TCY - Let's Go Duke! Let's Go Duke! (Year 15)

MikeVick7 · 06-17-2004, 09:23 PM

Welcome to year 15 of my Duke Blue Devils TCY Dynasty. Feedback is always welcome.

Year 14 was an utter disappointment. Losing in the quarters to San Diego State...then watching Rice win it all. Basically the same team we beat a year earlier by a lot. Trust me.

Primary Offense: Pro Form
Primary Defense: 4-3
Current Prestige: 87
Career Record: 111-60

2013 (7-4)
2014 (12-1)
2015 (13-2)
2016 (12-1)

Email Time
RB Emmitt Ward has been inducted to the Duke Hall of Fame. (We get our first inductee in the school's hall of fame. Emmitt is still the career leader in rushing attempts with 907 and is 2nd all-time in rushing yards (3967)...total yards (5267)...rushing TD's (44) and total TD's with 55.)

Defensive Coordinator Lewis Pritchett has retired from his position as defensive coordinator. (More like pushed out after his defense finished 114th in pass defense last season).

And Clemson has hired a new coach...Desmond Bettencourt...former Kent Head Coach.

Hirings
Defensive Coordinator - Chester Van Pelt (52) Chester was our best bet after Pritchett left. Van Pelt was Connecticut's D-Coordinator last year and is pretty average all around except for our two favorite categories...Injury Avoidance and Rehabilitation...in which he is Excellent and Terrific respectively.

Scouts
New England - Mitch Meraz (45) Small upgrade here.

Scheduling

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2017 Duke Schedule
   
Team Rank: 9
Rival: North Carolina
Stadium Capacity: 33,900
Season Tickets Sold: 29,600
   
  Week  Opponent          
2       (5) TEXAS                                                       
3       at Northwestern                                                 
4       at (25) Penn State                                              
$$5     at (19) Virginia                                                
$$6     NORTH CAROLINA STATE                                            
$$7     at Georgia Tech                                                 
$$8     at Florida State                                                
$$10    MARYLAND                                                        
$$11    CLEMSON                                                         
$$12    at Wake Forest                                                  
$$13    NORTH CAROLINA

We didn't have to do any scheduling this year as we are finishing the 2nd leg of both home and homes with Texas and Penn State.

Recruiting Summary

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Pos	Name 			Ht	Wt	Rank	Nat	Cur	Fut	AP	Hometown
TE	Soliz, Robbie		6-4	230	16	381	32	100	24	Suffolk, VA
S	Upchurch, Roosevelt	6-2	199	3	33	41	99	86	Irvington, NJ
DE	Wheeler, Harvey		6-3	243	11	96	35	93	47	Dry Fork, VA
RB	Grayvil, Harris		5-7	176	16	176	29	86	47	Fredericksburg, VA
WR	Garrity, Larry		6-0	175	3	24	37	84	50	Denver, NC
ILB	Kinney, Will		6-2	209	3	74	20	84	57	Saint Charles, MO
CB	Spencer, Victor		5-10	169	18	239	32	81	90	Olney, IL
DE	Graham, Pete		6-1	233	1	5	19	76	78	Hialeah, FL
DT	Flowers, Darren		6-3	259	1	3	31	75	84	Stone Mountain, GA
OLB	Heller, Kelvin		6-2	224	9	154	15	74	80	Columbia, MD
OLB	Mathis, Darren		5-11	194	26	496	20	71	42	Largo, FL
WR	Franklin, Graham	5-10	181	1	12	34	68	98	Grayslake, IL
G	Smith, Marvin		6-4	280	10	60	28	67	89	Tarboro, NC
S	Harden, Harris		5-9	179	2	29	45	67	100	Camden, DE
CB	Wiggins, Darrin		5-11	178	36	343	30	42	48	Greencastle, IN

We had the #4 recruiting class for the 2nd year in a row according to rivals.com. The big scores this year are another 100 potential TE in Soliz...an outstanding S in Roosevelt Upchurch and DE Harvey Wheeler.

