BBCF Columbus State Cougars (Restart in Sun Belt)

[Ben E Lou]

PRELIMINARY COMMENTS
Getting the beta of the next game patch inspired me to go ahead and do what I've wanted to do for a while: restart this career in the Sun Belt. From talking with Arlie, and my 10ish seasons playing CSU as an Indy, I realized that this would be a much better way of doing things, and probably much more fun. The schedule will be quite a bit more reasonable for a team with 20 Prestige, with at least seven other bottom feeders on the docket every season. I did some testing on the beta patch last night, and feel comfortable enough with it, stability-wise, to go ahead and dive into starting the career. (Another reason for the restart is that there's one minor feature improvement that will not work with 1.02 saved careers, although that could change by the time it is released.)


THE SETUP
Easy. I moved North Texas out of the Sun Belt and made them an Independent, and moved Columbus State in, creating a conference of all southeastern region teams (initial prestige in parenthesis):

Arkansas State (25)
Columbus State (20)
Florida Atlantic (25)
Florida International (25)
Louisiana-Lafayette (30)
Louisiana-Monroe (25)
Middle Tennessee State (25)
Troy (30)


I also used SchedMatch to set us up to play North Texas every season, giving us at least eight potentially-winnable games a year. Also, given the proximity of Columbus State to Troy, I set them up as our rival school.

EDITED TO ADD: Just as an FYI, I used an edited version of pstats 1.5 for my file. Obviously, it is edited to make the moves mentioned above, but it is also edited for realism with regards to the high schools in Georgia producing prospects in more realistic proportions. For example, my game-suggested inital starting lineup has kids from: Wheeler, Chamblee, Washington (2), SW DeKalb (2), Gainseville, Social Circle, Buford, Rome, Hawkinsville, Heritage (Rockdale), Dalton, North Clayton, and Warner Robins. Here are the schools on our initial roster with multiple players:

Buford (3)
Doublass (2)
North Clayton (2)
Northside-WR (3)
SW DeKalb (3)
Stephenson (2)
Washington (2)

Sadly, our initial roster has nary a player from the T-U-C, but I'm sure that will change with time.

[Ben E Lou]

Columbus State Team Overview Links: | Attributes | Depth Chart | Off/Def Ratings | Overview | Roster | Special Teams Ratings | Stats |
Team Info RECORD COACH POLL MEDIA POLL RECRUIT CLASS PRESTIGE STRENGTH OF CONF PROJ 0-0 NR NR 93rd Very Low (20) 119th 8th Place
Team Schedule WEEK OPPONENT SCORE 1 at Southern Methodist - 2 Buffalo - 3 OPEN - 4 at Louisiana-Laf - 5 at Florida Int - 6 at Arkansas State - 7 at Florida Atlantic - 8 Middle Tenn St - 9 at North Texas - 10 Louisiana-Monroe - 11 OPEN - 12 at San Jose State - 13 OPEN - 14 Troy - 15 OPEN -	Sun Belt Standings TEAM W-L CONF W-L PF PA Columbus State 0-0 0-0 0 0 Florida Atlantic 0-0 0-0 0 0 Florida Int 0-0 0-0 0 0 Arkansas State 0-0 0-0 0 0 Middle Tenn St 0-0 0-0 0 0 Troy 0-0 0-0 0 0 Louisiana-Laf 0-0 0-0 0 0 Louisiana-Monroe 0-0 0-0 0 0
Team Injury Report POS NAME INJURY STATUS	Team Stats OFFENSE DEFENSE Total Yards/Game 0.0 0.0 Rushing Yards/Game 0.0 0.0 Passing Yards/Game 0.0 0.0

[Ben E Lou]

MEET THE OFFENSE

(Coordinator Scouting Abilities In Parenthesis By Position)

	Quarterbacks (Poor)
	#	POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	GPA	WE	INT	STATUS	High School	OVR	POT
	16	QB	O.J. Blake	6-4	225	(Fr)	1.72	72	55	Redshirt	Dougherty (Albany, GA)	49	53
	17	QB	Brian Mackey	6-1	210	So	2.70	68	53	OK	J.L. Mann (Greenville, SC)	51	75
	10	QB	Gary Romanowski (S)	6-0	206	Sr	3.91	99	85	OK	Stephenson (Stone Mountain, GA)	61	61
	13	QB	Lonnie Triplett	6-0	208	(So)	3.96	66	87	OK	East Paulding (Dallas, GA)	39	48

Well, as bad as my coordinator is, it truly is a crap shoot how good these guys are. Romanowski, being the best-rated and a Senior, will get the nod initially, with Mackey being the next option.

	Running Backs (Poor)
	#	POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	GPA	WE	INT	STATUS	High School	OVR	POT
	26	RB	Kim Crabtree (S)	5-9	200	Sr	3.82	99	64	OK	York Comprehensive (York, SC)	49	49
	38	RB	Justin Fencik	5-8	188	(Fr)	4.00	59	70	Redshirt	Humphreys County (Belzoni, MS)	44	57
	36	RB	Steve Moore	6-0	190	Jr	3.62	51	95	OK	Stephenson (Stone Mountain, GA)	44	50
	33	RB	Nick Norton	5-11	200	Sr	1.73	49	39	OK	Habersham Central (Mt. Airy, GA)	42	42
	45	RB	Jim Roundtree	6-0	174	So	3.18	42	81	OK	Turner County (Ashburn, GA)	46	71
	27	RB	Chuck Washington	5-11	173	Jr	3.55	64	89	OK	LaGrange (LaGrange, GA)	35	51
	46	FB	Scotty Floyd (S)	6-2	223	Sr	2.33	75	71	OK	Wheeler (Marietta, GA)	50	50
	44	FB	Ted Martin	6-1	206	Sr	3.11	96	60	OK	Douglass (Atlanta, GA)	45	45
	49	FB	Chris Stamper	6-2	216	Jr	2.41	64	44	OK	East Jessamine (Nicholasville, KY)	53	61

We're going to run a vertical passing offense, (You'll understand when you see my receivers,) so the fullback position is not critical at all. Again with the level of my scouting, this position is a crapshoot.

