TCY: The Billy "Air" Adair Story

[jackyl]

"And in closing, a high-powered passing offense operating in the manner I described is the wave of the future. I guarantee that if you give me four big play wideouts, a riverboat gambler QB ready to air it out seventy times a game and a dedicated coaching staff, my team could hang with anyone in the country. Thank you."

I stepped down from the stage in the Hickory Room at the NACFC convention in Nashville, amid tepid applause from the fifteen assorted assistant coaches in attendance. Gary Sanders, my coach at UAB the last four years, didn't even bother coming. Oh well, I thought. I could go and try to land an assistant coaching job at a Birmingham high school and work on a graduate degree in my spare time. As for right now, I'm going to the bar.

"Mr. Adair?" The voice behind me causes me to whirl around.

"Yeah, that's me. What can I do for you?"

"Bernard Wells, athletic director at Thousand Oaks College. That was an interesting talk you just gave. Can I have a few minutes of your time?"

I was on a flight to LAX the next morning.

RULES:
(1) The maximum run percentage I will set is 12%, with run n' shoot my offense. No exceptions.
(2) Almost all recruiting is in the greater LA area for as long as I hold this job. If I go elsewhere for talent, I have to spend at least $1000 to get there.

[jackyl]

Week 2: Thousand Oaks (0-0) at #6 Georgia (1-0) (-24)

Thousand Oaks 0 0 0 0 - 0
Georgia 28 28 21 10 - 87

Team Statistics THOU GEOR

First Downs 8 35

Total Rushes 18 53
Net Rushing Yards -53 283
Yards Per Carry -2.9 5.3
Rushing Yards 16 300
Tckld Loss/Yards 0-0 3-5
Sacked/Yards Lost 11-69 2-12

Pass Attempts 36 28
Completions 9 20
Passing Yards 85 263
Yards Per Attempt 2.3 9.3
Interceptions 1 0
Fumbles/Lost 4/4 1/1

Total Plays 54 81
Total Yards 32 546
Yards Per Play 0.5 6.7

3rd Down Plays 2/14 13/15

Penalties 2 6
Penalty Yards 20 49

Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OPP 57
Time Of Possession 22:04 37:56

[jackyl]

The Georgia game mercifully ended at 5:15. At 5:16, Wells called me on my cell phone. I wasn't even in the locker room yet.

"Billy, do you realize that we just set history? Tiny Thousand Oaks College is going to be on SportsCenter all weekend!"

I thought he was going to be pissed. Actually, that's an amazing understatement. I thought my coaching career was going to be one game long, with the biggest Division I loss in a quarter-century on the line right below my name.



Week 3: Thousand Oaks (0-1) at North Texas (0-1)

Thousand Oaks 9 6 0 0 - 15
North Texas 14 0 10 7 - 31

Team Statistics THOU NTEX

First Downs 9 27

Total Rushes 10 52
Net Rushing Yards 17 247
Yards Per Carry 1.7 4.7
Rushing Yards 47 271
Tckld Loss/Yards 0-0 4-7
Sacked/Yards Lost 5-30 3-17

Pass Attempts 47 30
Completions 20 16
Passing Yards 147 163
Yards Per Attempt 3.1 5.4
Interceptions 2 2
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/0

Total Plays 57 82
Total Yards 164 410
Yards Per Play 2.8 5.0

3rd Down Plays 4/15 7/17

Penalties 6 14
Penalty Yards 65 106

Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 37
Time Of Possession 21:56 38:04

[jackyl]

On the flight back from Dallas, I read through the game notes and recognized a major problem. We ran the ball eighteen times versus Georgia and ten times against UNT. Not acceptable.

Week 4: Central Michigan (1-1) (-18) at Thousand Oaks (0-2)
Central Michigan 10 17 7 7 - 41
Thousand Oaks 7 0 7 0 - 14

Team Statistics CMIC THOU

First Downs 30 12

Total Rushes 40 8
Net Rushing Yards 109 -20
Yards Per Carry 2.7 -2.5
Rushing Yards 130 10
Tckld Loss/Yards 4-9 1-2
Sacked/Yards Lost 2-12 4-28

Pass Attempts 52 39
Completions 36 16
Passing Yards 304 280
Yards Per Attempt 5.8 7.1
Interceptions 0 5
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0

Total Plays 92 47
Total Yards 413 260
Yards Per Play 4.4 5.5

3rd Down Plays 13/22 2/10

Penalties 6 5
Penalty Yards 66 70

Avg. Drive Start OWN 41 OWN 27
Time Of Possession 42:43 17:17

[jackyl]

So here I am after realizing that my little school is 0-3, we've been outscored 169-29, and have suffered the largest defeat in Division I football since the late 70's. And my AD isn't even a little upset! Wells told me that a gimmick offense with a quirky young coach was the only way the school was going to get any pub in a town with USC and UCLA fighting for headlines.

Speaking of the paper, the Times just informed me that Anaheim and San Francisco, two other schools in the California League, haven't won yet either.I now have a new goal: crack the win column before they do.


Week 5: Thousand Oaks (0-3) at #25 West Virginia (2-1) (-28)
Thousand Oaks 0 3 0 3 - 6
West Virginia 7 7 10 14 - 38

Team Statistics THOU WVIR

First Downs 11 23

Total Rushes 11 48
Net Rushing Yards -8 259
Yards Per Carry 0.7 5.3
Rushing Yards 19 267
Tckld Loss/Yards 1-1 2-2
Sacked/Yards Lost 5-26 1-6

Pass Attempts 52 22
Completions 28 10
Passing Yards 246 148
Yards Per Attempt 4.7 6.7
Interceptions 2 2
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0

Total Plays 63 70
Total Yards 238 407
Yards Per Play 3.7 5.8

3rd Down Plays 3/16 2/12

Penalties 3 5
Penalty Yards 20 45

Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 36
Time Of Possession 26:25 33:35

[jackyl]

With 9:10 left in the fourth quarter, we're comfortably leading San Francisco 28-7. :D My first coaching victory is in sight. Then BOOM!!!!!

San Francisco scores 21 points in the final nine minutes to force overtime. :mad:

Luckily for us, we kicked a field goal on our first drive and they imploded first, as Derek LeBlond sacked SF's Bautista on fourth down to seal the deal. We won!


Week 6: San Francisco (0-3) at Thousand Oaks (0-4) (-2)
San Francisco 0 7 0 21 0 - 28
Thousand Oaks 0 14 0 14 3 - 31

Team Statistics SFRA THOU

First Downs 23 15

Total Rushes 43 12
Net Rushing Yards 182 -4
Yards Per Carry 4.2 0.3
Rushing Yards 214 20
Tckld Loss/Yards 3-6 0-0
Sacked/Yards Lost 4-26 4-24

Pass Attempts 40 45
Completions 27 26
Passing Yards 321 318
Yards Per Attempt 8.0 7.0
Interceptions 1 2
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0

Total Plays 83 57
Total Yards 503 314
Yards Per Play 6.0 5.5

3rd Down Plays 7/17 3/12

Penalties 11 2
Penalty Yards 79 15

Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 34
Time Of Possession 40:20 22:09

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 3
WHO ARE THESE GUYS?
CL Doormat 1000 Oaks Clobbers Anaheim 72-13

According to Thousand Oaks coach Billy Adair, all his team needed was a little seasoning. "We knew that going to Georgia, North Texas, and West Virginia wasn't going to be easy, but that it was necessary to build the program," Adair said following his teams 72-13 victory over Anaheim College Saturday.

Senior quarterbacks Rod Rodriguez and Dex Brooks combined for an amazing 628 yards and eight touchdowns, setting new school records for offense in one game.

Adair and his team have a new entry in the record books: The first team in sixty years in Division I to score 70 or more in one game and give up 70 in another. "We're 2-0 in conference play right now, and nobody saw that coming a month ago," Adair stated. "We just need to keep this up and good things will happen." Adair, at 25 the youngest head coach in Division I, looks to keep his team rolling when they visit Bakersfield next weekend.


Anaheim 0 0 3 10 - 13
Thousand Oaks 21 38 10 3 - 72

Team Statistics ANAH THOU

First Downs 17 30

Total Rushes 27 13
Net Rushing Yards 133 -4
Yards Per Carry 4.9 0.3
Rushing Yards 167 14
Tckld Loss/Yards 3-5 1-3
Sacked/Yards Lost 4-29 3-15

Pass Attempts 53 62
Completions 13 37
Passing Yards 99 628
Yards Per Attempt 1.8 10.1
Interceptions 5 3
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 6/3

Total Plays 80 75
Total Yards 232 624
Yards Per Play 2.9 8.3

3rd Down Plays 3/18 3/10

Penalties 8 7
Penalty Yards 42 42

Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 50
Time Of Possession 30:41 29:19

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 11
1000 Oaks Still Rolling
20 Point 4th Q Keeps Streak Alive

QB Rod Rodriguez threw for 487 yards and three TD as Thousand Oaks rallied to overcome Bakersfield 30-27 Saturday. Coach Billy Adair's squad climbs to 3-0 in California League play with a trip to 2-3 Sacramento next.

Thousand Oaks 3 0 7 20 - 30
Bakersfield 0 17 3 7 - 27

Team Statistics THOU BAKE

First Downs 24 23

Total Rushes 17 43
Net Rushing Yards 53 240
Yards Per Carry 3.1 5.5
Rushing Yards 89 253
Tckld Loss/Yards 0-0 4-6
Sacked/Yards Lost 5-36 1-7

Pass Attempts 51 32
Completions 27 17
Passing Yards 487 138
Yards Per Attempt 9.5 4.3
Interceptions 3 1
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 2/2

Total Plays 68 75
Total Yards 540 378
Yards Per Play 7.9 5.0

3rd Down Plays 4/9 7/17

Penalties 7 9
Penalty Yards 32 53

Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 32
Time Of Possession 21:49 38:11

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 10
AREA BOX SCORES
"Hot Rod" For 600 Yds, 6 TD's
1000 Oaks QB leads team to 4th straight W

Thousand Oaks 7 21 7 7 - 42
Sacramento 0 7 0 14 - 21

Team Statistics THOU SACR

First Downs 30 18

Total Rushes 14 34
Net Rushing Yards -66 221
Yards Per Carry -4.7 6.5
Rushing Yards 5 246
Tckld Loss/Yards 0-0 2-6
Sacked/Yards Lost 11-71 3-19

Pass Attempts 66 33
Completions 43 17
Passing Yards 625 240
Yards Per Attempt 9.4 7.2
Interceptions 1 2
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/2

Total Plays 80 67
Total Yards 559 461
Yards Per Play 6.9 6.8

3rd Down Plays 6/13 3/13

Penalties 3 4
Penalty Yards 30 21

Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 30
Time Of Possession 30:27 29:34

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 1
UPSTARTS LEADING NCAA
Thousand Oaks College made national news in their 87-0 loss to Georgia in their first game in Division I football. Now, the team is turning heads with a five game winning streak and some of the leading passers and receivers in the country. "It's a fun offense to run," said QB Rod Rodriguez after his team knocked off Stockton 45-13 Saturday. Rodriguez is apparently enjoying himself with 477, 625, and 487 yards passing in his last three games, vaulting him into third place nationally.

Sophomore wideout Wesley Hanson leads the country with 74 receptions in only nine contests. "I may have all those catches, but look at the opportunities we get here," says Hanson. "I could have had a hundred by now."

Not all is sunny for 5-4 Thousand Oaks, however. Rodriguez has been sacked 44 times this season, ten more than any other QB in the nation.


Thousand Oaks 7 17 0 21 - 45
Stockton 7 0 0 6 - 13

Team Statistics THOU STOC

First Downs 27 20

Total Rushes 12 44
Net Rushing Yards 4 230
Yards Per Carry 0.3 5.2
Rushing Yards 43 238
Tckld Loss/Yards 1-3 2-3
Sacked/Yards Lost 5-36 1-5

Pass Attempts 55 25
Completions 33 12
Passing Yards 477 85
Yards Per Attempt 8.6 3.4
Interceptions 1 1
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/0

Total Plays 67 69
Total Yards 481 315
Yards Per Play 7.1 4.5

3rd Down Plays 4/12 7/16

Penalties 6 5
Penalty Yards 50 26

Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 24
Time Of Possession 26:05 33:55

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 16
AREA BOX SCORES
Down to Earth
Oakland races by 1000 Oaks 36-28

Oakland 7 13 3 13 - 36
Thousand Oaks 14 3 0 11 - 28

Team Statistics OAKL THOU

First Downs 25 27

Total Rushes 58 13
Net Rushing Yards 326 -60
Yards Per Carry 5.6 -4.6
Rushing Yards 341 0
Tckld Loss/Yards 6-15 1-1
Sacked/Yards Lost 0-0 8-59

Pass Attempts 17 54
Completions 10 30
Passing Yards 100 552
Yards Per Attempt 5.8 10.2
Interceptions 1 2
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2

Total Plays 75 67
Total Yards 426 492
Yards Per Play 5.6 7.3

3rd Down Plays 8/16 2/9

Penalties 4 6
Penalty Yards 40 61

Avg. Drive Start OWN 42 OWN 23
Time Of Possession 36:24 23:36

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 5
Title Bout
CL's 1000 Oaks, Riverside ready to rumble

Thousand Oaks has the leading passer in the nation in Rod Rodriguez, the top reciever in Wesley Hanson, and a brighter than expected future with young coach Billy Adair. Riverside has no fancy offense, no camera crews filming for SportsCenter, and no losses in conference either. With last week's defeat by Oakland, TOC is in a must win situation to continue its season.

Riverside is no California League pansy, though. With losses to solid Northern Illinois and Virginia Tech squads and one to the ACC's Wake Forest, they are already looking forward to national prominence in the form of a bowl game.

Thousand Oaks and Riverside play in Riverside tonight at 7:30, televised on ESPN3, "the trio".

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 3
SQUASHED!
Riverside shuts down 1000 Oaks 49-0

Thousand Oaks will have to wait another year for a chacne to get to the postseason after Riverside humbled them 49-0. Rod Rodriguez threw three interceptions in the first quarter and was promptly yanked by a furious coach Billy Adair. Dex Brooks was no more effective against a very talented Riverside defense. Riverside will play Hawaii in the Guinness Bowl in Corpus Christi, Texas, in a rematch of Riverside's 30-24 victory from Week One.

Thousand Oaks 0 0 0 0 - 0
Riverside 14 14 14 7 - 49

Team Statistics THOU RIVR

First Downs 15 24

Total Rushes 13 43
Net Rushing Yards -32 315
Yards Per Carry -2.4 7.3
Rushing Yards 10 326
Tckld Loss/Yards 0-0 3-5
Sacked/Yards Lost 7-42 1-6

Pass Attempts 58 21
Completions 29 11
Passing Yards 290 152
Yards Per Attempt 5.0 7.2
Interceptions 4 1
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/0

Total Plays 71 64
Total Yards 258 467
Yards Per Play 3.6 7.2

3rd Down Plays 5/16 7/14

Penalties 4 4
Penalty Yards 40 41

Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 35
Time Of Possession 28:39 31:21

[Cap Ologist]

Interesting approach, I like it.

[jackyl]

Notable season ending stuff...

Georgia, the team that thrashed TOC 87-0, won the national title with a 16-13 victory over USC. The Bulldogs finished at 13-0.

Riverside beat Hawaii 31-13 in the Guinness Bowl.

Penn State QB Derrick Barevics won the National POY award.

Roderick Rodriguez won the CL POY and CL offensive POY. Freshman WR Zack Manning won top offensive freshman.

Rodriguez, WR Wesley Hanson, WR Chester Rusk and S Rusty Ivans were all 1st team All-CL.