Coaching Summary

Code:

Year  Team                  Record Post Rank Perf Acad Recr TV   Tick Don  Score  
2016  Duke                  12-1   Yes  6    90   94   80   91   72   48   80     
2015  Duke                  13-2   Yes  6    92   94   83   55   77   93   85     
2014  Duke                  12-1   Yes  5    93   94   71   88   64   78   84     
2013  Duke                  7-4    No   35   44   94   65   28   39   24   50     
2012  Duke                  11-2   Yes  10   89   94   69   70   58   55   76     
2011  Duke                  12-1   Yes  6    93   94   68   89   52   78   82     
2010  Duke                  12-2   Yes  10   90   94   95   84   54   39   76     
2009  Duke                  9-3    Yes  35   78   94   97   82   22   73   74     
2008  Duke                  5-6    No   74   26   94   97   71   11   4    44     
2007  Duke                  5-6    No   62   64   94   97   9    10   18   50     
2006  Duke                  6-5    No   54   73   94   97   71   6    73   69     
2005  Duke                  3-8    No   93   73   94   97   74   9    49   65     
2004  Duke                  2-9    No   110  43   94   97   0    5    31   45     
2003  Duke                  2-10   No   107  0    92   97   14   13   46   38     
   
Post - Post-Season Appearance, Perf - Team Performance Score, Acad - Academic  
Performance Score, Recr - Recruiting Score, TV - Television Revenue Score,  
Tick - Ticket Revenue Score, Don - Alumni Donations Score

MikeVick7 · 06-19-2004, 05:53 PM

Starting Lineups

Offense

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Player			Pos	Elig	HT	WT	Current	Future	Honors
Buchanan, Jonathan	QB	Sr	5-11	217	76	90	1stACC
Edwards, Neal		RB	Sr	6-2	225	56	75	
Borders, Vernon		FB	Jr	6-2	252	67	76	2ndACC
Cutler, Nick		TE	Sr*	6-4	279	54	83	
Davison, Luther		WR	Sr*	5-11	180	76	100	
Cordero, Brad		WR	So	6-1	210	58	96	

Wooden, Benjamin	C	Sr	6-1	294	84	84	2ndACC
Harmon, Edward		G	Sr*	6-4	310	97	97	1stACC
McNally, Les		G	Sr	6-3	297	75	75	
Ellard, Joey		T	So	6-5	311	62	96	FrAA
Alstott, Shane		T	Sr*	6-4	315	62	95

Buchanan - Jon has already earned 3 1st team all-ACC honors and has been ACC POY twice.
Edwards - Edwards had 529 rushing yards and 6 TD's as a back-up last year.
Borders - Earned 2nd team all-ACC as a first year starter last year. Had 30 receptions.
Cutler - Maybe the biggest TE we've had 6-4...279. 1st year starter.
Davison - Was the leading receiver last season before a broken wrist cut his season short.
Cordero - Supposed to be red-shirted last year. But ended up having 21 catches for 432 and 3 TD's
Wooden - Has earned all conference honors all three years. Two 2nd teams and one 1st team.
Harmon - Harmon's just a stud. Has been all-ACC 1st team his first two seasons.
McNally - 1st year starter. Good run and pass blocker.
Ellard - Earned a spot on the Freshman All-American team last year. Great career ahead of him.
Alstott - 3rd year as a starter. Good pass blocker.

Defense

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Player			Pos	Elig	HT	WT	Current	Future	Honors
Connell, Matthew	DE	Jr*	6-1	248	79	90	2ndACC
Tate, Nicky		DE	So*	6-3	242	46	100	
Shepherd, Mo		DT	Sr	6-1	305	58	87	
Andersen, Clarence	DT	Sr	6-0	291	49	92	

Cash, Phillip		ILB	Sr	6-0	263	51	72	
Foley, Harold		WOLB	So	5-11	249	68	90	FrAA
Woodson, Kim		SOLB	So*	6-0	232	40	100
	
