TCY Dynasty: Passing Yardage Challenge

[larrymcg421]

Week 2

#19 Temple (1-0) at #16 Navy (1-0)

Our first game ever on TV1, but yikes what an ugly affair. We were completely slaughtered. Fields laid an egg with a 5 INT performance and Navy whipped us by a 41 point margin. Not much else to really say, but it looks like another long season ahead. I'll look forward to recruiting another QB next season because it's looking like Fields just doesn't have what it takes to get it done.

Final Score: Navy 51, Temple 10

Zach Fields 22-49-272-0-5
Dana Butler 2-19-0
Walter Welch 0-0-0
Willie Boland 7-90-0

Race to 6000:

Current Avg: 358.5
Last season Avg: 397.4
Current Pace (without bowl): 3946
Current Pace (with bowl): 4302

[larrymcg421]

Week 3

Central Florida (1-1) at Temple (1-1)

My scout must be way off on the Avoid INT rating for Fields, because this guy keeps throwing them. We were entering the 4th quarter with a 35-18 game and Fields had put up tons of yards to get us there. Unfortunately, he serves up two picks in the 4th quarter that help get Central Florida back in the game. It took a last minute drive and a 21 yard FG from Craig Glover to give us the victory.

Final Score: Temple 41, Central Florida 39

Zach Fields 33-49-559-4-4 (87-144-1276-8-10)
Dana Butler 11-193-1 (23-341-2)
Willie Boland 10-171-0 (23-347-2)
Walter Welch 8-125-1 (17-305-2)

Race to 6000:

Current Avg: 425.3
Last season Avg: 397.4
Current Pace (without bowl): 4679
Current Pace (with bowl): 5104

[larrymcg421]

Week 4

Temple (2-1) at South Florida (0-1)

Great start to this one asless than a minute in, Zach Fields finds Dana butler for a 74 yard TD pass. 42 seconds later, Fields throws another TD pass to RB Rich Shantz. After a safety, Fields throws one more TD pass for a 23-0 1st quarter lead. South Florida had trouble moving the ball and turned it over quite a bit. They also had no clue how to cover Dana Butler, who turned in the best performance of his career with 244 yards and 3 TD's. Unfortunately, Fields was benched by the start of the 4th quarter when the score was 51-10.

Final Score: Temple 58, South Florida 13

Zach Fields 29-38-493-7-1 (116-182-1769-15-11)
Dana Butler 11-244-3 (34-585-5)
Walter Welch 9-140-1 (26-445-3)
Willie Boland 3-26-2 (26-373-4)

Race to 6000:

Current Avg: 442.3
Last season Avg: 397.4
Current Pace (without bowl): 4865
Current Pace (with bowl): 5308

[larrymcg421]

Week 5

Pittsburgh (0-4) at Temple (3-1)

Didn't get quite as good a start this week. after taking an early 7-0 lead, the offense stalled and winless Pitt scored 17 straight points to take a 17-7 lead at the end of the 1st quarter. We were able to tie the score at the half, but still below the standards of what our offense can do. Thankfully, Fields got hot, throwing TD passes on 3 consecutive 3rd quarter drives to blow the game wide open.

Final Score: Temple 52, Pittsburgh 24

Zach Fields 36-49-470-5-1 (152-231-2239-20-12)
Dana Butler 5-78-0 (39-663-5)
Walter Welch 7-89-1 (33-534-4)
Willie Boland 8-91-1 (34-464-5)

Race to 6000:


Current Avg: 447.8
Last season Avg: 397.4
Current Pace (without bowl): 4926
Current Pace (with bowl): 5374

[larrymcg421]

Temple (4-1) at #11 Notre Dame (4-1)

Well, we either win them big or lose them big, and this was a case of the latter. Fields struggled in the 1st quarter and the Irish took advantage to build a 21-0 lead. A 31 yard TD pass to Dana Butler cut into the lead, but Notre Dame immediately answered with a 75 yard TD run. Then Fields answered with an 80 yard TD pass to Willie Boland. It was a wild series of scores, but eventually Notre Dame slowed things down with solid drives and Fields just could not keep up any longer. Notre Dame put up 592 total yards and held the ball for 39:59.

Final Score: Notre Dame 65, Temple 21

Zach Fields 16-42-347-3-1 (168-273-2586-23-13)
Dana Butler 3-57-1 (42-720-6)
Walter Welch 5-102-1 (38-636-5)
Willie Boland 2-80-1 (36-544-6)

Race to 6000:

Current Avg: 431
Last season Avg: 397.4
Current Pace (without bowl): 4741
Current Pace (with bowl): 5172

[larrymcg421]

Temple (4-2) at Connecticut (2-4)

I made some adjustments to the passing distances this week and it sure did wonders for Fields. Despite the slow start, he coolly led us on several impressive scoring drives and we pulled away for an easy victory. The revamped passing game did wonders not only for Fields, but also for Butler and Boland, who had excellent days.

