Five Great Players - RS Freshman Year

[mtaystl03]

Again, in case you have no idea what this is all about check out the first two installments of "The Five Great Players" dynasty through the following links:

Five Great Players - The Recruiting/2003 seasons (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/~fof/forums/showthread.php?t=20462)
Five Great Players - Freshman Year (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/~fof/forums/showthread.php?t=20862)

We are following the careers of five great players:
QB Larry Bostic - #1 QB, #1 overall prospect - Committed to UCLA
RB Tommy Sherwood - #1 RB, #11 overall prospect - Committed to Stanford
WR Irv Montgomery - #1 WR, #22 overall prospect - Committed to Michigan
DE Erik Manning - #1 DE, #2 overall prospect - Committed to Miami
CB Percy Lyon - #1 CB, #3 overall prospect - Committed to Notre Dame

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All five of our guys were red-shirted in their first seasons and now we will really get this thing started as they will all be eligible to play.
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Here is how things have went in the past college football and NFL seasons:

NFL
Super Bowl Champs:
XXXVIII: Tennessee Titans (over Philadelphia Eagles)
XXXIV: Tennessee Titans (over Philadelphia Eagles) in OT

NFL MVP:
2003: Peyton Manning, IND
2004: Donovan McNabb, PHI

College Football
National Champions:
2003: Tennessee Volunteers (over Michigan Wolverines)
2004: Georgia Bulldogs (over Florida State Seminoles)

Heisman Trophy Winners:
2003: Derek Rice, RB, Florida State (taken in the 2nd round by Chicago Bears)
2004: Tyrell Phillips, WR, Georgia*
*Tyrell still has 2 years of eligibility left!

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Our guys now face the challege of the college football world. Some will see a lot of time, some will spend the entire season buried deep in the depth chart. We will take our first steps too see if, in fact, we are dealing with "five great players" or not!
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Next up: Positional battle outlook for all five guys.

[mtaystl03]

Situations going into red-shirt freshman years:

First let's visit QB Larry Bostic. Larry was the #1 overall recruit and spent his entire freshman year sitting on the sidelines watching his Bruins battle their way to an 10-2 season, culminating in a 31-30 win over LSU in the Capital One Bowl.

The UCLA staff has high hopes for the next four years for this young man. Larry is the favorite to have the starting position this season. His only threat would be RS Senior Roderick Parliaman. Parliaman would have two years remaining at UCLA and may look to transfer if he doesn't start over Bostic this year.

Last year UCLA split time between Tom Welch and Roderick Fulton. Both Seniors and now gone. Welch wasn't drafted and is still looking for work in the free agent market. Meanwhile, Fulton went undrafted but was signed to a league minimum deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

At this time last year we mentioned a guy by the name of Bruce Strickland who was a red-shirt sophomore who seemed to have a lot of potential. The UCLA coaches haven't been too impressed with his progression over the past year and off-season and I don't see him challenging our guy Bostic.

Bostic was always known as a braniac out of high school, one of the reasons he chose UCLA. He managed a perfect 4.00 GPA in his freshman year and is still with his girlfriend Mandy. He is pretty happy there and should contribute a lot to this Bruin team this year! Yahoo!

UCLA has been givin a ranking of #13 to start the season and Bostic is looking to vastly improve on that ranking as the season progresses.

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Now lets take a look at running back Tommy Sherwood who spent his freshman year on the sidelines and learning from him mentor Ronald Marincic who finished 5 in the Heisman trophy balloting and now plays for the New York Jets (drafted in the 1st round, 27th overall).

Marincic, along with fellow seniors Barry Lutz and Tony Nichols left and now the job belongs solely to Mr. Sherwood! There isn't much competition for the job and the Stanford staff is very impressed with the shape that Tommy has come in and should be an impact maker in his first action!

Tommy's personal life isn't exactly going so well. He still hasn't managed any luck from the ladies (no girlfriend) and is apparenly not very happy at Stanford. He managed a 3.06 GPA in his first year at a very tough institution. Maybe getting to play a lot this year will help that happiness rating (at 11 right now :( ) go up a little.

The Cardinal are ranked #34 in the coaches' poll to start 2004.

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Next up is wide receiver Irv Montgomery. Another guy that didn't play a down in 2004 and watched his Michigan squad have a great season, going 11-1 and winning over USC 45-0! The Wolves were front-runners to win it all until they lost to Penn State 21-13. That one loss ended all hopes for the 2nd strait year.

Irv was behind a couple good players at the wide reciever position, including Junior Ben Ellard and RS Senior Brenden Nygaard, both back for more this season. Ellard started 9 games (hurt for a couple) and managed 35 receptions for 627 yards and 13 TD's, while Nygaard started just three (playing in all 12) and hauling in 32 passes for 741 yards and 8 scores. QB Brian Swift is back for the Wolverines this season as our Irv will be looking to become the top target for the red-shirt sophomore QB.

Irv did a nice job in the classroom in '03 accumulating a 3.20 GPA and is happy (53) there. No girlfriend yet but that may be a good thing as he tries to keep his focus on the football and the books! Should be a fun season to see if he can make a large impact on a team that is looking for a national championship this season.

His Wolverines are ranked #1 to start the season for the 2nd time in as many years!

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Now on to the defensive side of the ball and we will start with our defensive end Erik Manning a member of the Miami Hurricanes. Manning, along with fellow freshman stud Riddick Hutt spent the season red-shirted. It is believed that these two players could develop into the most feared end tandem in the nation.

Seniors Chuck Gerhardt, Paul Solomon and Kelly Watcher have all parted ways and Hunt, Manning and junior Fred Wuerfell will see majority of the action. Hunt is almost guaranteed to start all the games and Manning may have to work pretty darn hard to unseat Wuerfell who managed 2.5 sacks in limited action last season. Gerhardt and Solomon are hoping to catch on with NFL teams while Watcher has moved on into his career in dentistry.

One thing that could be a concern for Manning and Miami coaches are his academics. Manning managed just a 1.80 GPA getting a D- and a D+ in two of his classes. He isn't the most intelligent person in the world and his professors have mentioned to the coaching staff that his aspiration is "lousy" and they rated him a 13 on a scale of 100. He is happy (55/100) and is still with his girlfriend, Chastity, who obviously doesn't help him too much with his school work.

Should be an interesting year as his Hurricanes are ranked #3 to start the season.

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And last but certainly not least, Notre Dame CB Percy Lyon. Lyon was on the sidelines for the entire Irish season, one in which they went 10-2 and declined to play in a smaller bowl.

Percy, from the beginning wasn't in a great situation as both starters had multiple years left playing. RS Senior Robbie Morrison started in all of the games and managed 27 tackles and 4 interceptions on the year. RS Junior Roderick Jennings was injured after the fourth game and he already had 3 INT. Fellow freshman Percy Walters should also see some time this season. He could win a starting spot in camp (unlikely) and will most likely be a dime or nickle CB and make an impact as much as he can.

Percy is extremely happy at Notre Dame. He managed to scrape together a 3.24 GPA as that tough institution and after dumping his old flame Farrah for a new and much better looking Yvonne he is looking even happier in South Bend!

His Fighting Irish are ranked #11 to start the season!

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Thats the situations. Bostic, Sherwood, Montgomery and Manning should see some nice time and Lyon can make a contribution all with 4 years of eligibility remaining. Should be some great careers to follow!

[mtaystl03]

NFL Pre-season final Standings

AC North W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Pittsburgh 4 0 0 1.000 90 72 0-0 0-0
Cincinnati 2 2 0 .500 78 59 0-0 0-0
Cleveland 2 2 0 .500 85 83 0-0 0-0
Baltimore 2 2 0 .500 42 43 0-0 0-0

AC South W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Indianapolis 3 1 0 .750 119 77 0-0 0-0
Jacksonville 3 1 0 .750 77 63 0-0 0-0
Tennessee 2 2 0 .500 82 84 0-0 0-0
Houston 1 3 0 .250 75 91 0-0 0-0

AC East W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Miami 3 1 0 .750 77 54 0-0 0-0
Buffalo 3 1 0 .750 87 56 0-0 0-0
New England 3 1 0 .750 77 54 0-0 0-0
New York J 2 2 0 .500 89 102 0-0 0-0

AC West W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Denver 4 0 0 1.000 109 48 0-0 0-0
San Diego 4 0 0 1.000 102 58 0-0 0-0
Kansas City 2 2 0 .500 78 96 0-0 0-0
Oakland 1 3 0 .250 72 91 0-0 0-0

NC North W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Green Bay 3 1 0 .750 102 74 0-0 0-0
Minnesota 1 3 0 .250 75 93 0-0 0-0
Detroit 0 4 0 .000 68 103 0-0 0-0
Chicago 0 4 0 .000 40 113 0-0 0-0

NC South W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
New Orleans 2 2 0 .500 97 103 0-0 0-0
Atlanta 2 2 0 .500 73 94 0-0 0-0
Carolina 1 3 0 .250 70 70 0-0 0-0
Tampa Bay 0 4 0 .000 62 69 0-0 0-0

NC East W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Philadelphia 4 0 0 1.000 88 47 0-0 0-0
Washington 2 2 0 .500 67 68 0-0 0-0
New York G 2 2 0 .500 63 84 0-0 0-0
Dallas 0 4 0 .000 52 113 0-0 0-0

NC West W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Seattle 3 1 0 .750 86 57 0-0 0-0
Arizona 1 3 0 .250 46 90 0-0 0-0
San Francisco 1 3 0 .250 62 69 0-0 0-0
St. Louis 1 3 0 .250 80 92 0-0 0-0


Up Next: Week One of NFL and College football:

Our guys' games:
#1 Michigan @ #19 Washington (E) - WR Irv Montgomery makes his college football debut in a huge road game in Washington!

Utah State @ #3 Miami (-21) - DE Erik Manning shouldn't have too much trouble with this team at home. He could make an impact in his first game.

Michigan State @ #11 Notre Dame (-16) - CB Percy Lyon and the Irish have the Spartans in town for week one action.

Arkansas State @ #32 Stanford (-19) - RB Tommy Sherwood could go off in his collegiate debut against a weat Arkansas State team.

UCLA and QB Larry Bostic have to wait another week to start their run.

Looking ahead, two games will feature two of our guys going head-to-head.
Week 2 - Michigan @ Notre Dame - Irv Montgomery and Percy Lyon will both be in South Bend for a huge game early in the season.

Week 8 - UCLA @ Stanford - Both Bostic and Sherwood will be key contributors as the Cardinal look to upset the Bruins about mid-season.

[mtaystl03]

NCAA Game Spotlights: Week One

#1 Michigan 27, #19 Washington 0
How about this one! The top ranked Wolves leave no doubt in the minds of pollsters that they want to stay there this year. They go into a top 20 schools house and not only win, they dominate the Huskies in Seattle. Our Irv Montgomery had a successful debut as he caught 2 passes for 44 yards in the game. WR Ben Ellard stole the show with 3 catches for 80 yards and 2 TD's. It's good to see Monte establishing himself as a top two threat for QB Brian Swift.

Irv Montgomery weekly statistics
1 - @ #19 Washington (W, 27-0) - 2 rec. 44 yards, 0 TD.
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Season Stats: 2 catches for 44 yards and 0 TD.

Health: Good
Michigan Record: 1-0
Michigan Ranking: #1

#3 Miami 56, Utah State 14
So the Hurricanes keep their unbeaten streak alive with the win over Utah State. Our Erik Manning didn't do much although he did start the game. His partner in crime Riddick Hutt had a HUGE day with 4 tackles and 3.0 sacks! Manning had just one blocked pass on the day while the Hurricanes move to 1-0.

Erik Manning weekly statistics
1 - vs Utah State (W, 56-14) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 1 block.
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Season Stats: 0 tackles (0 assists), 0 sacks and 1 blocked pass.

Health: Good
Miami Record: 1-0
Miami Ranking: #2

#11 Notre Dame 42, Michigan State 0
The Irish start fast against a faltering Michigan State program. Our DB Percy Lyon doesn't start the game but makes a solid contribution to the team with 2 tackles and an assist. He was involved in 6 pass plays and gave up 2 catches but not a bad first appearance for him. Again, the Irish start very strong and could move up in the rankings.

Percy Lyon weekly statistics
1 - vs Michigan State (W, 42-0) - 2 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
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Season Stats: 2 tackles (1 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 defensed passes.

Health: Good
Notre Dame Record: 1-0
Notre Dame Ranking: #6

#32 Stanford 49, Arkansas State 0
This was without a doubt the biggest game for us to follow as our RB Tommy Sherwood is making his first collegiate start! On his first carry and the Cardinal's first play from scrimmage he carried the ball for 3 yards. On his 2nd carry he broke through for 22 more! He also scored his first touchdown on that first drive from 11 yards out!! He ended up with 28 carries for 150 yards and 2 scores and added 2 catches out of the backfield for 25 yards. A great start for Tommy against a pretty weak squad. He was named one of the many players of the week for week one! Good start for Tommy.

Tommy Sherwood weekly statistics
1 - vs Arkansas State (W, 49-0) - 28-150 yards, 2 TD // 2-25 yards, 0 TD.
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Season Stats: 28 carries for 150 yards and 2 TD // 2 receptions for 25 yards and 0 TD.

Health: Good
Stanford Record: 1-0
Stanford Ranking: #9
Player of the Week: 1

UCLA and QB Larry Bostic were idle.

So all four teams win, three of them get shutouts and all four that played move into the top 10!

Rest of Top 25 scoreboard

#9 Nebraska (1-0) 26, at Hawaii (0-1) 10
#18 Virginia Tech (1-0) 52, at #17 Colorado State (0-1) 27
--After the dream season of yesteryear the Rams fall in week one of 2005! Big win for the Hokies on the road--
Indiana (0-1) 7, at #4 Florida State (1-0) 35
#37 Washington State (0-1) 17, at #27 LSU (1-0) 49
Texas-El Paso (0-1) 18, at #8 Ohio State (1-0) 48

New Top 25

1. Michigan (1-0)
2. Miami (1-0)
3. Florida State (1-0)
4. Ohio State (1-0)
5. Nebraska (1-0)
6. Notre Dame (1-0)
7. Virginia Tech (1-0)
8. LSU (1-0)
9. Stanford (1-0)
10. North Carolina State (1-0)
11. Illinois (1-0)
12. Georgia Tech (1-0)
13. Minnesota (1-0)
14. Fresno State (1-0)
15. Vanderbilt (1-0)
16. Bowling Green (1-0)
17. Wake Forest (1-0)
18. Connecticut (1-0)
19. Ball State (1-0)
20. Georgia (0-0)
21. USC (0-0)
22. Texas (0-0)
23. Tennessee (0-0)
24. Oklahoma (0-0)
25. Penn State (0-0)

UCLA is bumped to #26 after the bye week. They won't stay there.

NEXT WEEK:
#1 Michigan @ #6 Notre Dame
--Irv Montgomery and Percy Lyon will play against eachother for the first time in South Bend!--
#2 Miami @ SMU
#9 Stanford vs. San Jose State
--Tommy Sherwood could add a lot to his 150 yards--

[mtaystl03]

NFL Week One

Arizona (0-1) 21, at San Francisco (1-0) 42
Atlanta (1-0) 25, at New Orleans (0-1) 22
Carolina (0-1) 21, at Tampa Bay (1-0) 24
Chicago (0-1) 20, at Green Bay (1-0) 30
--Good start for the Bucs as 2nd year man RB Trevor Kunkel (undrafted out of Washington) goes for 161 and 2 scores![i]--
Cincinnati (0-1) 31, at Cleveland (1-0) 42
Dallas (0-1) 10, at Philadelphia (1-0) 20
Houston (0-1) 30, at Jacksonville (1-0) 41
Indianapolis (1-0) 20, at Tennessee (0-1) 14
--[i]The 2-time defending champs lose in week one thanks to defensive player of the week Dwight Freeney--
Miami (1-0) 16, at New York J (0-1) 7
Minnesota (0-1) 31, at Detroit (1-0) 34
--QB Joey Harrington leads the Lions to a 1-0 start with 4 TD passes!--
New England (0-1) 27, at Buffalo (1-0) 30
--Tom Brady's 428 yards and 3 TD's wasn't enough for New England and Buffalo starts hot.--
Oakland (0-1) 21, at Denver (1-0) 37
Pittsburgh (1-0) 23, at Baltimore (0-1) 17
San Diego (1-0) 27, at Kansas City (0-1) 10
St. Louis (0-1) 21, at Seattle (1-0) 24
Washington (1-0) 23, at New York G (0-1) 21

Offensive Player of the Week: QB PATRICK RAMSEY (WAS) : 21-of-38 for 286, 2 TD.
Defensive Player of the Week: DE DWIGHT FREENEY (IND) : 3 tackles, 2.5 sacks.

[kingfc22]

Lyon, prepare to get burnt. Montgomery and UM will go into South Bend and put a whooping on ND. Also, I don't see Sherwood staying for 4 years.

[Grid Iron]

This dynasty has got to be an early favorite for next year's Golden Scribe Awards!

Keep up the great work!

[mtaystl03]

Kingfc22- Yeah, that is going to be a good one. Im about to sim it. As for Sherwood, he is already a great talent but Im not too familiar with TCY as far as guys leaving early. I know those two Georgia guys including the heisman trophy winner Tyrell Phillips decided to stay. How often do studs leave early?

Grid Iron- Wow. Thanks for the nice comments!

Thanks for reading guys.

[mtaystl03]

NCAA Game Spotlights: Week Two

#1 Michigan 22, #6 Notre Dame 16 - 2 OT

What a game this turned out to be. Both teams deserved to win it but in the end the Wolverines win the game and move to 2-0. The game started with an 80-yard touchdown run by Michigan's Nolan Douglass. After that the defenses took over and Notre Dame tied it up with 1:23 left in the game at 13. Both teams came up with Field goals in the first OT. In the second Notre Dame went first and didnt have confidence in their kicker from 50 yards out and went for it. They didn't get it and Michigan's Brian Swift found RB Benson for the winning TD. It was a great game. Unfortunately, both Percy Lyon and Irv Montgomery didn't do anything in the game.

Irv Montgomery weekly statistics
1 - @ #19 Washington (W, 27-0) - 2 rec. 44 yards, 0 TD.
2 - @ #6 Notre Dame (W, 22-16) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
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Season Stats: 2 catches for 44 yards and 0 TD.

Health: Good
Michigan Record: 2-0
Michigan Ranking: #1

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Percy Lyon weekly statistics
1 - vs Michigan State (W, 42-0) - 2 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
2 - vs #1 Michigan (L, 22-16) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
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Season Stats: 2 tackles (1 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 defensed passes.

Health: Good
Notre Dame Record: 1-1
Notre Dame Ranking: #42

#2 Miami 56, San Jose State 7
The Miami Hurricanes win again but it was to a weak opponent. The Hurricanes need to start playing some tougher opponents if they want their unbeaten seasons to get them into a national championship. DE Erik Manning starts the game and has one tackle and an assist in the game. He also hurried the QB once. Riddick Hutt cooled down and managed just one assist on the day.

Erik Manning weekly statistics
1 - vs Utah State (W, 56-14) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 1 block.
2 - vs Southern Methodist (W, 56-7) - 1 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks, 1 hurry.
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Season Stats: 1 tackles (1 assists), 0 sacks, 1 blocked pass and 1 hurry.

Health: Good
Miami Record: 2-0
Miami Ranking: #2

#9 Stanford 45, San Jose State 9
Our great RB Tommy Sherwood had another amazing day! He gained 205 yards on 24 carries and scored THREE times, running his season total to five already! His scores were from 67, 8 and 1 yards out. He does it again against a below average run defense but nonetheless this guy is turning out to be pretty good! Stanford falls in the rankings because of the weak first opponents but our Sherwood is among the nations leaders in rushing (3rd in yards and 2nd in TD's). He was among the players of the week once again.

Tommy Sherwood weekly statistics
1 - vs Arkansas State (W, 49-0) - 28-150 yards, 2 TD // 2-25 yards, 0 TD.
2 - vs San Jose State (W, 45-9) - 24-205 yards, 3 TD // 0-0 yards, 0 TD.
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Season Stats: 52 carries for 355 yards and 5 TD // 2 receptions for 25 yards and 0 TD.

Health: Good
Stanford Record: 2-0
Stanford Ranking: #19
Player of the Week: 1, 2

UCLA had another bye week and we are still awaiting the debut of Larry Bostic.

Top 25 Scoreboard

#7 Virginia Tech (2-0) 56, at #18 Connecticut (1-1) 28
#50 California (1-0) 20, at #11 Illinois (1-1) 10
--UPSET SPECIAL--
#31 Alabama (0-1) 7, at #3 Florida State (2-0) 31
#14 Fresno State (1-1) 14, at #22 Texas (1-0) 51
#12 Georgia Tech (1-1) 27, at #40 Arkansas (1-0) 38
--Another UPSET--
Baylor (0-1) 6, at #13 Minnesota (2-0) 41
#8 LSU (2-0) 39, at Virginia (0-1) 31
#19 Ball State (2-0) 30, at Dothan (0-1) 15
Central Michigan (0-1) 14, at #4 Ohio State (2-0) 23
#21 USC (1-0) 31, at Toledo (0-1) 24
#32 Washington (1-1) 30, at #23 Tennessee (0-1) 15
Tulane (0-1) 0, at #5 Nebraska (2-0) 49
#25 Penn State (1-0) 27, at #34 Pittsburgh (0-1) 0
#24 Oklahoma (1-0) 65, at Tulsa (0-1) 0
South Florida (1-0) 47, at #16 Bowling Green (1-1) 41
--Bowling Green's stay in the top 25 is short lived as USF knocks them off--

Offensive Player of the Week: Matt Vanden Bosch (Va Tech) RB : 35 carries, 263 yards and 4 TD's.
Defensive Player of the Week: Gus Hopkins (Troy St) DE : 8 tackles (3 assists), 5.0 sacks.

New Top 25

1. Michigan 2-0
2. Miami 2-0
3. Florida State 2-0
4. USC 1-0
5. Texas 1-0
6. Ohio State 2-0
7. Nebraska 2-0
8. Oklahoma 1-0
9. Penn State 1-0
10. Wisconsin 1-0
11. Kansas State 1-0
12. Florida 1-0
13. Virginia Tech 2-0
14. LSU 2-0
15. Iowa 1-0
16. Purdue 1-0
17. Boston College 1-0
18. Arkansas 1-0
19. Stanford 2-0
20. Colorado 1-0
21. North Carolina State 1-0
22. Texas A&M 1-0
23. Iowa State 1-0
24. West Virginia 1-0
25. California 1-0

Notre Dame falls to #42 which is way harsh and they will be back in the top 10 by seasons end, mark my words.

UCLA, with two weeks off is now #64. They will shoot right up after their first game, and win.

NEXT WEEK:
#2 Miami vs. #50 Washington
#19 Stanford vs. Eastern Michigan
--Another game for Tommy to up his rushing numbers!--
UCLA vs. #6 Ohio State
--A tough way for a freshman to start but our QB Larry Bostic has his opportunity next week!--

Michigan is idle as they prepare for #8 Oklahoma in week 4.
Notre Dame is off as well and they get ready to travel to #16 Purdue in 2 weeks.

[mtaystl03]

NFL Week Two

Arizona (1-1) 27, at Indianapolis (1-1) 14
Baltimore (1-1) 28, at Chicago (0-2) 17
Carolina (1-1) 17, at Buffalo (1-1) 10
Cleveland (1-1) 24, at Minnesota (1-1) 35
Denver (1-1) 24, at Philadelphia (2-0) 28
Detroit (2-0) 24, at Pittsburgh (1-1) 21
Green Bay (2-0) 28, at Cincinnati (0-2) 24
--Favre still doing it in Green Bay going 22-of-29 for 429 yards and 3 TD. Much of that thanks to undrafted 2nd-year man out of Oregon who had 3 catches (all touchdowns!) for 151 yards!--
Houston (0-2) 20, at Seattle (2-0) 27
Jacksonville (1-1) 10, at St. Louis (1-1) 41
Miami (1-1) 14, at Tampa Bay (2-0) 26
New Orleans (0-2) 20, at New England (1-1) 26
New York G (0-2) 14, at Kansas City (1-1) 31
New York J (0-2) 14, at Atlanta (2-0) 17
San Diego (2-0) 34, at Dallas (0-2) 17
Tennessee (0-2) 14, at San Francisco (2-0) 21
Washington (1-1) 24, at Oakland (1-1) 31
--WR Laverneues Coles had 10 receptions for 204 yards and 2 TD's in the loss.--

Offensive Player of the Week: QB DREW BREES (SD) : 23-of-31 for 311 yards and 3 TD's - 0 INT's
Defensive Player of the Week: DE SHAUN ELLIS (ARZ) : 8 tackles (1 assist) 2.5 sacks.

[mtaystl03]

NCAA Game Spotlights: Week Three

UCLA 31, #6 Ohio State 21
In a sudden and disappointing change of plans the UCLA coaching staff has made the decision that our Larry Bostic isn't fit to start as a red-shirt freshman and gave the nod to Senior Roderick Parliaman. It might not be all bad for Larry to learn for a year behind the senior Parliaman who had a nice game in a huge situation as the Bruins beat the #6 Ohio State Buckeyes 31-21. Parliaman was 16-for-23 for 206 yards and 2 TD's. Very efficient. He was awarded as one of the players of the week.

Larry Bostic weekly statistics
3 - vs. #6 Ohio State - Did not play
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Season Stats: No action yet.

Health: Good
UCLA Record: 1-0
UCLA Ranking: #8

#2 Miami 38, #50 Washington 13
The Hurricanes win again as our Erik Manning had two tackles in the game. The Canes keep rollin' along and they keep winning and could have a shot at a National Championship this season. This is a quality road win for them and Manning still without a sack is still in the starting lineup, which is good.

Erik Manning weekly statistics
1 - vs Utah State (W, 56-14) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 1 block.
2 - vs Southern Methodist (W, 56-7) - 1 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks, 1 hurry.
3 - @ #50 Washington (W, 38-13) - 2 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 1 block, 1 hurry.
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Season Stats: 3 tackles (1 assists), 0 sacks, 2 blocked passes and 2 hurries.

Health: Good
Miami Record: 3-0
Miami Ranking: #2

#19 Stanford 80, Eastern Michigan 7
When I saw this score I almost puked! 80 points, Tommy had to of had a HUGE day. In fact he only played one half of the game and had just 12 carries for 82 yards and 3 TDs! Again, a nice day. Could've been huge. The backup Kurt Mathews had 26 for 99 and a score. Big win for the Cardinal but they don't move up in the rankings. Sherwood was a player of the week for the 3rd strait week and now 4th in yards and has the most rushing TD's of any player in the nation!

Tommy Sherwood weekly statistics
1 - vs Arkansas State (W, 49-0) - 28-150 yards, 2 TD // 2-25 yards, 0 TD.
2 - vs San Jose State (W, 45-9) - 24-205 yards, 3 TD // 0-0 yards, 0 TD.
3 - vs Eastern Michigan (W, 80-7) - 12-82 yards, 3 TD // 1-30, 0 TD.
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Season Stats: 64 carries for 437 yards and 8 TD // 3 receptions for 55 yards and 0 TD.

