Bear Bryant Challenge: Alabama 2008

Ben E Lou · 02-09-2005, 05:24 PM

PRELIMINARIES

Year	Team	Record	Rank	Recr	Perf	Acad	TV	Don	Tick	Average Attendance	GPA	Score
2007	Alabama	11-2 (0.846)	9	24 (53)	87 (9)	60 (76)	97 (3)	93 (6)	88 (15)	83,800 (100.0%)	3.10	2037
2006	Alabama	10-3 (0.769)	13	2 (74)	81 (13)	47 (86)	86 (7)	93 (10)	89 (14)	83,800 (100.0%)	2.90	1782
2005	Alabama	10-3 (0.769)	17	19 (39)	78 (17)	42 (85)	97 (4)	88 (19)	92 (10)	83,800 (100.0%)	2.84	1812
2004	Alabama	9-3 (0.750)	16	16 (31)	77 (16)	26 (79)	84 (12)	81 (34)	90 (13)	83,800 (100.0%)	2.81	1688

LINKS

Alabama Crimson Tide 2004
Alabama Crimson Tide 2005
Alabama Crimson Tide 2006
Alabama Crimson Tide 2007

Atlanta Falcons 2005-_____

OPENING SEASON COMMENTS

I lose three players:

S Dean Bills leaves because of academic problems from last year.

TE Kent Cornejo injured another student in an off-campus fight and got suspended.

DE Dennis Terrell was suspended for assaulting a female student in her room. Nice guy.

ACADEMICS: 49 reputation, 55th overall ranking. We improve 4 points in reputation, 20 spots in ranking. Very nice.

PRESTIGE: 88. We climb one point here.

STAFF

I don't lose any staff members this year, but I do make changes in some key areas: Deep South and Southeast scouts, and Offensive Coordinator. We still have the best overall staff in the nation.

OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR

Harvey O'Reilley

Play Calling: Pretty Good

Avoid Injury: Excellent

Rehab: Very Good

Congeniality: Terrific

QB: Lousy

RB: Good

Receivers: Excellent

OL: Very Good

K: Fair

I-Formation. 0 years.

DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR

Ricardo Beals, Age 60

Play Calling: Good

Avoid Injury: Terrific

Rehag: Terrible

Congeniality: Very Good

DL: Pretty Good

LB: Good

DB: Pretty Good

SCHEDULE

Week	Opponent	Scheduled
1	at Troy State	Away 2008
2	Pearl City	Home 2008
3	Southern Mississippi	Permanent
4	OPEN
5	at Georgia	Permanent
6	South Carolina	Permanent
7	at Louisiana State	Permanent
8	OPEN
9	at Kentucky	Permanent
10	Mississippi	Permanent
11	OPEN
12	at Arkansas	Permanent
13	Mississippi State	Permanent
14	Auburn	Permanent
15	Conference Championship	Reserved

I accidentally hit "away" when I scheduled with Troy State. No biggie. We have as much of a cupcake regular season schedule as is possible in the SEC, with no UT or Florida this year. UGA is no longer an elite team.

ROSTER

(Starters bold-faced and underlined, red-shirts appear red and italicized.)

QUARTERBACKS (SCOUT: Terrific)

Player	#	Pos	Elig	Current Estimate	Future Estimate
Durham, Kendall	2	QB	SR(RS)	60	86
Harrison, Glen	15	QB	JR(RS)	40	73
*O'Neal, Isaac*	5	QB	FR	20	63
Cosby, Kenyon	19	QB	SO(RS)	16	48
Jordan, Rob	3	QB(WO)	8	28	48

Our new scout likes Durham even better than our last one. O'Neal has some impressive-looking green bars, and if he shows signs of developing accordingly, he'll challenge Cosby for the starting spot in 2010 when Durham is gone.

BACKS (SCOUT: Pretty Good)

Burks, Brock	46	RB	8	40	62
Thaphituck, Jack	39	RB	JR(RS)	36	72
Collins, Seth	34	RB	FR	27	78
Lewis, Trent	31	RB(WO)	SR(RS)	36	51
Stone, Alonzo	20	RB(WO)	SO(RS)	29	55
Ross, Casey	27	RB(WO)	SO	8	8
Stephens, Dana	32	FB	8	66	66
Clay, Bruce	45	FB	8	62	62
Small, Alan	48	FB	JR(RS)	40	47
May, Jim	24	FB	FR	34	98

Thaphituck and Burks look serviceable, but not all that impressive. Collins, though, is a guy for whom I have high hopes. Unless I sign a big-time stud this year or next, Collins will be a likely four-year starter beginning next year. At FB, Stephens and Clay look virtually the same, and will therefore pretty much split time, and get their share of carries. Jim May looks like a big-time stud.

RECEIVERS (SCOUT: Very Good)

Armstrong, Jonathan	83	TE	SR(RS)	39	59
Branch, Tim	94	TE	SO(RS)	29	75
Puckett, Johnnie	84	TE	FR	15	77
Fernyhough, Kim	81	TE(WO)	8	53	58
Cornejo, Kent	88	TE(WO)	JR(RS)	21	35
Woods, Brady	86	WR	SR(RS)	57	87
Dunlap, Preston	8	WR	SO(RS)	53	91
Bagwell, Daryl	87	WR	JR(RS)	42	62
Buggelli, Richie	1	WR	FR	27	79
Shehee, Cory	4	WR(WO)	JR(RS)	5	7
Arnold, Ian	9	WR(WO)	SO	3	3
Fleming, Horace	80	WR(WO)	SO	3	27
Armstrong, John	7	WR(WO)	JR(RS)	1	21

For the third year in a row, we'll do the Armsrtong-vs-weak-teams, Feryhough-vs-strong-teams thing at TE. Woods, Dunlap, and Bagwell should give us a very nice set of receivers this year and next Buggelli looks like he'll be a solid receiver when he comes into his own, too.

OFFENSIVE LINE (SCOUT: Pretty Good)

Wagner, Lester	53	C	8	76	76
Taylor, Dennis	55	C	JR(RS)	25	63
Hausermann, Lance	58	C	SO(RS)	12	56
Flemming, Mo	54	C(WO)	SR(RS)	15	40
Garner, Tyrell	66	G	SR(RS)	25	68
Curtis, Leslie	70	G	SO(RS)	21	66
Dalan, Kris	76	G	JR(RS)	14	52
Stokes, Fred	60	G	FR	1	63
Schwartz, Frank	69	G(WO)	FR	7	23
Kippen, Robbie	63	T	SR(RS)	46	50
Sutter, Preston	79	T	JR(RS)	29	43
Swisher, Geoff	65	T	SR(RS)	19	62
Birk, Bernard	62	T	FR	4	57
Carter, Hunter	78	T(WO)	SO(RS)	11	40
Herndon, Ken	68	T(WO)	JR(RS)	8	8
Dawkins, Bo	61	T(WO)	SO(RS)	4	32

Wagner, Kippen and Sutter are the returning starters, and Sutter and Kippen combined to give up 22 sacks last year. This group is very, very suspect. There is hope for a season or two down the road in Hauserman, Garner, Curtis, Stokes, and Birk, but for now I expect that we'll need to throw a lot of short passes against he better teams.

KICKING GAME (SCOUT: Good)

Newman, Thurman	6	P	8	77	89
Greene, Emmanuel	12	P	FR	32	79
Brady, Roman	16	P(WO)	SO(RS)	19	47
Hutchins, Darrell	10	P(WO)	SR(RS)	14	24
Foreman, Donnie	11	K	JR(RS)	40	95
Cunningham, C.J.	14	K(WO)	8	82	82

Both have multiple All-SEC honors, and Newman was an All-American last year. We'll be strong this year, and it looks like in the future with Greene and Foreman.

DEFENSIVE LINE (SCOUT: Terrible)

Gillespie, Dana	75	DE	SR(RS)	64	68
Flannery, O.J.	90	DE	8	56	56
*Baughman, Duane*	95	DE	FR	27	54
Terrell, Dennis	73	DE	JR(RS)	12	60
Tubbs, Johnnie	98	DE	SO(RS)	7	47
Teal, Todd	51	DE(WO)	8	34	75
*Legette, Chuck*	71	*DE(WO)*	JR	21	64
Welch, Rich	97	DT	8	62	73
Williford, Brett	93	DT	SR(RS)	44	61
Rodriguez, Bo	92	DT	JR(RS)	28	83
McKinney, Terry	96	DT	SO(RS)	28	57
*Winslett, Isaac*	72	DT	FR	10	66
Newman, Reuben	91	DT(WO)	8	28	80
Humphrey, Daniel	77	DT(WO)	SR(RS)	11	22

Our scout may not be all that good, but I don't need him to know that O.J. Flannery (92 tackles and 38 sacks over last 2 seasons) and Dana Gillespie (71 and 16) can get the job done, and that Welch and Williford will be just fine. We weren't the #1 run defense in terms of ypc for nothin' last year, and these four were the starters on the DL from midseason on after Williford took over due to an injury. I'll take 'em.

LINEBACKERS (SCOUT: Terrific)

Copeland, Andy	40	ILB	JR(RS)	42	69
*Barker, Bernard*	50	*ILB*	FR	15	65
Lang, Burt	57	ILB(WO)	8	57	69
Dakota, Roosevelt	43	ILB(WO)	8	56	56
Woodford, Clyde	56	ILB(WO)	SO(RS)	20	59
Mosley, Corwin	49	OLB	SR(RS)	58	78
Heck, Vince	41	OLB	JR(RS)	36	79
Raymond, Quentin	52	OLB	FR	33	82
Hampton, Earl	42	OLB	SO(RS)	13	49
Nelson, Vincent	59	OLB	FR	9	63
Flowers, Ike	99	OLB(WO)	SO	9	25

I'm feeling quite good about my LB situation. Dakota had 12.5 sacks and helped anchor that solid run defense last year, Mosley is a returning starter, and Heck, who got a decent amount of playing time last year, looks like he'll be a good player as well. In addition, the three freshmen redshirting all look like they could be good enough to start in a couple of years.

SECONDARY (SCOUT: Terrific)

Liwienski, Burt	33	CB	8	82	87
Donaldson, Amos	44	CB	8	59	59
Kirk, Craig	29	CB	JR(RS)	56	56
Caldwell, Dominic	35	CB	SR(RS)	53	67
Durham, Burt	21	CB	SO(RS)	26	63
Boesiger, Richard	38	CB	FR	20	78
Mayes, Kelvin	36	S	SR(RS)	58	58
Alcott, Darrell	23	S	JR(RS)	40	48
Key, Matt	22	S	SO(RS)	27	73
Everett, Shane	47	S	FR	19	44
Monroe, Lamont	26	S(WO)	SR	32	40
Fregoso, Paul	25	S(WO)	SO	2	2

All four starters return from last year, and May, Caldwell, Evereett and Boesiger provide some solid hope for the future.