Final Score: Temple 35, Connecticut 7

Zach Fields 35-53-486-4-1 (203-326-3072-27-14)
Dana Butler 11-160-1 (53-880-7)
Walter Welch 6-89-1 (44-725-6)
Willie Boland 10-151-1 (46-695-7)

Race to 6000:

Current Avg: 438.9
Last season Avg: 397.4
Current Pace (without bowl): 4828
Current Pace (with bowl): 5267

[larrymcg421]

#6 Syracuse (5-0) at Temple (5-2)

Fields did what he could in this one, but a tough Syracuse defense held him in check for the most part and our defense got torn apart. We did lead 14-7 early, but Syracuse then outscored us 41-7 over the next 2 quarters to blow the game open. Butler had another great day and is over 1000 yards with three (possibly four) games to go.

Final Score: Syracuse 62, Temple 42

Zach Fields 22-50-326-5-3 (225-376-3398-32-17)
Dana Butler 10-130-3 (63-1010-10)
Walter Welch 1-15-0 (45-740-6)
Willie Boland 4-52-2 (50-747-9)

Race to 6000:

Current Avg: 424.8
Last season Avg: 397.4
Current Pace (without bowl): 4672
Current Pace (with bowl): 5098

[larrymcg421]

#3 West Virginia (6-0) at Temple (5-3)

Our insane schedule continues, with our 2nd consecutive game against an undefeated top 10 team. Despite flirting with competitiveness early on, thanks to another superb game from Dana Butler, we could not get the job done in the 2nd half. A 24-13 halftime score turned into a 59-20 route.

Final Score: West Virginia 59, Temple 20

Zach Fields 27-48-367-2-0 (252-424-3765-34-17)
Dana Butler 14-220-0 (77-1230-10)
Walter Welch 8-116-1 (53-856-7)
Willie Boland 1-11-0 (51-758-9)

Race to 6000:

Current Avg: 418.3
Last season Avg: 397.4
Current Pace (without bowl): 4601
Current Pace (with bowl): 5020

[larrymcg421]

Temple (5-4) at Rutgers (4-4)

From the start, Dana Butler was determined to make sure he made it to a bowl game in his Senior year. Less than a minute into the game, he got open for a 69 yard TD pass. This was a crazy game. We took a 28-14 lead at the half, but Rutgers came back to make it interesting. With only a 28-24 lead, Fields led us on two scoring drives, the last one a 1 yard TD pass to Butler to give our defense enough of a cushion to hold Rutgers off. Butler had an amazing game, and I now only wish I had used this offense earlier in the season. He could seriously threaten 2000 yards at this point.

Final Score: Temple 45, Rutgers 31

Zach Fields 34-57-531-5-0 (286-481-4296-39-17)
Dana Butler 15-276-3 (92-1506-13)
Walter Welch 7-97-0 (60-953-8)
Willie Boland out with injury.

Race to 6000:

Current Avg: 429.6
Last season Avg: 397.4
Current Pace (without bowl): 4726
Current Pace (with bowl): 5155

[Chia pet]

I decided to purchased TCY 2 weeks ago after following your dynasty thread.
I've been slowly getting better and learning the art of recruiting. larrymcg421 I was wondering how did you export your results, stats and recruiting, ect. As I have had one of my best seasons and would like to export or copy and paste to a word doc my results. I currently don't save game logs but save box scores for my team. When I did save game logs for my team I didn't like where the program saved on my hard drive it kinda just put in everywhere on the c: drive

[larrymcg421]

You should be able to set the path and file name that the game will save to. When you click on print and go to Generic Text in your printer options (do you have this part set up?), just type the path name in the box that should come up. Let me know if this works for you.

Thanks for reading!

[Chia pet]

Thanks, larrymcg421 I set up the generic text printer (you learn something new every day... thanks again) and got to save my results. Great

[larrymcg421]

Temple (6-4) at Boston College (5-4)

Fields starts off brilliantly, throwing 5 first half TD passes to give us a 35-14 lead. Unfortunately, Fields was hurt late in the half and would not be able to return to the game. What a shame as he was int he midst of the best game of his career. Backup John Muirbrook came in and looked terrific, throwing 4 of his own TD passes in the 2nd half as this game turned into an ugly rout. Unfortunately, it looks like Fields will miss the bowl game. Dana Butler had another incredible performance with his third straight 200 yard game. He needs 265 yards in the bowl game for a 2000 yard season.

Final Score: Temple 63, Boston College 35

Zach Fields 23-27-301-5-0 (309-508-4597-44-17)
Dana Butler 16-229-4 (108-1735-17)
Walter Welch 13-162-2 (73-1115-10)
JR Niiles 9-197-2 (48-815-7)

Race to 6000: (combined stats in brackets)

Current Avg: 417.9 (464.5)
Last season Avg: 397.4
Current Pace (without bowl): 4597 (5109)
Current Pace (with bowl): 5015 (5573)

[bselig]

I'm not sure maxing out the passing is the best way to max out passing yards. You're trading more attempts for a lower YPA, and at some point(because the offense doesn't work) you're also bleeding attempts due to shorter drives.

