San Jose State-The Spartan Chronicles

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I have always wanted to write a college football dynasty but Bowl Bound always seemed to glitchy and for whatever reason I couldn't get into TCY. BYU14 began his UMass dynasty with DDS CF17 and I got hooked on it and decided that maybe I should give the game a try. After having tried out various teams I decided to go with the San Jose Spartans...for the last 12-15 years college football has been my favorite sport to watch, it doesn't matter the team if there is a game on the tv is turned to it (drives my wife and kids crazy when they ask who I am rooting for and I tell them it doesn't matter, unless it is Oklahoma who I do root for). I really get into the post prime time games usually featuring Pac 12 and WAC teams, leading me to root for the underdogs, usually San Jose St. I'm going to go back to 1980 and attempt to turn San Jose into a West Coast power. I'm also going to chronicle some of the top recruits from throughout the nation, San Jose probably won't be in the running for any of them but it will be fun (I'm going to use some names from the past to spice this dynasty up).

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1980 Offense
Day will be the starter at Quarterback

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1980 Offense Running Back-Mayfield, Wilson and Elrod will share carries until I can determine who is the workhorse.

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1980 Offense Fullback-Brooks looks to be the leader out of the gate, I will be looking for a couple of fullbacks while recruiting.

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1980 Offense Wide Receiver-A young group here, Anderson and Valentin will start.

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1980 Offense Tight End-Maxwell will start.

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1980 Offense Tackle-Another young group, Brown and Lira will start with Link being the swing tackle.

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1980 Offense Guard-Going to go with the juniors Carrillo and Hamel but I'm sure Horton will see playing time.

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1980 Offense Center-Beale will start and Caldwell will back up all three interior positions.

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1980 Defense-Mackay has the speed rushing job, Patterson will line up against tight ends with Johnson and Reed backing them up.

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1980 Defense-Griffiths and Meyers get the nod, another position where youth is served.

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1980 Defense-Smith on the strong side, Harrell in the middle and Beckman on the weak side.

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1980 Defense-Holbrook and Rodgers will start, Wills will play nickleback. Should be set here for the next couple years.

[BYU 14]

Awesome, great to see another DDS CF dynasty going. San Jose will be a nice challenge, good luck to you.

[Young Drachma]

Good luck!

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1980 Kicker-No clear cut favorite here.

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1980 Punter-Wynn gets the job.

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9/3/80 San Jose St (0-0) @ UConn (0-0)
The Spartans flew across the country, battling engine problems on the charter flight and an early kickoff to face the UConn Huskies. The game looked to be a blowout early as the Spartan defense made UConn QB Vito Sanchez look like an early Heisman front runner,throwing three early touchdown passes, with UConn taking a 21-6 halftime lead. The Spartans were able to close the lead to 21-19 and then 28-26 with four minutes left but Robert Jones put UConn on his back and scored the clincher with :24 on the clock to give UConn the 35-26 win. 3rd down efficiency doomed San Jose on both side of the ball, 7/18 on offense and 7/12 on defense with the defense surrendering 592 total yards and despite three Husky turnovers, couldn't seem to get off the field in key spots of the game.
Final-UConn 35 San Jose 26

Week 1 Top 10
#1 Ohio St 48 Charlotte 6
#2 Alabama 51 Ohio 31
#3 LSU 35 SMU 20
#4 Nebraska 37 Hawaii 14
#5 Michigan St Idle
#6 Miss St 45 Clemson 33
#7 Oregon 48 San Diego St 7
#8 Wisconsin 37 Kent St 6
#9 Mizzou 38 Tulsa 22
#10 Florida St 37 Oklahoma St 21

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SJSU Recruiting Week 1
Offered 3/21
FB Leonard Osburn ***(1133) 43 Interest (No other team)
TE Fred Lane ***(913) 40 Interest (No other team)
WR Ted Maldanado ***(921) 52 Interest (No other team)

National Top 10
1. Richard Johnson CB Booker T. Washington (Miami, Fl) Florida, Florida St.
2. Derrick Burroughs SS Siegel High (Murfreesboro, Tn) South Car, LSU, OSU, Auburn, Bama
3. George Adams RB Souhegan Coop High (Amherst, NH)
4. Bruce Smith DE Blaine High (Blaine, Mn) Michigan St
5. Jerry Gray FS Mt. Lebanon High (Pittsburgh, Pa) Michigan St, Michigan, South Car, OSU
6. Trevor Matich C Talihina High (Talihina, Ok) LSU, Oklahoma, Bama
7. Issiac Holt FS Brooklyn Studio Secondary (Brooklyn, NY) Ohio St
8. Lomas Brown T Urbandale High (Urbandale, Ia) Michigan St, Oklahoma
9. Randall Cunningham QB Mount Vernon High (Alexandria, Va) Michgan St, Ohio St, South Carolina, Michigan
10. William Perry DT McCallum HS (Austin, Tx) Oklahoma, LSU

[tgray649]

Awesome, great to see another DDS CF dynasty going. San Jose will be a nice challenge, good luck to you.

Thanks, I'm also toying with the idea of a I-AA dynasty after I get into this one a ways.

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Good luck!

Thanks, I'm into week six of season one...I'm going to need it!:banghead:

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9/10/80 #12 Clemson (0-1) @ San Jose St (0-1)
Clemson came to the west coast in a bad mood after the thrashing they took a the hands of Miss. St and they completely took it out on the Spartans. We were completely ineffective on third down, 4/20 and turned the ball over twice. Scot Mann came in and finished the game after the Clemson defense broke Oscar Day's nose, Mayfield managed 116 yards on 35 carries and Valentin led the game with 57 receiving yards. The defense failed to show up today, not going to talk about any highlights, good thing Clemson payed us a ton of money for this game. We won't be scheduling any east coast studs anytime soon. The only good thing is we have a bye week coming up.
Final Clemson 44 San Jose 6

Week 2 Top 10
#1 Ohio St 33 Miami, Fl 24
#2 Alabama 41 Old Dominion 36
#3 LSU 46 Arizona 10
#4 Nebraska 41 La Tech 13
#5 Michigan St 52 Arizona 13
#6 Miss St 40 Rice 10
#7 Oregon 48 Louisiana-Laf 31
#8 Wisconsin 41 FAU 23
#9 Mizzou 52 Western Michigan 10
#10 Florida St Idle

Big 10 and SEC look tough! No teams from the Big 12 in the top 10.

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SJSU Recruiting Week 2
Offered 6/17
RB Adam Rowe ***(624) 54 Interest (No other team)
FB Leonard Osburn ***(1133) 54 Interest (Nevada)
TE Fred Lane ***(913) 94 Interest (No other team)
WR Ted Maldanado ***(921) 52 Interest (No other team)
C Joe Lemieux ***(974) 51 Interest (No other team)
DE Ike Davis ***(851) 82 Interest (No other team)

National Top 10
1. Richard Johnson CB Booker T. Washington (Miami, Fl) Florida, Florida St.
2. Derrick Burroughs SS Siegel High (Murfreesboro, Tn) South Car, LSU, Ohio St, Bama, Florida
3. George Adams RB Souhegan Coop High (Amherst, NH) No love for the #1 RB in the nation???
4. Bruce Smith DE Blaine High (Blaine, Mn) Michigan St
5. Jerry Gray FS Mt. Lebanon High (Pittsburgh, Pa) Michigan St, Michigan, South Car, Ohio St
6. Trevor Matich C Talihina High (Talihina, Ok) LSU, Oklahoma, Bama
7. Issiac Holt FS Brooklyn Studio Secondary (Brooklyn, NY) Ohio St
8. Lomas Brown T Urbandale High (Urbandale, Ia) Michigan St, Oklahoma
9. Randall Cunningham QB Mount Vernon High (Alexandria, Va) Michgan St, Ohio St, South Carolina, Michigan
10. William Perry DT McCallum HS (Austin, Tx) Oklahoma, LSU

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9/24/80 San Jose St (0-2) @ UNLV (2-0)
Ughh, the Spartan faithful can't say that we didn't have our chances this game, at one point we led 18-3 and if Jason Garrett wouldn't have been
coaching for some of this game we probably would have (and should have) won. Jeff Ferguson subbed in for Oscar Day and went 29/42 with three
touchdowns, over 300 yards and had at least six drops (I quit counting after that), the only thing he doesn't do well is run the ball. Mayfield
had another 100 yard game averaging 4.1 a carry but the defense let us down late again, on a side note the in game action is kinda confusing, bunch
of red/white blobs that look like a run should be stopped short but rarely is.
Final UNLV 35 San Jose 25

Week 3 Top 10
#1 Ohio St 56 Idaho 6
#2 Alabama 45 New Mexico St 14
#3 LSU 30 #23 Stanford 20
#4 Nebraska 39 Texas Tech 32
#5 Michigan St 7 UCLA 45
#6 Wisconsin 45 Kansas St 21
#7 Oregon 48 Arkansas St 20
#8 Oklahoma 54 Fresno St 14
#9 Mizzou 52 Western Michigan 10
#10 Florida St 48 Middle Tenn. 45 OT

Oklahoma jumps into the top 10.

