A UAB Dynasty 2007 (TCY)

bbgunn · 09-10-2006, 05:59 PM

After two very dismal seasons, the new breed of Blazer football players are ready to step in and give their shot at making UAB one of the premier programs in all the land...

Before we continue, know your history! Read up:

UAB 2004
UAB 2005
UAB 2006

bbgunn · 09-10-2006, 06:05 PM

Our Southeast scout, Quentin Lauer, left the program. We replaced him with Lamar Arteaga, who is at least decent in every category, but not excellent in any. He's best at scouting DL and LB - we certainly need help with that.
Two of our players, Nick Booker (lack of playing time) and Moe Rasmussen (bad grades), left the squad.
Artie Schultz of Michigan is the Coach of the Year for 2006.

bbgunn · 09-11-2006, 12:40 AM

A quick look at the roster...

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UAB Roster, Scout Overview
   
  Player                #    Pos  Elig  Current Estimate  Future Estimate  
Cox, Deron              18   QB   Jr*   13                15                  
Mardeusz, Lamar         12   QB   Sr    11                22                  
Parker, Vernon          19   QB   Sr    9                 33                  
Raphael, Charles        11   QB   So*   11                45                  
Weaver, Seth            14   QB   Fr    12                66                  
Kemp, Cole              28   RB   Fr    18                69                  
Koehler, Juan           44   RB   So*   42                89                  
Marsh, Bob              22   RB   Sr*   2                 2                   
Razo, Mercury           39   RB   So*   34                62                  
Schneider, Luther       43   RB   Jr    12                32                  
Bell, Neil              21   RB*  Jr    5                 5                   
Barrows, Tyrell         36   FB   Fr    23                48                  
Buckley, Bill           40   FB   Sr    24                47                  
Schulz, Percy           20   FB   Jr    27                52                  
Fox, Edgar              31   FB*  So    8                 18                  
Dunn, Arnold            84   TE   Fr    21                43                  
Snyder, Dean            86   TE   So    54                100                 
Harrison, Earnest       88   TE*  So    11                11                  
Tanner, Shannon         96   TE*  Jr    2                 3                   
Cofield, Phillip        87   WR   So    14                33                  
Lang, Matt              1    WR   Jr*   16                35                  
Patton, Ben             6    WR   Fr    20                65                  
Naquin, Rodney          8    WR*  Sr    15                39                  
Shelton, Matt           9    WR*  So*   4                 4                   
Swift, Luther           80   WR*  Sr    10                24                  
Henson, Donovan         57   C    Fr    7                 71                  
Peachey, Dale           56   C    Jr*   39                67                  
Webster, Korey          53   C    Sr    17                37                  
Bullock, Trevor         75   G    Fr    9                 29                  
Carlisle, Ty            69   G    So    26                74                  
Cox, Sherman            68   G    Sr    19                19                  
Lerner, Everett         70   G    Jr*   19                42                  
Perlman, Jackie         78   G    So*   10                38                  
Powell, Brad            64   G    Sr    32                47                  
Charles, Earl           73   T    Jr    12                19                  
Coates, Marlon          67   T    Jr    9                 9                   
Downs, Colin            66   T    So*   25                56                  
Osburn, Jim             61   T    So*   15                18                  
Pietraszak, Grant       74   T    Fr    13                72                  
Harper, Leland          77   T*   Sr    20                36                  
Finley, Bernard         2    P    Fr    28                64                  
Harper, Eddie           17   P    Jr*   35                35                  
Muterspaugh, Jamie      5    P    Sr*   43                57                  
Elliott, Korey          10   K    Sr    29                57                  
Garrison, Jake          4    K    So*   16                86                  
Ashraf, Jake            97   DE   Sr*   12                29                  
Davila, Michael         92   DE   Jr*   36                54                  
Guthrie, Lincoln        94   DE   So*   10                46                  
Harms, Howie            98   DE   Jr*   19                32                  
Ornelas, Broderick      90   DE   Fr    9                 30                  
Desmond, Deron          60   DT   Fr    9                 32                  
Nelson, Bennie          72   DT   Sr    15                34                  
Salvatori, Brady        79   DT   Fr    3                 52                  
Sawyer, Adam            76   DT   Sr    17                35                  
Stowe, Dominic          99   DT   Jr*   9                 26                  
Welch, Rod              91   DT   So*   25                78                  
Burgess, Ronnie         71   DT*  Jr    6                 16                  
Harvey, Richie          51   ILB  Sr    10                14                  
McCrory, Gerald         95   ILB  So    15                61                  
Bertsch, Derrick        47   ILB* Fr    5                 23                  
Roosenraad, Kurt        58   OLB  So*   20                26                  
Schroeder, Leon         55   OLB  Fr    30                80                  
Stubbs, Al              54   OLB  Fr    11                50                  
Wheeler, Luther         93   OLB  Jr    6                 17                  
Dukas, Ryan             52   OLB* Jr    0                 12                  
May, Darnell            49   OLB* Jr*   6                 6                   
Costello, Byron         45   CB   So*   26                41                  
Durham, Bobby           37   CB   Fr    18                30                  
Medley, Lincoln         26   CB   Sr    13                13                  
Roberson, Bart          48   CB   Jr    37                72                  
Caban, Warren           29   S    So*   17                58                  
Corbett, Cole           46   S    Sr    18                18                  
Dole, Jose              35   S    Jr*   13                41                  
McElroy, Marco          33   S    Sr    8                 8                   
Rudy, Billy             23   S    Sr    27                43                  
Springer, Brenden       34   S    Jr*   34                83                  
Tavares, Heath          24   S    Fr    11                48

bbgunn · 09-11-2006, 12:44 AM

2007 definitely looks exciting. Here's why:

