Never Daunted: An Indiana Hoosiers Dynasty (NCAA 14)

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A lot of those choices are good ones for the Big 12. In my Tulane dynasty, the Big 12 invited Cincinnati & Memphis, and managed to lure Louisville from the ACC. The only downside was losing West Virginia to the ACC (who replaced Louisville). It should look good in a year, as the old L'ville-Cincy-Memphis rivalry is back.

They considered BYU, but distance was an issue like WVU. Houston would've been good, but they didn't want another Texas school in the fold apparently.

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Quote: Originally Posted by kswgrad2012

A lot of those choices are good ones for the Big 12. In my Tulane dynasty, the Big 12 invited Cincinnati & Memphis, and managed to lure Louisville from the ACC. The only downside was losing West Virginia to the ACC (who replaced Louisville). It should look good in a year, as the old L'ville-Cincy-Memphis rivalry is back. They considered BYU, but distance was an issue like WVU. Houston would've been good, but they didn't want another Texas school in the fold apparently.

There's a few that are considered front runners, for sure. Cincy, Louisville, and Memphis would all make for an even more interesting conference. Excited to see who's gonna make the move.

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Top 25 scoreboard
Indiana 41, Colorado State 17
Nebraska 31, Houston 28
Virginia Tech 17, Air Force 10
Miami (FL) 41, Portland State 6
Minnesota 48, Weber State 3
TCU 27, Texas Tech 17
Notre Dame 41, Purdue 24
Arkansas 41, Vanderbilt 29
Alabama 33, Florida 24
Texas A&M 37, Tennessee 31
Baylor 41, Missouri State 24
USC 49, Washington State 28
Toledo 20, Clemson 14
San Diego State 38, Montana 9
California 49, Arizona State 23
Georgia 45, South Carolina 23
Ole Miss 31, Georgia Tech 30
Oklahoma 38, LSU 22
North Carolina 38, Ohio State 28

Other notable games
Oklahoma State 38, South Alabama 17
Kansas State 34, UTSA 14
Mississippi State 49, Auburn 14
Ball State 20, Boston College 14
Wake Forest 31, Pittsburgh 24
Bowling Green 31, Oregon 28
UCLA 31, Washington 17
Stanford 42, Utah 26
Kentucky 42, Louisville 32
Iowa State 20, Iowa 14
Michigan 56, Northwestern 35
Florida State 41, Virginia 40
NC State 49, Connecticut 37


This week's headlines
One for the ages- Ole Miss' one-point victory over Georgia Tech may be one of the all-time greats
Alabama uses big 2nd half to knock off Florida
Oklahoma defends home turf, beats LSU
Rocket men- Toledo stuns Clemson in Death Valley
Carolina pride- UNC pulls upset over Ohio State
Iowa's comeback falls short, Cyclones win Cy-Hawk Trophy

Heisman watch
Jerry Pittman- Senior (RS)- HB- TCU
J.R. Gipson- Senior- HB- Minnesota
Mark Wilkerson- Senior (RS)- WR- Ole Miss
Zach Cooper- Senior (RS)- QB- Mississippi State
Albert Yates- Junior- HB- Alabama


This week's big games
Kansas State @ Indiana
Northern Illinois @ Oklahoma
Syracuse @ Miami (FL)
FIU @ Iowa
Florida State @ Georgia Tech
Ole Miss @ Vanderbilt
Stanford @ UCLA
SMU @ Baylor
Toledo @ Marshall
Virginia @ Notre Dame
Alabama @ Missouri
Georgia @ LSU
Oklahoma State @ TCU
Michigan State @ Minnesota
Purdue @ Ohio State
Texas A&M @ Kentucky
Tennessee @ Florida (College Gameday)
Washington @ USC
Miami (OH) @ Cincinnati
Arkansas @ Oregon State
Maryland @ West Virginia
New Mexico @ New Mexico State
Michigan @ Nebraska
Louisville @ Duke
Wake Forest @ North Carolina
California @ Arizona

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Matchup Preview *|* September 15, 2018
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Kansas State Wildcats (1-1, 0-0 Away)		#11 Indiana Hoosiers (2-0, 2-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 457.5 Total Offensive Yards 406.0 218.0 Passing Yards 251.0 239.5 Rushing Yards 155.0 34.0 Points Per Game 34.5 Defensive Stats Comparison 376.5 Total Yards Allowed 280.0 202.5 Passing Yards Allowed 151.0 174.0 Rushing Yards Allowed 129.0 Game Notes Kansas State has struggled out of the gate this year. The Wildcats are coming off a home win over UTSA, after starting the year with an overtime home loss to Southern Utah. Their stats aren't impressive either, meaning Kansas State will have to turn things around fast if they want to win this one. Keys to victory Indiana- Kansas State's defense allows a fair bit of yards per game, and if the Hoosiers can do what they did last week, use a balance of air and ground attack, they should come out on top. Kansas State- Run the ball. The Wildcats biggest weapon is their run game, and it'll need to carry them today. Prediction- Indiana 30, K-State 10. Kansas State appears to be having a down year, and this Hoosier team is already feeling confident after a 2-0 start. 8:00 PM, BTN

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K-State gets KO'd

Bloomington- Indiana finished off their non-conference schedule on Saturday night against Kansas State in front of a sellout crowd at Memorial Stadium. IU was victorious when these two teams met last season, and looked to repeat that performance.

Kansas State was able to advance the ball into Hoosier territory on their first drive, but turned the ball over when Drew Moses intercepted K-State QB Jon Johnson’s pass. Indiana took the ball down field and scored with ease, as Michael Keenan found the endzone to put IU up 7-0.

Kansas State would be shut down offensively on their next drive, allowing the Hoosiers to score off of a four-yard run by Keenan, to go up 14-0. Kansas State wouldn’t threaten for the rest of the half, while the Hoosiers added on a Lewis Richardson field goal. The Hoosiers looked to be on their way to scoring again, but were stopped just shy of the goal line as time expired in the first half, and Indiana took a 17-0 lead into the locker room.

IU’s offense would struggle in the third quarter, however, as three Hoosier drives ended in interceptions, leading coach Pate to pull QB Jon Manning for two possessions. The Wildcats finally found the endzone in the fourth quarter, getting on the scoreboard by way of a Mark Atkinson TD catch from 3 yards out. Unfortunately for K-State, their scoring would end there, and a pass from IU’s relief QB Leonard Bell to Tony West would put the game away for good. Hoosiers win, 24-7.

Coach Pate said after the game, “Today was kind of a mixed bag. We made a few mistakes, but we did a lot of things well. We played 3 solid quarters of football, and in the quarter we didn’t do well in, we still kept them off the board. So overall, it was a good game for us.

“Last week I thought our offense really got to shine. Tonight was the defense’s turn. I was really happy with how we were able to slow [Kansas State] down.”

After a stellar first half, IU’s Jon Manning had a third quarter to forget, as he tossed three interceptions, which earned him a seat on the bench. Manning was 22 of 28 on the night, passing for 230 yards and no touchdowns. Michael Keenan found the endzone twice on 17 carries to lead the Hoosier ground attack.

K-State’s Jon Johnson picked up 118 passing yards, completing 16 of 24 passes. He also threw a touchdown and two interceptions.

Indiana now prepares for conference play, as they welcome the Nebraska Cornhuskers to The Rock next week. Nebraska, now ranked 23rd in the country, will be making their first trip to Bloomington’s Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is set for 12:30 PM.

Kansas State Wildcats at Indiana Hoosiers
Sep 15, 2018	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Kansas State Wildcats (1-1)	0	0	0	7	7
#11 Indiana Hoosiers (2-0)	7	10	0	7	24

Team Stats Comparison
	KSU	IND
Total Offense	132	363
Rushing Yards	14	95
Passing Yards	118	268
First Downs	8	22
Punt Return Yards	0	57
Kick Return Yards	25	0
Total Yards	157	420
Turnovers	2	3
3rd Down Converstion	4/10	9/12
4th Down Conversion	0/1	0/0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/0	3/1
Penalties	1-10	0-0
Posession Time	8:34	15:26

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		KSU	IND
2:17	(IND) TD: M. Keenan, 6 yd. run (L. Richardson kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		KSU	IND
5:57	(IND) TD: M. Keenan, 4 yd. run (L. Richardson kick)	0	14
2:45	(IND) FG: L. Richardson, 30 yds.	0	17
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		KSU	IND
5:11	(KSU) TD: M. Atkinson, 3 yd. pass from J. Johnson (G. Holland kick)	7	17
2:11	(IND) TD: T. West, 16 yd. pass from L. Bell (L. Richardson kick)	7	24

Kansas State Wildcats PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Jon Johnson 16/24 118 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Jon Johnson 11 -12 -1.0 0 John Shaw 5 26 5.2 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD John Shaw 6 14 2.3 0 Josh Marshall 3 39 13.0 0 Mike Glover 3 23 7.6 0 Taylor Jackson 2 29 14.5 0 Mark Atkinson 2 13 6.5 1 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Mike Glover 3 1 Ron Simmons 1 1 Alonzo Pleasant 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Adam Weber 7 0.0 1 0 Trent Dixon 7 0.0 0 0 Mike Wood 6 0.0 0 0 Mike Concepcion 5 0.0 0 0 Shaun Tucker 5 0.0 1 0 Scott Rich 4 0.0 0 0 Lamar Johnson 4 0.0 1 0 Brandon Perez 3 0.0 0 0 Phillip Gray 3 0.0 0 0 Jerome Harris 3 1.0 0 0 Robert Hawkins 2 1.0 0 0 Hunter Espinosa 2 0.0 0 0 Mike Glover 1 0.0 0 0 Marty Swain 1 1.0 0 0 Eric Goodman 1 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Gabe Holland 0/0 1/1 1 --

Indiana Hoosiers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Jon Manning 22/28 230 0 3 Leonard Bell 3/4 38 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Michael Keenan 17 89 5.2 2 Nate Cross 5 25 5.0 0 Cameron Dixon 3 11 3.6 0 Jon Manning 3 -29 -9.6 0 Danny Novak 2 7 3.5 0 Leonard Bell 1 -8 -8.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Tony West 11 139 12.6 1 Sam Pitts 7 69 9.8 0 Michael Keenan 3 15 5.0 0 Marcus Koch 2 22 11.0 0 Scott Hicks 1 16 16.0 0 Robert Moore 1 7 7.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Will Lloyd 1 1 Marcus Koch 1 0 Robert Jackson 1 0 David Mason 0 1 Ty Palmer 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Steven Brooks 5 0.0 0 0 Anthony Allen 4 0.0 0 0 Chris Anderson 4 1.0 0 0 Joe Moyer 3 0.0 0 0 Marcus Clark 3 1.0 0 0 Donald Williams 3 1.0 0 0 Tyler Thomas 2 0.0 0 0 Ryan Bailey 2 0.0 0 0 Drew Moses 1 0.0 2 0 Alphonso Williams 1 0.0 0 0 Matt Brant 1 0.0 0 0 David Johnson 1 0.0 0 0 Mike Barber 1 0.0 0 0 Tony West 1 0.0 0 0 Guy Butler 1 1.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Lewis Richardson 1/1 3/3 6 30

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Top 25 scoreboard
Indiana 24, Kansas State 7
Northern Illinois 30, Oklahoma 17
Syracuse 41, Miami (FL) 38
Virginia Tech 31, Western Michigan 17
Georgia Tech 40, Florida State 17
Vanderbilt 38, Ole Miss 35
Baylor 38, SMU 14
Alabama 43, Missouri 40 OT
Georgia 44, LSU 21
TCU 42, Oklahoma State 23
South Alabama 38, San Diego State 31
Minnesota 27, Michigan State 10
Ohio State 31, Purdue 24
Florida 37, Tennessee 20
USC 24, Washington 19
Texas A&M 42, Kentucky 34
USF 31, Arkansas State 21
Penn State 42, Georgia State 14
Oregon State 27, Arkansas 20
Nebraska 34, Michigan 27
California 55, Arizona 49 OT

Other notable games
Stanford 34, UCLA 19
Marshall 34, Toledo 21
Virginia 38, Notre Dame 24
Cincinnati 21, Miami (OH) 17
Texas State 45, Mississippi State 38
West Virginia 35, Maryland 20
New Mexico State 52, New Mexico 28
Duke 45, Louisville 38
Wake Forest 35, North Carolina 28

This week's headlines
What a week- No one is safe on Upset Saturday
Vandy dethrones former #1 Ole Miss
Nightmare in Norman- Sooners fall to Northern Illinois
Syracuse shocks Miami in ACC clash
Out of nowhere- South Alabama defeats San Diego State
Virginia uses 4th quarter to pull away from Notre Dame
Disaster averted- Ohio State survives scare from Purdue
Alabama sneaks past Missouri in OT nail-biter

Heisman watch
Jerry Pittman- Senior (RS)- HB- TCU
Matt Wheeler- Senior (RS)- HB- Ole Miss
Lance Miranda- Junior- HB- Georgia
Billy Jenkins- Junior- QB- Texas A&M
Albert Yates- Junior- HB- Alabama


This week's big games
Nebraska @ Indiana
Michigan @ Connecticut
Notre Dame @ North Carolina
Temple @ Virginia
Iowa @ Maryland
Northwestern @ Michigan State
Virginia Tech @ Louisville
Texas A&M @ Arkansas
Kentucky @ Florida
Colorado @ Stanford
Oregon @ UCLA
Texas Tech @ Georgia
Oklahoma State @ West Virginia
Minnesota @ Penn State
Miami (FL) @ Clemson (College Gameday)
Georgia Tech @ Boston College
Duke @ NC State
Florida State @ Wake Forest
Oregon State @ USC
South Carolina @ Auburn
LSU @ Mississippi State
Utah @ California
TCU @ SMU
Rutgers @ Illinois
Wisconsin @ Ohio State
Arizona @ Washington State
Alabama @ Ole Miss

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