The Rise of the Cellar-Dwellers- An Online Dynasty

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The Rise of the Cellar-Dwellers- An Online Dynasty

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Heisman with adjusted sliders
All-American recruiting
7 minute quarters
2016/2017 rosters
Conference changes:
Rutgers and Maryland to the Big Ten
Pitt, Syracuse, and B.C. to the ACC
Navy to the Big East
AQ switched from Big East (only six members, will adjust conference alignment after first year) to the C-USA

Overview: How’s it going everyone. Here I have for you a dynasty story that I hope can become something pretty great. What started as me, Quintessence 21, doing a regular dynasty with a team and posting it to Operation Sports has turned into what could be much more. Five friends and I have started an online dynasty with cellar-dwellers from each of the power five conferences. While this dynasty story will primarily cover my team, there will be updates and posts about the other five teams as well. I think this will make this dynasty really engaging. Successful Online Dynasties are rare, and I really hope this thread will succeed and be a really fun read. I was already planning on making it a deep dynasty story when it was just me, so hopefully this turns out pretty cool. This is my first time making a dynasty story, so I apologize if some things do not come out cleanly. Here’s to an awesome Online Dynasty!

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The Winston-Salem Daily

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina- After two years and a 13-24 record, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons have decided to move on from Coach Dave Clawson. The head of the Athletic Program at WFU released a statement Monday saying “We will always love Coach Clawson as a person and wish him all the best in his future coaching positions. However, we just felt like it was the time to go a new direction with the program”

Coach Clawson will be replaced by Jason Boyle, a young Head Coach with a great deal of success at the lower levels of high school and college football. This will be his first time in a Division One head coaching role, however. There are some who are a little skeptical of the move due to the coaches youth and inexperience at the highest level. However, the Athletic Department felt that this new direction could lead to a new brand of WFU football, and perhaps revive the program, bringing it back to being the best school of the Tobacco Road four, and perhaps someday make a run at the ACC title. While the roster is not exactly loaded with talent, there is enough youth among the ranks that Coach Boyle can be comforted that his rebuild has some young pieces to build from. Here’s to the start of a new era in Winston-Salem. Go Deacons!

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Team History

All-Time Record (2016): 442–648–33
National Championships (2016): none
Conference Championships (2016): 2
1970
ACC
2006
ACC


Heisman Winners (2016): None
Bowl Record (2016): 7-4

Rivalries:
The Tobacco Road Rivalries:
Duke
Nc State
UNC
Other Rivalries:
Vanderbilt

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The Markley Report: A breakdown of sleeper teams with new Coaches to watch this year
(These are the other user-controlled teams for this Dynasty)
A quick look at the rest of the Power conference teams fielding new Coaches for the upcoming season:


Duke-
The second team in the ACC cellar to bring a new coach, Duke is excited to welcome Coach Yoon to its ranks! Yoon brings deep success at the New Jersey high school level, winning two state championships at Princeton Prep. The Blue Devils, traditionally a blueblood basketball program (something Yoon reflects, as he was a college basketball player), are ready to make the jump to the elite on the turf as well.

Vanderbilt-
The Commodores welcome Coach Goldstein to their program, in a desperate attempt to get out of the SEC East cellar. This is an interesting hire by the commodores, as Goldstein has limited coaching experience, and is better known as a water industry magnate. Can his business acumen bring success to a team that has never won the SEC? Only time will tell, although he does start with a more talented roster than some of the other teams with new coaches for the upcoming season.

Kansas
A perennial doormat in the Big 12 conference, Kansas has decided it is time to move in a new direction. Bringing in Offensive Guru Coach Daugherty, the receivers coach at Michigan, could prove to be the answer. Can the Jayhawks utilize Daugherty's air raid attack to fight fire with fire in the defenseless Big 12? Or will the Coach change up his tactics a bit? Either way, he has a lot of building to do on a program that has never won the Big 12 in its current format.

Oregon State
Always considered the little brother to the real team in Oregon, the high-flying Oregon Ducks, OSU has decided it will hit the drawing board to change that rule. The beavers made a daring hire this summer, bringing the charismatic and energetic Coach Onsi. Onsi, a varsity baseball and football coach from the Boston area, has the potential to bring a change in the order of the Pac 12 North. Oregon State should see a lot of new life breathed into the program under this new regime.

Rutgers:
After a move to the Big Ten established the Scarlet Knights as a bottom feeder in their new conference, the Athletic Department decided it was time to make a change. In comes coaching prodigy Coach Lutz, a mild-mannered genius from Detroit Country Day high school. He is known for the respect and quiet motivation he gives to his players. One note: his strong recruiting pipeline to canada could be a key factor out on the recruiting trail. Lutz inherits decent talent coming in, but is going to have to replace a larger amount of seniors after his first year.

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Wake Forest Depth Chart (2016)

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Wake Forest Demon Deacons Depth Chart - 2012(16
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Cortez Lewis	Tabari Hines	Scott Washington
TE	Cam Serigne	Devin Pike	Barndon Chapman
LT	Justin Herron	Jake Benzinger	Rocco Esposito
LG	Tyler Hayworth	Taylor Chambers
C	Josh Harris	Patrick Osterhage
RG	Phil Haynes	Nathan Gilliam
RT	Ryan Anderson	Cameron Gardner
WR	Alex Bachman	Chuck Wade	Steven Clause
QB	Kendall Hinton	Justin Wolford	Kyle Kearns
HB	Cade Carney	Rocky Reid	Matt Colburn
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Duke Ejiofor	Paris Black	Rashawn Shaw
LDT	Josh Banks	Chris Stewart
RDT	Willie Yarbary	Sheldon Lewinson
RDE	Wendell Dunn	Chris Calhoun	Julian Jackson
WLB	Justin Strnad	Zack Wary
MLB	Marquel Lee	Grant Dawson	Nate Mays
SLB	Jaboree Williams	Justin Strnad
CB	Brad Watson	Amari Henderson	John Armstrong
SS	Demetrius Kemp	Jessie Bates	Thomas Brown
FS	Ryan Janvion	Cameron Glenn	Josh Okonye
CB	Dionte Austin	Essaying Bassey
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Mike Weaver
P	Dom Maggio
PR	Dionte Austin	Tabari Hines
KR	Dionte Austiin	Tabari Hines
LS	Cameron Gardner

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The Markley Report
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Berkeley, California-

In a wild turn of events, another Power 5 conference head coaching job has opened up. Coach Sonny Dyykes from the University of California, Berkeley, left the program for an Offensive specialist position with the San Francisco 49ers. He leaves the program after three years, and certainly the Golden Bears are better off then where they were when he arrived, although they still have yet to make the jump to a perennial Pac-12 power. Who will fill this coaching vacancy? Stay tuned to find out.

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Yes, The California Head Coach name is spelled wrong. I didn't know how to pass the forum security because his last name is considered a bad word. My apologies.

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The Markley Report

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Berkeley, California-

In a relatively swift coaching search, the Golden Bears appear to have found their man. Enter Coach Guo, formerly of Michigan powerhouse Pioneer High School, where he led the team to multiple state titles. Coach Guo also enjoyed large success at the Division 3 level. California follows the trend of hiring young, high potential head coaches. Will such moves pay off for these bottom-feeder programs? Only time will tell. Best of luck to Coach Guo as he looks to shake up the order in the Pac-12.