TCY Dynasty: Passing Yardage Challenge

larrymcg421 · 09-03-2007, 04:04 PM

Since I'm absolutely bored at work tonight, I thought it would be fun to try a TCY dynasty.

Primary goals of the dynasty:

1) Get the most passing yards as possible for my QB. (In random tests, I've been able to get 5900. I'd like to break 6000).
2) Test this insane new defense. (Designed to create more passing attempts on both sides.)
3) I might care about winning, too.

I looked for a team with low prestige to make it somewhat challenging, but also needed a conference without a championship game (so there will be year to year consistency on stats) and one with reasonable competition. I'm gonna go ahead and use Temple. I'll try to schedule current Big East teams like Louisville and South Florida as my OOC games.

House rules:

*Set on the highest level (All-star).

*I cannot offer scholarships to anyone on defense. Walk-ons only. Hey chemistry genius? Yep, you're gonna start at LB.

*The few good players I have now cannot be redshirted. The sooner this is all my team, the better.

*Sol8 is located in Montana, far away from me.

*No redshirting. Let's see how many freshman awards we can win.

*That's about it. No restrictions on recruiting/academics.

larrymcg421 · 09-03-2007, 04:12 PM

Here is the insane defense:

*Run expectation set to 99 in all situations

*Goal Line package set to 99. All other packages set to 0. Both blitzing categories set to 99.

*100% man to man coverage.

*Scout recommended blitzing position %'s. Coverage set at 100% man to man.

Hopefully, this will compel the opposing teams to pass. Whether they are successful at it or not, this will increase the number of plays in the game, which will increase the number of pass attempts by my QB.

On offense, we will be throwing every down (although the AI will probably still call the occassional run, I've set all situations to 0% running.) I've also increased 4th down attempts to 99, and lowered running inside the twenty to 0.

Passing distances will be: 15-55-25-3-2.

larrymcg421 · 09-03-2007, 04:22 PM

Here are your 2004 Temple Owls. Sophomore Jermaine Pence will get the first crack at the total yardage, although I think he'll come closer to the NCAA record for INT's.

Overall Ranking: 82
Conference Ranking: 5

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Temple Roster, Scout Overview
 
  Player                #    Pos  Elig  Current Estimate  Future Estimate  
Wagner, Joey            2    QB   So*   14                29                  
Pence, Jermaine         17   QB   So    23                54                  
Swedberg, Ronald        1    QB   Sr    25                25                  
Fulton, Bo              10   QB*  So    14                14                  
McWilliams, Zach        19   QB*  So    11                38                  
Hopkins, Charles        29   RB   Jr    30                40                  
Barrett, Shaun          43   RB   Sr    37                57                  
Culp, Dan               38   RB   Sr    21                24                  
Burns, Roman            23   RB   So    22                34                  
Butler, Fernando        28   RB*  So    23                23                  
Lecis, Andy             30   FB   Sr*   19                32                  
Bennett, Drew           36   FB   Jr    25                40                  
Roberson, Robbie        45   FB*  Fr    15                38                  
McNeil, Peter           89   TE   Sr    21                32                  
Coles, Howie            87   TE   Sr*   36                41                  
Kudlacz, Chuck          85   TE   Sr*   52                52                  
Bustos, Kelvin          81   TE*  Fr    13                14                  
Wile, Martin            88   WR   Sr*   17                17                  
Methe, Clifton          9    WR   Sr    26                26                  
Monroe, Greg            83   WR   Jr    26                26                  
Taylor, Billy           4    WR   Sr    35                45                  
Bosela, Leslie          86   WR*  Jr    18                27                  
Weaver, Hugh            8    WR*  Fr    9                 33                  
Stringer, Kendall       5    WR*  So*   9                 23                  
Smith, Riddick          59   C    So*   12                19                  
Howe, Jared             53   C    So*   13                46                  
Ricksecker, Sammie      54   C    Fr    27                52                  
Tubbs, Rod              77   G    Jr*   13                62                  
Sanford, Terrance       62   G    So*   12                69                  
Kempthorn, Sam          76   G    Fr    10                34                  
Fleming, Vernon         70   G*   Fr    5                 47                  
Molina, Carl            67   T    Jr*   27                62                  
Kinney, Randy           66   T    Jr*   22                27                  
Kemp, Darren            60   T*   So*   4                 23                  
Wyse, Billy Joe         68   T*   So*   8                 31                  
Carhart, Emmanuel       11   P    So    34                34                  
Shea, Marvin            7    P    Fr    12                52                  
Diblasio, Riddick       13   K    Jr*   18                54                  
Oglivie, Rufus          14   K    So*   22                23                  
Frohbieter, Mario       96   DE   So    12                22                  
Flaurnay, Cris          74   DE   Sr    27                45                  
DeVito, Shane           92   DE   Sr*   28                40                  
Jarvis, Louie           95   DE   So    17                36                  
Buford, Lionel          72   DE   Fr    14                46                  
Newsome, Harry          73   DT   So*   17                35                  
Waldroup, Jermaine      79   DT   So    11                12                  
Banks, Robbie           91   DT   Sr    39                54                  
Rosser, Kenny           97   DT   Jr*   19                24                  
Seabury, Dixon          57   ILB  Sr*   42                42                  
Barker, Chris           49   ILB  Sr    40                40                  
Osburn, Jorge           47   ILB  Sr    24                44                  
Cunningham, Bernie      55   ILB* Fr    10                27                  
Bergman, Devin          98   OLB  Sr*   14                35                  
Henry, Christian        93   OLB  Jr    16                16                  
Alexander, Harry        90   OLB  Sr*   42                42                  
Snyder, Clay            99   OLB  Sr    33                33                  
Tate, Deron             40   OLB* Jr*   7                 31                  
Woodard, Marvin         25   CB   Jr    39                50                  
Dunlap, Neal            46   CB   So    31                34                  
Hudrlik, Richard        39   CB   Sr    23                32                  
Duran, Ethan            37   CB*  So*   4                 36                  
Downs, Gerald           22   CB*  So    21                21                  
Gunn, Chad              48   S    Jr*   31                31                  
Humphrey, Morris        21   S    Jr    50                50                  
Randle, Johnnie         44   S    Sr    31                52                  
Sheldon, Donald         27   S    Jr    20                20                  
Shula, Joel             34   S    Sr*   21                21

larrymcg421 · 09-03-2007, 07:00 PM

Pence was injured for two games and only managed 2035 passing yards. he did throw only 19 INT's, much less than I had expected. We did lead the nation in pass attempts, which is a good sign for the future.

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2004 Summary for Temple
 
Record: 1-10
Rank: 121
 
Temple                  Team      Rank  
Rushes                  104       125         
Rushing Yards           -282      125         
Yards Per Carry         -2.0-71   125         
Pass Attempts           597       1           
Completions             284       9 (T)       
Passing Yards           3037      22          
Yards Per Attempt       5.08      110         
3rd Down Conversions    23.5      117         
Points Per Game         16.0      105 (T)     
Turnovers               51        125         
Turnover Margin         -33       125         
 
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes                  474       120         
Rushing Yards           1718      78          
Yards Per Carry         3.62      53          
Pass Attempts           338       69          
Completions             204       104 (T)     
Passing Yards           2660      109         
Yards Per Attempt       7.86      111         
3rd Down Conversions    38.1      76 (T)      
Points Per Game         45.0      123         
Turnovers               18        88 (T)      
 
Primary Formation: Run and Shoot Formation
 
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
2     17    VIRG (72)     61      
3     0     at MARY (21)  65      
4     23    MONT (80)     31      
5     15    at TOLE (41)  37      
6     34    BOWG (40)     31      
7     7     PITT (60)     45      
8     3     at RUTG (84)  20      
9     27    at CONN (102) 38      
11    15    at WVIR (25)  59      
12    10    SYRA (18)     52      
13    25    BOSC (43)     56      
 
Passing             Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int  
17 Pence            QB    405   194   2035  5.02  7     19      
1 Swedberg          QB    132   63    696   5.27  4     10      
19 McWilliams       QB    60    27    306   5.10  4     8       
Team                ---   597   284   3037  5.08  15    37      
 
Rushing             Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Stff  YdLst  
17 Pence            QB    57    -191  -3.35 0     43    257     
1 Swedberg          QB    31    -90   -2.90 0     24    139     
Team                ---   104   -282  -2.71 0     75    436     
 
Receiving           Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC   TD  
83 Monroe           WR    115   53    647   12.2  89    1       
4 Taylor            WR    109   55    676   12.2  168   2       
86 Bosela           WR    101   46    579   12.5  141   4       
9 Methe             WR    97    43    443   10.3  107   5       
8 Weaver            WR    56    24    223   9.2   58    2       
29 Hopkins          RB    32    16    72    4.5   48    0       
43 Barrett          RB    28    14    77    5.5   64    1       
89 McNeil           TE    24    16    152   9.5   52    0       
88 Wile             WR    12    4     44    11.0  9     0       
5 Stringer          WR    11    5     58    11.6  0     0       
Team                ---   597   284   3037  10.6  738   15      
 
Defense             Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  TFL   Ints  Defn  
57 Seabury          ILB   80    28    4.0   11    0     2       
91 Banks            DT    74    25    6.0   14    0     0       
21 Humphrey         S     65    32    0.0   5     2     4       
99 Snyder           OLB   46    12    5.5   9     1     2       
46 Dunlap           CB    40    12    0.0   2     0     13      
44 Randle           S     40    7     1.0   3     1     2       
49 Barker           ILB   38    14    2.0   5     0     2       
90 Alexander        OLB   30    11    1.0   6     1     1       
98 Bergman          OLB   26    15    5.5   8     1     0       
25 Woodard          CB    25    5     0.0   2     1     3       
48 Gunn             S     24    9     0.0   3     1     2       
74 Flaurnay         DE    19    9     3.5   5     0     1       
73 Newsome          DT    16    10    2.0   4     0     0       
22 Downs            CB    16    4     0.0   2     0     0       
92 DeVito           DE    15    6     3.0   3     0     1       
39 Hudrlik          CB    14    6     0.0   0     1     1       
96 Frohbieter       DE    13    3     1.0   1     0     1       
97 Rosser           DT    12    6     1.5   4     0     0       
86 Bosela           WR    11    0     0.0   0     0     0       
Team                ---   728   225   41.0  95    10    36

Season Awards:

All Big East 1st Team:

DT Robbie Banks
ILB Dixon Seabury
OLB Clay Snyder
S Morris Humphrey

larrymcg421 · 09-03-2007, 07:06 PM

Not a terrible recruiting year, considering I had nothing to offer. I expect Bates to start immediately and look for improved WR play.

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Recruiting List, Ranking View
   
  Player                  Pos   HT   WT   ST   NRank ByPos  StRank ByPos
Buchanan, Terry           C     6-5  276  NJ   240   17     11     1        
**Ferguson, Roosevelt     WR    6-3  191  NJ   527   48     20     2        
Walton, Vincent           G     6-3  280  NY   610   57     47     7        
**Bates, Colin            QB    6-2  177  NY   633   52     49     10       
Walker, Richie            WR    6-3  193  PA   687   61     32     3        
**Lyons, Drew             T     6-4  278  PA   703   53     33     3        
**Abell, Earnest          T     6-4  270  PA   907   77     41     5        
$$Linquist, Stanley       RB    5-9  177  TX   ---   86     83     9        
##Battle, Timothy         G     6-3  272  NY   ---   100    71     10       
##Thompson, Kent          OLB   6-2  212  CA   ---   ---    ---    15       
##Cain, Vince             S     6-0  170  OK   ---   ---    18     2        
##Messerly, Neil          DE    5-11 204  CA   ---   ---    ---    13       
##Lyons, Leslie           DT    6-4  267  IN   ---   ---    48     3        
##Lyon, Harvey            ILB   6-2  198  TX   ---   ---    ---    5        
##Walls, Benjamin         CB    5-11 160  FL   ---   ---    ---    8        
##Matthew, Terry          K     5-10 160  MI   ---   96     93     4

RPI-Fan · 09-03-2007, 07:08 PM

Cool idea, definitely following!

larrymcg421 · 09-03-2007, 07:15 PM

Heisman Trophy Winner: QB Dwight Colton, Oklahoma - 4010 Yards, 39 TD, 14 INT,
National Championship: Oklahoma 34, Georgia 22

Final Top 25:

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Overall Rankings
   
  School                Record  Conf  Comp  Poll  Loss  Sched Total Rank  
Oklahoma                13-0    B12   1.50  1.00  0.00  0.24  2.74  1       
Miami of Florida        12-0    ACC   1.50  2.00  0.00  1.04  4.54  2       
Georgia                 12-1    SEC   3.75  4.00  1.00  0.04  8.79  3       
Nebraska                11-2    B12   3.00  7.00  2.00  0.12  12.12 4       
Michigan                11-1    B10   5.25  3.00  1.00  2.96  12.21 5       
Southern California     10-2    P10   4.75  9.00  2.00  1.40  17.15 6       
Florida State           10-2    ACC   7.25  7.00  2.00  1.08  17.33 7       
Penn State              11-1    B10   8.50  5.00  1.00  3.28  17.78 8       
Auburn                  11-2    SEC   6.25  11.50 2.00  1.48  21.23 9       
Kansas State            10-2    B12   8.25  13.00 2.00  0.76  24.01 10      
Notre Dame              10-2    IND   11.50 11.50 2.00  0.44  25.44 11      
Ohio State              10-2    B10   14.75 7.00  2.00  1.96  25.71 12      
UCLA                    10-2    P10   13.75 10.00 2.00  1.76  27.51 13      
Clemson                 9-3     ACC   11.50 18.00 3.00  0.32  32.82 14      
Louisiana State         9-3     SEC   12.75 16.50 3.00  1.92  34.17 15      
Washington State        9-3     P10   13.75 21.50 3.00  1.36  39.61 16      
Texas                   9-3     B12   20.50 14.50 3.00  2.12  40.12 17      
Utah                    10-2    MWE   20.25 15.50 2.00  4.20  41.95 18      
Syracuse                10-2    BEA   18.50 19.00 2.00  2.60  42.10 19      
Florida                 9-3     SEC   22.75 17.00 3.00  1.88  44.63 20      
Maryland                9-3     ACC   20.25 22.00 3.00  1.72  46.97 21      
Boise State             10-2    WAC   22.25 18.50 2.00  4.24  46.99 22      
Georgia Tech            9-3     ACC   22.75 22.50 3.00  1.24  49.49 23      
Colorado                8-4     B12   17.50 29.50 4.00  0.56  51.56 24      
Tennessee               8-4     SEC   23.00 25.00 4.00  0.68  52.68 25

larrymcg421 · 09-03-2007, 07:46 PM

Your 2005 Temple Owls. Not happy with my QB recruit, but he'll have to do. The WR's and C look very good, though.

