Another Multiplayer BBCF Dynasty: Bowl Bound Wisconsin

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In this universe:

There are no playoffs, no BCS - just bowl games. The winner of the Big Ten plays the winner of the Pac Ten in the Rose Bowl. The winner of the Big 8 play in the Orange Bowl; the winner of the Southwest Conference plays in the Cotton Bowl; etc.

Wisconsin has mostly finished middle-of-the-pack in the Big Ten in recent years:

1985 6-5 (4-4)
1986 5-6 (3-5)
1987 7-4 (5-3) (lost in the Copper Bowl to West Virginia, 30-27)
1988 5-6 (4-4)
1989 5-6 (3-5)

We take over the team after the bowl season, but before recruiting. An initial look at our roster:

qb Robert Perkins, 3.0/4.0 (so)
qb Luther Armstrong, 2.0/3.5 (fr)

rb Joseph Pearce, 3.0/4.0 (sr)
rb Clifford Johnson, 2.5/3.5 (sr)

fb Richard Bailey, 3.5/4.0 (sr)
fb Gerald Lopez, 2.5/4.0 so

wr William McGill, 3.5/4.0 sr
wr William Nelson, 3.5/5.0 jr
wr Gary Evans, 3.0/4.5 jr
wr Adam Busby, 3.0/4.0 jr

te Justin Sample, 3.0/5.0 jr
te Erik Harvey, 2.5/4.0 (fr)

ot Darryl Bond, 3.0/4.5 jr
ot Howard Adams, 2.5/4.5 so
ot Earl Williams, 1.5/3.5 (so)

og Michael Hargrove, 2.5/4.0 (jr)
og Mark Griffith, 2.5/3.5 jr
og Harold Arteaga, 2.0/4.0 (so)

c Charles Johnson, 3.5/5.0 jr

de Chang Jimenez, 3.0/4.0 jr
de David Wills, 3.0/4.0 jr
de Ronald Johnson, 2.5/4.0 (so)

dt Daniel Burnette, 3.5/4.5 sr
dt Antonio Nelson, 2.5/4.5 jr

ilb Ricardo Briggs, 3.5/5.0 jr

olb Timothy Hawes, 2.5/4.0, sr
olb William Ramirez, 2.5/4.5 so

cb Lawrence Jewell, 3.5/4.5 sr
cb Gary Willis, 3.5/4.5 jr
cb Robert Hagan, 2.5/4.5 (jr)
cb Jason Campbell, 2.0/4.5 (jr)

fs Edward Page, 3.5/4.5 sr
fs Henry Wells, 2.5/4.5 jr

ss John Bailey, 3.0/3.5 sr
ss Johnathan Green, 2.0/4.0 so

k Vito Erickson, 3.5/3.5 sr
k Louis Ladd, 2.5/3.5 jr

p John Cooley, 2.0/2.5 sr

We have two decent young quarterbacks. Robert Perkins got some playing time as a redshirt freshman, and did ok, completing 52.1% of his passes, with a 6-3 td-int ratio.

All of our decent running backs will be seniors in the upcoming campaign, which is a problem. I don't see any underclassmen at another position who might make a good running back, either.

We are very deep in wide receivers, which bodes well for our passing game.

Our offensive line is, offensively, our weak spot, but the projected starters all appear to have some potential. There are a number of things we might try offensively, and it will depend on our coordinator's preference what we implement.

Defensively, with Briggs and Burnette we look to be very strong up the middle, and we're swimming in decent to solid defensive backs. I'm strongly tempted to go with a 4-2-5 here, but again it will depend on our defensive coordinator's preference.

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A couple of players not listed above have left the school, and we have added another young quarterback to our roster: Ronald Osborne, from the University of Miami. 2.5/3.5 He's the same class as Luther Armstrong, and where he'll fit in in the food chain has yet to be determined. Right now I see him long term as being behind both Perkins and Armstrong, but he may have a chance to start as a 5th year senior.

We have 20 scholarships to fill in the upcoming recruiting period.

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8 of 20 scholarships have been filled:

**** DT John Goodman, 6'5", 278, Melvindale HS, MI, pass rusher (1.0/4.5)
**** CB (A) James Sandoval, 5'8", 164, Colonel Crawford HS, OH (1.5/4.0)
*** WR William Montgomery, 5'8", 172, Canfield HS, OH (2.0/4.5)
*** OLB Daniel Jones, 6'2", 233, Northland CC, MN (3.0/4.0)
*** OT Manuel Willoughby, 6'6", 297, Green HS, OH, (1.0/4.0)
*** ILB (A) Edward Gates, 6'2", 220, Brookfield Academy, WI (2.0/4.0)
*** SS Patrick Hughes, 5'10", 163, Croswell-Lexington HS, MI (1.5/4.0)
*** FS Kirk Spencer, 5'10", 160, Durand Area HS, MI, (2.0/3.5)

I had identified Goodman early on as the most important player I was recruiting, and he chose us over Minnesota, Northwestern, and Indiana. Daniel Jones, a JC recruit, will probably step into a starting job, filling a big need for us.

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5 more:
*** TE Raymond Porter, 6'1", 233, Mendota HS, IL (1.5/4.0)
*** RB Joel Lewis, 5'11", 185, Northland CC, MN (3.0/3.5)
*** DT Charles Sanchez, 6'5", 275, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley HS, MN (1.0/3.5)
*** C Manuel Sheppard, 6'1", 277, Groveport-Madison HS, OH (1.5/4.0)
*** OG Christopher Wilcox, 6'8", 279, Kankakee HS, IL (1.0/4.0)

Lewis committing actually hurt us quite a bit, since it caused a high school RB I had high hopes for to lose interest. I really need a good RB in my incoming freshman class.

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1 more:

*** OLB Dale English, 5'11", 235, Minnesota West CC (3.0/4.0)

Another JC OLB who will probably start. 6 more scholarships to fill. This class is shaping up as one with very little star power, but with lots of guys good enough to get on the field.

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3 more:

*** DE Brian Jackson, 6'5", 270, Archbishop Curley HS, FL (2.0/4.0)
*** OLB(A) Stephen Ross, 6'0", 243, Pembine HS, WI, (2.0/4.0)
*** QB Booker wilson, 6'2", 173, Martinsville HS, IN (1.5/3.5)

Jackson was a pleasant surprise, as I offered him without scouting him and without Wisconsin being in his top 10. But nobody else went after him, and we got him. Also he looks like he's going to be good.

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1 more:

*** WR(A) Andrew Williams, 5'9", 179, Johnsburg HS, IL (1.5/3.5)

I'm hoping he's able to make a switch to RB, since it doesn't look like there's a decent true RB coming on board.

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And here's the total class:

DT John Goodman (http://bb-bbcf.net/playercard/player23142.htm), 4-stars
Melvindale (Melvindale, MI)
National Rank: 193, Regional: 34, Position: 23

WR William Montgomery (http://bb-bbcf.net/playercard/player22911.htm), 4-stars
Canfield (Canfield, OH)
National Rank: 504, Regional: 83, Position: 58

CB James Sandoval (http://bb-bbcf.net/playercard/player23259.htm), 4-stars
Colonel Crawford (North Robinson, OH)
National Rank: 452, Regional: 75, Position: 48

OLB Stephen Ross (http://bb-bbcf.net/playercard/player23204.htm), 3-stars
Pembine (Pembine, WI)
National Rank: 536, Regional: 91, Position: 40

OLB Dale English (http://bb-bbcf.net/playercard/player23220.htm), 3-stars
Minnesota West CTC (MN), West Bloomfield, MI, HS - MI
National Rank: 373, Regional: 66, Position: 26

FS Kirk Spencer (http://bb-bbcf.net/playercard/player23289.htm), 3-stars
Durand Area (Durand, MI)
National Rank: 840, Regional: 141, Position: 29

SS Patrick Hughes (http://bb-bbcf.net/playercard/player23282.htm), 3-stars
Croswell-Lexington (Croswell, MI)
National Rank: 623, Regional: 108, Position: 31

OT Manuel Willoughby (http://bb-bbcf.net/playercard/player22988.htm), 3-stars
Green (Green, OH)
National Rank: 528, Regional: 90, Position: 40

OG Christopher Wilcox (http://bb-bbcf.net/playercard/player23055.htm), 3-stars
Kankakee (Kankakee, IL)
National Rank: 979, Regional: 168, Position: 63

C Manuel Sheppard (http://bb-bbcf.net/playercard/player23066.htm), 3-stars
Groveport-Madison (Groveport, OH)
National Rank: 970, Regional: 166, Position: 18

TE Raymond Porter (http://bb-bbcf.net/playercard/player22961.htm), 3-stars
Mendota (Mendota, IL)
National Rank: 595, Regional: 102, Position: 32

WR Andrew Williams (http://bb-bbcf.net/playercard/player22925.htm), 3-stars
Johnsburg (McHenry, IL)
National Rank: 718, Regional: 125, Position: 99

RB Joel Lewis (http://bb-bbcf.net/playercard/player22833.htm), 3-stars
Northland (MN), Clearbrook, MN, HS - MN
National Rank: 685, Regional: 120, Position: 54

OLB Daniel Jones (http://bb-bbcf.net/playercard/player23218.htm), 3-stars
Northland (MN), Delano, MN, HS - MN
National Rank: 511, Regional: 85, Position: 38

ILB Edward Gates (http://bb-bbcf.net/playercard/player23167.htm), 3-stars
Brookfield Academy (Brookfield, WI)
National Rank: 604, Regional: 104, Position: 43

QB Booker Wilson (http://bb-bbcf.net/playercard/player22788.htm), 3-stars
Martinsville (Martinsville, IN)
National Rank: 597, Regional: 103, Position: 32

DE Brian Jackson (http://bb-bbcf.net/playercard/player22323.htm), 3-stars
Archbishop Curley (Miami, FL)
National Rank: 376, Regional: 89, Position: 28

OT Ralph Burchfield (http://bb-bbcf.net/playercard/player23016.htm), 2-stars
Phillips (Phillips, WI)
National Rank: 733, Regional: 127, Position: 57

DT Charles Sanchez (http://bb-bbcf.net/playercard/player23140.htm), 2-stars
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley (Walker, MN)
National Rank: 834, Regional: 140, Position: 57

OLBs Dale English and Daniel Jones will likely be starting; everybody else in this class is likely to be redshirted. We'll take an in-depth look at the depth chart after training camp.

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Post-camp 2 deep

http://bb-bbcf.net/reports/team29r.htm

QB Luther Armstrong, Fr* 3.0/3.5
Robert Perkins, So* 2.5/4.0

I'm leaning towards Armstrong as the starter here, with the idea of giving Perkins some PT to see how he does. Neither looks great, but I don't think either will be awful either.

RB Joseph Pearce, Sr* 3.5/4.0
Joel Lewis, Jr 3.0/3.0

Lewis and Pearce will initially split time, with a couple of other options hanging around. Lewis looks better on the roster than he did as a recruit, he's one of several pleasant surprises in our class.

FB Richard Bailey, Sr 3.0/4.5
Gerald Lopez, So 3.0/4.0

Bailey will be a 4 year starter, but Lopez will get plenty of snaps. There's very little difference in terms of skills between them.

WR1 William Nelson, Jr 4.0/5.0
Adam Busby, Jr 3.5/4.0
WR2 Gary Evans, Jr 3.5/4.0
William McGill, Sr 3.5/4.0

McGill is coming off a nice season - 729 yards, 56 catches. Nobody else in this group has seen significant pt, but they all look to be pretty good.

TE Justin Sample, Jr 4.0/5.0
Erik Harvey, Fr* 2.5/4.0

Sample (who started every game a year ago) is more of a pass-catcher than a run-blocker. It doesn't look like he'll be challenged for PT by anybody anytime soon.

LT Darryl Bond, Jr 3.5/4.5
Manuel Willoughby, Fr 2.0/4.5
RT Howard Adams, So 3.5/4.5
Ralph Burchfield, Fr 2.0/4.0

The plan is actually for both Burchfield and Willoughby to redshirt, but if injuries strike, they may be forced to play. Bond and Adams are both much better at pass protection than run blocking.

LG Mark Griffith, Jr 3.0/4.0
Harold Arteaga, So* 2.5/3.5
RG Michael Hargrove, Jr* 3.0/3.5
Christopher Watkins, Fr*2.0/2.5

Griffith is another guy much more comfortable pass-blocking than run-blocking. Hargrove is more balanced. I foresee difficulty running the ball.

C Charles Johnson, Jr 3.5/4.5
Manuel Sheppard, Fr 2.5/4.0

Johnson looks to our best overall lineman, and the one with the most balanced skillset. None of the projected starters have much experience.

RDE Chang Jimenez, Jr 4.0/4.0
Ronald Johnson, So* 3.0/4.0
LDE David Wills, Jr 3.5/4.0
Brian Jackson, Fr 2.5/4.5

Jimenez and Wills are both somewhat injury prone, and haven't done much when healthy. Hopefully they can step it up a bit.

RDT Antonio Nelson, Jr 3.0/4.0
John Goodman, Fr 2.5/4.0
LDT Daniel Burnette, Sr 3.0/4.0
Charles Sanchez, Fr 1.0/4.0

Burnette was 3rd team all Big Ten a year ago. I feel good about this group of players.

WLB William Ramirez, So 3.5/4.5
Dale English, Jr 3.0/4.0

Ramirez, who started 8 games as a true freshman, really boomed in camp, and now looks like an outstanding LB.

SLB Daniel Jones, Jr 3.5/3.5
Timothy Hawes, Sr 2.5/4.0

Jones replaces Hawes. Really pleased with the roster improvement at OLB.

MLB Ricardo Briggs, Jr 3.0/4.5
Lamar Bryant, Fr* 1.5/3.5

Briggs is coming off a 97 tackle season.

LCB Lawrence Jewell, Sr 3.5/4.5
Jason Campbell, Jr* 3.0/4.0
RCB Gary Willis, Jr 3.0/4.5
Robert Hogan, Jr* 2.5/4.0

Jewell started every game last year. I've got a lot of good young CBs on the roster, too.

FS Edward Page, Sr 3.0/4.5
Henry Wells, Jr 3.0/4.5
SS John Bailey, Sr 3.5/4.0
Johnathan Green, So 2.5/4.0

Page and Bailey both look quite good. I should have one of the best secondaries in the Big 10.

K Louis Ladd, Jr 3.0/3.0
Vito Erickson, Sr 2.5/2.5
P John Cooley, Sr 2.5/3.0
George Harmon, So 1.0/2.0

Cooley netted 31.5 yards per punt last year; on the other hand, Ladd made 14/17 fgs, including 2-2 from 50+.

Offensive strengths: Receivers, pass-blocking. Offensive weaknesses: Run-blocking, running backs. This team is set up to play a vertical or run and shoot offense, but without the big-time qb to run it. We're going to try a more balanced offense. It may take a couple of years for this to make sense, as our recruits work their way into the system. I don't think I recruited a potential 1,000 yard rusher in my last class, so RB will be an area of focus in the next off-season. Projected starters include 1 freshman, 1 sophomore, 7 juniors, and 2 seniors.

Defensive strengths: Secondary. Defensive weakness: Defensive end. We'll be playing a 4-3, with a lot of zone coverages. I feel like we should be solid defensively, and the young players all look pretty good as well. Projected starters include 1 sophomore, 6 juniors, and 4 seniors.

