TCY: St. Louis - 2005
 

Read about the inagural season of the St. Louis Billikins!!

2004

As usual, I had typed up some stuff on losing staff and stupid internet gave me a page not found error. Sheesh.. I really need to remember to save my work. GAH!

With dynasty reports, I learned the hard way to write them up in word, then copy and paste.

We have all new staff except for our OC.

Missouri wanted no part of St. Louis, neither did Illinois.


Hey, we sold 200 season tickets!!

The 2005 Pre-Season Roster

Ok coaches, let me know what you would like done with your respective units.

Here is who we lost coming into this year:

It's 4am here. My formatting needs work.

Mercy, I wish we had those seniors back for another year.

We got worse this year on offense. At least our future looks better.

Yeah, it's going to take awhile to get good all-around... but like you said, I'll concentrate on Missouri first and foremost.

Player # Pos Elig Current Estimate Future Estimate
Hawkins, Scott 7 QB So* 13 13
McWilliams, J.T. 15 QB Fr 13 62
Wanat, Reuben 3 QB Sr 12 13
Wright, Freddie 4 QB Sr* 7 7
Linquist, Kennedy 16 QB Sr* 2 22
The future is now. Give him the team.
I assume you're talking about JT McWilliams?

Morton, Gary 38 RB Sr 24 24
Lane, Jim 39 RB Jr 21 32
Kaplan, Jeff 46 RB Sr 19 19
Wilson, Skip 35 RB Fr 16 60
Doran, Jumbo 30 RB So* 15 22
I'm tempted to say put Wilson in the lineup. Either that or redshirt him. He's our 4th best, but playing two a lot. We were lucky to be injury free last year, but that's never a guarantee.
Redshirt Wilson is our move, I think?

Hayes, Thurman 32 FB Jr 28 28
Grant, Ethan 47 FB Fr 27 41
Moorman, Kendall 29 FB So 11 11
Pritchett, Chad 41 FB So* 7 38
I doubt Hayes would translate to much as a RB, but it might be enough to RS Wilson. That would give us 4 backs to play...and give Grant the chance to start.
If we redshirt Wilson, we'll still have 4 RB's and we could RS Grant as well.

Villasenor, Claude 91 TE So 28 28
Lucas, Bennie 92 TE Jr 23 32
Marsh, Juan 89 TE Sr 11 11
Keefe, Don 96 TE So 6 7
At least our starters are good. Get me some bodies here, coach.
Will do.

Bitkowski, Gary 80 WR Jr 23 23
Blackwell, R.J. 84 WR Sr 18 18
Hastings, Bernie 8 WR Jr* 11 18
Manning, Jeremy 87 WR Sr* 8 8
Valle, Dave 81 WR* Fr 15 44
Dillon, Malcolm 82 WR* Jr* 10 24
Cash, Juan 9 WR* So 8 8
Flowers, Jesse 5 WR* So 2 2
So, uh, anyone need a receiver?
I'll cut Flowers and RS Valle

Winters, Juan 52 C Fr 18 57
Reese, Ricky 54 C Jr* 12 38
Like his upside, but we're not going to be good this year.


Talley, Nicky 64 G Sr* 17 17
Talley, Bernard 65 G Fr 13 51
Wilks, Darnell 67 G Sr 11 11
Finley, Adam 61 G Fr 3 38
Higginbotham, Roger 68 G So 3 7
Horner, Wally 72 G So* 1 27
We've got depth, but not much here. Talley brothers start.

Thomas, Juan 71 T Jr 46 61
Bauer, Rico 62 T Sr 15 15
Meyer, Cornell 73 T Fr 7 53
Covington, Norbert 60 T Jr* 1 11
Glenn, Rich 66 T* Sr 20 29
Run behind the big man all day. We'll run our toss his way and counter away from him. Defenses will never buy that we'd run AWAY from blocking of Thomas.
RS Cornell?

Gerhardt, Karl 1 P Jr* 16 23
Graveson, Mercury 6 P Fr 12 73
Redshirting Mercury doesn't do us that much good, as we'll end up with a walkon.

Cochrane, Leonard 12 K Sr* 36 36
Gaines, Devin 13 K Sr* 33 43
Griffin, Shawn 10 K* Sr 30 34
I can't tell, can we redshirt one of these guys? If we can, do it. Otherwise, we'll need a kicker next season.
I'll look at this to see if we can RS one of these guys.

(ok, now I can read this) ;)

Outlook:Tony was our MVP last year, and frankly, i expected more. He was solid in run support, but i would like him to pick his pass rush up a bit. We have 4 seniors here, so recruiting is a must at this position. Either way, this position will be one of our strengths here with talent and depth i wish i had elsewhere.

Recruiting Need:We need bodies, were losing some good players...tony will be missed.

Outlook: Beeson saves this defense the trouble of going to a 3-4 with our weak LBs. The top two will hopefully stay healthy, as this position will be key against the run attacks we say in conference last year. An average position, up top, but the depth is shameful.