Health: Good
Stanford Record: 3-0
Stanford Ranking: #19
Player of the Week: 1, 2, 3

Notre Dame and Michigan had byes after beating up on eachother last week. They both get back into action next week with tough games.

Top 25 Scoreboard

#8 Oklahoma (2-0) 49, at Georgia (0-1) 35
--The defending champs lose at home in week one! Oklahoma is looking solid!--
#23 Iowa State (2-0) 38, at #41 Louisville (1-1) 13
#48 Colorado State (2-1) 45, at #20 Colorado (1-1) 16
#4 USC (1-1) 27, at Tennessee (1-1) 45
--The dream ends early for the Trojans this year with a loss in Knoxville!--
Florence (0-2) 3, at #11 Kansas State (2-0) 49
#21 North Carolina State (1-1) 28, at Indiana (1-1) 35
--UPSET SPECIAL--
Pittsburgh (0-2) 0, at #22 Texas A&M (2-0) 38
Kentucky (0-2) 3, at #16 Purdue (2-0) 69
Army (0-1) 0, at #9 Penn State (2-0) 52
East Carolina (0-1) 3, at #10 Wisconsin (2-0) 56
Louisiana Tech (0-2) 6, at #5 Texas (2-0) 33
San Jose State (0-3) 30, at #17 Boston College (2-0) 54
Ohio (0-2) 7, at #25 California (2-0) 34
Louisiana-Monroe (0-2) 17, at #18 Arkansas (2-0) 56

Offensive Player of the Week: RB Irv Pigott (Arkansas) : 28 carries, 149 yards, 2 TD - 2 rec. TD.
Defensive Player of the Week: DE Roman Misner (Marshall) : 10 tackles (3 assists) 2.5 sacks.

New Top 25

1. Michigan 2-0
2. Miami 3-0
3. Florida State 2-0
4. Texas 2-0
5. Nebraska 2-0
6. Oklahoma 2-0
7. Penn State 2-0
8. UCLA 1-0
9. Wisconsin 2-0
10. Kansas State 2-0
11. Florida 1-0
12. Virginia Tech 2-0
13. Purdue 2-0
14. Boston College 2-0
15. LSU 2-0
16. Iowa 2-0
17. Arkansas 2-0
18. Clemson 1-0
19. Stanford 3-0
20. Texas A&M 2-0
21. Ohio State 2-1
22. Iowa State 2-0
23. California 2-0
24. West Virginia 1-0
25. Mississippi 1-0

Notre Dame is stuck at #39. They won't be there after next week.

NEXT WEEK:
#1 Michigan vs. #6 Oklahoma
--Another huge early season game for the Wolverines who want to leave no doubt that they are the best. Oklahoma is 2-0 with a win over the defending champs Georgia last week!--
#39 Notre Dame vs. #13 Purdue
--Big game for the Irish as they look to climb back after the loss to Michigan. Should be a good one.--
#8 UCLA vs. Northern Illinois
Miami - Idle
Stanford - Idle - Week 5 they will play #30 Arizona State as the next test for Tommy Sherwood!

[mtaystl03]

NFL Week Three

Arizona (2-1) 30, at New Orleans (0-3) 27
Baltimore (2-1) 38, at Kansas City (1-2) 20
--Kyle Boller has a nice day for Baltimore, 20-of-35 for 312 yards and 4 TD.--
Buffalo (1-2) 27, at Cleveland (2-1) 31
Carolina (1-2) 10, at New York G (1-2) 22
Dallas (1-2) 19, at Detroit (2-1) 17
Denver (2-1) 38, at Indianapolis (1-2) 6
Green Bay (2-1) 21, at St. Louis (2-1) 23
Jacksonville (2-1) 28, at Miami (1-2) 13
Minnesota (1-2) 23, at Seattle (3-0) 24
New England (2-1) 24, at Cincinnati (0-3) 17
Philadelphia (3-0) 24, at Chicago (0-3) 17
Pittsburgh (1-2) 24, at Oakland (2-1) 42
--RB Chad Morton goes has a nice day for the Raiders, 15 carries for 162 yards.
--[i]Peyton Manning goes 22-for-32 for 290 yards and 4 TD's.--
San Diego (2-1) 24, at Houston (1-2) 30
San Francisco (3-0) 24, at Atlanta (2-1) 21
Tampa Bay (2-1) 21, at Washington (2-1) 22
Tennessee (1-2) 28, at New York J (0-3) 20

Offensive Player of the Week: QB STEVE MCNAIR (TEN) : 22-of-34 for 252 yards and 3 TD.
Defensive Player of the Week: DE GRANT WISTROM (BAL) : 5 tackles, 3.0 sacks.

[kingfc22]

Whoever is scheduling UM's games needs to be fired. It's nice and good to play top teams early, but don't blow the chance at the title before the Big 10 begins play. The conference schedule is tough by itself.

[Grid Iron]

Whoever is scheduling UM's games needs to be fired. It's nice and good to play top teams early, but don't blow the chance at the title before the Big 10 begins play. The conference schedule is tough by itself.

The scheduler doesn't need to be fired; he needs to be taken out back and shot. The team starts the year at #19, then at #6, and now home against #6? Five other Big Ten teams are currently ranked in the Top 25. Talk about strength of schedule!

Go Blue!

[mtaystl03]

Yeah, what are they thinking? They had an extremely tough schedule last year and one loss killed them. Like you said the Big 10 is tough enough.

[Chappy]

Stanford : 174 First three opponents : 16

Can you say dominating?

[mtaystl03]

They haven't exactly played the toughest opponents but I agree thats pretty dominating. Next update later tonight.

[mtaystl03]

NCAA Game Spotlights: Week Four

#1 Michigan 37, #6 Oklahoma 7
The Wolverines keep on rolling as they accept the challenge and beat the Sooners 37-7. Our Irv Montgomery didn't do much in the game. In fact he was only targeted once and he dropped the ball. Not so good. The good thing is that his team continues to win games.

Irv Montgomery weekly statistics
1 - @ #19 Washington (W, 27-0) - 2 rec. 44 yards, 0 TD.
2 - @ #6 Notre Dame (W, 22-16) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
4 - vs. #6 Oklahoma (W, 37-7) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
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Season Stats: 2 catches for 44 yards and 0 TD - (1 drop).

Health: Good
Michigan Record: 3-0
Michigan Ranking: #1

#13 Purdue 26, Notre Dame 23
Notre Dame loses this one in OT. A great game by both teams again but Notre Dame is on the losing end of an overtime game for the second strait week. Our Percy Lyon didn't get in the game. The Irish had the ball first in OT and kicked a field goal. They were buried when Purdue got a 3-yard scamper from their tailback. Pretty frusterating so far for the Irish and Percy.

Percy Lyon weekly statistics
1 - vs Michigan State (W, 42-0) - 2 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
2 - vs #1 Michigan (L, 22-16) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
3 - @ #13 Purdue (L, 26-23) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
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Season Stats: 2 tackles (1 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 defensed passes.

Health: Good
Notre Dame Record: 1-2
Notre Dame Ranking: #44

#8 UCLA 73, Northern Illinois 00
Dominating performance by the Bruins and starting quarterback Roderick Parliaman who was 13-for-16 with 166 yards passing and 3 TD (0 INT) before being taken out. Our Larry Bostic made his first appearance with the Bruins up 45-0 in the 2nd quarter and with 10:34 left in the half Bostic came in for one drive and was a perfect 1-for-1, hooking up with TE Brady Vincent for 22 yards. That pass was in between a couple 9 yard runs. He was taken out for RS Junior Bruce Strickland who had a nice day as well going 8-11 for 94 yards, 2 TD and 0 INT. Just dominating and we get our first look at Bostic!

Larry Bostic weekly statistics
3 - vs. #6 Ohio State (W, 31-21) - did not play
4 - vs. Northern Illinois (W, 73-0) - 1-for-1, 22 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT // 2 carries, 18 yards, 0 TD.
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Season Stats: 1-for-1, 22 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT, 284.8 passer rating // 2 carries, 18 yards, 0 TD.

Health: Good
UCLA Record: 2-0
Notre Dame Ranking: #7

Top 25 Scoreboard

#27 South Carolina (2-0) 22, at #9 Wisconsin (2-1) 14
--Big win for the Gamecocks at Wisconsin--
#23 California (3-0) 38, at #29 Marshall (2-1) 3
#22 Iowa State (2-1) 7, at #16 Iowa (2-0) 45
Utah (0-2) 17, at #7 Penn State (3-0) 48
North Carolina (1-2) 10, at #4 Texas (3-0) 35
#5 Nebraska (3-0) 38, at Arizona (1-2) 13
#25 Mississippi (1-1) 13, at North Carolina State (2-1) 30
--Ole Miss falls out of Top 25 with loss to NC State--
Eastern Michigan (0-2) 7, at #12 Virginia Tech (3-0) 59
Mobile (0-3) 24, at #10 Kansas State (3-0) 55
#24 West Virginia (2-0) 17, at Army (0-2) 6
#11 Florida (2-0) 38, at Washington State (0-3) 13
Memphis (1-2) 17, at #18 Clemson (2-0) 20
Tulane (1-2) 7, at #15 LSU (3-0) 45

Offensive Player of the Week: RB Rodney Levine (Kansas State) : 42 carries for 316 yards and 3 TD.
Defensive Player of the Week: DE Tommy Dukes (West Virginia) : 5 tackles, 5.0 sacks.

New Top 25

1. Michigan (3-0)
2. Miami (3-0)
3. Florida State (2-0)
4. Texas (3-0)
5. Nebraska (3-0)
6. Penn State (3-0)
7. UCLA (2-0)
8. Kansas State (3-0)
9. Florida (2-0)
10. Virginia Tech (3-0)
11. Purdue (3-0)
12. LSU (3-0)
13. Iowa (2-0)
14. Boston College (2-0)
15. Clemson (2-0)
16. Arkansas (2-0)
17. Stanford (3-0)
18. Texas A&M (2-0)
19. Georgia (1-1)
20. Ohio State (2-1)
21. Oklahoma (2-1)
22. California (3-0)
23. West Virginia (2-0)
24. Minnesota (3-0)
25. South Carolina (2-0)

Notre Dame is stuck at #44 after the two OT losses.

NEXT WEEK:
#1 Michigan (3-0) vs. #42 Illinois
#2 Miami (3-0) @ #14 Boston College - Big game for the 'Canes.
#7 UCLA (2-0) @ Washington
#17 Stanford (3-0) vs. #33 Arizona State - The first real test for our great RB Tommy Sherwood.
#44 Notre Dame (1-2) @ UConn - Just the game to get the Irish back on track.

[mtaystl03]

NFL Week Four

Baltimore (2-2) 17, at Indianapolis (2-2) 29
Buffalo (1-3) 5, at Miami (2-2) 23
Chicago (0-4) 17, at Carolina (2-2) 45
Cincinnati (0-4) 5, at Jacksonville (3-1) 28
Detroit (2-2) 23, at New Orleans (1-3) 27
Green Bay (2-2) 17, at Minnesota (2-2) 27
Houston (1-3) 27, at Pittsburgh (2-2) 30
New York G (2-2) 13, at Arizona (2-2) 10
New York J (1-3) 10, at Kansas City (1-3) 6
Oakland (2-2) 17, at New England (3-1) 20
San Francisco (3-1) 21, at St. Louis (3-1) 24
Seattle (4-0) 17, at Washington (2-2) 10
Tampa Bay (3-1) 23, at Atlanta (2-2) 20
Tennessee (2-2) 19, at Cleveland (2-2) 16

Offensive Player of the Week: QB Marc Bulger (NYJ) : 24-of-40 for 241 yards and 1 TD.
Defensive Player of the Week: CB J.B. Batteaux (NYG) : 3 tackles (1 assist), 2.5 sacks, 1 pass defensed.

A rather unexciting week in the league. After next week we will get full standings and the league leaders, interesting stories, etc...

[mtaystl03]

NCAA Game Spotlights: Week Five

#1 Michigan 46, #42 Illinois 00
Michigan will get my official bet for this years national champion! They are just dominating and remember I predicted the Georgia title run last year. Unfortunately, our Irv Montgomery has fallen off the face of the earth. He didn't do anything in this one either. I guess as long as the team is winning and he gets a ring? He will pick it up, plenty of time.

Irv Montgomery weekly statistics
1 - @ #19 Washington (W, 27-0) - 2 rec. 44 yards, 0 TD.
2 - @ #6 Notre Dame (W, 22-16) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
4 - vs. #6 Oklahoma (W, 37-7) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
5 - vs. #42 Illinois (W, 46-0) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
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Season Stats: 2 catches for 44 yards and 0 TD - (1 drop).

Health: Good
Michigan Record: 4-0
Michigan Ranking: #1

#14 Boston College 35, #2 Miami 17
The streak ends!! The Boston College Eagles stun the Miami Hurricanes 35-17! The first loss since 2003 for the 'Canes and the dream may have ended early this year. Our DE Erik Manning had the best game of his career, recording 5 tackles and 2 assists. Unfortunately, he did so in a losing cause.

Erik Manning weekly statistics
1 - vs Utah State (W, 56-14) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 1 block.
2 - vs Southern Methodist (W, 56-7) - 1 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks, 1 hurry.
3 - @ #50 Washington (W, 38-13) - 2 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 1 block, 1 hurry.
5 - @ #13 Boston College (L, 35-17) - 5 tack (2 assist), 0 sacks.
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Season Stats: 8 tackles, (3 assists), 2 tackles for loss, 0 sacks, 2 blocked passes and 2 hurries.

Health: Good
Miami Record: 3-1
Miami Ranking: #9

#7 UCLA 21, Washington 20
The Bruins sneak away with a 21-20 win over the Huskies! UCLA fell behind 20-0 and that lead held up until the fourth quarter when QB Roderick Parliaman made up for an earlier 3 interceptions as he threw 3 touchdowns in the final quarter to rally the Bruins to a key win. Larry Bostic watched it all from the sidelines. He was asked to warm up though as Parliaman was struggling in the opening half.

Larry Bostic weekly statistics
3 - vs. #6 Ohio State (W, 31-21) - did not play
4 - vs. Northern Illinois (W, 73-0) - 1-for-1, 22 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT // 2 carries, 18 yards, 0 TD.
5 - @ Washington - did not play
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Season Stats: 1-for-1, 22 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT, 284.8 passer rating // 2 carries, 18 yards, 0 TD.

Health: Good
UCLA Record: 3-0
Notre Dame Ranking: #6

#17 Stanford 24, #33 Arizona State 10
The Cardinal face their first real test after three strait blowouts to start the season. They handle the Sun Devils and our RB Tommy Sherwood put in another hard days work with 31 carries for 117 yards and a 13-yard scamper in the 3rd quarter. He also had 3 receptions for 26 yards in the game. This game puts him in 8th place in the nation in rushing yards and tied for 2nd in touchdowns with 9. What a great start to his career and Stanford's 2005 season. He was named to his fourth strait player of the week award!

Tommy Sherwood weekly statistics:
1 - vs Arkansas State (W, 49-0) - 28-150 yards, 2 TD // 2-25 yards, 0 TD.
2 - vs San Jose State (W, 45-9) - 24-205 yards, 3 TD // 0-0 yards, 0 TD.
3 - vs Eastern Michigan (W, 80-7) - 12-82 yards, 3 TD // 1-30, 0 TD.
5 - vs Arizona State (W, 24-10) - 31-117 yards, 1 TD // 3-26, 0 TD.
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Season Stats: 95 carries for 554 yards and 9 TD // 6 receptions for 81 yards and 0 TD.

Health: Good
Stanford Record: 4-0
Stanford Ranking: #17
Player of the Week: 1, 2, 3, 4

#44 Notre Dame 56, UConn 00
The Irish get back on track with a win over UConn. They dominate on both sides of the ball as our CB Percy Lyon makes a nice contribution with 1 tackle and three assists with a defensed pass in the game.

Percy Lyon weekly statistics
1 - vs Michigan State (W, 42-0) - 2 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
2 - vs #1 Michigan (L, 22-16) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
3 - @ #13 Purdue (L, 26-23) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
5 - @ UConn (W, 56-0) - 1 tack (3 assists), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 1 def.
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Season Stats: 3 tackles (4 assists), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 1 defensed passes.

Health: Good
Notre Dame record: 2-2
Notre Dame ranking: #30

Top 25 Scoreboard

#9 Florida (3-0) 38, at #16 Arkansas (2-1) 3
#6 Penn State (4-0) 27, at #24 Minnesota (3-1) 24
--Minnesota nearly pulls of the upset at home--
#32 Texas Tech (3-1) 20, at #8 Kansas State (4-0) 24
#12 LSU (4-0) 37, at #25 South Carolina (2-1) 10
#15 Clemson (2-1) 0, at #34 Maryland (3-1) 52
--HUGE win for the Terrapins as they look to climb their way back into the top 25--
#46 Iowa State (2-2) 10, at #18 Texas A&M (3-0) 27
#5 Nebraska (4-0) 27, at #36 Oklahoma State (2-1) 10
#31 Alabama (2-2) 10, at #28 Tennessee (2-1) 29
Rutgers (2-2) 18, at #23 West Virginia (3-0) 41
#10 Virginia Tech (4-0) 34, at Syracuse (1-3) 24
#19 Georgia (2-1) 31, at Mississippi (1-2) 13
#13 Iowa (3-0) 27, at Indiana (2-2) 20
#20 Ohio State (2-2) 23, at #11 Purdue (4-0) 35
--The Boilers keep on rollin' as the Buckeyes fall to .500--
#21 Oklahoma (3-1) 38, at Missouri (0-3) 24
Arizona (1-3) 11, at #22 California (4-0) 28
Oregon State (2-2) 7, at #26 USC (2-1) 31

Offensive Player of the Week: RB Matthew Vanden Bosch (Virginia Tech) : 27 carries for 238 yards and a TD.
Defensive Player of the Week: DE Gus Hopkins (Troy State) : 6 tackles (7 assists), 2.5 sacks.

**Virginia Tech running back Matthew Vanden Bosch has won his 2nd offensive player of the week award this season. He is having an incredible year with 127 carries for 993 yards and 14 TD in just FOUR games!!! That is a 7.8 yards per carry and over 3 TD's a game! Wow!

New Top 25

1. Michigan (4-0)
2. Florida State (2-0)
3. Texas (3-0)
4. Nebraska (4-0)
5. Penn State (4-0)
6. UCLA (3-0)
7. Kansas State (4-0)
8. Florida (3-0)
9. Miami (3-1)
10. Virginia Tech (4-0)
11. Georgia (2-1)
12. Purdue (4-0)
13. LSU (4-0)
14. Iowa (3-0)
15. Boston College (3-0)
16. USC (2-1)
17. Stanford (4-0)
18. Oklahoma (3-1)
19. Tennessee (2-1)
20. Texas A&M (3-0)
21. California (4-0)
22. West Virginia (3-0)
23. Wisconsin (3-1)
24. Colorado State (3-1)
25. Maryland (3-1)

NEXT WEEK:
#1 Michigan @ Northwestern
#6 UCLA vs. Arizona State
#9 Miami vs. Troy State
#17 Stanford @ Arizona
#30 Notre Dame vs. Western Michigan

[mtaystl03]

Just to update. I went home for a four day break and will return to this as soon as I get back to the computer with the files on it. Just didn't want you to think I gave up or something. Next update will be monday night.

[mtaystl03]

NFL Week Five

Arizona (3-2) 6, at Dallas (1-3) 0
Atlanta (3-2) 17, at Carolina (2-3) 7
Buffalo (2-3) 31, at Denver (2-2) 30
-- Defensive Player of the Week: DT Sam Adams (BUF) : 5 tackles (1 assist), 2.5 sacks. --
Cincinnati (0-5) 21, at Baltimore (3-2) 26
-- Jamal Lewis rumbles all over the Bengals for 153 yards and a score. Cincy back to their losing ways, 0-5 --
Cleveland (2-3) 20, at Jacksonville (4-1) 26
-- RB Fred Taylor gets just 12 carries but manages 110 yards and 3 touchdowns in the game! --
Kansas City (1-4) 20, at Oakland (3-2) 34
Miami (3-2) 34, at San Diego (2-2) 17
New England (4-1) 26, at New York J (1-4) 24
New Orleans (1-4) 28, at Green Bay (3-2) 31
Philadelphia (3-1) 12, at Seattle (5-0) 21
Pittsburgh (3-2) 23, at Indianapolis (2-3) 10
St. Louis (3-2) 20, at New York G (3-2) 22
Tampa Bay (4-1) 21, at Minnesota (2-3) 17
Washington (3-2) 23, at San Francisco (3-2) 17
-- Offensive Player of the Week: QB Patrick Ramsey (WAS): 17-of-29 for 214 yards and 2 TD (0 INT). --

2005 Regular Season Standings - After Week five

AFC North W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Pittsburgh 3 2 0 .600 121 120 3-1 1-0
Baltimore 3 2 0 .600 126 110 2-2 1-1
Cleveland 2 3 0 .400 133 138 2-2 1-0
Cincinnati 0 5 0 .000 98 148 0-4 0-2

AFC South W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Jacksonville 4 1 0 .800 133 109 4-0 1-0
Tennessee 2 2 0 .500 75 77 2-1 0-1
Indianapolis 2 3 0 .400 79 119 2-2 1-0
Houston 1 3 0 .250 107 122 1-2 0-1

AFC East W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
New England 4 1 0 .800 123 108 3-1 1-1
Miami 3 2 0 .600 100 83 3-1 2-0
Buffalo 2 3 0 .400 103 128 2-2 1-1
New York J 1 4 0 .200 75 93 1-3 0-2

AFC West W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Oakland 3 2 0 .600 145 125 2-2 1-1
Denver 2 2 0 .500 129 86 2-1 1-0
San Diego 2 2 0 .500 102 91 1-2 1-0
Kansas City 1 4 0 .200 87 123 0-4 0-2

NFC North W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Green Bay 3 2 0 .600 127 122 2-2 1-1
Detroit 2 2 0 .500 98 98 1-2 1-0
Minnesota 2 3 0 .400 133 120 1-3 1-1
Chicago 0 4 0 .000 71 127 0-3 0-1

NFC South W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Tampa Bay 4 1 0 .800 115 94 3-1 2-0
Atlanta 3 2 0 .600 100 90 2-2 2-1
Carolina 2 3 0 .400 100 90 1-3 0-2
New Orleans 1 4 0 .200 124 135 1-3 0-1

NFC East W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Philadelphia 3 1 0 .750 84 72 2-1 1-0
Washington 3 2 0 .600 102 107 3-1 1-0
New York G 3 2 0 .600 92 94 3-1 0-1
Dallas 1 3 0 .250 46 77 1-2 0-1

NFC West W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Seattle 5 0 0 1.000 113 86 4-0 1-0
St. Louis 3 2 0 .600 129 98 2-2 1-1
San Francisco 3 2 0 .600 125 103 2-2 1-1
Arizona 3 2 0 .600 94 96 2-2 0-1


NFL News:

Power Rankings : Top 10

1. Seattle Seahawks (5-0) 108
2. St. Louis Rams (3-2) 105
3. Tampa Bay Bucs (4-1) 99
4. Oakland Raiders (3-2) 98
5. New England Patriots (4-1) 95
6. Miami Dolphins (3-2) 94
7. Philadelphia Eagles (3-1) 91
t8. Jacksonville Jaguars (4-1) 89
t8. San Francisco 49ers (3-2) 89
10. Minnesota Vikings (2-3) 88

This shows the parity in the league this year. A 2-3 team is #10 in the power rankings and #2 is 3-2. Should be a fun season. Parity Baby!

Green Bay QB Brett Favre is having another great year. He has 1,669 yards, 11 TD, 3 INT for a league best 107.2 passer rating. Jake Plummer has found his groove in Denver with a very solid 98.9 rating and New England's Tom Brady is in 2nd with 102.2.

Tampa Bay running back Trevor Kunkel is the story of the year so far. An undrafted player out of Washington in his 2nd year he has 107 carries for 461 yards and four TD's!

Jamal Lewis is having a great year also with 477 yards and 5 scores, tops in both categories.

As for the wideouts Jerry Porter is having a great season with the Bengals. He is leading the league with 34 receptions for 564 yards (both lead league) and 4 TD, one TD behind Randy Moss and Tampa TE and 4th round draft pick in 2004 out of Boston College, Hunter Braun both have 5. The Ravens' Wade Hoover, the 1st round pick in 2004 out of Michigan has 33 rec. for 466 yards and 4 scores.

[mtaystl03]

Week Six NCAA Game Spotlights:

#1 Michigan 35, Northwestern 3
The Wolverines power their way through the Wildcats and continue rolling towards a national championship game berth. Irv Montgomery was non-exsistent for the 4th strait game! We need to get him going. WR Ben Ellard had a nice day with 5 rec. for 124 yards and 2 TD. QB Brian Swift, who didn't even target Irv in the game, was 18-28 for 278 yards and 4 TD.

Irv Montgomery weekly statistics
1 - @ #19 Washington (W, 27-0) - 2 rec. 44 yards, 0 TD.
2 - @ #6 Notre Dame (W, 22-16) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
4 - vs. #6 Oklahoma (W, 37-7) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
5 - vs. #42 Illinois (W, 46-0) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
6 - @ Northwestern (W, 35-3) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
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Season Stats: 2 catches for 44 yards and 0 TD - (1 drop).

Health: Good
Michigan Record: 5-0
Michigan Ranking: #1

Oregon 53, UCLA 51 - 6 OT
A disappointing loss for the Bruins as they fall for the 1st time this season in an amazingly exciting game that featured 6 overtimes and in the end it was UCLA FB Vince Janto's inability to get in for the 2 point conversion that lost it for the Bruins. Our Larry Bostic held the clipboard for the whole thing. Starting QB Roderick Parliaman sure did his job in the game as he went 22-for-32 for 366 yards, 4 TD and 0 INT.

Larry Bostic weekly statistics
3 - vs. #6 Ohio State (W, 31-21) - did not play
4 - vs. Northern Illinois (W, 73-0) - 1-for-1, 22 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT // 2 carries, 18 yards, 0 TD.
5 - @ Washington - did not play
6 - vs. Oregon (L, 53-51) - did not play
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Season Stats: 1-for-1, 22 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT, 284.8 passer rating // 2 carries, 18 yards, 0 TD.

Health: Good
UCLA Record: 3-1
Notre Dame Ranking: #20

#17 Stanford 42 @ Arizona 17
The Cardinal continue to improve as they beat the Wildcats of Arizona to move to 5-0 on the season. As for our great runner Tommy Sherwood, well he had another day! Tommy carried the ball 32 times for 212 yards (6.6 average) and 3 more touchdowns! The TD runs were from 3, 1, and 1 yards respectively. He was named to his fifth strait player of the week award and his 766 yards ranks 4th in all of college football and the 12 TD's is good enough for 3rd! What a start to Tommy's career.

