BBCF - Troy Trojans

[Blade6119]

Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Team Staff

OC: Jason Hunt
Salary: $300,000
Age: 32(6)
Alma mater: ASU
Pref offense: Vertical

Motivation: average
Off gameplan: poor
Scout QB: below average
Scout RB: poop
Scout WR/TE: below average
Scout OL: below average
Develop QB: poor
Develop RB: poor
Develop WR/TE: poor
Develop OL: poor

heh, i got a kick out of that part....on to my game 1 review

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Top 25 - (W-L) - Last game - Next game - Prev ( )

1. Michigan - (0-0) - OPEN - Virgina - (1)
2. Texas - (1-0) - W, 41-18 at Alabama Birmingham - Northwestern - (2)
3. Oklahoma - (1-0) - W, 33-12 at Rutgers - #7 Miami - (5)
4. Florida - (0-0) - OPEN - Memphis - (3)
5. Florida State - (0-0) - OPEN - Southern Miss - (4)
6. LSU - (1-0) - W, 41-20 at Arkansas State - at Kansas State - (7)
7. Miami - (0-0) - OPEN - at #3 Oklahoma - (6)
8. Georgia - (0-0) - OPEN - Georgia Tech - (8)
9. Wisconsin - (1-0) - W, 52-9 at Florida Atlantic - #17 Missouri - (11)
10. Nebraska - (1-0) - W, 41-10 at Houston - Duke - (12)
11. Ole Miss - (1-0) - W, 31-24 Navy - Temple - (13)
12. Notre Dame - (1-0) - W, 38-28 at Michigan State - at #18 Oklahoma State - (14)
13. Purdue - (0-0) - OPEN - Wake Forest - (9)
14. Ohio State - (1-0) - W, 48-0 at Ohio - Tennessee - (16)
15. USC - (0-0) - OPEN - Minnesota - (10)
16. Boston College - (0-0) - OPEN - at Baylor - (15)
17. Missouri - (1-0) - W, 53-0 Louisville - at #9 Wisconsin - (17)
18. Oklahoma State - (1-0) - W, 31-26 at South Florida - #12 Notre Dame - (18)
19. Virginia Tech - (1-0) - W, 38-6 Washington - at #24 Penn State - (20)
20. Texas Tech - (1-0) - W, 31-3 Temple - East Carolina - (22)
21. NC State - (1-0) - W, 51-0 Memphis - #23 Auburn - (23)
22. Maryland - (0-0) - OPEN - at UCLA - (19)
23. Auburn - (0-0) - OPEN - at #21 NC State - (21)
24. Penn State - (1-0) - W, 49-13 Kansas - #19 Virginia Tech - (27)
25. Texas A&M - (1-0) - W, 45-21 Northwestern - West Virginia - (28)


Dropped from Top 25: Clemson (24), Iowa (25)

Doesn't look like Missouri is really needing a Head Coach.

[MizzouRah]

Team Injuries

Team Injury Report
POS	NAME	INJURY	STATUS
OG	James Wainright	Ankle (High Sprain)	Prob(1-3)
C	Larry O'Connor	Groin (Pulled)	Doubt(3-5)
DE	Spencer Scott	Hand (Laceration)	Prob(1-3)

I talked to our team doctor and he told me Wainright and Scott could play this, but he suggests keeping O'Connor off the field. I take his advice.


Top 25 - (W-L) - Last game - Next game - Prev ( )

1. Michigan - (1-0) - W, 23-13 Virginia - at Alabama Birmingham - (1)
2. Texas - (2-0) - W, 34-12 Northwestern - at Louisville - (2)
3. Oklahoma - (2-0) - W, 52-31 at #19 Miami - at South Florida - (3)
4. Florida - (1-0) - W, 25-3 Memphis - Temple - (4)
5. Florida State - (1-0) - W, 33-20 Southern Miss - Baylor - (5)
6. LSU - (2-0) - W, 51-25 at Kansas State - Louisiana Tech - (6)
7. Wisconsin - (2-0) - W, 44-6 #23 Missouri - Arkansas - (9)
8. Notre Dame - (2-0) - W, 37-19 at #25 Oklahoma State - Ball State - (12)
9. Georgia - (1-0) - W, 22-17 Georgia Tech - Memphis - (8)
10. Nebraska - (2-0) - W, 62-3 Duke - at Utah State - (10)
11. Ole Miss - (2-0) - W, 57-24 Temple - Central Florida - (11)
12. Purdue - (1-0) - W, 52-17 Wake Forest - Kent State (13)
13. Ohio State - (2-0) - W, 57-21 Tennessee - Kentucky - (14)
14. USC - (1-0) - W, 32-16 Minnesota - Akron - (15)
15. Boston College (1-0) - W, 52-6 at Baylor - Ohio - (16)
16. Virginia Tech - (2-0) - W, 55-23 at Penn State - at Southern Miss - (19)
17. NC State - (2-0) - W, 31-28 Auburn - Texas Christian - (21)
18. Texas Tech - (2-0) - W, 41-21 East Carolina - Houston - (20)
19. Miami - (0-1) - L, 31-52 at #3 Oklahoma - Tulane - (7)
20. Clemson - (1-0) - W, 48-3 Louisville - at Indiana - (26)
21. Miss State - (2-0) - W, 19-16 Kansas - Miami (OH) - (28)
22. Alabama - (2-0) - W, 27-26 at North Carolina - at Middle Tenn St - (31)
23. Missouri - (1-1) - L, 6-44 at #7 Wisconsin - at Duke - (17)
24. UCLA - (1-0) - W, 29-19 at Maryland - Southern Methodist - (37)
25. Oklahoma State - (1-1) - L, 19-37 #8 Notre Dame - at East Carolina (18)