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We have a week 3 bye
SJSU Recruiting Week 4
Offered 11/12
QB Reed Henning ***(605) 30 Interest (No other team)
RB Adam Rowe ***(624) 54 Interest (No other team)
FB Leonard Osburn ***(1133) 54 Interest (Nevada)
TE Fred Lane ***(913) 97 Interest (No other team)
WR Ted Maldanado ***(921) 94 Interest (No other team)
G Christopher Young ***(1031) 82 Interest (San Diego St)
C Joe Lemieux ***(974) 55 Interest (No other team)
DE Richard Salcido ***(613) 28 Interest (No other team)
DE Ike Davis ***(851) 96 Interest (No other team)
FS Marco Groves ***(948) 81 Interest (No other team)
K Charles Garrett ***(1102) 61 Interest (Washington St, San Diego St)

No change in the top 10 players in the nation, we invited the #1 running back in the nation to come out to San Jose from New Hampshire, I'm sure he will say no but no one else is looking at him.

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First Quarter Season Review 0-3
Two winnable games sandwiching a complete blowout. The issues all boils down to we can't get off the field on third down 18/40 on defense and 19/54 on offense. I like even run/pass mix so we do have quite a few thirds downs but for the most part they should be convertible, we just aren't getting the job done. Our starting QB suffered a broken nose against Clemson but our backups have done an adequate job, if we don't get outscored 18-7 in the second half against UNLV we win that game but the defense just did not have it in them to make big stops. I like our running back Mayfield and our receivers, I don't like our defense, just 4 turnovers and 3 sacks. No recruits signed yet/none lost. I'm not planning on scheduling any teams east of the Mississippi for the foreseeable future, we still have an end of season meeting with Notre Dame who seems to be pretty good right now.

UConn 35 San Jose 26
Clemson 44 San Jose 6
UNLV 35 San Jose 25

Week 4 Top 10
#1 Ohio St 41 Indiana 13
#2 Alabama 20 Arkansas 24
#3 LSU 9 Texas A&M 44
#4 Nebraska 30 Illinois 13
#5 Auburn 13 Ole Miss 34
#6 Wisconsin 41 Northwestern 17
#7 Oklahoma 55 West Virginia 13
#8 Mississippi St 31 Vandy 24
#9 Oregon 24 Cal 13
#10 Mizzou 56 Kentucky 10

Two upsets in the top 5, SEC is probably going to beat up on each other just like real life. Ohio St/Wisconsin look strong.

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10/1/80 Hawaii (1-2) @ San Jose (0-3)
I have identified the problem with our team...Defense. We can't stop anyone, we give up 14 points to Hawaii in the final quarter and squander a tremendous performance by Ferguson and Lopes, who connected five times for two scores. I'm going to make wholesale changes to the secondary and see if it can't light a fire in some of them. Mayfield had his typical 100 plus yard day, maybe a slower tempo game/ball control offense is what the Spartans need. Hawaii is not a very good team, we should have won this one.
Final Hawaii 35 San Jose 31

Top 10 Week 5
#1 Ohio St 48 Minnesota 14
#2 Oklahoma 34 Kansas St 14
#3 Wisconsin 42 Illinois 27
#4 Texas A&M 36 #9 Ole Miss 31
#5 Nebraska 41 #17 Michigan St 27
#6 Mizzou 31 Tennessee 21
#7 Oregon 37 #22 USC 14
#8 Florida St 48 Duke 24
#9 Ole Miss 31 #4 Texas A&M 36
#10 Mississippi St 33 Florida 15

Just the one loss this week in the Top 10 with A&M coming from behind to beat Ole Miss. Big jump for the Badgers and Sooners (yea)!

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SJSU Recruiting Week 5
Offered 16/7
CB Fred Kelley ***(231) 19 Interest (None) good looking corner out of Alaska.
LB Dean Fischer ***(320) 16 Interest (None) shooting for the 3rd best player in Arizona.
QB Reed Henning ***(605) 24 Interest (BYU, Boise)...goodbye Reed Henning.
DE Richard Salcido ***(613) 36 Interest (None) came for a visit, gotta work on his tackling.
RB Adam Rowe ***(624) 62 Interest (None) no one else looking his way.
DE Ike Davis ***(851) 95 Interest (None) trying to get an Oklahoma boy to come out west.
TE Fred Lane ***(913) 95 Interest (None) nobody looking at you and your interest dips by 2?
WR Ted Maldanado ***(921) 98 Interest (None)
FS Marco Groves ***(948) 97 Interest (None) up 16 points...great speed /tackler.
SS William Dunn ***(955) 96 Interest (San Diego St) we really need to beat the Aztecs!
T Robert Gordon ***(965) 40 Interest (San Diego St) we are late to the party on him.
C Joe Lemieux ***(974) 63 Interest (None) up 8 points, come on Joe!
T Martin Miller ***(987) 70 Interest (Arizona) not betting that I am going to get him from Zona.
DT David Buxton ***(1021) 98 Interest (San Diego) Just offered him this week
G Christopher Young ***(1031) 70 Interest (San Diego St) 12 points done...we need to beat the Aztecs.
K Charles Garrett ***(1102) 82 Interest (Washington St, San Diego St) up 21 points but the Cougars scare me.
FB Leonard Osburn ***(1133) 61 Interest (Nevada) another one with interest going up.

Still no change in the national top 10 recruits

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10/8/80 San Jose St (0-4) @ Wyoming (3-2)
The Spartans hit the road to Laramie to take on the 7 point favorite Cowboys who boast one of the best defenses in the WAC. The Ferguson to Lopes combo got the Spartans off to a quick 7-0 lead, mixing the run and pass effectively to put Wyoming on their heels. The Cowboys evened the score 10-10 at the half. Another Ferguson touchdown pass to Valentin put the Spartans up 17-10 but the Cowboy defense clamped down and picked Ferguson off twice in the next quarter and a half, forging ahead of San Jose 20-17. Coach Garrett went to the run and the combo of Mayfield and Wilson, who gained 180 yards for the game, brought the Spartans down to Cowboy 21. The Ferguson to Lopes combo struck again with 1:03 remaining and with an inspiring speech from team leader Arthur Smith the Spartan defense strip-sacked Matt Purdue to ensure the first Spartan win of the year. The best effort of the year from the Spartan defense who may be beginning to gel (or maybe Wyoming was just overrated).
Final San Jose 24 Wyoming 20

Top 10 Week 6
#1 Ohio St 44 vs Penn St 27
#2 Oklahoma 48 Kansas 21
#3 Nebraska 31 Rutgers 33
#4 Texas A&M 34 #17 Alabama 41
#5 Wisconsin 41 Maryland 34
#6 Mizzou 35 #16 Ole Miss 45
#7 Mississippi St 27 #12 Auburn 21
#8 Oregon 38 Washington St 14
#9 Florida St 34 Clemson 31
#10 Georgia 21 Vanderbilt 27

Wow, two big time upsets, both upset teams on the road. Wisconsin and Florida St get last second wins and Oregon gets a convincing win on the road.

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SJSU Recruiting Week 6
Offered 18/5
QB Reed Henning ***(605) 28 Interest (BYU, Boise) crept up 4 points
QB Edward Long ***(1134) 67 Interest (Cal, Nevada) new offer
RB Adam Rowe ***(624) 62 Interest (None) no one else looking his way.
FB Leonard Osburn ***(1133) 64 Interest (Nevada) another one with interest going up.
FB Mark Berlin ***(1184) 95 Interest (None) just offered this week
TE Fred Lane ***(913) 95 Interest (None) nobody looking at you and your interest dips by 2?
WR Ted Maldanado ***(921) 98 Interest (None)
T Robert Gordon ***(965) 40 Interest (San Diego St) we are late to the party on him.
G Christopher Young ***(1031) 70 Interest (San Diego St) 12 points done...we need to beat the Aztecs.
C Joe Lemieux ***(974) 63 Interest (None) up 8 points, come on Joe!
DT David Buxton ***(1021) 94 Interest (San Diego) down 4 points
DE Richard Salcido ***(613) 36 Interest (None) no change from last week
DE Ike Davis ***(851) 98 Interest (None) up 3 points, come on!
LB Dean Fischer ***(320) 11 Interest (Arizona St) just picked up an offer from Arizona State...damn
LB David Rash ***(582) 0 Interest (None) just offered, longshot
CB Fred Kelley ***(231) 30 Interest (None) good looking corner out of Alaska.
SS William Dunn ***(955) 89 Interest (San Diego St) 7 point drop
FS Marco Groves ***(948) 97 Interest (None) up 16 points...great speed and tackler.
K Charles Garrett ***(1102) 87 Interest (Washington St, San Diego St) up five more points.