Kyrouac, Butch		CB	Jr	6-0	193	74	76	
Herndon, Oliver		CB	Jr	6-0	194	61	75	
Ross, Casey		SS	Jr*	5-11	203	77	77	
McGregor, Dave		FS	Sr*	5-11	199	75	75	2ndACC

Connell - Earned 2nd team all conference honors last year. Led the team with 15 sacks.
Tate - This guy will be feared in the ACC for the next 4 years.
Shepherd - Finally gets starting nod as a Senior. Better pass rusher than run stopper.
Andersen - Same story for Andersen except his stength is run stopping.
Cash - Another Senior getting his first chance to start. Fits our classic ILB mold as a good run stopper.
Foley - Had excellent Freshman year earning Freshman All-American honors. Had 4 sacks and 4 ints.
Woodson - Joines Foley as the other young OLB but has loads of talent.
Krouac - Had 2 ints last season as first year starter.
Herndon - Got 4 starts last year and picked off 2 passes and took each back for TD's.
Ross - 40 tackles last year as first year starter...also 2 ints.
McGregor - Earned 2nd team all-ACC honors with 48 tackles and 4 ints last year.

Special Teams

Code:

Player			Pos	Elig	HT	WT	Current	Future	Honors
Ingram, Randy		P	Jr*	6-3	200	80	100	
Decker, Donnie		K	Jr*	6-1	208	69	69	1stACC

Ingram - Averaged 38 yards per punt in freshman year.
Decker - 1st team all-ACC last year. Was 17-22 FG's.

MikeVick7 · 06-19-2004, 06:08 PM

This season will mark the end of the Pro Form offense here at Duke. I've always been an option oriented offense guy and so after Buchanan graduates we will be switching the offense to the Double Wing. The Double Wing offense...as far as what I've seen in TCY...is the most effective in getting the QB involved in the running game and offers the best chance for a QB to gain considerable yards. I've seen Texas Longhorn QB's gain in upwards of 1600 yards in a season while throwing for 2000...so that to me is very intriguing. My favorite college players are all option QB's. Tommie Frazier...Dee Dowis...and Eric Crouch to name a few. So that's the type of player I want to create.

So next year we have Fernando Summers...who will be a senior...and has a nice scrambling frequency. Then in an act of God if you will...as I embarked on the recruiting trails this year...the #1 player in the country just happens to be a QB from North Carolina that likes to run all the time and his top prioriy is Academics

. So we couldn't have had the cards fall better...now we just need to land him.

Ok...onto the season.

MikeVick7 · 06-19-2004, 06:09 PM

Week 1

Bye week

Key Injuries - None

Next up - Texas at Duke

MikeVick7 · 06-19-2004, 07:07 PM

Just ran into some major problems. As I was opening up the roster to start this season...something has gone really really wrong. If anyone knows how to remedy this...let me know. Every team's roster looks exactly like this. This career could have come to a schreeching halt.