Dropped from top 25: Auburn (23), Penn State (24), Maryland (22), Texas A&M (25)

[Blade6119]

I posted this last night but it isnt showing up...thank god i save these to be safe:

It's time for me to go over the Defense.

Defensive Ends (Yr)(Ovr/Pot)

Tim Woodson (RS/Jr)(7/9) - Well, thats one way to start the season. Certainly the star of the game with his stellar play. 7 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 hurry, and 3 forced fumbles....We asked if our DEs could make up for our terrible DTs, and if Woodson is a sign the answer is yes.
Spencer Scott (So)(6/9) - 2 tackles and 2 sacks in a game shortened by injury, scott looks like a nice comliment to woodson
Grady Lawson (Jr)(4/8) - 2 tackles and a sack in mop-up duty

Notes: Can you say SCORE? This unit had a wonderful game, got to the QB which was a key to stopping their attack, and in general did everything we asked them to and more.

Defensive Tackle (Yr)(Ovr/Pot)

Keith Patton (Jr)(2/6) - Picked up a fumble...and thats it...

Notes: Not a single one registered a stat(recovered fumble aside)...its like they didnt even play...i knew they would be bad, but not even one tackle?? Maybe the DEs took em all, or maybe their that bad

Inside Linebacker (Yr)(Ovr/Pot)

Brandon Crow: (Sr)(6/6) - 7 tackles, a stf(stuff?), a hurry, a fumble recovery, but most importantly a 63 yard INT return for TD..solid game, great TD return and a wonderful job shoring up the middle
Noah Brinker (So)(4/7) - 7 tackles, and an INT to boot...great game

Notes: Im happy, and you should be too. Cant ask for much more from your guys.

Outside Linebacker (Yr)(Ovr/Pot)

Alonzo Darius: (Sr)(8/8) - 13 tackles, 3 hurries, and two pass defenses. We knew he would be our rock, and he was. No one was even close to his tackle total, and he made some great sidline to sidline plays
Richie Scrabis: (Jr)(4/5) - 1 tackle...Just like we knew Alonzo would be our rock we knew Richie would drag us down a bit. Hopefully he picks it up.

Notes: Darius had a great game, should be a conference 1st teamer at the end of year if he plays like this. Scrabis will be 1st cut if he keeps playing like this

Cornerback (Yr)(Ovr/Pot)

Adrian Thomas: (RS/So)(5/6) - 4 tackles and a good game limiting the opposing team passing wise. Did well, but didnt blow anyone away
Mark White: (Sr)(4/4) - 1 tackle, but 2 passes defended...another average game from our corner
Gari Sikahema: (So)(2/6) - 2 tackles and a pick, the best game of any of our corners

Notes: Average at best. They bended, but never broke. Hopefully they improve over the season or a team dedicated to passing could tear us apart.

Free Safety (Yr)(Ovr/Pot)

Winslow Sharp: (So)(3/5) - 5 tackles, more then expected. He didnt cost us too much, which is all were asking him.

Notes: We never expected much from Sharp, and he did ok

Strong Safety (Yr)(Ovr/Pot)

Ladainian Lansford (Sr)(6/6) - 9 tackles, great job in run support and should help all seaon

Notes: Did wonderful, lets hope he keeps it up

Final Notes: Well DE tore it up, and 3 of our 4 LBs did great too. Lansford did awesome at SS. For all those though, DT, the 4th LB, the CBs, and the FS all played poorly. Its a nice win, but much work must be done on D over this season for us to do well. Hopefully playmakes like woodson and darius keep it up!

[MizzouRah]

Great assesment. We'll see how we do against a better team in Vanderbilt later tonight.

[MizzouRah]

VANDERBILT COMMODORESTeam Info
RECORD	COACH POLL	MEDIA POLL	RECRUIT CLASS	PRESTIGE	STRENGTH OF	CONF PROJ
0-1	NR	NR	53rd	Below Average (45)	1st	12th Place

Team Schedule
WEEK	OPPONENT	SCORE
1	OPEN	-
2	Colorado State	L 24-21

Team Stats
	OFFENSE	DEFENSE
Total Yards/Game	348.0	461.0
Rushing Yards/Game	181.0	228.0
Passing Yards/Game	167.0	233.0

Strengths & weaknesses

Offense: The Commodores run a Balanced offense and rely on QB Clarence Hambrick. The OL is a capable unit. While C David Brown is a nice player, the whole group will beed to improve its overall form and technique to be successful.