Shaun Dyson deserves his own line...he is a 0-0...it takes real skill to be THAT bad. Bravo shaun

Recruiting Need: We have one player who should ever play coming back next year. We need bodies bad here as well, though 1-2 will do. I hope shaun has a good GPA, as he is useless as a player.

Outlook: Well, in the future this should be a fairly solid spot for a 3-4 with those top two developing over the coming years. For now though, in our 4-3 alignment, Yamada simply needs to hold the fort...and not get injured, as red-shirting jackie leaves our backups rather important. But i think its better to sacrifice this year for a better year later.

Recruiting Outlook: We dont really need anyone here, but of course if they want to come we take them. Our two back-ups are not good.
Outlook: Again, its a very average position. Mitchell and Jared should hold down the fort while we wait for Ed and Cornell to develop. Hopefully our ends can keep these guys free to roam. Again, very average.

Recruiting Need:We need 1 player id say, but its not a priority. We have two solid players for the future, and as such were good to go for a bit.

Outlook: Whitfield didnt play poorly last year, and is rather talented compared the the rest of our starters. Thats the good news. Ward will start next to him as McMurty RS's. I think we are going to be very good against the pass this year combined with our safeties.

Recruiting Need:We really need a player with a future to pair with carlton. This is key, as autin graduates.
Outlook: Now this is what i like to see. We have talent now, potential for later, and youth all over. This is by far the best spot on our D. Spann was a pleasent suprise last year, and we hope he plays just as well this year with a new partner in Collins. Im happy here, very.

Recruiting Need:Were set, really. Just move along, nothing to see here.


Team Outlook: 4-3 is most likely the best selection for this group. It will allow our line to get a solid pass rush while our secondary plays their game on the opposing attack. This will be a better year defensively, and i think it will show in the stats.

Redshirts: This is a solid group of freshman to redshirt(not counting those that must already start). The only complication is how many S we must keep active. Id RS barker before harness, and if possible both. These guys should all be 4 year starters for us. Im not sure if thats great news or shameful of our current squad, but i look forward to seeing this group carry to torch to greatness.

Sorry, they've been screwing with the computers, servers, emails, you name it, around here the past few days. That's the best formatting I could do under the circumstances.

You could redshirt Cornell. I don't like the idea of redshirting both backs, though. The FB is good enough to start for us, and we could move the junior over to RB. If we redshirt Skip without moving the fullback over, we have depth, only it's really bad depth. Moving the fullback over might help. I know you'd like to redshirt a few people, but right now we need every young man we can get.

Looked at the defense. You might seriously look at our receivers and see if any can move over and at least provide a body over there.

Thanks coaches!! I have alot to chew on tomorrow at work as we prepare for our 2nd season.

2005 Season Roster

_______Preseason______


Once again we are ranked #125 (dead last) to start the 2005 campaign. They are probably right, as we might win 3 games this year as we start to put this team together.

Week 1

No game this week.

Recruiting - scholarships offered

DE Tommy Anthony (Ballwin, MO)
Height: 6-1
Weight: 227
GPA: 2.68
Test Score: 1140
Rivals.com National Rank: 512
Rank by Position: 48
Rivals.com State Rank: 13
Rank by Position: 3
All-State Team: Not Yet Selected
All-Country Team: Not Yet Selected
Attitude: Pretty Good
Overall: 63/100
Strength: Defending the Run
Biggest Weakness: Rushing the Passer
Ratings Consistency: High
Your Impression: Better than Scouted
High School Athletic Preparation: (37)
High School Academic Preparation: (40)
GP - 4 Tkls: 27 Sks: 1.5 Ints: 2
Tommy idolizes St. Louis and well, we will welcome him with open arms.

OLB Jim Beebe (St. Peters, MO)
Height: 6-1
Weight: 212
GPA: 3.78
Test Score: 1281
Rivals.com National Rank: NA
Rank by Position: NA
Rivals.com State Rank: NA
Rank by Position: 8
All-State Team: Not Yet Selected
All-Country Team: Not Yet Selected
Attitude: Good
Overall: 28/100
Strength: Rushing the Passer
Biggest Weakness: Intercepting Passes
Ratings Consistency: Average
Your Impression: Better than Scouted
High School Athletic Preparation: (7)
High School Academic Preparation: (97)
GP - 4 Tkls: 21 Sks: 2.5 Ints: 1
Another recruit who loves St. Louis.

TE Marcus Burkholder (Fenton, MO)
Height: 6-5
Weight: 240
GPA: 3.38
Test Score: 1238
Rivals.com National Rank: NA
Rank by Position: NA
Rivals.com State Rank: NA
Rank by Position: 10
All-State Team: Not Yet Selected
All-Country Team: Not Yet Selected
Attitude: Very Good
Overall: 29/100
Strength: Catching in traffic
Biggest Weakness: Catching the Ball
Ratings Consistency: Very Low
Your Impression: Better than Scouted
High School Athletic Preparation: (47)
High School Academic Preparation: (63)
GP - 4 Rec: 6 Yds: 78 Yds/Cth: 13.00 TD: 0
Add another one to the, "I love St. Louis" list.