Preseason Rankings

National: 110
Big East: 6

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  Player                #    Pos  Elig  Current Estimate  Future Estimate  
Bates, Colin            1    QB   Fr    18                46                  
Pence, Jermaine         17   QB   Jr    28                54                  
Wagner, Joey            2    QB   Jr*   17                30                  
Fulton, Bo              10   QB*  Jr*   18                18                  
McWilliams, Zach        19   QB*  Jr    16                37                  
Burns, Roman            23   RB   Jr    26                33                  
Hopkins, Charles        29   RB   Sr    31                40                  
Linquist, Stanley       32   RB   Fr    30                63                  
Butler, Fernando        28   RB*  Jr    23                23                  
Bennett, Drew           36   FB   Sr    25                40                  
Lecis, Andy             30   FB   Sr    20                33                  
Roberson, Robbie        45   FB*  So*   15                39                  
Coles, Howie            87   TE   Sr    36                41                  
Kudlacz, Chuck          85   TE   Sr    50                50                  
Bustos, Kelvin          81   TE*  So    15                15                  
Ferguson, Roosevelt     3    WR   Fr    31                86                  
Monroe, Greg            83   WR   Sr    26                26                  
Walker, Richie          89   WR   Fr    27                78                  
Wile, Martin            88   WR   Sr    19                19                  
Bosela, Leslie          86   WR*  Sr    18                26                  
Stringer, Kendall       5    WR*  Jr*   10                23                  
Weaver, Hugh            8    WR*  So    12                32                  
Buchanan, Terry         58   C    Fr    10                68                  
Howe, Jared             53   C    Jr*   11                46                  
Ricksecker, Sammie      54   C    So    22                52                  
Smith, Riddick          59   C    Jr*   6                 19                  
Battle, Timothy         63   G    Fr    25                53                  
Kempthorn, Sam          76   G    So    13                34                  
Sanford, Terrance       62   G    Jr*   23                69                  
Tubbs, Rod              77   G    Sr*   13                62                  
Walton, Vincent         74   G    Fr    13                55                  
Dale, Courtney          64   G*   Sr    23                23                  
Fleming, Vernon         70   G*   So    3                 47                  
Abell, Earnest          65   T    Fr    9                 47                  
Kinney, Randy           66   T    Sr*   31                31                  
Lyons, Drew             75   T    Fr    1                 36                  
Molina, Carl            67   T    Sr*   31                62                  
Kemp, Darren            60   T*   Jr*   6                 23                  
Wyse, Billy Joe         68   T*   Jr*   8                 31                  
Carhart, Emmanuel       11   P    Jr    35                35                  
Shea, Marvin            7    P    So*   12                52                  
Diblasio, Riddick       13   K    Sr*   23                54                  
Matthew, Terry          16   K*   Fr    6                 22                  
Buford, Lionel          72   DE   So    20                46                  
DeVito, Shane           92   DE   Sr    28                40                  
Frohbieter, Mario       96   DE   Jr    14                22                  
Jarvis, Louie           95   DE   Jr    26                36                  
Messerly, Neil          71   DE*  Fr    4                 42                  
Newsome, Harry          73   DT   Jr*   20                35                  
Rosser, Kenny           97   DT   Sr*   21                24                  
Waldroup, Jermaine      79   DT   Jr    15                15                  
Lyons, Leslie           91   DT*  Fr    8                 27                  
Seabury, Dixon          57   ILB  Sr    42                42                  
Cunningham, Bernie      55   ILB* So    10                27                  
Lyon, Harvey            51   ILB* Fr    7                 36                  
Alexander, Harry        90   OLB  Sr    42                42                  
Bergman, Devin          98   OLB  Sr    19                35                  
Henry, Christian        93   OLB  Sr    17                17                  
Tate, Deron             40   OLB* Sr*   5                 31                  
Thompson, Kent          56   OLB* Fr    10                65                  
Dunlap, Neal            46   CB   Jr    28                34                  
Woodard, Marvin         25   CB   Sr    38                50                  
Downs, Gerald           22   CB*  Jr    23                23                  
Duran, Ethan            37   CB*  Jr*   5                 36                  
Walls, Benjamin         43   CB*  Fr    9                 57                  
Gunn, Chad              48   S    Sr*   33                33                  
Humphrey, Morris        21   S    Sr    52                52                  
Sheldon, Donald         27   S    Sr    20                20                  
Shula, Joel             34   S    Sr    22                22                  
Cain, Vince             38   S*   Fr    11                63

larrymcg421 · 09-03-2007, 10:30 PM

Much better season than last. True freshman Bates played much better than I expected and had some huge games (two 400 yard days) along the way. Once again led the nation in pass attempts. When we finally get some good personnel in the passing game, should see some fireworks.

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2005 Summary for Temple
 
Record: 4-7
Rank: 91
 
Temple                  Team      Rank  
Rushes                  153       125         
Rushing Yards           4         125         
Yards Per Carry         0.02      125         
Pass Attempts           594       1           
Completions             324       3 (T)       
Passing Yards           3141      24          
Yards Per Attempt       5.28      112         
3rd Down Conversions    25.6      114         
Points Per Game         21.2      79          
Turnovers               27        92 (T)      
Turnover Margin         -9        102 (T)     
 
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes                  395       62 (T)      
Rushing Yards           1378      49          
Yards Per Carry         3.48      46          
Pass Attempts           326       55 (T)      
Completions             183       59 (T)      
Passing Yards           2641      99          
Yards Per Attempt       8.10      102         
3rd Down Conversions    34.2      52 (T)      
Points Per Game         33.1      102         
Turnovers               18        89 (T)      
 
Primary Formation: Run and Shoot Formation
 
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     13    at KENT (24)  35      
2     52    NAVY (120)    17      
3     34    at CFLA (100) 3       
4     11    at LOUV (18)  37      
5     3     at PITT (46)  16      
7     7     NOTR (19)     80      
8     28    CONN (104)    3       
9     14    at SYRA (54)  50      
10    7     at WVIR (26)  69      
12    52    RUTG (111)    14      
13    13    BOSC (12)     41      
 
Passing             Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int  
1 Bates             QB    487   262   2604  5.34  18    15      
17 Pence            QB    107   62    537   5.01  2     5       
Team                ---   594   324   3141  5.28  20    20      
 
Rushing             Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Stff  YdLst  
1 Bates             QB    118   -54   -0.45 1     59    320     
17 Pence            QB    26    10    0.38  1     14    54      
Team                ---   153   4     0.02  2     74    375     
 
Receiving           Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC   TD  
3 Ferguson          WR    143   76    832   10.9  267   7       
89 Walker           WR    132   63    692   10.9  228   4       
88 Wile             WR    63    34    325   9.5   50    1       
8 Weaver            WR    52    26    232   8.9   86    4       
83 Monroe           WR    49    21    274   13.0  75    3       
86 Bosela           WR    45    30    210   7.0   45    1       
29 Hopkins          RB    42    33    272   8.2   182   0       
32 Linquist         RB    30    13    72    5.5   58    0       
87 Coles            TE    14    12    71    5.9   21    0       
5 Stringer          WR    12    9     87    9.6   27    0       
Team                ---   594   324   3141  9.6   1080  20      
 
Defense             Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  TFL   Ints  Defn  
57 Seabury          ILB   90    26    3.5   13    1     6       
90 Alexander        OLB   62    28    2.5   8     2     4       
56 Thompson         OLB   43    13    3.5   9     1     1       
38 Cain             S     42    10    0.5   6     0     2       
21 Humphrey         S     38    19    0.0   5     2     6       
73 Newsome          DT    36    15    1.0   9     0     0       
46 Dunlap           CB    30    12    0.0   2     1     6       
25 Woodard          CB    24    5     0.0   1     3     3       
22 Downs            CB    22    3     0.0   4     1     5       
48 Gunn             S     22    3     0.0   2     0     1       
79 Waldroup         DT    20    6     3.0   4     0     0       
95 Jarvis           DE    16    5     2.0   4     0     0       
98 Bergman          OLB   16    10    4.5   7     1     1       
92 DeVito           DE    15    6     5.0   6     0     0       
97 Rosser           DT    15    4     0.5   4     0     0       
96 Frohbieter       DE    12    5     4.5   6     0     0       
Team                ---   627   185   33.0  98    12    36

Award winners:

National Freshman Team: WR Roosevelt Ferguson

Big East Top Offensive Freshman: QB Colin Bates

All Big East 1st Team:

ILB Dixon Seabury
OLB Harry Alexander

All Big East 2nd Team:

WR Roosevelt Feguson

larrymcg421 · 09-04-2007, 07:10 AM

I went for broke this recruiting season with mixed results. I landed a blue chip QB along with a very good G and WR, but not anyone else in the top 1000. Hopefully my academics will be solidified by this season and I'll be able to take advantage for a more balanced recruiting class.

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Recruiting List, Ranking View
   
  Player                  Pos   HT   WT   ST   NRank ByPos  StRank ByPos
Rayburn, J.J.             QB    6-1  185  MD   3     1      1      1        
Ross, Marshall            G     6-5  280  TX   159   18     16     4        
Worzella, Dustin          WR    6-1  184  NY   170   10     13     1        
**Brown, B.J.             RB    5-10 187  VT   ---   ---    2      1        
**Douthett, Michael       WR    6-4  202  FL   ---   ---    56     4        
$$Tolar, Jared            TE    6-3  223  VA   ---   89     42     3        
##Harper, Levon           DE    6-2  221  MD   ---   ---    45     5        
##Coles, Rondell          FB    5-10 216  MA   ---   75     38     3        
##Bailey, Mickey          CB    5-9  158  CA   ---   ---    ---    16       
##Houston, John           S     6-1  179  HI   ---   ---    7      2        
##Groh, Kendall           DT    6-5  279  MT   ---   ---    34     4        
##Alcott, Norman          OLB   6-3  214  NY   ---   ---    ---    7        
##Page, Morris            S     5-8  166  AZ   ---   ---    32     2        
##Bromley, Toby           OLB   6-2  211  KS   ---   ---    19     2        
##Woodard, Scottie        ILB   6-3  206  TN   ---   ---    41     2        
##Copenhauer, Trevor      CB    5-8  163  MA   ---   ---    42     7

larrymcg421 · 09-04-2007, 07:16 AM

Heisman Trophy Winner: RB Luther Rhodes, Texas - 2785 rushing yards, 26 TD, 31 catches, 432 yards, 7 TD
National Championship: Michigan 38, Nebraska 35

Final Top 25:

Code:

  School                Record  Conf  Comp  Poll  Loss  Sched Total Rank  
Michigan                12-0    B10   1.00  1.00  0.00  0.68  2.68  1       
Florida State           11-1    ACC   3.25  3.00  1.00  1.68  8.93  2       
Nebraska                12-1    B12   4.25  2.50  1.00  1.40  9.15  3       
Southern California     11-1    P10   3.75  3.50  1.00  1.24  9.49  4       
Louisiana State         11-1    SEC   5.00  5.00  1.00  1.88  12.88 5       
Auburn                  11-2    SEC   3.75  8.50  2.00  0.72  14.97 6       
Miami of Florida        10-2    ACC   8.75  6.00  2.00  1.48  18.23 7       
Virginia Tech           11-1    ACC   8.00  9.00  1.00  3.84  21.84 8       
Boston College          11-1    BEA   8.75  10.00 1.00  3.28  23.03 9       
Texas                   11-2    B12   11.50 8.50  2.00  2.60  24.60 10      
Tennessee               10-2    SEC   11.50 13.50 2.00  1.00  28.00 11      
Oregon                  10-2    P10   10.75 14.00 2.00  1.36  28.11 12      
Oklahoma                9-3     B12   12.50 13.00 3.00  0.64  29.14 13      
Washington              11-2    P10   11.25 16.00 2.00  1.16  30.41 14      
Utah                    10-2    MWE   13.75 14.00 2.00  3.40  33.15 15      
Boise State             11-1    WAC   20.25 9.50  1.00  4.96  35.71 16      
Kansas State            9-3     B12   15.25 19.50 3.00  0.84  38.59 17      
Notre Dame              9-3     IND   15.50 19.50 3.00  0.76  38.76 18      
Ohio State              9-3     B10   17.00 16.50 3.00  2.76  39.26 19      
Wisconsin               9-3     B10   19.50 23.00 3.00  0.80  46.30 20      
Louisville              10-2    CUS   23.25 17.50 2.00  4.24  46.99 21      
Georgia                 8-4     SEC   21.75 21.50 4.00  1.52  48.77 22      
Colorado                9-3     B12   23.25 24.00 3.00  1.76  52.01 23      
West Virginia           9-3     BEA   20.75 27.50 3.00  2.08  53.33 24      
Oregon State            9-3     P10   23.50 27.00 3.00  1.12  54.62 25

larrymcg421 · 09-04-2007, 07:38 AM

Notes:

*Our overall academic reputation has moved up to 23rd, with top 10's in several subjects. This should bode well for recruiting.