My 16 man recruiting class features 14 players from the greater LA area, one from San Jose, and one from Sacramento. None were in the top 100.

[jackyl]

I'm having a tough time scheduling opponents that I feel we can hang with in the preseason. Ohio, Houston, and Louisiana-Monroe have all turned us down.

My cellphone starts ringing "Sweet Home Alabama", and that only means one thing: UAB's Gary Sanders, my former coach that didn't offer me a job on staff after my eligibility was complete. Not even as a unpaid graduate assistant. Needless to say, he didn't get a Christmas card last year.

"Billy, why don't you bring your boys down here week three? I got a hole in my schedule I'm having a problem filling."

I smile at the thought of my guys throwing for 600 yards and seven TD's in Birmingham with all the alumni looking at me as the one who got away.

"Good idea, Coach. Can you fax Bernard the paperwork?"

Later that day, I agreed to go to Raleigh as well to play the Wolfpack week one.

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 7
PRESEASON OUTLOOK
1000 Oaks Seeks Results, Payback in 2nd Year
Thousand Oaks College starts the 2005 season with trips to North Carolina State, Marshall, and coach Billy Adair's alma mater UAB before returning home to lock horns with Riverside, the inaugural California League champion. Riverside beat TOC 49-0 in their 2004 season finale. TOC will end their second season in Division I-A with a trip to nationally ranked Syracuse.

Record setting QB Rod Rodriguez has exited to be replaced by freshman Karl Buchanan, who is a hometown product of Thousand Oaks HS. Freshman wideouts Stan Lyon, Irving Preston and RB Bart Morton are expected to contribute immediately.

Season prediction: 5-6, 5-2 conference (T-2nd)

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 7
WOLFPACK SMACK!
25th Ranked NC State thrashes TOC

Coach Billy Adair's high flying offense was brought crashing down to earth against a hungry North Carolina State team 38-10 (ESPN5). Frosh QB Karl Buchanan only completed 14 of 45 pass attempts for 259 yards for TOC, now 0-1. Thousand Oaks plays in Huntington, WV against 1-0 Marshall next Saturday.




Thousand Oaks 0 0 7 3 - 10
North Carolina State 21 7 0 10 - 38

Team Statistics THOU NCST

First Downs 12 24

Total Rushes 20 39
Net Rushing Yards -30 211
Yards Per Carry -1.5 5.4
Rushing Yards 35 232
Tckld Loss/Yards 4-7 5-10
Sacked/Yards Lost 8-58 2-11

Pass Attempts 49 35
Completions 14 17
Passing Yards 259 203
Yards Per Attempt 5.2 5.8
Interceptions 1 3
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1

Total Plays 69 74
Total Yards 229 414
Yards Per Play 3.3 5.5

3rd Down Plays 3/18 6/16

Penalties 4 12
Penalty Yards 40 107

Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 39
Time Of Possession 27:03 32:57

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 15
AREA BOX SCORES
BAD DAY AT THE OFFICE
Frosh QB 8 of 32 in 34-10 loss

Thousand Oaks 7 3 0 0 - 10
Marshall 7 7 10 10 - 34

Team Statistics THOU MRSH

First Downs 7 30

Total Rushes 14 43
Net Rushing Yards -29 195
Yards Per Carry -2.0 4.5
Rushing Yards 9 228
Tckld Loss/Yards 0-0 4-6
Sacked/Yards Lost 6-38 4-27

Pass Attempts 32 39
Completions 8 29
Passing Yards 168 271
Yards Per Attempt 5.2 6.9
Interceptions 4 1
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1

Total Plays 46 82
Total Yards 139 466
Yards Per Play 3.0 5.6

3rd Down Plays 3/12 6/15

Penalties 4 7
Penalty Yards 25 53

Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 42
Time Of Possession 17:56 42:04

[jackyl]

from airadair.coachblog.com

Well, I got my wish to come back to UAB as a bonafide D-1 coach...as an opponent. We gave my old coach Gary Sanders a run for his money, but fell short 28-25 after scoring and getting the two-point conversion with a minute left. My freshman WRs Preston and Lyon combined for 18 catches, and Buchanan was 28-50 for over 400 yards, with 3 TDs and three picks. It was a bitter loss, but we were competitive and I feel I showed the brass in Birmingham what a bad idea it was to let me walk.

TOC's athletic director, Bernard Wells, took me out for a steak dinner after the game and reaffirmed his committment to my program. Classy move, but I think he likes the whole "SportsCenter" approach to our offensive philosophy more than those implementing it.

This feels quite a bit like last season, when we were losing early in the year repeatedly while trying to find an identity. TOC has a tough game at home against Riverside next week, our defending CL champion that ran the conference table in 2004. Hopefully we can keep playing our kind of football and pull out our first W of the season.


Thousand Oaks 7 7 3 8 - 25
Alabama-Birmingham 14 7 0 7 - 28

Team Statistics THOU ALBI

First Downs 25 24

Total Rushes 14 36
Net Rushing Yards 3 190
Yards Per Carry 0.2 5.2
Rushing Yards 35 229
Tckld Loss/Yards 0-0 8-14
Sacked/Yards Lost 5-32 4-25

Pass Attempts 50 32
Completions 28 18
Passing Yards 406 224
Yards Per Attempt 8.1 7.0
Interceptions 3 2
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1

Total Plays 64 68
Total Yards 409 414
Yards Per Play 6.3 6.0

3rd Down Plays 4/10 9/15

Penalties 8 8
Penalty Yards 67 49

Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 32
Time Of Possession 28:28 31:32

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 3
CL SHOWDOWN!
3-0 Riverside, 0-3 1000 Oaks kick off League play

Riverside has been lurking around the polls lately, as most up and coming young programs look to do. Thousand Oaks is just looking for a win of any sort after a brutal three games on the road. RCA has impressive wins over UAB, Eastern Michigan, and New Mexico State, all mid-majors with winning traditions so far this season, while TOC is struggling to assimilate its freshman skill players into the air it out offense of coach Billy Adair.

Our pick: Riverside 31, 1000 Oaks 14.

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 5
Riverside Goes Down
Feisty 1000 Oaks holds on 27-20

Thousand Oaks College scored on a Bart Morton 3 yard run with nine seconds remaining to defeat Riverside 27-20 in CL action Saturday. Riverside was handed their first conference defeat in California League history while TOC cracks the win column for the first time on 2005. Freshman QB Karl Buchanan was 28 of 47 for over 400 yards, and junior reciever Wesley Hanson, the NCAA receptions leader in 2004, finally broke out of his slump with 7 catches for 155 yards.

TOC goes to Bakersfield next week, who they defeated 30-27 least season.




Riverside 7 10 0 3 - 20
Thousand Oaks 3 10 7 7 - 27

Team Statistics RIVR THOU

First Downs 19 25

Total Rushes 40 16
Net Rushing Yards 211 41
Yards Per Carry 5.2 2.5
Rushing Yards 235 70
Tckld Loss/Yards 2-4 1-2
Sacked/Yards Lost 3-20 4-27

Pass Attempts 23 47
Completions 12 28
Passing Yards 131 443
Yards Per Attempt 5.6 9.4
Interceptions 3 2
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0

Total Plays 63 63
Total Yards 342 484
Yards Per Play 5.4 7.6

3rd Down Plays 3/12 1/8

Penalties 5 5
Penalty Yards 39 54

Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 31
Time Of Possession 32:29 27:31

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 9
AREA BOX SCORES
Buchanan throws for 540, 6 TD's
1000 Oaks rolls by Bakersfield, 2-0 in CL play

Thousand Oaks 3 7 17 20 - 47
Bakersfield 0 13 0 7 - 20

Team Statistics THOU BAKE

First Downs 31 11

Total Rushes 11 35
Net Rushing Yards -14 78
Yards Per Carry -1.2 2.2
Rushing Yards 4 111
Tckld Loss/Yards 0-0 7-11
Sacked/Yards Lost 3-18 4-22

Pass Attempts 62 27
Completions 38 13
Passing Yards 540 125
Yards Per Attempt 8.7 4.6
Interceptions 5 1
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/2

Total Plays 73 62
Total Yards 526 203
Yards Per Play 7.2 3.2

3rd Down Plays 5/12 5/17

Penalties 4 11
Penalty Yards 30 91

Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 37
Time Of Possession 31:12 28:48

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 11
AREA BOX SCORES
1000 Oaks evens record
TOC blows past Stockton, WR Lyon w/ 3 TD's


Stockton 0 0 7 7 - 14
Thousand Oaks 7 7 14 13 - 41

Team Statistics STOC THOU

First Downs 16 25

Total Rushes 42 20
Net Rushing Yards 100 2
Yards Per Carry 2.3 0.1
Rushing Yards 150 32
Tckld Loss/Yards 3-4 1-1
Sacked/Yards Lost 7-46 4-29

Pass Attempts 30 49
Completions 11 26
Passing Yards 187 464
Yards Per Attempt 6.2 9.4
Interceptions 5 4
Fumbles/Lost 5/1 0/0

Total Plays 72 69
Total Yards 287 466
Yards Per Play 3.9 6.7

3rd Down Plays 4/17 3/11

Penalties 6 7
Penalty Yards 64 55

Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 38
Time Of Possession 33:12 26:48

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 5
Men On Fire
TOC wins 4th straight, Buchanan throws for 580

Thousand Oaks College's Karl Buchanan has thrown for more yards than any other player in the NCAA this season after a 45-17 rout of hapless San Francisco Saturday afternoon. Buchanan is producing over 400 yards of offense a contest, leading Claude Garrett of Colorado by over thirty yards. TOC, now 4-3 (3-0 CL) goes to Anaheim hoping to continue their hot ways.


San Francisco 7 10 0 0 - 17
Thousand Oaks 7 14 7 17 - 45

Team Statistics SFRA THOU

First Downs 15 32

Total Rushes 38 12
Net Rushing Yards 164 22
Yards Per Carry 4.3 1.8
Rushing Yards 193 46
Tckld Loss/Yards 2-3 0-0
Sacked/Yards Lost 4-26 4-24

Pass Attempts 26 63
Completions 13 37
Passing Yards 180 589
Yards Per Attempt 6.9 9.3
Interceptions 2 3
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0

Total Plays 64 75
Total Yards 344 611
Yards Per Play 5.3 8.1

3rd Down Plays 5/16 7/13

Penalties 8 1
Penalty Yards 69 10

Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 34
Time Of Possession 33:05 26:55

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 5
AREA BOX SCORES
1000 Oaks wins 5th straight
Faces 4-1 Sacto for CL lead next

Thousand Oaks 14 21 10 14 - 59
Anaheim 0 0 7 7 - 14

Team Statistics THOU ANAH

First Downs 31 20

Total Rushes 10 38
Net Rushing Yards 21 128
Yards Per Carry 2.1 3.3
Rushing Yards 43 149
Tckld Loss/Yards 0-0 5-11
Sacked/Yards Lost 4-22 1-10

Pass Attempts 60 42
Completions 31 19
Passing Yards 603 196
Yards Per Attempt 10.0 4.6
Interceptions 1 4
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0

Total Plays 70 80
Total Yards 624 324
Yards Per Play 8.9 4.0

3rd Down Plays 4/11 6/18

Penalties 4 5
Penalty Yards 38 38

Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 25
Time Of Possession 25:19 34:41

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 2
Vegas Vinnie's Gambler's Delight
Five Star Picks:

***** Thousand Oaks (5-3, 5-0 CL) @ Sacramento (4-4, 4-1 CL) -8

Are you kidding me? TOC has won 47-20, 41-14, 45-17, and 59-14 after holding on to beat Riverside, widely considered the class of the California League. Freshman QB Kurt Buchanan has thrown for over 3200 yards in only eight games this season, and they've won five in a row in conference play.

Sacto, on the other hand, lost 37-10 two weeks ago to Anaheim for it's only conference loss, a team TOC beat 59-14 last week. Not to mention TOC beat Sacto 42-21 last season in a game that wasn't as close as the score.

Ten units on Thousand Oaks +8.

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 7
AREA BOX SCORES
One to go for TOC
Victory over Oakland will clinch bowl berth

Thousand Oaks 14 7 0 14 - 35
Sacramento 7 7 3 0 - 17

Team Statistics THOU SACR

First Downs 26 16

Total Rushes 12 44
Net Rushing Yards 5 166
Yards Per Carry 0.4 3.7
Rushing Yards 22 185
Tckld Loss/Yards 2-3 7-13
Sacked/Yards Lost 2-14 1-6

Pass Attempts 54 22
Completions 31 10
Passing Yards 410 135
Yards Per Attempt 7.5 6.1
Interceptions 2 2
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1

Total Plays 66 66
Total Yards 415 301
Yards Per Play 6.2 4.5

3rd Down Plays 6/12 4/15

Penalties 5 6
Penalty Yards 31 40

Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 35
Time Of Possession 26:08 33:52

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 1
Small School, Big Dreams
Tiny Thousand Oaks College to go Bowling

Thousand Oaks (AP) - Billy Adair, the coach of surprising TOC, is anything but a conformist. After a four year career at the University of Alabama at Birmingham playing tight end, he set out to find out how to beat teams with superior speed, size, and skill. Adair thinks he has found a way, and it leads through the California League, a new Division I conference in it's second season.

Adair, at 26 the youngest collegiate head coach in the country, has a vision. Think of the old run n' shoot formations of the past, and play the record at high speed. No huddles, no problem. Adair has a track team in pads on his field, and a local kid throwing the ball to them.

"Coach likes scoring. We have the second leading sackman in the country (freshman DE Jerome Swafford with 20) and he even knows that the key to us winning is to score fifty." says freshman QB Kurt Buchanan, who played his prep ball three miles away at Thousand Oaks High. "We have a bad rep around the country due to one bad game a year ago, and we have to live that down daily."

Buchanan is talking about the teams first game in Division I, a 87-0 pasting by eventual national champion Georgia in 2004. While rivals such as Riverside and Oakland were playing and beating teams like Eastern Michigan and UTEP, TOC was getting rocked by perennial powers such as Georgia, West Virginia, and Big West champion North Texas.

"It was a good experience for us, even though the gameplay wasn't very solid," says Rod Rodriguez, TOC's QB from last season. Rodriguez is currently playing for the af2 (Arena Football minor league) Tulsa Talons. "When we beat Anaheim, we knew right then that we could hang with anyone in the country if our game was on."

TOC beat Anaheim College 72-13 to earn the dubious distiction of being the first team since the 1940's to give up over seventy in one game and score seventy in another. They eventually lost to Oakland to deny a winning record then to Riverside for the league title. This year, they have run amok through the California League, including a 35-20 win over Oakland and a 27-20 victory over Riverside, to earn a spot in the postseason: the Guinness Bowl in sunny Corpus Christi, Texas.

One challenge still remains before a trip to the Gulf Coast, however. TOC must travel next week to Syracuse, who at 2-7 is struggling mightily this season. "That right there might be a program defining win," stated Adair. "Seven losses or not, they still play in the Big East and look at us as nobodies."

If Adair has his way, nobody might call his team nobodies again.




Oakland 10 0 10 0 - 20
Thousand Oaks 7 14 0 14 - 35

Team Statistics OAKL THOU

First Downs 19 22

Total Rushes 44 20
Net Rushing Yards 213 -6
Yards Per Carry 4.8 0.3
Rushing Yards 241 28
Tckld Loss/Yards 4-18 1-2
Sacked/Yards Lost 2-10 5-32

Pass Attempts 30 50
Completions 14 24
Passing Yards 177 392
Yards Per Attempt 5.9 7.8
Interceptions 1 4
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0

Total Plays 74 70
Total Yards 390 386
Yards Per Play 5.2 5.5

3rd Down Plays 7/17 8/14

Penalties 10 8
Penalty Yards 60 65

Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 32
Time Of Possession 33:27 26:33

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 3
Heartbreak!
1000 Oaks drops OT Thriller to 'Cuse, 36-30

Thousand Oaks kicker Dale Demeester nailed a 36 yeard field goal to force overtime against Syracuse, but failed to convert on the first possession of the extra period in Saturday's action from New York. The Orange (4-7) scored on a Derek Evans pass to Michael Rosslyn on their second play to emerge victorious. TOC quarterback Kurt Buchanan threw for 455 yards in the loss.

