Godzilla Blitz's "Poop on the Golden Helmets Challenge (A TCY Dynasty?)"

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Originally posted by Godzilla Blitz:


Buc, Kodos, Lost Generation: Thanks for the feedback!

Lost Generation: Thanks for the edit. You may want to take a look at posts from 7/26.

To all reading: Unexpectedly, I'll be out of town for the next four/five days. I'll be posting more when I get back!

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Originally posted by Archer219:


I've been reading the dynasties on these pages for a long time, and I never signed up for an account, until now. I just had to give you a thumbs up for the creative way you are posting your reports. I look forward to more humorus entries.

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Originally posted by Godzilla Blitz:


Archer: Thank you very much for taking the time to create an account and post. Much appreciated!

I just got back. Got a little backlog of stuff to do but am hoping to post a bit more within the next day or two. I'm curious to see what happens in the second season. Be nice to see some improvement (deprovement?).

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Originally posted by Godzilla Blitz:


Back again. Just some minor posts before we start up the next year.

Week 16
Once again we get report cards. This time they bring mixed news. We now have four players in academic trouble, but one of them is freshman DE Bob Cantu, our dumb and weak walkon. Bob is obviously not one of the best and the brightest, as we have burned up over 17 time blocks on him and he still is getting two E’s. Way to go Bob. We scatter our last remaining time blocks over Bob and some solid seniors, and move on.

I thought this would be a good time to show you the complete picture of next year’s freshman. Here they are, ladies and gentlemen, Notre Dame’s incoming class of 2002. All in all not bad, I would have to say.

Recruiting List, Worksheet View

   

  Player                  Pos   ST   Visit Cost  Dist.   Fit Score

##Lyon, Ben               QB    CA   1222        1774    94            

##Barnes, Everett         QB    IN   245         33      96            

##Gray, Brock             RB    UT   913         1335    88            

##Littleton, Devin        RB    VA   420         523     89            

##Conway, Matt            FB    PA   394         418     86            

##Ferrari, J.R.           TE    NY   480         651     85            

##Johnson, Rex            TE    IN   240         18      98            

##Roach, Dusty            WR    ME   663         834     93            

##Hodges, Colin           C     CO   751         1175    98            

##Horn, Mickey            T     NY   439         518     98            

##Jamison, Jimmy          DT    IN   263         91      87            

##Andersen, Percy         ILB   IN   243         28      96            

##Hartman, Jeremy         ILB   IN   234         0       95            

##Sherman, Greg           ILB   IN   239         17      97            

##Hopkins, Willie         OLB   NY   479         659     87            

##Murphy, O.J.            S     CA   1215        1825    95            

   

  Player                  Scout   Phone   Visit   Emphasis    Status

##Lyon, Ben               0+      2       2       Prest*/Dist Committed *      

##Barnes, Everett         17+     1       1       Dist/Prest  Committed *      

##Gray, Brock             14-     74      73      Prest*/Dist Committed *      

##Littleton, Devin        0+      3       2       Acad*/Prest Committed *      

##Conway, Matt            1+      2       2       Dist/Prest  Committed *      

##Ferrari, J.R.           6+      2       2       Prest/Dist  Committed *      

##Johnson, Rex            28      1       0       Dist/Prest  Committed *      

##Roach, Dusty            0+      6       2       Acad/Prest  Committed *      

##Hodges, Colin           1+      2       2       Prest*/Acad Committed *      

##Horn, Mickey            1+      2       2       Prest*/Acad Committed *      

##Jamison, Jimmy          0+      3       2       Dist/Acad   Committed *      

##Andersen, Percy         5+      2       1       Prest/Acad  Committed *      

##Hartman, Jeremy         40      1       0       Prest/Dist  Committed *      

##Sherman, Greg           32      1       0       Prest/Acad  Committed *      

##Hopkins, Willie         0+      2       3       Prest/Dist  Committed *      

##Murphy, O.J.            1+      3       3       (Dist)/Acad Committed * 

Recruiting List, Academic View

   