Loading up an old TCY game, my all-time record for passing yards in a season is 641 per game. Granted, that was with a powerhouse program

[larrymcg421]

Belle of the Bowl

Temple (7-4) at Georgia (9-3)

Well, we're moving up in the college football world ever so slightly. This year we've made it to the major Bowl tier. Unfortunately, we look to be completely overmatched against a superior Bulldogs team, especially when starting QB Zach Fields will not be able to play. Backup QB John Muirbrook had an excellent game against Boston College, but this was much different. Less than two minutes into the game, he threw a pick that Georgia returned for a 7-0 lead. Things didn't get any better from there. Muirbrook was benched for walk on scrubs byt he end of the 2nd quarter as Georgia exploded to take a 49-6 halftime lead. It was a pretty ugly game, and even Butler couldn't stand out, only managing 5 catches for 58 yards in his final college game.

Final Score: Georgia 76, Temple 13

John Muirbrook 12-33-136-0-2 (309-508-4597-44-17)
Dana Butler 5-58-0 (113-1793-17)
Walter Welch 1-19-0 (74-1134-10)
Willie Boland 3-40-0 (54-798-9)
Orlando Niles 5-63-1 (53-878-8)

Race to 6000:

Avg. per game: 444.3
Last year Avg.: 397.4

This was our highest output to date, but we're still a long way from the promised land. I'm not too confident about next season's prospects given the thin recruiting classes we've picked

[larrymcg421]

Originally Posted by bselig

I'm not sure maxing out the passing is the best way to max out passing yards. You're trading more attempts for a lower YPA, and at some point(because the offense doesn't work) you're also bleeding attempts due to shorter drives.

I appreciate the feedback and some of what you say makes sense, but it hasn't really worked out like that for us. The YPA was a problem early on but we've increased that every year and finished this past season 17th in YPA with 8.69. I did adjust the passing yardage a bit and that helped a little.

Also, we're not bleeding attempts (1st in the nation for all but the 1st year of the dynasty), and the offense does seem to work as it was ranked 5th in the nation last year.

[larrymcg421]

The College Years
2012 Summary for Temple
   
Record: 7-5
Rank: 46
   
Temple                  Team      Rank  
Rushes                  183       125         
Rushing Yards           165       125         
Yards Per Carry         0.90      125         
Pass Attempts           613       1           
Completions             361       1           
Passing Yards           5332      1           
Yards Per Attempt       8.69      17          
3rd Down Conversions    38.9      30 (T)      
Points Per Game         37.3      5           
Turnovers               31        112 (T)     
Turnover Margin         -11       108         
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes                  430       96 (T)      
Rushing Yards           1863      102         
Yards Per Carry         4.33      99          
Pass Attempts           373       103         
Completions             210       114 (T)     
Passing Yards           3401      125         
Yards Per Attempt       9.11      124         
3rd Down Conversions    40.1      97          
Points Per Game         38.7      121         
Turnovers               20        65 (T)      
   
Primary Formation: Run and Shoot Formation
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     48    NEVA (76)     3       
2     10    at NAVY (58)  51      
3     41    CFLA (93)     39      
4     58    at SFLA (114) 13      
5     52    PITT (109)    24      
7     21    at NOTR (11)  65      
8     35    at CONN (118) 7       
9     42    SYRA (2)      62      
10    20    WVIR (7)      59      
12    45    at RUTG (94)  31      
13    63    at BOSC (55)  35      
17    13    vs GEOR (20)  76      
   
Passing             Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int  
7 Fields            QB    508   309   4597  9.04  44    17      
10 Muirbrook        QB    78    45    642   8.23  6     2       
Team                ---   613   361   5332  8.69  51    24      
   
Rushing             Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Stff  YdLst  
7 Fields            QB    101   19    0.18  2     49    266     
34 Shantz           RB    36    116   3.22  2     10    15      
21 Huffman          RB    25    80    3.20  2     4     5       
Team                ---   183   165   0.90  7     79    370     
   
Receiving           Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC   TD  
80 Butler           WR    179   113   1793  15.8  699   17      
4 Welch             WR    120   74    1134  15.3  425   10      
87 Boland           WR    113   54    798   14.7  379   9       
5 Niles             WR    87    53    878   16.5  338   8       
34 Shantz           RB    48    33    337   10.2  193   3       
6 Marischen         WR    46    22    277   12.5  94    2       
Team                ---   613   361   5332  14.7  2171  51      
   