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Recruiting note: Our class was ranked 27th, and I think 5th in the Big 10. Here's our schedule:

Florida State
Michigan State
Ohio
@ Iowa
@ Michigan
Northwestern
@ Indiana
Purdue
@ Illinois
Minnesota
@ California

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We open the season hosting Passacaglia's FSU Seminoles: we are 2 point underdogs.

The game is a tight affair for 3 1/2 quarters, but we surrender two late TDs to lose 30-19.

QB Perkins took every snap, but was just ok: 20-34, 162 yards, 2 tds, 1 int. Our running game was more impressive, as Joseph Pearce went for 109 yards on just 11 carries. We had 23 first downs to FSU's 19, but we gave up 320 yards passing - a big problem.

Box score (http://bb-bbcf.net/BoxScores/Game867.htm) and play by play (http://bb-bbcf.net/GameLogs/GameLog867.txt).

Up next: Our Big Ten opener, at home against ranked Michigan State.

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Post-Game Defensive Scouting Report for Florida State game.

FILM REPORT ON DEFENSIVE LINE PLAY

Player Sck Stf DP Hur MT OutP
DE Chang Jimenez 1 1 0 2 0 0
DT Daniel Burnette 1 1 0 0 0 0
DT John Goodman 1 0 0 0 0 0
DE Ronald Johnson 0 0 0 1 1 0

FILM REPORT ON LINEBACKING CORPS

Player Tak Sck Stf PD MT BPA OutP
ILB Ricardo Briggs 9 0 1 0 1 0 0
OLB Daniel Jones 6 1 0 0 1 1 0
OLB William Ramirez 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
OLB Timothy Hawes 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON DEFENSIVE SECONDARY

Player Tak Sck PD Int MT BPA OutP
CB Robert Hagan 2 0 1 2 0 0 0
FS Henry Wells 3 0 2 0 1 1 0
CB Lawrence Jewell 2 0 1 0 1 0 2
CB Jason Campbell 5 0 1 0 0 1 0
SS Johnathan Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
FS Edward Page 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
SS John Bailey 4 0 0 0 0 1 0


Post-Game Offensive Scouting Report for the Florida State game.

FILM REPORT ON PASSING GAME

Player Comp Att GreatP BadP
Robert Perkins 20 34 0 1

FILM REPORT ON RUSHING ATTACK

Player Rush CreateR MissH Fumble
RB Joseph Pearce 11 0 0 0
FB Gerald Lopez 10 0 0 0
FB Richard Bailey 8 0 0 1
RB Joel Lewis 4 0 0 0
WR William Nelson 4 0 0 0
QB Robert Perkins 1 0 0 0
RB Gary Hill 2 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON RECEIVING CORPS

Player Tar Rec YAC GrtC Drop BadR
WR Adam Busby 10 6 19 1 0 0
WR William Nelson 8 5 12 0 0 0
RB Joseph Pearce 3 2 4 0 1 0
RB Gary Hill 1 1 3 0 0 0
TE Justin Sample 4 1 2 0 1 0
WR Gary Evans 7 4 4 0 0 0
FB Gerald Lopez 1 1 3 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON OFFENSIVE LINE PLAY

Player RB Pan SA False Miss Hold
TE Justin Sample 0 3 0 0 0 0
OT Darryl Bond 2 0 0 0 0 0
OT Howard Adams 1 0 0 0 0 0
OG Michael Hargrove 0 1 1 0 0 0
TE Erik Harvey 0 0 0 0 0 1
OT Earl Williams 0 0 0 0 2 0

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#21 Michigan State (2-0) @ Wisconsin (0-1)

Michigan State has been in a decline, going 5-3. 4-4, and 3-5 in the last three seasons of Big 10 play. Still, their roster is about as talented as ours. Their defensive line is particularly strong.

Perkins goes down early in the game with an elbow injury, and Armstrong sees his first action of the year - he plays quite well in his collegiate debut, completing 12 of 19 for 203 yards. Our running game rolls right along, as we get 6.7 ypc. 3 straight touchdowns in the third quarter puts the game away, and we jump out to a 1-0 conference record.

Here is the box score (http://bb-bbcf.net/BoxScores/Game424.htm) and play by play (http://bb-bbcf.net/GameLogs/GameLog424.txt).

Big 10 standings:

#5 Michigan 3-0 (1-0)
#17 Ohio State 1-1 (1-0)
Wisconsin 1-1 (1-0)
#7 Purdue 4-0 (1-1)
Illinois 2-1 (0-0)
#22 Michigan St.2-1 (0-1)
Iowa 1-2 (0-1)
Indiana 2-2 (0-1)
#18 Minnesota 2-2 (0-1)
Northwestern 0-3 (0-0)

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Post-Game Defensive Scouting Report for Michigan State game.

FILM REPORT ON DEFENSIVE LINE PLAY

Player Sck Stf DP Hur MT OutP
DT Daniel Burnette 2 0 0 2 0 0
DE Chang Jimenez 1 0 0 2 0 0
DE David Wills 1 0 0 1 0 1

FILM REPORT ON LINEBACKING CORPS

Player Tak Sck Stf PD MT BPA OutP
ILB Ricardo Briggs 8 0 1 0 0 0 1
OLB William Ramirez 7 2 0 0 0 0 0
OLB Daniel Jones 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
OLB Timothy Hawes 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON DEFENSIVE SECONDARY

Player Tak Sck PD Int MT BPA OutP
FS Henry Wells 8 0 0 1 2 0 0
CB Robert Hagan 5 0 1 0 0 1 0
SS Johnathan Green 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FS Edward Page 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
SS John Bailey 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
CB Lawrence Jewell 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
CB Jason Campbell 4 0 0 0 0 0 0

Post-Game Offensive Scouting Report for the Michigan State game.

FILM REPORT ON PASSING GAME

Player Comp Att GreatP BadP
Luther Armstrong 12 19 2 0
Robert Perkins 3 7 0 0

FILM REPORT ON RUSHING ATTACK

Player Rush CreateR MissH Fumble
RB Joseph Pearce 11 0 0 0
RB Gary Hill 11 0 0 3
FB Richard Bailey 9 0 0 0
WR William Nelson 3 0 0 0
FB Gerald Lopez 3 0 0 0
QB Luther Armstrong 4 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON RECEIVING CORPS

Player Tar Rec YAC GrtC Drop BadR
WR Gary Evans 7 5 18 0 0 0
WR William Nelson 10 5 21 0 1 1
FB Gerald Lopez 1 1 35 0 0 0
RB Joseph Pearce 1 1 30 0 0 0
WR Adam Busby 2 1 5 1 1 0
TE Justin Sample 3 2 5 0 0 0
RB Gary Hill 1 0 0 0 0 0
FB Richard Bailey 1 0 0 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON OFFENSIVE LINE PLAY

Player RB Pan SA False Miss Hold
TE Justin Sample 3 0 0 0 0 0
OT Darryl Bond 0 2 0 0 0 0
OT Howard Adams 0 1 0 1 1 0
C Charles Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0
OG Mark Griffith 0 1 0 0 2 0
OG Michael Hargrove 1 0 0 0 0 0
OT Earl Williams 0 0 0 0 2 0

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Ohio (0-3) @ Wisconsin (1-1)

This is not Ohio State, but instead the Ohio Bobcats - our lone cupcake ooc game. Perkins is still out with an injured elbow.

Our ground game continues to impress; 2 different backs, Joseph Pearce and Richard Bailey, both go over 100 yards. We lead 24-3 late in the first half, and are never seriously challenged. Final score, 41-13.

Here are the box score (http://bb-bbcf.net/BoxScores/Game857.htm) and the play by play (http://bb-bbcf.net/GameLogs/GameLog857.txt).

Post-Game Defensive Scouting Report for Ohio game.

FILM REPORT ON DEFENSIVE LINE PLAY

Player Sck Stf DP Hur MT OutP
DE David Wills 0 1 0 0 0 0
DE Chang Jimenez 0 0 0 1 0 0
DE Ronald Johnson 0 0 0 1 0 0
DE Kenneth Trimble 0 0 0 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON LINEBACKING CORPS

Player Tak Sck Stf PD MT BPA OutP
OLB Daniel Jones 7 1 0 0 0 0 0
ILB Ricardo Briggs 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
OLB Timothy Hawes 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
OLB William Ramirez 1 0 1 1 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON DEFENSIVE SECONDARY

Player Tak Sck PD Int MT BPA OutP
CB Jason Campbell 0 0 3 0 1 0 0
CB Lawrence Jewell 1 0 2 0 1 0 0
FS Edward Page 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
CB Robert Hagan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
FS Henry Wells 7 0 0 0 2 1 0
SS John Bailey 4 0 0 0 0 1 0
SS Johnathan Green 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Post-Game Offensive Scouting Report for the Ohio game.

FILM REPORT ON PASSING GAME

Player Comp Att GreatP BadP
Luther Armstrong 14 18 1 0

FILM REPORT ON RUSHING ATTACK

Player Rush CreateR MissH Fumble
RB Joseph Pearce 14 1 0 0
FB Richard Bailey 15 0 0 0
RB Gary Hill 17 0 0 0
FB Gerald Lopez 8 0 0 0
WR William Nelson 4 0 0 0
WR Adam Busby 1 0 0 0
QB Luther Armstrong 5 0 0 0
WR William Mcgill 1 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON RECEIVING CORPS

Player Tar Rec YAC GrtC Drop BadR
WR William Nelson 8 5 24 0 0 0
TE Justin Sample 3 2 5 0 0 0
FB Richard Bailey 2 2 8 0 0 0
RB Gary Hill 1 1 2 0 0 0
WR Adam Busby 1 1 3 0 0 0
RB Joseph Pearce 2 2 4 0 0 0
FB Gerald Lopez 1 1 3 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON OFFENSIVE LINE PLAY

Player RB Pan SA False Miss Hold
OT Darryl Bond 3 2 0 0 0 1
TE Justin Sample 4 0 0 1 0 0
C Charles Johnson 0 2 1 0 0 0
OG Mark Griffith 0 1 0 0 1 0
TE Erik Harvey 0 0 0 0 1 0
OT Earl Williams 0 0 1 0 1 0
OG Harold Arteaga 0 0 0 1 2 0
OT Howard Adams 0 0 0 0 1 0



Big 10 results and standings:

Illinois 18, Purdue 16
Michigan State 40, Indiana 15
Ohio State 47, Northwestern 13
Iowa State 23, Iowa 13


#5 Michigan 3-0 (1-0)
#13 Ohio State 2-1 (2-0)
Wisconsin 2-1 (1-0)
#20 Illinois 3-1 (1-0)
#22 Michigan St.3-1 (1-1)
#8 Purdue 4-1 (1-1)
Northwestern 0-4 (0-1)
Indiana 2-3 (0-2)
#19 Minnesota 2-2 (0-1)
Iowa 1-3 (0-1)

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Wisconsin (2-1) @ Iowa (1-3)

Iowa Hawkeye's have some talent, but have been scuffling this season, losing to Northern Illinois in their opener, and also losing to their in-state rivals Iowa State. Their starting qb is out with an injury, and they're relying on true freshman Chris Holmes. They get out to an early 3-0 lead, but Holmes is picked off 3 times - a solid defensive effort gives us a 27-6 win.

Box score (http://bb-bbcf.net/BoxScores/Game431.htm)
Play by play (http://bb-bbcf.net/GameLogs/GameLog431.txt)

Note that FS Henry Wells had 3 picks, and a forced fumble.

Post-Game Defensive Scouting Report for Iowa game.

FILM REPORT ON DEFENSIVE LINE PLAY

Player Sck Stf DP Hur MT OutP
DE Chang Jimenez 0 1 1 1 0 0
DE David Wills 1 0 0 0 0 0
DT John Goodman 0 0 1 0 0 0
DT Antonio Nelson 0 0 0 1 0 0
DT Daniel Burnette 0 0 0 3 0 0

FILM REPORT ON LINEBACKING CORPS

Player Tak Sck Stf PD MT BPA OutP
ILB Ricardo Briggs 10 1 0 1 0 0 1
OLB Timothy Hawes 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
OLB William Ramirez 3 0 2 0 0 0 0
OLB Daniel Jones 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
ILB Lamar Bryant 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON DEFENSIVE SECONDARY

Player Tak Sck PD Int MT BPA OutP
FS Henry Wells 4 0 0 3 0 1 0
CB Jason Campbell 0 0 2 0 2 0 0
CB Lawrence Jewell 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
CB Robert Hagan 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
SS John Bailey 4 0 0 0 1 0 0
SS Johnathan Green 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FS Edward Page 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Post-Game Offensive Scouting Report for the Iowa game.

FILM REPORT ON PASSING GAME

Player Comp Att GreatP BadP
Luther Armstrong 18 26 1 0
Robert Perkins 1 1 0 0

FILM REPORT ON RUSHING ATTACK

Player Rush CreateR MissH Fumble
FB Richard Bailey 9 0 0 1
RB Gary Hill 15 0 0 0
RB Joseph Pearce 10 0 0 0
WR William Mcgill 2 0 0 0
FB Gerald Lopez 3 0 0 0
QB Luther Armstrong 3 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON RECEIVING CORPS

Player Tar Rec YAC GrtC Drop BadR
WR Gary Evans 9 5 12 0 0 0
WR William Nelson 4 4 21 1 0 0
WR William Mcgill 2 2 8 0 0 0
WR Adam Busby 6 3 4 0 0 0
RB Gary Hill 1 1 6 0 0 0
TE Justin Sample 2 2 2 0 0 0
FB Gerald Lopez 1 1 6 0 0 0
RB Joseph Pearce 1 1 1 0 0 0
FB Richard Bailey 1 0 0 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON OFFENSIVE LINE PLAY

Player RB Pan SA False Miss Hold
OT Darryl Bond 3 1 1 1 0 0
TE Justin Sample 2 1 0 0 0 0
C Charles Johnson 1 0 1 0 0 0
OG Michael Hargrove 0 1 0 0 0 0
OG Christopher Watkins 0 0 1 0 1 0
OT Earl Williams 0 0 0 1 0 0
OG Mark Griffith 0 0 1 0 1 1


Big 10 results and standings:

Minnesota 20, Michigan 7
Michigan State 29, Notre Dame 26
Ohio State 24, Penn State 3
Indiana 24, Kentucky 14

#13 Ohio State 3-1 (2-0)
#19 Illinois 3-1 (1-0)
Wisconsin 3-1 (2-0)
#14 Michigan St.4-1 (1-1)
#9 Michigan 3-1 (1-1)
#22 Minnesota 3-2 (1-1)
#8 Purdue 4-1 (1-1)
Indiana 3-3 (0-2)
Northwestern 0-4 (0-1)
Iowa 1-4 (0-2)

[st.cronin]

Wisconsin (3-1) @ Michigan (3-1)

The Wolverines feature a dangerous freshman running back, Abe Wallace (http://bb-bbcf.net/playercard/player21925.htm), and one of the top qbs in the conference, John Rojas (http://bb-bbcf.net/playercard/player18332.htm). I'm pretty confident about our chances, but offensively we lay an egg: 2-14 on 3rd down conversions dooms us to a 22-6 loss.

Box Score (http://bb-bbcf.net/BoxScores/Game438.htm)
Play By Play (http://bb-bbcf.net/GameLogs/GameLog438.txt)

Post-Game Defensive Scouting Report for Michigan game.

