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Alf 03-19-2003 04:31 PM

Indiana: A TCY VC 2037
 

INDIANA TCY VC - Year 2037



Previous Season:
Indiana VC 2036 – 3ric
Indiana VC 2035 – cthomer5000
Indiana VC 2034 – Alf
Indiana VC 2033 – bigjdotcom01
Indiana VC 2032 – 3ric
Indiana VC 2031 - Cornhuskerly
Indiana VC 2030 - Alf
Indiana VC 2029 – bigjdotcom01
Indiana VC 2028 – 3ric
Indiana VC 2027 - Cornhuskerly
Indiana VC 2026 - Alf
Indiana VC 2025 – bigjdotcom01
Indiana VC 2024 – 3ric
Indiana VC 2023 - Cornhuskerly
Indiana VC 2022 - Alf
Indiana VC 2021 – 3ric
Indiana VC 2020 - Cornhuskerly
Indiana VC 2019 - Alf
Indiana VC 2018 - bigjdotcom01
Indiana VC 2017 - 3ric
Indiana VC 2016 - Cornhuskerly
Indiana VC 2015 - Alf
Indiana VC 2014 - bigjdotcom01
Indiana VC 2013 - 3ric
Indiana VC 2012 - Cornhuskerly
Indiana VC 2011 - Alf
Indiana VC 2010 - bigjdotcom01
Indiana VC 2009 - 3ric
Indiana VC 2008 - Alf
Indiana VC 2007 - bigjdotcom01
Indiana VC 2006 - RPI-Fan
Indiana VC 2005 - 3ric
Indiana VC 2004 - Alf
Indiana VC 2003 - andy m
Indiana VC 2002 - RPI-Fan
Indiana VC 2001 - 3ric

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Coaching Performance:

Year  Team                  Record Post Rank Perf Acad Recr TV  Tick Don  Sco
2036  Indiana              9-2    No  20  81  73  6    67  66  68  67   
2035  Indiana              9-3    Yes  25  69  74  40  83  70  54  66   
2034  Indiana              8-3    No  21  75  75  41  73  68  81  72   
2033  Indiana              7-4    No  34  48  77  20  51  65  28  51   
2032  Indiana              9-3    Yes  23  66  77  17  82  72  50  64   
2031  Indiana              10-3  Yes  14  84  78  52  89  69  67  75   
2030  Indiana              13-2  Yes  10  93  81  56  60  72  54  74   
2029  Indiana              10-3  Yes  21  88  75  36  83  63  81  76   
2028  Indiana              6-5    No  54  31  78  8    16  55  31  41   
2027  Indiana              7-4    No  41  48  79  19  27  57  53  52   
2026  Indiana              8-3    No  31  83  81  89  83  56  74  77   
2025  Indiana              7-4    No  49  55  80  60  60  58  73  64   
2024  Indiana              7-4    No  47  78  79  80  26  56  78  69   
2023  Indiana              5-6    No  60  44  75  78  47  64  16  51   
2022  Indiana              7-4    No  53  43  75  13  42  65  65  54   
2021  Indiana              7-4    No  44  78  72  77  74  58  71  72   
2020  Indiana              6-5    No  59  75  70  98  64  55  74  71   
2019  Indiana              4-7    No  94  65  70  100  77  47  5    56   
2018  Indiana              2-9    No  111  2    70  41  2    39  26  28   
2017  Indiana              3-8    No  82  13  70  66  36  52  74  47   
2016  Indiana              4-7    No  84  12  70  57  74  61  4    39   
2015  Indiana              6-5    No  49  77  69  28  74  55  78  68   
2014  Indiana              3-8    No  90  9    66  5    25  56  2    28   
2013  Indiana              6-5    No  48  57  62  17  6    57  61  50   
2012  Indiana              7-4    No  45  56  62  8    23  60  61  51   
2011  Indiana              6-5    No  46  78  66  25  51  56  57  61   
2010  Indiana              6-5    No  51  77  69  100  78  52  75  73   
2009  Indiana              4-7    No  86  26  71  67  75  46  3    42   
2008  Indiana              5-6    No  71  74  71  100  4    48  75  64   
2007  Indiana              3-8    No  103  72  72  100  74  40  79  70   
2006  Indiana              1-10  No  117  1    73  98  28  36  0    31   
2005  Indiana              3-8    No  95  7    73  25  5    48  76  40   
2004  Indiana              4-7    No  80  14  64  93  76  60  10  42   
2003  Indiana              2-9    No  98  6    70  13  2    65  8    28   
2002  Indiana              6-5    No  45  78  74  45  80  67  74  72   
2001  Indiana              5-6    No  55  30  64  2    14  67  21  37


Post - Post-Season Appearance, Perf - Team Performance Score, Acad - Academic 
Performance Score, Recr - Recruiting Score, TV - Television Revenue Score, 
Tick - Ticket Revenue Score, Don - Alumni Donations Score


Past Rankings:

Year Team        Perf        Acad        Recr        Revn        Tick        Dons        GPA        Avgr        Perc
2036 Indiana        20        21        52        24        42        37        2.79        37800        72.2
2035 Indiana        25        21        28        20        31        41        2.98        38300        73.1
2034 Indiana        21        18        47        28        36        37        2.88        36700        70.1
2033 Indiana        34        17        25        32        36        58        2.73        37400        71.4
2032 Indiana        23        16        31        14        36        42        2.78        43400        82.8
2031 Indiana        14        15        37        17        31        36        3.08        39900        76.1
2030 Indiana        10        16        54        34        13        39        3.13        37000        70.6
2029 Indiana        21        18        32        31        27        34        2.80        30900        59.0
2028 Indiana        54        16        28        77        53        54        2.90        33700        64.3
2027 Indiana        41        13        22        59        48        38        3.19        34000        64.9
2026 Indiana        31        14        67        31        53        32        3.21        35300        67.4
2025 Indiana        49        15        50        74        48        38        3.16        36200        69.1
2024 Indiana        47        17        55        81        54        46        3.18        36200        69.1
2023 Indiana        60        19        17        74        33        77        3.25        38100        72.7
2022 Indiana        53        22        114        75        41        53        3.52        41700        79.7
2021 Indiana        44        25        52        74        45        60        3.17        36700        70.1
2020 Indiana        59        26        57        90        45        71        3.24        34800        66.4
2019 Indiana        94        26        110        99        60        101        3.31        31100        59.4
2018 Indiana        111        26        114        113        76        88        3.03        32600        62.3
2017 Indiana        82        26        29        73        51        82        3.01        35300        67.4
2016 Indiana        84        27        65        69        52        105        2.76        44600        85.2
2015 Indiana        49        30        80        82        52        45        3.01        40000        76.4
2014 Indiana        90        34        38        103        59        113        3.10        43200        82.5
2013 Indiana        48        39        67        98        56        51        3.14        42300        80.7
2012 Indiana        45        33        33        65        54        55        2.72        44900        85.7
2011 Indiana        46        30        112        47        47        60        2.90        39300        75.0
2010 Indiana        51        26        26        44        48        64        2.77        34900        66.7
2009 Indiana        86        25        122        81        58        108        2.80        34300        65.6
2008 Indiana        71        24        40        103        55        67        2.84        35500        67.9
2007 Indiana        103        23        95        78        74        108        2.67        35100        67.0
2006 Indiana        117        22        86        104        76        125        2.91        33800        64.5
2005 Indiana        95        28        125        100        59        91        2.89        39100        74.7
2004 Indiana        80        31        22        55        47        104        2.91        45500        86.8
2003 Indiana        98        26        120        112        39        94        2.51        47500        90.7
2002 Indiana        45        29        42        38        50        72        2.94        50300        96.0
2001 Indiana        55        34        117        80        47        96        2.97        50200        95.8

Perf=Performance ranking, Acad=Academic ranking, Recr=Recruiting ranking,
Revn=TV revenue ranking, Tick=Ticket revenue ranking, Dons=Donations ranking,
GPA=Grade points average, Avgr=Average attendance, Perc=Percent of capacity


Preseason Emails:

Coach of the Year:
Patrick Bopp of Wisconsin has been named Coach of the Year for his performance this past season. Bopp started in 2001 at Southern Mississippi and was mediocre there. Then in 2014 he switched to Northern Illinois where he got better results and he is the Wisconsin coach since 2030 where his worst result was #13. The strange thing is that he was also Coach of the Year in 2030…

Team Management :
- Reggie Cox, a defensive end, blames the breakup of his relationship on a lack of free time during the past season.

