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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. :D

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

2013 (7-4) (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showthread.php?t=26491)
2014 (12-1) (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showthread.php?t=26564)
2015 (13-2) (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showthread.php?t=26642)
2016 (12-1) (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showthread.php?t=26686)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 :D . 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.

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.