoothPancakes]

As for some notes from the national scene, well, if you were in the top 10, you didn't want to be. Upsets galore. Texas Tech knocked off #1 TCU 35-27. Mississippi State knocked off #2 Auburn 52-21. Colorado upset #6 Stanford 34-20, #11 Boise State won the game of the week, beating #9 UCF 45-10.

Of a personal note, mors, #13 Baylor beat West Virginia 41-7, dropping the Mountaineers to 0-3. Jaymo, Arizona State almost had an upset this week, but fell short as #19 Arkansas held on to win 31-28, dropping ASU to 0-2.

[morsdraconis]

Damn man, tough game. Those are the ones that are the hardest to swallow. The whole game you know you don't have a prayer of winning. Hate trying to play those games.

[SmoothPancakes]

In the middle of my bye week, things go from bad to worse for our former #1. TCU, fresh off their upset loss to Texas Tech, that dropped them from #1 to #8, lose in week 4 to #12 Oklahoma State 38-21. TCU is now 1-2, 0-2 in the Big 12. Stanford had the biggest drop from last week, plummeting from #6 all the way to #22. Mississippi State meanwhile, after knocking off #2 Auburn last week, made the jump from unranked to #17 this week. Boise State, after beating #9 UCF in week 3, moved up from #12 to #5.

After our massive shakeup last week with #1 TCU, #2 Auburn and #6 Stanford all losing, this week, Oklahoma is now #1, up from #3, Wisconsin is #2, up from #4, Penn State is #3, up from #5, Alabama is #4, up from #7, and Boise State is #5, up from #11.

Mors, sad to report, West Virginia is still searching for their first win, as they drop to 0-4 on the year after losing to 45-7 at Maryland. Jaymo, it was another rough week for Arizona State as well, as ASU lost to #17 Mississippi State, 42-14.

[JeffHCross]

TCU is 1-2, WVU is 0-4, neither of those seem possible.

[SmoothPancakes]

Alright, I'm gonna try to knock out Louisville here in a short bit. Done with work for the day until basketball tonight at 6, so I'm gonna try to get through recruiting for week 4 and 5 and then try to fit in Louisville before laying down for a nap later this afternoon.

[SmoothPancakes]

Game Three

:FIU: :@: :Louisville:



Game Notes

--- After the not unexpected whooping from the 25th ranked Washington Huskies, it was back on the road for us, traveling to Kentucky for our annual game with Louisville. Along with an 0-2 start to the season, losses in each of the past two seasons to Louisville had us looking to try and finally crack that win column against the Cardinals. While not as tough a team as Washington was, it would still be a daunting challenge. We entered the game 0-2 for the year, the Cardinals coming in at 1-3, fresh off a 21-7 win at Kentucky. It turned out to be a wet one in Louisville, with the rain coming down hard. Hopefully that would work to the advantage of our running game. We chose heads, winning the coin toss, and elected to kick.

It quickly began to look like seasons past, as Louisville returned the kickoff 25 yards, then halfback Jeremy Wright reel off 14 yards on three carries, along with a 5 yard pass. However, two incomplete passes from the Louisville 44 yard line, and the Cardinals were forced to punt for the first time of the day, just a minute and a half into the game. Unfortunately, the punt went for 47 yards, giving our offense the ball at our own 9 yard line. Rushes of 6 and 5 yards by Storm Johnson got our first drive off to a very promising start. Two more rushes, for 5 yards by Johnson and 9 yards by Darrian Mallary, and we had a new set of downs on our 34 yard line. Deciding not to mess with a good thing, despite Johnson only gaining 1 yard on first down, he showed he wasn't ready to turn it over to our passing game, as he broke a run for a 16 yard gain, giving us our third first down of the day. Two plays later, and we would have to finally go to the air, after 8 straight rushes, as Johnson and Mallary could only manage a combined 4 yards, setting up third and 6 from Louisville's 45 yard line. Medlock attempted a pass to Glenn Coleman, but threw it behind the receiver, forcing us to punt, though Yusef Hagen did mange to kick a good punt, with the ball being downed at the 6 yard line. Despite a pair of 5 yard scrambles by quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, and a 10 yard run by Wright, a tackle for a 2 yards loss two plays earlier left Louisville with fourth and 2 from their own 24 yard line. A 10 yard punt return by Johnson gave us possession on our own 36 yard line.

This time Louisville was more than ready for our run game, as Johnson could only manage 1 yard before being swarmed by 5 Louisville players. Johnson would, however, still get us a first down, as Medlock connected on a 14 yard pass to Johnson coming out of the backfield, beating the blitz by the Cardinals defense and giving us another first down for the game. After a 6 yard rush by Mallary on first down, Medlock was able to hit Dominique Rhymes over the middle on third down for a 20 yard gain, giving us first down on the Louisville 23 yard line. After an incomplete pass, Medlock found Johnson open across the middle on second down for an 11 yard gain, giving us a new set of downs on the Cardinals 12 yard line. A 12 yard pass to Rhymes on first down gave us first and goal from the 1 yard line. It was there that our offense decided to go on vacation, and four straight rushes from the 1 yard line, failed to do anything, and we turned the ball over on downs at the Louisville 1 yard line with 1 second left in the first quarter. A 4 yard rush by Wright would be the quarter to an end, deadlocked at 0.

Start of the second quarter, Louisville continued moving the ball on the ground, as Wright picked up gains of 3 and 4 yards, giving the Cardinals a first down at the 12 yard line. An offside penalty on second and 10 would prove to spark the Louisville offense, as Bridgewater connected with Chris White on a 14 yard pass the very next play, moving the ball out to the 31 yard line. Our defense again gave Louisville 5 free yards, along with a 3 yard rush by Wright. The next play our defense would finally make up for those penalties, as a sack for a loss of 10 yards pushed Louisville clear back to their 28 yard line, and into a third and 17 situation. A 7 yard rush by Wright would not be enough, and the Cardinals would be forced to punt the ball away. A 10 yard return by Mallary gave us the ball on our 35 yard line. With the defense showing heavy blitz, we abandoned the run on first down, which proved to be a successful call, as Medlock connected with Coleman along the left sideline for a 33 yard gain, giving us first down at the Louisville 32 yard line. It only took Medlock one play to ruin that success, as he proceeded to get sacked for a loss of 11 yards on the very next play, forcing us into second and 22 from the Louisville 44 yard line. Coleman, however, came throw huge for us a second time, hauling in a 40 yard pass on third and 22, giving us first and goal from the Louisville 4 yard line. It was at this point that we received bad news, Johnson had been sidelined for the rest of the game with a concussion, leaving our running game in the hands of Mallary and Kedrick Rhodes. After a first down rush by Mallary only gained 1 yard, we went back to the passing game. A quick pass to Rhymes only netted 1 yard as well, leaving us with third and goal on the 2 yard line. An incomplete pass to Coleman, and we had to settle for only a 19 yard field goal, with 5:19 left in the half.

A 19 yard kickoff return was exactly the boost the Cardinals needed, reeling off runs of 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 7 and 7 yards, along with passes of 7 and 13 yards, to march right down the field on our defense, before a 12 yard pass from Bridgewater to Damian Copeland gave Louisville a 7-3 lead with 2:44 left in the half. Our attempt to regain the momentum that was lost, proved disasterious, as on third and 10, Medlock threw an interception directly into the waiting hands of the Cardinals secondary, and after an 11 yard return, gave the Louisville offense the ball at our own 28 yard line. 5 plays later, Bridgewater found Copeland for a second time today, this time from 18 yards out, to give Louisville a 14-3 lead with 1:36 left in the half. Three straight overthrown passes from Medlock, and we were forced to punt the ball away. Louisville, with only 1:04 left on the clock, wasted little time, as Bridgewater completed passes of 11 and 13 yards, along with a 15 yard pass interference penalty from our defense, before he found Eli Rogers for a 22 yard touchdown pass, giving Louisville a 21-3 lead with 23 seconds left to play. This time we just simply took a knee, and escaped to the locker room with our tails between our legs. At the half, Louisville, with a late flurry of points, leads 21-3.

The start of the second half, we tried to get back to our early success, but a pair of rushes for no gain by Mallary left us facing third and 10. We would keep the drive alive though as Medlock found Mallary for a 16 yard gain, giving us a new set of downs at the 36 yard line. An attempt to switch things up with the running game did net an extra 3 yards, but it still left us facing second and long. Mallary again took care of that, catching a pass, and taking advantage of a heavy blitz by the defense, racing down the field for 29 yards to the Louisville 32 yard line before the Louisville secondary finally closed in on him. A huge 22 yard catch by Rhymes on third and 3 gave us first and goal on the Cardinals 3 yard line. After our massive failures on the ground the previous times we were inside the 10 yard line, we chose to go through the air this time around. A 3 yard pass on first and goal, to Ezekiel Turner along the back edge of the end zone, got us back on the scoreboard, making it 21-10 Louisville with 6:21 left in the quarter.

Louisville though proved more than ready to respond, using rushes of 5, 11, 6, 5, 6 and 5 yards, along with passes of 14, 11, and 7 yards, before Bridgewater scrambled on second and goal, scoring a touchdown from 5 yards out, to make it 28-10 with 3:51 left in the third. Three straight incomplete passes, and we punted right back to Louisville. Wright proved the breadwinner of the drive for the Cardinals, breaking off runs of 2, 4, 7, 5, 8, 5, 7, 7 and 4 yards, with a 9 yard pass by Bridgewater mixed in, before Bridgewater found Michaelee Harris for a 12 yard touchdown pass, making it 35-10 with 34 seconds left to play in the third. Our offense came onto the field with 23 second left in the quarter, and recognizing and there was no hope of a comeback, immediately went into a clock killing gameplan, trying to end the game as soon as possible with as least amount of further damage received as possible. A 13 yard rush by Mallary on first down would bring the third quarter to an end, Louisville leading 35-10.

The start of the fourth quarter, and it was right back to the ground, as we attempted to keep the clock running. Mallary again found some success on the ground, breaking a 14 yard rush to give us another first down. Mallary kept it going on the ground, with rushes of 5, 3, and 2 yards, bringing up fourth and inches. We elected to go for it, being on the Louisville 46 yard line, and Mallary was able to gain another first down behind a 7 yard rush. After a 9 yard rush by Mallary on second and 9 left us facing third and inches, Rhodes was able to get us another first down, diving forward for a 1 yard gain, giving us a new set of downs on the Louisville 27 yard line. Two more rushes, for 8 and 5 yards, by Mallary and we had first and 10 from the Louisville 14 yard line. After 13 straight rushes got us from our own 19 down to the Louisville 15 yard line, facing third and 11 with 2:16 left in the game, we decided to take a shot at the end zone, maybe at least getting a feelgood touchdown out of the drive. Despite it getting knocked down at the goal line, Coach Cristobal told us to go for it on fourth down. Medlock attempted to hit Wright in the deep left corner of the end zone, but it got knocked away, and we turned the ball over on downs with 1:56 left in the game, completing a 15 play drive that lasted 7 minutes and 27 seconds.

Despite having a 25 point lead with just 2 minutes left to play, Louisville appeared to want to continue to tack on more points, as Wright rushed for 5 yards on first down, before the Cardinals got a new set of downs thanks to an offside penalty from our defense. A 4 yard rush by Wright, followed by Wright being tackled for a 3 yard loss, and an incomplete pass from Bridgewater that was flung almost 30 yards downfield, and Louisville punted the ball away with 49 seconds left to play. Taking over on our 32 yard line with 49 seconds left to play, we figured what the hell and decided to take a couple cracks at some deep passes. That turned out to be a good call by our offense, as on the very first play of the drive, Medlock was able to arch a pass over the defense and into the hands of Turner, who had gotten behind the safeties, and was able to outrace the Cardinals defense, taking the pass 68 yards down the field for a touchdown. The extra point by Hagen was no good, making it 35-16 with 40 seconds left in the game. Coach Cristobal decided to try the onside kick, but it was recovered by Louisville at our 43 yard line. An 8 yard rush on first down by Wright, and that was all it took to run out the clock and bring the game to an end, with Louisville coming out on top 35-16.

With the loss, we drop to 0-3 on the season. Louisville improves to 2-3 for the year. Up next, yet another bye week, before we finally return home to our own turf against North Texas. Coming into the game against us, North Texas is 0-4 on the season, losing 42-7 at Georgia, 30-13 to Ball State, 20-0 at Ohio, and 55-21 at #17 Ohio State.




Final Score

:Louisville: 35, :FIU: 16



Stat(s) of the Game:
FIU Offense – Passing was a coin flip. Some drives we were hitting passes left and right, other drives, Medlock couldn't pass to save his life. The running game was practically non-existent, only being of any use in the first and fourth quarters.

FIU Defense – Played like an NFL team in the first quarter. Played like a high school JV team the rest of the game.

FIU Kicking – A sub par day, kicking a 19 yard field goal, but going 1-2 in extra points.



Scoring Summary



Team
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Final Score


:FIU:
0
3
7
6
16


:Louisville:
0
21
14
0
35






Time
Team
Result
Play
Score


First Quarter





Second Quarter


5:22
:FIU:
Field Goal
Y. Hagen, 19 yard field goal
:FIU: 3-0


2:44
:Louisville:
Touchdown
D. Copeland, 11 yard pass from T. Bridgewater (P. Washington kick)
:Louisville: 7-3


1:36
:Louisville:
Touchdown
D. Copeland, 18 yard pass from T. Bridgewater (P. Washington kick)
:Louisville: 14-3


0:23
:Louisville:
Touchdown
E. Rogers, 22 yard pass from T. Bridgewater (P. Washington kick)
:Louisville: 21-3





Third Quarter


6:21
:FIU:
Touchdown
E. Turner, 3 yard pass from Medlock (Y. Hagen kick)
:Louisville: 21-10


3:51
:Louisville:
Touchdown
T. Bridgewater, 5 yard run (P. Washington kick)
:Louisville: 28-10


0:34
:Louisville:
Touchdown
M. Harris, 12 yard pass from T. Bridgewater (P. Washington kick)
:Louisville: 35-10





Fourth Quarter


0:40
:FIU:
Touchdown
E. Turner, 68 yard pass from J. Medlock (missed kick)
:Louisville: 35-16







Game Stats



Florida International
Stat
Louisville


16
Score
35


17
First Downs
20


385
Total Offense
395


34 - 109 - 0
Rushes - Yards - TD
43 - 212- 1


13 - 29 - 2
Comp - Att - TD
16 - 25 - 4


276
Passing Yards
183


1
Times Sacked
2


5 - 13 (38%)
3rd Down Conversion
10 - 14 (71%)


1 - 3 (33%)
4th Down Conversion
0 - 0 (0%)


0 - 0 (0%)
2-Point Conv
0 - 0 (0%)


5 - 1 - 1 (40%)
Red Zone - TD - FG
5 - 4 - 0 (80%)


1
Turnovers
0


0
Fumbles Lost
0


1
Intercepted
0


23
Punt Return Yards
-


64
Kick Return Yards
65


472
Total Yards
460


3 – 41.7
Punts - Average
4 - 45.8


5 - 25
Penalties
0 - 0


21:06
Time of Possession
14:54







Florida International Contract Goals Update



Fail Impact
Goal
Progress
Pass Impact


:3redarrow:
500+ rushing yards in each season
251
:3greenarrow:



Win 8 games in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



2000+ total offensive yards in each season
1102
:3greenarrow:


:3redarrow:
7+ passing TD in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



10+ points per game in each season
17 PPG
:3greenarrow:


:3redarrow:
2400+ total offensive yards in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:


:2redarrow:
Win 4 games in one season
:check:
:1greenarrow:


:6redarrow:
2000+ total offensive yards in one season
:check:






Penalty


:1redarrow:
Lost to a lower ranked team









Job Security Status

73%

[SmoothPancakes]

Yep. Still can't figure out Louisville. :fp: Could have been in a good position if those couple times I was down inside the Louisville 5 yard, I had actually managed to score a touchdown, or ANYTHING. But, our offensive woes continue to kill our season. We kept it close for a quarter and a half, then Louisville remembered who they were and actually started whooping us like they have the past two years. Not much else to say about that. I just hope to God the Sun Belt Conference sucks ass again this year so I might actually have a chance to win games.


As for things on the national scene, well, this isn't good for my conferences hopes (whatever might still be there), as Troy knocked off #17 Michigan State, 31-24 (Sparty had to score 21 4th quarter points just to have a chance at the end) to improve to 3-1 for the year. Even worse, Florida Atlantic gave #3 Penn State a scare, with the Nittany Lions only winning 24-18.

Meanwhile, #19 Texas Tech, two weeks after their upset of former #1 TCU, got abused by Michigan 52-10. Mors, still no love for West Virginia, as #8 Oklahoma State has their way with the Mountaineers, 49-13, dropping WVU to 0-5. #6 LSU almost got knocked off, holding on to beat Vanderbilt 37-31 in overtime. And two weeks after losing to Boise State, #13 UCF loses again, this time falling to Rutgers, 38-24.

[SmoothPancakes]

As for results from our bye week... In a battle of the top 25, #21 Georgia Tech hands #12 Clemson their first loss, 35-14. #3 Penn State holds off Indiana 41-31. After consecutive losses, #25 UCF finally gets another win, knocking off #13 USF 42-7. #10 Virginia Tech holds off Maryland 17-13. In a battle of undefeated teams, Virginia upsets #18 Boston College 31-17. In the game of the week, #1 Oklahoma embarrasses #11 Baylor 41-7. #8 Oklahoma State gets upset at home by Texas, 42-37. In double overtime, Illinois upsets #23 Northwestern, 49-46, handing the Wildcats their first loss. And #19 Arkansas holds off Texas A&M in a shootout, 52-49.

Mors, you might want to start searching for a new team. :( West Virginia drops to 0-6, 0-5 in the Big 12, after a 38-31 loss to 2-1 Kansas. Similarly to Jaymo, Arizona State now stands at 0-5 for the year following a 23-7 loss to 1-4 Washington State.

[SmoothPancakes]

Alright sports fans, more games coming up today. For the first time since the new year, I don't have HS basketball on a Saturday night, so once I get done with my morning show here in half an hour, and get back to town and get home around 10am EST, I'll be done with work for the entire weekend and I'll have all day to get my dynasty advancing, and as it's snowing right now and is supposed to snow the rest of the morning, and then turn to rain and rain all afternoon, it's a great day to stay inside and play college football.

I'll probably take a break at 4pm to watch the Mid Tennessee State-Denver basketball game, but for the most part, FIU is my focus for the day. As I have to get recruiting for week 4 (my bye week) and week 5 done, I'll probably be starting the North Texas game between 11am and noon EST, with the recap getting posted around 2 or so.

[SmoothPancakes]

Motherfucker! I've been typing my game summaries up in the forum window on here, making it easier to do the formatting, and as I just tried to change the view in the window, it deleted all my text. :fp: I can still piece it all back together using the View & Create Highlights summaries in the postgame menus, but it's gonna be hours now before the North Texas game gets posted. I already missed over half of the first half of the MTSU-Denver game trying to get the game recap posted, all for nothing now. :bang:

[morsdraconis]

Damn man, that sucks.

That's why I learn the BBC code for the tables and do it all in notepad and then copy it over. It takes a bit longer in the long run, but I don't have issues with losing my work.

[SmoothPancakes]

Damn man, that sucks.

That's why I learn the BBC code for the tables and do it all in notepad and then copy it over. It takes a bit longer in the long run, but I don't have issues with losing my work.

That's what I was doing in the past, with the old table code/formatting. I had it learned and would type everything up in a Word document. But I still haven't fully learned the actual coding for these new tables, so I've been just using the Full/Advanced Post Editor to do it, and it's worked great, until it bit me in the ass this time. It was a great recap too. I got hardcore in depth in the game summary on various drives and had the drama of the game all tied together with the layout of the paragraphs. All for naught. :(

And so, what I was hoping would be 2 or 3 games played today, may only end up being one, as this MTSU-Denver game will be going until at least 6pm, probably a little longer, and then having to redo the entire game recap from the beginning, piecing it together from the View & Create Highlights game summary, will take a good while to do. And as I've been up since 3am this morning for work, after not going to bed last night until 11:30 due to work, I'm probably not going to be awake very long beyond 9 or 10pm tonight.

[JeffHCross]

But I still haven't fully learned the actual coding for these new tables, so I've been just using the Full/Advanced Post Editor to do itTake a table you've created in a past post and copy it out of the post, and, as mors said, edit it in Notepad. A lot safer that way.

[morsdraconis]

Take a table you've created in a past post and copy it out of the post, and, as mors said, edit it in Notepad. A lot safer that way.

:+1:

[jaymo76]

Good to see my Sun Devils are performing well this season... lol. 0-5... wow that is awful! At the pace they are going they may have a perfect (loss) season. I will be interested to see where they end up in the offseason rankings.

I feel for you with the game notes. It happens to the best of us. I'm looking forward to your next update Smooth. Good luck brother!

[SmoothPancakes]

Take a table you've created in a past post and copy it out of the post, and, as mors said, edit it in Notepad. A lot safer that way.


:+1:

Yeah, what's what I'm doing now. I'm still going to make all my scoring summary, game stats, etc changes and updates in Advanced Post window on here, just because doing it all in WYSIWYG mode is light years easier. But for the actually game notes, those are all going to be typed up in Word and pasted over onto here.


Good to see my Sun Devils are performing well this season... lol. 0-5... wow that is awful! At the pace they are going they may have a perfect (loss) season. I will be interested to see where they end up in the offseason rankings.

I feel for you with the game notes. It happens to the best of us. I'm looking forward to your next update Smooth. Good luck brother!

Yeah, I'm surprised to see the Sun Devils still winless. I figured they would have at least gotten one win by now. Currently, it's a battle to see who gets their first win of the season first, West Virginia for mors, or Arizona State for you. :D

And thanks for the words guys. I got the game notes retyped through the first quarter, but as it was almost 10pm last night, I was dragging and ended up falling asleep not much longer after that. So I just left the 360 on all night, and having just woken up a little bit ago, I'm going to resume retyping the last three quarters and try to have the North Texas game posted a little later on this morning.

[SmoothPancakes]

Game Four


:North_Texas: :@: :FIU:



Game Notes


--- After three tough non-conference losses to open the season, it was finally time to begin conference play. The big part of today's game, was that someone, somebody was going to walk away with a win. We entered the game sitting at 0-3 for the year, North Texas came in at 0-4, so someone was going to finally get over the hump. The rain was pouring down in buckets today, so the weather could end up having an effect on the outcome. North Texas won the coin toss and elected to kick, getting things underway.

Our first offensive drive of the game got off to a great start, as a penalty on the kickoff team gave us the ball at our own 37 yard line to start the game. Storm Johnson needed little time to get started off on the right foot, picking up 7 yards on first down, along with 1 yard on second down. However, an incomplete pass on third down would bring our drive suddenly to an end, and bring out the punt team. The Mean Green appeared ready to jump on the momentum early, as Brandin Byrd broke a 9 yard run on first down, but losses of 1 and 2 yards on consecutive carries left North Texas in a fourth and 6 hole and brought about their first punt of the game. A short punt by North Texas gave our second offense drive yet more great field position to start from, as we began on our own 42 yard line. Rushes for 2 and 3 yards by Johnson got us started, but on third and 5, Jake Medlock threw an interception directly into the hands of safety Kerry Swarn, who returned the interception and returned it 7 yards out to the North Texas 45 yard line. The Mean Green got some free help from our defense, as they were flagged for an offside penalty on first down. A 4 yard rush by Byrd set up third and 1, until quarterback Derek Thompson got tackled for a loss of 3 yards, forcing North Texas to punt once more.

Unlike our previous two drives, this time North Texas' punt team pinned us deep, as we started from our own 9 yard line. Johnson was only able to manage 1 yard on first down, before a pair of incomplete passes quickly brought our drive to an end. A 40 yard punt returned for 9 yards gave North Texas incredible field position, beginning their drive on our own 39 yard line. Thompson wasted little time, connecting with Charlie Jackson for a 28 yard pass on first down, giving the Mean Green a new set of downs on our 11 yard line. A 3 yard rush by Thompson on first down, followed by an incomplete pass, set up third and 7, where Thompson only needed one play, an 8 yard touchdown pass to Jackson to give the Mean Green a 7-0 lead with 4 minutes left to play in the first quarter.

A 20 yard kickoff return by Johnson set our offense up on our own 22 yard line, with Medlock wasting little time to get us moving, hitting Dominique Rhymes across the middle for an 18 yard gain. After a 1 yard gain by Darrian Mallary, Medlock again went to the air, finding Willis Wright along the right hash marks for a 22 yard gain, giving us first down on the North Texas 40 yard line. After an incomplete pass on first down, Medlock again found Wright in the middle of the field, this time for a gain of 14 yards. After another incomplete pass on first down, Medlock kept it going through the air, connecting with Wayne Times along the right sideline for a 21 yard pass, giving us first and goal at the Mean Green 5 yard line. After a 2 yard rush by Mallary was brought to an end pretty quickly, we went back to the air on second and goal, with Medlock finally Mallary open in the right flats for a 3 yard touchdown pass, making it a 7-7 tie with 1:07 left to play in the first quarter. North Texas tried to find a response, as Thompson and Byrd combined for 5 yards on the ground, but a thrown away pass on third down forced another North Texas punt, giving us back possession on our 22 yard line. Mallary gained 1 yard on the ground on the first play of our drive, which was enough for the final 19 seconds to tick off, bring the first quarter to an end, knotted up at 7 a piece.

Start of the second quarter, Medlock was able to find Mallary along the left sideline for an 8 yard gain, setting up third and 1, when our offense was given a helping hand, thanks to a pass interference penalty by the Mean Green defense, making it first and 10 at the 50 yard line. After a pair of incomplete passes, a sack for a loss of 7 yards would bring our drive quickly screeching to a halt, and bring out our punt team yet again. After a 39 yard punt, North Texas found themselves at their own 22 yard line, and quickly began to move the ball, thanks in part to our defense, giving them 5 free yards from an offside penalty. Byrd then broke off rushes of 6, 3 , and 6 yards to make it first and 10 at the North Texas 42 yard line. They would start going backwards however, as Byrd got tackled for losses of 3 and 2 yards on consecutive carries, followed by an incomplete pass, making it fourth and 15 on the 37 yard line. The North Texas punt team came on, but our defense decided they hadn’t done enough yet, instead getting flagged for roughing the punter, giving the North Texas new life at our 48 yard line. After an incomplete pass on first down, Thompson managed to scramble from the pressure and pick up 6 yards to make it third and 4, but an incomplete pass would force the punt team out a second time. A 39 yard punt, and some help to North Texas from our defense, left our offense to fend for itself on our own 3 yard line.

We were able to get a little breathing room, as Medlock found Johnson for a 10 yard gain on first down, but three straight incomplete passes brought drive quickly to an end. An only 38 yard punt from Hagen, and North Texas was back in business on their 49 yard line. The Mean Green appeared ready to take advantage of the midfield field position, as Byrd rushed for gains of 7 and 5 yards. However, a holding penalty on first down pushed the North Texas offense back 10 yards, forcing Thompson to take a shot downfield, where the ball was intercepted by cornerback Khambrel McGee, who returned it out to our 26 yard line. After an 8 yard pass to Johnson to set up second and 2, Johnson was able to plow through the line for a 2 yard gain, giving us a new set of downs. Medlock threw an incomplete pass on first down, but the North Texas defense broke down on the next play, as the safety failed to cover Rhymes, letting him run right past and get wide open along the left hash marks, for a 26 yard gain, giving us first down at the North Texas 38 yard line. A 9 yard pass to Johnson set up second and 1 at the North Texas 29 yard line, which was all Johnson would need, as he was able to get through the line, break two tackles, and then outrun the defense to the end zone for a 29 yard touchdown, making it 14-7 with 3 minutes left in the first half.

North Texas would come out looking ready to respond as they started their drive at the 20 yard line. Jackson got things started off with a 6 yard rush, followed by rushes of 2, 5, 7 and 4 yards all by Byrd, giving North Texas first and 10 at their 44 yard line. Thompson started to get involved, throwing a 7 yard pass to Jackson and a 2 yard pass to Jason Hopkins, before Byrd picked up 4 yards on the ground for another North Texas first down at our 43 yard line. The Mean Green returned to the ground, with Byrd rushing for 4 yards, a 5 yard gain by Thompson, and a 5 yard gain by Byrd, making it first and 10 at our 29 yard line. Despite an incomplete pass on first down, the Mean Green got help from our defense yet again, with a pass interference penalty, giving North Texas a new set of downs at our 14 yard line. Despite tackling Byrd for a loss of 2 yards on first down, the defense decided they again wanted to help, getting flagged for being offside, erasing the previous play and making it second and 7 at our 11 yard line. A rush attempt by Thompson also ended in a 2 yard loss, before an incomplete pass left North Texas facing fourth and 7. They would attempt the 33 yard field goal, but it ended up being shanked to the right, giving us the ball back at our 20 yard line with 20 seconds left in the half.

Despite being on our 20 yard line with only 20 seconds left, we decided to take a chance and try to extend our lead going into halftime. On first down, Medlock found Wright along the right hash mark for a 36 yard gain to the North Texas 44, followed by a quick timeout with 13 seconds left. An incomplete pass on first down left us with 8 seconds left, before Wright tried to make his case for player of the game, hauling in a 27 yard pass along the right sideline, giving us first and 10 at the North Texas 17 yard line with 2 seconds left to play. Following a quick timeout, Yusef Hagen, as time expired, kicked a 34 yard field goal to give us a 17-7 lead going into the locker room.

Start of the third quarter, North Texas came out looking to get back the momentum, starting on their 17 yard line after a 23 yard kickoff return. Byrd got things underway with a 5 yard rush, before our defense helped out, getting flagged twice for two 5 yard penalties, making it first and 10 at the North Texas 33 yard line. Two rushes for 5 and 6 yards by Thompson kept the drive moving at the North Texas 44 yard line, before a loss of one yard by Brelan Chancellor made it second and 11. Byrd quickly regained that yard, breaking a 7 yard run, before Thompson hit Hopkins for a 5 yard gain, giving North Texas a new set of downs at our 45 yard line. A 9 yard pass to Chancellor on second and 10 was setback with a sack for a loss of 5 yards, but that sack was immediately offset when our defense got called for offside, giving those 5 yards right back, before a 3 yard rush by Byrd gave North Texas another first down. Rushes of 3 and 4 yards by Byrd and an incomplete pass by Thompson left North Texas facing fourth and 3 from our 26 yard line. The Mean Green chose to go for it, with Byrd converting the fourth down attempt with a 7 yard rush to keep the drive alive. A 2 yard rush by Byrd and a pair of incomplete passes, and the Mean Green would finally settle for a field goal attempt, as Edward Bush kicked the 34 yard field goal to make it 17-10 with 5:25 left in the quarter.

A 22 yard kickoff return by Mallary gave our offense a decent starting point, as we began our drive at the 27 yard line. After an incomplete pass on first down, Medlock was able to find Wright through a gap in the coverage, connecting for a 36 yard gain to give us first down at the North Texas 37 yard line. The next play, Medlock found Glenn Coleman breaking free across the middle for a 30 yard gain down to the 7 yard line. On the following play, the Mean Green brought the house, trying to overwhelm our line, but Medlock was able to dump the pass of to Johnson, who caught it at the one yard line before getting stood up by #39, making it second and goal at the North Texas 1 yard line. Johnson would only need one attempt to find the end zone, running it off tackle on second down. While Johnson was met at the goal line by two North Texas defenders, as they taking him to the ground, Johnson was able to roll forward over top one of them and fall into the end zone for the touchdown, giving us a 24-10 lead with 3:54 left in the third quarter.

Starting their next drive on their own 22 yard line, North Texas wasted little time in finding a response. Byrd got the drive kicked off with a 5 yard rush, followed by an 8 yard rush by Thompson to get a first down at their 35 yard line. An 18 yard pass to Chancellor advanced the ball to our 47 yard line. A 4 yard rush by Thompson on first down and a second pass to Chancellor for 12 yards, giving North Texas a new set of downs at our 31 yard line. The Mean Green temporarily went backwards, as Byrd was tackled for a two yard loss on first down, but Thompson immediately rectified that with an 18 yard pass to Marcus Smith, for a first down at our 15 yard line. A 12 yard pass to Luis Wallace would give North Texas first and goal at our 3 yard line. Thompson would use just one play, scrambling in from three yards out, to strike the responding touchdown and make it 24-17 with 1:50 left in the third quarter. Starting our drive on our own 27 yard line, Johnson found some immediate success with a 10 yard gain on the ground. Hoping to keep the ground game going, we tried two more rushing attempts, but Johnson could only tally 3 total yards, leaving us facing third and 7. For the second time of the game, the safety blew his assignment, letting Rhymes go running right past him, and leaving Rhymes completely uncovered along the left hash marks for a 26 yard gain, giving us a first down at the North Texas 33 yard line. The final 14 seconds ticked off the clock and the third quarter came to an end with a 24-17 FIU lead.

The start of the fourth quarter, our offense continued right where we left off as Johnson picked up 11 yards on the ground to get us down to the North Texas 22 yard line. After a 1 yard rush by Johnson and an incomplete pass, on third and 9, Medlock found Coleman on a curl route along the left sideline for a 15 yard gain to give us first and goal at the 6 yard line. On the very next play, Medlock found Wright over the middle in the back of the end zone, dropping the pass in right over the middle linebacker’s head, for a 6 yard touchdown pass. Wright was able to catch and just get a foot down before being pushed out the back of the end zone, to give us a 31-17 lead with 7:48 left in the game. North Texas knew they were in a hole, and tried to respond back. Thompson got them started off with a 9 yard pass to Chancellor. After an incomplete pass, a 5 yard pass to Lane gave them first down at the 34 yard line. A 4 yard rush by Byrd left them with second and 4 at the 38, but a sack for a loss of 10 yards left in a third and 4 hole from the 28. Thompson needed only one pass to erase that, hitting Byrd for a 29 yard completion to get the first down at our 43 yard line. Shelton Gandy gained 5 yards on the ground, getting down to our 38, before rushes for a 2 yard loss by both Thompson and Byrd left North Texas with fourth and 9 from our 42 yard line. Thompson’s fourth down pass attempt fell incomplete and North Texas turned the ball over on downs with 5:40 left to play.

Trying to run down the clock, we took to the ground game, but were only able to go two play before having the air it out again, as Johnson could only manage 3 yards on two carries. Medlock was able to convert the third and 7, with a 17 yard pass to Johnson when the defense bit to a fake on the left side, allowing Johnson to run past all of them and get open over the middle, giving us first and 10 at the North Texas 38 yard line. Going back to the ground game, Johnson picked up 3 yards on first down, before our offense got flagged for delay of game, erasing that gain. On second and 12, Johnson was able to cut the yardage in half with a 6 yard gain, making it third and 6 from the North Texas 34 yard line. Instead of airing it out, we decided to let Johnson try to run the clock down further. Instead, Johnson decided to seal the game right there, as he plow through the line, broke through a tackle, and outran the pursuing defense all the way to the corner of the end zone for a 34 yard touchdown. Hagen would miss extra point, making it 37-17 with 2:03 left to play in the game.

North Texas, facing a 20 point deficit with only 2 minutes left to play, wasted no time to moving down the field from their own 23 yard line. After an incomplete pass on first down, Thompson found Chancellor for a 33 yard gain, advancing the ball to our 44 yard line. The next play, Thompson found Chancellor again on an 8 yard pass, making it second and 2 from our 36. After an incomplete pass, our defense helped out, being called for pass interference, with the damage being 12 yards against our defense. With a new set of downs, Thompson found Chancellor yet again for a 14 yard completion, giving the Mean Green first and goal at our 10 yard line. One play later, Thompson connected with Johnny Lane for a 10 yard touchdown pass, making it 37-24 with 1:02 left to play. The onside kick attempt by North Texas was recovered by our return team, giving us the ball on the North Texas 43 yard line with 58 seconds left.

With a 13 point lead and only 58 seconds left to play, and first down on the North Texas 43 yard line, Medlock only needed to kneel the ball a couple times to end the game. After kneeling the ball on first down, North Texas however was not about to let that happen, choosing to call the first of their still remaining three timeouts, trying to keep the game going. With North Texas using their timeouts, we had no choice but to rush the ball. Johnson picked up 11 yards on the next play, making it third and 1 and another North Texas timeout, stopping the clock with 52 seconds left to play. Johnson tried to pick up that one last yard on third down but got stuffed at the line for no gain. North Texas’ third and final timeout stopped the clock with 48 seconds left to play, our offense facing fourth and 1 at the Mean Green 34 yard line. Deciding to keep our faith in the hands of Johnson, the offensive line came through on their blocks, giving Johnson a huge hole to penetrate and pick up 8 yards, getting the first down and securing us the victory. A kneel by Medlock with 16 seconds left was all that was needed and the game came to an end. While Wright did do his best to be named the player of the game, ending the day with 141 yards receiving on 6 receptions and one touchdown, it was Storm Johnson, instead, who took home the player of the game honors, ending with 135 yards rushing on 21 carries, three rushing touchdowns, 51 yards receiving on 5 receptions, and 26 yards in returns with a single kickoff and single punt return, ending the day with 212 all-purpose yards.

With the win, we improve to 1-3 on the season, 1-0 in the Sun Belt Conference. With the loss, North Texas drops to 0-5, 0-1 in Sun Belt play. Up next, we go back on the road to take on Western Kentucky, who enters the game at 1-5, 1-2 in the Sun Belt. Western Kentucky opened up their year with a 43-10 loss at kentucky, followed by a 51-3 rout at Tennessee. When they finally played their first home game, they found a 28-17 loss from Navy awaiting them. The following week, they broke into the win column with a 31-10 win at Mid Tennessee State, before losing 22-17 at Louisiana-Monroe and 42-25 at home to Florida Atlantic.




Final Score
:FIU: 37, :North_Texas: 24



Stat(s) of the Game:
- FIU Offense – After those first couple drives and that interception, Medlock turned it around nicely, passing fairly well the rest of the game, and throwing two touchdown passes. Hopefully he can carry that into the next game. Storm Johnson finally got a chance to unleash the beast inside him. While North Texas was able to keep our running game grounded for a good portion of the game, Johnson was still able to reel off 135 yards rushing with 6.4 yards per carry average, and be a dual threat with 51 yards receiving with a 10.2 yards per reception average. If Johnson keeps those number productions up, he could be first team All-Sun Belt by season's end.


- FIU Defense – I don't know if our defense was trying to help us win or help North Texas win. Of the 86 yards in penalties we had against us, 81 of those yards were from our defense, including some incredibly stupid penalties that kept drives alive. Then in the fourth quarter, when North Texas had to move the ball, they were like a sieve, just letting the Mean Green get yards left and right. They are going to hurt us the rest of this year.


- FIU Kicker Yusef Hagen – Exactly like I thought, Jack Griffin 2.0. He did go 1 for 1 in field goals, kicking a 34 yarder, but missed his last extra point to go 4 for 5 in PATs. He is good for pretty much all be one or two kicks per game. He's going to miss a field goal or a PAT every game, sometime both. I just hope we don't have to rely on him to win us a game, because my faith in him is weak.





Scoring Summary




Team
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Final Score


:North_Texas:
7
0
10
7
24


:FIU:
7
10
7
13
37






Time
Team
Result
Play
Score


First Quarter


4:00
:North_Texas:
Touchdown
C. Jackson, 8 yard pass from D. Thompson (E. Bush kick)
:North_Texas: 7-0


1:07
:FIU:
Touchdown
D. Mallary, 3 yard pass from J. Medlock (Y. Hagen kick)
TIED 7-7





Second Quarter


3:00
:FIU:
Touchdown
S. Johnson, 29 yard run (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 14-7


0:00
:FIU:
Field Goal
Y. Hagen, 34 yard field goal
:FIU: 17-7





Third Quarter


5:25
:North_Texas:
Field Goal
E. Bush, 33 yard field goal
:FIU: 17-10


3:54
:FIU:
Touchdown
S. Johnson, 1 yard run (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 24-10


1:44
:North_Texas:
Touchdown
D. Thompson, 3 yard run (E. Bush kick)
:FIU: 24-17





Fourth Quarter


7:48
:FIU:
Touchdown
W. Wright, 6 yard pass from J. Medlock (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 31-17


2:03
:FIU:
Touchdown
S. Johnson, 34 yard run (missed kick)
:FIU: 37-17


1:02
:North_Texas:
Touchdown
J. Lane, 10 yard pass from D. Thompson (E. Bush kick)
:FIU: 37-24







Game Stats




North Texas
Stat
Florida International


24
Score
37


21
First Downs
20


370
Total Offense
468


45 - 145 - 1
Rushes - Yards - TD
29 - 129- 3


18 - 36 - 2
Comp - Att - TD
19 - 34 - 2


225
Passing Yards
339


2
Times Sacked
1


7 - 18 (38%)
3rd Down Conversion
6 - 12 (50%)


2 - 3 (66%)
4th Down Conversion
1 - 1 (100%)


0 - 0 (0%)
2-Point Conv
0 - 0 (0%)


6 - 3 - 1 (66%)
Red Zone - TD - FG
9 - 3 - 1 (44%)


1
Turnovers
1


0
Fumbles Lost
0


1
Intercepted
1


13
Punt Return Yards
6


92
Kick Return Yards
83


475
Total Yards
557


4 – 40.8
Punts - Average
4 - 39.0


3 - 32
Penalties
11 - 86


16:40
Time of Possession
19:20







Florida International Contract Goals Update




Fail Impact
Goal
Progress
Pass Impact


:3redarrow:
500+ rushing yards in each season
380
:3greenarrow:



Win 8 games in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



2000+ total offensive yards in each season
1570
:3greenarrow:


:3redarrow:
7+ passing TD in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



10+ points per game in each season
22 PPG
:3greenarrow:


:3redarrow:
2400+ total offensive yards in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:


:2redarrow:
Win 4 games in one season
:check:
:1greenarrow:


:6redarrow:
2000+ total offensive yards in one season
:check:








Job Security Status


73%

[SmoothPancakes]

Thoughts on the game, well, it was a tight one there for the first three quarters, before our offense finally started firing on all cylinders in the fourth. Medlock was shaky early on, but much to my surprise, he recovered nicely after that early interception. Johnson was a little sluggish throughout the game, no thanks to North Texas keying to our running game for most of the game, but he still managed to break some big runs and rack up a good amount of yards for the game. As to our defense... :sf: + :dunce: = :fp: & :bang: pretty much sums it up. Kicking game, hello Jack Griffin 2.0, exactly like I predicted after the Texas A&M and Washington games.

[SmoothPancakes]

As for games on the national scene, in the game of the week, #4 Alabama improves 4-0 with a 56-34 win over #6 Boise State, who drops to 4-1. Elsewhere, #1 Wisconsin improves to 5-0 with a 41-28 win over #24 Nebraska, who drops to 4-1. Another week, another top 10 team falls, as #8 Virginia Tech drops to 4-1 behind a 41-13 loss to 4-1 NC State. #10 Auburn gets whooped by #17 Arkansas 38-17. #15 UConn barely makes it to 4-0, as they had to outscore San Diego State 28-7 in the second half to avoid the upset with a 42-38 win. Miami improves to 5-0 as they knock off #21 USF, 27-10. In double overtime, Michigan State hands #22 Illinois their first loss of the season, with a 48-45 win. #23 UCF survived a scare from Marshall to win 31-28.

For our devoted fans, Jaymo, they almost pulled it off. Arizona State came up a little bit short, losing to #13 Stanford 41-31 to fall to 0-6, 0-3 in the Pac-12, but it was a tight one, so there's hope of at least a couple wins in the second half of the year. For Mors, West Virginia finally breaks into the win column! A 30-7 win over 1-3 Iowa State gets the Mountaineers out of their slump and improves them to 1-6 for the year, 1-5 in the Big 12. With West Virginia finally winning after an 0-6 start, will Arizona State be able to do the same? They play 2-4 USC next week, so we'll see.

[JeffHCross]

USC with a losing record, WVU and ASU almost winless ... what the hell is going on? Lol.