Defense             Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  TFL   Ints  Defn  
40 Bryant           OLB   85    25    15.0  23    1     3       
52 Samuels          OLB   62    19    3.0   8     1     5       
20 Riley            S     58    12    0.0   7     0     4       
35 Rivera           S     43    23    0.0   4     0     4       
46 Raymond          ILB   36    19    6.0   6     3     4       
53 Hamrahi          ILB   27    6     2.0   6     1     3       
49 Lynch            CB    26    6     0.0   0     1     3       
92 Ballard          DE    24    11    4.5   10    0     0       
37 Beisner          CB    23    9     0.0   2     1     2       
45 Kelley           OLB   23    8     4.5   6     0     0       
The College Years
94 Jennings         DT    19    6     2.0   4     0     0       
31 Andersen         CB    19    7     0.0   0     6     5       
73 Scherer          DE    19    12    2.5   3     0     0       
27 Ford             S     17    5     0.0   0     1     2       
97 Gerhart          DT    17    5     3.0   8     0     0       
99 Blades           DE    16    5     5.5   7     0     0       
87 Boland           WR    16    0     0.0   0     0     0       
25 Madison          CB    13    2     0.0   1     0     1       
Team                ---   688   204   53.0  101   16    41 

[larrymcg421]

QB Zach Fields

Heisman Trophy 2nd Place
National Top Offensive Player
All-American 1st Team
Big East Conference MVP
Big East Top Offensive Player
All-Big East 1st Team


WR Dana Butler

Heisman Trophy 4th Place
All-American 1st Team
All-Big East 1st Team
All-Senior Team


OLB Lionel Bryant

All-Big East Top Defensive Player
All-Big East 1st Team


ILB Donnell Raymond

Big East Top Defensive Freshman
All-Big East 2nd Team


WR Walter Welch

All-Big East 2nd Team

[larrymcg421]

Here's our weak recuiting class. I was not able to grab a Guard, which is troublesome considering we have three of them graduating.

   
  Player                  Pos   HT   WT   ST   NRank ByPos  StRank ByPos
Durant, Frank             T     6-4  277  MD   42    3      5      1        
**Bauer, Wally            WR    5-11 174  IN   272   16     7      1        
**Colclough, Andre        RB    5-10 174  NJ   306   28     12     2        
**Owens, Corey            C     6-5  274  HI   328   12     2      1        
##Sullivan, Jim           WR    6-2  205  FL   733   59     41     6        
$$Stroud, Jimmy           WR    6-2  186  MN   944   70     19     1        
##Sims, Fred              CB    5-11 167  MI   ---   ---    68     8        
##McCaffrey, Renaldo      ILB   6-1  200  OH   ---   91     69     4        
##Kessler, Nolan          TE    6-4  228  IN   ---   ---    51     2        
##Thornton, Cedric        DT    6-3  262  TX   ---   ---    ---    10       
##Burgess, Junior         S     5-9  181  WA   ---   ---    38     3        
##Richmond, Joey          S     5-8  176  MI   ---   ---    77     7        
##Shea, Martin            CB    5-9  159  MT   ---   ---    32     6        
##Graham, Hunter          DE    6-3  241  WV   ---   ---    18     1        
##Luxmore, R.J.           FB    5-8  198  NE   ---   97     23     1        
##Vance, Fernando         OLB   6-0  196  TN   ---   ---    48     5        

[larrymcg421]

National Championship: Syracuse 34, Georgia Tech 31
Heisman Trophy: QB Julio Pierce, Illinois (280-421-3270-32-8)

   
  School                Record  Conf  Comp  Poll  Loss  Sched Total Rank  
Syracuse                12-0    BEA   1.00  2.00  0.00  2.36  5.36  1       
Southern California     11-1    P10   3.75  1.00  1.00  2.52  8.27  2       
Boise State             12-0    WAC   1.75  3.00  0.00  4.08  8.83  3       
Georgia Tech            11-1    ACC   2.50  6.00  1.00  1.76  11.26 4       
Penn State              11-1    B10   4.75  5.00  1.00  2.16  12.91 5       
Texas Christian         11-1    CUS   5.25  6.50  1.00  3.68  16.43 6       
Texas                   10-2    B12   9.75  5.00  2.00  2.72  19.47 7       
West Virginia           10-2    BEA   9.75  9.50  2.00  2.04  23.29 8       
Alabama                 11-2    SEC   8.25  11.00 2.00  2.28  23.53 9       
Virginia Tech           10-2    ACC   10.00 12.00 2.00  3.04  27.04 10      
Michigan                9-3     B10   13.75 11.50 3.00  0.20  28.45 11      
Illinois                10-2    B10   14.00 13.00 2.00  2.08  31.08 12      
Ohio State              10-2    B10   19.00 10.00 2.00  1.60  32.60 13      
Central Michigan        11-2    MDF   16.00 14.00 2.00  2.64  34.64 14      
UCLA                    9-3     P10   14.25 18.50 3.00  0.60  36.35 15      
Georgia                 10-3    SEC   12.50 20.50 3.00  0.56  36.56 16      
Tulane                  10-2    CUS   17.25 16.50 2.00  2.00  37.75 17      
Notre Dame              10-2    IND   22.25 10.50 2.00  3.72  38.47 18      
Colorado State          10-2    MWE   11.25 24.00 2.00  1.24  38.49 19      
Utah                    10-2    MWE   18.50 19.00 2.00  1.12  40.62 20      
Stanford                9-3     P10   15.50 26.00 3.00  1.16  45.66 21      
Buffalo                 11-2    MDF   21.00 18.50 2.00  4.76  46.26 22      
Bowling Green           10-2    MDF   22.50 18.00 2.00  4.04  46.54 23      
Florida                 9-3     SEC   19.75 22.50 3.00  1.64  46.89 24      
Texas A&M               10-3    B12   18.00 26.50 3.00  0.28  47.78 25

[larrymcg421]

Realized I never posted the team overview for this season...