Quarterbacks
Let the Charles Raphael era begin. The redshirt freshman will be the starter in 2007. Raphael is an upgrade from what we've had at QB the last two years. Whether or not Raphael will be the starter in 2008 depends on how fast our recruit, Seth Weaver, progresses in his redshirt year. We didn't think he would have the amount of talent that he's shown this spring. He just might make Raphael a backup in 2008.

Seniors Lamar Mardeusz and Vernon Parker will be our backups. Note that we moved Rodney Naquin to WR; he just wasn't cutting it this spring.

Running Backs
Continuing our look at the vast improvement of our offense, we look to the RBs. 2007 will be the first year of the Thunder and Lightning era at UAB. Juan "Lightning" Koehler (So) has great breakaway speed and is effective on the outside run, while Mercury "Thunder" Razo (So) can wear down opposing defenses with good power and good endurance. Koehler is already better than Bobby Forbes and Moe Stewart were at the height of their careers, and he hasn't played an official down yet. This future Hall of Famer will be the No. 1 RB, while Razo will be the No. 2.

Luther Schneider (Jr) will be our main backup RB. Recruit Cole Kemp, who was a major find, it turns out, will redshirt 2007. He could possibly unseat Razo in the future. We are definitely stacked at the RB position.

At FB, Percy Schulz (Jr) returns as starter for the 3rd straight year.

Receivers
Matt Lang (So) will be our starter again this year at WR, and hopefully he won't get injured again. Rodney Naquin's (Sr) transition to WR has been okay, and he is a capable backup. Ben Patton will be redshirted. He'll be the best WR we've had at UAB in a long time.

Our best receiver may be our TE, Dean Snyder (So), who had a decent first year as a true freshman in 2006. Arnold Dunn, a true freshman, will be the backup.

Offensive Line
At center, Dale Peachey (So) returns as starter. Super recruit Donovan Henson will be redshirted.

At guard, we'll start Brad Powell (Sr) once again, while we decided to redshirt sophomore Ty Carlisle to maximize his potential. He'll be replaced by Everett Lerner (So). Disappointing recruit Trevor Bullock will also redshirt.

At tackle, Leland Harper (Sr) returns as a starter. Replacing C-USA second teamer Mark LaPorte will be promising freshman Colin Downs. Grant Pietraszak, who has even more talent than Downs, will redshirt. Downs and Pietraszak will allow for Koehler to get a lot of outside yardage in 2008.

Kickers
Korey Elliott (K, Sr) and Jamie Muterspaugh (P, Jr) will return as starters for the 3rd year.

bbgunn · 09-11-2006, 12:46 AM

Now for the defense...

Defensive Line
At DE, michael Davila (So) will return as a starter, while sophomore Howie Harms will fill in for the departed Sean Lazetti. Broderick Ornelas will redshirt.

At DT, Adam Sawyer (Sr) will be a starter again, while Bennie Nelson (Sr) lost his starting spot to promising freshman Rod Welch. Deron Desmond and Brady Salvatori will both redshirt.

Linebackers
Gerald McCrory (So) will be our ILB once again. At OLB, we have two blah starters: Luther Wheeler (Jr) and Kurt Roosenraad (Fr). Don't expect any awards here. OLBs Leon Schroeder and Al Stubbs will redshirt.

Secondary
At CB, Bart Roberson (Jr) returns to start for his 3rd year. The other slot will be filled by freshman Byron Costello.

At safety, Brenden Springer (So) and Billy Rudy (Sr) return as starters. Heath Tavares will be redshirted.

MizzouRah · 09-11-2006, 09:25 AM

This should be an interesting year!

Izulde · 09-11-2006, 09:37 AM

Thunder and Lighting, the perfect combo backs for the Wishbone.

bbgunn · 09-11-2006, 10:44 PM

NOLAN: Welcome to the Blazer Radio Show. I'm Skip Nolan, along with Bobby Forbes... Today we preview the 2007 UAB Blazer football season. Year 4 is a make or break year for the coach, B.B. Gunn, but he certainly has the personnel to get the job done this year, eh, Bobby?

FORBES: Well, maybe part of the job, anyway. He's not going to go undefeated, but with these new players, he'll certainly improve from 2-9...

NOLAN: UAB fans have never been as excited as they were this preseason, and for good reason.

FORBES: Two good reasons, actually - Juan Koehler and Mercury Razo. They call them "Thunder and Lightning".

NOLAN: That's right. Koehler is "Ligtning" with his speed and Mercury is "Thunder" - he can get you with power. The wishbone is going to be hard to stop this year.

FORBES: It's amazing, too. Razo doesn't look that big, but tell that to the defenses that had to try to stop him in the spring game...