[SmoothPancakes]

It's apparently bizarro world in my dynasty. First year, Nebraska goes 13-1 (9-0 Big Ten) and wins the Big Ten Conference and the Rose Bowl, Southern Miss and Houston both go 12-1 (including CCG win and loss) and SMU 11-1, and Boise State wins the BCS title. Year two TCU is the BCS champions, UCF goes 13-0 and wins the Sugar Bowl, Penn State goes 12-1 and wins the Big Ten CCG over Michigan, and all but one team from the SEC goes bowling, as Florida gets a bowl bid at 5-7 to give SEC 11 bowl bids. There has been some really weird results in this dynasty.

[jaymo76]

Hah! I LOVE hearing USC has a losing record. It almost makes ASU being winless worth it. lol

[SmoothPancakes]

Hah! I LOVE hearing USC has a losing record. It almost makes ASU being winless worth it. lol

Yeah, can't say I don't mind that, lol. Though for the record, though still a losing record, USC is actually now 3-4, as they had a game yet to be played before I advanced to the next week, which I didn't do until after I made that post.

[morsdraconis]

It's the bizarro world of NCAA Football '12. CPU controlled WVU doesn't know how to recruit QBs in the game at all and, therefore, I'm sure, was stuck with some absolutely atrociously rated QB to helm the team, thus resulting in their horrible season results. Geno probably had a great year in Smooth's first year and then bolted to the NFL, leaving WVU high and dry at the QB position from then on.

[SmoothPancakes]

It's the bizarro world of NCAA Football '12. CPU controlled WVU doesn't know how to recruit QBs in the game at all and, therefore, I'm sure, was stuck with some absolutely atrociously rated QB to helm the team, thus resulting in their horrible season results. Geno probably had a great year in Smooth's first year and then bolted to the NFL, leaving WVU high and dry at the QB position from then on.

Damn, I wish EA would let us go back and fully review and look at various stuff in past seasons, because that would be something I wouldn't mind to go and check out and see what actually happened to cause such a decline so rapidly.

[morsdraconis]

Damn, I wish EA would let us go back and fully review and look at various stuff in past seasons, because that would be something I wouldn't mind to go and check out and see what actually happened to cause such a decline so rapidly.

That's why, every time I do one of these, I save it right before going to the offseason of the next season as a separate save. That way, I have all the historical information available to me.

But, yeah, I can almost guarantee that's what happened. It happened in quite a few of the seasons that I did with other teams. CPU WVU is dumb as shit.

[JeffHCross]

Damn, I wish EA would let us go back and fully review and look at various stuff in past seasons, because that would be something I wouldn't mind to go and check out and see what actually happened to cause such a decline so rapidly.

That's why, every time I do one of these, I save it right before going to the offseason of the next season as a separate save. That way, I have all the historical information available to me.
Yes and yes. I wish they had historical information, and I make backup saves so that I can go back and look from time to time. :)

[SmoothPancakes]

I did have a save at the end of season 2, so I could use it to look at coaching contracts and whatnot in case I had any questions about why someone got fired, after someone asked about one of the coaches at Temple or someplace getting fired after the first season. But I think I already overwrote that file.

[SmoothPancakes]

I'm playing Western Kentucky right now, but here's a shocker for you. I noticed in the stories on the dynasty tabs, apparently Storm Johnson, as of a week or two ago, was among the top 5 for Heisman favorites. There was a story mentioning Johnson falling out of the top 5. That was news to me. :D

[SmoothPancakes]

Game Five

:FIU: :@: :Western_Kentucky:



Game Notes


--- After a brief visit home, it was right back onto the road. The big difference this time, was that we were heading on the road coming fresh off our first victory of the season. Despite Western Kentucky coming into the game with a 1-5 record, it looked like it could be a tough one as the Hilltoppers brought in a fairly decent running game. We’d find out if our 17th ranked rushing defense could do the job. It was a bright and sunny day, setting up a perfect afternoon for football. We won the coin toss and elected to kick, putting our faith in our defense to start things off.

What a mistake that turned out to be. Western Kentucky started the game off with a 7 yard pass from Jermaine Kelly to Willie McNeal. After Quartterrio Morgan was tackled for a 2 yard loss, Kelly found McNeal again, this time for 19 yards and a first down at the WKU 43 yard line. After a 5 yard pass to Boe Brand, our defense gave us some hope by sacking Kelly for a loss of 4 yards. However, on third and 10, Kelly found Morgan for a 12 yard gain and another first down. After a thrown away pass, Morgan picked up 6 yards on the ground, followed by a 14 yard pass to Ben Evans for another first down at our 25 yard line. Morgan picked up the next first down by himself, with rushes of 8, 2, and 3 yards, giving WKU a first down at our 13 yard line. After a 7 rush by Morgan, Kelly found Brand for a second time, with a 6 yard touchdown pass to give Western Kentucky a 7-0 lead with 5:47 left to play.

Starting our first drive on the 24 yard line, Storm Johnson got us off to a decent start with a 6 yard gain on the ground. It was on second down that Johnson turned on beast mode, plowing over the nose guard, one of the defensive tackles and the middle linebacker for a 13 yard gain before finally being tackled. The Hilltoppers quickly adjusted to our running game, and on the next play, Johnson was tackled for a 2 yard loss. Facing second and 12, we took to the air for the first time of the game, as Jake Medlock found Dominique Rhymes across the middle and threaded the ball between the outside and middle linebackers for an 18 yard completion, giving us first down at the WKU 41 yard line. After a 1 yard rush by Johnson, Medlock found Rhymes for a second time, along the left hash mark, for a 20 yard gain, giving us first down at the WKU 20 yard line. On the next play, Medlock was able to get a quick pass off to Willis Wright, who picked up 12 yards to give us first and goal at the Western Kentucky 8 yard line. Medlock was able to hit Johnson with a dump pass for a 5 yard gain, advancing the ball to the 3 yard line. On second and goal, Darrian Mallary was able to turn the corner and make it to the corner of the end zone for a 3 yard touchdown rush, tying the game up at 7-7 with 2:17 left in the first quarter.

Western Kentucky wasted very little time in responding to our score, as Kelly found Evans on a 2 yard pass, followed by our defense giving the Hilltoppers 5 free yards for being offside. On second and 3, Kelly connected with Evans again for 8 yards. On first down from the WKU 43 yard line, Kelly completed a pass to Brand for 8 yards, followed by an 8 yard rush by Morgan for another first down at our 42 yard line. The very next play, Kelly found McNeal deep for a 38 yard pass, and then on first and goal, Morgan took it in from 4 yards out, giving Western Kentucky the 14-7 lead with 41 seconds left in the quarter. Johnson was able to pick up 3 yards on a first down rush, until our offense went way backwards, with Medlock getting sacked for a 10 yard loss, leaving us with third and 17 as the clock ran out on the first quarter, WKU on top 14-7.

Start of the second quarter found us facing a dire situation. Already down 14-7, our offense was backed up against a wall, facing third and 17 from our own 12 yard line after Medlock got sacked on second down. It was Wright who stepped up and became our savior that drive, breaking loose from his coverage and hauling in a pass for a 36 yard gain, giving us first down at our 48 yard line. After a 1 yard gain on the ground by Johnson, Rhymes was able to get wide open in the middle of the field, easily bringing down a 23 yard pass to give us first down at the WKU 27 yard line. A rush attempt on first down failed instantly, as one of the linebackers came running through the line completely untouched and tackled Johnson for a 2 yard loss. After a 6 yard pass to Wright, Johnson through for us on third and 6, catching a pass out of the backfield and picking up 20 yards before being tackled, giving us first and goal at the 3 yard line. Johnson was able to pick up 2 yards on first down, leaving us just 1 yard away from the end zone. It was on the next play that Johnson would find the goal line, as he was able to get just enough momentum to power through a tackle attempt and fall into the end zone for a 1 yard touchdown, making it a 14-14 tie with 6:29 left in the game. One big stat so far this game, was Jake Medlock at that moment being a perfect 8-8 passing for a 140 yards. It appeared that Western Kentucky’s pass defense really was as bad as their ranking and average showed.

That previous drive by our offense seemed to wake up our defense, as after rushes for 4 and 5 yards by Morgan, a dropped pass by Brand on third and 1 forced the first punt of the game as the Western Kentucky punt team jogged on to the field. Realizing the importance of this drive, and that we would finally be able to play from a position of advantage, rather than playing catch up every drive, our offense immediately set to work trying to cover the 83 yards that lay in front of them. Johnson got our drive started off great, with an 11 yard run. Johnson was then able to pick up 3 yards to make it second and 7, before Medlock found Wayne Times along the right sideline for a 21 yard gain, giving us first down at the Western Kentucky 48 yard line. A 4 yard rush by Johnson, was immediately followed by a 6 yard pass to Johnson, leaving us facing third and inches at the 38 yard line. That 6 yard pass was also Medlock’s 10th consecutive pass of the game, making him 10 for 10 with 167 yards passing. Mallary was able to keep our drive alive, picking up 2 yards before being brought down by the defense. The next set of plays was all Johnson, as he ran for gains of 5, 3 and 2 yards, leaving us facing fourth and short. Coach Cristobal elected to go for it, and Johnson was just barely able to get across the line of scrimmage, picking up 1 yard to give us a first down at the 25 yard line. After a perfect 10 for 10 passing start to the game, Medlock not only ruined that start, but completely trashed it as he threw an interception, giving Western Kentucky the ball back at their own 13 yard line with 2:01 left to play.

Morgan quickly got things rolling for the Hilltoppers, picking up gains on the ground of 3, 4 and 5 yards, to give Western Kentucky a first down on their 25 yard line. After an incomplete pass on first down, Kelly found McNeal for a 27 yard gain, giving WKU another first down at our 48 yard line. A 6 yard rush by Morgan, followed by a dropped pass, left Western Kentucky facing third and 4 at our 42 yard line. It was here that our defense finally stood up, sacking Kelly for a 4 yard loss and stopping the drive before any damage could be done. A punt for a touchback gave us the ball at our own 2 with 34 seconds left and all three time outs. After an incomplete pass on first down, Medlock was able to find Wright for a 17 yard gain and a new set of downs with 24 seconds left. Unfortunately, there would be no last second touchdown or field goal to end the half, as three straight incomplete passes left us punting the ball away with 12 seconds to play in the half. A fumble on the punt return, recovered by WKU’s McNeal, left just 2 seconds on the clock, to which Morgan ran the ball for 5 yards and ended the half, a 14-14 tie.

Our first drive of the second half found us starting at our own 27 yard line, hopefully good enough field position to allow us to get a lead. Johnson was able to pick up 7 yards on first down, before a tackle for a 1 yard loss left us with third and 4. Our drive stayed alive as Medlock was able to connect with Wright for an 8 yard gain, giving us a new set of downs at our 40 yard line. A 17 yard pass to Rhymes reset the downs once again at the WKU 43 yard line. After an incomplete pass on first down, Medlock again found Rhymes, this time for a 19 yard gain and a first down at the 25 yard line. Attempting to catch the defense off guard with a rush, it ended up being a wasted play as Mallary could only get a single yard before being tackled by a pair of WKU defenders. Going back to the air, Medlock was able to find Johnson on consecutive plays, picking up gains of 7 and 6 yards to give us first down at the WKU 11 yard line. A quick pass to Wright on first down picked up an 8 yard gain, giving us second and 2 from the 4 yard line. Johnson would only need one play, fighting through the line for a 4 yard touchdown run, giving us a 21-14 lead with 5:43 left to play in the third quarter.

Despite a 22 yard kickoff return out to their own 27 yard line, the Western Kentucky offense’s drive lasted only a couple plays. Morgan got the drive started with a 5 yard rush, before a dropped pass and a holding penalty left them with third and 15. Kelly would find Dwayne Swan for an 8 yard gain, but it wouldn’t be enough and the Hilltoppers would punt the ball right back, only a minute off the clock. Our drive meanwhile started off pretty poorly, as Medlock was sacked on first down for a 6 yard loss, immediately putting our offense in a hole. Johnson was able to haul in a 10 yard pass to leave with third and 6, but a pass attempt to Wright fell incomplete and we were forced to punt the ball back. Starting at their own 31 yard line, our defense came through huge for us on Western Kentucky’s next drive, forcing an incomplete pass on first down, before Morgan was tackled for a loss of 2 yards, and another incomplete pass on third down forced another WKU punt.

This time we were able to get our drive started off right, as Wright caught a pass for a 16 yard gain, giving us first down at our 37 yard line. After a 5 yard pass to Johnson, our offense once again went backwards, as Medlock got sacked yet again, this time for a 9 yard loss, leaving us facing third and 14. A deep pass attempt to Times ended up overthrown and we once again had to punt right back to Western Kentucky. This time the Hilltoppers started to find some offense, as Morgan started off with rushes of 5 and 3 yards, before Kelly found Mitchell Henry for an 11 yard gain, giving Western Kentucky a first down at their 47 yard line. The drive would collapse after that though, as Morgan was twice tackled for a 3 yard loss, and Kelly’s pass, on third and 16, to Swan for 13 yards, left the Hilltoppers 3 yards short and brought about another punt. Starting at our 20 yard line, we tried to get something going on the ground, but only 2 yards gained by Johnson on first down, and it was right back into the air we went. A 12 yard pass to Johnson gave us first down at our own 34 yard line and brought about the end of the third quarter, with us leading 21-14.

The start of the fourth quarter, we knew it was only a matter of time before the Hilltoppers would get their offense moving and find the end zone again, so we knew we had to do something this drive. Some quick gains of 7 and 4 yards by Wright gave us another first down at our own 45 yard line, and kept us inching close to the end zone. A quick pass over the middle to Rhymes seemed to catch the defense off guard, as Rhymes was able to catch the ball, turn around and run for a 27 yard gain before the secondary could close in and bring him down, giving us first and 10 at the WKU 28 yard line. Our drive however would quickly come to an end, as on second and 10, Medlock would throw his second interception of the day, giving Western Kentucky the ball back on their own 18 yard line. This time we got lucky, as Morgan could only gain 8 yards on first down, before an incomplete pass and a rush for a 3 yard loss by Morgan left fourth and 4 and forced another Western Kentucky punt. An 11 yard punt return by Johnson gave us great field position, as our offense returned to the field on our 42 yard line.

Despite the ending of the last drive, we went right back to the air, forcing Medlock to either overcome his last mistake, or shoulder what could potentially be a loss. Medlock chose to overcome, finding Johnson coming out of the backfield for a 10 yard gain and a first down at the WKU 48 yard line. Facing third and 10, Wright once again came through for us, catching a pass in traffic for a 16 yard gain, giving us first down at the 31 yard line. After a 7 yard gain by Johnson, the defense brought a heavy blitz, which played perfectly into the hands of our offense, as Wright was left wide open for a 14 yard gain, giving us first and goal at the WKU 10 yard line. A 7 yard pass to Johnson left us with second and goal at the 2 yard line. On second and goal, Mallary was able to pick up 1 yard on the ground, leaving us on the 1 yard line on third and goal. Despite Johnson’s best efforts, the Western Kentucky defense was able to overwhelm our offensive line, tackling Johnson for no gain. We would at least walk away with some point, as Yusef Hagen kicked the 19 yard field goal to give us a 24-14 lead with 4:53 left to play in the game. Morgan again tried to give Western Kentucky their best odds at a score, returning the kickoff 23 yards out to the WKU 32 yard line. But an incomplete pass on first down, followed by a 5 yard rush by Morgan and a 3 yard rush by Kelly, left the Hilltoppers facing fourth and 1 from their own 41 yard line. Western Kentucky would attempt the fourth down conversion, but our defense came through in a huge way, as safety Sidney Sledge intercepted Kelly’s pass attempt, giving our offense first down at the Western Kentucky 49 yard line with 4:03 left to play.

With only 4 minutes left to play, instead of trying to pass our way down the field and get another touchdown, we decided to try and run the clock down as much as possible. Despite gains of only 1 and 2 yards by Johnson, leaving us with third and 7, there was only 2:47 left to play in the game, so we decided to play the clock, and attempt another rush. The play call ended up working in our favor, as Johnson was able to break through the line for a 10 yard gain, giving us first down at the Western Kentucky 35 yard line with 2:33 left to play. Western Kentucky did have all three of their timeouts still, so it was still unknown if we could run out the clock and end the game right there on our drive. It was on the very next play, that Western Kentucky started using those timeouts, calling the first one after a 1 yard gain by Mallary, leaving 2:07 left to play. On second down, Johnson was able to give our running game a chance, picking up 5 yards to make it third and 4, with 2:01 left to play after a second WKU timeout. Unfortunately, a 2 yard gain down to the Western Kentucky 27 yard line was all the Johnson could mange, but it did force the Hilltoppers to burn their third and final timeout, leaving them with nothing for the final 1:57 of the game. A 44 yard field goal by Hagen gave us a 27-14 lead with 1:49 left to play.

Western Kentucky, facing a 13 point deficit with only 1:49 left to play, tried to use a 22 yard kickoff return to propel their offense. Kelly was able to find Brand for an 8 yard gain on first down. After an incomplete pass on second down, Kelly connected with Evans for 5 yards and gave Western Kentucky new life. After a pair of incomplete passes, our defense, for reasons unknown, decided to help the Hilltoppers with 5 free penalty yards and a first down. The Hilltoppers almost blew it, as on first down, Kelly fumbled the ball on the snap. Kelly was able to recover the fumble at the WKU 42 yard line, but with only 53 seconds left to play, the Hilltoppers were about to be sealed to their fate. A 5 yard false start penalty against the offense on first and 13 only pushed Western Kentucky back to their own 37 yard line with 51 seconds left to play. An incomplete pass on second down left 43 seconds left to play. Before a third down pass attempt would be the last play the Western Kentucky offense would make for the day, as safety Cain Elliot intercepted a pass attempt by Kelly, giving us the ball back at the Western Kentucky 49 yard line with 37 seconds left to play. One kneel by Medlock was all it would take to run out the rest of the clock and secure the 27-14 win. For the second consecutive week, Storm Johnson would take home player of the game honors, ending the day with 77 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns on 25 attempts, and 115 yards receiving on 14 receptions.

With the win, we improve to 2-3 for the season, 2-0 in the Sun Belt Conference. With the loss, Western Kentucky drops to 1-6 for the year, 1-3 in the Sun Belt. Up next, we continue on the road, visiting Troy. The Trojans come into the game with a 5-1 record. Troy opened up their year with a 41-38 loss to UAB, before beating Montana State 34-6, winning at Fresno State 34-21, knocking off Michigan State 31-24, picking up a 65-13 win at Mid Tennessee State, and defeating Florida Atlantic 59-24.





Final Score
:FIU: 27, :Western_Kentucky: 14



Stat(s) of the Game:


FIU Offense – Medlock almost potentially screwed us, throwing an interception during a 14-14 tie, and then throwing a second interception when we only had a 21-14 lead, but he did otherwise go 30-42 with 391 yards, and as our rushing game was barely able to get anything going for much of the game, passing was just about the only thing that kept us going on offense and allowed us to hold on for the win. Rushing, it was an alright day for Johnson with 77 yards, but he did get the final two of our three rushing touchdowns. Mallary, while he only touched the ball 5 times and only gained 8 yards, he scored our first touchdown of the day, so he was just as big a part of our offense as Johnson was.

FIU Defense – They’re still going to kill us some game. Got moon walked over by the WKU offense on the first drive and second drives of the game. They thankfully then held their own for most of the rest of the game, and even when WKU did start making moves on offense, were able to bend without breaking. They’re still going to screw us in a tight game in the future, I guarantee it.

FIU Kicking – Hagen actually had a perfect game for a change, going 2 for 2 on field goals, making them for 19 and 44 yards out, and going 3 for 3 on PATs. A nice surprise for a change after three years of mediocre kicking.




Scoring Summary



Team
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Final Score


:FIU:
7
7
7
6
27


:Western_Kentucky:
14
0
0
0
14






Time
Team
Result
Play
Score


First Quarter


5:47
:Western_Kentucky:
Touchdown
B. Brand, 5 yard pass from J. Kelly (J. Lane kick)
:Western_Kentucky: 7-0


2:17
:FIU:
Touchdown
D. Mallary, 3 yard run (Y. Hagen kick)
TIED 7-7


0:41
:Western_Kentucky:
Touchdown
Q. Morgan, 4 yard run (J. Lane kick)
:Western_Kentucky: 14-7





Second Quarter


6:29
:FIU:
Touchdown
S. Johnson, 1 yard run (Y. Hagen kick)
TIED 14-14






Third Quarter


5:43
:FIU:
Touchdown
S. Johnson, 4 yard run (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 21-14





Fourth Quarter


4:56
:FIU:
Field Goal
Y. Hagen, 19 yard field goal
:FIU: 24-14


2:01
:FIU:
Field Goal
Y. Hagen, 44 yard field goal
:FIU: 27-14







Game Stats



Florida International
Stat
Western Kentucky


27
Score
14


24
First Downs
11


449
Total Offense
277


34 - 58 - 3
Rushes - Yards - TD
25 - 86 - 1


30 - 42 - 0
Comp - Att - TD
16 - 31 - 1


391
Passing Yards
191


3
Times Sacked
2


7 - 13 (53%)
3rd Down Conversion
7 - 15 (46%)


1 - 1 (100%)
4th Down Conversion
0 - 1 (0%)


0 - 0 (0%)
2-Point Conv
0 - 0 (0%)


5 - 3 - 1 (80%)
Red Zone - TD - FG
3 - 2 - 0 (66%)


2
Turnovers
2


0
Fumbles Lost
0


2
Intercepted
2


15
Punt Return Yards
20


67
Kick Return Yards
126


531
Total Yards
423


3 – 44.7
Punts - Average
6 - 46.5


2 - 10
Penalties
2 - 15


24:22
Time of Possession
11:38







Florida International Contract Goals Update



Fail Impact
Goal
Progress
Pass Impact


:3redarrow:
500+ rushing yards in each season
438
:3greenarrow:



Win 8 games in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



2000+ total offensive yards in each season
:check:
:3greenarrow:


:3redarrow:
7+ passing TD in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



10+ points per game in each season
23 PPG
:3greenarrow:


:3redarrow:
2400+ total offensive yards in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:


:2redarrow:
Win 4 games in one season
:check:
:1greenarrow:


:6redarrow:
2000+ total offensive yards in one season
:check:








Job Security Status

80%

[SmoothPancakes]

Thoughts on the game... Medlock almost screwed us twice. However, Medlock is also just about our only saving grace when it comes to offense ans his passing abilities. Our running game is not as great as I thought it would be, even with Storm Johnson in the backfield. We just cannot get anything going on the ground outside of the first quarter and the last couple minutes of the fourth quarter. Defense, they are going to screw us, I can guarantee it. Some game, it's going to be a tight game, maybe even tied, and they were ruin it for us. There is no doubt in my mind. We're going to find out about the defense next week, as we go on the road to 5-1 Troy.

[SmoothPancakes]

Taking a look at action on the national scene, in the Top 25, it's another week, another big upset, as 5-2 Northwestern knocks off #5 Iowa, 28-3. #2 Alabama held off #25 Ole Miss 28-25, #7 Ohio State got the win over #24 Nebraska 27-21, #22 UCF ruins #9 Connecticut's 4-0 season with a 35-10 upset, #18 Washington improved to 6-1 on the year with a 42-10 shellacking of #12 Stanford. #13 Baylor barely escaped Texas 38-37, #14 Arkansas holds off Tennessee 42-35, 5-2 North Carolina gets a win over #15 Georgia Tech, 35-31. Pittsburgh beat #17 Clemson 38-31 in overtime, Duke knocked off #21 Miami 35-21, ruining the Canes 5-0 start, and Utah upset #23 Oregon State 40-10.

For our devoted fans, Mors, unfortunately it's back to more of the same, as 3-2 Kansas State drops West Virginia to 1-7, 1-6 in the Big 12 with an ugly 44-13 win. Jaymo, what do you know, apparently 0-6 is a lucky number. One week after West Virginia finally broke into the win column after an 0-6 start, Arizona State does the same, beating a 3-4 USC, 24-13, to improve to 1-6 for the year, 1-3 in the Pac 12.

A look at the top 25 in bizarro world, Wisconsin is #1 at 6-0, Alabama #2 at 7-0, Penn State #3 at 6-0, Mississippi State #4 at 6-0, Oklahoma #5 at 5-0. Ohio State is #6 at 6-0, LSU #7 at 5-1, Boise State #8 at 4-1, TCU #9 at 5-2, Baylor #10 at 4-1. Elsewhere, Iowa is #12 at 5-1 (dropping from #5 last week), Washington is #13 at 6-1, Connecticut is #15 at 4-1 (dropping from #9 last week), UCF is #17 at 6-2, Northwestern jumps from unranked to #18 at 5-2 fresh off their upset of Iowa, Illinois is #22 at 4-1 (first week in the poll) and USF enters the poll at #24 with a 3-2 record.

[morsdraconis]

Good win Smooth. Looks like you're resorting to the same thing I do once the CPU decides that you can't run the damn ball anymore. It's frustrating as hell to watch it happen because it seems like once the CPU decides you can't run the ball, that's all they play the rest of the game, thus making it stupid easy to throw the ball.

[SmoothPancakes]

Good win Smooth. Looks like you're resorting to the same thing I do once the CPU decides that you can't run the damn ball anymore. It's frustrating as hell to watch it happen because it seems like once the CPU decides you can't run the ball, that's all they play the rest of the game, thus making it stupid easy to throw the ball.

Yeah, I can have some success running for the first drive or two, and then either towards the end of the first quarter or beginning of the second quarter, that's it, our running game dies. After that, we turn into Houston and just start passing play after play, as that's the only way to move the ball. Storm Johnson, so far this season, has actually been more useful as an extra receiver in my passing game than he has been as a ball carrier in my running game.

I figured Western Kentucky would be one of the games where I'd be able to unleash Johnson and my running game on them, being as they are so bad, and their running defense wasn't the greatest, but they still had no problem shutting my running game down for the most part. If I can't get a passing game going against Troy, I'm going to be screwed, because I can guarantee that Troy will obliterate my running game.

[DariusLock]

Thoughts on the game... Medlock almost screwed us twice. However, Medlock is also just about our only saving grace when it comes to offense ans his passing abilities. Our running game is not as great as I thought it would be, even with Storm Johnson in the backfield. We just cannot get anything going on the ground outside of the first quarter and the last couple minutes of the fourth quarter. Defense, they are going to screw us, I can guarantee it. Some game, it's going to be a tight game, maybe even tied, and they were ruin it for us. There is no doubt in my mind. We're going to find out about the defense next week, as we go on the road to 5-1 Troy.

Welcome to my world, in my SBCOL OD it's year 3 and Medlock is all I got basically. Mallary is graduated. Rhymes is out for the season, my 5* fresh RB is out for the year. My O-Line SUCKS! Gave up 10 sacks last game and I even use the don't touch the stick until passing method that's suppose to help pass blocking. My D gets crushed every game and is a D overall.

Good thing is Medlocks (RS) Fresh backup is 75 compared to Medlock at 79. So we will not have much of a drop off there, I'm also trying to get more SPEED!!!

[SmoothPancakes]

Welcome to my world, in my SBCOL OD it's year 3 and Medlock is all I got basically. Mallary is graduated. Rhymes is out for the season, my 5* fresh RB is out for the year. My O-Line SUCKS! Gave up 10 sacks last game and I even use the don't touch the stick until passing method that's suppose to help pass blocking. My D gets crushed every game and is a D overall.

Good thing is Medlocks (RS) Fresh backup is 75 compared to Medlock at 79. So we will not have much of a drop off there, I'm also trying to get more SPEED!!!

Yeah, this team has just gone of a cliff between the first year and this year. I was planning on signing another contract with FIU after this season, so I could at least stay during this year and next year while Storm Johnson was on the roster, but with the way this season is going, once my contract expires at the end of the year, I might just bail for another job.

Going by my advancement rules, I'm only allowed to take an OC job at another mid-major, no more than 3 stars prestige. But, go screw around at a MAC school or CUSA school or something for 3 or 4 years, and then after I make it to year 6, I can take either a head coach job at a 3 star or less mid-major, or be OC at a 4 star or less major program. I'll have to see what things look like in terms of recruiting and who I can get the rest of this season for FIU, and what kind of job offers I see during CC.

[morsdraconis]

So, you got me playing NCAA 12 again, you bastard, and playing with FIU as the OC. I started a dynasty with them and immediately realized that I HATE their offensive play style (it's IMPOSSIBLE to run out of shotgun against the CPU unless you absolutely dominate them statistically) so I went with a more pro style offense and the ground and pound approach. Well, you know how that goes with me. I run the ball a bit, and, once they piss me off with them magically breaking through my offensive line like they're not even standing there, I come out and torch them with the pass. Bad defense (fuck you CPU playing 4 WR sets with a Cover 1 defense!) and ridiculous offensive numbers later, I pull out the win 49-42 with 7 TD passes but 200 yards on the ground for Perry. TY Hilton catches 10 passes for 240 some yards and 5 TDs; two of which were absolutely BEAUTIFUL over the shoulder grabs just BARELY out of the defender's reach as he went speeding down the sideline for the TD.

I'm quickly reminded how ridiculously easy it is to pass the ball in this game unless the CPU decides to cheat just enough to know where you want to go with the ball. ~450 yards of passing on 22-38 (or somethin' like that) passing because of all the big plays whereas I have 200 something on the ground with Perry on 30 rushes mainly because the CPU decided I wasn't going to run the clock out by running the ball in the last 4 minutes of the game and, instead, forced quite a few loss of yards runs when, really, it should have been a 3-4 yard gain without teleporting through blockers by the defenders.

Not sure if I'll continue playing the games, but it was a nice distraction for a moment and it was fun to play with a team that I've never played with before (and it was good to see that the yardage totals for myself and the CPU aren't much different than what you had against them).

[SmoothPancakes]

:D You finally got sucked back in. Yep, there's no way I'd try to run the ball out of shotgun. I'd be lucky to get over 20 yards rushing each game. That's why I had to go the custom playbook route and work in some new formations and give me a bunch of under center plays, both running and passing.

Yeah, for the most part, I'm fairly on par with the statistics of the real life FIU. A little bit better/higher stats, but even then, I'm still struggling to win a lot of my games, having to pull wins out of my ass half the time. So while my stats may be a bit higher or better than the real team, I'm not going to complain too much as changing the sliders up a bunch to try and even out the statistics even more would probably cause me to go 0-12 every year, especially with as much as I've been struggling with opponents this season.

With the sliders as they are now, I can usually beat the teams that are worse than me, it's 50/50 against the teams with close or even ratings, and I will generally get my ass handed to me against teams that are better than me. Well, with the exception of Duke, who for some reason I just had their number in the two games I played against them.

[jaymo76]

Have been really busy the past week so I haven't read this blog for a bit. However, the news of an ASU victory over much hated USC brings a HUGE smile to my very tired eyes. Great read as always Smooth! Keep up the good work.

[SmoothPancakes]

Have been really busy the past week so I haven't read this blog for a bit. However, the news of an ASU victory over much hated USC brings a HUGE smile to my very tired eyes. Great read as always Smooth! Keep up the good work.

Thanks man! Yep, ASU finally broke into the win column, against USC of all teams. Looked like it a good game. As for my dynasty, the Troy game is coming. I was going to play it Monday, then ended pushing it off to Tuesday, pushed it off to Wednesday, then had work take over the last three days. I think it's gotten more to me now trying to avoid the violations that I'm going to receive from Troy for as long as possible. :D

[SmoothPancakes]

Game Six

:FIU: :@: :Troy:



Game Notes


--- Heading into the second game of our two game road trip, was a trip to Troy, Alabama to take on the 5-1 Trojans. While we have split with Troy the last two years, they have been fiercely contested games, as we lost only by four at Troy two years ago, before picking up an eight point win over the Trojans at home last year. Troy so far this year is the favorite to win the conference title, followed by Arkansas State and ourselves, conveniently the only remaining undefeated teams in the conference, as ourselves and Troy enter week nine of the season at 2-0 in the Sun Belt, and Arkansas State enters 1-0. It looked like it was going to be another battle through the air, as Troy entered the game with the 24th best rushing defense in the nation, while their passing defense was less stellar, coming in at only 70th best. Seeing as our offense entered the game with one of the worst rushing offenses in the nation, ranked 117th, but a 33rd ranked passing offense, to air it would be. It was a bright and sunny day, setting up for a perfect afternoon of football. Troy won the coin toss and elected to kick.

Deciding to try and test out the Troy defense on first down, it was apparent our running game wasn’t going to be of much use, as Storm Johnson was immediately stuffed for only a two yard game, as the defense wasted little time in flocking to the ball. After a 6 yard pass to Johnson, we appeared to have a first down after Jake Medlock completed another short pass. However, a flag came out, as we were penalized for clipping during the play, taking away our first down and leaving us facing third and 6. Much our savior last game, Willis Wright again came through for us huge, catching a well placed pass right in the middle of two Troy defenders for a 15 yard gain, giving us first down at our 36 yard line. In what becoming a trend for defenses facing our team, a miscue by the Troy defense allowed Dominique Rhymes to break free uncovered on a flag route, resulting in a 30 yard pass and a first down at the Troy 34 yard line. The very next play, Rhymes continued to make the Troy defense suffer, as a heavy blitz by the Trojans allowed Rhymes to get immediately open on a crossing route, resulting in a 12 yard gain down to the Troy 22. It was at this point that Medlock decided to let his ugly side show, as consecutive blitzes by Troy left Rhymes wide open, but Medlock badly overthrew Rhymes both times. Then facing third and 10, a pass attempt to Johnson was thrown behind him, resulting in our drive stalling at the Troy 22. Yusef Hagen, despite kicking from the right hash mark, had little trouble and kicked the 39 yard field goal attempt cleanly through the uprights, giving us a 3-0 lead with 6:36 left to play in the quarter.

Troy seemed more than ready to respond. A 25 yard kickoff return set the Trojans up at their own 26 yard line, to which Corey Robinson quickly found Gavin Ellis for a 10 yard gain. On second and short, Nathan Hendrickson picked up 7 yards on the ground, handing Troy an early first down. It would quickly crumble apart for the Trojans though, as an incomplete pass set them tumbling off a cliff. A sack for a loss of 6 yards and an incomplete pass on third down left Troy punting on fourth and 16 from their own 37. It would only get worse, as their punter shanked the punt short, giving us the ball at our own 29. On the very first play of our second drive, Wright again stated his case for moving up the depth chart from third receiver, as a quick chuck by Medlock to avoid a sack was miraculously hauled in before it could by batted down by two Troy defenders, resulting in a 37 yard gain at the Troy 34 yard line. Unfortunately, that would be as far as we would get, as much like our last drive, three short passes by Medlock, all knocked down by Troy defenders, brought our drive screeching to a halt. A punt out the back of the end zone gave Troy the ball at their own 20. Troy however would not get anything going offensively. After an offside penalty by our defense advanced the ball to the 25, an incomplete pass made it second down, before a false start penalty pushed Troy back to the 20. On the fourth play of the drive, second and 15, Jamel Johnson managed to pick up 5 yards on the ground to get Troy back to the 25 yard line, but a dropped pass on third and 10 would force Troy to punt the ball right back. A 7 yard return by Johnson gave us the ball at our own 39 yard line with 4:18 left in the first quarter.

After a pair of incomplete passes from Medlock, Rhymes decided it was his turn to play savior, catching a pass over the middle and dragging a Troy defender a couple of extra yards, before falling down for a 23 yard gain to give us first down at the Troy 38. After an incomplete pass on first down, Medlock found Johnson for a 9 yard gain to set up third and 1. Johnson would convert the third down on the next play, as in only our second rushing attempt of the game, Johnson found a hole off the left tackle and was able to pick up two yards and the first down. After two more incomplete passes left us facing yet another third down, the Troy defense handed us a gift on a silver platter, as Rhymes was left uncovered and was able to catch a pass at the 5 yard line, before battling two Troy defenders long enough to fall forward into the end zone for a 27 yard touchdown pass, giving us a 10-0 lead with 2:20 left in the first quarter. This time Troy wasted little time in responding, as after a tackle in the backfield cost the Trojans 3 yards, a 2 yard gain on second down set Robinson up for a 13 yards pass to Eric Thomas on third down to convert. A 10 yard pass to Thomas the very next play instantly gave Troy another first down. An incomplete pass on first down did little to slow down the Trojans, as Robinson found Thomas yet again, this time for 18 yards, giving Troy a first down at our 38 yard line. A 13 yard pass to Jim Teknipp set up another first down, before a 10 yard pass to Ellis gave Troy second and 1 from our 15 yard line with 37 seconds left in the quarter. After an incomplete pass left 23 seconds left to play, Robinson found Anthony Williams for 13 yards, giving Troy first and goal at our 2 yard line with 15 seconds left. With 2 seconds remaining in the first quarter, Robinson connected with Ellis for a 2 yard touchdown pass, making it 10-7. A touchback on the kickoff brought the first quarter to an end.

The start of the second quarter, we knew it was time to get serious, as Troy had found their rhythm on offense, and was a threat to take the lead the next time they touched the ball if we failed to score on this drive. Wright continued to work his receiving mojo, hauling in a 32 yard pass on second down, again surrounded by Troy defenders, to give us first down on the Troy 48 yard line. After advancing down to the Troy 22 yard line thanks to receptions of 8 yards by Johnson and 17 yards by Rhymes, Medlock finally paid for his fire from the hip passing, as a pass that was thrown behind Wright was picked off by the defense at the Troy 2 yard line and returned out to their 8. Despite the massive momentum shift, our defense rose to the challenge. After a 2 yard gain by Robinson and a 5 yard rush by Hendrickson, the linebackers got to Robinson and sacked him for a 6 yard loss, setting up fourth and 9 at the Troy 9 yard line. An 8 yard return by Johnson on a 41 yard punt gave us first down at the Troy 41 yard line and a great chance to rectify the mistake on the previous drive. That chance would have to wait though, as two incomplete passes and a dropped pass resulted in a three and out and the punt team returning to the field. A 41 yard punt resulted in a touchback. This time Troy came out firing hard and often. A 24 yard pass to Johnson on first down advanced the ball to the Troy 44. After two incomplete passes, a 17 yard pass to Thomas gave Troy a first down at our 40 yard line. A 13 yard pass to Johnson and a 15 yard pass to Williams gave Troy first down at our 12 yard line. After a 5 yard rush by Johnson, Robinson found Hendrickson for a 7 yard touchdown pass, giving Troy a 14-10 lead with 4:43 left to play in the half.

Our offense knew it had to come out firing as well, and this time we made sure to move the ball after starting the drive on our own 35 yard line, as Medlock found Rhymes for a 12 yard gain on first down, moving the ball out to the 47 yard line. That would be the farthest we would get as Medlock decided to once again throw to the red jerseys instead of the white jerseys, giving Troy the ball back at their own 39 yard line after the interception. Troy quickly started moving with a 4 yard rush by Thomas and a 13 yard pass to Hendrickson. On first down at our 43 yard line, the offense got flagged for holding, making it first and 20 at the Troy 47 yard line, but the Trojans proved more than ready to answer, as Robinson connected with Johnson for a 53 yard touchdown pass, making it 21-10 with 3:08 left in the second quarter. Another great return by Johnson gave us the ball at our own 33 yard line, knowing we had to respond here or the game would be over by halftime. After an incomplete pass on first down, Medlock was able to get a pass to Rhymes for a 23 yard gain, giving us first down at the Troy 44 yard line with 2:47 left in the half. On the next play, yet another drive almost ended in disaster, as a tipped ball at the line of scrimmage deflected up in the air, though it thankfully fell to the ground in front of a Troy linebacker just before he could manage to close the distance on the ball. On another second down, Rhymes again came through for our offense, hauling in a 25 yard pass to give us first down at the Troy 20 yard line. After another incomplete pass on first down, it was Johnson this time who came through for us, catching a pass over the middle and fighting forward through two Troy defenders, before finally being taken down for a 16 yard gain, giving us first and goal at the Troy 3 yard line. A quick pass on first down to Rhymes was caught at the one yard line, who then fought towards the sideline, breaking away from two tackle attempts before finally managing to stumble into the end zone for a 3 yard touchdown pass, making it 21-17 Troy with 1:21 left in the half.

Someone unfortunately forgot to tell our defense it wasn’t halftime yet, as Troy rumbled right over us. Robinson completed a 17 yard pass to Thomas, a 25 yard pass to Teknipp, a 2 yard pass to Ellis, a 12 yard pass to Teknipp, and ultimately a 22 yard touchdown pass to Hendrickson, to cap off a 7 play, 78 yard drive to give Troy a 28-17 lead with only 15 seconds left until halftime. With only 3 seconds left on the clock until halftime and our offense starting at our own 21 yard line, we just handed the ball off to Johnson, who was tackled for a 3 yard loss, bringing the first half to an end.

The start of the second half, it was more of the same from the Troy offense. At the start of their drive, Robinson found Ellis for a 19 yard gain, before Hendrickson reeled off gains of 9 and 8 yards on the ground to give Troy first down at our own 46 yard line. After an incomplete pass on first down, Robinson found Johnson for 13 yards to get down to our 33 yard line. A defensive penalty on the next play gave Troy first down at our 26 yard line. That was as close as Troy would get however, as after a dropped pass on first down, the offense was flagged for holding, making it second and 20 at our 36 yard line. An incomplete pass on second down was followed up by a sack for a loss of 9 yards, pushing Troy clear back to our 45 yard line and leaving the Trojans facing fourth and 29. The ensuing punt went out the back of the end zone for a touchback, giving our offense their first drive of the second half with no further damage inflicted.

Already in an 11 point hole, facing an offense who had proven they could score at will, we wasted no time in trying to get down the field and score before our offense could find a way to either stall out or thrown another interception. A 30 yard pass to Rhymes on first down got the drive started off positively, giving us first down at the 50 yard line. After a 9 yard pass to Johnson left us facing second and short, Johnson was able to catch the Trojan defense off guard and pick up 4 yards on the ground to get the first down. After an incomplete pass on first down, Ezekiel Turner made his first catch of the day, hauling in a pass for 16 yards to give us first down at the Troy 21 yard line. After another incomplete pass on first down, a 3 yard pass to Johnson left us facing third and 18. Rhymes once again came through for us, managing to get enough separation from his defender to catch an 11 yard pass and give us first and goal at the Troy 7 yard line. After a dropped pass and a pass knocked down in the back of the end zone, Johnson was able to get open coming out of the backfield on third and goal and managed to catch the ball and get into the end zone before the defense could close in, giving us a 7 yard touchdown pass and making it 28-24 Troy with 4:53 left to play in the third quarter.

It appeared Troy was about to answer right back on us, as a 27 yard kickoff return started them off at the 25 yard line. A 5 yard rush by Thomas, followed by a 9 yard pass to Robinson set Troy up with first down at their 39 yard line. A 3 yard rush by Hendrickson on first down was the last positive play, as two incomplete passes left Troy punting from their 42. A 10 yard punt return by Johnson gave us the ball on our own 24 yard line to start our next offensive drive. After yet another incomplete pass on first down, Rhymes was able to catch a 20 yard pass over the middle to give us first down at our own 44. Continuing our trend of first down ineptitude, our drive wouldn’t advance any further, as two more incomplete passes, both overthrown by Medlock, would force the punt team out onto the field. Despite a rush for a loss of 3 yards by Hendrickson, Robinson was able to convert third and 13 with a 26 yard pass to Williams, immediately followed with a 9 yard pass to Thomas to give Troy second and 1 at the 50 yard line. An incomplete pass and a loss of 2 yard by Hendrickson forced Troy to punt the ball back. A 43 yard punt, with a fair catch called, left our offense to find an answer from our own 8 yard line.