OVERALL ROSTER THOUGHTS

The bottom line is this: we return 10 starters from what was one of the best defensive squads in the nation last year. We should at least make a run at the SEC title on defense alone. The offense will be fine against the lower-tier teams, but will have to rely heavily on short passes in the big games, due to our expected-to-be-weak offensive line.

Ben E Lou · 02-09-2005, 06:09 PM

WEEK ONE

RECRUITING

The plan this season is to offer schollies at the following positions: QB, RB, TE, WR, C, G, T, DE, DT, ILB, OLB, CB, S. I plan to induce walk-ons at FB, K, and CB. A QB from Columbia High in Decatur, GA catches my eye. He's not highly-rated (62+), but I like his Attitude, and incredibly strong academics. I therefore offer QB Carlos Barker this week. I also make an offer to an offensive tackle from Nevada who values Academics. T Gary Osborne wants to major in Statistics, and we're rated 70 in that area. The #4 CB in the nation, and #16 player overall, CB Brian O'Neill from Pittsburgh, PA, has a 97 fit score, so he gets an early offer. Also, the #4 WR in the land, WR Tommie Shaw, has a fit score of 90 and gets an offer this week. Finally, the #1 TE in the country, TE Kim Briggs from Huntsville, TX, is interested in Statistics and gets an offer. We're going after quite a few big-timers in the early-going. We'll see how this pans out.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

#25 UVA 14, Mississippi St. 10

Vandy 27, Duke 14

OUR GAME: #11 Alabama (-6) at Troy St. [TV1]

Interesting gamer. We basically shut down Troy State all game long, with the exception of four LONG plays: TD passes of 92 and 80 yards, a 99-yard kickoff return, and a 80-yard run from scrimmage. Troy was 8 for 24 for 231 yards passing, with 4 INT's, and had 24 carries for 163 yards, but 80 of those yards came on one run. We won this one 34-31, and I'm chalking the big plays up, for now, to just a fluke that I'm not going to worry about just yet. Some numbers:

Kendall Durham short-passed 'em to death: 30 for 49 for 400 yards with 2 TD's and 1 INT, but he was sacked EIGHT times by the mediocre-at-best Troy defense.
Preston Dunlap led the way with 9 catches for 145 yards.
Troy was 0 for 10 on 3rd-down conversions, and only held the ball for 20:28 all day long.
Lester Wagner, who I considered the strong point of my o-line coming in to the season, gave up 3 sacks, and was 0 for 6 in KRB.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

*DT Brett Williford--sprained knee--Doubtful (5)

Ben E Lou · 02-09-2005, 07:52 PM

WEEK TWO

RECRUITING

I come out of this week with an offer at every position that I intend to recruit. Here's the offer list so far:

Name	Home	Sct	Nat	Pos	GPA	SAT	Pref	Comments
QB Carlos Barker	Decatur, GA	62+	545	48	3.89	1531	Pres/Acad	We're the only school to have offered him so far.
RB Kim Paeth	Birmingham	70+	210	18	3.93	1519	Acad*/Pres	We're rated 61 in his major. Only school to offer.
TE Kim Briggs	Huntsville, TX	82+	37	1	3.40	1422	Acad*/Dist	70 rating in his major. OK has also offered.
WR Tommie Shaw	South Holland, IL	94--	73	4	3.35	1267	Acad/Pres	59 in major. Notre Dame and Miami (FL) have offered.
C Tyrus Palkowski	Memphis, TN	62+	744	48	3.89	1367	Acad/Pres	56 in major. We're the first school to offer.
G Brandon Creekmur	Stone Mtn, GA	79x	45	5	3.77	1279	Acad*/Pres	57 in major. Florida is his only other offer so far.
T Gary Osborne	Pahrump, NV	81x	97	14	4.00	1494	Acad/Dist	70 major. Texas has contacted, but not offered.
DE Ike Murray	Augusta, GA	76x	172	24	3.89	1584	Pres/Acad	Buffalo is the only other school to contact.
DT Cornell Banks	Houston, TX	70x	163	6	3.00	1203	Acad/Dist	We're the first school to make contact.
ILB Jorge Linquist	Honaker, VA	65x	708	42	3.30	1256	Dist/Acad	We're the closest school to make an early offer to him.
OLB T.J. Whetstone	Jackson, MS	83+	332	22	3.37	1321	Acad*/Pres	62 in his major. Only Louisville (19) has offered.
CB Bryan Lang	Demopolis, AL	77+	479	38	3.61	1258	Dist/Pres	We're the closest school to his home town.
S Tyrus Cohn	Picayune, MS	72x	820	44	3.41	1333	Dist*/Pres	Vandy is the only other school to have offered so far.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

#4 Syracuse 28, Auburn 14

Marshall 39, #28 UGA 14

#46 Clemson 42, #29 UT 17

South Florida 41, Ole Miss 27

Memphis 55, Mississippi St. 3

Kentucky 34, Akron 10

#37 LSU 55, Ball St. 18

W. Michigan 34, USC 7

OUR GAME: Pearl City (0-0) at #3 Alabama (1-0) (-12) [TV5]

I'm starting to get more concerned about how we're going to compete in difficult or even moderately-difficult games this year. We only beat a weak SC8 school 31-0 this week. However, WR Preston Dunlap is a bright spot once again, catching 9 passes for 153 yards and 3 TD's on the day. Durham is 28 for 37 for 327 yards with 3 TD's and 2 INT's. The running game looked pretty solid, too: 41 carries for 167 yards. Durham actually led the way with 7 for 62.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

DT Brett Williford--sprained knee--Doubtful (5)

*WR Brady Woods--hyperextended knee--Out (3)

*DT Rich Welch--broken fibula--Out (8)

Ben E Lou · 02-09-2005, 08:30 PM

WEEK THREE

RECRUITING UPDATE

*--New scholly offer this week.

Name	Home	Sct	Nat	Pos	GPA	SAT	Pref	Comments
QB Carlos Barker	Decatur, GA	62+	545	48	3.89	1531	Pres/Acad	We're the only school to have offered him so far.
RB Kim Paeth	Birmingham	70+	210	18	3.93	1519	Acad*/Pres	We're rated 61 in his major. Only school to offer.
TE Kim Briggs	Huntsville, TX	82+	37	1	3.40	1422	Acad*/Dist	70 rating in his major. OK has also offered.
WR Tommie Shaw	South Holland, IL	94--	73	4	3.35	1267	Acad/Pres	59 in major. Notre Dame and Miami (FL) have offered.
C Tyrus Palkowski	Memphis, TN	62+	744	48	3.89	1367	Acad/Pres	56 in major. We're the first school to offer.
G Brandon Creekmur	Stone Mtn, GA	79x	45	5	3.77	1279	Acad*/Pres	57 in major. Florida is his only other offer so far.
T Gary Osborne	Pahrump, NV	81x	97	14	4.00	1494	Acad/Dist	70 major. Texas has contacted, but not offered.
DE Ike Murray	Augusta, GA	76x	172	24	3.89	1584	Pres/Acad	Buffalo is the only other school to contact.
DT Cornell Banks	Houston, TX	70x	163	6	3.00	1203	Acad/Dist	We're the first school to make contact.
ILB Jorge Linquist	Honaker, VA	65x	708	42	3.30	1256	Dist/Acad	We're the closest school to make an early offer to him.
OLB T.J. Whetstone	Jackson, MS	83+	332	22	3.37	1321	Acad*/Pres	62 in his major. Only Louisville (19) has offered.
CB Bryan Lang	Demopolis, AL	77+	479	38	3.61	1258	Dist/Pres	We're the closest school to his home town.
S Tyrus Cohn	Picayune, MS	72x	820	44	3.41	1333	Dist*/Pres	Vandy is the only other school to have offered so far.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

#44 navy 27, #46 Vandy 17

Auburn 41, #17 Maryland 7

#9 Syracuse 44, UT 10

Florida 55, Idaho 20

Fresno State 47, USC 0

#39 UCONN 24, Arkansas 7

#16 LSU 35, Tulane 13

UGA 29, SMU 28

Buffalo 29, Mississippi St. 13

Ole Miss 20, #47 Arkansas St. 10

Mililani Town 12, #42 Kentucky 7

OUR GAME: #30 Southern Mississippi (1-0) at #8 Alabama (2-0) (-0) [TV2]

The Golden Eagles let me know that I did have reason to worry. We are humbled 34-6 in this one, in the rain. Durham has an absolutely awful day: 10 for 35 for 149 yards, with 0 TD's and 3 INT's. P. Dunlap only has 2 catches, but he totals 58 yards.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

DT Brett Williford--sprained knee--Doubtful (4)

WR Brady Woods--hyperextended knee--Que (2)

DT Rich Welch--broken fibula--Out (7)

*CB Dominic Caldwell--torn knee ligament--Out (27)

*RB Trent Lewis--torn wrist tendon--Out (10)

Ben E Lou · 02-10-2005, 03:44 AM

WEEK FOUR

RECRUITING UPDATE

*--New scholly offer this week.

Name	Home	Sct	Nat	Pos	GPA	SAT	Pref	Comments
QB Carlos Barker	Decatur, GA	62+	545	48	3.89	1531	Pres/Acad	We're still the only school to have offered him so far.
RB Kim Paeth	Birmingham	70+	210	18	3.93	1519	Acad*/Pres	Still the only offer on his plate.
TE Kim Briggs	Huntsville, TX	82+	37	1	3.40	1422	Acad*/Dist	Looks close between Texas, OK, Bama
WR Tommie Shaw	South Holland, IL	94--	73	4	3.35	1267	Acad/Pres	Visiting Michigan and Notre Dame. I may look elsewhere.
C Tyrus Palkowski	Memphis, TN	62+	744	48	3.89	1367	Acad/Pres	We're still his only offer.
G Brandon Creekmur	Stone Mtn, GA	79-	45	5	3.77	1279	Acad*/Pres	ECU makes an offer. Florida looks like his best choice.
T Gary Osborne	Pahrump, NV	81+	97	14	4.00	1494	Acad/Dist	We're still his only offer.
DE Ike Murray	Augusta, GA	76-	172	24	3.89	1584	Pres/Acad	Still has no other offers.
DT Cornell Banks	Houston, TX	70-	163	6	3.00	1203	Acad/Dist	Offers from Wash (71) and Boise (60) are similar to ours.
ILB Jorge Linquist	Honaker, VA	65+	708	42	3.30	1256	Dist/Acad	Wake and Auburn are closer, but we're right there.
OLB T.J. Whetstone	Jackson, MS	83+	332	22	3.37	1321	Acad*/Pres	Still no offer from S. Cal, so our Academics lead.
CB Bryan Lang	Demopolis, AL	77+	479	38	3.61	1258	Dist/Pres	If I can't get O'Neill, Lang ought to be fairly easy.
CB Brian O'Neill	Pittsburgh, PA	95+	16	4	3.43	1369	Pres*/Dist	Michigan jumps in with their 100 Prestige.
S Tyrus Cohn	Picayune, MS	72-	820	44	3.41	1333	Dist*/Pres	He's visiting us and Ol' Miss. We're a little closer.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

#6 Florida 24, #4 FSU 14

Kentucky 23, #41 Louisville 21

Ol' miss 31, Mizzou 17

Vandy 42, Kaneohe 14

Arkansas 34, UAB 7

Tennessee 28, New Mexico St. 7

Troy St. 52, #14 LSU 36

OUR GAME: OFF

We travel to Athens next weekend.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

DT Brett Williford--sprained knee--Que (3)

WR Brady Woods--hyperextended knee--Prob (1)

DT Rich Welch--broken fibula--Out (6)

CB Dominic Caldwell--torn knee ligament--Out (26)

RB Trent Lewis--torn wrist tendon--Out (8)

Ben E Lou · 02-10-2005, 04:33 AM

WEEK FIVE

RECRUITING UPDATE

*--New scholly offer this week.