Hall of Fame inductions :
- 12 guys are inducted into the College Hall of Fame and one is from Indiana in the person of TE Marco Greenburg. I’ll make a special chapter as we also have 2 more players inducted in the Indiana Hall of Fame : ILB Cornell Carpenter and QB Henry Whalen.

Coach Movement :
4 schools hire head coaches from other Universities.

Key Indicators:
Academic Reputation: 64 (23rd)
Prestige: 67 (22nd)

Alf 03-19-2003 04:35 PM

Hall of Fame inductees



Overall Hall of Fame
TE Marco Greenburg is inducted with 79% of votes. He is the 13th TE in the Hall. His stats : 122 receptions, 1656 yards, 13.57 avg, 13 TDs, 197 targeted passes, 7 passes dropped, 6.1 catch percentage, 84 points. He is from Clarksburg, West Virginia and graduated in Social Work.

Indiana Hall
QB Whalen is our first QB in the hall. 828/1366 passes, 60.6 pct, 12256 yards, 8.97 avg, 100 TDs, 52 INTs, 2 rushing TDs. He holds 3 school records and his 100 TDs give him a 36 TDs lead over the second QB (Spellman). His 12,256 yards give him a 5000 yards safety blanket as well. This last value is also the Big 10 record and #11 overall behind several Heisman trophy winners.

ILB Carpenter is also our first LB inducted. 371 tackles, 121 assists, 4 sacks, 6 INTs, 85 TFLs, 33 passes defended, 3 QB Hurries, 6 forced fumbles. He holds two school records for tackles and TFLs ahead of famous LB Percy Ogunleye.

These guys join already members : TE Fulton (2016) and CB Oja (2030).

3ric 03-20-2003 01:27 AM

From my web site:
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2028    11 Whalen          QB    237  138  2165  9.13  19    13     
2029    11 Whalen          QB    341  211  3049  8.94  19    11
2030    11 Whalen          QB    401  248  3652  9.10  28    9 
2031    11 Whalen          QB    387  231  3390  8.75  34    19 

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2028    59 Carpenter        ILB  62    23    0.0  7    0    5
2029    59 Carpenter        ILB  96    31    1.0  26    4    5
2030    59 Carpenter        ILB  85    30    0.0  18    2    14 
2031    59 Carpenter        ILB  128  44    3.0  34    0    9

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2021    23 Oja              CB    27    8    0.0  5    4    6
2022    23 Oja              CB    56    25    0.0  9    5    9     
2023    23 Oja              CB    55    16    0.0  7    5    12
2024    23 Oja              CB    50    19    0.0  6    1    9

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2007    85 Fulton          TE    41    22    246  11.1  149  3
2008    85 Fulton          TE    39    26    422  16.2  156  3
2009    85 Fulton          TE    51    29    470  16.2  196  1 
2010    85 Fulton          TE    44    24    323  13.4  132  1

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2029    93 Greenburg    TE    49    35    513  14.6  159  2
2030    93 Greenburg    TE    79    51    691  13.5  219  2
2031    93 Greenburg    TE    63    33    417  12.6  226  8


Alf 03-21-2003 11:19 AM

Staff hiring



Emails :
The 4 schools that got their coaches hired away, hire new ones.

Previous Seasons staff moves :
2036 : Defensive Coord
2035 : MA, NE, SW, NW
2034 : Syndicate Coord, MW
2033 : Offensive Coord, MA


Meaning I can change not much : GL, SE, DS. And no available scout is better than our current crop thanks to Fido Helper, it took me less than 2 minutes… The only area where we could improve is MA scout.

Alf 03-21-2003 11:19 AM

Schedule



This time I went with relatively high ranked teams to win the end of season tie-breakers (BCS ranking). I targeted Iowa State (#33) and Navy (#40). Iowa State accepted staright away but Navy declined. Since MK joined us, I scheduled UCF at home in wek 15 (hoping I scheduled the correct Florida team).

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The College Years
2037 Indiana Schedule
 
Team Rank: 22
Rival: Purdue
Stadium Capacity: 52,400
Season Tickets Sold: 26,500
 
  Week  Opponent                  Result    Attendance  Weather    Television 
1      (36) IOWA STATE                                               
4      (21) NORTH CAROLINA STATE                                     
$$5    ILLINOIS                                                       
$$6    at Michigan                                                   
$$7    at Penn State                                                 
$$8    MINNESOTA                                                     
$$9    IOWA                                                           
$$10    at Ohio State                                                 
$$11    at (7) Northwestern                                               
$$13    PURDUE                                                         
15      CENTRAL FLORIDA

 
Home Games in ALL CAPS 
$$-Conference Games, ##-League Championship Games, **-Post-Season Games

7 home games, 4 away games. No Wisconsin or Michigan State this year on our schedule, guess we are lucky as team could hardly be easier inside the Big 10.

Wins : Iowa State, NC State, Michigan, Penn State, Iowa, Ohio State, Purdue, Central Florida
In-between : Minnesota, Illinois
Losses : NorthWestern

My prediction : 9-2. My hope : 10-1. My fear : 8-3

Alf 03-21-2003 11:20 AM

Freshmen Class



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  Player                #    Pos  Elig  Current Estimate  Future Estimate
Kaplan, Ethan          48  FB  Fr    33                100               
Bertram, Herb          8    WR  Fr    29                90                 
Sample, Brant          20  S    Fr    25                63                 
Crane, Jeff            25  CB  Fr    23                71                 
Nordby, Duane          77  DT  Fr    21                50                 
Sanford, Darren        22  CB  Fr    21                63                 
Tanner, K.C.            75  T    Fr    20                43                 
Joseph, Bubba          97  DT  Fr    19                58                 
Husted, Michael        87  WR  Fr    18                33                 
Clayton, Larry          12  QB  Fr    16                82                 
Stump, Clay            70  T    Fr    15                67                 
Oldham, Nicky          68  T    Fr    11                32                 
Gullett, Charles        56  C    Fr    10                79                 
Schultz, David          74  DT  Fr    10                78                 
Gordon, Charles        37  S    Fr    10                43                 
Holliday, Marcus        54  ILB  Fr    4                49

None looks ready yet, but we have 5 80+ potential players. However, FB Kaplan will be forced to start.

Alf 03-21-2003 11:21 AM

Roster



* denotes starter
R denotes redshirt
-- denotes suspended for year

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Gaines, Charlie        14  QB  Sr*  50 (-6)          77                 
* Vallery, Kurt        13  QB  So*  41 (+10)          100               
R Clayton, Larry        12  QB  Fr    16                82                 
Farrell, Sean          9    QB*  Jr    20 (+7)          61                 

As 3ric said last season, we’ll start Vallery, although he is a bit raw and have Gaines as a backup (a very nice backup indeed). Clayton redshirts.

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* Wittich, Erik        21  RB  Jr*  63 (+8)          83                 
Niklos, Archie          41  RB  Jr*  44 (+6)          44                 
Rison, Matt            29  RB  Sr*  42 (+4)          50                 
England, Eugene        36  RB  So*  40 (+8)          81                 

Wiitich, no question about that. We need to tweak the game plan to feed him with balls as much as possible.Niklos is #2 and we need fresh meat at this position as always in Indiana history…)

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Kaplan, Ethan          48  FB  Fr    33                100               
Sampson, Ken            30  FB  Jr*  28 (+4)          99                 
Libby, Rodney          38  FB*  So*  26 (+10)          63                 

Kaplan and Sampson are about the same, I am planning on playing a TE out of position here at FB.

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* Jeffries, Nick        89  TE  Jr*  56 (+6)          79                 
*FB DeLay, Norman      86  TE  Sr*  53 (+13)          98                 
Bell, Terrance          95  TE  So*  38 (+16)          46                 
Bergen, Nathan          85  TE*  So*  16 (0)            26                 

Jeffries is the better receiver, Delay the better blocker, so he might play at FB. Bell is a decent #3.

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* Sailer, Russell      5    WR  Sr    78 (+4)          89                 
* Blades, J.B.          80  WR  Sr*  71 (+16)          71                 
Hemingway, Chad        83  WR  Sr    66 (+14)          78                 
Kaplan, Earl            2    WR  Sr    53 (+3)          64                 
Shannon, Carl          82  WR  Jr*  32 (+4)          69                 
R Bertram, Herb        8    WR  Fr    29                90                 
R Husted, Michael      87  WR  Fr    18                33                 
Baker, Quentin          4    WR*  So*  36 (+8)          58                 

Sailer (if he can stay healthy) is very impressive ! Blades and Hemingway are great #2 and #3. Kaplan fits at #4. Maximum redshirt. Bertram is a very exciting prospect !