*The dynasty strategy allows me to cut some corners with staff. The scouts I only need to be good at evaluating offensive positions, and with my DC I don't have to worry about his development ratings, just his playcalling and injury abilities.

*The style of my passing offense seems to do a good job of limiting INT's. While 15 INT's seems like alot, it's not that bad when you throw 487 passes.

*We had 4 rushing yards last season. That's way too much. Gonna have to talk to the OC about that.

*In the preseason rankings, we move back up to 86th overall and 5th in the Big East.

*One aspect of this dynasty that will be difficult is all the angry defensive players that won't have scholarships.

larrymcg421 · 09-04-2007, 08:12 AM

Your 2006 Temple Owls...

Rayburn will clearly get the start, and it's doubtful I will look for a QB in the next class, unless he suffers a serious injury. I'm thinking we can break 3000 yards this season and maybe get to 5 wins. A bowl game would be a great acheivement.

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 Player                #    Pos  Elig  Current Estimate  Future Estimate  
Wagner, Joey            2    QB   Sr*   20                31                  
Pence, Jermaine         17   QB   Sr    32                52                  
Bates, Colin            1    QB   So    24                48                  
Rayburn, J.J.           13   QB   Fr    29                83                  
Fulton, Bo              10   QB*  Sr*   23                37                  
McWilliams, Zach        19   QB*  Sr*   14                21                  
Burns, Roman            23   RB   Sr    27                52                  
Linquist, Stanley       32   RB   So    28                63                  
Brown, B.J.             31   RB   Fr    23                53                  
Butler, Fernando        28   RB*  Sr    23                23                  
Roberson, Robbie        45   FB*  Jr*   12                12                  
Coles, Rondell          33   FB*  Fr    13                39                  
Bustos, Kelvin          81   TE*  Jr    13                14                  
Tolar, Jared            82   TE*  Fr    21                63                  
Allen, Cris             86   TE*  Fr    9                 24                  
Ferguson, Roosevelt     3    WR   So    47                50                  
Walker, Richie          89   WR   So    21                48                  
Worzella, Dustin        9    WR   Fr    20                65                  
Douthett, Michael       87   WR   Fr    21                68                  
Weaver, Hugh            8    WR*  Jr    16                33                  
Stringer, Kendall       5    WR*  Sr*   9                 9                   
Smith, Riddick          59   C    Sr*   14                22                  
Howe, Jared             53   C    Sr*   16                43                  
Ricksecker, Sammie      54   C    Jr    25                54                  
Buchanan, Terry         58   C    So    44                77                  
Tubbs, Rod              77   G    Sr    19                27                  
Sanford, Terrance       62   G    Sr*   26                67                  
Kempthorn, Sam          76   G    Jr    16                37                  
Battle, Timothy         63   G    So    32                68                  
Walton, Vincent         74   G    So    36                69                  
Ross, Marshall          69   G    Fr    28                83                  
Dale, Courtney          64   G*   Sr    22                22                  
Fleming, Vernon         70   G*   Jr*   5                 45                  
Molina, Carl            67   T    Sr    38                59                  
Kinney, Randy           66   T    Sr    34                34                  
Abell, Earnest          65   T    So    14                49                  
Lyons, Drew             75   T    So    17                38                  
Kemp, Darren            60   T*   Sr*   11                11                  
Carhart, Emmanuel       11   P    Sr    39                52                  
Shea, Marvin            7    P    Jr*   23                50                  
Matthew, Terry          16   K*   So    8                 23                  
Burgess, Ted            14   K*   Fr    6                 15                  
Frohbieter, Mario       96   DE   Sr    25                25                  
Jarvis, Louie           95   DE   Sr    30                53                  
Buford, Lionel          72   DE   Jr    28                46                  
Messerly, Neil          71   DE*  So    11                59                  
Harper, Levon           92   DE*  Fr    6                 55                  
Newsome, Harry          73   DT   Sr*   23                35                  
Waldroup, Jermaine      79   DT   Sr    27                40                  
Rosser, Kenny           97   DT   Sr    24                48                  
Lyons, Leslie           91   DT*  So    13                27                  
Groh, Kendall           94   DT*  Fr    16                20                  
Cunningham, Bernie      55   ILB* Jr    12                28                  
Lyon, Harvey            51   ILB* So    8                 18                  
Woodard, Scottie        98   ILB* Fr    5                 31                  
Tate, Deron             40   OLB* Sr    13                32                  
Thompson, Kent          56   OLB* So    28                66                  
Bromley, Toby           42   OLB* Fr    12                28                  
Alcott, Norman          93   OLB* Fr    15                38                  
Dunlap, Neal            46   CB   Sr    43                43                  
Duran, Ethan            37   CB*  Sr*   9                 33                  
Downs, Gerald           22   CB*  Sr    25                25                  
Walls, Benjamin         43   CB*  So    29                54                  
Copenhauer, Trevor      36   CB*  Fr    20                54                  
Bailey, Mickey          35   CB*  Fr    3                 16                  
Gunn, Chad              48   S    Sr    26                41                  
Cain, Vince             38   S*   So    24                60                  
Page, Morris            39   S*   Fr    16                53                  
Houston, John           27   S*   Fr    19                30

larrymcg421 · 09-04-2007, 12:49 PM

Well, we cracked 3000 yards, but it happened at the price of a ton of INT's. Yikes. We also had a tough year with only 2 wins. But who cares about all that? We're just looking for yardage. We moved up to 2nd in completions and 15th in passing yardage. Still a long way from my goal of 6000.

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2006 Summary for Temple
   
Record: 2-9
Rank: 113
   
Temple                  Team      Rank  
Rushes                  130       125         
Rushing Yards           -130      125         
Yards Per Carry         -1.00     125         
Pass Attempts           576       1           
Completions             319       2           
Passing Yards           3424      15          
Yards Per Attempt       5.94      105         
3rd Down Conversions    29.4      101 (T)     
Points Per Game         20.4      87          
Turnovers               47        125         
Turnover Margin         -26       125         
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes                  462       119         
Rushing Yards           2050      116         
Yards Per Carry         4.43      105 (T)     
Pass Attempts           307       29          
Completions             177       43 (T)      
Passing Yards           2372      53          
Yards Per Attempt       7.72      86 (T)      
3rd Down Conversions    38.5      86 (T)      
Points Per Game         42.9      125         
Turnovers               21        65 (T)      
   
Primary Formation: Run and Shoot Formation
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     17    NCAR (88)     48      
2     32    at DUKE (87)  35      
3     21    at NAVY (63)  55      
4     14    at CFLA (89)  44      
5     7     WVIR (10)     55      
7     3     at NOTR (16)  55      
9     24    at CONN (83)  46      
10    31    PITT (85)     26      
11    13    at BOSC (29)  27      
12    14    at SYRA (37)  58      
13    49    RUTG (118)    23      
   
Passing             Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int  
13 Rayburn          QB    528   291   3126  5.92  22    36      
17 Pence            QB    31    21    177   5.70  0     2       
Team                ---   576   319   3424  5.94  23    39      
   
Rushing             Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Stff  YdLst  
13 Rayburn          QB    113   -109  -0.96 2     74    372     
Team                ---   130   -130  -1.00 2     83    419     
   
Receiving           Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC   TD  
9 Worzella          WR    128   70    817   11.6  207   4       
87 Douthett         WR    118   59    734   12.4  244   9       
89 Walker           WR    78    44    526   11.9  182   2       
8 Weaver            WR    77    37    384   10.3  119   2       
3 Ferguson          WR    58    34    347   10.2  103   2       
5 Stringer          WR    36    20    235   11.7  77    2       
32 Linquist         RB    26    21    124   5.9   106   0       
81 Bustos           TE    16    9     88    9.7   12    0       
31 Brown            RB    15    12    94    7.8   60    1       
23 Burns            RB    14    6     12    2.0   16    0       
Team                ---   576   319   3424  10.7  1149  23      
   
Defense             Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  TFL   Ints  Defn  
38 Cain             S     84    43    0.0   11    2     7       
56 Thompson         OLB   52    16    0.5   5     1     7       
48 Gunn             S     51    19    0.0   7     3     1       
79 Waldroup         DT    44    17    2.5   6     0     0       
46 Dunlap           CB    39    8     0.0   1     1     4       
40 Tate             OLB   37    13    2.0   3     0     4       
93 Alcott           OLB   37    26    4.0   8     0     2       
43 Walls            CB    34    8     0.0   2     1     2       
98 Woodard          ILB   29    6     1.0   4     2     1
96 Frohbieter       DE    28    7     2.5   4     0     0       
55 Cunningham       ILB   24    7     1.0   3     0     2       
73 Newsome          DT    20    10    1.5   1     0     1       
39 Page             S     19    7     0.0   0     0     4       
71 Messerly         DE    15    10    6.0   8     0     0       
8 Weaver            WR    13    0     0.0   0     0     0       
72 Buford           DE    12    8     4.5   5     0     1       
Team                ---   693   229   29.0  85    12    40

Awards

National Freshman Team:

QB JJ Rayburn
WR Dustin Worzella

Big East Top Offensive Freshman:

QB JJ Rayburn

Big East 1st Team:

DT Jermaine Waldroup

larrymcg421 · 09-04-2007, 01:02 PM

A terrible recruiting year. We did get another target for Rayburn, but not much else.

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  Player                  Pos   HT   WT   ST   NRank ByPos  StRank ByPos
Forbes, Grant             WR    6-1  173  NY   120   8      11     1        
**Brummitt, Marc          G     6-4  260  NY   504   38     34     6        
**McNeill, Cornelius      QB    6-0  181  PA   835   61     38     4        
$$Reid, Sammie            G     6-4  262  NY   995   80     77     17       
$$May, Ted                T     6-5  267  FL   997   89     74     8        
##Holloman, Jared         DE    6-2  216  TN   ---   ---    43     3        
##Banks, Ted              ILB   6-1  212  NM   ---   ---    9      1        
##Suto, Calvin            OLB   6-4  235  MD   ---   ---    58     6        
$$Woods, Anthony          ILB   5-11 197  NJ   ---   ---    49     4        
##Carriger, Harold        TE    6-3  231  AR   ---   ---    20     2        
##Griffith, Doug          S     5-11 172  AL   ---   ---    42     5        
##Terrell, Shane          DE    5-11 222  MS   ---   ---    18     1        
##Hammond, Harold         OLB   6-2  213  AR   ---   ---    21     1        
##Clancy, Johnny          DT    6-3  245  GA   ---   ---    50     4        
##Gaddis, Charles         CB    5-9  169  FL   ---   ---    ---    15       
##Bishop, Nate            DT    6-2  243  AL   ---   ---    52     6

larrymcg421 · 09-04-2007, 01:16 PM

Heisman Trophy Winner: QB Kevin Butler, Florida - 4769 Yards, 53 TD, 18 INT
National Championship: Auburn 37, Southern California 17

Top 25:

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School                Record  Conf  Comp  Poll  Loss  Sched Total Rank  
Auburn                  12-1    SEC   1.00  2.00  1.00  0.08  4.08  1       
Southern California     11-1    P10   2.50  1.00  1.00  0.64  5.14  2       
Kansas State            11-2    B12   5.00  5.00  2.00  1.56  13.56 3       
Miami of Florida        10-2    ACC   6.75  4.00  2.00  1.16  13.91 4       
Oklahoma                11-2    B12   7.75  3.00  2.00  1.24  13.99 5       
Florida State           9-3     ACC   5.00  6.50  3.00  0.24  14.74 6       
Louisiana State         9-3     SEC   4.50  10.50 3.00  0.04  18.04 7       
Washington State        10-2    P10   10.25 10.00 2.00  0.88  23.13 8       
Tennessee               9-3     SEC   6.50  15.00 3.00  0.60  25.10 9       
Nebraska                9-3     B12   16.25 7.50  3.00  1.52  28.27 10      
Ohio State              9-3     B10   15.00 12.00 3.00  1.28  31.28 11      
Texas                   9-3     B12   16.25 11.50 3.00  1.96  32.71 12      
West Virginia           10-2    BEA   16.25 11.50 2.00  3.68  33.43 13      
Utah                    10-2    MWE   23.00 7.00  2.00  3.72  35.72 14      
Alabama                 9-3     SEC   9.00  23.00 3.00  0.96  35.96 15      
Mississippi             9-3     SEC   9.75  24.00 3.00  0.48  37.23 16      
UCLA                    9-3     P10   16.50 18.00 3.00  0.92  38.42 17      
Oregon                  9-3     P10   18.50 16.50 3.00  1.88  39.88 18      
Penn State              9-3     B10   17.25 18.00 3.00  2.80  41.05 19      
Florida                 9-4     SEC   13.00 24.00 4.00  0.40  41.40 20      
Notre Dame              9-3     IND   20.50 18.00 3.00  3.28  44.78 21      
Michigan                8-4     B10   24.75 13.50 4.00  2.76  45.01 22      
Georgia                 7-4     SEC   15.25 25.50 4.00  0.32  45.07 23      
Illinois                9-3     B10   24.50 22.00 3.00  4.56  54.06 24      
Boise State             9-3     WAC   27.00 22.50 3.00  3.32  55.82 25

larrymcg421 · 09-04-2007, 02:21 PM

Notes:

*Unfortunately, we'll have to go with a new OC this year, which could stifle the progress we've made in the passing game.