NOLAN: Let's look at the 2007 schedule:

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2007 UAB Schedule
   
Rival: Memphis
Stadium Capacity: 83,100
Season Tickets Sold: 12,600
   
  Week  Opponent                   Result    Attendance  Weather     Television  
2       at Fairbanks                                                    
3       LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE                                             
$$5     at Cincinnati                                                   
$$6     ARMY                                                            
$$7     at (22) TCU                                                     
$$8     EAST CAROLINA                                                   
$$9     SOUTH FLORIDA                                                   
$$10    at (36) Louisville                                              
11      at North Texas                                                  
$$12    HOUSTON                                                         
$$13    at Memphis                                                      
   
Home Games in ALL CAPS  
$$-Conference Games, ##-League Championship Games, **-Post-Season Games

FORBES: Fairbanks will be a great place for this team to start to jell, especially since UAB has had at least 300 yards rushing against Fairbanks each of the last two years, with relatively weak backs. Imagine what Thunder and Lightning are going to do against them.

NOLAN: Yeah, definitely. UAB should definitely start off 2-0 with Louisiana-Lafayette coming to Birmingham in Week 3. The North Texas game in Week 11 is winnable as well... they should go 3-0 out of the conference.

FORBES: But then you have the C-USA slate. Their three toughest games are on the road, at TCU, Louisville and Memphis.

NOLAN: Being a rivalry game, they play Memphis well all the time, but I'll say they lose all three of those.

FORBES: Really? I think they'll beat Memphis. Koehler and Razo will be on their game by then.

NOLAN: As for the other games, they should be able to win all of them, BUT... while the offense looks good, the defense has a lot of questions. The defense will lose a game out of those five for UAB.

FORBES: Yeah, I agree. They'll lose the South Florida game... they never play the Bulls well.

NOLAN: Yeah, but East Carolina can be dangerous too. By the way, it's good that they avoid Southern Miss. They've lost, what, 100-something to 0 combined in the last 3 years? Terrible.

FORBES: Remember, we were on that 2004 squad. We had a bit to do with it. (laughs)

NOLAN: Anyway, so you think they'll go 8-3 and 5-3 in C-USA?

FORBES: Yeah.

NOLAN: I'm at 7-4 and 4-4. I guess we disagree about the Memphis game, huh?

FORBES: I'm telling you... Thunder and Lightning will shock Tiger fans. Watch out.

NOLAN: Here's what the C-USA coaches think:

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1. TCU                       
2. Louisville              
3. East Carolina              
4. Southern Miss              
5. Memphis                 
6. Houston                     
7. Tulane                        
8. South Florida                
9. **UAB                        
10. Cincinnati                
11. Army

FORBES: Weren't they picked 9th last year, too? Don't they think this squad is better?

NOLAN: Well, it's understandable. The defense has yet to prove itself. I think they could do better than Tulane or USF or Houston, though... Alright, let's look at the national Top 25:

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School                Record  Conf  Coach Fans  Ave    Rank  
Miami (FL)              0-0     ACC   1     1     1.00    1       
Oklahoma                0-0     B12   2     2     2.00    2       
USC                     0-0     PAC   3     4     3.50    3       
Florida                 0-0     SEC   4     5     4.50    5       
Nebraska                0-0     B12   5     3     4.00    4       
Georgia                 0-0     SEC   6     7     6.50    6       
Michigan                0-0     B10   7     8     7.50    7       
LSU                     0-0     SEC   8     6     7.00    8       
Ohio State              0-0     B10   9     11    10.00   9       
Texas                   0-0     B12   10    9     9.50    10      
Penn State              0-0     B10   11    12    11.50   11      
Boston College          0-0     BET   12    16    14.00   13      
Notre Dame              0-0     IND   13    17    15.00   15      
Colorado                0-0     B12   14    10    12.00   12      
UCLA                    0-0     PAC   15    13    14.00   14      
Florida State           0-0     ACC   16    30    23.00   19      
California              0-0     PAC   17    19    18.00   17      
Alabama                 0-0     SEC   18    14    16.00   16      
Michigan State          0-0     B10   19    33    26.00   21      
Texas A&M               0-0     B12   20    15    17.50   18      
Washington State        0-0     PAC   21    18    19.50   20      
TCU                     0-0     USA   22    21    21.50   22      
Wisconsin               0-0     B10   23    34    28.50   25      
Virginia Tech           0-0     ACC   24    20    22.00   23      
South Carolina          0-0     SEC   25    25    25.00   24

NOLAN: TCU is at #22. Fair?

FORBES: Yeah, I think that's fair. But I'm surprised Louisville's not up there as well. They looked strong.

NOLAN: But they lost some key starters. Still, they could easily be in the top 25 when all is said and done. Here's hoping UAB will be, too... Well, that's it for the preview show. The week 2 matchup at Fairbanks is just around the corner. See you next time.

bbgunn · 09-12-2006, 02:27 AM

Not much to report here... we really hit the recruiting roads hard for some good defensive players.

bbgunn · 09-12-2006, 02:33 AM

UAB (0-0) at Fairbanks (0-0)
Line: Fairbanks by 5
Weather: 28 degrees, sunny
TV: none

For the third straight year, UAB travels to Alaska to face Fairbanks. However, this time, it's going to be really cold... Alaska cold. The forecast calls for a sunny but very frigid day.