Defense: The Commodores also run a 3-4 defense and rely on CB Walter Morgan. Their DBs makeup the team's top defensive until and one that will be under a lot of pressure this season. They hae the talent to carry the defense for stretches, but not for the entire season.

The Commodores are run by Head Coach Bobby Hicks who's been coaching for 14 years. This team has some weapons and we should really see just how good or bad the defense is.

Key matchup:

Troy front seven. The Trojans defense has held opponents to just 105 rushing yards per game and ranks No. 37 against the run nationally.

Vanderbilt RB Wes Griffin. Griffin has carried the ball 21 times for 134 yards (6.38 ypc) with 2 rushing touchdowns. He has created no big runs on his own and averages 134 yards per game.

Troy...321.0 ypg...<<<<< OFF >>>>>...Vanderbilt...348.0 ypg...

Troy...329.0 ypg...<<<<< DEF >>>>>...Vanderbilt...461.0 ypg...

Troy...................<<<<< ST >>>>>...Vanderbilt....................

Troy...................<<<<< OVR >>>>>...Vanderbilt...................

Vanderbilt is favored by -16.

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(1-0) [VS] (0-1)

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Game 2 continued

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Game 2 continued

[Poli]

Sigh.


On the other hand, we did have a good game passing.

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I played the demo, and enjoyed it. Seemed a little quirky at times. I can't recall the situation, but there was a situation where the game was tied near the end of regulation, and instead of at least trying for a field goal, the team punted instead.

As I mentioned elsewhere, I'll probably get the game if/when I ever upgrade my current computer or get a new one.

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Game 2 - Press Conference

Coach V: Well, too little to late. We saw what a good RB can do against a patchwork DL. Griffin was busting through our defensive front with ease and gained 153 yards on 35 carries. Vandy new our weakness and exploited it. If our LBs don't help out, teams will run all over us.

Josh Cooper: Coach V, I noticed backup QB Cedric Smith played most of the game and I wondered if there is a QB controversy?

Coach V: Staroba couldn't do anything against the Vandy defense, so I took him out and gave Smith a change to show me something. Smith looked good, so as of right now, Smith gets the start next week. I always go with the hot player and I'm not afraid to use multiple QBs.

Ray Melink: Coach V, quick two game assessment.

Coach V: We need to run the ball MUCH better. We also need to help out the DTs as much as possible. We have a long way to go, but I still feel good about this team. Thank you.

Moderator: Thank you Coach.

End of conference

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End of Week 2

[Blade6119]

Ill review tomorrow, but you said Spencer Scott would play and i dont see him on the stat list...either way, i dont think its all the bad since their SEC and didnt get blown out. Even bottom feeder SEC teams should kick our asses. Either way, lets hope we win our upcoming schedule. barring week 15 with air force, i see all our remaining games as winnable. To be 1-1 is far more then i expected right now, so bravo to the team despite the loss

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by Blade6119

Ill review tomorrow, but you said Spencer Scott would play and i dont see him on the stat list...either way, i dont think its all the bad since their SEC and didnt get blown out. Even bottom feeder SEC teams should kick our asses. Either way, lets hope we win our upcoming schedule. barring week 15 with air force, i see all our remaining games as winnable. To be 1-1 is far more then i expected right now, so bravo to the team despite the loss

My fault, he's in the lineup next game.

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Top 25 - (W-L) - Last game - Next game - Prev ( )

1. Michigan - (2-0) - W, 28-14 at Alabama Birmingham - at #6 Notre Dame - (1)
2. Texas - (3-0) - W, 34-0 at Louisville - at #18 Texas Tech - (2)
3. Oklahoma - (3-0) - W, 45-22 at South Florida - Kansas - (3)
4. LSU - (3-0) - W, 64-43 Louisiana Tech - #16 Florida - (6)
5. Florida State - (2-0) - W, 47-20 Baylor - North Carolina - (5)
6. Notre Dame - (3-0) - W, 35-14 Ball State - #1 Michigan - (8)
7. Wisconsin - (3-0) - W, 33-19 Arkansas - #11 Purdue - (7)
8. USC - (2-0) - W, 66-13 Akron - Stanford - (14)
9. Georgia - (2-0) - W, 66-20 Memphis - Kentucky - (9)
10. Ole Miss - (3-0) - W, 73-21 Central Florida - Tennessee - (11)
11. Purdue - (2-0) - W, 61-6 Kent State - at #7 Wisconsin - (12)
12. Nebraska - (3-0) - W, 30-16 at Utah State - at #24 Missouri - (10)
13. Ohio State - (3-0) - W, 38-20 Kentucky - #11 Purdue - (13)
14. Boston College - (2-0) - W, 29-13 Ohio - at #17 NC State - (15)
15. Virginia Tech - (3-0) - W, 55-24 at Southern Miss - at Miami - (16)
16. Florida - (1-1) - L, 31-36 Temple - at #4 LSU - (4)
17. NC State - (3-0) - W, 31-14 Texas Christian - #14 Boston College - (17)
18. Texas Tech - (3-0) - W, 31-17 Houston - at #2 Texas - (18)
19. Clemson - (2-0) - W, 29-13 at Indiana - at Georgia Tech - (20)
20. UCLA - (2-0) - W, 44-7 Southern Methodist - at Arizona - (24)
21. Miss State - (3-0) - W, 34-0 Miami (OH) - #16 Florida - (21)
22. Alabama - (3-0) - W, 30-13 at Middle Tenn St. - at Vanderbilt - (22)
23. California - (3-0) - W, 31-17 Arkansas State - Washington - (27)
24. Missouri - (2-1) - W, 37-30 at Duke - #12 Nebraska - (23)
25. Colorado - (2-0) - W, 32-19 Louisiana-Laf - at #12 Nebraska (26)


