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.Originally Posted by jaymo76
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
Game Five
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
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 7 7 7 6 27 14 0 0 0 14
Time Team Result Play Score First Quarter 5:47 Touchdown B. Brand, 5 yard pass from J. Kelly (J. Lane kick) 2:17 Touchdown D. Mallary, 3 yard run (Y. Hagen kick) TIED 7-7 0:41 Touchdown Q. Morgan, 4 yard run (J. Lane kick) Second Quarter 6:29 Touchdown S. Johnson, 1 yard run (Y. Hagen kick) TIED 14-14 Third Quarter 5:43 Touchdown S. Johnson, 4 yard run (Y. Hagen kick) Fourth Quarter 4:56 Field Goal Y. Hagen, 19 yard field goal 2:01 Field Goal Y. Hagen, 44 yard field goal
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 500+ rushing yards in each season 438 Win 8 games in one season 2000+ total offensive yards in each season 7+ passing TD in one season 10+ points per game in each season 23 PPG 2400+ total offensive yards in one season Win 4 games in one season 2000+ total offensive yards in one season
Job Security Status
80%
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
Game Six
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
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 10 7 7 16 40 7 21 0 7 35
Time Team Result Play Score First Quarter 6:40 Field Goal Y. Hagen, 39 yard field goal 2:20 Touchdown D. Rhymes, 27 yard pass from J. Medlock (Y. Hagen kick) 0:02 Touchdown G. Ellis, 2 yard pass from C. Robinson (J. Evans kick) Second Quarter 4:43 Touchdown N. Hendrickson, 6 yard pass from C. Robinson (J. Evans kick) 3:08 Touchdown J. Johnson, 53 yard pass from C. Robinson (J. Evans kick) 1:21 Touchdown D. Rhymes, 3 yard pass from J. Medlock (Y. Hagen kick) 0:15 Touchdown N. Hendrickson, 21 yard pass from C. Robinson (J. Evans kick) Third Quarter 4:53 Touchdown S. Johnson, 7 yard pass from J. Medlock (Y. Hagen kick) Fourth Quarter 8:57 Field Goal Y. Hagen, 40 yard field goal 6:56 Touchdown S. Johnson, 15 yard pass from J. Medlock (2-Pt failed) 3:57 Touchdown S. Johnson, 1 yard run (Y. Hagen kick) 2:55 Touchdown N. Hendrickson, 3 yard run (J. Evans kick)
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 500+ rushing yards in each season 461 Win 8 games in one season 2000+ total offensive yards in each season 7+ passing TD in one season 10+ points per game in each season 26 PPG 2400+ total offensive yards in one season Win 4 games in one season 2000+ total offensive yards in one season Bonus Beat a higher ranked team
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Last edited by SmoothPancakes; 02-22-2012 at 05:49 AM.
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.
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