TOC (7-4) will play Big West champion Utah State (7-4) in the Guinness Bowl next week. In related news, Riverside (9-2), the California League runner-up, will square off against Penn State (7-4) in the Motor City Bowl in Detroit. This is the first time that the CL has sent two teams to the postseason.


Thousand Oaks 7 10 3 10 0 - 30
Syracuse 7 7 6 10 6 - 36

Team Statistics THOU SYRA

First Downs 27 20

Total Rushes 20 37
Net Rushing Yards -3 129
Yards Per Carry 0.1 3.4
Rushing Yards 45 159
Tckld Loss/Yards 1-3 3-5
Sacked/Yards Lost 7-45 5-25

Pass Attempts 62 23
Completions 33 14
Passing Yards 455 277
Yards Per Attempt 7.3 12.0
Interceptions 3 0
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0

Total Plays 82 60
Total Yards 452 406
Yards Per Play 5.5 6.7

3rd Down Plays 6/18 4/12

Penalties 2 9
Penalty Yards 16 83

Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 30
Time Of Possession 33:35 28:10

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 2
Vegas Vinnie's Bowl Week: What to Watch For

Hall of Fame Bowl, Canton, OH:
USC (9-2) vs. Colorado State (7-4)
Trojans in a rout, baby!
USC 47, CSU 17.

Capitol One Bowl, Washington, DC
UCLA (8-3) vs. Virginia Tech (8-3)
The Bruins haven't been consistent enough to knock off a stud squad like the Hokies.
VA Tech 21, UCLA 10.

Motor City Bowl, Detroit, MI:
Penn State (7-4) -17 vs. Riverside (9-2)
The Nittany Lions are much tougher than any team Riverside faced all season.
PSU 44, Riverside 20.

Guinness Bowl, Corpus Christi, TX:
Thousand Oaks (7-4) vs. Utah State (7-4) E
When 1000 Oaks is on, a weak defensive team like the Aggies is in trouble.
TOC 38, USU 31.

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 3
TOC wins 1st Bowl Game

TOC owns something that area powers UCLA, USC, and Riverside do not right now: a bowl game championship. Well, we know that Southern Cal and the Bruins haven't played yet, but the Los Angeles area might be witness to the birth of another great program. Behind stellar performances by Irv Preston and Kurt Buchanan, Thousand Oaks knocked off Big West champion Utah State 41-15 Wednesday night to kick off the bowl season.

Coach Billy Adair, at 26 the youngest head coach to win a bowl game in forty-five years, was euphoric after the game. "We came here to Corpus to win, and to serve notice that we will be a force to be reckoned with in the future. This team has the top passer for yardage, two of the top five recievers, and two top ten players in sacks and tackles in the country. All five of these young men I just mentioned are freshmen."

Thousand Oaks finishes at 8-4 for the season, and will probably not warrant a national ranking. In other CL action, Penn State defeated Riverside 41-10 in Detroit.


Utah State 6 3 3 3 - 15
Thousand Oaks 7 6 14 14 - 41

Team Statistics UTST THOU

First Downs 15 23

Total Rushes 45 10
Net Rushing Yards 131 -11
Yards Per Carry 2.9 -1.1
Rushing Yards 178 9
Tckld Loss/Yards 6-13 0-0
Sacked/Yards Lost 6-34 3-20

Pass Attempts 26 55
Completions 13 31
Passing Yards 133 414
Yards Per Attempt 5.1 7.5
Interceptions 2 4
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/0

Total Plays 71 65
Total Yards 264 403
Yards Per Play 3.7 6.2

3rd Down Plays 4/16 3/11

Penalties 5 6
Penalty Yards 35 49

Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 46
Time Of Possession 34:03 25:57

[jackyl]

Notable season ending stuff...

QB Kurt Buchanan was the NCAA leader in completions, attempts, yards, interceptions, and sacks.

WR Irv Preston finished first in the NCAA in receptions with 94. Stan Lyon finshed tied for fifth with 74.

LB Courtney Bennett finished third in tackles with 132. DE Jerome Swafford finished second in sacks with 21.5. Bennett and CB Rufus Turk finished tied for fourth in interceptions with seven each.

Buchanan and Bennett were the respective NCAA offensive and defensive freshman, CL, and CL freshman POY's. Bennett was voted second team All-America.

The most amazing stat? We had EIGHT players named all-frosh. Buchanan, Preston, WR Stan Lyon, Swafford, DT Ernest Harmon, Bennett, Turk, and S Blaine Free.

UGA won it's second straight NCAA title, this time without our scalps on their belts.

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 5
EDITORIAL:

Rumor has it that UAB, who has gone 5-17 the last two years, is casting their eyes on young TOC head man Billy Adair, a former player under embattled coach Gary Sanders. Shouldn't the powers that be make sure that Adair doesn't leave, especially with that amazing freshman class he still gets three years to develop? It would be a shame if AD Bernard Wells lets this man get away, even as Wells himself has been named a finalist for the vacant Stanford opening. His assistant, former TOC volleyball player Rachel McKnight, is widely considered to be the frontrunner to replace Wells.

Speaking of Thousand Oaks, ex-QB Rod Rodriguez has been hired by Adair as his new quarterbacks coach. Many TOC fans cried out for an older, more experienced mentor to homegrown hero Kurt Buchanan, but those same fans forget that the head coach himself is only 26, with a conference title and a bowl win to his credit.

In closing, UAB shouldn't even be given a chance at Adair, especially since it is widely known that JJ Kinsella at USC and Reuben Tucker at UCLA are both in their late sixties and not wanting to coach forever. With no NFL team in Los Angeles, we need Adair and his unique style here more than ever.

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section A, Page 2
California Universities announce new affiliations

Under Governor Schwarzenegger's new public university funding and nomenclature act, the following schools have new affiliations and names.

San Francisco: University of California at San Francisco (UCSF)
Riverside: University of California at Riverside (UCR)
Anaheim: California State University at Anaheim (CSUA)
Oakland: California State University at Oakland (CSUO)


Thousand Oaks: Thousand Oaks University, California (TOU)
Sacramento: Sacramento College
Stockton: University of Stockton, California
Bakersfield: Bakersfield Polytechnic College

[jackyl]

Rod walks into my office in the Nabisco Center with a smirk on his face and the Times in his hand. "Coach, you ever read this rag?", Rodriguez asks.

"No, I'm a USA Today guy myself. Wells usually tells me if there's something worth reading in there."

"Really. Huh. Well, here then." He hands me the state news section of the front page.

"SON OF A BITCH!" I yell at the news of school affiliation. "Riverside and Oakland are now state schools? Call Wells for me and tell him I'll be there in ten minutes."

Rod shuffles his feet and looks at me cockeyed. He says, "Wells left for Stanford this morning, Coach. McKnight is his interim replacement."

"Rachel? Rachel the budget-killer? Are we going to have to bus to the damn bay now?"

"Well, actually we need to talk about your jet-setting football program, Billy. Be in my office in ten minutes." She looks pretty fearsome in her grey suit and newly short, executive length black hair as she spins around and marches out of my office.

"Oh shit, Rod. It looks like she's had the job for ten minutes and I already found my way onto her bad side. This might be a long season."

"Coach, before you go talk to your new *cough* friend, maybe you ought to read this."

[jackyl]

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
1530 3RD AVE SOUTH
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35294-1150

Dear Mr. Adair,

This letter is a preliminary offer of employment as the co-offensive coordinator for the UAB Blazer football program. You have come highly recommended by Head Coach Gary Sanders and he would like for you to join his staff in time for the 2006 season. Upon Coach Sanders retirement, you have my word that you will be a top candidate for the head coach position. This offer contains a contract for $95,000 a year for the next four years, with performance clauses.

Please respond within the next ten days.

Warmest regards,

Dexter McNamara
Presidential Advisor - Athletic Department

[jackyl]

"You're late."

I walk into the Athletic Director's office and marvel at the changes. Gone is the picture of Rod and WR Wesley Hanson handing the game ball to me after the Anaheim game in 2004. Gone is the Guinness Bowl Trophy from last season. Now there's a autographed volleyball, a vase full of little white flowers, and classical music playing in the background.

"Billy, why am I under the impression that you aren't happy with my appointment?"

I'm floored. "Ms. McKnight, I have no problem with anything that you or the rest of the administration is doing. If it wasn't for the chance that your predecessor gave me, I'd be coaching high school ball back in Alabama."

"Which brings me to my second point. Why are you soliciting offers from UAB? That is a breach of your contract with us, and frankly, I'm a little upset."

She's got this administrator talk down cold. "Ma'am, they sent me a letter, not the other way around. To be some sort of coach in waiting until Old Man Sanders hangs up his whistle. Here." I walk over and give her the letter from McNamara.

"$95,000. What are we paying you now, Billy?"

"I am paid $55,000 a season, with performance incentives. My contract expires in 2007. Last year with the bowl victory I earned around $75,000. That still ranks dead last in the California League, in case you were wondering." Take that, ice queen.

"Coach Adair, I am prepared to make an offer to you for three years with a total payout of $200,000. The regents have already signed off on this, but we need to set some rules."

I'm listening. If I can get a raise and only add one year to my deal, I'm going to take it. I can see all my freshman stars dominate until their eligibility is gone, and by then I'll only be 29, ready for the big time.

"Ms. McKnight, you have my attention."

"This school can't afford for you to be flying to places like Raleigh, Syracuse, Birmingham, and the like. From now on, you have to play all games in the Pacific Time Zone unless you make a bowl or it is already scheduled through my department."

Check. We can do that.

"Same with recruiting. Unless they come to you, you must only recruit in California."

Hmmm. OK, I guess. Check. Thank God this isn't Wyoming.

"One final thing. You must cut any player who violates team rules, goes on academic probation, or expresses an interest in a transfer."

Rachel the spinthrift AD assistant has been replaced by the new Rachel5000 - administrative model. I'd rather have a new whirlpool in the trainers room.

"Fine, Ms. McKnight. It's your department."

[jackyl]

Offensive Coordinator Skip Calhoun walks into my office with a crushed look on his face.

"Billy, we gotta talk."

"Yeah Skip, what's up?"

"I'm done. I can't handle the crap from the administration, cutting players with grade problems and the like. Here's my resignation."

Calhoun throws an envelope on my desk and storms out the door. Rod walks in and asks, "Do you want me to call Carlos or do you want to?"

Carlos Snyder is an offensive genius from Denver. He's coached NAIA ball there for at least fifteen years. Rod and I know him from football camps over the years. He's a genius, but he hits the bottle a little too hard. Otherwise he'd be coaching Colorado State by now.

"Naw, I'll do it."

[jackyl]

*RING*

*RING*

"Rachel McKnight."

"Ms. McKnight, it's Billy. We're going to UCLA week one and to Fresno State week three. Syracuse and Marshall are both still coming here this season."

"Did you cut Preston and Bennett?"Irv Preston led the NCAA in receptions as a freshman, and is currently on scholastic probation. Courtney Bennett was a second team All-American and is in the same boat.

"No, I haven't yet. Final appeals dosn't start for another week. If the NCAA finds out we're cutting players like this we'll go on probation." I'm lying, obviously.

"I'll be watching. Don't let me find out you're doing something behind my back."

I swear she's like the nun in the Blues Brothers, full of venom and her feet never touch the ground.

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 7
PRESEASON OUTLOOK
1000 Oaks Trying to Step Up in 3rd Year
Thousand Oaks University starts the 2005 season with its first visit to crosstown rival UCLA. Other opponents of note include Marshall, Fresno State, and Syracuse.

Sophomore QB Karl Buchanan will have a stable of big play recievers to choose from despite the loss of Irving Preston. Stan Lyon, Tim Cantu, and Jack Reed are all formidable targets.

Season prediction: 7-4, 6-1 conference (2nd)

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 1
Bruins Rally, Humble Upstart TOU

Los Angeles (AP) - Ian Crawford scrambled for the game winning touchdown with only thirty three seconds remaining to give 24th ranked UCLA a 29-24 win over newly christened rival Thousand Oaks. "I've never opened in a dime package and stayed there all game, but that's what Adair does to you, " said UCLA coach Reuben Tucker. "We'd like to play them every year, and coach Adair and I talked about that after the game."

TOU's Karl Buchanan was 21-38 for 345 yards in the loss.



Thousand Oaks 0 10 7 7 - 24
UCLA 3 3 14 9 - 29

Team Statistics THOU UCLA

First Downs 15 27

Total Rushes 11 51
Net Rushing Yards -49 198
Yards Per Carry -4.4 3.8
Rushing Yards 3 219
Tckld Loss/Yards 0-0 6-14
Sacked/Yards Lost 8-52 1-7

Pass Attempts 38 28
Completions 21 17
Passing Yards 345 208
Yards Per Attempt 9.0 7.4
Interceptions 1 2
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1

Total Plays 49 79
Total Yards 296 406
Yards Per Play 6.0 5.1

3rd Down Plays 4/10 7/15

Penalties 5 11
Penalty Yards 35 80

Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 44
Time Of Possession 23:24 36:36

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 3
TOU Wallops #13 Marshall

Thousand Oaks (AP) - Karl Buchanan was lighting up both the stat sheet and the scoreboard early and often for TOU in a surprisingly one sided romp over #13 Marshall 48-23. This is the third year program's first victory over a ranked opponent. Buchanan threw for 447 yards and 5 TD's while freshman Tim Cantu made his presence known with 170 yards receiving. "We're a dangerous club when we play like this," said coach Billy Adair. "Let's just hope this carries into next week against Fresno State."



Marshall 10 7 3 3 - 23
Thousand Oaks 7 10 14 17 - 48

Team Statistics MRSH THOU

First Downs 27 20

Total Rushes 48 12
Net Rushing Yards 188 -19
Yards Per Carry 3.9 -1.5
Rushing Yards 215 14
Tckld Loss/Yards 2-4 0-0
Sacked/Yards Lost 4-23 5-33

Pass Attempts 32 42
Completions 18 24
Passing Yards 215 479
Yards Per Attempt 6.7 11.4
Interceptions 1 1
Fumbles/Lost 5/0 0/0

Total Plays 80 54
Total Yards 403 460
Yards Per Play 5.0 8.5

3rd Down Plays 9/18 3/9

Penalties 2 4
Penalty Yards 20 30

Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 36
Time Of Possession 37:29 22:31

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 7
AREA BOX SCORES
Coming Together
1000 Oaks Wins 2nd Game

Thousand Oaks 7 17 0 14 - 38
Fresno State 3 3 3 0 - 9

Team Statistics THOU FRST

First Downs 24 17

Total Rushes 14 32
Net Rushing Yards -13 94
Yards Per Carry 0.9 2.9
Rushing Yards 19 111
Tckld Loss/Yards 0-0 5-12
Sacked/Yards Lost 6-32 1-5

Pass Attempts 52 45
Completions 32 18
Passing Yards 393 240
Yards Per Attempt 7.5 5.3
Interceptions 0 1
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0

Total Plays 66 77
Total Yards 380 334
Yards Per Play 5.7 4.3

3rd Down Plays 6/14 5/19

Penalties 3 12
Penalty Yards 25 110

Avg. Drive Start OWN 43 OWN 26
Time Of Possession 27:11 32:49

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 7
AREA BOX SCORES
3 in a Row
1000 Oaks Knocks off UCSF in CL Opener


Thousand Oaks 0 3 7 7 - 17
San Francisco 0 7 0 0 - 7

Team Statistics THOU SFRA

First Downs 19 13

Total Rushes 14 40
Net Rushing Yards -9 143
Yards Per Carry 0.6 3.5
Rushing Yards 17 161
Tckld Loss/Yards 0-0 4-7
Sacked/Yards Lost 5-26 2-11

Pass Attempts 64 27
Completions 28 13
Passing Yards 367 144
Yards Per Attempt 5.7 5.3
Interceptions 4 1
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1

Total Plays 78 67
Total Yards 358 287
Yards Per Play 4.5 4.2

3rd Down Plays 9/20 5/17

Penalties 5 8
Penalty Yards 30 97

Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 32
Time Of Possession 28:33 31:27

[jackyl]

***FOX SPORTS WEST PROGRAMMING NOTE***

Channel 4 will now televise the #24 Riverside (3-1) vs Thousand Oaks (3-1) game this Saturday. Those wishing to watch the Greater Bay Area Dog Extravaganza please tune in to FSN5.