	Receivers (Below Average)
	#	POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	GPA	WE	INT	STATUS	High School	OVR	POT
	21	WR	Alonzo Brown	6-5	195	Fr	3.22	68	99	OK	Murray County (Chatsworth, GA)	35	46
	88	WR	Shaun Hall	6-1	176	Sr	3.39	95	75	OK	Lincoln County (Lincolnton, GA)	51	51
	84	WR	Ken Johnson	5-10	189	So	1.95	77	52	OK	Sandy Creek (Tyrone, GA)	35	50
	85	WR	Everett Mallard	5-10	196	(Fr)	3.63	76	99	Redshirt	Jonesville (Jonesville, SC)	39	46
	81	WR	Darrin Sommer (S)	5-11	174	Sr	2.18	93	32	OK	Palmetto (Palmetto, FL)	65	65
	86	WR	Jim Casares	6-1	162	(Fr)	2.32	96	52	Redshirt	McEachern (Powder Springs, GA)	35	51
	89	WR	Drew Zofko (S)	6-4	202	Jr	3.34	50	88	OK	Washington (Atlanta, GA)	55	68
	87	TE	Tommy Hakim	6-3	215	(Fr)	3.95	53	71	Redshirt	Bayou Academy (Cleveland, MS)	37	49
	80	TE	Rashaan McDonald	6-1	237	Jr	2.14	99	54	OK	Tyner Academy (Chattanooga, TN)	45	62
	83	TE	Cyril Parker	6-5	236	So	3.18	40	65	OK	Southwest DeKalb (Decatur, GA)	45	60
	82	TE	Jim Prioleau (S)	6-1	236	Sr	2.16	70	55	OK	Chamblee (Chamblee, GA)	63	63

Obviously, the triumverate of Sommer, Zofko and Prioleau looks much better than anyone we ever had in our first dynasty. We'll see if this is scout error, or if I really have something worth being excited about.

	Offensive Lineman (Average)
	#	POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	GPA	WE	INT	STATUS	High School	OVR	POT
	73	OT	John Davis (S)	6-4	322	Jr	1.90	65	49	OK	Many (Many, LA)	48	62
	78	OT	Kyle Lindell	6-2	288	Sr	3.19	50	65	OK	Pearl Cohn (Nashville, TN)	45	45
	68	OT	Jason Gehrke (S)	6-0	305	(Jr)	2.32	63	49	OK	Southwest DeKalb (Decatur, GA)	41	43
	70	OT	Jamie Dean	6-4	281	(Fr)	1.88	51	60	Redshirt	North Gwinnett (Suwanee, GA)	32	55
	72	OT	Tony Wildung	6-8	293	So	2.26	46	37	OK	Crim (Atlanta, GA)	38	57
	75	OT	Robert Wilson	6-6	280	(Fr)	3.58	82	94	Redshirt	North Clayton (College Park, GA)	37	42
	71	OT	Pete Farmer	6-8	276	(Fr)	2.83	89	58	Redshirt	Northside (Warner Robins, GA)	37	52
	74	OG	Calvin Moore (S)	6-5	284	Sr	1.76	83	45	OK	Gainesville (Gainesville, GA)	57	57
	77	OG	Rod Bryant	6-8	272	(Fr)	3.72	50	92	Redshirt	Newnan (Newnan, GA)	37	54
	76	OG	Jerry Campfield	6-8	284	So	2.43	98	57	OK	Vinemont (Vinemont, AL)	34	52
	65	OG	J.R. Smith	6-2	288	Jr	2.32	78	52	OK	North Hall (Gainesville, GA)	41	45
	69	OG	Jerome Heap (S)	6-3	275	So	2.45	54	37	OK	Wilbur D. Mills (Little Rock, AR)	41	61
	60	C	Ike George	6-3	282	Jr	3.49	64	79	OK	Buford (Buford, GA)	37	46
	79	C	Lamar Anderson (S)	6-2	296	Sr	2.32	59	68	OK	Social Circle (Social Circle, GA)	53	53
	50	C	Charlie Young	6-0	295	Jr	3.06	59	61	OK	Loachapoka (Loachapoka, AL)	42	48

Yup. Best-scouted position, worst-looking unit. I'm guessing that most of my players should look more like these guys.

OVERALL IMPRESSION: I get stuck with very cheap coaches (lowest prestige, makes sense) and therefore really have not much of a clue how my skill position players stack up. I'll have to pay close attention in the early weeks and probably make a good number of adjustments.

[Ben E Lou]

MEET THE DEFENSE

(Coordinator Scouting Abilities In Parenthesis By Position)

	Defensive Lineman (Average)
	#	POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	GPA	WE	INT	STATUS	High School	OVR	POT
	97	DE	Dick Cole (S)	6-7	261	Jr	3.54	95	80	OK	Buford (Buford, GA)	53	59
	99	DE	James Jenkins	6-3	257	(Fr)	2.49	72	36	Redshirt	Buford (Buford, GA)	36	67
	95	DE	Rod Sherman	6-8	269	So	1.88	99	51	OK	Atkinson County (Pearson, GA)	39	61
	98	DE	Howard Bratzke	6-8	265	(Fr)	2.12	84	55	Redshirt	Male (Louisville, KY)	42	61
	91	DE	Bill Henderson (S)	6-8	273	(Jr)	2.09	72	66	OK	Wayne County (Waynesboro, MS)	54	58
	92	DT	Trevor Darkins (S)	6-7	276	Sr	3.71	92	84	OK	Henry County (New Castle, KY)	47	47
	93	DT	Ricky Robinson	6-7	284	Jr	3.92	85	80	OK	Jefferson (Jefferson, GA)	34	43
	94	DT	Norm Bates (S)	6-2	279	So	2.49	84	38	OK	Washington (Atlanta, GA)	40	61
	90	DT	Ricky Barnett	6-7	253	(Fr)	3.66	55	70	Redshirt	Bullitt East (Mount Washington, KY)	28	45
My coordinator seems fairly trustworthy here, which gives me hope for the future with guys like Jenkins, Sherman, Bratze and Bates.

