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/x...ledivingTD.jpg
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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/x...ledivingTD.jpg
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 :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:
You were saying? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by morsdraconis
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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:Quote:
Originally Posted by JeffHCross
It should have been TCU vs UCF!!! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by SmoothPancakes
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.
Quote:
Originally Posted by 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 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.Quote:
Originally Posted by morsdraconis
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by morsdraconis
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.
I love detail too ...Quote:
Originally Posted by SmoothPancakes
I just don't have time / patience / focus to do it :)
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by SmoothPancakes
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 ;))
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
: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.Quote:
Originally Posted by JeffHCross
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by morsdraconis
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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by morsdraconis
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
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.
2013 Florida International Football Schedule--- 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.
Week Home/Away Team Result Score Record Game Notes 1 Home :Texas_A&M: Loss 23-34 0-1 Season Opener 2 --- Bye Week --- --- --- 3 Away (25) :Washington: Loss 13-35 0-2 4 --- Bye Week --- --- --- 5 Away :Louisville: Loss 16-35 0-3 6 --- Bye Week --- --- --- 7 Home :North_Texas: Win 37-24 1-3 (1-0) 8 Away :Western_Kentucky: Win 27-14 2-3 (2-0) 9 Away :Troy: Win 40-35 3-3 (3-0) 10 Home :UL_Monroe: Win 51-42 4-3 (4-0) Homecoming 11 Home :MTSU: Win 45-3 5-3 (5-0) 12 Away :FAU: Win 34-9 6-3 (6-0) 13 Away :Arkansas_State: Win 26-24 7-3 (7-0) 14 Home (10) :UCF: Win 24-16 8-3 (7-0) 15 Home :Louisiana: Win 35-0 9-3 (8-0) Senior Night CCG --- Bye Week --- --- --- :New_Orleans_Bowl: --- :UTEP: Win 28-0 10-3 (8-0) R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl