B-Dawg's Air Force Falcons: Flying high A.F.

[BDawg35]

1. ZACK MOSS, Utah, HB, Jr.
Stats: 128 carries, 812 yards, 11 TD; 13 catches, 144 yards, 1 TD

2. TRAVIS ETIENNE, Clemson, HB, Soph.
Stats: 107 carries, 801 yards, 9 TD; 13 catches, 122 yards, 2 TD

3. D’ANDRE SWIFT, Georgia, HB, Soph.
Stats: 120 carries, 701 yards, 10 TD; 9 catches, 178 yards, 1 TD

4. BRYCE LOVE, Stanford, HB, Sr.
Stats: 131 carries, 718 yards, 8 TD; 11 catches, 188 yards, 2 TD

5. KHALIL TATE, Arizona, QB, Jr.
Stats: 109-for-193, 1,559 yards, 16 TD, 0 int.; 64 carries, 247 yards, 5 TD




1. Alabama, 6-0, 1.000
2. Michigan, 6-0, .995
3. Georgia Tech, 6-0, .989
4. Georgia, 6-1, .981
5. Washington, 5-1, .981
6. Stanford, 6-1, .974
7. Penn State, 5-1, .960
8. Ohio State, 6-1, .955
9. Utah, 6-1, .955
10. Arizona, 5-1, .952
11. Oklahoma, 5-1, .952
12. Notre Dame, 5-2, .931
13. Clemson, 6-1, .930
14. Texas, 4-2, .926
15. Virginia Tech, 6-1, .916
16. Michigan State, 5-3, .896
17. West Virginia, 5-2, .895
18. Florida Atlantic, 5-1, .888
19. LSU, 5-2, .887
20. Auburn, 5-2, .884
21. USC, 3-3, .862
22. Iowa, 7-1, .856
23. Florida, 4-2, .854
24. Mississippi State, 3-3, .838
25. Kansas State, 5-1, .822

[90sball]

Used to follow you on MM - great to see you're back.

[moose141]

Looks like a real juxtaposition between those two games, showing how important keeping at least a bit of a balance is for your offense. That game against Navy you had the rushing attack going, which let the passing game have its way as well, while that SDSU matchup you got nothing going on the ground and had to throw what 65+ times? Tough day for the offense when it was so one dimensional. I'm sure once you can get some of your recruits into the lineup that things will shake out a bit more like you'd prefer in the gameplan!

[BDawg35]

Kadin Remsberg hauled in four passes for 123 yards while rushing 16 times for 108 yards.

Breakout performance
Remsberg gains 100 yards rushing, receiving
in Air Force’s victory over Brigham Young

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — It’s the kind of performance B-Dawg dreamed of when he looked at Air Force’s roster and saw he had a running back with 95 SPD.

In the Falcons’ 49-35 victory over Brigham Young, sophomore running back Kadin Remsberg proved to be the type of dual threat out of the backfield that B-Dawg envisioned.

Remsberg has shown sparks of big-play ability in Air Force’s first seven games, but never put it all together in one game like he did against the Cougars. He had the first 100-100 rushing/receiving game in this dynasty, running 16 times for 108 yards and three touchdowns while catching four passes for 123 yards.

Before Saturday, Remsberg had one 100-yard rushing game and two 100-yard receiving games, but not in the same game.

“Some men have wild dreams about intimate encounters with hot women,” B-Dawg said. “I dream of torching CPU defenses with SPD. We all get turned on in different ways; don’t judge me.”


School record? Ho-hum …

EA seemed to be as impressed by Remsberg’s 100/100 game as B-Dawg, because it selected him as the Player of the Game.

Never mind the fact that sophomore quarterback Donald Hammond — oh, by the way — just happened to set the school’s single-game passing record.

Hammond, victimized by drops and interceptions at times this season, was 19-for-26 for 393 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. He broke the Air Force record of 391 yards set by Bob Parker in 1970.

A good chunk of those yards were plays to Remsberg that set up touchdowns, but didn’t actually get the ball in the end zone. His two touchdown passes were from relatively modest distances of 22 yards to Ronald Cleveland and 26 yards to Geraud Sanders, who had five catches for 125 yards.