	Linebackers (Poor)
	#	POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	GPA	WE	INT	STATUS	High School	OVR	POT
	58	ILB	Tank Lewis	6-2	232	So	3.61	55	99	OK	Christ Church Episcopal (SC)	37	45
	57	ILB	Michael Claitt	6-0	219	(Fr)	1.81	44	27	Redshirt	Keith (Orrville, AL)	32	59
	53	ILB	Steve Sherwin (S)	6-0	236	(Jr)	3.23	98	64	OK	Shades Valley (Irondale, AL)	55	59
	59	ILB	Cedric Dayne	5-11	227	So	3.72	59	63	OK	Butler (Augusta, GA)	37	43
	56	ILB	Tony Harris	6-0	227	Jr	3.61	63	97	OK	Northeast (Macon, GA)	42	53
	40	ILB	Kris Lewis	5-9	226	Jr	3.39	87	62	OK	Roswell (Roswell, GA)	44	51
	55	OLB	Gern Crowell	6-2	219	(Fr)	2.07	97	49	Redshirt	Banneker (College Park, GA)	35	55
	47	OLB	Marv Jackson (S)	6-1	225	So	3.83	99	82	OK	Southwest DeKalb (Decatur, GA)	41	62
	48	OLB	Don Hart (S)	6-0	235	Sr	2.17	59	52	OK	Rome (Rome, GA)	55	55
	51	OLB	Andrew Lewis	6-2	215	(Fr)	2.58	96	76	Redshirt	Cheraw (Cheraw, SC)	43	55
	54	OLB	Sherill Davis	5-10	229	(So)	3.27	87	81	OK	Hinds County Argiculural (Utica, MS)	43	52
We'll play 4-3 defense, and roll the dice as to figuring out my best LB's.

	Defensive Backs (Below Average)
	#	POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	GPA	WE	INT	STATUS	High School	OVR	POT
	22	CB	Gordon McGee	6-1	178	(Fr)	1.70	91	48	OK	Elbert County (Elberton, GA)	45	48
	29	CB	Jermaine Thompson	5-10	175	(Fr)	3.03	44	63	Redshirt	Douglass (Atlanta, GA)	48	60
	41	CB	Aaron Van Pelt	5-10	176	So	2.10	99	34	OK	J.A. Fair (Little Rock, AR)	42	53
	24	CB	William Walker (S)	5-11	174	Jr	2.21	93	25	OK	Hawkinsville (Hawkinsville, GA)	45	59
	31	CB	Dan Ross (S)	5-10	180	Sr	2.71	64	55	OK	Heritage (Conyers, GA)	62	62
	43	CB	Joey Wilson	6-0	161	So	3.99	99	99	OK	Haralson County (Tallapoosa, GA)	34	51
	34	FS	Drew Lewis (S)	5-11	172	Fr	3.47	73	84	OK	Dalton (Dalton, GA)	44	68
	32	FS	Gari Podoley	5-11	173	(So)	2.83	67	58	Redshirt	Dooly County (Vienna, GA)	33	54
	30	FS	Randy Thomas	6-0	161	(So)	3.36	87	98	OK	Central (Macon, GA)	42	51
	23	SS	Aeneas Washington	5-10	176	(So)	3.65	87	86	Redshirt	Lexington Catholic (Lexington, KY)	41	56
	39	SS	Tony Morris (S)	5-10	186	Sr	2.30	72	61	OK	North Clayton (College Park, GA)	72	72
	28	SS	John Lowe	5-10	180	Jr	1.89	81	45	OK	Northside (Warner Robins, GA)	48	53
Well, Morris and Ross look like legit players, at least through my scout's eyes. At least I know that Morris is solid, 'cause scout error ain't THAT bad.

OVERALL THOUGHTS: The secondary looks to be our strong suit on defense. We're picked to finish 8^th in the Sun Belt. It would be nice to grab a few wins, though.

[Ben E Lou]

2005 FIRST HALF

WEEK ONE, at 0-0 SMU (-10)
We fall 13-7 to the Ponies. Given my scouting issues, I set QB and RB playing times to 75% each to check out my options. Romanowski outplays Mackey in this first one, but neither shines, so I'll just go 50-50 next week against Buffalo, to figure out a starter when conference play commences. Our running game did quite well, though. Moore had 15 carries for 123 yards, and Roundtree 4 for 34. I'll get them 50/50 playing time, and more carries next week. The defense only gave up 260 yards, and really our 6 turnovers lost (3ints and 3 fumbles) did us in more than anything else. I'll stick with the initial rotation on defense.
WEEK TWO, vs. 0-0 Buffalo (-7)
This week, the running game was really stymied, although Roundtree (5 for 25) did pretty well and earns the starting job going into conference play. Mackey outplayed Romanowski this week, and enters conference play with a higher passer rating, plus he's younger. He becomes the starter. We lose 24-14, but this was a largely experimental game again. At this point, I'm more concerned with figuring out my personnel than anything else, and one thing I know for sure: T Jason Gehrke will NOT be starting any more: 0 pancakes, 0 krb, 5 sacks allowed, and 2 missed blocks in 2 weeks.

WEEK THREE (OFF)

WEEK FOUR, at 1-2 Louisiana-Laf (+9)
Ugh. We get our butts handed to us 38-13, and Mackey is a dismal 6 for 36 for 100 yards with 3 INT's. Ouch.The only offensive bright spot is RB Steve Moore, who carries 11 times for 99 yards to give him 6.94 ypc on the year. He's getting the football henceforth.

WEEK FIVE, at 0-3 FIU (+4)
The quarterback carousel continues at CSU, but this time in victory. We win 15-9. Mackey comes off the bench due to an injury to Romanowski (who is ready to roll next week), and plays quite well, much better than Romanowski had been playing in that game: 11 for 21 for 187 yards with 1 TD and 0 INT vs. Romanowski's 4 for 10 for 58 yards with an INT. The running game gets stymied all around. The two QB's have ratings of 92.5 and 92.4. Back to 50% playing time.

WEEK SIX, at 2-2 Arkansas State (+12)
The defense has a hand in this big 34-16 win for us, coming up with 3 takeaway, all leading to points. Neither Mackey nor Romanowski separates himself, so we'll stick with 50/50 QB rotation later, but Romanowski is questionable due to broken ribs, so Mackey will get the start for a bit. Moore rushes for 100 yards on 27 carries, and Crabtree chips in 81 on 20.

WEEK SEVEN, at 0-5 FIU (+6)
RB Moore's 22 carries for 125 yards and a TD lead the way in this 20-13 win to put us 3-1 in conference play.