*We have moved up to #14 in Academic Reputation, with a top 10 ranking in 9 subjects. Hopefully, this will finally impress some recruits.

*The roster strength screen gives us good marks at QB (31st), WR (54th), C (5th!), and G (24th). The Tackles are abysmal and listed near the bottom. A must need in recruiting this year. No point in checking any other positions.

*In the preseason rankings, we have fallen back down to #107 overall and #6 in the Big East.

larrymcg421 · 09-05-2007, 07:08 AM

Your 2007 Temple Owls...

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  Player                #    Pos  Elig  Current Estimate  Future Estimate  
Wagner, Joey            2    QB   Sr    23                31                  
Bates, Colin            1    QB   Jr    27                48                  
Rayburn, J.J.           13   QB   So    45                83                  
McNeill, Cornelius      17   QB   Fr    11                64                  
Fulton, Bo              10   QB*  Sr    23                37                  
McWilliams, Zach        19   QB*  Sr    19                21                  
Linquist, Stanley       32   RB   Jr    29                63                  
Brown, B.J.             31   RB   So    26                53                  
Campbell, Pete          30   RB*  Fr    12                12                  
Roberson, Robbie        45   FB*  Sr*   14                14                  
Coles, Rondell          33   FB*  So    15                39                  
Bustos, Kelvin          81   TE*  Sr    15                15                  
Tolar, Jared            82   TE*  So    23                63                  
Allen, Cris             86   TE*  So*   12                24                  
Carriger, Harold        83   TE*  Fr    12                55                  
Ferguson, Roosevelt     3    WR   Jr    53                53                  
Walker, Richie          89   WR   Jr    28                48                  
Worzella, Dustin        9    WR   So    24                65                  
Douthett, Michael       87   WR   So    25                68                  
Forbes, Grant           88   WR   Fr    33                75                  
Weaver, Hugh            8    WR*  Sr    20                33                  
Stringer, Kendall       5    WR*  Sr    10                10                  
Smith, Riddick          59   C    Sr    16                22                  
Howe, Jared             53   C    Sr    24                43                  
Ricksecker, Sammie      54   C    Sr    35                54                  
Buchanan, Terry         58   C    Jr    64                77                  
Sanford, Terrance       62   G    Sr    32                67                  
Kempthorn, Sam          76   G    Sr*   25                37                  
Battle, Timothy         63   G    Jr    42                68                  
Walton, Vincent         74   G    Jr    56                69                  
Ross, Marshall          69   G    So    31                83                  
Brummitt, Marc          77   G    Fr    14                69                  
Reid, Sammie            79   G    Fr    11                63                  
Abell, Earnest          65   T    Jr    13                49                  
Lyons, Drew             75   T    Jr    29                38                  
May, Ted                70   T    Fr    11                60                  
Kemp, Darren            60   T*   Sr    12                12                  
Shea, Marvin            7    P    Sr*   23                51                  
Cushman, Bernie         6    P*   Fr    4                 29                  
Matthew, Terry          16   K*   Jr    7                 23                  
Burgess, Ted            14   K*   So*   7                 15                  
Buford, Lionel          72   DE   Sr    30                46                  
Messerly, Neil          71   DE*  Jr    10                58                  
Harper, Levon           92   DE*  So    11                55                  
Holloman, Jared         78   DE*  Fr    4                 52                  
Terrell, Shane          90   DE*  Fr    20                77                  
Newsome, Harry          73   DT   Sr    28                35                  
Lyons, Leslie           91   DT*  Jr    13                27                  
Groh, Kendall           94   DT*  So    14                20                  
Clancy, Johnny          97   DT*  Fr    11                32                  
Bishop, Nate            96   DT*  Fr    9                 19                  
Cunningham, Bernie      55   ILB* Sr    16                28                  
Lyon, Harvey            51   ILB* Jr    12                18                  
Woodard, Scottie        98   ILB* So    5                 31                  
Banks, Ted              41   ILB* Fr    12                19                  
Woods, Anthony          44   ILB* Fr    11                40                  
Thompson, Kent          56   OLB* Jr    44                66                  
Bromley, Toby           42   OLB* So    14                28                  
Alcott, Norman          93   OLB* So    22                38                  
Suto, Calvin            52   OLB* Fr    20                22                  
Hammond, Harold         95   OLB* Fr    6                 47                  
Duran, Ethan            37   CB*  Sr    8                 33                  
Walls, Benjamin         43   CB*  Jr    37                54                  
Copenhauer, Trevor      36   CB*  So    19                54                  
Bailey, Mickey          35   CB*  So    3                 16                  
Gaddis, Charles         22   CB*  Fr    17                46                  
Cain, Vince             38   S*   Jr    35                60                  
Page, Morris            39   S*   So    10                53                  
Houston, John           29   S*   So    26                30                  
Griffith, Doug          26   S*   Fr    9                 47

larrymcg421 · 09-05-2007, 09:41 AM

Well, we improved passing yardage for the 4th straight year, almost breaking the 4000 mark this season. Thankfully the INT's dropped off a little bit eventhough the TD's stayed the same. I think we would have done better, but we had some problems with WR injuries and of course pass protection. Rayburn was dropped 60 times this season, actually an increase from last year.

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2007 Summary for Temple
   
Record: 2-9
Rank: 113
   
Temple                  Team      Rank  
Rushes                  137       125         
Rushing Yards           -131      125         
Yards Per Carry         0.0-95    125         
Pass Attempts           599       1           
Completions             331       1 (T)       
Passing Yards           4068      3           
Yards Per Attempt       6.79      68 (T)      
3rd Down Conversions    29.5      102 (T)     
Points Per Game         20.8      88          
Turnovers               36        123         
Turnover Margin         -15       122         
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes                  430       103 (T)     
Rushing Yards           1658      93          
Yards Per Carry         3.85      80          
Pass Attempts           325       45 (T)      
Completions             199       88 (T)      
Passing Yards           2615      91          
Yards Per Attempt       8.04      106         
3rd Down Conversions    41.4      101         
Points Per Game         40.0      123         
Turnovers               21        64 (T)      
   
Primary Formation: Run and Shoot Formation
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     3     SMTH (44)     24      
2     28    at NAVY (87)  35      
3     35    at CFLA (66)  49      
5     25    PITT (95)     21      
7     22    CONN (120)    19      
8     21    NOTR (3)      56      
9     20    at SYRA (24)  59      
10    14    at WVIR (16)  52      
12    27    at RUTG (96)  45      
13    20    BOSC (21)     28      
14    14    DUKE (121)    52      
   
Passing             Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int  
13 Rayburn          QB    565   315   3857  6.82  22    30      
1 Bates             QB    31    14    190   6.12  1     2       
Team                ---   599   331   4068  6.79  23    32      
   
Rushing             Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Stff  YdLst  
13 Rayburn          QB    121   -176  -1.45 2     72    398     
Team                ---   137   -131  -0.95 4     77    417     
   
Receiving           Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC   TD  
9 Worzella          WR    143   72    980   13.6  446   9       
88 Forbes           WR    127   70    896   12.8  200   4       
89 Walker           WR    121   62    829   13.3  193   2       
3 Ferguson          WR    46    29    469   16.1  103   2       
31 Brown            RB    41    33    302   9.1   203   3       
87 Douthett         WR    34    16    207   12.9  32    2       
32 Linquist         RB    30    22    165   7.5   127   1       
8 Weaver            WR    28    12    133   11.0  20    0       
5 Stringer          WR    11    4     27    6.7   7     0       
Team                ---   599   331   4068  12.2  1357  23      
   
Defense             Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  TFL   Ints  Defn  
38 Cain             S     73    33    0.0   5     3     2       
56 Thompson         OLB   54    13    2.0   6     1     7       
29 Houston          S     44    25    0.0   5     3     5       
73 Newsome          DT    38    17    1.5   9     0     0       
55 Cunningham       ILB   37    11    3.0   6     2     4       
36 Copenhauer       CB    31    9     1.0   2     0     3       
44 Woods            ILB   31    10    4.0   7     1     2       
52 Suto             OLB   31    11    2.5   5     0     1       
90 Terrell          DE    30    13    6.5   12    1     0       
93 Alcott           OLB   28    12    2.5   3     0     0       
43 Walls            CB    27    9     0.0   2     0     2       
72 Buford           DE    22    8     8.5   11    0     0       
91 Lyons            DT    20    9     2.0   6     0     0       
94 Groh             DT    17    7     0.0   0     0     0       
39 Page             S     17    6     0.0   3     0     0       
22 Gaddis           CB    17    7     0.0   0     3     7       
42 Bromley          OLB   16    7     1.5   2     0     3       
8 Weaver            WR    11    0     0.0   0     0     0       
37 Duran            CB    11    0     0.0   0     0     0       
88 Forbes           WR    11    0     0.0   0     0     0       
Team                ---   676   219   41.0  95    14    37

larrymcg421 · 09-05-2007, 09:51 AM

Awards

National Freshman Team:
DE Shane Terrell

Big East Top Offensive Freshman:
WR Grant Forbes

All-Big East 1st Team:
WR Dustin Worzella

Big East 2nd Team:
QB JJ Rayburn

larrymcg421 · 09-05-2007, 10:04 AM

What an excellent recruiting season! We finally landed two big time Tackles, picked up three good WR's, got another great Guard, and even landed the #4 RB in the country. Hope he likes catching out of the backfield, because that's all he's gonna be doing for us. I'll look to land my replacement for Rayburn in next year's class.

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Recruiting List, Ranking View
   
  Player                  Pos   HT   WT   ST   NRank ByPos  StRank ByPos
Hughes, Calvin            T     6-5  289  TN   13    3      2      1        
Willis, Brad              RB    6-2  198  TN   39    4      3      1        
McGee, Melvin             G     6-4  298  NY   61    7      3      1        
Franz, Courtney           T     6-5  288  NY   92    12     7      1        
Badillo, Blaine           G     6-5  290  KS   255   23     2      1        
Neal, J.R.                WR    6-3  196  NY   280   17     18     3        
Copeland, Calvin          WR    6-1  175  PA   281   18     9      1        
Van Lanen, Alfred         WR    6-1  184  CA   415   32     54     5        
Montgomery, Steven        C     6-6  279  VA   822   47     24     1        
$$Aiton, Ralph            S     5-10 167  MN   ---   87     25     2        
$$Maxwell, Jeremy         CB    5-11 168  MS   ---   ---    16     4        
$$Robb, Curtis            DE    6-1  207  MA   ---   ---    37     3        
$$Stickney, Mark          P     6-2  199  WV   ---   53     13     1        
##Malcolm, Henry          DT    6-0  231  TX   ---   ---    ---    7        
##Daily, Roderick         CB    6-1  168  FL   ---   ---    ---    11       
##Bush, Pat               ILB   6-1  200  WI   ---   ---    32     2

larrymcg421 · 09-05-2007, 10:08 AM

Heisman Trophy: RB Wayne Bloomer, Bowling Green - 2322 rushing yards, 25 TD, 40 catches, 507 yards, 3 TD
National Championship: Nebraska 42, Ohio State 36

Code:

  School                Record  Conf  Comp  Poll  Loss  Sched Total Rank  
Nebraska                12-1    B12   1.00  1.00  1.00  1.00  4.00  1       
Southern California     10-2    P10   2.00  2.00  2.00  1.28  7.28  2       
Ohio State              10-2    B10   3.00  5.00  2.00  0.40  10.40 3       
Michigan                10-2    B10   4.50  3.50  2.00  0.56  10.56 4       
Penn State              10-2    B10   4.75  7.00  2.00  0.60  14.35 5       
Notre Dame              11-1    IND   6.00  3.50  1.00  3.96  14.46 6       
Oklahoma                9-3     B12   10.00 7.00  3.00  1.04  21.04 7       
Tulane                  10-2    CUS   6.75  13.50 2.00  0.68  22.93 8       
Marshall                11-2    MDF   9.25  9.50  2.00  2.32  23.07 9       
Miami of Florida        9-3     ACC   12.25 7.00  3.00  1.76  24.01 10      
Florida                 10-3    SEC   11.25 12.00 3.00  0.36  26.61 11      
Wisconsin               9-3     B10   9.50  16.00 3.00  0.84  29.34 12      
Washington              9-3     P10   7.50  21.50 3.00  0.12  32.12 13      
Texas                   9-3     B12   16.50 9.50  3.00  3.68  32.68 14      
Louisiana State         9-4     SEC   14.75 15.00 4.00  0.16  33.91 15      
Georgia Tech            9-3     ACC   17.00 20.50 3.00  1.36  41.86 16      
Utah                    9-3     MWE   24.75 11.50 3.00  3.20  42.45 17      
Florida State           8-4     ACC   22.25 15.00 4.00  1.80  43.05 18      
Kansas State            8-4     B12   18.00 20.00 4.00  2.00  44.00 19      
Texas A&M               10-3    B12   17.25 25.50 3.00  2.20  47.95 20      
Virginia Tech           9-3     ACC   18.75 23.50 3.00  3.44  48.69 21      
Syracuse                9-3     BEA   18.75 25.50 3.00  2.60  49.85 22      
Bowling Green           10-3    MDF   18.25 26.50 3.00  2.64  50.39 23      
Boston College          9-3     BEA   27.50 20.00 3.00  2.16  52.66 24      
Mississippi             9-3     SEC   30.00 16.00 3.00  3.76  52.76 25

larrymcg421 · 09-05-2007, 12:15 PM

Notes:

*Overall Academic is up to 9th, and we are now top 20 in everything we offer, including top 10 in 23 subjects. I should be getting some great recruiting classes now.