Wright chose first down to continue his highlight reel catches, hauling in a 25 yard pass in the middle of four Troy defenders, including one that hit and tackled Wright instantaneously as he caught the ball. After yet another incomplete pass on first down, Johnson was able to haul in a 7 yard pass to leave us with third and 3. Johnson would repeat the previous play, making another 7 yard catch to give us first down at our 47 yard line with 55 seconds left in the third quarter. After another incomplete pass on first down, thanks to another overthrown pass from Medlock, Clifford Sanchez broke into to receiving column for the first time of the game, catching a 15 yard pass to give us first down at the Troy 37 yard line. Despite a heavy blitz by Troy on first down, Medlock was just barely able to get a pass off, this time finding Rhymes for a 13 yard gain and first down at the Troy 24. It was there that our drive stalled out, with three straight incomplete passes, including a costly third down when Rhymes went down with an injury, causing concern to spread throughout the stadium. That third down play also brought the third quarter to an end, Troy still hanging on to the lead 28-24.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, we received word that Rhymes had pulled his hamstring and would be out for at least a series or two. Hagen at least was able to stem the bad news, kicking a 40 yard field goal to make it 28-27 with 8:57 left in the game. Closing the Troy lead down to 1 point got our entire team fired up. After allowing a 6 yard rush by Hendrickson on first down from the Troy 27 yard line, two incomplete passes brought the Trojans drive to an immediate end. A 10 yard punt return by Johnson gave our offense the ball back at our 32 yard line. It turned out Rhymes’ injury was less severe than thought, as Rhymes trotted onto the field for the start of our next drive, ready to get back in the action. He proved his hamstring was fine right away as he hauled in a 22 yard pass on first down to give us a new set of downs at the Troy 47 yard line. It turned out those last couple of passes on first down were a fluke, as Medlock overthrew Wright by a mile on the next play, bringing about another second down. It was here that the Troy defense finally decided to help us. After Johnson caught a 6 yard pass, one of the Troy linebackers took Johnson down by his facemask, resulting in 15 free yards and a first down at the Troy 26 yard line, a 21 yard gain. Wright kept our offense moving with his fifth reception of the game, a 7 yard pass down to the Troy 19. A 3 yard pass to Johnson, who was met right at the first down line by three Troy defenders, giving us first down at the 15 yard line. After an incomplete pass on first down, the Troy defense called a safety blitz on the next play. That play call turned out to be a bad one, as Johnson was left uncovered coming out of the backfield, catching a pass over the middle and taking it the final 7 yards to the end zone for a 15 yard touchdown pass. An incomplete pass to Turner on the two point conversion made it 33-28 with 6:56 left to play in the game.

That touchdown completely emptied the life out of the stadium and the Troy crowd. It also took the life out of the Troy offense, who could only manage a 3 yard rush by Hendrickson on third and 10 before their punt team came onto the field. A fired up Storm Johnson broke a pair of tackles on his way to a 16 yard punt return, giving our offense the ball at the Troy 45 yard line. After an incomplete pass on first down, the Troy defense again shot themselves in the foot, as another heavy blitz was called to try and overwhelm our offensive line. Medlock wasted no time in connecting with a wide open Rhymes, who fought forward through a tackle for a couple extra yards to make it a 29 yard pass, giving us first down at the Troy 16 yard line. Knowing that a field goal would make it an 8 point game, with 5:40 left to play, we started to play it safe, taking short, simple, safe passes instead of taking risks into coverage. We got started with those safe passes with a 5 yard pass to Rhymes on an out route along the right hash mark, advancing the ball down to the Troy 11 yard line. Another out pass, this time to Wright, picked up 4 yards to make it third and 1 from the Troy 7 yard line with 5:12 remaining. Putting our trust in Johnson to pick up that one yard on the ground, it appeared we were about to be attempting a field goal, as the Troy defense got the jump and our line started to crumble. By a stroke of luck, the Troy defender who met Johnson a yard behind the line of scrimmage wasn’t able to push Johnson back, instead going along for the ride on the tackle as Johnson fell forward and was awarded a 2 yard gain, giving us first and goal at the Troy 6 yard line. After an incomplete pass on first down, Wayne Times was able to get his hands on the ball just before being tackled, resulting in a 5 yard pass and leaving us facing third and goal from the Troy 1 yard line. Once again putting our faith and trust in Johnson, he was able to find a hole between the left guard and tackle, giving us a 40-28 lead with 3:57 left to play in the game.

Troy proved more than ready to respond, needing only a single minute to answer right back with a touchdown of their own. After a 20 yard kickoff return out to their own 30 yard line, Robinson found Williams for a 12 yard pass, Thomas for 7 yards, before connecting on a bomb with Williams for 41 yards, making it first and goal at our 9 yard line. A 5 yard by Hendrickson on first and goal set up Hendrickson for the responding touchdown on a 4 yard rush, making it 40-35 with 2:55 left to play. Trying to upstage his Troy counterpart, our own Johnson returned the ensuing kickoff for 21 yards, giving us the ball at our own 21 yard line. Even though we were starting at our 21 yard line with only a 5 point lead, we chose to take our chances on the ground, trying to run off as much clock as we could. Gains of 4 and 7 yards by Johnson gave us first down at our 31 yard line before Troy called their first timeout, stopping the clock with 1:59 left to play. Knowing Troy was going to use their final two timeouts in the coming plays, we briefly returned to the air, as Medlock found Turner along the right sideline for a 5 yard gain. Our pass attempt on second down was batted down, before Johnson was stopped short of the first down line on a 4 yard pass, resulting in our punt team being called out with 1:46 left to play.

After a fair catch, Troy was left with 79 yards of the field to cover with only 1:46 left to play. Our defense stood up to the challenge and refused to be beaten this time. After an incomplete pass on first down, the defense broke through and sacked Robinson for a 2 yard loss. Another incomplete pass on third down left Troy facing fourth and 12. An 8 yard pass to Johnson wasn’t enough as the Trojans turned the ball over on downs at their own 27 yard line with 1:17 left to play. Despite our attempts to kill the clock, Troy had one remaining timeout and was able to force us into fourth down with 16 seconds left. Instead of allowing us to just kneel out the final couple of seconds, Hagen was called on for a 40 yard field goal attempt, which sailed wide right, giving Troy possession at their own 23 yard line with 3 seconds left. Despite being 77 yards from the end zone with only 3 seconds left, our defense helped out Troy, being called for a facemask on a 17 yard pass, giving Troy an untimed first down at our 41 yard line. Despite the near heart attack inducing scare, Troy’s hail mary attempt fell harmlessly incomplete out the back of the end zone, preserving our 40-35 come from behind victory.

With the improbably and miraculous win, we improve to 3-3 for the season, 3-0 in the Sun Belt Conference. With the loss, Troy drops to 5-2 for the year, 2-1 in the Sun Belt. Up next after this miracle win, we return home to take on UL Monroe. The Warhawks enter the game with a 3-3 record, sitting at 1-1 in Sun Belt play. UL Monroe started off their year with a 31-21 loss at #10 Baylor, then got a 49-24 win over Southern Utah. A week later they lost 34-17 on the road at #24 USF, returned home for a 22-17 win over Western Kentucky, fell to 0-3 on the road with a 43-36 loss at Arkansas State, and improved to 3-0 at home with a 36-13 win over Tulane.




Final Score
:FIU: 40, :Troy: 35



Stat(s) of the Game:
FIU Offense – Well, I thought Medlock screwed us after his two interceptions. Somehow, despite throwing an incomplete pass almost every single first down, and constantly overthrowing receivers left and right with passes not even Andre the Giant could have caught, Medlock somehow led us back from a 28-17 halftime deficit and led us to an upset victory. It only took 77 pass attempts in an completely, entirely one-sided offense the entire game, but Medlock did enough right to pull it out. While running game was virtually nonexistent, Johnson was still huge, not only getting some very much needed one or two yards on an occasional rush, but also being a huge part of the receiving corps today, giving us an additional receiver on plays, helping keep the Troy defense spread out and off guard as to who we might pass to.

FIU Defense – They still suck. Managed to hold Troy's offense in check the first couple drives, then, like Western Kentucky, let the Troy offense practically moonwalk over them for the entire rest of the first half. Somehow, I still don't know how, they managed to hold Troy's offense again in check for almost the entire second half, bending, but not breaking, as they held Troy scoreless for the third quarter, and kept Troy from scoring again until the final minutes of the fourth quarter. I still say and believe that they're going to screw us at some point again this season, there is no doubt in my mind. If anything, we got lucky that they didn't break in the second half.

FIU Kicking – Hagen had a perfect game going for pretty much the entire contest. Kicked field goals of 39 and 40 yards, was 4 for 4 on extra points, until he missed a 40 yard attempt with with 3 seconds left, after Coach Cristobal for whatever reason called a field goal instead of letting me kneel out of the final seconds of the game.



Scoring Summary



Team
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Final Score


:FIU:
10
7
7
16
40


:Troy:
7
21
0
7
35






Time
Team
Result
Play
Score


First Quarter


6:40
:FIU:
Field Goal
Y. Hagen, 39 yard field goal
:FIU: 3-0


2:20
:FIU:
Touchdown
D. Rhymes, 27 yard pass from J. Medlock (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 10-0


0:02
:Troy:
Touchdown
G. Ellis, 2 yard pass from C. Robinson (J. Evans kick)
:FIU: 10-7





Second Quarter


4:43
:Troy:
Touchdown
N. Hendrickson, 6 yard pass from C. Robinson (J. Evans kick)
:Troy: 14-10


3:08
:Troy:
Touchdown
J. Johnson, 53 yard pass from C. Robinson (J. Evans kick)
:Troy: 21-10


1:21
:FIU:
Touchdown
D. Rhymes, 3 yard pass from J. Medlock (Y. Hagen kick)
:Troy: 21-17


0:15
:Troy:
Touchdown
N. Hendrickson, 21 yard pass from C. Robinson (J. Evans kick)
:Troy: 28-17





Third Quarter


4:53
:FIU:
Touchdown
S. Johnson, 7 yard pass from J. Medlock (Y. Hagen kick)
:Troy: 28-24





Fourth Quarter


8:57
:FIU:
Field Goal
Y. Hagen, 40 yard field goal
:Troy: 28-27


6:56
:FIU:
Touchdown
S. Johnson, 15 yard pass from J. Medlock (2-Pt failed)
:FIU: 33-28


3:57
:FIU:
Touchdown
S. Johnson, 1 yard run (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 40-28


2:55
:Troy:
Touchdown
N. Hendrickson, 3 yard run (J. Evans kick)
:FIU: 40-35







Game Stats



Florida International
Stat
Troy


40
Score
35


27
First Downs
21


587
Total Offense
538


11 - 23 - 1
Rushes - Yards - TD
19 - 63 - 1


40 - 77 - 4
Comp - Att - TD
30 - 53 - 4


564
Passing Yards
475


0
Times Sacked
4


9 - 16 (56%)
3rd Down Conversion
5 - 14 (35%)


0 - 0 (0%)
4th Down Conversion
0 - 1 (0%)


0 - 1 (0%)
2-Point Conv
0 - 0 (0%)


6 - 4 - 0 (66%)
Red Zone - TD - FG
5 - 3 - 0 (60%)


2
Turnovers
0


0
Fumbles Lost
0


2
Intercepted
0


55
Punt Return Yards
7


115
Kick Return Yards
150


757
Total Yards
695


4 – 39.8
Punts - Average
8 - 42.4


5 - 53
Penalties
4 - 40


20:59
Time of Possession
15:01







Florida International Contract Goals Update



Fail Impact
Goal
Progress
Pass Impact


:3redarrow:
500+ rushing yards in each season
461
:3greenarrow:



Win 8 games in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



2000+ total offensive yards in each season
:check:
:3greenarrow:


:3redarrow:
7+ passing TD in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



10+ points per game in each season
26 PPG
:3greenarrow:


:3redarrow:
2400+ total offensive yards in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:


:2redarrow:
Win 4 games in one season
:check:
:1greenarrow:


:6redarrow:
2000+ total offensive yards in one season
:check:






Bonus



Beat a higher ranked team

:2greenarrow:







Job Security Status

86%

[SmoothPancakes]

Thoughts on the game. I don't know how the hell we pulled that out. After Troy scored to go up 21-10, I was already starting to feel the pressure and felt like the game was slipping away. Then when they scored to go up 28-17 just before halftime, and then were getting the ball right back to start the second half, I thought that was it. I thought our goose was cooked and it was going to turn into a rout. Somehow, our defense came through. I still think our defense sucks and they are going to screw us at some point again this season. They are going to ruin it and blow a lead or blow a game for us at the end. But they didn't today. Despite getting walked and moonwalked over by the Troy offense in the second quarter, they held their own in the second half and where a huge reason we had a chance to slowly chip away at Troy's lead and eventually retake it.

Medlock, extremely stupid passes. Two interceptions, both thrown behind the receiver, directly into the hands of the defense. And then the incomplete passes. At least half of them were either thrown behind the receiver or so ridiculously overthrown that not even Andre the Giant could have caught them. The rest were either dropped by our receivers or knocked down by the defense.

As for the offense, clearly we are a 100% one-sided offense, even with Storm Johnson in the backfield. Our offensive line isn't good enough for a prolonged, successful running attack. It looks like it's gonna be Air City down in Miami for the rest of the season.

[SmoothPancakes]

A look at the national scene. In the Top 25, what an ending. #1 Wisconsin improves to 7-0 as they escape 5-3 North Carolina, 24-17. UNC was winning 17-10 in the early fourth quarter, before the Badgers scored with 9:11 left to play to tie it up, and then with 2:51 left in the game, they returned a fumble 20 yards to score the game winning touchdown. That would have been a great one to watch. Elsewhere, #2 Alabama (8-0) outscores Tennessee (4-4) 17-7 in the second half to win 37-21. #3 Penn State improves to 7-0 for the year, breaking open a 13-13 tie in the late 3rd quarter to beat #25 Nebraska (4-3), 20-16.

In the game of the week, #4 Mississippi State (7-0) shellacks #7 LSU (5-2), 33-0. #6 Ohio State (7-0) scores 13 points in the fourth quarter to pull away from Purdue (1-6) for a 43-28 win. #8 Boise State moves to 5-1 for the season, beating #15 Connecticut (4-2), 35-21. #9 TCU (6-2) destroyed #10 Baylor (4-4), 52-13. #22 Illinois (5-1) whoops #12 Iowa (5-2), 55-24. Miami (FL) (6-1) upsets #21 Georgia Tech (4-3), 34-28. #23 Clemson (5-2) escapes Wake Forest (3-5) 36-34 after a 2-point try by Wake Forest with 3:28 left to play fails. San Diego State (3-3) knocks off #24 USF (3-3), 35-21.

For our readers, Mors, would you look at that, West Virginia gets their second win of the year to improve to 2-7, defeating an 0-8 Syracuse team on the road 25-12. Jaymo, unfortunately it's more bad news, as Arizona State drops to 1-7 (1-4 in the Pac-12) with a 38-17 loss to 5-2 Oregon State. Looking ahead in the schedule, both teams have bye weeks next week. Arizona State's next game is in week 11 at home against 4-3 UCLA (who still has a game yet with Cal before ASU). West Virginia's off for two weeks, as their next game isn't until week 12, when they face a currently 1-5 Cincinnati (who still has games against Boise State and at Louisville). Based on that, Cincinnati will be either 2-6 or 1-7 going into the West Virginia game.

And Mors, I see now why West Virginia sucks so bad. Their defense is worse than MINE! West Virginia ranks #119 in Total Defense, #120 in Rush Defense and #117 in Pass Defense. They have a good offense, #8 Total Offense, #52 Rush Offense and #21 Pass Offense. It's just their defense is pretty much the worst in the entire NCAA. Arizona State is nearly as bad, ranking #115 in Total Defense, #114 in Rush Defense and #114 in Pass Defense. ASU's offense is ranked #29 in Total Offense, #25 in Rush Offense and #69 in Pass Offense.

Meanwhile, it's going to get very interesting in these coming weeks. Wisconsin #1, Penn State #4, Ohio State #5, all 7-0. Alabama #3 and 8-0, Mississippi State (who jumped Penn State and Alabama after week 9) #2 and 7-0. Some great games about to happen. Looking at the schedules, Wisconsin and Ohio State have a showdown in Wisconsin in week 10, Wisconsin plays at Penn State in week 12, Penn State plays at Ohio State in week 11. Alabama plays at #11 LSU in week 10 and at #2 Mississippi State in week 11. Mississippi State follows up Alabama at #9 Arkansas the next week. Add in Oklahoma at #6 (6-0) with games at #7 TCU in week 12, and at #13 Oklahoma State in week 15, this is going to be an exciting 6 weeks.

[morsdraconis]

Nice win man! Way to pull it out. Sad to see that, like me, you end up just throwing the ball 50-70 times a game because of how inconsistent the running game can be with any team with a below average offensive line. It's the most disappointing thing about this game when compared to real life considering FIU has always been a run first team and, out of the shotgun almost exclusively, they've been damn talented at it during their time in the FBS.

I knew it was gonna happen to WVU. It happens to them EVERY time because of the 3-3-5 defense (which I'm sure they're still doing). The CPU doesn't know how to draft for that defense worth a fuck and hasn't since they added it to the game. You need speed at the rover position more than anything and they NEVER get the top speed guy for that position (or move him there if he's at another position). Or, worse, they play freakin' man coverage out of it 95% of the time, like a complete jackass (I'm sure you've seen something similar with FIU's 3-3-5) when it's basically a cover 2/3 defense 95% of the time.

I'm about to go play game #2 of my dynasty with these guys against Louisville. Probably gonna get throttled, but we'll see.

[morsdraconis]

Well, I lost a heartbreaker against them 24-21 at their place. Had 100+ yards rushing but it's one of those instances where I throw the ball and run playaction so much, I get big gains out of the running game because they are expecting the pass so much. 3 INTs, two in the redzone REALLY killed me. Easily 6-14 points left on the board because of it. Felt good though to lose like that. I lost the game with poor passing by me (and, of course, the dumb ass CPU playing cover 0 with 4 seconds left before the half and giving Louisville a 70 yard bomb TD to tie it up at halftime (rolls eyes)).

[SmoothPancakes]

Nice win man! Way to pull it out. Sad to see that, like me, you end up just throwing the ball 50-70 times a game because of how inconsistent the running game can be with any team with a below average offensive line. It's the most disappointing thing about this game when compared to real life considering FIU has always been a run first team and, out of the shotgun almost exclusively, they've been damn talented at it during their time in the FBS.

I knew it was gonna happen to WVU. It happens to them EVERY time because of the 3-3-5 defense (which I'm sure they're still doing). The CPU doesn't know how to draft for that defense worth a fuck and hasn't since they added it to the game. You need speed at the rover position more than anything and they NEVER get the top speed guy for that position (or move him there if he's at another position). Or, worse, they play freakin' man coverage out of it 95% of the time, like a complete jackass (I'm sure you've seen something similar with FIU's 3-3-5) when it's basically a cover 2/3 defense 95% of the time.

I'm about to go play game #2 of my dynasty with these guys against Louisville. Probably gonna get throttled, but we'll see.

Yeah, I'm missing the days of the first season, when it was my passing game that was worthless, but the running game was beastly. Give the ball to Darriet Perry and let him go to town. But, still an incredible win that I still don't know how I managed to pull off. After Troy scored that TD right before halftime, I thought that was it. They had a 28-17 lead going into the half and then were getting the ball right back to start the second half. They'd be up 35-17 and I'd be lucky just to keep it within 14. But then, somehow, our defense stopped sucking and managed to stop the Troy offense, which considering they have the #1 passing offense in the nation, is miraculous by itself.

The only question in this win, is this a condemnation of the Sun Belt Conference as a whole? I get my butt whooped by the likes of Texas A&M, Louisville, UCF, and Washington, but am able to dominate at least half the Sun Belt (UL Lafayette, UL Monroe, MTSU, Western Kentucky), and at least compete with the other half (Arkansas State, FAU, North Texas, Troy) for the most part.


Well, I lost a heartbreaker against them 24-21 at their place. Had 100+ yards rushing but it's one of those instances where I throw the ball and run playaction so much, I get big gains out of the running game because they are expecting the pass so much. 3 INTs, two in the redzone REALLY killed me. Easily 6-14 points left on the board because of it. Felt good though to lose like that. I lost the game with poor passing by me (and, of course, the dumb ass CPU playing cover 0 with 4 seconds left before the half and giving Louisville a 70 yard bomb TD to tie it up at halftime (rolls eyes)).

Yeah, I can't begin to count how many games I might have won in the past had I not been screwed by 2 or 3 or more interceptions. Those things really slaughter you.

[SmoothPancakes]

I'm done playing the UL Monroe game, have everything typed up and ready to post. But before I start simulating national match-ups, something that caught my eye first, good lord what a heck of a race going on in the BCS.

http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx305/SmoothPancakes/0223020457.jpg

[SmoothPancakes]

Game Seven

:UL_Monroe: :@: :FIU:



Game Notes

--- Fresh off our upset victory over Troy last week, it was back to the friendly confines of home as we welcomed Louisiana-Monroe to town. The Warhawks entered the game with a 3-3 record, 1-1 in the Sun Belt Conference, and coming off a 36-13 win against Tulane. One thing of note regarding their record, ULM came into the game 3-0 at home, but 0-3 on the road, which bode well for us. Weather would have a potential effect on the game today as it was a torrential downpour going on at kickoff. We won the coin toss and elected to kick, putting our defense on the spot to get us started off.

From the start, it appeared we might be destined for another shootout. After a 28 yard kickoff return set the Warhawks up at their own 30 yard line, Kolton Browning got the offense moving with a 13 yard pass on second and 10 to Jyruss Edwards, giving ULM a first down at their own 43. After a 7 yard rush by Edwards, Browning found Jeron Jabour for a 14 yard gain, advancing the ball to our own 36 yard line. Our defense started to make a stand, sacking Browning for a 10 yard loss on first down. Browning was able to recover 6 yards on second down to set up third and 14, which was erased with a 16 yard pass to Edwards to give the Warhawks a new set of downs at our 25 yard line. An 8 yard pass to Justin Ginyard and a 1 yard pass to Luke Russell left ULM with third and 1, to which Browning would convert himself with a 5 yard gain for first down at our 11 yard line. A 10 yard rush by Edwards gave Monroe second and inches at our 1 yard line, but they would go backwards from there, as Edwards was tackled for a loss of 4 yards, and then an incomplete pass on third and 4 from the 5 yard line brought the field goal unit out on the field. We would catch a huge break as the 22 yard field goal attempt by Chris Grant was hooked wide, ending the ULM drive with no points.

Starting on our first offensive series of the game on our own 20 yard line, our offense was fired up after the stand by our defense, and that fire proved its worth as we needed just two plays to score. After Storm Johnson got things started off with a 10 yard gain up the middle for a first down, it was Johnson who would put us on the scoreboard first, as he was able to turn the corner off the right tackle, broke through two tackle attempts by the ULM secondary, and outraced the rest of the Warhawks defense 70 yards for a touchdown, giving us a 7-0 lead with 5:39 left to play in the first quarter. That touchdown seemed to break the spirits of the ULM offense early on, as Browning was tackled for a loss of 3 yards on first down, pushing the Warhawks back to their own 16 yard line. After an incomplete pass left ULM facing third and 13, Browning made the first mistake of the game, as corner Derrick Jones intercepted Browning on a misfired pass, giving our offense the ball back at the ULM 23 yard line. We immediately put the ball back into Johnson’s hands, as he picked on gains of 5 and 6 yards to give us a first down at the UL Monroe 11 yard line. An 8 yard rush on first down got the ball down to the 3 yard line, before a 1 yard rush left us facing third and 1 from the 2 yard line. Johnson wouldn’t need the first down, instead squeezing through a gap before the defense could get to him for a 2 yard touchdown run, giving us a 14-0 lead with 3:20 left to play in the first quarter. A 14 point lead on only seven plays of offense, every one of those seven coming via Johnson and the rushing game.

Starting their next drive on the 16 yard line, the Warhawks seemed completely lost on offense now, nothing like the offense that showed up on their first offensive series, as a pass to Devontae McNeal for 1 yard would be all they would gain, as two incomplete passes brought the drive to an end and brought the punt team onto the field. An 8 yard return by Johnson on the 48 yard punt gave our offense the ball at our own 42 yard line for the next series. Living by the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” mantra, Johnson again took the ball on the ground, managing to pick up 6 yards after spinning off of two would-be tackles to leave us with second and 4. The Warhawks defense finally managed to find a way to stop Johnson, tackling him for only a gain of one yard, leaving us with third and 3 at the 49 yard line, bringing about our first pass attempt of the game on our tenth offensive play of the game. The Warhawks seemed to believe that we were going to try to run again (after nine straight rushes to start the game, can’t fault them for that logic), but instead were left scrambling to chase down Dominique Rhymes, who caught a pass from Jake Medlock and picked up 42 yards before being tackled at the ULM 9 yard line. The Warhawks were still ready for our running game, as Johnson was tackled on first and goal for no gain, bringing about the return of our passing game. Unfortunately, two incomplete passes would keep us out of the end zone a third time, leaving Yusef Hagen to kick a 26 yard field goal to give us a 17-0 lead with 47 seconds left in the first quarter.

Louisiana-Monroe wasted no time in finding their way onto the scoreboard, as Tavarese Maye took the kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown, breaking four tackles along the way, to make it 17-7 with 21 seconds left in the quarter. Johnson returned the ensuing kickoff for 28 yards to set us up at our own 35 yard line with 9 seconds left on the clock. Knowing the Warhawks were finally beginning to anticipate the rush, we went instantly to the air on first down, as Medlock found Rhymes for a 26 yard gain to give us first down at the ULM 39 yard line as the clock ran out, bringing about the end of the first quarter with a 17-7 lead.

The start of the second quarter, we decided to take a chance again on the ground, and see if a couple of consecutive passes would be enough to make the ULM defense back off our run game. The ploy failed as Johnson was tackled for no gain, signaling the end of the mass success our running game had enjoyed for most of the first quarter. Johnson still made himself useful however, as on the next play, a blitz by the safety, and a failed cutback by the covering linebacker left Johnson completely uncovered coming over the middle, allowing him to catch the pass from Medlock and race down to the ULM 7 yard line for a 31 yard gain before finally being brought down. Johnson kept his offensive display going as he caught a 7 yard pass from Medlock at the one yard line, and after being stood up by three ULM defenders, was able to get just enough momentum to fall forward into the end zone for a 7 yard touchdown pass, giving us a 24-7 lead with 8:14 left to play in the first half.

The Warhawks offense seemed to finally find life of its own after a 20 yard kickoff return set them up at their own 26 yard line. After an incomplete pass on first down, Edwards picked up 7 yards on the ground before Browning converted the third down with a 26 yard pass to Russell, giving ULM first down at our own 41 yard line. A 7 yard pass to Kevin Steed was followed up with a 12 yard pass to Maye, and a 17 yard pass to Ginyard to give Louisiana-Monroe first and goal from our 5 yard line. Browning would find Edwards on the next play for a 5 yard touchdown pass to make it 24-14 with 6:37 left in the second quarter. A 26 yard kickoff return set our offense up for its next drive at the 30 yard line. While ULM had been able to adjust to our running game, they had not succeeded in adjusting to our passing game, as Medlock found Rhymes for a 21 yard gain to give us a first down at the ULM 49 yard line. On the next play, Willis Wright got in on the receiving action, hauling in a 29 yard pass along the right hash marks to give us first down at the 20 yard line. An 18 yard pass to Rhymes, threaded perfectly between two of ULM’s linebackers left us with first and goal at the 2 yard line. After two rushes for no gain and 1 yard by Johnson, he was finally able to break into the end zone for his third rushing touchdown of the day, getting enough momentum to run through a tackle and fall forward for a 2 yard touchdown rush, giving us a 31-14 lead with 4:27 left in the second quarter.

The Warhawks meanwhile were not discouraged, as the trotted on the field to begin their next drive at the 22 yard line. Rushes for 9 and 5 yards by Edwards got them off and rolling, followed by a 15 yard pass to Steed to give their offense a first down at the 50 yard line. Another 5 yard rush by Edwards set up Browning for a 14 yard pass to Edwards to gain another first down at our 31 yard line. After an incomplete pass and 3 yard rush by Browning left the ‘Hawks facing third and 7, Edwards picked up another first down with an 8 yard rush down to our 19 yard line. An incomplete pass and 3 yard rush by Edwards left ULM facing third and 7 at our 16 yard line, before the defense got flagged for being offside, leaving third and 2, to which Edwards converted with a 6 yard rush down to our 5 yard line. Browning would need only one more play, running the ball in for a 5 yard touchdown to make it 31-21 with 1:52 left in the half.

After an incomplete pass on first down from our 21 yard line, Medlock found Wright for a 29 yard gain to give us a new set of downs at the ULM 49 yard line with 1:30 left. On the next play, Medlock was able to break free from one tackle attempt, before a blitzing linebacker took him down before he could get the ball released. Medlock fumbled on the play, and replays showed it was a fumble caused by the ground and that Medlock was already down before the fumble, but the attempt by Coach Cristobal to call a coach’s challenge was denied by the referee and ULM kept the ball on an extremely controversial call. After an incomplete pass on first down, Edwards picked up 8 yards on the ground before Browning found Russell for a 5 yard gain to give ULM a first down at our 25 yard line. A 20 yard pass to Centarius Donald left the Warhawks with first and goal at our 5. Browning was sacked for a 2 yard loss on first down, but quickly recovered to throw a 7 yard touchdown pass to Edwards to make it 31-27 with 29 seconds left in the half.

A touchback on the kickoff left us with just 21 seconds and the ball on our 20 yard line. With 3 timeouts still, we decided to take a chance and try to get some points before half. After a dropped pass on first down, Wright was able to get just enough separation from his defender to catch a pass for a gain of 39 yards to give us first down at the ULM 41 yard line with 9 seconds left to play. Another completion to Wright, for 29 yards, left us with first down at the ULM 12 yard line with 4 seconds to play. Coach Cristobal sent the field goal unit onto the field, but the 29 yard field goal attempt from the right hash mark was shanked sharply wide left, sending us into the locker room with a 31-28 lead.

Even though the missed field goal just before halftime ending the first half on a sour note, we still has positive outlooks as we received the ball to start the second half, starting our first second half series at the 22 yard line. Trying to get something going on the ground again, Johnson was able to pick up 9 yards on first down, before gaining another first down with a 3 yard rush out to our 35 yard line. After an 8 yard rush left us with second and 2, ULM came out in what was essentially an 8-1-2 defense, but it still wasn’t enough as Johnson was able to gain 3 yards for another first down at the 46 yard line. After a 3 yard rush on first down, we went back to the passing game. On second and 7, Johnson caught a pass coming immediately out of the backfield, in the process managing to high-step through what would have been a tackle for a 3 yard loss, instead using blocking from our receivers along the right sideline to turn it into a 26 yard gain and give us first down at the ULM 24 yard line. Returning to the ground game, Darrian Mallary picked up 8 yards on first down, before Johnson converted with a 9 yard rush to give us first and goal at the ULM 8 yard line. Johnson kept his plowing routine going, picking up 4 yards on first down to get us down to the 4 yard line. A 1 yard gain by Johnson would leave us with third and goal at the 3 yard line, before a pass attempt to Wayne Times in the right corner of the end zone ended up batted down, forcing us to settle for a 20 yard field goal to make it 34-28 with 4:48 left in the third quarter.

Despite a 24 yard kickoff return out the Warhawks’ 22 yard line, it was nothing be reverse for their offense, as Edwards was twice tackled for a loss of 3 yards, followed by an incomplete pass on third down to bring out the punt team. A 14 yard return by Johnson gave our offense a new series at the ULM 45 yard line. Johnson would only need one play to find the end zone, as another 7 man blitz by ULM was spread outside to our flanks by the offensive line, leaving Johnson with a massive hole up the middle, needing only to break a tackle by the middle linebacker before outrunning the safety for a 45 yard touchdown to give us a 41-28 lead with 3:50 left in the third. It would only get worse for the Warhawks after that. After a 1 yard rush out to their own 18 yard line, Browning fumbled the ball while attempting to release a pass, which was promptly pounced on by defensive tackle Joshua Forney, giving us the ball back at the ULM 15 yard line. Breaking his tenth tackle of the game, Johnson eclipsed the 200 yard plateau with an 8 yard rush to give us second and 2 at the ULM 6 yard line. With some assistance from the Warhawks defense, who dragged and rolled him forward in their tackle attempts, Johnson was able to pick up 4 yards to give us first and goal at the 2 yard line. Johnson would find the end zone for his fifth rushing touchdown the game the very next play, falling forward through a tackle for a 3 yard touchdown to give us a 48-28 lead with 2:38 left in the third quarter. With that touchdown, Johnson set a new school record for most rushing touchdowns in a game, breaking the old record of 4 set by Rashod Smith back in 2004 against Stephen F. Austin. That was also Johnson’s sixth touchdown for the entire game, with him being personally responsible for all six of our touchdowns for the day to this point.

ULM’s offense would again falter with little or no success. After an incomplete pass on first down, Browning would find Steed for an 8 yard gain to get the Warhawks out to their 30 yard line, but a loss of 3 yards by Edwards would force them to punt on fourth and 5. A 5 yard return by Johnson set us up at our own 38 yard line with 1:51 left in the third quarter. The ULM defense seemed all but completely defeated, as Johnson picked up 11 yards on the ground on first down to give us another first at the 48 yard line. We would cross into Louisiana-Monroe territory yet again on the next play as Johnson broke two tackles on a pitch around the left tackle, picking up 33 yards before being tackled at the 19 yard line. A 1 yard rush by Johson, a 4 yard pickup by Mallary and a 3 yard rush by Johnson would bring the final seconds off the clock, ending the third quarter with a 48-28 lead.

We started the fourth quarter with fourth and 2 at the ULM 11 yard line and Hagen kicking a 28 yard field goal to give us a 51-28 lead just seconds into the fourth quarter. The Warhawks would finally find life once again on offense. Starting at their own 21 yard line, Browning immediately connected with Steed for a 17 yard gain, followed by a 23 yard pass to Jabour to give them first down at our 38 yard line. Two dropped passes and a 1 yard pass to Edwards left the Warhawks facing fourth and 9 at our 37 yard line, until the defense gave them a free first down with a 12 yard penalty, setting them up at our 25 yard line. After an incomplete pass on first down, Browning found Steed again, this time for 20 yards to make it first and goal at our 5 yard line. Browning would find Russell on the next play for a 5 yard touchdown pass, before rushing in the 2-point conversion himself, making it 51-36 with 7:29 left to play.

Mallary returned the kickoff 23 yards out to the 30 yard line, and even though there was still 7:18 left to play in the game, we went into clock killing mode, trying to run off as much clock as possible while letting our running game continue to run amuck on the ULM defense. After rushes of 2 and 4 yards by Johnson, he was able to pick up the first down with a 5 yard gain on third and 4, until left end Kentarius Caldwell stripped Johnson of the ball, giving the Warhawks the ball back at our 41 yard line with 5:48 left to play. Despite the tough situation, our defense still put up a valiant effort. Edwards got the Warhawks started with rushes of 8, 3 and 5 yards, before Browning added 4 yards to leave ULM facing third and 1 at our 20 yard line. A 13 yard pass to Russell made it first and goal at our 7 yard line. A 7 yard rush by Edwards left ULM with second and goal at our goal line. For whatever reason, the Warhawks went to the air, with Browning throwing two incomplete passes before managing to dump off a 1 yard touchdown pass to Maye on fourth and goal. The 2-point conversion was no good as Browning’s pass attempt to Steed fell incomplete, leaving us with a 51-42 lead with 4:13 left to play.

A touchback on the kickoff left us with the ball on our 20 yard line and 4:05 left on the clock. Despite the fumble last series, we put the ball back into the hands of Johnson as we attempted to run off the remaining time and leave with a 9 point win. The ULM defense was ready to try and stop us, with Johnson only managing two rushes of 2 yards each before Medlock found Johnson on a dump pass for an 11 yard gain, giving us first down at our 35 yard line with 2:38 left to play. A 14 yard rush by Johnson on first down gave us first down at our 49 yard line when ULM used their first timeout with 2:06 left to play. The Warhawks called their second timeout with 2:02 left to play after a 4 yard rush by Johnson, setting up second and 6. The fate of Louisiana-Monroe was sealed when Mallary picked up 8 yards to give us first down at the ULM 39 yard line. The Warhawks called their final timeout with 1:58 left to play, but it wouldn’t be enough. Rushes of 3, 5, and 2 yards by Mallary left us with fourth and 1 at the ULM 29 yard line with 24 seconds left. We would just left the clock run out without calling another play, giving us the 51-42 shootout victory.

With the win, we improve to 4-3 for the season, 4-0 in the Sun Belt Conference. With the loss, UL Monroe drops to 3-4 for the year, 1-2 in the Sun Belt Conference. Up next, it's a second home game, this time against Mid Tennessee State. The Blue Raiders opened up their season with a 12-7 l to Georgia Southern, then recovered with a 31-15 win over Kent State. Then they went into their current 6 game slide, losing 42-7 at #20 Iowa, 31-10 against Western Kentucky, 35-17 at North Carolina, 65-13 against Troy, 21-14 at UL Lafayette and 20-17 at Florida Atlantic coming into our game, the third of a three game road trip for them.




Final Score

:FIU: 51, :UL_Monroe: 42



Stat(s) of the Game:
FIU Offense – About as perfect a game as I have seen yet. With the exception of that bullshit fumble late in the second quarter, Medlock was practically flawless today, with no truly bad passes, racking up 308 yards on 12 passes. Johnson was just a beast. B-E-A-S-T. While he had help from that 70 yard touchdown run, he ended the game with 292 yards rushing on 37 carries for a 7.8 yard average and 5 rushing touchdowns. Add in a receiving touchdown for a 6 touchdown game, to go along with 75 yards on 4 receptions, and what a day. The most telling stats of Johnson's demolishing of ULM, 10 broken tackles and 125 yards rushing after contact.

FIU Defense – They still suck. Allowed ULM to score 3 touchdowns in the second quarter to destroy what were 24-7 and 31-14 leads (with the potential of entering halftime up by 17+) to give us only a 3 point halftime lead. Thankfully, the defense finally showed back up in the third quarter and held ULM scoreless, allowing our 17 third quarter points to be the deciding factor in a 9 point victory. If ULM scores one touchdown, even one field goal, in the third quarter, we potentially lose the game.

FIU Kicking – Hagen was for the most part perfect. 6 for 6 in extra points, 3 for 4 in field goals with a long of 28. Only miss was the 29 yard field goal attempt right before halftime when he shanked the attempt from the right hash mark way to the left and never got close the left upright of the post.



Scoring Summary



Team
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Final Score


:UL_Monroe:
7
21
0
14
42


:FIU:
17
14
17
3
51






Time
Team
Result
Play
Score


First Quarter


5:39
:FIU:
Touchdown
S. Johnson, 70 yard run (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 7-0


3:20
:FIU:
Touchdown
S. Johnson, 2 yard run (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 14-0


0:49
:FIU:
Field Goal
Y. Hagen, 25 yard field goal
:FIU: 17-0


0:21
:UL_Monroe:
Touchdown
T. Maye, returned kickoff 97 yards (C. Grant kick)
:FIU: 17-7





Second Quarter


8:14
:FIU:
Touchdown
S. Johnson, 7 yard pass from J. Medlock (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 24-7


6:37
:UL_Monroe:
Touchdown
J. Edwards, 5 yard pass from K. Browning (C. Grant kick)
:FIU: 24-14


4:27
:FIU:
Touchdown
S. Johnson, 24 yard run (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 31-14


1:52
:UL_Monroe:
Touchdown
K. Browning, 4 yard run (C. Grant kick)
:FIU: 31-21


0:29
:UL_Monroe:
Touchdown
J. Edwards, 6 yard pass from K. Browning (C. Grant)
:FIU: 31-28





Third Quarter


4:48
:FIU:
Field Goal
Y. Hagen, 20 yard field goal
:FIU: 34-28


3:50
:FIU:
Touchdown
S. Johnson, 45 yard run (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 41-28


2:38
:FIU:
Touchdown
S. Johnson, 3 yard run (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 48-28





Fourth Quarter


8:57
:FIU:
Field Goal
Y. Hagen, 28 yard field goal
:FIU: 51-28


7:29
:UL_Monroe:
Touchdown
L. Russell, 5 yard pass from K. Browning (2-Point Conversion)
:FIU: 51-36


4:13
:UL_Monroe:
Touchdown
T. Maye, 1 yard pass from K. Browning (2-Point failed)
:FIU: 51-42







Game Stats



UL Monroe
Stat
Florida International


42
Score
51


19
First Downs
21


362
Total Offense
618


26 - 94 - 1
Rushes - Yards - TD
44 - 310 - 5


24 - 42 - 4
Comp - Att - TD
12 - 17 - 1


268
Passing Yards
308


2
Times Sacked
1


8 - 15 (53%)
3rd Down Conversion
4 - 9 (44%)


1 - 1 (100%)
4th Down Conversion
0 - 0 (0%)


1 - 2 (50%)
2-Point Conv
0 - 0 (0%)


6 - 5 - 0 (83%)
Red Zone - TD - FG
8 - 4 - 3 (87%)


2
Turnovers
2


1
Fumbles Lost
2


1
Intercepted
0


0
Punt Return Yards
27


282
Kick Return Yards
124


644
Total Yards
769


3 – 44.0
Punts - Average
0 - 0.0


0 - 0
Penalties
3 - 32


13:53
Time of Possession
22:07







Florida International Contract Goals Update



Fail Impact
Goal
Progress
Pass Impact


:3redarrow:
500+ rushing yards in each season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



Win 8 games in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



2000+ total offensive yards in each season
:check:
:3greenarrow:


:3redarrow:
7+ passing TD in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



10+ points per game in each season
29 PPG
:3greenarrow:


:3redarrow:
2400+ total offensive yards in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:


:2redarrow:
Win 4 games in one season
:check:
:1greenarrow:


:6redarrow:
2000+ total offensive yards in one season
:check:








Job Security Status

96%

[SmoothPancakes]

B-E-A-S-T! THAT is exactly what Johnson is! That right there is EXACTLY what I've been waiting all season to see from Johnson, to see him unleash that ungodly amount of rushing talent and just steamroll a team. My god it was a thing of beauty. And my god our offense is bipolar. Last game against Troy, we could not do a damn thing on the ground against Troy and had to throw up 70+ pass attempts. This game, we take a whole 17 pass attempts and rush the ball 44 times, racking up 310 yards rushing, to go along with a very even 308 yards passing. Now why can't this damn offense do this EVERY game? :fp:

With games still to come against Mid Tennessee State, Florida Atlantic and UL Lafayette (along with very much expected butt whoopings from Arkansas State and #14 UCF), I'm looking forward to unleashing Johnson and seeing him go off the chain again. With MTSU have the #98 rushing defense in nation, and Florida Atlantic coming in at #94, after doing that against ULM (who ranks #86 in the nation in rushing defense), it might be time to break out the popcorn these next two games. :popcorn:

Defense is still going to screw us some game, most likely against Arkansas State and UCF, and possibly against either Florida Atlantic or UL Lafayette. This had the potential to become a 30+ point blowout, until the defense decided to roll over and play dead, allowing ULM to score 21 points in the second quarter and 14 in the fourth quarter to make it only a 9 point victory. Hopefully they decide to get their asses in gear before they cost us another loss.

Meanwhile, some insane stats from that game. UL Monroe punted a whole 3 times that game, we did not punt a single time the entire game. ULM was not penalized at all, we got flagged 3 times. ULM racked up 282 kick return yards, we both went 80%+ in the red zone, with ULM ending the game 83% in the red zone, us ending 87% in the red zone. What a heck of a game. Also clearly a "wide open offense" game, as the defenses clearly were not good based on those stats.

[SmoothPancakes]

Taking a look at action on the national scene... In the game of the week, there will be a new #1 next week, as #5 Ohio State (8-0) knocks off #1 Wisconsin (7-1) on the road in Madison with a 34-21 victory. #2 Mississippi State (8-0) looks to be our new top ranking team as they defeated Kentucky (3-6) 31-14. The showdown for next week meanwhile is still on as #4 Penn State (8-0), fighting off the upset, outscores #18 Illinois (5-2) 24-6 in the fourth quarter to top the Illini 48-31. #8 Boise State (6-1) keeps their title game hopes alive with a 42-14 curbstomping of Cincinnati (1-6). #10 Washington (7-2) loses their second game, falling at home to Oregon State (6-2), 29-21, after Oregon State scores 9 fourth quarter points, including a 30 yard field goal with 43 seconds left to put the game away.