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* Godfrey, Mitchell    57  C    So*  49 (+23)          100               
Pritchett, Scottie      55  C    Jr*  23 (+20)          81                 
R Gullett, Charles      56  C    Fr    10                79                 
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*T Franz, Darren        73  G    Sr    62 (+9)          62                 
* Huang, Warren        79  G    Sr*  55 (+21)          55                 
* Abate, Joe            62  G    Jr*  52 (+9)          78                 
Hancock, Tito          76  G    Jr*  35 (0)            100               
Alston, Gilbert        69  G    So*  12 (-5)          66                 
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* Carter, Les          66  T    Sr*  49 (+6)          67                 
Tanner, K.C.            75  T    Fr    20                43                 
Stump, Clay            70  T    Fr    15                67                 
Oldham, Nicky          68  T    Fr    11                32                 
Cucina, Les            60  T*  Jr*  13 (+3)          23                 
Richard, Terry          61  T*  So    3  (0)            21                 

C Godfrey, G Huang, Abate, T Franz, Carter, Freshmen redshirted

Code:


* Cash, Bennie          18  P    Sr    80 (+20)          95                 
Floyd, Wesley          1    P*  So*  23 (+12)          23                 
--
* Cash, Howard          16  K    So*  16 (+2)          73                 
Kanu, Karl              7    K*  Jr*  9  (+1)          9

We’re counting on the Cash brothers…

Code:


* Cox, Reggie          96  DE  Sr*  69 (+10)          83                 
* Horoszowski, Donnell  91  DE  So*  48 (+21)          68                 
Farmer, J.C.            72  DE  Sr*  43 (+8)          59                 
Jenkins, Zach          78  DE  Sr    39 (0)            69                 
Monroe, Morris          92  DE*  Jr*  26 (+5)          31                 
Donaldson, Jeremy      64  DE*  Sr*  7  (0)            23                 
--
* Cabrera, Malcolm      99  DT  Jr*  46 (+12)          83                 
Nason, Rico            71  DT  Sr    40 (+13)          71                 
R Nordby, Duane        77  DT  Fr    21                50                 
R Joseph, Bubba        97  DT  Fr    19                58                 
Osborne, Malcolm        63  DT  Sr*  16 (-1)          49                 
R Schultz, David        74  DT  Fr    10                78

Cox, Horoz at DE. Farmer and Jenkins backup
Cabrera at DT, Nason as a backup.
Since we’ll play 3-4. DTs can be redshirted.

Code:


* Whalen, Lorenzo      52  ILB  Sr*  78 (+26)          78                 
* Fleming, Barry        58  ILB  Sr*  75 (+3)          75                 
*O Graham, Mo          43  ILB  Sr    74 (0)            90                 
Baker, Earnest          51  ILB  Sr*  43 (+6)          86                 
Ellis, Tom              98  ILB  Jr*  24 (+2)          43                 
R Holliday, Marcus      54  ILB  Fr    4                49                 
Bleess, Carlton        47  ILB* So*  29 (+15)          60                 
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* Jeans, Robert        53  OLB  So*  55 (+34)          82                 
Taylor, Seth            93  OLB  Sr    42 (-1)          79                 
Richardson, Leonard    46  OLB  Sr    26 (-5)          71                 
Marcus, Randal          50  OLB  So*  22 (+11)          72                 
Wasserman, Myron        59  OLB  Jr*  20 (-1)          49                 
Ferguson, Antoine      90  OLB* So*  11 (+1)          46                 

Those 3 ILBs must play, so one will play OLB
ILB : Whalen, Fleming – baker, Ellis, Blees
OLB : Graham, Jeans – Taylor, Richardson, Wasserman

Code:


* Banks, Jerome        49  CB  Sr*  77 (+26)          94                 
* Buchanan, Ed          35  CB  Sr    65 (0)            65                 
Sonnier, Jared          26  CB  Jr*  40 (-1)          74                 
Kitchens, Marvin        45  CB  Jr*  36 (+17)          54                 
R Crane, Jeff          25  CB  Fr    23                71                 
R Sanford, Darren      22  CB  Fr    21                63                 
Vuong, Deron            42  CB*  Jr*  10 (0)            10                 
Kratky, Brad            24  CB*  Jr    6  (0)            19                 
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* Jarvis, Jorge        34  S    Sr*  60 (0)            64                 
Brignac, Lamar          28  S    Sr*  55 (+7)          75                 
Drudge, Tom            33  S    Sr*  52 (+7)          71                 
* Dorrough, Chad        44  S    So*  51 (+19)          78                 
R Sample, Brant        20  S    Fr    25                63                 
Gordon, Charles        37  S    Fr    10                43

CB : Branks, Buchanan – Sonnier, Kitchens
SS : Jarvis
FS : Dorrough (already 100 INT !)
Backups : Brignac, Drudge


Roster Strentgh TO BE DONE
QB : Top tier with good backup
RB : Top tier with good backup
FB : Lowest tier, but we’ll play a TE here
TE : Top tier with excellent backup playing at FB
WR : Top 5
C : Average
G : Top tier with excellent backups
T : Low tier, but G playing here
P : Tier 1
K : Bottom 5….
DE : Top tier
DT : Average
ILB : Top 3
OLB : Avergae
CB : Top 10
S : Tier 1


Formations
We stick with the pro-formation and we will play 3-4 with such a deep linebacking team. We must find a way to give RB Wittich the ball as much as possible.

Alf 03-21-2003 11:22 AM

Preseason Rankings



Preseason BCS Top 25
Code:


  School                Record  Conf  Comp  Poll  Loss  Sched Total Rank 
Wisconsin              0-0    B10  1.00  1.00  0.00  0.80  2.80  1     
Rice                    0-0    WAC  2.00  2.00  0.00  3.44  7.44  2     
Florida                0-0    SEC  3.00  3.00  0.00  2.04  8.04  3     
Boston College          0-0    EST  4.00  4.00  0.00  1.32  9.32  4     
Southern California    0-0    P10  5.00  5.00  0.00  1.92  11.92 5     
Northwestern            0-0    B10  7.00  7.00  0.00  0.64  14.64 6     
Army                    0-0    USA  6.00  6.00  0.00  2.88  14.88 7     
Texas A&M              0-0    B12  8.00  8.00  0.00  1.24  17.24 8     
Idaho                  0-0    SBT  9.00  9.00  0.00  4.20  22.20 9     
Air Force              0-0    MTW  11.00 10.50 0.00  2.52  24.02 10     
Vanderbilt              0-0    SEC  10.00 12.00 0.00  2.24  24.24 11     
Stanford                0-0    P10  12.00 11.50 0.00  1.84  25.34 12     
California-Los Angeles  0-0    P10  13.00 12.50 0.00  1.88  27.38 13     
Syracuse                0-0    EST  14.00 13.50 0.00  1.48  28.98 14     
Tulane                  0-0    USA  15.00 15.00 0.00  3.20  33.20 15     
Mississippi State      0-0    SEC  17.00 16.50 0.00  2.48  35.98 16     
Barrow                  0-0    SC8  16.00 17.00 0.00  4.76  37.76 17     
Baylor                  0-0    B12  19.00 18.00 0.00  1.08  38.08 18     
Utah                    0-0    MTW  18.00 20.50 0.00  2.76  41.26 19     
California              0-0    P10  23.00 21.00 0.00  1.72  45.72 20     
Notre Dame              0-0    IND  24.00 22.00 0.00  4.56  50.56 21     
**Indiana              0-0    B10  22.00 28.50 0.00  0.44  50.94 22     
North Carolina State    0-0    ACC  21.00 30.00 0.00  0.28  51.28 23     
Bowling Green          0-0    MAC  25.00 24.50 0.00  3.68  53.18 24     
Southern Methodist      0-0    WAC  27.00 24.00 0.00  3.52  54.52 25

Top 25. SOS of 0.44 (it was also like that in 2030 and 2034). The usual “academic” suspects are here.

Alf 03-21-2003 11:25 AM

Recruiting Options and team management



Need area
We need another RB !!! Otherwise we are quite balanced
List : QB, RB, FB, TE, WR, C, G, T, DE, DT, ILB, OLB, CB, S, DE, +1 free

Time Management
More study for stupid boys. Less study for bright guys. And Fido’s TCY Helper is a real time saviour !

Game Plan
Adjusted for RB Wittich.