Tommy Sherwood weekly statistics:
1 - vs Arkansas State (W, 49-0) - 28-150 yards, 2 TD // 2-25 yards, 0 TD.
2 - vs San Jose State (W, 45-9) - 24-205 yards, 3 TD // 0-0 yards, 0 TD.
3 - vs Eastern Michigan (W, 80-7) - 12-82 yards, 3 TD // 1-30, 0 TD.
5 - vs Arizona State (W, 24-10) - 31-117 yards, 1 TD // 3-26, 0 TD.
6 - @ Arizona (W, 42-17) - 32-212 yards, 3 TD // 0-0 yards, 0 TD.
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Season Stats: 127 carries for 766 yards and 12 TD // 6 receptions for 81 yards and 0 TD.

Health: Good
Stanford Record: 5-0
Stanford Ranking: #14
Player of the Week: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

#30 Notre Dame 76 @ Western Michigan 00
The Irish pound a weaker Western Michigan team and our DB Percy Lyon nabs his first interception of his career in the game! The INT came with :51 ticks left in the game and he got it in the end zone to help preserve the shutout. Fellow RS Froshie DB Percy Walters had a great game getting two interceptions, including one returned for a TD from 40 yards! Lyon also had one tackle on the day and two defensed passes on the day.

Percy Lyon weekly statistics
1 - vs Michigan State (W, 42-0) - 2 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
2 - vs #1 Michigan (L, 22-16) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
3 - @ #13 Purdue (L, 26-23) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
5 - @ UConn (W, 56-0) - 1 tack (3 assists), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 1 def.
6 - @ Western Michigan (W, 76-0) - 1 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 2 def.
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Season Stats: 4 tackles (4 assists), 0 sacks, 1 INT, 3 defensed passes.

Health: Good
Notre Dame record: 3-2
Notre Dame ranking: #26

#9 Miami 52 vs. Troy State 10
The Hurricanes nail the Troy State team and our DE Erik Manning didnt do anything in the game. He is healthy just not really making too much of an impact right now for the 'Canes.

Erik Manning weekly statistics
1 - vs Utah State (W, 56-14) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 1 block.
2 - vs Southern Methodist (W, 56-7) - 1 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks, 1 hurry.
3 - @ #50 Washington (W, 38-13) - 2 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 1 block, 1 hurry.
5 - @ #13 Boston College (L, 35-17) - 5 tack (2 assist), 0 sacks.
6 - vs. Troy State (W, 52-10) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks.
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Season Stats: 8 tackles, (3 assists), 2 tackles for loss, 0 sacks, 2 blocked passes and 2 hurries.

Health: Good
Miami Record: 4-1
Miami Ranking: #5


Top 25 Scoreboard

#34 Texas A&M (3-1) 17 at #4 Nebraska (5-0) 23
#18 Kansas State (4-1) 21 at #3 Texas (4-0) 38
#11 Iowa (4-0) 24 at #15 Penn State (4-1) 3
#48 Arkansas (2-2) 28 at #6 Georgia (3-1) 58
Auburn (3-2) 20 at #7 Florida (4-0) 42
#47 Clemson (2-2) 14 at #29 Wake Forest (5-0) 21
Georgia Tech (2-2) 28 at #22 Maryland (4-1) 31
#23 Purdue (4-1) 28 at #40 Michigan State (3-1) 30
Kentucky (1-3) 20 at #10 LSU (5-0) 52
#9 USC (3-1) 59 at Arizona State (2-2) 0
#24 Texas Christian (4-0) 33 at Memphis (1-3) 14
#2 Florida State (3-0) 51 at North Carolina (1-4) 27
Indiana (2-3) 7 at #25 Ohio State (3-2) 45
Missouri (0-4) 0 at #17 Wisconsin (4-1) 56
#14 Stanford (5-0) 42 at Arizona (1-4) 17
#13 Tennessee (3-1) 38 at Syracuse (1-4) 7
#19 Colorado State (4-1) 66 at Gadsden (2-2) 17
Navy (0-5) 20 at #12 Boston College (4-0) 45

Offensive Player of the Week: RB Rodney Tucker (UCLA) : 27 carries, 201 yards and 2 TD // 6 rec. 88 more yards and 2 TD.
Defensive Player of the Week: DE Louis Wayne (Florida State) : 7 tackles (2 assists) , 2.5 sacks.

**The amazing Matthew Vanden Bosch was off this week. He still leads the nation in yards and TD's.

New Top 25

1. Michigan (5-0)
2. Florida State (3-0)
3. Texas (4-0)
4. Nebraska (5-0)
5. Miami (4-1)
6. Georgia (3-1)
7. Florida (4-0)
8. Virginia Tech (4-0)
9. USC (3-1)
10. LSU (5-0)
11. Iowa (4-0)
12. Boston College (4-0)
13. Tennessee (3-1)
14. Stanford (5-0)
15. Penn State (4-1)
16. Oklahoma (3-1)
17. Wisconsin (4-1)
18. Kansas State (4-1)
19. Colorado State (4-1)
20. UCLA (3-1)
21. West Virginia (3-0)
22. Maryland (4-1)
23. Purdue (4-1)
24. Texas Christian (4-0)
25. Ohio State (3-2)

Notre Dame is barely on the outside looking in at #26.

NEXT WEEK:
#1 Michigan vs. #17 Wisconsin
#5 Miami vs. #21 West Virginia
#14 Stanford @ Oregon State
#20 UCLA vs. Arizona State
Notre Dame - Idle

[mtaystl03]

NFL Week Six

Arizona (4-2) 28, at Philadelphia (3-2) 27

Baltimore (3-3) 14, at Tennessee (3-2) 26

Buffalo (2-4) 17, at Oakland (4-2) 24

Chicago (0-5) 30, at Detroit (3-2) 33
-- QB Joey Harrington has a good day going 30-for-43 for 352 yards and 3 TD --

Cincinnati (1-5) 33, at Pittsburgh (3-3) 14
-- Offensive Player of the Week: QB Carson Palmer is 24-for-42 for 275 yards and 2 TD (0 INT). WR Jerry Porter continues his great season with 8 catches for 131 yards and a TD. --

Cleveland (3-3) 17, at Houston (1-4) 16
-- Defensive Player of the Week: OLB Marcus Washington (CLE) : 9 tackles (1 assist) and 2 sacks in the Browns 1 point win. --

Dallas (1-4) 10, at New York G (4-2) 17

Denver (3-2) 27, at Miami (3-3) 20

Green Bay (3-3) 20, at Carolina (3-3) 23
-- DE Mike Rucker has 2.0 key sacks for the Panthers who move to .500 --
Indianapolis (3-3) 16, at Jacksonville (4-2) 13

Minnesota (2-4) 17, at Atlanta (4-2) 27
-- D-back Tyrone Williams (ATL) nabbs two interceptions --

New Orleans (2-4) 28, at Tampa Bay (4-2) 21
-- RB Duce McCallister has 25 carries for 182 yards and 2 TD. --

New York J (1-5) 24, at San Diego (3-2) 34
-- QB Drew Brees leads the Chargers with 23-of-34 passing for 345 yards and 2 TD --

St. Louis (3-3) 17, at Washington (4-2) 24

[AdmiralACF]

I'm impressed with the work you're putting into this, and keeping it going. Most dynasties would have died off by now! Keep up the good work.

Looks like Tommy might want to sue the NFL to be able to be drafted early. :)

[mtaystl03]

AdmiralACF - thanks for the kind words. I am having a lot of fun with this and I want to keep it going! It helps when I know people are reading and interested, like yourself. As for Tommy, things are lookin' good! :)

[mtaystl03]

NCAA Week Seven Game Spotlights

#1 Michigan 21 vs #17 Wisconsin 14
Irv Montgomery has been non-existent for 4 weeks and almost three full quarters of this one but he showed up with a bang! With the Wolverines down 14-13, Irv came up with a huge 78-yard touchdown reception!! QB Brian Swift was uncharacteristically bad in this one. He was just 12 of 26 for 279 yards, 1 TD and 4 interceptions. That says a lot about this Michigan team when they can play this bad and find a way to still win the game.

Irv Montgomery weekly statistics
1 - @ #19 Washington (W, 27-0) - 2 rec. 44 yards, 0 TD.
2 - @ #6 Notre Dame (W, 22-16) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
4 - vs. #6 Oklahoma (W, 37-7) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
5 - vs. #42 Illinois (W, 46-0) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
6 - @ Northwestern (W, 35-3) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
7 - vs. #17 Wisconsin (W, 21-14) - 1 rec. 78 yards, 1 TD.
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Season Stats: 3 catches (6 targets) for 131 yards and 1 TD - (1 drop).

Health: Good
Michigan Record: 6-0
Michigan Ranking: #1

#21 West Virginia 14 @ #5 Miami 42
The Hurricanes get a nice win at home over the Mountaineers. DE Erik Manning started his sixth game of the season but only recorded one assist. Disappointing. At least that one assist was behind the line of scrimmage. Just looking for positives so far this season for Erik. The 'Canes lose a spot in the rankings despite the quality win over a top 25 team.

Erik Manning weekly statistics
1 - vs Utah State (W, 56-14) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 1 block.
2 - vs Southern Methodist (W, 56-7) - 1 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks, 1 hurry.
3 - @ #50 Washington (W, 38-13) - 2 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 1 block, 1 hurry.
5 - @ #13 Boston College (L, 35-17) - 5 tack (2 assist), 0 sacks.
6 - vs. Troy State (W, 52-10) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks.
7 - vs. #21 West Virginia (W, 42-14) - 0 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks.
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Season Stats: 8 tackles, (4 assists), 3 tackles for loss, 0 sacks, 2 blocked passes and 2 hurries.

Health: Good
Miami Record: 5-1
Miami Ranking: #6

#14 Stanford 52 vs. Oregon State 20
Tommy Sherwood is amazing! On this day he leads the Cardinal with 25 carries for 128 yards (5.8 average) and two more touchdowns! He had a long run of 27 yards and even caught one pass for seven yards and scored on that play! Mr. Sherwood is now ranked 5th among rushers in yards and 3rd in touchdowns in the whole nation, as a red-shirt freshman. Just a great start. Next week he has a real test against one of our other teams, UCLA. Should be fun. He was again named a NCAA player of the week. The Cardinal are now ranked #12 in the nation.

Tommy Sherwood weekly statistics:
1 - vs Arkansas State (W, 49-0) - 28-150 yards, 2 TD // 2-25 yards, 0 TD.
2 - vs San Jose State (W, 45-9) - 24-205 yards, 3 TD // 0-0 yards, 0 TD.
3 - vs Eastern Michigan (W, 80-7) - 12-82 yards, 3 TD // 1-30, 0 TD.
5 - vs Arizona State (W, 24-10) - 31-117 yards, 1 TD // 3-26, 0 TD.
6 - @ Arizona (W, 42-17) - 32-212 yards, 3 TD // 0-0 yards, 0 TD.
7 - @ Oregon State (W, 52-20) - 25-128 yards, 2 TD // 1-7 yards, 1 TD.
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Season Stats: 152 carries for 894 yards (5.8 average) and 14 TD // 7 receptions for 88 yards and 1 TD.

Health: Good
Stanford Record: 6-0
Stanford Ranking: #12
Player of the Week: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7

Arizona State 7 @ #20 UCLA 45
The Bruins roll over the Sun Devils at home and now prepare for our Tommy Sherwood and the #12 Stanford Cardinal. Starting QB Roderick Parliaman had a nice day going 16-21 for 213 yards and 3 TD's to 1 INT. Our guy Larry Bostic got into the game at the end and would rather forget it happened. He was 0-for-3 and threw a pick. He did run the ball (which seems to be his forte) 3 times for 46 yards in his limited action. UCLA jumps from #20 to #14 with the win.

Larry Bostic weekly statistics
3 - vs. #6 Ohio State (W, 31-21) - did not play
4 - vs. Northern Illinois (W, 73-0) - 1-for-1, 22 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT // 2 carries, 18 yards, 0 TD.
5 - @ Washington - did not play
6 - vs. Oregon (L, 53-51) - did not play
7 - vs. Arizona State (W, 45-7) - 0-for-3, 0 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT // 3 carries, 46 yards, 0 TD.
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Season Stats: 1-for-4, 22 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT, 21.2 passer rating // 3 carries, 66 yards, 0 TD.

Health: Good
UCLA Record: 4-1
UCLA Ranking: #14

Top 25 scoreboard

#6 Georgia (4-1) 42, at #7 Florida (4-1) 24
--What a win for the defending national champs in Gainsville, 42-24!--
#29 Wake Forest (5-1) 6, at #2 Florida State (4-0) 41
#3 Texas (5-0) 45, at #42 Texas Tech (4-2) 21
#9 USC (3-2) 17, at #33 California (5-1) 24
--UPSET SPECIAL--
#39 South Carolina (3-2) 9, at #13 Tennessee (4-1) 38
#19 Colorado State (5-1) 38, at #36 Nevada-Las Vegas (3-1) 13
Kansas (1-4) 12, at #4 Nebraska (6-0) 17
--The Huskers sneak away with a win over big underdogs Kansas--
Baylor (2-4) 24, at #16 Oklahoma (4-1) 52
Mississippi State (1-4) 20, at #10 LSU (6-0) 48
North Carolina (1-5) 0, at #22 Maryland (5-1) 45
#44 Illinois (3-3) 31, at #11 Iowa (5-0) 34
Northwestern (2-4) 0, at #25 Ohio State (4-2) 47
#15 Penn State (4-2) 16, at #23 Purdue (5-1) 41
#18 Kansas State (5-1) 55, at Missouri (0-5) 14
Syracuse (1-5) 16, at #12 Boston College (5-0) 24
Temple (1-4) 10 at #8 Virginia Tech (5-0) 56

Offensive Player of the Week: RB Matthew Vanden Bosch (Virginia Tech) : Yes, this guy AGAIN! For the 3rd time this season. Look what he did this week: 32 carries for 192 yards and 4 more touchdowns // 4 rec. 31 yards and a TD. Wow.

Defensive Player of the Week: DE Charlie Roque (Kansas) : 8 tackles (4 assists), 3.5 sacks.

New Top 25

1. Michigan (6-0)
2. Florida State (4-0)
3. Texas (5-0)
4. Nebraska (6-0)
5. Georgia (4-1)
6. Miami (5-1)
7. Virginia Tech (5-0)
8. LSU (6-0)
9. Iowa (5-0)
10. Boston College (5-0)
11. Tennessee (4-1)
12. Stanford (6-0)
13. Oklahoma (4-1)
14. UCLA (4-1)
15. Kansas State (5-1)
16. Colorado State (5-1)
17. Florida (4-1)
18. Maryland (5-1)
19. Purdue (5-1)
20. USC (3-2)
21. Oregon (4-1)
22. Ohio State (4-2)
23. Colorado (5-1)
24. Penn State (4-2)
25. Boise State (4-1)

Notre Dame is #28 now.

NEXT WEEK:
#1 Michigan vs. #9 Iowa
#6 Miami @ Temple
#12 UCLA @ Stanford - Here we go Bruins, try to stop him!
#28 Notre Dame @ Troy State

Next week we will get our first look at the BCS Rankings as well.

[mtaystl03]

NFL Week Seven

Arizona (5-2) 26, at Seattle (5-1) 15
Atlanta (4-3) 29, at Green Bay (4-3) 31
Carolina (3-4) 13, at Minnesota (3-4) 24
--RB Onterrio Smith (MIN) goes for 108 and two scores--
Cleveland (3-4) 10, at Baltimore (4-3) 13
Denver (4-2) 34, at San Diego (3-3) 24
Indianapolis (3-4) 13, at Cincinnati (2-5) 20
Jacksonville (4-3) 19, at Pittsburgh (4-3) 21
New England (4-2) 28, at Kansas City (2-4) 35
New Orleans (2-5) 6, at Chicago (1-5) 16
--Former Heisman trophy winner Derek Rice (Florida State) has 22 carries for 125 yards in the game.--
Oakland (5-2) 21, at New York J (1-6) 13
Philadelphia (4-2) 21, at Washington (4-3) 14
San Francisco (3-3) 23, at Dallas (2-4) 30
Tampa Bay (4-3) 21, at Detroit (4-2) 35
--QB Joey Harrington (22-26, 273 yards, 4 TD) and Charles Rogers (7 rec. 147 yards, 2 TD) are becoming that tandem the Lions once envisioned--
Tennessee (4-2) 31, at Houston (1-5) 20

Offensive Player of the Week: QB Steve McNair (TEN) : 26-of-33 for 243 and 2 TD.
Defensive Player of the Week: OLB Gerald Hayes (ARZ) : 10 tackles (3 assists), 1.5 sacks.

NFL Standings

AC North W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Pittsburgh 4 3 0 .571 156 172 4-2 1-1
Baltimore 4 3 0 .571 153 146 3-3 2-1
Cleveland 3 4 0 .429 160 167 3-3 1-1
Cincinnati 2 5 0 .286 151 175 2-4 1-2

AC South W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Tennessee 4 2 0 .667 132 111 4-1 1-1
Jacksonville 4 3 0 .571 165 146 4-2 1-1
Indianapolis 3 4 0 .429 108 152 3-3 2-0
Houston 1 5 0 .167 143 170 1-4 0-2

AC East W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
New England 4 2 0 .667 151 143 3-2 1-1
Miami 3 3 0 .500 120 110 3-2 2-0
Buffalo 2 4 0 .333 120 152 2-3 1-1
New York J 1 6 0 .143 112 148 1-5 0-2

AC West W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Oakland 5 2 0 .714 190 155 4-2 1-1
Denver 4 2 0 .667 190 130 4-1 2-0
San Diego 3 3 0 .500 160 149 2-3 1-1
Kansas City 2 4 0 .333 122 151 1-4 0-2

NC North W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Detroit 4 2 0 .667 166 149 3-2 2-0
Green Bay 4 3 0 .571 178 174 3-3 1-1
Minnesota 3 4 0 .429 174 160 2-4 1-1
Chicago 1 5 0 .167 117 166 1-4 0-2

NC South W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Tampa Bay 4 3 0 .571 157 157 3-3 2-1
Atlanta 4 3 0 .571 156 138 3-3 2-1
Carolina 3 4 0 .429 136 134 2-4 0-2
New Orleans 2 5 0 .286 158 172 2-4 1-1

NC East W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Philadelphia 4 2 0 .667 132 114 3-2 2-0
New York G 4 2 0 .667 109 104 4-1 1-1
Washington 4 3 0 .571 140 145 4-2 1-1
Dallas 2 4 0 .333 86 117 2-3 0-2

NC West W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Seattle 5 1 0 .833 128 112 4-1 1-1
Arizona 5 2 0 .714 148 138 4-2 1-1
St. Louis 3 3 0 .500 146 122 2-3 1-1
San Francisco 3 3 0 .500 148 133 2-3 1-1

[mtaystl03]

NCAA Week Eight Game Spotlights

#9 Iowa 7 @ #1 Michigan 33

The Wolverines keep that #1 ranking with a big 33-7 victory over a top ten team in Iowa. Irv Montgomery decided not to show up for this one but made the most of his one rush on the day picking up 21 yards! No catches and he wasn't even targeted. QB Brian Swift came back to his normal self going 15-of-23 for 177 yards, 3 TD and 0 picks. He added 16 rushes for 43 yards. Senior wideout Ben Ellard stole the show again with 6 catches for 104 yards and 2 TD's. Hopefully our boy Irv is looking up to and learning from this Ellard guy.

Irv Montgomery weekly statistics
1 - @ #19 Washington (W, 27-0) - 2 rec. 44 yards, 0 TD.
2 - @ #6 Notre Dame (W, 22-16) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
4 - vs. #6 Oklahoma (W, 37-7) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
5 - vs. #42 Illinois (W, 46-0) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
6 - @ Northwestern (W, 35-3) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
7 - vs. #17 Wisconsin (W, 21-14) - 1 rec. 78 yards, 1 TD.
8 - vs. #9 Iowa (W, 33-7) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD. 1 rush for 21 yards.
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Season Stats: 3 catches (6 targets) for 131 yards and 1 TD - (1 drop). 2 carries, 21 yards.

Health: Good
Michigan Record: 7-0
Michigan Ranking: #1

#14 UCLA 33 @ #12 Stanford 14

The Bruins come up huge and hand Stanford thier first loss of the season. UCLA is the first team to figure out our stud running back Tommy Sherwood who was held to just 16 carries for 66 yards and no scores. The Cardinal were forced to pass late in the game and abandoned the running game looking to close the gap. Sherwood did score the first touchdown of the game as he caught a 10 yards touchdown pass to put the Cardinal on top but the couldn't hold the advantage. Our UCLA QB Larry Bostic got some more mop up time and completed one of one passes for 10 yards and ran once of -1 yard. The Bruins were led by RB Rodney Tucker, who is having a nice season, with 130 yards and a couple of touchdowns. This is the first week Tommy was held under 100 yards, didn't score a rushing TD. He did, however, still get a player of the week award.

Tommy Sherwood weekly statistics:
1 - vs Arkansas State (W, 49-0) - 28-150 yards, 2 TD // 2-25 yards, 0 TD.
2 - vs San Jose State (W, 45-9) - 24-205 yards, 3 TD // 0-0 yards, 0 TD.
3 - vs Eastern Michigan (W, 80-7) - 12-82 yards, 3 TD // 1-30, 0 TD.
5 - vs Arizona State (W, 24-10) - 31-117 yards, 1 TD // 3-26, 0 TD.
6 - @ Arizona (W, 42-17) - 32-212 yards, 3 TD // 0-0 yards, 0 TD.
7 - @ Oregon State (W, 52-20) - 25-128 yards, 2 TD // 1-7 yards, 1 TD.
8 - vs #14 UCLA (L, 33-14) - 16-66 yards, 0 TD // 2-20 yards, 1 TD.
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Season Stats: 168 carries for 960 yards (5.7 average) and 14 TD // 9 receptions for 108 yards and 2 TD.

Health: Good
Stanford Record: 6-1
Stanford Ranking: #17
Player of the Week: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8

...............................

Larry Bostic weekly statistics
3 - vs. #6 Ohio State (W, 31-21) - did not play
4 - vs. Northern Illinois (W, 73-0) - 1-for-1, 22 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT // 2 carries, 18 yards, 0 TD.
5 - @ Washington - did not play
6 - vs. Oregon (L, 53-51) - did not play
7 - vs. Arizona State (W, 45-7) - 0-for-3, 0 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT // 3 carries, 46 yards, 0 TD.
8 - @ #12 Stanford (W, 33-14) - 1-for-1, 10 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT // 1 carry, -1 yards, 0 TD.
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Season Stats: 2-for-5, 32 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT, 53.7 passer rating // 4 carries, 63 yards, 0 TD.

Health: Good
UCLA Record: 5-1
UCLA Ranking: #10

#28 Notre Dame 55 @ Troy State 7

The Irish continue to climb their way back into things and with this blitzing of Troy State the club moves into the top 25 at #22. Our guy CB Percy Lyon is making a solid contribution to the team despite being the #4 defensive back. He manages 2 tackles and one was for a loss in the game. He was involved in 12 run plays and 13 pass plays which is the most this season for him. ND was lead by their stellar quarterback Joel Johnson who was 14-of-17 for 220 yards, 3 TD and 0 picks. Good win for the Irish and welcome back to the top 25. All five teams are there now.

Percy Lyon weekly statistics
1 - vs Michigan State (W, 42-0) - 2 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
2 - vs #1 Michigan (L, 22-16) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
3 - @ #13 Purdue (L, 26-23) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
5 - @ UConn (W, 56-0) - 1 tack (3 assists), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 1 def.
6 - @ Western Michigan (W, 76-0) - 1 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 2 def.
8 - @ Troy State (W, 55-7) - 2 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
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Season Stats: 6 tackles (4 assists), 0 sacks, 1 INT, 3 defensed passes.

Health: Good
Notre Dame record: 4-2
Notre Dame ranking: #22

#6 Miami 35 @ Temple 30

The Temple Owls were that close to catching the mighty Hurricanes looking ahead. Erik Manning and crew gave up 30 points to a weak offense but managed to keep the victory. Manning didn't do much after starting his seventh game this season and managing only one measley tackle and a hurry of the quarterback. Meanwhile, fellow red-shirt freshman Riddick Hutt had 2.0, giving him 5.0 and Junior Fred Wuerffel managed 3.0 and now has 8.0! I wonder how Erik is still getting starts. He won't unless he picks up his game. The Hurricanes move back to #5 in the coaches poll. Where will they be in the all important BCS?

Erik Manning weekly statistics
1 - vs Utah State (W, 56-14) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 1 block.
2 - vs Southern Methodist (W, 56-7) - 1 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks, 1 hurry.
3 - @ #50 Washington (W, 38-13) - 2 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 1 block, 1 hurry.
5 - @ #13 Boston College (L, 35-17) - 5 tack (2 assist), 0 sacks.
6 - vs. Troy State (W, 52-10) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks.
7 - vs. #21 West Virginia (W, 42-14) - 0 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks.
8 - @ Temple (W, 35-30) - 1 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 1 hurry.
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Season Stats: 9 tackles, (4 assists), 3 tackles for loss, 0 sacks, 2 blocked passes and 3 hurries.

Health: Good
Miami Record: 6-1
Miami Ranking: #5

Top 25 Scoreboard

#13 Oklahoma (5-1) 17, at #3 Texas (5-1) 13
--Wow. What a huge win for the Sooners in the Red River Shootout![/b]--
#18 Maryland (5-2) 21, at #39 Wake Forest (6-1) 31
--[i]Wake continues the programs turn around with another solid win to move to 6-1--
#23 Colorado (5-2) 7, at #15 Kansas State (6-1) 35
#10 Boston College (5-1) 21, at #38 Pittsburgh (4-2) 24
#7 Virginia Tech (5-1) 0, at #36 West Virginia (4-1) 12
--In the most suprising news since the start of the season, Va Tech is held scoreless, which means RB Matthew Vanden Bosch, a lock for the Heisman didn't score!!!--
Vanderbilt (2-4) 0, at #5 Georgia (5-1) 59
#8 LSU (7-0) 17, at Mississippi (2-3) 14
#4 Nebraska (7-0) 41, at Iowa State (2-5) 13
#17 Florida (5-1) 28, at #48 South Carolina (3-3) 23
Air Force (3-4) 17, at #16 Colorado State (6-1) 45
Duke (3-4) 24, at #2 Florida State (5-0) 48
#19 Purdue (5-2) 13, at Minnesota (4-3) 37
#11 Tennessee (5-1) 28, at Kentucky (1-5) 16
#25 Boise State (5-1) 27, at Texas-El Paso (0-6) 21

Offensive Player of the Week: RB Courtney Patterson (Central Michigan) : 47 carries for 253 yards and 3 TD.
Defensive Player of the Week: DE Ernest Jamison (Indiana) : 10 tackles, 3.0 sacks.