Dropped from top 25: Oklahoma State (25), Miami (19)


Missouri had a nice top 25 visit, Nebraska is tough.

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MIDDLE TENNESSE STATE

Team Info
RECORD	COACH POLL	MEDIA POLL	RECRUIT CLASS	PRESTIGE	STRENGTH OF	CONF PROJ
1-2	NR	NR	109th	Very Low (25)	103rd	6th Place

Team Schedule
WEEK	OPPONENT	SCORE
1	Ball State	W 24-19
2	Central Florida	L 34-9
3	#22 Alabama	L 30-13

Team Stats
	OFFENSE	DEFENSE
Total Yards/Game	308.3	377.7
Rushing Yards/Game	123.3	192.0
Passing Yards/Game	185.0	185.7

Team Injury Report
POS	NAME	INJURY	STATUS
DE	Mike Bishop	Quadriceps (Pulled Muscle)	Out(1-3)
OLB	Robert Vincent	Elbow (Complete Ligament Tear)	Ques(4-6)
CB	Matt Doughty	Head (Severe Concussion)	Doubt(0-2)
FS	Jason Randall	Elbow (Stress Fracture)	Prob(1-3)

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MIDDLE TENNESSE STATE

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Offense: The Blue Raiders run a Run N Gun offense and rely on QB Charley Moore. The OL has some weak spots and struggles at times. OT Charlie George is their best option and most of the successful plays rely on his protection.

Defense: The Blue Raiders also run a 4-3 defense and rely on CB Michael Lopienski. Their defensive line is in a tough spot as it will be counted on all season. While this unit certainly gives a great effort, it simply lacks the talent to post much of a threat.

Key matchup

Middle Tenn St secondary.

The Blue Raiders defense has held opponents to just 185.7 passing yards per game and ranks No. 10 against the pass nationally.

Troy TE Tom Nix

Nix has caught 6 of 12 passes thrown his way for 82 yards and 1 touchdown. He's made 0 great catches and has averaged 13.7 yards per catch.

Offense: MTSU <<

Defense: Even

ST: Even

Overall: MTSU <

Line: Even

I don't know, MTSU really looks better than us talent wise and has a really good secondary. Smith gets his first start at QB and I hope his success continues. Should be a hard fought game though. We played well at home against Akron.

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by ardent enthusiast

Sigh.


On the other hand, we did have a good game passing.

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I played the demo, and enjoyed it. Seemed a little quirky at times. I can't recall the situation, but there was a situation where the game was tied near the end of regulation, and instead of at least trying for a field goal, the team punted instead.

As I mentioned elsewhere, I'll probably get the game if/when I ever upgrade my current computer or get a new one.

Haven't run into that yet, but I've read reports of it. So far, nothing unusual. I really like not having to mess with recruiting right now, allows me to concentrate more on my season.

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(1-2) [VS] (1-1)

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Game 3 continued

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Game 3 continued

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Game 3 - Press Conference

Coach V: Hmmm.. as you can see, there's not a whole lot to say about this week or about this team. We started on a high and some promise, but 2 weeks later and I can't wait until recruiting starts. (smiles) Smith came out flat, threw 2 INTs, and I pulled him for Staroba. Don't let our 459 yards allowed fool you. Our defense was really good the first half, but when you have no offense, the defense gets fatigued rather quickly. I talk about every week, but we need to recruit a good HB. Once we establish a running game, the rest will open up. (sighs) Anything for me?

Josh Cooper: Coach V, you had such a great home opener victory against Akron, yet Middle Tennesse comes in here and dominates your team. What turned this game into a rout?

Coach V: We had no offense. Middle Tennesse State has a great secondary, so we wanted to run the ball out of the gate Once they saw we couldn't get anything going on the ground, they keyed on our QB and receivers. Game over, have a nice day.

Ray Melink: Coach V, would you say RB is your weakest position on the offense?

Coach V: Most definitly. Thanks.

Moderator: Thank you Coach.