Notables: Riverside and TOU have played twice and are currently tied 1-1 in the overall series. TOU's sophomore QB Karl Buchanan has thrown for 1552 yards this year, second in the country.

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 3
4-1 TOU Pops Rival Riverside 28-13

Thousand Oaks scored 21 points in the 4th quarter and rallied to defeat Riverside 28-13 Saturday afternoon. With wins over Riverside, Marshall, and Fresno, does coach Billy Adair think they deserve national recognition? "It's hard to tell right now", said Adair. "If we beat everyone that we play, our record will speak for itself." QB Karl Buchanan continued his masterful play of late as he threw for 363 yards.




Riverside 3 3 0 7 - 13
Thousand Oaks 7 0 0 21 - 28

Team Statistics RIVR THOU

First Downs 21 21

Total Rushes 53 16
Net Rushing Yards 130 -5
Yards Per Carry 2.4 0.3
Rushing Yards 173 25
Tckld Loss/Yards 4-5 1-2
Sacked/Yards Lost 6-38 5-28

Pass Attempts 29 55
Completions 14 24
Passing Yards 199 363
Yards Per Attempt 6.8 6.6
Interceptions 0 4
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1

Total Plays 82 71
Total Yards 329 358
Yards Per Play 4.0 5.0

3rd Down Plays 7/17 9/17

Penalties 3 7
Penalty Yards 25 44

Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 37
Time Of Possession 35:30 24:31

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 7
AREA BOX SCORES
Squeaking By
1000 Oaks holds off Sacramento 21-18, 3-0 in CL

Sacramento 0 7 3 8 - 18
Thousand Oaks 0 7 0 14 - 21

Team Statistics SACR THOU

First Downs 15 17

Total Rushes 42 25
Net Rushing Yards 75 29
Yards Per Carry 1.7 1.1
Rushing Yards 118 67
Tckld Loss/Yards 2-3 3-5
Sacked/Yards Lost 7-40 5-33

Pass Attempts 24 45
Completions 16 22
Passing Yards 156 315
Yards Per Attempt 6.5 7.0
Interceptions 1 2
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0

Total Plays 66 70
Total Yards 231 344
Yards Per Play 3.5 4.9

3rd Down Plays 2/14 5/16

Penalties 2 6
Penalty Yards 10 50

Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 36
Time Of Possession 32:06 27:54

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 3
TOU's 35 Point 4th puts away Anaheim

Thousand Oaks, down 31-17 with only eight minutes left, worked a little aerial magic Saturday as Karl Buchanan and company scored 35 unanswered points to defeat Anaheim 52-31. Buchanan was 30-55 for 531 yards and 4 TD's for TOU, now 6-1 (4-0 CL) on the season.


Thousand Oaks 7 10 0 35 - 52
Anaheim 0 17 7 7 - 31

Team Statistics THOU ANAH

First Downs 35 13

Total Rushes 18 33
Net Rushing Yards 21 148
Yards Per Carry 1.1 4.4
Rushing Yards 36 172
Tckld Loss/Yards 1-3 3-5
Sacked/Yards Lost 2-12 3-19

Pass Attempts 55 34
Completions 30 12
Passing Yards 531 106
Yards Per Attempt 9.6 3.1
Interceptions 5 1
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1

Total Plays 73 67
Total Yards 552 254
Yards Per Play 7.5 3.7

3rd Down Plays 1/8 3/16

Penalties 9 13
Penalty Yards 73 99

Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 32
Time Of Possession 29:20 30:40

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 3
Hard Knock Life
Syracuse Topples TOU Again

Orange kicker Richard Bangs knocked through an improbable 51 yard field goal in Thousand Oaks Saturday with :09 left as #24 Syracuse beat TOU 45-43 in a barnburner. Karl Buchanan threw for 573 yards in the loss, which drops TOU to 6-2 overall and 4-0 in California League play. Thousand Oaks travels to 2-6 Oakland next week.


Syracuse 7 16 6 16 - 45
Thousand Oaks 21 7 8 7 - 43

Team Statistics SYRA THOU

First Downs 29 28

Total Rushes 37 17
Net Rushing Yards 180 0
Yards Per Carry 4.8 0.0
Rushing Yards 203 24
Tckld Loss/Yards 2-5 0-0
Sacked/Yards Lost 3-18 4-24

Pass Attempts 37 56
Completions 20 30
Passing Yards 338 573
Yards Per Attempt 9.1 10.2
Interceptions 3 4
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1

Total Plays 74 73
Total Yards 518 573
Yards Per Play 7.0 7.8

3rd Down Plays 2/13 4/11

Penalties 8 4
Penalty Yards 58 20

Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 26
Time Of Possession 33:33 26:27

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 7
AREA BOX SCORES
TOU Rallies Again
Scores 14 in 4th to Beat Oakland, QB throws for 450




Thousand Oaks 7 7 7 14 - 35
Oakland 7 10 7 0 - 24

Team Statistics THOU OAKL

First Downs 24 22

Total Rushes 16 49
Net Rushing Yards 8 215
Yards Per Carry 0.5 4.3
Rushing Yards 58 249
Tckld Loss/Yards 2-4 7-17
Sacked/Yards Lost 7-46 3-17

Pass Attempts 50 26
Completions 26 15
Passing Yards 452 178
Yards Per Attempt 9.0 6.8
Interceptions 3 1
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1

Total Plays 66 75
Total Yards 460 393
Yards Per Play 6.9 5.2

3rd Down Plays 4/11 5/15

Penalties 6 6
Penalty Yards 61 55

Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 32
Time Of Possession 23:43 36:17

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 1
New Sheriff In Town?

Everyone knows by now that USC is 10-0, #1 in all the land, and a lock for the title game in San Antonio. A great many Angelenos know that UCLA is 8-2, #12th in the country, and is building on a young defense. But do you know about Thousand Oaks, the Loyola Marymount of college football?

Last year TOU put an unprecedented eight players on the NCAA's All-Frosh team with a pass-happy offense, a brash young coach, and a big bowl game win over Utah State. This year, they are even better, if that can be believed. TOU's only losses this season are to abovementioned UCLA and #19 Syracuse. They own big wins versus Riverside, Marshall, and Fresno State, and are looking to climb the ladder even further.

"We'd play SC tomorrow," said head coach Billy Adair. "After what Georgia did to us a few years back we aren't scared of any of these big names. Hell, most of my players competed and beat their players in high school."

After a 41-16 win at Stcokton this Saturday, 3-8 Bakersfield comes into town next week.


Thousand Oaks 14 10 10 7 - 41
Stockton 0 7 3 6 - 16

Team Statistics THOU STOC

First Downs 19 9

Total Rushes 16 39
Net Rushing Yards -28 82
Yards Per Carry -1.7 2.1
Rushing Yards 18 150
Tckld Loss/Yards 0-0 4-13
Sacked/Yards Lost 6-46 7-55

Pass Attempts 43 20
Completions 26 6
Passing Yards 397 35
Yards Per Attempt 9.2 1.7
Interceptions 2 2
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1

Total Plays 59 59
Total Yards 369 117
Yards Per Play 6.2 1.9

3rd Down Plays 3/11 1/14

Penalties 2 2
Penalty Yards 23 10

Avg. Drive Start OWN 41 OWN 32
Time Of Possession 27:06 32:54

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 7
AREA BOX SCORES
9-2 TOU Pops Bakersfield, Waits for Bowl Opponent
Buchanan again throws for 450, Hanson shines


Bakersfield 0 7 7 0 - 14
Thousand Oaks 14 13 7 7 - 41

Team Statistics BAKE THOU

First Downs 20 26

Total Rushes 35 13
Net Rushing Yards 79 22
Yards Per Carry 2.2 1.6
Rushing Yards 120 38
Tckld Loss/Yards 5-9 1-3
Sacked/Yards Lost 5-32 2-13

Pass Attempts 45 58
Completions 21 31
Passing Yards 190 465
Yards Per Attempt 4.2 8.0
Interceptions 4 6
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0

Total Plays 80 71
Total Yards 269 487
Yards Per Play 3.3 6.8

3rd Down Plays 5/18 2/10

Penalties 9 7
Penalty Yards 75 45

Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 40
Time Of Possession 33:33 26:27

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 3
1000 Oaks Seeks 2nd Bowl W

Corpus Christi, TX (AP) - The highly unconventional pass-happy play of tiny TOU takes on Middle Tennessee State in tonight's Guinness Bowl. TOU, 9-2 this year, is looking for the first ten win season in school history and it's second consecutive Guinness Bowl victory. MTSU, 8-3, utilizes a power running game that was effective in a 30-27 over the California League's Bakersfield, a team TOU dispatched 41-14 two weeks ago.

TOU is led by QB Karl Buchanan, who needs 209 yards to break the NCAA season passing record he set last season and DE Jerome Swafford, currently tied for 6th in the nation with 16 sacks.

ESPN pregame will begin at 7:30 EST.

[DeToxRox]

keep it up. i am impressed with this one.

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 1
TOU Wins Bowl Opener
Cantu (3 TD's), Buchanan lead way over Blue Raiders

Corpus Christi, TX (AP) - Amazing sophomore QB Karl Buchanan broke his own single season passing record with 482 yards as TOU triumphed in the Guinness Bowl Wednesday night 27-21. Tim Cantu caught all three of Buchanan's touchdown passes while fellow wide reciever Stan Lyon snagged nine passes for 198 yards.

Buchanan's new mark of 5,101 passing yards broke the previous record he set as a freshman by 273 yards. With this victory, TOU head coach Billy Adair improves his career record to 25-12.


Middle Tennessee State 7 0 0 14 - 21
Thousand Oaks 3 14 0 10 - 27

Team Statistics MDTN THOU

First Downs 17 28

Total Rushes 40 22
Net Rushing Yards 111 59
Yards Per Carry 2.7 2.6
Rushing Yards 154 93
Tckld Loss/Yards 4-11 1-1
Sacked/Yards Lost 5-32 6-33

Pass Attempts 34 53
Completions 18 27
Passing Yards 181 482
Yards Per Attempt 5.3 9.0
Interceptions 1 3
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 5/3

Total Plays 74 75
Total Yards 292 541
Yards Per Play 3.9 7.2

3rd Down Plays 5/17 5/13

Penalties 10 12
Penalty Yards 76 100

Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 32
Time Of Possession 32:42 27:18

[jackyl]

To: [email protected]
From: [email protected]
Subject: Coaching Opportunity

Dear Coach,

We at the University of Missouri have been most impressed with your performance at Thousand Oaks University. Over the past three years, our Tigers have gone 20-14 with a bowl win last December, a very impressive mark in the Big 12. I believe that you are the man to take Mizzou to the next level and would welcome the opportunity to discuss this matter further.
Please contact me at your earliest convienence.


Go Tigers!

Mike Dupree
University of Missouri Athletic Director

[jackyl]

Rod and Carlos Snyder walk into Cowboys, a dimly lit bar about a mile from the stadium where they see me, about seven empty shot glasses, and a sheet of paper on my table.

"Billy, we have got to talk about this, right now." began Snyder. "The answer is no, no, and no. There is no way you can leave with the group of players we have now."

"And the Mizzou alumni would eat a young guy like you alive if the team struggles, especially in a state with football mad cities like St Louis and Kansas City." Rod chips in. "You've got to stay a little longer or take a lower profile job, if you're that intent on leaving. The Big 12? You're crazy."

The waitress brings three shots of Patron 3G's to the table.

I take a deep breath. "Guys, I'm really hamstrung with Rachel though. No recruiting outside the state? No trips out of the Pacific Time Zone? And sooner or later she's going to find out that I didn't cut Preston like she told me."

"Why not go to Hawaii?" All three of us turn our heads at Mandy the waitress. "Hawaii may not be in the Pacific Time Zone, but you can't get more into the Pacific, right?"

The TOC coaching braintrust explodes into laughter.

"She's got a point," I say. "I'll give this place another year."

The empty shot glasses hit the table with a resounding thud, as did my ass when I slipped off the stool onto the floor.

[jackyl]

To: [email protected]
From: [email protected]
Subject: re: Coaching Opportunity

Mr. Dupree,

Thank you for the offer, but I am staying at Thousand Oaks. Good luck to you and the Tigers this upcoming season.

Billy Adair
Head Football Coach, Thousand Oaks

[jackyl]

"Billy? We need to talk."

Great. Now this is where I learn that we can't leave greater Los Angeles to play this season.

"Why didn't you take the Missouri job?"

"Uhhh, well, I couldn't let these guys down, especially since we're returning virtually everyone from a 10-2 team. We could make a run at a major bowl if Kurt can hold up."

"That is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. You turned down a Big 12 school to stay here? What the hell is wrong with you?"

"Call it my conscience. Or whatever. Besides, who else would you have coach this team, this offense? I'm the best fit right here, and I'd have to adapt at Mizzou. No thanks."

"This will go down as one of the dumbest moves in this school's history."

"Well, then don't renew my contract. Or fire me. I'm a hot commodity, remember?"

I slammed the door on the way out. I see Rod sitting on a couch outside the AD office, apparently waiting his turn to face Hurricane Rachel.

"Rod, take the damn lei off before going in, OK?"

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 7
TOU to face Cal, Hawaii, Syracuse

Two time defending CL champion Thousand Oaks released its 2007 schedule today, with highlights being a Week One trip to Berkeley to face Cal and a week four trip to Hawaii. TOu will also face Marshall in Week Three and end the season with a visit from the Orange of Syracuse. CL archrival Riverside comes to town Week Five.

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 3
TOU Rally Falls Short
26 point 4th not enough in 55-47 defeat

TOU's Heisman hopeful Karl Buchanan completed only 19 of his 56 pass attempts in a heartbreaking loss to California Saturday night (ESPN). Junior safety Blaine Free kept matters interesting with two interception returns for touchdowns in the fourth quarter. TOU (0-1) will take a week off before #22 Marshall comes to town.


Thousand Oaks 0 21 0 26 - 47
California 7 21 10 17 - 55

Team Statistics THOU CALI

First Downs 21 21

Total Rushes 21 30
Net Rushing Yards 19 90
Yards Per Carry 0.9 3.0
Rushing Yards 56 150
Tckld Loss/Yards 1-3 7-12
Sacked/Yards Lost 6-34 6-48

Pass Attempts 56 41
Completions 19 22
Passing Yards 334 419
Yards Per Attempt 5.9 10.2
Interceptions 3 2
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2

Total Plays 77 71
Total Yards 353 509
Yards Per Play 4.5 7.1

3rd Down Plays 4/18 6/15

Penalties 3 1
Penalty Yards 15 5

Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 38
Time Of Possession 29:23 30:37

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 3
TOU Shocks #20 Marshall
Reed, Lewis catch 10 each, 4 TD's

For the second straight year, TOU shocked a ranked Marshall club behind an amazing passing performance by junior QB Karl Buchanan. No defensive back was safe from the TOU aerial attack as Buchanan kept the stat crew busy with 490 yards and completions to eight different recievers. TOU (1-1) leaves the mainland to face Hawaii next week.