   
  Player                #    Pos  Elig  Current Estimate  Future Estimate  
Fields, Zach            7    QB   Jr    82                99                  
Muirbrook, Jon          10   QB   So*   29                64                  
Murray, Al              3    QB*  Sr*   0                 20                  
Tindale, Geoff          2    QB*  Fr    3                 20                  
Shantz, Rich            34   RB   Jr    51                99                  
Falcone, Sammy          24   RB*  Fr    4                 20                  
Horn, Thomas            29   RB*  Fr    7                 7                   
Huffman, Willie         21   RB*  Fr    17                30                  
Donaldson, Marlon       33   FB*  So    5                 30                  
Murray, Hunter          43   FB*  Jr    8                 21                  
Winslett, Sean          26   FB*  Fr    10                31                  
Bernard, Steve          91   TE*  So    23                36                  
Farmer, Casey           88   TE*  So    13                32                  
Krauss, Lester          86   TE*  So*   10                10                  
Wagner, Larry           82   TE*  Jr    10                10                  
Wolfe, Don              83   TE*  Fr    29                46                  
Boland, Willie          87   WR   Jr    53                92                  
Butler, Dana            80   WR   Sr    88                97                  
Marischen, Rickey       6    WR   Fr    25                57                  
Niles, Orlando          5    WR   So    53                66                  
Welch, Walter           4    WR   Jr    56                69                  
Beavers, Preston        55   C    So    45                71                  
Crawford, Andrew        50   C    Fr    25                83                  
Grinnell, Jamie         51   C    Sr    73                73                  
Kirk, Jimmy             58   C    Jr*   27                75                  
Montgomery, Steven      59   C    Sr    36                51                  
Roberts, Daniel         54   C    So*   51                91                  
Badillo, Blaine         68   G    Sr    52                91                  
Berry, Nathan           79   G    Fr    11                58                  
Erickson, Tracy         63   G    Jr*   34                72                  
McGee, Melvin           66   G    Sr    83                83                  
Millner, Bryan          62   G    Jr*   21                77                  
Reid, Bernard           74   G    Sr    57                84                  
Rivera, Clyde           78   G    So    17                48                  
Sellers, Tom            67   G    Jr*   29                58                  
Cox, Jake               95   T    So*   18                85                  
Farmer, Dexter          76   T    Fr    32                83                  
Frederick, Greg         71   T    So*   29                79                  
Harris, Mercury         61   T    Fr    8                 85                  
Keeney, Ronald          69   T    Jr*   27                68                  
Ostrander, Maurice      65   T    Jr*   16                76                  
Sweeney, Floyd          75   T    Sr    75                76                  
Vaughn, Melvin          60   T    Sr    45                76                  
Boyd, Hunter            13   P*   So*   3                 13                  
Ocasio, Roosevelt       1    P*   So    31                63                  
Paduano, Geoff          11   P*   Fr    5                 29                  
Glover, Craig           12   K    Sr    89                89                  
Hill, T.J.              18   K    Fr    21                99                  
Buckner, Ty             14   K*   So*   2                 2                   
Embree, Kurt            8    K*   So    0                 0                   
Ballard, Earl           92   DE*  Jr    14                54                  
Blades, Quinn           99   DE*  Sr    15                53                  
Garrett, Dixon          90   DE*  So    7                 9                   
Scherer, Bill           73   DE*  Fr    1                 43                  
Anthony, Johnnie        98   DT*  Jr    9                 55                  
Gerhart, Grady          97   DT*  So*   1                 31                  
Jennings, Dan           94   DT*  Jr    15                61                  
Jizmejian, Percy        72   DT*  Sr*   6                 13                  
O'Neal, Nate            96   DT*  Fr    17                55                  
Hamrahi, Lamar          53   ILB* Sr    12                29                  
Hawn, Glen              93   ILB* So    0                 0                   
Peterson, Cornelius     41   ILB* So    2                 54                  
Raymond, Donnell        46   ILB* Fr    6                 50                  
Bryant, Lionel          40   OLB* Jr    22                51                  
Burns, Gerald           56   OLB* Sr    17                58                  
Kelley, Andy            45   OLB* Fr    7                 45                  
Narvaez, Cory           44   OLB* So    8                 8                   
Samuels, Irving         52   OLB* So    22                67                  
Sanford, Aaron          47   OLB* Fr    12                23                  
Andersen, James         31   CB*  Jr    24                27                  
Beisner, Walter         37   CB*  Sr    19                52                  
Connell, Kelvin         30   CB*  So    23                29                  
DeVito, Joel            36   CB*  Fr    11                29                  
Lynch, Wink             49   CB*  Sr    39                46                  
The College Years
Madison, Carl           25   CB*  Fr    7                 59                  
Chitwood, Jeffrey       42   S*   So    14                17                  
Ford, Gerald            27   S*   Sr    11                48                  
Monroe, Richard         23   S*   Fr    13                30                  
Riley, Quinn            20   S*   Sr    28                35                  
Rivera, Phil            35   S*   Jr    41                58                  