*Roster Strength rankings getting better. This year: QB (9th), WR (31st), C (9th), G (16th), T (82nd). The Tackle ranking looks awful, but that's because my two starters are very green and it's still 20 spots higher than last year.

*We actually move up in the preseason rankings to 105th overall and remain 6th in the Big East. Don't lose faith! We're turning it around!

*This is the last season for my original recruiting class, and their last chance to go to a bowl game. Of that original group, Center Terry Buchanan and Guard Vincent Walton have been the best, although WR Roosevelt Ferguson seems primed for a breakout year if he can stay healthy.

larrymcg421 · 09-05-2007, 12:18 PM

Here is my coaching performance so far. Not very good...

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Year  Team                  Record Post Rank Perf Acad Recr TV   Tick Don  Score  
2007  Temple                2-9    No   115  37   88   100  40   52   1    48     
2006  Temple                2-9    No   114  1    85   100  5    46   12   34     
2005  Temple                4-7    No   85   74   80   100  74   55   75   74     
2004  Temple                1-10   No   119  0    75   99   24   58   0    34

larrymcg421 · 09-05-2007, 12:34 PM

And here are your 2008 Temple Owls.

At 72/83, JJ Rayburn is one of the best QB's in the country. The question is if he finally has enough protection and the right weapons around him.

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  Player                #    Pos  Elig  Current Estimate  Future Estimate  
Rayburn, J.J.           13   QB   Jr    72                83                  
Bates, Colin            1    QB   Sr    30                48                  
McNeill, Cornelius      17   QB   So*   26                64                  
Willis, Brad            28   RB   Fr    48                92                  
Brown, B.J.             31   RB   Jr    38                53                  
Linquist, Stanley       32   RB   Sr    34                63                  
Campbell, Pete          30   RB*  So    12                12                  
Bowman, Louie           24   RB*  So    7                 19                  
Coles, Rondell          33   FB*  Jr    19                39                  
Roberson, Robbie        45   FB*  Sr    14                14                  
Tolar, Jared            82   TE*  Jr    30                63                  
Carriger, Harold        83   TE*  So    16                55                  
Allen, Cris             86   TE*  Jr*   11                24                  
Ferguson, Roosevelt     3    WR   Sr    62                62                  
Forbes, Grant           88   WR   So    52                75                  
Worzella, Dustin        9    WR   Jr    43                65                  
Neal, J.R.              2    WR   Fr    38                80                  
Walker, Richie          89   WR   Sr    34                48                  
Douthett, Michael       87   WR   Jr    27                68                  
Van Lanen, Alfred       85   WR   Fr    26                91                  
Copeland, Calvin        81   WR   Fr    23                85                  
Buchanan, Terry         58   C    Sr    70                77                  
Montgomery, Steven      59   C    Fr    21                51                  
Walton, Vincent         74   G    Sr    65                69                  
Battle, Timothy         63   G    Sr    53                68                  
Brummitt, Marc          77   G    So*   42                69                  
Ross, Marshall          69   G    Jr    35                83                  
McGee, Melvin           66   G    Fr    25                76                  
Badillo, Blaine         68   G    Fr    22                91                  
Reid, Sammie            79   G    So*   17                63                  
Lyons, Drew             75   T    Sr    44                44                  
Franz, Courtney         61   T    Fr    18                63                  
May, Ted                70   T    So    16                60                  
Abell, Earnest          65   T    Sr    13                49                  
Hughes, Calvin          64   T    Fr    10                75                  
Shea, Marvin            7    P    Sr    25                50                  
Stickney, Mark          15   P*   Fr    25                42                  
Cushman, Bernie         6    P*   So*   3                 29                  
Matthew, Terry          16   K*   Sr    11                23                  
Burgess, Ted            14   K*   Jr*   8                 15                  
Terrell, Shane          90   DE*  So    15                77                  
Messerly, Neil          71   DE*  Sr    13                59                  
Harper, Levon           92   DE*  Jr    13                55                  
Holloman, Jared         78   DE*  So    8                 52                  
Robb, Curtis            73   DE*  Fr    5                 54                  
Lyons, Leslie           91   DT*  Sr    22                27                  
Groh, Kendall           94   DT*  Jr    17                20                  
Malcolm, Henry          76   DT*  Fr    11                20                  
Clancy, Johnny          97   DT*  So    10                31                  
Bishop, Nate            96   DT*  So*   10                18                  
Banks, Ted              41   ILB* So    16                19                  
Woods, Anthony          44   ILB* So    15                40                  
Lyon, Harvey            51   ILB* Sr    11                18                  
Woodard, Scottie        98   ILB* Jr    9                 32                  
Bush, Pat               47   ILB* Fr    3                 24                  
Thompson, Kent          56   OLB* Sr    50                66                  
Suto, Calvin            52   OLB* So    24                24                  
Bromley, Toby           42   OLB* Jr    21                28                  
Alcott, Norman          93   OLB* Jr    20                38                  
Hammond, Harold         95   OLB* So    8                 46                  
Walls, Benjamin         43   CB*  Sr    43                54                  
Copenhauer, Trevor      36   CB*  Jr    31                54                  
Gaddis, Charles         22   CB*  So    21                47                  
Daily, Roderick         21   CB*  Fr    15                48                  
Maxwell, Jeremy         46   CB*  Fr    11                34                  
Bailey, Mickey          35   CB*  Jr    5                 15                  
Cain, Vince             38   S*   Sr    42                60                  
Houston, John           29   S*   Jr    29                29                  
Page, Morris            39   S*   Jr    16                53                  
Griffith, Doug          26   S*   So    13                47                  
Aiton, Ralph            25   S*   Fr    11                68

bbgunn · 09-05-2007, 11:46 PM

This is where it gets exciting!

larrymcg421 · 09-06-2007, 07:53 AM

You're right. It did get interesting as the offense finally broke out in a big way. We crossed the 5000 yard mark this season, and if we could've got to a bowl game, would have been around 5400-5500 yards, not that far from our goal. We also get one more season of JJ Rayburn, who was the runner up in Heisman voting eventhough he was on a 3-8 team. Not only that, but Sophomore WR Grant Forbes also had an amazing season, earning him 1st Team All-American honors. I listed Rayburn's game logs next to the scores for the individual games below:

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2008 Summary for Temple
 
Record: 3-8
Rank: 111
 
Temple                  Team      Rank  
Rushes                  136       125         
Rushing Yards           -124      125         
Yards Per Carry         0.0-91    125         
Pass Attempts           650       1           
Completions             381       1           
Passing Yards           5136      1           
Yards Per Attempt       7.90      37          
3rd Down Conversions    36.1      54          
Points Per Game         29.9      32          
Turnovers               27        97 (T)      
Turnover Margin         -13       115 (T)     
 
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes                  399       66 (T)      
Rushing Yards           1749      102 (T)     
Yards Per Carry         4.38      107         
Pass Attempts           313       36 (T)      
Completions             174       46 (T)      
Passing Yards           2630      93          
Yards Per Attempt       8.40      116         
3rd Down Conversions    39.7      97 (T)      
Points Per Game         33.1      110 (T)     
Turnovers               14        110 (T)     
 
Primary Formation: Run and Shoot Formation
 
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     44    at SFLA (110) 7      38-62-535-5-2   
2     32    at SMTH (38)  35       18-41-315-1-5
3     41    CFLA (103)    10       33-50-492-5-2
4     49    NAVY (73)     42       46-67-598-7-2
5     35    at CONN (116) 42       48-76-640-4-2
7     25    WVIR (7)      37       39-58-492-2-4
9     21    SYRA (9)      62       22-52-322-2-1
10    28    at RUTG (67)  38       31-62-488-2-2
11    10    at NOTR (12)  41       30-49-383-1-2
12    17    BOSC (59)     20       31-63-416-2-3
13    27    at PITT (69)  31       28-46-368-4-0
 
Passing             Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int  
13 Rayburn          QB    640   374   5061  7.90  37    21      
Team                ---   650   381   5136  7.90  38    21      
 
Rushing             Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Stff  YdLst  
13 Rayburn          QB    114   -177  -1.55 0     65    385     
Team                ---   136   -124  -0.91 1     71    402     
 
Receiving           Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC   TD  
88 Forbes           WR    173   114   1610  14.1  642   14      
3 Ferguson          WR    144   76    1001  13.1  426   10      
2 Neal              WR    74    43    600   13.9  178   2       
9 Worzella          WR    65    38    582   15.3  181   4       
81 Copeland         WR    55    29    434   14.9  120   3       
28 Willis           RB    40    25    244   9.7   180   0       
32 Linquist         RB    36    24    234   9.7   188   1       
89 Walker           WR    24    9     141   15.6  92    2       
85 Van Lanen        WR    23    12    145   12.0  57    1       
82 Tolar            TE    12    8     114   14.2  50    1       
Team                ---   650   381   5136  13.4  2135  38      
 
Defense             Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  TFL   Ints  Defn  
38 Cain             S     94    27    1.0   11    2     6       
56 Thompson         OLB   60    23    4.0   11    3     4       
93 Alcott           OLB   42    18    6.0   6     0     0       
44 Woods            ILB   42    17    3.0   7     0     2       
90 Terrell          DE    33    6     4.0   7     0     0       
41 Banks            ILB   32    5     2.0   2     1     1       
94 Groh             DT    29    12    1.0   4     0     1       
29 Houston          S     29    21    0.0   3     0     9       
43 Walls            CB    28    8     0.0   3     0     2       
52 Suto             OLB   23    6     3.0   5     0     1
91 Lyons            DT    22    6     1.5   3     0     0       
71 Messerly         DE    21    9     3.5   7     0     1       
36 Copenhauer       CB    20    8     0.0   1     2     0       
22 Gaddis           CB    17    6     0.0   0     1     4       
92 Harper           DE    12    6     3.0   3     0     0       
Team                ---   610   189   34.0  77    12    31

larrymcg421 · 09-06-2007, 08:00 AM

Season Awards

WR Grant Forbes
1st Team National All American
1st Team All-Big East

QB JJ Rayburn
Big East Conference MVP
Big East Top offensive Player
1st Team All-Big East

WR JR Neal
National All-Freshman Team
Big East Top Offensive Freshman

S Vince Cain
1st Team All-Big East

WR Roosevelt Ferguson
2nd Team All-Big East

OLB Kent Thompson
2nd Team All-Big East

larrymcg421 · 09-06-2007, 01:54 PM

And now time to say goodbye to my original recruiting class...

QB Colin Bates (#633 Overall, #52 QB)

Colin started as a true freshman and all things considered he had a decent year. He actually led us to our highest win total to date and threw more TD's than INT's. Since then, he's been replaced by JJ Rayburn and has only attempted 48 passes in the last two years. He actually has one year of eligibility left since he did not play a single down in 2008, but I listed him here because he was part of that recruiting class.

Honors: Big East Top Offensive Freshman (2005)

RB Stanley Linquist (Unranked Overall, #86 RB)

Stanley started 21 games over 4 years and was a pretty good sport about the offensive system. He caught 80 passes for 595 yards and 2 TD's in his career.

WR Roosevelt Ferguson (#527 Overall, #48 WR)

Despite his low ranking, Roosevelt filled out pretty quickly and was a solid contributor when healthy. Unfortunately, that was not often during his sophomore and junior years when he only played 11 games total, but he rebounded with a solid senior season, just edging out a 1000 yard season. His final career numbers were 215 catches, 2649 yards, and 21 TD.

Honors: National Freshman Team (2005), All-Big East 2nd Team (2005), All-Big East 2nd Team (2008)

WR Richie Walker (#687 Overall, #61 WR)

Walker was never a standout, but he put up decent numbers over the years, especially when asked to fill in for a depleted receiving corps in 2007. The talent started flowing in and he only saw limited action in his senior year. Still pretty good career numbers of 178 catches, 2188 yards, and 10 TD.

C Terry Buchanan (#240 Overall, #17 C)

Eventually became one of the best Centers in the country and was a solid starter for us all four years, although he struggled a bit in his junior year when he allowed 13 sacks. His overall sack% was still only 1.3% including a 0.9 in his senior year. Also a very durable starter, participating in almost 60 plays a game during his senior year.

G Timothy Battle (Unranked Overall, #100 G)

Battle struggled mightily his first two seasons and was benched as a sophomore. However, he finally started to reach his potential and became a great hidden gem from this class. Filled out to an 80 in pass blocking and had a sack% of 1.2 in his senior year.

G Vincent Walton (#610 Overall, #57 G)

Four year starter but never fully reached his potential and was surpassed by Battle at the end. Career sack rating of 1.9% was just not good enough.

T Earnest Abell (#907 Overall, #77 T)

Desperate last minute offer because everyone else had turned me down. never started a game in four years and didn't play a down last year, so will have one season of eligibility left.

T Drew Lyons (#703 Overall, #53 T)

Developed to an 83 in pass blocking, but had trouble in the very difficult assignment of LT in an all pass offense. Career sack% of 2.5

Also worth mentioning are walk on defensive players OLB Kent Thompson and S Vince Cain, both of whom started for 4 years and made the All-Big East team as Seniors.

larrymcg421 · 09-09-2007, 11:39 AM

Landed a stud WR and added some valuable depth to the line. Still haven't found Rayburn's replacement. Will have to do that next year or we'll be in trouble.