FILM REPORT ON DEFENSIVE LINE PLAY

Player Sck Stf DP Hur MT OutP
DT Daniel Burnette 2 0 1 0 0 0
DT Antonio Nelson 0 0 0 0 0 0
DE Chang Jimenez 0 0 0 1 0 0
DE David Wills 0 0 0 1 0 0

FILM REPORT ON LINEBACKING CORPS

Player Tak Sck Stf PD MT BPA OutP
ILB Ricardo Briggs 11 0 0 0 0 0 0
OLB Daniel Jones 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
OLB William Ramirez 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
OLB Timothy Hawes 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
ILB Lamar Bryant 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON DEFENSIVE SECONDARY

Player Tak Sck PD Int MT BPA OutP
CB Lawrence Jewell 4 0 2 0 0 0 1
CB Robert Hagan 5 0 0 0 1 0 0
CB Jason Campbell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FS Edward Page 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
FS Henry Wells 6 0 0 0 2 0 0
SS Johnathan Green 7 0 0 0 0 1 0

Post-Game Offensive Scouting Report for the Michigan game.

FILM REPORT ON PASSING GAME

Player Comp Att GreatP BadP
Luther Armstrong 14 32 1 0
Robert Perkins 0 1 0 1

FILM REPORT ON RUSHING ATTACK

Player Rush CreateR MissH Fumble
RB Gary Hill 9 0 0 0
RB Joseph Pearce 14 0 0 0
FB Richard Bailey 2 0 0 0
WR William Nelson 3 0 0 0
FB Gerald Lopez 2 0 0 0
WR Adam Busby 1 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON RECEIVING CORPS

Player Tar Rec YAC GrtC Drop BadR
TE Justin Sample 7 3 10 0 0 1
RB Joseph Pearce 1 1 43 0 0 0
RB Gary Hill 3 3 8 0 0 0
WR William Nelson 9 4 6 0 0 0
WR William Mcgill 3 1 5 0 0 1
WR Adam Busby 4 1 2 0 0 1
WR Gary Evans 4 1 1 0 0 0
FB Richard Bailey 2 0 0 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON OFFENSIVE LINE PLAY

Player RB Pan SA False Miss Hold
OG Michael Hargrove 2 1 0 1 0 0
TE Justin Sample 2 0 0 0 0 0
OT Darryl Bond 1 0 0 0 0 0
OT Howard Adams 0 0 0 0 0 1
OG Mark Griffith 0 0 0 0 2 0
OG Harold Arteaga 0 0 0 0 1 0
FB Richard Bailey 0 0 0 0 1 0




#18 Illinois 16, Iowa 6
#9 Michigan State 41, #15 Ohio State 31
#21 Minnesota 18, #14 Purdue 12
#7 Michigan 22, Wisconsin 6
Indiana 31, Northwestern 13

Illinois 4-1 (2-0)
Michigan St. 5-1 (2-1)
Michigan 4-1 (2-1)
Minnesota 4-2 (2-1)
Ohio State 3-2 (2-1)
Wisconsin 3-2 (2-1)
Purdue 4-2 (1-2)
Indiana 4-3 (1-2)
Northwestern 0-5 (0-2)
Iowa 1-5 (0-3)

Still unbeaten:

LSU (6-0)
Clemson (5-0)
Washington (6-0)
Maryland (5-0)
Ole Miss (6-0)
Oklahoma (6-0)
Air Force (6-0)
Florida State (6-0)



Defensively it appears we played well; offensively we got poor performances from our O-Line and our receivers. A tough loss - I think I had a good game plan, just got some bad performances at key times.

[Passacaglia]

That damned Abe Wallace. I was recruiting him at Florida State, too. He ended up going to the wrong team.

[st.cronin]

That damned Abe Wallace. I was recruiting him at Florida State, too. He ended up going to the wrong team.

We actually bottled him up pretty good, I think he only got 70 yards or something.

[st.cronin]

Note that hoopsguy's Illinois team has the inside track on the Rose Bowl.

[hoopsguy]

Note that hoopsguy has basically abandoned the Illini while working through Internet issues. Now that those are resolved, I fully expect to mess up our Rose Bowl bid.

[st.cronin]

Northwestern (0-5) @ Wisconsin (3-2)

Northwestern is having a difficult season - they have some decent talent, but have a number of holes both on offense and defense that opponents have been able to exploit. I expect an easy win, and my team comes through, rolling to a 34-13 victory. Armstrong connects on two long touchdown passes in the first half, and is the player of the game.

Box score (http://bb-bbcf.net/BoxScores/Game439.htm)
Play by play (http://bb-bbcf.net/GameLogs/GameLog439.txt)

Post-Game Defensive Scouting Report for Northwestern game.

FILM REPORT ON DEFENSIVE LINE PLAY

Player Sck Stf DP Hur MT OutP
DT Daniel Burnette 2 0 0 1 0 0
DT John Goodman 1 0 0 1 0 0
DE Chang Jimenez 1 0 0 3 0 0
DE David Wills 0 0 0 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON LINEBACKING CORPS

Player Tak Sck Stf PD MT BPA OutP
ILB Ricardo Briggs 6 1 2 2 0 0 0
OLB Daniel Jones 4 1 0 2 1 0 0
OLB William Ramirez 4 0 0 0 0 1 0
OLB Timothy Hawes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON DEFENSIVE SECONDARY

Player Tak Sck PD Int MT BPA OutP
CB Robert Hagan 3 0 2 0 1 0 0
CB Jason Campbell 2 0 2 0 2 0 0
CB Lawrence Jewell 3 0 1 0 0 0 2
SS Johnathan Green 5 0 1 0 0 0 0
SS John Bailey 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
FS Edward Page 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
FS Henry Wells 9 0 0 0 0 0 0

Post-Game Offensive Scouting Report for the Northwestern game.

FILM REPORT ON PASSING GAME

Player Comp Att GreatP BadP
Luther Armstrong 11 20 0 0
Robert Perkins 1 2 0 1

FILM REPORT ON RUSHING ATTACK

Player Rush CreateR MissH Fumble
FB Richard Bailey 9 0 0 0
FB Gerald Lopez 7 0 0 0
RB Joseph Pearce 8 0 0 1
WR William Nelson 2 0 0 1
RB Gary Hill 4 0 0 0
RB Joel Lewis 8 0 0 0
WR Adam Busby 1 0 0 0
DE Kenneth Trimble 1 0 0 0
QB Luther Armstrong 4 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON RECEIVING CORPS

Player Tar Rec YAC GrtC Drop BadR
WR Gary Evans 8 5 18 0 0 0
WR Adam Busby 4 1 22 1 1 0
WR William Nelson 6 2 10 0 0 0
TE Justin Sample 3 3 6 0 0 0
FB Gerald Lopez 1 1 4 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON OFFENSIVE LINE PLAY

Player RB Pan SA False Miss Hold
OT Howard Adams 2 0 0 0 0 0
OT Darryl Bond 1 1 0 0 0 0
OG Michael Hargrove 0 1 0 0 0 0
FB Richard Bailey 1 0 0 0 0 0
TE Justin Sample 1 0 0 0 0 1
OT Earl Williams 0 0 1 0 1 0
C Charles Johnson 0 0 0 1 0 0
OG Mark Griffith 0 0 0 0 2 0
OG Harold Arteaga 0 0 0 0 2 0

#12 Illinois 33, Indiana 20
#20 Minnesota 35, Iowa 16
#6 Michigan State 27, Purdue 20
#3 Michigan 37, #15 Notre Dame 32
#13 Ohio State 56, Kent State 24

Illinois 5-1 (3-0)
Michigan State 6-1 (3-1)
Minnesota 5-2 (3-1)
Wisconsin 4-2 (3-1)
Michigan 5-1 (2-1)
Ohio State 4-2 (2-1)
Purdue 4-3 (1-3)
Indiana 4-4 (1-3)
Northwestern 0-6 (0-3)
Iowa 1-6 (0-4)

Still undefeated:

LSU 7-0
Maryland 6-0
Florida State 7-0
Air Force 7-0

These teams lost their first game:

Clemson dropped their first game at home to Maryland, 14-10 (Maryland's 14 was actually 4 field goals and a safety).
Washington lost at Oregon, 36-22.
Oklahoma lost a heartbreaker at Kansas State, 24-23.
Ole Miss, the paper tiger of the unbeatens IMO, lost at Auburn, 19-6.

[st.cronin]

Big 10 Schedule, and the other top games this week:

#6 Michigan State (6-1) @ #12 Illinois (5-1) (E)
#3 Michigan (5-1) @ #19 Purdue (4-3) (+5)
#13 Ohio State (4-2) @ Iowa (1-6) (+17)
#20 Minnesota (5-2) @ Northwestern (0-6) (+16)
Wisconsin (4-2) @ Indiana (4-4)

#1 LSU (7-0) @ #17 Ole Miss (6-1) (+9)
#7 Clemson (5-1) @ #22 Georgia Tech (5-3) (+5)
Texas A&M (4-3) @ #21 Arkansas (4-3) (-11)
Washington State (5-3) @ #8 Arizona State (5-1) (-9)
Oregon State (5-2) @ #5 Washington (6-1) (-6)
Texas Tech (5-1) @ Texas (4-3) (+6)
Oklahoma State (4-2) @ Missouri (5-3) (-2)
West Virginia (7-1) @ Boston College (5-3) (+4)
Pittsburgh (6-2) @ Virginia Tech (5-3) (-5)

[st.cronin]

Wisconsin (4-2) @ Indiana (4-4)

We should be solid favorites in this game. Indiana pulled in a nice recruiting class in the off-season, but most of their talent is inexperienced underclassmen. Their starting QB, Chi Hall, is a true freshman with a 9-13 td-int ratio.

William Nelson returns the opening kickoff for a touchdown, putting us up 7-0; Indiana controls play most of the rest of the first half, leading 17-13 at halftime. We're able to shut them out in the second half, and pull away to win 29-17.

Box score (http://bb-bbcf.net/BoxScores/Game444.htm)
Play by play (http://bb-bbcf.net/GameLogs/GameLog444.txt)

Post-Game Defensive Scouting Report for Indiana game.

FILM REPORT ON DEFENSIVE LINE PLAY

Player Sck Stf DP Hur MT OutP
DT John Goodman 1 0 0 0 0 0
DT Antonio Nelson 0 1 0 1 0 0
DE Chang Jimenez 0 1 0 0 0 0
DT Daniel Burnette 1 0 0 3 0 0
DE Ronald Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON LINEBACKING CORPS

Player Tak Sck Stf PD MT BPA OutP
ILB Ricardo Briggs 15 2 1 0 0 0 0
OLB Daniel Jones 6 0 1 0 0 0 0
OLB William Ramirez 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
ILB Lamar Bryant 2 0 1 0 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON DEFENSIVE SECONDARY

Player Tak Sck PD Int MT BPA OutP
CB Jason Campbell 4 0 2 1 0 0 0
SS Johnathan Green 7 0 0 0 1 0 2
FS Henry Wells 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
CB Gary Willis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FS Edward Page 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
CB Lawrence Jewell 4 0 0 0 1 1 1


Post-Game Offensive Scouting Report for the Indiana game.

FILM REPORT ON PASSING GAME

Player Comp Att GreatP BadP
Luther Armstrong 12 23 1 3

FILM REPORT ON RUSHING ATTACK

Player Rush CreateR MissH Fumble
FB Richard Bailey 7 0 0 0
RB Joseph Pearce 13 1 0 0
RB Gary Hill 3 0 0 0
RB Joel Lewis 11 0 0 0
WR William Nelson 1 0 0 0
QB Luther Armstrong 1 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON RECEIVING CORPS

Player Tar Rec YAC GrtC Drop BadR
WR Adam Busby 5 2 18 1 0 0
TE Larry Mcmillian 9 4 7 0 0 1
WR William Mcgill 4 3 10 0 0 0
FB Richard Bailey 1 1 12 1 0 0
WR William Nelson 1 1 3 0 0 0
TE Justin Sample 1 1 3 0 0 0
TE Erik Harvey 1 0 0 0 0 0
RB Joseph Pearce 1 0 0 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON OFFENSIVE LINE PLAY

Player RB Pan SA False Miss Hold
OT Darryl Bond 2 2 0 0 3 1
OT Howard Adams 0 0 1 0 2 1
TE Erik Harvey 0 0 0 0 1 0
OT Earl Williams 0 0 1 0 0 0
OG Mark Griffith 0 0 0 0 1 0
OG Harold Arteaga 0 0 1 0 0 0


#3 Illinois 25, #7 Michigan State 0
#13 Ohio State 49, Iowa 6
#19 Minnesota 16, Northwestern 10
#4 Michigan 27, #24 Purdue 10

1. Illinois 6-1 (4-0)
2. Minnesota 6-2 (4-1)
3. Wisconsin 5-2 (4-1)
4. Michigan 6-1 (3-1)
5. Ohio State 5-2 (3-1)
6. Michigan St. 6-2 (3-2)
7. Indiana 4-5 (1-4)
8. Purdue 4-4 (1-4)
9. Northwestern 0-7 (0-4)
10.Iowa 1-7 (0-5)



Still four unbeatens:

#1 LSU (8-0)
#2 Maryland (6-0)
#12 Florida State (7-0)
#14 Air Force (8-0)

Some games around the country:

#20 Georgia Tech (6-3) over #9 Clemson (5-2), 31-17
#21 Arkansas (5-3) over Texas A&M (4-4), 28-10
#5 Arizona State (6-1) over Washington State (5-4), 20-19
Oregon State (6-2) over #8 Washington (6-2), 40-29
Texas Tech (6-1) over Texas (4-4), 41-7
Missouri (6-3) over Oklahoma State (4-3), 27-15
West Virginia (8-1) over Boston College (5-4), 26-19
Virginia Tech (6-3) over Pittsburgh (6-3), 32-24

[st.cronin]

We have a bye week coming up. This is what's going on around the conference and country:

#3 Illinois (6-1) @ #13 Ohio State (5-2) (-4)
#4 Michigan (6-1) @ #7 Michigan State (6-2) E
#24 Purdue (4-4) @ Northwestern (0-7) (++7)
Iowa (1-7) @ Indiana (4-5) (-12)


Illinois is up by 1 game over Michigan and Ohio State for the conference lead.

Colorado (6-3) @ #25 Oklahoma (7-1) (-12)
Oklahoma State (4-3) @ Nebraska (6-2) (-15)

Oklahoma should be able to handle Colorado, keeping them within a game of Nebraska, who have the Cowboys this week.

Brigham Young (7-1) @ #14 Air Force (8-0) (-4)

Air Force, one of four unbeatens, faces a tough test.

#17 Stanford (5-2) @ Washington State (5-4) (+9)
California (4-2) @ #5 Arizona State (6-1) (-9)

Arizona State is one game ahead of Cal and Stanford, who are both playing on the road. Stanford is favored on the road, but if they lose, the Sun Devils will be in a strong position.

#1 LSU (8-0) @ Auburn (6-3) (+10)
#6 Alabama (6-2) @ #18 Ole Miss (6-2) E

This is probably the rest of the country's best shot at LSU before the Sugar Bowl, where they appear headed. Ole Miss has dropped their last 2 after a hot start, but they have a chance at a signature win here.