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Duke Roster, Standard View
   
  Player                #    Pos  Elig  HT   WT   High School  
Snyder, Arnie           9    QB   Sr    5-11  217   Pasadena, MD - Northeast        
Snyder, Arnie           12   QB   Sr*   6-3   225   Chicago, IL - Harper            
Snyder, Arnie           10   QB   Jr*   6-1   213   Augusta, KS - Augusta           
Snyder, Arnie           3    QB   Jr*   6-4   220   The Plains, OH - Athens         
Snyder, Arnie           28   RB   Sr    6-2   225   Palos Heights, IL - A B Shepar  
Snyder, Joseph          30   RB   So    5-9   220   Nokesville, VA - Brentsville D  
Snyder, Don             31   RB   So*   5-11  217   Mount Holly, NC - East Gaston   
Snyder, Harris          40   RB   Fr    5-7   193   Fredericksburg, VA - Chancello  
Snyder, Arnie           39   FB   Sr*   6-0   230   Boothbay Harbor, ME - Boothbay  
Snyder, Arnie           43   FB   Sr*   5-10  219   Memphis, TN - Pyramid Academy   
Snyder, Arnie           27   FB   Jr    6-2   252   Graham, NC - Southern           
Snyder, Arnie           82   TE   Sr*   6-4   279   Madison, IN - Madison Consolid  
Snyder, Dean            86   TE   So    6-4   248   Bridgeport, MI - Bridgeport     
Snyder, Pete            80   TE   So*   6-4   244   Pembroke, NC - Purnell Swett    
Snyder, Robbie          99   TE   Fr    6-4   251   Suffolk, VA - Lakeland          
Snyder, Arnie           84   WR   Sr    5-9   187   Anniston, AL - Saks             
Snyder, Arnie           8    WR   Sr    6-3   227   Alexandria, VA - West Potomac   
Snyder, Arnie           81   WR   Sr*   5-11  180   Bayboro, NC - Pamlico County    
Snyder, Brad            88   WR   So    6-1   210   Fort Wayne, IN - South Side     
Snyder, Graham          2    WR   Fr    5-10  182   Grayslake, IL - Grayslake       
Snyder, Larry           87   WR   Fr    6-0   196   Denver, NC - East Lincoln       
Snyder, Arnie           50   C    Sr    6-2   325   Tallahassee, FL - Amos P Godby  
Snyder, Arnie           54   C    Sr    6-1   294   Naperville, IL - Central        
Snyder, Arnie           51   C    Sr*   6-3   309   East Jordan, MI - East Jordan   
Snyder, Arnie           67   G    Sr    6-3   297   Louisville, KY - Southern       
Snyder, Arnie           65   G    Sr*   6-4   310   Arlington Heights, IL - John H  
Snyder, Arnie           60   G    Jr*   6-4   292   Randolph, NY - Randolph Academ  
Snyder, Robert          64   G    So*   6-4   322   Monroe, NC - Piedmont           
Snyder, Marvin          72   G    Fr    6-4   285   Tarboro, NC - North Edgecombe   
Snyder, Arnie           69   T    Sr    6-3   308   Burke, VA - Lake Braddock       
Snyder, Arnie           62   T    Sr*   6-4   315   Lawrenceville, GA - Central Gw  
Snyder, Arnie           75   T    Jr*   6-4   305   Boca Raton, FL - Spanish River  
Snyder, Arnie           68   T    Jr*   6-4   302   Saint Petersburg, FL - Northea  
Snyder, Joey            77   T    So    6-5   311   Fayetteville, NC - Cape Fear    
Snyder, Arnie           66   T*   Sr*   6-3   310   Boone, NC - Watauga             