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  Player                  Pos   HT   WT   ST   NRank ByPos  StRank ByPos
Butler, Dana              WR    6-0  182  AL   12    1      1      1        
Glover, Craig             K     5-10 169  DC   20    1      1      1        
Vaughn, Melvin            T     6-4  270  GA   117   13     4      1        
Reid, Bernard             G     6-1  260  NC   143   12     4      2        
Sweeney, Floyd            T     6-6  270  VA   155   17     6      2        
Grinnell, Jamie           C     6-3  273  GA   258   14     10     2        
$$Riley, Quinn            S     6-0  184  OH   ---   ---    85     9        
##Burns, Gerald           OLB   6-0  208  IL   ---   ---    79     4        
##Lynch, Wink             CB    5-10 174  OK   ---   ---    31     4        
##Ford, Gerald            S     6-0  183  TN   ---   ---    30     1        
**Besmer, Luke            DE    6-2  217  NJ   ---   ---    64     5        
##Hamrahi, Lamar          ILB   6-1  210  IL   ---   ---    91     4        
##Beisner, Walter         CB    6-0  170  OH   ---   ---    97     11       
##Blades, Quinn           DE    6-0  216  OR   ---   ---    24     1        
##Jizmejian, Percy        DT    6-5  262  OH   ---   ---    98     3        
##Carlson, Levon          DT    6-4  262  MN   ---   ---    49     3

larrymcg421 · 09-09-2007, 11:47 AM

Heisman Trophy Winner: Emmanuel Kemock, Stanford (3878 yards, 39 TD, 21 INT)
National Championship Game: Michigan 24, Virginia Tech 23

Top 25:

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  School                Record  Conf  Comp  Poll  Loss  Sched Total Rank  
Michigan                12-0    B10   1.00  1.00  0.00  1.20  3.20  1       
Southern California     11-1    P10   4.75  2.00  1.00  2.88  10.63 2       
Virginia Tech           11-1    ACC   3.75  6.50  1.00  1.32  12.57 3       
Central Michigan        13-0    MDF   5.50  4.50  0.00  4.36  14.36 4       
Nebraska                10-2    B12   11.25 3.00  2.00  0.88  17.13 5       
Maryland                10-2    ACC   2.50  12.50 2.00  0.44  17.44 6       
Texas                   10-3    B12   4.50  9.50  3.00  0.72  17.72 7       
West Virginia           11-1    BEA   8.50  6.50  1.00  2.12  18.12 8       
Auburn                  11-2    SEC   11.75 4.50  2.00  2.00  20.25 9       
Miami of Florida        9-3     ACC   8.00  8.00  3.00  1.48  20.48 10      
Syracuse                10-2    BEA   6.75  11.00 2.00  1.40  21.15 11      
Minnesota               10-2    B10   10.00 15.50 2.00  2.52  30.02 12      
Texas Christian         10-2    CUS   13.25 11.50 2.00  3.88  30.63 13      
Ohio State              8-4     B10   10.25 18.50 4.00  0.08  32.83 14      
Illinois                9-3     B10   10.25 21.50 3.00  1.00  35.75 15      
Wisconsin               9-3     B10   16.00 16.00 3.00  1.16  36.16 16      
Stanford                10-2    P10   13.00 20.50 2.00  2.84  38.34 17      
Notre Dame              9-3     IND   19.75 13.00 3.00  3.00  38.75 18      
Utah                    9-3     MWE   21.75 15.00 3.00  0.68  40.43 19      
Florida                 10-3    SEC   23.00 14.00 3.00  2.16  42.16 20      
UCLA                    9-3     P10   19.25 17.50 3.00  2.48  42.23 21      
Great Falls             10-2    BSK   16.00 21.50 2.00  5.00  44.50 22      
Boise State             9-3     WAC   25.50 22.50 3.00  4.28  55.28 23      
Iowa State              9-4     B12   23.25 28.50 4.00  0.64  56.39 24      
Houston                 9-3     CUS   21.25 28.50 3.00  4.12  56.87 25

larrymcg421 · 09-10-2007, 11:18 AM

Preseason Notes:

*Academic ranking is up to 8th overall and we are 14th or better in every subject.

*Preseason rankings have us at 96th overall and 6th in the Big East.

*Rankings look very ugly for us this year: QB (5th), WR (46th, but 4th in reserves), C (105th, ouch), G (30th), T (104th). This is mostly because the guys are very green. Hopefully they will develop over the course of the year.

*I don't have a QB to replace Rayburn, so that will be the primary goal of this recruiting class. I might make multiple offers, which I rarely do.

larrymcg421 · 09-11-2007, 07:14 AM

Here are the 2009 Temple Owls. This roster isn't quite as strong as I expected it to be, but that's mostly due to players being underdeveloped. The exception is true freshman Dana Butler, who already looks great and will be the #2 receiver next to returning All-American Grant Forbes.

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  Player                #    Pos  Elig  Current Estimate  Future Estimate  
Rayburn, J.J.           13   QB   Sr    83                83                  
Bates, Colin            1    QB   Sr    40                48                  
McNeill, Cornelius      17   QB   Jr*   38                64                  
Willis, Brad            28   RB   So    57                92                  
Brown, B.J.             31   RB   Sr    37                53                  
Campbell, Pete          30   RB*  Jr    13                13                  
Bowman, Louie           24   RB*  Jr*   7                 19                  
Coles, Rondell          33   FB*  Sr    18                39                  
Dawson, Lawrence        45   FB*  Fr    7                 7                   
Tolar, Jared            82   TE*  Sr    33                63                  
Carriger, Harold        83   TE*  Jr    16                55                  
Allen, Cris             86   TE*  Sr*   12                24                  
Forbes, Grant           88   WR   Jr    61                75                  
Worzella, Dustin        9    WR   Sr    51                65                  
Butler, Dana            80   WR   Fr    50                97                  
Copeland, Calvin        81   WR   So    45                85                  
Neal, J.R.              2    WR   So    34                80                  
Douthett, Michael       87   WR   Sr    33                68                  
Van Lanen, Alfred       85   WR   So    31                91                  
Montgomery, Steven      59   C    So    21                51                  
Grinnell, Jamie         51   C    Fr    14                68                  
Brummitt, Marc          77   G    Jr*   54                69                  
McGee, Melvin           66   G    So*   47                76                  
Ross, Marshall          69   G    Sr    35                83                  
Reid, Bernard           74   G    Fr    27                84                  
Reid, Sammie            79   G    Jr*   22                63                  
Badillo, Blaine         68   G    So*   22                91                  
Vaughn, Melvin          60   T    Fr    28                80                  
Abell, Earnest          65   T    Sr    23                49                  
May, Ted                70   T    Jr    19                60                  
Franz, Courtney         61   T    So    18                63                  
Sweeney, Floyd          75   T    Fr    16                76                  
Hughes, Calvin          64   T    So    8                 75                  
Stickney, Mark          15   P*   So*   23                42                  
Cushman, Bernie         6    P*   Jr*   4                 29                  
Glover, Craig           12   K    Fr    46                76                  
Burgess, Ted            14   K*   Sr*   9                 15                  
Terrell, Shane          90   DE*  Jr    29                77                  
Harper, Levon           92   DE*  Sr    19                55                  
Holloman, Jared         78   DE*  Jr    10                52                  
Robb, Curtis            73   DE*  So    8                 53                  
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Besmer, Luke            71   DE*  Fr    0                 34                  
Groh, Kendall           94   DT*  Sr    18                20                  
Clancy, Johnny          97   DT*  Jr    17                32                  
Bishop, Nate            96   DT*  Jr*   15                19                  
Malcolm, Henry          76   DT*  So    15                21                  
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Carlson, Levon          91   DT*  Fr    0                 39                  
Woods, Anthony          44   ILB* Jr    27                40                  
Banks, Ted              41   ILB* Jr    25                25                  
Woodard, Scottie        98   ILB* Sr    9                 31                  
Hamrahi, Lamar          53   ILB* Fr    7                 29                  
Bush, Pat               47   ILB* So    6                 24                  
Suto, Calvin            52   OLB* Jr    29                29                  
Alcott, Norman          93   OLB* Sr    24                38                  
Bromley, Toby           42   OLB* Sr    23                28                  
Burns, Gerald           56   OLB* Fr    11                58                  
Hammond, Harold         95   OLB* Jr    10                47                  
Copenhauer, Trevor      36   CB*  Sr    38                54                  
Gaddis, Charles         22   CB*  Jr    23                47                  
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Bailey, Mickey          35   CB*  Sr    8                 15                  
Houston, John           29   S*   Sr    36                36                  
Aiton, Ralph            25   S*   So    24                68                  
Page, Morris            39   S*   Sr    20                53                  
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Riley, Quinn            20   S*   Fr    13                35                  
Ford, Gerald            27   S*   Fr    9                 48

larrymcg421 · 09-11-2007, 08:28 AM

Now that we're finally getting the yardage, I'm gonna switch to a brief game by game summary.

Week 1

In the search to replace JJ Rayburn, we've offered scholarships to both the #2 and #4 QB's in the nation, both of whom seem good fits for the program.

Temple at Eastern Michigan

Our hopes of making a bowl game do not look so good, as Rayburn struggles out of the gate with a mere 362 yards against Eastern Michigan. His 3 picks certainly didn't help and the walk-on defense got blitzed. The bright spot was freshman Dana Butler who debuted with 120 yards receiving. Eastern Michigan 38, Temple 17

JJ Rayburn: 25-44-362-2-3
Dana Butler: 9-110-1
Grant Forbes: 3-38-0

larrymcg421 · 09-11-2007, 08:55 AM

Week 2

Central Florida at Temple

We put on a show for the 57,700 fans that attended this one. The defense actually showed up, playing inspired against the pass and limiting the Golden Knights to 262 total yards. On the other side of the ball, JJ Rayburn had a field day spreading the ball around to his various weapons, ending with a 478 yard, 5 TD performance. Temple 55, Central Florida 24

JJ Rayburn: 38-55-478-5-1
Forbes: 9-139-2
Butler: 5-62-1

larrymcg421 · 09-11-2007, 09:42 AM

Week 3

Temple at Navy

The defense wasn't so good in this one, giving up 200 yards on the ground, but even more astounding was the day Navy's QB had. He only attemptes 8 passes int he game, but he completed 7 of them for 178 yards. That's a 22.2 YPA, folks. Perhaps even more amazing than that is that we managed to win the game. It was a grand shootout, but Rayburn's 594 passing yards, including 3 TD passes in the 4th quarter, led us to victory.

Final Score: Temple 38, Navy 31

JJ Rayburn: 47-68-594-5-0
Grant Forbes: 8-92-1
Dana Butler: 9-170-1

Race to 6,000 Update (through 3 games)

JJ Rayburn: 1436 yards, 12 TD, 4 INT
Avg. Per Game: 478.67
Last Season Avg.: 460.09
Avg. needed (without Bowl): 545.45
Avg. needed (with Bowl): 500.00

larrymcg421 · 09-11-2007, 12:54 PM

Week 4

Central Michigan at Temple

This was one we badly needed to get to a bowl game, and it looked good as a Rayburn TD put ups up 24-21 entering the 4th quarter. Then Central Michigan scored 42 (not a typo) points in the 4th quarter to win in a 63-32 blowout. Rayburn put up alot of yards again, but still below pace for a 6,000 yard season.

Final Score: Central Michigan 63, Temple 32

JJ Rayburn: 36-68-492-4-2
Grant Forbes: 10-100-0
Dana Butler: 10-125-1
Calvin Copeland: 8-170-2

Race to 6,000 Update (through 4 games)

JJ Rayburn: 1928 yards, 16 TD, 6 INT
Avg. Per Game: 482.00
Last Season Avg.: 460.09
Avg. needed (without Bowl): 545.45
Avg. needed (with Bowl): 500.00

larrymcg421 · 09-11-2007, 01:25 PM

Week 5

West Virginia at Temple

Ouch, that's all I got to say. The final score and Rayburn's stats say it all.

Final Score: West Virginia 87, Temple 17

JJ Rayburn: 4-21-29-0-2
Cornelius McNeill (even at a 9 the AI benched Rayburn): 18-32-265-1-5
Dana Butler: 5-123-1
Calvin Copeland: 4-61-0
Grant Forbes: 2-18-0

Race to 6,000 Update (through 5 games)

JJ Rayburn: 1957 yards, 16 TD, 8 INT
Avg. Per Game: 391.60
Last Season Avg.: 460.09
Avg. needed (without Bowl): 545.45
Avg. needed (with Bowl): 500.00

RPI-Fan · 09-11-2007, 01:32 PM

Can you update the receiver yearly stats as you go along? Will be interesting to see if you can get a WR Heisman candidate!

larrymcg421 · 09-11-2007, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RPI-Fan

Can you update the receiver yearly stats as you go along? Will be interesting to see if you can get a WR Heisman candidate!

Good idea! I'll keep a running tally from here on out. Here's where we're at after 5 games:

Dana Butler 38-600-5
Calvin Copeland 31-566-3
Grant Forbes 32-387-3

larrymcg421 · 09-12-2007, 07:53 AM

Week 6

A much needed bye week. Also we get some much needed good news after last week's slaughter. QB Zach Fields, the #4 QB in the country and #26 recruit overall has committed to Temple. That's my only commitment so far but I've still got offers out to 3 WR, a Center, 3 Guards, and 3 Tackles.

larrymcg421 · 09-12-2007, 08:31 AM

Week 7

#5 Notre Dame (5-0) at Temple (2-3)

Rayburn gets off to a good start with two first quarter TD passes and we have an early 14-7 lead. Unfortunately, early in the 2nd quarter, Rayburn falls to a serious injury (on a play where Notre Dame was offsides. Bastards!). The injury is a torn triceps muscle and his college career is over. Seems like the game would be over, but the team plays inspired in honor of Rayburn. McNeill leads a beautiful TD drive early in the 3rd quarter. Then on a 4th down play later int he 3rd, he also falls to an injury and 5th year Senior Colin Bates, who hasn't played a snap in two years, comes into the game. The game heads into OT tied 24-24. In the 1st OT, it is Senior Kendall Groh (a nursing major!) that comes up with a huge sack on 3rd down and forces the fumble! Turnover! On our first play in overtime, Bates finds Dana Butler for a 25 yard TD pass and the goalposts are coming down!!!