#16 Notre Dame (5-4) @ Oregon State (6-2) (+2)
Boston College (5-4) @ Penn State (6-3) (-8)
Pittsburgh (6-3) @ Missouri (6-3) (-4)

Several teams with good matchups looking to get to 7 wins, which likely assures a bowl game.

[Passacaglia]

Still four unbeatens:

#1 LSU (8-0)
#2 Maryland (6-0)
#12 Florida State (7-0)
#14 Air Force (8-0)

woot!

[st.cronin]

Oklahoma 31, Colorado 14
Nebraska 22, Oklahoma State 10
Brigham Young 26, Air Force 20
Stanford 17, Washington State 13
Arizona State 30, California 20
LSU 34, Auburn 20
Alabama 45, Ole Miss 13
Oregon State 35, Notre Dame 14
Pittsburgh 23, Missouri 20
Penn State 34, Boston College 27


Ohio State 22, Illinois 10
Iowa 17, Indiana 14
Michigan State 47, Michigan 19
Purdue 33, Northwestern 27

#10 Ohio State 6-2 (4-1)
#21 Minnesota 6-2 (4-1)
#12 Illinois 6-2 (4-1)
#20 Wisconsin 5-2 (4-1)
#8 Michigan State 7-2 (4-2)
#18 Michigan 6-2 (3-2)
Purdue 5-4 (2-4)
Iowa 2-7 (1-5)
Indiana 4-6 (1-5)
Northwestern 0-8 (0-5)

1. LSU (9-0)
2. Maryland (7-0)
3. Florida State (8-0)
4. Arizona State (7-1)
5. Brigham Young (8-1)
6. Alabama (7-2)
7. West Virginia (9-1)
8. Michigan State (7-2)
9. Washington (7-2)
10. Ohio State (6-2)
11. Air Force (8-1)
12. Illinois (6-2)
13. Texas Tech (7-1)
14. Oklahoma (8-1)
15. Oregon State (7-2)
16. Nebraska (7-2)
17. Clemson (6-2)
18. Michigan (6-2)
19. Stanford (6-2)
20. Wisconsin (5-2)
21. Minnesota (6-2)
22. NC State (4-3)
23. Texas Christian (6-2)
24. Southern Methodist (6-3)
25. Baylor (5-2)

[st.cronin]

Major conference standings:

ACC
1. Maryland 7-0 (4-0)
2. NC State 4-3 (3-1)
3. Clemson 6-2 (3-2)
4. Georgia Tech 7-3 (3-3)
5. Virginia 4-5 (3-3)
6. N. Carolina 4-3 (2-2)
7. S. Carolina 6-3 (2-3)
8. Wake Forest 3-6 (2-4)
9. Duke 3-5 (0-4)

Big 8
1. Nebraska 7-2 (5-0)
2. Oklahoma 8-1 (3-1)
3. Missouri 6-4 (3-2)
4. Kanasas 3-5 (2-2)
5. Colorado 6-4 (3-3)
6. Oklahoma St. 4-4 (1-3)
7. Kansas St. 2-7 (1-4)
8. Iowa St. 2-8 (1-4)

Pac 10
1. Arizona St. 7-1 (5-0)
2. Stanford 6-2 (4-1)
3. Washington 7-2 (4-2)
4. Oregon St. 7-2 (4-2)
5. California 4-3 (3-2)
6. USC 4-4 (2-3)
7. Oregon 3-6 (2-3)
8. Arizona 4-4 (1-4)
9. UCLA 3-5 (1-4)
10.Wash. State 5-5 (1-5)

SEC
1. LSU 9-0 (5-0)
2. Florida 6-3 (4-2)
3. Alabama 7-2 (4-2)
4. Tennessee 4-4 (3-2)
5. Georgia 5-4 (3-3)
6. Auburn 6-4 (3-3)
7. Ole Miss 6-3 (2-3)
8. Kentucky 3-5 (2-3)
9. Vanderbilt 3-5 (1-4)
10. Miss. State 3-6 (0-5)

SWC
1. SMU 6-3 (5-1)
2. Texas Tech 7-1 (4-1)
3. TCU 6-2 (4-1)
4. Baylor 5-2 (3-1)
5. Arkansas 6-3 (3-2)
6. Texas AM 4-5 (2-3)
7. Texas 4-5 (2-4)
8. Houston 1-7 (0-5)
9. Rice 1-8 (0-5)

[st.cronin]

Purdue (5-4) @ Wisconsin (5-2)

Purdue started out hot, but has struggled in conference play, losing close games to Illinois, Minnesota, and Michigan State. We outgain them on the ground 121-34, but struggle in the red zone - we end up kicking 7 fgs, and scoring just one td. One of those fgs comes in the last minute, and puts us up 28-25, the winning score.

Box score (http://bb-bbcf.net/BoxScores/Game454.htm)
Play by play (http://bb-bbcf.net/GameLogs/GameLog454.txt)

Post-Game Offensive Scouting Report for the Purdue game.

FILM REPORT ON PASSING GAME

Player Comp Att GreatP BadP
Luther Armstrong 18 37 3 3
Robert Perkins 0 1 0 0

FILM REPORT ON RUSHING ATTACK

Player Rush CreateR MissH Fumble
RB Gary Hill 17 0 0 1
RB Joseph Pearce 16 0 0 0
FB Richard Bailey 7 0 0 1
FB Gerald Lopez 3 0 0 0
QB Luther Armstrong 3 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON RECEIVING CORPS

Player Tar Rec YAC GrtC Drop BadR
WR William Nelson 11 5 24 1 1 1
TE Justin Sample 9 6 11 1 0 0
WR Adam Busby 4 3 11 0 0 1
WR Gary Evans 5 2 4 0 1 0
RB Gary Hill 4 2 1 0 0 0
FB Gerald Lopez 1 0 0 0 0 0
WR William Mcgill 1 0 0 0 0 0
FB Richard Bailey 2 0 0 0 0 1
RB Joseph Pearce 1 0 0 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON OFFENSIVE LINE PLAY

Player RB Pan SA False Miss Hold
OT Darryl Bond 1 3 0 0 1 0
OG Mark Griffith 0 1 0 0 1 0
OG Harold Arteaga 0 1 0 1 3 1
TE Justin Sample 0 1 0 0 0 0
OG Michael Hargrove 1 0 1 0 2 0
FB Richard Bailey 1 0 0 0 0 0
OG Christopher Watkins 0 0 0 0 1 0
OT Earl Williams 0 0 0 1 0 0



There are just 2 undefeated teams left, Maryland and Florida State.

Around the country:

ACC
8-0 (5-0) Maryland (N. Carolina, @ S. Carolina, @ NC State)
6-2 (3-2) Clemson (NC State, @ N. Carolina, @ S. Carolina)
4-4 (3-2) NC State (@ Clemson, @ Duke, Maryland)
7-4 (3-4) Georgia Tech (@ Duke)
6-4 (2-4) South Carolina (Maryland, Clemson)

Maryland needs 1 more win to clinch a spot in the Gator Bowl. NC State has an outside shot at a conference title - they need to win their remaining games, and Maryland to lose all theirs. NC State also could end up non-bowl-eligible, so they have a wide range of possible outcomes. Georgia Tech and Clemson are likely to get some kind of bowl invite, and South Carolina could as well.

Big 8
7-3 (5-1) Nebraska (Colorado)
9-1 (4-1) Oklahoma (@ Kansas, @ OK State)
4-5 (3-2) Kansas (Oklahoma, Missouri)
6-4 (3-2) Missouri (@ Iowa St, @ Kansas)
6-4 (3-3) Colorado (@ Nebraska)

Oklahoma beat Nebraska, so if they win out they go to the Orange Bowl. Nebraska must beat Colorado and hope for a loss by Oklahoma. Missouri is likely to win 7 or 8 games, so they should end up bowling, and Colorado will be eligible for an invite as well.

Big 10
7-2 (5-1) Ohio State (@ Purdue, @ Michigan)
7-2 (5-1) Minnesota (Indiana, @ Wisconsin)
7-2 (5-1) Illinois (Wisconsin, @ Northwestern)
6-2 (5-1) Wisconsin (@ Illinois, Minnesota, @ California)
7-3 (4-3) Michigan State (Iowa)
6-3 (3-3) Michigan (@ Northwestern, Ohio State)

Still a 4 way tie for 1st place in the Big 10. Looking at the remaining schedules, Illinois would seem to be a slight favorite. All 6 of these teams will presumably end up bowling.

Big West
7-3 (6-1) San Jose State (@ UNLV)
6-4 (5-2) Fresno State (@ Nevada)
6-3 (4-2) LA-Monroe (@ Boise State, Arkansas State)
6-3 (4-2) Boise State (LA-Monroe, @ Idaho)

San Jose State won again, but there are now 4 teams bowl-eligible. The winner of this conference has traditionally been invited to the California Bowl.

CUSA
4-5 (4-1) Central Florida (@ M. Tenn. St., La-Lafayette, @ UAB)
5-4 (4-2) Army (@ UConn, E. Carolina, Navy)

Army and C. Florida each play 12 games, giving them an extra chance at a win. Its possible no team from CUSA will get a bowl invite.

Major Independents
9-1 West Virginia (@ Pittsburgh)
7-3 Syracuse (Penn State)
7-3 Virginia Tech (@ Virginia)
7-3 Penn State (Texas, @ Syracuse)
7-3 Pittsburgh (West Virginia)
5-5 Notre Dame (@ Boston College)
5-5 Boston College (Notre Dame)

None of the major independents played this week, but a number of them are in good position to get a New Years day invitation. Notre Dame and Boston College will play for bowl-eligibility.

MAC
6-4 (5-1) N. Illinois (Bowling Green)
5-4 (5-1) Cincinnati (Akron, Miami OH)
4-4 (4-1) C. Michigan (@ E. Michigan, Toledo, W. Michigan)
4-4 (3-2) Bowling Green (Ball State, @ N. Illinois, Toledo)

N. Illinois and Cincinnati are well positioned to get bowl invitations. The winner of this conference traditionally plays in the Motor City Bowl.

Pac 10
7-2 (5-1) Stanford (Arizona State, California, LA Tech)
7-2 (5-1) Arizona State (@ Stanford, @ Arizona)
8-2 (4-2) Oregon State (@ UCLA, @ Oregon)
7-2 (4-2) Washington (USC, @ Wash. St.)
4-4 (3-3) California (@ Oregon, Florida St., @ Stanford, Wisconsin)
5-4 (3-3) USC (@ Washington, UCLA)

Stanford won, AZ State lost. The big game, then, is this week: AZ State @ Stanford. Oregon State is hanging around, too, as is Washington. California and USC could earn bowl invites, but they have extremely difficult schedules.

SEC
9-1 (5-1) LSU (Vanderbilt, Kentucky)
7-3 (5-2) Florida (@ Georgia)
5-4 (4-2) Tennessee (Auburn, Vanderbilt)
7-2 (4-2) Alabama (Miss. State, @ Auburn)
6-4 (4-3) Georgia (Florida)
6-4 (3-3) Auburn (@ Tennessee, Alabama)
6-4 (2-4) Ole Miss (Kentucky, @ Miss. State)

LSU slipped up! They have a fairly easy schedule from here out, so it still seems overwhelmingly likely that they will represent the SEC in the Sugar Bowl. There are a bunch of other teams that will be positioning and petitioning for bowl bids in the coming weeks.

SWC
6-3 (5-1) SMU (@ Houston, TCU)
7-1 (4-1) Texas Tech (Arkansas, @ TCU, @ Baylor)
6-2 (4-1) TCU (@ Texas AM, Texas Tech, @ SMU)
6-2 (4-1) Baylor (Texas, Arkansas, Texas Tech)
7-3 (4-2) Arkansas (@ Texas Tech, @ Baylor)

Not much change here, except that Baylor won, and is now bowl-eligible. Southern Methodist still seems to be the favorite to make the Cotton Bowl.

WAC
8-1 (6-0) Brigham Young
9-1 (6-1) Air Force
5-4 (3-3) New Mexico
6-3 (3-3) Utah

Air Force moved to 9-1, but is behind BYU for the conference title. Its not clear how much love the Bowls will show the WAC, but Utah and New Mexico could also end up with good W-L records.

[st.cronin]

Wisconsin (6-2) @ Illinois (7-2)

2 of the 4 teams tied for first in the Big 10 meet. Illinois has a top 5 defense, and a big, tough qb in Thomas Nickerson. We go with our usual ball-control gameplan, and try a heavy zone-coverage, low-blitz defensive scheme. Everything breaks right, as we cruise to a 36-10 win.

Box score (http://bb-bbcf.net/BoxScores/Game459.htm)
play by play (http://bb-bbcf.net/GameLogs/GameLog459.txt)

Post-Game Defensive Scouting Report for Illinois game.

FILM REPORT ON DEFENSIVE LINE PLAY

Player Sck Stf DP Hur MT OutP
DE David Wills 1 0 0 1 0 0
DE Ronald Johnson 1 0 0 3 0 0
DT Antonio Nelson 0 0 0 1 0 0
DT John Goodman 0 0 1 0 1 0
DT Daniel Burnette 0 0 0 3 0 0

FILM REPORT ON LINEBACKING CORPS

Player Tak Sck Stf PD MT BPA OutP
ILB Ricardo Briggs 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
OLB William Ramirez 4 0 0 1 0 0 0
OLB Daniel Jones 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
OLB Timothy Hawes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON DEFENSIVE SECONDARY

Player Tak Sck PD Int MT BPA OutP
CB Robert Hagan 1 0 3 0 0 0 0
CB Jason Campbell 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
CB Lawrence Jewell 3 0 1 0 0 1 0
SS Johnathan Green 4 0 0 0 2 1 0
FS Henry Wells 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FS Edward Page 7 0 0 0 0 0 0

Post-Game Offensive Scouting Report for the Illinois game.

FILM REPORT ON PASSING GAME

Player Comp Att GreatP BadP
Luther Armstrong 14 31 0 0

FILM REPORT ON RUSHING ATTACK

Player Rush CreateR MissH Fumble
FB Gerald Lopez 8 0 0 0
FB Richard Bailey 12 0 0 0
RB Joseph Pearce 8 0 0 0
RB Gary Hill 13 0 0 0
WR William Nelson 1 0 0 0
QB Luther Armstrong 2 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON RECEIVING CORPS

Player Tar Rec YAC GrtC Drop BadR
WR Gary Evans 7 4 15 2 0 0
WR William Nelson 9 6 12 0 0 0
TE Justin Sample 8 3 10 0 1 0
RB Gary Hill 1 1 4 0 0 0
FB Gerald Lopez 1 0 0 0 0 0
WR Adam Busby 1 0 0 0 0 1
WR William Mcgill 2 0 0 0 0 0
FB Richard Bailey 1 0 0 0 0 0
RB Joseph Pearce 1 0 0 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON OFFENSIVE LINE PLAY

Player RB Pan SA False Miss Hold
TE Justin Sample 2 0 0 0 0 1
OG Michael Hargrove 0 2 1 0 0 0
OT Howard Adams 1 0 0 0 1 0
OT Darryl Bond 0 1 0 0 1 0
C Brandon Harmon 0 0 1 0 3 0
C Michael Martin 0 0 1 0 1 0

Around the Big 10:
Minnesota 45, Indiana 29
Michigan 33, Northwestern 3
Purdue 19, Ohio State 10

#7 Minnesota 8-2 (6-1)
#9 Wisconsin 7-2 (6-1)
#24 Illinois 7-3 (5-2)
#18 Ohio State 7-3 (5-2)
#16 Michigan 7-3 (4-3)
Michigan State 7-3 (4-3)
Purdue 6-5 (3-5)
Iowa 2-8 (1-6)
Northwestern 1-9 (1-6)
Indiana 4-8 (1-7)

Purdue's win on the road eliminates Ohio State from title contention, and means that we play Minnesota for a trip to the Rose Bowl - even if we lose, we've exceeded my expectations for the year.