Meanwhile, #12 Auburn (7-2) hands #11 LSU (5-3) their second straight loss with a 31-16 win at home. #13 Oklahoma State (6-1) easily handles #15 Baylor (4-3), handing the Bears their second straight loss (and third loss in fourth games) with a 38-6 whooping. #16 Northwestern (6-2) scores a fourth quarter touchdown to escape with a road victory at Purdue (1-7), winning 24-21. Duke (3-4) scores a Top 25 upset at home over #17 Virginia Tech (6-2) with a 30-27 win. #21 Connecticut (5-2) drops 15 points in the final 2:27 of the game to pull out a come from behind 41-38 win over Louisville (2-5). Florida State (6-2) makes their case for a Top 25 ranking with a 27-6 win over #22 Clemson (5-3). #25 Virginia (7-1) scores a minor upset victory over #24 Miami (FL) (6-2) with a 36-33 win.

For our readers, both West Virginia and Arizona State out of action with byes this week. Arizona State returns next week to take on 5-3 UCLA, West Virginia returns in two weeks in week 12 to take on (currently) 1-6 Cincinnati. That record will change as Cincinnati plays 2-5 Louisville in week 11.

As for my conference title hopes (sitting 4-0 in the Sun Belt Conference right now), I got a huge boost as Troy defeats Arkansas State 38-21 to knock the Red Wolves down to 2-1 in conference play. Troy is still right on my butt at 3-1 though, so I can't have any let downs. UL Lafayette and North Texas both still have a chance, sitting at 2-1 in the conference, and even Florida Atlantic is still technically alive with a 2-2 conference record.

As for the popcorn eating games, after advancing the week in game, another great week of action coming up in week 11, with the Big Ten hosting the national game of the week for the second week in a row. Fresh off their upset win over previous #1 Wisconsin, Ohio State, now the #3 team in the nation, takes on their second straight top 5 opponent, #4 Penn State, this time at home. Both teams enter 8-0, and if Ohio State wins, they will be in the driver's seat for the Big Ten Championship game. If Penn State wins, they get a date in week 12 at home with Wisconsin. Mississippi State does indeed jump to #1, taking on 4-4 Georgia in week 11 ahead of their week 12 showdown at home with #2 Alabama (8-0). The #2 Crimson Tide first go on the road in week 11 to take on #16 LSU, who is in the middle of a two game slide. Boise State remains #8 as Wisconsin only drops down to #6 after their loss to Ohio State.

Not a whole lot was changed in the Top 25 after Wisconsin's loss. Mississippi State jumps from #2 to #1. Alabama moves up 1 spot to #2. Ohio State jumps from #5 over Penn State to land at #3. Penn State remains stuck at #4. Oklahoma moves up a spot to #5. Wisconsin drops 5 spots to #6. TCU, Boise State and Arkansas all remain in the same place in #7-9. Washington drops from #10 to #14 with their loss, making way for Auburn to jump from #12 to #10 with their win over LSU. Meanwhile, I may end up playing a #10 team after all, as UCF (7-2 on the year), has climbed back up to #12 from a ranking in the 20s after their two earlier losses.

Surprise teams in the current Top 25, Northwestern at #13 with a 6-2 season, Connecticut at #18 sitting at 5-2, Illinois at #19 with a 5-2 record, Virginia at #22 with a 7-1 record. The big one, Mississippi State after going 11-2 and a #7 ranking in the first year, dropped off to 7-6 last year, and jumped right back up, sitting #1 in the nation with an 8-0 record, with games against 4-4 Georgia, 8-0 #2 Alabama, 8-1 #9 Arkansas and 4-4 Mississippi being the only thing keeping them from a 12-0 season and a berth to the SEC Championship game and even potentially the BCS Championship game.

[SmoothPancakes]

And there is currently a moment where I right now HATE recruiting. :bang: I just lost someone I was going after, Jon Newsome, a :4star: DT, #9 DT in the nation, :sparq: of 66.00, just hard committed to Florida, after I fought to get within -1 of Florida. While Florida at least offered a scholarship, the guy apparently didn't need to visit as I was the only one he made a visit to, and still signed with Florida over me and Florida State (all three of us offering a scholarship).

And now, another guy, Will Medlock (not related to Jake Medlock as Will is black), a :4star: HB, #19 HB in the nation with a :sparq: of 78.00 is currently soft committed to Nevada, despite the fact that Nevada has not even so much as bothered to schedule a visit nor even offer a scholarship to the guy. I'm the only team to offer a scholarship and schedule a visit. Nevada is the top team, I'm -1 behind, the next closest is Oregon State at -960. So much for the 60 minutes I've poured into both guys every single week since I added them to my board back in weeks 2 and 3.

At least there is one bit of good news from recruiting. David Holt, the #59 DT in the nation, :3star:, :sparq: of 57.00, was soft committed to Purdue last week, I poured 60 minutes into him and not only kept him from hard committing to Purdue, but actually stole him and got him to hard commit to me. So he went from soft commit to Purdue to hard commit to me in one week. A heck of a theft.

[jaymo76]

That is a very interesting top 10 list as it currently stands. TCU and Washington stand out to me as weird ones. Does Alabama play Mississippi St this season?

[SmoothPancakes]

That is a very interesting top 10 list as it currently stands. TCU and Washington stand out to me as weird ones. Does Alabama play Mississippi St this season?

Yep. I'm currently in week 11 of the season, Alabama plays at Mississippi State in week 12. And as I plan to play MTSU in a little bit, I'll be onto week 12 tonight, and hopefully have week 12 played and advanced sometime Saturday.

[JeffHCross]

Their defense is worse than MINE! West Virginia ranks #119 in Total Defense, #120 in Rush Defense and #117 in Pass Defense. They have a good offense, #8 Total Offense, #52 Rush Offense and #21 Pass Offense. It's just their defense is pretty much the worst in the entire NCAA. Arizona State is nearly as bad, ranking #115 in Total Defense, #114 in Rush Defense and #114 in Pass Defense. ASU's offense is ranked #29 in Total Offense, #25 in Rush Offense and #69 in Pass Offense.
Well, anytime you use raw numbers, yes, teams that have horrible win-loss records are pretty likely to be at the bottom defensively. The key is to look at opponent-adjusted statistics. Too bad that would take a headache-inducing amount of effort.


Good stuff, Smooth! Nice wins!

[morsdraconis]

But, you have to admit that even with a horrible win-loss record, being dead last or nearly dead last in all defensive categories is most likely based more on poor defensive performance overall and less a product of their win/loss records. With enough offense, I'm sure they could outscore opponents and win the games, while still having an atrociously bad defense.

[SmoothPancakes]

Well, anytime you use raw numbers, yes, teams that have horrible win-loss records are pretty likely to be at the bottom defensively. The key is to look at opponent-adjusted statistics. Too bad that would take a headache-inducing amount of effort.


Good stuff, Smooth! Nice wins!

True, I am/was just using raw numbers there. Unfortunately, I have neither the time or nor the desire to put in the effort to get opponent-adjusted statistics, unless someone else would like the honors. I'm fine with just recruiting, playing the games and mention the raw statistics I can pull up in a matter of seconds for a quick look at a team's season. :D

[SmoothPancakes]

And looking at it right now, this season is still a toss-up. MTSU is my only, for lack of a better word, sure victory. Florida Atlantic has played me tough the last two years, as well as it being a rivalry game, so they out fired up already. UL Lafayette, while undefeated against them the last two seasons, they too have played me pretty tough and besides last year's rushing domination against them, have put up a fight on defense. So I can see myself going 3-0, 2-1 or 1-2 against those three.

Then I have Arkansas State and UCF, who have both dominated me both years, so at least for now, I'm going into both games expecting a loss. So I'm looking at ending the season anywhere from 7-5 to 5-7. Add in the Sun Belt Conference title race, with me sitting at 4-0, Troy at 3-1 and Arkansas State and North Texas both at 2-1. So still LOTS to do and play for this season, even with just 5 games left to play.

[SmoothPancakes]

Game Eight

:MTSU: :@: :FIU:



Game Notes

--- After holding on last week to defeat UL Monroe, our fourth win in a row, our team hit a new air and stride in practice, ready to hit the field and take on the Blue Raiders of Mid Tennessee State. We entered the game with a 4-3 record, 4-0 in the Sun Belt Conference. Mid Tennessee State entered at 1-7 on the year, 0-4 in conference play. Today would also be a huge day, as 13 recruits, out of 22 recruits that we are currently actively recruiting, were visiting for their official campus visit today. Hopefully we could have a huge day to help sway some of those recruits to sign with us. Special for today’s game, we broke out our alternate uniforms for the first time this season, wearing our black jerseys instead of our normal navy blue. It was a partly cloudy sky as the sun began to set behind the scoreboard, setting up a perfect evening of football. We won the coin toss and elected to kick, putting the beginning of the game on the shoulders of our defense.

The game almost started off in absolute disaster for the Blue Raiders, as a fumble on the opening kickoff return was just barely recovered by one of their return team members, giving them the ball at their own 32 yard line. Two passes, for 1 and 5 yards from Derrick Hicks to Christian Collis left MTSU with third and 4 at their 38, but they would go backwards with a loss of 2 yards by William Pratcher, setting up the first punt of the day. We got some help as a 15 yard facemask penalty was called on the Blue Raiders during the return, giving us first down at our 32 yard line to start. Unfortunately for us, MTSU appeared to have taken notes when looking at last week’s game film. After a 5 yard run by Storm Johnson on first down, Johnson was stuffed for no gain on second down and could only manage 3 yards on a third down dump pass to leave us punting on fourth and 2. A 49 yard punt left the Blue Raiders on their own 11 yard line to start. Everything looked in our favor after an incomplete pass and a loss of 3 yards on a run left MTSU facing third and 13 at their own 8 yard line. Then things started to fall apart, starting with the defense being flagged for offside, before Hicks found Richard Drake for a 17 yard gain on third and 8. After another offside penalty on the defense left MTSU with first and 5 at their 35, we finally caught some breaks. An incomplete pass on first down was followed with a 2 yard rush by Drake to set up third and 3, before a holding penalty pushed the Blue Raiders clear back to their 27 and left them facing third and 13 yet again. An incomplete pass on third down this time would force MTSU to punt for their second time today. A 12 yard return by Johnson gave us good field position, starting at our 37.

The Blue Raiders continued to put up a fight on defense against our running game, as Johnson was only able to gain 4 yards on first down before fighting through two tackles to pick up 8 yards on the next play to give us a first down at our 49 yard line. The Blue Raiders would make a mistake on the next play, trying to overwhelm our line with a blitz to the left side, while Johnson took the ball, blew through a hole on the right side, and reeled off 50 yards before the MTSU secondary was able to bring him down at the 1 yard line. Darrian Mallary would do the honors on the next play, pushing through a defender and using their combined momentum to fall forward into the end zone for a 1 yard touchdown run, giving us a 7-0 lead with 4:48 left to play in the first quarter. After a 17 yard kickoff return out to the 25 yard line, Mid Tennessee State went only backwards, as Hicks threw two incomplete passes and was tackled for a loss of 2 yards on a run, bringing out the punt team yet again on fourth and 12.

A 7 yard return by Johnson this time set us up at our 39 yard line. The Blue Raiders found some success stopping our run game this time, as Johnson could only get 4 yards in two rushes, leaving us with third and 6 at the 43. A 6 yard pass to Johnson wasn’t quite enough for the first down, as the official measurement forced us into fourth and inches at the 49 yard line. Coach Cristobal decided to make a statement right here, having us go for the fourth down conversion, to which Johnson was able to pick up a yard and give us a new set of downs at the 50 yard line. After calling another run play on first down, the Blue Raiders defense came out showing heavy blitz and began tightening down on the box. In response, Jake Medlock called an audible at the line, changing the play to a play action pass, and found tight end Aaron Clark open for a 28 yard gain to give us first down at the MTSU 21 yard line. Despite getting burned on the play action pass last play, MTSU again came out and stacked the box, this time to the left side, and with the run going to the right, Medlock decided to leave the play call as is. That turned out an unsuccessful call as Johnson could only pick up 2 yards before being piled on. Johnson would still come through for us though with a 12 yard pass on second down to give us first and goal at the MTSU 8 yard line. The Blue Raiders were still as ready as ever for Johnson, continuing to stack the box. Johnson could only manage one yard before being swarmed on first down, signaling that this would have to be finished through the air if we wanted a touchdown. After an incomplete pass intended for Dominique Rhymes on second down, Willis Wright came through for us, diving and catching a 7 yard pass for the touchdown to give us a 14-0 lead with 1:02 left in the first quarter.

A kickoff return out to the MTSU 22 yard line was again the only success the Blue Raiders would enjoy, as two more incomplete passes, and a 2 yard loss by Pratcher would leave Mid Tennessee State again punting on fourth and 12. Johnson called a fair catch on the 44 yard punt to give us the ball at our 35 yard line with 20 seconds left to play. As MTSU had been stacking the box on first down for the last couple drives, we deciding to come out firing this time. A 21 yard pass to Rhymes made an immediate statement as we quickly crossed midfield to the MTSU 43 yard line. Two incomplete passes, as Wayne Times and Wright were unable to haul in the ball, would bring about the end of the first quarter, a 14-0 lead for us on the scoreboard.

The start of the second quarter found us facing a third and 10 situation after two incomplete passes to end the first quarter. Rhymes would again come through for our offense, catching a pass from Medlock and fighting forward enough to get down to the 13 yard line before collapsing under the weight of the defensive players trying to tackle him, a 31 yard gain on the pass. It was then that Medlock decided to be his usual “shoot us in the foot” self, throwing an interception directly into the hands of MTSU’s safety, Brandon Newsome, who returned it 9 yards out to the 11 yard line. Despite an incomplete pass and a loss of 2 yards by Pratcher, the MTSU offense would finally find some success, as Hicks found Arthur Williams for a 25 yard gain to give the Blue Raiders a first down at their 34 yard line. That would be it for their offensive show though, as three straight incomplete passes by Hicks would grind the drive to a halt. We unfortunately would have our worst starting position of the day, as a 7 yard return by Johnson was only enough to give us the ball at our 29 yard line. Despite getting lit up through the air the previous drive, the Blue Raiders were still more than ready for Johnson, as he could only manage a single yard on first down to leave us with second and 9. Two incomplete passes by Medlock later, and we were making our second punt of the day. This one was much worse, as Hagen shorted it for only 38 yards, which was then returned 9 yards out to MTSU’s 41 yard line, their best positioning of the day. Luckily for us, the Blue Raiders would only go backwards, as Pratcher was tackled for a 2 yard loss on first down, followed by a 4 yard loss by Hicks on second down and an incomplete pass to round things out and bring back out the Mid Tennessee State punt team.

Continuing a disturbing trend, our field position continue to get steadily worse, as a fair catch by Johnson on a 43 yard punt left us starting our next series at our 22 yard line. That turned out to actually be good news, as the Blue Raiders left Times covered one and one with no secondary support. A faster Times was able to break off the line and get the inside track on corner Marquise Dixon, leaving Dixon playing catch-up. A perfectly placed pass to Times was hauled in, during which Dixon jumped and went for the knock down, missing in the process, leaving him out of position with his back towards Times, who with a minor juke move was able to sidestep Dixon and then outrace Newsome for a 78 yard touchdown to give us a 21-0 lead with 6:16 left in the first half. MTSU’s next drive got a helping hand, as the defense got flagged for defensive pass interference, giving the Blue Raiders a first down at their 31 yard line, a pickup of 7 yards. A 4 yard rush by Pratcher was the last they would get, as two incomplete passes from Hicks would force another punt.

The 44 yard punt ended with Johnson calling a fair catch, beginning our next drive at the 21 yard line, continuing the trend of progressively worse starting field position. Unbelievably, the Blue Raiders made the same mistake of leaving Times covered in man with no help in the secondary, but they caught a break as Dixon was able to this time get a hand on the ball, keeping Times from holding onto it. The Blue Raiders made sure on the next play to bring over help from the safeties on Times, but it was Wright this time who made the defense pay, hauling in a 20 yard pass to give us first down at our 41 yard line. Keeping the MTSU defense thinking pass, our run game found a breathe of air as Johnson was able to break through the line for a 10 yard gain to give us a first down at the MTSU 49 yard line. Our ground success was short lived however as Johnson was brought down for no gain on the very next play. The defense was thinking run on the next play, bringing the house on a safety blitz. Instead of leading to a sack or loss of yards, that blitz played perfectly into our hand, as Mallary was left partially open on the play, hauling in a pass from Medlock, then outrunning his cover for a 23 yard gain down to the MTSU 27 yard line before one of the corners were able to bring him down. After two incomplete passes to leave third and 10, Medlock was finally able to find Rhymes breaking open over the middle for a 20 yard gain, setting up first and goal at the Mid Tennessee State 7 yard line. Despite the Blue Raiders still playing the pass, Johnson was stood up for no gain on the first down rush, leaving second and goal and actually pushing us back a little to the 8 yard line. Johnson wouldn’t be denied on second down, hauling in a pass in the flats and fighting his way forward before falling into the end zone with some help from the defense, scoring a touchdown on the 8 yard pass to give us a 28-0 lead with 3:33 left in the first half.

Starting their next series on the 16 yard line, Mid Tennessee’s offense started to find a little bit of success again, as Hicks picked up 3 yards on a first down rush, then followed up with a 4 yard pass to Damien Murray to leave third and 3. But an incomplete pass on third down would force the Blue Raiders to once again punt the ball away. A 9 yard punt return by Johnson gave us possession at our 40 yard line and 2:39 left on the clock. In a true stacking the box sense, the Blue Raiders on first down brought the entire defense, except for one safety, up to the line of scrimmage before backing their other safety back into position at the last moment. Those two safeties would have little effect however as with all three linebackers blitzing, Rhymes was left wide open going up the middle of the field, hauling in the pass before fighting an extra 11 yards forward for a 31 yard gain, giving us first down at the MTSU 29 yard line. The Blue Raiders still proved more than ready for our running game as Johnson would only manage 2 yards on first down, before a pass intended for Ezekiel Turner was swatted down, leaving us facing third and 8. Despite coming out in a 10-0-1 formation yet again, it paid off this time for the Blue Raiders as Johnson could only manage 4 yards on a pass from Medlock, forcing us to attempt a field goal on fourth and 5 at the MTSU 23 yard line. Hagen would come through for us, kicking the 40 yard attempt right down the middle of the uprights to give us a 31-0 lead with 1:32 left to play.

Starting at the 27 yard line, the Mid Tennessee State offense this time sprang to life. After a pair of incomplete passes left third and 10, Hicks found Kevin Byard for a 22 yard gain, followed by a 12 yard pass to Collis to give the Blue Raiders first down at our 40 yard line. After another incomplete pass, Drake hauled in an 11 yard pass to give the Raiders first down at our 29 yard line. A 5 yard pass to Drake advanced the ball to the 24 yard line, after which Drake caught a 16 yard pass to give MTSU first and goal at the 8 yard line. It nearly all fell apart as Hicks fumbled the snap on first and goal, but he was able to recover, albeit for a loss of 5 yards, backing the Blue Raiders out to the 13 yard line. A pair of incomplete passes left fourth and goal with 7 seconds left on the clock. The Blue Raiders would finally get on the scoreboard as Orlando Sellers kicked a 30 yard field goal to make it 31-3 with 4 seconds left. A touchback on the kickoff would bring the half to an end with a commanding 28 point lead.

The start of the second half, we finally bucked the trend of progressively worse field position as a 19 yard kickoff return by Johnson left us starting at the 30 yard line. Finally catching a break on the ground, Johnson was able to beat the defensive end around the corner on and sprint down the sideline for a 37 yard gain, tiptoeing the final 5 yards after a tackle attempt by one of the safeties, giving us first down at the MTSU 43 yard line. Continuing to use the off tackles rushes, Mallary picked up 4 yards on first down, followed by Johnson on second down, who turned the corner, rushed forward through a gap and plowed full speed into one of the linebackers, using his momentum to send both players rolling forward, just gaining the 6 yards needed for a first down at the MTSU 33 yard line. Another attempt off the left tackle ended with only a 2 yard gain, sending us back to the air on the next play, hoping the Blue Raiders would play the run again on the next play. Exactly that happened as the Blue Raiders sent a blitz against an anticipated rush, instead finding the ball flying over their heads as Clark caught a 9 yard pass along the left hash marks for a first down at the 22 yard line. It was on the next play that Times left the MTSU defense once again burnt, as a corner blitz on the play left Times completely uncovered and wide open on an out route. After catching the pass at the 15 yard line, with the nearest defender more than 7 yards away, Times immediately turned upfield and started heading along the sideline and angling towards the pylon to keep as much space between him and the pursuing safeties. Times was able to get as close as the 3 yard line before safety James Heinz was able to close the distance and attempt to tackle Times. It would not be enough however as Heinz’s attempt to drag Times down by his outside shoulder only hindered his attempt, as Times fell down and rolled to his left, ending up facing back towards our end zone, his feet two yards deep into the end zone and the ball resting directly on the middle of the goal line for a 22 yard touchdown pass, giving us a 38-3 lead with 7:02 left in the third quarter.

Despite a 26 yard kickoff return out to their 29 yard line, and a 6 yard rush by Pratcher on first down, the Mid Tennessee State offense would end up going backwards, as they were called for holding on second and 4, Hicks threw an incomplete pass on second and 14, and then Hicks was sacked for a 7 yard loss on third and 14, leaving the Blue Raiders punting from their 18 yard line, 11 yards back from where they initially started the drive. An 8 yard return by Johnson on the 52 yard punt left our offense starting at our 37 yard line. Even though they were down by 35 points with just 6 minutes left in the third quarter, the Blue Raiders defense was still as hardnosed as they had been all game, limiting Johnson to just a pair of 1 yard rushes on first and second downs. On third down, Wright was able to get past his coverage and had nothing but a wide open green field between him and the end zone, but an overthrown pass by Medlock landed 5 yards further downfield from Wright, forcing us to punt the ball away. The Blues Raiders offense again found some minor success, as Pratchter picked up 9 yards on first down, followed by an incomplete pass from Hicks, and a 7 yard gain by Williams to give MTSU a first down at their 33 yard line. That would be as much as they would get as three straight incomplete passes from Hicks brought the punt team back out once again. Their punter at least still had some fire left in him, as a 50 yard punt ended with a fair catch, giving us the ball at our 16 yard line to start our next series.

Trying to run the ball, the defense was once again ready for us as Johnson could only manage 3 yards on first down. Despite once again managing to beat the coverage downfield, getting a couple yards behind the safeties, Wright was once again overthrown by Medlock, leaving us with third and 7. The third down pass attempt intended for Rhymes was batted by the blitzing defensive line. While it landed in Johnson’s hand at the line of scrimmage for a brief second, Johnson ended up dropping it as he was quickly hit by one of the linebackers. After a 47 yard punt by Hagen, the Blue Raiders returned it 7 yards out to their 40 yard line for their next series. Tim Rhodes got their drive underway with a 2 yard pass on first down, followed by a 7 yard rush from Pratcher to leave the Blue Raiders facing third and 1. The drive would come to an end as a pass to Pratcher on third down was dropped.

A 51 yard punt ended up rolling into the end zone for a touchback. Going to the ground game, Johnson was able to pick up 7 yards on first down, but a 2 yard rush that left third and 1 was all we’d do, as Johnson got tackled for a 1 yard loss on third down, forcing us to punt. After a 44 yard punt left MTSU starting at their own 29 yard line, Hicks found Collis on first down for an 8 yard gain. A 3 yard rush by Drake gave the Blue Raiders a first down at the 40 yard line. After an incomplete pass on first down, Hicks completed a pass to Drake for 12 yards to give MTSU a first down at our 48. A 5 yard pass would get the Blue Raiders down to our 42 yard line, but two incomplete passes would force MTSU to punt the ball away yet again. The 42 yard punt from Davis went into the end zone for a touchback, giving us the ball on our 20 yard line with 13 seconds left in the third quarter. An audible at the line of scrimmage off a run play left Yakeem Griner open in the flats as he fought forward for a 10 yard gain before being driven out of bounds to give us another first down with 8 seconds left to play. The final seconds would tick off the clock before we could get back to the line, bringing the third quarter to a close with a 38-3 lead.

The start of the fourth quarter found us returning to the ground game. Despite Mid Tennessee State’s defense coming out in a 6-2-3 look as they packed the line, Johnson still was able to find a hole between the center and left guard, picking up 6 yards before being brought down. A 3 yard rush by Johnson, using his momentum to fall forward enough to get the third and final yard, left us facing third and 1 at our 40 yard line. Johnson took full advantage of a gap left unfilled by the linebackers between the center and right guard, picking up 7 yards to convert the third down. Despite the defensive tackle making contact with Johnson just two yards beyond the line of scrimmage, Johnson ended up taking both him and the middle linebacker for a ride, continuing to high step his way forward to gain 6 yards before being wrapped up and tackled. A 1 yard gain on second down, as the left guard failed to pick up his assignment, the left outside linebacker, left us going to the air on third and 3. That third down pass would end in disaster as Medlock threw too far ahead of Johnson, the pass being picked off by Heinz to give Mid Tennessee State the ball at their 43 yard line. Despite the momentum swing of the interception and great field position, the Blue Raiders would fail to take advantage of it as Hicks threw two incomplete passes and Drake was tackled for a 4 yard loss, leaving the Blue Raiders punting on fourth and 14 from their 39 yard line. Johnson called fair catch on the 52 yard punt to give us the ball at our 8 yard line with 6:11 left in the game.

It was at the start of this series that we brought in our second team offense and defense, despite some on the coaching staff wanting one last score. Mallary got our drive started poorly as he was stood up for no gain. Being so deep in our territory, we took the air on second down, backup quarterback and redshirt sophomore Lorenzo Hammonds getting his first action of the season. A brief rundown of Hammonds’ very brief periods of action last season in 2012, he went 2-12 passing with 111 yards, no touchdowns or interceptions, averaged 10.1 yards per game, had a completion percentage of 16.7, his longest pass was 72 yards and he ended the year with a 94.4 QB rating. Despite only completing 2 passes last season, Hammonds made the most of his first attempt this year, completing a 26 yard pass to Clark over the middle for a first down at our 35 yard line. Despite our desire to want to run out the remaining clock with run plays, Mallary was only able to gain 2 yards, just barely at that, on a first down run, forcing us to return to the air. With the sudden impotence of Mallary’s running abilities, those couple coaches on the sidelines may just end up getting their wish of another touchdown if we had to keep passing. Even though Wright made a great jumping catch on second down, it ultimately only gained 1 yard when all was said and done, leaving us facing third and 7. On third down, Clifford Sanchez was able to get behind the safeties, hauling in a perfect over the shoulder pass from Hammonds, then running it clear down to the MTSU 4 yard line before the safeties could catch up to him, a 58 yard gain to give us first and goal. Mallary’s attempt to score on the ground proved fruitless, as he was tackled for no gain, Mid Tennessee State’s first team defense busting right through our second team offensive line with ease. Knowing there was no way we’d be able to score on the ground with our second team against their starting defense, we elected to call a short pass with Hammonds going under center. The Blue Raiders must have mistook it for another run play, as Clark was left wide open on his out route from the tight end position, catching it at the two yard line and then heading toward the pylon, covering the final two yards before the right cornerback could react, scoring a 4 yard touchdown pass to give us a 45-3 lead with 3:21 left to play in the game.

A 24 yard kickoff return got the Blue Raiders out to their own 26 yard line to start their next series. Drake picked up 4 yards on the ground before an incomplete pass from Hicks, intended for Williams fell incomplete. It was after this play, facing third and 6, that the Blue Raiders decided to put their second team offense into the game. The change in personnel worked as redshirt freshman backup quarterback Ira Price hit Ross Thompson for a 21 yard gain to give them first down at our 49 yard line. The Blue Raiders proceeded to go backwards, as Price was sacked on first down for a 5 yard loss. A 1 yard pass to Drake on second down left MTSU facing third and 14 from their 47 yard line, when a pass intended for Drake was batted down, forcing the Blue Raiders to punt with 2:09 left to play. The 47 yard punt was caught by Johnson, who was promptly tackled for no gain at our 6 yard line, starting our next series even deeper in the shadows of our goalpost with 2:04 left to play. After a pair of 1 yard gains by Mallary, we were left with third and 7 at our 9 yard line with 37 seconds to play. Mallary came through for us on the next play as he managed to squeeze through a small gap and pick up 8 yards and gaining a first down, keeping the ball in our hands with 33 seconds left to play and allowing us to kneel out the final seconds. One kneel from Hammonds ticked off the final seconds of our 45-3 victory over Mid Tennessee State. The win also sets a new record for the biggest win in school history, as the 45-3 victory eclipses our 42-3 win over Bowling Green last season.

With the win, our fifth straight, we improve to 5-3 on the year, 5-0 in the Sun Belt Conference. With the loss, Mid Tennessee State drops to 1-8 for the season, 0-5 in conference play. Up next, we hit the road to take on our hated rivals, Florida Atlantic. The Owls enter the game with a 3-6 record, 2-3 in the Sun Belt Conference. The Owls opened up the year with a 42-17 win over Indiana State, before going on a three game slide with a 14-7 loss to Purdue, a 24-18 loss at #4 Penn State and a 36-20 loss at Rice. They got their second win of the year with a 42-25 victory at Western Kentucky, before the back half of their 5 game road trip took its toll, with losses of 59-24 at Troy and 38-22 at North Texas. They got their third win against Mid Tennessee State 20-17 before losing at home against UL Monroe 39-20.




Final Score

:FIU: 45, :MTSU: 3



Stat(s) of the Game:
FIU Offense – Running game had another strong game, with Johnson and Mallary combining for 181 yards on 39 carries and one touchdown. It was both a great day and a bad day in the passing game. Medlock was on fire for a good portion of the game, with Hammonds coming in during garbage time and leading us down the field for our final score of the game, both combining for 423 yards on 21-35 passing and 5 total touchdowns, but Medlock again did his best imitation of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, passing for 333 yards and 4 touchdowns, but also throwing some horrible passes on his 14 incompletions, as well as two interceptions that he pretty much laid directly into the hands of the MTSU defense. Despite being a younger and much less talented quarterback, there is hope for the future in Hammonds, who came in and ate fire, going 4-4 passing for 90 yards and 1 touchdown in his brief stint of action today.

FIU Defense – Actually did pretty good for a change, which was to be expected against a decidedly much weaker opponent like Mid Tennessee State. Allowed only 190 yards of offense and allowed only 17 completions on 50 pass attempts. Besides that breakdown right before halftime that let MTSU score that field goal, it was pretty much a perfect day for the D.

FIU Kicking – Hagen pulled off another perfect day for the season. He made his only field goal attempt of the day, kicking it perfectly down the middle from 40 yards out and made all six extra point attempts.



Scoring Summary



Team
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Final Score


:MTSU:
0
3
0
0
3


:FIU:
14
17
7
7
45






Time
Team
Result
Play
Score


First Quarter



:FIU:
Touchdown
D. Mallary, 1 yard run (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 7-0



:FIU:
Touchdown
W. Wright, 7 yard pass from J. Medlock (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 14-0





Second Quarter



:FIU:
Touchdown
W. Times, 78 yard pass from J. Medlock (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 21-0



:FIU:
Touchdown
S. Johnson, 8 yard pass from J. Medlock (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 28-0



:FIU:
Field Goal
Y. Hagen, 40 yard field goal
:FIU: 31-0



:MTSU:
Field Goal
O. Sellers, 30 yard field goal
:FIU: 31-3





Third Quarter



:FIU:
Touchdown
W. Times, 22 yard pass from J. Medlock (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 38-3





Fourth Quarter



:FIU:
Touchdown
A. Clark, 4 yard pass from L. Hammonds (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 45-3







Game Stats



Mid Tennessee State
Stat
Florida International


3
Score
45


10
First Downs
20


190
Total Offense
604


16 - 22 - 0
Rushes - Yards - TD
39 - 181 - 1


17 - 50 - 0
Comp - Att - TD
21 - 35 - 5


168
Passing Yards
423


2
Times Sacked
0


5 - 20 (25%)
3rd Down Conversion
6 - 14 (42%)


0 - 0 (0%)
4th Down Conversion
1 - 1 (100%)


0 - 0 (0%)
2-Point Conv
0 - 0 (0%)


5 - 0 - 1 (20%)
Red Zone - TD - FG
7 - 4 - 0 (57%)


0
Turnovers
2


0
Fumbles Lost
0


0
Intercepted
2


16
Punt Return Yards
43


164
Kick Return Yards
19


370
Total Yards
666


14 – 46.8
Punts - Average
5 - 44.2


3 - 35
Penalties
4 - 32


12:43
Time of Possession
23:17







Florida International Contract Goals Update



Fail Impact
Goal
Progress
Pass Impact


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500+ rushing yards in each season
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Win 8 games in one season
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2000+ total offensive yards in each season
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7+ passing TD in one season
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10+ points per game in each season
31 PPG
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2400+ total offensive yards in one season
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Win 4 games in one season
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Job Security Status

96%

[SmoothPancakes]

Holy crap, our defense finally showed up. With the exception of the series right before halftime and a couple big plays here and there, our defense completely shut down the Mid Tennessee State offense.

Our offense meanwhile had another great day. The running game was good, though it kept getting shut down at times by the MTSU defense. But our passing game more than made up for it, with some great passes, some great plays, and some huge mistakes by the MTSU defense on coverage. Medlock still makes me shake my head, being able to go from throwing pinpoint perfect passes to throwing interceptions perfectly into the hands of the defense almost back to back.

There is promise for the future. While it was just one game, Hammonds came in and did a great job with 4-4 passing, 90 yards and 1 touchdown. Hopefully we get a chance to have him get some more action later this season so I can get a better look at his skills and see what all he can do in a game, especially as it appears he'll be my starter next year, if I decide to stay around FIU a little longer.

Now to go slaughter some Owls.

[SmoothPancakes]

Oh yeah, that picture of the BCS standings I post above. It looks exactly the same at the moment, just Alabama is the current BCS #1, Ohio State #2 and Mississippi State #3, all 8-0 and all tied for first with 0.994 points. Penn State comes in at #4 with 0.983 and Oklahoma is #5 with 0.978. Some mid major love as Boise State is ranked #6 and TCU #7, both tied with 0.967 points. There's still a chance Boise State or TCU could get to the title game if Armageddon happens, with Penn State beating Ohio State, Wisconsin beating Penn State, and the winner of Alabama-Mississippi State either losing at some point before the end of the regular season or in the SEC Championship game.

[SmoothPancakes]

Taking a look at action on the national scene... In the game of the week, for a second straight week in the Big Ten, the #3 Ohio State Buckeyes remain perfect at 9-0 as they defeat #4 Penn State (8-1) 38-21. While it may seem like it was a decent game, this game was a blowout. Ohio State had a 31-0 lead at halftime and a 38-0 lead after the third quarter. Penn State didn't score until the fourth quarter, with touchdowns at 11:02, 6:00 and the third to make it seem close with 1:15 left in the game. The funny thing, Penn State had 435 yards of total offense, Ohio State only 288. But, Penn State also had 3 interceptions while Ohio State had no turnovers.

Elsewhere, #1 Mississippi State (9-0) beat Georgia (4-5) 38-17, while #2 Alabama (9-0) beat #16 LSU (5-4) 41-23, setting up the #1 vs. #2 showdown in the SEC next week! It's amazing how things can change so suddenly. Three weeks ago, LSU was 5-1 and ranked #7, just on the outside of the national title picture, and three weeks later, has been whooped 33-0 by #1 Mississippi State, 31-16 by #10 Auburn and 41-23 by #2 Alabama, dropping to 5-4 for the season, 3-3 in the SEC, and will either be ranked in the 20s or could be completely dropped out of the rankings by next week.

#8 Boise State (7-1) barely avoids being upset as they hold on to beat South Florida (4-4) on the road 35-31, outscoring USF 14-7 in the third quarter, with the game winning touchdown coming with 27 seconds left to play in the third quarter. #9 Arkansas (9-1) barely escapes with a 20-17 win on the road against South Carolina (6-4), scoring 10 fourth quarter points, including the game winning field goal with 4:41 left to play. Another Top 10 team loses as Mississippi (5-4) scores 14 points in the fourth quarter to knock off #10 Auburn (7-3) with a 24-14 road win.

#25 Nebraska (6-3) gets a 42-21 win at home against #13 Northwestern (6-3). In a cross country battle, #14 Washington (8-2) scores 14 points in the fourth quarter to beat #22 Virginia (7-2) 42-35, scoring the game winning touchdown with 2:20 remaining. #15 Stanford (6-3) suffers their third loss of the season, falling at home to Oregon (6-3) in a 31-14 loss. Michigan (5-4) goes on the road and knocks off #17 Iowa (6-3) 25-13. Syracuse (1-9) gets their first win of the season, breaking open a 31-31 tie at the end of 3, to knock off #18 Connecticut (5-3) with a 41-34 win. #21 Baylor (5-3) escapes Missouri (2-7) with a 24-17 win.

For our readers, West Virginia still out of action for one more week, returning in week 12 to take on Cincinnati. This may be West Virginia's best chance at win #3, as Cincinnati enters the game 1-7 on the year, 0-6 in the Big East, fresh off a 29-2 ass whooping from 3-5 Louisville. Cincinnati managed a whole 9 first downs and 171 yards of offense in the game, only 59 yards on 7-30 passing, and gave up 26 first downs and 463 yards of offense to Louisville.

Meanwhile, Jaymo, Arizona State ALMOST pulled it out. The Sun Devils drop to 1-8 (1-5 in the Pac-12) with a 28-25 loss to 6-3 UCLA. Arizona State did have to outscore UCLA 14-7 in the fourth quarter to pull within 3, the last touchdown coming with 2:45 left to play, but they were close and had a chance. It was a pretty even game, UCLA winning the first down battle 25-19, Arizona State winning the total offense battle 364-326. The thing that killed Arizona State was 2-11 on third down conversions for 18%.

As for my conference title hopes (sitting 5-0 in the Sun Belt Conference right now), no real upsets this week. UL Monroe evened up their conference record at 2-2 with a 39-20 win over Florida Atlantic, dropping the Owls to 2-3 and eliminating them from the conference title. Arkansas State improved to 3-1 in conference play with a 27-6 win over North Texas, dropping the Mean Green to 2-2 in conference and essentially eliminating them. Troy remains right on my ass with a 24-12 win over UL Lafayette to improve to 4-1 in the Sun Belt Conference, UL Lafayette drops to 2-2, essentially eliminating them as well.

It's still going to be very tough the rest of the season. I either have to go a perfect 8-0 in conference, or hope that Troy loses another game to either North Texas (2-6, 2-2), UL Monroe (4-4, 2-2) or Western Kentucky (1-8, 1-5). I also need to either actually beat Arkansas State for my first time in week 13 or hope that they lose a second game to either Mid Tennessee State (1-8, 0-5), UL Lafayette (4-4, 2-2) or Florida Atlantic (3-6, 2-3). Pretty horrendous, impossible odds for any of those chances (8-0 in conference, Troy losing a second time or Arkansas State losing a second time) to happen and come true. Fuck.



As of this point of the post, I have now advanced to week 12 in-game...

As for the popcorn eating games still to come, obviously, the biggest game of the season, #2 Alabama (9-0, 6-0) at #1 Mississippi State (9-0, 6-0). Get the popcorn ready. :popcorn: Ohio State (9-0, 5-0) remains stuck at #3, but is in good shape to go undefeated after surviving the Wisconsin/Penn State gauntlet. They just have games at 4-5 Indiana, against 6-2 #13 Illinois and at 5-4 Michigan. Penn State (8-1, 4-1) was able to hang up to their top 10 ranking, dropping to #9 for their game this week with #5 Wisconsin (8-1, 4-1). With Penn State's drop to #9, TCU (6-2, 4-2) moves up to #6 with a game against 4-4 (3-3) Texas this week. And Boise State (7-1, 5-0) is now #7, hosting Rutgers (7-1, 5-0) in what will essentially be the Big East championship game.

Looking at the Top 25 this week, Mississippi State remains #1, Alabama #2 and Ohio State #3. Oklahoma starts a trend from 4-8 by bumping up one to #4, Wisconsin #5, TCU #6, Boise State #7, Arkansas #8, Penn State down to #9 (from #4) and Oklahoma State up one to #10. UCF is up one to #11, Washington jumps up two to #12 (following their win over #22 Virginia), Illinois, Nevada and Baylor all make the second biggest jumps, moving up 6 from 19-20-21 to 13-14-15. Auburn drops down 6 to #16. Nebraska makes the biggest jump of the week, moving up 8 from 25 to 17 after their win over previously #13 Northwestern. That same Northwestern team drops 5 spots to #18. Oregon State is up 4 to #19, Northern Illinois up 4 to #20, Stanford drops 6 spots to #21. Georgia Tech makes their first appearance at #22 (with 6-3 record), Virginia (despite losing to #11 Washington) only drops one down to #23. Oregon makes their first appearance at #24 (with 6-3 record), and despite their 3 game slide, LSU holds on, dropping 9 spots down to #25.

Iowa (#17, lost 25-13 to Michigan (5-4) and Connecticut (#18, lost 41-34 to Syracuse (1-9) both drop out of the poll this week. Others getting votes, Miami (FL) is ranked 26th, followed by Florida State, Iowa, Ole Miss, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Troy, NC State and Virginia Tech.

Looking at the new BCS... Alabama is still ranking #1, Mississippi State (#2) and Ohio State (#3) trade spots, all tied with 0.994 points. Oklahoma is up one to #4 with 0.983. Boise State jumps up one to #5 and TCU is up one to #6, both tied with 0.972. Wisconsin (0.968), Penn State (0.956), Arkansas (0.954) and Oklahoma State (0.948) all around out the top 10.

Looking at Awards and the semifinalists lists, Storm Johnson is currently ranked #8 for the Maxwell, #3 for the Walter Camp, and #4 for the Doak Walker awards.


And something I completely forgot to mention, Florida International swept the NCAA Players of the Week awards for Week 10. Storm Johnson was national offensive player of the week with 37 carries, 292 yards, 5 rushing touchdowns, 4 receptions, 75 yards and a receiving touchdown against UL Monroe. Redshirt senior defensive tackle Joshua Forney was the national defensive player of the week with 2 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, an assisted tackle, a sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery against UL Monroe.

[morsdraconis]

Nice ass beating against MTSU. Always feels good to get one of those. Hopefully the same next week.

LOTS of interesting things happening in the national title picture.

[JeffHCross]

But, you have to admit that even with a horrible win-loss record, being dead last or nearly dead last in all defensive categories is most likely based more on poor defensive performance overall and less a product of their win/loss records. With enough offense, I'm sure they could outscore opponents and win the games, while still having an atrociously bad defense.Oh, absolutely (look at the Patriots). I just saw an opportunity to do a satirically-stuck-up post on raw statistics over Opponent-Adjusted numbers and took it. Was solely meant for chuckles.

True, I am/was just using raw numbers there. Unfortunately, I have neither the time or nor the desire to put in the effort to get opponent-adjusted statistics, unless someone else would like the honors.Yeah, very few people have the time for that. I'm hoping I can figure out the "secret" one of these days to making that conversion easy. I know the raw numbers aren't giving me the statistical results I'm looking for, but I can't figure out the best way to adjust them either. Too many options.

[SmoothPancakes]

Nice ass beating against MTSU. Always feels good to get one of those. Hopefully the same next week.

LOTS of interesting things happening in the national title picture.

Yeah, I needed that. And interestingly, I already simulated all of the week 12 games in the Sun Belt Conference, ahead of my game with Florida Atlantic, and what do you know, Arkansas State beat Mid Tennessee State in week 12 by the score of, 45-3. :D The poor Blue Raiders, receiving 45-3 ass beatings in back to back weeks from me and Arkansas State.

[jaymo76]

Looking forward to hearing about that Alabama vs Mississippi St match. I going to say that Alabama will be them by at least 10 points.