Still nothing changed in National Top 10

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10/15/80 Nevada (3-2) @ San Jose (1-4)
San Jose welcomed the Wolfpack to Spartan Stadium looking for their first winning streak of the season. Jeff Ferguson looked to keep up his torrid pace since becoming the starter 3 games ago and he did not disappoint. The Spartans jumped out to a quick 11-0 lead after a Brennan field goal and a Ferguson to Breaux 13 yard pass. Ferguson threw two more touchdowns in the first half, unfortunately one of them was a pick 6 to Don Bullard as the Spartans were driving making the score 11-7. Frank Wilson caught a touchdown pass, followed by a Wolfpack touchdown and each team traded field goals for a 21-17 Spartan lead at half. The Wolfpack struck first in the 3rd quarter with a field goal and after a 3 yard plunge by Mayfield Nevada ended the scoring in the 3rd with a touchdown run of their own. The two point conversion was stopped but two of the Spartans top defenders Sr FS John Maldanado and Jr LB Arthur Smith collided on the play and were helped off the field, unable to return. Ferguson had one more touchdown pass in his arm to Valentin putting San Jose up 35-26. Nevada answered with a touchdown of their own but Brennan kicked a field goal with 1:30 left and a desperation pass was intercepted at the Spartan 22. Tight back and forth game, probably one we lucked out to win.
Final San Jose 38 Nevada 33

Top 10 Week 7
#1 Ohio St 44 Maryland 31
#2 Oklahoma 23 #17 Baylor 19
#3 Miss St 35 #11 Texas A&M 52
#4 Wisconsin 62 vs Purdue 19
#5 Florida St 69 Wake Forest 0
#6 Oregon 51 Washington 27
#7 Louisville 17 Clemson 52
#8 Alabama 31 #9 Ole Miss 34
#10 Mizzou 23 LSU 32

Three more upsets in the SEC, nobody can get hot. Oklahoma squeaks by Baylor and after the ACC puts two teams in the Top 10 Louisville gets crushed by Clemson.

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SJSU Recruiting Week 8 Commits
RB Adam Rowe ***(624) Abraham Lincoln High (San Francisco, Ca) Fine strength and speed, excellent hands, could be a great haul.
QB Edward Long ***(1134) Sierra Vista High (Baldwin Park, Ca) Great arm, average accuracy, average smarts, will need a red shirt year.

Offered 21/0
QB Joseph Laughlin ***(301) 13 Interest (None) #2 player of Alaska comes to campus this weekend.
QB Reed Henning ***(605) 33 Interest (BYU, Boise) up 5 more, first qb to jump gets the offer.
RB Britt Dooley ***(1233) 33 Interest (None) could be a diamond in the rough.
FB Leonard Osburn ***(1133) 64 Interest (Arizona, Nevada) no change this week with Arizona offering.
FB Mark Berlin ***(1184) 96 Interest (None) up 1 point
TE Arthur Holloway ****(181) #1 player in Alaska with no offers, long shot.
TE Fred Lane ***(913) 94 Interest (None) down 1 more point.
WR Ted Maldanado ***(921) 98 Interest (None) par for the week.
T Rick Pugh ***(661) 14 Interest (None) just started looking at him.
T Robert Gordon ***(965) 40 Interest (San Diego St) we are late to the party on him.
G Christopher Young ***(1031) 85 Interest (San Diego St) 15 points up...we need to beat the Aztecs.
C Joe Lemieux ***(974) 68 Interest (None) 2 point drop, jeez dude.
DT Alexander Hartman ***(826) 59 Interest (Fresno, Utah) up 24, possible but I doubt it.
DE Richard Salcido ***(613) 38 Interest (None) up 1 point.
DE Ike Davis ***(851) 94 Interest (None) drop 2 points.
LB Dean Fischer ***(320) 17 Interest (Arizona St) up six but no chance.
LB David Rash ***(582) 38 Interest (None) up to 38, would be awesome to get him.
CB Fred Kelley ****(231) 36 Interest (None) up 2 points, we need to keep winning to keep him interested.
SS William Dunn ***(955) 89 Interest (San Diego St) drop 7, we need to beat San Diego this week.
FS Bruce Fisher ****(275) #3 player in Nevada, no one offered him yet.
FS Marco Groves ***(948) 97 Interest (None) no change from last week.
K Charles Garrett ***(1102) 92 Interest (Washington St, Freso St, San Diego St) up 3 but I don't feel good.

Lost
T Martin Miller ***(987) Arizona
DT David Buxton ***(1021) San Diego St. We had him at 98 interest and he goes to San Diego St.

#3 RB George Adams finally gets an offer from Florida St.

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10/22/80 San Jose (2-4) @ San Diego (2-5)
Big time match up this week as we are going head to head with the Aztecs for a handful of recruits and the Spartans showed up to play. Dennis Mayfield was hot early and Jeff Ferguson was his usual workman-like self, only throwing one touchdown but 20/29 with a 130 rating. San Jose was up 14-3 at half. Frank Wilson came into the game at running back to give Mayfield a break, 49 attempts between the two for 192 yards/. We tack on 20 more in the second half and win big.
Final San Jose 34 San Diego 17

Top 10 Week 8
#1 Ohio St 27 #24 Michigan St 30
#2 Oklahoma 27 Texas Tech 38
#3 Florida St 27 #13 Miami 31
#4 Wisconsin 41 #8 Nebraska 20
#5 Oregon 33 Stanford 26
#6 Texas A&M 24 Tennesse 27
#7 Ole Miss 30 Arkansas 3
#8 Nebraska 20 #4 Wisconsin 41
#9 Miss St 34 #19 Alabama 48
#10 BYU 6 Utah 42

Top 3 all go down in defeat along with Texas A&M, Nebraska, Miss St and BYU, tough week to be ranked.

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SJSU Recruiting Week 9
Commits
RB Adam Rowe ***(624) Abraham Lincoln High (San Francisco, Ca) Fine strength and speed, excellent hands, could be a great haul.
WR Ted Maldanado ***(921) Fremont High (Plain City, Ut) Very smart, great hands, good blocker...excellent commit.
QB Edward Long ***(1134) Sierra Vista High (Baldwin Park, Ca) Great arm, average accuracy, average smarts, will need a red shirt year.

Offered 20/0
QB Joseph Laughlin ***(301) 32 Interest (None) up 19, wants to play close to home.
RB Britt Dooley ***(1233) 33 Interest (None) could be a diamond in the rough.
FB Leonard Osburn ***(1133) 58 Interest (Arizona, Nevada) no change this week with Arizona offering.
FB Mark Berlin ***(1184) 94 Interest (None) no change this week.
TE Arthur Holloway ****(181) 13 Interest (None) could we be developing an Alaska Pipeline?
TE Fred Lane ***(913) 98 Interest (None) up 4, make a decision.
T Rick Pugh ***(661) 39 Interest (Cal) big jump but Cal just offered him.
T Robert Gordon ***(965) 47 Interest (San Diego St) Up 7 points.
G Christopher Young ***(1031) 82 Interest (San Diego St) 3 point drop, we beat the Aztecs!!!!
C Joe Lemieux ***(974) 78 Interest (None) 10 point jump.
DT Alexander Hartman ***(826) 65 Interest (Fresno, Utah) up 6, we'll see.
DE Richard Salcido ***(613) 52 Interest (None) up 14.
DE Ike Davis ***(851) 95 Interest (None) back up 1, wants to stay close to home...come to Cali kid, OU got no love for you.
LB Dean Fischer ***(320) 19 Interest (Arizona St) up 2 but think he is bound for, pulling his offer.
LB Austin Dean ***(617) 17 Interest (None) grasping at straws here.
LB David Rash ***(582) 45 Interest (None) up 7, he loves to workout and is very smart.
CB Fred Kelley ****(231) 38 Interest (None) up 2 points, wants to stay close to home, U of Alaska?
SS William Dunn ***(955) 98 Interest (San Diego St) back up 7, San Diego beat down should help us.
FS Bruce Fisher ****(275) 31 Interest (None) maybe...
FS Marco Groves ***(948) 96 Interest (None) not strong but could develop.
K Charles Garrett ***(1102) 95 Interest (Washington St, Freso St, San Diego St) up 3 more, cross my fingers.

Lost
T Martin Miller ***(987) Arizona
DT David Buxton ***(1021) San Diego St

National Top 10
1. Richard Johnson CB Booker T. Washington (Miami, Fl) Florida, Florida St.
2. Derrick Burroughs SS Siegel High (Murfreesboro, Tn) South Car, LSU, Ohio St, Bama, Auburn
3. George Adams RB Souhegan Coop High (Amherst, NH) Florida St.
4. Bruce Smith DE Blaine High (Blaine, Mn) Michigan St
5. Jerry Gray FS Mt. Lebanon High (Pittsburgh, Pa) Michigan St, Michigan, South Car, Ohio St
6. Trevor Matich C Talihina High (Talihina, Ok) LSU, Oklahoma, Bama
7. Issiac Holt FS Brooklyn Studio Secondary (Brooklyn, NY) Ohio St
8. Lomas Brown T Urbandale High (Urbandale, Ia) Michigan St, Oklahoma
9. Randall Cunningham QB Mount Vernon High (Alexandria, Va) Michgan St, Ohio St, South Carolina, Michigan
10.William Perry DT McCallum HS (Austin, Tx) Oklahoma, LSU

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You are shaping up to have a nice recruiting class

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You are shaping up to have a nice recruiting class

Yeah, it was surprisingly good, I have finished my first season and it was an unusual haul for a WAC team.