“I figure since Air Force doesn’t exactly have a pass-happy history, we’re going to be rewriting the passing and receiving record books before this ‘nasty is through,” B-Dawg said.

Hammond suffered an abdominal strain in the first quarter, an injury that EA said would keep him out for two quarters. B-Dawg kept him in the game, allowing him to have a record-setting performance.

“I never have long-term injuries in this game, so I wasn’t worried he would get reinjured,” B-Dawg said. “I WISH I’d get more long-term injuries, but EA didn’t really put that ‘in the game’ for user-controlled teams.”


Pulling away

B-Dawg was feeling pretty comfortable at sticks for a change when Hammond went 13-for-17 for 298 yards and two touchdowns in the first half. An interception by Dayan Ghawnwolku on the second play of the second half brought back the same old anxieties.

BYU set up shop at the Air Force 24-yard line, but had to settle for a field goal, cutting Air Force’s lead to 26-20.

“We dodged one there,” B-Dawg said.

The Falcons were able to begin pulling away late in the third quarter on a 4-yard touchdown run by Remsberg with 2:20 left in the quarter and a 26-yard pass from Hammond to Sanders with 26 seconds to go in the quarter. An interception by Dailen Sutton on third-and-20 in between those scores allowed Air Force to score two touchdowns in less than two minutes.


Chasing points

B-Dawg slipped on the controller while attemping an extra point after Air Force’s first touchdown. That created a scenario in which he was chasing extra points for a while.

Remsberg dropped a 2-point pass after Air Force’s second touchdowns and a run by Hammond failed after a Remsberg touchdown in the third quarter.


Blown opportunity

In response to a Brigham Young touchdown with 1:42 left in the first half, Air Force marched down the field quickly and appeared to be primed to score six points of its own.

But Hammond fumbled near the goal line while scrambling with 25 seconds left in the first half, allowing the Cougars to go into halftime down just 26-17.

“I knew I should’ve slid or gotten out of bounds,” B-Dawg said. “It’s like the game penalizes you for scrambling. It’s an anti-cheese bug that is probably cool to prevent that kind of stuff from being overdone in online games, but it’s too automatic.”

BRIGHAM YOUNG COUGARS at AIR FORCE FALCONS
Oct. 27, 2018	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Brigham Young Cougars (5-3)	3	14	3	15	35
Air Force Falcons (4-4)	12	14	13	10	49

Team Stats Comparison
	BYU	AFA
Total Offense	385	610
Rushing Yards	30-182	40-217
Passing Yards	203	393
First Downs	18	24
Punt Return Yards	11	41
Kick Return Yards	247	183
Total Yards	643	834
Turnovers	1	2
3rd Down Conversion	2-11	3-6
4th Down Conversion	1-1	1-1
2-Point Conversion	1-1	0-2
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	5-3-2	7-4-1
Penalties	1-5	0-0
Possession Time	14:51	21:09

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER		BYU	AFA
5:21	(AFA) C. Fagan 1 run (kick failed)	0	6
2:04	(BYU) R. Almond 24 field goal	3	6
:15	(AFA) D. Hammond 6 run (pass failed)	3	12
SECOND QUARTER		BYU	AFA
7:24	(AFA) R. Cleveland 22 pass from D. Hammond (J. Koehnke kick)	3	19
6:32	(BYU) S. Canada 29 run (R. Almond kick)	10	19
3:43	(AFA) K. Remsberg 4 run (J. Koehnke kick)	10	26
1:42	(BYU) T. Mangum 13 run (R. Almond kick)	17	26
THIRD QUARTER		BYU	AFA
5:55	(BYU) R. Almond 33 field goal	20	26
2:20	(AFA) K. Remsberg 4 run (run failed)	20	32
:26	(AFA) G. Sanders 26 pass from D. Hammond (J. Koehnke kick)	20	39
FOURTH QUARTER		BYU	AFA
7:05	(BYU) S. Canada 2 run (R. Almond kick)	27	39
6:20	(AFA) K. Remsberg 46 run (J. Koehnke kick)	27	46
2:37	(AFA) J. Koehnke 24 field goal	27	49
1:15	(BYU) M. Hadley 9 pass from T. Mangum (Pau'u 2-point catch)	35	49