[SmoothPancakes]

Looking forward to hearing about that Alabama vs Mississippi St match. I going to say that Alabama will be them by at least 10 points.

Yeah, that's going to be an exciting game. I'm going to go against the conventional predictions and say Mississippi State wins by either 3, 4 or 7 in a down the last second battle.

As for FIU, I'm going to try and get Florida Atlantic played tonight. About to make dinner, chicken fried steak, but I already cut up, pounded out and prepared the meat ahead of time earlier this afternoon, so it's just a matter of bringing all the ingredients and stuff together to start cooking. So it'll either be another late evening/overnight game, or I'll get it played during the afternoon tomorrow. Then comes the #1/#2 showdown after the FAU game. I'm still debating on either just simming it or actually taking the time to watch it CPU vs. CPU.

[JerzeyReign]

I don't care what you do, just motivate me to offline again! :)

[SmoothPancakes]

For the record, this isn't dead again guys. Since I played my last game, there have been some changes to the layout of my entertainment room, and an old laptop stand that I had been using, allowing me to play the games and have my laptop sitting right next to me, letting me type up everything during the game as it happened, is no longer being used and has been trashed. So right now I have my laptop sitting on a shelf 15 feet away and don't really have a set up to let me sit here and use it full time, just in brief periods here and there. So it's made typing up game recaps a little difficult.

Right now my plan is to finish out season 3 over the next month or so, get to the offseason and see what happens during the coaching carousel. Since my contract runs out at the end of the current season, I may make a jump to another team. What I'm going to do then, since I doubt that we got a Continue Dynasty option added to NCAA 13, I'm going to put the dynasty on hold until NCAA 13 comes out. The good thing there, is as I would be copying my current team at that time over player by player, rating by rating, I can just auto name all the players on the release day roster. So while it would be the same players on the various teams from years one and two in this dynasty, they'd at least be named differently so it'd seem somewhat like it's 2014, and not actually 2012, in the dynasty.

[JeffHCross]

Sigh. Continue Dynasty needs to exist.

[jaymo76]

Sigh. Continue Dynasty needs to exist.

My thoughts exactly.

[JeffHCross]

I've said it before and I'll continue to say it ... not having Continue Dynasty puts people like Smooth (and myself, in the past) in the position of choosing between continuing to play an old version of NCAA, or paying for the new version. Unfortunately, we'll never move the needle enough for that to matter, but lost sales are lost sales!

[jaymo76]

For me I am in my 9th season. My goal is still to get to Indiana. However, do I keep playing until the carousel offers? Then. What? How many seasons would I get in before 13 drops? What is the point of switching only to have the new game come out before I accomplish anything? I am amazed more people don't share our sentiment.

[morsdraconis]

For me I am in my 9th season. My goal is still to get to Indiana. However, do I keep playing until the carousel offers? Then. What? How many seasons would I get in before 13 drops? What is the point of switching only to have the new game come out before I accomplish anything? I am amazed more people don't share our sentiment.

Oh, I absolutely do as well. Basically makes doing dynasties at all INCREDIBLY tedious because you have to take the time to move everyone over and all that shit if you truly want to have a realistic representation of your team in the new game (only to be playing against the same players that you already played against in your second season on the previous version of the game.

I just don't see how it's possible that it's THAT difficult to do. One little flag for determining what year it is in the dynasty and a roster file saying that the coaches are these coaches and the players are these players with these ratings and viola, continued dynasty.

[DariusLock]

This is complete fail! It's a lap top brah! It goes in your lap...you can hold a controller and let something sit on your lap dog...come on. YOU AINT IN IT TO WIN IT!

[DariusLock]

They should have something like Mass Effect where you can carry stuff over from the previous version. Like load roster files...dynasty etc from a old save just have it work....NOW!

[JeffHCross]

I just don't see how it's possible that it's THAT difficult to do. One little flag for determining what year it is in the dynasty and a roster file saying that the coaches are these coaches and the players are these players with these ratings and viola, continued dynasty.There are reasons you couldn't always port a dynasty straight from one version to the next, though those are the rarity rather than the rule. I could understand why a full-blown "load existing dynasty from past game" isn't in, but work-arounds should be there ... like exporting a single team, exporting a dynasty as a roster file, etc, etc.


They should have something like Mass Effect where you can carry stuff over from the previous version.I get what you're saying, but Mass Effect is a horrible comparison. The two situations are almost nothing alike.

[DariusLock]

That's the only thing I could come up with that has stuff carry over from a different game.

[JeffHCross]

Yeah, I know. I tried to think of another example too and came up blank. :D Mass Effect is like Ratchet & Clank and other similar games though ... it acknowledges that you played the previous game, allows your actions in the previous game to influence the new title ... and that's about it. Practically no game has the "continue your last game here" option (which may be why we haven't seen it in many sports games, and why more people aren't clamoring for it). Even Mass Effect, as well done as it is, is extremely limited in what it ports from one title to the next.

[SmoothPancakes]

:whistle: :D

I've been meaning to get the rest of my current season played for weeks now, but haven't had a chance. Gonna try to get on here shortly and at least get the next game knocked, maybe try to go for a two-fer tonight if I can, as the next chance to play probably wouldn't be until Saturday evening or Sunday.

[jaymo76]

Smooth, get those last few games in brother. Your running out of time!

[SmoothPancakes]

Smooth, get those last few games in brother. Your running out of time!

I know, I am so horrible at staying on track, sitting down and actually getting games played when it comes to NCAA. :D

I'm going through a couple shows on my DVR right now and for a bit longer this morning to get it cleared up and clear up some space. Then I'm gonna jump into NCAA and try to knock these games out.

[SmoothPancakes]

:fp: I think I might just ultimately sim these games. I spent the last hour and a half playing Florida Atlantic, was down 20-0 after the first quarter, managed to come back and make it 20-18 at halftime thanks to a touchdown, a safety and three field goals. Only to have the fucking power flicker out momentarily (the third time it's done that since I woke up at 6am), and lose everything.

Not to mention, after playing the demo, this game (12) is now starting to piss me off constantly. The super LBs and the corners flying through the air from the hash marks to knock down a pass to my receiving in the middle of the field 5 yards away is now seriously getting on my fucking nerves after experiencing the game play from 13. I was already about ready to say fuck it after the first quarter, after my QB threw 13 STRAIGHT incomplete passes thanks to all the fucking leaping and jumping and flying linebackers, corner backs and safeties.

I think I'm just going to say screw it and sim the games, or at least super sim them (both offense and defense). Between the CPU defense pissing me off play after play, this goddamn power, and I am not going to sit here playing every single one of these last couple games two or three (or however many it takes) times just to actually get all the way through them without having the power take a shit and lose everything and the hours I spent playing and typing and working on this dynasty.

[jaymo76]

Yeah I don't blame you about the simming. I can't get back into 12 either primarily because of the superhuman LB's.

[souljahbill]

Yeah I don't blame you about the simming. I can't get back into 12 either primarily because of the superhuman LB's.

I actually got back into 12 after playing the demo by saying, "F it," and finished my season on Freshman. It felt good to take out a year's worth of frustrations with making at least 1 big play a quarter and 50-point blowouts. After winning the national championship, I saw that I had time for 1 more season so I upped to Varsity so I could still take it kinda easy and have fun but not have it so super easy that I'd blow Alabama out 63-0 again with backups playing the entire 2nd half.

[SmoothPancakes]

Yeah I don't blame you about the simming. I can't get back into 12 either primarily because of the superhuman LB's.

I think that might be what I do. This power has been messed up every since that freaking hurricane wannabe thunderstorm plowed through here and the rest of the mid west and east coast on Friday. And then those super LBs and secondary. I was actually having fun with 12 back when I played my last dynasty game against MTSU, but now, after having played the 13 demo off and on for the last couple weeks, that shit is just annoying me to no end. I was about ready to quit after the first quarter and I never quit games.

If anything, I'll still type up all the scoring summary and box score stuff for the games, there just won't be a story to go with them. Otherwise, I don't know if I'd ever get my remaining four season games plus a possible bowl game all played and posted by Friday. And come Friday, it's gonna be 13 all the way.

[SmoothPancakes]

I actually got back into 12 after playing the demo by saying, "F it," and finished my season on Freshman. It felt good to take out a year's worth of frustrations with making at least 1 big play a quarter and 50-point blowouts. After winning the national championship, I saw that I had time for 1 more season so I upped to Varsity so I could still take it kinda easy and have fun but not have it so super easy that I'd blow Alabama out 63-0 again with backups playing the entire 2nd half.

That is another thing I could possibly do. :D Drop down to Varsity from AA. I'll have to stack some of the sliders against me since I still want realistic games, but that super LB crap every single play, I can't take 4 more games of that on 12.

[JeffHCross]

I think that might be what I do. This power has been messed up every since that freaking hurricane wannabe thunderstorm plowed through here and the rest of the mid west and east coast on Friday.Just be glad you have power, unlike the rest of the state :D


That is another thing I could possibly do. :D Drop down to Varsity from AA. I'll have to stack some of the sliders against me since I still want realistic gamesClearly you missed Bill's point. SCREW REALISM! It's four games, dude. Just use these (http://www.operationsports.com/forums/ncaa-football-sliders/493255-ncaa-12-varsity-sliders.html) if you really insist on using sliders.

[SmoothPancakes]

Just be glad you have power, unlike the rest of the state :D

Clearly you missed Bill's point. SCREW REALISM! It's four games, dude. Just use these (http://www.operationsports.com/forums/ncaa-football-sliders/493255-ncaa-12-varsity-sliders.html) if you really insist on using sliders.

That is true. :D We lost our power for only two hours or so Friday night before it came back on. Still over 1,600 without power here in Defiance county. A couple thousand south of us in Paulding county and over 8,500 southeast of us in Putnam county. And actually, those numbers could be and probably are skewed. Those numbers are for ONLY AEP. No clue how high the number truly is when you add up and include all the other power companies that have service and customers around this corner of the state. Even just up here in NW Ohio, AEP is predicting July 7th through the 9th before some could start seeing the power come back on.

:D Yes, I did miss his point it appears. Maybe I'll give that a try then. I'm gonna have to really haul ass and try to cram in as many games as I can tomorrow. I'm super busy with work on Thursday and the morning on Friday, so tomorrow and Wednesday are my only days to really play out the rest of the season. Maybe I'll fire NCAA back up here shortly and give it a go. I might also consider dropping quarter length down to help me get the games in quicker. I think I'm 9 minute quarters right now (either 9 minutes or 8 minutes), so the games, between playing them and typing up drive summaries every change of possession, can take a while to fully play and then type up a game post.

So if I decide to play out all the games still, I'll probably drop to Varsity to help combat the super LB and secondary bull, and may drop down to 5 or 7 minute quarters to help get through the games a bit quicker.

[JeffHCross]

That is true. :D We lost our power for only two hours or so Friday night before it came back on. Still over 1,600 without power here in Defiance county. A couple thousand south of us in Paulding county and over 8,500 southeast of us in Putnam county. And actually, those numbers could be and probably are skewed. Those numbers are for ONLY AEP. No clue how high the number truly is when you add up and include all the other power companies that have service and customers around this corner of the state. Even just up here in NW Ohio, AEP is predicting July 7th through the 9th before some could start seeing the power come back on.They're predicting the 7th and 9th, I believe, so that they don't tell one part of the state that they'll be on by Wednesday, another part by Thursday, but you guys in the boonies get to wait until Saturday. All the power companies here are doing the same thing ... the only date they're predicting is Friday or Saturday.

[SmoothPancakes]

They're predicting the 7th and 9th, I believe, so that they don't tell one part of the state that they'll be on by Wednesday, another part by Thursday, but you guys in the boonies get to wait until Saturday. All the power companies here are doing the same thing ... the only date they're predicting is Friday or Saturday.

Well, they might be doing that for most. I know there have been some counties and cities they were giving specifics for (by midnight on July 3rd, by midnight on July 6th, etc) for getting power restored. The rest they might just be saying 7th through the 9th.

[morsdraconis]

Here in WV, the county I live in (Kanawha County) isn't supposed to have power completely restored until Sunday the 9th from all indications. Thank god I have a friend that lives in an area that has power that I can just crash at until then.

[SmoothPancakes]

Here in WV, the county I live in (Kanawha County) isn't supposed to have power completely restored until Sunday the 9th from all indications. Thank god I have a friend that lives in an area that has power that I can just crash at until then.

Yeah, we got lucky here in Defiance. There are still come people around the city and county that don't have power back yet, but for the most part, we lucked out and fared well. Most of us who lost power during the storm Friday got it back within a couple hours or by Friday night/Saturday morning. Good thing you got a place to crash at. Some of these areas where the entire town and city is out of power, that's gotta be ugly between the heat, trying to find ice and coolers to buy for the food they have/had in their freezers, trying to find generators and constantly buying gas for it, etc.

As for this dynasty, I'm gonna go ahead and try to again play out these games. I'm gonna make the switches that were suggested and that I was thinking about, drop down to Varsity and drop my quarter lengths from 9 (or 8 or whatever it is) down to 5 to help me plow through games faster. Additionally, I'm completely saying fuck it to recruiting the rest of this season. A: I'm planning on being at a different team anyways come season 4. B: This is going to be my last season on NCAA 12 regardless, starting with new rosters on NCAA 13 come Friday, so whatever I do or don't do in recruiting the rest of this current season isn't going to mean or do jacksquat for my future seasons. So that should help me get through stuff faster, especially since I basically have until 9 or 10pm tomorrow night to get done with this season before work takes over starting at 5am Thursday morning.

[morsdraconis]

5 minute quarters, you are going to plow right through those 4 games. 5 minute quarters are nothing.

[JeffHCross]

Well, they might be doing that for most. I know there have been some counties and cities they were giving specifics for (by midnight on July 3rd, by midnight on July 6th, etc) for getting power restored. The rest they might just be saying 7th through the 9th.I just saw that AEP posted more precise dates today ... that's the first time I've seen any dates from AEP since the storm.

After posting that last night, I listened to the local radio and they were questioning one of the power companies about the dates. They said along the lines of what I did, though their reasoning was something I should have realized ... that they were being over conservative in order to not miss commitment dates and make an already bad situation worse.

[morsdraconis]

Well, their estimate of Sunday was off since my power just came back on ~3 1/2 hours ago. Oh sweet air conditioning, how I missed you!

[SmoothPancakes]

I just saw that AEP posted more precise dates today ... that's the first time I've seen any dates from AEP since the storm.

After posting that last night, I listened to the local radio and they were questioning one of the power companies about the dates. They said along the lines of what I did, though their reasoning was something I should have realized ... that they were being over conservative in order to not miss commitment dates and make an already bad situation worse.

Definitely makes sense to do that.


Well, their estimate of Sunday was off since my power just came back on ~3 1/2 hours ago. Oh sweet air conditioning, how I missed you!

Glad to hear that man. I would have probably been cooked well done by now without AC in this heat. On a dynasty related note, I'm glad I didn't have a chance to try and get the games played yesterday. About 5, 5:30, the power suddenly died completely, was out for 30-45 minutes before it came back on. My guesses were either they were shutting us off to tie in some of the areas that still didn't have power, their fixes they made on Friday weren't good enough, or some dumbass driving a car took out a pole.

The good news is, I don't have to work until Thursday evening now. I originally had to do the morning show for our country station, 6-9am both Thursday and Friday because our morning show guy was going to be down at Country Concert 2012 in Fort Loramie, Ohio from Thursday through Sunday. Well, both transmitter sites from our country station and Hot AC station have been running on generator power since Friday. Sometime around 5am yesterday morning, the generator for our country station transmitter blew a water pump and then blew the fan when it overheated. So the country station was off air since 5am and still off air as of 4:30 last night.

So our morning show guy, who is also the program director for all three stations in town, got absolutely nothing done that he needed to before he left on Thursday. So he's sticking around for at least his morning show on Thursday before leaving. I only have to go in for the morning show on Friday. So I now don't have to go in until around 4 or 5pm Thursday afternoon, and provided I can get everything done while I'm there, will be done for the week with stuff at work come 9am Friday morning after I get done on air. So I'll be able to get home and hopefully have NCAA 13 all downloaded by 10:30 or 11, play that the entire day, unfortunately get up for work in the middle of the night for my own morning show on Saturday morning, and then come home and continue playing 13 at 10am.

[SmoothPancakes]

Game Nine

:FIU: :@: :FAU:



Game Notes

--- Heading down the homestretch of the 2013 season, a lot still at stake. Not only entering the game against our hated rivals, the FAU Owls, but still in the running for a potential back to back Sun Belt Conference championship, and also the risk of finishing the year below .500. No time to let off the gas, no time to rest. Our 45-3 win last week over Mid Tennessee State was huge as it not only kept us going on a five game winning streak, but it was our first game since early October that we weren’t in a fight for our life at the end of the game. The Owls are sort of a mixed bag, coming into the game with a 3-6 record and 2-3 in conference play, but they have rarely been a pushover, losing to Purdue by 7 and #9 Penn State by only 6 points. Hopefully our practices during the week got the boys ready for this game, because it could be right back to the meat grinder. On a sunny day, Florida Atlantic won the coin toss and elected to kick.

A 22 yard kickoff return got us started for the game on our own 31 yard line. Storm Johnson got the game underway for us with a 2 yard gain on the ground, before hauling in a 7 yard pass from Jake Medlock to leave us with third and one on the 40 yard line. A run up the middle by Johnson resulted in two broken tackles and a 14 yard gain, giving us first down at the FAU 46 yard line. Johnson continued to find success on the ground, taking an off-tackle play for 27 yards, breaking on tackle and spinning out of a second tackle, before being brought down at the Owls 19 yard line. Medlock then took advantage of a sleeping Owls defense, finding Dominique Rhymes over the middle for a 19 yard touchdown pass, giving us a 7-0 lead with 3:16 left to go in the first quarter. Our defense once again proved to have more holes than Swiss cheese, giving up passes from Steven Curtis for 8, 5, and 21 yards, before Curtis and Javaris Giles combined of six rushes for 32 yards. A pair of incomplete passes brought the drive to an end at our 14 yard line, where the Owls attempted a 31 yard field goal, the kick from Jordan West sailing wide right.

Medlock got our offensive drive moving right off the bat with a 20 yard pass to Rhymes, before connecting with Johnson for another 8 yards. After an incomplete pass to Wayne Times, Johnson took over on the ground, breaking off five consecutive runs of 8, 10, 4, 2 and 12 yards, giving us first down at the FAU 16 yard line with 29 seconds left in the quarter. Three incomplete passes later, and we were forced to settle for a 33 yard field goal from Yusef Hagen, giving us a 10-0 lead with two seconds left. An 18 yard kickoff return by DeAndre Richardson brought the quarter to an end, big brother FIU on top 10-0. The second quarter brought about more of the same from our defense, a 5 yard rush by Giles, passes of 5 and 10 yards by Curtis, another rush for 3 yards by Giles and a 9 yard pass from Curtis to Marcus Cunningham gave the Owls first down at their 49 yard line. A rush for a loss of four yards by Curtis on first down was immediately recovered on a 21 yard pass to Cunningham, setting up first down at our 34 yard line. The defense came through and sacked Curtis for an 11 yard loss, leaving the Owls with second and 21 at our 44 yard line. Two incomplete passes from the Curtis and Owls offense was left stranded. They wouldn’t go down without a fight though, as their punter, Brandon Johnson, kicked a 43 yard punt, with their punt team forcing it down at our 1 yard line, leaving our offense with 99 yards in front of it and 3:22 left to play in the half.

Our offensive drive would end just 2 seconds left when Medlock dropped back too far, his back foot stepping out of bounds while winding up for a pass, causing the safety. With the safety, the Owls got on the board, making it 10-2 with 3:20 left to play. Despite a booming 63 yard punt by Hagen, Richardson returned the ball 23 yards, giving the Owls a first down on our their 40 yard line. Despite a four yard rush by Giles to get the offense started, an incomplete pass on second down was met with a five yard false start penalty on third down. After the penalty left the Owls with third and 11, Curtis could only manage a 5 yard pass to David Oliver, forcing the Owls to punt on fourth and 6 from their 43 yard line. A 43 yard punt was fair caught by Johnson, leaving our offense starting from the 14 yard line, once again in the shadows of our goal posts, but far enough from fear of another safety. Medlock found Rhymes for a 19 yard gain on the first play of the drive, giving us another first down at the 32 yard line, before Johnson and Darrian Mallary took over for the rest of the drive. Johnson got things started with rushes of 9 and 13 yards, while Mallary was able to turn the corner on a pitch and pick up 17 yards before being run out of bounds. With first down at the FAU 30 yard line, Johnson took back over for a 7 yard pick up up the middle, before Mallary gained five yards off tackle to get another first down at the 19 yard line. Johnson then reeled off consecutive 8 yard runs to give us first and goal at the FAU 3 yard line with 43 seconds left in the half. Mallary was able to pick up three yards, but got tackled just short, setting up second and goal from the half yard line. Taking the ball a second time, Mallary got stuffed at the line for no gain with 5 second left, and we were ultimately forced to settle for an 18 yard field goal, making it 13-2 at halftime.

Start of the second half, our defense didn’t even get the chance to do a Swiss cheese impersonation, as Cunningham broke four tackles and got incredible blocking on his way to a 102 yard kickoff return for a touchdown, making it 13-9 with 4:33 left on the clock. Despite trying to match Cunningham’s return, Johnson was only able to manage a 23 yard kickoff return out to our 23 yard line. Johnson was able to only get three yards on a first down rush, the defense starting to cheat to our run game. Medlock tried to make the defense pay, but a pass attempt for Glenn Coleman fell incomplete. Facing third and seven, Medlock went back to the air, this time managing to connect with Coleman, who hauled in the pass, broke a tackle and was able to scamper for a 46 yard gain before being brought down at the FAU 28 yard line. Attempting to rush yet again, Johnson this time got tackled for a four yard loss, bringing Medlock back into play. On second and 14, Medlock found Rhymes for a 22 yard gain, before connecting with Willis Wright over the middle for a 9 yard touchdown pass, giving us a 20-9 lead with 2:46 left in the third quarter. Florida Atlantic’s offensive drive was barely able to get going. After a four yard rush by Giles, Curtis got sacked for an 11 yard loss, pushing the Owls back to their 24 yard line, before a false start penalty tacked on another five yards and left the Owls with third and 21 from the 19 yard line. Curtis was able to find Jerrard Hunter for a 13 yard gain, but it wouldn’t be enough as the punt team trotted out onto the field.

A fair catch by Johnson set us up on the 29 yard line. Medlock tried to put the nail in the coffin, attempting to hit Wright over the middle, but the play got broken up. On second down, Medlock came right back firing, throwing a deep bomb down the left sideline for Coleman. The cornerback was able to get a hand on the ball at bat it up in the air, but Coleman was in the perfect position to snatch it out of the air, break out of the ankle tackle attempt by the defender, and outrun the safety for a 71 yard touchdown pass, making it 27-9 with 1:48 left in the third quarter. The Owls initially found some success on offense, with Giles breaking a run for 6 yards, and after an incomplete pass on second down, Curtis finding Oliver for a 5 yard gain to pick up a new set of downs. Curtis would doom the drive however, after picking up a 6 yard gain on first down, he was tackled for a loss of 3 yards and then threw an incomplete pass, leaving the field on fourth and seven. Starting on our 17 yard line with 47 seconds left in the quarter, our offense came out ready to run out the game. After getting tackled for a one yard loss, Johnson was able to pick up six yards to leave us with third and five as the third quarter came to end, a commanding 27-9 lead over little brother.

One the first play of the fourth quarter, Johnson was able to fight through a tackle to pick up exactly the five yards we needed for a first down, before reeling off another 13 yards to give us first and 10 at the 39 yard line. Showing signs of defeat and giving up, the Owls defense showed little tackling effort as Johnson was able to gain 20 yards on the next rush, getting out to the FAU 41 yard line with 4:04 left to play, as our offense officially went into full clock killing mode. Johnson again ran over the FAU defense, picking up 14 yards to get us down to the Owls 27 yard line, before their defense finally chose to stand up and fight, tackling Johnson for a 1 yard gain on the next play. Mallary came into to give his crack at the Owls defense, but was only able to pick up two yards, leaving us with third and 7. Johnson this time was able to hurt the defense through the air, hauling in a 16 yard pass from Medlock, giving us first and goal at the seven yard line with 1:33 left in the game. After a 2 yard gain up the middle left us with second and goal, Johnson was able to turn the corner on a sweep and moon walked untouched into the corner of the end zone, giving us a 34-9 lead with 27 seconds left in the game, once again asserting our dominance over dear little brother. The Owls didn’t want to end on that note, as Cunningham returned the kickoff 25 yards out to the FAU 26 yard line, but Giles would lose two yards on a first down rush, before a five yard gain on second down. After an incomplete pass from Curtis with eight seconds left, an Owls punt would bring about the end of the game. In dominating fashion, the Golden Panthers again proved themselves superior to our little brothers, the Owls of Florida Atlantic, with a 34-9 victory.

With the win, we improve to 6-3 on the season, 6-0 in the Sun Belt Conference. With the loss, Florida Atlantic drops to 3-7 for the season and 2-4 in conference play. Up next, it's back on the road to take on Arkansas State. The Red Wolves come into the game with a 6-3 record and breathing down our necks with a 4-1 conference mark. So far this season, Arkansas State opened up the year with a 41-26 win over New Mexico, before falling to #19 Oregon State 41-31. The next week they went on the road to #14 Nevada, losing 45-28 before picking up their second win of the year with a 38-17 road victory over Memphis. Briefly heading back home, they got a 43-36 win over Louisiana-Monroe, before starting a four game road trip, picking up a 38-23 win over Western Kentucky, falling to Troy 38-21, getting a 27-6 win at North Texas and defeating Middle Tennessee State 45-3 to wrap up the trip. They return home for their final three games of the year, starting with a visit from us.




Final Score
:FIU: 34, :FAU: 9


Stat(s) of the Game:
FIU Offense – Medlock did great, going 10 of 16 for 236 yards and 3 touchdowns. Johnson was god, picking up 187 yards on 20 carries for a 9.3 average and 1 touchdown.

FIU Defense – Had their usual Swiss cheese moments, but for the most part, had an outstanding game.

FIU Kicking – A perfect 2-2 field goals and 4-4 extra points.



Scoring Summary



Team
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Final Score


:FIU:
10
3
14
7
34


:FAU:
0
2
7
0
9






Time
Team
Result
Play
Score


First Quarter


3:16
:FIU:
Touchdown
D. Ryhmes, 19 yard pass from J.Medlock (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 7-0


0:05
:FIU:
Field Goal
Y. Hagen, 32 yard field goal
:FIU: 10-0





Second Quarter


3:22
:FAU:
Safety
J. Medlock out back of end zone
:FIU: 10-2


0:05
:FIU:
Field Goal
Y. Hagen, 17 yard field goal
:FIU: 13-2





Third Quarter


4:33
:FAU:
Touchdown
M. Cunningham, returned kickoff 102 yards (J. West kick)
:FIU: 13-9


2:46
:FIU:
Touchdown
W. Wright, 9 yard pass from J. Medlock (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 20-9


1:48
:FIU:
Touchdown
G. Coleman, 71 yard pass from J. Medlock (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 27-9





Fourth Quarter


0:27
:FIU:
Touchdown
S. Johnson, 5 yard run (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 34-9






Game Stats



Florida International
Stat
Florida Atlantic


34
Score
9


15
First Downs
9


450
Total Offense
159


26 - 214 - 1
Rushes - Yards - TD
16 - 57 - 0


10 - 16 - 3
Comp - Att - TD
10 - 19 - 0


236
Passing Yards
102


1
Times Sacked
2


4 - 6 (66%)
3rd Down Conversion
3 - 9 (33%)


0 - 0 (0%)
4th Down Conversion
0 - 0 (0%)


0 - 0 (0%)
2-Point Conv
0 - 0 (0%)


5 - 3 - 2 (100%)
Red Zone - TD - FG
4 - 0 - 0 (0%)


0
Turnovers
0


0
Fumbles Lost
0


0
Intercepted
0


7
Punt Return Yards
0


45
Kick Return Yards
252


502
Total Yards
411


0 – 0.0
Punts - Average
5 - 42.6


1 - 12
Penalties
2 - 10


13:41
Time of Possession
6:19






Florida International Contract Goals Update



Fail Impact
Goal
Progress
Pass Impact


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500+ rushing yards in each season
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Win 8 games in one season
:check:
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2000+ total offensive yards in each season
:check:
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7+ passing TD in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



10+ points per game in each season
31 PPG
:3greenarrow:


:3redarrow:
2400+ total offensive yards in one season
:check:
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Win 4 games in one season
:check:
:1greenarrow:


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2000+ total offensive yards in one season
:check:







Job Security Status

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[SmoothPancakes]

Nothing like giving little brother an ass whooping. :) Great all around team effort, and a huge momentum booster heading into week 10 at Arkansas State.

Looking at the conference, we are still on top at 6-0, but we have Troy and Arkansas State both breathing down our asses, the Trojans sitting at 5-1 and the Red Wolves at 4-1. Louisiana-Monroe could techincally be considered in it still at 3-2, but best they could hope for is a share of the title, and it's nigh impossible that we'll lose our last two games, Troy will lose their last game, and Arkansas State will lose one of their last three games, all needing to happen for ULM to have any shot.

On the national scene, in the game of the week and yet another #1 vs #2 showdown, #2 Alabama improved to 10-0 on the year and 7-0 in the SEC in a crazy and wild one, defeating #1 Mississippi State (9-1, 6-1) 45-44. Mississippi State had a 28-11 lead at halftime, but the Tide had a furious comeback, outscoring the Bulldogs 20-9 in the fourth quarter, scoring the game winning touchdown on a 66 yard pass with 7 seconds left in the game.

Elsewhere, #3 Ohio State remained undefeated at 10-0 and 6-0 in the Big Ten with a 39-19 win over 4-6 Indiana, #4 Oklahoma (9-0, 6-0) edged out 5-5 Notre Dame, 35-33, #5 Wisconsin improved to 9-1 for the year, 5-1 in the Big Ten with a 42-21 win over #9 Penn State (8-2, 4-2). #7 Boise State (8-1, 6-0) kept their national championship hopes alive with a 42-30 win over Rutgers (7-2, 5-1) in Big East action. Iowa improved to 7-3 knocking off $17 Nebraska 34-14, #21 Stanford beat #19 Oregon State 42-21, #22 Georgia Tech improved to 7-3 with a 38-20 over #23 Virginia.

[morsdraconis]

You beat the everliving shit out of them! Nicely done!

[SmoothPancakes]

You beat the everliving shit out of them! Nicely done!

That we did. :) Granted, they weren't exactly that great to begin with. They're about as bad in my current season of this dynasty as they are out of the box in NCAA 13. Plus the drop down to Varsity to get these games played and over with. Arkansas State and Central Florida should be tougher games.

[jaymo76]

Nothing like giving little brother an ass whooping. :) Great all around team effort, and a huge momentum booster heading into week 10 at Arkansas State.

Looking at the conference, we are still on top at 6-0, but we have Troy and Arkansas State both breathing down our asses, the Trojans sitting at 5-1 and the Red Wolves at 4-1. Louisiana-Monroe could techincally be considered in it still at 3-2, but best they could hope for is a share of the title, and it's nigh impossible that we'll lose our last two games, Troy will lose their last game, and Arkansas State will lose one of their last three games, all needing to happen for ULM to have any shot.

On the national scene, in the game of the week and yet another #1 vs #2 showdown, #2 Alabama improved to 10-0 on the year and 7-0 in the SEC in a crazy and wild one, defeating #1 Mississippi State (9-1, 6-1) 45-44. Mississippi State had a 28-11 lead at halftime, but the Tide had a furious comeback, outscoring the Bulldogs 20-9 in the fourth quarter, scoring the game winning touchdown on a 66 yard pass with 7 seconds left in the game.

Elsewhere, #3 Ohio State remained undefeated at 10-0 and 6-0 in the Big Ten with a 39-19 win over 4-6 Indiana, #4 Oklahoma (9-0, 6-0) edged out 5-5 Notre Dame, 35-33, #5 Wisconsin improved to 9-1 for the year, 5-1 in the Big Ten with a 42-21 win over #9 Penn State (8-2, 4-2). #7 Boise State (8-1, 6-0) kept their national championship hopes alive with a 42-30 win over Rutgers (7-2, 5-1) in Big East action. Iowa improved to 7-3 knocking off $17 Nebraska 34-14, #21 Stanford beat #19 Oregon State 42-21, #22 Georgia Tech improved to 7-3 with a 38-20 over #23 Virginia.

Wow! That national game of the weeks sound awesome! Personally I was pulling for Mississippi St.

[SmoothPancakes]

Game Ten

:FIU: :@: :Arkansas_State:



Game Notes


--- Continuing down the homestretch of the 2013 season, the conference race still as tight as ever, with us on top at 6-0, Troy right on our asses as 6-1 and Arkansas State right behind at 4-1. If we win this game, we clinch at least a guaranteed share of the title. If we lose, it’s all up in the air. The Red Wolves come into the game with a 6-3 record, 4-1 in the Sun Belt and look to continue their winning ways over us, sitting at 2-0 against us in my career. We, meanwhile, are looking to continue our best ever winning streak, sitting currently at six games. We won the coin toss and elected to kick.

The Red Wolves had a minor setback at the start of their offensive drive, getting tagged for a false start penalty, but Phillip Butterfield got the offense corrected quickly, throwing passes of 6 and 12 yards for an early first down. After a three yard rush by Sir Gregory Thornton, Butterfield threw a 4 yard pass to make it third and three before picking up the first down by himself on a five yard rush. After a 19 yard pass, Thornton got tackled for a two yard loss, though quickly made it up with a 15 yard pass to Carlos McCants. After an incomplete pass, Butterfield found Dexter Samuel for two yards and Thornton picked up six yards on the ground, not enough however, as the Red Wolves were left with fourth and one from our 11 yard line. Bobby Zalud got the Red Wolves on the board first with a 28 yard field goal, making it 3-0 with 2:58 left in the first quarter. Our first drive got started on the 21 yard line, Storm Johnson taking the ball up the gut. Up the gut didn’t gain much as the Red Wolves defense swarmed Johnson for only a two yard gain. Two incomplete passes, and that was the end of our drive.

After calling fair catch on the 38 yard punt at their own 38 yard line, the Red Wolves again started moving the ball, with Thornton picking up four yards before Butterfield connected with McCants for 16 yards. After a two yard rush by Butterfield made it second and 8 at our 40 yard line, Butterfield was forced to throw the ball away on consecutive plays, bring the ASU drive screeching to a halt. Zalud’s punt went 44 yards and ended in a touchback. Our next offensive drive, we came out firing as Jake Medlock found Willis Wright for a 24 yard gain along the right hash marks for a first down at our 44 yard line. After a three yard rush by Johnson and an incomplete pass by Medlock, Johnson was able to haul in an 11 yard pass from Medlock on third and 7 to give our offense new life in Arkansas State territory at their 42 yard line. After an incomplete pass intended for Wright, Medlock found Dominique Rhymes over the middle for a 19 yard gain, before connecting with Wright for a 23 yard touchdown pass as the clock hit all zeros. A PAT by Yusef Hagen and we had a 7-3 lead at the end of the first quarter.

After a 16 yard kickoff return to open up the second quarter and start the Red Wolves at their own 21 yard line, it was nowhere but backwards for their offense, as Butterfield was tackled for a four yard loss, and two incomplete passes, left the Red Wolves facing fourth and 14 at their own 17 yard line. A 40 yard punt was fair caught by Johnson to give us the ball at our 42 yard line. Johnson got our drive off to a fast start, picking up 12 yards on an off tackle rush, to give us first down at the ASU 46 yard line. Johnson kept it going as he hauled in a 19 yard pass from Medlock, giving us first down at the 28 yard line. A 17 yard pass to Rhymes set up first down at the 11 yard line with 3:47 left in the half. Johnson would only need one more play, taking a pitch left, beating the corner and diving over the pylon and into the end zone for the 11 yard touchdown rush, giving us a 14-3 lead with 3:32 left in the first half.

Despite starting on their own 12 yard line, the Red Wolves had little worry as our defense handed them five free yards on an offside penalty, before Thornton picked up a first down with a 7 yard rush. After throwing away a pass, Butterfield rushed for a pair of four yards gains, leaving the Red Wolves with fourth and two on their 34 yard line and another punt coming up. Taking back over on offense on our 30 yard line, Johnson and Darrian Mallary combined in an unstoppable rushing effort, breaking off six straight rushes of 4, 19, 18, 3, 10 and 14 yards, before Johnson walked the ball in on first and goal from the half yard line for the touchdown, making it 21-3 with 31 seconds left in the first half. After a 23 yard kickoff return out to the ASU 33 yard line, four straight incomplete passes from Butterfield brought the first half to a close, with us holding a surprising 21-3 lead over the Red Wolves.

A touchback on the opening kickoff of the second half got us started from the 20 yard line. Keeping the ground game going, Johnson broke off runs of 6 and 7 yards, giving us first down at our 33 yard line, before Johnson got stood up by two Red Wolves defenders on the first down play and was stripped. The Red Wolves recovered the fumble and took over possession on our 41 yard line. After a 2 yard rush by Butterfield, Butterfield found Thornton for a 14 yard gain before throwing deep to McCants for a 25 yard touchdown pass, making it 21-10 with 3:45 left in the third quarter. A 24 yard kickoff return got us started at our 32 yard line for the next drive. Johnson once again got us started on the ground, picking up nine yards on first down before busting loose for a 23 yard gain, giving us another first down at the Red Wolves 37 yard line. Returning to the air, Medlock threw incomplete on first down before finding Glenn Coleman for a 16 yard gain to give us first down at the 21 yard line. A four yard pickup to Johnson was followed with a 13 yard play action pass to Aaron Clark, setting us up with first and goal at the 5 yard line. After a halfback dive attempt only gained two yards, the remaining seconds ticked off the clock before we could get the next snap off, bringing the third quarter to an end, our lead sitting at 21-10.

Opening up the fourth quarter, we again tried to go up the middle, but Johnson was tackled for no gain, bringing up third and goal from the three yard line. The third down pass attempt was knocked down, leading to a 20 yard field goal by Hagen, extending our lead to 24-10 with 4:17 left in the game. After a 15 yard kickoff return set the Red Wolves up at their own 19 yard line, they quickly started on their drive, with Thornton picking up 8 yards on the ground before Butterfield found R.J. Fleming for a 9 yard gain. After an incomplete pass on first down, Butterfield tore our defense to shreds with passes of 9, 17 and 12 yards, leading to first down at our 26 yard line. After another incomplete first down pass, Butterfield connected with Thornton for 14 yards, our defense got tagged with a one yard penalty, and Butterfield found Fleming again, this time for 8 yards, setting up second and two at our two yard line. A Thornton rush went for a loss of two, leaving the Red Wolves with third and four from the five yard line, before Thornton found pay dirt with a five yard touchdown rush, making it 24-17 with 2:39 left to play.

Johnson returned the 65 yard kickoff out 21 yards, starting our offensive drive at our 26 yard line with 2:29 left in the game. Trying to run out the clock, Johnson was able to pick up 8 yards before the Red Wolves called timeout with 2:16 left to play. Another rush attempt by Johnson netted two yards, leaving us with third and inches, as the Red Wolves called another timeout with 2:13 left to play. Attempting a pitch right on third down, Johnson was unable to get turned up field, being run out of bounds for no gain with 2:08 left in the gain and the punt team coming on the field. A booming punt left the Red Wolves starting on their own 15 yard line and only 1:59 left to play, and their offensive drive started poorly, as Artez Brown was tackled for a three yard loss, pushing the Red Wolves back to their 12 yard line. Arkansas State kept their drive alive as Butterfield hit a pass to Brown for 11 yards before Thornton converted on third and two with a three yard rush. After an incomplete pass, our defense got tagged with a 13 yard penalty, giving the Red Wolves first down at their 39 yard line with 1:29 left to play. Butterfield took full advantage, finding Thornton for a 17 yard gain, and Brown for another quick 23 yards, down to our 21 yard line with 1:14 left. After an incomplete pass, Butterfield hit J.D. McKissic for 21 yards, setting up first and goal at the half yard line with 1:01 left to play. One the very next play, Butterfield dove in for the touchdown on a QB sneak, tying the game up at 24 points apiece with 52 seconds left in the game.

After a 31 yard return by Johnson, out to our 29 yard line, our offense was left with 39 seconds to get into field goal range. Rhymes got our drive started with a quick 20 yard pass from Medlock, setting up first down at our 49 yard line with 34 seconds left. After using our first timeout, Medlock found Coleman coming across the middle, but the play resulted for only a gain of 11 yards, leaving us with first down at the ASU 40 yard line and 28 seconds left to play, forcing a second timeout. Two incomplete passes left our drive in jeopardy, before Medlock sealed the fate of the drive, taking a sack for a loss of 8 yards with 17 seconds left to play. Hagen kept us in alive for overtime after booting the punt 47 yards, leaving the Red Wolves on their one yard line with 7 seconds left to play. On the Red Wolves first play, it turned out overtime would not be needed in end, as in one of the craziest endings to a game I had ever seen, Thornton was tackled just over the goal line for a safety, giving us a 26-24 lead with three seconds to play. The ensuing safety punt ran out the remaining seconds and sealed the victory for us, our first victory over the Red Wolves since I took over as offensive coordinator.

With the win, we improve to 7-3 on the season, 7-0 in the Sun Belt Conference and clinch at least a share of the 2013 SBC title. With the loss, Arkansas State drops to 6-4 for the season and 4-2 in conference play, eliminating the Red Wolves from any chance at the conference title. Up next, we return home to for some in-state warfare, hosting #10 UCF. The Knights come into the game with an 8-2 record and sitting in third place in the Big East with a 6-2 conference mark. Looking back on their season, UCF opened up the year with a 27-20 overtime win at Louisville, got a 55-31 win at Houston, lost 45-10 at #7 Boise State, picked up a 28-14 win at home over Cincinnati, and lost 38-24 to Rutgers. They then responded by reeling off five straight wins, 42-7 over South Florida, 31-28 against Marshall, 35-10 against Connecticut, 35-3 over Akron and 31-15 at San Diego State. They close out their year at FIU and at SMU.




Final Score
:FIU: 26, :Arkansas_State: 24


Stat(s) of the Game:
FIU Offense – Definitely a combined effort today. Passing games was beast at times, running game was beast at other times, and there were times both sucked. Ultimately did enough to keep us there at the end until we got lucky.

FIU Defense – Had their usual Swiss cheese moments, was doing great until the fourth quarter, came through huge in the clutch for us in the final seconds.

FIU Kicking – Another perfect day, 1 for 1 in field goals, 3 for 3 in extra points.