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ACC
#2 Maryland 9-1 (6-1)
#8 Clemson 8-2 (5-2)
Virginia 6-5 (5-3)
Duke 6-5 (3-4)
NC State 4-6 (3-4)
S. Carolina 7-4 (3-4)
Wake Forest 4-7 (3-5)
Georgia Tech 7-5 (3-5)
N. Carolina 4-6 (2-5)

Maryland has clinched the ACC title, and accepted a bid to the Citrus Bowl, although their quest for a perfect season was shot down by S. Carolina. Clemson is one of several teams under consideration for the Fiesta Bowl.

Big 8
#6 Oklahoma 10-1 (5-1)
#25 Nebraska 7-3 (5-1)
Kansas 4-6 (3-3)
Missouri 6-5 (3-3)
Colorado 6-4 (3-3)
Kansas State 3-7 (2-4)
Iowa State 3-8 (2-4)
Oklahoma State 4-6 (1-5)

Oklahoma beat Nebraska, so if the Sooners survive Bedlam, or if Nebraska drops their final game against Colorado, Oklahoma will play in the Orange Bowl.

Major Independents
#10 Florida St. 9-1
#3 W. Virginia 9-1
Penn State 8-3
Virginia Tech 7-3
#23 Syracuse 7-3
Pittsburgh 7-3
Notre Dame 5-5
Boston College 5-5
Navy 5-6
Rutgers 4-6
Miami 4-6
Temple 0-10

Florida State's unbeaten run came to a screeching halt last week on the road at California. The Berkeley Bears bombed FSU 44-6. Cal Coach Heinz's comment on his approach: "Even I'm friggin shocked. I just figured 'Screw it, let's chuck and duck it this game, we'll likely lose anyhow'." At any rate, FSU is under consideration for both the Orange and the Sugar Bowls, but is rumored to actually prefer the Fiesta. West Virginia may also get a New Years Day Bowl, although their record is viewed with suspicion by some folks.

Pac 10
#13 Arizona St. 8-2 (6-1)
#14 Stanford 7-3 (5-2)
#5 Washington 8-2 (5-2)
#19 Oregon St. 8-3 (4-3)
Oregon 4-7 (3-4)
UCLA 5-5 (3-4)
USC 5-5 (3-4)
California 5-5 (3-4)
Wash. State 6-5 (2-5)
Arizona 4-6 (1-6)

Arizona State has clinched the Pac 10, and will meet either Wisconsin or Minnesota in the Rose Bowl. Washington has a good shot at earning an invite to the Orange Bowl, possibly to face Oklahoma.

SEC
#1 LSU 10-1 (6-1)
#21 Florida 7-3 (5-2)
#4 Alabama 8-2 (5-2)
Georgia 6-4 (4-3)
Tennessee 5-5 (4-3)
Auburn 7-4 (4-3)
Ole Miss 7-4 (3-4)
Vanderbilt 4-6 (2-5)
Kentucky 3-7 (2-5)
Miss. State 3-8 (0-7)

LSU has clinched the SEC, and will play in the Sugar Bowl. Alabama is being courted by the Sugar and Fiesta Bowls.

SWC
#20 SMU 7-3 (6-1)
#15 Baylor 8-2 (6-1)
#11 TCU 8-2 (6-1)
Arkansas 8-4 (5-3)
Texas Tech 7-3 (4-3)
Texas AM 4-7 (2-5)
Texas 4-7 (2-5)
Rice 2-9 (1-6)
HOuston 1-9 (0-7)

SMU plays TCU for a berth in the Cotton Bowl, possibly against the Big 10 runner up.

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Minnesota (8-2) @ Wisconsin (7-2)

A trip to the Rose Bowl is on the line today, along with Paul Bunyan's Axe. I'm pretty worried about my QB situation prior to this game - Armstrong has completed less than 1/2 his passes the last two games, granted they were against pretty good teams. He also has more interceptions than touchdown passes, which makes it all the more remarkable that we've been winning. At any rate, I decide to stick with Armstrong, and make some slight adjustments to the game plan. The result is a disaster: Armstrong completes just 9 of 22 for 78 yards, and gets pulled for Perkins, who is equally bad before getting injured. The game is still close, though: Minnesota 21, Wisconsin 19. With even adequate qb play, we could have won this game. *sigh*

Box score (http://bb-bbcf.net/BoxScores/Game449.htm)
Play by play (http://bb-bbcf.net/GameLogs/GameLog449.txt)

Post-Game Defensive Scouting Report for Minnesota game.

FILM REPORT ON DEFENSIVE LINE PLAY

Player Sck Stf DP Hur MT OutP
DE Ronald Johnson 1 1 0 0 0 0
DT Daniel Burnette 1 1 0 0 0 0
DT John Goodman 1 0 0 0 0 0
DT Antonio Nelson 0 1 0 2 0 0
DE Chang Jimenez 1 0 0 2 0 0

FILM REPORT ON LINEBACKING CORPS

Player Tak Sck Stf PD MT BPA OutP
ILB Ricardo Briggs 8 0 0 0 1 0 0
OLB Daniel Jones 5 1 0 0 0 0 0
OLB William Ramirez 5 0 0 0 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON DEFENSIVE SECONDARY

Player Tak Sck PD Int MT BPA OutP
CB Lawrence Jewell 3 0 2 0 1 0 1
CB Jason Campbell 3 0 2 0 1 0 0
CB Robert Hagan 5 0 1 0 0 0 0
SS Johnathan Green 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
FS Edward Page 7 0 0 0 1 1 0
SS John Bailey 4 0 0 0 0 0 0


Post-Game Offensive Scouting Report for the Minnesota game.

FILM REPORT ON PASSING GAME

Player Comp Att GreatP BadP
Robert Perkins 4 12 0 0
Luther Armstrong 9 22 2 1

FILM REPORT ON RUSHING ATTACK

Player Rush CreateR MissH Fumble
RB Joseph Pearce 11 0 0 1
FB Richard Bailey 9 0 0 0
FB Gerald Lopez 5 0 0 0
RB Gary Hill 6 0 0 0
WR William Nelson 1 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON RECEIVING CORPS

Player Tar Rec YAC GrtC Drop BadR
WR William Nelson 5 3 13 1 0 0
WR Gary Evans 6 4 7 1 0 0
RB Joseph Pearce 3 2 13 0 0 0
TE Justin Sample 8 3 5 0 1 0
WR William Mcgill 9 1 1 0 0 0
FB Richard Bailey 3 0 0 0 0 1

FILM REPORT ON OFFENSIVE LINE PLAY

Player RB Pan SA False Miss Hold
OT Howard Adams 2 0 0 0 2 0
OT Darryl Bond 0 2 0 0 0 0
OG Michael Hargrove 0 1 1 0 0 0
C Brandon Harmon 0 0 1 0 2 0
TE Erik Harvey 0 0 0 0 1 0
OT Earl Williams 0 0 1 0 1 0

Around the Big 10:
Northwestern 28, Illinois 10
Michigan 26, Ohio State 23 (OT)
Michigan State 25, Iowa 13

#7 Minnesota 9-2 (7-1)
#13 Wisconsin 7-3 (6-2)
#10 Michigan St.8-3 (5-3)
#11 Michigan 8-3 (5-3)
#22 Illinois 7-4 (5-3)
#17 Ohio State 7-4 (5-3)
Purdue 6-5 (3-5)
Northwesetern 2-9 (2-6)
Indiana 4-8 (1-7)
Iowa 2-9 (1-7)

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These conferences have mostly wrapped up play, except for a couple of non-conference games.

#3 Oklahoma 11-1 (6-1)
Nebraska 8-3 (6-1)
Kansas 5-6 (4-3)
Missouri 6-6 (3-4)
Colorado 6-5 (3-4)
Iowa State 4-8 (3-4)
Kansas State 3-8 (2-5)
Oklahoma State 4-7 (1-6)


#8 Arizona St. 9-2 (7-1)
#19 Stanford 8-3 (6-2)
#2 Washington 9-2 (6-2)
Oregon State 8-4 (4-4)
USC 6-5 (4-4)
Oregon 5-7 (4-4)
UCLA 5-6 (3-5)
California 5-6 (3-5)
Washington St. 6-6 (2-6)
Arizona 4-7 (1-7)

#1 LSU 11-1 (7-1)
#12 Florida 8-3 (6-2)
# Alabama 9-2 (6-2)
Tennessee 6-5 (5-3)
Georgia 6-5 (4-4)
Ole Miss 8-4 (4-4)
Auburn 7-5 (4-4)
Vanderbilt 4-7 (2-6)
Kentucky 3-8 (2-6)
Miss. State 3-9 (0-8)

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And here's the top 25:
1. LSU (11-1)
2. Washington (9-2)
3. Oklahoma (11-1)
4. Alabama (9-2)
5. Maryland (9-1)
6. Florida State (9-1)
7. Minnesota (9-2)
8. Arizona State (9-2)
9. Clemson (8-2)
10. Michigan State (8-3)
11. Michigan (8-3)
12. Florida (8-3)
13. Wisconsin (7-3)
14. Texas Christian (8-2)
15. Air Force (9-2)
16. West Virginia (9-1)
17. Ohio State (7-4)
18. Baylor (8-2)
19. Stanford (8-3)
20. Texas Tech (7-3)
21. Arkansas (8-4)
22. Illinois (7-4)
23. Brigham Young (9-2)
24. Southern Methodist (7-3)
25. South Carolina (7-4)

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Wisconsin (7-3) @ California (5-6)

California is fighting for a bowl bid. They ended Florida State's unbeaten run two weeks ago. Their offensive line is very strong, and lately they've been just carpet-bombing teams with a deep passing game.

The game is an exciting one, with lots of points, but Cal pulls away in the end: Cal 38, Wisconsin 23.

Box score (http://bb-bbcf.net/BoxScores/Game870.htm)
play by play (http://bb-bbcf.net/GameLogs/GameLog870.txt)

Post-Game Defensive Scouting Report for California game.

FILM REPORT ON DEFENSIVE LINE PLAY

Player Sck Stf DP Hur MT OutP
DE Chang Jimenez 0 1 0 0 0 0
DT Daniel Burnette 1 0 0 1 0 0
DT Antonio Nelson 0 0 0 1 1 0
DE Ronald Johnson 0 0 0 1 1 1

FILM REPORT ON LINEBACKING CORPS

Player Tak Sck Stf PD MT BPA OutP
ILB Ricardo Briggs 8 1 0 2 0 0 0
OLB William Ramirez 5 0 0 0 0 1 1
OLB Daniel Jones 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
OLB Timothy Hawes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON DEFENSIVE SECONDARY

Player Tak Sck PD Int MT BPA OutP
CB Jason Campbell 1 0 3 1 4 0 0
CB Robert Hagan 0 0 2 0 0 1 1
CB Lawrence Jewell 4 0 2 0 0 0 2
FS Edward Page 7 0 1 0 0 0 0
SS John Bailey 5 0 1 0 0 0 0
CB Gary Willis 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
FS Henry Wells 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
SS Johnathan Green 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Post-Game Offensive Scouting Report for the California game.

FILM REPORT ON PASSING GAME

Player Comp Att GreatP BadP
Luther Armstrong 26 44 0 2

FILM REPORT ON RUSHING ATTACK

Player Rush CreateR MissH Fumble
FB Richard Bailey 7 0 0 0
RB Joseph Pearce 4 0 0 0
FB Gerald Lopez 3 0 0 0
WR William Nelson 2 0 0 0
QB Luther Armstrong 3 0 0 0
RB Gary Hill 6 0 1 0

FILM REPORT ON RECEIVING CORPS

Player Tar Rec YAC GrtC Drop BadR
WR William Nelson 12 8 38 2 0 0
TE Justin Sample 8 5 21 2 0 0
WR William Mcgill 7 4 28 1 0 0
WR Gary Evans 10 5 10 0 1 0
FB Gerald Lopez 1 1 3 0 0 0
RB Joseph Pearce 4 2 9 0 0 0
RB Gary Hill 1 1 1 0 0 0
WR Vance Long 1 0 0 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON OFFENSIVE LINE PLAY

Player RB Pan SA False Miss Hold
TE Justin Sample 1 1 0 0 0 0
OT Howard Adams 0 1 0 0 1 0
OG Mark Griffith 0 1 2 1 0 0
OT Darryl Bond 0 1 0 0 0 0
OG Michael Hargrove 0 1 1 0 0 0
OT Earl Williams 0 0 1 0 1 0
C Charles Johnson 0 0 1 0 0 0
OG Harold Arteaga 0 0 1 0 0 0
TE Larry Mcmillian 0 0 1 0 0 0
FB Richard Bailey 0 0 0 0 1 0


We await our bowl bid, now.

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Award Winners

Richard Bailey, 1st Team All-American FB, 1st Team All-Big 10 FB
Louis Ladd, 1st Team All-Big 10 K
Darryl Bond, 2nd Team All-Big 10 T
Gerald Lopez, 2nd Team All-Big 10 FB
Justin Sample, 2nd Team All-Big 10 TE
Ricardo Briggs, 2nd Team All-Big 10 LB
Daniel Burnette, 2nd Team All-Big 10 DT
Jason Campbell, 3rd Team All-Big 10 CB

Team stats:
http://bb-bbcf.net/reports/team29s.htm

We've been invited to the Motor City Bowl to take on Northern Illinois.

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Full Bowl list:

Rose Bowl: Minnesota (9-2) vs. Arizona State (9-2)
Sugar Bowl: LSU (11-1) vs. Washington (9-2)
Orange Bowl: Oklahoma (11-1) vs. West Virginia (10-1)
Fiesta Bowl: Stanford (9-3) vs. Alabama (9-2)
Cotton Bowl: SMU (8-3) vs.Michigan State (8-3)
Citrus Bowl: Maryland (9-2) vs. Florida (8-3)

Gator Bowl: Florida State (9-2) vs. Michigan (8-3)
Peach Bowl: Ole Miss (8-4) vs. Clemson (8-3)
Hall of Fame Bowl: South Carolina (8-4) vs. Ohio State (7-4)
Independence Bowl: Oregon State (8-4) vs. Arkansas (8-4)
Liberty Bowl: Air Force (9-2) vs. Baylor (8-3)
Sun Bowl: USC (6-5) vs. Nebraska (8-3)
Bluebonnet Bowl: TCU (8-3) vs. Penn State (8-4)
Holiday Bowl: BYU (9-2) vs. Texas Tech (8-3)
California Bowl: San Jose State (8-3) vs. Syracuse (8-3)
All-American Bowl: Illinois (7-4) vs. Virginia (7-5)
Las Vegas Bowl: Georgia Tech (7-5) vs. Auburn (7-5)
Motor City Bowl: Northern Illinois (7-4) vs. Wisconsin (7-4)
Copper Bowl: Utah (7-4) vs. California (6-6)
Aloha Bowl: Pittsburgh (7-4) vs. Virginia Tech (7-4)
Freedom Bowl: Tennessee (6-5) vs. Notre Dame (6-5)

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Motor City Bowl
Wisconsin (7-4) vs. Northern Illinois (7-4)

We end the first half tied 10-10, but Badger football dominates the second half, and we cruise to a 34-10 victory.