Snyder, Arnie           17   P    Jr*   6-3   200   Augusta, GA - Glenn Hills       
Snyder, Ben             14   P*   Fr    6-0   186   San Francisco, CA - Burton Aca  
Snyder, Arnie           7    K    Jr*   6-1   208   Sunbright, TN - Sunbright       
Snyder, Arnie           13   K*   Sr*   6-2   214   Lake Ronkonkoma, NY - Sachem    
Snyder, Matthew         90   DE   Jr*   6-1   248   Tallahassee, FL - Amos P Godby  
Snyder, Justin          73   DE   So    6-3   261   Cocoa, FL - Cocoa               
Snyder, Nicky           93   DE   So*   6-3   242   Sebastian, FL - Sebastian Rive  
Snyder, Harvey          95   DE   Fr    6-3   247   Dry Fork, VA - Tunstall         
Snyder, Pete            96   DE   Fr    6-1   247   Hialeah, FL - American          
Snyder, Arnie           70   DT   Sr    6-1   305   Piedmont, SC - Wren             
Snyder, Arnie           71   DT   Sr    6-0   291   La Plata, MD - La Plata         
Snyder, Terrell         76   DT   Jr*   6-4   294   Hartland, MI - Hartland         
Snyder, Marty           98   DT   So*   6-2   276   Olney, IL - East Richland       
Snyder, Darren          94   DT   Fr    6-3   264   Stone Mountain, GA - Stone Mou  
Snyder, Gabe            91   DT*  Jr*   5-11  258   Brentwood, NY - Brentwood       
Snyder, Arnie           47   ILB  Sr    6-0   263   Westland, MI - John Glenn       
Snyder, Arnie           55   ILB  Sr    6-0   258   Okemos, MI - Okemos             
Snyder, Sedrick         92   ILB  Jr    5-11  237   Pittsburgh, PA - Penn Hills     
Snyder, D.J.            56   ILB  So*   6-2   235   Crystal Lake, IL - Prairie Rid  
Snyder, Will            49   ILB  Fr    6-2   222   Saint Charles, MO - Saint Char  
Snyder, Harold          58   OLB  So    5-11  249   Bronx, NY - De Witt Clinton     
Snyder, Kim             46   OLB  So*   6-0   232   Greencastle, IN - South Putnam  
Snyder, Darren          52   OLB  Fr    5-11  198   Largo, FL - Pinellas Park       
Snyder, Kelvin          57   OLB  Fr    6-2   239   Columbia, MD - Hammond          
Snyder, Arnie           53   OLB* Sr    6-2   244   Minneapolis, MN - Henry         
Snyder, Lewis           41   OLB* Jr    5-11  212   Los Angeles, CA - Westchester   
Snyder, Butch           34   CB   Jr    6-0   193   Sandpoint, ID - Sandpoint       
Snyder, Oliver          22   CB   Jr    6-0   194   Tallahassee, FL - Amos P Godby  
Snyder, Mack            26   CB   So    6-1   202   Bonduel, WI - Bonduel           
Snyder, Darrin          45   CB   Fr    5-11  191   Greencastle, IN - South Putnam  
Snyder, Victor          24   CB   Fr    5-10  182   Olney, IL - East Richland       
Snyder, Moe             44   CB*  So    6-2   199   Ronda, NC - East Wilkes         
Snyder, Arnie           20   S    Sr*   5-11  199   Southport, NC - South Brunswic  
Snyder, Casey           48   S    Jr*   5-11  203   Sevierville, TN - Sevier Count  
Snyder, Peter           21   S    So*   6-0   199   Fayetteville, NC - Cape Fear    
Snyder, Harris          36   S    Fr    5-9   197   Camden, DE - Caesar Rodney      
Snyder, Roosevelt       25   S    Fr    6-2   208   Irvington, NJ - Irvington