Scoring Summary



Team
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Final Score


:FIU:
7
14
0
5
26


:Arkansas_State:
3
0
7
14
24






Time
Team
Result
Play
Score


First Quarter


3:01
:Arkansas_State:
Field Goal
B. Zalud, 27 yard field goal
:Arkansas_State: 3-0


0:00
:FIU:
Touchdown
W. Wright, 23 yard pass from J. Medlock (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 7-3





Second Quarter


3:32
:FIU:
Touchdown
S. Johnson, 11 yard run (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 14-3


0:31
:FIU:
Touchdown
S. Johnson, 1 yard run (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 21-3





Third Quarter


3:45
:Arkansas_State:
Touchdown
C. McCants, 25 yards pass from P. Butterfield (B. Zalud kick)
:FIU: 21-10





Fourth Quarter


4:19
:FIU:
Field Goal
Y. Hagen, 20 yard field goal
:FIU: 24-10


2:39
:Arkansas_State:
Touchdown
S. Thornton, 5 yard run, (B. Zalud kick)
:FIU: 24-17


0:52
:Arkansas_State:
Touchdown
P. Butterfield, 0 yard run (B. Zalud kick)
TIED 24-24


0:03
:FIU:
Safety
S. Thornton tackled in the end zone
:FIU: 26-24






Game Stats



Florida International
Stat
Arkansas State


26
Score
24


16
First Downs
15


330
Total Offense
292


21 - 153 - 2
Rushes - Yards - TD
18 - 38 - 2


11 - 19 - 1
Comp - Att - TD
19 - 33 - 1


177
Passing Yards
254


1
Times Sacked
0


1 - 5 (20%)
3rd Down Conversion
4 - 9 (44%)


0 - 0 (0%)
4th Down Conversion
0 - 1 (0%)


0 - 0 (0%)
2-Point Conv
0 - 0 (0%)


5 - 2 - 1 (60%)
Red Zone - TD - FG
3 - 2 - 1 (100%)


1
Turnovers
0


1
Fumbles Lost
0


0
Intercepted
0


6
Punt Return Yards
0


122
Kick Return Yards
94


458
Total Yards
386


3 – 45.0
Punts - Average
3 - 41.0


3 - 19
Penalties
1 - 5


11:55
Time of Possession
8:05






Florida International Contract Goals Update



Fail Impact
Goal
Progress
Pass Impact


:3redarrow:
500+ rushing yards in each season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



Win 8 games in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



2000+ total offensive yards in each season
:check:
:3greenarrow:


:3redarrow:
7+ passing TD in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



10+ points per game in each season
31 PPG
:3greenarrow:


:3redarrow:
2400+ total offensive yards in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:


:2redarrow:
Win 4 games in one season
:check:
:1greenarrow:


:6redarrow:
2000+ total offensive yards in one season
:check:







Job Security Status

96%

[SmoothPancakes]

Wow! That national game of the weeks sound awesome! Personally I was pulling for Mississippi St.

Yeah, that was a crazy one. That definitely would have been one to sit and watch in CPU vs. CPU. :D I wanted Mississippi State to win as well, wasn't meant to be I guess. :(

I just played, and posted my game against Arkansas State, holy shit, what a crazy ending. I was readying myself for an overtime showdown, and then my "more holes than a slice of Swiss cheese" defense comes through in the most improbable of ways to win the game for me. Talk about insanity.

[jaymo76]

What an ending Smooth! Don't you love it when you are heading for OT and a WTF moment changes everything? Nice win!

[SmoothPancakes]

With that insanity against Arkansas State behind me, taking a look at the conference standings, Louisiana-Monroe lost to Troy to fall to 3-3 in conference, so they are eliminated from the title race. Arkansas State has also been eliminated from the title race as they drop to 4-2 after their loss to me. I stand at 7-0 with a guaranteed share of the conference title, Troy is still breathing down my ass with a 6-1 conference mark and their last game against conference patsy Western Kentucky (1-9 so far this year), while I have a game left against Louisiana-Lafayette (5-5, 3-3) so nothing is certain.

Looking nationally, what a crazy week it was. #1 Alabama's reign at the top lasted just one short week, as the Tide fell to 10-1 on the year as 7-1 in the SEC, courtesy of a 21-17 defeat at the hands of Texas A&M (5-6, 4-5). #2 Ohio State (11-0, 7-0) avoided the upset from #12 Illinois (7-3, 4-3), winning at home 26-21. #6 TCU (8-2, 6-2) handed #3 Oklahoma (9-1, 6-1) their first loss of the year with a 30-27 win on the road. #4 Wisconsin (10-1, 6-1) held off 4-7 Indiana, 31-26. #5 Mississippi State (10-1, 7-1) keep their national title hopes partially alive, escaping with a 38-35 win on the road against #8 Arkansas (9-2, 6-2). #7 Boise State (9-1, 7-0) kept their hopes alive with a 49-28 shellacking of 5-5 Houston.

#11 Washington improved to 9-2, 7-1 with a 42-28 win over #21 Oregon (7-4, 7-1). #14 Penn State (9-2, 5-2) recovered from back to back losses to Ohio State and Wisconsin with a 35-13 win over 1-10 Purdue. #17 Northwestern (7-4, 3-4) got knocked off by Minnesota. 6-5 Michigan knocked off #22 Iowa (7-4), 42-27. Virginia Tech (7-4, 4-4) knocked off #20 Georgia Tech (7-4, 5-4), 46-21, and Ole Miss (7-4, 5-3) walloped #23 LSU (6-5, 4-4), 40-7.

[SmoothPancakes]

What an ending Smooth! Don't you love it when you are heading for OT and a WTF moment changes everything? Nice win!

Yes I do love it! :D I was getting myself all ready for my first overtime game in my dynasty, and at all in NCAA 12 for that matter, and then my defense pulls that rabbit out of their hat. I was not expecting that at all. I was hoping at the time that my defense would actually be able to get a stop in OT so we could have a chance to win. Well, that and that they wouldn't give up a 99 yard hail mary touchdown pass. :D :fp:

I'm just glad to finally get that monkey off my back with Arkansas State. I've had my ass handed to me by them for two years now, and finally was able to get that elusive victory over the Red Wolves in my last season. Now hopefully I can maybe manage to pull out a win over UCF as well, who has also handed my ass to me for two seasons now.

[SmoothPancakes]

Wow, how messed up the polls are. Alabama PLUMMETED after losing to Texas A&M and Wisconsin got fucked over. Looking at the Top 25, Ohio State rose one up to #1. Mississippi State jumped three up #2. TCU jumped three up #2. Wisconsin got stuck still at #4. Boise State rose two up to #5. Oklahoma dropped three down to #6. Oklahoma State jumped two up #7. And Alabama plummeted 11 from #1 all the way down to #12.

In the BCS Rankings, it gets strange. Ohio State (11-0) moved up one to #1. TCU (8-2) jumped up four to #2. Mississippi State (10-1) moved up two #3. Wisconsin (10-1) is still stuck at #4. Boise State (9-1) moved up two to #5. Oklahoma (9-1) fell three to #6. Oklahoma State (9-1) jumped two to #7. And Alabama (10-1) plummeted 9 to #10. Ohio State has 1.000 points, TCU 0.992, Mississippi State 0.989, Wisconsin 0.986, and Boise State 0.978.

[SmoothPancakes]

Game Eleven

:UCF: :@: :FIU:



Game Notes


--- Here we are entering the final weeks. This week we take a break from conference play to take on our hated in-state brethren, the UCF Knights. Victims of ass whooping for two years running at the hands of the Knights, hopefully this year we would finally get some payback. We enter the game on a seven game winning streak, sitting at 7-3 for the year, but 0-3 in our non-conference games. The Knights come into the contest ranked ranked #9 in the nation with a 9-2 record. Under the setting sun, we won the coin toss and elected to kick.

Very much different from years past, the Knights offense failed to do anything, starting on their own 24 yard line before going backwards after two incomplete passes and a rush for a loss of four yards, punting from their 20 yard line. It got even worse when the line got flagged for false start on the punt, pushing UCF back to their own 15 yard line and punting on fourth and 19. Storm Johnson called fair catch on the 48 yard punt, but it still resulted in great field position, as we took over possession on our own 36 yard line. The Knights proved more than ready for our ground game, as Johnson quickly was tackled for a loss of one yard on first down. Jake Medlock would make them pay on second down when he found Dominique Rhymes for a 17 yard gain and a first down at the UCF 48 yard line. Our drive would sputter to an end however as three straight passes would fall incomplete. A 44 yard punt from Yusef Hagen that went unreturned left the Knights buried on their own three yard line.

That had no effect on UCF however as they quickly started moving the ball with a 6 yard rush by Mark Denman, before Jeff Godfrey hit Nico Flores for a 10 yard completion. Two more rushes for 5 and 4 yard gains by Denman set up Miller for a three yard pass to Kevin Miller on third and one. After an incomplete pass on first down from their 31 yard line, Denman picked up two yards on the ground before Godfrey hit Jacques Mackeroy for a 27 yard gain, followed up by a pass to D. J. Brown for a gain of 9 yards. Godfrey then rushed for a 7 yard gain to get a first down at our 24 yard line. A 5 yard offside penalty on the defense and a one yard rush by Denman left the Knights with second and four on our 17 yard line. After an incomplete pass, Godfrey could only manage three yards on the ground, setting up fourth and inches from the 14 yard line.

On the fourth down attempt, Godfrey managed to pick up four yards and keep the drive alive. After a second offside penalty on our defense gave the Knights first and five on our five yard line, Godfrey rushed the ball ahead for four yards, setting up second and one at the one yard line. Our defense would rise to the challenge, as Godfrey was forced to throw the ball away on a second down pass attempt, before being sacked for an 11 yard loss on third down, leaving UCF facing fourth and 11 from the 11 yard line. A 29 yard field goal by Lance Paul got the Knights on the board, giving them a 3-0 lead with 18 seconds left in the first quarter. Six seconds were left on the clock after a 26 yard kickoff return by Johnson, giving us the ball at our 24 yard line. An incomplete pass left one second on the clock, before Medlock found Rhymes for a 19 yard gain, giving us a first down at the 42 yard line as the first quarter came to a close, UCF on top 3-0.

Catching the UCF defense off guard, we opened the second quarter with a 9 yard gain off tackle by Johnson, leaving us with second and one at the 48 yard line. Johnson would convert for the first down on the next play with a 5 yard gain up the middle. The UCF defense made it tough for Johnson on the next play, as he had to fight for a three yard gain on the ground, before Medlock hooked up with Johnson over the middle for an 18 yard gain on second and 7. Johnson then took over on the ground with a 7 yard rush, before breaking a tackle and fighting through a second tackle attempt for a three yard gain to set up first down at the 11 yard line. On a first down pitch right, Johnson broke free for an 11 yard gain, leaving us with first and goal just shy of the goal line. Putting the ball in Johnson’s hand one final team, he waltzed across the goal line untouched for the one yard touchdown, giving us a 7-3 lead with 2:40 left in the half. Starting with great field position at the 33 yard line on their next drive, the Knights got moving quickly as Godfrey picked up five yards on the ground before our defense got slapped with a flag for pass interference, giving the Knights first down at our 39 yard line. After a dropped pass, Godfrey connected with Brown for a five yard gain and Denman for another three yards, leaving the offense with fourth and two at our 30 yard line. Godfrey converted their second fourth down of the game, hitting Flores for an 11 yard gain to set up first down at our 19 yard line. After rushing ahead for three yards, Godfrey found Mackeroy over the middle for a 13 yard gain, giving the Knights first and goal at our three yard line. After a rush for a loss of two yards by Denman, Godfrey took to the air, hitting Joshua Reese for a five yard touchdown pass, giving the Knights a 10-7 lead with 1:17 left in the first half.

We took over on our own 20 with 1:09 to play after the kickoff, needing to move downfield fast. We did exactly that as Medlock hit Rhymes for a 31 yard gain, Rhymes spinning out of three tackles after catching the pass before finally going down from a combination of losing his balance and having a defender jump on him. That gave us first down at the UCF 49 yard line with 1:02 left to play. Rhymes came through again with a 16 yard pass to get us down to the 33 yard line. After an incomplete pass on first down, Medlock found Willis Wright along the left sideline for a 24 yard gain, giving us first and goal at the 9 yard line with 38 seconds to play. After an incomplete pass on first down, Medlock got sacked for a loss of 10 yards, leaving us with third and goal from the 18 yard line and 20 seconds on the clock. Rhymes would again come through in the clutch, hauling in an 18 yard pass over the middle for the go-ahead touchdown, giving us a 14-10 lead with 16 seconds left in the half. After a 16 yard kickoff return out to the 21 yard line, Denman rushed the ball ahead for a 7 yard gain before the clock ran out on the half, our lead still standing at 14-10.

We started the second half at our 23 yard line after an 18 yard kickoff return by Mallary. Johnson got us started right away with a 12 yard pass over the middle for first down at the 35 yard line. Johnson followed that up with a sweep left, that he was able to turn the corner and break up field for a 23 yard gain before being tackled after failing to out-juke the safety. Johnson kept it going with a seven yard gain up the middle. A sweep right ultimately was tackled for a loss of one yard, leaving us with third and four at the UCF 36 yard line. An incomplete pass left us with fourth and four, which Coach Cristobal elected to go for it, but our fourth down pass was knocked down at the line and we turned the ball over on downs. Denman got the Knights rolling on offense with a 6 yard rush, before our defense chipped in with an offside penalty. Another 6 yard gain by Denman left the Knights with second and four at our 47 yard line, before an incomplete pass and a loss of two yards by Denman forced the Knights to punt on fourth and 6. The 49 yard punt ended with a touchback.

Going back to the air, Medlock found Rhymes for a 23 yard gain, giving us first down at the 43 yard line with 2:03 left in the quarter. A failed assignment in the secondary left Rhymes wide open deep over the middle, which Medlock instantly hit for a 21 yard gain, this time advancing the ball down to the UCF 35 yard line. A pitch left attempt netted only one yard, forcing us back into the air on second and 9. Two incomplete passes left us facing fourth and 9 at the 34 yard line, and another fourth down attempt called from Coach Cristobal. This time, Medlock was able to needle the thread between two defenders and get the ball into the hands of Wright for a 17 yard gain, giving us first down at the 17 yard line with 48 seconds left in the third quarter. Keeping the passing going, Medlock found Ezekiel Turner along the left hash mark for a 17 yard touchdown pass, giving us a 21-10 lead with 35 seconds left in the quarter. Despite a 25 yard kickoff return out to their 31 yard line, the Knights offense found nothing going against our defense, as Denman was tackled for a two yard loss, before two incomplete passes from Godfrey doomed the drive. Johnson's fair catch on the punt left us on the 30 yard line with four seconds to play in the quarter. An off-tackle run by Johnson brought the quarter to an end with a one yard loss, our lead expanded to 21-10 as the clock hit zeroes.

We started the fourth quarter with second and 11, and heading back into the air. After an incomplete pass left us with third and 11, a miscommunication by the corner and safety left Wright wide open heading downfield, where Medlock lobbed up a pass that was hauled in for a 42 yard gain, giving us first down at the UCF 29 yard line. Three straight incomplete passes would leave us with fourth and 10, before a pass to Johnson would only net 9 yards and another turnover on downs. Denman got the Knights started with three straight rushes of 7, 4 and 5 yards, followed by an incomplete pass to leave the Knights with third and five at the 35 yard line. Our defense felt free to help them out, getting tagged for pass interference, giving the Knights a first down at the 50 yard line. After a four yard rush by Denman, Godfrey found Mackeroy for a 39 yard strike, giving the Knights first and goal at our six yard line. The Knights would find the end zone on the next play, as Godfrey hit Mackeroy again, this time for the six yard touchdown pass, making it 21-16. The two-point conversion attempt was no good as the pass fell incomplete, leaving it 21-16 with 3:15 to play.

Our offense trotted back out onto the field with 3:05 left and starting on our 19 yard line after a 17 yard return by Mallary. Johnson got us off and running with an 11 yard gain on the ground to give us first down at the 30 yard line with 2:49 remaining. A four yard gain by Johnson set up second and six with 2:16 left before the UCF took their first timeout. Heading into the air, Medlock found Johnson for a 10 yard gain, giving us first down at the 44 yard line, and another UCF timeout, stopping the clock at 2:11. Attempting to put the dagger in the heart, Medlock found Rhymes over the middle for a 31 yard gain, setting up first down at the UCF 25 yard line with 2:04 left. A pass to Johnson went for five yards, when UCF called their third and final timeout with 1:49 left. A seven yard pass to Johnson gave us first down at the UCF 13 yard line with 1:12 to play, assuring us the victory, but instead of running out the clock, we wanted to twist the dagger. Medlock found Johnson again for a five yard gain, leaving us with second and five at the 8 yard line and 54 seconds left to play. Both pass attempts on second and third down got batted incomplete, forcing us to settle for a 25 yard field goal with 35 seconds left, giving us a 24-16 lead. A 16 yard kickoff return gave the Knights possession at their 16 yard line with 25 seconds left to play. Godfrey found Mackeroy for an 18 yard gain with 19 seconds left, giving the Knights a first down at the 33 yard line, before being sacked on the next play for a 10 yard loss, leaving the Knights with second and 20 from their 23 yard line with 12 seconds left. A thrown away pass left UCF with third and 20 and four seconds left to play in the game. A four yard rush by Godfrey would run the clock out and bring the game to an end, the Golden Panthers finally tasting victory against UCF, as well as knocking off a #9 team, 24-16.

With the win, we improve to 8-3 on the season and increase our all-time best win streak to 8 games. With the loss, Central Florida drops to 8-3 for the season. Up next, we close out our season at home with Louisiana-Lafayette. The Cajuns come into the game with a 5-6 record and 3-4 in conference play. They opened up the year with a 52-21 win over Eastern Kentucky, before losing at Akron 17-3. They picked up a 13-12 win at home against UNLV, before dropping consecutive home games, losing to Kansas State 49-14 and North Texas 14-12. They recovered with a home victory over Middle Tennessee State, 21-14, before going on the road and winning 42-24 at Western Kentucky. They lost to #23 Troy 24-12, lost their rivalry game at home against Louisiana-Monroe 27-14, before picking up a 20-14 overtime win at Florida Atlantic. They continued their three game road trip to end the season with a 42-21 whooping from Arkansas State, before stopping in Miami for the season conclusion with us.




Final Score
:FIU: 24, :UCF: 16


Stat(s) of the Game:
FIU Offense – Another great game for Medlock and the receivers. Rushing was so-so this game.

FIU Defense – Had their usual Swiss cheese moments, but for the most part, had another solid game.

FIU Kicking – Another perfect day, 1-1 field goals and 3-3 extra points.



Scoring Summary



Team
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Final Score


:UCF:
3
7
0
6
16


:FIU:
0
14
7
3
24






Time
Team
Result
Play
Score


First Quarter


0:21
:UCF:
Field Goal
L. Paul, 28 yard field goal
:UCF: 3-0





Second Quarter


2:40
:FIU:
Touchdown
S. Johnson, 1 yard run (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 7-3


1:17
:UCF:
Touchdown
J. Reese, 4 yard pass from J. Godfrey (L. Paul kick)
:UCF: 10-7


0:16
:FIU:
Touchdown
D. Rhymes, 18 yard pass from J. Medlock (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 14-10





Third Quarter


0:35
:FIU:
Touchdown
E. Turner, 17 yard pass from J. Medlock (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 21-10





Fourth Quarter


3:15
:UCF:
Touchdown
J. Mackeroy, 6 yard pass from J. Godfrey (2-point failed)
:FIU: 21-16


0:38
:FIU:
Field Goal
Y. Hagen, 24 yard field goal
:FIU: 24-16






Game Stats



Central Florida
Stat
Florida International


16
Score
24


11
First Downs
19


234
Total Offense
413


24 - 85 - 0
Rushes - Yards - TD
16 - 72 - 1


12 - 23 - 2
Comp - Att - TD
19 - 35 - 2


149
Passing Yards
341


2
Times Sacked
1


2 - 9 (22%)
3rd Down Conversion
2 - 7 (28%)


2 - 2 (100%)
4th Down Conversion
1 - 3 (33%)


0 - 1 (0%)
2-Point Conv
0 - 0 (0%)


3 - 2 - 1 (100%)
Red Zone - TD - FG
6 - 3 - 1 (66%)


0
Turnovers
0


0
Fumbles Lost
0


0
Intercepted
0


0
Punt Return Yards
0


98
Kick Return Yards
61


332
Total Yards
474


3 – 46.3
Punts - Average
1 - 44.0


1 - 5
Penalties
7 - 63


7:40
Time of Possession
12:20






Florida International Contract Goals Update



Fail Impact
Goal
Progress
Pass Impact


:3redarrow:
500+ rushing yards in each season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



Win 8 games in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



2000+ total offensive yards in each season
:check:
:3greenarrow:


:3redarrow:
7+ passing TD in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



10+ points per game in each season
30 PPG
:3greenarrow:


:3redarrow:
2400+ total offensive yards in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:


:2redarrow:
Win 4 games in one season
:check:
:1greenarrow:


:6redarrow:
2000+ total offensive yards in one season
:check:






Bonus Goal






Beat a higher ranked team

:2greenarrow:






Job Security Status

100%

[SmoothPancakes]

And the revenge tour continues. After finally beating Arkansas State for the first time in three tries, I finally manage to beat UCF for the first time in three tries. Putting my demons to rest before moving on to greener pastures.

Looking at the conference picture, and then there were two. We currently stand at 7-0 in the conference with our game against Louisiana-Lafayette remaining. Troy's season has come to a conclusion, standing at 10-2, 7-1 in the Sun Belt following their 49-17 whooping of Western Kentucky. It's simple. We beat ULL, we win the title outright. We lose to ULL, we share the title with Troy.

Looking at the national scene, hello rivalry weekend. #1 Ohio State (12-0, 8-0) had a tough one, but pulled it out with a touchdown in the fourth quarter (the lone score in the fourth), defeating Michigan (6-6, 4-4) 20-13. #2 Mississippi State (11-1, 8-1) kept themselves planted firmly in the title picture, easily defeating #20 Ole Miss (7-5, 4-4), 42-24. #3 TCU (9-2, 6-2), also trying to make a case for the title game, kept it's hopes alive, barely edging out #19 Miami (FL) (9-3, 7-2) in the game of the week, 27-26. Miami broke a 20-20 tie with a 13 yard touchdown pass with 9 minutes remaining, but went for the two-point conversion and failed. TCU then score a touchdown on a 75 yard run with 4:38 to play, kicking the extra point for the one point victory.

#4 Wisconsin (11-1, 7-1) also kept it's name in the title race, defeating #17 Illinois (7-4, 4-4), 21-7. #5 Boise State (10-1, 8-0), also trying to make a case for a title game appearance, shellacked SMU (3-8, 2-6), 62-9. One week after losing, #6 Oklahoma (10-1, 7-1) responded with a 35-25 win over Texas Tech (5-6, 4-4). Kansas State (7-4, 5-3) scored the first upset of the day, knocking off #7 Oklahoma State (9-2, 6-2), 44-31. #8 Washington (10-2, 8-1) picked up a 31-21 rivalry win over Washington State (1-11, 1-8). Florida International (8-3, 7-0) knocked off #9 UCF (8-3, 6-2). #10 Arkansas (10-2, 7-2) barely escaped Death Valley, defeating LSU (6-6, 4-5), 38-36.

#12 Alabama's (10-2, 7-2) losing woes continued, dropping the Iron Bowl 29-15 to #15 Auburn (9-3, 6-3). Iowa (8-4, 4-4) knocked off #13 Penn State (9-3, 5-3), 35-24. #14 Baylor (8-3, 5-3) escaped against Iowa State (1-10, 0-8), 35-28. #18 Northern Illinois (11-1, 9-0) help off Eastern Michigan (3-9, 2-7), 20-17. And #21 Oregon State (9-3, 7-2) picked up a 21-14 win over #25 Oregon (7-5, 7-2).

Looking at the Top 25 polls, Ohio State remains #1, Mississippi State remains #2, TCU still #3, Wisconsin still #4, Boise State and Oklahoma still #5 and #6. Washington has moved up one to #7, Arkansas jumped two to #8, Nevada jumped two to #9 and Auburn jumped five to #10. Oklahoma State dropped five spots to #12, Alabama only dropped two to #14. Northern Illinois rose three to #15. UCF fell eight to #17. Penn State dropped six to #19, and new to the poll, showing up at #23, the Florida International Golden Panthers!!! With that ranking, the Sun Belt now has two teams in the Top 25, Troy at #20 and FIU at #23!

Looking at BCS, Ohio State remains #1 with 1.000 points. TCU, despite being 9-2, still is #2 with 0.992. Mississippi State, despite being 11-1, remains at #3 with 0.989. Wisconsin remains #4 with 0.986 and Boise State remains #5 with 0.978. Not that it matters one single bit, but FIU is ranked #24 in the latest BCS standings (league foe Troy is sitting at #21).

As for our rankings, FIU is ranked #22 in the Media rankings, #23 in the Coaches rankings, and #24 in the BCS rankings.

[morsdraconis]

Wow man! Two GREAT wins for ya there. Way to finally get the UCF monkey off your back man!

One more and then you have a nice bowl gaming coming your way.

[SmoothPancakes]

About to take the Ragin Cajuns on right now. Because the Sun Belt's tie-ins suck, right now, I'd only make the New Orleans Bowl against 6-6 Tulane, but I'm hoping that improves. I was originally gonna play 8-4 Southern Miss, which I was looking forward to, but they got bumped up (or down depending on your point of view) to the Beef O'Brady's Bowl against 8-4 SDSU.

[SmoothPancakes]

Game Twelve

:Louisiana: :@: :FIU:



Game Notes

--- The final week of the regular season, matching up with the Ragin’ Cajuns. ULL comes into the game with a 5-6 record for the season, 3-4 in conference play. While the Cajuns are a bit down this year, sitting at 5-6, they are still every bit as dangerous as they have to win today for a bowl berth. With Troy still breathing down my ass, sitting at 7-1 in conference, it’s simple for me, win and win the conference, lose and share the conference. Lafayette won the coin toss and elected to kick.

Immediately out of the gate, we forced the Cajuns to shut us down on the ground, which they failed to do, as Johnson rushed ahead for a 35 yard gain, breaking three tackles along the way, before being tackled at the ULL 47 yard line. With that rush, Johnson broke Darrian Mallary’s school record of 1285 rushing yards in a single season. Johnson kept pounding the ball, rushing three more times for 7, 22 and 15 yards gains all the way down to the ULL 4 yard line. Taking a break to catch a breather, Mallary took over for Johnson, but was only able to gain two yards. On second and goal from the two yard line, Johnson found the right corner and dove in for the touchdown, breaking a second record previously set by Mallary, of 16 rushing touchdowns in a season. With the score, we jumped on top 7-0 with 2:15 left in the first quarter. On the Cajuns’ first play on offense, Jordy Moore got them started with a three yard rush, but after throwing away a pass on second down, Aaron Spikes could only manage two yards on third and 7, leaving the Cajuns with fourth and 5 from their 25 yard line and a punt coming up.

Taking over on our own 28 yard line after the punt, it was right back to business. After a 20 yard run by Johnson moved us down to the 47 yard line, it was dead stop for our offense, as Johnson was tackled for a loss of one on first down, followed by two incomplete passes from Jake Medlock, leaving us stranded and punting from the 47 on fourth and 11. Yusef Hagen didn’t make it easy on the Cajuns, pinning them at their 8 yard line with a 44 yard punt. Spikes took the ball on first down for a four yard gain, but that was partially wiped out following a rush for a loss of two yards by Qyendarius Griffin. A three yard gain by Spikes on third and 8 wouldn’t be enough, as the Cajuns were forced to punt on fourth and 5. A fair catch on the 41 yard punt set our offense up at the 46 yard line. Johnson quickly got us back on track, rushing for gains of 14 and 12 yards, giving us first down at the ULL 29 yard line as the clock expired on the first quarter, our 7-0 lead intact.

As the second quarter opened, bad news came down that Johnson was going to be sitting out of the rest of the half with back spasms, the third quarter being the earliest he could return. Taking over for Johnson, Mallary kept us going with a 14 yard rush, but was quickly wrapped up for only a two yard gain on the next play. Mallary would take it to the house on the next play, turning the corner on a pitch left and fighting in the end zone for the 13 yard touchdown rush, making it 14-0 with 2:50 left in the half. After an incomplete pass, the Ragin Cajuns started moving the ball, courtesy of Spikes, who broke of rushes of 5, 7 and 9 yards to set up first down at our 48 yard line. That would be the closest they would get as Spikes was tackled for a loss of three yards, an incomplete pass on second down left the Cajuns with third and 13, before Moore was sacked for a five yard loss, leaving the Cajuns with fourth and 18 at their 44 yard line. Taking over at our 20 with 1:34 to play after the punt, we went into the air, trying to score the dagger in the coffin in the first half. After a pair of incomplete pass, Medlock found Dominique Rhymes for a 22 yard gain, moving us out to the 42 yard line. A pass to Mallary for 15 yards and a 28 yard bomb to Willis Wright gave us first down at the 17 yard line with 41 seconds left. Wayne Times would get us on the scoreboard again, catching a pass on a hook route right at the goal line for the 17 yard touchdown, extending our lead to 21-0 with 36 seconds left in the half. After the kickoff return, Moore was able to rush the ball for three yards out to the 26 yard line before the clock hit all zeroes, as we headed into the locker room on top 21-0.

The Cajuns came out of the gate to start the second half, as Spikes picked up 8 yards on the ground, before Greg Smith got the first down with a three yard rush out to the 29 yard line. Spikes was tackled for a loss of three yards on first down, but recovered some of it with a 7 yard gain on second and 13. It would prove not enough as Moore threw the third down pass away, leaving the Cajuns to punt on fourth and 6. A fumbled snap on the punt was recovered by Ron Blankenship, giving us possession on the ULL 18 yard line. The drive got started poorly as we were flagged for delay of game, pushing us back to the Cajun 18 yard line. A pair of rushes by Johnson for 11 and 6 yard gains gave us first and goal at the two yard line, where Johnson would only need one more play, being tackled forward into the end zone for the two yard touchdown rush, giving us a 28-0 lead with 1:55 left in the third quarter. Starting on their own 21 yard line, the Cajuns found some life, as Moore hit Jamal Robinson with a 12 yard pass, before rushing twice for a two yard gain and a one yard loss. On third and 9, Moore found Spikes for 10 yards, giving the Cajuns first down at their 44 yard line. Moore picked up two yards on the ground before throwing away a pass on second down. On third and 8, Spikes could only manage a five yard rush, leaving ULL to punt on fourth and three at our 49 yard line. The 51 yard punt went for a touchback. Taking over on our 20 yard line, we would only get off one play, a three yard rush by Johnson, before the clock ran out, bringing to an end the third quarter, with us on top 28-0.

Johnson kept the drive going by himself, as we chewed up as much clock as we could in the fourth quarter, breaking runs of 10, 11, 12, 5 and 19 yards to give us first down at the ULL 20 yard line with 1:48 left to play. A 16 yard rush up the middle by Johnson gave us first and goal on the three yard line. After Medlock was tackled for a loss of two yards, Johnson plowed ahead the remaining five yards, finding the end zone for another touchdown, making it 35-0 with 11 seconds left in the game. The game came to a conclusion on the kickoff return, sealing the victory, the 8-0 conference record, and a second straight Sun Belt conference title.

With the win, we finish the regular season with a 9-3 record, 8-0 in the Sun Belt conference, clinching the outright Sun Belt conference title and ending with a 9 game winning streak. With the loss, Louisiana-Lafayette drops to 5-7 for the season and 3-5 in conference play. Up next, it’s to be determined, as we wait for our bowl opponent to be announced.




Final Score
:FIU: 35, :Louisiana: 0


Stat(s) of the Game:
FIU Offense – A dominating finish to the season, especially on the ground game between Johnson and Mallary.

FIU Defense – An incredible game. Held ULL to 84 yards of offense and only let them cross midfield once..

FIU Kicking – Perfect again. No field goals, but 5-5 on extra point.



Scoring Summary



Team
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Final Score


:Louisiana:
0
0
0
0
0


:FIU:
7
14
7
7
35






Time
Team
Result
Play
Score


First Quarter


2:15
:FIU:
Touchdown
S. Johnson, 2 yard run (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 7-0





Second Quarter


2:50
:FIU:
Touchdown
D. Mallary, 13 yard run (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 14-0


0:36
:FIU:
Touchdown
W. Times, 17 yard pass from J. Medlock (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 21-0





Third Quarter


1:55
:FIU:
Touchdown
S. Johnson, 2 yard run (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 28-0





Fourth Quarter


0:11
:FIU:
Touchdown
S. Johnson, 5 yard run (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 35-0






Game Stats



Louisiana-Lafayette
Stat
Florida International


0
Score
35


5
First Downs
16


84
Total Offense
335


19 - 62 - 0
Rushes - Yards - TD
25 - 255 - 4


2 - 7 - 0
Comp - Att - TD
4 - 8 - 1


22
Passing Yards
80


1
Times Sacked
0


2 - 7 (28%)
3rd Down Conversion
1 - 2 (50%)


0 - 0 (0%)
4th Down Conversion
0 - 0 (0%)


0 - 0 (0%)
2-Point Conv
0 - 0 (0%)


1 - 0 - 0 (0%)
Red Zone - TD - FG
6 - 5 - 0 (83%)


1
Turnovers
0


1
Fumbles Lost
0


0
Intercepted
0


0
Punt Return Yards
8


116
Kick Return Yards
18


200
Total Yards
361


4 – 45.0
Punts - Average
1 - 45.0


0 - 0
Penalties
1 - 5


4:46
Time of Possession
11:14






Florida International Contract Goals Update



Fail Impact
Goal
Progress
Pass Impact


:3redarrow:
500+ rushing yards in each season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



Win 8 games in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



2000+ total offensive yards in each season
:check:
:3greenarrow:


:3redarrow:
7+ passing TD in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



10+ points per game in each season
30 PPG
:3greenarrow:


:3redarrow:
2400+ total offensive yards in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:


:2redarrow:
Win 4 games in one season
:check:
:1greenarrow:


:6redarrow:
2000+ total offensive yards in one season
:check:







Job Security Status

100%

[morsdraconis]

:up:

Nice! Good way to end the season. Hopefully you get a good bowl matchup.

[SmoothPancakes]

Another win that was badly needed. With the win, we finish 8-0 in the conference for the year, clinching the title outright over 7-1 Troy.

Looking at the national scene, #3 TCU (10-2, 7-2) kept itself firmly in the national title picture with a 34-16 win over West Virginia (4-8, 2-7). #5 Boise State (11-1, 9-0) kept their slim title hopes alive with a 34-21 win over Louisville (4-8, 2-7). For the second straight week, someone knocks off the Sooners, as #12 Oklahoma State (10-2, 7-2) defeated #6 Oklahoma (10-2, 7-2), 31-24. #9 Nevada (11-1, 7-0) clinched the Mountain West title with a 43-14 win over Hawaii (3-9, 3-4). #17 UCF (9-3, 7-2) pissed after their loss to me last week, came out and walloped SMU (3-9, 2-7), 34-0.

And on a personal note in the NCAA, Navy improved to 7-5 for the year with a 20-17 win over Army, who drops to 5-7 and is eliminated from bowl contention.

Taking a quick look at the watch list, mors, West Virginia finished 4-8, 2-7 in the Big 12, finishing 9th over Iowa State. They picked up wins over Iowa state (30-7), Syracuse (25-12), Cincinnati (34-20) and Texas (20-14).

Jaymo (I think it was), Arizona State finished 1-11 for the year, 1-8 in the Pac-12, their lone win coming over USC, 24-13.

[morsdraconis]

Taking a quick look at the watch list, mors, West Virginia finished 4-8, 2-7 in the Big 12, finishing 9th over Iowa State. They picked up wins over Iowa state (30-7), Syracuse (25-12), Cincinnati (34-20) and Texas (20-14).

:smh:

EA has hated WVU ever since Rich Rod left. They bumblefuck through the season barely able to do shit now compared to being a sleeper for the MNC several years in a row in the game. If Holgorsen hasn't been fired yet, he will be soon.

[SmoothPancakes]

Conference Championship Week



Conference
Winning Team
Record
Score
Losing Team
Record


:ACC_Championship:
(22) :Miami:
10-3 (8-2)
17-14
(18) :Pitt:
9-4 (6-4)


:B1G_Championship:
(1) :Ohio_State:
13-0 (9-0)
37-28
:Michigan_State:
7-6 (5-4)


:MAC_Championship:
(15) :Northern_Illinois:
12-1 (10-0)
24-6
(25) :Ohio:
10-3 (7-3)


:Pac_12:
(6) :Washington:
11-2 (9-1)
38-28
:USC:
6-7 (5-5)


:SEC_Championship:
(3) :Mississippi_State:
12-1 (9-1)
34-17
:Tennessee:
8-4 (5-4)

[SmoothPancakes]

:smh:

EA has hated WVU ever since Rich Rod left. They bumblefuck through the season barely able to do shit now compared to being a sleeper for the MNC several years in a row in the game. If Holgorsen hasn't been fired yet, he will be soon.

He's still there, but most likely gone. In the third and final year of his contract and has 14% job security.

[SmoothPancakes]

Pre-Bowl Games Update


Final BCS Standings



Rank
LW
Team
Wins
Losses
Points


1
1
Ohio State
13
0
1.000


2
2
TCU
10
2
.992


3
3
Mississippi State
12
1
.989


4
4
Wisconsin
11
1
.986


5
5
Boise State
11
1
.978


6
6
Washington
11
2
.972


7
7
Arkansas
10
2
.959


8
8
Oklahoma State
10
2
.958


9
9
Nevada
11
1
.956


10
10
Auburn
9
3
.941


11
11
Baylor
9
3
.934


12
12
Oklahoma
10
2
.933


13
13
Alabama
10
2
.925


14
14
Stanford
9
3
.916


15
15
UCF
9
3
.900


16
16
Northern Illinois
12
1
.896


17
18
Oregon State
9
3
.884


18
19
Penn State
9
3
.877


19
22
Miami (FL)
10
3
.869


20
20
Rutgers
10
2
.861


21
21
Troy
10
2
.861


22
24
Kansas State
8
4
.844


23
23
Florida International
9
3
.836


24
---
Illinois
8
4
.828


25
---
Iowa
8
4
.827








Conference Standings

* - Played in Conference Championship Game

ACC



Rank
Team
Record
Percentage
Conference Record
Points For
Points Against
Division Record


Atlantic Division


#1
Florida State
8-4
.660
6-3
379
272
4-2


#2
Pittsburgh*
9-4
.690
6-4
409
353
5-1


#3
Boston College
8-4
.660
5-4
383
259
4-2


#4
NC State
7-5
.580
4-5
389
222
2-4


#5
Maryland
6-6
.500
4-5
300
266
3-3


#6
Clemson
6-6
.500
4-5
276
351
2-4


#7
Wake Forest
6-6
.500
3-6
383
338
1-5





Coastal Division


#1
(19) Miami
10-3
.760
8-2
441
327
4-2


#2
Virginia
8-4
.660
6-3
403
342
3-3


#3
Georgia Tech
8-4
.660
5-4
425
263
3-3


#4
Duke
6-6
.500
5-4
341
283
5-1


#5
North Carolina
6-6
.500
4-5
322
343
4-2


#6
Virginia Tech
7-5
.580
4-5
396
225
2-4


#7
Syracuse
1-11
.080
0-9
189
422
0-6







Big 12



Rank
Team
Record
Percentage
Conference Record
Points For
Points Against


#1
(8) Oklahoma State
10-2
.830
7-2
511
274


#2
(2) TCU
10-2
.830
7-2
441
280


#3
(12) Oklahoma
10-2
.830
7-2
426
220


#4
(11) Baylor
9-3
.750
6-3
324
287


#5
(22) Kansas State
8-4
.660
6-3
388
268


#6
Texas Tech
6-6
.500
5-4
336
395


#7
Texas
5-7
.410
3-6
351
334


#8
Kansas
4-8
.330
2-7
278
361


#9
West Virginia
4-8
.330
2-7
241
380


#10
Iowa State
1-11
.080
0-9
251
486







Big East



Rank
Team
Record
Percentage
Conference Record
Points For
Points Against


#1
(5) Boise State
11-1
.910
9-0
511
287


#2
(20) Rutgers
10-2
.830
8-1
493
315


#3
(15) UCF
9-3
.750
7-2
368
235


#4
Connecticut
8-4
.660
6-3
434
353


#5
San Diego State
8-4
.660
5-4
413
284


#6
USF
6-6
.500
4-5
301
324


#7
Houston
5-7
.410
2-7
379
352


#8
SMU
3-9
.250
2-7
243
475


#9
Louisville
4-8
.330
2-7
284
324


#10
Cincinnati
1-11
.080
0-9
206
413







Big Ten



Rank
Team
Record
Percentage
Conference Record
Points For
Points Against
Division Record


Leaders Division


#1
(1) Ohio State*
13-0
1.000
9-0
504
240
5-0


#2
(4) Wisconsin
11-1
.910
7-1
436
204
4-1


#3
(18) Penn State
9-3
.750
5-3
411
311
3-2


#4
(24) Illinois
8-4
.660
4-4
409
300
2-3


#5
Indiana
5-7
.410
2-6
372
335
1-4


#6
Purdue
1-11
.080
0-8
205
379
0-5





Legends Division


#1
Michigan State*
7-6
.530
5-4
440
392
3-2


#2
Michigan
6-6
.500
4-4
331
317
4-1


#3
(25) Iowa
8-4
.660
4-4
373
286
2-3


#4
Nebraska
7-5
.580
3-5
381
284
3-2


#5
Minnesota
5-7
.410
3-5
306
358
1-4


#6
Northwestern
7-5
.580
3-5
326
300
2-3







Conference USA



Rank
Team
Record
Percentage
Conference Record
Points For
Points Against


#1
Temple
7-5
.580
7-2
241
286


#2
Marshall
8-4
.660
7-2
334
263


#3
Southern Miss
8-4
.660
6-3
409
225


#4
UTEP
7-5
.580
6-3
321
306


#5
Tulane
6-6
.500
5-4
284
347


#6
Tulsa
5-7
.410
4-5
262
266


#7
ECU
3-9
.250
3-6
207
358


#8
Rice
4-8
.330
3-6
236
357


#9
UAB
3-9
.250
2.7
272
384


#10
Memphis
2-10
.160
2-7
270
380







Independents



Rank
Team
Record
Percentage
Conference Record
Points For
Points Against


#1
Navy
7-5
.580
---
291
367


#2
Army
5-7
.410
---
235
330


#3
Notre Dame
5-7
.410
---
352
330


#4
BYU
4-8
.330
---
321
393







MAC



Rank
Team
Record
Percentage
Conference Record
Points For
Points Against
Division Record


East Division


#1
Miami University
8-4
.660
7-2
389
231
4-1


#2
Ohio*
10-3
.760
7-3
305
150
4-1


#3
Kent State
4-8
.330
4-5
250
282
3-2


#4
Akron
6-6
.500
4-5
199
290
2-3


#5
Bowling Green
3-9
.250
3-6
215
366
2-3


#6
Buffalo
0-12
.000
0-9
194
383
0-5





West Division


#1
Northern Illinois*
12-1
.920
10-0
393
233
5-0


#2
Western Michigan
8-4
.660
7-2
303
260
4-1


#3
Central Michigan
5-7
.410
5-4
269
342
3-2


#4
Toledo
5-7
.410
4-5
322
327
2-3


#5
Ball State
3-9
.250
2-7
246
396
1-4


#6
Eastern Michigan
3-9
.250
2-7
274
354
0-5







Mountain West



Rank
Team
Record
Percentage
Conference Record
Points For
Points Against


#1
(9) Nevada
11-1
.910
7-0
514
230


#2
Air Force
7-5
.580
5-2
273
229


#3
Fresno State
7-5
.580
5-2
310
282


#4
Colorado State
8-4
.660
4-3
388
274


#5
Hawaii
3-9
.250
3-4
314
447


#6
UNLV
5-7
.410
3-4
323
319


#7
New Mexico
2-10
.160
1-6
247
424


#9
Wyoming
0-12
.000
0-7
112
504







Pac-12



Rank
Team
Record
Percentage
Conference Record
Points For
Points Against
Division Record


North Division


#1
(6) Washington*
11-2
.840
9-1
459
300
4-1


#2
(17) Oregon State
9-3
.750
7-2
382
302
4-1


#3
Oregon
7-5
.580
7-2
431
274
3-2


#4
(14) Stanford
9-3
.750
6-3
387
283
3-2


#5
Cal
3-9
.250
2-7
216
392
1-4


#6
Washington State
1-11
.080
1-8
196
341
0-5





South Division


#1
UCLA
7-5
.580
5-4
338
374
3-2


#2
Utah
7-5
.580
5-4
328
276
3-2


#3
USC*
6-7
.460
5-5
340
348
4-1


#4
Colorado
6-6
.500
4-5
296
334
1-4


#5
Arizona
6-6
.500
3-6
374
328
3-2


#6
Arizona State
1-11
.090
1-8
225
373
1-4








SEC



Rank
Team
Record
Percentage
Conference Record
Points For
Points Against
Division Record