Final Score: Temple 30, Notre Dame 24

JJ Rayburn 12-16-165-2-0 (162-272-2122-18-8)
Cornelius McNeill 22-35-212-1-0
Colin Bates 11-17-166-1-0
Combined QB Game Total: 45-68-543-4-0

Grant Forbes 13-200-0 (45-587-3)
Dana Butler 13-143-3 (51-743-8)
Calvin Coplenad 7-93-1 (38-659-4)

Race to 6,000 Update (through 5 games):

The race to 6000 is over, but it will be itneresting to see how close our combined QB totals will come.

Combined QB Total: 2864 yards, 21 TD, 13 INT
Avg. Per Game: 477.33
Last Season Avg.: 460.09
Avg. needed (without Bowl): 545.45
Avg. needed (with Bowl): 500.00

larrymcg421 · 09-12-2007, 08:57 AM

Week 8

Bye Week. In recruiting, we pick up the #9 Center and #14 WR in the nation. Still a bunch of offers out there.

larrymcg421 · 09-12-2007, 09:54 AM

Week 9

In recruiting, we pick up the #7 WR and #9 G in the nation. Two of our three targets at Tackle say no, which is not a good sign. We still have a really good prospect left, but I'll have to scour the bottom of the barrel to find some depth.

Temple (3-3) at Connecticut (3-3)

An essential win for us if we want to go to a bowl. Bates gets his first start in 4 years and quickly throws a TD pass to give us a 7-0 lead. Connecticut would score the next 37 points, many off them coming off of Bates' 4 INT's.

Final Score: Connecticut 40, Temple 14

Colin Bates 27-47-321-2-4
Grant Forbes 7-75-0 (52-662-3)
Dana Butler 6-85-1 (57-828-9)
Calvin Copeland 7-96-0 (45-755-4)

Race to 6000 update:

Combined QB Total: 3204 yards, 23 TD, 17 INT
Avg. Per Game: 457.71
Last Season Avg.: 460.09
Avg. needed (without Bowl): 545.45
Avg. needed (with Bowl): 500.00

larrymcg421 · 09-12-2007, 10:24 AM

Week 10

In recruiting, I pick up the #17 Guard and #10 RB (enjoy catching the ball!). Still no word on my Tackle.

Pittsburgh (2-5) at Temple (3-4)

Bates gets the start over a still injured McNeill, but he just doesn't have a strong enough arm. He played tough and we weren't down by more than 14 the whole game, but 284 yards passing isn't enough when we have no defense.

Final Score: Pittsburgh 38, Temple 24

Colin Bates 26-46-284-3-1
Dana Butler 12-143-1 (69-971-10)
Grant Forbes 3-22-0 (55-684-5)
Calvin Copeland 2-47-0 (47-802-4)

Race to 6000 Update:

Combined QB Total: 3488 yards, 26 TD, 18 INT
Avg. Per Game: 436.00
Last Season Avg.: 460.09
Avg. needed (without Bowl): 545.45
Avg. needed (with Bowl): 500.00

larrymcg421 · 09-12-2007, 11:35 AM

Week 11

The #12 Tackle in the nation finally commits to us. We also landed the #24 Guard, which makes three Guard commitments in one class. I still have offers out to the #6 WR and the #29 Tackle, and now I'll move on to tageting walk-ons.

Temple (3-5) at Boston College (4-4)

McNeill is now downgraded to probable, but after thinking about it, I have to stick with Bates. McNeill is just too prone to INT's. This plan didn't completely work out since Bates threw 4 picks, but he did at least improve his yardage totals and once again kept the game close. We actually led at halftime, but unfortunately our defense just wasn't strong enough to hold Boston College down.

Final Score: Boston College 39, Temple 36

Colin Bates 29-55-414-4-4
Dana Butler 9-151-4 (78-1122-14) - This dude is an absolute stud. As a true freshman, he currently leads the nation in receptions, yards, and TD's
Grant Forbes 7-94-0 (62-778-5)
Calvin Copeland 3-69-0 (50-871-4)

Race to 6000 Update:

Combined QB Total: 3902 yards, 30 TD, 22 INT
Avg. Per Game: 433.56
Last Season Avg.: 460.09
Avg. needed (without Bowl): 545.45
Avg. needed (with Bowl): 500.00

larrymcg421 · 09-12-2007, 02:23 PM

Week 12

The #36 Tackle signs with us, so we're just waiting on the WR.

Temple (3-6) at #15 Syracuse (6-2)

Another embarassing loss. The game was so bad that even Butler was shut down, for the first time all year. With a 47-0 halftime score, Colin Bates was benched and McNeill came in to generate some offense and prevent a shutout.

Final Score: Syracuse 75, Temple 7

Colin Bates 5-17-69-0-2
Cornelius McNeill 15-25-155-1-2 (sacked 7 times)
Grant Forbes 5-52-0 (67-830-5)
Dana Butler 2-18-0 (80-1140-14)
Calvin Copeland 0-0-0 (50-871-4)

Race to 6000 Update:

Combined QB Total: 4126 yards, 31 TD, 26 INT
Avg. Per Game: 412.6
Last Season Avg.: 460.09
Avg. needed (without Bowl): 545.45
Avg. needed (with Bowl): 500.00

Crim · 09-12-2007, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by larrymcg421

Week 12

The #36 Tackle signs with us, so we're just waiting on the WR.

Temple (3-6) at #15 Syracuse (6-2)

Another embarassing loss. The game was so bad that even Butler was shut down, for the first time all year. With a 47-0 halftime score, Colin Bates was benched and McNeill came in to generate some offense and prevent a shutout.

Final Score: Syracuse 75, Temple 7

Colin Bates 5-17-69-0-2
Cornelius McNeill 15-25-155-1-2 (sacked 7 times)
Grant Forbes 5-52-0 (67-830-5)
Dana Butler 2-18-0 (80-1140-14)
Calvin Copeland 0-0-0 (50-871-4)

Race to 6000 Update:

Combined QB Total: 4126 yards, 31 TD, 26 INT
Avg. Per Game: 412.6
Last Season Avg.: 460.09
Avg. needed (without Bowl): 545.45
Avg. needed (with Bowl): 500.00

Pretty sure you can omit the bolded line, from here on out, Larry.

larrymcg421 · 09-12-2007, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crim

Pretty sure you can omit the bolded line, from here on out, Larry.

Heh. Do you mean for this season or forever? The latter may be true as well, although I think we would have won 6 games if Rayburn didn't get hurt. It will be hard tt make a bowl with my defensive rules, but we'll see.

larrymcg421 · 09-16-2007, 07:03 AM

Week 13

Rutgers (3-7) at Temple (3-7)

Not happy with the play of Bates, so I give McNeill the start in the final week. He came through by providing a ton of offense and keeping us in the game throughout a seesaw battle. Rutgers seemed to take control for good with a 28-17 lead in the 4th quarter, but McNeill led us on two late TD drives, finishing it off with a 2 yard TD with 56 seconds left. The defense managed to hold and we won 32-28 to equal our best win total to date.

Final Score: Temple 32, Rutgers 28

Cornelius McNeill 37-56-431-3-1
Dana Butler 10-114-1 (90-1254-15)
Grant Forbes 6-68-1 (73-898-6)
Calvin Copeland 7-88-1 (57-959-5)

Race to 6000 Final Update:

Combined QB Total: 4557 yards, 34 TD, 27 INT
Avg. Per Game: 414.3
Last season Avg.: 460.1
Needed improvement (without bowl): 131.2
Needed improvement (with bowl): 85.7

09-05-2007, 09:51 AM	#20
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	Awards National Freshman Team: DE Shane Terrell Big East Top Offensive Freshman: WR Grant Forbes All-Big East 1st Team: WR Dustin Worzella Big East 2nd Team: QB JJ Rayburn __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner

09-05-2007, 12:15 PM	#23
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	Notes: Overall Academic is up to 9th, and we are now top 20 in everything we offer, including top 10 in 23 subjects. I should be getting some great recruiting classes now. Roster Strength rankings getting better. This year: QB (9th), WR (31st), C (9th), G (16th), T (82nd). The Tackle ranking looks awful, but that's because my two starters are very green and it's still 20 spots higher than last year. We actually move up in the preseason rankings to 105th overall and remain 6th in the Big East. Don't lose faith! We're turning it around! This is the last season for my original recruiting class, and their last chance to go to a bowl game. Of that original group, Center Terry Buchanan and Guard Vincent Walton have been the best, although WR Roosevelt Ferguson seems primed for a breakout year if he can stay healthy. __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner Last edited by larrymcg421 : 09-05-2007 at 12:23 PM.

09-06-2007, 08:00 AM	#28
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	Season Awards WR Grant Forbes 1st Team National All American 1st Team All-Big East QB JJ Rayburn Big East Conference MVP Big East Top offensive Player 1st Team All-Big East WR JR Neal National All-Freshman Team Big East Top Offensive Freshman S Vince Cain 1st Team All-Big East WR Roosevelt Ferguson 2nd Team All-Big East OLB Kent Thompson 2nd Team All-Big East __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner

09-10-2007, 11:18 AM	#32
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	Preseason Notes: Academic ranking is up to 8th overall and we are 14th or better in every subject. Preseason rankings have us at 96th overall and 6th in the Big East. Rankings look very ugly for us this year: QB (5th), WR (46th, but 4th in reserves), C (105th, ouch), G (30th), T (104th). This is mostly because the guys are very green. Hopefully they will develop over the course of the year. I don't have a QB to replace Rayburn, so that will be the primary goal of this recruiting class. I might make multiple offers, which I rarely do. __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner

09-11-2007, 08:28 AM	#34
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	Now that we're finally getting the yardage, I'm gonna switch to a brief game by game summary. Week 1 In the search to replace JJ Rayburn, we've offered scholarships to both the #2 and #4 QB's in the nation, both of whom seem good fits for the program. Temple at Eastern Michigan Our hopes of making a bowl game do not look so good, as Rayburn struggles out of the gate with a mere 362 yards against Eastern Michigan. His 3 picks certainly didn't help and the walk-on defense got blitzed. The bright spot was freshman Dana Butler who debuted with 120 yards receiving. Eastern Michigan 38, Temple 17 JJ Rayburn: 25-44-362-2-3 Dana Butler: 9-110-1 Grant Forbes: 3-38-0 __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner Last edited by larrymcg421 : 09-11-2007 at 08:49 AM.

09-03-2007, 04:12 PM	#2
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	Here is the insane defense: Run expectation set to 99 in all situations Goal Line package set to 99. All other packages set to 0. Both blitzing categories set to 99. 100% man to man coverage. Scout recommended blitzing position %'s. Coverage set at 100% man to man. Hopefully, this will compel the opposing teams to pass. Whether they are successful at it or not, this will increase the number of plays in the game, which will increase the number of pass attempts by my QB. On offense, we will be throwing every down (although the AI will probably still call the occassional run, I've set all situations to 0% running.) I've also increased 4th down attempts to 99, and lowered running inside the twenty to 0. Passing distances will be: 15-55-25-3-2. __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner Last edited by larrymcg421 : 09-03-2007 at 04:17 PM.

09-03-2007, 07:08 PM	#6
RPI-Fan Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Troy, NY	Cool idea, definitely following! __________________ Quis custodiets ipsos custodes?

09-04-2007, 07:38 AM	#12
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	Notes: Our overall academic reputation has moved up to 23rd, with top 10's in several subjects. This should bode well for recruiting. The dynasty strategy allows me to cut some corners with staff. The scouts I only need to be good at evaluating offensive positions, and with my DC I don't have to worry about his development ratings, just his playcalling and injury abilities. The style of my passing offense seems to do a good job of limiting INT's. While 15 INT's seems like alot, it's not that bad when you throw 487 passes. We had 4 rushing yards last season. That's way too much. Gonna have to talk to the OC about that. In the preseason rankings, we move back up to 86th overall and 5th in the Big East. One aspect of this dynasty that will be difficult is all the angry defensive players that won't have scholarships. __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner Last edited by larrymcg421 : 09-04-2007 at 08:10 AM.