End of conference

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End of Week 3

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Top 25 - (W-L) - Last game - Next game - Prev ( )

1. Texas - (4-0) - W, 28-23 #23 Texas Tech - Kansas State - (2)
2. Wisconsin - (4-0) - W, 47-29 #18 Purdue - at Penn State - (7)
3. USC - (3-0) - W, 47-16 Stanford - at #7 Notre Dame - (8)
4. Nebraska - (4-0) - W, 36-6 at Missouri - Colorado - (12)
5. Georgia - (3-0) - W, 44-7 Kentucky - at Tennessee - (9)
6. Oklahoma - (3-0) - W, 45-22 at South Florida - Kansas - (3)
7. Notre Dame - (4-0) - W, 35-20 #21 Michigan - #3 USC - (6)
8. Ohio State - (3-0) - W, 38-20 Kentucky - #18 Purdue - (13)
9. Florida State - (3-0) - W, 51-16 North Carolina - at Miami - (5)
10. Virginia Tech - (4-0) - W, 37-23 at Miami - Georgia Tech - (15)
11. Boston College - (3-0) - W, 34-21 at #22 NC State - Maryland - (14)
12. Arizona State - (4-0) - W, 44-35 Oregon State - Oregon - (29)
13. Clemson - (3-0) - W, 21-13 at Georgia Tech - #22 NC State - (19)
14. LSU - (3-1) - L, 24-36 #20 Florida - Alabama - (4)
15. Ole Miss - (3-1) - L, 33-36 Tennessee - at #25 Auburn - (10)
16. Miss State - (3-0) - W, 34-0 Miami (OH) - #20 Florida - (21)
17. Pittsburgh - (4-0) - W, 30-6 at Cincinnati - at San Jose State - (37)
18. Purdue - (2-1) - L, 29-47 at #2 Wisconsin - at #8 Ohio State - (11)
19. UCLA - (2-0) - W, 44-7 Southern Methodist - at Arizona - (20)
20. Florida - (2-1) - W, 36-24 at #14 LSU - at #16 Miss State - (16)
21. Michigan - (2-1) - L, 20-35 at #7 Notre Dame - at Minnesota - (1)
22. NC State - (3-1) - L, 21-34 at #11 Boston College - at #13 Clemson - (17)
23. Texas Tech - (3-1) - L, 23-28 at #1 Texas - Oklahoma State - (18)
24. West Virginia - (4-0) - W, 34-21 Syracuse - at South Florida - (40)
25. Auburn - (2-1) - W, 38-20 at Arkansas - #15 Ole Miss - (28)




Dropped from top 25: Colorado (25), California (23), Missouri (24)




Nebraska beat Missouri again.

[MizzouRah]

NORTH TEXAS

Team Info
RECORD	COACH POLL	MEDIA POLL	RECRUIT CLASS	PRESTIGE	STRENGTH OF	CONF PROJ
2-1	NR	NR	88th	Low (30)	115th	2nd Place

Team Schedule
WEEK	OPPONENT	SCORE
1	at Bowling Green	W 30-27
2	at Texas Christian	L 38-24
3	Kansas State	W 34-31
4	OPEN	-

Team Stats
	OFFENSE	DEFENSE
Total Yards/Game	394.7	479.7
Rushing Yards/Game	125.0	200.0
Passing Yards/Game	269.7	279.7

Team Injury Report
POS	NAME	INJURY	STATUS
RB	Jumbo Leyva	Head (Skull Fracture)	Doubt(4-6)

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NORTH TEXAS

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Head Coach: Rickey Simonton, 29 yrs exp

Offense: The Eagles run a Balanced offense and rely on QB Charlie Holmes. The OL has some weak spots and struggles at times. OG Art Coleman is their best option and most of the successful plays rely on his protection.

Defense: The Eagles also run a 4-3 defense and rely on ILB Tony Payne. The team looks to the DL to set the tone on defense. This group is up-and-down in its performance, but it should help cover some weakness in the defensive backfield.

Key matchup

Troy secondary

The Trojans defense has allowed opponents 244 passing yards per game and ranks No. 54 against the pass nationally.

North Texas WR James Schmidt

Schmidt has caught 11 of 27 passes thrown his way for 309 yards and 4 touchdowns. He's made great catches and has averaged 28.1 yards per catch.

Offense: UNT <<<<

Defense: TROY <<

ST: Even

Overall: Even

Line: North Texas (-8)

Well, without OLB Alonzo Darius (26 tack, 19 solo, 7 asst) in the lineup, Jr Gary English is going to have to step up.

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(1-2) [VS] (2-1)

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Game 4 continued

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Game 4 continued

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Game 4 - Press Conference

Coach V: Has anyone seen my offense? I'm not going to say anything about our defense, even though our DTs have a grand total of 3 tackles and 1 sack this year.. nope. What I am going to say is Staroba is out for 2 months, so somebody is going to have to take this QB position and run with it.. although I presume it'll be a revolving door. When you hold a team to 13 points and can't win the game, you have problems. (pause) We have problems.

Ray Melink: Coach V, how do you plan to attack this enemic offense?

Coach V: Well Ray, when you look past our starters, you don't see much there. Call a spade a spade, if you will. Newsflash! we are NOT talented. It's nothing you or I don't know, but we'll have to find ways to win games. (shrugs shoulders)

Josh Cooper: Coach V, let's be truthful here. You knew coming in it was going to be tough. You're not getting discourage already?

