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Posted on August 24, 2010 at 07:59 PM.

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I am currently in my second year of my dynasty on NCAA 11. Last season I controlled the Kentucky Wildcats as new head coach Joker Phillips, leading the Cats to a 10-4 record with close losses in the SEC Championship to Alabama in OT, and to Michigan State in the Capital One Bowl. Junior Wide Receiver Randall Cobb earned All-American honors amassing nearly 2,000 total yards and 20 TD's. Here's a review of the 2011 season:

Kentucky Wildcats
Coach: Joker Phillips 0-0
Record: 10-4, 6-3 SEC

Key Wins:
@Louisville
@Florida
@Ole Miss
vs. South Carolina
vs. Auburn

Losses:
vs. Georgia
@Mississippi State
vs. Alabama (SEC Championship)
vs. Michigan State (Capital One Bowl)

Key Performers
Sr. DE Dequin Evans - All-American, All-SEC, Best DE Award
Sr. HB Derrick Locke - All-SEC
Sr. WR Chris Matthews - 2nd Team SEC
Jr. WR Randall Cobb - All-American, All-SEC
Jr. FS Winston Guy - 2nd Team SEC
Jr. OLB Danny Trevathan - 2nd Team SEC

National Championship
#2 Virginia Tech def. #1 Southern Cal

Heisman Award Winner
Jr. QB Terrell Pryor - Ohio State

2012 Season Begins
For the 2012 season I chose to start up with Charlie Strong at Louisville (7-6 in 2011) and former Cardinals coach Bobby Petrino at Arkansas (8-5 in 2011).

Louisville coach Charlie Strong had a solid showing his first season, getting the Cards back above .500 and to a bowl game. Though still re-building, they should be improved in 2012 with some young talent returning and coming in. Freshman QB DaMarcus Smith (74 ovr), a hometown kid from Seneca HS, looks to challenge former walk-on Jr. Will Stein (77 ovr)- another hometown product out of Trinity HS- for the starting job.

Returning for the Cardinals is Sr. HB Victor Anderson (91 ovr), a solid group of WR's, and on defense USC transfer MLB Jordan Campbell (82 ovr) returns for his Sr. year and super So. FS Demar Dorsey (80 ovr) looks to lead the pass D.

The Cards are rated a C+ ovr by ESPN and are picked to finish 4th in the Big East behind West Virginia, Cincinatti, and Rutgers.

Arkansas is coming off a disappointing season though they won a bowl game. But expectations were higher with top QB Ryan Mallett and a solid receiving corps around him, but the good news is they're all coming back. Mallett (99 ovr) will have a bevy of options at his disposal, led by Sr. WR Greg Childs (95 ovr) and Sr. Joe Adams (93 ovr).

The Razorbacks are rated a solid B+ ovr, with A ovr on OFF and B+ on DEF. They're picked to finish 3rd in the SEC West behind Alabama and Ole Miss.

Kentucky is ready for a break-out season after finally getting over the hump with wins over Florida, South Carolina, and Tennessee and nearly winning the SEC Championship against Alabama.

The Cats return Heisman candidate Sr. WR Randall Cobb (94 ovr) and Jr. QB Morgan Newton (86 ovr). Jr. HB Donald Russell (80 ovr) steps in for All-SEC talent Derrick Locke, while Jr. WR LaRod King (83 ovr) looks to step into the WR2 spot after a solid sophomore campaign.

The defense took a big hit losing Jr. OLB Danny Trevathan to the NFL Draft, but So. Qua Huzzie (81 ovr) and Jr. Ridge Wilson (74 ovr) look to step up. Sr. MLB Ronnie Sneed (83 ovr) returns after a break-out junior season. Sr. FS Winston Guy (91 ovr) looks to have his break-out year after missing 7 games in 2011.

The Cats are rated B ovr with B+ OFF and B- DEF. They're picked to finish 3rd in the SEC East behind South Carolina and Georgia.

I'll be back with updates on the 2012 season soon...