And so, having passed the first half of conference play:

Columbus State Team Overview Links: | Attributes | Depth Chart | Off/Def Ratings | Overview | Roster | Special Teams Ratings | Stats |
Team Info RECORD COACH POLL MEDIA POLL RECRUIT CLASS PRESTIGE STRENGTH OF CONF PROJ 3-3 NR NR 93rd Very Low (20) 118th 8th Place
Team Schedule WEEK OPPONENT SCORE 1 at Southern Methodist L 13-7 2 Buffalo L 24-14 3 OPEN - 4 at Louisiana-Laf L 38-13 5 at Florida Int W 15-9 6 at Arkansas State W 34-16 7 at Florida Atlantic W 20-13 8 Middle Tenn St - 9 at North Texas - 10 Louisiana-Monroe - 11 OPEN - 12 at San Jose State - 13 OPEN - 14 Troy - 15 OPEN -	Sun Belt Standings TEAM W-L CONF W-L PF PA Louisiana-Laf 2-2 1-0 98 89 Middle Tenn St 3-4 3-1 169 174 Columbus State 3-3 3-1 103 113 Troy 3-3 2-1 135 172 Louisiana-Monroe 2-3 1-1 93 161 Arkansas State 3-3 1-2 118 138 Florida Int 0-5 0-2 85 143 Florida Atlantic 0-6 0-3 69 232
Team Injury Report POS NAME INJURY STATUS QB Gary Romanowski Ribs (Broken) Prob(3-5) RB Kim Crabtree Finger (Dislocation) Prob(2-4) RB Jim Roundtree Groin (Torn Muscle) Doubt(4-6) WR Darrin Sommer Foot (Bone Spurs) Prob(0-2) TE Rashaan McDonald Shoulder (Frayed Labrum) Prob(3-5) TE Jim Prioleau Foot (Broken) Prob(0-2) OG Calvin Moore Head (Skull Fracture) Out(2-4) OG Jerry Campfield Knee (Strained ACL) Ques(1-3) DE Bill Henderson Neck (Spinal Compression) Out(9-11) DT Norm Bates Patella (Dislocated) Out(3-5)	Team Stats OFFENSE DEFENSE Total Yards/Game 329.8 343.7 Rushing Yards/Game 116.8 154.3 Passing Yards/Game 213.0 189.3

[Ben E Lou]

2005 SECOND HALF

WEEK EIGHT, vs. 3-4 MTSU (+1)

We move into serious contention for a conference championship with a win this week. Everything really comes together offensively in this one: Mackey is 22 for 36 for 308 yards with 3 TD's and an INT, and Moore rushes for 123 yards as we win 24-17.




WEEK NINE, at 0-6 North Texas (-7)

The Mean Green punish us for sticking 'em with the Indies, 53-14. Ouch. Not much to say about this, other than I'm glad it isn't a conference game.




WEEK TEN, vs. 3-3 La.-Monroe (-1)

Ack. ULM erases all serious hopes of a conference title as we fall 37-10. Pity, too, because La-Laf lost this week to fall to 3-1. We would have been very much in the thick of it had we been able to win, but now we need a lot of help.




WEEK ELEVEN: OFF




WEEK TWELVE, at 4-5 San Jose St. (+15)

We head out west and open up a can, 36-13. Mackey throws for 279 yards, and Moore rushes for 132. Nice!




WEEK THIRTEEN: OFF




WEEK FOURTEEN, vs. 5-5 Troy (+2)

We win our rivalry game, AND POST A WINNING SEASON! WOOHOOOOOO!!!! The 23-13 win is spearheaded by Macket, who threw for 260 yards, 2 TD's and 0 INT's. We end up losing the conference title to La.-Laf due to the head-to-head tiebreaker, but finish 5-2 in the conference.

[Ben E Lou]

Columbus State Team Overview Links: | Attributes | Depth Chart | Off/Def Ratings | Overview | Roster | Special Teams Ratings | Stats |
Team Info RECORD COACH POLL MEDIA POLL RECRUIT CLASS PRESTIGE STRENGTH OF CONF PROJ 6-5 NR NR 93rd Very Low (20) 117th 8th Place
Team Schedule WEEK OPPONENT SCORE 1 at Southern Methodist L 13-7 2 Buffalo L 24-14 3 OPEN - 4 at Louisiana-Laf L 38-13 5 at Florida Int W 15-9 6 at Arkansas State W 34-16 7 at Florida Atlantic W 20-13 8 Middle Tenn St W 24-17 9 at North Texas L 53-14 10 Louisiana-Monroe L 37-10 11 OPEN - 12 at San Jose State W 36-13 13 OPEN - 14 Troy W 23-13 15 OPEN -	Sun Belt Standings TEAM W-L CONF W-L PF PA Louisiana-Laf 6-5 5-2 252 242 Columbus State 6-5 5-2 210 246 Arkansas State 6-5 4-3 214 223 Middle Tenn St 4-7 4-3 233 282 Troy 5-6 4-3 231 307 Louisiana-Monroe 6-5 4-3 261 265 Florida Atlantic 1-11 1-6 173 444 Florida Int 1-10 1-6 185 300
Team Injury Report POS NAME INJURY STATUS DE Bill Henderson Neck (Spinal Compression) Doubt(3-5) ILB Tony Harris Pelvis/Hip (Broken) Ques(2-4) OLB Marv Jackson Lower Leg (Fracture) Prob(0-2) CB Dan Ross Ankle (Complete Ligament Tear) Doubt(1-3) CB Aaron Van Pelt Shoulder (Subluxation) Prob(0-2)	Team Stats OFFENSE DEFENSE Total Yards/Game 354.0 401.5 Rushing Yards/Game 123.7 164.1 Passing Yards/Game 230.3 237.5

AWARD WINNERS
First Team All Sun Belt: G Calvin Moore, P Willie Kirkland
Second Team All Sun Belt: C Lamar Anderson, OLB Dan Hart, SS Tony Morris
Third Team All Sun Belt: OT John Davis, ILB Steve Shirwin, SS John Lowe

[Bee]

Weird that you had two Strong Safeties make the All-Conference team (2nd & 3rd team). Did you play one out of position or something?

[Ben E Lou]

Originally Posted by Bee

Weird that you had two Strong Safeties make the All-Conference team (2nd & 3rd team). Did you play one out of position or something?