Coach V: (laughs) Yes Josh, I plan on quitting as soon as this press conference is over. (crowd laughs) No, seriously.. when you have a bad team, all press conferences sound the same. We need to work on this, we need to recruit this position, etc. BUT by no means do I plan on going anywhere anytime soon. That's the part of coaching I like best... molding a team into your model of how a football program should run, period.

Thanks.

Moderator: Thank you coach.

End of conference

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End of Week 4

[Blade6119]

Well, what to say...i guess we did a lot better against NT then MTSU....Maybe if Darius had played we could have won that...Woodson in my mind is ahead of darius for team MVP, but those two are by far the leaders....a healthy scott can play well too.

I think were at the point where we start targeting QBs, RBs, and other recruits to start next year

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Top 25 - (W-L) - Last game - Next game - Prev ( )

1. Wisconsin - (5-0) - W, 35-21 at Penn State - Iowa - (2)
2. Texas - (5-0) - W, 38-27 Kansas State - at #6 Oklahoma - (1)
3. USC - (4-0) - W, 34-23 at #13 Notre Dame - at Oregon - (3)
4. Georgia - (4-0) - W, 34-27 at Tennessee - Ole Miss - (5)
5. Virginia Tech - (5-0) - W, 59-35 Georgia Tech - at Maryland - (10)
6. Oklahoma - (4-0) - W, 44-17 Kansas - #2 Texas - (6)
7. Florida State - (4-0) - W, 41-13 at Miami - Duke - (9)
8. Boston College - (4-0) - W, 41-27 Maryland - at North Carolina - (11)
9. Nebraska - (4-1) - L, 15-23 #24 Colorado - at #20 Texas A&M - (4)
10. Clemson - (4-0) - W, 26-24 NC State - at Wake Forest - (13)
11. Pittsburgh - (5-0) - W, 26-20 at San Jose State - South Florida - (17)
12. Ohio State - (3-1) - L, 7-15 #15 Purdue - at Penn State - (8)
13. Notre Dame - (4-1) - L, 23-34 #3 USC - at Navy - (7)
14. LSU - (4-1) - W, 25-24 Alabama - at Vanderbilt - (14)
15. Purdue - (3-1) - W, 15-7 at #12 Ohio State - (18)
16. Arizona State - (4-1) - L, 25-28 Oregon - at #23 UCLA - (12)
17. West Virginia - (5-0) - W, 36-18 South Florida - Cincinnati - (24)
18. Texas Tech - (4-1) - W, 38-7 Oklahoma State - at #24 Colorado - (23)
19. South Carolina - (3-0) - W, 31-6 at Kentucky - #21 Auburn - (26)
20. Texas A&M - (4-1) - W, 49-21 at Baylor - #9 Nebraska - (28)
21. Auburn - (3-1) - W, 40-16 Ole Miss - at #19 South Carolina - (25)
22. Florida - (3-1) - W, 35-31 at Miss State - Tennessee - (20)
23. UCLA - (2-0) - W, 44-7 Southern Methodist - at Arizona - (19)
24. Colorado - (3-0) - W, 23-15 at #9 Nebraska - #18 Texas Tech - (27)
25. Minnesota - (4-1) - W, 25-16 Michigan - at Illinois - (32)




Dropped from top 25: Miss State (16), Ole Miss (15), NC State (22), Michigan (21)

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by Blade6119

Well, what to say...i guess we did a lot better against NT then MTSU....Maybe if Darius had played we could have won that...Woodson in my mind is ahead of darius for team MVP, but those two are by far the leaders....a healthy scott can play well too.

I think were at the point where we start targeting QBs, RBs, and other recruits to start next year

Don't forget about ILB Brandon Crow. He is #2 in tackles with 37, 30 of which are solo.

I agree though, recruiting can't come quick enough.

[Blade6119]

Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Don't forget about ILB Brandon Crow. He is #2 in tackles with 37, 30 of which are solo.

I agree though, recruiting can't come quick enough.

Wow, im impressed...he has had one more game then darius though...Darius for leading our defense in tackles, and woodson for leading in sacks but also forced fumbles...hes cause quite a few already this year.

From my knowledge, NT and MTSU are the best sun belt teams though, so who knows

[MizzouRah]

LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE

Team Info
RECORD	COACH POLL	MEDIA POLL	RECRUIT CLASS	PRESTIGE	STRENGTH OF	CONF PROJ
2-2	NR	NR	102nd	Low (30)	105th	1st Place

Team Schedule
WEEK	OPPONENT	SCORE
1	at Northern Illinois	W 41-27
2	at Air Force	L 26-3
3	at #24 Colorado	L 32-19
4	Florida Int	W 35-17
5	OPEN	-

Team Stats
	OFFENSE	DEFENSE
Total Yards/Game	343.5	412.2
Rushing Yards/Game	91.5	142.5
Passing Yards/Game	252.0	269.8

Team Injury Report
POS	NAME	INJURY	STATUS
QB	Tank Fadule	Toe (Torn Tendon)	Ques(2-4)
FB	Cortez Stanfill	Thumb (Torn Tendon)	Doubt(2-4)

[MizzouRah]

LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE

(continued)

Head Coach: Hanik Podoley, 21 yrs exp.