Name	Home	Sct	Nat	Pos	GPA	SAT	Pref	Comments
QB Carlos Barker	Decatur, GA	62+	545	48	3.89	1531	Pres/Acad	We're still the only school to have made him an offer.
RB Kim Paeth	Birmingham	70+	210	18	3.93	1519	Acad*/Pres	Wisconsin and Iowa offer. He's visiting the Badgers.
TE Kim Briggs	Huntsville, TX	82+	37	1	3.40	1422	Acad*/Dist	Michigan jumps in the fray, and he's visiting them.
WR Tommie Shaw	South Holland, IL	94--	73	4	3.35	1267	Acad/Pres	Visiting MI, ND, TN. Still on the list, but I'm looking around.
C Tyrus Palkowski	Memphis, TN	62+	744	48	3.89	1367	Acad/Pres	Ohio U makes an offer. We trump them in Acad and Pres.
G Brandon Creekmur	Stone Mtn, GA	79-	45	5	3.77	1279	Acad*/Pres	Visiting ND and Fla. Looking elsewhere.
T Gary Osborne	Pahrump, NV	81+	97	14	4.00	1494	Acad/Dist	Oregon State offers. We lead 70-48 in Acad.
DE Ike Murray	Augusta, GA	76-	172	24	3.89	1584	Pres/Acad	Still has no other offers. Nice.
DT Cornell Banks	Houston, TX	70-	163	6	3.00	1203	Acad/Dist	Wash, Bama, Boise St, Ohio St. all look pretty close.
ILB Jorge Linquist	Honaker, VA	65+	708	42	3.30	1256	Dist/Acad	Still looks like Wake-Auburn-Bama battle.
OLB T.J. Whetstone	Jackson, MS	83+	332	22	3.37	1321	Acad*/Pres	Still no offer from S. Cal, so our Academics lead.
CB Bryan Lang	Demopolis, AL	77+	479	38	3.61	1258	Dist/Pres	Visiting Bama and Troy.
CB Brian O'Neill	Pittsburgh, PA	95+	16	4	3.43	1369	Pres*/Dist	Visiting Pitt and Temple.
S Tyrus Cohn	Picayune, MS	72-	820	44	3.41	1333	Dist*/Pres	Visiting Bama, Ol' Miss, Miss St. Hopefully our Prestige trumps.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

# 4 Fla 63, Ol' Miss 3

#30 LSU 41, USC 14

Auburn 38, #38 UT 31

#8 Pitt 49, Arkansas 24

Vandy 48, Miss. St. 14

OUR GAME: #24 Alabama (2-1) (-7) at #27 UGA (1-1) [TV4]

We travel to Athens, and maintain our ability to shut down the run and shoot. The Dawgs are held to 223 total yards, and suffer 4 sacks and 3 INT's on the day as we will 34-9. Our key numbers:

Kendall Durham: 23 for 32, 250 yards, 3 TD's, 0 INT's. Talk about efficient!
FB Dana Stephens, and RB's Brock Burks and Jack Thaphituck combined for 20 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD.
Red-shirt freshman Preston Dunlap continues to impress big-time. He leads us with 6 catches for 61 yards and a TD today.
C Lester Wagner is 7 for 14 in KRB.
DE Dana Gillespie gets 2 sacks.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

DT Brett Williford--sprained knee--Prob (2)

*WR Brady Woods--ACL Damage--Out (40) (He had one week to recovery from minor knee injury. Guess I should have rested him.)

DT Rich Welch--broken fibula--Out (5)

CB Dominic Caldwell--torn knee ligament--Out (25)

RB Trent Lewis--torn wrist tendon--Out (8)

Ben E Lou · 02-10-2005, 05:01 AM

WEEK SIX

RECRUITING UPDATE

*--New scholly offer this week.

Name	Home	Sct	Nat	Pos	GPA	SAT	Pref	Comments
QB Carlos Barker	Decatur, GA	62+	545	48	3.89	1531	Pres/Acad	We're still the only school to have made him an offer.
RB Kim Paeth	Birmingham	70+	210	18	3.93	1519	Acad*/Pres	Wisconsin is his only visit school.
*RB Max Flowers	Anacoco, LA	85++	34	1	3.75	1530	Pres/Acad	For some reason, we're the highest-Prestige school to offer.
TE Kim Briggs	Huntsville, TX	82+	37	1	3.40	1422	Acad*/Dist	Michigan is his only visit school.
*TE Rico Montreuil	Roswell, GA	66+	372	10	3.29	1239	Pres/Acad	Visiting Tech. We have +10 Prestige. 2nd option at TE.
WR Tommie Shaw	South Holland, IL	94--	73	4	3.35	1267	Acad/Pres	Visiting MI, ND, TN. Still on the list, but I'm looking around.
*WR Stephen Richardson	Greensboro, NC	83-	145	9	3.53	1578	Dist/Acad	Visiting ND. Backup option to T. Shaw.
C Tyrus Palkowski	Memphis, TN	62+	744	48	3.89	1367	Acad/Pres	He now has several offers, but we're his first visit school.
G Brandon Creekmur	Stone Mtn, GA	79-	45	5	3.77	1279	Acad*/Pres	Visiting ND and Fla. Looking elsewhere.
*G Bryan Shabowski	Midland, MI	84-	197	20	3.04	1204	Pres/Acad	Alternative to Creekmur. Only other offer is from S. Fla.
T Gary Osborne	Pahrump, NV	81+	97	14	4.00	1494	Acad/Dist	No new news. Still only offers from Bama and Oreg. St.
DE Ike Murray	Augusta, GA	76-	172	24	3.89	1584	Pres/Acad	STILL no other offers.
DT Cornell Banks	Houston, TX	70-	163	6	3.00	1203	Acad/Dist	No change in what looks like a four-way battle.
ILB Jorge Linquist	Honaker, VA	65+	708	42	3.30	1256	Dist/Acad	We become his first Visit school this week.
OLB T.J. Whetstone	Jackson, MS	83+	332	22	3.37	1321	Acad*/Pres	Only other offers so far are from very weak academic options.
CB Bryan Lang	Demopolis, AL	77+	479	38	3.61	1258	Dist/Pres	Visiting Bama and Troy.
CB Brian O'Neill	Pittsburgh, PA	95+	16	4	3.43	1369	Pres*/Dist	Visiting Nebraska, Pitt and Temple.
S Tyrus Cohn	Picayune, MS	72-	820	44	3.41	1333	Dist*/Pres	Visiting Bama, Ol' Miss, Miss St. Hopefully our Prestige trumps.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

Auburn 34, #35 UGA 24

#3 Florida 17, Mississippi St. 14

Ol' Miss 37, Kentucky 7

#44 UT 30, Arkansas 27

OUR GAME: USC (0-3) at #13 Alabama (3-1) (-26) [TV5]

We roll to a 31-0 lead before the Gamecocks score two TD's in the last 4 minutes to make the score look more respectable. Still, I'll take a 31-14 triumph. We pretty much shut 'em down all day long. The key numbers:

Kendall Durham: 22 for 37, 304 yards, 3 TD's, 3 INT's. (I threw down the field more today, with mixed results.)
FB Dana Stephens, and RB's Brock Burks and Jack Thaphituck combined for 23 carries, 116 yards.
Preston Dunlap has another big day receiving: 6 catches, 105 yards, 1 TD.
The defense came up with four turnovers on the day, and held their starting QB, Reuben Cash, to 9 for 30 passing. Backup Geoff Massengill was 3 for 3 with a TD.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

DT Brett Williford--sprained knee--Prob (1)

WR Brady Woods--ACL Damage--Out (39)

DT Rich Welch--broken fibula--Out (4)

CB Dominic Caldwell--torn knee ligament--Out (24)

RB Trent Lewis--torn wrist tendon--Out (7)

*RB Brock Burks--sprained ankle--Prob (1)

Ben E Lou · 02-10-2005, 05:25 AM

WEEK SEVEN

RECRUITING UPDATE

We get one acceptance and two rejections this week. The details...

Name	Home	Sct	Nat	Pos	GPA	SAT	Pref	Comments
QB Carlos Barker	Decatur, GA	62+	545	48	3.89	1531	Pres/Acad	We're still the only school to have made him an offer.
RB Kim Paeth	Birmingham	70+	210	18	3.93	1519	Acad*/Pres	Visiting Wisconsin and Va. Tech.
RB Max Flowers	Anacoco, LA	85++	34	1	3.75	1530	Pres/Acad	Wow. He's visiting us now. Could we land him???
TE Kim Briggs	Huntsville, TX	82+	37	1	3.40	1422	Acad*/Dist	Visiting Michigan and TN.
TE Rico Montreuil	Roswell, GA	66+	372	10	3.29	1239	Pres/Acad	Visiting Tech. We have +10 Prestige. 2nd option at TE.
~~WR Tommie Shaw~~	~~South Holland, IL~~	~~94--~~	73	4	~~3.35~~	~~1267~~	~~Acad/Pres~~	~~Signs with Notre Dame.~~
WR Stephen Richardson	Greensboro, NC	83-	145	9	3.53	1578	Dist/Acad	Still visiting ND. With Shaw signed, I step up pursuit of him.
C Tyrus Palkowski	Memphis, TN	62+	744	48	3.89	1367	Acad/Pres	Signed Week 6.
G Brandon Creekmur	Stone Mtn, GA	79-	45	5	3.77	1279	Acad*/Pres	Visiting ND and Fla. Looking elsewhere.
G Bryan Shabowski	Midland, MI	84-	197	20	3.04	1204	Pres/Acad	We have a pretty strong lead in Prestige among his offers.
T Gary Osborne	Pahrump, NV	81+	97	14	4.00	1494	Acad/Dist	No new news. Still only offers from Bama and Oreg. St.
DE Ike Murray	Augusta, GA	76-	172	24	3.89	1584	Pres/Acad	STILL no other offers.
DT Cornell Banks	Houston, TX	70-	163	6	3.00	1203	Acad/Dist	No change in what looks like a four-way battle.
ILB Jorge Linquist	Honaker, VA	65+	708	42	3.30	1256	Dist/Acad	We're still the only school he's visiting.
OLB T.J. Whetstone	Jackson, MS	83+	332	22	3.37	1321	Acad*/Pres	Only other offers so far are from very weak academic options.
CB Bryan Lang	Demopolis, AL	77+	479	38	3.61	1258	Dist/Pres	Visiting Bama and Troy.
~~CB Brian O'Neill~~	~~Pittsburgh, PA~~	~~95+~~	16	4	~~3.43~~	~~1369~~	~~Pres*/Dist~~	~~Picks all five visit schools, and Bama ain't one of 'em.~~
*S Isaac Phillips	St. Petersburg, FL	80x	424	17	3.81	1311	Pres/Acad	Visiting NC State and UVA. We have better Prestige than either.
~~S Tyrus Cohn~~	~~Picayune, MS~~	~~72-~~	~~820~~	44	~~3.41~~	~~1333~~	~~Dist*/Pres~~	~~Guess he wanted to stay in-state that badly. Signed with Ol' Miss.~~