PS : next post will be my 3000th, and he'll hopefully be an Indiana TCY VC post :D

RealDeal 03-21-2003 11:38 AM

Seems to me that England should be backup RB, unless his secondaries suggest that he should not be. Currently only 2 points behind Nicklos, he will pass Niklos overall in one or two games.

Alf 03-21-2003 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by RealDeal
Seems to me that England should be backup RB, unless his secondaries suggest that he should not be. Currently only 2 points behind Nicklos, he will pass Niklos overall in one or two games.


Ding, ding, this is my 3,000th post ! Congrats RealDeal for asking a clever question.

England is stuck at #4 because he is only good at avoiding fumbles (where Niklos is also good). Both Niklos and Rison are better (way better) than England at breakaway speed and that's the most important criteria for me at RB. Thanks for analysing though !

Alf 03-21-2003 05:24 PM

Week 1



Our Game : #22 Indiana (0-0) (-12) vs #36 Iowa State (0-0) on TV5
TV is in Bloomington for our first season game. Let’s not disappoint.

The first drive begins nicely thanks to Wittich and Valery but Wittich fumbles the ball away. 3 and out later, we recover the punt and are ready to score and I was right when WR Blades ran a reverse for our first TD : 7-0. We then recver the ball quickly and RB Witich makes his own TD : 14-0. Next one is a QB Valery TD pass to WR Sailer ! 21-0. Then Sonnier makes an INT in our end zone. The game flows easily so far ! And another RB Wittich TD : 28-0. Second negative action for us came on a Valery INT, however, they are quickly intercepted right after, and CB Buchanan runs it back for a TD : 35-0. QB Gaines is already on the field just before haftime. IT’s definitely backup time as our QB, RB, TE and WR mentioned are 2nd string players… quick sim … Final score : 49-0.

Game Summary
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Game MVP: INDI 35 Ed Buchanan

Iowa State        0        0        0        0        -        0
Indiana                7        28        7        7        -        49

Team Statistics                IAST                INDI

First Downs                4                26

Total Rushes                27                44
Net Rushing Yards        48                143
Yards Per Carry                1.7                3.2
Rushing Yards                76                176
Tckld Loss/Yards        9-15                9-19
Sacked/Yards Lost        2-13                2-14

Pass Attempts                23                29
Completions                7                23
Passing Yards                67                349
Yards Per Attempt        2.9                12.0
Interceptions                3                1
Fumbles/Lost                1/1                1/1

Total Plays                50                73
Total Yards                115                492
Yards Per Play                2.3                6.7

3rd Down Plays                0/14                7/14

Penalties                5                10
Penalty Yards                43                78

Avg. Drive Start        OWN 32                OWN 33
Time Of Possession        21:43                38:17


Indiana Stats
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Rushing                Att        Yards        Avg        Long        TD        Stufd        Sackd
41 Niklos        20        74        3.7        16        0        5        0
21 Wittich        14        67        4.7        31        2        5        0
80 Blades        2        12        6.0        15        1        1        0

Passing                Att        Comp        Yards        Yd/At        Long        TD        Int
13 Vallery        19        17        236        12.4        23        1        1
14 Gaines        10        6        113        11.3        40        1        0

Receiving        Catch        Yards        Avg        YAC        Long        TD
83 Hemingway        6        79        13.1        33        20        1
86 DeLay        5        97        19.4        47        40        0
89 Jeffries        4        48        12.0        24        14        0
21 Wittich        3        32        10.6        15        15        0
5 Sailer        2        37        18.5        32        23        1

Defense                Tkl        Asst        Sack        Int        IntYd        IntTD
26 Sonnier        6        2        0.0        1        0        0
78 Jenkins        2        0        1.0        0        0        0
91 Horoszowski        2        0        1.0        0        0        0
35 Buchanan        2        1        0.0        2        119        2



Injury Report
DE Jenkins probable for 2 weeks

Around the Big 10
- Penn State 17-24 Oklahoma State
- New Mexico State 3-38 Michigan State
- Bethel 10-20 Iowa

Alf 03-22-2003 06:07 AM

Week 2




Our Game :We’re off

Around the Big 10
- Iowa 7-10 Troy State
- Michigan 3-23 East Carolina
- Minnesota 7-23 Arizona
- Penn State 6-31 Barrow
- BYU 17-30 Illinois
- San Diego State 21-24 Michigan State
- UAB 13-28 Ohio State
- Cinci 23-17 Purdue
- Kent 13-52 Northwestern
- Ball State 17-56 Wisconsin

Alf 03-22-2003 06:11 AM

Week 3




Our Game : off

Around the Big 10
- Northwestern 16-45 Army
- Ohio State 3-45 UCLA
- Michigan 3-47 Notre Dame
- Minnesota 24-38 Utah
- Penn State 7-24 Pittsburgh
- Purdue 18-20 UNLV
- California 34-7 Illinois
- Oregon 3-66 Wisconsin

MylesKnight 03-22-2003 10:39 AM

Dominating Win over what was supposed to be a decent Iowa State team.

I think the guys were fired up by getting the word Wisconsin & Michigan State aren't on the Schedule. If ever there was a year to make the Playoffs, this is the one..

Not to put too much pressure of ya, Alf.. ;)

By the way, I appreciate the thought in picking up a game with my alma mater, the University of Central Florida. Only problem is I don't want to see them get the snot knocked out of them, which I'm assuming will be the case. Better to whip up on the hated South Florida Bulls!! Now that would be fun!! :D

Let's keep the momentum rolling into this big game with N.C. State. Too many times in the past the Wolfpack have had IU's number, although not much recently I believe... And not this year either..

GO IU!!!

cthomer5000 03-22-2003 10:42 AM

Northwestern got whooped by Army, maybe they're not so tough this year.

I'm dreaming of an 11-0 regular season.

Alf 03-23-2003 07:26 AM

Thanks guys for putting even more pressure :) We do have an easy schedule, but are starting a young inexperienced QB in Vallery and have a very raw kicker too.

MK : UCF is on the bottom 5 of the BCS, no worries !

Alf 03-23-2003 07:27 AM

Week 4



Our Game : #10 NC State (2-0) at #21 Indiana (1-0) (-6) on TV1
We do get maximum TV exposure today as this is the only atchup between Top 25 teams ! Let’s play hard.

I’l just do a quick sim as I’m leaving for basket-ball soon and want to give an update before.

We begin by punting and then it’s score time for both teams as each team scores on their possession. Defenses seem to have stayed in the locker room today. However they lead 21-17 at halftime since they score 3 TDs whil we scored 2 TDs and 1 FG.

Then it’s a complete reverse scenario in the second half as we hold them to 16 total yards and 0 points while we roll thanks to a perfect Vallery-Wittich duo. Those two look like potential NFL stars.

Game Summary
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Game MVP: INDI 21 Erik Wittich

North Carolina State        7        14        0        0        -        21
Indiana                        7        10        14        14        -        45

Team Statistics                NCST                INDI

First Downs                18                32

Total Rushes                27                45
Net Rushing Yards        43                273
Yards Per Carry                1.5                6.0
Rushing Yards                100                290
Tckld Loss/Yards        7-21                2-5
Sacked/Yards Lost        6-36                2-12

Pass Attempts                33                18
Completions                18                15
Passing Yards                243                199
Yards Per Attempt        7.3                11.0
Interceptions                1                0
Fumbles/Lost                0/0                2/0

Total Plays                60                63
Total Yards                286                472
Yards Per Play                4.7                7.4

3rd Down Plays                6/14                8/11

Penalties                11                5
Penalty Yards                95                44

Avg. Drive Start        OWN 29                OWN 35
Time Of Possession        28:24                31:36


Indiana Stats
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Rushing                Att        Yards        Avg        Long        TD        Stufd        Sackd
21 Wittich        34        235        6.9        24        2        3        0
41 Niklos        7        47        6.7        20        1        0        0

Passing                Att        Comp        Yards        Yd/At        Long        TD        Int
13 Vallery        18        15        199        11.0        26        3        0

Receiving        Catch        Yards        Avg        YAC        Long        TD
80 Blades        4        87        21.7        39        26        1
5 Sailer        3        20        6.6        28        11        1
95 Bell                1        11        11.0        8        11        1

Defense                Tkl        Asst        Sack        Int        IntYd        IntTD
99 Cabrera        7        1        1.0        0        0        0
52 Whalen        5        3        1.0        0        0        0
96 Cox                3        1        2.0        0        0        0
28 Brignac        3        0        1.0        0        0        0
26 Sonnier        2        1        0.0        1        0        0
78 Jenkins        1        0        1.0        0        0        0

RB Wittich 235 rushing yards is Indiana #3 performance on a single game.