Box score (http://bb-bbcf.net/BoxScores/Game24.htm)
play by play (http://bb-bbcf.net/GameLogs/GameLog24.txt)


Post-Game Defensive Scouting Report for Northern Illinois game.

FILM REPORT ON DEFENSIVE LINE PLAY

Player Sck Stf DP Hur MT OutP
DE Chang Jimenez 0 1 0 1 0 0
DE David Wills 1 0 0 0 0 0
DT Antonio Nelson 0 0 0 1 0 0

FILM REPORT ON LINEBACKING CORPS

Player Tak Sck Stf PD MT BPA OutP
ILB Ricardo Briggs 7 0 2 0 0 0 0
OLB William Ramirez 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
OLB Daniel Jones 3 0 1 1 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON DEFENSIVE SECONDARY

Player Tak Sck PD Int MT BPA OutP
CB Gary Willis 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
CB Lawrence Jewell 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
CB Jason Campbell 1 0 2 0 1 0 0
FS Edward Page 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
SS John Bailey 3 0 0 1 1 0 0
SS Johnathan Green 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
FS Henry Wells 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Post-Game Offensive Scouting Report for the Northern Illinois game.

FILM REPORT ON PASSING GAME

Player Comp Att GreatP BadP
Luther Armstrong 18 34 1 0
Robert Perkins 1 1 0 0

FILM REPORT ON RUSHING ATTACK

Player Rush CreateR MissH Fumble
FB Richard Bailey 15 0 0 1
FB Gerald Lopez 8 0 0 0
RB Joseph Pearce 11 0 0 0
RB Gary Hill 8 0 0 0
WR William Nelson 1 0 0 0
WR William Mcgill 1 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON RECEIVING CORPS

Player Tar Rec YAC GrtC Drop BadR
WR William Nelson 11 6 19 0 2 0
RB Joseph Pearce 5 3 32 0 0 0
TE Justin Sample 7 3 10 0 0 0
WR Gary Evans 6 2 5 0 1 1
WR William Mcgill 4 3 9 0 1 0
FB Richard Bailey 1 1 14 0 0 0
RB Gary Hill 1 1 5 0 0 0

FILM REPORT ON OFFENSIVE LINE PLAY

Player RB Pan SA False Miss Hold
OT Howard Adams 4 1 0 0 1 0
C Charles Johnson 2 1 1 0 1 1
TE Justin Sample 1 1 0 0 0 1
OG Michael Hargrove 1 1 0 0 2 0
OG Mark Griffith 0 1 2 0 4 0
OT Darryl Bond 1 0 0 0 0 0
FB Richard Bailey 1 0 0 0 0 0
OT Earl Williams 0 0 1 0 0 0
OG Harold Arteaga 0 0 0 0 1 0



Other results:
Gator Bowl: Michigan (9-3) 34, Florida State (9-3) 28
Peach Bowl: Clemson (9-3) 27, Ole Miss (8-5) 21
Hall of Fame Bowl: Ohio State (8-4) 45, South Carolina (8-5) 16
Independence Bowl: Arkansas (9-4) 26, Oregon State (8-5) 10
Liberty Bowl: Baylor (9-3) 37, Air Force (9-3) 9
Sun Bowl: USC (7-5) 41, Nebraska (8-4) 24
Bluebonnet Bowl: Penn State (9-4) 17, Texas Christian (8-4) 6
Holiday Bowl: Texas Tech (9-3) 19, Brigham Young (9-3) 15
California Bowl: Syracuse (9-3) 41, San Jose State (8-4) 6
All-American Bowl: Illinois (8-4) 23, Virginia (7-5) 15
Las Vegas Bowl: Georgia Tech (8-5) 27, Auburn (7-6) 20
Copper Bowl: California (7-6) 41, Utah (7-5) 27
Aloha Bowl: Pittsburgh (8-4) 27, Virginia Tech (7-5) 19
Freedom Bowl: Tennessee (7-5) 27, Notre Dame (6-6) 13

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Rounding out the bowl games:


Sugar Bowl: Washington (10-2) 30, LSU (11-2) 20
Rose Bowl: Arizona State (10-2) 38, Minnesota (9-3) 24
Orange Bowl: Oklahoma (12-1) 33, West Virginia (10-2) 21
Fiesta Bowl: Stanford (10-3) 27, Alabama (9-3) 24
Cotton Bowl: SMU (9-3) 34, Michigan State (8-4) 27
Citrus Bowl: Florida (9-3) 30, Maryland (9-3) 6

Final top 25:

1. Oklahoma (12-1)
2. Washington (10-2)
3. Arizona State (10-2)
4. Alabama (9-3)
5. LSU (11-2)
6. Maryland (9-3)
7. Florida (9-3)
8. Michigan (9-3)
9. Minnesota (9-3)
10. Stanford (10-3)
11. Texas Tech (9-3)
12. West Virginia (10-2)
13. Southern Methodist (9-3)
14. Clemson (9-3)
15. Michigan State (8-4)
16. Baylor (9-3)
17. Air Force (9-3)
18. Florida State (9-3)
19. Ohio State (8-4)
20. Wisconsin (8-4)
21. Illinois (8-4)
22. Arkansas (9-4)
23. Brigham Young (9-3)
24. Tennessee (7-5)
25. Texas Christian (8-4)

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Graduating seniors:

RB Gary Hill (10/11) - 0 career starts; 522 career yards rushing, 67 career yards receiving, 2 career tds.

RB Cliff Johnson (8/9) - 0 career starts; 0 career carries.

RB Joseph Pearce (11/12) - 12 career starts, all as a senior; 872 career yards rushing, 214 career yards receiving, 4 career tds.

FB Jamie Lee (6/6) - 0 career starts; 0 career carries.

FB Richard Bailey (11/13) - 44 career starts, 12 as a senior; 1046 career yards rushing, 121 career yards receiving, 13 tds. Named Third Team All-Big Ten as a Junior, Named First Team All-Big Ten and National First Team as a Senior.

WR Vance Long (2/4) - walk-on, 0 career starts, saw some spot duty on special teams.

WR William McGill (9/11) - 12 career starts, 0 as a senior. 1743 career yards receiving, 4 career tds.

TE Robert Wise (3/5) - walkon, 0 career starts.

DE Kenneth Trimble (7/8) - 1 career start, 0 as a senior, 2 career tackles, 0 career sacks.

DT Aaron James (4/6) - 0 career starts.

DT Daniel Burnette (11/12) - 22 career starts, 12 as a senior. 50 career tackles, 21 career sacks. Team MVP as a senior. Named Third Team All-Big Ten as a junior, Second Team All-Big Ten as a senior.

ILB Michael Hernandez (3/6) - walk on, 0 career starts.

OLB Timothy Hawes (8/13) - 26 career starts, 3 as a senior. 128 career tackles, 7 career sacks.

CB Lawrence Jewell (11/14) - 28 career starts, 2 as a senior. 110 career tackles, 3 career interceptions.

FS Edward Page (11/15) - 20 career starts, 6 as a senior. 217 career tackles, 3 career interceptions. Named Third Team All-Big Ten as a junior.

SS John Bailey (10/14) - 26 career starts, 7 as a senior. 151 career tackles, 4 career interceptions.

K Vito Erickson (10/10) - Kickoff specialist, attempted just 25 field goals and 16 xtra points.

P John Cooley (7/10) - 23 career starts, 12 as a senior; 38.1 career avg.

We're losing only 2 starters on offense, but we're also losing the top backups at both those positions (RB and FB). On defense, we're losing our best player (DT Burnette), and 3 of our top 5 DBs.

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Two of our players have transfered: DE Brian Jackson went to Kansas State, and WR William Montgomery went to California. Neither move comes as a big surprise. We head into recruiting with 16 scholarships.

[Vegas Vic]

Final top 25:

1. Oklahoma (12-1)


BOOMER!

We need to bring in a great recruiting class this year. I'm also worried that our Heisman winner, junior RB Roderick Webb (http://www.bb-bbcf.net/playercard/player16417.htm), is going to leave early for the NFL.

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The first player to sign with us in the recruiting season is the #1 punter in the country:

**** P Maurice Durham; 5'11", 173; Royalton, MN (14/16)

Not the most exciting news in the world, but we did need a punter, and he looks like a good one. He turned down offers from Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and Purdue.

Here is who else we have offers on, where they are from, and who we are competing with (asterisk denotes jc player):

***** CB John Powell, Ohio (Notre Dame)
**** RB Milton Osborne, Wisconsin
**** FB Daniel Martinez, Ohio
**** WR Jason Richards, Wisconsin (Michigan State)
**** WR Charles King, California
**** DT Milton Bland, Minnesota (Minnesota)
**** DT Edward Watson, Wisconsin (Minnesota)
**** ILB *Clifford Christopher, Michigan (Indiana)
**** SS Christopher Lewis, Ohio
*** FB *Kurt Christian, Wisconsin
*** WR *Gary Sepulveda, Florida
*** DE Joseph Moore, Illinois
*** DE *William Haynes, Ohio
*** OLB Glenn Jackson, Wisconsin (Virginia Tech)
*** K Alex Fowler, Wisconsin (Cincinnati, Northwestern)

A couple of those offers we are probably going to drop, as I don't think we have much of a shot at them, or else I am worried that they won't qualify, or for some other reason.

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We've dropped the offers to Bland and Jackson, as I thought it was less than 50/50 that I would land them. Here's my recruiting notebook:

**** #292 RB Milt Osborne, 5'10", 211, Sturgeon Bay, WI, no other offers - I assume he'll commit, and if he does he'll almost certainly be our starting RB as a true freshman.

**** #271 FB Daniel Martinez, 6'1", 228, Toledo, OH, no other offers - There are no starting-quality backs on my roster, so he'll have a chance to start as well.

*** #639 FB Kurt Christian, 6'1", 250, New Holstein, WI, no other offers - Juco who will likely compete with Martinez for the starting job.

*** #513 WR Gary Sepulveda, 6'3", 200, New Port Richey, FL, no other offers - another Juco, will probably redshirt a year, as I've got a bunch of good receivers coming back.

**** #285 WR Jason Richards, 6'6", 175, Green Bay, WI, also considering Michigan State - It would hurt my feelings to lose out on an in-state 4 star prospect.

**** #607 WR Charles King, 6'4", 177, San Diego, CA, no other offers. Also a potential punt and kick returner.

*** #554 OT Scott Roberts, 6'6", 317, Freedom, WI, no other offers - A juco that I don't have any immediate use for, and will likely redshirt a year. I will need to rebuild my offensive line in a year, and he may end up a big part of that.

*** #999 DE Joseph Moore, 6'8", 252, Chicago, IL, no other offers. I don't have the depth at defensive line that I'd like. I don't know how good Moore will be, this may be a bit of a reach.

*** #1098 DE William Haynes, 6'2", 259, Lebanon, OH, no other offers. Another juco, he's basically being recruited to be a backup.

**** #113 DT Edward Watson, 6'6", 270, Hammond, WI, also considering Minnesota. Minnesota crushed us in recruiting last year. Our incoming punter chose us over the Gophers, and I'm hopeful Watson comes our way too. He'd likely get some pt as a true freshman, although probably not a starting gig.

**** #108 ILB Cliff Christopher, 6'2", 255, Springport, MI, also considering Indiana. Yet another juco, there's no immediate spot for a starter at LB, so he may actually redshirt a year.

****#291 ILB James Smith, 6'0", 236, Denver, IN, no other offers. Still another juco. If I get both Christopher and Smith, one will end up as an OLB, and both will probably redshirt. More likely is we get one, and the other loses interest.

***** #67 CB John Powell, 5'10", 167, Millersport, OH, also considering Notre Dame. The big fish. I think I have a good shot at him, he would be my first 5 star recruit in any mp league.

**** #200 S Chris Lewis, 6'1", 177, Toledo, OH, no other offers. Listed as a SS, I'll evaluate him when he's on my roster and decide whether he makes more sense there or at FS or even CB.

*** #869 K Alex Fowler, 6'3", 172, Livingston, WI, also considering Cincinnati and Northwestern. Would be a 4 year starter if he commits.

I think I will get most of these players. The ones I'm most concerned about losing out on are DT Watson and CB Powell, especially Watson, since he's at a position of high need. The most important recruit is RB Osborne. The class is shaping up a little juco-heavy for my liking, but I actually think all of these guys will be very good players, except possibly the 2 DEs.

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6 more commits:

**** #271 FB Daniel Martinez, 6'1", 228, Toledo, OH (8/13) - Will almost certainly crack the two-deep.

*** #513 WR Gary Sepulveda, 6'3", 200, New Port Richey, FL (9/10) - Juco, I'm planning to redshirt him for a year. Doesn't look like anything special, but should be fine.

*** #999 DE Joseph Moore, 6'8", 252, Chicago, IL (4/11) - I don't think have the luxury of redshirting him, but he doesn't look to be a big impact player.

*** #1098 DE William Haynes, 6'2", 259, Lebanon, OH (5/9) - Looks like a dud. I didn't expect much, but it doesn't appear he's going to be very useful at all.

**** #108 ILB Cliff Christopher, 6'2", 255, Springport, MI (11/15) - Looks like a stud. He won't like it, but he's going to redshirt. As a juco, there's no danger of him transferring.

*** #869 K Alex Fowler, 6'3", 172, Livingston, WI (4/14) - Delighted with his potential. I didn't get much from my kickers last year, but I'm pleased with the two incoming freshmen.

Edward Watson now has an offer from Michigan State, in addition to the one he had from Minnesota. I pulled the offer off of John Powell, as I was sick of waiting for him to make up his mind. Also, with Christopher on board, James Smith is no longer considering us, so I've decided to bring a QB in this class.

New offers:

**** #246 CB(A) Jonathan Britton, 5'11", 153, Oostburg, WI - no other offers.

Also a QB to be named later - there's a highly ranked Juco in Wisconsin, but I don't really want a juco, so I'm scouting the 3 stars, hoping to find somebody decent.

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2 more commits:

*** #639 FB Kurt Christian, 6'1", 250, Mott CC, WI (10/12) - A solid player, coming in as a juco. Allows us to possibly use Martinez as a RB or a TE.

*** #554 OT Scott Roberts, 6'6", 317, College of DuPage, WI (10/12) - We'll keep him in a redshirt for a year, and then he'll be a big part of rebuilding our offensive line in 2 years. We're projecting to start 4 seniors and 1 junior next year.

Edward Watson committed to Minnesota, so we've got an offer out to:

*** #575 DT John Moody, 6'6", 256, Salem, WI

Still looking around for a QB.