The silver lining of Shaw's decision to reject us is that he signed with ND, who had been my primary concern in the pursuit of WR Stephen Richardson. Hopefully Richardson will be more likely to look elsewhere because of Shaw's signing.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

#3 Florida 55, USC 7

#45 Auburn 45, Ol' Miss 0

Vandy 41, #47 UGA 27 (Vandy is 4-1!

)

Kentucky 33, #36 UT 28

Mississippi St. 20, Arkansas 9

OUR GAME: #11 Alabama (4-1) (-2) at #22 LSU (3-1) [TV3]

Another defensive mugging of a run and shoot team. We win 30-3. The key numbers:

We hold 'em to a pathetic 100 yards total offense, and 7 first downs.
Durham was 15 for 27 for 173 yards with 2 TD's and 1 Int.
Burks was the only effective RB, carrying 10 times for 50 yards. Thaphituck and Stephens combined for 10 carries, 8 yards.
Preston Dunlap was held to two catches and 28 yards.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

DT Brett Williford--FULLY HEALED

WR Brady Woods--ACL Damage--Out (38)

DT Rich Welch--broken fibula--Out (3)

CB Dominic Caldwell--torn knee ligament--Out (23)

RB Trent Lewis--torn wrist tendon--Out (6)

RB Brock Burks--FULLY HEALED

*TE Jonathan Armstrong--broken foot--Out (12)

Ben E Lou · 02-10-2005, 05:49 AM

WEEK EIGHT

RECRUITING UPDATE

We get three disappointing rejections this week, and one other that isn't a surprise. Visit week! Schools visited in order of perceived preference.

Name	Home	Sct	Nat	Pos	GPA	SAT	Pref	Comments
QB Carlos Barker	Decatur, GA	62+	545	48	3.89	1531	Pres/Acad	Only offer/visit is from Bama.
RB Kim Paeth	Birmingham	70+	210	18	3.93	1519	Acad*/Pres	Wisconsin, Va. Tech, Iowa, Penn St., Bama
RB Max Flowers	Anacoco, LA	85++	34	1	3.75	1530	Pres/Acad	Big boys jump in: Mich, Nebr, Va. Tech, LSU
TE Kim Briggs	Huntsville, TX	82+	37	1	3.40	1422	Acad*/Dist	Wisconsin, TX, OK, TENN, BAMA
TE Rico Montreuil	Roswell, GA	66+	372	10	3.29	1239	Pres/Acad	Bama, Tech, Ok. St., Wiluku, TCU
~~WR Stephen Richardson~~	~~Greensboro, NC~~	~~83-~~	~~145~~	9	~~3.53~~	~~1578~~	~~Dist/Acad~~	~~NC State was too close to home for him to pass up.~~
*WR Renaldo Guy	Grenada, MS	80-	234	15	3.54	1350	Acad/Pres	From nearby town, and isn't visiting anyone yet.
C Tyrus Palkowski	Memphis, TN	62+	744	48	3.89	1367	Acad/Pres	Signed Week 6.
~~G Brandon Creekmur~~	~~Stone Mtn, GA~~	~~79-~~	45	5	~~3.77~~	~~1279~~	~~Acad*/Pres~~	~~No real surprise that he chose Florida.~~
G Bryan Shabowski	Midland, MI	84-	197	20	3.04	1204	Pres/Acad	Va. Tech, Bama, Wailuku, South Fla.
T Gary Osborne	Pahrump, NV	81+	97	14	4.00	1494	Acad/Dist	Bama, Oregon ST.
DE Ike Murray	Augusta, GA	76-	172	24	3.89	1584	Pres/Acad	We're his only offer, but he's not visiting yet.
DT Cornell Banks	Houston, TX	70-	163	6	3.00	1203	Acad/Dist	Texas, Bama, Ok. St., Ohio St.
ILB Jorge Linquist	Honaker, VA	65+	708	42	3.30	1256	Dist/Acad	Auburn, Alabama, Iowa, Uconn, Oregon St.
OLB T.J. Whetstone	Jackson, MS	83+	332	22	3.37	1321	Acad*/Pres	We're his only visit school so far.
~~CB Bryan Lang~~	~~Demopolis, AL~~	~~77+~~	~~479~~	38	~~3.61~~	~~1258~~	~~Dist/Pres~~	~~Chooses Troy State over us.~~
*CB Ethan Quinn	Pensacola, FL	81--	470	37	3.02	1259	Pres*/Acad	Visiting Cal.
S Preston Favret	Ellicott City, MD	80x	627	32	3.64	1374	Acad*/Dist	We're his first offer.
~~S Isaac Phillips~~	~~St. Petersburg, FL~~	~~80x~~	~~424~~	17	~~3.81~~	~~1311~~	~~Pres/Acad~~	~~Signs with Central Florida.~~

The silver lining of Shaw's decision to reject us is that he signed with ND, who had been my primary concern in the pursuit of WR Stephen Richardson. Hopefully Richardson will be more likely to look elsewhere because of Shaw's signing.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

#3 Florida 13, #43 UT 10

#36 LSU 6, #37 Auburn 0

Kentucky 27, UGA 10

#47 Vandy 41, USC 28 (Is a bowl bid looming for Vandy???)

Ol' Miss 42, Arkansas 14

OUR GAME: Off

We're at Kentucky next week.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

WR Brady Woods--ACL Damage--Out (37)

DT Rich Welch--broken fibula--Out (2)

CB Dominic Caldwell--torn knee ligament--Out (23)

RB Trent Lewis--torn wrist tendon--Out (5)

TE Jonathan Armstrong--broken foot--Out (11)

Ben E Lou · 02-10-2005, 06:21 AM

WEEK NINE

RECRUITING UPDATE

Woohoo!!! We get a very nice surprise this week--our first #1-at-his-position signee, and also our first Top-50-in-the-nation guy.

Name	Home	Sct	Nat	Pos	GPA	SAT	Pref	Comments
QB Carlos Barker	Decatur, GA	62+	545	48	3.89	1531	Pres/Acad	Finally gets another offer. Visitin Cal, also.
*RB Max Flowers*	*Anacoco, LA*	*85++*	34	1	*3.75*	*1530*	*Pres/Acad*	*Signed Week 8.*
~~TE Kim Briggs~~	~~Huntsville, TX~~	~~82+~~	37	1	~~3.40~~	~~1422~~	~~Acad*/Dist~~	~~Signs with Texas.~~
TE Rico Montreuil	Roswell, GA	66+	372	10	3.29	1239	Pres/Acad	Bama, Tech, Ok. St., Wiluku, TCU
WR Renaldo Guy	Grenada, MS	80-	234	15	3.54	1350	Acad/Pres	From nearby town, and isn't visiting anyone yet.
C Tyrus Palkowski	Memphis, TN	62+	744	48	3.89	1367	Acad/Pres	Signed Week 6.
~~G Bryan Shabowski~~	~~Midland, MI~~	~~84-~~	~~197~~	20	~~3.04~~	~~1204~~	~~Pres/Acad~~	~~Signed with Michigan St.~~
G Tito McCormick	Mt. Airy, NC	79-	573	50	3.15	1381	Pres*/Acad	We're his first offer.
T Gary Osborne	Pahrump, NV	81+	97	14	4.00	1494	Acad/Dist	Bama, Pitt , Oregon ST.
DE Ike Murray	Augusta, GA	76-	172	24	3.89	1584	Pres/Acad	We're his only offer/visit.
DT Cornell Banks	Houston, TX	70-	163	6	3.00	1203	Acad/Dist	Texas, Bama, Ok. St., Ohio St.
ILB Jorge Linquist	Honaker, VA	65+	708	42	3.30	1256	Dist/Acad	Auburn, Alabama, Iowa, Uconn, Oregon St.
OLB T.J. Whetstone	Jackson, MS	83+	332	22	3.37	1321	Acad*/Pres	Wash St., Utah, Ariz St, Bama, Ok. State
CB Ethan Quinn	Pensacola, FL	81--	470	37	3.02	1259	Pres*/Acad	Bama, Cal, Buffalo
S Preston Favret	Ellicott City, MD	80+	627	32	3.64	1374	Acad*/Dist	We're still his only offer/visit.