Marshall 0 14 0 7 - 21
Thousand Oaks 7 7 7 7 - 28

Team Statistics MRSH THOU

First Downs 19 26

Total Rushes 38 18
Net Rushing Yards 94 5
Yards Per Carry 2.4 0.2
Rushing Yards 127 39
Tckld Loss/Yards 9-19 2-4
Sacked/Yards Lost 2-14 5-30

Pass Attempts 34 64
Completions 18 29
Passing Yards 213 490
Yards Per Attempt 6.2 7.6
Interceptions 2 3
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0

Total Plays 72 82
Total Yards 307 495
Yards Per Play 4.2 6.0

3rd Down Plays 5/16 3/14

Penalties 6 9
Penalty Yards 55 75

Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 33
Time Of Possession 29:24 30:36

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 7
AREA BOX SCORES
TOU Squeaks Past Hawaii
Defense key in W; QB tosses for under 300


Thousand Oaks 0 14 0 6 - 20
Hawaii 7 7 5 0 - 19

Team Statistics THOU HAWI

First Downs 15 19

Total Rushes 18 30
Net Rushing Yards -22 73
Yards Per Carry -1.2 2.4
Rushing Yards 21 118
Tckld Loss/Yards 4-7 6-16
Sacked/Yards Lost 6-36 5-29

Pass Attempts 37 45
Completions 21 28
Passing Yards 264 231
Yards Per Attempt 7.1 5.1
Interceptions 0 2
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0

Total Plays 55 75
Total Yards 242 304
Yards Per Play 4.4 4.0

3rd Down Plays 1/10 8/19

Penalties 4 9
Penalty Yards 40 70

Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 31
Time Of Possession 23:49 36:11

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 2
Vegas Vinnie's Gambler's Delight

***Three Star Picks
#21 Riverside (3-0) -3 @ TOU (2-1)

With a win over South Carolina last Saturday, Riverside sent notice that TOU wasn't the only school with dreams of a January bowl game. But Coach Adair's tricky air attack has given Riverside fits the last two seasons. I'm taking the big play potential of TOU in an upset on their own field.

Five units on 1000 Oaks plus 3.

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 3
TOU Decimates Riverside 56-21
Buchanan, Lyon Shine in Rout

Kurt Buchanan threw for 557 yards and six touchdowns as TOC knocked off CL rival Riverside for the third straight year. Stan Lyon, Irv Preston, Tim Cantu, and Jack Reed all have over 100 yards recieving for Thousand Oaks, now 3-1. "We knew that we had to beat Riverside to set the tone for the CL schedule," remarked head coach Billy Adair after the win, his second over a ranked opponent this season. "Now if we can keep playing like this, the postseason will take care of itself."

TOU faces 2-1 (1-0) Bakersfield in Thousand Oaks next week.


Riverside 0 7 7 7 - 21
Thousand Oaks 21 7 14 14 - 56

Team Statistics RIVR THOU

First Downs 6 33

Total Rushes 16 25
Net Rushing Yards -3 -6
Yards Per Carry 0.1 0.2
Rushing Yards 41 63
Tckld Loss/Yards 1-2 0-0
Sacked/Yards Lost 7-42 9-69

Pass Attempts 47 66
Completions 7 35
Passing Yards 88 557
Yards Per Attempt 1.8 8.4
Interceptions 4 5
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0

Total Plays 63 91
Total Yards 85 551
Yards Per Play 1.3 6.0

3rd Down Plays 2/17 8/18

Penalties 5 2
Penalty Yards 28 15

Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 38
Time Of Possession 22:33 37:27

[jackyl]

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GIRLS OF THE CALIFORNIA LEAGUE

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Page 104 - Volleyball player Rachel shows us her "game face" in this outdoor set, taken after Thousand Oaks ended its 74 game losing streak versus Oakland last season.

[jackyl]

"Guys, you're not going to believe this," Snyder said as he entered my office for the evening coaches meeting.

He drops an issue of Playboy onto the table.

"Check out pages 104-106."

Rod looks at the pictorial and whistles. "Damn, someone needs to hire a fact-checker. The volleyball team was on that losing streak in the mid '90's. At least ten years ago."

I look again. "So that's her, isn't it?"

Carlos nods. "Yup, in all her glory."

"Well, she seems to have had some cosmetic enhancements since then," Rod says.

We roar in laughter as the Thousand Oaks football coaching staff heads to Cowboys to celebrate this gift from the gods.

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section A, Page 1
SCANDAL IN 1000 OAKS!
Athletic Director posed nude in Playboy in 1998, graces current issue

THOUSAND OAKS (AP) - Thousand Oaks University Athletic Director Rachel McKnight, 33, will hold a press conference later today to discuss photographs of her appearing in the November 2007 Playboy issue entitled, "Girls of the California League". According to Saul Goldman, publicity director for the magazine, McKnight was offered $15,000 for the shoot, with the understanding that the photos may appear in any issue for the next ten years. The magazine will pay her an additional $20,000 for use of the photos.

"We are big fans of Thousand Oaks in general and the California League in particular," said Goldman. "Many gentlemen around the country want to see art in this context, and as always we are happy to oblige."

[jackyl]

"And with that, I hereby resign as athletic director at this great university. I appreciate all of the support I have recieved over the last couple of days. Thank you. President Rivera?"

A crushed Rachel McKnight sits next to me on the stage at the press conference, thoughtfully held in the gymnasium where Rachel led the TOC volleyball team to three seasons without a victory.

"Rachel, I can save your ass, but we need to get a few things straight. Right now."

"WHAT?"

"Listen to me. The travel and scouting restrictions are gone immediately. You get more seats in my stadium. And you pay me like a major college football coach, and my staff too. I'll work with you on the academic standards, but we need more leeway."

"Fine, but how the hell..."

"Hey Lennie, can I say a couple of words?"

Dr. Leonard Rivera glares at his young football coach, namely me, but steps away from the mike.

"Folks, we're just a bunch of kids with some skeletons in the closet. Ms. McKnight made a mistake when she was an undergrad. Big deal."

The Nabisco Center is absolutely silent.

"There's something bigger at stake here. This university. Me and my staff are trying to put this place we love on the map with our football team, and without Ms. McKnight, it's a much longer road. She's a local girl, came to the school on an athletic scholarship, and has never left, working her way up the ladder."

I said that entire statement without rolling my eyes once.

"If you let her just quit like this, you're showing me just how much you think of our athletic department, our school, and our future. So I tell you this: if Rachel goes, I'm out the door right behind her. I'm 27 years old with two bowl wins, a ten win season, and the most prolific passing offense in the country."

I take a deep breath, thinking of my parents in Birmingham watching this on ESPN later and wondering if I'd lost my mind.

"You keep Rachel McKnight, and together we'll put this place on the map. That I promise you."

I sit down as the arena explodes in noise.

"You owe me at least a bottle, maybe two. We have some issues to iron out, boss."

"You got it, Billy."

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 7
AREA BOX SCORES
TOU Steamrolls Bakersfield 45-3
Harmon w/ 6 sacks, Cantu catches 12 for 250+


Bakersfield 3 0 0 0 - 3
Thousand Oaks 7 28 3 7 - 45

Team Statistics BAKE THOU

First Downs 8 29

Total Rushes 41 19
Net Rushing Yards 77 11
Yards Per Carry 1.8 0.5
Rushing Yards 138 53
Tckld Loss/Yards 7-11 1-3
Sacked/Yards Lost 8-50 6-39

Pass Attempts 20 59
Completions 7 35
Passing Yards 47 536
Yards Per Attempt 2.3 9.0
Interceptions 4 3
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/2

Total Plays 61 78
Total Yards 124 547
Yards Per Play 2.0 7.0

3rd Down Plays 2/15 7/11

Penalties 2 5
Penalty Yards 15 25

Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 38
Time Of Possession 31:32 28:28

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 7
AREA BOX SCORES
5-1 TOU Pops Stockton
Buchanan, Lyon Electric in 49-26 Win



Thousand Oaks 21 28 0 0 - 49
Stockton 7 0 10 9 - 26

Team Statistics THOU STOC

First Downs 32 26

Total Rushes 10 45
Net Rushing Yards -7 214
Yards Per Carry 0.7 4.7
Rushing Yards 8 265
Tckld Loss/Yards 2-2 5-12
Sacked/Yards Lost 2-13 7-39

Pass Attempts 57 29
Completions 34 11
Passing Yards 537 132
Yards Per Attempt 9.4 4.5
Interceptions 4 2
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1

Total Plays 67 74
Total Yards 530 346
Yards Per Play 7.9 4.6

3rd Down Plays 5/11 3/12

Penalties 8 7
Penalty Yards 60 66

Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 27
Time Of Possession 25:01 34:59

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 7
AREA BOX SCORES
Lyon Shines in TOU Victory
Buchanan passes for 400, team 6-1


Thousand Oaks 14 0 0 17 - 31
San Francisco 0 6 6 8 - 20

Team Statistics THOU SFRA

First Downs 22 13

Total Rushes 18 34
Net Rushing Yards -16 134
Yards Per Carry 0.8 3.9
Rushing Yards 26 162
Tckld Loss/Yards 1-2 2-4
Sacked/Yards Lost 7-40 4-24

Pass Attempts 56 29
Completions 28 9
Passing Yards 400 74
Yards Per Attempt 7.1 2.5
Interceptions 2 0
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 1/1

Total Plays 74 63
Total Yards 384 208
Yards Per Play 5.1 3.3

3rd Down Plays 5/17 2/14

Penalties 9 2
Penalty Yards 55 10

Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 41
Time Of Possession 31:54 28:06

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 3
TOU CRACKS TOP 25

Thousand Oaks University checked into the top 25 polls today for the first time in schools history today, nabbing the #22 spot in the coaches poll and #18 in fan voting. TOU goes into Saturday's game at Anaheim as a eighteen point favorite.

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 3
TOP 25 BREAKDOWN

#22 TOU 24, Anaheim 17

Karl Buchanan continued his monster season Saturday with 461 yards passing and three TD's as TOU knocked off Anaheim to improve to 7-1 (5-0). Stan Lyon had his third ten catch performance of the season for Thousand Oaks, who will host #21 Sacramento in the first ever matchup of ranked opponents in California League play. TOU is an early twelve point favorite.

Thousand Oaks 14 7 0 3 - 24
Anaheim 3 14 0 0 - 17

Team Statistics THOU ANAH

First Downs 23 19

Total Rushes 18 43
Net Rushing Yards -24 194
Yards Per Carry -1.3 4.5
Rushing Yards 31 216
Tckld Loss/Yards 1-1 6-12
Sacked/Yards Lost 7-54 2-10

Pass Attempts 49 28
Completions 27 11
Passing Yards 461 148
Yards Per Attempt 9.4 5.2
Interceptions 1 1
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0

Total Plays 67 71
Total Yards 437 342
Yards Per Play 6.5 4.8

3rd Down Plays 4/13 2/15

Penalties 3 7
Penalty Yards 30 78

Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 36
Time Of Possession 28:48 31:12

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 2
Vegas Vinnie's Gambler's Delight

****Four Star Picks
#21 Sacramento (7-1) -3 @ #22 TOU (7-1) -14

Betting against TOU hasn't been too bad of an idea this season, as closer than expected games against Anaheim and San Francisco have shown. I like Thousand Oaks to win, but Sacto to cover.

Three units on Sacramento +14.

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 3
TOP 25 BREAKDOWN
#22 TOU 42, #21 Sacto 28

Blaine Free returned two picks for touchdowns in a game for the second time this season as Thousand Oaks scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to defeat Sacramento 42-28. Karl Buchanan threw for 405 yards for 8-1 TOU, who faces 5-5 Oakland next week.

Sacramento 7 14 0 7 - 28
Thousand Oaks 7 7 7 21 - 42

Team Statistics SACR THOU

First Downs 17 24

Total Rushes 40 9
Net Rushing Yards 124 2
Yards Per Carry 3.1 0.2
Rushing Yards 137 8
Tckld Loss/Yards 5-7 1-2
Sacked/Yards Lost 1-6 1-4

Pass Attempts 32 67
Completions 19 32
Passing Yards 280 405
Yards Per Attempt 8.7 6.0
Interceptions 5 3
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0

Total Plays 72 76
Total Yards 404 407
Yards Per Play 5.6 5.3

3rd Down Plays 6/16 8/17

Penalties 5 1
Penalty Yards 30 10

Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 32
Time Of Possession 34:10 25:50

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 3
TOP 25 BOX SCORES
#18 TOU 49, Oakland 24
Buchanan throws for 460, Lyon on fire

Thousand Oaks 12 14 6 17 - 49
Oakland 7 7 3 7 - 24

Team Statistics THOU OAKL

First Downs 20 15

Total Rushes 10 41
Net Rushing Yards 18 93
Yards Per Carry 1.8 2.2
Rushing Yards 41 139
Tckld Loss/Yards 0-0 9-17
Sacked/Yards Lost 4-23 4-29

Pass Attempts 57 29
Completions 24 15
Passing Yards 492 177
Yards Per Attempt 8.6 6.1
Interceptions 4 1
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/1

Total Plays 67 70
Total Yards 510 270
Yards Per Play 7.6 3.8

3rd Down Plays 4/13 3/17

Penalties 6 4
Penalty Yards 35 22

Avg. Drive Start OWN 41 OWN 28
Time Of Possession 24:14 35:46

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 1
REDEMPTION
1000 Oaks looks to pay back 'Cuse

Thousand Oaks (AP) - TOU head coach Billy Adair's team has clinched the CL title, beaten ranked opponents such as Riverside, Sacramento, and Marshall, and are near the top of the NCAA's in every passing category. He's stood up for his embattled Athletic Director, gotten his team in the Top 20 in the country, and played #10 Cal within a touchdown for his 17th ranked 9-1 squad.

But he hasn't beaten Syracuse.

The Orange at 6-4 would like nothing better than to get a win over a highly ranked program and vault into the bowl picture, but Adair wants this game. Badly. "Once we show we can beat major programs consistently, we can start garnishing the national respent we're seeking. Defeating Syracuse will go a long way toward that."

Thousand Oaks is a five point favorite.

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 3
TOP 25 RECAPS
#17 TOU 45, Syracuse 35

TOU now has a chance at a school record eleven wins after a wild 45-35 victory over Syracuse. Karl Buchanan threw for 397 and three TD's in the win, and freshman CB Andy Wilcox picked off three passes. 10-1 TOU's bowl fate will be determined later this weekend.


Syracuse 0 7 7 21 - 35
Thousand Oaks 7 17 0 21 - 45

Team Statistics SYRA THOU

First Downs 25 24

Total Rushes 40 20
Net Rushing Yards 134 13
Yards Per Carry 3.3 0.6
Rushing Yards 151 35
Tckld Loss/Yards 1-3 2-4
Sacked/Yards Lost 3-14 3-18

Pass Attempts 32 47
Completions 17 29
Passing Yards 269 397
Yards Per Attempt 8.4 8.4
Interceptions 4 1
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0

Total Plays 72 67
Total Yards 403 410
Yards Per Play 5.5 6.1

3rd Down Plays 11/16 8/13

Penalties 3 2
Penalty Yards 10 15

Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 31
Time Of Possession 32:39 27:21

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 5
TOU, NM State Ready to Bowl

Corpus Christi, TX (AP) - For the third straight season, Thousand Oaks will seek to take home the Guinness Bowl championship against 8-3 New Mexico State. TOU, 10-1 this season and ranked 15th nationally, looks to defeat an Aggie team that has won five games in a row after a disappointing loss to the Big Ten's Wisconsin, the Badgers only win of the season. NMSU beat North Texas 30-27 last week to clinch the Big West title, while TOU has won ten straight after an opening 55-47 loss to #10 Cal.