[larrymcg421]

Graduating Seniors

WR Dana Butler (#12 Overall, #1 WR)

One of the best players I've ever had in a text sim. This guy caught 90 passes for 1254 yards and 15 TD's as a freshman. Then he got better every single year. He was an unstoppable force that could not be covered. He was a two time first team All-American (and really deserved three) and finished in the top 5 for Heisman voting twice. The final 3 regular season games of his career were amazing. Butler caught 45 passes for 725 yards and 7 TD's over that stretch and singlehandedly willed his team to the postseason. His final career numbers are 415 catches, 5994 yards, and 62 TD's.

Awards: National All-Freshman Team (2009), National Top Offensive Freshman (2009), All-Big East 1st Team (2009), Big East Top Offensive Freshman (2009), Big East Top Offensive Player (2009), All-American 2nd Team (2010), All-Big East 1st Team (2010), All-American 1st Team (2011), All-Big East 1st Team (2011), All-American 1st Team (2012), All-Big East 1st Team (2012), All-Senior Team (2012)

C Jamie Grinnell (#258 Overall, #14 C)

Jamie was a three year starter who improved on a dismal sophomore season (2.5 Sack%) to become a solid starter over the last two years.

G Blaine Badillo (#255 Overall, #23 G)

Blaine had potential, but remained underdeveloped throughout his career and only started 5 games.

G Melvin McGee (#61 Overall, #7 G)

Melvin was a solid 4 year starter with an impressive (for the run n shoot) 1.4 career sack %. Was a Big East All-Academic Guard over the last two seasons.

G Bernard Reid (#143 Overall, #12 G)

Reid was not able to crack the starting lineup until his senior year, but did a good job with a 1.6 Sack %.

T Floyd Sweeney (#155 Overall, #17 T)

Floyd was a 4 year starter at the very difficult LT spot. Despite maxed out ratings, he gave up a ton of sacks (47) over his career.

T Melvin Vaughn (#117 Overall, #13 T)

Also a 4 year starter, Melvin struggled in his sophomore and junior seasons, but had an amazing senior year. Despite participating in 507 pass plays, he only allowed 6 sacks for a 1.1%.

And yep, we just lost all 5 starting offensive linemen. I have a feeling that next year is not going to be pretty.

[larrymcg421]

*We have moved up to 5th in Academic Ranking and top 9 in every single subject.

*Roster Strengths this year: QB (3rd), WR (7th), C (9th), G (60th), T (84th). Yep, Fields is gonna be on his butt quite a bit this season.

*Preseason Rankings have us 48th Overall and 4th in the Big East.

*This will be a crucial recruiting year. Not only do I have to find a new star QB, but depth on the line and at receiver will need to be improved immediately.

[larrymcg421]

Year  Team                  Record Post Rank Perf Acad Recr TV   Tick Don  Score  
2012  Temple                7-5    Yes  47   78   84   98   72   61   75   77     
2011  Temple                6-6    Yes  59   75   84   100  78   65   76   77     
2010  Temple                5-6    No   79   70   85   100  26   56   66   67     
2009  Temple                4-7    No   83   74   86   100  33   57   74   71     
2008  Temple                3-8    No   104  69   91   100  75   48   38   68     
2007  Temple                2-9    No   115  37   88   100  40   52   1    48     
2006  Temple                2-9    No   114  1    85   100  5    46   12   34     
2005  Temple                4-7    No   85   74   80   100  74   55   75   74     
2004  Temple                1-10   No   119  0    75   99   24   58   0    34     

[larrymcg421]