Fairbanks is favored once again, but they were favored the last two years, and UAB won both matches. This should be the coming out party for backs Juan Koehler and Mercury Razo.

Our prediction: UAB 35, Fairbanks 17.

bbgunn · 09-12-2006, 02:43 AM

UAB 52, Fairbanks 21

FAIRBANKS, AK - UAB didn't get 300 yards rushing on Fairbanks this year, but they certainly didn't need that much to win the game.

UAB RB Juan Koehler introduced himself to the few UAB fans in the audience with a nice 216-yard performance. He ran for 2 TDs and caught another. QB Charles Raphael, also making his first start, had a nice debut as well.

In the 4th quarter, CB Bart Roberson electrified the audience - well, the UAB audience - with one of the longest interception returns for a TD ever in Division I-A: 98 yards.

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Box Score: UAB at Fairbanks  
Fairbanks, AK.  
  
Week 2, 2007  
  
Attendance: 20,600 (33,000).  
  
  
Weather: 28 degrees, fair.  
  
1Q: 06:46 FAIR - Brant Tate 22 run.  
1Q: 06:46 FAIR - Sedrick Karle extra point.  
1Q: 00:19 UABB - Rodney Naquin 25 pass from Charles Raphael.  
1Q: 00:19 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
2Q: 14:52 UABB - Juan Koehler 7 run.  
2Q: 14:52 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
2Q: 03:27 UABB - Juan Koehler 5 run.  
2Q: 03:27 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
2Q: 00:06 UABB - Korey Elliott 48 field goal.  
3Q: 08:06 FAIR - Alvin Stephens 24 pass from Marcus England.  
3Q: 08:06 FAIR - Sedrick Karle extra point.  
3Q: 02:20 FAIR - Brant Tate 3 run.  
3Q: 02:20 FAIR - Sedrick Karle extra point.  
4Q: 12:26 UABB - Mercury Razo 5 pass from Charles Raphael.  
4Q: 12:26 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
4Q: 09:48 UABB - Juan Koehler 18 pass from Charles Raphael.  
4Q: 09:48 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
4Q: 08:43 UABB - Bart Roberson 98 interception return.  
4Q: 08:43 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
4Q: 02:43 UABB - Matt Lang 24 pass from Vernon Parker.  
4Q: 02:43 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
  
Game MVP: UABB 64 Brad Powell  
  
UAB               7      17     0      28     -      52  
Fairbanks         7      0      14     0      -      21  
  
Team Statistics          UABB          FAIR  
  
First Downs              27            11  
  
Total Rushes             54            24  
Net Rushing Yards        259           65  
Yards Per Carry          4.7           2.7  
Rushing Yards            275           73  
Tckld Loss/Yards         3-5           2-4  
Sacked/Yards Lost        2-11          1-4  
  
Pass Attempts            17            27  
Completions              11            11  
Passing Yards            151           142  
Yards Per Attempt        8.8           5.2  
Interceptions            0             2  
Fumbles/Lost             2/1           1/1  
  
Total Plays              71            51  
Total Yards              410           207  
Yards Per Play           5.7           4.0  
  
3rd Down Plays           6/12          4/13  
  
Penalties                3             5  
Penalty Yards            34            30  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 42        OWN 32  
Time Of Possession       37:02         22:58  
  
UAB Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
44 Koehler               40     216    5.4    19     2      7      0  
11 Raphael               7      4      0.5    9      0      1      2  
39 Razo                  7      39     5.5    11     0      0      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
11 Raphael               15     10     127    8.4    25     3      0  
19 Parker                2      1      24     12.0   24     1      0  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
8 Naquin                 4      67     16.7   34     25     1  
44 Koehler               3      43     14.3   38     18     1  
39 Razo                  2      9      4.5    12     5      1  
20 Schulz                1      8      8.0    2      8      0  
1 Lang                   1      24     24.0   21     24     1  
  
Punt Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
48 Roberson              3      5      1.6    0  
  
Kick Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
48 Roberson              3      59     19.6   0  
  
Punting                  Punts  Yards  Avg    Long   In20  
5 Muterspaugh            4      148    37.0   40     1  
  
Kicking                  FG     FGA    Long   PAT    Att  
10 Elliott               1      1      48     7      7  
  
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
34 Springer              7      0      0.0    0      0      0  
92 Davila                4      0      1.0    0      0      0  
93 Wheeler               3      1      0.0    1      0      0  
48 Roberson              3      0      0.0    1      98     1  
95 McCrory               2      2      0.0    0      0      0

COACH'S NOTE: Man, Naquin's doing better as a WR than he was as a QB.

bbgunn · 09-12-2006, 02:48 AM

C-USA
From Week 1:
Missouri 38, TCU 7 (Mizzou just dominates TCU at will)
South Florida 45, Arkansas State 17

From Week 2:
Southern Miss 24, Oregon State 13
Tulane 24, LSU 18

Oklahoma St. 31, Cincinnati 28
East Carolina 41, North Texas 10
Houston 20, Middle Tenn. St. 15
Colorado 24, Louisville 21
Fresno St. 38, Memphis 10