The silver lining of Shaw's decision to reject us is that he signed with ND, who had been my primary concern in the pursuit of WR Stephen Richardson. Hopefully Richardson will be more likely to look elsewhere because of Shaw's signing.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

#48 UT 42, #29 LSU 14

#38 Vandy 51, Ol' Miss 0

#40 Tech 34, #45 Auburn 24

#3 Florida 35, Arkansas 3

UGA 27, Mississippi St. 24

OUR GAME: #10 Alabama (5-1) at Kentucky (4-2) (-3)

We're at Kentucky next week. We roll up a 38-0 halftime lead, and coast to a 41-3 victory in this one. The running game was pretty weak, but Durham threw for 4 TD's in the first half to more than pick up the slack.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

WR Brady Woods--ACL Damage--Out (36)

DT Rich Welch--broken fibula--FULLY HEALED

CB Dominic Caldwell--torn knee ligament--Out (22)

RB Trent Lewis--torn wrist tendon--Doubtful (4)

TE Jonathan Armstrong--broken foot--Out (10)

*WR Cory Shehee--Broken Ribs--Out (10)

Ben E Lou · 02-10-2005, 06:45 AM

WEEK TEN

RECRUITING UPDATE

Name	Home	Sct	Nat	Pos	GPA	SAT	Pref	Comments
QB Carlos Barker	Decatur, GA	62+	545	48	3.89	1531	Pres/Acad	Bama, Cal
RB Max Flowers	Anacoco, LA	85++	34	1	3.75	1530	Pres/Acad	Signed Week 8.
TE Rico Montreuil	Roswell, GA	66+	372	10	3.29	1239	Pres/Acad	Bama, Tech, Ok. St., Wiluku, TCU
WR Renaldo Guy	Grenada, MS	80-	234	15	3.54	1350	Acad/Pres	He got popular this week: Wis, Wash, OK, Ariz St., Bama
C Tyrus Palkowski	Memphis, TN	62+	744	48	3.89	1367	Acad/Pres	Signed Week 6.
G Tito McCormick	Mt. Airy, NC	79-	573	50	3.15	1381	Pres*/Acad	Visiting us and La.-Lafayette
*T Gary Osborne*	*Pahrump, NV*	*81+*	97	14	*4.00*	*1494*	*Acad/Dist*	*Signed Week 9.*
DE Ike Murray	Augusta, GA	76-	172	24	3.89	1584	Pres/Acad	Visiting UGA and SMU along with Bama now.
~~DT Cornell Banks~~	~~Houston, TX~~	~~70-~~	~~163~~	6	~~3.00~~	~~1203~~	~~Acad/Dist~~	~~Decides to attend Texas.~~
*DT Ernie Langer	Tinley Park, IL	57+	927	54	3.18	1264	Pres*/Acad	Our Prestige is 17 points better than his best visit school.
ILB Jorge Linquist	Honaker, VA	65+	708	42	3.30	1256	Dist/Acad	Auburn, Alabama, Iowa, Oregon St.
*OLB T.J. Whetstone*	*Jackson, MS*	*83+*	*332*	22	*3.37*	*1321*	**Acad/Pres***	*Signed Week 9.*
CB Ethan Quinn	Pensacola, FL	81--	470	37	3.02	1259	Pres*/Acad	Bama, Miami (OH), NC State, Cal, TCU
S Preston Favret	Ellicott City, MD	80+	627	32	3.64	1374	Acad*/Dist	Ltos of attention comes his way: Cal, Ore, Bama, Pitt, Wailuku

Osborne and Whetstone both look like very good players. This could end up being our best class to date.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

#3 Florida 55, Kentucky 14

#45 UT 31, #36 Vandy 24

USC 31, UGA 28

Aubrun 44, Arkansas 17

#39 LSU 21, Mississippi St. 14

OUR GAME: Ol' Miss (4-4) at #10 Alabama (6-1) (-10) [TV4]

This one was MUCH closer than it should have been. The defense played great, but the offense sputtered. Ol' Miss only drove the ball into our territory twice all day, but they ran back an INT for a TD to give 'em a 7-7 tie at the end of regulation. We scored a TD, and stopped them for a 14-7 win. The "D" held 'em to 142 total yards, but we only gained 200. IF we beat Auburn to get to the SECCG, I have a feeling that Florida is going to just CRUSH us.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

WR Brady Woods--ACL Damage--Out (35)

CB Dominic Caldwell--torn knee ligament--Out (21)

RB Trent Lewis--torn wrist tendon--Que (2)

TE Jonathan Armstrong--broken foot--Out (9)

WR Cory Shehee--Broken Ribs--Out (9)

*WR Daryl Bagwell--high ankle sprain--Out (24)

*OLB Vince Heck--high ankle sprain--Out (16)

*TE Kim Fernyhough--abdominal strain--doubtful (2)

*ILB Roosevelt Dakota--sprained ankle--Prob (1)

Ben E Lou · 02-11-2005, 05:33 AM

WEEK ELEVEN

RECRUITING UPDATE

Name	Home	Sct	Nat	Pos	GPA	SAT	Pref	Comments
~~QB Carlos Barker~~	~~Decatur, GA~~	~~62+~~	~~545~~	48	~~3.89~~	~~1531~~	~~Pres/Acad~~	~~He decides to attend freakin' Central Michigan!~~
*QB Glenn Coleman	Maywood, IL	69+	481	42	3.64	1288	Dist/Acad	Visiting MN, ORE, WASH.
RB Max Flowers	Anacoco, LA	85++	34	1	3.75	1530	Pres/Acad	Signed Week 8.
TE Rico Montreuil	Roswell, GA	66+	372	10	3.29	1239	Pres/Acad	Bama, Tech, Wiluku, TCU
WR Renaldo Guy	Grenada, MS	80-	234	15	3.54	1350	Acad/Pres	Wis, Wash, OK, Ariz St., Bama
C Tyrus Palkowski	Memphis, TN	62+	744	48	3.89	1367	Acad/Pres	Signed Week 6.
G Tito McCormick	Mt. Airy, NC	79-	573	50	3.15	1381	Pres*/Acad	Visiting us and La.-Lafayette
T Gary Osborne	Pahrump, NV	81+	97	14	4.00	1494	Acad/Dist	Signed Week 9.
*DE Ike Murray*	*Augusta, GA*	*76-*	*172*	24	*3.89*	*1584*	*Pres/Acad*	*Signed Week 10.*
~~DT Ernie Langer~~	~~Tinley Park, IL~~	~~57+~~	~~927~~	54	~~3.18~~	~~1264~~	~~Pres*/Acad~~	~~Signed with Utah State.~~
*DT Wes Watson	Barbourville, KY	54+	xxx	xxx	3.47	1358	Pres/Dist	Diamond in the rough? Only visiting an SC8 school.
ILB Jorge Linquist	Honaker, VA	65+	708	42	3.30	1256	Dist/Acad	Alabama, Oregon St.
OLB T.J. Whetstone	Jackson, MS	83+	332	22	3.37	1321	*Acad/Pres**	Signed Week 9.
CB Ethan Quinn	Pensacola, FL	81--	470	37	3.02	1259	Pres*/Acad	Bama, Miami (OH), NC State, Cal, TCU
~~S Preston Favret~~	~~Ellicott City, MD~~	~~80+~~	~~627~~	32	~~3.64~~	~~1374~~	~~Acad*/Dist~~	~~Signs with Cal.~~

Man, what is UP with these QB's turning us down for lesser schools??? Barker really stings, because we were the only school interested for weeks and weeks, yet he still goes to a lower-Prestige outfit. Now I have to scavenge for a QB.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

Auburn 31, #42 Vandy 14

Kentucky 20, #32 LSU 16

Arkansas 37, USC 23

#3 Florida 30, #43 Southern Mississippi 10

OUR GAME: OFF

We travel to Arkansas next week.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

WR Brady Woods--ACL Damage--Out (34)

CB Dominic Caldwell--torn knee ligament--Out (20)

RB Trent Lewis--torn wrist tendon--Prob (1)

TE Jonathan Armstrong--broken foot--Out (8)

WR Cory Shehee--Broken Ribs--Out (8)

WR Daryl Bagwell--high ankle sprain--Out (23)

OLB Vince Heck--high ankle sprain--Out (15)

TE Kim Fernyhough--abdominal strain--Que (1)

ILB Roosevelt Dakota--sprained ankle--Prob (1)

Ben E Lou · 02-11-2005, 06:14 AM

WEEK TWELVE

RECRUITING UPDATE

Name	Home	Sct	Nat	Pos	GPA	SAT	Pref	Comments
QB Glenn Coleman	Maywood, IL	69+	481	42	3.64	1288	Dist/Acad	MN, ALA, OK STATE, COLO, OREG
RB Max Flowers	Anacoco, LA	85++	34	1	3.75	1530	Pres/Acad	Signed Week 8.
TE Rico Montreuil	Roswell, GA	66+	372	10	3.29	1239	Pres/Acad	Bama, Tech, Wiluku, TCU
~~WR Renaldo Guy~~	~~Grenada, MS~~	~~80-~~	~~234~~	15	~~3.54~~	~~1350~~	~~Acad/Pres~~	~~Heads to Wisconsin.~~
C Tyrus Palkowski	Memphis, TN	62+	744	48	3.89	1367	Acad/Pres	Signed Week 6.
G Tito McCormick	Mt. Airy, NC	79-	573	50	3.15	1381	Pres*/Acad	FSU, BAMA, AIR FORCE, OK STATE, LA-LAFA
T Gary Osborne	Pahrump, NV	81+	97	14	4.00	1494	Acad/Dist	Signed Week 9.
DE Ike Murray	Augusta, GA	76-	172	24	3.89	1584	Pres/Acad	Signed Week 10.
~~DT Wes Watson~~	~~Barbourville, KY~~	~~54+~~	~~xxx~~	~~xxx~~	~~3.47~~	~~1358~~	~~Pres/Dist~~	~~Signs with UTEP.~~
*DT Van Harmon	Santa Cruz, CA	56+	xxx	71	4.00	1434	Acad/(Dist)	Only other scholly offer is NC State. We lead by 24 Acad.
ILB Jorge Linquist	Honaker, VA	65+	708	42	3.30	1256	Dist/Acad	Alabama
OLB T.J. Whetstone	Jackson, MS	83+	332	22	3.37	1321	*Acad/Pres**	Signed Week 9.
*CB Ethan Quinn*	*Pensacola, FL*	*81--*	*470*	37	*3.02*	*1259*	**Pres/Acad***	*Signed Week 11.*

I make visit requests also this week to potential walk-ons at WR and S. If no one else offers a scholly, then I won't. If someone else does, they'll both get offers.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

#3 Florida 45, UGA 21

Vandy 17, Kentucky 14 (Vandy's 7th win almost guarantees a Bowl Bid.)