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Mid-season review 2-4

So I lose a game against Hawaii that I should have won, beat a Wyoming team by 4 that missed 3 field goals and shut down a pretty good Nevada team so to sum it all up...I have no idea if this team is good or not. I would say we are WAC good but overall getting thumped by Clemson shows just how far we have to go being a top 25 team.

Hawaii 35 San Jose 31
San Jose 24 Wyoming 20
San Jose 38 Nevada 33

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11/5/80 Purdue (2-6) @ San Jose (4-4)
Our third Power 5 opponent this year and second one to come out west (our athletic director obviously knows how to negotiate) Purdue is slumping in the Big 10 but I am not going to take them lightly. The Spartans have played poorly outside of the WAC and we need a big signature win to drive up interest in our program. Clarence Anderson started off Spartan scoring, hauling in an 8 yard pass from Ferguson after a Purdue field goal opened the game. Anderson has come on strong of late with two touchdowns in the last two games, the sophomore obviously responding to some tough love from our offensive coaches. We traded punches in the 2nd quarter as Wilson found the end zone to put San Jose up 14-3 but Zack Shea repeatedly found holes in our secondary, connecting twice for scores of over 50 yards. All San Jose could manage for the rest of the half was two Brennan field goals and we were only up 3, 20-17, at half. The 3rd quarter was more of the same as Shea put the Boilermakers ahead with another touchdown pass and then our fullback Rodger Brooks put us back up 27-24 with a one yard plunge. After another Brennan field goal to start the 4th Shea threw his fourth touchdown of the game to put Purdue back up on top 31-30. Our kids then decided that they had taken enough Boilermaker abuse, Ferguson delivered another touchdown pass, his 17th on the season, and capped off the drive by running in the two point conversion. The Spartan defense rose up and forced a three and out on the next Boilermaker possession and Gary Elrod took the punt 61 yards for our first return touchdown of the season! A late Brennan field goal ensured a large lead for San Jose and ran our winning streak to five in a row!
Final San Jose 48 Purdue 31

Top 10 Week 10
#1 Oregon 47 Arizona 22
#2 Wisconsin 33 Rutgers 17
#3 Ohio St 55 Illinois 31
#4 Florida St Idle
#5 Nebraska 23 Iowa 22
#6 Ole Miss Idle
#7 Texas A&M 41 Kentucky 7
#8 Miss St 23 #23 LSU 27
#9 Miami 7 Wake Forest 21
#10 Florida 46 #12 South Carolina 32

Close game between the Huskers and Hawkeyes, another SEC upset and Wake Forest kills the Hurricanes Top 10 aspirations.

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SJSU Recruiting Week 10
Commits
DE Richard Salcido ***(613) Mt Madonna High (Gilroy, Ca) Strong bull rushing end, great find.
RB Adam Rowe ***(624) Abraham Lincoln High (San Francisco, Ca) Fine strength and speed, excellent hands, could be a great haul.
WR Ted Maldanado ***(921) Fremont High (Plain City, Ut) Very smart, great hands, good blocker...excellent commit.
K Charles Garrett ***(1102) American High (Fremont, Ca) Clutch kicker, nice snag away from WAC foes SDSU and Fresno.
QB Edward Long ***(1134) Sierra Vista High (Baldwin Park, Ca) Great arm, average accuracy, average smarts, will need a red shirt year.

Offered 18/0
QB Joseph Laughlin ***(301) 52 Interest (None) up 20, come to the warmth of Cali.
RB Britt Dooley ***(1233) 33 Interest (None) could be a diamond in the rough.
FB John Cheatham ***(953) 50 Interest (App St.) just offered this week, trying to get a Georgia boy out west.
FB Mark Berlin ***(1184) 95 Interest (None) up one this week.
TE Arthur Holloway ****(181) 12 Interest (None) dropped 1 this week.
TE Robert Dennis ***(728) New target to offset the potential loss of Lane.
TE Fred Lane ***(913) 64 Interest (Oregon St) drops 34, Oregon St has offered.
T Robert Gordon ***(965) 47 Interest (San Diego St) Up 7 points.
G Christopher Young ***(1031) 92 Interest (San Diego St) up 10 points this week
C Joe Lemieux ***(974) 83 Interest (None) 5 more points, feeling pretty good.
DE Ike Davis ***(851) 94 Interest (None) down 1, hopefully soon.
LB Austin Dean ***(617) 47 Interest (None) 30 point jump in a week.
LB David Rash ***(582) 47 Interest (None) up 2, would be a great pickup.
CB Fred Kelley ****(231) 39 Interest (None) up 1, we need to keep winning to keep him sniffing around.
SS William Dunn ***(955) 98 Interest (San Diego St) holding steady this week, hellacious tackler.
FS Bruce Fisher ****(275) 22 Interest (Texas Tech) maybe not, 9 point drop after getting a Texas Tech offer.
FS Marco Groves ***(948) 96 Interest (None) not strong but could develop.

Lost
T Rick Pugh ***(661) California
T Martin Miller ***(987) Arizona
DT David Buxton ***(1021) San Diego St

National Top 10
1. Richard Johnson CB Booker T. Washington (Miami, Fl) Florida, Florida St.
2. Derrick Burroughs SS Siegel High (Murfreesboro, Tn) South Car, LSU, Ohio St, Bama, Auburn
3. George Adams RB Souhegan Coop High (Amherst, NH) Signed Florida St.
4. Bruce Smith DE Blaine High (Blaine, Mn) Michigan St
5. Jerry Gray FS Mt. Lebanon High (Pittsburgh, Pa) Michigan St, Michigan, South Car, Ohio St
6. Trevor Matich C Talihina High (Talihina, Ok) LSU, Oklahoma, Bama
7. Issiac Holt FS Brooklyn Studio Secondary (Brooklyn, NY) Ohio St
8. Lomas Brown T Urbandale High (Urbandale, Ia) Michigan St, Oklahoma
9. Randall Cunningham QB Mount Vernon High (Alexandria, Va) Michgan St, Ohio St, South Carolina, Michigan
10.William Perry DT McCallum HS (Austin, Tx) Oklahoma, LSU

[BYU 14]

Curious what your prestige level is currently? You seem to be landing 3 stars consistently, so I imagine you are in the 50's no?

[tgray649]

Started at 59, three stars come to me until the bigger schools (Cal, Utah, USC, Stanford) swoop in. I'm about 50/50 with Fresno (Prestige 65) and San Diego (Prestige 58).

[tgray649]

11/12/80 Utah St (4-6) @ San Jose (5-4)
The Aggies came into San Jose as one of the lower ranked teams in the WAC and we definitely played down to the competition today (more than likely we aren't as good as I think we are). Each team exchanged field goals to start the game but we went on an 89 yard play topped off with a Rodger Brooks 9 yard run to finish the quarter at 10-3. two more field goals were exchanged to start the second quarter and we got on another drive but Ferguson was picked off in the end zone to stop the drive. One more San Jose field goal right before the half put us up 16-6. All we could muster in the third quarter was a 4th field goal, followed by another long drive resulting in another Ferguson pick. Utah St took the turnover back down the field and scored to tighten the game up 19-13. Coach Garrett then decided that he needed to let his running back get some work as Mayfield and Brooks, who combined for 170 yards, marched down the field with Ferguson ending scoring for the day with a 3 yard touchdown pass to Michael Caro. Altogether the best game our defense has had which could say more about the Aggie offense than our defense but the news of the day is we run our winning streak to six in a row!
Final San Jose 26 Utah St 13

Top 10 Week 11
#1 Oregon Idle
#2 Wisconsin 51 Iowa 10
#3 Ohio St 17 #18 Miss St 44
#4 Florida St 34 Boston College 17
#5 Nebraska 45 Purdue 21
#6 Texas A&M Idle
#7 Florida 38 Vandy 41
#8 Ole Miss 41 #15 LSU 27
#9 Oklahoma 34 TCU 17
#10 Alabama Idle

Mississippi St puts a beat down on the Buckeyes and more SEC upsets, this team the Gators fall.

[tgray649]

SJSU Recruiting Week 11
Commits
QB Edward Long ***(1134) Sierra Vista High (Baldwin Park, Ca) Great arm, average accuracy, average smarts, will need a red shirt year.
RB Adam Rowe ***(624) Abraham Lincoln High (San Francisco, Ca) Fine strength and speed, excellent hands, could be a great haul.
WR Ted Maldanado ***(921) Fremont High (Plain City, Ut) Very smart, great hands, good blocker...excellent commit.
DE Richard Salcido ***(613) Mt Madonna High (Gilroy, Ca) Strong bull rushing end, great find.
K Charles Garrett ***(1102) American High (Fremont, Ca) Clutch kicker, nice snag away from WAC foes SDSU and Fresno.