No. Since the defense was playing pretty well, I didn't pay close attention there. Lowe was the nickel back and racked up all those tackles. I probably should have played him more...

[MizzouRah]

Beat Troy? Nah!!

[Ben E Lou]

2006 OFFSEASON BEGIN

EVALUATION

PERFORMANCE: D

TALENT: F

RECRUITING: D

BOARD EXPECTATIONS: B

PRESTIGE: A (up to 22)

OVERALL: D+

• Final ranking: #61 CPU.
  
• Budget increases by $20K to $1.69M.
  
• $27.5K per week for recruiting.
  
• No new job offers.
  
• All new coaching staff hired, with focus on decent scouting/development.
  
• No transfers attempted.

RECRUIT CLASS

POS	NAME	HIGH SCHOOL	OVL	POS	CUR	FUT	COMMENTS
QB(A)	Tracy Myers	JUCO Transfer from Livermore Falls, ME	1576	154	41	53	Bad passing ratings, 68 running, will be moved to RB.
QB	Keith Margerum	Redan (Stone Mountain)	1814	179	37	50	34 accur, 50 touch, 43 arm str, 59 inst.
RB	Markese Floyd	Psja Memorial (Alamo, TX)	2244	175	41	47	60 running, not much speed/acc/agi
FB	Eddie Hill	Lincoln County	1364	64	40	54	50 run block
TE	Michael Oliva	North Florida Christian (Tallahassee)	582	35	41	69	Scouted as good future run blocker and receiver.
G	Derrick Taylor	Crim (atlanta)	1378	84	39	58	52 pass, 53 run, room to grow
G	Patrick Rivera	Haines City (FL)	2384	164	35	48	Not expecting much from him but roster filler
C	Tom Davis	Wilson (Florence, AL)	2232	72	36	53	51 run blocking
DT	Matt Iremia-Stansbu	Biddeford (ME)	1298	16	36	56	Daddy played here. Got some developing to do to be solid.
DT	Sam Starr	Warner Robins	1878	68	34	52	58 tackling is his best current skill
DT	Rogers Kiel	Dalton	2195	99	36	50	57 pass rush, 66 tackling, 56 p.o.a....could be a good 'un
ILB	James Gray	Statesboro	1903	102	42	56	66 p.o.a, 57 tkl, 66 coverage...could be important
OLB	Charlie Scott	Redan (Stone Mountain)	2239	159	34	49	50 coverage....got some growing to do if he's gonna contribute
CB	Todd Martin	Baker County (FL)	1483	202	37	53	Good acceleration, otherwise lots of work to do
FS	Dave Robinston	JUCO Transfer originally from Atl.	1649	73	50	50	52 tkl, 55 coverage, solid return skills
SS	Jackie Fontenot	Inlet Grove (Riviera Beach, FL)	1471	61	37	56	Could return punts soon, got some work to do to get in secondary rotation
P	Otto Rosenfells	Lassiter (Marietta)	2159	23	47	56	Should be pretty solid

The recruit class is ranked #101 in the nation. Only Arkansas St. (#97) had a better class in the Sun Belt.

[Ben E Lou]

Good news! The move of Tracy Myers to RB increases his running rating to 78, and his overall to 58/58. He's got a good chance to start this year.

[Ben E Lou]

Man, Mackey is quite mobile at QB and durable with high instincts, and we've got several good RB's. Sounds like a recipe to install an Option offense.

Defensively, I'm going with the 4-3.

[korme]

So it's possible (with modifying) to add teams to D-1A?

[Ben E Lou]

Originally Posted by Shorty3281

So it's possible (with modifying) to add teams to D-1A?

I think so, but that's not what I did here. I didn't want to get a few years in then have a career-ending crash due to the configuration. Instead, I wanted to be "safe," so all I did was go into the "Teams" table and replace the line for Temple with the info for Columbus State, and then had CSU and NTSU swap conferences.

[Ben E Lou]

2006 First-Time Starters

RB Tracy Myers--JUCO transfer converted from QB to RB. 78 running, 73 agi, 64 spd. This guy looks legit.

FB Chris Stamper--Won't get many carries, but his 63 in run blocking should be quite helpful in the option game.

WR Everett Mallard--Red-shirt freshman. WR is a position of liability for us this year, which is another reason for the switch to option offense.

TE Michael Oliva--The true frosh with strong potential looks liek the best option from Day 1.

OT Tony Wildung--He can block pretty decently. Started 2 games last year as a Sophomore.

OG Derrick Taylor--Another true freshman getting a start. He loooks pretty decent right now, with great potential.

C Ike George--I'm concerned about him, and the center position as a whole.

DE Bill Henderson--Started two games last year. 5th-year senior is good tackler.

DT Rogers Kiel--Yet another true freshman strater. 62 p.o.a and 61 pass rush moves.

OLB Andrew Lewis--Pretty decent run stopper.

CB Jermaine Thompson--Red-shirt freshman with 70 cover skills.

SS John Lowe--Got to play a good bit last year as Junior. Started one game.

Lots of new starters this year, but feeling very good about QB/RB's. Here's the update as a whole (links should be working, so roster and player cards can be viewed, too):

Columbus State Team Overview Links: | Attributes | Depth Chart | Off/Def Ratings | Overview | Roster | Special Teams Ratings | Stats |
Team Info RECORD COACH POLL MEDIA POLL RECRUIT CLASS PRESTIGE STRENGTH OF CONF PROJ 0-0 NR NR 101st Very Low (22) 119th 8th Place
Team Schedule WEEK OPPONENT SCORE 1 North Texas - 2 Buffalo - 3 OPEN - 4 at Louisiana-Monroe - 5 Arkansas State - 6 at Florida Atlantic - 7 Louisiana-Laf - 8 Middle Tenn St - 9 Florida Int - 10 Idaho - 11 OPEN - 12 at New Mexico St - 13 OPEN - 14 at Troy - 15 at Akron -	Sun Belt Standings TEAM W-L CONF W-L PF PA Columbus State 0-0 0-0 0 0 Florida Atlantic 0-0 0-0 0 0 Florida Int 0-0 0-0 0 0 Arkansas State 0-0 0-0 0 0 Middle Tenn St 0-0 0-0 0 0 Troy 0-0 0-0 0 0 Louisiana-Laf 0-0 0-0 0 0 Louisiana-Monroe 0-0 0-0 0 0
Team Injury Report POS NAME INJURY STATUS	Team Stats OFFENSE DEFENSE Total Yards/Game 0.0 0.0 Rushing Yards/Game 0.0 0.0 Passing Yards/Game 0.0 0.0

[Ben E Lou]

UPDATE: While away for Christmas, I played some. Here is a brief capsule:

2006: We went 3-9 running the option. Mackey wasn't as impressive as his ratings would indicate: 51.3%, 106.5 rating. Post-2006 recruiting wasn't that impressive, either. We landed the #103 recruit class.