#42 UT 17, USC 14

#46 Auburn 44, Mississippi St. 3

Ol' Miss 20, #41 LSU 14

OUR GAME: #9 Alabama (-11) at Arkansas (2-7) [no TV]

Our boys turn in a very solid performance at Arkansas, especially considering what injuries have done to our wide receiver situation. I'm now having to start RB Trent Lewis opposite redshirt freshman Preston Dunlap. At any rate, Durham is 20 for 31 for 205 yards with 2 TD's and 0 INT's on the day, spreading the ball around quite well: 7 different players caught 2 passes or more. Burks and Thituck combined for 22 carries and 119 yards on the day, and the defense held 'em to 7 first downs and 123 total yards. We roll 31-3

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

WR Brady Woods--ACL Damage--Out (33)

CB Dominic Caldwell--torn knee ligament--Out (20)

RB Trent Lewis--FULLY HEALED

TE Jonathan Armstrong--broken foot--Out (7)

WR Cory Shehee--Broken Ribs--Out (7)

WR Daryl Bagwell--high ankle sprain--Out (22)

OLB Vince Heck--high ankle sprain--Out (14)

TE Kim Fernyhough--FULLY HEALED

ILB Roosevelt Dakota--FULLY HEALED

*WR Preston Dunlap--bruised shoulder--Prob (2)

*DE O.J. Flannery--deep thigh bruise--Prob (2)

Ben E Lou · 02-11-2005, 06:32 AM

WEEK THIRTEEN

RECRUITING UPDATE

Name	Home	Sct	Nat	Pos	GPA	SAT	Pref	Comments
*QB Glenn Coleman*	*Maywood, IL*	*69+*	*481*	42	*3.64*	*1288*	*Dist/Acad*	*Signed Week 12.*
RB Max Flowers	Anacoco, LA	85++	34	1	3.75	1530	Pres/Acad	Signed Week 8.
TE Rico Montreuil	Roswell, GA	66+	372	10	3.29	1239	Pres/Acad	Bama, Tech, Wiluku, TCU
C Tyrus Palkowski	Memphis, TN	62+	744	48	3.89	1367	Acad/Pres	Signed Week 6.
*G Tito McCormick*	*Mt. Airy, NC*	*79-*	*573*	50	*3.15*	*1381*	**Pres/Acad***	*Signed Week 12.*
T Gary Osborne	Pahrump, NV	81+	97	14	4.00	1494	Acad/Dist	Signed Week 9.
DE Ike Murray	Augusta, GA	76-	172	24	3.89	1584	Pres/Acad	Signed Week 10.
*DT Van Harmon*	*Santa Cruz, CA*	*56+*	*xxx*	71	*4.00*	*1434*	*Acad/(Dist)*	*Signed Week 12.*
*ILB Jorge Linquist*	*Honaker, VA*	*65+*	*708*	42	*3.30*	*1256*	*Dist/Acad*	*Signed Week 12.*
OLB T.J. Whetstone	Jackson, MS	83+	332	22	3.37	1321	*Acad/Pres**	Signed Week 9.
CB Ethan Quinn	Pensacola, FL	81--	470	37	3.02	1259	*Pres/Acad**	Signed Week 11.

Well, well, well. A *VERY* nice week for signings, nearly finishing our scholarships. I am especially thrilled to be able to swoop in so late and grab a QB like Glenn Coleman. Neither the WR (61-) nor the S (50+) that I'm pursuing has gotten any other visit request, so they still look like walk-on candidates. I'll put these guys on the big board next week.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

#2 Florida 20, #48 Vandy 14

#37 UT 48, UGA 17

USC 16, Kentucky 13

Arkansas 30, LSU 28

OUR GAME: Mississippi St. (1-8) at #8 Alabama (-22) [TV5]

We win in an absolute blowout: 50-3. Dunlap is player of the game with 7 catches for 162 yards and 2 TD's. Not much detail needed on this one.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

WR Brady Woods--ACL Damage--Out (32)

CB Dominic Caldwell--torn knee ligament--Out (19)

TE Jonathan Armstrong--broken foot--Dbt (6)

WR Cory Shehee--Broken Ribs--Dbt (5)

WR Daryl Bagwell--high ankle sprain--Out (21)

OLB Vince Heck--high ankle sprain--Out (13)

WR Preston Dunlap--bruised shoulder--Prob (2)

DE O.J. Flannery--deep thigh bruise--Prob (1)

*ILB Roosevelt Dakota--torn knee cartilage--Out (7)

*OLB Ike Flowers--hip pointer--Dbt (8)

*CB Craig Kirk--bruised ribcage--Prob (5)

Ben E Lou · 02-11-2005, 06:55 AM

WEEK FOURTEEN

RECRUITING UPDATE

Name	Home	Sct	Nat	Pos	GPA	SAT	Pref	Comments
QB Glenn Coleman	Maywood, IL	69+	481	42	3.64	1288	Dist/Acad	Signed Week 12.
RB Max Flowers	Anacoco, LA	85++	34	1	3.75	1530	Pres/Acad	Signed Week 8.
*WR Timothy Sprincz	Lancaster, PA	61-	xxx	xxx	3.14	1154	Dist/Pres	He received an offer from an SC8 school, so I offer, too.
~~TE Rico Montreuil~~	~~Roswell, GA~~	~~66+~~	~~372~~	10	~~3.29~~	~~1239~~	~~Pres/Acad~~	~~Signed with Tech~~
*TE Cory Hansen	Frederick, MD	49	xxx	xxx	3.42	1381	Acad/Pres	Trying to induce him to walk on.
C Tyrus Palkowski	Memphis, TN	62+	744	48	3.89	1367	Acad/Pres	Signed Week 6.
G Tito McCormick	Mt. Airy, NC	79-	573	50	3.15	1381	*Pres/Acad**	Signed Week 12.
T Gary Osborne	Pahrump, NV	81+	97	14	4.00	1494	Acad/Dist	Signed Week 9.
DE Ike Murray	Augusta, GA	76-	172	24	3.89	1584	Pres/Acad	Signed Week 10.
DT Van Harmon	Santa Cruz, CA	56+	xxx	71	4.00	1434	Acad/(Dist)	Signed Week 12.
ILB Jorge Linquist	Honaker, VA	65+	708	42	3.30	1256	Dist/Acad	Signed Week 12.
OLB T.J. Whetstone	Jackson, MS	83+	332	22	3.37	1321	*Acad/Pres**	Signed Week 9.
CB Ethan Quinn	Pensacola, FL	81--	470	37	3.02	1259	*Pres/Acad**	Signed Week 11.
S Al Brewer	Arlington, TX	57-	xxx	100	3.10	1227	Dist/Acad	Trying to induce him to walk on.
S Lenny Mascorella	Diamond Bar, CA	50+	xxx	xxx	2.90	1161	Pres/Acad	Trying to induce him to walk on.

Not landing Montreuil is a disappointment, to be sure, but I'm feeling pretty good about this class overall.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

#13 Clemon 45, USC 16

Tech 41, UGA 14

Ol' Miss 41, Mississippi ST. 28

OUR GAME: #40 Auburn (7-3) (-4) at #7 Alabama (9-1) [TV1]

Our defense was dominant in this one; Auburn didn't score an offensive TD until 1:39 to play in the game, and only had 8 first downs all day, and only crossed midfield on their final drive for a meaningless TD. The offense is able to do enough, and we beat the War Chickens 23-13 as Bob Lewandowski watches from the Auburn sideline; he didn't get to play a single snap all year. GOOD!!!!!!

Dana Gillespie is player of the game with FIVE (count 'em) sacks, a Crimson Tide single-game record.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

WR Brady Woods--ACL Damage--Out (31)

CB Dominic Caldwell--torn knee ligament--Out (19)

TE Jonathan Armstrong--broken foot--Que (5)

WR Cory Shehee--Broken Ribs--Que (4))

WR Daryl Bagwell--high ankle sprain--Out (20)

OLB Vince Heck--high ankle sprain--Out (12)

WR Preston Dunlap--bruised shoulder--Prob (1)

DE O.J. Flannery--deep thigh bruise--Que (2)

ILB Roosevelt Dakota--torn knee cartilage--Out (6)

OLB Ike Flowers--hip pointer--Que (6)

CB Craig Kirk--bruised ribcage--Prob (4)

*RB Trent Lewis--broken arm--Out (10)

*TE Kim Fernyhough--strained quad--Prob (5)

Ben E Lou · 02-11-2005, 07:07 AM

WEEK FIFTEEN

RECRUITING UPDATE

Name	Home	Sct	Nat	Pos	GPA	SAT	Pref	Comments
QB Glenn Coleman	Maywood, IL	69+	481	42	3.64	1288	Dist/Acad	Signed Week 12.
RB Max Flowers	Anacoco, LA	85++	34	1	3.75	1530	Pres/Acad	Signed Week 8.
*WR Timothy Sprincz*	*Lancaster, PA*	*61-*	*xxx*	*xxx*	*3.14*	*1154*	*Dist/Pres*	*Signed Week 14.*
~~TE Rico Montreuil~~	~~Roswell, GA~~	~~66+~~	~~372~~	10	~~3.29~~	~~1239~~	~~Pres/Acad~~	~~Signed with Tech~~
TE Cory Hansen	Frederick, MD	49-	xxx	xxx	3.42	1381	Acad/Pres	Trying to induce him to walk on.
C Tyrus Palkowski	Memphis, TN	62+	744	48	3.89	1367	Acad/Pres	Signed Week 6.
G Tito McCormick	Mt. Airy, NC	79-	573	50	3.15	1381	*Pres/Acad**	Signed Week 12.
T Gary Osborne	Pahrump, NV	81+	97	14	4.00	1494	Acad/Dist	Signed Week 9.
DE Ike Murray	Augusta, GA	76-	172	24	3.89	1584	Pres/Acad	Signed Week 10.
DT Van Harmon	Santa Cruz, CA	56+	xxx	71	4.00	1434	Acad/(Dist)	Signed Week 12.
ILB Jorge Linquist	Honaker, VA	65+	708	42	3.30	1256	Dist/Acad	Signed Week 12.
OLB T.J. Whetstone	Jackson, MS	83+	332	22	3.37	1321	*Acad/Pres**	Signed Week 9.
CB Ethan Quinn	Pensacola, FL	81--	470	37	3.02	1259	*Pres/Acad**	Signed Week 11.
S Al Brewer	Arlington, TX	57-	xxx	100	3.10	1227	Dist/Acad	Trying to induce him to walk on.
S Lenny Mascorella	Diamond Bar, CA	50+	xxx	xxx	2.90	1161	Pres/Acad	Trying to induce him to walk on.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

None.

OUR GAME: #2 Florida (11-0) (-11) vs. #7 Alabama (10-1) [TV2]

The defense once again carries us as the vaunted Gator offense is unable to muster a single score; Florida's lone points came on an interception return. Durham's short passes and Burks's 15 carries for 74 yards were enough to win. Dunlap again comes up huge in a big game: 11 catches for 160 yards and a TD. Durham is 25 for 37 for 286 yards with 2 Td's and 1 INT. We are once again SEC Champs. Quite frankly, this one is the most gratifying yet, as it was done mostly with my own players (only one class of original players left), and it was done with talent definitely worse than Florida's. We were able to gameplan to attack their defensive weaknesses, and to stop their offensive strengths. Nice!

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

No new major injuries, and some good time for the minor ones to heal before the Orange Bowl against 11-0 Arizona State. Nice!