Offered 18/0
QB Joseph Laughlin ***(301) 58 Interest (None) 8 more up, just afraid someone is going to offer.
FB John Cheatham ***(953) 50 Interest (App St.) no change, could be a pipe dream.
FB Mark Berlin ***(1184) 96 Interest (None) up one this week.
TE Arthur Holloway ****(181) 19 Interest (None) up 7.
TE Robert Dennis ***(728) 38 Interest (None) another Oklahoma kid that needs to come to Cali.
T Eddie Shade ***(772) From Michigan, no one looking at him.
T Robert Gordon ***(965) 37 Interest (San Diego St) Thinking he is gone.
G Gerald Carlson ***(881) New recruit from Puerto Rico.
G Christopher Young ***(1031) 94 Interest (San Diego St) up 2 points this week
C Joe Lemieux ***(974) 88 Interest (None) 5 more points, feeling pretty good.
DT Gerald Herndon ***(559) Looking for someone to replace Hartman.
DE Ike Davis ***(851) 96 Interest (None) up 2, hopefully soon.
LB Austin Dean ***(617) 53 Interest (None) 30 point jump in a week.
LB David Rash ***(582) 45 Interest (None) back down 2, would be a great pickup.
CB Fred Kelley ****(231) 24 Interest (Auburn) down 15, Auburn just jumped on him...we are closer to home Fred!!!
CB Steven Cheek ***(861) Offered him since we are more than likely done with Kelley.
SS William Armstead ***(929) 46 Interest (None) New offer to replace Dunn.
FS Marco Groves ***(948) 94 Interest (None) not strong but could develop.
FS Phillip Gibbs ***(691) Another new recruit to replace losing Fisher.

Lost
T Rick Pugh ***(661) California
T Martin Miller ***(987) Arizona
DT Alexander Hartman ***(826) Fresno St-really??? we just beat Fresno!
DT David Buxton ***(1021) San Diego St
FS Bruce Fisher ****(275) Texas Tech-I knew this was long shot.
SS William Dunn ***(955) San Diego St-I really thought we had him wrapped up.

National Top 10
1. Richard Johnson CB Booker T. Washington (Miami, Fl) Florida, Florida St.
2. Derrick Burroughs SS Siegel High (Murfreesboro, Tn) South Car, LSU, Ohio St, Bama, Auburn
3. George Adams RB Souhegan Coop High (Amherst, NH) Signed Florida St.
4. Bruce Smith DE Blaine High (Blaine, Mn) Michigan St
5. Jerry Gray FS Mt. Lebanon High (Pittsburgh, Pa) Michigan St, Michigan, South Car, Ohio St
6. Trevor Matich C Talihina High (Talihina, Ok) LSU, Oklahoma, Bama
7. Issiac Holt FS Brooklyn Studio Secondary (Brooklyn, NY) Ohio St
8. Lomas Brown T Urbandale High (Urbandale, Ia) Michigan St, Oklahoma
9. Randall Cunningham QB Mount Vernon High (Alexandria, Va) Michgan St, Ohio St, South Carolina, Michigan
10.William Perry DT McCallum HS (Austin, Tx) Oklahoma, LSU

[CraigSca]

Sorry I'm late to the game, but is there a config file somewhere that says "SanJoseStateRoster = 3stars"?

[tgray649]

Not that I am aware of, I haven't been able to sign any four stars two years into the dynasty.

[tgray649]

11/19/80 Air Force (2-5) @ San Jose (6-4)
The Spartans were having a great week of practice, had received really good news on the recruiting front and seemed ready for the Air Force Falcons to come to town,
unfortunately someone forgot to tell Jeff Ferguson and with the bright lights shining on him he went out and stunk up the place! Ferguson got the scoring started in the
form of a pick six to Robert Vernon. After managing a short field goal after the Falcon defense came up big inside the 5 yard line (we should have gone for the touchdown
on fourth down) Paul Sommer tossed a 47 yard pass to put the Falcons up 14-3. Another Ferguson pick led to the only scoring of the 2nd quarter making it 21-3 at half. A
3rd interception in the 3rd quarter put the Falcons deep into Spartan territory and William Sinclair ran it in from 7 yards to make the score 28-3. A Brennan field goal
Ferguson to Valentin touchdown pass made it a little more appealing to the eye but all in all and stinker of a game for San Jose. 2/12 on 3rd down and a -3 turnover ratio
will kill a teams chances every time.
Final Air Force 31 San Jose 12

Top 10 Week 12
#1 Wisconsin 52 Cincinnati 24
#2 Oregon 34 New Mexico 20
#3 Florida St 48 North Carolina St 23
#4 Ohio St Idle
#5 Ole Miss Idle
#6 Nebraska Idle
#7 Oklahoma 34 C. Florida 27
#8 Texas A&M Idle
#9 Cincinnati 24 Wisconsin 52
#10 Alabama 34 Ark St 20

No upsets this week, Wisconsin looks very good, only one team from the SEC in the top 5.

[tgray649]

SJSU Recruiting Week 12
Commits
QB Joseph Laughlin ***(301) North Pole High School (North Pole, Ak) The good news I was talking about,exceptional strength, great smarts and accuracy. Could start as a freshman.
LB David Rash ***(582) Strong, agile, smart and chose us over UCLA.
DE Richard Salcido ***(613) Mt Madonna High (Gilroy, Ca) Strong bull rushing end, great find.RB Adam Rowe ***(624) Abraham Lincoln High (San Francisco, Ca) Fine strength and speed, excellent hands, could be a great haul.
WR Ted Maldanado ***(921) Fremont High (Plain City, Ut) Very smart, great hands, good blocker...excellent commit.
\K Charles Garrett ***(1102) American High (Fremont, Ca) Clutch kicker, nice snag away from WAC foes SDSU and Fresno.
QB Edward Long ***(1134) Sierra Vista High (Baldwin Park, Ca) Great arm, average accuracy, average smarts, will need a red shirt year.

Offered 16/0
FB David Maguire ***(568) 10 Interest (C. Florida) revolving door of fullbacks right now.
FB Mark Berlin ***(1184) 98 Interest (None) not very smart, probably career backup.
TE Arthur Holloway ****(181) 12 Interest (Florida St) so much for another Alaska kid.
TE Robert Dennis ***(728) 65 Interest (None) big jump this week.
T Eddie Shade ***(772) 33 Interest (C. Florida, BYU) jump interest in us and about him.
T Matthew Luna ***(827) 18 Interest (None) could be diamond in the rough.
G Gerald Carlson ***(881) 46 Interest (None) looks promising
G Christopher Young ***(1031) 94 Interest (San Diego St) up 1 points this week
C Joe Lemieux ***(974) 59 Interest (None) interest down 29 points but no other offers, what's going on?
DT Gerald Herndon ***(559) Looking for someone to replace Hartman.
DE Ike Davis ***(851) 96 Interest (None) up 2, hopefully soon.
LB Austin Dean ***(617) 53 Interest (None) 30 point jump in a week.
CB Fred Kelley ****(231) 24 Interest (Auburn) down 15, Auburn just jumped on him...we are closer to home Fred!!!
CB Steven Cheek ***(861) Offered him since we are more than likely done with Kelley.
SS William Armstead ***(929) 46 Interest (None) New offer to replace Dunn.
FS Lyn Wall ***(610) (None) going after him to replace Groves
FS Phillip Gibbs ***(691) 94 Interest after one week

Lost
T Rick Pugh ***(661) California
T Martin Miller ***(987) Arizona
DT Alexander Hartman ***(826) Fresno St
DT David Buxton ***(1021) San Diego St
FS Bruce Fisher ****(275) Texas Tech
SS William Dunn ***(955) San Diego St
FS Marco Groves ***(948) Oregon-the Ducks come in late and take a guy I thought we would get.

National Top 10
1. Richard Johnson CB Booker T. Washington (Miami, Fl) Florida, Florida St.
2. Derrick Burroughs SS Siegel High (Murfreesboro, Tn) South Car, LSU, Ohio St, Bama, Auburn
3. George Adams RB Souhegan Coop High (Amherst, NH) Signed Florida St.
4. Bruce Smith DE Blaine High (Blaine, Mn) Michigan St
5. Jerry Gray FS Mt. Lebanon High (Pittsburgh, Pa) Signed Clemson
6. Trevor Matich C Talihina High (Talihina, Ok) LSU, Oklahoma, Bama
7. Issiac Holt FS Brooklyn Studio Secondary (Brooklyn, NY) Signed Mississippi St
8. Lomas Brown T Urbandale High (Urbandale, Ia) Michigan St, Oklahoma
9. Randall Cunningham QB Mount Vernon High (Alexandria, Va) Michgan St, Ohio St, South Carolina, Michigan
10.William Perry DT McCallum HS (Austin, Tx) Oklahoma, LSU

[tgray649]

11/26/80 Notre Dame (9-1) @ San Jose (6-5)
Another game that we really don't want to talk about from the San Jose perspective. For some reason Notre Dame comes to our place and give us a beat down, we manage a measly 3 points in the loss. Burn this film tape
Final Notre Dame 54 San Jose 3

So two losses in our last 3 games leave us 6-6 and we have to sweat out whether or not we get a bowl game. No way we where going to beat Notre Dame but we should have been more competitive. The Air Force loss stings, we were the better team but for whatever reason we didn't show up.