09-04-2007, 02:21 PM	#17
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	Notes: Unfortunately, we'll have to go with a new OC this year, which could stifle the progress we've made in the passing game. We have moved up to #14 in Academic Reputation, with a top 10 ranking in 9 subjects. Hopefully, this will finally impress some recruits. The roster strength screen gives us good marks at QB (31st), WR (54th), C (5th!), and G (24th). The Tackles are abysmal and listed near the bottom. A must need in recruiting this year. No point in checking any other positions. In the preseason rankings, we have fallen back down to #107 overall and #6 in the Big East. __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner

09-05-2007, 12:18 PM	#24
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	Here is my coaching performance so far. Not very good... Code: Year Team Record Post Rank Perf Acad Recr TV Tick Don Score 2007 Temple 2-9 No 115 37 88 100 40 52 1 48 2006 Temple 2-9 No 114 1 85 100 5 46 12 34 2005 Temple 4-7 No 85 74 80 100 74 55 75 74 2004 Temple 1-10 No 119 0 75 99 24 58 0 34 __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner

09-05-2007, 11:46 PM	#26
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	This is where it gets exciting! __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

09-06-2007, 01:54 PM	#29
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	And now time to say goodbye to my original recruiting class... QB Colin Bates (#633 Overall, #52 QB) Colin started as a true freshman and all things considered he had a decent year. He actually led us to our highest win total to date and threw more TD's than INT's. Since then, he's been replaced by JJ Rayburn and has only attempted 48 passes in the last two years. He actually has one year of eligibility left since he did not play a single down in 2008, but I listed him here because he was part of that recruiting class. Honors: Big East Top Offensive Freshman (2005) RB Stanley Linquist (Unranked Overall, #86 RB) Stanley started 21 games over 4 years and was a pretty good sport about the offensive system. He caught 80 passes for 595 yards and 2 TD's in his career. WR Roosevelt Ferguson (#527 Overall, #48 WR) Despite his low ranking, Roosevelt filled out pretty quickly and was a solid contributor when healthy. Unfortunately, that was not often during his sophomore and junior years when he only played 11 games total, but he rebounded with a solid senior season, just edging out a 1000 yard season. His final career numbers were 215 catches, 2649 yards, and 21 TD. Honors: National Freshman Team (2005), All-Big East 2nd Team (2005), All-Big East 2nd Team (2008) WR Richie Walker (#687 Overall, #61 WR) Walker was never a standout, but he put up decent numbers over the years, especially when asked to fill in for a depleted receiving corps in 2007. The talent started flowing in and he only saw limited action in his senior year. Still pretty good career numbers of 178 catches, 2188 yards, and 10 TD. C Terry Buchanan (#240 Overall, #17 C) Eventually became one of the best Centers in the country and was a solid starter for us all four years, although he struggled a bit in his junior year when he allowed 13 sacks. His overall sack% was still only 1.3% including a 0.9 in his senior year. Also a very durable starter, participating in almost 60 plays a game during his senior year. G Timothy Battle (Unranked Overall, #100 G) Battle struggled mightily his first two seasons and was benched as a sophomore. However, he finally started to reach his potential and became a great hidden gem from this class. Filled out to an 80 in pass blocking and had a sack% of 1.2 in his senior year. G Vincent Walton (#610 Overall, #57 G) Four year starter but never fully reached his potential and was surpassed by Battle at the end. Career sack rating of 1.9% was just not good enough. T Earnest Abell (#907 Overall, #77 T) Desperate last minute offer because everyone else had turned me down. never started a game in four years and didn't play a down last year, so will have one season of eligibility left. T Drew Lyons (#703 Overall, #53 T) Developed to an 83 in pass blocking, but had trouble in the very difficult assignment of LT in an all pass offense. Career sack% of 2.5 Also worth mentioning are walk on defensive players OLB Kent Thompson and S Vince Cain, both of whom started for 4 years and made the All-Big East team as Seniors. __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner

09-11-2007, 08:55 AM	#35
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	Week 2 Central Florida at Temple We put on a show for the 57,700 fans that attended this one. The defense actually showed up, playing inspired against the pass and limiting the Golden Knights to 262 total yards. On the other side of the ball, JJ Rayburn had a field day spreading the ball around to his various weapons, ending with a 478 yard, 5 TD performance. Temple 55, Central Florida 24 JJ Rayburn: 38-55-478-5-1 Forbes: 9-139-2 Butler: 5-62-1 __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner Last edited by larrymcg421 : 09-11-2007 at 08:56 AM.

09-11-2007, 09:42 AM	#36
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	Week 3 Temple at Navy The defense wasn't so good in this one, giving up 200 yards on the ground, but even more astounding was the day Navy's QB had. He only attemptes 8 passes int he game, but he completed 7 of them for 178 yards. That's a 22.2 YPA, folks. Perhaps even more amazing than that is that we managed to win the game. It was a grand shootout, but Rayburn's 594 passing yards, including 3 TD passes in the 4th quarter, led us to victory. Final Score: Temple 38, Navy 31 JJ Rayburn: 47-68-594-5-0 Grant Forbes: 8-92-1 Dana Butler: 9-170-1 Race to 6,000 Update (through 3 games) JJ Rayburn: 1436 yards, 12 TD, 4 INT Avg. Per Game: 478.67 Last Season Avg.: 460.09 Avg. needed (without Bowl): 545.45 Avg. needed (with Bowl): 500.00 __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner

09-11-2007, 12:54 PM	#37
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	Week 4 Central Michigan at Temple This was one we badly needed to get to a bowl game, and it looked good as a Rayburn TD put ups up 24-21 entering the 4th quarter. Then Central Michigan scored 42 (not a typo) points in the 4th quarter to win in a 63-32 blowout. Rayburn put up alot of yards again, but still below pace for a 6,000 yard season. Final Score: Central Michigan 63, Temple 32 JJ Rayburn: 36-68-492-4-2 Grant Forbes: 10-100-0 Dana Butler: 10-125-1 Calvin Copeland: 8-170-2 Race to 6,000 Update (through 4 games) JJ Rayburn: 1928 yards, 16 TD, 6 INT Avg. Per Game: 482.00 Last Season Avg.: 460.09 Avg. needed (without Bowl): 545.45 Avg. needed (with Bowl): 500.00 __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner

09-11-2007, 01:25 PM	#38
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	Week 5 West Virginia at Temple Ouch, that's all I got to say. The final score and Rayburn's stats say it all. Final Score: West Virginia 87, Temple 17 JJ Rayburn: 4-21-29-0-2 Cornelius McNeill (even at a 9 the AI benched Rayburn): 18-32-265-1-5 Dana Butler: 5-123-1 Calvin Copeland: 4-61-0 Grant Forbes: 2-18-0 Race to 6,000 Update (through 5 games) JJ Rayburn: 1957 yards, 16 TD, 8 INT Avg. Per Game: 391.60 Last Season Avg.: 460.09 Avg. needed (without Bowl): 545.45 Avg. needed (with Bowl): 500.00 __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner

09-11-2007, 01:32 PM	#39
RPI-Fan Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Troy, NY	Can you update the receiver yearly stats as you go along? Will be interesting to see if you can get a WR Heisman candidate! __________________ Quis custodiets ipsos custodes?

09-12-2007, 07:53 AM	#41
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	Week 6 A much needed bye week. Also we get some much needed good news after last week's slaughter. QB Zach Fields, the #4 QB in the country and #26 recruit overall has committed to Temple. That's my only commitment so far but I've still got offers out to 3 WR, a Center, 3 Guards, and 3 Tackles. __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner

09-12-2007, 08:31 AM	#42
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	Week 7 #5 Notre Dame (5-0) at Temple (2-3) Rayburn gets off to a good start with two first quarter TD passes and we have an early 14-7 lead. Unfortunately, early in the 2nd quarter, Rayburn falls to a serious injury (on a play where Notre Dame was offsides. Bastards!). The injury is a torn triceps muscle and his college career is over. Seems like the game would be over, but the team plays inspired in honor of Rayburn. McNeill leads a beautiful TD drive early in the 3rd quarter. Then on a 4th down play later int he 3rd, he also falls to an injury and 5th year Senior Colin Bates, who hasn't played a snap in two years, comes into the game. The game heads into OT tied 24-24. In the 1st OT, it is Senior Kendall Groh (a nursing major!) that comes up with a huge sack on 3rd down and forces the fumble! Turnover! On our first play in overtime, Bates finds Dana Butler for a 25 yard TD pass and the goalposts are coming down!!! Final Score: Temple 30, Notre Dame 24 JJ Rayburn 12-16-165-2-0 (162-272-2122-18-8) Cornelius McNeill 22-35-212-1-0 Colin Bates 11-17-166-1-0 Combined QB Game Total: 45-68-543-4-0 Grant Forbes 13-200-0 (45-587-3) Dana Butler 13-143-3 (51-743-8) Calvin Coplenad 7-93-1 (38-659-4) Race to 6,000 Update (through 5 games): The race to 6000 is over, but it will be itneresting to see how close our combined QB totals will come. Combined QB Total: 2864 yards, 21 TD, 13 INT Avg. Per Game: 477.33 Last Season Avg.: 460.09 Avg. needed (without Bowl): 545.45 Avg. needed (with Bowl): 500.00 __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner Last edited by larrymcg421 : 09-12-2007 at 08:32 AM.

09-12-2007, 08:57 AM	#43
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	Week 8 Bye Week. In recruiting, we pick up the #9 Center and #14 WR in the nation. Still a bunch of offers out there. __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner

09-12-2007, 09:54 AM	#44
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	Week 9 In recruiting, we pick up the #7 WR and #9 G in the nation. Two of our three targets at Tackle say no, which is not a good sign. We still have a really good prospect left, but I'll have to scour the bottom of the barrel to find some depth. Temple (3-3) at Connecticut (3-3) An essential win for us if we want to go to a bowl. Bates gets his first start in 4 years and quickly throws a TD pass to give us a 7-0 lead. Connecticut would score the next 37 points, many off them coming off of Bates' 4 INT's. Final Score: Connecticut 40, Temple 14 Colin Bates 27-47-321-2-4 Grant Forbes 7-75-0 (52-662-3) Dana Butler 6-85-1 (57-828-9) Calvin Copeland 7-96-0 (45-755-4) Race to 6000 update: Combined QB Total: 3204 yards, 23 TD, 17 INT Avg. Per Game: 457.71 Last Season Avg.: 460.09 Avg. needed (without Bowl): 545.45 Avg. needed (with Bowl): 500.00 __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner

09-12-2007, 10:24 AM	#45
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	Week 10 In recruiting, I pick up the #17 Guard and #10 RB (enjoy catching the ball!). Still no word on my Tackle. Pittsburgh (2-5) at Temple (3-4) Bates gets the start over a still injured McNeill, but he just doesn't have a strong enough arm. He played tough and we weren't down by more than 14 the whole game, but 284 yards passing isn't enough when we have no defense. Final Score: Pittsburgh 38, Temple 24 Colin Bates 26-46-284-3-1 Dana Butler 12-143-1 (69-971-10) Grant Forbes 3-22-0 (55-684-5) Calvin Copeland 2-47-0 (47-802-4) Race to 6000 Update: Combined QB Total: 3488 yards, 26 TD, 18 INT Avg. Per Game: 436.00 Last Season Avg.: 460.09 Avg. needed (without Bowl): 545.45 Avg. needed (with Bowl): 500.00 __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner

09-12-2007, 11:35 AM	#46
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	Week 11 The #12 Tackle in the nation finally commits to us. We also landed the #24 Guard, which makes three Guard commitments in one class. I still have offers out to the #6 WR and the #29 Tackle, and now I'll move on to tageting walk-ons. Temple (3-5) at Boston College (4-4) McNeill is now downgraded to probable, but after thinking about it, I have to stick with Bates. McNeill is just too prone to INT's. This plan didn't completely work out since Bates threw 4 picks, but he did at least improve his yardage totals and once again kept the game close. We actually led at halftime, but unfortunately our defense just wasn't strong enough to hold Boston College down. Final Score: Boston College 39, Temple 36 Colin Bates 29-55-414-4-4 Dana Butler 9-151-4 (78-1122-14) - This dude is an absolute stud. As a true freshman, he currently leads the nation in receptions, yards, and TD's Grant Forbes 7-94-0 (62-778-5) Calvin Copeland 3-69-0 (50-871-4) Race to 6000 Update: Combined QB Total: 3902 yards, 30 TD, 22 INT Avg. Per Game: 433.56 Last Season Avg.: 460.09 Avg. needed (without Bowl): 545.45 Avg. needed (with Bowl): 500.00 __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner

09-12-2007, 02:23 PM	#47
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	Week 12 The #36 Tackle signs with us, so we're just waiting on the WR. Temple (3-6) at #15 Syracuse (6-2) Another embarassing loss. The game was so bad that even Butler was shut down, for the first time all year. With a 47-0 halftime score, Colin Bates was benched and McNeill came in to generate some offense and prevent a shutout. Final Score: Syracuse 75, Temple 7 Colin Bates 5-17-69-0-2 Cornelius McNeill 15-25-155-1-2 (sacked 7 times) Grant Forbes 5-52-0 (67-830-5) Dana Butler 2-18-0 (80-1140-14) Calvin Copeland 0-0-0 (50-871-4) Race to 6000 Update: Combined QB Total: 4126 yards, 31 TD, 26 INT Avg. Per Game: 412.6 Last Season Avg.: 460.09 Avg. needed (without Bowl): 545.45 Avg. needed (with Bowl): 500.00 __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner

09-16-2007, 07:03 AM	#50
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	Week 13 Rutgers (3-7) at Temple (3-7) Not happy with the play of Bates, so I give McNeill the start in the final week. He came through by providing a ton of offense and keeping us in the game throughout a seesaw battle. Rutgers seemed to take control for good with a 28-17 lead in the 4th quarter, but McNeill led us on two late TD drives, finishing it off with a 2 yard TD with 56 seconds left. The defense managed to hold and we won 32-28 to equal our best win total to date. Final Score: Temple 32, Rutgers 28 Cornelius McNeill 37-56-431-3-1 Dana Butler 10-114-1 (90-1254-15) Grant Forbes 6-68-1 (73-898-6) Calvin Copeland 7-88-1 (57-959-5) Race to 6000 Final Update: Combined QB Total: 4557 yards, 34 TD, 27 INT Avg. Per Game: 414.3 Last season Avg.: 460.1 Needed improvement (without bowl): 131.2 Needed improvement (with bowl): 85.7 __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner

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