  Player                  Pos   HT   WT   ST   NRank GPA    Test

##Barnes, Everett         QB    6-0  186  IN   ---   2.77   936      

##Lyon, Ben               QB    6-2  186  CA   ---   2.64   715      

##Littleton, Devin        RB    5-9  188  VA   ---   2.60   976      

##Gray, Brock             RB    5-8  170  UT   ---   1.84   571      

##Conway, Matt            FB    5-11 192  PA   ---   2.63   945      

##Ferrari, J.R.           TE    6-5  238  NY   ---   2.98   1004     

##Johnson, Rex            TE    6-4  221  IN   ---   2.18   904      

##Roach, Dusty            WR    6-0  181  ME   ---   3.80   1503     

##Hodges, Colin           C     6-2  266  CO   ---   2.70   833      

##Horn, Mickey            T     6-5  271  NY   ---   2.07   722      

##Jamison, Jimmy          DT    6-3  247  IN   ---   3.00   936      

##Andersen, Percy         ILB   6-1  217  IN   ---   3.50   1188     

##Hartman, Jeremy         ILB   6-2  196  IN   ---   3.29   996      

##Sherman, Greg           ILB   6-2  204  IN   ---   3.19   1136     

##Hopkins, Willie         OLB   6-1  202  NY   ---   2.41   939      

##Murphy, O.J.            S     5-11 186  CA   ---   2.99   1026          

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Originally posted by Godzilla Blitz:


Final Weeks
Florida State beats Alabama 35-24 to gain the national championship.

A bunch of Notre Dame players get lame real awards for stuff but let’s focus on our own awards.

First is the 2001 Darkside Award, given to the one player who least contributed to our cause. This year it is an easy choice. RB Rick Floyds’s 1483 yards, 10 TD’s, and 5.2 yards/carry stand out as being a major factor in our 8 victories. Singlehandedly he provided pivotal carries that led to disappointing victories. Thank god he is graduating.

But now for a more important award. The 2001 Most Valuable Loser Award. This award goes to the starter that contributed the most to help us lose games. This is a tougher choice, as we have a few players that could earn this prestigious award. But none shine so brightly as ILB Butch Landdeck. Yes, our converted QB managed to start 8 games due to the playing time bug. In these games, he played at one of the critical LB spots and managed only 23 tackles for a 5.5 tackle percentage. Not only that but he had no tackles for loss, sacks, interceptions, hurries, or dates all year. Way to get out of the way Butch! He is one of the big reasons why our defense ranked low in quite a few key catagories. Butch also played most of the year angry which was sure to disrupt clubhouse unity. You have earned our respect! Congrats on your award! The award comes with a coupon good for a free small fries at McDonalds. Be sure to stop by and see some of your senior friends!

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Originally posted by Godzilla Blitz:


Final Stats
For those of you that like this sort of stuff, peruse at your leisure.

For everyone else, we’ll be back shortly as we the start of the year 2002! I can’t wait!

2001 Summary for Notre Dame

   

Record: 8-4

Rank: 18

   

Notre Dame              Team      Rank  

Rushes                  512       15          

Rushing Yards           2347      12          

Yards Per Carry         4.58      12 (T)      

Pass Attempts           255       107         

Completions             144       93          

Passing Yards           2498      45          

Yards Per Attempt       9.79      4           

3rd Down Conversions    41.0      20          

Points Per Game         29.0      32          

Turnovers               17        24 (T)      

Turnover Margin         +2        55 (T)      

   

Opponents               Team      Rank  

Rushes                  380       34 (T)      

Rushing Yards           1309      36 (T)      

Yards Per Carry         3.44      36          

Pass Attempts           396       118 (T)     

Completions             208       113 (T)     

Passing Yards           2621      105         

Yards Per Attempt       6.61      44 (T)      

3rd Down Conversions    42.3      117         

Points Per Game         24.5      65          

   

Primary Formation: Wing-T Formation

   

Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  

3     34    at NEBR (14)  24      

4     28    at PURD (45)  34      

5     44    MIST (56)     41      

6     8     at TXAM (20)  38      

7     40    PITT (50)     28      

8     41    WVIR (39)     14      

9     21    SCAL (57)     42      

10    27    at BOST (55)  24      

11    14    TENN (17)     30      

13    34    NAVY (78)     0       

14    27    at STAN (68)  14      

16    30    vs MIZZ (31)  6       

   

Passing             Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int  

6 Dawkins           QB    243   135   2333  9.60  13    13      

Team                ---   255   144   2498  9.79  14    13      

   