Top 10 Week 13
#1 Wisconsin Idle
#2 Oregon Idle
#3 Florida St 34 Cal 20
#4 Ohio St Idle
#5 Ole Miss Idle
#6 Nebraska Idle
#7 Oklahoma Idle
#8 Texas A&M 35 Pitt 38 2OT
#9 Alabama Idle
#10 Oklahoma St Idle

Pitt upsets the Aggies, effectively ending their playoff hopes...Everyone else waiting for conference championships.

[tgray649]

SJSU Recruiting Week 13
Commits
QB Joseph Laughlin ***(301) North Pole High School (North Pole, Ak) Exceptional strength, great smarts and accuracy, could be a future starter.
QB Edward Long ***(1134) Sierra Vista High (Baldwin Park, Ca) Great arm, average accuracy, average smarts, will need a red shirt year.
RB Adam Rowe ***(624) Abraham Lincoln High (San Francisco, Ca) Fine strength and speed, excellent hands, could be a great haul.
WR Ted Maldanado ***(921) Fremont High (Plain City, Ut) Very smart, great hands, good blocker...excellent commit.
DE Richard Salcido ***(613) Mt Madonna High (Gilroy, Ca) Strong bull rushing end, great find.
LB David Rash ***(582) Strong, agile, smart and chose us over UCLA.
K Charles Garrett ***(1102) American High (Fremont, Ca) Clutch kicker, nice snag away from WAC foes SDSU and Fresno.

Offered 16/0
FB Mark Berlin ***(1184) 98 Interest (None) not very smart, probably career backup.
TE Peter Youngblood ***(735) 32 Interest (None)
TE James Brown ***(749) 22 Interest (None)
T Sergio Cupp ***(936) 35 Interest (None)
T Matthew Luna ***(827) 29 Interest (Colorado St, C. Florida) all of a sudden C. Florida is our rival.
G Gerald Carlson ***(881) 78 Interest (None) looks promising
C Dave Valle ***(959) 24 Interest (None) got to find someone to replace Lemieux.
C Joe Lemieux ***(974) 59 Interest (BYU, Oklahoma St) interest down, now I know why.
DT Chris Bowens ***(1477) got to find a DT.
DE Ike Davis ***(851) 92 Interest (Houston, TCU) damn, Texas schools coming after him.
DE Lance English ***(914) 80 Interest (Fresno) offered him because is probably gone.
LB Austin Dean ***(617) 51 Interest (None) come on and commit!
CB Fred Kelley ****(231) 25 Interest (Auburn) not likely.
CB William Nelson ***(1159) 93 (San Diego St) third choice but not horrible.
SS William Armstead ***(929) 72 Interest (None) grades out with speed smarts and strength.
FS Lyn Wall ***(610) 11 Interest(None) not very smart.

Lost
FB David Maguire ***(568) C. Florida-come in late, never really had a chance.
G Christopher Young ***(1031) San Diego St-this one stings
T Rick Pugh ***(661) California
T Eddie Shade ***(772) Ole Miss-at least I'm losing these recruits to Power 5 schools.
T Martin Miller ***(987) Arizona
TE Arthur Holloway ****(181) Florida St-knew he was gone once the Seminoles offered.
TE Robert Dennis ***(728) Tulane-thought we had a decent shot after the jump he took last week.
DT Gerald Herndon ***(559) South Carolina
DT Alexander Hartman ***(826) Fresno St
DT David Buxton ***(1021) San Diego St
CB Steven Cheek ***(861) California-should have started sooner.
SS William Dunn ***(955) San Diego St
FS Bruce Fisher ****(275) Texas Tech
FS Phillip Gibbs ***(691) Mississippi St-was a reach
FS Marco Groves ***(948) Oregon

National Top 10
1. Richard Johnson CB Booker T. Washington (Miami, Fl) Signed Florida
2. Derrick Burroughs SS Siegel High (Murfreesboro, Tn) South Car, LSU, Ohio St, Bama, Auburn
3. George Adams RB Souhegan Coop High (Amherst, NH) Signed Florida St.
4. Bruce Smith DE Blaine High (Blaine, Mn) Michigan St
5. Jerry Gray FS Mt. Lebanon High (Pittsburgh, Pa) Signed Clemson
6. Trevor Matich C Talihina High (Talihina, Ok) Signed South Carolina
7. Issiac Holt FS Brooklyn Studio Secondary (Brooklyn, NY) Signed Mississippi St
8. Lomas Brown T Urbandale High (Urbandale, Ia) Michigan St, Oklahoma
9. Randall Cunningham QB Mount Vernon High (Alexandria, Va) Michgan St, Ohio St, South Carolina, Michigan
10.William Perry DT McCallum HS (Austin, Tx) Oklahoma, LSU

[tgray649]

12/3/80 San Jose St (6-6) Idle

Top 10 Week 14
#1 Wisconsin Idle
#2 Oregon Idle
#3 Florida St Idle
#4 Ole Miss 58 Tulsa 23
#5 Ohio St Idle
#6 Nebraska Idle
#7 Oklahoma Idle
#8 Alabama Idle
#9 Michigan St Idle
#10 Oklahoma St 24 Ark St 14

[tgray649]

SJSU Recruiting Week 14
Commits
QB Joseph Laughlin ***(301) North Pole High School (North Pole, Ak) Exceptional strength, great smarts and accuracy, could be a future starter.
QB Edward Long ***(1134) Sierra Vista High (Baldwin Park, Ca) Great arm, average accuracy, average smarts, will need a red shirt year.
RB Adam Rowe ***(624) Abraham Lincoln High (San Francisco, Ca) Fine strength and speed, excellent hands, could be a great haul.
WR Ted Maldanado ***(921) Fremont High (Plain City, Ut) Very smart, great hands, good blocker...excellent commit.
DE Richard Salcido ***(613) Mt Madonna High (Gilroy, Ca) Strong bull rushing end, great find.
LB David Rash ***(582) Strong, agile, smart and chose us over UCLA.
K Charles Garrett ***(1102) American High (Fremont, Ca) Clutch kicker, nice snag away from WAC foes SDSU and Fresno.

Offered 16/0
FB Mark Berlin ***(1184) 98 Interest (None) not very smart, probably career backup.
TE Karl McNair ***(773) 22 Interest (None) same as SS???
T Sergio Cupp ***(936) 35 Interest (None)
T Edward Brubaker ***(893) 61 Interest (BYU) hope he isn't Mormon
G Gerald Carlson ***(881) 98 Interest (None) looks promising
C Dave Valle ***(959) 73 Interest (None) need to get him in the fold.
C Joe Lemieux ***(974) 59 Interest (BYU, Oklahoma St) interest down, now I know why.
DT Chris Bowens ***(1477) got to find a DT.
DE Mark Peacock ***(911) good luck
LB Austin Dean ***(617) 27 interest (USC,UCLA, Stanford) here come the big boys.
LB Glen Colby ***(1265) to replace the inevitable Dean loss.
CB Fred Kelley ****(231) 25 Interest (Auburn) not likely.
CB William Nelson ***(1159) 81 (San Diego St) third choice but not horrible.
SS Ronald West ***(937) 16 Interest (None) one of these guys will have to sign with me, right???
FS Lyn Wall ***(610) 11 Interest(None) not very smart.
FS Ruben Phipps ***(966) 55 Interest

Lost
FB David Maguire ***(568) C. Florida
G Christopher Young ***(1031) San Diego St
T Rick Pugh ***(661) California
T Eddie Shade ***(772) Ole Miss
T Matthew Luna ***(827) Central Florida-Long shot
T Martin Miller ***(987) Arizona
TE Arthur Holloway ****(181) Florida St
TE Robert Dennis ***(728) Tulane
TE Peter Youngblood ***(735) Oklahoma-Sooner offer was to great for him to leave home.
TE James Brown ***(749) Louisville-another reach
DE Ike Davis ***(851) Houston-didn't want to get to far from home.
DE Lance English ***(914) Fresno-been recruiting him since week 1
DT Gerald Herndon ***(559) South Carolina
DT Alexander Hartman ***(826) Fresno St
DT David Buxton ***(1021) San Diego St
CB Steven Cheek ***(861) California
SS William Armstead ***(929) Nebraska
SS William Dunn ***(955) San Diego St
FS Bruce Fisher ****(275) Texas Tech
FS Phillip Gibbs ***(691) Mississippi St
FS Marco Groves ***(948) Oregon