C-Bailey · 06-21-2004, 09:49 AM

I have never had that happened and it would be unfortunate to have your dynasty end this way. The only suggestion i can think of is to keep re-loading (which by now you've probably already done). If you can somehow shoot an e-mail to Jim maybe you could get some help there also. Good Luck.

06-19-2004, 05:53 PM	#2
MikeVick7 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Ron, Mexico	Starting Lineups Offense Code: Player Pos Elig HT WT Current Future Honors Buchanan, Jonathan QB Sr 5-11 217 76 90 1stACC Edwards, Neal RB Sr 6-2 225 56 75 Borders, Vernon FB Jr 6-2 252 67 76 2ndACC Cutler, Nick TE Sr* 6-4 279 54 83 Davison, Luther WR Sr* 5-11 180 76 100 Cordero, Brad WR So 6-1 210 58 96 Wooden, Benjamin C Sr 6-1 294 84 84 2ndACC Harmon, Edward G Sr* 6-4 310 97 97 1stACC McNally, Les G Sr 6-3 297 75 75 Ellard, Joey T So 6-5 311 62 96 FrAA Alstott, Shane T Sr* 6-4 315 62 95 Buchanan - Jon has already earned 3 1st team all-ACC honors and has been ACC POY twice. Edwards - Edwards had 529 rushing yards and 6 TD's as a back-up last year. Borders - Earned 2nd team all-ACC as a first year starter last year. Had 30 receptions. Cutler - Maybe the biggest TE we've had 6-4...279. 1st year starter. Davison - Was the leading receiver last season before a broken wrist cut his season short. Cordero - Supposed to be red-shirted last year. But ended up having 21 catches for 432 and 3 TD's Wooden - Has earned all conference honors all three years. Two 2nd teams and one 1st team. Harmon - Harmon's just a stud. Has been all-ACC 1st team his first two seasons. McNally - 1st year starter. Good run and pass blocker. Ellard - Earned a spot on the Freshman All-American team last year. Great career ahead of him. Alstott - 3rd year as a starter. Good pass blocker. Defense Code: Player Pos Elig HT WT Current Future Honors Connell, Matthew DE Jr* 6-1 248 79 90 2ndACC Tate, Nicky DE So* 6-3 242 46 100 Shepherd, Mo DT Sr 6-1 305 58 87 Andersen, Clarence DT Sr 6-0 291 49 92 Cash, Phillip ILB Sr 6-0 263 51 72 Foley, Harold WOLB So 5-11 249 68 90 FrAA Woodson, Kim SOLB So* 6-0 232 40 100 Kyrouac, Butch CB Jr 6-0 193 74 76 Herndon, Oliver CB Jr 6-0 194 61 75 Ross, Casey SS Jr* 5-11 203 77 77 McGregor, Dave FS Sr* 5-11 199 75 75 2ndACC Connell - Earned 2nd team all conference honors last year. Led the team with 15 sacks. Tate - This guy will be feared in the ACC for the next 4 years. Shepherd - Finally gets starting nod as a Senior. Better pass rusher than run stopper. Andersen - Same story for Andersen except his stength is run stopping. Cash - Another Senior getting his first chance to start. Fits our classic ILB mold as a good run stopper. Foley - Had excellent Freshman year earning Freshman All-American honors. Had 4 sacks and 4 ints. Woodson - Joines Foley as the other young OLB but has loads of talent. Krouac - Had 2 ints last season as first year starter. Herndon - Got 4 starts last year and picked off 2 passes and took each back for TD's. Ross - 40 tackles last year as first year starter...also 2 ints. McGregor - Earned 2nd team all-ACC honors with 48 tackles and 4 ints last year. Special Teams Code: Player Pos Elig HT WT Current Future Honors Ingram, Randy P Jr* 6-3 200 80 100 Decker, Donnie K Jr* 6-1 208 69 69 1stACC Ingram - Averaged 38 yards per punt in freshman year. Decker - 1st team all-ACC last year. Was 17-22 FG's. __________________ Hattrick - Seattle Reign (224367)

06-19-2004, 06:08 PM	#3
MikeVick7 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Ron, Mexico	This season will mark the end of the Pro Form offense here at Duke. I've always been an option oriented offense guy and so after Buchanan graduates we will be switching the offense to the Double Wing. The Double Wing offense...as far as what I've seen in TCY...is the most effective in getting the QB involved in the running game and offers the best chance for a QB to gain considerable yards. I've seen Texas Longhorn QB's gain in upwards of 1600 yards in a season while throwing for 2000...so that to me is very intriguing. My favorite college players are all option QB's. Tommie Frazier...Dee Dowis...and Eric Crouch to name a few. So that's the type of player I want to create. So next year we have Fernando Summers...who will be a senior...and has a nice scrambling frequency. Then in an act of God if you will...as I embarked on the recruiting trails this year...the #1 player in the country just happens to be a QB from North Carolina that likes to run all the time and his top prioriy is Academics . So we couldn't have had the cards fall better...now we just need to land him. Ok...onto the season. __________________ Hattrick - Seattle Reign (224367)

06-19-2004, 06:09 PM	#4
MikeVick7 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Ron, Mexico	Week 1 Bye week Key Injuries - None Next up - Texas at Duke __________________ Hattrick - Seattle Reign (224367)

06-21-2004, 09:49 AM	#6
C-Bailey n00b Join Date: Mar 2002	I have never had that happened and it would be unfortunate to have your dynasty end this way. The only suggestion i can think of is to keep re-loading (which by now you've probably already done). If you can somehow shoot an e-mail to Jim maybe you could get some help there also. Good Luck.

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