COACHES TOP 25

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School                Record  Conf  Coach Fans  Ave    Rank  
Miami (FL)              1-0     ACC   1     1     1.00    2       
Oklahoma                1-0     B12   2     2     2.00    6       
USC                     1-0     PAC   3     5     4.00    34      
Florida                 1-0     SEC   4     4     4.00    18      
Nebraska                1-0     B12   5     3     4.00    1       
Georgia                 1-0     SEC   6     6     6.00    14      
Michigan                1-0     B10   7     7     7.00    5       
Ohio State              1-0     B10   8     10    9.00    11      
Texas                   1-0     B12   9     8     8.50    10      
Penn State              1-0     B10   10    11    10.50   9       
Boston College          1-0     BET   11    14    12.50   16      
Colorado                2-0     B12   12    9     10.50   3       
UCLA                    1-0     PAC   13    12    12.50   22      
Florida State           1-0     ACC   14    20    17.00   4       
Alabama                 1-0     SEC   15    13    14.00   32      
Michigan State          1-0     B10   16    22    19.00   7       
Washington State        1-0     PAC   17    15    16.00   29      
Wisconsin               1-0     B10   18    24    21.00   21      
Virginia Tech           1-0     ACC   19    18    18.50   15      
West Virginia           1-0     BET   20    28    24.00   28      
Utah                    1-0     MWC   21    21    21.00   38      
Pittsburgh              2-0     BET   22    17    19.50   8       
Virginia                1-0     ACC   23    19    21.00   37      
Iowa                    1-0     B10   24    25    24.50   17      
Arizona State           1-0     PAC   25    16    20.50   31

Injuries

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Player                #    Pos  Elig  Health       Injury            Full Strn.  
Snyder, Dean            86   TE   So    Out          Separated Shoulde 9 Weeks

The Fairbanks win was costly. Hopefully he'll be able to play a little by the TCU game.

bbgunn · 09-12-2006, 02:51 AM

Louisiana-Lafayette (0-1) at UAB (1-0)
Line: UAB by 2
Weather: 66 degrees, rainy
TV: none

After braving the Alaska cold and gaining a big win at Fairbanks, UAB plays its first home game against a bad Ragin Cajun team that was thrashed by Northern Illinois last week. Can Koehler give an encore, this time for the home fans? We think so.

Our prediction: UAB 45, La-Lafayette 10.

bbgunn · 09-12-2006, 03:03 AM

Louisiana-Lafayette 21, UAB 16

BIRMINGHAM - Juan Koehler had a big day, but it wasn't enough as the Ragin Cajuns held on for the upset. Amazingly, the Ragin Cajun defense was able to put a lot of pressure on UAB QB Charles Raphael, forcing him to hurry his decisions. A crucial interception in the fourth quarter may have prevented UAB from getting the winning points it needed.

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Box Score: Louisiana-Lafayette at UAB  
Birmingham, AL.  
  
Week 3, 2007  
  
Attendance: 26,500 (83,100).  
  
  
Weather: 66 degrees, rain.  
  
1Q: 05:19 LALF - Donnie Springer 6 run.  
1Q: 05:19 LALF - Les Hooper extra point.  
1Q: 00:01 UABB - Juan Koehler 22 run.  
1Q: 00:01 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
2Q: 08:39 UABB - Korey Elliott 31 field goal.  
2Q: 04:18 LALF - Donnie Springer 8 pass from Bob Weaver.  
2Q: 04:18 LALF - Les Hooper extra point.  
2Q: 00:31 UABB - Korey Elliott 20 field goal.  
3Q: 05:29 LALF - Leslie Sullivan 11 run.  
3Q: 05:29 LALF - Les Hooper extra point.  
4Q: 06:30 UABB - Korey Elliott 40 field goal.  
  
Game MVP: LALF 3 Bob Weaver  
  
Louisiana-Lafayette 7    7      7      0      -      21  
UAB               7      6      0      3      -      16  
  
Team Statistics          LALF          UABB  
  
First Downs              20            17  
  
Total Rushes             30            53  
Net Rushing Yards        106           171  
Yards Per Carry          3.5           3.2  
Rushing Yards            133           204  
Tckld Loss/Yards         5-10          6-9  
Sacked/Yards Lost        3-17          4-24  
  
Pass Attempts            24            13  
Completions              23            7  
Passing Yards            247           88  
Yards Per Attempt        10.2          6.7  
Interceptions            0             1  
Fumbles/Lost             2/1           1/1  
  
Total Plays              54            66  
Total Yards              353           259  
Yards Per Play           6.5           3.9  
  
3rd Down Plays           3/8           5/16  
  
Penalties                9             2  
Penalty Yards            65            10  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 27        OWN 36  
Time Of Possession       27:06         32:54  
  
UAB Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
44 Koehler               43     194    4.5    37     1      7      0  
39 Razo                  6      1      0.1    2      0      4      0  
11 Raphael               4      -24    -6.0   0      0      0      4  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
11 Raphael               13     7      88     6.7    19     0      1  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
84 Dunn                  4      59     14.7   9      19     0  
8 Naquin                 1      13     13.0   0      13     0  
20 Schulz                1      10     10.0   0      10     0  
44 Koehler               1      6      6.0    4      6      0  
  