Here's the pre-2007 roster. Everythiing is uploaded and current, so links are active.

[img]../helmets/CSG-t.gif[/img] Columbus State Team Roster Links: | Attributes | Depth Chart | Off/Def Ratings | Overview | Roster | Special Teams Ratings | Stats |

Quarterbacks # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 16 QB O.J. Blake 6-4 231 (So) 2.08 58 43 OK Dougherty (Albany, GA) 47 59 17 QB Brian Mackey (S) 6-1 215 Sr 2.72 65 70 OK J.L. Mann (Greenville, SC) 67 70 08 QB Keith Margerum 6-4 186 (Fr) 2.20 45 59 OK Redan (Stone Mountain, GA) 44 51 03 QB Henry Sheriff 6-4 224 (Fr) 3.17 99 63 Redshirt Cherokee County (Centre, AL) 45 48 13 QB Lonnie Triplett 6-0 212 (Sr) 3.76 54 89 OK East Paulding (Dallas, GA) 45 48

Running Backs # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 38 RB Justin Fencik 5-8 199 (So) 3.94 74 83 OK Humphreys County (Belzoni, MS) 45 54 46 RB Markese Floyd 5-10 181 (Fr) 3.79 88 87 OK Psja Memorial (Alamo, TX) 49 49 40 RB Joe Baker 5-9 201 (Fr) 1.82 79 30 Redshirt Celebration (Celebration, FL) 48 53 09 RB Tracy Myers (S) 6-2 211 Sr 1.92 58 54 OK Livermore Falls (Livermore Falls, ME) 57 68 45 RB Jim Roundtree 6-0 181 Sr 3.00 58 63 OK Turner County (Ashburn, GA) 53 59 25 FB Eddie Hill (S) 5-11 207 So 3.41 42 89 OK Lincoln County (Lincolnton, GA) 52 56 26 FB Sam Lane 6-0 223 Fr 1.76 46 50 OK Northside (Warner Robins, GA) 47 49 28 FB Charlie Sullivan 6-1 224 Fr 3.95 69 72 OK Rison (Rison, AR) 41 55

Receivers # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 80 WR Josh Alexander 6-3 194 Fr 3.83 80 74 OK Fairfield (Fairfield, CA) 46 59 84 WR Ken Johnson 5-10 197 Sr 1.93 77 50 OK Sandy Creek (Tyrone, GA) 36 47 86 WR Jim Casares 6-1 172 (So) 2.41 94 69 OK McEachern (Powder Springs, GA) 44 53 85 WR Everett Mallard 5-10 204 (So) 3.90 71 81 OK Jonesville (Jonesville, SC) 44 50 89 WR Bake McQuarters (S) 6-5 178 Fr 3.17 83 78 OK Valencia (Valencia, CA) 48 59 21 WR Alonzo Brown 6-5 204 (So) 3.37 81 83 OK Murray County (Chatsworth, GA) 33 48 81 WR Larry Thompson (S) 6-4 188 Jr 1.84 64 37 OK Thomas Edison (Tulsa, OK) 45 55 87 TE Tommy Hakim 6-3 227 (So) 3.77 69 74 OK Bayou Academy (Cleveland, MS) 42 51 82 TE Michael Oliva (S) 6-5 249 So 2.39 74 47 OK North Florida Christian (FL) 56 67 83 TE Cyril Parker 6-5 243 Sr 3.30 39 62 OK Southwest DeKalb (Decatur, GA) 52 66 88 TE Richard Pennington 6-0 221 (Fr) 2.98 89 63 Redshirt Terry Parker (Jacksonville, FL) 37 50

Offensive Lineman # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 67 OT Terrell Broadnax 6-0 296 (Fr) 1.76 46 66 Redshirt LaFayette (LaFayette, GA) 41 50 79 OT Karl McGee (S) 6-5 313 Jr 2.50 45 58 OK Tucker (Tucker, GA) 48 59 70 OT Jamie Dean 6-4 292 (So) 2.00 56 51 OK North Gwinnett (Suwanee, GA) 41 52 71 OT Pete Farmer 6-8 289 (So) 2.85 99 72 OK Northside (Warner Robins, GA) 38 48 72 OT Tony Wildung (S) 6-8 306 Sr 2.16 58 42 OK Crim (Atlanta, GA) 42 50 75 OT Robert Wilson 6-6 292 (So) 3.88 93 96 OK North Clayton (College Park, GA) 38 44 69 OG Jerome Heap (S) 6-3 288 Sr 1.94 42 42 OK Wilbur D. Mills (Little Rock, AR) 50 60 64 OG Patrick Rivera 6-2 284 (Fr) 2.04 61 49 OK Haines City (Haines City, FL) 39 46 77 OG Rod Bryant 6-8 288 (So) 3.23 49 79 OK Newnan (Newnan, GA) 42 55 74 OG Derrick Taylor (S) 6-6 276 So 2.93 55 71 OK Crim (Atlanta, GA) 45 60 76 OG Jerry Campfield 6-8 298 Sr 1.66 89 54 OK Vinemont (Vinemont, AL) 38 47 78 OG Brian Youngblood 6-4 278 (Fr) 2.14 83 51 Redshirt Greenwood (Greenwood, SC) 35 46 52 C Tom Davis 6-3 293 So 1.88 78 53 OK Wilson (Florence, AL) 40 52 63 C Billy Garner (S) 6-3 281 Fr 2.07 77 38 OK Western Mennonite (Salem, OR) 44 59 68 C Chris Reed 6-7 283 Fr 2.43 95 59 OK Valdosta (Valdosta, GA) 40 50