Around the Big 10
- Duke 13-48 Northwestern
- Illinois24-27 Bowling Green
- Michigan 14-38 UNLV
- Missouri 20-13 Michigan State
- Iowa State 24-10 Iowa
- Baylor 40-22 Minnesota
- Stanford 59-7 Ohio State
- East Carolina 10-44 Wisconsin
- Notre Dame 40-14 Purdue

Alf 03-24-2003 06:00 AM

Week 5



Time Management & Emails:
1 D- and 15 Ds. Coaching blocks awarded.

Our Game : #21 Indiana (2-0) (-11) vs Illinois (1-2) on TV5
Guess our Top 25 ranking is finally appreciated by the TV guys. We should have an easy game today.

We begin by punting and see them march on us when LB Whalen makes a spectacular interception. Howver, the series ends on downs as we do not kick a mid range FG since our kicker sucks… Both teams refuse to play today and Q1 ends on a 0-0 score. To begin Q2 Vallery is intercepted, but fortunately they stall on a 4th down. Finally RB Wittich wakes up and we take the lead 7-0. We felt comy before halftime but they convert another 4th down attempt and tie the score 7-7 before halftime…

Wittich, Vallery and Sailer combine well for a nice first drive when QB Vallery is intercepted in their red zone. You can tell he is still young. But on the very next drive, we stop them and force them to punt when their punt is blocked by DT Cabrera and recovered by Illinois punter on his 2 yard line. Ball to Indiana. Then Vallery completes a TD pass to TE Jeffries. 14-7. It seems our engine has now started as we get luck recovering one of our punt, and converting it into another TD pass : 21-7. And another Vallery TD pass to Sailer this time : 28-7. To explain you how bad our kicking game is, PK Cash just missed a 29 yards attempt. Our defense makes wonders just after when we sack their QB and recover his fumble. Backup RB Niklos cashes in : 35-7. Game Over.

Game Summary
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Game MVP: ILLN 50 Justin Chrysler with 14 tackles, 6 assists, 1 sack, 2 INTs

Illinois        0        7        0        0        -        7
Indiana        0        7        7        21        -        35

Team Statistics                ILLN                INDI

First Downs                14                26

Total Rushes                23                53
Net Rushing Yards        21                169
Yards Per Carry                0.9                3.1
Rushing Yards                46                218
Tckld Loss/Yards        6-13                10-30
Sacked/Yards Lost        2-12                3-19

Pass Attempts                40                24
Completions                19                16
Passing Yards                189                179
Yards Per Attempt        4.7                7.4
Interceptions                1                2
Fumbles/Lost                3/2                0/0

Total Plays                63                77
Total Yards                210                348
Yards Per Play                3.3                4.5

3rd Down Plays                3/14                8/16

Penalties                7                11
Penalty Yards                75                75

Avg. Drive Start        OWN 30                OWN 40
Time Of Possession        25:58                34:02


Indiana Stats
Code:


Rushing                Att        Yards        Avg        Long        TD        Stufd        Sackd
21 Wittich        38        138        3.6        20        1        12        0
41 Niklos        11        51        4.6        16        1        2        0

Passing                Att        Comp        Yards        Yd/At        Long        TD        Int
13 Vallery        24        16        179        7.4        18        3        2

Receiving        Catch        Yards        Avg        YAC        Long        TD
83 Hemingway        4        49        12.2        11        18        1
5 Sailer        4        53        13.2        29        18        1
89 Jeffries        2        13        6.5        19        9        1

Defense                Tkl        Asst        Sack        Int        IntYd        IntTD
52 Whalen        6        3        0.0        1        0        0
28 Brignac        2        0        1.0        0        0        0
91 Horoszowski        2        0        1.0        0        0        0


Edit : Wittich 38 rushing attempts is Indiana single game record !

injury report
None !

Around the Big 10
- Iowa 31-28 Michigan
- Ohio Sate 37-7 Minnesota
- Northwestern 55-0 Purdue
- Wisconsin 38-7 Penn State

3ric 03-24-2003 09:04 AM

Our defense is spectacular in the second half, we've outscored opponents 70-0 in the 3rd and 4th quarter... brings a smile to the face! :)

ShagVT 03-24-2003 09:41 AM

It's hard to argue with a team that allows 1.4 yards per carry - especially when running the 3-4!

MylesKnight 03-24-2003 09:57 AM

"Game MVP: ILLN 50 Justin Chrysler with 14 tackles, 6 assists, 1 sack, 2 INTs"


Damn, that was a helluva game. What's this guy doing in Champaign instead of South Central Indiana?

Great start Alf, and I concur with 3ric, it's great to see this team has the ability to turn it up to another level in the 2nd Half of ballgames.

Now it's time to hit the road for the first time in the '37 Season. Let's jump all over mighty Michigan :D and Penn State early and put these one's away before Halftime..

GO IU!!

Alf 03-24-2003 10:34 AM

Our run defense is currently ranked as #1 nation wide (of course, we have only played 3 games...)

Alf 03-24-2003 01:31 PM

Week 6



Recruits
We lose 8 guys.

Our Game : #21 Indiana (3-0) (-30) at Michigan (0-4)
30 points favorites. We should have another excellent showing today.

They get the ball, punt straight away. We get the ball, 3 plays later, we score a TD : 7-0. Let’s hope this figures how the game will be today. Another drive, another TD : 14-0. Ah, finally Cash can kick some FGs : 17-0. LB Whalen makes an INT when Michigan was in a position to score. Cash, then displays his terrible talent as he misses a 33 yards FG. And Vallery is intercepted late in Q2 on a meaningless play.

We play very poorly in Q3, INT, fumble and punts and let them score a FG on us. 17-3. Fortunately, QB Vallery to SAiler score another TD for us : 24-3. And later again Valer to Niklos : 31-3. Cash connects on a late FG : 34-3.


Game Summary
Code:


Game MVP: INDI 79 Warren Huang with 6 KRBs and 0 Sacks allowed

Indiana                14        3        7        10        -        34
Michigan        0        0        3        0        -        3

Team Statistics                INDI                MICH

First Downs                25                4

Total Rushes                40                33
Net Rushing Yards        170                48
Yards Per Carry                4.2                1.4
Rushing Yards                201                81
Tckld Loss/Yards        6-19                8-16
Sacked/Yards Lost        2-12                3-17

Pass Attempts                29                16
Completions                17                4
Passing Yards                206                37
Yards Per Attempt        7.1                2.3
Interceptions                2                2
Fumbles/Lost                2/1                0/0

Total Plays                69                49
Total Yards                376                85
Yards Per Play                5.4                1.7

3rd Down Plays                4/12                1/14

Penalties                8                10
Penalty Yards                50                74

Avg. Drive Start        OWN 40                OWN 33
Time Of Possession        32:25                27:35


Indiana Stats
Code:


Rushing                Att        Yards        Avg        Long        TD        Stufd        Sackd
21 Wittich        22        69        3.1        29        0        8        0
41 Niklos        14        108        7.7        47        0        2        0

Passing                Att        Comp        Yards        Yd/At        Long        TD        Int
13 Vallery        29        17        206        7.1        25        4        2

Receiving        Catch        Yards        Avg        YAC        Long        TD
83 Hemingway        4        53        13.2        24        16        1
89 Jeffries        4        52        13.0        20        25        0
5 Sailer        3        38        12.6        27        22        1
80 Blades        1        7        7.0        16        7        1
41 Niklos        1        11        11.0        10        11        1

Defense                Tkl        Asst        Sack        Int        IntYd        IntTD
96 Cox                7        0        1.0        0        0        0
53 Jeans        4        6        0.0        0        0        0
91 Horoszowski        2        1        2.0        0        0        0
52 Whalen        1        0        0.0        1        16        0
49 Banks        0        1        0.0        1        0        0



Injury Report
- We just lost starting WR Blades for 12 weeks with a broken fibula
- LB Graham is probable for 5 weeks with a concussion

Around the Big 10
- Ohio State 22-14 Illinois
- Penn State 38-10 Iowa
- Wisconsin 54-14 Michigan State
- Nortwestern 21-14 Minnesota

tucker342 03-24-2003 05:12 PM

Keep up the great work!!!!!

Alf 03-25-2003 02:48 AM

Right now, I reallt don't see anyone on our schedule give us problems outside of Northwestern. A 10-1 season is very very possible !