And your 2013 Temple Owls

  Player                #    Pos  Elig  Current Estimate  Future Estimate  
Fields, Zach            7    QB   Sr    83                99                  
Muirbrook, Jon          10   QB   Jr*   31                64                  
Tindale, Geoff          2    QB*  So    3                 20                  
Murray, Al              3    QB*  Sr    1                 19                  
Shantz, Rich            34   RB   Sr    55                99                  
Colclough, Andre        49   RB   Fr    27                46                  
Huffman, Willie         21   RB*  So    17                30                  
Horn, Thomas            29   RB*  So    8                 8                   
Falcone, Sammy          24   RB*  So    4                 20                  
Luxmore, R.J.           28   FB*  Fr    17                22                  
Winslett, Sean          26   FB*  So    13                31                  
Murray, Hunter          43   FB*  Sr    9                 21                  
Donaldson, Marlon       33   FB*  Jr    5                 30                  
Wolfe, Don              83   TE*  So    34                46                  
Bernard, Steve          91   TE*  Jr    25                36                  
Farmer, Casey           88   TE*  Jr    16                32                  
Kessler, Nolan          80   TE*  Fr    15                30                  
Krauss, Lester          86   TE*  Jr*   10                10                  
Welch, Walter           4    WR   Sr    77                77                  
Niles, Orlando          5    WR   Jr    65                66                  
Boland, Willie          87   WR   Sr    61                92                  
Marischen, Rickey       6    WR   So    46                57                  
Stroud, Jimmy           89   WR   Fr    30                89                  
Sullivan, Jim           85   WR   Fr    29                62                  
Bauer, Wally            9    WR   Fr    18                65                  
Beavers, Preston        55   C    Jr*   82                82                  
Roberts, Daniel         54   C    Jr*   55                91                  
Kirk, Jimmy             58   C    Sr*   31                75                  
Crawford, Andrew        50   C    So*   26                83                  
Owens, Corey            53   C    Fr    6                 100                 
Sellers, Tom            67   G    Sr*   47                58                  
Berry, Nathan           79   G    So*   46                58                  
Erickson, Tracy         63   G    Sr*   35                72                  
Millner, Bryan          62   G    Sr*   32                77                  
Rivera, Clyde           78   G    Jr*   16                48                  
Frederick, Greg         71   T    Jr*   41                79                  
Keeney, Ronald          69   T    Sr*   32                68                  
Harris, Mercury         61   T    So*   31                85                  
Farmer, Dexter          76   T    So    27                83                  
Cox, Jake               95   T    Jr*   24                85                  
Durant, Frank           77   T    Fr    21                79                  
Ocasio, Roosevelt       1    P*   Jr    51                63                  
Paduano, Geoff          11   P*   So*   6                 29                  
Hill, T.J.              18   K    So*   44                99                  
Embree, Kurt            8    K*   Jr*   1                 1                   
Buckner, Ty             14   K*   Jr*   0                 0                   
Ballard, Earl           92   DE*  Sr    17                54                  
Graham, Hunter          99   DE*  Fr    14                39                  
Scherer, Bill           73   DE*  So    9                 43                  
Garrett, Dixon          90   DE*  Jr    8                 8                   
O'Neal, Nate            96   DT*  So    26                55                  
Jennings, Dan           94   DT*  Sr    24                61                  
Anthony, Johnnie        98   DT*  Sr    15                55                  
Jizmejian, Percy        72   DT*  Sr    9                 13                  
Gerhart, Grady          97   DT*  Jr*   6                 30                  
Thornton, Cedric        70   DT*  Fr    4                 44                  
McCaffrey, Renaldo      57   ILB* Fr    8                 23                  
Raymond, Donnell        46   ILB* So    5                 50                  
Peterson, Cornelius     41   ILB* Jr    2                 54                  
Hawn, Glen              93   ILB* Jr    0                 0                   
Bryant, Lionel          40   OLB* Sr    36                51                  
Samuels, Irving         52   OLB* Jr    34                67                  
Sanford, Aaron          47   OLB* So    17                23                  
Kelley, Andy            45   OLB* So    8                 45                  
Narvaez, Cory           44   OLB* Jr    8                 8                   
Vance, Fernando         48   OLB* Fr    4                 55                  
Andersen, James         31   CB*  Sr    26                27                  
Connell, Kelvin         30   CB*  Jr    23                29                  
DeVito, Joel            36   CB*  So    21                29                  
Sims, Fred              32   CB*  Fr    15                25                  
Madison, Carl           25   CB*  So    12                59                  
Shea, Martin            37   CB*  Fr    7                 17                  
Rivera, Phil            35   S*   Sr    43                58                  
Burgess, Junior         39   S*   Fr    19                43
Chitwood, Jeffrey       42   S*   Jr    17                17                  
Monroe, Richard         38   S*   So    16                30                  
Richmond, Joey          22   S*   Fr    15                51                

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Week 1

Wake Forest (0-0) at Temple (0-0)

Well, we sure looked good in Week 1, albeit against a weak team. Fields threw 4 TD passes before Wake Forest could even get on the board at the end of the half. Two more TD passes in the 3rd quarter sealed the game. 7 TD passes marks the terrific opener for Fields, and WR Willie Boland looks like he can fill the shoes of Dana Butler with a stunning Butler-like performance. We did get sacked 4 times and that is cause for concern against better teams.

Final Score: Temple 63, Wake Forest 21

Zach Fields 34-52-498-7-1
Willie Boland 11-224-4
Orlando Niles 9-114-0
Ricky Marischen 6-88-1
Jimmy Stroud 4-35-2
Walter Welch 2-19-0

Race to 6000:

Current Avg: 498
Last season Avg: 444.3
Current Pace (without bowl): 5478
Current Pace (with bowl): 5976

[larrymcg421]

Week 2

#15 Temple (1-0) at South Florida (0-0)

This is the type of game I've been waiting for. Fields throws 6 TD passes for a narrow 42-35 score - at the half. Yup, that's the halftime score. The South Florida defense is hopeless. They can't cover any of our receivers and they can't even put pressure on Fields. Meanwhile, their offense loses steam and cannot keep up after the half. Fields would throw 3 more TD passes and the defense would pitch a 2nd half shutout for a nice blowout victory.

