Go Tigers Go! 2007 Season
 

Just a thread to get the season started.

Several new things...I am borrowing some of the face packs from Total Pro Football and Total Pro Basketball so I have images for Recruits, Scouts and Coaches.

I will also be using the Helmets from TCY Helpers to show on the Weekly Box Score Screens (Thanks Mizzourah for the idea).

Recruits, Scouts and Coaches will all be set inside a template, for it to be a bit easier to read and for me to enter all the information in.

Is there anything else, you would like to see in the dynasty? Anything weekly?

Final Bell Sounding?

It was a hard thing, trying to figure out how I was going to fire my defensive coordinator, he was decent, but he wasn't ramping the guys up like he should have.

Well, the hassle was saved when I received the phone call.

"Hey coach, it's Rob. Listen, this is going to be hard for me, because we started off well. I know that their is pressure and camps from within that want me gone. So, I am going to make it easy. I am resigning from my position as DC. Texas Tech has tossed some serious cash my way, and it saves us both the hassle."

"Rob listen, I wish you the best of luck, I appreciated everything, and you were right, I was told by administration before the end of last season I had to let you go. No hard feelings?"

"None at all coach, take care"

And with that, my problem was taken care of.

However, my other problems had just started, spread in front of me were 3 resignation letters from my scouts. 2 of them are retiring, and one of them was moving on.

Then there was the request for transfer from OLB Newhart, not a major hit, but we are taking a shot there.

Finally, we have the suspension of WR Freddie Porter due to academic failures.

These should be easy. Interview the right people, and I will have them field.

Looking at our schedule, I pick up the phone to set up a couple of games. It takes a bit, but about 5 days later I have it filled up. Looks like San Diego State and Shelbyville are on the schedule.

I can't wait to see this incorporated into your dynasty! Great idea!!


Todd

New Defensive Coordinator

With all that was out there, I went for the best I could find. If someone else comes along that is better, trust me, I will jump on getting them.

New Memphis Tiger Scouts

Preseason Top 25

Memphis 2007 Schedule

2007 Preseason Conference Standings

The 2007 Memphis Tigers Roster


Offensively, we should be a force to reckon with, but I am concerned about the DL again.

Week 1 Overview

We have a bye week to get everyone situated and ready to handle San Diego State.

We start recruiting, and we can hope that we can do really well this season.

Week 1 Recruiting Report

No commitments, focused on the following positions

WR
FB
TE
DT

Also invites were made to QB, OT, ILB, CB as well.

Week 2 Overview

We travel to San Diego to face the 25th ranked team in the nation. This game will be televised regionally on ESPN+

After much discussion, we went back to the Pro Set formation as it allows a few more blocking, and less of a beating on Carlos, although he will be our primary focus.

Defensively, we are back into a 50 or 34 set.

Week 2 Injury Report

Good thing, I was thinking someone might have blown their ACL out while shopping or something this week.

Great idea on the facebacks, hey try and get a game with BYU next Season and I will look to hook up a home and home with Memphis when I have an open slot in my BYU dynasty.

Thanks!

BYU has rejected every schedule I have offered to them..I will have to do an away with them I think to get the schedule. I am hoping to get a home and away with them though.

Good luck this season Coach!


Todd

Another Missouri coach wishes you the same!

Week 2 Box Scores


Defensively, this hurt us. We were not able to get enough pressure on the QB. This game was ours, and we proved it. It looks like we are getting better.

Week 2 Individual Stats


They slammed us pretty good on the run, but we more than made up for it in the air. We were driving for the game winning touchdown with one minute left, and threw the INT on the San Diego State 39 yard line.

Hopefully things get better here on out.

Week 2 Schedule

Week 2 Top 25

Week 3 Overview

Heading into Mississippi State as 5 point underdogs isn't to bad. What we need to do is load up the front of the line, I am thinking we might go with a 4-3 or 4-6 and see if we can stop them that way.

We have to focus, I hate starting the conference in the hole.

Week 3 Injuries


Nothing drastic, just a played with a head cold.

Week 3 Box Score

Looked like it was going to be good, just couldn't put 4 full quarters together yet.

Week 3 Individual Stats

Week 3 Recruiting Report

None of the recruits we are pursuing have signed anywhere.

Week 4 Overview

We welcome an 0-2 Shelbyville team to the Liberty Bowl. We are 7 point favorites in this game. However, I am not to happy with the way defense is playing.

I will work with Scott on the defense, and we may tweak it a bit. Same with the offense, we need to look at it, see where we are being read, and modify it.

Week 4 injury report


Lonnie has a dinged up ribcage, which he actually sustained in practice. He will give some spot time while injured, so we will rely on some of the backups here.

Week 4 Box Score

Well, at least we came out firing on all cylinders, the tweaks worked well, as they didn't know where to expect the blitz, and we dumped a lot on them.

Let's hope this is an upswing from now on.