New Top 25

1. Michigan (7-0)
2. Florida State (5-0)
3. Nebraska (7-0)
4. Georgia (5-1)
5. Miami (6-1)
6. LSU (7-0)
7. Texas (5-1)
8. Tennessee (5-1)
9. Oklahoma (5-1)
10. UCLA (5-1)
11. Kansas State (6-1)
12. Colorado State (6-1)
13. Florida (5-1)
14. Virginia Tech (5-1)
15. Iowa (5-1)
16. Boston College (5-1)
17. Stanford (6-1)
18. Boise State (5-1)
19. Oregon (4-1)
20. USC (3-2)
21. Ohio State (4-2)
22. Notre Dame (4-2)
23. New Mexico (6-0)
24. Wisconsin (5-2)
25. Penn State (4-2)

LATEST BCS RANKINGS

1. Michigan (7-0) - 1.00
2. Florida State (5-0) - 2.00
3. UCLA (5-1) - 5.50
4. Miami (6-1) - 6.25
5. Florida (5-1) - 6.50
6. Oklahoma (5-1) - 6.75
7. LSU (7-0) - 7.25
8. Texas (5-1) - 7.50
9. Nebraska (7-0) - 8.50
10. Iowa (5-1) - 9.50
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So Michigan is #1 and Florida State #2. They are running away with it at this point. They could probably lose a game and still be up there. Miami is up there at #3 and UCLA (ranked 10th by the coaches) is #4! 3 in the top 4...not bad.

NEXT WEEK:

#1 Michigan @ Minnesota
#5 Miami - Idle
#10 UCLA @ #32 West Virginia - The Mountaineers coming off a huge win over Virginia Tech.
#17 Stanford @ #19 Oregon - Another test for Tommy.
#22 Notre Dame @ #42 Brigham Young

[mtaystl03]

NFL Week Eight

Carolina (3-5) 10, at New Orleans (3-5) 21
Cincinnati (2-6) 22, at Houston (2-5) 37
Dallas (2-5) 27, at St. Louis (4-3) 30
--Kurt Warner and the Rams tried to give the 'boys the game with 4 interceptions but the two he did throw move them to 4-3--
Detroit (5-2) 17, at Atlanta (4-4) 16
Indianapolis (3-5) 20, at Cleveland (4-4) 23
--Indy DE Dwight Freeney did all he could accumulating 4 sacks in a losing effort!--
Jacksonville (5-3) 24, at Baltimore (4-4) 17
Kansas City (2-5) 17, at Miami (4-3) 30
Minnesota (4-4) 28, at Chicago (1-6) 27
--Viking RB Onterrio Smith continues his climb to the elite runners in the league with 133 more yards and another TD--
New England (4-3) 10, at Denver (5-2) 14
New York G (5-2) 23, at Philadelphia (4-3) 13
Pittsburgh (4-4) 17, at Tennessee (5-2) 24
San Diego (4-3) 43, at Buffalo (2-5) 42
Seattle (6-1) 31, at San Francisco (3-4) 19
--Seattle keeps on winning with proven winner Trent Dilfer who was 16-for-24 for 275, 4 TD, 0 INT in this one!--
Washington (4-4) 20, at Arizona (6-2) 38

Offensive Player of the Week: RB Shaun Alexander (SEA) : 25 carries for 105 yards and 4 receptions for 117 and 2 TD.
Defensive Player of the Week: DT Marcus Stroud (JAC) : 5 tackles (1 assist), 2.5 sacks.

[mtaystl03]

I meant to post before I left but I had business to take care of in Alabama this weekend. I will get back on this very soon. I am enjoying this very much and I hope the readers are too! Thanks.

[mtaystl03]

NCAA Week Nine Game Spotlights

17 Stanford 29 @ #19 Oregon 42

The Cardinal defense lets up and the Ducks blitz them for 42 points. Tommy Sherwood had his worst day of his career with 23 carries for 100 yards and no scores. He added 2 catches for 24 yards and didn't score in that dept. either. It's pretty good when we are in week nine and it is the first time he has gone a whole game without a score and wasn't named player of the week all season. He continues a good season but the Cardinal have lost two strait and fall out of the top 25. Tommy is now ranked 4th in the nation in yards (1,060) and tied for 4th in TD's with 14! Still awesome.

Tommy Sherwood weekly statistics:
1 - vs Arkansas State (W, 49-0) - 28-150 yards, 2 TD // 2-25 yards, 0 TD.
2 - vs San Jose State (W, 45-9) - 24-205 yards, 3 TD // 0-0 yards, 0 TD.
3 - vs Eastern Michigan (W, 80-7) - 12-82 yards, 3 TD // 1-30, 0 TD.
5 - vs Arizona State (W, 24-10) - 31-117 yards, 1 TD // 3-26, 0 TD.
6 - @ Arizona (W, 42-17) - 32-212 yards, 3 TD // 0-0 yards, 0 TD.
7 - @ Oregon State (W, 52-20) - 25-128 yards, 2 TD // 1-7 yards, 1 TD.
8 - vs #14 UCLA (L, 33-14) - 16-66 yards, 0 TD // 2-20 yards, 1 TD.
9 - @ #19 Oregon (L, 42-29) - 23-100 yards, 0 TD // 2-24, 0 TD.
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Season Stats: 191 carries for 1060 yards (5.7 average) and 14 TD // 11 receptions for 132 yards and 2 TD.

Health: Good
Stanford Record: 6-2
Stanford Ranking: #27
Player of the Week: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8

#1 Michigan 41 @ Minnesota 10

The Wolverines (again, my pick for this years national champ!) wins again on the road over the Golden Gophers. QB Brian Swift had another nice game but didn't find our Irv Montgomery. Swift was 18-for-27 for 235 yards, 3 TD and 0 picks. He found his favorite target Ben Ellard six more times for 111 yards and a TD. Junior tight end Max Skidmore caught 3 passes for 32 yards and the other two touchdowns. Irv, who we could say has been a disappointment this season, was targeted twice but Swift just couldn't get him the ball either time.

Irv Montgomery weekly statistics
1 - @ #19 Washington (W, 27-0) - 2 rec. 44 yards, 0 TD.
2 - @ #6 Notre Dame (W, 22-16) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
4 - vs. #6 Oklahoma (W, 37-7) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
5 - vs. #42 Illinois (W, 46-0) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
6 - @ Northwestern (W, 35-3) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
7 - vs. #17 Wisconsin (W, 21-14) - 1 rec. 78 yards, 1 TD.
8 - vs. #9 Iowa (W, 33-7) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD. 1 rush for 21 yards.
9 - @ Minnesota (W, 41-10) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
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Season Stats: 3 catches (8 targets) for 131 yards and 1 TD - (1 drop). 2 carries, 21 yards.

Health: Good
Michigan Record: 8-0
Michigan Ranking: #1

#10 UCLA 31 @ #32 West Virginia 3

An impressive win for the Bruins who maintain their spot in the top 10 with this road win. QB Roderick Parliaman is setting a very good example for our Larry Bostic, he was 19-of-23 for 374 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT. That performance earned Parliaman the NCAA Offensive Player of the Week award! As for Bostic, he came in late and was 0-for-1 and was sacked for a loss of 7 yards.

Larry Bostic weekly statistics
3 - vs. #6 Ohio State (W, 31-21) - did not play
4 - vs. Northern Illinois (W, 73-0) - 1-for-1, 22 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT // 2 carries, 18 yards, 0 TD.
5 - @ Washington - did not play
6 - vs. Oregon (L, 53-51) - did not play
7 - vs. Arizona State (W, 45-7) - 0-for-3, 0 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT // 3 carries, 46 yards, 0 TD.
8 - @ #12 Stanford (W, 33-14) - 1-for-1, 10 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT // 1 carry, -1 yards, 0 TD.
9 - @ #32 West Virginia (W, 31-3) - 0-for-1, 0 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT // 1 carry, -7 yards (sacked).
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Season Stats: 2-for-6, 32 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT, 44.7 passer rating // 7 carries, 56 yards, 0 TD.

Health: Good
UCLA Record: 6-1
UCLA Ranking: #10

#22 Notre Dame 10 @ #42 Brigham Young 17

A very disappointing loss for the Irish who have folded it up this season. The BYU Cougars come up with a huge win. Percy Lyon was involved in only 5 pass plays and didn't do anything noteworthy.

Percy Lyon weekly statistics
1 - vs Michigan State (W, 42-0) - 2 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
2 - vs #1 Michigan (L, 22-16) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
3 - @ #13 Purdue (L, 26-23) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
5 - @ UConn (W, 56-0) - 1 tack (3 assists), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 1 def.
6 - @ Western Michigan (W, 76-0) - 1 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 2 def.
8 - @ Troy State (W, 55-7) - 2 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
9 - @ BYU (L, 17-10) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
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Season Stats: 6 tackles (4 assists), 0 sacks, 1 INT, 3 defensed passes.

Health: Good
Notre Dame record: 4-3
Notre Dame ranking: #32

Top 25 Scoreboard

#9 Oklahoma (6-1) 13, at #3 Nebraska (7-1) 10
--In a huge Big 12 showdown, the Sooners go into Nebraska and take it!--
#28 Texas A&M (4-2) 24, at #11 Kansas State (7-1) 52
#33 Pittsburgh (4-3) 13 at #14 Virginia Tech (6-1) 37
#4 Georgia (6-1) 35, at Auburn (3-4) 13
#2 Florida State (6-0) 34, at #35 Clemson (4-3) 7
#7 Texas (6-1) 31, at Missouri (1-6) 14
#12 Colorado State (7-1) 28, at Utah (2-4) 13
#18 Boise State (6-1) 21, at #48 Central Houston (4-3) 18
#21 Ohio State (5-2) 36, at #44 Michigan State (4-3) 31
#25 Penn State (5-2) 24, at #24 Wisconsin (5-3) 14
Mississippi State (1-6) 16, at #8 Tennessee (6-1) 42
Northwestern (2-5) 13, at #15 Iowa (6-1) 31
Rutgers (2-5) 21, at #16 Boston College (6-1) 28
#20 USC (4-2) 31, at Washington State (1-7) 19
San Diego State (1-7) 14, at #23 New Mexico (7-0) 41

Offensive Player of the Week : QB Roderick Parliaman (UCLA) : 19-of-23 for 374 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT.
Defensive Player of the Week: DE Jason Kozhin (New Mexico) : 6 tackles (1 assist), 5.0 sacks.

**Continuing to follow the amazing story of Virginia Tech runningback Matthew Vanden Bosch, he had another day with 43 carries for 258 more yards and a TD. He now has 1,481 yards (1st) and 19 TD (1st) in just seven games! The 2nd place guy is Kansas State's Randy Levine who has 1,434 and has played one more game than Vanden Bosch. Ohio State's Ray Wiggins is the only guy with a chance at catching him with a solid 1,317 and seven games played with 14 TD's. Can you say Heisman?

**Another developing story. It seems some of our recognizable quarterbacks are having nice seasons. Roderick Parliaman, leading the UCLA Bruins and the mentor of our QB Larry Bostic is ranked 2nd in the nation with a 181.6 passer rating. Notre Dame's Joel Johnson is 3rd with 180.7 and Stanford's QB Erik Cunningham is being overshadowed by teammate Tommy Sherwood but is ranked 6th with a 173.6.

New Top 25

1. Michigan 8-0
2. Florida State 6-0
3. Georgia 6-1
4. Miami 6-1
5. LSU 7-0
6. Texas 6-1
7. Tennessee 6-1
8. Nebraska 7-1
9. Oklahoma 6-1
10. UCLA 6-1
11. Kansas State 7-1
12. Colorado State 7-1
13. Virginia Tech 6-1
14. Florida 5-1
15. Iowa 6-1
16. Boston College 6-1
17. USC 4-2
18. Oregon 5-1
19. Boise State 6-1
20. Ohio State 5-2
21. New Mexico 7-0
22. Penn State 5-2
23. Alabama-Birmingham 8-0
24. Cincinnati 5-1
25. Alabama 5-2

LATEST BCS RANKINGS

#1 Michigan (8-0) - 1.00
#2 Florida State (6-0) - 2.50
#10 UCLA (6-1) - 4.00
#4 Oklahoma (6-1) - 5.00
#9 Kansas State (7-1) - 5.50
#5 Miami (6-1) - 6.75
#10 Florida (5-1) - 7.50
#6 LSU (7-0) - 7.50
#12 Iowa (6-1) - 9.50
#7 Texas (6-1) - 9.50

Where is Georgia? #3 in the coaches poll and left off the BCS? #10 UCLA is number 3 in the BCS!! Wow.

NEXT WEEK:
#1 Michigan vs. Michigan State
#4 Miami vs. Rutgers
#10 UCLA @ Washington State
#27 Stanford - Idle
#32 Notre Dame - Idle

[mtaystl03]

NFL Week Nine

Atlanta (4-5) 9, at Chicago (2-6) 15
Carolina (3-6) 7, at Detroit (6-2) 16
--WR Charles Rogers (DET) is having quite a season and adds to it with 10 catches for 146 yards--
Dallas (3-5) 17, at Seattle (6-2) 14
Denver (6-2) 30, at Kansas City (2-6) 10
--S Kenoy Kennedy (DEN) comes up with two huge interceptions in the game as the Broncos continue to roll--
Green Bay (4-4) 17, at Tampa Bay (5-3) 22
Houston (3-5) 27, at Baltimore (4-5) 15
Miami (5-3) 17, at Oakland (5-3) 14
Minnesota (4-5) 10, at New Orleans (4-5) 24
New York G (5-3) 17, at San Francisco (4-4) 31
New York J (1-7) 17, at Buffalo (3-5) 27
Philadelphia (5-3) 38, at St. Louis (4-4) 13
Pittsburgh (5-4) 20, at Cleveland (4-5) 15
San Diego (4-4) 17, at New England (5-3) 27
Tennessee (5-3) 7, at Jacksonville (6-3) 9
--DE Hugh Douglass keeps on truckin' with 3.0 sacks in the game and holds the 2-time defending champs down in a big division battle.--

Offensive Player of the Week: QB Donovan McNabb (PHI) : 24-of-31 for 242 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT.
Defensive Player of the Week: DT Anthony Adams (SF) : 5 tackles (2 assists), 4.5 sacks.

[mtaystl03]

Michigan State 3 @ #1 Michigan 34

The Wolves continue to win and WR Ben Ellard has another nice day, scoring in three different ways. He ran one in on a reverse from 14 yards, then returned a punt 29 yards for a touchdown and then caught one from QB Brian Swift from 11 yards out! Our WR Irv Montgomery finally woke up and caught two passes for 41 yards on the day. He was targeted three times. They were 30 yards and 11 yards respectively.

Irv Montgomery weekly statistics
1 - @ #19 Washington (W, 27-0) - 2 rec. 44 yards, 0 TD.
2 - @ #6 Notre Dame (W, 22-16) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
4 - vs. #6 Oklahoma (W, 37-7) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
5 - vs. #42 Illinois (W, 46-0) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
6 - @ Northwestern (W, 35-3) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
7 - vs. #17 Wisconsin (W, 21-14) - 1 rec. 78 yards, 1 TD.
8 - vs. #9 Iowa (W, 33-7) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD. 1 rush for 21 yards.
9 - @ Minnesota (W, 41-10) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
10 - vs. Michigan State (W, 34-3) - 2 rec. 41 yards, 0 TD.
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Season Stats: 5 catches (11 targets) for 172 yards and 1 TD - (1 drop). 2 carries, 21 yards.

Health: Good
Michigan Record: 9-0
Michigan Ranking: #1

Rutgers 3 @ #4 Miami 54

The Miami Hurricanes win another game at home against a weak opponent. Unfortunately for them they aren't going to gain much ground in the BCS, which they need to do for a shot. Our DE Erik Manning continues his mediocre (at best) season with one tackle and two assists.

Erik Manning weekly statistics
1 - vs Utah State (W, 56-14) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 1 block.
2 - vs Southern Methodist (W, 56-7) - 1 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks, 1 hurry.
3 - @ #50 Washington (W, 38-13) - 2 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 1 block, 1 hurry.
5 - @ #13 Boston College (L, 35-17) - 5 tack (2 assist), 0 sacks.
6 - vs. Troy State (W, 52-10) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks.
7 - vs. #21 West Virginia (W, 42-14) - 0 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks.
8 - @ Temple (W, 35-30) - 1 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 1 hurry.
10 - vs. Rutgers (W, 54-3) - t tack (2 assist), 0 sacks.
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Season Stats: 10 tackles, (6 assists), 3 tackles for loss, 0 sacks, 2 blocked passes and 3 hurries.

Health: Good
Miami Record: 7-1
Miami Ranking: #4

#10 UCLA 40 @ Washington State 14

QB Roderick Parliaman is having a great season and continues to lead the Bruins that much closer to a shot at the National Championship! In this one he is 13-of-17 for 237 yards, 4 TD and 0 INT! Our QB Larry Bostic got in on the fun and found WR Brent Clark from 24 yards out with :25 left.

Larry Bostic weekly statistics
3 - vs. #6 Ohio State (W, 31-21) - did not play
4 - vs. Northern Illinois (W, 73-0) - 1-for-1, 22 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT // 2 carries, 18 yards, 0 TD.
5 - @ Washington - did not play
6 - vs. Oregon (L, 53-51) - did not play
7 - vs. Arizona State (W, 45-7) - 0-for-3, 0 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT // 3 carries, 46 yards, 0 TD.
8 - @ #12 Stanford (W, 33-14) - 1-for-1, 10 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT // 1 carry, -1 yards, 0 TD.
9 - @ #32 West Virginia (W, 31-3) - 0-for-1, 0 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT // 1 carry, -7 yards (sacked).
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Season Stats: 2-for-6, 32 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT, 44.7 passer rating // 7 carries, 56 yards, 0 TD.

Health: Good
UCLA Record: 6-1
UCLA Ranking: #5

Top 25 Scoreboard

#11 Kansas State (7-2) 28, at #8 Nebraska (8-1) 35
#5 LSU (8-0) 40, at #25 Alabama (5-3) 34
#16 Boston College (7-1) 28 at #13 Virginia Tech (6-2) 16
--Boston College continues their great run and hold Vanden Bosch to 98 yards and win in Blacksburg!--
#21 New Mexico (7-1) 15, at #12 Colorado State (8-1) 23
#24 Cincinnati (6-1) 31, at #23 Alabama-Birmingham (8-1) 21
--Two Conference USA teams with high hopes battle it out and the Bearcats continue their great season as UAB finally loses.--
#2 Florida State (7-0) 24, at Georgia Tech (3-4) 14
#20 Ohio State (5-3) 19, at #22 Penn State (6-2) 45
Texas Tech (4-4) 28, at #9 Oklahoma (7-1) 34
#7 Tennessee (7-1) 21, at #14 Florida (5-2) 14
#6 Texas (7-1) 56, at Baylor (3-6) 28
#18 Oregon (6-1) 49, at Arizona (3-6) 21
#50 Washington (3-5) 28, at #17 USC (5-2) 38
Hawaii (2-6) 17, at #19 Boise State (7-1) 43
Minnesota (4-5) 19, at #15 Iowa (7-1) 24
Kentucky (1-7) 14, at #3 Georgia (7-1) 61

Offensive Player of the Week: RB Cedric Cote (Miami of Ohio) : 41 carries, 280 yards and 4 TD!
Defensive Player of the Week: DE Quentin Blackwell (Boston College) : 6 tackles (3 assists), 4.0 sacks.

New Top 25

1. Michigan 9-0
2. Florida State 7-0
3. Georgia 7-1
4. Miami 7-1
5. LSU 8-0
6. Texas 7-1
7. Tennessee 7-1
8. Nebraska 8-1
9. Oklahoma 7-1
10. UCLA 7-1
11. Colorado State 8-1
12. Iowa 7-1
13. Boston College 7-1
14. USC 5-2
15. Oregon 6-1
16. Boise State 7-1
17. Penn State 6-2
18. Kansas State 7-2
19. Cincinnati 6-1
20. Virginia Tech 6-2
21. Florida 5-2
22. Texas Christian 6-1
23. Colorado 6-2
24. Stanford 6-2
25. Idaho 6-1

LATEST BCS RANKINGS

Michigan (9-0) - 1.00
Florida State (7-0) - 2.50
UCLA (7-1) - 3.50
Oklahoma (7-10 - 4.00
Miami (7-1) - 5.50
Iowa (7-1) - 6.25
Nebraska (8-1) - 7.00
LSU (8-0) - 7.00
Colorado State (8-1) - 7.50
Penn State (6-2) - 10.75

NEXT WEEK:
#1 Michigan - Idle
#4 Miami @ Syracuse
#10 UCLA @ #32 California
#24 Stanford vs. Washington
#34 Notre Dame vs. East Carolina

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NFL Week Ten

Baltimore (5-5) 28, at Pittsburgh (5-5) 21
Chicago (3-6) 19, at Tampa Bay (5-4) 17
Denver (6-3) 23, at New York J (2-7) 38
Detroit (6-3) 30, at Green Bay (5-4) 42
--How about Charles Rogers! Add 12 more catches and 229 yards and one TD to his amazing numbers this season.--
Houston (3-6) 24, at Indianapolis (4-5) 29
Kansas City (3-6) 38, at Buffalo (3-6) 20
Miami (5-4) 27, at New England (6-3) 30
New Orleans (4-6) 19, at Atlanta (5-5) 33
San Diego (5-4) 24, at Oakland (5-4) 10
San Francisco (4-5) 10, at Philadelphia (6-3) 28
Seattle (6-3) 20, at New York G (6-3) 23
--The Giants entrusted their team into the hands of QB Brian Griese after Kerry Collins fled for Carolina. He has answered and in this one he goes 32-for-42 for 398 yards and a TD.--
St. Louis (4-5) 23, at Arizona (7-2) 24
Tennessee (6-3) 17, at Cincinnati (2-7) 13
Washington (5-4) 24, at Dallas (3-6) 7

Offensive Player of the Week: QB Steve McNair (TEN) : 21-of-26 for 200 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT.
Defensive Player of the Week: DE Marcellus Wiley (SD) : 4 tackles (1 assist), 2 sacks.

**QB's Trent Green (KC), Brett Favre (GB) and Donovan McNabb (PHI) all threw 4 TD's this week!

[kingfc22]

What are Rogers season totals so far?

[mtaystl03]

Charles Rogers (9 games): 69 receptions (1st in NFL), 1,037 yards (2nd in NFL), 5 TD.

The only guy with more receiving yards is Andre Johnson of Houston. Johnson has 60 catches for 1,079 yards and 7 TD's.

Pretty good.

[Blade6119]

Great Dynasty! Just read through all of it instead of listening in Math class...kick ass, and one of the best orgainized ones ive seen in a long time. All the side-notes and insights has made this my new favorite football dynasty in a LONG time...gotta go back and follow recruiting now, so keep up the great work!

[Noop]

You know I'm reading if the Seminoles are balling go Noles beat them punks!!!

[mtaystl03]

Week Eleven NCAA Game Spotlights

Washington 38 @ #24 Stanford 7

The Stanford Cardinal defense lets them down once again. The Washington Huskies punish them for 38 points and Stanford QB Erik Cunningham just can't cut it without Tommy Sherwood doing his thing. Tommy only got 18 carries for 44 yards and 3 catches for 25 more. He did not score and was shut down after Stanford fell behind early.

Tommy Sherwood weekly statistics:
1 - vs Arkansas State (W, 49-0) - 28-150 yards, 2 TD // 2-25 yards, 0 TD.
2 - vs San Jose State (W, 45-9) - 24-205 yards, 3 TD // 0-0 yards, 0 TD.
3 - vs Eastern Michigan (W, 80-7) - 12-82 yards, 3 TD // 1-30, 0 TD.
5 - vs Arizona State (W, 24-10) - 31-117 yards, 1 TD // 3-26, 0 TD.
6 - @ Arizona (W, 42-17) - 32-212 yards, 3 TD // 0-0 yards, 0 TD.
7 - @ Oregon State (W, 52-20) - 25-128 yards, 2 TD // 1-7 yards, 1 TD.
8 - vs #14 UCLA (L, 33-14) - 16-66 yards, 0 TD // 2-20 yards, 1 TD.
9 - @ #19 Oregon (L, 42-29) - 23-100 yards, 0 TD // 2-24, 0 TD.
11 - vs. Washington (L, 38-7) - 18-44 yards, 0 TD // 3-25, 0 TD.
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Season Stats: 209 carries for 1,104 yards (5.6 average) and 14 TD // 14 receptions for 157 yards and 2 TD.

Health: Good
Stanford Record: 6-3
Stanford Ranking: #35
Player of the Week: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8

#10 UCLA 45 @ #32 California 00

The Bruins continue to roll and win on the road at a solid Cal team. Not bad. QB Roderick Parliman had another nice game going 16-for-24 for 250 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT. Our boy Larry Bostic got into the fun again and did a nice job going 4-for-8 with 65 yards and 1 TD and NO picks. He found WR Zach Robinson from 36 yards out with 9:04 left in the fourth quarter. He played the whole quarter after Parliman did his thing in the first three.

Larry Bostic weekly statistics
3 - vs. #6 Ohio State (W, 31-21) - did not play
4 - vs. Northern Illinois (W, 73-0) - 1-for-1, 22 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT // 2 carries, 18 yards, 0 TD.
5 - @ Washington - did not play
6 - vs. Oregon (L, 53-51) - did not play
7 - vs. Arizona State (W, 45-7) - 0-for-3, 0 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT // 3 carries, 46 yards, 0 TD.
8 - @ #12 Stanford (W, 33-14) - 1-for-1, 10 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT // 1 carry, -1 yards, 0 TD.
9 - @ #32 West Virginia (W, 31-3) - 0-for-1, 0 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT // 1 carry, -7 yards (sacked).
10 - @ Washington State (W, 40-14) - 2-for-2, 41 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT // 0-0-0
11 - @ California (W, 45-0) - 4-for-8, 65 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT // 1-2 yards, 0 TD.
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Season Stats: 8-for-16, 138 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT, 151.1 passer rating // 8 carries, 58 yards, 0 TD.

Health: Good
UCLA Record: 7-1
UCLA Ranking: #9

#4 Miami 52 @ Syracuse 7

The Miami Hurricanes weak schedule will keep them from winning a national championship, well, that and their one loss to Boston College. They are very good. Erik Manning had his best game yet with 6 tackles and his first collegiate sack!! It is quite clear that Manning is a run stopping defensive end. On the other end of the line Riddick Hutt, his fellow froshie is the guy getting the sacks. He had 2.5 more in this one, giving him 9 on the season.