Ben E Lou · 02-11-2005, 07:26 AM

RECRUITING AND BOWL WRAP-UP

RECRUITING

Player	Pos	ST	Visit Cost	Dist.	Fit Score	Scout	Phone	Visit	Emphasis	Status
##Coleman, Glenn	QB	IL	448	613	79	69+	4	1	Dist/Acad	Committed *
$$Flowers, Max	RB	LA	329	369	86	85++	3	2	Prest/Acad	Committed *
##Patton, Wendell	FB	FL	423	432	89	50+	2	1	Acad/Prest	Committed *
##Hansen, Cory	TE	MD	530	714	80	49-	3	1	Acad/Prest	Committed *
##Sprincz, Timothy	WR	PA	590	788	79	61-	4	3	Dist/Prest	Committed *
$$Palkowski, Tyrus	C	TN	297	193	84	62+	2	2	Acad/Prest	Committed *
$$McCormick, Tito	G	NC	414	457	98	79-	3	2	Prest*/Acad	Committed *
$$Osborne, Gary	T	NV	1129	1635	78	81+	4	1	Acad/Dist	Committed *
##Cote, Brent	K	MO	416	562	85	54-	4	1	Dist/Prest	Committed *
##Murray, Ike	DE	GA	324	323	70	76-	3	2	Prest/Acad	Committed *
##Harmon, Van	DT	CA	1195	1976	89	56+	2	1	Acad/(Dist)	Committed *
##Linquist, Jorge	ILB	VA	491	413	74	65+	4	2	Dist/Acad	Committed *
$$Whetstone, T.J.	OLB	MS	289	168	85	83+	3	2	Acad*/Prest	Committed *
$$Quinn, Ethan	CB	FL	299	199	92	81--	2	2	Prest*/Acad	Committed *
##Horner, Gene	CB	FL	455	205	85	45-	3	2	Prest/Acad	Committed *
##Mascorella, Lenny	S	CA	1226	1755	90	50+	4	2	Prest/Acad	Committed *

Looks like we got some pretty solid players at most position groups, and a few real gems, including the #1 RB in the nation.

TCY TODAY RECRUITING RANKINGS
(Top Five Overall, and all SEC teams included)

Rank	Team
1	Notre Dame
2	Tennessee
3	Michigan
4	Florida
5	Michigan State
22	Louisiana State
39	Alabama
53	South Carolina
65	Kentucky
66	Auburn
80	Vanderbilt
90	Mississippi State
92	Arkansas
111	Mississippi
113	Georgia

Not excited to see both UT and Florida land elite classes for the second consecutive year.

BOWL RECAP

Game	Matchup	Location	Payoff
Solecismic Bowl	Miami of Florida (12-0) 38, Nebraska (12-1) 17	Columbus, GA	$6,840,000
Sugar Bowl	Georgia (12-1) 52, Ohio State (10-2) 17	New Orleans, LA	$4,560,000
*Orange Bowl*	*Alabama (10-3) 45, Florida State (10-2) 38*	*Coral Gables, FL*	*$3,990,000*
Rose Bowl	Washington (10-2) 62, Utah (9-3) 7	Los Angeles, CA	$3,420,000
Cotton Bowl	Maryland (10-2) 23, Wisconsin (10-2) 20	Dallas, TX	$1,710,000
Citrus Bowl	Oregon (10-2) 48, Texas (10-3) 10	Orlando, FL	$1,420,000
Sun Bowl	Oklahoma (10-2) 35, Georgia Tech (7-5) 14	El Paso, TX	$1,140,000
Gator Bowl	Tennessee (10-2) 21, Pittsburgh (9-3) 6	Jacksonville, FL	$1,020,000
Holiday Bowl	Michigan (10-2) 38, Brigham Young (8-4) 14	San Diego, CA	$1,020,000
Outback Bowl	Oregon State (8-4) 10, North Carolina State (7-5) 7	Tampa, FL	$850,000
Alamo Bowl	Michigan State (10-2) 31, South Carolina (9-3) 21	Montgomery, AL	$850,000
Liberty Bowl	Virginia Tech (8-4) 35, Texas Christian (9-3) 17	Memphis, TN	$680,000
Independence Bowl	Colorado (9-3) 41, Iowa (7-5) 17	Shreveport, LA	$680,000
Insight.com Bowl	Notre Dame (11-1) 51, Air Force (8-4) 17	Phoenix, AZ	$570,000
Seattle Bowl	Florida (9-3) 45, Virginia (6-6) 22	Seattle, WA	$570,000
Houston Bowl	Purdue (7-5) 27, Boise State (11-1) 3	Houston, TX	$510,000
Music City Bowl	Stanford (8-4) 41, Colorado State (6-6) 9	Nashville, TN	$450,000
Motor City Bowl	Marshall (11-2) 35, Iowa State (8-4) 20	Detroit, MI	$450,000
Peach Bowl	Arizona State (7-5) 42, Louisiana State (8-4) 35	Atlanta, GA	$450,000
Hawaii Bowl	West Virginia (10-2) 31, Louisville (8-4) 17	Honolulu, HI	$450,000
Las Vegas Bowl	Syracuse (8-4) 40, Northern Illinois (10-3) 20	Las Vegas, NV	$450,000
Humanitarian Bowl	Bowling Green (11-1) 24, Miami of Ohio (8-4) 14	Boise City, ID	$450,000
Happy Fun Bowl	New Mexico State (11-1) 35, Wailuku (8-4) 23	Los Alamos, NM	$450,000

Arizona State featured too much of a balanced attack to gameplan effectively against, and they blew us out. QB Mercury Halstead threw for SIX TD's, and WR Sammie Mersky caught 8 for 200 yards for 2 TD's. Our offense was also unable to do much against their strong D. Oh well, we went farther than probably should have this year anyway. However, a cloud of darkness envelopes the land as Ultimate Evil rules the world of college football.

Ben E Lou · 02-11-2005, 07:40 AM

YEAR-END WRAP-UP

SEC WEST

Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Streak
Alabama	11	2	0	.846	359	169	8	0	0	1.000	254	55	Lost 1
Auburn	7	5	0	.583	342	232	6	2	0	.750	249	121	Lost 2
Mississippi	6	5	0	.545	228	304	4	4	0	.500	150	236	Won 2
Louisiana State	5	6	0	.454	269	253	3	5	0	.375	143	170	Lost 3
Arkansas	3	8	0	.272	208	333	2	6	0	.250	143	253	Won 1
Mississippi State	1	10	0	.090	146	355	1	7	0	.125	120	257	Lost 5

SEC EAST

Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Streak
Florida	11	2	0	.846	446	179	8	0	0	1.000	303	86	Lost 2
Tennessee	6	6	0	.500	306	321	5	3	0	.625	237	180	Lost 1
Vanderbilt	8	4	0	.666	361	241	5	3	0	.625	250	165	Won 1
Kentucky	5	6	0	.454	195	263	3	5	0	.375	131	220	Lost 2
South Carolina	2	9	0	.181	170	389	2	6	0	.250	147	263	Lost 1
Georgia	2	9	0	.181	220	392	1	7	0	.125	163	284	Lost 4

TEAM SUMMARY

Code:

Record: 11-2
Rank: 10

Alabama Team Rank 
Rushes 462 29 (T) 
Rushing Yards 1499 58 
Yards Per Carry 3.24 83 (T) 
Pass Attempts 457 8 
Completions 268 9 
Passing Yards 3172 19 
Yards Per Attempt 6.94 64 (T) 
3rd Down Conversions 32.4 83 (T) 
Points Per Game 27.6 40 
Turnovers 28 101 (T) 
Turnover Margin +3 43 (T) 

Opponents Team Rank 
Rushes 393 52 (T) 
Rushing Yards 812 4 
Yards Per Carry 2.06 2 (T) 
Pass Attempts 402 121 
Completions 195 97 
Passing Yards 2301 50 
Yards Per Attempt 5.72 6 
3rd Down Conversions 22.3 1 
Points Per Game 13.0 2 (T) 
Turnovers 31 8 (T) 

Primary Formation: I-Formation

Week Team Versus Oppnt 
1 34 at TYST (52) 31 
2 31 PRLC (125) 0 
3 6 SMIS (39) 34 
5 34 at GEOR (81) 9 
6 31 SCAR (101) 14 
7 30 at LSST (54) 3 
9 41 at KNTK (69) 3 
10 14 MISS (63) 7 
12 31 at ARKN (102) 3 
13 50 MSST (118) 3 
14 23 AUBR (50) 13 
15 21 vs FLOR (9) 7 
19 13 vs AZST (6) 42 

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int 
2 Durham QB 424 250 2926 6.90 27 20 
Team --- 457 268 3172 6.94 28 21 

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Stff YdLst 
2 Durham QB 134 217 1.61 4 54 280 
46 Burks RB 106 399 3.76 3 20 41 
39 Thaphituck RB 98 386 3.93 5 27 33 
32 Stephens FB 41 189 4.60 0 15 31 
Team --- 462 1499 3.24 13 142 444 

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD 
8 Dunlap WR 139 73 1139 15.6 401 14 
87 Bagwell WR 59 29 400 13.7 111 4 
32 Stephens FB 55 40 326 8.1 171 3 
39 Thaphituck RB 30 18 182 10.1 97 2 
81 Fernyhough TE 29 16 146 9.1 21 1 
83 Armstrong TE 23 14 180 12.8 96 1 
31 Lewis RB 19 14 136 9.7 77 1 
45 Clay FB 17 12 88 7.3 58 1 
7 Armstrong WR 17 8 86 10.7 24 0 
86 Woods WR 16 8 131 16.3 27 0 
46 Burks RB 14 11 90 8.1 30 1 
Team --- 457 268 3172 11.8 1186 28 

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack TFL Ints Defn 
36 Mayes S 71 27 0.0 15 3 7 
75 Gillespie DE 53 14 16.5 26 0 0 
33 Liwienski CB 45 22 0.0 8 4 11 
23 Alcott S 45 23 0.0 11 2 14 
90 Flannery DE 42 14 6.0 13 1 0 
29 Kirk CB 39 16 0.0 3 4 12 
49 Mosley OLB 27 12 1.0 4 1 4 
97 Welch DT 25 10 3.5 9 0 0 
57 Lang ILB 25 14 2.5 6 1 3 
41 Heck OLB 25 7 5.0 8 1 4 
42 Hampton OLB 22 6 3.0 6 0 1 
44 Donaldson CB 21 6 0.0 2 0 9 
40 Copeland ILB 20 6 3.0 3 1 1 
93 Williford DT 19 8 1.5 4 0 0 
92 Rodriguez DT 19 2 0.0 6 0 0 
96 McKinney DT 17 4 1.0 3 0 0 
43 Dakota ILB 14 4 0.0 2 0 1 
21 Durham CB 13 2 1.0 2 1 2 
22 Key S 13 8 0.0 0 1 0 
Team --- 649 211 47.0 139 20 70