Alf 03-25-2003 11:39 AM

Week 7



Recruits
We lose 6.

Our Game : #21 Indiana (4-0) (-10) at Penn State (1-4) on TV5
We are starting getting used to TV coverage, and our boys seem to perform better under the spotlights !

We have some confidence on our game and it proves quite quickly when we build a nice long drive complete by a reverse run TD by WR Sailer : 7-0. At he end of Q1, they have 0 first down and 6 total yards. Just to begin Q2, I see an unfamiliar move from an Indiana QB has Vallery ran the option and pitched to RB Wittich for a TD : 14-0. Shortly after, QB vallery throws a TD pass to TE moved to FB DeLay : 21-0. And another Vallery pass to Sailer just before halftime : 28-0.

I’ll quick sim the second half and interrupt if anything critical happens. End game : 49-10 !


Game Summary
Code:


Game MVP: INDI 13 Kurt Vallery

Indiana                7        21        14        7        -        49
Penn State        0        0        7        3        -        10

Team Statistics                INDI                PNST

First Downs                32                12

Total Rushes                39                29
Net Rushing Yards        141                81
Yards Per Carry                3.6                2.7
Rushing Yards                176                103
Tckld Loss/Yards        7-12                7-16
Sacked/Yards Lost        4-23                1-6

Pass Attempts                37                27
Completions                27                7
Passing Yards                351                68
Yards Per Attempt        9.4                2.5
Interceptions                0                0
Fumbles/Lost                0/0                1/1

Total Plays                76                56
Total Yards                492                149
Yards Per Play                6.4                2.6

3rd Down Plays                5/12                0/13

Penalties                9                7
Penalty Yards                82                70

Avg. Drive Start        OWN 34                OWN 32
Time Of Possession        35:09                24:51



Indiana Stats
Code:


Rushing                Att        Yards        Avg        Long        TD        Stufd        Sackd
21 Wittich        22        109        4.9        32        2        6        0
41 Niklos        9        53        5.8        20        0        0        0
5 Sailer        1        3        3.0        3        1        0        0


Passing                Att        Comp        Yards        Yd/At        Long        TD        Int
13 Vallery        37        27        351        9.4        25        4        0


Receiving        Catch        Yards        Avg        YAC        Long        TD
5 Sailer        5        89        17.8        47        25        1
83 Hemingway        4        47        11.7        43        15        1
86 DeLay        4        42        10.5        24        14        1
2 Kaplan        3        30        10.0        20        15        1


Injury Report
- No new ones

Around the Big 10
- Minnesota 31-6 Illinois
- Iowa 23-10 Michigan State
- Purdue 27-20 Michigan
- Wisconsin 55-3 Ohio State

ShagVT 03-25-2003 12:45 PM

Alf, tell us some of the season stats for the Indiana defense, which has just been unbelievable. Holding Michigan to 85 total yards?!?!? That is insane.

cthomer5000 03-25-2003 12:54 PM

Vallery is eyeing the Heisman. 15 touchdowns in 5 games?! :eek:

He's completing 72% of his passes!


Is this the year?

3ric 03-25-2003 01:33 PM

And Wittich has 618 yds rushing through 5 games... fun fun fun! :)

Alf 03-26-2003 02:08 AM

I've already played up to week 9, so I don't have stats from week 7, but our run defense is still top 5. Our defense is also only allowing the 5th fewest points in the nation. As I was saying at the beginning of the season, Vallery, Wittich and the WR corps are really impressive this year !!! I'm at work now, so I'll post more about the game tonight from home. The recruiting doesn't look good for now.

Alf 03-26-2003 02:11 AM

dola, apoart from Northwestern, I don't see anyone beating us before reaching the playoffs.

Alf 03-26-2003 01:05 PM

Week 8



Recruits
We lose 6.

Our Game : #19 Indiana (5-0) (-20) vs Minnesota (1-4)
Their 1-4 record does not reflect their real strength as they lost some close games. Caution mode is on !

They start with the ball, however they are intercepted by our LB Jeans and Wittich runs twice for 50 & 3 yards and a TD : 7-0. PK Cash then converts a FG and on the following kickoff, WR Hemmingway returns the kick 52 yards for another TD : 17-0. Both teams score a FG and halftime happens on a 20-3 score.

RB Wittich is all over the field with already 150 rushing yards and he just added a receiving TD : 27-3. PK Cash is on a hot streak as he scores again : 30-3. And another one : 33-3. Games ends at 33-6 as our backups manage to stop their offense.

Howard Cash, with his 4 FGs performance today just tied the school record for most FGs in a game !


Game Summary
Code:


Game MVP: INDI 21 Erik Wittich

Minnesota        0        3        0        3        -        6
Indiana                17        3        10        3        -        33

Team Statistics                MINN                INDI

First Downs                14                21

Total Rushes                34                40
Net Rushing Yards        95                226
Yards Per Carry                2.7                5.6
Rushing Yards                147                243
Tckld Loss/Yards        8-19                7-17
Sacked/Yards Lost        5-33                0-0

Pass Attempts                32                22
Completions                11                12
Passing Yards                107                193
Yards Per Attempt        3.3                8.7
Interceptions                4                0
Fumbles/Lost                1/0                1/1

Total Plays                66                62
Total Yards                202                419
Yards Per Play                3.0                6.7

3rd Down Plays                5/16                8/15

Penalties                6                9
Penalty Yards                46                74

Avg. Drive Start        OWN 34                OWN 24
Time Of Possession        31:50                28:10


Indiana Stats
Code:


Rushing                Att        Yards        Avg        Long        TD        Stufd        Sackd
21 Wittich        23        181        7.8        50        1        6        0
41 Niklos        13        41        3.1        9        0        2        0

Passing                Att        Comp        Yards        Yd/At        Long        TD        Int
13 Vallery        22        12        193        8.7        39        1        0

Receiving        Catch        Yards        Avg        YAC        Long        TD
89 Jeffries        4        61        15.2        33        23        0
83 Hemingway        3        41        13.6        10        19        0
21 Wittich        3        72        24.0        24        39        1

Defense                Tkl        Asst        Sack        Int        IntYd        IntTD
91 Horoszowski        5        0        2.5        0        0        0
99 Cabrera        4        2        1.0        0        0        0
78 Jenkins        4        0        1.0        0        0        0
53 Jeans        4        3        0.0        1        0        0
28 Brignac        1        1        0.0        2        0        0
96 Cox                0        1        0.5        0        0        0
26 Sonnier        0        1        0.0        1        0        0



Injury Report
No new ones

Around the Big 10
- Iowa 18-17 Illinois
- Wisconsin 38-7 Michigan
- Purdue 29-27 Michigan State
- Northwestern 45-3 Ohio State

Alf 03-26-2003 01:08 PM

Big 10 Standings



Code:


  School                W  L  T  Pct  PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct  PF  PA  Streak 
Wisconsin                7  0  0  1.000 351 61  4  0  0  1.000 185 31  Won 22     
**Indiana                6  0  0  1.000 245 47  4  0  0  1.000 151 26  Won 7     
Northwestern            5  1  0  .833  237 88  3  0  0  1.000 121 17  Won 4     
Iowa                    4  3  0  .571  119 137 3  1  0  .750  82  93  Won 2     
Purdue                  2  4  0  .333  105 185 2  1  0  .666  56  102 Won 2     
Ohio State              3  4  0  .428  103 238 2  2  0  .500  65  121 Lost 2     
Penn State              1  5  0  .166  85  176 1  2  0  .333  55  97  Lost 1     
Minnesota                1  6  0  .142  111 198 1  3  0  .250  58  97  Lost 1     
Michigan State          2  4  0  .333  126 150 0  3  0  .000  51  106 Lost 4     
Illinois                1  6  0  .142  105 184 0  4  0  .000  44  106 Lost 6     
Michigan                0  7  0  .000  78  238 0  4  0  .000  58  130 Lost 10

Iowa and Purdue seem to be our real rivals outside of usual power schools Northwestern & Wisconsin. Michigan State with 4 losses is a real disappointment this year.

bigjdotcom01 03-26-2003 06:30 PM

Congratulations on a nice start and keep up the winning tradition, Alf.

Alf 03-28-2003 11:35 AM

Week 9



Time Management :
4 D-. 13 D… Bad news. 17 blocks left.

Recruits
We lose 5… Still no one signed.

Our Game : #17 Indiana (6-0) (-22) vs Iowa (4-3) on TV4
They barely beat Illinois, a team that we crushed. Roll on baby !