Rushing             Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Stff  YdLst  

38 Floyd            RB    282   1483  5.25  10    45    57      

6 Dawkins           QB    78    124   1.58  1     37    179     

32 Wolfe            RB    58    305   5.25  2     9     9       

20 Wynn             FB    47    225   4.78  6     6     10      

Team                ---   512   2347  4.58  23    110   277     

   

Receiving           Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC   TD  

1 Loendorf          WR    52    24    558   23.2  219   4       

38 Floyd            RB    39    24    302   12.5  261   1       

89 Bender           WR    39    26    641   24.6  281   6       

85 Keck             TE    30    13    190   14.6  91    1       

7 Beeston           WR    29    15    283   18.8  109   1       

20 Wynn             FB    25    17    172   10.1  136   1       

80 Henson           WR    14    7     105   15.0  27    0       

32 Wolfe            RB    12    7     66    9.4   39    0       

Team                ---   255   144   2498  17.3  1229  14      

   

Defense             Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  TFL   Ints  Defn  

42 Caldwell         CB    87    35    0.0   12    2     7       

25 Barker           CB    85    26    0.0   16    3     9       

55 Lockwood         ILB   77    29    4.0   15    1     3       

24 Holton           CB    53    15    1.0   6     4     12      

75 Coles            DE    51    17    11.0  21    0     0       

57 Daniels          ILB   51    21    3.5   9     1     2       

29 Pauley           CB    48    18    0.0   2     0     11      

93 Woodard          ILB   36    10    0.0   3     0     5       

2 Landdeck          ILB   23    2     0.0   0     0     3       

97 Goodwin          DE    18    13    4.5   7     0     0       

71 John             DE    17    10    4.5   4     0     0       

Team                ---   639   212   33.0  105   13    59      

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Originally posted by jerk3616:


I got an account on this thing just to say...
KEEP THIS GOING!!!

I started reading all of this two days ago, and got spoiled by knowing what happened next. Thanks for posting this!! DOWN WITH NOTRE DAME!!!

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Originally posted by Godzilla Blitz:


jerk: Thanks for the feedback! Glad you like it! I have no intention of stopping till they fire me or we achieve the ultimate goal. It's been a lot of fun to write this.

However, real life has reared its ugly head in the past few days and I've got a work project that is going to be all consuming for the next ten days or so. It might be difficult to post much during this time. I'll take some time off from work after this project, so the the good news is that I should be able to post quite a bit after that.

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Originally posted by Kekkonen:


Excellent stuff! I can't wait for the next season...

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Originally posted by Alf:


Godzilla, I suggest you run the Run&Shoot formation. With the sucky QBs you have, you should throw a lot of INTs.

Another idea, would be to convert one of your bigest guys (OL or DL) to QB and make him your weekly QB starter.

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Originally posted by Godzilla Blitz:


Kekkonen,

Thanks! More coming soon. Work project is done. Game is patched. Time is ample. Time to get it on!

Alf,
Variety is the spice of life, isn't it. I wholeheartedly agree about changing the offensive formation. We'll do it yearly. Great idea. And we'll make the run & shoot this year's choice.

One of my house rules is that the coaches handle the depth charts and game plans, so I can't select a particular player as a starter. But...the game seems to decide the starters based on the current ability of the player, without taking into account the position he is playing. So...in theory we could take a stud lineman whose current OL rating is higher than our existing QB's rating, make him a QB, and the coaches should start the guy over the original QB. Worth a try anyway, I would think. Great ideas, Alf! Feel free to play catch with and scuff up your game ball, because with help like this you can count on another one coming your way soon!

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Originally posted by Godzilla Blitz:


2001 Final Reportcard

Team Performance: 61
Academic Performance: 76
Recruiting Performance: 0
Television Income: 33
Alumni Donations: 61
Attendance: 83
FINAL GRADE: 60

Let's have a big banzai cheer for the outstanding recruiting job.

This link will take you to Poop On The Golden Helmets (Year Two!)

See you there!

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bump

this should be a sticky.....

Greatest dynasty of all time! Thank you Godzilla

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bump.

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bump once again!!!

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I'm telling you, this should be required reading for all people who post at FOFC or who hate Notre Dame

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A Godzilla Blitz sighting?

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Bumping one of the all-time great dynasty threads.

Part II