Erik Manning weekly statistics
1 - vs Utah State (W, 56-14) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 1 block.
2 - vs Southern Methodist (W, 56-7) - 1 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks, 1 hurry.
3 - @ #50 Washington (W, 38-13) - 2 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 1 block, 1 hurry.
5 - @ #13 Boston College (L, 35-17) - 5 tack (2 assist), 0 sacks.
6 - vs. Troy State (W, 52-10) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks.
7 - vs. #21 West Virginia (W, 42-14) - 0 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks.
8 - @ Temple (W, 35-30) - 1 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 1 hurry.
10 - vs. Rutgers (W, 54-3) - 1 tack (2 assist), 0 sacks.
11 - @ Syracuse (W, 52-7) - 6 tack (0 assist), 1 sack, 1 block, 2 hurries.
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Season Stats: 16 tackles, (6 assists), 5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks, 3 blocked passes and 5 hurries.

Health: Good
Miami Record: 8-1
Miami Ranking: #4

East Carolina 0 @ Notre Dame 52

A nice win for the Irish who needed one. This big win over ECU gets them back into the top 25 at #25. CB Percy Lyon has his best game as well. He had 2 tackles, 1 assist and 2 (two) interceptions! Those two give him 3 on the season. Percy is improving quickly this season and is seeing more field as it goes on.

Percy Lyon weekly statistics
1 - vs Michigan State (W, 42-0) - 2 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
2 - vs #1 Michigan (L, 22-16) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
3 - @ #13 Purdue (L, 26-23) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
5 - @ UConn (W, 56-0) - 1 tack (3 assists), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 1 def.
6 - @ Western Michigan (W, 76-0) - 1 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 2 def.
8 - @ Troy State (W, 55-7) - 2 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
9 - @ BYU (L, 17-10) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
11 - vs. East Carolina (W, 52-0) - 2 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks, 2 INT, 1 def.
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Season Stats: 8 tackles (5 assists), 0 sacks, 3 INT, 4 defensed passes.

Health: Good
Notre Dame record: 5-3
Notre Dame ranking: #25

Top 25 Scoreboard

#7 Tennessee (8-1) 52, at #5 LSU (8-1) 28
#23 Colorado (6-3) 10, at #9 Oklahoma (8-1) 21
Virginia (3-5) 3, at #2 Florida State (8-0) 30
#21 Florida (6-2) 34, at #37 Alabama (5-4) 18
#41 West Virginia (5-3) 0, at #13 Boston College (8-1) 42
#27 Alabama-Birmingham (8-2) 7, at #22 Texas Christian (7-1) 32
#25 Idaho (6-2) 17, at #46 New Mexico State (7-2) 23
#15 Oregon (7-1) 41, at Arizona State (4-4) 21
#19 Cincinnati (7-1) 14, at Memphis (3-6) 11
Illinois (5-4) 29, at #17 Penn State (6-3) 23
#12 Iowa (8-1) 27, at #42 Purdue (5-4) 14
Kansas (1-8) 0, at #6 Texas (8-1) 42
#20 Virginia Tech (7-2) 31 at Rutgers (2-7) 28
Arizona (3-7) 6, at #14 USC (6-2) 69
Washington (4-5) 38 at #24 Stanford (6-3) 7
#16 Boise State (8-1) 33, at Louisiana Tech (2-7) 8

Offensive Player of the Week: RB Matthew Vanden Bosch (Virginia Tech): Yes, he did it again! The third time and look what he did to Rutgers: 30 carries, 300 yards, 3 TD and 2 rec. for 10 yards and another TD.

Defensive Player of the Week: DE Ralph Bigelow (Wake Forest) : 5 tackles, all sacks.

New Top 25

1. Michigan (9-0)
2. Florida State (8-0)
3. Georgia (7-1)
4. Miami (8-1)
5. Texas (8-1)
6. Tennessee (8-1)
7. Nebraska (8-1)
8. Oklahoma (8-1)
9. UCLA (8-1)
10. Colorado State (8-1)
11. Iowa (8-1)
12. Boston College (8-1)
13. LSU (8-1)
14. USC (6-2)
15. Oregon (7-1)
16. Boise State (8-1)
17. Kansas State (7-2)
18. Cincinnati (7-1)
19. Virginia Tech (7-2)
20. Florida (6-2)
21. Texas Christian (7-1)
22. Ohio State (6-3)
23. Penn State (6-3)
24. Brigham Young (7-2)
25. Notre Dame (5-3)

LATEST BCS RANKINGS

Michigan (9-0) - 1.00
UCLA (8-1) - 2.50
Florida State (8-0) - 4.25
Oklahoma (8-1) - 4.25
Miami (8-1) - 4.50
Iowa (8-1) - 5.50
Nebraska (8-1) - 7.00
Boston College (8-1) - 8.00
Florida (6-2) - 9.25
Tennessee (8-1) - 9.50

How about that! UCLA is in the #2 slot playing Michigan! Let's see if they can hold on to that! An all "Five Great Players" National Championship could be in order!

NEXT WEEK:
#1 Michigan @ #23 Penn State
#4 Miami @ #31 Pittsburgh
#9 UCLA vs. Oregon State
#25 Notre Dame vs. Navy
#35 Stanford @ #14 USC

[mtaystl03]

NFL Week Eleven

Buffalo (3-7) 3, at New England (7-3) 45
--QB Tom Brady and WR Troy Brown hook up for three scores in this one. Brady ended up with 5 TD passes--
Cleveland (5-5) 52, at Cincinnati (2-8) 26
--WR Quincy Morgan had a day with QB Chris Wienke (P.O.W) for 7 receptions for 118 yards and three TD's.--
Denver (6-4) 10, at Oakland (6-4) 24
Detroit (6-4) 22, at Minnesota (5-5) 30
Green Bay (6-4) 16, at Chicago (3-7) 10
Jacksonville (6-4) 13, at Houston (4-6) 16
Kansas City (4-6) 31, at San Diego (5-5) 20
New York G (7-3) 20, at Washington (5-5) 14
New York J (3-7) 33, at Miami (5-5) 27
Philadelphia (6-4) 16, at Dallas (4-6) 38
--Bobby Taylor (DAL) gets two key interceptions against his former team.--
San Francisco (5-5) 24, at Arizona (7-3) 17
Seattle (6-4) 24, at St. Louis (5-5) 31
Tampa Bay (6-4) 27, at Carolina (3-7) 16
Tennessee (7-3) 23, at Indianapolis (4-6) 20

Offensive Player of the Week: QB Chris Wienke (CLE) : 23-for-29 for 372 yards, 6 TD and 0 INT!!
Defensive Player of the Week: DE Andre Carter (SF) : 4 tackles, 2.5 sacks.

[mtaystl03]

Blade - Thanks. Glad I can contribute to your ignorance in math class! I would do the same thing. Get caught up.

Noop - I bet you are pissed your Seminoles were left out of the top 2 in the BCS!? They should be there in the end. We'll see.

Thanks for reading guys.

[kingfc22]

UM all the way baby.

[Blade6119]

GO MIZZOU!

[mtaystl03]

I dont have enough energy to do a full sim tonight so I figured I would take some time to look at other things.

First of all let's take a look at the final opponents for the top four teams in the BCS. We have three of them so one of our guys has a good chance of winning it all this year.

#1 Michigan Wolverines
> week 13 : @ #22 Penn State
> week 14 : @ #23 Ohio State

I wouldn't say the Wolves have it easy here. Penn State upset them last year to end their run and they could do it again. Then they have to go to Ohio State who would absolutely LOVE to end their chances this season.

#2 UCLA Bruins
> week 12: vs. Oregon State
> week 13: vs. #14 USC

The first one should be a cake walk for Roderick Parliman and the Bruins but then they host the USC Trojans that could decide their fate!

#3 Florida State Seminoles
> week 12: vs. #30 Maryland
> week 13: @ #49 North Carolina State
> week 14: vs. #20 Florida

The Noles shouldn't have too much trouble with the first two of these opponents but that game against Florida could kill them. UCLA has one loss and if Florida State wins all three of these games I could see them in the national championship game.

#4 Miami Hurricanes
> week 12: @ #31 Pittsburgh
> week 13: vs. #19 Virginia Tech

A couple of tough ones for Erik Manning and the Miami team whose strength of schedule has killed them almost as much as the loss to Boston College. They would probably be around the same place without that loss, but who knows. They will have a strong case if they can stop Va Tech's Matthew Vanden Bosch from running wild on them! Ahem...Erik...do your job!

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Let's take a close look at the amazing numbers put up by Virginia Tech's phenomenal running back Matthew Vanden Bosch. Matt is a Junior from Richmond, VA and is, well, amazing. Here is a look at freshman, sophomore and this year so far:

Year Team GS Att Yards Avg TD
2003 Virginia Tech 11 291 1,481 5.0 16
2004 Virginia Tech 10 253 1,450 5.7 17
2005 Virginia Tech 9 275 1,879 6.8 24


Pretty amazing. This guy will win the Heisman (or should) running away! He has added 26 receptions for 375 yards and six TD's (one TD his first two seasons). The 2nd place guy is Ohio State's Ray Wiggins with 1,524 and the 2nd guy in touchdowns is Maryland RB Irv Stevens with 18! Now you may ask who holds the single-season rushing records for this universe?

As of right now he is 4th in yards behind Allen Bernstein (Ohio State) 2,081 , Joe Applin (Arkansas) 1,972 and Ronald Marincic (Stanford) 1,964.

He is tied for 2nd already in TD's with 24 behind just Joe Applin (Arkansas) who has 25. 1st overall pick Ike Barton (Colorado State) also had 24 in 2004.

He needs just 202 yards to get first place. I would be surprised if he didn't get that in his next game. His final two games of the season are against our Erik Manning and #4 Miami (17th against the run) and Virginia (56th against the run). Should be fun to follow this guy as well.

Just to add to this...Since we started this universe which is almost three years old now he holds the following career records: Rushing attempts, Rushing yards, Rushing Touchdowns, All-Purpose Yards and Total Touchdowns scored. Nobody is even close in any of them.

[Blade6119]

Two things after reading everything...did Allen Bernstein(RB from ohio state who is only 2,000+ rushing season right now) ever get drafted...i couldnt find his name on the list despite finishing second in the heisman voting last year...

Second, about maybe Sherwood is the guy to go after Vanden Bosch...hes doing better right now then Bosch did as a frosh(but less carries)...hopefully sherwood will challenge this lofty goal!

[mtaystl03]

Blade- Thanks for the good questions. The reason you didn't find Allen Bernstein on the draft transcript is because he wasn't drafted!? I guess he just doesn't fit the mold of the NFL back. Finishing 2nd in the heisman should guarantee something. He was picked up by the Oakland Raiders after the draft and was released soon after. He has decent ratings and should catch on somewhere. I will keep an eye on that.

Secondly, I don't see our Tommy Sherwood getting to that point, although he definately could! He has 1,104 rush yards this season and 14 TD. He also has 157 receiving yards and two more scores. He could match Vanden Bosch's 1st year marks with 377 yards and two TD's in his final two games. He could also make up for some of that in the following years and Matt's 2nd season wasn't too much better than his first.

What's scary is Matt is only a Junior and has one more year to tear things up (if he doesn't leave) and I get the impression that not too many people leave early in TCY. Anyway that would be fun to follow as Tommy's career develops. We definately need him to stay healthy!

Another sim coming soon...

[Blade6119]

well, matt did miss only play 10 games his sophmore year, assuming that he was inured shortly...and thats too bad about berstein...if you run for 2,000 yards i would think you would get a better look in the pros...

[mtaystl03]

NCAA Week Twelve Game Spotlights

UPSET SATURDAY

#4 Miami 29 @ #31 Pittsburgh 39

The Hurricanes bite the dust for the 2nd time this season and this time at the hands of Big East rival Pittsburgh Panthers. Pitt jumped out to a lead and blitzed the Canes all day long and got out of there with a win. That will officially end any thought of Miami sneaking into the National Championship game. They fall to #10 in the coaches poll with the loss. As for Erik Manning he mananged four tackles in the game.

Erik Manning weekly statistics
1 - vs Utah State (W, 56-14) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 1 block.
2 - vs Southern Methodist (W, 56-7) - 1 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks, 1 hurry.
3 - @ #50 Washington (W, 38-13) - 2 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 1 block, 1 hurry.
5 - @ #13 Boston College (L, 35-17) - 5 tack (2 assist), 0 sacks.
6 - vs. Troy State (W, 52-10) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks.
7 - vs. #21 West Virginia (W, 42-14) - 0 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks.
8 - @ Temple (W, 35-30) - 1 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 1 hurry.
10 - vs. Rutgers (W, 54-3) - 1 tack (2 assist), 0 sacks.
11 - @ Syracuse (W, 52-7) - 6 tack (0 assist), 1 sack, 1 block, 2 hurries.
12 - @ #31 Pittsburgh (L, 39-29) - 4 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks.
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Season Stats: 20 tackles, (6 assists), 5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks, 3 blocked passes and 5 hurries.

Health: Good
Miami Record: 8-2
Miami Ranking: #10

Navy 7 @ #25 Notre Dame 45

The Irish come up with a dominating performance against the Midshipmen and move up one spot to #24 in the rankings. Percy Lyon didn't play as much in this one as the Irish secondary is getting more healthy as time passes. He did manage one assisted tackle on the day and enjoyed the whoopin put on by his team.

Percy Lyon weekly statistics
1 - vs Michigan State (W, 42-0) - 2 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
2 - vs #1 Michigan (L, 22-16) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
3 - @ #13 Purdue (L, 26-23) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
5 - @ UConn (W, 56-0) - 1 tack (3 assists), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 1 def.
6 - @ Western Michigan (W, 76-0) - 1 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 2 def.
8 - @ Troy State (W, 55-7) - 2 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
9 - @ BYU (L, 17-10) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
11 - vs. East Carolina (W, 52-0) - 2 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks, 2 INT, 1 def.
12 - vs. Navy (W, 45-7) - 0 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
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Season Stats: 8 tackles (6 assists), 0 sacks, 3 INT, 4 defensed passes.

Health: Good
Notre Dame record: 6-3
Notre Dame ranking: #24

#1 Michigan 21 @ #23 Penn State 22

In a sudden change of events the Wolverines perfect season comes to an end at the hands of the Nittany Lions, again. Is this one loss enough to knock Michigan out of the race for the National Championship? We will find out.

With 5:14 left in the 4th quarter and Michigan up 21-13, Penn State halfback Dave Bohannan returned a punt 95 yards!! The Lions went for the tie and the Wolves held strong. So 21-19 with 5 left. The Lions got a stop and with :04 left on the clock, kicker Harvey Lang delivered the punishing blow from 52 yards out to put State up 22-21! What a game it was.

Irv Montgomery was targeted twice, he caught one for 9 yards and dropped the other one.

The loss didn't hurt them in the coaches' poll they are still #1.

Irv Montgomery weekly statistics
1 - @ #19 Washington (W, 27-0) - 2 rec. 44 yards, 0 TD.
2 - @ #6 Notre Dame (W, 22-16) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
4 - vs. #6 Oklahoma (W, 37-7) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
5 - vs. #42 Illinois (W, 46-0) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
6 - @ Northwestern (W, 35-3) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
7 - vs. #17 Wisconsin (W, 21-14) - 1 rec. 78 yards, 1 TD.
8 - vs. #9 Iowa (W, 33-7) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD. 1 rush for 21 yards.
9 - @ Minnesota (W, 41-10) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
10 - vs. Michigan State (W, 34-3) - 2 rec. 41 yards, 0 TD.
12 - @ #23 Penn State (L, 22-21) - 2 rec. 9 yards, 0 TD.
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Season Stats: 6 catches (13 targets) for 181 yards and 1 TD - (2 drops). 2 carries, 21 yards.

Health: Good
Michigan Record: 9-1
Michigan Ranking: #1

#35 Stanford 20 @ #14 USC 17

The Cardinal come back in strong form and win at USC!! Our Tommy Sherwood was tired of losing and tired of getting shut down. Today he has 32 carries for 186 yards, no TD's but did catch two more balls for 22 yards and scored the games first TD on a 11 yard toss from QB Erik Cunningham. It is a proven fact that if Stanford is in a position to give Sherwood the ball 25+ times they will win the game. Add another player of the week to his list and the Cardinal move up 5 spots to #30.

Tommy now needs 191 yards in his final game to match Matthew Vanden Bosch's yards totals from his first season.

Tommy Sherwood weekly statistics:
1 - vs Arkansas State (W, 49-0) - 28-150 yards, 2 TD // 2-25 yards, 0 TD.
2 - vs San Jose State (W, 45-9) - 24-205 yards, 3 TD // 0-0 yards, 0 TD.
3 - vs Eastern Michigan (W, 80-7) - 12-82 yards, 3 TD // 1-30, 0 TD.
5 - vs Arizona State (W, 24-10) - 31-117 yards, 1 TD // 3-26, 0 TD.
6 - @ Arizona (W, 42-17) - 32-212 yards, 3 TD // 0-0 yards, 0 TD.
7 - @ Oregon State (W, 52-20) - 25-128 yards, 2 TD // 1-7 yards, 1 TD.
8 - vs #14 UCLA (L, 33-14) - 16-66 yards, 0 TD // 2-20 yards, 1 TD.
9 - @ #19 Oregon (L, 42-29) - 23-100 yards, 0 TD // 2-24, 0 TD.
11 - vs. Washington (L, 38-7) - 18-44 yards, 0 TD // 3-25, 0 TD.
12 - @ #14 USC (W, 20-17) - 32-186 yards, 0 TD // 2-22, 1 TD.
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Season Stats: 241 carries for 1,290 yards (5.3 average) and 14 TD // 16 receptions for 179 yards and 3 TD.

Health: Good
Stanford Record: 7-3
Stanford Ranking: #30
Player of the Week: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12

Oregon State 00 @ #10 UCLA 52

While all the other teams were losing the Bruins just killed the Beavers. Roderick Parliman had an amazing game going 26-for-35 for 356 yards, SIX (6) TD's and ZERO (0) interceptions! Wow. That puts him at #1 in passer rating with 193.1! Larry Bostic didn't get in on this one as UCLA is looking to keep that #2 spot and a Florida State loss would help them out, but they are playing Maryland so that is a long shot.

Larry Bostic weekly statistics
3 - vs. #6 Ohio State (W, 31-21) - did not play
4 - vs. Northern Illinois (W, 73-0) - 1-for-1, 22 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT // 2 carries, 18 yards, 0 TD.
5 - @ Washington - did not play
6 - vs. Oregon (L, 53-51) - did not play
7 - vs. Arizona State (W, 45-7) - 0-for-3, 0 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT // 3 carries, 46 yards, 0 TD.
8 - @ #12 Stanford (W, 33-14) - 1-for-1, 10 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT // 1 carry, -1 yards, 0 TD.
9 - @ #32 West Virginia (W, 31-3) - 0-for-1, 0 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT // 1 carry, -7 yards (sacked).
10 - @ Washington State (W, 40-14) - 2-for-2, 41 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT // 0-0-0
11 - @ California (W, 45-0) - 4-for-8, 65 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT // 1-2 yards, 0 TD.
12 - vs. Oregon State (W, 52-0) - Did not play.
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Season Stats: 8-for-16, 138 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT, 151.1 passer rating // 8 carries, 58 yards, 0 TD.

Health: Good
UCLA Record: 9-1
UCLA Ranking: #8

Top 25 Scoreboard

#24 Brigham Young (7-3) 10, at #10 Colorado State (9-1) 31
#26 Texas A&M (6-3) 14, at #8 Oklahoma (9-1) 34
#30 Maryland (7-3) 14 at #2 Florida State (8-1) 13
--UPSET! Yes, thats right the Seminoles are stunned at home against Maryland!--
#22 Ohio State (7-3) 37, at #11 Iowa (8-2) 13
#40 Arkansas (5-4) 36, at #13 LSU (9-1) 43
Oklahoma State (5-4) 25, at #5 Texas (9-1) 49
#43 California (6-4) 3, at #15 Oregon (8-1) 24
#3 Georgia (8-1) 58, at South Carolina (3-6) 6
Vanderbilt (4-6) 14, at #6 Tennessee (9-1) 38
Iowa State (3-7) 13, at #17 Kansas State (8-2) 44
#7 Nebraska (9-1) 38, at Missouri (1-9) 26
#20 Florida (7-2) 28, at Kentucky (1-9) 21
Army (2-7) 10, at #18 Cincinnati (8-1) 44
Houston (1-9) 16, at #21 Texas Christian (8-1) 34

Offensive Player of the Week: QB Lee Tubbs (Georgia) : 28-for-37 for 454 yards and SEVEN TD's
Defensive Player of the Week: DE Jeffrey Jordan (Kent) : 5 tackles, 5 assists, 4.5 sacks.

*So, three of the four teams in the top four of the BCS lose! That will be a mess. There are no undefeated teams at top the rankings.

**Where has Lee Tubbs been? Remember last year when he finished 3rd in the Heisman and led the Bulldogs to a National Championship. How about WR Tyrell Phillips who won the Heisman, how did he do in this game. He had 130 yards and 2 TD's. He played second fiddle to other WR Donnie Wadley who caught FIVE TD passes in the game!

New Top 25

1. Michigan 9-1
2. Georgia 8-1
3. Florida State 8-1
4. Texas 9-1
5. Tennessee 9-1
6. Nebraska 9-1
7. Oklahoma 9-1
8. UCLA 9-1
9. Colorado State 9-1
10. Miami 8-2
11. LSU 9-1
12. Boston College 8-1
13. Oregon 8-1
14. Boise State 8-1
15. Kansas State 8-2
16. Cincinnati 8-1
17. Florida 7-2
18. Iowa 8-2
19. Virginia Tech 7-2
20. Texas Christian 8-1
21. USC 6-3
22. Ohio State 7-3
23. Penn State 7-3
24. Notre Dame 6-3
25. Bowling Green 8-2

Look at #2...Georgia is back!

LATEST BCS RANKINGS

Michigan (9-1) - 1.50
UCLA (9-1) - 1.50
Oklahoma (9-1) - 2.50
Nebraska (9-1) - 5.50
Florida State (8-1) - 6.25
Colorado State (9-1) - 7.00
Georgia (8-1) - 7.25
Tennessee (9-1) - 7.75
Texas (9-1) - 8.75
Boston College (8-1) - 9.75

>>Our two Michigan and UCLA are still up there at #1 and #2. They are tied for #1 and Oklahoma is the only team that is really that close. Florida State is just about out of it and Nebraska has a lot to make up. Keep in mind the Cornhuskers still have the Big 12 Championship game against Oklahoma (#3 BCS) or Texas (#9 BCS). That could have some impact. The Sooners beat the Huskers 13-10 at Nebraska earlier this season and Nebraska has to go to #29 Colorado while the Sooners have Oklahoma State at home left. If UCLA and Michigan win their final games we will have a guaranteed Champion!

NEXT WEEK:
#1 Michigan @ #22 Ohio State - Well, Penn State did their jobs by beating them and now the Buckeyes can officially eliminate them with a win over them now. That would be huge.

#10 Miami vs. #19 Virginia Tech - The Canes are out of it but this would be a nice win and they get a chance to shut down Matt Vanden Bosch (good luck).

#24 Notre Dame vs. #21 USC - A solid game that should be fun to watch. Little bearing on anything bowl related.

#30 Stanford - Idle
#8 UCLA - Idle

[mtaystl03]

NFL Week Twelve

Arizona (7-4) 34, at Jacksonville (7-4) 40
--WR Bryant Johnson (ARI) had 212 yards of receiving in this game but the Cards still lost--
Baltimore (5-6) 20, at Detroit (7-4) 23
Buffalo (3-8) 17, at New Orleans (5-6) 19
Carolina (4-7) 17, at Miami (5-6) 14
Chicago (3-8) 7, at Cleveland (6-5) 45
Indianapolis (4-7) 21, at St. Louis (6-5) 38
Kansas City (4-7) 26, at Philadelphia (7-4) 28
Minnesota (5-6) 21, at Cincinnati (3-8) 44
New England (7-4) 9, at Atlanta (6-5) 17
New York G (7-4) 10, at Denver (7-4) 21
Oakland (7-4) 20, at Dallas (4-7) 17
Pittsburgh (5-6) 10, at Green Bay (7-4) 14
San Francisco (5-6) 9, at Houston (5-6) 24
Seattle (6-5) 19, at Tennessee (8-3) 21
Tampa Bay (7-4) 24, at New York J (3-8) 9
Washington (5-6) 13, at San Diego (6-5) 38

Offensive Player of the Week: QB Carson Palmer (CIN) : 24-for-35 for 378 yards, 4 TD, 0 INT.
Defensive Player of the Week: DT Gerard Warren (CLE) : 6 tackles (1 assist), 3.5 sacks.

NFL Standings

AC North W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Cleveland 6 5 0 .545 295 240 5-4 2-2
Baltimore 5 6 0 .455 233 241 4-5 3-1
Pittsburgh 5 6 0 .455 224 253 5-4 2-2
Cincinnati 3 8 0 .273 256 302 2-7 1-3

AC South W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Tennessee 8 3 0 .727 224 189 7-2 2-2
Jacksonville 7 4 0 .636 251 220 6-3 2-2
Houston 5 6 0 .455 271 258 4-5 1-3
Indianapolis 4 7 0 .364 198 260 4-5 3-1

AC East W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
New England 7 4 0 .636 272 221 6-3 3-1
Miami 5 6 0 .455 235 221 5-4 2-2
Buffalo 3 8 0 .273 229 314 3-6 2-2
New York J 3 8 0 .273 209 249 3-6 1-3

AC West W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Denver 7 4 0 .636 288 222 6-3 3-1
Oakland 7 4 0 .636 258 223 5-4 2-2
San Diego 6 5 0 .545 302 272 4-5 2-2
Kansas City 4 7 0 .364 244 279 3-6 1-3

NC North W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Green Bay 7 4 0 .636 267 246 5-4 3-1
Detroit 7 4 0 .636 274 264 5-4 2-2
Minnesota 5 6 0 .455 263 277 4-5 3-1
Chicago 3 8 0 .273 195 281 3-6 0-4

NC South W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Tampa Bay 7 4 0 .636 247 218 5-4 3-1
Atlanta 6 5 0 .545 231 198 4-5 3-1
New Orleans 5 6 0 .455 241 242 4-5 2-2
Carolina 4 7 0 .364 186 212 2-7 0-4

NC East W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
New York G 7 4 0 .636 202 203 7-2 3-1
Philadelphia 7 4 0 .636 255 224 5-4 2-2
Washington 5 6 0 .455 211 248 5-4 2-2
Dallas 4 7 0 .364 192 221 4-5 1-3

NC West W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Arizona 7 4 0 .636 261 245 6-3 2-2
Seattle 6 5 0 .545 236 223 5-4 2-2
St. Louis 6 5 0 .545 281 256 4-5 2-2
San Francisco 5 6 0 .455 241 250 4-5 2-2


The best record in the NFC is 7-4! The worst is 3-8. The AFC isn't much different. The best record is Tennessee's 8-3 which is best in the NFL, and the worst record in the league is still 3-8. Who will make the playoffs this year!? Craziness.

[mtaystl03]

NCAA Game Spotlights Week Thirteen

#5 Tennessee 34 @ #3 Georgia 22

The champions from the past two seasons meet up and the Vols go into Georgia and beat the Dawgs!