AIR FORCE FALCONS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Donald Hammond 19/26 393 2 1 Isaiah Sanders 0/1 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Kadin Remsberg 16 108 6.7 3 Donald Hammond 12 56 4.6 1 Joseph Saucier 11 53 4.8 0 Cole Fagan 1 1 1.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Geraud Sanders 5 125 25.0 1 Ronald Cleveland 5 86 17.2 1 Kadin Remsberg 4 123 30.7 0 Marcus Bennett 2 26 13.0 0 Kade Waguespack 1 20 20.0 0 Joseph Saucier 1 7 7.0 0 Cole Fagan 1 6 6.0 0 BLOCKING PC SK Parker Ferguson 0 1 DEFENSE TKL SK INT TD Brody Bagnall 9 0 0 0 Garrett Kauppila 7 0 0 0 Zane Lewis 6 0 0 0 Jeremy Fejedelem 5 0 0 0 Kyle Floyd 4 1 0 0 Grant Donaldson 3 0 0 0 Micah Capra 2 1 0 0 Parker Noren 2 1 0 0 Mosese Fifita 2 1 0 0 Dailen Sutton 1 0 1 0 Milton Bugg 1 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG Jake Koehnke 1/1 4/5 7 24 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Charlie Scott 1 38 38.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Ronald Cleveland 6 179 29.8 0 Rhett Myers 1 4 4.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Andrew Smith 4 41 20.3 0

BRIGHAM YOUNG COUGARS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Tanner Mangum 21/27 203 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Squally Canada 14 134 9.5 2 Tanner Mangum 16 48 3.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Rickey Shumway 6 91 15.1 0 Squally Canada 6 28 4.6 0 Gunner Romney 3 37 12.3 0 Matt Bushman 3 31 10.3 0 Matt Hadley 1 9 9.0 1 Micah Simon 1 4 4.0 0 Aleva Hifo 1 3 3.0 0 BLOCKING PC SK Kyle Griffits 1 0 James Empey 0 1 Matt Hadley 0 1 Tristen Hoge 0 2 DEFENSE TKL SK INT TD Austin Lee 10 0 0 0 Michael Shelton 8 0 0 0 Dayan Ghanwoloku 7 0 1 0 Keenan Ellis 5 0 0 0 Trajan Pili 2 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG Rhett Almond 2/2 3/3 9 33 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Rhett Almond 5 216 43.2 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Aleva Hifo 7 197 28.1 0 Matt Hadley 2 50 25.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Michael Shelton 1 11 11.0 0

[BDawg35]

Quote: Originally Posted by 90sball

Used to follow you on MM - great to see you're back.

Man, it's been so long since MM was around, it's amazing there's anyone still alive who posted over there! It's great to see someone else who was around in those days. That was the height of my gaming enjoyment.

Quote: Originally Posted by moose141

Looks like a real juxtaposition between those two games, showing how important keeping at least a bit of a balance is for your offense. That game against Navy you had the rushing attack going, which let the passing game have its way as well, while that SDSU matchup you got nothing going on the ground and had to throw what 65+ times? Tough day for the offense when it was so one dimensional. I'm sure once you can get some of your recruits into the lineup that things will shake out a bit more like you'd prefer in the gameplan!

What I've been finding is certain teams look like they've actually watched film of me and shut down what was working in previous games. It's actually a cool dynamic, whether it's true or not.

It's going to take time getting impact recruits on board. Just a bunch of 60-something OVR players right now.

[superjames1992]

Good to see you back chronicling a dynasty after all these years! Your recaps are always cool with how they blend real life with realistic reporting...a unique hybrid!

[BDawg35]

Quote: Originally Posted by superjames1992

Good to see you back chronicling a dynasty after all these years! Your recaps are always cool with how they blend real life with realistic reporting...a unique hybrid!

Thank you! It’s good to be back!

I couldn’t imagine ever playing a dynasty without detailing all the ups and downs of the journey. I’m way behind on reporting (just finished Year 4) and have had some great games that don’t feel like they ever happened until they get posted here. I’ll try to post a game a day once Christmas break is over.

[Careless Whisper]

Really solid win against BYU, Remsberg with his speed seems like the type of homerun threat you can lean on when the offense is doing nothing and you need a spark.