Thousand Oaks is a 14 point favorite.

Other notes: CL runner-up Riverside (8-3, 5-2 CL) will face Big West runner-up North Texas (8-3, 5-3 BW) in the Motor City Bowl in Detroit.

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 1
31-0 2nd Half Leads TOU Over NM State
Buchanan falls 190 short of record

Corpus Christi, TX (AP) - Through all the controversy this season, 15th ranked Thousand Oaks has kept focus on the field. This game was no different. New Mexico State struggled to move the ball in the second half against a determined defense in a 38-10 TOU victory. QB Karl Buchanan, now 29-7 as a starter, threw for 419 yards in the victory, while S Blaine Free picked off his eighth pass of the season. TOU, at 11-1, set a school record for wins in a season.


New Mexico State 7 3 0 0 - 10
Thousand Oaks 7 0 17 14 - 38

Team Statistics NMST THOU

First Downs 15 28

Total Rushes 44 13
Net Rushing Yards 157 7
Yards Per Carry 3.5 0.5
Rushing Yards 185 26
Tckld Loss/Yards 6-10 1-1
Sacked/Yards Lost 3-18 3-18

Pass Attempts 20 53
Completions 10 32
Passing Yards 145 419
Yards Per Attempt 7.2 7.9
Interceptions 1 2
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0

Total Plays 64 66
Total Yards 302 426
Yards Per Play 4.7 6.4

3rd Down Plays 4/14 5/11

Penalties 8 2
Penalty Yards 67 20

Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 41
Time Of Possession 31:18 28:42

[jackyl]

I'm wearing a ill-fitting suit I borrowed from Rod as I sit with Carlos Snyder and Rachel McKnight in the back row of the Downtown Athletic Club in New York. Many eyes are on Karl Buchanan, who threw for over 4900 yards and 47 TD's this last season. Even the LA Times listed him as a darkhorse.

"And the Heisman Trophy goes to..."

I close my eyes and make a wish. Rachel chartered a plane for us to get here, for Christ's sake. Pleasepleasepleaseplease.

"...Jeremy Marsh, quarterback of the national champion Florida Gators!"

The hall erupts while I look at Rachel and Carlos and shrug. Karl wound up finishing third behind Marsh and LSU's Ross Richmond, but both of the other guys are seniors.

"The bar's downstairs, Coach," said Carlos. "You guys coming?"

[jackyl]

To: [email protected]
From: [email protected]
Subject: Contract Offer

Billy,

Here are the details of the contract we're prepared to offer you.

4 years, $800,000. Payout will be at $200,000 a year, with incentives.

CL League title: $25,000
Top 20 Ranking: $25,000
Top Ten Ranking: $40,000
Guinness Bowl Win: $20,000
Higher Tier Bowl Win: $40,000

National Championship: $500,000

You are eligible for release from this contract if head coaching (only) positions open at UCLA, USC, or UAB.

Let me know if this needs to be modified in any form per our agreement last year.

Rachel McKnight
Athletic Director, Thousand Oaks University

[jackyl]

To: [email protected]
From: [email protected]
Subject: re: Contract Offer

Looks good. Send the paperwork and the notary to my office.

Billy Adair
Head Football Coach, Thousand Oaks

[jackyl]

from airadair.coachblog.com

Well, we got the schedule we wanted for this year. Week Two, UAB comes to town. I found out that Rachel scheduled them as a gift for accepting my contract offer. Since we didn't beat them last time we squared off, I'm really anxious to show Coach Sanders how we do things now that the team has played with my offense for a while.

Marshall comes to town the following week. We haven't really had a problem with them the last couple of years, but they're always dangerous and a win will definitely help our weak strength of schedule.

Sacramento and Riverside are both ranked above us in the offseason polls, and we have to go on the road to both. Both should be awfully tough.

We close out the season with back to back trips to #22 Syracuse and #13 UCLA. I love this idea and our fans message board seems to as well. If we're playing solid football before we head off to New York and get a road W, we'll have serious momentum going into the UCLA game. They don't own the town anymore, especially after the reemergence of USC, but we still owe them a fight after last season's game.

If we can match last season's record, I'll be pleased. But everyone else around here thinks we can run the table and maybe crack the BCS. I don't know about this right now, but with pretty much everyone returning this season, it has to be a possibility. Even with two opponents scheduled we've never defeated.

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 3
TOP 25 BOX SCORES
TOU 59, #25 UAB 13
Buchanan throws for 6 TD's


Alabama-Birmingham 0 10 3 0 - 13
Thousand Oaks 14 24 14 7 - 59

Team Statistics ALBI THOU

First Downs 15 34

Total Rushes 27 14
Net Rushing Yards 34 12
Yards Per Carry 1.2 0.8
Rushing Yards 67 31
Tckld Loss/Yards 6-11 1-2
Sacked/Yards Lost 4-22 3-17

Pass Attempts 40 60
Completions 17 33
Passing Yards 174 483
Yards Per Attempt 4.3 8.0
Interceptions 4 3
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0

Total Plays 67 74
Total Yards 208 495
Yards Per Play 3.1 6.6

3rd Down Plays 2/14 5/11

Penalties 12 8
Penalty Yards 107 64

Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 38
Time Of Possession 30:23 29:37

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 3
TOP 25 BOX SCORES
#14 TOU 52, Anaheim 19
Buchanan throws for 570, Morton gets 3 TD's

Anaheim 0 6 10 3 - 19
Thousand Oaks 21 10 7 14 - 52

Team Statistics ANAH THOU

First Downs 11 29

Total Rushes 29 18
Net Rushing Yards 32 -11
Yards Per Carry 1.1 0.6
Rushing Yards 90 13
Tckld Loss/Yards 3-7 2-2
Sacked/Yards Lost 8-51 4-22

Pass Attempts 37 59
Completions 12 30
Passing Yards 154 570
Yards Per Attempt 4.1 9.6
Interceptions 4 3
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0

Total Plays 66 77
Total Yards 186 559
Yards Per Play 2.8 7.2

3rd Down Plays 2/16 4/11

Penalties 3 6
Penalty Yards 23 55

Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 37
Time Of Possession 31:32 28:28

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 3
TOU Up to 14th!
Rival Riverside Ranked 8th by Coaches Poll


TOU, on the strength of lopsided wins over UAB and Anaheim, have shot up from unranked (#41) to #14 in the latest coaches poll. Longtime rival Riverside has also well for itself, beating UAB as well, along with Arizona and always dangerous Sacramento.

The two teams square off Week 14 in Thousand Oaks. This week, Riverside hosts 2-2 Northern Illinois (who lost Week One 49-44 at #1 USC) while TOU welcomes 1-2 Marshall.

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 1
TOU Routs Marshall
Buchanan throws for 526 in 35-3 win

QB Karl Buchanan continued his assault on the NCAA record books while #14 TOU continued to state its case for national prominence in a 35-3 win over Marshall Saturday in Thousand Oaks. Buchanan now has 16,213 yards passing in his career, shattering the 15,031 yards put up by Ty Detmer of Brigham Young (1989-91). Buchanan is also threatening to set the record for most passing yards in a season, set by BJ Symons of Texas Tech, 5,833, in 2003.


3-0 TOU travels to San Francisco next Satuday.



Marshall 0 0 0 3 - 3
Thousand Oaks 14 7 14 0 - 35

Team Statistics MRSH THOU

First Downs 9 26

Total Rushes 31 19
Net Rushing Yards 47 -44
Yards Per Carry 1.5 -2.3
Rushing Yards 112 30
Tckld Loss/Yards 4-10 0-0
Sacked/Yards Lost 9-55 12-74

Pass Attempts 30 58
Completions 8 30
Passing Yards 83 526
Yards Per Attempt 2.7 9.0
Interceptions 3 2
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/1

Total Plays 61 77
Total Yards 130 482
Yards Per Play 2.1 6.2

3rd Down Plays 2/14 3/13

Penalties 1 4
Penalty Yards 15 31

Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 43
Time Of Possession 27:56 32:04

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 1
Wild 4th leads #12 TOU Over UCSF
Buchanan hot again, throws for 662

4-0 Thousand Oaks, leading 24-17 over thirteen point underdog San Francisco entering the fourth quarter, exploded late for 27 points as the red hot team dealt UCSF its third loss of the season Saturday. Karl Buchanan threw for six TD's in the victory. TOU faces Oakland next Saturday.



Thousand Oaks 14 3 7 27 - 51
San Francisco 0 10 7 18 - 35

Team Statistics THOU SFRA

First Downs 37 17

Total Rushes 22 30
Net Rushing Yards -14 82
Yards Per Carry 0.6 2.7
Rushing Yards 34 107
Tckld Loss/Yards 1-1 8-19
Sacked/Yards Lost 8-47 1-6

Pass Attempts 63 32
Completions 39 12
Passing Yards 662 233
Yards Per Attempt 10.5 7.2
Interceptions 1 1
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/2

Total Plays 85 62
Total Yards 648 315
Yards Per Play 7.6 5.0

3rd Down Plays 9/15 4/12

Penalties 9 5
Penalty Yards 60 18

Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 40
Time Of Possession 33:46 26:14

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 3
TOP 25 BOX SCORES
#11 TOU 45, Oakland 23
Buchanan- 494 passing, Lucas- 223 recieving



Oakland 13 7 0 3 - 23
Thousand Oaks 17 7 21 0 - 45

Team Statistics OAKL THOU

First Downs 12 26

Total Rushes 41 14
Net Rushing Yards 148 14
Yards Per Carry 3.6 1.0
Rushing Yards 173 27
Tckld Loss/Yards 8-14 1-1
Sacked/Yards Lost 2-11 2-12

Pass Attempts 22 50
Completions 12 25
Passing Yards 139 494
Yards Per Attempt 6.3 9.8
Interceptions 0 5
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/0

Total Plays 63 64
Total Yards 287 508
Yards Per Play 4.5 7.9

3rd Down Plays 2/15 4/9

Penalties 5 5
Penalty Yards 28 32

Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 34
Time Of Possession 35:22 24:38

[jackyl]

from airadair.coachblog.com

If you would have told me in August that the toughest stretch of our schedule would be going to #20 Sacramento, then hosting a 5-3 Bakersfield team, then a battle with #7 Riverside, I would have pointed at the season ending trips to UCLA and Syracuse and dismissed you as a fool.

Apparently I am wrong. We're actually a two point underdog to Sacramento this week, and I have another huge concern. We still haven't signed a QB to replace Buchanan. Junior Hunter Napier might be a bridge candidate, but we really need a stub QB to operate this system, and Napier hasn't even performed well in mop-up duty.

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 1
1000 Oaks Outlasts Sacto

In a exciting Saturday night game in the state's capital, #11 TOU threw early, often, and for effect in a 43-30 CL League victory over #20 Sacramento. QB Karl Buchanan once again showed the form that has made him the leading passer in collegiate history, throwing for 540 yards and 5 TD's. Thousand Oaks, now 6-0 (4-0 CL), welcomes 5-4 (1-3 CL) Bakersfield to town next Saturday before a huge game with #7 Riverside.


Thousand Oaks 16 13 0 14 - 43
Sacramento 14 3 0 13 - 30

Team Statistics THOU SACR

First Downs 27 19

Total Rushes 13 43
Net Rushing Yards -10 149
Yards Per Carry 0.7 3.4
Rushing Yards 29 178
Tckld Loss/Yards 2-2 8-22
Sacked/Yards Lost 6-37 1-7

Pass Attempts 52 28
Completions 29 15
Passing Yards 540 240
Yards Per Attempt 10.3 8.5
Interceptions 2 1
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0

Total Plays 65 71
Total Yards 530 389
Yards Per Play 8.1 5.4

3rd Down Plays 4/11 5/16

Penalties 4 5
Penalty Yards 30 40

Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 26
Time Of Possession 25:15 34:45

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 3
TOP 25 BOX SCORES
#11 TOU 63, Oakland 17
TOU D w/ 9 Sacks, QB throws for 579

Bakersfield 7 3 7 0 - 17
Thousand Oaks 14 7 28 14 - 63

Team Statistics BAKE THOU

First Downs 20 24

Total Rushes 44 14
Net Rushing Yards 105 22
Yards Per Carry 2.3 1.5
Rushing Yards 176 44
Tckld Loss/Yards 7-13 0-0
Sacked/Yards Lost 9-58 4-22

Pass Attempts 30 40
Completions 17 26
Passing Yards 203 579
Yards Per Attempt 6.7 14.4
Interceptions 1 2
Fumbles/Lost 5/2 0/0

Total Plays 74 54
Total Yards 308 601
Yards Per Play 4.1 11.1

3rd Down Plays 5/16 5/10

Penalties 7 3
Penalty Yards 55 27

Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 28
Time Of Possession 35:38 24:22

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 1
CL Titans Ready To Square Off
#5 Riverside, #9 1000 Oaks to battle

Two newly dominant, undefeated teams will square off in a top ten battle in the California League, of all places. 9-0 Riverside, ranked 5th in the nation, welcomes #9 Thousand Oaks, now 7-0. Even with a three game losing streak to TOU, Riverside head coach Bryan Kincaid sounded confident in this game outcome.

"We're 9-0 already," said Kincaid, who has a 44-12 record at Riverside. "I'm confident we can handle that offense this time around. A lot of our guys have been watching them air it out for four years already."

TOU coach Billy Adair thinks differently. "We've won seven in a row and seventeen dating to last season," Adair stated. "I'd hate to break it now, especially with so much at stake."

Kincaid and Adair share a mutual affection for each other, however. "I'm proud to see a young guy like Billy doing this well this early," said Kincaid of his 28 year old counterpart. "I was still washing jocks at Stanford at his age."

Adair looks at Kincaid as a role model. "Coach Kincaid came in with about the same talent we had four years ago, and won a bowl game when we couldn't even scrape up a winning record. Riverside is amazingly consistent and always shows up to play." Riverside has finished 9-3, 9-3, 8-3, and 9-3 since the program began Division I play in 2004.

Thousand Oaks is a five point underdog entering Saturday's nationally televised game from Riverside.

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 1
Four in a Row for 1000 Oaks
Throttles #5 Riverside 41-16 on Road

Los Angeles (AP) - Some habits die hard. Thousand Oaks showed as much in the young program's biggest win in history, a 41-16 whipping of archrival #5 Riverside (9-1, 5-1 CL). TOU, now 8-0 (6-0 CL) used a steady diet of Karl Buchanan's passing (538 yards); Stan Lyon, Tim Cantu, and Bart Morton receiving (all over 100 yards); and run stuffing (1.6 yards per carry) to stymie Riverside.

Thousand Oaks looks to continue it's winning streak, now at 18, when Stocktom comes to town next week. TOU finishes the regualr season with games at #11 UCLA and at Syracuse.