#6 Nebraska 34 @ #29 Colorado 40

The Cornhuskers knew they wouldn't be able to walk over the Buffs in Colorado. The Buffaloes beat them 40-34 and end any hopes of a National Championship.

#3 Florida State 27 @ North Carolina State 24

Still stunned from the loss a week ago, the Seminoles almost do it again at NC State. They get away with a 3 point win and hope for the best.

#1 Michigan 20 @ #22 Ohio State 3

The Wolverines find a way to go into the Buckeyes house and win a HUGE game. They are now in the National Championship game.

The Buckeyes would do anything to make sure Michigan doesn't win the big game and they did just that. They blitzed Michigan quarterback Brian Swift early and often, hitting him three times in the first seven plays. They hit him especially hard on one play and knocked him out of the game! In fact, he left with a sprained back and it is very unlikely that he will be able to play in the Fiesta Bowl for the national championship!!! The backup Vernon Poston is an inexperienced and flat out mediocre QB from New York. He is a red-shirted sophomore and was thrown into the fire at Ohio State. He handled it just fine going 13-of-23 for 148 yards, 1 TD and 1 INT. Is he good enough to win for them in the big game?!

Irv Montgomery did nothing in this game.

Irv Montgomery weekly statistics
1 - @ #19 Washington (W, 27-0) - 2 rec. 44 yards, 0 TD.
2 - @ #6 Notre Dame (W, 22-16) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
4 - vs. #6 Oklahoma (W, 37-7) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
5 - vs. #42 Illinois (W, 46-0) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
6 - @ Northwestern (W, 35-3) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
7 - vs. #17 Wisconsin (W, 21-14) - 1 rec. 78 yards, 1 TD.
8 - vs. #9 Iowa (W, 33-7) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD. 1 rush for 21 yards.
9 - @ Minnesota (W, 41-10) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
10 - vs. Michigan State (W, 34-3) - 2 rec. 41 yards, 0 TD.
12 - @ #23 Penn State (L, 22-21) - 1 rec. 9 yards, 0 TD.
13 - @ #22 Ohio State (W, 20-3) - 0 rec. 0 yards, 0 TD.
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Season Stats: 6 catches (13 targets) for 181 yards and 1 TD - (2 drops). 2 carries, 21 yards.

Health: Good
Michigan Record: 10-1
Michigan Ranking: #1

#19 Virginia Tech 31 @ #8 Miami 21

The Hurricanes have packed it up this season. They disappoint at home in their final game of the season and lose to the Hokies. Matthew Vanden Bosch had a decent day but it could've been a lot worse. He had 47 carries for just 135 yards (a 2.8 average) and one TD. He did add 5 catches for 81 yards and another score in the game. More on him later. Erik Manning had six tackles and one assist in the game, he tackled Vanden Bosch four times behind the line of scrimmage. In fact, the Hurricanes "stuffed" him 17 times in the game. They end their regular season at 8-3 and now will play in a bowl game.

Erik Manning weekly statistics
1 - vs Utah State (W, 56-14) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 1 block.
2 - vs Southern Methodist (W, 56-7) - 1 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks, 1 hurry.
3 - @ #50 Washington (W, 38-13) - 2 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 1 block, 1 hurry.
5 - @ #13 Boston College (L, 35-17) - 5 tack (2 assist), 0 sacks.
6 - vs. Troy State (W, 52-10) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks.
7 - vs. #21 West Virginia (W, 42-14) - 0 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks.
8 - @ Temple (W, 35-30) - 1 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 1 hurry.
10 - vs. Rutgers (W, 54-3) - 1 tack (2 assist), 0 sacks.
11 - @ Syracuse (W, 52-7) - 6 tack (0 assist), 1 sack, 1 block, 2 hurries.
12 - @ #31 Pittsburgh (L, 39-29) - 4 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks.
13 - vs. #19 Virginia Tech (L, 31-21 - 6 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks.
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Season Stats: 26 tackles, (7 assists), 9 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks, 3 blocked passes and 5 hurries.

Health: Good
Miami Record: 8-3
Miami Ranking: #13

#22 USC 00 @ #24 Notre Dame 31

How about this win for the Irish. They have turned it on after losing three games this season and it's good to see. They embarrass the Trojans of USC who have now lost three in a row and will play UCLA next weekend. Percy Lyon didn't do much with just one tackle but he enjoyed the season ending victory over USC very much! The Irish now await a bowl appearance.

Percy Lyon weekly statistics
1 - vs Michigan State (W, 42-0) - 2 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
2 - vs #1 Michigan (L, 22-16) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
3 - @ #13 Purdue (L, 26-23) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
5 - @ UConn (W, 56-0) - 1 tack (3 assists), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 1 def.
6 - @ Western Michigan (W, 76-0) - 1 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 2 def.
8 - @ Troy State (W, 55-7) - 2 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
9 - @ BYU (L, 17-10) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
11 - vs. East Carolina (W, 52-0) - 2 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks, 2 INT, 1 def.
12 - vs. Navy (W, 45-7) - 0 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
13 - vs. #22 USC (W, 31-0) - 1 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
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Season Stats: 9 tackles (6 assists), 0 sacks, 3 INT, 4 defensed passes.

Health: Good
Notre Dame record: 7-3
Notre Dame ranking: #20

Top 25 Scoreboard

#38 Fresno State (8-3) 31, at #14 Boise State (8-2) 30
--Not the way the Broncos of Boise State wanted their regular season to end!--
#11 LSU (9-2) 36, at Auburn (5-5) 42
--Like Miami, LSU is packing it up for this season with another loss--
Vanderbilt (4-7) 17, at #17 Florida (8-2) 32
#20 Texas Christian (8-2) 18, at Louisville (7-4) 35
Troy State (2-8) 7, at #13 Oregon (9-1) 56
#23 Penn State (8-3) 41, at Michigan State (5-6) 13
#15 Kansas State (9-2) 46, at Kansas (1-10) 7
#12 Boston College (9-1) 24, at Temple (2-9) 19
#9 Colorado State (10-1) 47, at Wyoming (2-9) 3
#16 Cincinnati (8-2) 6, at East Carolina (3-8) 10
--Big win for East Carolina and a horrible upset for #16 Cincy!--

Offensive Player of the Week: QB Peter Mason (Kent State) : 42-of-52, 475, 6 TD, 0 INT!!
Defensive Player of the Week: ILB Bubba Hogg (Navy) : 19 tackles! (3 assists), 2.0 sacks, 1 defensed pass - wow.

*Matthew Vanden Bosch had a rough day carries the ball just short of 50 times (47!), and managing just 2.8 yards per carry against a stout run "D" in Miami. Now he needs just 67 yards against Virginia to take the single-season rushing record away from Ohio State's Allen Bernstein and one more rushing TD to take that away from Joe Applin with 25 each.

New Top 25

1. Michigan 10-1
2. Florida State 9-1
3. Tennessee 10-1
4. Texas 9-1
5. Oklahoma 9-1
6. UCLA 9-1
7. Colorado State 10-1
8. Georgia 8-2
9. Boston College 9-1
10. Oregon 9-1
11. Nebraska 9-2
12. Kansas State 9-2
13. Miami 8-3
14. Florida 8-2
15. LSU 9-2
16. Virginia Tech 8-2
17. Iowa 8-2
18. Boise State 8-2
19. Penn State 8-3
20. Notre Dame 7-3
21. Cincinnati 8-2
22. Maryland 8-3
23. Bowling Green 8-2
24. Texas Christian 8-2
25. USC 6-4

LATEST BCS RANKINGS

Michigan (10-1) - 1.00
UCLA (9-1) - 1.75
Oklahoma (9-1) - 2.75
Tennessee (10-1) - 5.50
Florida State (9-1) - 5.75
Colorado State (10-1) - 7.75
Texas (9-1) - 8.25
Florida (8-2) - 8.50
Nebraska (9-2) - 9.00
Kansas State (9-2) - 9.75

It looks as though UCLA and Michigan might be playing for it all. Unless something drastic happens and Oklahoma sneaks in with two more wins (which is possible). Should be fun to follow.

NEXT WEEK:

#1 Michigan - Finished. Awaiting National Championship opponent, without stud QB Brian Swift.
#6 UCLA - vs. #25 USC - The Trojans have lost two in a row and the Bruins hope to make it three as a win would put in the great position to hold on to that #2 spot and a chance to play for it all!
#13 Miami - Finished. Awaiting Bowl game.
#20 Notre Dame - @ #9 Boston College. A good game and the Irish could get as far as the top 15 with a win and a nice bowl appearance.
#33 Stanford vs. #50 California. Tommy Sherwood has one more game to run up some numbers and the Cardinal looking to get a bowl bid still.

[mtaystl03]

NFL Week Thirteen

Atlanta (6-6) 24, at Philadelphia (8-4) 27
--WR Peerless Price's 13 receptions for 168 yards and 2 TD's wasn't enough as the Eagles keep on winning in the NFC--
Chicago (3-9) 17, at San Francisco (6-6) 24
Cincinnati (3-9) 20, at San Diego (7-5) 27
Cleveland (7-5) 21, at Denver (7-5) 19
Detroit (7-5) 17, at Arizona (8-4) 20
--Former #1 overall pick RB Ike Barton leads the Cardinals to their 8th win with 127 yards and 2 scores.--
Houston (5-7) 10, at New England (8-4) 34
Indianapolis (4-8) 7, at Buffalo (4-8) 20
Kansas City (4-8) 21, at Tennessee (9-3) 24
Miami (6-6) 17, at Pittsburgh (5-7) 14
New Orleans (6-6) 25, at Dallas (4-8) 17
New York G (8-4) 33, at Green Bay (7-5) 13
New York J (4-8) 24, at Baltimore (5-7) 6
Oakland (7-5) 14, at Jacksonville (8-4) 15
Seattle (7-5) 34, at Tampa Bay (7-5) 13
St. Louis (6-6) 17, at Carolina (5-7) 31
--The Rams' defense has limited them all season and in this one DE Leonard Little comes up with 3.0 sacks but they give up 31 to underachieving Carolina and move back to .500.--
Washington (5-7) 21, at Minnesota (6-6) 26

Offensive Player of the Week: QB Brian Griese (NYG) : 25-of-37 for 267 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT.
Defensive Player of the Week: CB Patrick Surtain (MIA) : 8 tackles, 2 INTs, 1 pass defensed.

[kingfc22]

What a way to end the season. First, let Penn St. beat us again and then have our starting QB knocked out for the year. Is there any chance Swift could play in the title game?

[mtaystl03]

Highly unlikely. You figure a few weeks for the other bowl games to complete but his injury is for 9 weeks. The backup, Vernon Poston is rated a 24 by my scout (Missouri). That will be interesting.

[kingfc22]

...The backup, Vernon Poston is rated a 24...


DOH!!!
:(

[mtaystl03]

NCAA Week Fourteen Game Spotlights

#20 Notre Dame 52 @ #9 Boston College 6

What got into the Irish the past few games. They have just killed all of their opponents, basically making up for the disappointing start to the season. What a way to end it. They kill the #9 Eagles of B.C. in Boston! Percy Lyon didn't do much in the game, just one tackle. What bowl will they be in now?

Percy Lyon weekly statistics
1 - vs Michigan State (W, 42-0) - 2 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
2 - vs #1 Michigan (L, 22-16) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
3 - @ #13 Purdue (L, 26-23) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
5 - @ UConn (W, 56-0) - 1 tack (3 assists), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 1 def.
6 - @ Western Michigan (W, 76-0) - 1 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 2 def.
8 - @ Troy State (W, 55-7) - 2 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
9 - @ BYU (L, 17-10) - 0 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
11 - vs. East Carolina (W, 52-0) - 2 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks, 2 INT, 1 def.
12 - vs. Navy (W, 45-7) - 0 tack (1 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
13 - vs. #22 USC (W, 31-0) - 1 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 INT, 0 def.
14 - @ #9 Boston College (W, 52-6) - 1 tack (0 assist), 0 sacks, 0 TIN, 0 def.
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Season Stats: 10 tackles (6 assists), 0 sacks, 3 INT, 4 defensed passes.

Health: Good
Notre Dame record: 8-3
Notre Dame ranking: #16

#25 USC 31 @ #6 UCLA 37 - 2 OT

The Bruins keep their hopes for a national championship alive by overcoming a deficit and handing the USC Trojans their third loss in a row to end the season. UCLA RB Rodney Tucker scored the game winning TD just before the defense stopped the Trojans short in the 2nd overtime period. Now it is up to the BCS to get them into the championship game against the Wolverines of Michigan! Larry Bostic did not play in the game.

Larry Bostic weekly statistics
3 - vs. #6 Ohio State (W, 31-21) - did not play
4 - vs. Northern Illinois (W, 73-0) - 1-for-1, 22 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT // 2 carries, 18 yards, 0 TD.
5 - @ Washington - did not play
6 - vs. Oregon (L, 53-51) - did not play
7 - vs. Arizona State (W, 45-7) - 0-for-3, 0 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT // 3 carries, 46 yards, 0 TD.
8 - @ #12 Stanford (W, 33-14) - 1-for-1, 10 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT // 1 carry, -1 yards, 0 TD.
9 - @ #32 West Virginia (W, 31-3) - 0-for-1, 0 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT // 1 carry, -7 yards (sacked).
10 - @ Washington State (W, 40-14) - 2-for-2, 41 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT // 0-0-0
11 - @ California (W, 45-0) - 4-for-8, 65 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT // 1-2 yards, 0 TD.
12 - vs. Oregon State (W, 52-0) - Did not play.
14 - vs. #25 USC (W, 27-21 2OT) - Did not play.
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Season Stats: 8-for-16, 138 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT, 151.1 passer rating // 8 carries, 58 yards, 0 TD.

Health: Good
UCLA Record: 10-1
UCLA Ranking: #5

#33 Stanford 29 @ #50 California 22

The Cardinal end a nice season with a win on the road at rival California. They beat the Golden Bears and our boy Tommy Sherwood put it a lot of work and came out with a solid 29 carries for 114 yards and his 15th TD. He added 3 more catches for 20 yards in the game. That gives him a grand total of 1,404 yards and 15 TD's on the regular season! Ranked 11th in the nation and tied for 8th in TD's. What a great first season for Tommy! The Cardinal have their best season yet, finishing 8-3 and #27 in the coaches' poll. He was voted to his eighth player of the week award on the season.

Tommy Sherwood weekly statistics:
1 - vs Arkansas State (W, 49-0) - 28-150 yards, 2 TD // 2-25 yards, 0 TD.
2 - vs San Jose State (W, 45-9) - 24-205 yards, 3 TD // 0-0 yards, 0 TD.
3 - vs Eastern Michigan (W, 80-7) - 12-82 yards, 3 TD // 1-30, 0 TD.
5 - vs Arizona State (W, 24-10) - 31-117 yards, 1 TD // 3-26, 0 TD.
6 - @ Arizona (W, 42-17) - 32-212 yards, 3 TD // 0-0 yards, 0 TD.
7 - @ Oregon State (W, 52-20) - 25-128 yards, 2 TD // 1-7 yards, 1 TD.
8 - vs #14 UCLA (L, 33-14) - 16-66 yards, 0 TD // 2-20 yards, 1 TD.
9 - @ #19 Oregon (L, 42-29) - 23-100 yards, 0 TD // 2-24, 0 TD.
11 - vs. Washington (L, 38-7) - 18-44 yards, 0 TD // 3-25, 0 TD.
12 - @ #14 USC (W, 20-17) - 32-186 yards, 0 TD // 2-22, 1 TD.
14 - @ #50 California (W, 29-22) - 29-114, 1 TD // 2-20, 0 TD.
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Season Stats: 270 carries for 1,404 yards (5.3 average) and 15 TD // 19 receptions for 199 yards and 3 TD.

Health: Good
Stanford Record: 8-3
Stanford Ranking: #27
Player of the Week: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14
Stokes: 93

Other Big Games:

#14 Florida 24 @ #2 Florida State 28

The Seminoles found a way to come up with 14 4th quarter points to nip the Gators. This now sets up quite a controversy in the BCS. Who gets in? Both Florida State and UCLA are 10-1 and both deserve a shot.

#5 Oklahoma 36 @ Oklahoma State 10

The Sooners give the pollsters something to think about and earn at least a New Year's Bowl.

Top 25 Scoreboard

#4 Texas (9-2) 3, at #47 Texas A&M (7-4) 27
--The Longhorns can't beat the rival Aggies and surrender a chance at a top three bowl--
#21 Cincinnati (9-2) 24, at #38 Miami of Ohio (7-4) 13
Virginia (5-6) 33, at #16 Virginia Tech (8-3) 30
#18 Boise State (8-3) 10, at #44 Idaho (8-3) 35
Southern Methodist (6-5) 21, at #24 Texas Christian (9-2) 24
Arizona State (5-6) 14, at #17 Iowa (9-2) 23
#10 Oregon (10-1) 38, at Oregon State (3-8) 7
#8 Georgia (9-2) 45, at Georgia Tech (4-7) 24
Western Michigan (0-11) 8, at #23 Bowling Green (9-2) 30

Final Regular Season Top 25

1. Michigan 10-1
2. Florida State 10-1
3. Tennessee 10-1
4. Oklahoma 10-1
5. UCLA 10-1
6. Georgia 9-2
7. Colorado State 10-1
8. Oregon 10-1
9. Texas 9-2
10. Nebraska 9-2
11. Kansas State 9-2
12. Miami 8-3
13. Iowa 9-2
14. Boston College 9-2
15. LSU 9-2
16. Notre Dame 8-3
17. Penn State 8-3
18. Cincinnati 9-2
19. Florida 8-3
20. Virginia Tech 8-3
21. Bowling Green 9-2
22. Maryland 8-3
23. Texas Christian 9-2
24. Boise State 8-3
25. Wake Forest 9-2

Stanford finishes at #27.

Colorado State, Boston College, Boise State, Wake Forest, Bowling Green and TCU all make their ways into the tops of College Football this season.

LATEST BCS RANKINGS

Michigan (10-1) - 1.00
UCLA (10-1) - 2.50
Oklahoma (10-1) - 2.75
Florida State (10-1) - 3.00
Tennessee (10-1) - 6.25
Georgia (9-2) - 7.25
Nebraska (9-2) - 7.75
Colorado State (10-1) - 8.50
Oregon (10-1) - 9.25
Kansas State (9-2) - 9.50

Going into the conference championships it looks like UCLA and Michigan will play for the national championship! That is, unless Oklahoma beats Nebraska in the Big XII championship game. Could that give the Sooners that .25 they need to overtake the Bruins? We will see.

NEXT WEEK: Conference Championships

Big XII : #10 Nebraska (9-2) vs. #4 Oklahoma (10-1)
SEC: #3 Tennessee (10-1) vs. #15 LSU (9-2)
MAC: #21 Bowling Green (9-2) vs. #46 Miami of Ohio (7-4)

[AdmiralACF]

But I want to know now! :p

[mtaystl03]

NFL Week Fourteen

Atlanta (6-7) 7, at Miami (7-6) 17
Buffalo (4-9) 24, at Tampa Bay (8-5) 28
Cincinnati (4-9) 12, at Chicago (3-10) 10
Dallas (4-9) 7, at Kansas City (5-8) 17
Denver (7-6) 24, at Washington (6-7) 28
Detroit (8-5) 24, at Cleveland (7-6) 21
--Charles Rogers comes up huge again with 7 for 187 and a TD. The Lions are playoff bound!--
Green Bay (8-5) 20, at Baltimore (5-8) 10
Indianapolis (5-8) 27, at San Francisco (6-7) 24
Jacksonville (9-4) 23, at Seattle (7-6) 3
New England (8-5) 6, at Carolina (6-7) 38
New Orleans (7-6) 41, at New York J (4-9) 25
--Good day for WR Chris Chambers (Jets) but in a losing effort: 5 for 157 and 2 scores--
Philadelphia (9-4) 27, at Oakland (7-6) 10
Pittsburgh (6-7) 34, at Minnesota (6-7) 31
San Diego (7-6) 17, at New York G (9-4) 20
St. Louis (6-7) 17, at Houston (6-7) 32
Tennessee (9-4) 6, at Arizona (9-4) 19

Offensive Player of the Week: RB Ricky Williams (MIA) : 29 carries for 175 yards and a TD (and a big win for the Dolphins).
Defensive Player of the Week: DE Mike Rucker (CAR) : 4 tackles (2 assists) 2.5 sacks.

Standings


AC North W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Cleveland 7 6 0 .538 337 283 6-4 2-2
Pittsburgh 6 7 0 .462 272 301 5-5 2-2
Baltimore 5 8 0 .385 249 285 4-6 3-1
Cincinnati 4 9 0 .308 288 339 2-8 1-3

AC South W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Jacksonville 9 4 0 .692 289 237 7-3 2-2
Tennessee 9 4 0 .692 254 229 8-2 2-2
Houston 6 7 0 .462 313 309 4-6 1-3
Indianapolis 5 8 0 .385 232 304 4-6 3-1

AC East W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
New England 8 5 0 .615 312 269 7-3 3-1
Miami 7 6 0 .538 269 242 6-4 2-2
Buffalo 4 9 0 .308 273 349 4-6 2-2
New York J 4 9 0 .308 258 296 4-6 1-3

AC West W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Denver 7 6 0 .538 331 271 6-4 3-1
San Diego 7 6 0 .538 346 312 5-5 2-2
Oakland 7 6 0 .538 282 265 5-5 2-2
Kansas City 5 8 0 .385 282 310 3-7 1-3

NC North W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Green Bay 8 5 0 .615 300 289 5-5 3-1
Detroit 8 5 0 .615 315 305 5-5 2-2
Minnesota 6 7 0 .462 320 332 5-5 3-1
Chicago 3 10 0 .231 222 317 3-7 0-4

NC South W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Tampa Bay 8 5 0 .615 288 276 5-5 3-1
New Orleans 7 6 0 .538 307 284 5-5 2-2
Atlanta 6 7 0 .462 262 242 4-6 3-1
Carolina 6 7 0 .462 255 235 3-7 0-4

NC East W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
New York G 9 4 0 .692 255 233 8-2 3-1
Philadelphia 9 4 0 .692 309 258 6-4 2-2
Washington 6 7 0 .462 260 298 5-5 2-2
Dallas 4 9 0 .308 216 263 4-6 1-3

NC West W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Arizona 9 4 0 .692 300 268 7-3 2-2
Seattle 7 6 0 .538 273 259 6-4 2-2
St. Louis 6 7 0 .462 315 319 4-6 2-2
San Francisco 6 7 0 .462 289 294 5-5 2-2


How about the Arizona Cardinals and Detroit Lions looking like they are going to the playoffs! The Cards may hold on to win the NFC West and the Lions are tied for that in the Central. Nice turn arounds.

The Dallas Cowboys (4-9) and Chicago Bears (3-10) are the only two teams eliminated from playoff contention so far.

[mtaystl03]

Look for those Conference Championships and the Bowl games to be set by tonight around 7 or 8 CT.

[kingfc22]

My Niners suck.

[mtaystl03]

Yeah but your Michigan Wolverines don't! :)

[mtaystl03]

Oklahoma Wins Big XII; Will Play for National Championship
The Oklahoma Sooners, on the heels of their 31-24 Big XII Championship win over Nebraska move ahead of the UCLA Bruins and will play Michigan for it all!

The Oklahoma Sooners (11-1) came out of nowhere in the BCS and now have a good chance to win a national championship. Their win over Nebraska in the all important Big XII championship game gave them just enough to sneak ahead of the now dejected UCLA Bruins.

UCLA (10-1) feels that with an added game they would be playing for it all. Quarterback Roderick Parliman was the highest rated passer all season and now he settles for an Orange Bowl game against Oregon (10-1).

The Fiesta Bowl will be highlighted by the absence of Michigan star quarterback Brian Swift, who is injured and will not play. The title hopes reside totally on inexperienced backup Vernon Poston. The Wolverines will most likely look to run the ball a fair amount and keep the powerful Oklahoma offense off the field.

Should be a great Fiesta Bowl and we will have a new champion for the 3rd strait year.

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Conference Championships

Big 12: #10 Nebraska (9-3) 24, vs #4 Oklahoma (11-1) 31
SEC: #3 Tennessee (11-1) 31, vs #15 LSU (9-3) 26
MAC: #21 Bowling Green (9-3) 34, vs #46 Miami of Ohio (8-4) 38

Final Regular Season Top 25

1. Michigan 10-1
2. Florida State 10-1
3. Tennessee 11-1
4. Oklahoma 11-1
5. UCLA 10-1
6. Georgia 9-2
7. Colorado State 10-1
8. Oregon 10-1
9. Texas 9-2 B1
10. Kansas State 9-2
11. Miami 8-3
12. Iowa 9-2
13. Boston College 9-2
14. Nebraska 9-3
15. Notre Dame 8-3
16. Penn State 8-3
17. Cincinnati 9-2
18. Florida 8-3
19. LSU 9-3
20. Virginia Tech 8-3
21. Maryland 8-3
22. Texas Christian 9-2
23. Boise State 8-3
24. Wake Forest 9-2
25. Colorado 8-3

FINAL BCS RANKINGS

1. Michigan (10-1) - 1.25
2. Oklahoma (11-1) - 2.50
3. UCLA (10-1) - 2.75
4. Florida State (10-1) - 3.25
5. Tennessee (11-1) - 6.25
6. Georgia (9-2) - 7.00
7. Colorado State (10-1) - 7.75
8. Nebraska (9-3) - 9.25
9. Kansas State (9-2) - 9.50
10. Oregon (10-1) - 9.75

Our guys' Bowl games:

#1 Michigan vs. #4 Oklahoma - Fiesta Bowl (National Championship) - Tempe, AZ

Our Irv Montgomery has a change to play in a national championship game and make an impact. Without their starting QB Brian Swift he may need to step up and make some plays. This is one of our guys' first chances to pick up a national championship ring. That would be sweet.

#8 Oregon vs. #5 UCLA - Orange Bowl - Coral Gables, FL

Our Larry Bostic is disappointed they aren't playing in the big one but starting QB Roderick Parliman wants to go out in style and show the pollsters and the BCS that they deserved it.

#26 Stanford vs. #19 LSU - Capital One Bowl - Orlando, FL

Tommy Sherwood has one last chance to shine on the national stage as his Stanford Cardinal earn a very respectable bowl bid in the Captial One Bowl.

#9 Texas vs. #11 Miami - Holiday Bowl - San Diego, CA

Erik Manning and the Hurricanes didn't finish off the regular season too well but have a chance to change all that with a win in the Holiday Bowl.

#45 Texas A&M vs. #15 Notre Dame - Houston Bowl - Houston, TX

Our DB Percy Lyon and the Irish go to Texas where the Aggies will have more fan support but the way Notre Dame has been playing, they will need a lot more than that.