East Division


#1
Tennessee*
8-5
.610
5-5
488
295
5-1


#2
Florida
6-6
.500
4-5
293
324
4-2


#3
South Carolina
7-5
.580
4-5
336
267
3-3


#4
Georgia
5-7
.41-
3-5
310
292
4-2


#5
Missouri
4-8
.330
3-6
310
384
3-3


#6
Kentucky
4-8
.330
2-7
250
376
2-4


#7
Vanderbilt
0-12
.000
0-9
206
471
0-6





West Division


#1
(3) Mississippi State*
12-1
.920
9-1
543
277
5-1


#2
(13) Alabama
10-2
.830
7-2
444
276
4-2


#3
(7) Arkansas
10-2
.830
7-2
449
334
4-2


#4
(10) Auburn
9-3
.750
6-3
385
208
3-3


#5
Ole Miss
7-5
.580
5-4
391
324
2-4


#6
LSU
6-6
.500
4-5
300
314
1-5


#7
Texas A&M
5-7
.410
4-5
293
355
2-4







Sun Belt



Rank
Team
Record
Percentage
Conference Record
Points For
Points Against


#1
(23) Florida International
9-3
.750
8-0
371
274


#2
(21) Troy
10-2
.830
7-1
503
239


#3
Arkansas State
7-5
.580
5-3
402
317


#4
UL Monroe
7-5
.580
5-3
370
313


#5
North Texas
4-8
.330
4-4
221
361


#6
UL Lafayette
5-7
.410
3-5
224
293


#7
Florida Atlantic
4-8
.330
3-5
283
347


#8
Western Kentucky
1-11
.080
1-7
226
425


#9
Mid Tennessee State
1-11
.080
0-8
139
400







WAC



Rank
Team
Record
Percentage
Conference Record
Points For
Points Against


#1
Idaho
7-5
.580
3-1
276
258


#2
Louisiana Tech
7-5
.580
3-1
293
282


#3
San Jose State
5-7
.410
3-1
254
297


#4
Utah State
6-6
.500
1-3
308
260


#5
New Mexico State
4-8
.330
0-4
280
330








Heisman Memorial Trophy

:Heisman_Trophy:



Rank
Player
Position
Team
1st

2nd

3rd

Total



#1
Tyler Russell
QB
Mississippi State
330
244
130
1617


#2
Brandon Mitchell
QB
Arkansas
228
211
193
1299


#3
Rod Smith
HB
Ohio State
134
180
205
967


#4
Tracy Woods
HB
Miami University
67
111
173
596


#5
Demetrius Hart
HB
Alabama
11
21
41
116








Award Winners



Award
Player
Position
Team
Year


:Heisman_Trophy:
Tyler Russell
QB
Mississippi State
Senior (RS)


Maxwell
Corey Robinson
QB
Troy
Senior (RS)


Walter Camp
Storm Johnson
HB
Florida International
Junior (RS)


Bednarik
Nolan Washington
CB
Washington State
Senior (RS)


Nagurski
Liloa Nobriga
ROLB
Colorado
Senior (RS)


O'Brien
Corey Robinson
QB
Troy
Senior (RS)


Walker
Tracy Woods
HB
Miami University
Senior


Biletnikoff
Geremy Davis
WR
Connecticut
Junior (RS)


Mackey
Brandon Fulse
TE
Auburn
Junior


Outland
Ben Riva
RT
Washington
Senior


Rimington
Brandon Linder
C
Miami (FL)
Senior


Lombardi
Corey Lemonier
LE
Auburn
Senior


Best LB
Liloa Nobriga
ROLB
Colorado
Senior (RS)


Thorpe
Dominic Clarke
CB
Ohio State
Senior (RS)


Groza
Michael Palardy
K
Tennessee
Senior


Guy
Cody Mandell
P
Alabama
Junior (RS)


Best Returner
Silas Redd
HB
Penn State
Senior








All Americans

All-NCAA

1st Team



Position
Player
Team
Year


Offense


QB
Corey Robinson
Troy
Senior (RS)


HB
Storm Johnson
Florida International
Junior (RS)


HB
Tracy Woods
Miami University
Senior


WR
Geremy Davis
Connecticut
Junior (RS)


WR
Chase Hammond
Wisconsin
Senior


TE
Brandon Fulse
Auburn
Junior


C
Brandon Linder
Miami (FL)
Senior


LG
Gabe Jackson
Mississippi State
Senior (RS)


RG
Colin Porter
Washington
Senior


LT
Paul Thompson
Mississippi State
Senior


RT
Seantrel Henderson
Miami (FL)
Senior





Defense


LE
Philip Perkins
Miami (FL)
Sophomore


LE
Chris Sullivan
Michigan State
Freshman


DT
Pearlie Graves
Texas Tech
Senior (RS)


DT
John Taylor
Ohio University
Senior (RS)


MLB
Ethan Armstrong
Wisconsin
Senior (RS)


ROLB
Liloa Nobriga
Colorado
Senior (RS)


ROLB
Vaness Harris
San Diego State
Senior (RS)


CB
Dominic Clarke
Ohio State
Senior (RS)


CB
Nolan Washington
Washington State
Senior (RS)


FS
Nickoe Whitley
Mississippi State
Senior (RS)


SS
Cam Hudson
Troy
Senior


K
Michael Palardy
Tennessee
Senior


P
Cody Mandell
Alabama
Junior (RS)


Returner
Silas Redd
Penn State
Senior







2nd Team



Position
Player
Team
Year


Offense


QB
Clint Chelf
Oklahoma State
Senior (RS)


HB
Rod Smith
Ohio State
Junior (RS)


HB
Derrick Richardson
Boise State
Sophomore


WR
Roger Williamson
Michigan State
Sophomore (RS)


WR
Josh Boyce
TCU
Senior (RS)


TE
Evan Wilson
Illinois
Senior


C
Stefan Huber
Baylor
Senior (RS)


RG
Andre Harris
Auburn
Senior (RS)


RG
Kapua Sai
Utah
Senior (RS)


RT
Ben Riva
Washington
Senior


RT
Nick Redmond
Mississippi State
Junior





Defense


LE
Pat Muldoon
Wisconsin
Senior (RS)


RE
Ryan Riley
Oklahoma
Freshman (RS)


DT
Jonathan Hankins
Ohio State
Senior


DT
Kyle Miller
Ohio State
Sophomore


LOLB
Conor O'Neill
Wisconsin
Senior (RS)


MLB
Tony White
Ohio State
Sophomore


ROLB
Kevin Pierre Louis
Boston College
Senior


CB
Ciante Evans
Nebraska
Senior


CB
Derrick Thomas
Penn State
Senior (RS)


FS
Jamie Wood
Ohio State
Senior (RS)


SS
Brian Wilson
Ohio State
Freshman (RS)


K
Al Foreman
Mississippi State
Sophomore


P
Jay Neal
Western Michigan
Sophomore


Returner
Jamal Berry
Ohio State
Senior







Freshman Team



Position
Player
Team
Year


Offense


QB
Vernon Meyer
Iowa
Freshman (RS)


HB
Randy McKinney
Georgia
Freshman (RS)


HB
Larry Hardy
South Carolina
Freshman


WR
Brandon Taylor
Oregon State
Freshman


WR
Brian Morris
Oregon State
Freshman


TE
A.J. Swain
Ohio State
Freshman


C
Darius Bennett
Washington
Freshman (RS)


RG
Michael Adams
Boise State
Freshman


RG
Michael Turner
Oklahoma
Freshman (RS)


RT
Barrett Simpson
Oregon State
Freshman


RT
Courtney Pickens
Wisconsin
Freshman





Defense


LE
Chris Sullivan
Michigan State
Freshman


RE
Ryan Riley
Oklahoma
Freshman (RS)


DT
Rob Malone
Penn State
Freshman


DT
Brandon Vickers
Ohio State
Freshman


LOLB
Kelvin Ewing
Penn State
Freshman (RS)


MLB
Rob Porter
Stanford
Freshman (RS)


ROLB
Dave Stover
UCF
Freshman


CB
Vince Williams
San Jose State
Freshman


CB
George Johnson
Iowa
Freshman


FS
Craig Vaughn
Iowa
Freshman


SS
Brian Wilson
Ohio State
Freshman (RS)


K
Isiah Sims
Ohio University
Freshman


P
Isaiah Thompson
Florida State
Freshman (RS)


Returner
Robert Thurman
Northern Illinois
Freshman









All-Sun Belt

1st Team



Position
Player
Team
Year


Offense


QB
Corey Robinson
Troy
Senior (RS)


HB
Storm Johnson
Florida International
Junior (RS)


HB
Sir Gregory Thornton
Arkansas State
Junior (RS)


WR
Jamel Johnson
Troy
Senior


WR
Carlos McCants
Arkansas State
Senior (RS)


TE
Jim Teknipp
Troy
Senior (RS)


C
Lance Gunn
Troy
Senior


RG
Andre Huval
UL Lafayette
Senior


RG
Jimmie Arnold
Troy
Senior (RS)


RT
Demiere Burkett
UL Monroe
Junior (RS)


RT
Antonio Johnson
North Texas
Senior





Defense


RE
Malcolm Edmond
UL Monroe
Junior (RS)


RE
Kurt Thompson
Troy
Sophomore


DT
Joshua Forney
Florida International
Senior (RS)


DT
Mike Thornton
Troy
Junior (RS)


MLB
Shayon Green
Florida International
Senior (RS)


ROLB
Hunter Kissinger
UL Monroe
Sophomore (RS)


ROLB
Craig Gibbs

Florida International
Freshman


CB
Marquise Dixon

Mid Tennessee State
Senior (RS)


CB
Treon Howard
Florida Atlantic
Senior (RS)


FS
Steffon Batts
Arkansas State
Junior (RS)


SS
Cam Hudson
Troy
Senior


K
Yusef Hagen
Florida International
Freshman


P
Hunter Stover
UL Lafayette
Junior (RS)


Returner
Aaron Spikes
UL Lafayette
Senior







2nd Team



Position
Player
Team
Year


Offense


QB
Phillip Butterfield
Arkansas State
Senior (RS)


HB
Brandin Byrd
North Texas
Senior


HB
Nathan Hendrickson
Troy
Junior (RS)


WR
Anthony Williams
Troy
Senior (RS)


WR
Tavarese Maye
UL Monroe
Senior (RS)


TE
Dominique Rhymes
Florida International
Junior


LT
Terrence Jones
Troy
Junior (RS)


LG
Cody Jenkins
Troy
Senior (RS)


C
Chris Tolbert
Arkansas State
Senior (RS)


RG
Jon Fisher
UL Monroe
Junior (RS)


RT
Jake Campbell
Arkansas State
Senior (RS)





Defense


LE
Kentarius Caldwell
UL Monroe
Senior


RE
Isame Faciane
Florida International
Senior


DT
Amos Draper
Arkansas State
Senior (RS)


DT
Laquinton Allen
UL Monroe
Junior (RS)


LOLB
Patrick Butler
Troy
Freshman


LOLB
Bubba Brown
Florida International
Sophomore


MLB
Jason Lemon
Troy
Freshman


CB
Otis Peterson
UL Monroe
Senior (RS)


CB
Dionte Ponder
Troy
Junior (RS)


FS
Chris Pickett

Troy
Senior


SS
Kerry Swarn
North Texas
Junior


K
J.T. Evans
Troy
Sophomore


P
Brandon Johnson
Florida Atlantic
Freshman (RS)


Returner
Jyruss Edwards
UL Monroe
Senior (RS)

[SmoothPancakes]

Hell yes! Storm Johnson, winner of the 2013 Walter Camp award! Along with a First Team All-American. A hell of an ending to the year.

[SmoothPancakes]

2013 Conference Champions




Conference
Team
Record
Conference Record

CCG Loser
Record
Conference Record


:ACC:
:Miami:
10-3
8-2

:Pitt:
9-4
6-4


:Big_12:
:Oklahoma_State:
10-2
7-2






:Big_East:
:Boise_State:
11-1
8-1






:Big_Ten:
:Ohio_State:
13-0
9-0

:Michigan_State:
7-6
5-4


:CUSA:
:Temple:
7-5
7-2






:MAC:
:Northern_Illinois:
12-1
10-0

:Ohio:
10-3
7-3


:Mountain_West:
:Nevada:
11-1
7-0






:Pac_12:
:Washington:
11-2
9-1

:USC:
6-7
5-5


:SEC:
:Mississippi_State:
12-1
9-1

:Tennessee:
8-5
5-5


:Sun_Belt:
:FIU:
9-3
8-0






:WAC:
:Idaho:
7-5
3-1

[SmoothPancakes]

About to start going through the Bowl Rundown. 74 teams are bowl eligible (73 if you discount USC because they're 6-7), so a couple teams are getting screwed.

[SmoothPancakes]

2013 Bowl Season Rundown




Bowl Game
Conference
Record
Team

Team
Record
Conference

Date/Result


:New_Mexico_Bowl:
:ACC:
6-6 (4-5)
:Maryland:
vs.
:UL_Monroe:
7-5 (5-3)
:Sun_Belt:

12/19 - 3:00PM


:Beef_O_Bradys_Bowl:
:CUSA:
8-4 (6-3)
:Southern_Miss:
vs.
:San_Diego_State:
8-4 (5-4)
:Big_East:

12/19- 8:00PM


:New_Orleans_Bowl:
:CUSA:
7-5 (6-3)
:UTEP:
vs.
(23) :FIU:
9-3 (8-0)
:Sun_Belt:

12/20 - 8:30PM


:Las_Vegas_Bowl:
:Pac_12:
7-5 (5-4)
:UCLA:
vs.
:Air_Force:
7-5 (5-2)
:Mountain_West:

12/22 - 8:00PM


:Poinsettia_Bowl:
:Pac_12:
6-6 (3-6)
:Arizona:
vs.
:Fresno_State:
7-5 (5-2)
:Mountain_West:

12/23 - 5:00PM


:Hawaii_Bowl:
:CUSA:
6-6 (5-4)
:Tulane:
vs.
:North_Carolina:
6-6 (4-5)
:ACC:

12/24 - 3:00PM


:LittleCaesars_Bowl:
:Big_Ten:
7-5 (3-5)
:Northwestern:
vs.
:Miami_OH:
8-4 (7-2)
:MAC:

12/26 - 2:00PM


:Belk_Bowl:
:ACC:
8-4 (5-4)
:Georgia_Tech:
vs.
(15) :UCF:
9-3 (7-2)
:Big_East:

12/26 - 4:30PM


:Fight_Hunger_Bowl:
:ACC:
7-5 (4-5)
:NC_State:
vs.
:Utah:
7-5 (5-4)
:Pac_12:

12/26 - 8:00PM


:Music_City_Bowl:
:SEC:
6-6 (4-5)
:LSU:
vs.
:BC:
8-4 (5-4)
:ACC:

12/27 - 8:30PM


:Independence_Bowl:
:Mountain_West:
8-4 (4-3)
:Colorado_State:
vs.
:Duke:
6-6 (5-4)
:ACC:

12/28 - 4:30PM


:Military_Bowl:
:MAC:
6-6 (4-5)
:Akron:
vs.
:Navy:
7-5
Independent

12/29 - 4:30PM


:Champs_Sports_Bowl:
:Big_East:
10-2 (8-1)
(20) :Rutgers:
vs.
:Virginia:
8-4 (6-3)
:ACC:

12/29 - 8:00PM


:Humanitarian_Bowl:
:MAC:
10-3 (7-3)
:Ohio:
vs.
:Idaho:
7-5 (3-1)
:WAC:

12/30 - 2:00PM


:Holiday_Bowl:
:Big_12:
6-6 (5-4)
:Texas_Tech:
vs.
:Oregon:
7-5 (7-2)
:Pac_12:

12/30 - 5:00PM


:Sun_Bowl:
:Pac_12:
9-3 (6-3)
(14) :Stanford:
vs.
:Pitt:
9-4 (6-4)
:ACC:

12/31 - 12:00PM


:Armed_Forces_Bowl:
:ACC:
7-5 (4-5)
:Virginia_Tech:
vs.
:South_Carolina:
7-5 (4-5)
:SEC:

12/31 - 12:00PM


:Liberty_Bowl:
:Big_East:
8-4 (6-3)
:Connecticut:
vs.
:Temple:
7-5 (7-2)
:CUSA:

12/31 - 2:00PM


:Texas_Bowl:
:Big_Ten:
8-4 (4-4)
(25) :Iowa:
vs.
:Wake_Forest:
6-6 (3-6)
:ACC:

12/31 - 2:00PM


:Insight_Bowl:
:Big_12:
8-4 (6-3)
(22) :Kansas_State:
vs.
:Michigan:
6-6 (4-4)
:Big_Ten:

12/31 - 6:00PM


:Chick_fil_A_Bowl:
:SEC:
7-5 (5-4)
:Ole_Miss:
vs.
:Florida_State:
8-4 (6-3)
:ACC:

12/31 - 7:30PM


:Outback_Bowl:
:SEC:
10-2 (7-2)
(7) :Arkansas:
vs.
:Michigan_State:
7-6 (5-4)
:Big_Ten:

1/1 - 11:00AM


:Capital_One_Bowl:
:SEC:
10-2 (7-2)
(13) :Alabama:
vs.
(18) :Penn_State:
9-3 (5-3)
:Big_Ten:

1/1 - 1:00PM


:Gator_Bowl:
:SEC:
8-5 (5-5)
:Tennessee:
vs.
(24) :Illinois:
8-4 (4-4)
:Big_Ten:

1/1 - 1:00PM


:TicketCity_Bowl:
:CUSA:
8-4 (7-2)
:Marshall:
vs.
:Nebraska:
7-5 (3-5)
:Big_Ten:

1/1 - 3:30PM


:Alamo_Bowl:
:Big_12:
9-3 (6-3)
(11) :Baylor:
vs.
(17) :Oregon_State:
9-3 (7-2)
:Pac_12:

1/2 - 8:00PM


:GoDaddycom_Bowl:
:MAC:
8-4 (7-2)
:Western_Michigan:
vs.
(21) :Troy:
10-2 (7-1)
:Sun_Belt:

1/6 - 6:00PM


:Cotton_Bowl:
:SEC:
9-3 (6-3)
(10) :Auburn:
vs.
(12) :Oklahoma:
10-2 (7-2)
:Big_12:

1/6 - 8:00PM


:BBVA_Compass_Bowl:
:Big_East:
6-6 (4-5)
:USF:
vs.
:Florida:
6-6 (4-5)
:SEC:

1/8 - 2:00PM







2013 BCS Bowls



Bowl Game
Conference
Record
Team

Team
Record
Conference

Date/Result


:Rose_Bowl:
:Big_Ten:
11-1 (7-1)
(4) :Wisconsin:
vs.
(6) :Washington:
11-2 (9-1)
:Pac_12:

1/2 - 5:00PM


:Sugar_Bowl:
:SEC:
12-1 (9-1)
(3) :Mississippi_State:
vs.
(9) :Nevada:
11-1 (7-0)
:Mountain_West:

1/2 - 8:00PM


:Orange_Bowl:
:ACC:
10-3 (8-2)
(19) :Miami:
vs.
(5) :Boise_State:
11-1 (9-0)
:Big_East:

1/3 - 8:00PM


:Fiesta_Bowl:
:Big_12:
10-2 (7-2)
(8) :Oklahoma_State:
vs.
(16) :Northern_Illinois:
12-1 (10-0)
:MAC:

1/4 - 8:00PM


:BCS_Trophy:
:Big_12:
10-2 (7-2)
(2) :TCU:
vs.
(1) :Ohio_State:
13-0 (9-0)
:Big_Ten:

1/9 - 8:00PM

[SmoothPancakes]

Looking through the Bowl Rundown, I'm taking on UTEP. We have a battle of Florida between South Florida and Florida in the BBVA Compass Bowl. Mississippi State got screwed over as 10-2 TCU jumps them for the title game, giving the Horned Frogs the chance to attempt to repeat as champions. And the list of teams who got screwed out of a bowl game:

Arkansas State - 7-5 (5-3)
Louisiana Tech - 7-5 (3-1)
Clemson - 6-6 (4-5)
Colorado - 6-6 (5-5)
Utah State (6-6 (1-3)
USC - 6-7 (5-5)

[jaymo76]

Smooth, I am almost afraid to ask, but how did the season turn out for my ASU Sun Devils???

[souljahbill]

Nice tables!

Also, Beef O'Brady, baby!
:Southern_Miss:


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[SmoothPancakes]

Smooth, I am almost afraid to ask, but how did the season turn out for my ASU Sun Devils???


Taking a quick look at the watch list, mors, West Virginia finished 4-8, 2-7 in the Big 12, finishing 9th over Iowa State. They picked up wins over Iowa state (30-7), Syracuse (25-12), Cincinnati (34-20) and Texas (20-14).

Jaymo (I think it was), Arizona State finished 1-11 for the year, 1-8 in the Pac-12, their lone win coming over USC, 24-13.

Unfortunately, not good. But tomorrow is a new day and age, literally, as I begin NCAA '13 (at some point tomorrow), so the Sun Devils will get to hit the reset button for a couple years.


Nice tables!

Also, Beef O'Brady, baby!
:Southern_Miss:


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You guys almost played my Golden Panthers. As of week 12 or 13, the bowl projections were showing a Southern Miss-Florida International showdown in the New Orleans Bowl. Sadly, it was not meant to be. While I'm up at work right now, I did sim every single game except mine, and Ohio State-TCU's national title showdown, before I left. Some interesting results in the bowls this year. ;)

[SmoothPancakes]

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

:UTEP: :@: :FIU:



Game Notes

--- This was it, everything we had worked for, a bowl game matchup in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl with UTEP. The Miners enter the game 7-5 on the year, coming out of Conference USA. UTEP won the coin toss and elected to kick.

We began the game on our 20 yard line after the kickoff went out of the back of the end zone for a touchback. Getting a feel for the Miners defense, Storm Johnson took the ball up the gut on first down, gaining five yards. Johnson came out of the game after the play, causing some scare along the sidelines and in the crowd, but it determined to just be a strained forearm and Johnson was good to go after taking a play off. During that play out, Darrian Mallary took full advantage of the playing time, taking an off-tackle pitch and barreling forward for an 18 yard gain. Johnson came back in the following play, picked up five yards to set up second and five on the 48 yard line. Johnson was able to pick up six yards, giving us first down at the UTEP 46 yard line. Taking advantage of a cheating defense, Jake Medlock threw a deep pass down the right sideline, being hauled in by Wayne Times before being simultaneously pushed out of bounds, a 45 yard pass giving us first and goal at the one yard line. Johnson wasted little time as he took the ball in on the ground the very next play, scoring the one yard touchdown to give us a 7-0 lead with 2:15 left in the first quarter.

Despite picking up an early first down by way of a four yard rush and 9 yard pass, two incomplete passes and UTEP’s QB, Carson Meger, being tackled for a three yard loss left the Miners punting on fourth and 13 from their 29 yard line. Taking over on our 27 yard line, we went right back to work on the ground game, forcing the Miners to stop us on the ground if they wanted to stop our offense. Johnson got things started with a pair of four yard runs, before just barely getting the first down, being stood up at the line for a two yard gain and the first. On first down at the 38 yard line, Johnson was able to break a tackle and spin loose from the desperation ankle grab, fighting forward for a five yard gain before going down, giving us second and five at the 42 yard line. Johnson would have a tough time getting yards on the next play, only managing two yards before hitting the turf, leaving us with third and three on the 44, where the clock would run out on the first quarter, a 7-0 lead still standing.

Opening up the second quarter, we returned the air, as Medlock was able to hit Johnson, who was immediately hit and tackled at the first down marker, for a four yard gain and another first down. Johnson kept the pain train rolling, with a 15 yard rush on a sweep right, strong arming out of two tackles, juking away from a third, before finally being brought down at the 37 yard line. Continuing with more of the same, Johnson was able to pick up five yards off the left tackle, before a misdirection play netted 10 yards by Johnson, giving us first down at the 22 yard line. Two more runs by Johnson, both for 8 yards each, and we have first and goal at the UTEP 7 yard line. Johnson would need just one more play, driving up the middle before making the final dive for the goal line, scoring the 7 yard touchdown rush to give us a 14-0 lead with 1:15 left in the first half. The Miners would continue to experience no joy on offense, as two more incomplete passes and a two yard rush by Meger left UTEP punting on fourth and 8 from their 37 yard line.

We took over possession on our 19 yard line with 41 seconds left. After an incomplete pass on first down, Medlock was able to hit Dominique Rhymes for a 23 yard gain, followed by a pass to Willis Wright for 15 yards, getting us down to the UTEP 44 yard line. A 23 yard strike to Rhymes gave us another first down at the UTEP 21 with 18 seconds left to play when we called our second timeout. Johnson came through with a 12 yard pass to set up first and goal from the 9 yard line with 12 seconds left when we called our third and final timeout. After an incomplete pass left us with 8 seconds left, Medlock hit Johnson for a 6 yard gain, but Johnson was tackled at the 3 yard line and the final seconds ticked off the clock, bring us to halftime, a 14-0 lead over the Miners.

Start of the third quarter, the luck of the Miners got only worse, as the kickoff return was fumbled and recovered by our kickoff team, giving us possession at the 28 yard line. After an incomplete pass, a blitz all call by the UTEP defense left Wright wide open for a 22 yard gain, giving us first and goal at the six yard line. One play later, Johnson pounded the ball up the middle for the six yard touchdown run, his third of the day, go extend our lead to 21-0 with 3:28 left in the third quarter. The Miners offense started to find some life, gaining six yards on the ground from Josh Bell, but that was followed by sack for a loss of two yards by Meger. Meger recovered to hit Kevin Perry for a six yard pass and a first down at the 30 yard line. After Meger picked up four yards on the ground, two incomplete passes would bring the Miner punt team back onto the field. The Miners defense, tired from so much time on the field, was almost helpless against our running attack. Starting at the 31 yard line, Johnson broke off two runs of 17 and 11 yards, before Mallary tacked on another 11 yards. First down at the 31 yard line, Johnson broke loose for a 19 yard rush, giving us first down at the UTEP 12 yard line with 46 seconds left in the quarter. The Miners managed to finally stop Johnson, as he was only able to gain five yards before going down at the UTEP 7 yard line, bringing the third quarter to a close, our lead sitting at 21-0.

Start of the fourth quarter, Johnson wasted little time getting first and goal with a 6 yard rush to set us up at the one yard line. We would go backwards however as a false start penalty pushed us back to first and goal on the UTEP six yard line. After stopping Johnson short for only a two yard gain, Storm would plow through the UTEP defense on second and goal, scoring his fourth touchdown of the game on a four yard rush, making it 28-0 with 2:46 left to play in the game. Bell gave the Miners offense some life with a six yard rush, but an incomplete pass and a one yard gain by Meger would leave the Miners again punting on fourth and three. After the punt, we took over on our 32 yard line with 2:05 left on the clock, ready to run out the remaining minutes and celebrate a bowl victory. Mallary got us started with a 7 yard rush to leave us with second and three with 1:31 left to play. A three yard gain on second down came up just short, leaving us facing third and inches with 1:11 to play. Mallary sealed the victory when he rushed ahead for a five yard gain, picking up the first down at our 47 yard line with 43 seconds to play. It took only one kneel by backup quarterback Lorenzo Hammonds and it was party time in New Orleans, a 28-0 victory over the UTEP Miners.

With the win, we finish the season with a 10-3 record and end the year on an incredible 10 game win streak. With the loss, With the loss, UTEP drops to.




Final Score
:FIU: 28: :UTEP: 0


Stat(s) of the Game:
FIU Offense – Medlock was solid in his limited passing. Johnson was beast. 156 yards on 23 carries and 4 touchdowns.

FIU Defense – A can of whoop ass has doth been opened.

FIU Kicking – Another perfect finish. No field goals attempted, but 4-4 in extra points.



Scoring Summary



Team
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Final Score


:UTEP:
0
0
0
0
0


:FIU:
7
7
7
7
28






Time
Team
Result
Play
Score


First Quarter


2:15
:FIU:
Touchdown
S. Johnson, 1 yard run (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 7-0





Second Quarter


1:15
:FIU:
Touchdown
S. Johnson, 7 yard run (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 14-0





Third Quarter


3:28
:FIU:
Touchdown
S. Johnson, 6 yard run (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 21-0





Fourth Quarter


2:46
:FIU:
Touchdown
S. Johnson, 4 yard run (Y. Hagen kick)
:FIU: 28-0






Game Stats



UTEP
Stat
Florida International


0
Score
28


2
First Downs
19


38
Total Offense
348


7 - 20 - 0
Rushes - Yards - TD
29 - 198 - 4


2 - 9 - 0
Comp - Att - TD
8 - 11 - 0


18
Passing Yards
150


1
Times Sacked
0


1 - 5 (20%)
3rd Down Conversion
3 - 3 (100%)


0 - 0 (0%)
4th Down Conversion
0 - 0 (0%)


0 - 0 (0%)
2-Point Conv
0 - 0 (0%)


1 - 0 - 0 (0%)
Red Zone - TD - FG
5 - 4 - 0 (80%)


1
Turnovers
0


1
Fumbles Lost
0


0
Intercepted
0


0
Punt Return Yards
25


103
Kick Return Yards
0


141
Total Yards
373


4 – 46.0
Punts - Average
0 - 0.0


0 - 0
Penalties
2 - 10


2:49
Time of Possession
13:11






Florida International Contract Goals Update



Fail Impact
Goal
Progress
Pass Impact


:3redarrow:
500+ rushing yards in each season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



Win 8 games in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



2000+ total offensive yards in each season
:check:
:3greenarrow:


:3redarrow:
7+ passing TD in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:



10+ points per game in each season
30 PPG
:3greenarrow:


:3redarrow:
2400+ total offensive yards in one season
:check:
:3greenarrow:


:2redarrow:
Win 4 games in one season
:check:
:1greenarrow:


:6redarrow:
2000+ total offensive yards in one season
:check:







Job Security Status

100%

[SmoothPancakes]

Four words. Can O' Whoop Ass!

[SmoothPancakes]

2013 Bowl Season Rundown




Bowl Game
Conference
Record
Team
Result

Team
Record
Conference


:New_Mexico_Bowl:
:ACC:
7-6 (4-5)
:Maryland:
45-27
:UL_Monroe:
7-6 (5-3)
:Sun_Belt:


:Beef_O_Bradys_Bowl:
:CUSA:
9-4 (6-3)
:Southern_Miss:
34-24
:San_Diego_State:
8-5 (5-4)
:Big_East:


:New_Orleans_Bowl:
:Sun_Belt:
10-3 (8-0)
(23) :FIU:
28-0
:UTEP:
7-6 (6-3)
:CUSA:


:Las_Vegas_Bowl:
:Pac_12:
8-5 (5-4)
:UCLA:
29-26 OT
:Air_Force:
7-6 (5-2)
:Mountain_West:


:Poinsettia_Bowl:
:Mountain_West:
8-5 (5-2)
:Fresno_State:
31-17
:Arizona:
6-7 (3-6)
:Pac_12:


:Hawaii_Bowl:
:ACC:
7-6 (4-5)
:North_Carolina:
38-12
:Tulane:
6-7 (5-4)
:CUSA:


:LittleCaesars_Bowl:
:Big_Ten:
8-5 (3-5)
:Northwestern:
24-7
:Miami_OH:
8-5 (7-2)
:MAC:


:Belk_Bowl:
:ACC:
9-4 (5-4)
:Georgia_Tech:
16-14
(15) :UCF:
9-4 (7-2)
:Big_East:


:Fight_Hunger_Bowl:
:ACC:
8-5 (4-5)
:NC_State:
42-10
:Utah:
7-6 (5-4)
:Pac_12:


:Music_City_Bowl:
:ACC:
9-4 (5-4)
:BC:
41-38
:LSU:
6-7 (4-5)
:SEC:


:Independence_Bowl:
:Mountain_West:
9-4 (4-3)
:Colorado_State:
41-17
:Duke:
6-7 (5-4)
:ACC:


:Military_Bowl:
Independent
8-5
:Navy:
20-17
:Akron:
6-7 (4-5)
:MAC:


:Champs_Sports_Bowl:
:ACC:
9-4 (6-3)
:Virginia:
31-16
(20) :Rutgers:
10-3 (8-1)
:Big_East:


:Humanitarian_Bowl:
:MAC:
11-3 (7-3)
:Ohio:
23-20
:Idaho:
7-6 (3-1)
:WAC:


:Holiday_Bowl:
:Pac_12:
8-5 (7-2)
:Oregon:
34-33
:Texas_Tech:
6-7 (5-4)
:Big_12:


:Sun_Bowl:
:Pac_12:
10-3 (6-3)
(14) :Stanford:
44-13
:Pitt:
9-5 (6-4)
:ACC:


:Armed_Forces_Bowl:
:SEC:
8-5 (4-5)
:South_Carolina:
31-29
:Virginia_Tech:
7-6 (4-5)
:ACC:


:Liberty_Bowl:
:Big_East:
9-4 (6-3)
:Connecticut:
38-14
:Temple:
7-6 (7-2)
:CUSA:


:Texas_Bowl:
:Big_Ten:
9-4 (4-4)
(25) :Iowa:
13-3
:Wake_Forest:
6-7 (3-6)
:ACC:


:Insight_Bowl:
:Big_12:
9-4 (6-3)
(22) :Kansas_State:
30-24
:Michigan:
6-7 (4-4)
:Big_Ten:


:Chick_fil_A_Bowl:
:SEC:
8-5 (5-4)
:Ole_Miss:
49-17
:Florida_State:
8-5 (6-3)
:ACC:


:Outback_Bowl:
:SEC:
11-2 (7-2)
(7) :Arkansas:
27-24
:Michigan_State:
7-7 (5-4)
:Big_Ten:


:Capital_One_Bowl:
:SEC:
11-2 (7-2)
(13) :Alabama:
45-31
(18) :Penn_State:
9-4 (5-3)
:Big_Ten:


:Gator_Bowl:
:SEC:
9-5 (5-5)
:Tennessee:
41-24
(24) :Illinois:
8-5 (4-4)
:Big_Ten:


:TicketCity_Bowl:
:Big_Ten:
8-5 (3-5)
:Nebraska:
15-10
:Marshall:
8-5 (7-2)
:CUSA:


:Alamo_Bowl:
:Pac_12:
10-3 (7-2)
(17) :Oregon_State:
24-23
(11) :Baylor:
9-4 (6-3)
:Big_12:


:GoDaddycom_Bowl:
:Sun_Belt:
11-2 (7-1)
(21) :Troy:
42-38
:Western_Michigan:
8-5 (7-2)
:MAC:


:Cotton_Bowl:
:SEC:
10-3 (6-3)
(10) :Auburn:
33-20
(12) :Oklahoma:
10-3 (7-2)
:Big_12:


:BBVA_Compass_Bowl:
:SEC:
7-6 (4-5)
:Florida:
27-24
:USF:
6-7 (4-5)
:Big_East:






2013 BCS Bowls




Bowl Game
Conference
Record
Team
Result
Team
Record
Conference


:Rose_Bowl:
:Pac_12:
12-2 (9-1)
(6) :Washington:
43-22
(4) :Wisconsin:
11-2 (7-1)
:Big_Ten:


:Sugar_Bowl:
:SEC:
13-1 (9-1)
(3) :Mississippi_State:
55-38
(9) :Nevada:
11-2 (7-0)
:Mountain_West:


:Orange_Bowl:
:Big_East:
12-1 (9-0)
(5) :Boise_State:
31-28
(19) :Miami:
10-4 (8-2)
:ACC:


:Fiesta_Bowl:
:Big_12:
11-2 (7-2)
(8) :Oklahoma_State:
28-24
(16) :Northern_Illinois:
12-2 (10-0)
:MAC:


:BCS_Trophy:
:Big_Ten:
14-0 (9-0)
(1) :Ohio_State:
48-36
(3) :TCU:
10-3 (7-2)
:Big_12:

[SmoothPancakes]

And there you have it. Despite TCU managing to get in at 10-2 over 12-1 Mississippi State, it doesn't matter in the end as Ohio State completes the perfect season at 14-0 with the 48-36 win in the national championship game.

[SmoothPancakes]

2013 Bowl Challenge Cup Standings




Rank
Conference
Bowl Teams
Bowl Record
Percentage
Teams in AP Poll


1
Independents*
1
1-0
1.000
0


2
:SEC:
9
8-1
.889
4


3
:Pac_12:
7
5-2
.714
3


4
:Sun_Belt:
3
2-1
.666
2


5
:ACC:
12
6-6
.500
1


6
:Mountain_West:
4
2-2
.500
1


7
:Big_Ten:
9
3-6
.333
5


8
:Big_12:
6
2-4
.333
5


9
:Big_East:
6
2-4
.333
3


10
:CUSA:
5
1-4
.200
0


11
:MAC:
5
1-4
.200
1


12
:WAC:*
1
0-1
.000
0






* - Ineligible for Bowl Challenge Cup

[SmoothPancakes]

New FIU Records in 2013




New Holder
Storm Johnson


Record Type
School Season


Record Stat
1662 yards


Description
Rushing Yards (Season)


Previous Holder
Darriet Perry


Previous Year
2011


Previous Record
1285 yards









New Holder
Storm Johnson


Record Type
School Season


Record Stat
23 touchdowns


Description
Rushing Touchdowns (Season)


Previous Holder
Darrian Mallary


Previous Year
2012


Previous Record
16 touchdowns







New Holder
Jake Medlock


Record Type
School Season


Record Stat
24


Description
Passing TD (Season)


Previous Holder
Jake Medlock


Previous Year
2012


Previous Record
23







New Holder
Jake Medlock


Record Type
School Career


Record Stat
48


Description
Passing TD (Season)


Previous Holder
D. Tabor


Previous Year
2003-06


Previous Record
42

[SmoothPancakes]

A quick look at job security, and the coaching carousel will be active.

Larry Porter, HC at Memphis and Paul Wulff, HC at Washington State are both rock bottom at 0%. Iowa State HC Paul Rhoads is at 2%, Mid Tennessee State HC Rick Stockstill at 4%, and Arizona State's HC Dennis Erickson sitting at 6%. After that is Dana Holgorsen, West Virginia HC at 11%, Cal's HC Jeff Tedford at 15%, Florida's HC Will Muschamp at 18%, East Carolina's HC Ruffin McNeil at 19% and Missouri HC Gary Pinkel at 19%. After that, Clemson, BYU, Tulsa, Vanderbilt, and Kansas all sit in the 20s.

[SmoothPancakes]

Motherfucker. :D Miami just fired Al Golden and hired Mario Cristobal as their new head coach. The FIU head coach spot is wide open and I can't take it (both because I'm heading for a new team in NCAA '13, and because I can't be a head coach yet per my job advancement rules. NCAA, you are a cruel bitch. :D

[Noles94]

Ole Miss 49-17 FSU

Sweet ghosts of Dadgummit. :fp:

Looking forward to following your '13 progress Smooth.