Commitments to date

None

Solecismic Eight Scores

Duke 31, Jefferson City 17
Bowling Green 31, Independence 13

Injuries

None



Up Next: St. Louis (0-0) at Marshall (0-0) (-9)

Where's Tommy Anthony go to high school? If it is Marquette or Lafayette the middle school I teach at feeds into his school. Let me know if you want me to put in the good word. :D

It's South, but I expect you to go over there and put in a good word anyway. :D

What middle school? I went to rockwood valley(6-8 years ago if my count is right). All of my friends went to lafayette, though i moved. I was actually a 6th grader when the school opened, so my class was the first to go spend all 3 years there.

Random facts lol

I think it goes without saying, but you HAVE to land tommy. Like, i will quit if you dont :eek:

Ok, maybe i wont quit...but ill write a really suggestive letter! :p

I haven't had this great a run on (good) idolized players yet in TCY, so I'm not sure if you offer them a scholarship, what is the % they will come to your school? I would guess pretty high? There were at least 8 total players, but the rest were not very good.

Landing him would really, really, make this defense come together in future years. :)

Game 1 tomorrow!

Word! What are we doing with our backs situation? Does our quarterback appear to be a good runner?

If you offer a player who idolizes your school, they will sign. Every time. Usually in week 6.

It worked! Hayes is our starting HB and Wilson was red-shirted.

Thanks for that tidbit. So, 1 phone call, 1 visit and an offer does it?

That's beautiful news!!

You don't even need to visit if you don't want to. Just call him and tell him he's on the team. He'll sign.

You don't say? :)

Cool dynasty. Ardent is one crazy dood... I think he should have been happier with the punter recruit last season, even if you had to travel to San Fran to get him... after all the punter is an integral player in his offense. :p

I think I drive him crazy. :D

I once did an experiment, playing with a good team, to see how many bribes it would take to get a player who idolized another team to sign with me. The result was that even 50 bribes, which would surely have gotten my school suspended, was not enough to convince him.

_________Week 2_______

Week 2

St. Louis (0-0) at Marshall (0-0) (-9)

Recruiting - scholarships offered

C Zack Newsome (St. Louis, MO)
Height: 6-3
Weight: 258
GPA: 2.67
Test Score: 936
Rivals.com National Rank: NA
Rank by Position: NA
Rivals.com State Rank: NA
Rank by Position: 9
All-State Team: Not Yet Selected
All-Country Team: Not Yet Selected
Attitude: Lousy
Overall: 23/100
Strength: Pass Protection
Biggest Weakness: Run Blocking
Ratings Consistency: High
Your Impression: Worse than Scouted
High School Athletic Preparation: (20)
High School Academic Preparation: (27)

DE Desmond Soutsos (Hillsboro, MO)
Height: 6-2
Weight: 224
GPA: 2.41
Test Score: 874
Rivals.com National Rank: 268
Rank by Position: 32
Rivals.com State Rank: 5
Rank by Position: 2
All-State Team: Not Yet Selected
All-Country Team: Not Yet Selected
Attitude: Fair
Overall: 89/100
Strength: Defending the Run
Biggest Weakness: Rushing the Passer
Ratings Consistency: High
Your Impression: Better than Scouted
High School Athletic Preparation: (6)
High School Academic Preparation: (6)
GP - 5 Tkls: 45 Sks: 6.5 Ints: 2

Commitments to Date

None

St. Louis - 24 (0-1)
Marshall - 52 (1-0)
Some good things to take from this lashing. Our offense looked good with JT at the helm. Defensively we looked terrible, but I think we'll get that going. Also, penalties still kill this team.

St. Louis Statistics

Solecismic Eight Scores

Colorado State 31, Independence 17
Alabama-Birmingham 17, Joplin 13
Tulane 35, St. Joseph 10
Boise State 51, Springfield 16
Kent 45, Jefferson City 17

Solecismic Eight Standings

_________Week 3_______

What he said. :)

I hope he has some compromising photos of you. 9th best in state at the center position? Can't we do a little better?

It looks like JT likes to run the ball, which is fine. Hopefully he'll look better at running the ball in conference play. I liked the way the carries were split up. A lot more running this game as well, which set up the pass nicely.

I'm assuming you will be emailing me the game log.

I'm really glad we were able to move our fullback over. Skip ain't the greatest thing since sliced bread, but he may be a little more serviceable after a redshirt year.

Darn it! Need to turn game logs on, sorry. Note to self: turn game logs ON!

Here's another tcy tip that I've never seen posted in this forum: QBs who are popular with their teammates will often overachieve; qbs who are unpopular with their teammates will often underachieve. I suspect this is true with other players as well, but I've noticed it most often with qbs.

knowledge = power :D

Thanks!

Don't tell him something about quarterbacks!

I think AE means that the guy can only hand the ball off or pitch the ball to get playing time.

He needs to be able to throw blocks as well.

That might injure his arm and he won't be able to hand the ball off.

Good, then we can put a RB in at QB and add a whole new dimension to our running attack!