Complete Bowl List


Game Matchup
Fiesta Bowl Michigan (10-1) vs Oklahoma (11-1)
Sugar Bowl Florida State (10-1) vs Tennessee (11-1)
Orange Bowl Oregon (10-1) vs UCLA (10-1)
Rose Bowl Boston College (9-2) vs Georgia (9-2)
Cotton Bowl Iowa (9-2) vs Kansas State (9-2)
Capital One Bowl Stanford (8-3) vs LSU (9-3)
Sun Bowl Penn State (8-3) vs Washington (6-5)
Gator Bowl Wake Forest (9-2) vs Colorado State (10-1)
Holiday Bowl Texas (9-2) vs Miami (8-3)
Outback Bowl Wisconsin (8-4) vs Florida (8-3)
Alamo Bowl Maryland (8-3) vs Nebraska (9-3)
Liberty Bowl Ohio State (7-4) vs Cincinnati (9-2)
Independence Bowl Colorado (8-3) vs USC (6-5)
Insight Bowl Virginia Tech (8-3) vs Fresno State (8-3)
Seattle Bowl North Carolina State (6-5) vs Purdue (7-4)
Houston Bowl Texas A&M (7-4) vs Notre Dame (8-3)
Music City Bowl West Virginia (8-3) vs Alabama (7-4)
Motor City Bowl California (6-5) vs Bowling Green (9-3)
Peach Bowl Arkansas (7-4) vs Miami of Ohio (8-4)
Hawaii Bowl New Mexico (9-2) vs Texas Christian (9-2)
Las Vegas Bowl Brigham Young (8-3) vs Ball State (9-2)
Humanitarian Bowl Illinois (7-4) vs Boise State (8-3)
New Orleans Bowl Utah State (8-3) vs Anniston (8-3)

Game Location Payoff
Fiesta Bowl Tempe, AZ $8,280,000
Sugar Bowl New Orleans, LA $5,520,000
Orange Bowl Coral Gables, FL $4,830,000
Rose Bowl Los Angeles, CA $4,140,000
Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX $2,070,000
Capital One Bowl Orlando, FL $1,720,000
Sun Bowl El Paso, TX $1,380,000
Gator Bowl Jacksonville, FL $1,240,000
Holiday Bowl San Diego, CA $1,240,000
Outback Bowl Tampa, FL $1,030,000
Alamo Bowl San Antonio, TX $1,030,000
Liberty Bowl Memphis, TN $820,000
Independence Bowl Shreveport, LA $820,000
Insight Bowl Phoenix, AZ $690,000
Seattle Bowl Seattle, WA $690,000
Houston Bowl Houston, TX $620,000
Music City Bowl Nashville, TN $550,000
Motor City Bowl Detroit, MI $550,000
Peach Bowl Atlanta, GA $550,000
Hawaii Bowl Honolulu, HI $550,000
Las Vegas Bowl Las Vegas, NV $550,000
Humanitarian Bowl Boise City, ID $550,000
New Orleans Bowl New Orleans, LA $550,000

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NFL Week Fifteen

Baltimore (6-8) 27 at Cincinnati (4-10) 17
Carolina (6-8) 13 at Atlanta (7-7) 31
Cleveland (8-6) 31 at Pittsburgh (6-8) 24
Detroit (9-5) 31 at Chicago (3-11) 17
Houston (7-7) 23 at Tennessee (9-5) 15
Jacksonville (9-5) 19 at Indianapolis (6-8) 27
Kansas City (5-9) 26 at Denver (8-6) 29
Miami (8-6) 23 at Buffalo (4-10) 13 1098
Minnesota (7-7) 24 at Green Bay (8-6) 23
New York G (9-5) 13 at Dallas (5-9) 16
New York J (4-10) 10 at New England (9-5) 24
Oakland (7-7) 3 at San Diego (8-6) 31 1129 3
Seattle (7-7) 17 at Arizona (10-4) 27
St. Louis (6-8) 31 at San Francisco (7-7) 32
Tampa Bay (9-5) 34 at New Orleans (7-7) 18
Washington (6-8) 20 at Philadelphia (10-4) 27


Passing Team GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yards Avg Long TD Int Sack Yards Rate
Brett Favre GBY 14 14 482 285 59.1 3954 8.20 97 25 7 34 242 96.7
Trent Dilfer SEA 14 14 419 248 59.1 3437 8.20 91 24 10 37 224 94.7

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NFL Week Fifteen

Baltimore (6-8) 27 at Cincinnati (4-10) 17
Carolina (6-8) 13 at Atlanta (7-7) 31
Cleveland (8-6) 31 at Pittsburgh (6-8) 24
Detroit (9-5) 31 at Chicago (3-11) 17
--Derek Rice's 157 yards and two TD's wasn't enough for the Bears--
Houston (7-7) 23 at Tennessee (9-5) 15
Jacksonville (9-5) 19 at Indianapolis (6-8) 27
Kansas City (5-9) 26 at Denver (8-6) 29
Miami (8-6) 23 at Buffalo (4-10) 13 1098
Minnesota (7-7) 24 at Green Bay (8-6) 23
New York G (9-5) 13 at Dallas (5-9) 16
New York J (4-10) 10 at New England (9-5) 24
Oakland (7-7) 3 at San Diego (8-6) 31 1129 3
Seattle (7-7) 17 at Arizona (10-4) 27
St. Louis (6-8) 31 at San Francisco (7-7) 32
--168 yards and crucial TD reception for Terrell Owens leads the Niners past the Rams.--
Tampa Bay (9-5) 34 at New Orleans (7-7) 18
Washington (6-8) 20 at Philadelphia (10-4) 27

Offensive Player of the Week: QB Drew Brees (SD) : 25-of-35 for 318 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT.
Defensive Player of the Week: DT Brian Young (NE) : 7 tackles and 4.0 sacks.

Cincinnati, New York Jets, Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs join the Bears and Cowboys as eliminated teams. What's more is that the Chiefs and Bills won their divisions last year and the Jets made the playoffs with ease. Not so good.

Standings


AC North W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Cleveland 8 6 0 .571 368 307 7-4 3-2
Baltimore 6 8 0 .429 276 302 5-6 4-1
Pittsburgh 6 8 0 .429 296 332 5-6 2-3
Cincinnati 4 10 0 .286 305 366 2-9 1-4

AC South W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Jacksonville 9 5 0 .643 308 264 7-4 2-3
Tennessee 9 5 0 .643 269 252 8-3 2-3
Houston 7 7 0 .500 336 324 5-6 2-3
Indianapolis 6 8 0 .429 259 323 5-6 4-1

AC East W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
New England 9 5 0 .643 336 279 8-3 4-1
Miami 8 6 0 .571 292 255 7-4 3-2
Buffalo 4 10 0 .286 286 372 4-7 2-3
New York J 4 10 0 .286 268 320 4-7 1-4

AC West W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Denver 8 6 0 .571 360 297 7-4 4-1
San Diego 8 6 0 .571 377 315 6-5 3-2
Oakland 7 7 0 .500 285 296 5-6 2-3
Kansas City 5 9 0 .357 308 339 3-8 1-4

NC North W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Detroit 9 5 0 .643 346 322 6-5 3-2
Green Bay 8 6 0 .571 323 313 5-6 3-2
Minnesota 7 7 0 .500 344 355 6-5 4-1
Chicago 3 11 0 .214 239 348 3-8 0-5

NC South W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Tampa Bay 9 5 0 .643 322 294 6-5 4-1
Atlanta 7 7 0 .500 293 255 5-6 4-1
New Orleans 7 7 0 .500 325 318 5-6 2-3
Carolina 6 8 0 .429 268 266 3-8 0-5

NC East W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Philadelphia 10 4 0 .714 336 278 7-4 3-2
New York G 9 5 0 .643 268 249 8-3 3-2
Washington 6 8 0 .429 280 325 5-6 2-3
Dallas 5 9 0 .357 232 276 5-6 2-3

NC West W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Arizona 10 4 0 .714 327 285 8-3 3-2
Seattle 7 7 0 .500 290 286 6-5 2-3
San Francisco 7 7 0 .500 321 325 6-5 3-2
St. Louis 6 8 0 .429 346 351 4-7 2-3


Bowl games coming tonight!

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Minor Tier Bowl Game Results

Houston Bowl
#16 Notre Dame 16, #46 Texas A&M 6

Notre Dame QB Joel Johnson led the way going 16-of-25 for 295 yards and a big 77-yard hook up with WR Deron Donhoff early the game. Our Percy Lyon was only involved in three plays in the game and the Irish season ends with a win in the Houston Bowl!

Music City Bowl
#33 West Virginia (8-4) 0, vs #35 Alabama (8-4) 24

Motor City Bowl
California (6-6) 17, vs #32 Bowling Green (10-3) 26

Peach Bowl
#40 Arkansas (8-4) 44, vs #42 Miami of Ohio (8-5) 30
>Arkansas RB Irv Pigott paced the Razorbacks win over Miami of Ohio with 37 carries for 288 yards and four TD's!

Hawaii Bowl
#29 New Mexico (10-2) 35, vs #22 Texas Christian (9-3) 30

Las Vegas Bowl
#31 Brigham Young (9-3) 35, vs #30 Ball State (9-3) 0

Humanitarian Bowl
#43 Illinois (8-4) 49, vs #23 Boise State (8-4) 14

New Orleans Bowl
#47 Utah State (9-3) 45, vs Anniston (8-4) 15
>Utah State S Joe Rainey picks up Bowl week defensive player of the week with three (3) interceptions along with seven tackles in the game!

Next Weeks Bowl Games...

Gator Bowl Wake Forest (9-2) vs Colorado State (10-1)
Holiday Bowl Texas (9-2) vs Miami (8-3)
Outback Bowl Wisconsin (8-4) vs Florida (8-3)
Alamo Bowl Maryland (8-3) vs Nebraska (9-3)
Liberty Bowl Ohio State (7-4) vs Cincinnati (9-2)
Independence Bowl Colorado (8-3) vs USC (6-5)
Insight Bowl Virginia Tech (8-3) vs Fresno State (8-3)
Seattle Bowl North Carolina State (6-5) vs Purdue (7-4)

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NFL Week Sixteen

Atlanta (8-7) 36, at Buffalo (4-11) 28
Chicago (3-12) 18, at Pittsburgh (7-8) 21
Cincinnati (5-10) 31, at Detroit (9-6) 13
Cleveland (9-6) 37, at Green Bay (8-7) 24
Dallas (5-10) 21, at Denver (9-6) 24
Houston (8-7) 28, at Arizona (10-5) 24
Kansas City (5-10) 20, at Washington (7-8) 27
Miami (8-7) 13, at New Orleans (8-7) 16
Minnesota (7-8) 23, at Baltimore (7-8) 31
New York J (5-10) 32, at Carolina (6-9) 31
Oakland (8-7) 35, at New York G (9-6) 14
Philadelphia (11-4) 19, at San Diego (8-7) 16
San Francisco (8-7) 17, at Jacksonville (9-6) 12
Seattle (8-7) 31, at Indianapolis (6-9) 28
St. Louis (6-9) 15, at Tennessee (10-5) 37
Tampa Bay (9-6) 7, at New England (10-5) 16

Offensive Player of the Week: QB Peyton Manning (OAK) : 21-for-32 for 228 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT.
Defensive Player of the Week: DE Greg Ellis (WAS) : 4 tackles (3 assists), 3.0 sacks.

NFL Standings

AC North W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Cleveland 9 6 0 .600 405 331 7-4 3-2
Baltimore 7 8 0 .467 307 325 5-6 4-1
Pittsburgh 7 8 0 .467 317 350 5-6 2-3
Cincinnati 5 10 0 .333 336 379 2-9 1-4

AC South W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Tennessee 10 5 0 .667 306 267 8-3 2-3
Jacksonville 9 6 0 .600 320 281 7-4 2-3
Houston 8 7 0 .533 364 348 5-6 2-3
Indianapolis 6 9 0 .400 287 354 5-6 4-1

AC East W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
New England 10 5 0 .667 352 286 8-3 4-1
Miami 8 7 0 .533 305 271 7-4 3-2
New York J 5 10 0 .333 300 351 4-7 1-4
Buffalo 4 11 0 .267 314 408 4-7 2-3

AC West W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Denver 9 6 0 .600 384 318 7-4 4-1
San Diego 8 7 0 .533 393 334 6-5 3-2
Oakland 8 7 0 .533 320 310 5-6 2-3
Kansas City 5 10 0 .333 328 366 3-8 1-4

NC North W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Detroit 9 6 0 .600 359 353 6-5 3-2
Green Bay 8 7 0 .533 347 350 5-6 3-2
Minnesota 7 8 0 .467 367 386 6-5 4-1
Chicago 3 12 0 .200 257 369 3-8 0-5

NC South W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Tampa Bay 9 6 0 .600 329 310 6-5 4-1
Atlanta 8 7 0 .533 329 283 5-6 4-1
New Orleans 8 7 0 .533 341 331 5-6 2-3
Carolina 6 9 0 .400 299 298 3-8 0-5

NC East W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Philadelphia 11 4 0 .733 355 294 7-4 3-2
New York G 9 6 0 .600 282 284 8-3 3-2
Washington 7 8 0 .467 307 345 5-6 2-3
Dallas 5 10 0 .333 253 300 5-6 2-3

NC West W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Arizona 10 5 0 .667 351 313 8-3 3-2
Seattle 8 7 0 .533 321 314 6-5 2-3
San Francisco 8 7 0 .533 338 337 6-5 3-2
St. Louis 6 9 0 .400 361 388 4-7 2-3


That now eliminated the Rams, Colts and Panthers. Looks like the shopping spree by the Panthers in the off season didn't do them too much good. You gotta have chemistry.

That means there are some battles going on for the final playoff spots.

Here are the teams that have clinched playoff spots going into the final week of the regular season:

AFC
New England Patriots (10-5) - AFC East Champs
Cleveland Browns (9-6) - AFC North Champs
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Jacksonville Jaguars (9-6)
Miami Dolphins (8-7)

NFC
Philadelphia Eagles (11-4) - NFC East Champs
Arizona Cardinals (10-5) - NFC West Champs
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Green Bay Packers (8-7)
New York Giants (9-6)

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Major Bowl Outcomes

Gator Bowl
#23 Wake Forest (9-3) 16, vs #7 Colorado State (11-1) 40

>>Colorado State QB Carlos Singleton picks up offensive player of the week honors going 25-for-34 for 379 yards and 5 TD (0 INT) and leading the Rams to a win and a great 11-1 season!

Insight Bowl
#20 Virginia Tech (9-3) 40, vs #32 Fresno State (8-4) 10

>>Matthew Vanden Bosch continues his great season with 32 carries for 186 yards and a TD. More importantly, his Hokies win the Insight Bowl handily. MVB ends up with 2,358 yards and 34 touchdowns on the season! Can you say "Heisman"?

Alamo Bowl
#21 Maryland (8-4) 14, vs #14 Nebraska (10-3) 24

Independence Bowl
#24 Colorado (8-4) 12, vs #37 USC (7-5) 38

>>Defensive player of the week goes to USC DE Roy Rose with 8 tackles, 2 assists and 4.0 sacks as the Trojans find the winning ways again in the Independence bowl.

Holiday Bowl
#9 Texas (10-2) 40, vs #11 Miami (8-4) 27

>>DE Erik Manning records 5 tackles and one assist on the day as his uninspired Hurricanes fold and lose their 3rd strait. The Longhorns finish a very solid 10-2.

Seattle Bowl
North Carolina State (6-6) 38, vs #38 Purdue (8-4) 41

Liberty Bowl
#28 Ohio State (8-4) 45, vs #17 Cincinnati (9-3) 7

>>The Buckeyes win easily behind the running of halfback Ray Wiggins and his 33 carries for 174 yards and three TD's! Ray ends up 4th in the nation with 1,896 yards on the season.

Outback Bowl
#29 Wisconsin (8-5) 24, vs #18 Florida (9-3) 31

NEXT WEEK: Four-star Tier Bowls
Cotton Bowl: #12 Iowa (9-2) (-4) vs #10 Kansas State (9-2)
Rose Bowl: #13 Boston College (9-2) vs #7 Georgia (9-2) (-8)
Sun Bowl: #15 Penn State (8-3) (-8) vs #46 Washington (6-5)
Captial One Bowl: #22 Stanford (8-3) (-1) vs #19 LSU (9-3)

Our Tommy Sherwood will do his best to win his team the Capital One Bowl in his final appearance of his freshman year!

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NFL Week Seventeen

Arizona (10-6) 16, at St. Louis (7-9) 35
Atlanta (9-7) 10, at Tampa Bay (9-7) 3
Baltimore (7-9) 9, at Cleveland (10-6) 21
Buffalo (4-12) 3, at New York J (6-10) 33
Chicago (3-13) 17, at Minnesota (8-8) 27
Dallas (5-11) 10, at Washington (8-8) 13
Green Bay (9-7) 35, at Detroit (9-7) 23
--The winner of this game moved on to the playoffs and the Packers go into Ford Field and end the Lions season!--
Indianapolis (6-10) 27, at Houston (9-7) 30
Jacksonville (10-6) 20, at Tennessee (10-6) 17
--Jaguars win in Tennessee ensures a division title for the Jags and a home game. Now the road for a three-peat is that much tougher for the Titans--
New England (10-6) 9, at Miami (9-7) 16
New Orleans (8-8) 3, at Carolina (7-9) 34
Oakland (8-8) 14, at Kansas City (6-10) 16
Philadelphia (12-4) 28, at New York G (9-7) 23
Pittsburgh (7-9) 3, at Cincinnati (6-10) 17
San Diego (8-8) 13, at Denver (10-6) 38
San Francisco (8-8) 13, at Seattle (9-7) 21

Offensive Player of the Week: QB Brett Favre (GB) : 30-of-41 for 374 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT and a trip to the playoffs!
Defensive Player of the Week: DE Jevon Kearse (HOU) : 6 tackles, 3.0 sacks.

The NFL Playoffs are set!

Wild Card Weekend:

AFC:
Miami (9-7) at Denver (10-6) (-1)
Tennessee (10-6) at New England (10-6) (-2)
>>The two-time defending champion Titans have to go into New England and win to keep the hopes alive. Miami is a one-point underdog to the Broncos in Denver.

NFC:
New York G (9-7) (-3) at Atlanta (9-7)
Seattle (9-7) (-6) at Green Bay (9-7)
>>All of the NFC reps in wild card weekend ended the season 9-7. Both road teams are favored in these games but as we know ANYTHING can happen! Should be good.

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Sherwood Leads Cardinal to Captial One Win!

The odds were stacked against the Stanford Cardinal against the LSU Tigers. The only hope the underdog would have in this game is if their defense finds a way to slow down the high-powered Tigers and they could rely on freshman running back Tommy Sherwood to carry the load.

Sherwood came through.

The first score came with 6:06 left in the first quarter when Sherwood pranced in from six yards out. After the Cardinal defense stood tall again, Sherwood, again, found paydirt, this time from 26 yards out.

The Cardinal found themselves up 17-0 after a Kerry Robinson field goal was good.

At the half it was 17-7 Stanford and they knew they needed to control the ball in the second half if they were to win the game.

On the first play of the second half, Sherwood carried the ball for 20 yards, then 7, then 14 more. He would later score from 11 yards out and at the 11:11 mark in the 3rd quarter Sherwood already accumulated 176 yards and three touchdowns.

The LSU Tigers got close again with another TD pass but that 10 point deficit would be as close as they would come.

Stanford QB Erik Cunningham threw two more TD passes to seal the deal as the Stanford Cardinal won the Capital One Bowl 41-14!

Sherwood's final statistics were 29 carries for 205 yards and the three touchdowns! Cunningham, a senior, finished his career with a very solid performance going 7-for-12 for 146 yards, 2 touchdowns and zero interceptions!
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What a way to end the season, Mr. Sherwood! I have a feeling some awards may be headed his way.



Other Major Tier Bowl games

Cotton Bowl: #12 Iowa (9-3) 31, vs #10 Kansas State (10-2) 39

>> In a great battle the Kansas State Wildcats found a way to win in the 3rd overtime!

Rose Bowl: #13 Boston College (9-3) 13, vs #7 Georgia (10-2) 51

>> The defending champs Georgia find a way to win another big-time bowl game and were led by last year's stars QB Lee Tubbs and defending heisman trophy winner wide out Tyrell Phillips. Tubbs, a senior, was 21-for-30 with 325 yards and 5 TD's. Phillips caught 8 of those passes for 129 of those yards and three of those scores! Phillips has one more year of eligibility. Will he come back?

Sun Bowl:#15 Penn State (8-4) 13, vs #46 Washington (7-5) 29

>>Washington RB Marco Bellamy was unstoppable in this one as the Huskies pull of the upset. He ran the ball 39 times for 275 yards and three TD's.

NEXT WEEK:

Sugar Bowl: #2 Florida State (10-1) (-2) vs #3 Tennessee (11-1)
Orange Bowl: #9 Oregon (10-1) vs #6 UCLA (10-1) (-7)

>> Larry Bostic will get a lot of experience watching senior QB Roderick Parliman do this thing as the UCLA Bruins, feeling like they got snubbed from the Fiesta Bowl, look to beat the 10-1 Oregon Ducks, the team responsible for it. Back in week nine the Ducks beat the Bruins in overtime 53-51! REVENGE is on the minds of the Bruins.

>> The Sugar Bowl should be another great game.

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NFL Wild Card Weekend

Miami (9-8) 3, at Denver (11-6) 28

The Broncos move on as they blitz the Falcons and don't let up. Next up for them is going Cleveland to take on the 10-6 Browns.

Tennessee (10-7) 14, at New England (11-6) 17

The NFL will see a new champion this season as the Pats defeat the Tennessee Titans 17-14, thus ending their streak of two Super Bowl championships in a row. DT Brian Young had another solid performance for the New England "D", 4 tackles, 3 assists and 2.0 key sacks.

New York G (10-7) 31, at Atlanta (9-8) 20

Giants QB Brian Griese has another good game going 21-for-31 for 275 yards, 4 TD and 0 INT! He leads the Giants to a win in Atlanta.

Seattle (9-8) 10, at Green Bay (10-7) 38

Favored Seattle falls at the hands of Brett Favre and the Packers, again.

NEXT UP: Divisional Championships

Denver (11-6) at Cleveland (10-6) (-5)
Green Bay (10-7) at Arizona (10-6) (-9)
New England (11-6) (-1) at Jacksonville (10-6)
New York G (10-7) at Philadelphia (12-4) (-4)

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2005 Sugar Bowl

The Tennessee Volunteers, champions just two years ago enter the 2005 Sugar Bowl with a record of 11-1 and are pitted against 10-1 Florida State. The coaches poll has the Vols at #3 and Seminoles #2.

It was a hard-hitting affair and it all started with Tennessee running back Edwin Perez scoring from 8 yards out to put the Vols up 7-0. The Seminoles' runner Tyrus Davison matched that score with a 3-yard scamper of his own to deadlock the game at 7-7.

That was all the scoring of the 1st half.

Mid-way through the 3rd quarter the Vols broke the tie as QB Stephen James found Wayne Tate from 3-yards out. A Florida State field goal ended the 3rd quarter with the Vols up 14-10.

The Vols went up again as their defense found a way to score. LB Quentin Ashton returned a fumble 41 yards to the house to put Tennessee up 21-10. The never-say-die Seminoles came back with QB Lorenzo Fitch finding Calvin Moss for a 28 yard strike and the successful two-point conversion brought it within a field goal.

To answer that, the Volunteers moved down the field and managed a field goal to put them up six points to at 24-18. The Seminoles couldn't answer and the Vols won the game.

Tennessee RB Edwin Perez picked up player of the game honors with 22 carries for 103 yards and that big opening score.

Final Score: Tennessee Volunteers 24, Florida State Seminoles 18.

Sugar Bowl history:
2005 Tennessee 24, Florida State 18
2004 Michigan 45, USC 0
2003 Georgia 17, Oklahoma 10


2005 Orange Bowl

In one of the most anticipated games all season the UCLA Bruins looked for sweet revenge on their PAC 10 rival Oregon Ducks for keeping them out of the National Championship game. The Ducks defeated the Bruins 53-51 earlier in the season and cost them the undefeated season. They look for revenge while the Ducks look to prove that they deserved to win that game back in week eight.

Oregon QB Scottie Shepard left no doubt early that the Ducks were just plain a superior team. They jumped out to a 21-0 lead early behind two of his touchdown tosses.

UCLA QB Roderick Parliman rallied the troops to score one of their own on a 13-yard strike to WR Marty Beyer. That was followed by two more Scottie Shepard passes that all but put the Bruins out of the game. Before the half, Shepard had four touchdown passes and had his Ducks up 35-7! Parliman and the Bruins scored just before half to make the halftime score 35-14.

Shepard and the Ducks didn't let up and he finished his college career with an amazing performance: 21-of-34 for 273, 6 TD's and no interceptions! Wow.

UCLA's Parliman ends his career with a 15-for-27 day for 292 yards, 3 TD's and one interception.

The two quarterbacks end the season #2 and #3 in the passer rating category on the season. Shepards performance moved him ahead of Parliman with a 189.5. Roderick ends with a 188.0. Both were stuck behind more than efficient Notre Dame QB Joel Johnson who posted a 192.3.

We may see these two names again when the race for the Heisman trophy begins.

Final Score: Oregon Ducks 55, UCLA Bruins 21.

Orange Bowl History:
2005 Oregon 55, UCLA 21
2004 Miami 33, Texas 10
2003 Texas 17, Florida State 9

NEXT UP:
The National Championship game!

Michigan Wolverines vs. Oklahoma Sooners

Can the Wolverines overcome the loss of starting QB Brian Swift to beat the Sooners and capture the crown? We shall see!

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NFL Divisional Playoff Weekend

Denver (12-6) 38, at Cleveland (10-7) 13

>> The Broncos go into the Dawg pound and beat up on the Browns to move on to the AFC Championship game. QB Jake Plummer was an amazing 20-for-24 for 238 yards and three touchdowns!

New England (11-7) 20, at Jacksonville (11-6) 31

>> The Jaguars beat the Patriots behind QB Byron Leftwich's 237 yards and two TD tosses. TE Bubba Franks caught 11 passes for 93 yards and a TD. The Jags will move on to play the Broncos for the right to play in the Super Bowl!

Green Bay (11-7) 38, at Arizona (10-7) 28

>>How about Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers? They just keep one movin in the right direction. The Arizona Cardinals had a remarkable season and a quick turn around but the Pack was too much for them on this day. Favre threw 3 TD's to bury them in the desert.

New York G (11-7) 23, at Philadelphia (12-5) 17

>> The NFC will finally see a new champion! The Eagles finally lost in the playoffs (before the Super Bowl) as the New York Giants go into town and beat them! The Giants next opponent is the Green Bay Packers.

NEXT UP:

AFC Championship game: Denver Broncos (12-6) at Jacksonville Jaguars (11-6)
NFC Championship game: New York Giants (11-7) at Green Bay Packers (11-7)

When has there ever been two championship games with the combined losses between the four teams comes out to 26!? It is wide open from here on out!