National Top 10
1. Richard Johnson CB Booker T. Washington (Miami, Fl) Signed Florida
2. Derrick Burroughs SS Siegel High (Murfreesboro, Tn) South Car, LSU, Ohio St, Bama, Auburn
3. George Adams RB Souhegan Coop High (Amherst, NH) Signed Florida St.
4. Bruce Smith DE Blaine High (Blaine, Mn) Signed Florida St.
5. Jerry Gray FS Mt. Lebanon High (Pittsburgh, Pa) Signed Clemson
6. Trevor Matich C Talihina High (Talihina, Ok) Signed South Carolina
7. Issiac Holt FS Brooklyn Studio Secondary (Brooklyn, NY) Signed Mississippi St
8. Lomas Brown T Urbandale High (Urbandale, Ia) Michigan St, Oklahoma
9. Randall Cunningham QB Mount Vernon High (Alexandria, Va) Michgan St, Ohio St, South Carolina, Michigan
10.William Perry DT McCallum HS (Austin, Tx) Oklahoma, LSU

[BYU 14]

SJSU Recruiting Week 14
Commits
QB Joseph Laughlin ***(301) North Pole High School (North Pole, Ak) Exceptional strength, great smarts and accuracy, could be a future starter.

National Top 10
1. Richard Johnson CB Booker T. Washington (Miami, Fl) Signed Florida
2. Derrick Burroughs SS Siegel High (Murfreesboro, Tn) South Car, LSU, Ohio St, Bama, Auburn
3. George Adams RB Souhegan Coop High (Amherst, NH) Signed Florida St.
4. Bruce Smith DE Blaine High (Blaine, Mn) Signed Florida St.
5. Jerry Gray FS Mt. Lebanon High (Pittsburgh, Pa) Signed Clemson
6. Trevor Matich C Talihina High (Talihina, Ok) Signed South Carolina
7. Issiac Holt FS Brooklyn Studio Secondary (Brooklyn, NY) Signed Mississippi St
8. Lomas Brown T Urbandale High (Urbandale, Ia) Michigan St, Oklahoma
9. Randall Cunningham QB Mount Vernon High (Alexandria, Va) Michgan St, Ohio St, South Carolina, Michigan
10.William Perry DT McCallum HS (Austin, Tx) Oklahoma, LSU

Real solid commit at QB and what are the odds that the game actually produces a center named Trevor Matich? :D

[tgray649]

I gave the top 10 recruits real names, just thought it would be neat to see where these recruits end up. Check out the Fridge as number ten in the nation.

[BYU 14]

I gave the top 10 recruits real names, just thought it would be neat to see where these recruits end up. Check out the Fridge as number ten in the nation.

LOL, I didn't even notice the rest of them, Matich just jumped out at me. nice touch!

[tgray649]

SJSU Recruiting Week 15
Commits
QB Joseph Laughlin ***(301) North Pole High School (North Pole, Ak) Exceptional strength, great smarts and accuracy, could be a future starter.
LB David Rash ***(582) Chaparral High (El Cajon, Ca) Strong, agile, smart and chose us over UCLA.
DE Richard Salcido ***(613) Mt Madonna High (Gilroy, Ca) Strong bull rushing end, great find.
RB Adam Rowe ***(624) Abraham Lincoln High (San Francisco, Ca) Fine strength and speed, excellent hands, could be a great haul.
TE Karl McNair ***(773) Josefa Velez Bauza (Penuelas, PR) Very smart with great hands.
G Gerald Carlson ***(881) Sup. Casiano Cepeda (Rio Grande, PR) Unique strength and intelligence.
WR Ted Maldanado ***(921) Fremont High (Plain City, Ut) Very smart, great hands, good blocker...excellent commit.
T Sergio Cupp ***(936) Mesa Valley (Mesa, Ca) Workout fanatic.
C Dave Valle ***(959) LaSalle High School (St Ignace, Mi)
K Charles Garrett ***(1102) American High (Fremont, Ca) Clutch kicker, nice snag away from WAC foes SDSU and Fresno.
QB Edward Long ***(1134) Sierra Vista High (Baldwin Park, Ca) Great arm, average accuracy, average smarts, will need a red shirt year.
CB Steven Renfro ***(1402) Crescenta Valley (La Crescenta, Ca)
FB Mark Wild ***(1704) Lakeridge High School (Lake Oswego, Or) not a good run blocker but can pass block.

Offered 8/2
RB Julio McCall ***(1273)
T Donald Lopez ***(1629) 94 Interest
C Manny Ledbetter ***(679)
DT Joseph Wilson ***(1358)
DT Vincent Wagner ***(1377)
DT Clark Howell ***(1588) 47 Interest
FS Scott Kaufman ***(1481)
FS Guy Colby ***(1552)
SS John Nunez ***(1611)

Lost
FB David Maguire ***(568) C. Florida
FB Mark Berlin ***(1184) Baylor-turns out he is a Baptist
C Joe Lemieux ***(974) Oklahoma St-went after him the whole cycle
G Christopher Young ***(1031) San Diego St
G William Cochrane ***(1419) Washington St-getting back at us for Garrett
T Rick Pugh ***(661) California
T Eddie Shade ***(772) Ole Miss
T Matthew Luna ***(827) Central Florida
T Edward Brubaker ***(893) Brigham Young
T Martin Miller ***(987) Arizona
TE Arthur Holloway ****(181) Florida St
TE Robert Dennis ***(728) Tulane
TE Peter Youngblood ***(735) Oklahoma
TE James Brown ***(749) Louisville
TE Joe Krauss ***(1206) Washington-Huskies swoop in and grab him.
DE Ike Davis ***(851) Houston
DE Mark Peacock ***(911) Oregon St
DE Lance English ***(914) Fresno
DE Chris Thomas ***(1449) Mississippi St-have fun in Starkville
DT Gerald Herndon ***(559) South Carolina
DT Alexander Hartman ***(826) Fresno St
DT David Buxton ***(1021) San Diego St
DT Chris Bowens ***(1477) Oklahoma-damn vultures
LB Austin Dean ***(617) USC
LB Glen Colby ***(1265) Oregon St-late to the party on him
CB Fred Kelley ****(231) Auburn-so much for my Alaska Pipeline
CB Steven Cheek ***(861) California
CB William Nelson ***(1159) San Diego St
SS William Armstead ***(929) Nebraska
SS Ronald West ***(937) Oklahoma
SS William Dunn ***(955) San Diego St
FS Bruce Fisher ****(275) Texas Tech
FS Lyn Wall ***(610) South Carolina
FS Phillip Gibbs ***(691) Mississippi St
FS Marco Groves ***(948) Oregon
FS Ruben Phipps ***(966) Florida
FS James Cobb ***(1464) Michigan St-well, he will be a Spartan, just the wrong kind!
FS Chan Williams ***(1536) USC-really Trojans, I will destroy you!

[tgray649]

Top 10 Week 16-Championship Week
SUN S. Miss 35 Charlotte 31
MAC Eastern Michigan 44 Akron 17
MTN W Boise St 51 Fresno St 10
AAC Cinncinnati 59 Houston 10
ACC Florida St 14 Miami 9
SEC Florida 65 Texas A&M 59 3OT
PAC 12 UCLA 35 Oregon 32
Big 10 Wisconsin 41 Ohio St 35

SJSU Recruiting Week 16/Bowl Recruiting
Commits
QB Joseph Laughlin ***(301) North Pole High School (North Pole, Ak) Exceptional strength, great smarts and accuracy, could be a future starter.
C Chris Armstrong ***(389)
LB David Rash ***(582) Chaparral High (El Cajon, Ca) Strong, agile, smart and chose us over UCLA.
DE Richard Salcido ***(613) Mt Madonna High (Gilroy, Ca) Strong bull rushing end, great find.
RB Adam Rowe ***(624) Abraham Lincoln High (San Francisco, Ca) Fine strength and speed, excellent hands, could be a great haul.
C Manny Ledbetter ***(679)
TE Karl McNair ***(773) Josefa Velez Bauza (Penuelas, PR) Very smart with great hands.
G Gerald Carlson ***(881) Sup. Casiano Cepeda (Rio Grande, PR) Unique strength and intelligence.
WR Ted Maldanado ***(921) Fremont High (Plain City, Ut) Very smart, great hands, good blocker...excellent commit.
T Sergio Cupp ***(936) Mesa Valley (Mesa, Ca) Workout fanatic.
C Dave Valle ***(959) LaSalle High School (St Ignace, Mi)
K Charles Garrett ***(1102) American High (Fremont, Ca) Clutch kicker, nice snag away from WAC foes SDSU and Fresno.
QB Edward Long ***(1134) Sierra Vista High (Baldwin Park, Ca) Great arm, average accuracy, average smarts, will need a red shirt year.
DE Wendell Reeves ***(1223)
RB Julio McCall ***(1273)
DT Joseph Wilson ***(1358)
DT Vincent Wagner ***(1377)
CB Steven Renfro ***(1402) Crescenta Valley (La Crescenta, Ca)
FS Guy Colby ***(1552)
DT Clark Howell ***(1588)
SS John Nunez ***(1611)
FB Mark Wild ***(1704) Lakeridge High School (Lake Oswego, Or) not a good run blocker but can pass block.