Punt Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
48 Roberson              3      17     5.6    0  
  
Kick Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
48 Roberson              2      49     24.5   0  
45 Costello              2      39     19.5   0  
  
Punting                  Punts  Yards  Avg    Long   In20  
5 Muterspaugh            4      122    30.5   40     1  
  
Kicking                  FG     FGA    Long   PAT    Att  
10 Elliott               3      3      40     1      1  
  
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
95 McCrory               10     3      0.0    0      0      0  
34 Springer              6      3      0.0    0      0      0  
76 Sawyer                4      1      1.0    0      0      0  
92 Davila                4      2      0.0    0      0      0  
91 Welch                 4      1      0.0    0      0      0

bbgunn · 09-12-2006, 03:11 AM

SCORES:
Kansas State 21, So. Miss 18
East Carolina 30, #20 West Virginia 16
Washington 31, Houston 6
Louisville 38, Kentucky 26
Ole Miss 27, South Florida 24
Mississippi St. 44, Memphis 39
Ohio 36, Army 34
TCU 38, Boise St. 13
Tulane 34, San Jose St. 7

Code:

School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
East Carolina            2  0  0  1.000 71  26  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 3       
Tulane                   2  0  0  1.000 58  25  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 2       
South Florida            1  1  0  .500  69  44  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 1      
TCU                      1  1  0  .500  45  51  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 1       
**UAB                    1  1  0  .500  68  42  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 1      
Louisville               1  1  0  .500  59  50  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 1       
Southern Miss            1  1  0  .500  42  34  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 1      
Houston                  1  1  0  .500  26  46  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 1      
Army                     0  1  0  .000  34  36  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 11     
Cincinnati               0  1  0  .000  28  31  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 3      
Memphis                  0  2  0  .000  49  82  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 2

COACHES TOP 25

Code:

School                Record  Conf  Coach Fans  Ave    Rank  
Miami (FL)              2-0     ACC   1     1     1.00    7       
Oklahoma                2-0     B12   2     2     2.00    1       
Florida                 2-0     SEC   3     3     3.00    6       
Nebraska                2-0     B12   4     4     4.00    3       
Georgia                 1-0     SEC   5     5     5.00    10      
Michigan                2-0     B10   6     6     6.00    18      
Ohio State              1-0     B10   7     9     8.00    35      
Texas                   2-0     B12   8     7     7.50    2       
Penn State              2-0     B10   9     10    9.50    9       
Boston College          2-0     BET   10    12    11.00   27      
Colorado                2-0     B12   11    8     9.50    16      
UCLA                    2-0     PAC   12    11    11.50   13      
Florida State           2-0     ACC   13    19    16.00   5       
Michigan State          2-0     B10   14    21    17.50   4       
Wisconsin               2-0     B10   15    22    18.50   26      
South Carolina          1-0     SEC   16    15    15.50   17      
LSU                     2-1     SEC   17    17    17.00   12      
Utah                    2-0     MWC   18    18    18.00   19      
Pittsburgh              3-0     BET   19    14    16.50   11      
Virginia                2-0     ACC   20    16    18.00   22      
Iowa                    2-0     B10   21    23    22.00   32      
Arizona State           2-0     PAC   22    13    17.50   8       
Syracuse                2-0     BET   23    28    25.50   31      
USC                     1-1     PAC   24    25    24.50   33      
Clemson                 2-0     ACC   25    26    25.50   29

With that big win over West Virginia, East Carolina is inching closer to a national ranking.

Injuries

Code:

Player                #    Pos  Elig  Health       Injury            Full Strn.  
McCrory, Gerald         95   ILB  So    Questionable Stretched Knee Li 5 Weeks    
Snyder, Dean            86   TE   So    Out          Separated Shoulde 8 Weeks

NEW: McCrory. That's not helpful at all. At least he'll be able to play with the pain. Meanwhile, we can't wait until Snyder is back. We could've used his extra blocking in the La-Lafayette game.

bbgunn · 09-12-2006, 03:52 AM

SCORES:
East Carolina 45, Wake Forest 35
Tulane 27, Ole Miss 14 (Tulane looks good this year)
Alabama 21, Southern Miss 9
SMU 25, TCU 21
Baylor 51, Army 14 (the streak continues for Army)
South Florida 36, Cincinnati 10
Louisville 42, Bethel 0

Code:

School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
South Florida            2  1  0  .666  105 54  1  0  0  1.000 36  10  Won 1       
East Carolina            3  0  0  1.000 116 61  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 4       
Tulane                   3  0  0  1.000 85  39  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 3       
Louisville               2  1  0  .666  101 50  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 2       
**UAB                    1  1  0  .500  68  42  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 1      
Houston                  1  1  0  .500  26  46  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 1      
TCU                      1  2  0  .333  66  76  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 1      
Southern Miss            1  2  0  .333  51  55  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 2      
Army                     0  2  0  .000  48  87  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 12     
Memphis                  0  2  0  .000  49  82  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 2      
Cincinnati               0  2  0  .000  38  67  0  1  0  .000  10  36  Lost 4

COACHES TOP 25

Code:

School                Record  Conf  Coach Fans  Ave    Rank  
Miami (FL)              3-0     ACC   1     1     1.00    4       
Oklahoma                3-0     B12   2     2     2.00    6       
Florida                 2-0     SEC   3     4     3.50    9       
Nebraska                2-0     B12   4     3     3.50    7       
Georgia                 2-0     SEC   5     5     5.00    1       
Michigan                3-0     B10   6     6     6.00    20      
Texas                   3-0     B12   7     7     7.00    3       
Penn State              3-0     B10   8     9     8.50    5       
Boston College          3-0     BET   9     11    10.00   10      
Colorado                3-0     B12   10    8     9.00    12      
UCLA                    3-0     PAC   11    10    10.50   15      
Florida State           2-0     ACC   12    16    14.00   2       
USC                     2-1     PAC   13    14    13.50   28      
Wisconsin               3-0     B10   14    18    16.00   8       
LSU                     2-1     SEC   15    17    16.00   31      
Utah                    2-0     MWC   16    15    15.50   14      
Virginia                3-0     ACC   17    13    15.00   18      
Iowa                    3-0     B10   18    19    18.50   35      
Arizona State           3-0     PAC   19    12    15.50   16      
Syracuse                3-0     BET   20    23    21.50   24      
Clemson                 2-0     ACC   21    20    20.50   22      
Minnesota               2-0     B10   22    22    22.00   13      
Miami (OH)              3-0     MAC   23    27    25.00   34      
Ohio State              1-1     B10   24    31    27.50   40      
East Carolina           3-0     USA   25    30    27.50   11

East Carolina makes it into the Top 25, at #25. They look good so far.

bbgunn · 09-12-2006, 05:53 PM

UAB (1-1) at Cincinnati (0-2)
Line: UAB by 7
Weather: 76 degrees, sunny
TV: none

After the shock loss to La-Lafayette two weeks ago, UAB travels to southwest Ohio to face Cincinnati. UAB is looking to prove itself against one of the weaker teams in C-USA.

So far in the so-called "Thunder and Lightning" era, we've seen a lot of Lightning (RB Juan Koehler) but haven't heard much Thunder (Mercury Razo). Why is that?

"You know, Juan is our No. 1 back," coach B.B. Gunn said. "Right now, he has the hot hand, so we're going to give him the rock as much as we can to take advantage of it. Mercury's not doing anything bad. We're sure that if Juan cools off, Mercury will step in there and do a good job."

Our prediction for the game: UAB 24, Cincinnati 14.

bbgunn · 09-12-2006, 06:06 PM

Cincinnati 45, UAB 17

CINCINNATI - Could this year's UAB team have been overhyped?

UAB's running game piled up yardage, but the Blazer defense let them down as Cincinnati's run and shoot drilled UAB. Mercury Razo finally had his coming out party, rushing for both of UAB's touchdowns.

Code:

Box Score: UAB at Cincinnati  
Cincinnati, OH.  
  
Week 5, 2007  
  
Attendance: 22,300 (35,000).  
  
  
Weather: 76 degrees, fair.  
  
1Q: 13:29 CINC - J.T. McIntosh 34 interception return.  
1Q: 13:29 CINC - Steven Littlejohn extra point.  
1Q: 05:34 CINC - Grant Wiggins 4 pass from Timothy Rodriguez.  
1Q: 05:34 CINC - Steven Littlejohn extra point.  
1Q: 01:37 CINC - Steven Littlejohn 39 field goal.  
2Q: 12:56 UABB - Korey Elliott 24 field goal.  
2Q: 00:22 UABB - Mercury Razo 9 run.  
2Q: 00:22 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
4Q: 12:21 CINC - Mel Kramer 17 pass from Timothy Rodriguez.  
4Q: 12:21 CINC - Steven Littlejohn extra point.  
4Q: 12:10 CINC - Renaldo Hopkins 53 interception return.  
4Q: 12:10 CINC - Steven Littlejohn extra point.  
4Q: 06:29 CINC - Perry Tewkesbury 38 run.  
4Q: 06:29 CINC - Steven Littlejohn extra point.  
4Q: 04:40 UABB - Mercury Razo 47 run.  
4Q: 04:40 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
4Q: 02:39 CINC - Hardy Reese 5 run.  
4Q: 02:39 CINC - Steven Littlejohn extra point.  
  
Game MVP: CINC 74 Rod Alcott  
  
UAB               0      10     0      7      -      17  
Cincinnati        17     0      0      28     -      45  
  
Team Statistics          UABB          CINC  
  
First Downs              15            21  
  
Total Rushes             44            26  
Net Rushing Yards        191           147  
Yards Per Carry          4.3           5.6  
Rushing Yards            226           164  
Tckld Loss/Yards         6-12          5-10  
Sacked/Yards Lost        4-23          1-7  
  
Pass Attempts            26            31  
Completions              10            18  
Passing Yards            63            199  
Yards Per Attempt        2.4           6.4  
Interceptions            2             4  
Fumbles/Lost             1/0           2/0  
  
Total Plays              70            57  
Total Yards              254           346  
Yards Per Play           3.6           6.0  
  
3rd Down Plays           8/19          3/8  
  
Penalties                7             4  
Penalty Yards            63            49  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 30        OWN 39  
Time Of Possession       34:23         25:37  
  