Offense: The Cajuns run a Run N Gun offense and rely on RB Matt Wilkins. The OL is a capable unit. While OT Ed Smith is a nice player, the whole group will need to improve its overall form and technique to be successful.

Defense: The Cajuns also run a 3-4 defense and rely on ILB Jonnie Johnson. They rely on their linebackers to carry the defense. The groups of LBs should be able to hold up against most opponents but could wear down as the season goes on.

Key matchup

Louisiana-Laf WR Atnaf Quayle - Quayle has caught 27 of 50 passes thrown his way for 426 yards and 6 touchdowns. He's made 3 great catches and has averaged 15.8 yards per catch.

Troy secondary - The Trojans defense has held opponents to just 219.2 passing yards per game and ranks No. 28 against the pass nationally.

OFFENSE: ULL <<<<

DEFENSE: ULL <

ST: ULL <

OVERALL: ULL <<<

ULL - 343.5 (88th) [Team Offense] TROY - 247.5 (118th)

ULL - 412.2 (77th) [Team Defense] TROY - 399.2 (62nd)

Line: Louisiana-Laf -10

Well, time to see if we can pull one out. Note my enthusiasm.

[MizzouRah]

Game 5

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Game 5 continued

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Game 5 continued

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Game 5 - Press Conference

Coach V: It wasn't pretty, but we managed a win. Smith looked great at QB and for now, I can focus on other areas - mainly stopping the run.

Ray Melink: Coach V, did you feel like the team was firing on offense? Many people thought WR Muhammad was just waiting for a chance to play, care to comment?

Coach V: We looked really good on offense today, and overall I'm happy. We could of had more success on the ground, but we finally passed well.

Josh Cooper: I don't really have much to add, one game at a time right? (smiles)

Coach V: (laughs) Yep, one game at a time.

Thanks.

Moderator: Thank you coach.

End of conference

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End of Week 6

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Top 25 - (W-L) - Last game - Next game - Prev ( )

1. Wisconsin - (6-0) - W, 31-24 Iowa - at Michigan State - (1)

2. Texas - (6-0) - W, 28-25 at #11 Oklahoma - at #7 Nebraska - (2)

3. USC - (4-0) - W, 34-23 at #13 Notre Dame - at Oregon - (3)

4. Virginia Tech - (6-0) - W, 49-30 at Maryland - NC State - (5)

5. Florida State - (5-0) - W, 51-7 Duke - at Maryland - (7)

6. Boston College - (5-0) - W, 27-17 at North Carolina - Miami - (8)

7. Nebraska - (5-1) - W, 31-6 at Texas A&M - #2 Texas - (9)

8. Pittsburgh - (6-0) - W, 29-10 South Florida - UConn - (11)

9. Clemson - (5-0) - W, 27-13 at Wake Forest - North Carolina - (10)

10. Georgia - (4-1) - L, 7-19 Ole Miss - at #20 Florida - (4)

11. Oklahoma - (4-1) - L, 25-28 #2 Texas - at #24 Texas Tech - (6)

12. South Carolina - (4-0) - W, 33-13 Auburn - Vanderbilt - (19)

13. Notre Dame - (5-1) - W, 65-17 at Navy - at Army - (13)

14. Purdue - (4-1) - W, 45-12 Northwestern - Penn State - (15)

15. Ohio State - (4-1) - W, 34-20 at Penn State - at Indiana - (12)

16. Arizona State - (4-1) - L, 25-28 Oregon - at #18 UCLA - (16)

17. Colorado - (4-0) - W, 34-33 #24 Texas Tech - Kansas State - (24)

18. UCLA - (3-0) - W, 19-13 at Arizona - #16 Arizona State - (23)

19. Minnesota - (5-1) - W, 37-18 at Illinois - #14 Purdue - (25)

20. Florida - (4-1) - W, 38-27 Tennessee - #10 Georgia - (22)

21. Miss State - (4-1) - W, 20-17 Arkansas - at Auburn - (27)

22. Wash State - (4-1) - W, 35-24 California - Oregon State - (29)

23. West Virginia - (5-1) - L, 28-31 Cincinnati - at Rutgers - (17)

24. Texas Tech - (4-2) - L, 33-34 at #17 Colorado - #11 Oklahoma - (18)

25. LSU - (4-2) - L, 3-16 at Vanderbilt - at Ole Miss - (14)

Dropped from top 25: Texas A&M (20), Auburn (21)

[Poli]

I'm glad Smith picked it up this week.

[Blade6119]

Originally Posted by Blade6119

Id be shocked if our RBs top 3 yards a carry as is.

Its shocking how true this statement was...shockingly sad as it was kind of a joke when i said it

[Blade6119]

It's time for me to go over the Defense.