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Recruits for the Big 10 so far:

Minnesota

***** #26 QB Craig Barney (5/15)
**** #113 DT Edward Watson (4/14)
**** #119 DE Robert Jones (7/14)
**** #173 DE *Phillip Gray (12/14)
**** #241 OG William Henderson (7/14)
**** #261 OLB(A) Eric Jackson (4/14)
** #1483 FB Joe Aguilar (2/9)

Wisconsin

**** #96 P Maurice Durham (14/16)
**** #108 ILB *Cliff Christopher (11/15)
**** #271 FB Daniel Martinez (8/13)
*** #513 WR *Gary Sepulveda (9/10)
*** #554 OT *Scott Roberts (10/12)
*** #639 FB *Kurt Christian (10/12)
*** #868 K Alex Fowler (4/14)
*** #999 DE Joseph Moore (4/11)
*** #1098 DE *William Haynes (5/9)

Michigan State

***** #44 DT Sean Burnett (5/15)
***** #59 C Bruce Myers (5/17)
***** #62 DT Dale Pena (3/15)
**** #85 DE Alfred Wallace (7/15)
**** #92 OLB *Robin Avila (13/15)
**** #295 TE Ted Cantrell (6/14)
*** #470 FB Nathan Ingram (5/13)
*** #474 K *Lee Cook (14/14)

Michigan

***** #17 CB John Irvin (7//17)
**** #99 ILB Jeff Berg (8/16)
**** #197 WR Jesse Shepherd (5/14)
**** #219 FB Greg Fowler (4/15)

Illinois

**** #221 DE David McKenzie (5/15)

Ohio state

***** #39 SS Kevin Simpson (6/17)
**** #106 FB Abraham Daly (5/17)
**** #142 C Bryant Stanton (5/16)
**** #233 OG *Robert Stumb (12/15)
**** #476 OT *James Fuentes (10/13)
*** #496 K Jonathan Johnson (4/16)
*** #504 TE David Mattson (4/15)

Purdue

**** #54 FS Richard Brunner (9/16)
***** #55 FS Harold Cunningham (8/15)
**** #98 RB Charles Caldwell (8/16)
**** #126 DE Michael Haynes (4/16)
**** #218 WR Larry Vaughn (10/15)
*** #409 OT Theodore Dorsey (3/13)
*** #901 OG Jeff Bruno (4/12)

Northwestern

**** #319 WR(A) David LeBlanc (5/13)
*** #477 ILB Steven Tuttle (2/14)
*** #548 DE Carl Judd (4/11)
*** #572 DT Antonio Minter (1/10)
*** #644 DT(A) Joseph Cross (3/11)
*** #686 OLB Keith Frazier (4/12)
*** #697 DE Gil Kennedy (3/11)

Iowa

***** #71 QB(A) William Robinson (5/12)
**** #332 SS Jerry Salas (3/13)
**** #362 SS Ramon Smith (6/13)
*** #419 OG John Hansen (4/15)
*** #438 WR Michael Church (5/12)
*** #689 OG Ryan Galvan (3/14)
*** #845 RB Robert Grant (2/11)

Indiana

***** #68 QB(A) *David Daniels (15/15)
**** #110 SS Jerry McNeil (7/14)
*** #532 DE Blake Pitts (5/13)
*** #538 TE Chris Moore (5/14)

Note that Iowa and Indiana, the worst two teams in the conference last year, have both signed 5 star qbs.

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4 more commits:

**** #200 SS Chris Lewis, 6'1", 177, Toledo Christian, OH (4/14)

**** #285 WR Jason Richards, 6'6", 175, Notre Dame, WI (5/13)

**** #292 RB Milton Osborne, 5'10", 211, Sevastopol, WI (6/13)

**** #607 WR Charles King, 6'4", 177, Kearny, CA (3/12)


Jonathon Britton chose Purdue, kind of a surprise - he was from Wisconsin, we were on him first, and we nailed the pitch. Oh well.

New offer:

**** #252 FS Fred Judge, 6'2", 194, North Bend, OH - also has an offer from LSU.

Also we're back in the picture for **** DT Milton Bland. He's got an offer from Notre Dame, but Minnesota apparently pulled their offer after landing Watson. Fingers crossed on this one.

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Around the conference, Michigan State appears to be putting together the best class:

Minnesota

***** #26 QB Craig Barney (5/15)
**** #113 DT Edward Watson (4/14)
**** #119 DE Robert Jones (7/14)
**** #173 DE *Phillip Gray (12/14)
**** #241 OG William Henderson (7/14)
**** #261 OLB(A) Eric Jackson (4/14)
*** #798 DE Max Prince (4/12)
** #1483 FB Joe Aguilar (2/9)

Wisconsin

**** #96 P Maurice Durham (14/16)
**** #108 SS Chris Lewis (4/14)
**** #108 ILB *Cliff Christopher (11/15)
**** #285 WR Jason Richards (5/13)
**** #292 RB Milton Osborne (6/13)
**** #271 FB Daniel Martinez (8/13)
*** #513 WR *Gary Sepulveda (9/10)
*** #554 OT *Scott Roberts (10/12)
**** #607 WR Charles King (3/12)
*** #639 FB *Kurt Christian (10/12)
*** #868 K Alex Fowler (4/14)
*** #999 DE Joseph Moore (4/11)
*** #1098 DE *William Haynes (5/9)

Michigan State

***** #44 DT Sean Burnett (5/15)
***** #59 C Bruce Myers (5/17)
***** #62 DT Dale Pena (3/15)
**** #85 DE Alfred Wallace (7/15)
**** #92 OLB *Robin Avila (13/15)
**** #146 DT Greg Rogers (4/14)
**** #149 CB George Gann (6/14)
**** #295 TE Ted Cantrell (6/14)
**** #378 WR(A) Rafael Langford (7/14)
*** #470 FB Nathan Ingram (5/13)
*** #474 K *Lee Cook (14/14)
*** #588 OG Curtis Smith (3/13)
*** #741 OT Jeffrey Lewis (6/12)

Michigan

***** #17 CB John Irvin (7//17)
**** #99 ILB Jeff Berg (8/16)
**** #197 WR Jesse Shepherd (5/14)
**** #219 FB Greg Fowler (4/15)
**** #227 QB Walter Moore (5/13)

Illinois

**** #127 CB Williams Jones (6/13)
**** #129 QB(A) Ramon MOnroe (6/12)
**** #134 OLB *Ellis Tucker (12/14)
**** #217 RB Ryan Bartno (6/16)
**** #221 DE David McKenzie (5/15)
*** #762 OG Millard Walker (5/13)

Ohio state

***** #39 SS Kevin Simpson (6/17)
**** #106 FB Abraham Daly (5/17)
**** #142 C Bryant Stanton (5/16)
**** #233 OG *Robert Stumb (12/15)
**** #476 OT *James Fuentes (10/13)
*** #496 K Jonathan Johnson (4/16)
*** #504 TE David Mattson (4/15)

Purdue

**** #54 FS Richard Brunner (9/16)
***** #55 FS Harold Cunningham (8/15)
**** #98 RB Charles Caldwell (8/16)
**** #126 DE Michael Haynes (4/16)
**** #212 DT Rodney Wilson (5/14)
**** #218 WR Larry Vaughn (10/15)
**** #246 CB(A) Jonathan Britton (5/13)
**** #366 P Craig Wood (5/15)
*** #409 OT Theodore Dorsey (3/13)
*** #901 OG Jeff Bruno (4/12)

Northwestern

**** #189 DT Anthony Reynolds (4/14)
**** #319 WR(A) David LeBlanc (5/13)
*** #354 FS Daniel Tillman (7/13)
*** #355 WR Billy Keenan (6/12)
*** #396 ILB Jonathan Tucker (6/13)
*** #471 OG Edgar Wyatt (3/13)
*** #477 ILB Steven Tuttle (2/14)
*** #548 DE Carl Judd (4/11)
*** #572 DT Antonio Minter (1/10)
*** #644 DT(A) Joseph Cross (3/11)
*** #686 OLB Keith Frazier (4/12)
*** #697 DE Gil Kennedy (3/11)

Iowa

***** #71 QB(A) William Robinson (5/12)
**** #332 SS Jerry Salas (3/13)
**** #362 SS Ramon Smith (6/13)
*** #419 OG John Hansen (4/15)
*** #438 WR Michael Church (5/12)
*** #689 OG Ryan Galvan (3/14)
*** #845 RB Robert Grant (2/11)

Indiana

***** #68 QB(A) *David Daniels (15/15)
**** #110 SS Jerry McNeil (7/14)
**** #135 C Chad Green (3/16)
**** #249 QB *Jared Wolf (13/13)
**** #291 ILB *James Smith (11/13)
*** #320 ILB Patrick Thomas (6/13)
*** #532 DE Blake Pitts (5/13)
*** #538 TE Chris Moore (5/14)

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2 commits, just 1 more spot:

**** #252 FS Fred Judge, 6'2", 194, North Bend, OH (6/14) - rejected LSU
*** #575 DT John Moody, 6'6", 256, Westosha Central, WI (1/13)

Milton Bland actually did go to Minnesota, I may have had some bad info there - or possibly if I had pulled the offer from Moody, he would have come here. Dunno.

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And the Big 10:

Minnesota (7 scholarships left)

***** #26 QB Craig Barney (5/15)
**** #113 DT Edward Watson (4/14)
**** #119 DE Robert Jones (7/14)
**** #173 DE *Phillip Gray (12/14)
**** #183 DT Milton Bland (3/14)
**** #241 OG William Henderson (7/14)
**** #261 OLB(A) Eric Jackson (4/14)
*** #437 TE Gerardo Mercer (4/14)
*** #545 OT Theo Arellano (3/13)
*** #798 DE Max Prince (4/12)
** #1483 FB Joe Aguilar (2/9)

Wisconsin (1 scholarship left)

**** #96 P Maurice Durham (14/16)
**** #108 ILB *Cliff Christopher (11/15)
**** #200 SS Chris Lewis (4/14)
**** #254 FS Fred Judge (6/14)
**** #285 WR Jason Richards (5/13)
**** #292 RB Milton Osborne (6/13)
**** #271 FB Daniel Martinez (8/13)
*** #513 WR *Gary Sepulveda (9/10)
*** #554 OT *Scott Roberts (10/12)
*** #575 DT John Moody (1/13)
**** #607 WR Charles King (3/12)
*** #639 FB *Kurt Christian (10/12)
*** #868 K Alex Fowler (4/14)
*** #999 DE Joseph Moore (4/11)
*** #1098 DE *William Haynes (5/9)

Michigan State (5 scholarships left)

***** #44 DT Sean Burnett (5/15)
***** #59 C Bruce Myers (5/17)
***** #62 DT Dale Pena (3/15)
**** #85 DE Alfred Wallace (7/15)
**** #92 OLB *Robin Avila (13/15)
**** #146 DT Raymond Powell (3/13)
**** #146 DT Greg Rogers (4/14)
**** #149 CB George Gann (6/14)
**** #280 WR(A) James Brown (6/12)
**** #295 TE Ted Cantrell (6/14)
**** #378 WR(A) Rafael Langford (7/14)
**** #379 WR Ismael Christensen (4/12)
**** #383 WR(A) Owen Casey (4/12)
*** #470 FB Nathan Ingram (5/13)
*** #474 K *Lee Cook (14/14)
*** #588 OG Curtis Smith (3/13)
*** #741 OT Jeffrey Lewis (6/12)

Michigan (14 scholarships left)

***** #17 CB John Irvin (7//17)
**** #99 ILB Jeff Berg (8/16)
**** #197 WR Jesse Shepherd (5/14)
**** #219 FB Greg Fowler (4/15)
**** #227 QB Walter Moore (5/13)

Illinois (5 scholarships left)

**** #127 CB Williams Jones (6/13)
**** #129 QB(A) Ramon MOnroe (6/12)
**** #134 OLB *Ellis Tucker (12/14)
**** #217 RB Ryan Barton (6/16)
**** #221 DE David McKenzie (5/15)
*** #600 P Mark Singh (8/14)
*** #762 OG Millard Walker (5/13)

Ohio state (4 scholarships left)

***** #39 SS Kevin Simpson (6/17)
**** #106 FB Abraham Daly (5/17)
**** #142 C Bryant Stanton (5/16)
**** #233 OG *Robert Stump (12/15)
**** #253 FS Henry Lee (6/14)
**** #476 OT *James Fuentes (10/13)
*** #496 K Jonathan Johnson (4/16)
*** #504 TE David Mattson (4/15)
*** #812 QB(A) Otis Cathey (5/10)

Purdue (4 scholarships left)

**** #54 FS Richard Brunner (9/16)
***** #55 FS Harold Cunningham (8/15)
**** #98 RB Charles Caldwell (8/16)
**** #126 DE Michael Haynes (4/16)
**** #212 DT Rodney Wilson (5/14)
**** #218 WR Larry Vaughn (10/15)
**** #244 RB James Harding (6/12)
**** #246 CB(A) Jonathan Britton (5/13)
*** #322 WR(A) (7/12)
**** #366 P Craig Wood (5/15)
*** #409 OT Theodore Dorsey (3/13)
*** #426 TE Michael Murphy (4/15)
*** #663 FB Harvey Fields (7/12)
*** #901 OG Jeff Bruno (4/12)

Northwestern (4 scholarships left)

**** #189 DT Anthony Reynolds (4/14)
**** #319 WR(A) David LeBlanc (5/13)
*** #330 CB(A) Billy McCoy (6/11)
*** #354 FS Daniel Tillman (7/13)
*** #355 WR Billy Keenan (6/12)
*** #396 ILB Jonathan Tucker (6/13)
*** #471 OG Edgar Wyatt (3/13)
*** #477 ILB Steven Tuttle (2/14)
*** #548 DE Carl Judd (4/11)
*** #572 DT Antonio Minter (1/10)
*** #644 DT(A) Joseph Cross (3/11)
*** #686 OLB Keith Frazier (4/12)
*** #697 DE Gil Kennedy (3/11)
*** #717 SS Grant Sewell (3/11)

Iowa (6 scholarships left)

***** #71 QB(A) William Robinson (5/12)
**** #332 SS Jerry Salas (3/13)
**** #362 SS Ramon Smith (6/13)
*** #419 OG John Hansen (4/15)
*** #438 WR Michael Church (5/12)
*** #511 SS Danny Draper (5/12)
*** #528 DE Michael Calloway (5/12)
*** #689 OG Ryan Galvan (3/14)
*** #845 RB Robert Grant (2/11)

Indiana (2 scholarships left)

***** #68 QB(A) *David Daniels (15/15)
**** #110 SS Jerry McNeil (7/14)
**** #135 C Chad Green (3/16)
**** #249 QB *Jared Wolf (13/13)
**** #291 ILB *James Smith (11/13)
*** #320 ILB Patrick Thomas (6/13)
*** #532 DE Blake Pitts (5/13)
*** #538 TE Chris Moore (5/14)

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Our last commit:

*** #656 OT Roland Templeton, 6'8", 338, Avon , IL (4/13)

This gives us the #3 class in the Big 10 (behind Michigan State and Purdue), and the #15 class overall:

WR Jason Richards, 4-stars
Notre Dame (Green Bay, WI)
National Rank: 285, Regional: 58, Position: 33

ILB Clifford Christopher, 4-stars
Minnesota State CTC (MN), Springport, MI, HS - MI
National Rank: 108, Regional: 20, Position: 8

SS Christopher Lewis, 4-stars
Toledo Christian (Toledo, OH)
National Rank: 200, Regional: 37, Position: 13