They kick, we receive. We drive nicely as usual when Vallery throw a very long pass that is intercepted in Iowa endzone. Touchback… Fortunately, our defense is already active as we force a 3 and out. We also are forced to punt from Iowa 49 and special teamers are doing great too as they tackle the punt returner for a loss and a TD : 7-0 ! Tackler is RB Wittich !! Then they fail to convert a 4th down. We do the same thing… Once again they fail to convert a 4th down while they were within FG range… Strange thing. Well, we’ll think about that later and after two long Vallery passes, RB Niklos runs it in : 14-0. A little later, midway Q2, Wittich fumbles the ball away but they fail again on a 4th down attempt. Then once again on our punt, we recover the ball deep into their territory. RB Wittich scores : 21-0. Halftime.

To begin Q3,FS Dorrough intercepts a long ball in our endzone for a touchback. A few plays later, QB Vallery hits WR Hemingway for another TD : 28-0. Quick sim mode on… Wittich is unable to run today. The field is soaked. Another Vallery to Hemingway long TD pass : 35-0. Q4 begins with backup players at QB and RB. It’s even our QB3 playing (and scoring). Our special teamers blocked a FG in Q4. Iowa is not shutout as they attempt and score a lame late FG : 42-3.

Game Summary
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Game MVP: INDI 13 Kurt Vallery

Iowa        0        0        0        3        -        3
Indiana        7        14        14        7        -        42

Team Statistics                IOWA                INDI

First Downs                11                19

Total Rushes                27                41
Net Rushing Yards        47                70
Yards Per Carry                1.7                1.7
Rushing Yards                71                91
Tckld Loss/Yards        4-8                8-14
Sacked/Yards Lost        3-16                1-7

Pass Attempts                42                27
Completions                17                17
Passing Yards                193                321
Yards Per Attempt        4.5                11.8
Interceptions                2                2
Fumbles/Lost                4/3                3/2

Total Plays                69                68
Total Yards                240                391
Yards Per Play                3.4                5.7

3rd Down Plays                5/18                5/14

Penalties                7                6
Penalty Yards                57                35

Avg. Drive Start        OWN 35                OWN 36
Time Of Possession        31:14                28:46


Indiana Stats
Code:


Rushing                Att        Yards        Avg        Long        TD        Stufd        Sackd
21 Wittich        20        30        1.5        7        1        6        0
41 Niklos        14        32        2.2        8        1        3        0


Passing                Att        Comp        Yards        Yd/At        Long        TD        Int
13 Vallery        24        16        289        12.0        43        2        1
9 Farrell        2        1        32        16.0        32        1        1


Receiving        Catch        Yards        Avg        YAC        Long        TD
5 Sailer        5        116        23.2        30        43        0
83 Hemingway        3        87        29.0        34        39        2
95 Bell        1        32        32.0        29        32        1



Injury Report
- WR Blades still out for 8 weeks
- WR Sailer doubtful for 2 weeks with hyperextended ebow
- DE Jenkins and Horozowski probable for 2 weeks
- LB Graham probable for 1 week

Around the Big 10
- Michigan State 37-7 Illinois
- Michigan 22-17 Northwestern
- Penn State 28-7 Purdue

ShagVT 03-28-2003 02:17 PM

Alf, what's going with recruiting?!?!

cthomer5000 03-28-2003 02:43 PM

here go the wave of WR injuries again...

tucker342 03-28-2003 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Alf

Big 10 Standings



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  School                W  L  T  Pct  PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct  PF  PA  Streak 
Michigan                0  7  0  .000  78  238 0  4  0  .000  58  130 Lost 10




Now that's a beautiful site!!!

tucker342 03-28-2003 10:09 PM

dola-

I just noticed they beat Northwestern, I guess that's okay!

Alf 03-29-2003 04:26 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ShagVT
Alf, what's going with recruiting?!?!

We might be ending with 16 walk-ons.... I really suck at recruiting this year.

3ric 03-29-2003 05:25 AM

I did get my first recruit in week 8 last season (lucky I guess), but the second didn't committ until week 11... it's a lot harder if you shoot for the top recruits - everybody else seems to do the same!

Alf 03-29-2003 02:07 PM

Week 10



Recruits
2 sign (at last) and we get 7 rejections (plus those who do not notify !)
  • B.J. Marzullo, a quarterback from Spruce Creek High School in Port Orange, Florida
  • Vinny Toombs, a defensive tackle from Garinger High School in Charlotte, North Carolina

- QB Marzullo is #199 overall and #25 QB. He is scouted as 95 by a VG QB scout. Average student however. 86/141 passes, 1412 yards, 12/2 TD/INT. He likes to run a lot : 48 attempts, 402 yards, 6 TDs.

- DT Toombs is #209 overall and #12 DT. Scouted as 83+ by an excellent DL scout. Very good student with 84 tackles and 5 sacks.

Already in : QB, DT
Still needed : RB, FB, TE, WR, C, G, T, DE, ILB, OLB, CB, S, DE, +1 free


Our Game : #17 Indiana (7-0) (-10) at Ohio State (3-4) on TV4
We are just 2 wins away from the playoffs and this one is on the must win list !

Wittich seems to have found a rythm today, but Vallery throws is usual early game interception. But we get the ball on downs and then Vallery sets the field on fire whil RB Niklos finishes the job : 7-0. Then on the following drive, we sack their QB, force a fumble and recover the ball. Vallery zips it to WR Hemingway : 14-0. Bad news for our special teams just after as Ohio State returns the kickoff 91 yards for a TD… : 14-7. our ground game is very effective today as RB Wittich scores his first TD : 21-7. End of Q1. To begin Q2, we build a nice drive that is concluded by a TD pass to TE playing at FB DeLay : 28-7. We kick, and they return the ball 84 yards again… However, backup S Brignac makes a big play and intercepts their QB in our endzone ! Halftime.

Just a few comments : QB Vallery scores a long TD pass on a 4th down. He also is intercepted twice in Q3, but scores again later. We gives points late in the game in garbage time : 45-17.

Game Summary
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Game MVP: INDI 13 Kurt Vallery

Indiana                21        7        7        10        -        45
Ohio State        7        0        0        10        -        17

Team Statistics                INDI                OHST

First Downs                33                13

Total Rushes                43                27
Net Rushing Yards        176                84
Yards Per Carry                4.0                3.1
Rushing Yards                209                112
Tckld Loss/Yards        13-26                3-10
Sacked/Yards Lost        1-7                3-18

Pass Attempts                37                32
Completions                27                11
Passing Yards                412                127
Yards Per Attempt        11.1                3.9
Interceptions                3                3
Fumbles/Lost                1/0                2/2

Total Plays                80                59
Total Yards                588                211
Yards Per Play                7.3                3.5

3rd Down Plays                8/16                4/13

Penalties                9                11
Penalty Yards                78                90

Avg. Drive Start        OWN 34                OWN 39
Time Of Possession        35:56                24:04


Indiana Stats
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Rushing                Att        Yards        Avg        Long        TD        Stufd        Sackd
21 Wittich        25        115        4.6        25        1        12        0
41 Niklos        14        59        4.2        15        1        5        0


Passing                Att        Comp        Yards        Yd/At        Long        TD        Int
13 Vallery        37        27        412        11.1        44        4        3

Receiving        Catch        Yards        Avg        YAC        Long        TD
89 Jeffries        6        93        15.5        37        22        0
83 Hemingway        5        122        24.4        60        44        2
86 DeLay        5        91        18.2        20        30        1
2 Kaplan        3        44        14.6        19        22        1




Injury Report
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DeLay, Norman          86  TE  Sr*  Out          High Ankle Sprain 23 Weeks 
Blades, J.B.            80  WR  Sr*  Out          Broken Fibula    7 Weeks   
Sailer, Russell        5    WR  Sr    Questionable Hyperextended Elb 1 Week   
Fleming, Barry          58  ILB  Sr*  Probable    Sprained Ankle    2 Weeks   
Jenkins, Zach          78  DE  Sr    Probable    Sprained Ankle    1 Week   
Horoszowski, Donnell    91  DE  So*  Probable    Bruised Sternum  1 Week 


Around the Big 10
- Penn State 31-17 illinois
- Iowa 24-17 Purdue
- Minnesota 21-16 Michigan State
- Wisconsin 47-26 Northwestern

Alf 03-29-2003 02:13 PM

Week 11



Recruits
We lose 3.