Defensive Lineman # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 91 DE Yancey Griffith 6-3 261 (Fr) 2.49 99 69 Redshirt Beth Haven (Valley Station, KY) 44 53 98 DE Howard Bratzke 6-8 275 (So) 2.33 82 40 OK Male (Louisville, KY) 50 65 99 DE James Jenkins (S) 6-3 268 (So) 1.99 76 36 OK Buford (Buford, GA) 53 64 95 DE Rod Sherman (S) 6-8 280 Sr 1.68 93 39 OK Atkinson County (Pearson, GA) 53 66 93 DE Donald Thompson 6-7 269 Jr 3.88 49 69 OK Kodiak (Kodiak, AK) 42 51 97 DT Jason Mercer 6-8 280 (Fr) 2.09 48 59 Redshirt Statesboro (Statesboro, GA) 39 43 90 DT Ricky Barnett 6-7 271 Jr 3.95 71 68 OK Bullitt East (Mount Washington, KY) 39 52 96 DT Sam Starr 6-8 290 (Fr) 2.06 99 65 OK Warner Robins (Warner Robins, GA) 46 54 94 DT Norm Bates (S) 6-2 292 Sr 2.38 70 42 OK Washington (Atlanta, GA) 53 59 92 DT Matt Ieremia-Stansbu (S) 6-0 284 (Fr) 2.54 78 54 OK Biddeford (Biddeford, ME) 48 53 37 DT Rogers Kiel 6-2 287 So 3.22 46 80 OK Dalton (Dalton, GA) 37 51

Linebackers # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 59 ILB Cedric Dayne 5-11 237 Sr 3.50 61 65 OK Butler (Augusta, GA) 46 47 56 ILB Robert Rogers 6-0 226 (Fr) 3.14 59 63 Redshirt Watertown (Watertown, SD) 42 60 58 ILB Tank Lewis 6-2 238 Sr 3.37 68 99 OK Christ Church Episcopal (SC) 38 47 48 ILB James Gray 5-9 222 (Fr) 3.73 73 65 OK Statesboro (Statesboro, GA) 39 55 57 ILB Michael Claitt (S) 6-0 228 (So) 1.91 44 37 OK Keith (Orrville, AL) 44 55 51 OLB Andrew Lewis (S) 6-2 229 (So) 2.57 82 57 OK Cheraw (Cheraw, SC) 47 52 42 OLB Charlie Scott 6-0 226 (Fr) 3.93 90 90 OK Redan (Stone Mountain, GA) 38 48 54 OLB Sherill Davis 5-10 232 (Sr) 3.57 85 84 OK Hinds County Argiculural (Utica, MS) 46 47 55 OLB Gern Crowell 6-2 232 (So) 2.00 97 63 OK Banneker (College Park, GA) 40 47 47 OLB Marv Jackson (S) 6-1 233 Sr 3.30 79 77 OK Southwest DeKalb (Decatur, GA) 51 57

Defensive Backs # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 44 CB Todd Martin 5-9 169 (Fr) 1.68 53 46 OK Baker County (Glen St. Mary, FL) 45 51 29 CB Jermaine Thompson (S) 5-10 181 (So) 2.99 59 78 OK Douglass (Atlanta, GA) 54 57 22 CB Gordon McGee 6-1 184 (Jr) 2.23 95 61 OK Elbert County (Elberton, GA) 47 53 41 CB Aaron Van Pelt (S) 5-10 182 Sr 2.01 99 42 OK J.A. Fair (Little Rock, AR) 42 53 31 CB Tom Jones 5-11 156 (Fr) 1.87 90 59 Redshirt Mays (Atlanta, GA) 41 46 43 CB Joey Wilson 6-0 168 Sr 3.97 85 99 OK Haralson County (Tallapoosa, GA) 49 53 30 FS Randy Thomas 6-0 167 (Sr) 3.50 88 79 OK Central (Macon, GA) 42 46 35 FS Dave Robinson 5-10 182 Sr 2.44 89 35 OK Therrell (Atlanta, GA) 47 49 32 FS Gari Podoley 5-11 180 (Jr) 2.78 50 56 OK Dooly County (Vienna, GA) 42 48 27 FS Travis Anderson 6-0 190 (Fr) 1.70 80 34 Redshirt Carver (Columbus, GA) 43 59 34 FS Drew Lewis (S) 5-11 183 Jr 3.79 87 99 OK Dalton (Dalton, GA) 53 63 23 SS Aeneas Washington 5-10 184 (Jr) 3.93 71 86 OK Lexington Catholic (Lexington, KY) 45 56 49 SS Steve Thompson 5-10 169 (Fr) 3.60 58 76 Redshirt Trion (Trion, GA) 37 60 33 SS Jackie Fontenot (S) 5-11 180 (Fr) 3.91 43 90 OK Inlet Grove (Riviera Beach, FL) 45 54

Special teams # POS NAME HT WT YR GPA WE INT STATUS High School OVR POT 12 K Laveranues Goode 6-4 173 Sr 3.06 54 78 OK Northside (Warner Robins, GA) 44 57 04 K Gary Johnson (S) 5-10 194 Jr 3.00 99 59 OK Warner Robins (Warner Robins, GA) 60 69 07 P Otto Rosenfels (S) 6-0 206 (Fr) 3.25 51 70 OK Lassiter (Marietta, GA) 51 64 14 P Chris Pitts 6-1 191 Fr 2.22 91 52 OK Ripley (Ripley, MS) 45 45

[Ben E Lou]

Just an FYI:

I'm enjoying playing this game a lot more than I am writing up a dynasty thread about it, especially since I broke continuity over Christmas. That's not to say that I might not update this thread a bit as we go along, but don't expect the kinds of detailed team write-ups that I was doing earlier, fyi.

[MizzouRah]

Yeah, once you get out of that groove and start playing faster (obviously without updating a dynasty helps) dynasty writing can get kind of stale. FWIW though, I've enjoyed your trials and tribulations and hope you continue to update it, even if it's just to see how you're doing.

Since I'm taking a low tier team, I like to read what others are able to do with the same prestige team (minus Quiksand)

[Ben E Lou]

Entering 2010 recruiting now, so next year will be the first that all of my players will be the results of recruit seasons. Results so far:

2005: 6-5 (5-2)
2006: 3-9 (3-4)
2007: 7-5 (4-3)
2008: 2-10 (1-6)
2009: 5-7 (3-4)

Our prestige is up to 24, still last in the Sun Belt, but closing in on the others. With 18 schollies, we actually are getting $40K per week for recruiting this year. Nice!