FINAL TOP 25

Team	Record	Conf	Comp	Poll	Loss	Sched	Total	Rank
Notre Dame	11-1	IND	2.25	1.50	1.00	0.64	5.39	1
Oklahoma	12-1	B12	2.75	1.50	1.00	1.40	6.65	2
Arizona State	12-0	P10	1.25	4.50	0.00	2.20	7.95	3
Michigan	10-2	B10	4.00	4.50	2.00	0.84	11.34	4
Syracuse	11-1	BGE	7.25	4.50	1.00	1.52	14.27	5
Pittsburgh	11-1	BGE	5.50	8.00	1.00	2.64	17.14	6
Texas	11-1	B12	9.00	7.50	1.00	1.48	18.98	7
Clemson	11-1	ACC	4.75	10.50	1.00	2.92	19.17	8
Nebraska	11-2	B12	12.25	4.50	2.00	2.52	21.27	9
Florida	11-2	SEC	10.50	10.00	2.00	2.44	24.94	10
Texas Christian	11-1	USA	7.00	13.00	1.00	4.40	25.40	11
Fresno State	11-1	MWC	13.75	12.00	1.00	4.84	31.59	12
Miami of Florida	8-4	ACC	14.00	14.50	4.00	0.24	32.74	13
*Alabama*	*11-2*	*SEC*	*18.50*	*9.00*	*2.00*	*3.60*	*33.10*	14
Ohio State	9-3	B10	11.50	18.50	3.00	0.68	33.68	15
Miami of Ohio	10-2	MAC	17.75	14.50	2.00	3.68	37.93	16
Northern Illinois	11-2	MAC	17.50	16.00	2.00	3.04	38.54	17
Wisconsin	9-3	B10	16.75	17.50	3.00	2.48	39.73	18
Illinois	9-3	B10	11.50	28.50	3.00	0.28	43.28	19
Boston College	9-3	BGE	17.75	22.50	3.00	1.08	44.33	20
Texas Tech	9-3	B12	17.50	22.00	3.00	3.44	45.94	21
Memphis	10-2	USA	17.75	22.50	2.00	4.72	46.97	22
Penn State	8-4	B10	20.00	28.50	4.00	0.32	52.82	23
Washington	9-3	P10	25.50	21.00	3.00	3.64	53.14	24
Florida State	8-4	ACC	28.50	20.00	4.00	0.76	53.26	25

ALL-SEC FIRST TEAM

Position/Award	Name	Team
**Quarterback	*Kendall Durham*	*Alabama*
Running Back	Kennedy Buchanan	Vanderbilt
**Fullback	*Dana Stephens*	*Alabama*
Tight End	Norm Hopkins	Vanderbilt
**Wide Receiver	*Preston Dunlap*	*Alabama*
Wide Receiver	Nick Maloney	Georgia
**Center	*Lester Wagner*	*Alabama*
Offensive Guard	Vince Mathews	Vanderbilt
Offensive Guard	Glen Hicks	Florida
Offensive Tackle	Reuben Thomason	Florida
Offensive Tackle	Will Hennings	South Carolina
**Punter	*Thurman Newman*	*Alabama*
**Kicker	*C.J. Cunningham*	*Alabama*
Defensive End	Rex Earnest	Florida
Defensive End	Randall Schneider	Georgia
Defensive Tackle	Leo Duffy	Mississippi State
Inside Linebacker	Korey McCarthy	Florida
Inside Linebacker	Sherman Walton	Tennessee
Outside Linebacker	Jerald Robinson	Tennessee
Outside Linebacker	Glenn Laird	Tennessee
Cornerback	Herman Ellison	Auburn
**Cornerback	*Burt Liwienski*	*Alabama*
Safety	Morris Morris	Vanderbilt
Safety	Joel Greene	Arkansas

Kendall Durham was named Top Offensive Player of the SEC and Conference MVP, as well.

ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM

Position/Award	Name	Team
Quarterback	Nate Sherman	Auburn
Running Back	Gino Manning	Tennessee
Fullback	Gus Meier	Florida
Tight End	Vinny Salas	Mississippi
Wide Receiver	Travis Alston	Auburn
Wide Receiver	Danny Dibble	Auburn
Center	Harris Clayton	Vanderbilt
Offensive Guard	Todd Jenkins	South Carolina
Offensive Guard	Irv Stargell	Arkansas
Offensive Tackle	Lamar Moore	Kentucky
Offensive Tackle	Gary Dembsky	Arkansas
Punter	Dwayne Jose	Tennessee
Kicker	Glenn Emerson	Vanderbilt
**Defensive End	*Dana Gillespie*	*Alabama*
Defensive End	Cornell Hicks	Arkansas
**Defensive Tackle	*Rich Welch*	*Alabama*
Inside Linebacker	Brady McConnell	Mississippi State
Inside Linebacker	Peter Jurgensen	Auburn
Outside Linebacker	Eddie Cote	Auburn
Outside Linebacker	Marlon Whitfield	Mississippi
Cornerback	Marc Swift	Tennessee
**Cornerback	*Craig Kirk*	*Alabama*
Safety	Dan Finch	Tennessee
Safety	Craig Beckner	South Carolina

NATIONAL AWARDS
P Thurman Newman was a first-team All American

Other SEC players receiving national awards were:
1st Team: DE Rex Earnest (Fla), OLB Jerald Robinson (TN)
2nd Team: DE Randall Schneider (UGA), OLB Glenn Laird (UT), CB Herman Ellison (Auburn), S Morris Morris (Vandy)

And no, Morris Morris is NOT a typo.

P Newman is named to the All-Senior Team, along with the following SEC players: T Reuben Thomason (Fla), DE Rex Earnest, Fla), DE Randall Schneider (UGA),

PROFESSOR LAERTES' RATINGS
Team Performance: 77
Academic Performance: 62
Recruiting Performance: 22
Television Revenue: 98
Alumni Donations: 77
Attendance/Stadium: 90
FINAL GRADE: 73

We'll nine starters on offense, and seven on defense, and have some pretty solid guys coming off of their red-shirt seasons. I expect to challenge for the SEC Championship once again. Next year's team will be the first that is *fully* mine--no original players will remain. :-)

rjolley · 02-11-2005, 09:19 AM

Two questions:

1) Did you post the right bowl recap? In the one you posted, you won vs Florida State.

2) How do you induce walkons? Just continue to call after you fill all of your scholarships? Can you have an offer to a player, have all of your scholarships fill, then continue to recruit a player and he'll walkon, or does it have to be a player you haven't offered to? Do you get a message about walkons?

Ben E Lou · 02-13-2005, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rjolley

Two questions:

1) Did you post the right bowl recap? In the one you posted, you won vs Florida State.

2) How do you induce walkons? Just continue to call after you fill all of your scholarships? Can you have an offer to a player, have all of your scholarships fill, then continue to recruit a player and he'll walkon, or does it have to be a player you haven't offered to? Do you get a message about walkons?

1. Nice catch. Maybe that was the recap from the year before. I'll have to figure out what went wrong there.

2. You have to have schollies remaining. To induce a walk-on, just find a guy who has no visit requests from anyone else, and give him one in Week 15 or later. He'll walk on, and you do get a message regarding him.

rjolley · 02-13-2005, 09:34 PM

Kool, thanks for the info.

Ben E Lou · 02-20-2005, 01:38 PM

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Blade6119 · 02-20-2005, 05:21 PM

How does ASU beat you and finish the only undefeated team coming from a major conference and not be #1?...thats jut ridiculous

Ben E Lou · 02-20-2005, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Blade6119

How does ASU beat you and finish the only undefeated team coming from a major conference and not be #1?...thats jut ridiculous

No, it isn't. They didn't play anyone in the Top 10 all year. Their best win before the Bowl Game was 45-44 over #22 Washington. Just like in real life, you have to get into the BCS's National Championship game to win it all. Evil Incarnate's only defeat was at the hands of #4 Michigan on the road, and they destroyed 3 other top 25 teams by scores of 45-0, 71-10, and 59-9. Even though they are Ultimate Evil, the Irish deserved to be there rather than Arizona State. Oklahoma's bid was unchallenged: wins over #8 Texas (44-17), #3 Nebraska (27-20) and three other wins over ranked teams en route to a 12-0 record heading into the Bowl Game.

Arizona State had two other "suspect" wins:

56-49 over unranked UNLV
36-31 at home over unranked Stanford

They just didn't play like a team that deserved to be in the big game.

Ben E Lou · 02-20-2005, 05:47 PM

Dola:

And when I say "unranked", I'm talking not even in the Top 50.

02-11-2005, 09:19 AM	#19
rjolley College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Roseville, CA	Two questions: 1) Did you post the right bowl recap? In the one you posted, you won vs Florida State. 2) How do you induce walkons? Just continue to call after you fill all of your scholarships? Can you have an offer to a player, have all of your scholarships fill, then continue to recruit a player and he'll walkon, or does it have to be a player you haven't offered to? Do you get a message about walkons? Last edited by rjolley : 02-11-2005 at 09:20 AM.

02-20-2005, 05:21 PM	#23
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02-09-2005, 06:09 PM	#2
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	WEEK ONE RECRUITING The plan this season is to offer schollies at the following positions: QB, RB, TE, WR, C, G, T, DE, DT, ILB, OLB, CB, S. I plan to induce walk-ons at FB, K, and CB. A QB from Columbia High in Decatur, GA catches my eye. He's not highly-rated (62+), but I like his Attitude, and incredibly strong academics. I therefore offer QB Carlos Barker this week. I also make an offer to an offensive tackle from Nevada who values Academics. T Gary Osborne wants to major in Statistics, and we're rated 70 in that area. The #4 CB in the nation, and #16 player overall, CB Brian O'Neill from Pittsburgh, PA, has a 97 fit score, so he gets an early offer. Also, the #4 WR in the land, WR Tommie Shaw, has a fit score of 90 and gets an offer this week. Finally, the #1 TE in the country, TE Kim Briggs from Huntsville, TX, is interested in Statistics and gets an offer. We're going after quite a few big-timers in the early-going. We'll see how this pans out. OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK #25 UVA 14, Mississippi St. 10 Vandy 27, Duke 14 OUR GAME: #11 Alabama (-6) at Troy St. [TV1] Interesting gamer. We basically shut down Troy State all game long, with the exception of four LONG plays: TD passes of 92 and 80 yards, a 99-yard kickoff return, and a 80-yard run from scrimmage. Troy was 8 for 24 for 231 yards passing, with 4 INT's, and had 24 carries for 163 yards, but 80 of those yards came on one run. We won this one 34-31, and I'm chalking the big plays up, for now, to just a fluke that I'm not going to worry about just yet. Some numbers: Kendall Durham short-passed 'em to death: 30 for 49 for 400 yards with 2 TD's and 1 INT, but he was sacked EIGHT times by the mediocre-at-best Troy defense. Preston Dunlap led the way with 9 catches for 145 yards. Troy was 0 for 10 on 3rd-down conversions, and only held the ball for 20:28 all day long. Lester Wagner, who I considered the strong point of my o-line coming in to the season, gave up 3 sacks, and was 0 for 6 in KRB. POST-GAME INJURY REPORT (--new injury this week) DT Brett Williford--sprained knee--Doubtful (5) __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

02-13-2005, 09:34 PM	#21
rjolley College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Roseville, CA	Kool, thanks for the info.

02-20-2005, 01:38 PM	#22
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	Link To Next Season __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

02-20-2005, 05:47 PM	#25
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	Dola: And when I say "unranked", I'm talking not even in the Top 50. __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

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