Final Score: Temple 77, South Florida 35

Zach Fields 40-58-602-9-1 (74-110-1100-16-2)
Walter Welch 16-210-2 (18-229-2)
Willie Boland 10-147-3 (21-371-7)
Orlando Niles 6-132-1 (15-246-1)
Ricky Marischen 6-73-2 (12-161-3)
Jimmy Stroud 1-28-1 (5-63-3)

Race to 6000:

Current Avg: 550
Last season Avg: 444.3
Current Pace (without bowl): 6050
Current Pace (with bowl): 6600

[larrymcg421]

Week 3

Navy (2-0) at Temple (2-0)

The early season TCY polls are pretty wacky. We were #15 last week, won by 42 points and promptly dropped from the top 25. Go figure. Maybe they remembered how ugly we looked last year against Navy. It would be different this time around. After a shaky start in which Fields was sacked for a safety, Fields got going once again with 3 1st half TD passes for a 21- halftime lead. Navy went to the ground game in the 2nd half, and this helped them get back in it, and also kept the ball away from Fields for large portions of the 2nd half. We were able to squeak out a narrow victory when Navy missed a 53 yard Fg with 1:52 left.

Final Score: Temple 28, Navy 26

Zach Fields 34-52-440-4-2 (108-162-1540-20-4)
Walter Welch 10-139-0 (28-368-2)
Willie Boland 7-92-1 (28-463-8)
Orlando Niles 3-44-1 (18-290-2)
Ricky Marischen 6-90-1 (18-251-4)

Race to 6000:

Current Avg: 513.3
Last season Avg: 444.3
Current Pace (without bowl): 5647
Current Pace (with bowl): 6160

[larrymcg421]

Week 4

Central Florida (0-2) at Temple (3-0)

Fields was bound to struggle at some point, and he couldn't have gotten off to a worse start in this game. His first two plays from scrimmage result in interceptions. His fourth play results in a lost fumble. The Golden Knights convert all of these turnovers into points and held a 30-0 lead with 12:58 left in the 2nd quarter. Fields was able to rally the team with three TD drives int he 2nd quarter and we were suddenly within 10 points. Unfortunately, the 2nd half began much the same, with two INT's and Central Florida began to pull away. Fields kept coming back, but the early hole was too much to overcome.

Final Score: Central Florida 65, Temple 40

Zach Fields 26-52-439-5-5 (134-214-1979-25-9)
Walter Welch 5-90-0 (33-458-2)
Willie Boland 8-128-3 (36-591-11)
Ricky Marischen 12-203-1 (30-454-5)
Orlando Niles Injured (18-290-2)

Race to 6000:

Current Avg: 494.8
Last season Avg: 444.3
Current Pace (without bowl): 5443
Current Pace (with bowl): 5937

[larrymcg421]

Week 5

Temple (3-1) at #4 West Virginia (3-0)

Another rough outing for Fields. As I predicted, pass protection would be problematic this year and Fields was sacked 6 times in this game. This led to 3 INT's, which were enough to slow the offense down as West Virginia 394 rushing yards on our defense.

Final Score: West Virginia 55, Temple 10

Zach Fields 28-52-315-1-3 (162-266-2294-26-12)
Walter Welch 6-69-0 (39-527-2)
Willie Boland 7-60-1 (43-651-12)
Ricky Marischen 3-47-0 (33-501-5)
Orlando Niles Injured (18-290-2)

Race to 6000:

Current Avg: 458.8
Last season Avg: 444.3
Current Pace (without bowl): 5047
Current Pace (with bowl): 5506

[larrymcg421]

Week 7

Notre Dame (3-2) at Temple (3-2)

Very bad news. Not only did Notre Dame pound us as usual, but WR Willie Boland will likely miss the rest of the season due to torn knee cartilage. Fields had another weak game, and the yardage is really tailing off after a great start.

Final Score: Notre Dame 63, Temple 21

Zach Fields 21-36-274-2-3 (183-302-2568-28-15)
Walter Welch 7-90-1 (46-617-3)
Ricky Marischen 6-90-0 (39-591-5)
Orlando Niles 3-36-0 (21-326-2)
Willie Boland 4-55-1 (47-706-13)

Race to 6000:

Current Avg: 428
Last season Avg: 444.3
Current Pace (without bowl): 4708
Current Pace (with bowl): 5136

[larrymcg421]

Some good news amidst all of this. We have landed our next QB star. Darrin Bordelon of Necedah, WI is the #4 QB in the country and has agreed to come play for us. On top of that, we also landed him a great target in Winston Whalen, the #6 WR in the country. Now if I can just get them some help on the line.