[Ben E Lou]

Perhaps there's movement, gents. I signed a 3-star QB and a 3-star WR in this class!

QB Tracy Brooks, out of Carver High School in Columbus, comes in rated 44/60, and WR Bernie Smith, from Camden County, is 53/58 with 73 speed. I also signed the #38 FB in the nation.

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by SkyDog

Perhaps there's movement, gents. I signed a 3-star QB and a 3-star WR in this class!

QB Tracy Brooks, out of Carver High School in Columbus, comes in rated 44/60, and WR Bernie Smith, from Camden County, is 53/58 with 73 speed. I also signed the #38 FB in the nation.

Are you playing with the new patch?

[Ben E Lou]

Nah, I'll let y'all know when I am.

Went 7-5 (5-2) in 2010. Prestige rises to 26, drawing me even with FIU and FAU. I'm no longer alone in last in the Sun Belt in Prestige. WOOHOO!

For my work up to now, I get my first half-decent job offer: Stanford. I'm staying at CSU for now, though. Considering that I was 2nd in the Conference with the first team that was fully "mine," I'd like to at least see if we can win a Bowl or two before I would decide to leave.

[Ben E Lou]

Oh, and FWIW, I can visually see the progress of my team pretty easily. In my first few seasons, I always seemed to have 6-8 guys starting who were "Deep Red" (poor). In 2010, I only had two, and I had three or four "Yellow" (Average) starters. This year, before final player development, I have 4 Yellow guys (none seniors, either), and 23 "Orange" (Below Average). Only seven of the Orange are seniors. Slow progress, but it does appear to be progress.

[QuikSand]

Originally Posted by SkyDog

Good news! The move of Tracy Myers to RB increases his running rating to 78, and his overall to 58/58. He's got a good chance to start this year.

So... I'm dying for a RB in my career, and I'm wondering whether this might be the way to get a respectable guy. So I'm looking for guys labeled as QB(A) who grade out well in running when scouted - anything else seem to be helpful in a future position switch?

[Ben E Lou]

Originally Posted by QuikSand

So... I'm dying for a RB in my career, and I'm wondering whether this might be the way to get a respectable guy. So I'm looking for guys labeled as QB(A) who grade out well in running when scouted - anything else seem to be helpful in a future position switch?

Yeah. QB(A) guys can work as RB's and WR's. My current RB was a 2-star QB who ran for 998 yards and 4.97 ypc as a sophomore, and will probably be a 3 or even 4-star player by the time he graduates. So far, the factors I see for guys becoming RB's are scouted running ability, ypc in high school, and size.

[QuikSand]

Originally Posted by SkyDog

I think so, but that's not what I did here. I didn't want to get a few years in then have a career-ending crash due to the configuration. Instead, I wanted to be "safe," so all I did was go into the "Teams" table and replace the line for Temple with the info for Columbus State, and then had CSU and NTSU swap conferences.

Can this be done mid-career?

If I wanted to play a career as a nothing team, could I do something like this:

-Rename and reloctate Temple, and assign them a low prestige rating like 20

-After I reach a certain milestone, switch my conference alignment with some team and essentially join a conference

-Perhaps do so again, if I reach another milestone?



This might be an intriguing way to play for some of us... a backdoor way at an "up the ladder" challenge.

(Maybe this even begs for a third party utility... you might be able to simulate the sort of thing we see in FBCB, where teams have some inter-conference movement every so often -- you could export results in some fashion to another program, which would then decide what moves should be made and directly rewrite the database information to reflect the changes.. interesting...)

[Ben E Lou]

Originally Posted by QuikSand

Can this be done mid-career?

If I wanted to play a career as a nothing team, could I do something like this:

-Rename and reloctate Temple, and assign them a low prestige rating like 20

-After I reach a certain milestone, switch my conference alignment with some team and essentially join a conference

-Perhaps do so again, if I reach another milestone?



This might be an intriguing way to play for some of us... a backdoor way at an "up the ladder" challenge.

(Maybe this even begs for a third party utility... you might be able to simulate the sort of thing we see in FBCB, where teams have some inter-conference movement every so often -- you could export results in some fashion to another program, which would then decide what moves should be made and directly rewrite the database information to reflect the changes.. interesting...)

I'm pretty sure that you could. You'd have to change the pstats and psetup files in the savegame folder, rather than the main game folder. I've made changes mid-career using those files, so I don't see any reason why you cuoldn't move someone to a new conference that way.

[QuikSand]

Originally Posted by SkyDog

Yeah. QB(A) guys can work as RB's and WR's. My current RB was a 2-star QB who ran for 998 yards and 4.97 ypc as a sophomore, and will probably be a 3 or even 4-star player by the time he graduates. So far, the factors I see for guys becoming RB's are scouted running ability, ypc in high school, and size.

Ugh... I recruited a handful of QB(A) players, only to (apparently) miss the timing to wsitch them to other positions -- I desperately need someone at RB and WR for this team. I was readong elsehwhere that you could only do it during a narrow window, for some reason right after training camp byut before the regular season -- I though that meant right after the several stages of "training camp" in the game, but it seems I'm wrong, as I'm up to my regular season beginning with no option to do so. *shurg*

[Ben E Lou]

Originally Posted by QuikSand

Ugh... I recruited a handful of QB(A) players, only to (apparently) miss the timing to wsitch them to other positions -- I desperately need someone at RB and WR for this team. I was readong elsehwhere that you could only do it during a narrow window, for some reason right after training camp byut before the regular season -- I though that meant right after the several stages of "training camp" in the game, but it seems I'm wrong, as I'm up to my regular season beginning with no option to do so. *shurg*

You can do it at any time during the six stages of training camp. The idea, I think, is that it takes time to learn a new position and training camp is the only stage of the season where that time is available.

[QuikSand]

Thanks, I'll try to switch a few of these guys next season. Ugh.

[Ben E Lou]

Originally Posted by QuikSand

Thanks, I'll try to switch a few of these guys next season. Ugh.

I haven't tried doing it without assigning them 30 or more points to "Adaptability," so I can't say with 100% certainty how crucial it is to do so, but if things are working as advertised, that would be an important thing to do, too.