[SmoothPancakes]

2013 Coaching Carousel



Team
Position
Previous Coach
Reason Left

New Coach
Previous Team
Previous Position
O/D Style


:Texas_A&M:
Head Coach
Mike Sherman
Fired

Nick Rolovich
:Louisiana_Tech:
Head Coach
Hawaii (Run and Shoot) \ 4-3


:Troy:
Head Coach
Larry Blakeney
Retired

Neal Brown
:Oregon:
Offensive Coordinator
Texas Tech (Air Raid) \ 4-2-5


:Miami:
Head Coach
Al Golden
Fired

Mario Cristobal
:FIU:
Head Coach
FIU (Spread) \ 4-3


:South_Carolina:
Head Coach
Steve Spurrier
Fired

Mark Dantonio
:Michigan_State:
Head Coach
Michigan State (Pro) \ 4-3


:FIU:
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Left for Miami (FL) HC job

Chuck Heater
:Northwestern:
Defensive Coordinator
Temple (Spread) \ 4-3


:Florida:
Head Coach
Will Muschamp
Fired

Ellis Johnson
:South_Carolina:
Defensive Coordinator
South Carolina (Multiple) \ 4-3


:Georgia:
Head Coach
Mark Richt
Fired

Kirby Smart
:Arizona:
Defensive Coordinator
Alabama (One Back) \ 3-4


:Michigan_State:
Head Coach
Mark Dantonio
Contract expired, left for South Carolina HC job

Dan Roushar
:Michigan_State:
Offensive Coordinator
Michigan State (Pro) \ 4-3


:NC_State:
Head Coach
Tom O'Brien
Fired

Bill McGovern
:NC_State:
Defensive Coordinator
Boston College (One Back) \ 4-3


:Tulsa:
Head Coach
Bill Blankenship
Fired

Andy Ludwig
:San_Diego_State:
Offensive Coordinator
San Diego State (Pro) \ 3-3-5


:USC:
Defensive Coordinator
Ed Orgeron
Fired

Mark Snyder
:USF:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:USF:
Head Coach
Skip Holtz
Fired

Todd Fitch
:USF:
Offensive Coordinator
USF (Multiple) \ 4-3


:West_Virginia:
Head Coach
Dana Holgorsen
Fired

Matt Canada
:San_Jose_State:
Head Coach
Northern Illinois (Pistol) \ 4-3


:Oregon:
Offensive Coordinator
Neal Brown
Left for Troy HC job

Calvin Magee
:Pitt:
Offensive Coordinator
Pittsburgh (Spread)


:Cal:
Head Coach
Jeff Tedford
Fired

David Lee
:Ole_Miss:
Offensive Coordinator
Ole Miss (Multiple) \ Multiple D


:Clemson:
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Fired

Chad Morris
:Clemson:
Offensive Coordinator
Clemson (Spread) \ 4-3


:Pitt:
Offensive Coordinator
Calvin Magee
Contract expired, left for Oregon OC job

Dana Bible
:NC_State:
Offensive Coordinator
NC State (Multiple)


:San_Diego_State:
Offensive Coordinator
Andy Ludwig
Contract expired, left for Tulsa HC job

Gary Crowton
:Maryland:
Offensive Coordinator
Maryland (Multiple)


:South_Carolina:
Defensive Coordinator
Ellis Johnson
Contract expired, left for Florida HC job

Chris Cosh
:Kansas_State:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:Michigan_State:
Offensive Coordinator
Dan Roushar
Took over Michigan State HC job

Dana Dimel
:Kansas_State:
Offensive Coordinator
Kansas State (Multiple)


:NC_State:
Defensive Coordinator
Bill McGovern
Took over NC State HC job

Al Golden
:Miami:
Head Coach
4-3


:Virginia_Tech:
Offensive Coordinator
Bryan Stinespring
Fired

Cameron Norcross
:Nevada:
Offensive Coordinator
Nevada (Pistol)


:Louisiana_Tech:
Head Coach
Nick Rolovich
Left for Missouri OC job

Ivin Jasper
:Navy:
Offensive Coordinator
Navy (Option) \ 3-4


:Ohio:
Head Coach
Frank Solich
Retired

Willie Simmons
:Washington:
Offensive Coordinator
Mid Tennessee State (Air Raid) \ 4-3


:Akron:
Head Coach
Paul Petrino
Fired

Chad Glasgow
:Texas_Tech:
Defensive Coordinator
Texas Tech (Air Raid) \ 4-2-5


:BYU:
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Fired

Randy Clements
:Indiana:
Head Coach
Baylor (Spread) \ 4-3


:Cincinnati:
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Fired

Derek Frazier
:Fresno_State:
Offensive Coordinator
Fresno State (Pro) \ 4-3


:Colorado:
Head Coach
Jon Embree
Fired

Robert Gillespie
:Northern_Illinois:
Offensive Coordinator
West Virginia (Air Raid) \ 3-3-5


:East_Carolina:
Head Coach
Ruffin McNeil
Fired

Everett Withers
:North_Carolina:
Defensive Coordinator
North Carolina (Pro) \ 4-3


:FIU:
Offensive Coordinator
Marko Ramius
Contract expired, declined contract extension

Kevin Rogers
:BC:
Offensive Coordinator
Boston College (One Back)


:Georgia:
Offensive Coordinator
Mike Bobo
Fired

Al Borges
:Michigan:
Offensive Coordinator
Michigan (Pro)


:Georgia:
Defensive Coordinator
Todd Grantham
Fired

Vance Bedford
:North_Texas:
Head Coach
4-3


:Kansas_State:
Offensive Coordinator
Dana Dimel
Contract expired, left for Michigan State OC job

Randy Sanders
:Kentucky:
Offensive Coordinator
Kentucky (Pro)


:Kansas_State:
Defensive Coordinator
Chris Cosh
Contract expired, left for South Carolina DC job

Greg Mattison
:Michigan:
Defensive Coordinator
Multiple D


:Maryland:
Offensive Coordinator
Gary Crowton
Contract expired, left for SDSU OC job

Dan Morrison
:SMU:
Offensive Coordinator
SMU (Run and Shoot)


:MTSU:
Head Coach
Rick Stockstill
Fired

Carl Torbush
:Kansas:
Defensive Coordinator
Kansas (Spread) \ 4-3


:NC_State:
Offensive Coordinator
Dana Bible
Contract expired, left for Pitt OC job

Ian Shields
:Eastern_Michigan:
Head Coach
Army (Option)


:Nevada:
Offensive Coordinator
Cameron Norcross
Contract expired, left for Virginia Tech OC job

Bill Lazor
:Virginia:
Offensive Coordinator
Virginia (Pro)


:North_Carolina:
Defensive Coordinator
Everett Withers
Contract expired, left for ECU HC job

Steve Brown
:Kentucky:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:San_Jose_State:
Head Coach
Matt Canada
Fired

Jimmy Burrow
:Ohio:
Defensive Coordinator
Ohio (Pistol) \ 4-3


:SMU:
Offensive Coordinator
Dan Morrison
Contract expired, left for Maryland OC job

Mike Bobo
:Georgia:
Offensive Coordinator
Georgia (Pro)


:Clemson:
Offensive Coordinator
Chad Morris
Took over Clemson HC job

Mike Sanford
:Louisville:
Offensive Coordinator
Louisville (Spread)


:Texas_Tech:
Defensive Coordinator
Chad Glasgow
Contract expired, left for Akron HC job

Buddy Green
:Navy:
Defensive Coordinator
3-4


:Tulsa:
Offensive Coordinator
Greg Peterson
Fired

Marko Ramius
:FIU:
Offensive Coordinator
FIU (Multiple)


:UNLV:
Head Coach
Bobby Hauck
Fired

Jim Reid
:Virginia:
Defensive Coordinator
Virginia (Pro) \ 4-3


:USF:
Defensive Coordinator
Mark Snyder
Contract expired, left for USC DC job

Jay Niemann
:Northern_Illinois:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:UTEP:
Defensive Coordinator
Andre Patterson
Fired

Clancy Pendergast
:Cal:
Defensive Coordinator
3-4


:Virginia:
Offensive Coordinator
Bill Lazor
Contract expired, left for Nevada OC job

Chuck Long
:West_Virginia:
Offensive Coordinator
Kansas (Spread)


:Virginia:
Defensive Coordinator
Jim Reid
Contract expired, left for UNLV HC job

Ed Orgeron
:USC:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:Washington:
Offensive Coordinator
Willie Simmons
Contract expired, left for Ohio HC job

Steve Spurrier
:South_Carolina:
Head Coach
South Carolina (Multiple)


:Washington_State:
Head Coach
Paul Wulff
Fired

Jeff Casteel
:West_Virginia:
Defensive Coordinator
West Virginia (Air Raid) \ 3-3-5


:West_Virginia:
Offensive Coordinator
Chuck Long
Contract expired, left for Virginia OC job

Bryan Stinespring
:Virginia_Tech:
Offensive Coordinator
Virginia Tech (Multiple)


:West_Virginia:
Defensive Coordinator
Jeff Casteel
Contract expired, left for Washington State HC job

Jim Knowles
:Duke:
Defensive Coordinator
Multiple D


:Western_Kentucky:
Head Coach
Willie Taggart
Fired

Paul Petrino
:Akron:
Head Coach
Illinois (Multiple) \ 4-3


:Northwestern:
Defensive Coordinator
Chuck Heater
Left to take FIU HC job

Jon Heacock
:Kent_State:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:USF:
Offensive Coordinator
Todd Fitch
Left to take USF HC job

Greg Peterson
:Tulsa:
Offensive Coordinator
Tulsa (Spread)


:Arizona:
Defensive Coordinator
Kirby Smart
Contract expired, left for Georgia HC job

Matt Wallerstedt
:Air_Force:
Defensive Coordinator
3-4


:Arizona_State:
Head Coach
Dennis Erickson
Fired

Joe Tumpkin
:Louisville:
Defensive Coordinator
Central Michigan (Multiple) \ 4-3


:Ball_State:
Head Coach
Pete Lembo
Fired

Nick McCall
:Northwestern:
Offensive Coordinator
Northwestern (Spread) \ 4-3


:Bowling_Green:
Head Coach
Dave Clawson
Fired

Mike Elko
:Bowling_Green:
Defensive Coordinator
Bowling Green (Multiple) \ 4-3


:Cal:
Defensive Coordinator
Clancy Pendergast
Fired

Dave Steckel
:Missouri:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:Eastern_Michigan:
Head Coach
Ian Shields
Fired

Mark Criner
:Idaho:
Defensive Coordinator
Idaho (One Back) \ 4-3


:Indiana:
Head Coach
Randy Clements
Left for BYU HC job

Tom O'Brien
:NC_State:
Head Coach
NC State (Multiple) \ 4-3


:Iowa_State:
Head Coach
Paul Rhoads
Fired

Scott Shafer
:Syracuse:
Defensive Coordinator
Syracuse (Pro) \ 4-3


:Memphis:
Head Coach
Larry Porter
Fired

Craig Bray
:Minnesota:
Defensive Coordinator
Arizona State (Air Raid) \ 4-3


:Michigan:
Offensive Coordinator
Al Borges
Fired

Mike Sherman
:Texas_A&M:
Head Coach
Texas A&M (Multiple)


:Michigan:
Defensive Coordinator
Greg Mattison
Contract expired, left for Kansas State DC job

Bob Fraser
:Hawaii:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:Missouri:
Defensive Coordinator
Dave Steckel
Fired

Wally Burnham
:Iowa_State:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:Navy:
Offensive Coordinator
Ivin Jasper
Contract expired, left for Louisiana Tech HC job

Dave Baldwin
:Utah_State:
Offensive Coordinator
Utah State (Spread)


:Navy:
Defensive Coordinator
Buddy Green
Contract expired, left for Texas Tech DC job

Andre Patterson
:UTEP:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:North_Texas:
Head Coach
Vance Bedford
Contract expired, left for Georgia DC job

Mike Canales
:North_Texas:
Offensive Coordinator
North Texas (Spread) \ 4-3


:Northern_Illinois:
Offensive Coordinator
Robert Gillespie
Contract expired, left for Colorado HC job

Skip Holtz
:USF:
Head Coach
USF (Multiple)


:Northern_Illinois:
Defensive Coordinator
Jay Niemann
Contract expired, left for USF DC job

Todd Grantham
:Georgia:
Defensive Coordiantor
3-4


:Northwestern:
Offensive Coordinator
Nick McCall
Contract expired, left for Ball State HC job

Mark Richt
:Georgia:
Head Coach
Georgia (Pro)


:Ole_Miss:
Offensive Coordinator
David Lee
Contract expired, left for Cal HC job

Ken Karcher
:UNLV:
Offensive Coordinator
Eastern Michigan (One Back)


:Purdue:
Offensive Coordinator
Gary Nord
Fired

Jon Embree
:Colorado:
Head Coach
Colorado (Pro)


:Syracuse:
Defensive Coordinator:
Scott Shafer
Fired

Tim Banks
:Cincinnati:
Defensive Coordinator
3-4


:Utah_State:
Offensive Coordinator
Dave Baldwin
Left for Navy OC job

Gary Nord
:Purdue:
Offensive Coordinator
Purdue (Spread)


:Air_Force:
Defensive Coordinator
Matt Wallerstredt
Contract expired, left for Arizona DC job

Bronco Mendenhall
:BYU:
Head Coach
3-4


:BC:
Offensive Coordinator
Kevin Rogers
Contract expired, left for FIU OC job

Dave Clawson
:Bowling_Green:
Head Coach
Bowling Green (Multiple)


:Cincinnati:
Defensive Coordinator
Tim Banks
Fired

Bob Shoop
:Vanderbilt:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:Duke:
Defensive Coordinator
Jim Knowles
Contract expired, left for West Virginia DC job

Kyle Walker
None
None
3-3-5


:Fresno_State:
Offensive Coordinator
Derek Frazier
Contract expired, left for Cincinnati HC job

Jeff Tedford
:Cal:
Head Coach
Cal (Pro)


:Kansas:
Defensive Coordinator
Carl Torbush
Contract expired, left for MTSU HC job

Marty English
:Wyoming:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:Kentucky:
Offensive Coordinator
Randy Sanders
Contract expired, left for Kansas State OC job

Dan Enos
:Eastern_Michigan:
Offensive Coordinator
Central Michigan (Multiple)


:Eastern_Michigan:
Offensive Coordinator
Dan Enos
Left for Kentucky OC job

Zach Azzanni
:Western_Kentucky:
Offensive Coordinator
Western Kentucky (Pro)


:Kentucky:
Defensive Coordinator
Steve Brown
Contract expired, left for North Carolina DC job

Will Muschamp
:Florida:
Head Coach
Multiple D


:Louisville:
Offensive Coordinator
Mike Sanford
Contract expired, left for Clemson OC job

Dabo Swinney
:Clemson:
Head Coach
Clemson (Spread)


:Louisville:
Defensive Coordinator
Joe Tumpkin
Contract expired, left for Arizona State HC job

Xavier McCollum
None
None
4-3


:Minnesota:
Defensive Coordinator
Craig Bray
Left for Memphis HC job

Bobby Hauck
:UNLV:
Head Coach
4-3


:Ohio:
Defensive Coordinator
Jimmy Burrow
Contract expired, left for San Jose State HC job

Ruffin McNeil
:East_Carolina:
Head Coach
4-3


:Bowling_Green:
Defensive Coordinator
Mike Elko
Took over Bowling Green HC job

Paul Rhoads
:Iowa_State:
Head Coach
4-3


:Kent_State:
Defensive Coordinator
Jon Heacock
Left for Northwestern DC job

Jim Moore
None
None
3-4


:Louisiana:
Offensive Coordinator
Jay Johnson
Fired

Gregg Brandon
:Wyoming:
Offensive Coordinator
Wyoming (Spread)


:Vanderbilt:
Defensive Coordinator
Bob Shoop
Fired

Vince Moore
None
None
4-3


:Wyoming:
Offensive Coordinator
Gregg Brandon
Fired

Tyson Lewis
None
None
South Carolina (Multiple)


:Wyoming:
Defensive Coordinator
Marty English
Fired

Matt Green
None
None
3-4


:Hawaii:
Defensive Coordinator
Bob Fraser
Contract expired, left for Michigan DC job

Marcus Riley
None
None
4-3


:Idaho:
Defensive Coordinator
Mark Criner
Contract expired, left for Eastern Michigan HC job

Zach Everett
None
None
4-2-5


:Iowa_State:
Defensive Coordinator
Wally Burnham
Fired

Demetrius Riley
None
None
3-4


:North_Texas:
Offensive Coordinator
Mike Canales
Took over North Texas HC job

Jay Johnson
:Louisiana:
Offensive Coordinator
UL Lafayette (Spread)


:UNLV:
Offensive Coordinator
Ken Karcher
Left for Ole Miss OC job

Dana Holgorsen
:West_Virginia:
Head Coach
West Virginia (Air Raid)


:Western_Kentucky:
Offensive Coordinator
Zach Azzanni
Fired

Butch Jones
:Cincinnati:
Head Coach
Cincinnati (Spread)







Coaching Carousel Notes



This ought to be entertaining next season. :popcorn:

After thinking I doubled last year what the Coaching Carousel was in my fist year, I think I just doubled (if not more than doubled) last year's coaching carousel THIS year. This year, the Carousel seemed to go on forever and like it would never end. I was about ready to quit probably not even two-thirds of the way through and just come back tomorrow but somehow managed to finish.





Jobs I Was in the Running For



Team
Position
Candidate Rank
Offered Job


:FIU:
Offensive Coordinator
1st
Yes


:NC_State:
Offensive Coordinator
3rd
No


:Nevada:
Offensive Coordinator
1st
No


:SMU:
Offensive Coordinator
2nd
No


:Tulsa:
Offensive Coordinator
2nd
Yes







Jobs I May Have Been Offered and Could Have Accepted



Team
Position


:Eastern_Michigan:
Offensive Coordinator


:Fresno_State:
Offensive Coordinator


:Louisiana:
Offensive Coordinator


:Navy:
Offensive Coordinator


:North_Texas:
Offensive Coordinator


:Northern_Illinois:
Offensive Coordinator


:Utah_State:
Offensive Coordinator

[SmoothPancakes]

I would like to officially announce, I am taking my talents to.....

















































:Tulsa:

[Noles94]

I would like to officially announce, I am taking my talents to.....

















































:Tulsa:

That should be fun.

[JeffHCross]

You must be majorly detail obsessed to have the patience to document all of the Coordinator moves.

Tulsa's a blast if you play with their default playbook.

[SmoothPancakes]

Ole Miss 49-17 FSU

Sweet ghosts of Dadgummit. :fp:

Looking forward to following your '13 progress Smooth.

Yeah, that score shocked me. I know Ole Miss was pretty good this season, but I can't believe the Seminoles just rolled over like that.

And thanks for following! I appreciate it and hope you enjoy this.


That should be fun.

Yeah, I'm looking forward to it. I actually thought I was going to Nevada to be their OC first, since I was listed as the top candidate on their list, so I had to scramble to find the thread here on the forum with all the team ratings and prestige for NCAA '13 so I could make sure I could even accept. :D Only to have those bastards not even offer the job to me.

So I made sure to grab Tulsa when they came around, both because they are a fun team, and because their ratings are nice in '13, while meeting the criteria in my job movement restrictions to accept and take the job. It was a smart move too, since besides Nevada and Tulsa, all the other jobs for OC at mid-major teams, none of them except for Northern Illinois were on the same level as Nevada and Tulsa. And Northern Illinois has already been bending the rest of the MAC over for a couple years now, so at least with Tulsa, I will have a challenge and fight to the top instead of going into NIU who is already on top.


You must be majorly detail obsessed to have the patience to document all of the Coordinator moves.

Tulsa's a blast if you play with their default playbook.

:D I think I included all the Coordinator moves back after my first season, when the coaching carousel was short and quick, and so the OCD me feels the need to continue doing it or else it doesn't feel right. Unfortunately, the coaching carousel has grown exponentially with each new season.

And I'll have to check that out tomorrow. I've never played with Tulsa before, so I've never used their playbook. I'll probably still create a playbook at some point, but I'll check out Tulsa's as well. If anything, if I decide to use a custom playbook, maybe I'll use Tulsa as my base and just add onto what is already there.

[souljahbill]

Motherfucker. :D Miami just fired Al Golden and hired Mario Cristobal as their new head coach. The FIU head coach spot is wide open and I can't take it (both because I'm heading for a new team in NCAA '13, and because I can't be a head coach yet per my job advancement rules. NCAA, you are a cruel bitch. :D

You can't even be promoted from within? That seems like an unnecessary restriction. I can see going from FIU to FSU but I, personally, wouldn't limit an in-house promotion.

[jaymo76]

2013 Coaching Carousel



Team
Position
Previous Coach
Reason Left

New Coach
Previous Team
Previous Position
O/D Style


:Texas_A&M:
Head Coach
Mike Sherman
Fired

Nick Rolovich
:Louisiana_Tech:
Head Coach
Hawaii (Run and Shoot) \ 4-3


:Troy:
Head Coach
Larry Blakeney
Retired

Neal Brown
:Oregon:
Offensive Coordinator
Texas Tech (Air Raid) \ 4-2-5


:Miami:
Head Coach
Al Golden
Fired

Mario Cristobal
:FIU:
Head Coach
FIU (Spread) \ 4-3


:South_Carolina:
Head Coach
Steve Spurrier
Fired

Mark Dantonio
:Michigan_State:
Head Coach
Michigan State (Pro) \ 4-3


:FIU:
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Left for Miami (FL) HC job

Chuck Heater
:Northwestern:
Defensive Coordinator
Temple (Spread) \ 4-3


:Florida:
Head Coach
Will Muschamp
Fired

Ellis Johnson
:South_Carolina:
Defensive Coordinator
South Carolina (Multiple) \ 4-3


:Georgia:
Head Coach
Mark Richt
Fired

Kirby Smart
:Arizona:
Defensive Coordinator
Alabama (One Back) \ 3-4


:Michigan_State:
Head Coach
Mark Dantonio
Contract expired, left for South Carolina HC job

Dan Roushar
:Michigan_State:
Offensive Coordinator
Michigan State (Pro) \ 4-3


:NC_State:
Head Coach
Tom O'Brien
Fired

Bill McGovern
:NC_State:
Defensive Coordinator
Boston College (One Back) \ 4-3


:Tulsa:
Head Coach
Bill Blankenship
Fired

Andy Ludwig
:San_Diego_State:
Offensive Coordinator
San Diego State (Pro) \ 3-3-5


:USC:
Defensive Coordinator
Ed Orgeron
Fired

Mark Snyder
:USF:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:USF:
Head Coach
Skip Holtz
Fired

Todd Fitch
:USF:
Offensive Coordinator
USF (Multiple) \ 4-3


:West_Virginia:
Head Coach
Dana Holgorsen
Fired

Matt Canada
:San_Jose_State:
Head Coach
Northern Illinois (Pistol) \ 4-3


:Oregon:
Offensive Coordinator
Neal Brown
Left for Troy HC job

Calvin Magee
:Pitt:
Offensive Coordinator
Pittsburgh (Spread)


:Cal:
Head Coach
Jeff Tedford
Fired

David Lee
:Ole_Miss:
Offensive Coordinator
Ole Miss (Multiple) \ Multiple D


:Clemson:
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Fired

Chad Morris
:Clemson:
Offensive Coordinator
Clemson (Spread) \ 4-3


:Pitt:
Offensive Coordinator
Calvin Magee
Contract expired, left for Oregon OC job

Dana Bible
:NC_State:
Offensive Coordinator
NC State (Multiple)


:San_Diego_State:
Offensive Coordinator
Andy Ludwig
Contract expired, left for Tulsa HC job

Gary Crowton
:Maryland:
Offensive Coordinator
Maryland (Multiple)


:South_Carolina:
Defensive Coordinator
Ellis Johnson
Contract expired, left for Florida HC job

Chris Cosh
:Kansas_State:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:Michigan_State:
Offensive Coordinator
Dan Roushar
Took over Michigan State HC job

Dana Dimel
:Kansas_State:
Offensive Coordinator
Kansas State (Multiple)


:NC_State:
Defensive Coordinator
Bill McGovern
Took over NC State HC job

Al Golden
:Miami:
Head Coach
4-3


:Virginia_Tech:
Offensive Coordinator
Bryan Stinespring
Fired

Cameron Norcross
:Nevada:
Offensive Coordinator
Nevada (Pistol)


:Louisiana_Tech:
Head Coach
Nick Rolovich
Left for Missouri OC job

Ivin Jasper
:Navy:
Offensive Coordinator
Navy (Option) \ 3-4


:Ohio:
Head Coach
Frank Solich
Retired

Willie Simmons
:Washington:
Offensive Coordinator
Mid Tennessee State (Air Raid) \ 4-3


:Akron:
Head Coach
Paul Petrino
Fired

Chad Glasgow
:Texas_Tech:
Defensive Coordinator
Texas Tech (Air Raid) \ 4-2-5


:BYU:
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Fired

Randy Clements
:Indiana:
Head Coach
Baylor (Spread) \ 4-3


:Cincinnati:
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Fired

Derek Frazier
:Fresno_State:
Offensive Coordinator
Fresno State (Pro) \ 4-3


:Colorado:
Head Coach
Jon Embree
Fired

Robert Gillespie
:Northern_Illinois:
Offensive Coordinator
West Virginia (Air Raid) \ 3-3-5


:East_Carolina:
Head Coach
Ruffin McNeil
Fired

Everett Withers
:North_Carolina:
Defensive Coordinator
North Carolina (Pro) \ 4-3


:FIU:
Offensive Coordinator
Marko Ramius
Contract expired, declined contract extension

Kevin Rogers
:BC:
Offensive Coordinator
Boston College (One Back)


:Georgia:
Offensive Coordinator
Mike Bobo
Fired

Al Borges
:Michigan:
Offensive Coordinator
Michigan (Pro)


:Georgia:
Defensive Coordinator
Todd Grantham
Fired

Vance Bedford
:North_Texas:
Head Coach
4-3


:Kansas_State:
Offensive Coordinator
Dana Dimel
Contract expired, left for Michigan State OC job

Randy Sanders
:Kentucky:
Offensive Coordinator
Kentucky (Pro)


:Kansas_State:
Defensive Coordinator
Chris Cosh
Contract expired, left for South Carolina DC job

Greg Mattison
:Michigan:
Defensive Coordinator
Multiple D


:Maryland:
Offensive Coordinator
Gary Crowton
Contract expired, left for SDSU OC job

Dan Morrison
:SMU:
Offensive Coordinator
SMU (Run and Shoot)


:MTSU:
Head Coach
Rick Stockstill
Fired

Carl Torbush
:Kansas:
Defensive Coordinator
Kansas (Spread) \ 4-3


:NC_State:
Offensive Coordinator
Dana Bible
Contract expired, left for Pitt OC job

Ian Shields
:Eastern_Michigan:
Head Coach
Army (Option)


:Nevada:
Offensive Coordinator
Cameron Norcross
Contract expired, left for Virginia Tech OC job

Bill Lazor
:Virginia:
Offensive Coordinator
Virginia (Pro)


:North_Carolina:
Defensive Coordinator
Everett Withers
Contract expired, left for ECU HC job

Steve Brown
:Kentucky:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:San_Jose_State:
Head Coach
Matt Canada
Fired

Jimmy Burrow
:Ohio:
Defensive Coordinator
Ohio (Pistol) \ 4-3


:SMU:
Offensive Coordinator
Dan Morrison
Contract expired, left for Maryland OC job

Mike Bobo
:Georgia:
Offensive Coordinator
Georgia (Pro)


:Clemson:
Offensive Coordinator
Chad Morris
Took over Clemson HC job

Mike Sanford
:Louisville:
Offensive Coordinator
Louisville (Spread)


:Texas_Tech:
Defensive Coordinator
Chad Glasgow
Contract expired, left for Akron HC job

Buddy Green
:Navy:
Defensive Coordinator
3-4


:Tulsa:
Offensive Coordinator
Greg Peterson
Fired

Marko Ramius
:FIU:
Offensive Coordinator
FIU (Multiple)


:UNLV:
Head Coach
Bobby Hauck
Fired

Jim Reid
:Virginia:
Defensive Coordinator
Virginia (Pro) \ 4-3


:USF:
Defensive Coordinator
Mark Snyder
Contract expired, left for USC DC job

Jay Niemann
:Northern_Illinois:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:UTEP:
Defensive Coordinator
Andre Patterson
Fired

Clancy Pendergast
:Cal:
Defensive Coordinator
3-4


:Virginia:
Offensive Coordinator
Bill Lazor
Contract expired, left for Nevada OC job

Chuck Long
:West_Virginia:
Offensive Coordinator
Kansas (Spread)


:Virginia:
Defensive Coordinator
Jim Reid
Contract expired, left for UNLV HC job

Ed Orgeron
:USC:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:Washington:
Offensive Coordinator
Willie Simmons
Contract expired, left for Ohio HC job

Steve Spurrier
:South_Carolina:
Head Coach
South Carolina (Multiple)


:Washington_State:
Head Coach
Paul Wulff
Fired

Jeff Casteel
:West_Virginia:
Defensive Coordinator
West Virginia (Air Raid) \ 3-3-5


:West_Virginia:
Offensive Coordinator
Chuck Long
Contract expired, left for Virginia OC job

Bryan Stinespring
:Virginia_Tech:
Offensive Coordinator
Virginia Tech (Multiple)


:West_Virginia:
Defensive Coordinator
Jeff Casteel
Contract expired, left for Washington State HC job

Jim Knowles
:Duke:
Defensive Coordinator
Multiple D


:Western_Kentucky:
Head Coach
Willie Taggart
Fired

Paul Petrino
:Akron:
Head Coach
Illinois (Multiple) \ 4-3


:Northwestern:
Defensive Coordinator
Chuck Heater
Left to take FIU HC job

Jon Heacock
:Kent_State:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:USF:
Offensive Coordinator
Todd Fitch
Left to take USF HC job

Greg Peterson
:Tulsa:
Offensive Coordinator
Tulsa (Spread)


:Arizona:
Defensive Coordinator
Kirby Smart
Contract expired, left for Georgia HC job

Matt Wallerstedt
:Air_Force:
Defensive Coordinator
3-4


:Arizona_State:
Head Coach
Dennis Erickson
Fired

Joe Tumpkin
:Louisville:
Defensive Coordinator
Central Michigan (Multiple) \ 4-3


:Ball_State:
Head Coach
Pete Lembo
Fired

Nick McCall
:Northwestern:
Offensive Coordinator
Northwestern (Spread) \ 4-3


:Bowling_Green:
Head Coach
Dave Clawson
Fired

Mike Elko
:Bowling_Green:
Defensive Coordinator
Bowling Green (Multiple) \ 4-3


:Cal:
Defensive Coordinator
Clancy Pendergast
Fired

Dave Steckel
:Missouri:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:Eastern_Michigan:
Head Coach
Ian Shields
Fired

Mark Criner
:Idaho:
Defensive Coordinator
Idaho (One Back) \ 4-3


:Indiana:
Head Coach
Randy Clements
Left for BYU HC job

Tom O'Brien
:NC_State:
Head Coach
NC State (Multiple) \ 4-3


:Iowa_State:
Head Coach
Paul Rhoads
Fired

Scott Shafer
:Syracuse:
Defensive Coordinator
Syracuse (Pro) \ 4-3


:Memphis:
Head Coach
Larry Porter
Fired

Craig Bray
:Minnesota:
Defensive Coordinator
Arizona State (Air Raid) \ 4-3


:Michigan:
Offensive Coordinator
Al Borges
Fired

Mike Sherman
:Texas_A&M:
Head Coach
Texas A&M (Multiple)


:Michigan:
Defensive Coordinator
Greg Mattison
Contract expired, left for Kansas State DC job

Bob Fraser
:Hawaii:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:Missouri:
Defensive Coordinator
Dave Steckel
Fired

Wally Burnham
:Iowa_State:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:Navy:
Offensive Coordinator
Ivin Jasper
Contract expired, left for Louisiana Tech HC job

Dave Baldwin
:Utah_State:
Offensive Coordinator
Utah State (Spread)


:Navy:
Defensive Coordinator
Buddy Green
Contract expired, left for Texas Tech DC job

Andre Patterson
:UTEP:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:North_Texas:
Head Coach
Vance Bedford
Contract expired, left for Georgia DC job

Mike Canales
:North_Texas:
Offensive Coordinator
North Texas (Spread) \ 4-3


:Northern_Illinois:
Offensive Coordinator
Robert Gillespie
Contract expired, left for Colorado HC job

Skip Holtz
:USF:
Head Coach
USF (Multiple)


:Northern_Illinois:
Defensive Coordinator
Jay Niemann
Contract expired, left for USF DC job

Todd Grantham
:Georgia:
Defensive Coordiantor
3-4


:Northwestern:
Offensive Coordinator
Nick McCall
Contract expired, left for Ball State HC job

Mark Richt
:Georgia:
Head Coach
Georgia (Pro)


:Ole_Miss:
Offensive Coordinator
David Lee
Contract expired, left for Cal HC job

Ken Karcher
:UNLV:
Offensive Coordinator
Eastern Michigan (One Back)


:Purdue:
Offensive Coordinator
Gary Nord
Fired

Jon Embree
:Colorado:
Head Coach
Colorado (Pro)


:Syracuse:
Defensive Coordinator:
Scott Shafer
Fired

Tim Banks
:Cincinnati:
Defensive Coordinator
3-4


:Utah_State:
Offensive Coordinator
Dave Baldwin
Left for Navy OC job

Gary Nord
:Purdue:
Offensive Coordinator
Purdue (Spread)


:Air_Force:
Defensive Coordinator
Matt Wallerstredt
Contract expired, left for Arizona DC job

Bronco Mendenhall
:BYU:
Head Coach
3-4


:BC:
Offensive Coordinator
Kevin Rogers
Contract expired, left for FIU OC job

Dave Clawson
:Bowling_Green:
Head Coach
Bowling Green (Multiple)


:Cincinnati:
Defensive Coordinator
Tim Banks
Fired

Bob Shoop
:Vanderbilt:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:Duke:
Defensive Coordinator
Jim Knowles
Contract expired, left for West Virginia DC job

Kyle Walker
None
None
3-3-5


:Fresno_State:
Offensive Coordinator
Derek Frazier
Contract expired, left for Cincinnati HC job

Jeff Tedford
:Cal:
Head Coach
Cal (Pro)


:Kansas:
Defensive Coordinator
Carl Torbush
Contract expired, left for MTSU HC job

Marty English
:Wyoming:
Defensive Coordinator
4-3


:Kentucky:
Offensive Coordinator
Randy Sanders
Contract expired, left for Kansas State OC job

Dan Enos
:Eastern_Michigan:
Offensive Coordinator
Central Michigan (Multiple)


:Eastern_Michigan:
Offensive Coordinator
Dan Enos
Left for Kentucky OC job

Zach Azzanni
:Western_Kentucky:
Offensive Coordinator
Western Kentucky (Pro)


:Kentucky:
Defensive Coordinator
Steve Brown
Contract expired, left for North Carolina DC job

Will Muschamp
:Florida:
Head Coach
Multiple D


:Louisville:
Offensive Coordinator
Mike Sanford
Contract expired, left for Clemson OC job

Dabo Swinney
:Clemson:
Head Coach
Clemson (Spread)


:Louisville:
Defensive Coordinator
Joe Tumpkin
Contract expired, left for Arizona State HC job

Xavier McCollum
None
None
4-3


:Minnesota:
Defensive Coordinator
Craig Bray
Left for Memphis HC job

Bobby Hauck
:UNLV:
Head Coach
4-3


:Ohio:
Defensive Coordinator
Jimmy Burrow
Contract expired, left for San Jose State HC job

Ruffin McNeil
:East_Carolina:
Head Coach
4-3


:Bowling_Green:
Defensive Coordinator
Mike Elko
Took over Bowling Green HC job

Paul Rhoads
:Iowa_State:
Head Coach
4-3


:Kent_State:
Defensive Coordinator
Jon Heacock
Left for Northwestern DC job

Jim Moore
None
None
3-4


:Louisiana:
Offensive Coordinator
Jay Johnson
Fired

Gregg Brandon
:Wyoming:
Offensive Coordinator
Wyoming (Spread)


:Vanderbilt:
Defensive Coordinator
Bob Shoop
Fired

Vince Moore
None
None
4-3


:Wyoming:
Offensive Coordinator
Gregg Brandon
Fired

Tyson Lewis
None
None
South Carolina (Multiple)


:Wyoming:
Defensive Coordinator
Marty English
Fired

Matt Green
None
None
3-4


:Hawaii:
Defensive Coordinator
Bob Fraser
Contract expired, left for Michigan DC job

Marcus Riley
None
None
4-3


:Idaho:
Defensive Coordinator
Mark Criner
Contract expired, left for Eastern Michigan HC job

Zach Everett
None
None
4-2-5


:Iowa_State:
Defensive Coordinator
Wally Burnham
Fired

Demetrius Riley
None
None
3-4


:North_Texas:
Offensive Coordinator
Mike Canales
Took over North Texas HC job

Jay Johnson
:Louisiana:
Offensive Coordinator
UL Lafayette (Spread)


:UNLV:
Offensive Coordinator
Ken Karcher
Left for Ole Miss OC job

Dana Holgorsen
:West_Virginia:
Head Coach
West Virginia (Air Raid)


:Western_Kentucky:
Offensive Coordinator
Zach Azzanni
Fired

Butch Jones
:Cincinnati:
Head Coach
Cincinnati (Spread)







Coaching Carousel Notes



This ought to be entertaining next season. :popcorn:

After thinking I doubled last year what the Coaching Carousel was in my fist year, I think I just doubled (if not more than doubled) last year's coaching carousel THIS year. This year, the Carousel seemed to go on forever and like it would never end. I was about ready to quit probably not even two-thirds of the way through and just come back tomorrow but somehow managed to finish.





Jobs I Was in the Running For



Team
Position
Candidate Rank
Offered Job


:FIU:
Offensive Coordinator
1st
Yes


:NC_State:
Offensive Coordinator
3rd
No


:Nevada:
Offensive Coordinator
1st
No


:SMU:
Offensive Coordinator
2nd
No


:Tulsa:
Offensive Coordinator
2nd
Yes







Jobs I May Have Been Offered and Could Have Accepted



Team
Position


:Eastern_Michigan:
Offensive Coordinator


:Fresno_State:
Offensive Coordinator


:Louisiana:
Offensive Coordinator


:Navy:
Offensive Coordinator


:North_Texas:
Offensive Coordinator


:Northern_Illinois:
Offensive Coordinator


:Utah_State:
Offensive Coordinator




My gosh Smooth. Your visuals are absolutely fantastic. I really appreciate the time and effort you put into your notes. If there were any justice in this world, Tiburon would hire you tomorrow!

[SmoothPancakes]

You can't even be promoted from within? That seems like an unnecessary restriction. I can see going from FIU to FSU but I, personally, wouldn't limit an in-house promotion.

Nope, unfortunately not. From the way I set up my job advancement rules, I'm not allowed to be a head coach, anywhere in the country, even at FIU, until after 6 or 7 years as a coordinator. I don't want to become a head coach and rise up the coaching ranks too quickly, so I have very strict standards and rules to keep this dynasty going slow and long.


My gosh Smooth. Your visuals are absolutely fantastic. I really appreciate the time and effort you put into your notes. If there were any justice in this world, Tiburon would hire you tomorrow!

I accept! :D I actually had to cut some stuff out of that post. I usually give a run down of all the teams changing offenses, the biggest changes (Spread or Air Raid to Option, etc), but it had already taken an hour and a half to do just the coaching carousel, it was almost 11pm, and I had to get some stuff lined up for work in the morning, so I didn't have the time to keep going. I had to cut it off at coaching carousel, otherwise there would have been even more time and effort put into that post.

[morsdraconis]

Add WVU cleans house. Wow. Funny enough, I could truthfully see that happening in a few years. Unfortunately, pretty much everyone knows that this setup with Holgorsen at HC isn't going to last very many years because he's going to get an offer from a bigger school sooner or later.

[SmoothPancakes]

You must be majorly detail obsessed to have the patience to document all of the Coordinator moves.

Tulsa's a blast if you play with their default playbook.

Alright Jeff, go ahead and call me majorly detail obsessed again. :D

Last year, myself and mors worked together to create a spreadsheet with all the real head coaches and coordinators for each school, as well as the alma maters for all head coaches. Well, I just took that spreadsheet, copied it and set up a NCAA 2013 spreadsheet. I then jumped back on NCAA '12, simmed my dynasty up to the preseason for the 2014 season, and spent the last two hours going through team by team, updating the coaches (HC and both coordinators) for every team and typing down the in-game alma maters for every coach.

After going through the time it took to do the coaching carousel last night, it just wasn't going to feel right not having accurate and correct coach listings in NCAA '13, so now it'll just be the matter of typing in all the coach names and setting all their "correct" alma maters in '13, once I get done downloading it on season ticket.

[morsdraconis]

:nod:

I had a blast doing that. There's just something about doing something like that that really appeals to me. If only I could find a job that was like that.

[SmoothPancakes]

:nod:

I had a blast doing that. There's just something about doing something like that that really appeals to me. If only I could find a job that was like that.

Yeah, that was a lot of fun. I still have the NCAA '12 spreadsheet saved in Google Docs, it's just not updated at all since we got done with it last year. The spreadsheet I just spent two hours working on is updated with coaches and alma maters at the beginning of the 2014 season in my NCAA '12 dynasty, which is where I'm picking up in NCAA '13.

[JeffHCross]

+1 with both of you. While I don't have the time (well, I do, but I know there are things I need to do with that time), I would love to spend my days doing something like the work I did for my 1995 Buckeyes. While not the same as your spreadsheet, the concept is similar -- detail-oriented, realistic, fun for only but a few of us :D


My gosh Smooth. Your visuals are absolutely fantastic. I really appreciate the time and effort you put into your notes. If there were any justice in this world, Tiburon would hire you tomorrow!Holy crap, don't quote it!!!!!!!!

[jaymo76]

Okay Smooth, it's official... you are now the OC at Tulsa. Once I start my dynasty I will let you know how it goes.

[SmoothPancakes]

Okay Smooth, it's official... you are now the OC at Tulsa. Once I start my dynasty I will let you know how it goes.

Sweet! Appreciate it man! I'm looking forward to hearing how things go.

As for getting my dynasty running again, it should hopefully be before the end of next week. I need to still get all the coaches named and their alma maters set, and then waiting for steeler's sliders for 13.

I don't know if I'll get any work on coaches tonight. Walking Dead marathon is going until 1am before picking back up at 11:30 tomorrow morning, so I might be able to get some work in when I wake up tomorrow morning, otherwise it'll be Monday before I get to really sit down and start knocking out the coach information.

I probably won't be getting online at all today, as it's been hot as hell today, getting up to 106 just a couple hours ago and even with the AC running 24/7, the entire house feels like a sauna. It's still gotta be probably over 90 degrees in most rooms, the heat is just so oppressive. So the desire to want to even do anything besides just lay here in front of the TV is almost nil. I've been rarely getting on the laptop at all today just because it means sitting up and having the hot as hell laptop sitting on my lap, making it feel even hotter than it already is.

[SmoothPancakes]

I gotta say, while I haven't looked in the game, I just pulled up the Teambuilder website while sitting here watching The Walking Dead. I'm gonna love these uniform options for Tulsa.

With Florida International, the only uniform option I had was changing my navy blue jersey to a black jersey. With Tulsa, I've got blue and gold helmets, blue and yellow jerseys, and white, gold, blue and yellow pants.

While I have never been one for getting worked up about uniforms (unlike ram :D), having that many choices and potential combinations to mix and match for games, it's gonna be very nice to have to keep things looking fresh in games during my multiple seasons at Tulsa instead of just deciding between navy blue and black jerseys like I had at FIU.

[Kingpin32]

I'm totally looking forward to this. Long time reader, first time poster. :D

[SmoothPancakes]

I'm totally looking forward to this. Long time reader, first time poster. :D

I'm glad you like it Kingpin! I'm totally looking forward to where the future takes me in this, so it should be a wild ride for both of us. Hope you keep enjoying it!

[SmoothPancakes]

As for the dynasty, still on hold, and looks like it might be on hold for a little bit. I'm only done naming the head coaches. Still have all the OC and DC coaches to name and set their Alma Maters.

Also, it could be a little bit before some refined and true sliders will be out from :sf:. He's only in the initial stages of finding some AA sliders right now, though I'm hearing from someone else that Heisman this year isn't cheap and doesn't cheat like hell like in the past, and apparently defense and zones play somewhat decently on Heisman, so I might have to do some comparisons between whatever AA sliders steeler comes up with and the Heisman sliders someone is using and working on.

Finally, I could be sitting and waiting for a patch. There are some issues with dynasty in '13. Apparently, the Proximity to Home pitch is ALWAYS A+ for every team for every recruit, regardless of what the actual distance and proximity to home actually is for each recruit and school. Even worse, the Playing Time pitch is bugged, showing correctly whatever it is when you are calling a recruit, but when you go to set up a visit (either in-home visit or campus visit, whatever the hell it is this year), the Playing Time pitch ALWAYS shows up as a D+. So those are two issues I think I might end up having to wait to get patched as both would have big effects on recruiting (Proximity in my favor, but Playing Time completely fucking me).

So I'll have to see how things look as the week progresses, but it could be a little bit yet before this gets fired back up with the move to Tulsa.

[CLW]

Now that Rastas are out, you goin' to start a new thread or just continue on with this one?

[SmoothPancakes]

Now that Rastas are out, you goin' to start a new thread or just continue on with this one?

:D Actually, rastas have never been a problem. What I'm doing is basically "continuing" my dynasty from NCAA '12 to NCAA '13. I wrapped up the 2013 season with the last season of my contract at FIU, and was/am going into the 2014 season with the move to Tulsa.

So what I did and am doing, I just auto-named the rosters in '13 and am going through naming all the coaches and setting their Alma Maters to exactly what they were in my dynasty after the coaching carousel at the end of the 2013 season. I have all the head coaches and offensive coordinators and their Alma Maters named and set. I just have the defensive coordinators to do.

After I get done with the coaches, I'm mainly waiting for sliders from Steeler, though I have heard a lot about Heisman being good this year, so I may test out some Heisman sliders and see what I come up with.

Other than finishing up the defensive coordinators and sliders, the only issue will be the two dynasty problems: Proximity to Home being A+ for everyone, know matter where your school is and where the recruit lives, and Playing Time, with the grade showing correctly when recruiting the guy, but when you set up an in-home visit or campus visit (whichever exactly it is), Playing Time always shows up as D+.

So I've got to either decide if I feel like starting up the dynasty with those two problems and just deal with it until a future patch corrects it (which means I could get the dynasty started possibly as soon as this weekend, depending on how long it takes with sliders), or hold off on the dynasty until the two dynasty issues get patched (which could be a month or two). So I'll have to give it some thought. But everything is going to remain in this same thread. It's going to be like I'm just continuing my dynasty moving on from FIU to Tulsa in this thread, but I'll also be moving from NCAA '12 to NCAA '13 in the process.

[JeffHCross]

Other than finishing up the defensive coordinators and sliders, the only issue will be the two dynasty problems: Proximity to Home being A+ for everyone, know matter where your school is and where the recruit lives, and Playing Time, with the grade showing correctly when recruiting the guy, but when you set up an in-home visit or campus visit (whichever exactly it is), Playing Time always shows up as D+.FWIW, those problems are reportedly only in the offseason, so you may be able to start your dynasty and just not advance past the CCG until after we hear news of a patch.

[SmoothPancakes]

FWIW, those problems are reportedly only in the offseason, so you may be able to start your dynasty and just not advance past the CCG until after we hear news of a patch.

Now that I did not know. I'll have to test it out this weekend and see if I can confirm that. If so, as soon as I have defensive coordinators finished and sliders set, I'll be starting immediately. Thanks for letting me know that Jeff! Appreciate the heads up. :up:

[morsdraconis]

Now that I did not know. I'll have to test it out this weekend and see if I can confirm that. If so, as soon as I have defensive coordinators finished and sliders set, I'll be starting immediately. Thanks for letting me know that Jeff! Appreciate the heads up. :up:

Screw that! You have PC games to play damn it! ;)

[SmoothPancakes]

Screw that! You have PC games to play damn it! ;)

I was playing PC games this morning. :D Have already played CKII for about 8 hours. Have absolutely no clue what the hell I'm doing, but then, I never bothered to read any manuals or starters guides, nor play the Tutorial, just jumped right in. :D Give it another go later today.

[morsdraconis]

I was playing PC games this morning. :D Have already played CKII for about 8 hours. Have absolutely no clue what the hell I'm doing, but then, I never bothered to read any manuals or starters guides, nor play the Tutorial, just jumped right in. :D Give it another go later today.

:D

Like I said man, I played it for like two days and had not a fuckin' clue what I was doing. It's the most complex strategy game I've ever played. I've read tutorials. I've read tip guides. I've read wikis. I still don't have a fuckin' clue how to play that game.

[Kingpin32]

:D

Like I said man, I played it for like two days and had not a fuckin' clue what I was doing. It's the most complex strategy game I've ever played. I've read tutorials. I've read tip guides. I've read wikis. I still don't have a fuckin' clue how to play that game.

I wish my Windows laptop was working. I would totally play that game.