Thousand Oaks 7 10 10 14 - 41
Riverside 0 10 0 6 - 16

Team Statistics THOU RIVR

First Downs 26 19

Total Rushes 7 38
Net Rushing Yards -1 61
Yards Per Carry 0.1 1.6
Rushing Yards 19 114
Tckld Loss/Yards 0-0 13-33
Sacked/Yards Lost 3-20 3-20

Pass Attempts 69 38
Completions 36 18
Passing Yards 538 247
Yards Per Attempt 7.7 6.5
Interceptions 3 3
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1

Total Plays 76 76
Total Yards 537 308
Yards Per Play 7.0 4.0

3rd Down Plays 5/13 3/17

Penalties 6 3
Penalty Yards 55 24

Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 27
Time Of Possession 27:13 32:47

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 3
TOP 25 BOX SCORES
#7 TOU 84, Stockton 17
QB's Buchanan and Napier combine for 12 TD's passing

Stockton 0 10 0 7 - 17
Thousand Oaks 14 7 28 35 - 84

Team Statistics STOC THOU

First Downs 16 37

Total Rushes 42 14
Net Rushing Yards 86 25
Yards Per Carry 2.0 1.7
Rushing Yards 134 41
Tckld Loss/Yards 10-21 1-3
Sacked/Yards Lost 4-27 2-13

Pass Attempts 26 61
Completions 11 37
Passing Yards 151 715
Yards Per Attempt 5.8 11.7
Interceptions 3 2
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0

Total Plays 68 75
Total Yards 237 740
Yards Per Play 3.4 9.8

3rd Down Plays 1/13 8/11

Penalties 2 2
Penalty Yards 25 20

Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 44
Time Of Possession 32:36 27:24

[jackyl]

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Buchanan's jersey retired

Karl Buchanan, the all time leading passer in NCAA history, had his number 17 jersey retired at halftime of Thousand Oaks' victory over Stockton Saturday. Buchanan, who's 19,464 yards through the air shattered the old record set by BYU's Ty Detmer, had led TOU to a 9-0 record this season and is 38-7 in his four years under center.

TOU is a seventeen point favorite at Syracuse next week. Syracuse, with victories over nationally ranked Tennessee and West Virginia, is 4-5 on the season.

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 1
Close Call for 1000 Oaks
Late Buchanan to Lyon TD Denies Orange

Syracuse, NY (AP) - #7 TOU overcame two lost fumbles, a blocked field goal, and four interceptions to defeat Syracuse 24-17 Saturday. QB Karl Buchanan connected with WR Stan Lyon on a 54 yard touchdown with only 2:29 left in the fourth quarter to lift undefeated Thousand Oaks to victory.

Thousand Oaks will travel to #8 UCLA next week to conclude their season in a highly anticipated matchup.


Thousand Oaks 0 10 7 7 - 24
Syracuse 0 7 3 7 - 17

Team Statistics THOU SYRA

First Downs 20 15

Total Rushes 19 44
Net Rushing Yards 63 169
Yards Per Carry 3.3 3.8
Rushing Yards 90 199
Tckld Loss/Yards 2-3 10-25
Sacked/Yards Lost 4-24 1-5

Pass Attempts 50 24
Completions 24 10
Passing Yards 349 84
Yards Per Attempt 6.9 3.5
Interceptions 4 2
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/0

Total Plays 69 68
Total Yards 412 253
Yards Per Play 5.9 3.7

3rd Down Plays 5/14 2/16

Penalties 9 7
Penalty Yards 85 81

Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 36
Time Of Possession 28:29 31:31

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 1
TOU ROLLS OVER BRUINS
27-0 1st Q Too Much For UCLA to Handle

Los Angeles (AP) - Billy Adair's Thousand Oaks squad not only has a chance at the mythical Los Angeles championship after dispatching of #8 UCLA 44-19, they will now play in the Alamo Bowl against 2nd ranked USC (10-1) for the national championship. Karl Buchanan threw for only 370 yards and got picked off six times in the victory, but the TOU defense held the Bruins to only 280 yards and got five interceptions of their own.

"I'm just too proud of these guys," said an emotional Adair after the game. "They knew what they had to do and they did it." Adair has set a few records of his own after this game. Not only does his team own an undefeated regular season record for the first time in both school and California League history, he will become the youngest man at 28 by more than a decade to coach a national championship finalist.


Thousand Oaks 27 14 3 0 - 44
UCLA 0 7 6 6 - 19

Team Statistics THOU UCLA

First Downs 21 14

Total Rushes 11 37
Net Rushing Yards 35 95
Yards Per Carry 3.1 2.5
Rushing Yards 46 139
Tckld Loss/Yards 0-0 4-8
Sacked/Yards Lost 2-11 6-36

Pass Attempts 61 37
Completions 27 13
Passing Yards 370 185
Yards Per Attempt 6.0 5.0
Interceptions 6 5
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2

Total Plays 72 74
Total Yards 405 280
Yards Per Play 5.6 3.7

3rd Down Plays 5/14 2/15

Penalties 4 12
Penalty Yards 45 80

Avg. Drive Start OWN 44 OWN 30
Time Of Possession 26:37 33:23

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 1
Big Stink in the BCS
Central Florida, Florida Contemplating Lawsuits

Overland Park, KS (AP) - Central Florida is 11-0 this season, ranked sixth in the coaches poll and in the voters poll, and is sixth in the most recent BCS standings. Defending national champion Florida is 10-1 with a lone loss to #10 Tennessee, ranked first in both the coaches and fan polls, and is third in the BCS.

Both schools want to know one thing: How did mid-major Thousand Oaks, only ranked seventh in both polls, wind up in the natonal championship game?

In a press release by the NCAA here in Overland Park, the following is stated.

"We welcome Thousand Oaks University to the Alamo Bowl as the second ranked team in Division One football. They have victories over top ten teams Riverside and UCLA, both on the road. TOU has also defeated top 50 teams Sacramento and Marshall. With a total BCS score of 8.84, they only trail USC's 5.98 in the nation."

Florida's 10.97 and UCF's 16.25 are well behind both schools, but that is not deterring either university from strong words. "While Thousand Oaks is a great story, they are not the second ranked team in the nation. The CL is certainly an up and coming league, but not the Southeastern Conference. We plan to explore the possibility of legal action," said Florida AD Curtis Lowery. Central Florida will release a statement tomorrow.

Thousand Oaks Athletic Director Rachel McKnight and Head Coach Billy Adair refused to comment.

[jackyl]

"On behalf of the Thousand Oaks University Athletic Department, I'd like to welcome the members of the Fourth Estate to our campus. Mr. Adair will be available for questions shortly."

"Ms. McKnight, Freddy Doyle of the Oregonian. Can you comment on yesterday's statement by Central Florida AD Cutter Starks?"

"**laugh**"
"Certainly. If you have a problem with the BCS decision, you can talk to them. Or UCF can accept our request for a game next year and we'll settle it then."

"Rachel, Vinnie D'Onofrio, LA Times. How can your team hope to compete with a juggernaut like Southern Cal?"

"Well, we handled UCLA pretty well on the road and USC lost to them at home. Coach Adair and I think we can play with anyone in the country. Next?"

"Ms. McKnight, Lonnie Sadler of the San Antonio Express-News. Can you comment on the University of Florida lawsuit?"

"Well, we hope that the federal court will look at our accomplishments in a fair and impartial manner. And Florida's. Personally, I think they should try and get past UCLA in the Coors Bowl before judging the strength of our team. One more, and then it's Billy's turn."

"Ma'am, Quinton Davis from the New York Post. Your quarterback, Karl Buchanan, has passed for more yards than any other man in NCAA history. What are his chances at a Heisman Trophy?"

"Pretty good, I'd guess. In eleven games this year, he's thrown for 5,345 yards and 59 touchdowns. Even in what your paper considers a gimmick offense, Mr. Davis, those stats and an undefeated record are pretty hard to ignore."

[jackyl]

"Now it is my pleasure to introduce head coach Billy Adair of Thousand Oaks University."

"Thanks, Rachel. Who's first?"

"Coach, Tom Blight, Denver Post. Who is Billy Adair? How did you, at age 28, get to where you are?"

"Well Tom, I played tight end at UAB from 1997-2002. When I was redshirted as a sophomore, I started researching upcoming opponents with our scouting staff and realized that most schools in our conference would be ill-equipped to deal with a pass-happy offense. I tried to sell the concept to the coaching staff and didn't really have much luck. Bernard Wells liked what I had to say and gave me a shot."

"Billy, I'm Hannah Golden with the Birmingham Post-Herald. UAB went 3-8 with losses to five top 25 teams this season. There's a lot of pressure on the UAB athletic department to 'bring you home', so to speak. Any comments?"

"Right now I'm not interested. There's a good chance I never will be. But people change their minds. Mine is focused on Southern Cal."

"Coach Adair, Todd Nolan, Boston Herald. If you win the Sears Trophy, where do you go from there?"

"Hopefully right to a beach, Todd. I'll cross that bridge if I ever get to it."

"Sir? Jack Vivian, Kansas City Star. With all the talk about Karl Buchanan going in the top five of the NFL Draft, who's going to replace him?"

"That's a great question, Jack. We have a kid named Benny Rose coming in from Santa Ana in the fall. He and Hunter Napier will probably battle it out for the job. One more, and I have to go to practice."

"Coach, Erica Tharp from the Orange County Register. Will you be back next season?"

"**laugh** I plan on it, ma'am. Someone will have to make a helluva offer even to get my attention at this point. Thanks everyone."

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 1
CHAMPIONS!
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Kinsella & Trojans get 2nd national title over 1000 Oaks
Record-setting Buchanan held to only 274 yds passing

San Antonio, TX (AP) - The Battle of Los Angeles may not have a clear-cut winner, but the University of Southern California has the hardware to claim that they're the best team in all the land after a 29-22 victory over Thousand Oaks Monday night.

USC (11-1), who lost to a UCLA team that 1000 Oaks beat in their quest for regional superiority, used a focused pass defense and a ball control offense to drop TOU (11-1), who had won their previous 22 games dating to the 2007 season.

Junior RB Willie Joe of USC carried the ball 45 times for 168 yards and was named Alamo Bowl MVP. Senior QB Karl Buchanan of Thousand Oaks finished his career with 20,457 yards passing and 190 touchdowns, both NCAA records.


Southern California 3 13 0 13 - 29
Thousand Oaks 14 0 0 8 - 22

Team Statistics SCAL THOU

First Downs 26 14

Total Rushes 56 14
Net Rushing Yards 175 -4
Yards Per Carry 3.1 0.2
Rushing Yards 235 29
Tckld Loss/Yards 10-30 1-2
Sacked/Yards Lost 4-30 5-31

Pass Attempts 38 39
Completions 18 17
Passing Yards 227 274
Yards Per Attempt 5.9 7.0
Interceptions 1 2
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/2

Total Plays 94 53
Total Yards 402 270
Yards Per Play 4.2 5.0

3rd Down Plays 13/23 3/11

Penalties 7 6
Penalty Yards 58 50

Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 33
Time Of Possession 41:34 18:26

[jackyl]

I'm sitting with Carlos, Rachel, and Rod at Durty Nelly's, a bar in downtown San Antonio, drowning our sorrows after the loss.

"We had 'em, guys. We shoulda won that damn game," I slur.

"Billy, ease up. We weren't ever supposed to be here, remember? Small school, big dreams,", said Rachel.

Everyone laughs. "Billy, ferchristssake, you shouldn't even be a coordinator yet at your age and you just coached, and nearly won, the goddamn NCAA title!" said Carlos.

I wobble to my feet. "Age has nothing to do with the fact that we just lost the game, Carlos."

"Rod, go get Billy another drink, will ya?"

Rod gets up, and Carlos speaks. "Listen, Billy. You cannot start feeling sorry for yourself now. You are the face of this program, and you are going to be on every damn network in the country in the next month. The press loves you, not me and definitely not Rachel."

"Carlos is right. We need you now more than ever. You think we can handle all this hoopla? Rivera would throw us out to the wolves."

Carlos continues, "You can tie one on tonight and we'll handle the morning press conference. Stomach flu is my early guess. But as soon as we touch down at LAX it's back on your shoulders, boss."

Rod comes back with four shots of Patron. "We're not going to let our fearless leader drink alone, are we?"

We raise the new glasses. "To the program!" I say.

"Screw the program, this is to us, for us. Let's get back here sooner rather than later."

The TOU braintrust clinks glasses and pours down more tequila.

[jackyl]

The first thing I noticed was how much better our seats were this year than last year at the Downtown Athletic Club. USC head coach JJ Kinsella, who beat us for the national title, is sitting on my right in the third row. Rachel is sitting on the left.

I'm actually wearing my own suit this year. Karl looks pretty comfortable up on the stage next to guys like OU's Lionel Kumar and Florida's Allen Hawkins. Then again, next time I see a guy with 60 TD passes in a season he should be here.

"And the Heisman Trophy goes to..."

No wishing this year. I know better.

"Karl Buchanan, quarterback, Thousand Oaks University!"

Rachel hugs me as we jump up and yell. JJ shakes our hands. Karl looks like he won the New York state lottery as he accepts congratulations from the other finalists.

This year does end on a high note, after all.

[jackyl]

Sears, NCAA agree to terms
Knoxville, TN new home of championship game
Alamo Bowl now Four Star Game

Due to the limited seating available at San Antonio's Alamo Bowl, Sears announced the purchase and move of the Heartland Bowl to Knoxville's Neyland Stadium and the renaming of the game as the "Sears National Championship". Neyland Stadium holds 104,079 fans, a huge increase from the 45,000 that attended the title game between USC and TOU earlier this year.

[jackyl]

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to present TOU's 2009 football schedule! We enter the season approximately 40th in the nation."

Week 2, at Marshall
Week 3, vs UAB
Week 4, at #25 Ohio State
Week 5, at UCSF
Week 7, vs #22 Riverside
Week 8, vs #8 Sacramento
Week 9, at Anaheim
Week 10, vs #14 Syracuse
Week 11, at Oakland
Week 12, vs Stockton
Week 13, vs Bakersfield

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 5
Who Is This Guy?
Frosh QB Rose passes for NCAA record

Huntington, WV (AP) - Thousand Oaks freshman QB Benny Rose wasted no time putting his stamp in the record book, completing 40 of 65 passes for an amazing 856 yards and nine TD's in TOU's 70-35 victory over Marshall, his first game in college football.

Thousand Oaks 7 21 28 14 - 70
Marshall 14 14 0 7 - 35

Team Statistics THOU MRSH

First Downs 35 15

Total Rushes 12 33
Net Rushing Yards -24 163
Yards Per Carry -2.0 4.9
Rushing Yards 14 183
Tckld Loss/Yards 0-0 9-20
Sacked/Yards Lost 7-38 0-0

Pass Attempts 68 30
Completions 41 15
Passing Yards 874 215
Yards Per Attempt 12.8 7.1
Interceptions 2 2
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/1

Total Plays 80 63
Total Yards 850 378
Yards Per Play 10.6 6.0

3rd Down Plays 7/13 2/12

Penalties 6 4
Penalty Yards 50 36

Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 33
Time Of Possession 31:08 28:52

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Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 5
AREA BOX SCORES
Rose Keeps Rolling
QB throws for 350, TOU knocks off UAB

Alabama-Birmingham 3 0 3 7 - 13
Thousand Oaks 7 35 0 14 - 56

Team Statistics ALBI THOU

First Downs 13 23

Total Rushes 36 11
Net Rushing Yards 62 -30
Yards Per Carry 1.7 -2.7
Rushing Yards 118 9
Tckld Loss/Yards 8-20 0-0
Sacked/Yards Lost 6-36 6-39

Pass Attempts 42 59
Completions 19 27
Passing Yards 127 556
Yards Per Attempt 3.0 9.4
Interceptions 6 2
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1

Total Plays 78 70
Total Yards 189 526
Yards Per Play 2.4 7.5

3rd Down Plays 5/20 6/15

Penalties 10 8
Penalty Yards 88 61

Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 32
Time Of Possession 35:40 24:20

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 5
TOU checks in Top 25

Thousand Oaks, the NCAA runner-up from last season, has entered the polls at #23. They face #15 Ohio State in Columbus this Saturday.