Lost
TE Arthur Holloway ****(181) Florida St
CB Fred Kelley ****(231) Auburn
FS Bruce Fisher ****(275) Texas Tech
DT Gerald Herndon ***(559) South Carolina
FB David Maguire ***(568) C. Florida
FS Lyn Wall ***(610) South Carolina
LB Austin Dean ***(617) USC
T Rick Pugh ***(661) California
FS Phillip Gibbs ***(691) Mississippi St
TE Robert Dennis ***(728) Tulane
TE Peter Youngblood ***(735) Oklahoma
T Eddie Shade ***(772) Ole Miss
TE James Brown ***(749) Louisville
DT Alexander Hartman ***(826) Fresno St
T Matthew Luna ***(827) Central Florida
DE Ike Davis ***(851) Houston
CB Steven Cheek ***(861) California
T Edward Brubaker ***(893) Brigham Young
DE Mark Peacock ***(911) Oregon St
DE Lance English ***(914) Fresno
SS William Armstead ***(929) Nebraska
SS Ronald West ***(937) Oklahoma
FS Marco Groves ***(948) Oregon
SS William Dunn ***(955) San Diego St
FS Ruben Phipps ***(966) Florida
C Joe Lemieux ***(974) Oklahoma St
T Martin Miller ***(987) Arizona
DT David Buxton ***(1021) San Diego St
G Christopher Young ***(1031) San Diego St
CB William Nelson ***(1159) San Diego St
FB Mark Berlin ***(1184) Baylor
TE Joe Krauss ***(1206) Washington
LB Glen Colby ***(1265) Oregon St
G William Cochrane ***(1419) Washington St
DE Chris Thomas ***(1449) Mississippi St
FS James Cobb ***(1464) Michigan St
DT Chris Bowens ***(1477) Oklahoma
FS Scott Kaufman ***(1481) Michigan
FS Chan Williams ***(1536) USC
T Donald Lopez ***(1629) Michigan

National Top 10
1. Richard Johnson CB Booker T. Washington (Miami, Fl) Signed Florida
2. Derrick Burroughs SS Siegel High (Murfreesboro, Tn) Clemson
3. George Adams RB Souhegan Coop High (Amherst, NH) Signed Florida St.
4. Bruce Smith DE Blaine High (Blaine, Mn) Signed Florida St.
5. Jerry Gray FS Mt. Lebanon High (Pittsburgh, Pa) Signed Clemson
6. Trevor Matich C Talihina High (Talihina, Ok) Signed South Carolina
7. Issiac Holt FS Brooklyn Studio Secondary (Brooklyn, NY) Signed Mississippi St
8. Lomas Brown T Urbandale High (Urbandale, Ia) Signed Michigan
9. Randall Cunningham QB Mount Vernon High (Alexandria, Va) Michgan St
10.William Perry DT McCallum HS (Austin, Tx) Signed LSU

[tgray649]

1980 Bowl Games
Las Vegas Bowl
San Jose vs North Texas
San Jose goes bowling!!! We start the game off with a Dennis Mayfield one yard touchdown run...and only manage six points the rest of the game. Our defense isn't even operating on Sun Belt championship caliber, let alone Power 5 caliber. Ferguson is a very unspectacular 22/40 212 yards, Mayfield manages a paltry 76 yards and we give up over 450 yards on defense...not our best day.
North Texas 35 San Jose 14

Sugar Bowl
#11 South Carolina 13 #15 Florida 16 OT

Peach Bowl
#7 Alabama 30 #23 Miami 19

Fiesta Bowl
#10 Cincinnati 32 #5 Oregon 42

Outback Bowl
#21 Oklahoma St 20 #9 Ohio St 47

Orange Bowl
#18 UCLA 31 #22 Texas 28

Holiday Bowl
#23 Baylor 21 #15 Notre Dame 49

National Semi-Final Rose Bowl
#4 Nebraska 27 #1 Wisconsin 48

National Semi-Final Cotton Bowl
#3 Oklahoma 37 #2 Florida St 27

National Championship-New Orleans Louisiana
#3 Oklahoma #1 Wisconsin

Terrific back and forth game, Wisconsin was up 21-10 in the 2nd quarter but OU battled back to go up 27-21 in the 4th. Wisconsin took the field on their own 4 yard line with six minutes left and Robert Johnson ran in from six yards with less than two minutes left to give Wisconsin the title 28-27.

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1980 San Jose All Conference Members
FB Rodger Brooks
G Timothy Carrillo
DT James Meyers

1980 San Jose All American Team
FB Rodger Brooks

Final Top 25
1 Wisconsin Badgers 15-0
2 Florida St Seminoles 12-2
3 Oklahoma Sooners 11-3
4 Oregon Ducks 13-1
5 Nebraska Cornhuskers 10-3
6 Mississippi St Bulldogs 10-3
7 Alabama Crimson Tide 10-3
8 Ohio St Buckeyes 11-3
9 Florida Gators 10-4
10 Brigham Young Cougars 12-1
11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 11-2
12 Michigan St Spartans 9-4
13 Texas Tech Red Raiders 10-3
14 UCLA Bruins 11-3
15 USC Trojans 9-4
16 South Carolina Gamecocks 9-4
17 Ole Miss Rebels 9-4
18 Cincinnati Bearcats 11-3
19 Oklahoma State Cowboys 9-4
20 LSU Tigers 8-5
21 Oregon State Beavers 10-3
22 Auburn Tigers 8-5
23 Texas A&M Aggies 9-5
24 Georgia Bulldogs 8-5
25 Clemson Tigers 9-4

OU sneaks into the top 4 without playing in a conference championship game, that will be something to watch for in this dynasty. Big 10 lands three teams in the top 10, eight SEC teams in the top 25. San Jose finishes 6-7 and the board will look for improvement next year. San Jose is 8th in passing rating in the Mountain West, 10th in rushing yards, 9th in sacks and 12th in interceptions.

[tgray649]

1980 Top 10 Recruiting Classes
1 Clemson Tigers
2 Stanford Cardinal
3 Cincinnati Bearcats
4 Virginia Tech Hokies
5 Louisville Cardinals
6 Ohio St Buckeyes
7 Baylor Bears
8 Maryland Terrapins
9 LSU Tigers
10 SMU Mustangs

[IlliniCub]

Off Topic but overall how are you feeling about the game? I'm growing tired with Bowl Bound these days and wanting a new college sim but kind of wondering how this holds up in comparison?

[tgray649]

I'm enjoying it. The recruiting mode is in depth and can be maddening at times but is much better than bowl bound in my opinion. Game play can be long winded but overall I am enjoying the game, I would recommend it.

[tgray649]

1981 Depth Chart-Offense
Quarterback
#15 Scot Mann SR(R) spot starter last year, will step into the role this year.
#14 Joseph Laughlin FR #301 recruit will get his shot if Mann fails.
#9 Carmelo Garner SO(R) no statistics in the game so far.

Halfback
#3 Dennis Mayfield SR(R) 1292 rushing yards last year, will anchor the backfield.
#38 Frank Wilson JR (R) will back up Mayfield and return kicks, fastest player on team.
#46 Gary Elrod SR (R) 3rd down/short yardage specialist.
#20 Walter Upchurch SR cannon fodder.

Fullback
#44 Mark Wild FR true freshman who boomed during camp.
#7 Richard Kraft JR (R) could be a long yardage fullback.

Wide Receiver
#82 Deangelo Underwood SO deep threat speed receiver.
#83 Brent Lopes SO(R) possession guy.
#6 Phillip Valentin So(R) slot receiver.
#86 Darryl Breaux SR good receiver eclipsed by the underclassman.
#4 Clarence Anderson JR if he gets in we are in trouble.

Tight End
#82 Edward Grubb SR(R) clutch receiver, best hands on the team.
#85 Karl McNair FR this kid should be a stud.
#87 Preston Moreno FR(R) great blocker, not much of a receiver.
#81 Donald Tom JR will come in and block in a pinch.

Offensive Line
#75 Willie Lira JR(R) #71 Lane Chow JR-Lira is a punishing run blocker but needs to improve in the passing game.
#61 Timothy Carrillo SR #72 Charles Hamel SR-Carrillo is strong in the run, not as much in the pass.
#50 Chris Armstrong FR #57 Marcelino Gannon-Armstrong is the best blocker on our team.
#64 Claude Horton JR #77 Weston Hitt FR(R)-Horton is a team captain, great run blocker.
#73 Howard Link SR(R) #78 Robert Alexander-Link competes with Armstrong for best blocker.