FS Fred Judge, 4-stars
Taylor (North Bend, OH)
National Rank: 254, Regional: 53, Position: 15

OT Scott Roberts, 4-stars
College of DuPage (IL), Freedom, WI, HS - WI
National Rank: 554, Regional: 104, Position: 38

WR Charles King, 3-stars
Kearny (San Diego, CA)
National Rank: 607, Regional: 112, Position: 93

DE Joseph Moore, 3-stars
Luther North (Chicago, IL)
National Rank: 999, Regional: 176, Position: 67

FB Kurt Christian, 3-stars
Mott CC (MI), New Holstein, WI, HS - WI
National Rank: 639, Regional: 118, Position: 26

FB Daniel Martinez, 3-stars
Bowsher (Toledo, OH)
National Rank: 271, Regional: 55, Position: 11

K Alex Fowler, 3-stars
Iowa-Grant (Livingston, WI)
National Rank: 869, Regional: 160, Position: 15

P Maurice Durham, 3-stars
Royalton (Royalton, MN)
National Rank: 96, Regional: 16, Position: 1

WR Gary Sepulveda, 3-stars
Mississippi Delta CC (MS), New Port Richey, FL, HS - FL
National Rank: 513, Regional: 128, Position: 70

DT John Moody, 3-stars
Westosha Central (Salem, WI)
National Rank: 575, Regional: 111, Position: 72

RB Milton Osborne, 3-stars
Sevastopol (Sturgeon Bay, WI)
National Rank: 292, Regional: 60, Position: 26

OT Roland Templeton, 3-stars
Avon (Avon, IL)
National Rank: 656, Regional: 122, Position: 43

DE William Haynes, 2-stars
College of DuPage (IL), Lebanon, OH, HS - OH
National Rank: 1098, Regional: 194, Position: 70

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'91 Recruting Rankings:

Overall top 10:

1. Oklahoma
2. Miami, FL
3. Notre Dame
4. Michigan State
5. Washington
6. Alabama
7. Stanford
8. Purdue
9. Tennessee
10. Brigham Young


ACC
1. North Carolina
2. Georgia Tech
3. Clemson
4. Wake Forest
5. Virginia
6. Maryland
7. South Carolina
8. Duke
9. NC State

B10
1. Michigan State
2. Purdue
3. Wisconsin
4. Minnesota
5. Ohio State
6. Northwestern
7. Michigan
8. Illinois
9. Iowa
10. Indiana

B8
1. Oklahoma
2. Oklahoma State
3. Nebraska
4. Missouri
5. Kansas
6. Iowa State
7. Colorado
8. Kansas State

Big West
1. Fresno State
2. Louisiana-Monroe
3. San Jose State
4. Arkansas State
5. Utah State
6. Idaho
7. UNLV
8. Nevada
9. Boise State
10. New Mexico State

CUSA
1. Army
2. Louisiana_Lafayette
3. Troy
4. Southern Mississippi
5. Tulane
6. East Carolina
7. Louisville
8. Connecticut
9. Memphis
10. Middle Tennessee State
11. Alabama-Birmingham
12. Tulsa
13. North Texas
14. Central Florida

Independents
1. Miami, FL
2. Notre Dame
3. Florida State
4. Penn State
5. Syracuse
6. Pittsburgh
7. Virginia Tech
8. Boston College
9. West Virginia
10. Temple
11. Rutgers
12. Navy

MAC
1. Miami OH
2. Northern Illinois
3. Western Michigan
4. Cincinnati
5. Bowling Green
6. Toledo
7. Ball State
8. Akron
9. Central Michigan
10. Marshall
11. Kent State
12. Eastern Michigan
13. Buffalo
14. Ohio

Pac 10
1. Washington
2. Stanford
3. UCLA
4. Arizona
5. Oregon
6. Oregon State
7. California
8. Washington State
9. USC
10. Arizona State

SEC
1. Alabama
2. Tennessee
3. LSU
4. Auburn
5. Florida
6. Georgia
7. Mississippi State
8. Vanderbilt
9. Kentucky
10. Ole Miss

SWC
1. Texas
2. Texas Tech
3. Arkansas
4. Southern Methodist
5. Baylor
6. Texas AM
7. Texas Christian
8. Rice
9. Houston

WAC
1. Brigham Young
2. Utah
3. Air Force
4. UTEP
5. Wyoming
6. Colorado State
7. New Mexico
8. San Diego State
9. Louisiana Tech
10. Hawaii

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Pre-camp depth chart:
QB
Luther Armstrong (8/11), So, 6'3",203
Ronald Osborne (10/11), So, 6'0", 177
Robert Perkins (9/11), Jr, 6'3", 223
Booker Wilson (7/10), RFr, 6'2", 177

I was pleased with Armstrong's performance as a freshman, despite having more picks than tds. There's plenty of competition for the position, though.

RB
Milton Osborne (6/13), Fr, 5'10", 211
Joel Lewis (9/10), Sr, 5'11", 186
Andrew Williams (1/13), RFr, 5'9", 187

Osborne is really the only reasonable option here, as Lewis is likely not durable enough to be more than a part-time back. Williams needs to bulk up a LOT to become effective.

FB
Gerald Lopez (9/13), Jr, 5'11", 211
Kurt Christian (10/12), Jr, 6'1", 250
Daniel Martinez (8/13), Fr, 6'1", 228

One of these guys will likely switch positions - Lopez or Martinez to RB, or possibly Christian to TE.

WR
William Nelson (14/17), Sr, 6'4", 180
Gary Evans (10/15), Sr, 5'11", 173
Adam Busby (9/14), Sr, 6'6", 189
Jason Richards (5/13), Fr, 6'6", 175
Gary Sepulveda (9/10), Jr, 6'3", 200
Charles King (3/12), Fr, 6'4", 177

Sepulveda will redshirt. Richards and King will probably see some pt as true freshmen.


TE
Justin Sample (12/17), Sr, 6'1", 241
Erik Harvey (9/15), So, 6'8", 249
Raymond Porter (6/14), RFr, 6'1", 241
Larry McMillian (8/13), Sr, 6'1", 249

OT
Darryl Bond (11/14), Sr, 6'5", 339
Howard Adams (11/14), Jr, 6'1", 325
Ralph Burchfield (8/13), RFr, 6'0", 309
Manuel Willoughby (7/13), RFr, 6'6", 309
Scott Roberts (10/12), Jr, 6'6", 317
Roland Templeton (4/13), Fr, 6'8", 338
Earl Williams (7/11), Jr, 6'4", 327

Templeton and Roberts will redshirt. Williams will move to the interior, as it looks like he doesn't have a shot at a starting gig here.

OG
Mark Griffith (9/14), Sr, 6'4", 283
Mike Hargrove (8/12), Sr, 6'2", 306
Chris Wilcox (8/13), RFr, 6'8", 288
Harold Arteaga (9/11), Jr, 6'8", 279
Colby Garvin (9/13), RFr, 6'5", 289
Chris Watkins (7/9), So, 6'7", 293

C
Charles Johnson (9/15), Sr, 6'5", 321
Manny Sheppard (7/12), RFr, 6'1", 285

DE
Chang Jimenez (11/12), Sr, 6'5", 273
David Wills (10/14), Sr, 6'0", 272
Ron Johnson (9/13), RFr, 6'2", 302
Joseph Moore (4/11), Fr, 6'8", 252
William Haynes (5/9), Jr, 6'2", 259

Moore will redshirt.

DT
Antonio Nelson (10/14), Sr, 6'1", 307
John Goodman (8/15), So, 6'5", 290
Charles Sanchez (3/12), RFr, 6'5", 282
John Moody (1/13), Fr, 6'6", 256

We're very thin here, and probably won't be able to redshirt Moody.

ILB
Ricardo Briggs (13/15), Sr, 6'2", 231
Cliff Christopher (11/15), Jr, 6'2", 255
Edward Gates (6/12), RFr, 6'2", 228
Lamar Bryant (6/9), So, 5'11", 233

Christopher, a JC recruit, will redshirt, giving him the starting MLB spot for two years (assuming he doesn't go pro early).

OLB
William Ramirez (11/15), Jr, 6'1", 240
Daniel Jones (11/12), Sr, 6'2", 234
Dale English (9/12), Jr, 5'11", 236
Stephen Ross (7/12), RFr, 6'0", 251

CB
Jason Campbell (10/13), Sr, 6'0", 198
Gary Willis (10/14), Sr, 5'10", 184
Robert Hagan (8/12), Sr, 6'1", 188
James Sandoval (6/12), RFr, 5'8", 171

A little short on bodies here, but we've got plenty of extra safeties, so overall the secondary is in good shape.

FS
Henry Wells (10/12), Sr, 5'10", 180
Kirk Spencer (8/13), RFr, 5'10", 168
Fred Judge (6/14), Fr, 6'2", 194

Judge or Spencer will likely switch to CB.

SS
John Green (9/13), Jr, 5'11", 181
Patrick Hughes (6/13), RFr, 5'10", 172
Chris Lewis (4/14), Fr, 6'1", 177

Again, either Hughes or Lewis will probably move to CB

K
Louis Ladd (10/12), Sr, 6'3", 197
Alex Fowler (4/14), Fr, 6'3", 172

P
Maurice Durham (14/16), Fr, 5'11", 173

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Projected standings:

Big 10
1. Michigan
2. Minnesota
3. Illinois
4. Ohio State
5. Wisconsin
6. Michigan State
7. Indiana
8. Northwestern
9. Purdue
10. Iowa

ACC
1. Clemson
2. Maryland
3. Georgia Tech
4. Virginia
5. North Carolina
6. NC State
7. South Carolina
8. Duke
9. Wake Forest

WAC
1. Brigham Young
2. Air Force
3. Utah
4. Colorado State
5. San Diego State
6. New Mexico
7. Hawaii
8. Louisiana Tech
9. Wyoming
10. UTEP

MAC
1. Northern Illinois
2. Marshall
3. Cincinnati
4. Miami OH
5. Kent State
6. Eastern Michigan
7. Toledo
8. Western Michigan
9. Bowling Green
10. Ohio
11. Akron
12. Central Michigan
13. Ball State
14. Buffalo

SEC
1. Alabama
2. LSU
3. Florida
4. Auburn
5. Georgia
6. Tennessee
7. Ole Miss
8. Kentucky
9. Mississippi State
10. Vanderbilt

Pac 10
1. Washington
2. USC
3. Arizona State
4. UCLA
5. Stanford
6. Oregon
7. California
8. Oregon State
9. Arizona
10. Washington State

SWC
1. Texas
2. Texas Tech
3. Arkansas
4. Baylor
5. Southern Methodist
6. Texas Christian
7. Texas AM
8. Rice
9. Houston

Big West
1. San Jose State
2. Fresno State
3. Boise State
4. Nevada
5. UNLV
6. Idaho
7. Louisiana-Monroe
8. Arkansas State
9. New Mexico State
10. Utah State

CUSA
1. Army
2. Louisville
3. Memphis
4. East Carolina
5. Tulane
6. Southern Mississippi
7. Connecticut
8. Tulsa
9. Central Florida
10. La-Lafayette
11. Alabama-Birmingham
12. Troy
13. North Texas
14. MTSU

Big 8
1. Oklahoma
2. Nebraska
3. Missouri
4. Colorado
5. Oklahoma State
6. Iowa State
7. Kansas State
8. Kansas

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Post-camp roster is here:

http://bb-bbcf.net/reports/team29r.htm

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Schedule:

@ Florida State
Western Michigan
Kent State
@ Northwestern
@ Ohio State
Iowa
@ Michigan
Purdue
@ Michigan State
Illinois
Minnesota
California

Post camp 2 deep:

QB
Ron Osborne, So (10/13)
Luther Armstrong, So (9/12)

Osborne spent a year as a Hurricane before transferring to Wisconsin. He doesn't have Armstrong's running ability, arm strength, or overall athleticism, but he has terrific accuracy.

RB
Milton Osborne, Fr (7/13)
Gerald Lopez, Jr (8/12)

Lopez moved from FB, where he was 2nd string last year. These two will split carries at first, and we'll see if somebody emerges as the top back. Both are big, between-the-tackle backs.

FB
Kurt Christian, Jr (10/13)
Daniel Martinez, Fr (9/14)

Christian was a juco recruit, looks like a very solid run blocker.


TE
Justin Sample, Sr (14/17)
Erik Harvey, So (10/13)

Sample had 34 catches, and 3 tds last year, earning 2nd team All-Big Ten honors. He's also a tremendous blocker.

SE
Willie Nelson, Sr (12/15)
Gary Evans, Sr (10/15)

FL
Adam Busby, Sr (11/13)
Jason Richards, Fr (8/12)

Nelson and Evans were last years starters - Busby overtakes Evans this year. All 3 are solid players.

LT
Howard Adams, Jr (10/14)
Manny Willoughby, RFr (9/13)

LG
Mike Hargrove, Sr (9/11)
Chris Wilcox, RFr (8/13)

C
Charles Johnson, Sr (12/14)
Manuel Sheppard, RFr (10/13)

RG
Mark Griffith, Sr (10/13)
Harold Arteaga, Jr (7/12)

RT
Darryl Bond, Sr (11/16)
Ralph Burchfield, RFr (6/13)

All 5 starters on the offensive line are back. They were a good unit last year, and should be one of the best in the Big 10 this year.

LDE
Chang Jimenez, Sr (11/12)
William Haynes, Jr (7/9)

LDT
Antonio Nelson, Sr (10/12)
Charles Sanchez, RFr (5/12)

RDT
John Goodman, So (10/16)
Ron Johnson, Jr (10/13)

RDE
David Willis, Sr (12/14)
William Haynes, Jr (7/9)

Goodman is the newcomer on the defensive line, joining three returning starters. This unit was stout against the run, but didn't generate a big pass rush. Goodman replaces Daniel Burnette, who was maybe our top defensive player last year, and our leading sacker. At defensive end we're thin, but in the interior we're looking pretty good. Johnson was moved from end to tackle, where he's much better suited.

WLB
Dale English, Jr (12/13)
Daniel Jones, Sr (10/12)

Jones and English were juco recruits that came in together - Jones actually started last year, while English red-shirted, but English has developed faster, and gets the starting job.

MLB
Ricardo Briggs, Sr (13/15)
Edward Gates, RFr (9/12)

I half-way expected Briggs, our top tackler last year, to go pro. He should be our top defensive player this year.

SLB
William Ramirez, Jr (12/14)
Stephen Ross, RFr (7/12)

Ramirez returns for his third season as a starter. He also offers depth at DE, should we get hit by injuries there.

PCB
Jason Campbell, Sr (9/14)
Robert Hagan, Sr (9/14)

SCB
Gary Willis, Sr (10/13)
James Sandoval, RFr (9/11)

Willis actually backed up Hagan last year, while Campbell returns as the top CB. Willis gets the nod as starter because of his superior athleticism.

FS
Henry Wells, Sr (10/11)
Kirk Spencer, RFr (7/10)

I considered making Hagan our free safety this year, but decided to go with Wells instead.

SS
John Green, Jr (11/15)
Patrick Hughes, RFr (8/14)

Green started 5 games last year. I considered moving him to CB, but we're so deep there that its unlikely he would have gotten much pt this year.

On offense, we feature 7 seniors, 2 junior, 1 sophomore, and 1 freshman. On defense, 7 seniors, 3 juniors, and 1 sophomore.