Already in : QB, DT
Still needed : RB, FB, TE, WR, C, G, T, DE, ILB, OLB, CB, S, DE, +1 free



Our Game : #16 Indiana (8-0) (-6) at #20 Northwestern (5-3) on TV3
We are slotted as favourites, but that’s very suspect to me. Seing how easy our schedule is compared to Northwestern and our injuries at thin positions. Despite their running game, we’ll stick with the 3-4 defense.

We kickoff, they start from their ten and are forced to punt (20 yards…) and we start within their 40. We then both punt for the whole 4th quarter and they score a FG at the end of Q1. We are unable to produce any offense and watch them score a TD : 0-10. Vallery is then intercepted and they convert into a TD : 0-17. Halftime…

We start Q3 by being intercepted… Things start to get really ugly. No comments : 3-30. Stats to follow.


Game Summary
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Game MVP: NWST 13 QB Christian Rotruck (3 TDs)

Indiana                0        0        0        3        -        3
Northwestern        3        14        10        3        -        30

Team Statistics                INDI                NWST

First Downs                12                26

Total Rushes                22                52
Net Rushing Yards        78                139
Yards Per Carry                3.5                2.6
Rushing Yards                105                185
Tckld Loss/Yards        4-10                17-46
Sacked/Yards Lost        3-17                0-0

Pass Attempts                26                21
Completions                11                18
Passing Yards                135                224
Yards Per Attempt        5.1                10.6
Interceptions                4                0
Fumbles/Lost                0/0                1/0

Total Plays                48                73
Total Yards                213                363
Yards Per Play                4.4                4.9

3rd Down Plays                5/12                6/15

Penalties                8                4
Penalty Yards                73                37

Avg. Drive Start        OWN 28                OWN 29
Time Of Possession        21:28                38:32


Indiana Stats
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Rushing                Att        Yards        Avg        Long        TD        Stufd        Sackd
41 Niklos        7        46        6.5        18        0        1        0
21 Wittich        6        12        2.0        8        0        2        0
13 Vallery        5        11        2.2        11        0        0        2
29 Rison        2        16        8.0        12        0        0        0


Passing                Att        Comp        Yards        Yd/At        Long        TD        Int
13 Vallery        22        9        118        5.3        20        0        4
14 Gaines        4        2        17        4.2        9        0        0


Receiving        Catch        Yards        Avg        YAC        Long        TD
83 Hemingway        6        80        13.3        20        19        0


Injury Report
- TE Delay is still out for 22 weeks
- WR Blades is out 6 weeks (maybe in time for playoffs…)

Around the Big 10
- Iowa 38-7 Minnesota
- Michigan State 17-10 Michigan
- Ohio State 26-14 Penn State
- Wisconsin 48-7 Purdue

Alf 03-29-2003 02:15 PM

Big 10 Standings


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  School                W  L  T  Pct  PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct  PF  PA  Streak 
Wisconsin                9  0  0  1.000 446 94  6  0  0  1.000 280 64  Won 24     
**Indiana                8  1  0  .888  335 97  6  1  0  .857  241 76  Lost 1     
Iowa                    6  4  0  .600  184 203 5  2  0  .714  147 159 Won 2     
Northwestern            6  3  0  .666  310 160 4  2  0  .666  194 89  Won 1     
Ohio State              4  5  0  .444  146 297 3  3  0  .500  108 180 Won 1     
Penn State              3  6  0  .333  158 226 3  3  0  .500  128 147 Lost 1     
Michigan State          4  5  0  .444  196 188 2  4  0  .333  121 144 Won 1     
Purdue                  2  7  0  .222  136 285 2  4  0  .333  87  202 Lost 3     
Minnesota                2  7  0  .222  139 252 2  4  0  .333  86  151 Lost 1     
Michigan                1  8  0  .111  110 272 1  5  0  .166  90  164 Lost 1     
Illinois                1  8  0  .111  129 252 0  6  0  .000  68  174 Lost 8

With Purdue and Central Florida left to play, we should be able to finish at least 9-2. While 10-1 would be the target.

cthomer5000 03-29-2003 02:25 PM

Damn. from contender to pretender in just one game. :(

What the hell happened to Vallery! look at those stats. :eek:

3ric 03-29-2003 03:50 PM

Northwestern is still a formidable opponent - we'll have our revenge on them in the playoffs!

MylesKnight 03-29-2003 05:55 PM

Damn.. You kind of knew N'western wasn't going to lose 3 straight though. That program is at too high of a level for something like that to happen.. How did they lose to a horrible Michigan team?

Well on the positive side, it's only 1 loss. Two more W's and it's a return to Playoff Football for Indiana University.

The scary thing is a 3 loss Northwestern team may end up finishing ahead of a 10-1 IU team in the Final Regular Season Poll.

This could very well be a future 1st Round Tourney Matchup, as I've noticed, at least in my Dynasty, that they to match to up 2 at-large teams from the same Conference in Round 1.

By the way...

"B.J. Marzullo, a quarterback from Spruce Creek High School in Port Orange, Florida"..

..Port Orange?.. That's UCF Recruiting Territory. No wonder the Knights are stinkin' up the joint. They can't keep the High Schoolers at home.

Alf 03-30-2003 05:51 AM

Week 12



Recruits
4 rejections; no new ones


Already in : QB, DT
Still needed : RB, FB, TE, WR, C, G, T, DE, ILB, OLB, CB, S, DE, +1 free


Our Game : #18 BCS Indiana (8-1) is off


Around the Big 10
- Purdue 24-14 Illinois
- Wisconsin 33-3 Iowa
- Minnesota 20-17 Michigan
- Michigan State 20-10 Ohio State
- Northwestern 30-21 Penn State

Alf 03-30-2003 05:53 AM

Time Management :
6 D-. 13 Ds. Academics are not good either… I keep 4 blocks for week 17.


Recruits
We lose 4 again….


Already in : QB, DT
Still needed : RB, FB, TE, WR, C, G, T, DE, ILB, OLB, CB, S, DE, +1 free


Our Game : #21 Indiana (8-1) (-27) vs Purdue (3-7)
Usual spread. Usual no TV game… Must win in order to ensure a playoff spot.

We start well but lose the ball on a RB WIttich fumble. Both teams suck all Q1 long but we are still able to score a late FG by our PK Cash. Bad new ti start Q2 when our QB Vallery is intercepted and they return the ball for a TD : 3-7. We then drive all the field and finish thanks to RB Wittich : 10-7. We also manage to attempt a late FG just before halftime : 13-7.

This game is really horrible and boring, fortunately, our defense is still better than theirs, so we are winning the position advantage. Finally an offensive play is positive when QB Vallery hits RB Niklos for a TD. RB Wittich converts for 2 points : 21-7. We intercept them shortly after and RB Wittich scores again : 28-7. our star duo QB Vallery-WR Sailer is back on track too : 35-7. Final Score.


Game Summary
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Game MVP: INDI 21 Erik Wittich

Purdue        0        7        0        0        -        7
Indiana        3        10        8        14        -        35

Team Statistics                PURD                INDI

First Downs                4                32

Total Rushes                20                54
Net Rushing Yards        18                192
Yards Per Carry                0.9                3.5
Rushing Yards                61                238
Tckld Loss/Yards        9-20                6-10
Sacked/Yards Lost        4-23                6-36

Pass Attempts                18                27
Completions                8                20
Passing Yards                52                322
Yards Per Attempt        2.8                11.9
Interceptions                1                1
Fumbles/Lost                0/0                2/1

Total Plays                38                81
Total Yards                70                514
Yards Per Play                1.8                6.3

3rd Down Plays                0/10                7/15

Penalties                7                4
Penalty Yards                38                20

Avg. Drive Start        OWN 22                OWN 34
Time Of Possession        18:03                41:57


Indiana Stats
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Rushing                Att        Yards        Avg        Long        TD        Stufd        Sackd
21 Wittich        29        149        5.1        25        2        5        0
41 Niklos        14        63        4.5        19        0        2        0



Passing                Att        Comp        Yards        Yd/At        Long        TD        Int
13 Vallery        27        20        322        11.9        28        2        1


Receiving        Catch        Yards        Avg        YAC        Long        TD
5 Sailer        8        150        18.7        53        22        1
2 Kaplan        3        50        16.6        14        18        0
21 Wittich        3        45        15.0        15        28        0
41 Niklos        2        21        10.5        28        18        1


Around the Big 10
- Michigan 14-21 Ohio State
- Northwestern 20-19 Illinois
- Penn State 24-20 Michigan State
- Wisconsin 56-14 Minnesota


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