Week 4 Individual Stats


We blitzed the SS Ralph a little more than normal, had him hovering up near the box, enough to confuse their QB. When he got in, he was forcing plays away in areas that were causing a lot of shots to happen.

Week 4 Recruiting Report

Nothing yet.....stay tuned!

Week 5 Overview

Early Morning after the game against Shelbyville I get a call.

"Hey Coach, it's me Preston"

rubbing the sleep from my eyes, picking the alarm clock, and tossing it back down upon realization it's 3 am.

"What do you want Weber, and it better be damn good, it's 3 am."

"Coach, I'm in jail"

That got my attention, I was immediately awake.

"Weber, what happened, tell me."

"Coach, I did something stupid, and I need you to help me out."

"Hang in there kid, I will help, but your parents, they will know about this as well. They will have to pay your bail, your dad, he is a hard ass, he may make you sit there."

"I know coach, just help"


With that, I place a few phone calls, one back to the police station to find the bail amount, the other to his parents to have them Western Union the money.

When all was said and done, several hours later, I wearily walk out of the police station with Preston Weber, he was a red shirt sophmore Center. I use the term was, as I have to suspend him for the season. He was in violation of team rules by being arrested, and for the reason of the arrest. I have to stick to my guns, He said he understood, but I don't know, the kids grades are the best they have ever been, and he is cruising to be the starting center next season. Let's hope he stays around.

As for this weeks game, we have 44th ranked, 2-0 Army coming into the Liberty Bowl as we are 5 point underdogs.

A few tweaks again on defense and offense, and I think we can work these guys pretty good.

Week 5 Injury Report
Lewis is still struggling with a nagging hamstring injury that affected him last week.

Week 5 Box Score


Another 4 full quarters, and the minute we clamped down on defense, we did very well...I am starting to get that little skip in my step now...we at .500 for the first time in 3 seasons.

Week 5 Box Scores


Drake and the WR's are starting to mesh well, as you can tell, if they get to play together, they will do well.

Week 5 Recruiting Report

The recruit took a hit this week as we had 6 players commit else where.

FB Issac Kahn - Florida State
S Dale White - Oklahoma
S Junior Schwartz - Toledo
DT Johnnie Mummert - Dyersburg
G Danny Robbins - Miami
WR Carlos Simmons - Pittsburgh

Conference Standings

Schedule To Date

Week 5 Top 25


Sitting at 79, we finally broke below 100!

Week 5 Team Summary


Drake is throwing the ball well, and Carruth is providing great ground support, we should be able to roll forward.

Week 6 Overview

Bye Week...

Week 6 Injury Report

Week 6 Recruiting Report

No commits to us. One recruit committed elsewhere.

CB Deion Stewart - Iowa State

Week 7 Overview

We travel up to Cinci and we are 12 point underdogs, lets hope the tweaking works, and we can focus on chalking another win for us.

Week 7 Injury Report

Lewis is still hurting on the hammy

Week 7 Box Score
Damn, special teams hurt us, our running game hurt us. We played poorly this game. We definately need to win it out now.

Week 7 Individual Stats


Our passing game is getting better, I think we might want to focus on it out of the pro.

Week 7 Recruiting Report

No commits yet, however:

TE Leon Schwartz - East Carolina

Week 8 Overview

The passing game has been performing admirably, the run game is solid on occasion, I plan on using this game against an 0-6 Southern Miss to gel the offense some more.

Week 8 Injury Report

Teppers Hammy is still bugging him.

Week 8 Box Score

Well, we generated offense, we just could not score, we missed 2 field goals which would have put us up more....

I don't know what I can do.

Week 8 Individual Stats


Not enough pressure on the QB is killing us, I think it's time to set the blitz's up from the LB's and SS position to work these guys over.

Week 8 Recruiting Summary

The Following Players told us to take a hike:

QB Horace Hoppe - Dyersburg
WR Ricky Blackmon - BYU

I would like to announce our first 2 new recruits for the season

Week 9 Overview

Sitting at 3-3, and travelling to Houston to take on a 2-3 Houston squad where the current line is even.

Tweaking the defense, I am still wondering if the 3-4 is our true solution, It has done well so far, but I don't know if it's a solid fit for our talent.

Offensively, we need to get carruth into the run game more.

Week 9 Injury Report

Lewis is still struggling with his hammy

Week 9 Box Score


I think I answered my own question here, it is time to bring in 4 DL, and rely on them to stop the run. We should have won this game easily, especially with the yardage Carruth put up.

Week 9 Individual Stats

Week 9 Recruiting Report

Well, no commits, in fact, with the loss to Houston, this was a kick in the teeth.

QB J.B. McKelvey - Temple
DE Darrin Hitchcock - Middle Tennessee State
DE Gary Fields - Tennessee
DE Desmond Moss - Oak Ridge
WR Shannon Stephenson - North Carolina State