Defensive Ends (Yr)(Ovr/Pot)

Tim Woodson (RS/Jr)(7/9) - Consistent threat, has played well even when rest of team hasnt...cant wait till next year when he and scott are develope more
Spencer Scott (So)(6/9) - Been hit or miss in an injury shortened year...he either challenges woodson for MVP or doesnt show up at all...lets hope he gets his head in the game every game
Grady Lawson (Jr)(4/8) - Has been a solid #3, usually good for at least 1 sack of the bench and a few takles

Notes: Ya, everything we asked for. Cant do much more then what they have done.

Defensive Tackle (Yr)(Ovr/Pot)

Joe Stramer (Sr)(3/3) - Uhhhh...ya...about that...
Keith Patton (Jr)(2/6) - Anyone have a fat son? Anybody could do better then these DTs...now that i think of it daughter too

Notes: Yup, everything we expected and less...i didnt know you could do this poorly. I pray to the football gods for some DT recruits.

Inside Linebacker (Yr)(Ovr/Pot)

Brandon Crow: (Sr)(6/6) - Solid play has him quietly helping to carry this defense
Noah Brinker (So)(4/7) - Wasnt expected to be the starter but has played his way in and has not looked back

Notes: SOLID..not much more to say, their making plays and tryin to cover up for the DTs

Outside Linebacker (Yr)(Ovr/Pot)

Alonzo Darius: (Sr)(8/8) - Injury shortened but dominant....hes done it all for us.
Richie Scrabis: (Jr)(4/5) - Very average...very
Gary English: (Jr)(3/6) - Has done ok for a backup, not great

Notes: Darius pulls up two weak players to make this average

Cornerback (Yr)(Ovr/Pot)

Adrian Thomas: (RS/So)(5/6) - OK, not shutting anyone down but playing ball
Mark White: (Sr)(4/4) - Getting picked on, not picking off
Gari Sikahema: (So)(2/6) - Why is he playing?
Rayfield Brown: (So)(2/6) - Why is he playing?

Notes: Ouch....after DTs this is a weak spot for us

Free Safety (Yr)(Ovr/Pot)

Winslow Sharp: (So)(3/5) - Has played far better then expected, im happy

Notes: ^^^^^

Strong Safety (Yr)(Ovr/Pot)

Ladainian Lansford (Sr)(6/6) - Played as well as expected, which is solid

Notes: Great in run support, but were getting passed all over

Final Notes: Were doing average at best...getting a healthy starting 11 would help, but i guess i should expect too much from this young squad. We should be much stronger next year

[MizzouRah]

Yes, to me the first few years will be painful, then hopefully "our" team will take over.

[MizzouRah]

ARKANSAS STATE

Team Info
RECORD	COACH POLL	MEDIA POLL	RECRUIT CLASS	PRESTIGE	STRENGTH OF	CONF PROJ
1-3	NR	NR	82nd	Very Low (25)	104th	5th Place

Team Schedule
WEEK	OPPONENT	SCORE
1	#25 LSU	L 41-20
2	New Mexico St	L 29-10
3	at California	L 31-17
4	OPEN	-
5	Florida Atlantic	W 20-15

Team Stats
	OFFENSE	DEFENSE
Total Yards/Game	329.8	350.8
Rushing Yards/Game	132.5	109.8
Passing Yards/Game	197.2	241.0

Team Injury Report
POS	NAME	INJURY	STATUS
OT	Bruce Vataha	Groin (Pulled)	Prob(1-3)
DE	Charlie Tuttle	Groin (Torn Muscle)	Out(5-7)
DT	Danny Knight	Elbow (Tendonitis)	Prob(2-4)
CB	Jamal Rogel	Finger (Torn Cartilage)	Prob(0-2)

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ARKANSAS STATE

(continued)

Offense: The Indians run a Vertical Passing offense and rely on TE Aaron McKelvey. The OL has some weak spots and struggles at times. C Samari Washington is their best option and most of the successful plays rely on his protection.

Defense: The Indians also run a 3-4 defense and rely on DE Bosley Pollard. Their LBs will try and lead what looks to be a poor defense this season. They don't have a great deal of talent and will probably struggle in most weeks.

Key matchup

RB Gary McGrew

McGrew has carried the ball 104 times for 331 yards (3.18 ypc) with 1 rushing touchdown. He has created 0 big runs on his own and averages 66.2 yards per game.

Front seven

The Indians defense has held opponents to just 109.8 rushing yards per game and ranks No. 18 against the run nationally.

OFFENSE: ARKS <<<

DEFENSE: ARKS <<<

ST: TROY <<<

OVERALL: ARKS <<<

TROY - 290.8 (113rd) [OFFENSE] ARKS - 329.8 (98th)

TROY - 409 (78th) [DEFENSE] ARKS - 350.8 (30th)

Line: Arkansas State (-8)

Arkansas State has quite a good team, at least on paper. Their schedule so far hasn't been easy.. at least not until this week.

[MizzouRah]

Quick Notes: I'm starting Muhammad at flanker insted of McCreary and Scott at RDE instead of Lawson.