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 5
TOP 25 RECAP
#23 TOU 51, #15 Ohio St 28

Columbus, OH (AP) - Thousand Oaks QB Benny Rose connected with senior WR Jack Reed 13 times for 279 yards and 5 TD's in TOU's big 51-28 win over Ohio State in Columbus. Rose, who threw for 628 yards, six TD's and eight interceptions, completed 33 of his 73 pass attempts.


Thousand Oaks 21 10 13 7 - 51
Ohio State 0 14 0 14 - 28

Team Statistics THOU OHST

First Downs 30 18

Total Rushes 11 41
Net Rushing Yards -57 138
Yards Per Carry -5.1 3.3
Rushing Yards 0 185
Tckld Loss/Yards 3-5 10-24
Sacked/Yards Lost 8-52 4-23

Pass Attempts 73 38
Completions 33 10
Passing Yards 628 166
Yards Per Attempt 8.6 4.3
Interceptions 8 3
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/0

Total Plays 84 79
Total Yards 571 304
Yards Per Play 6.7 3.8

3rd Down Plays 6/13 1/17

Penalties 9 3
Penalty Yards 70 25

Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 31
Time Of Possession 27:25 32:35

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 5
TOP 25 BOX SCORES
#12 TOU 73, San Francisco 28
WR Cantu: 12 catches, 203 yds, 6 TD's


Thousand Oaks 21 24 14 14 - 73
San Francisco 7 10 3 7 - 27

Team Statistics THOU SFRA

First Downs 37 11

Total Rushes 10 34
Net Rushing Yards -42 91
Yards Per Carry -4.2 2.6
Rushing Yards 6 167
Tckld Loss/Yards 0-0 6-11
Sacked/Yards Lost 7-48 10-65

Pass Attempts 67 31
Completions 37 12
Passing Yards 657 90
Yards Per Attempt 9.8 2.9
Interceptions 3 1
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 5/3

Total Plays 77 65
Total Yards 615 181
Yards Per Play 7.9 2.7

3rd Down Plays 1/6 3/15

Penalties 6 8
Penalty Yards 37 54

Avg. Drive Start OWN 44 OWN 26
Time Of Possession 26:24 33:36

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 5
TOP 25 BOX SCORES
#11 TOU 38, Riverside 34
Rose passes for 571, Cantu w/ 261 recieving, 3 TD's
Riverside 0 7 17 10 - 34
Thousand Oaks 14 10 7 7 - 38

Team Statistics RIVR THOU

First Downs 16 29

Total Rushes 32 12
Net Rushing Yards 85 -33
Yards Per Carry 2.6 -2.7
Rushing Yards 135 13
Tckld Loss/Yards 7-17 3-6
Sacked/Yards Lost 5-33 5-40

Pass Attempts 33 69
Completions 13 33
Passing Yards 178 571
Yards Per Attempt 5.3 8.2
Interceptions 1 2
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0

Total Plays 65 81
Total Yards 263 538
Yards Per Play 4.0 6.6

3rd Down Plays 3/13 7/17

Penalties 4 8
Penalty Yards 38 55

Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 35
Time Of Possession 28:26 31:34

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 2
Vegas Vinnie's Gambler's Delight
Three Star Picks:

*** #21 Sacramento (4-1, 2-0 CL) @ #10 Thousand Oaks (5-0, 2-0 CL) -17

The local California League isn't the soft mid-major she was four years ago. Last year's national finalist Thousand Oaks has a gaudy resume with victories over Ohio State, Marshall, and UAB, while Sacto owns victories over #14 Kansas State and Hawaii.

Satco will have a tough time shutting down freshman QB Benny Rose, who has 2,764 yards passing in his first five collegiate starts along with 30 TD's.

Four units on Thousand Oaks -17.

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 5
TOP 25 RECAPS
TOU Crushes Sacramento
Rose passes for 666 yards, 7 TD's in romp

Thousand Oaks, CA (AP) - This season, Sacramento has usurped struggling Riverside for top challenger in the California League to TOU, winners of 26 straight conference matchups. Can the do what Riverside hasn't done in four years, and themselves have never done?

They'll have to wait at least a little longer.

#10 Thousand Oaks scored 21 points in the fourth quarter to overcome a game Sacramento squad 52-27 Saturday. Benny Rose continued his torrid passing with 666 yards, and five different TOU recievers had over 100 yards recieving. TOU (6-0, 3-0 CL) travels to 1-5 Anaheim next week.


Sacramento 0 0 24 3 - 27
Thousand Oaks 14 17 0 21 - 52

Team Statistics SACR THOU

First Downs 14 30

Total Rushes 41 8
Net Rushing Yards 210 -3
Yards Per Carry 5.1 0.3
Rushing Yards 234 23
Tckld Loss/Yards 7-18 1-3
Sacked/Yards Lost 1-6 4-23

Pass Attempts 30 71
Completions 10 40
Passing Yards 153 666
Yards Per Attempt 5.1 9.3
Interceptions 2 3
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/2

Total Plays 71 79
Total Yards 363 663
Yards Per Play 5.1 8.3

3rd Down Plays 6/18 7/15

Penalties 11 6
Penalty Yards 85 46

Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 32
Time Of Possession 32:53 27:07

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 5
TOP 25 BOX SCORES
#9 1000 Oaks 69, Anaheim 0
Cantu with 5 TD catches

Thousand Oaks 17 17 21 14 - 69
Anaheim 0 0 0 0 - 0

Team Statistics THOU ANAH

First Downs 39 8

Total Rushes 7 36
Net Rushing Yards -32 83
Yards Per Carry -4.5 2.3
Rushing Yards 4 122
Tckld Loss/Yards 1-3 7-13
Sacked/Yards Lost 5-33 4-26

Pass Attempts 83 28
Completions 43 7
Passing Yards 696 64
Yards Per Attempt 8.3 2.2
Interceptions 2 1
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1

Total Plays 90 64
Total Yards 664 147
Yards Per Play 7.3 2.2

3rd Down Plays 5/14 3/18

Penalties 4 8
Penalty Yards 20 72

Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 31
Time Of Possession 28:54 31:06

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 1
Battle of Undefeateds

Thousand Oaks, CA (AP) - #9 Thousand Oaks (7-0) will face its stiffest challenge of the season whey they welcome #11 Syracuse (6-0), who is looking for another notch in their belts after knocking off #21 Tennessee, #17 Boston College, and #8 Louisville.

Benny Rose, TOU's freshman QB, has thrown for 3,861 yards and 42 TD's already this season, leading the nation in both categories by a comfortable margin. Twenty of those TD's have gone to WR Tim Cantu, who's TD receptions and yards (1,240) both lead the NCAA. DT Leslie Meadows is third in the country in sacks with 14.5.

TOU has defeated Syracuse three straight times and leads the overall series 3-2.

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 1
TOU HUMBLES 'CUSE
Rose's 497 passing, Lucas' 220 receiving keys to 55-20 romp

Thousand Oaks (AP) - Those that said that #9 TOU wasn't ready for the prime time might want to rethink their words after Saturday's 55-20 thrashing over previously undefeated #11 Syracuse.

Benny Rose passed for 497 yards and 6 TD's for 8-0 (4-0 CL) Thousand Oaks, who have squarely put themselves back in the national championship picture.

Syracuse 0 3 7 10 - 20
Thousand Oaks 14 13 21 7 - 55

Team Statistics SYRA THOU

First Downs 13 29

Total Rushes 40 6
Net Rushing Yards 92 -22
Yards Per Carry 2.3 -3.6
Rushing Yards 134 3
Tckld Loss/Yards 9-19 0-0
Sacked/Yards Lost 4-23 4-25

Pass Attempts 28 69
Completions 16 34
Passing Yards 174 587
Yards Per Attempt 6.2 8.5
Interceptions 2 4
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0

Total Plays 68 75
Total Yards 266 565
Yards Per Play 3.9 7.5

3rd Down Plays 3/15 7/12

Penalties 4 4
Penalty Yards 34 20

Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 37
Time Of Possession 35:26 24:34

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 5
TOP 25 BOX SCORES
#8 1000 Oaks 59, Oakland 17
Rose passes for 499, 7 TD's

Thousand Oaks 7 21 21 10 - 59
Oakland 3 7 0 7 - 17

Team Statistics THOU OAKL

First Downs 31 15

Total Rushes 7 38
Net Rushing Yards -25 137
Yards Per Carry -3.5 3.6
Rushing Yards 0 164
Tckld Loss/Yards 0-0 5-9
Sacked/Yards Lost 4-25 3-18

Pass Attempts 62 30
Completions 35 11
Passing Yards 625 94
Yards Per Attempt 10.0 3.1
Interceptions 3 1
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2

Total Plays 69 68
Total Yards 600 231
Yards Per Play 8.6 3.3

3rd Down Plays 3/9 2/16

Penalties 16 15
Penalty Yards 138 91

Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 28
Time Of Possession 28:00 32:00

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 5
TOP 25 BOX SCORES
#6 1000 Oaks 78, Stockton 10
45 Point 2nd Quarter Blows Open Game

Stockton 0 0 3 7 - 10
Thousand Oaks 12 45 7 14 - 78

Team Statistics STOC THOU

First Downs 13 31

Total Rushes 48 7
Net Rushing Yards 195 -1
Yards Per Carry 4.0 0.1
Rushing Yards 245 12
Tckld Loss/Yards 9-15 0-0
Sacked/Yards Lost 6-35 2-13

Pass Attempts 21 53
Completions 7 30
Passing Yards 36 632
Yards Per Attempt 1.7 11.9
Interceptions 3 2
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 0/0

Total Plays 69 60
Total Yards 231 631
Yards Per Play 3.3 10.5

3rd Down Plays 1/15 2/8

Penalties 6 4
Penalty Yards 49 25

Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 41
Time Of Possession 38:31 21:29

[jackyl]

from airadair.coachblog.com

Remember last year, when we were ranked eighth in the country and still made the title game? And Florida protested, and Rachel and I dismissed their claim?

Well folks, TOU is in a real strange situation regarding the Gators and the BCS one more time. #2 Florida this season is 10-0, with games against Vandy and the SEC championship game still, and have a BCS score of 9.98.

TOU, on the other hand, is also 10-0, with one game remaining in the regualr season against 2-8 Bakersfield. Our BCS score is 10.08 and we're ranked third in both polls.

Usually this would add up to a clash in the title game of massive proportions. But #1 Notre Dame has a vise grip on the #1 BCS spot with an unreal 3.38. They've beaten Michigan, Michigan State, Southern Cal, Virginia Tech, and BYU, all ranked in the top 25. The Irish have games against UConn and BC left.

There's a really good chance that we might get stuck on the outside looking in this year, and we're afterthoughts when the country is salivating for a Notre Dame - Florida title game.

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 5
TOP 25 BOX SCORES
#3 1000 Oaks 59, Bakersfield 10
BCS score drops to 10.30

Bakersfield 0 0 0 10 - 10
Thousand Oaks 28 14 10 7 - 59

Team Statistics BAKE THOU

First Downs 11 27

Total Rushes 36 9
Net Rushing Yards -29 6
Yards Per Carry 0.8 0.6
Rushing Yards 48 24
Tckld Loss/Yards 13-29 1-3
Sacked/Yards Lost 8-48 2-15

Pass Attempts 48 66
Completions 13 30
Passing Yards 137 597
Yards Per Attempt 2.8 9.0
Interceptions 3 6
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0

Total Plays 84 75
Total Yards 108 603
Yards Per Play 1.2 8.0

3rd Down Plays 2/22 7/13

Penalties 5 7
Penalty Yards 30 60

Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 35
Time Of Possession 33:33 26:27

[jackyl]

Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 1
BCS DEBACLE!
TOU sent to Coors Bowl despite 11-0 record

Thousand Oaks, CA (AP) - Forgive Thousand Oaks head coach Billy Adair if he's a little upset with the BCS this season. "We were robbed," said Adair. "This is a humiliating experience for this team, this school, and this conference."

TOU finished the pre-bowl season with an 11-0 record; victories over ranked teams Ohio State, Syracuse, Riverside, and Sacramento; and a final BCS score of 11.63. #1 Notre Dame has a 4.16 and #2 Florida rates a 9.57.

Adair believes that the CL's weak reputation was the death knell for his squad. "People forget that we have three teams in the top 25, and that's not my fault," said a visibly angry Adair. "We played and beat everyone we lined up against, and our alleged conference strength is keeping up out of the Big Game. That's totally unfair. Go see if Florida could beat us, Sacto, and Riverside in the same season. Heck, they even ducked my schedule request for this year."

Adair is referring to the CL's bottom four teams, all ranked lower than #110.
#12 Georgia Tech is a team that Adair would love to face under any other circumstance, a 10-1 ACC powerhouse whose sole loss was to Virginia Tech 10-9.

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Los Angeles Times, Section C, Page 1
Frustrated 1000 Oaks Burns GA Tech
Preston/Cantu/Lucas - 27 receptions, 463 yds, 7 TD's

Denver, CO (AP) - As the best Thousand Oaks can finish this season is second, they sure did it in grand fashion. Benny Rose passed for 513 yards and 6 TD's as TOU knocked off Georgia Tech 56-27, giving the team it's first undefeated season.

"I think this program has arrived," said TOU coach Billy Adair. "We've played for the national championship, gone undefeated, haven't lost in conference in four years or so, and have our names all over the NCAA record book." Adair, at 29, is already 57-14 as a head coach and is rumored to be in the running for a major program's job. He turned down Missouri previously.

Adair will say adios to three of the greatest recievers in program history: Irv Preston, Jack Reed, and Tim Cantu. Cantu caught 117 passes this season for 2,382 yards and 32 TD's. Reed had 212 catches in his career, Cantu 318, and Preston 264.

Georgia Tech 7 6 0 14 - 27
Thousand Oaks 28 14 7 7 - 56

Team Statistics GATC THOU

First Downs 21 33

Total Rushes 38 8
Net Rushing Yards 178 -26
Yards Per Carry 4.6 -3.2
Rushing Yards 207 3
Tckld Loss/Yards 3-8 0-0
Sacked/Yards Lost 4-21 5-29

Pass Attempts 49 74
Completions 16 33
Passing Yards 285 576
Yards Per Attempt 5.8 7.7
Interceptions 7 7
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0

Total Plays 87 82
Total Yards 463 550
Yards Per Play 5.3 6.7

3rd Down Plays 5/19 3/11

Penalties 9 7
Penalty Yards 97 57

Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 37
Time Of Possession 35:04 24:56

[jackyl]

We're sitting in our third row seats at the Downtown Athletic Club, this time with former winner Karl Buchanan, who is in his first season with the Chicago Bears. He hasn't played yet this year, and is looking forward to going to Europe in the spring. We have a new twist this visit, though. Benny Rose and Tim Cantu are both on stage waiting for the announcement. Carlos passes me his flask and I take a deep swallow, hopefully unnoticed.

I voted for Tim. Benny has three seasons left to get hardware.

"And the Heisman Trophy goes to..."

"C'mon, Timmy," I mutter under my breath.

"Leonard Hitchcock, quarterback, University of Northern Illinois!"

Tim looks crushed. 117 catches and 30 TDs, and still no love? I feel his pain. Maybe I can talk Rachel into retiring his jersey next season.

"Bar's this way, kids," Carlos slurrs as we pour out of the auditorium.

[jackyl]

from airadair.coachblog.com

Notes from this season:

Florida ripped Notre Dame 41-17 for the national title. We did finish 2nd for the second consecutive year.

Benny Rose is voted top offensive frosh in the country.

I decided that I'm going to at least look around this offseason. Unless it's truly a job I can't pass up, I'm staying.