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Super Bowl Set!
The Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Giants have won their respective conferences and earn the right to play for the Super Bowl!

The Jacksonville Jaguars utterly dominated the Denver Broncos 33-0 at home and won the AFC Championship. Jag quarterback Byron Leftwich threw for 160 yards and three touchdowns while committing no turnovers as the stout Jaguar defense put the Broncos away.

In the NFC, the New York Giants and suprise quarterback Brian Griese are going back to the big game. A Tiki Barber 10-yard run sealed the deal as the G-Men beat the Packers in the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field, 24-14.

Griese, the same guy the Giants fans criticized after the organization let go of popular QB Kerry Collins (signed with Carolina) and put their faith in Griese who played in 2003 with the Miami Dolphins and then the Panthers last year.

It was basically a trade and now the Giants are reaping the benefits. Collins and the Panthers didn't make the playoffs while Griese started 12 games and has led his team to the Super Bowl.

The Giants are 2 point underdogs in the game.
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So the Championship games are set:

2005 Super Bowl: Jacksonville Jaguars vs. New York Giants
2005 Fiesta Bowl: Michigan Wolverines vs. Oklahoma Sooners

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In a sudden change of events Michigan quarterback Brian Swift has decided that he will gut out the injury and play in this weekend's Fiesta Bowl!!

He won't be 100% but he is still probably a better option than the backup.

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In a sudden change of events Michigan quarterback Brian Swift has decided that he will gut out the injury and play in this weekend's Fiesta Bowl!!

He won't be 100% but he is still probably a better option than the backup.

YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! YES!!!

UM has a chance.

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2005 FIESTA BOWL

The Michigan Wolverines and the Oklahoma Sooners are ready to do battle in the 2005 version of the Fiesta Bowl. Both teams have battled through tough regular seasons and now this one game will decide which team is going home a champion.

The Wolverines were expecting to be without star senior quarterback Brian Swift. In a last second change, the doctor cleared Swift to play and while he may not be 100 percent for the game, he remains Michigan's best option.

Michigan needs to run the ball and play good defense if Swift can't lead the way like he normally would. Oklahoma features a nice balance of offense and defense but their defense wins them games.

The stage is set...the introductions have concluded, the smoke from the fireworks is slowly clearing and it's time for the nation to tune into the opening kickoff of the biggest college football game of the season...

Michigan gets a stop on the first possession and Brian Swift enters the field of play to a heroic applause from Michigan faithful. His first pass was all but heroic, an interception.

The defense agains stops the Sooners and then Swift is clearly rattled as he throws his second interception in as many series'. This one was returned for a touchdown and the Sooners went up 7-0!

On the next drive the Michigan offense still looks out of sync as they are stopped and forced to punt. The Michigan defense continues to do their job as they force a punt just as the 1st quarter comes to a close.

Just as things couldn't get any worse for the Wolverines, they get a nice 13-yard completion annulled due to an unnessesary roughness call. Swift finally finds his groove and his favorite target wide receiver Ben Ellard and ties the game at 7-7.

After all that the Wolverines are still in the game!

The Sooners sway the momentum back their way as they perform a sustained drive that culminates in a rushing touchdown by Carl McDaniel.

Ben Ellard fumbled the ensuing kickoff and Oklahoma capitalized when their quarterback Kerry Daniels found McDaniel for a 10 yard pass play.

All of the sudden it's 21-7 Sooners. It may just not be Michigan's day.

Just as quickly as things go south for the Wolves, they get a field goal and then they pick off Daniels and return it 74 yards to cut the lead back to 21-17! That is how it stands at half-time. What a first half.

The 3rd quarter began with both teams getting a stop, Oklahoma first and then Michigan. On Michigan's next drive they found a way to just work their way down the field, take a lot of time off the clock and McClay nailed a 38-yard field goal to make it a 21-20 game! The 3rd ended with the Sooners driving...

The Sooners were faced with a 3rd and 10 and got 9 of the yards needed. They went for it on 4th and one and got four yards! Daniels then found Mickey Witt from 7 yards out to put the Sooners up 28-20.

McClay kicked a huge 46-yarder to keep the Wolves in the game at 28-23. 6:21 left and Michgan needs a stop.

3rd and 9 at the Michigan 43 yard line and 4:22 left on the clock. The pass from Daniels is deflected and incomplete! The punt goes out of bounds at the Wolverine 5 yard line.

The stage is set. Who will step it up big time. The Wolverines come out still running the ball a little bit and Swift gets a 16 yard completion to TE Brett Woodward down to the Oklahoma 43 yard line and 1:03 left.

On the next play Swift looks deep...heaves it into the end zone and it is...
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INTERCEPTED in the end zone and that will do it! The Oklahoma Sooners are your 2005 National Champions! What a game! What a heart breaker for the the Michigan Wolverines and their fans!
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Our Irv Mongomery didn't really do much of anything in this game.

[mtaystl03]

Here is what I am going to do for the rest of the year in order:

- Heisman trophy presentation
- All Awards for season
- Coach of the Year
- Fallen Records throughout the season

- Super Bowl Recap

- Final Rankings - College Football.
- High School All-Americans and teams signed with
- Top Recruiting classes

- Draft Preview (now that we know more guys).

- NFL Off-season (draft, free agency, etc.)

- Recap of our five guys' seasons with full statistics and recaps.

Then on to their sophomore years. There will be a lot of info coming your way so if you don't want to be lost, go back and read through the season closely so you get a good idea about the guys I am referring to! Should be fun and congrats to the Oklahoma Sooners who are our newest National Champs!

[kingfc22]

:(

[mtaystl03]

Sorry king - but I got a feeling your Wolverines are going to be around for a while.

[RedKingGold]

Definatly one of the best and most descriptive dynasties I've ever read

Keep up the great work!

[mtaystl03]

Heisman Trophy Presentation

Let's meet this year's candidates...

QB Sherman Jensen - LSU - Senior
Stats: 298-for-482, 4584 yds, 43 TD, 10 Int

QB Scottie Shepard - Oregon - Senior
Stats: 217-for-334, 3512 yds, 44 TD, 12 Int

QB Lee Tubbs - Georgia - Senior
Stats: 260-for-385, 3918 yds, 47 TD, 15 Int

RB Matthew Vanden Bosch - Virginia Tech - Junior
Stats: 398-2358 yds, 27TD

QB Carlos Singleton - Colorado State - Senior
Stats: 237-for-334, 3123 yds, 34 TD, 9 Int

QB Roderick Parliman - UCLA - Senior
Stats: 208-for-308, 3237 yds, 35 TD, 8 Int

QB Spencer Tubbs - Purdue - Junior
Stats: 276-for-433, 3897 yds, 30 TD, 16 Int

RB Rodney Levine - Kansas State - Junior
Stats: 401-2030 yds, 19TD 1

QB Kerry Daniels - Oklahoma - Senior
Stats: 237-for-376, 3207 yds, 30 TD, 16 Int

RB Cedric Cote - Miami of Ohio - Freshman
Stats: 358-1911 yds, 20TD

A ton of talent out there especially at the quarterback position. The past winners include: RB Derek Rice (USC) and WR Tyrell Phillips (Georgia).

The guy we followed all year, and my pick to win it this year is Va Techs RB Matthew Vanden Bosch. What a year he had! He finished 2nd behind Tyrell Phillips last year.

Georgia quarterback Lee Tubbs is back for another run at it after finishing 3rd last year behind Vanden Bosch and teammate Phillips.

Should be a good one...





And on to the winners...in one of the closest races of all-time...

"In 5th place, with a total of 108 votes is Georgia quarterback Lee Tubbs!"

"In 4th place, with 112 votes is Matthew Vanden Bosch the great Virginia Tech runner"

"Taking 3rd place this season is UCLA QB Roderick Parliman, who accumulated a total of 117 votes."

"In 2nd is Oregon quarterback Scottie Shepard with 119 votes."

And the winner of the 2005 Heisman Memorial trophy is....
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SHERMAN JENSEN, the great LSU Quarterback whose 120 votes wins it all by one vote!

Jensen had an amazing season, going 298-for-482 for 4,584 yds, 43 TD and just 10 interceptions!

So, Vanden Bosch doesn't win it this year but he still has one year of eligibility to win people over. He actually led the voting the whole time (got my vote) with Roderick Parliman just behind him. Then all of the sudden both Jensen and Shepard jumped into the mix and Jensen one by one vote.

NEXT UP: All of the years awards, coach of the year, fallen records (there were a lot) and final rankings.

[kingfc22]

Great job on the dynasty so far. Just fix it so that UM wins next time. ;)

[mtaystl03]

RedKing- Thanks for the kind words and keep on readin'!
king - I would love for UM to win because I want to keep you coming back but i guess thats just the way the cookie crumbles! :)

Michigan will be back. I will post the best recruiting classes and all that soon enough.

[mtaystl03]

2005 College Football Awards

Heisman Trophy: Sherman Jensen (LSU)
Top Offensive Player: Sherman Jensen (LSU)
Top Defensive Player: Timothy Rasmussen (Pittsburgh)
Top Offensive Freshman: Walt Hudson (Utah State)
Top Defensive Freshman Devin Ellis (LSU)

All-American First-team - players in italics are players we are familiar with.

Quarterback - Sherman Jensen (LSU)
Running Back - Matthew Vanden Bosch (Virginia Tech)
Fullback - Dustin Duffy (Nebraska)
Tight End - Erik Aguiar (Nebraska)
Wide Receiver - Tyrell Phillips (Georgia)
Wide Receiver - Gene Olds (Oregon)
Center - Kelly Araujo (Nebraska)
Offensive Guard - Andre Stancil (Ohio State)
Offensive Guard - Benjamin Brandon (Miami of Ohio)
Offensive Tackle - Chad Erickson (Maryland)
Offensive Tackle - Winfred Gomez (Pittsburgh)
Punter - Jay Knott (West Virginia)
Kicker - Lawrence McClay (Michigan)
Defensive End - Grant Newhart (Illinois)
Defensive End - Tommy Dukes (West Virginia)
Defensive Tackle - Larry Francis (Colorado State)
Inside Linebacker - Timothy Rasmussen (Pittsburgh)
Inside Linebacker - Donovan Valentine (Texas Tech)
Outside Linebacker - Stanley Prentice (South Florida)
Outside Linebacker - Quinn Putsche (Oklahoma)
Cornerback - Dave Bohannon (Penn State)
Cornerback - Nolan Hamblin (Wisconsin)
Safety - Amos Patton (Boston College)
Safety - Clifton Chapman (Florence)

All-American Second team - players in italics are players we are familiar with.

Quarterback - Scottie Shepard (Oregon)
Running Back - Rodney Levine (Kansas State)
Fullback - Lance Glenn (Bowling Green)
Tight End - Sammie Westmoreland (Virginia Tech)
Wide Receiver - Chris Rhodes (Miami)
Wide Receiver - Lonnie Magallanes (Purdue)
Center - Carlton Crawford (Bowling Green)
Offensive Guard - Harris Robertson (Notre Dame)
Offensive Guard - Wally Matthews (Anniston)
Offensive Tackle - Butch Rogers (Kansas State)
Offensive Tackle - Darren Shaw (Stanford) - *Opened holes for Tommy all year.
Punter - Leonard Robinson (Tennessee)
Kicker - Harvey Lang (Penn State)
Defensive End - Roy Rose (USC)
Defensive End - Lincoln Leatherwood (Texas Christian)
Defensive Tackle - Bryce Gerrity (Iowa)
Inside Linebacker - Jumbo Fryer (Oklahoma)
Inside Linebacker - Edgar Money (California)
Outside Linebacker - Deon Mason (West Virginia)
Outside Linebacker - Robbie Medley (Tennessee)
Cornerback - Willie Schulz (Wisconsin)
Cornerback - Brandon Carrier (LSU)
Safety - Trent Stanton (LSU)
Safety - Jeremy Lohr (Oklahoma)

Tommy Sherwood picked up second team honors from the Pac-10 this season. 1st-team honors went to Washington's senior Marco Bellamy who had a slightly better year that our Sherwood. A great season for him nonetheless.

Final Rankings

1. Oklahoma (12-1)
2. Tennessee (12-1)
3. Michigan (10-2)
4. Georgia (10-2)
5. UCLA (10-2)
6. Colorado State (11-1)
7. Oregon (11-1)
8. Florida State (10-2)
9. Texas (10-2)
10. Kansas State (10-2)
11. Florida (9-3)
12. Nebraska (10-3)
13. Notre Dame (9-3)
14. Iowa (9-3)
15. New Mexico (10-2)
16. Stanford (9-3)
17. Virginia Tech (9-3)
18. Ohio State (8-4)
19. Penn State (8-4)
20. Miami (8-4)
21. Brigham Young (9-3)
22. Boston College (9-3)
23. Bowling Green (10-3)
24. Cincinnati (9-3)
25. Purdue (8-4)

I've decided to skip out on the fallen records part because this college universe is only 3 years old and it will only be around 3 more years, therefore, records aren't too important. We will look more closely at the NFL section awards.

Next up we will do Super Bowl XXXX!

[mtaystl03]

SUPER BOWL XXXX

The Jacksonville Jaguars meet the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXX. All of the anticipation has boiled down to the kickoff and here we go...

The Giants set the tone early with a defensive stop of the powerful Jaguar offense. The punt, however, was downed at the Giants' one-yard line! They were then stopped and the Jaguars received the punt and returned it all the way to the New York 21 yard line!

They would settle for a Seth Marler 31 yard field goal to put the Jags up 3-0. On the next possession Giants QB Brian Greise was intercepted by Deltha O'Neal and returned it to the 19. Fred Taylor capped off the drive with a 3 yard TD run and made it 10-0 Jags.

The Giants finally got the ball moving towards the end of the opening quarter but K Jeff Reed missed a 48 yard field goal to the right. That ended quarter one.

The Jaguars again took advantage of good field position and QB Byron Leftwich found Fred Taylor on a screen pass and he walked into the end zone from three yards out to give Jacksonville a commanding 17-0 lead. That was the score at half time and the G-Men knew they needed to get back into it quick.

Both teams started out with punts and then the Giants muffed the fourth punt of the half only to see Jacksonville jump on it and take over possession in great field position (again). Marler nailed his second field goal of the day from 39 yards out and that made it 20-0 at the end of the 3rd quarter.

The Giants were driving and Griese threw his second interception of the game to Deltha O'Neal again. They did get on the board late in the game as Griese found rookie Freddie Kravitz from 17 yards out.

That would be all they could muster as the Jacksonville Jaguars dominated and won Super Bowl XXXX!!!

Final score: Jacksonville Jaguars 20, New York Giants 7.

[rjolley]

What did Walt Hudson from Utah State do to outdo Tommy Sherwood for Top Offensive Freshman? Tommy was a freshman this year, right?

[mtaystl03]

NFL League Awards - 2005

Award Player Team
Most Valuable Player Steve McNair TEN
Front Office Bowl MVP Byron Leftwich JAX
Coach of the Year Not Yet Awarded
Legend of the Game Not Yet Awarded
Offensive Player of the Year Shaun Alexander SEA
Defensive Player of the Year Kenoy Kennedy DEN
Offensive Rookie of the Year Justin Boyer IND
Defensive Rookie of the Year Rickey Wells ATL
All-League First Team Quarterback Steve McNair TEN
All-League First Team Running Back Shaun Alexander SEA
All-League First Team Fullback James Hodgins ARI
All-League First Team Tight End Jeremy Shockey NYK
All-League First Team Wide Receiver Andre Johnson HOU
All-League First Team Wide Receiver Terrell Owens SFO
All-League First Team Center Grey Ruegamer GBY
All-League First Team Offensive Guard Toniu Fonoti SDO
All-League First Team Offensive Guard Dan Neil DEN
All-League First Team Offensive Tackle Bob Whitfield ATL
All-League First Team Offensive Tackle Matt Light CLE
All-League First Team Punter Nathan Halvorson PIT
All-League First Team Kicker Seth Marler JAX
All-League First Team Defensive End Grant Wistrom BAL
All-League First Team Defensive End Jevon Kearse HOU
All-League First Team Defensive Tackle Anthony McFarland TBY
All-League First Team Defensive Tackle La'Roi Glover DAL
All-League First Team Inside Linebacker Jeremiah Trotter WAS
All-League First Team Outside Linebacker Brian Simmons CIN
All-League First Team Outside Linebacker Mike Caldwell CAR
All-League First Team Cornerback Charles Woodson KCY
All-League First Team Cornerback Patrick Surtain MIA
All-League First Team Safety Kenoy Kennedy DEN
All-League First Team Safety Lance Schulters TEN
All-League Second Team Quarterback Michael Vick ATL
All-League Second Team Running Back Ricky Williams MIA
All-League Second Team Fullback Fred Beasley SFO
All-League Second Team Tight End Alge Crumpler ATL
All-League Second Team Wide Receiver Charles Rogers DET
All-League Second Team Wide Receiver Jabbar Gaffney HOU
All-League Second Team Center Jeff Hartings PIT
All-League Second Team Offensive Guard Alan Faneca PIT
All-League Second Team Offensive Guard Travis Claridge NYK
All-League Second Team Offensive Tackle Chris Samuels WAS
All-League Second Team Offensive Tackle Levi Jones CIN
All-League Second Team Punter Marty Glasgow NED
All-League Second Team Kicker Olindo Mare MIA
All-League Second Team Defensive End Marcellus Wiley SDO
All-League Second Team Defensive End Leonard Little STL
All-League Second Team Defensive Tackle Warren Sapp OAK
All-League Second Team Defensive Tackle Marcus Stroud JAX
All-League Second Team Inside Linebacker Dat Nguyen DAL
All-League Second Team Outside Linebacker John Mobley DEN
All-League Second Team Outside Linebacker Peter Boulware BAL
All-League Second Team Cornerback Bobby Taylor DAL
All-League Second Team Cornerback Sammy Davis SDO
All-League Second Team Safety Donovin Darius KCY
All-League Second Team Safety Lawyer Milloy BUF
League's Fastest Man Bobby Taylor DAL
League's Strongest Man Benji Olson TEN

[mtaystl03]

Walt Hudson is a quarterback that had a good season. I wonder to be named Freshman player of the year if you have to be a true freshman. Tommy got a red-shirt so he is a freshman technically. Hudson is a true freshman.

He started 12 games on the season and was 267-for-467 for 3,543 yards, 34 touchdowns and 19 picks. A rating of 136.7.

[Grid Iron]

Keep up the great work. I always look for this one.

Go Blue!

[mtaystl03]

Welp. Im off to Pensacola, Florida for Spring Break. Unfortunately, I will not have access to either the internet or this game for about a week.

I will get right back on this right when I return. Just think of it as a real off-season where we have to wait for things to happen. :)

Thanks for reading guys.

[mtaystl03]

It's been a long and fun eleven days. Now I am back and ready to get back to this great dynasty. I have a few things I need to take care of and then we will have the draft and all that good stuff.

[kingfc22]

It's been a long and fun eleven days. Now I am back and ready to get back to this great dynasty. I have a few things I need to take care of and then we will have the draft and all that good stuff.

YEA!

[mtaystl03]

Good to be back, I missed this a lot.

Here is a look at the final 2005 Peformance rankings for the college football season:


School Rank
Oklahoma 1
Tennessee 2
Michigan 3
Georgia 4
UCLA 5
Colorado State 6
Oregon 7
Florida State 8
Texas 9
Kansas State 10
Florida 11
Nebraska 12
Notre Dame 13
Iowa 14
New Mexico 15
Stanford 16
Virginia Tech 17
Ohio State 18
Penn State 19
Miami 20
Brigham Young 21
Boston College 22
Bowling Green 23
Cincinnati 24
Purdue 25
LSU 26
Alabama 27
Texas Christian 28
Wake Forest 29
USC 30

[mtaystl03]

Rivals.com Top Recruiting Classes of 2005

Looks like four out of the five schools did a great job. Michigan comes in at #2, while Notre Dame is #4, UCLA is 5 and Stanford sneaks into the top 10 at #10. Miami is falling quickly off the map. The Hurricanes ranked #69 in the nation in recruiting. That's bad and Erik Manning isn't going to be happy.


School Rank
Tennessee 1
Michigan 2
Wisconsin 3
Notre Dame 4
UCLA 5
Boston College 6
Florida 7
California 8
Maryland 9
Stanford 10
Pittsburgh 11
Texas A&M 12
Colorado 13
Virginia Tech 14
Oklahoma 15
Penn State 16
Utah 17
Georgia Tech 18
Illinois 19
Central Houston 20
USC 21
Purdue 22
Fresno State 23
Boise State 24
Alabama 25

[mtaystl03]

2005 NFL Draft Preview

In this preview I will just note the players that we have mentioned before in this universe and some of the better (or supposed to be anyway) players out there. We will stick to QB, RB, WR for now.

Quarterbacks

Scotty Shepard - Oregon
Scotty is rated 5.2 and is expected to have the best chance to step into a role right away with a team. He should go in the first round.

Sammie Strother - Ole Miss
Sammie is the guy many experts think has the best shot as a long term player in the NFL. He also has a 5.2 rating.

Robert Mirer - Miami
A teammate of our DE Erik Manning, he had a good career with the Hurricanes including 26 TD tosses in his final season there last year.

Kerry Daniels - Oklahoma
Fresh off his leading of the Sooners to a national title he is now looking forward to becoming an NFL player. Not too many scouts are too high on him but he should end up somewhere.

Lee Tubbs - Georgia
Tubbs finished #3 in the Heisman voting two years ago when he led his Georgia Bulldogs to a national title. He isn't a prototypical NFL-style QB but should get drafted.

Erik Cunningham - Stanford
Our RB Tommy Sherwood's right hand man is going to enter the draft. I wouldn't be suprised if he didn't get picked up as the Cardinal were driven completely on the shoulders of Sherwood but some think Cunningham has enough raw talent to make an impact in the league...we shall see.

Sherman Jensen - LSU
The Heisman trophy winner isn't a future NFL QB. He is too short and doesn't fit the mold of the normal NFL guy. He might still get picked up for his leadership skills and raw talent.

Running Backs

Marco Bellamy - Washington
This guy was great last season and should be a damn good NFL back. He will be early in the draft and a team will get a dandy with him. He had 1,800 rush yards exactly last season with 499 receiving yards and 12 TD's. Won Player of the Week a couple of times.

Cory Goodwin - UCLA
A teammate of our Larry Bostic should be another good one.

*Most of the great RB's are still underclassmen and didn't come out.

Wide Receivers

Ben Ellard - Michigan
We mentioned him a few hundred times the past couple of seasons. He was a great wide out for Michigan and our WR Irv Montgomery really looked up to him.

Brenden Nygaard - Michigan
Another teammate of Montgomery that paved the way for him to take over next year. Should be another good one.

[mtaystl03]

NFL Offseason Movement

Some of the bigger names changing scenery include...

OT - Chris Samuels - Seattle
CB - Patrick Surtain - Washington
DT - Marcus Stroud - Green Bay
RB - Jamal Lewis - New Orleans
LB - LaVar Arrington - Buffalo
TE - Randy McMichael - New England
TE - Todd Heap - Oakland
RB - Edgerrin James - Washington
WR - Koren Robinson - New England
WR - Derrick Mason - Seattle
CB - Ty Law - Detroit
WR - Joe Horn - Tennessee
K - Sebastian Janikowski - Buffalo

So it looks like the Washington Redskins are this years big winners in free agency picking up both Surtain and Edge. We will see how that works out for them. Remember, the Panthers went out and spent a bunch of cash but didn't even make the playoffs last year.

[mtaystl03]

2005 NFL Draft

I forgot to copy the draft transcript but basically all you need to know is...

"With the 1st overall pick the Chicago Bears select T Al Stacy from the University of Mississippi"

And the guys we are following...

RB Cory Goodwin the UCLA product went #9 overall to the Baltimore Ravens who look to fill the void lost as Jamal Lewis parted for the New Orleans Saints. Those are some big shoes to fill.

RB Marco Bellamy, Washington's great back went just two spots after Goodwin at #11 to the Carolina Panthers.

QB Scotty Shepard went #20 to the Seattle Seahawks and has already signed a 4-year, 7,390,000 deal.

WR Ben Ellard went to the Denver Broncos in round 4 (24th in that round) and has yet to sign.

All of the others haven't been drafted or signed anywhere, yet.

[mtaystl03]

A Look Back

The 2004 seasons for our guys were much more eventful than when they all say with red-shirts their freshman years. By far the best season was Stanford RB Tommy Sherwood, who ultimately was named to the PAC-10 second-team for his performance.

Here is a recap of the seasons for our five guys...

QB Larry Bostic (UCLA) - Larry spent most of the season behind stud quarterback Roderick Parliman who had a great season. He learned a lot from him as his primary back up and is in line to take over as the Bruins starting quarterback this coming season. The Bruins managed to make it to the 2005 Orange Bowl only to be defeated by the Oregon Ducks for the 2nd time on the season.

Stats: 8-for-16, 138 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT, 151.1 passer rating // 8 carries, 58 yards, 0 TD.

RB Tommy Sherwood just had an amazing season for the Cardinal, who ended up winning the Capital One Bowl over the favored LSU Tigers. He was named the Pac-10 second-team running back and is in line to have another huge season! He was named player of the week an amazing TEN times! Look at the numbers he put up this season...

Stats: 299 carries for 1,609 yards (5.3 average), 18 touchdowns. 134 yards per game. 67 long. // 19 receptions for 199 yards and 3 more TD's. His longest reception was 30 yards.

WR Irv Montgomery (Michigan) played on the best team out of the five but didn't do much in his first season. He was behind now NFL players and college studs Ben Ellard and Brandon Nygaard. He was non-existent for much of the season but he is expected to step up and have a larger role this season with the Wolverines who look to finally capture that elusive national championship. They lost a heartbreaker to the Oklahoma Sooners last season. He will have stud QB Brian Swift back to throw him the ball this season as well.

Stats: Targeted 16 times, managed 6 catches for 181 yards (30.1 average), 87 long and 1 TD. He had two drops on the season.

DE Erik Manning (Miami) had a pretty weak season for starting every game for the disappointing Miami Hurricanes. He did have the pleasure of playing beside another stud freshman in Riddick Hutt who managed 8.0 sacks on the season. The good news is that the starting job will remain his and he needs to improve on the one sack he registered his opening season.

Stats: 31 tackles (8 assists), 1.0 sack. 10 tackles for loss, 7 hurries and 3 blocks.

CB Percy Lyon (Notre Dame) did a nice job in his limited role for the Irish. He was stuck behind some pretty darn good players but found a way to make at least a small impact. This season he will be either starting or playing a lot. Senior Roderick Jennings will start and he will split time with fellow sophomore and fellow stud Percy Walters. Both Walters and our Lyon had three picks last season with Jennings grabbing four.

Stats: 10 tackles (6 assists), 1 tackle for loss, 3 interceptions, 6 caught on him and he defensed 4 passes.

THAT IS IT FOR 2005!!!

The next installment will continue in another thread. Go there now! (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/~fof/forums/showthread.php?p=415375)