UAB Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
44 Koehler               26     104    4.0    21     0      6      0  
39 Razo                  12     82     6.8    47     2      4      0  
11 Raphael               6      5      0.8    22     0      0      4  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
11 Raphael               25     9      48     1.9    16     0      2  
19 Parker                1      1      15     15.0   15     0      0  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
39 Razo                  3      11     3.6    12     8      0  
44 Koehler               3      10     3.3    5      8      0  
40 Buckley               1      3      3.0    0      3      0  
20 Schulz                1      8      8.0    0      8      0  
1 Lang                   1      16     16.0   2      16     0  
88 Harrison              1      15     15.0   0      15     0  
The College Years
  
Punt Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
48 Roberson              1      3      3.0    0  
  
Kick Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
22 Marsh                 1      14     14.0   0  
48 Roberson              1      21     21.0   0  
45 Costello              1      15     15.0   0  
  
Punting                  Punts  Yards  Avg    Long   In20  
5 Muterspaugh            7      249    35.5   41     0  
  
Kicking                  FG     FGA    Long   PAT    Att  
10 Elliott               1      2      24     2      2  
  
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
34 Springer              7      3      0.0    0      0      0  
95 McCrory               6      4      0.0    1      45     0  
48 Roberson              4      3      0.0    1      8      0  
92 Davila                3      0      1.0    0      0      0  
93 Wheeler               3      0      0.0    0      0      0

Injuries

Code:

Player                #    Pos  Elig  Health       Injury            Full Strn.  
McCrory, Gerald         95   ILB  So    Probable     Stretched Knee Li 3 Weeks    
Snyder, Dean            86   TE   So    Out          Separated Shoulde 6 Weeks    
Schneider, Luther       43   RB   Jr    Out          Broken Foot       8 Weeks    
Schulz, Percy           20   FB   Jr    Out          Broken Arm        8 Weeks

NEW: Schneider, Schulz. The Schneider injury doesn't hurt, but the Schulz injury does.

bbgunn · 09-12-2006, 06:10 PM

SCORES:
Memphis 70, Army 49
East Carolina 24, TCU 22 (Big win for the Pirates)
Tulane 41, Houston 3
Southern Miss 23, Louisville 20

Code:

School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
East Carolina            4  0  0  1.000 140 83  1  0  0  1.000 24  22  Won 5       
Tulane                   4  0  0  1.000 126 42  1  0  0  1.000 41  3   Won 4       
South Florida            2  1  0  .666  105 54  1  0  0  1.000 36  10  Won 1       
Southern Miss            2  2  0  .500  74  75  1  0  0  1.000 23  20  Won 1       
Memphis                  1  2  0  .333  119 131 1  0  0  1.000 70  49  Won 1       
Cincinnati               1  2  0  .333  83  84  1  1  0  .500  55  53  Won 1       
Louisville               2  2  0  .500  121 73  0  1  0  .000  20  23  Lost 1      
**UAB                    1  2  0  .333  85  87  0  1  0  .000  17  45  Lost 2      
Houston                  1  2  0  .333  29  87  0  1  0  .000  3   41  Lost 2      
TCU                      1  3  0  .250  88  100 0  1  0  .000  22  24  Lost 2      
Army                     0  3  0  .000  97  157 0  1  0  .000  49  70  Lost 13

COACHES TOP 25

Code:

School                Record  Conf  Coach Fans  Ave    Rank  
Miami (FL)              4-0     ACC   1     1     1.00    2       
Florida                 3-0     SEC   2     3     2.50    7       
Nebraska                3-0     B12   3     2     2.50    3       
Georgia                 3-0     SEC   4     4     4.00    1       
Michigan                4-0     B10   5     5     5.00    9       
Texas                   4-0     B12   6     6     6.00    4       
Oklahoma                3-1     B12   7     10    8.50    11      
Penn State              4-0     B10   8     8     8.00    5       
Boston College          3-0     BET   9     11    10.00   6       
USC                     3-1     PAC   10    12    11.00   15      
Colorado                4-0     B12   11    7     9.00    10      
UCLA                    4-0     PAC   12    9     10.50   12      
Florida State           3-0     ACC   13    15    14.00   8       
Wisconsin               4-0     B10   14    17    15.50   13      
LSU                     2-1     SEC   15    14    14.50   16      
Utah                    3-0     MWC   16    16    16.00   28      
Iowa                    4-0     B10   17    18    17.50   32      
Arizona State           4-0     PAC   18    13    15.50   19      
Ohio State              2-1     B10   19    19    19.00   29      
Syracuse                3-0     BET   20    23    21.50   23      
Clemson                 2-0     ACC   21    20    20.50   20      
Miami (OH)              4-0     MAC   22    25    23.50   22      
Virginia Tech           3-1     ACC   23    22    22.50   27      
East Carolina           4-0     USA   24    29    26.50   14      
Pittsburgh              4-1     BET   25    21    23.00   26

East Carolina goes up to #24. Meanwhile, Tulane is knocking at the door.

bbgunn · 09-12-2006, 06:17 PM

We had our first two commitments: G Dominic Pirtle (KY, 65+) and DE Les Riffle (GA, 64-). They'll help us out in the future.

Week 6 Preview
Army (0-3) at UAB (1-2) (-8)

UAB seeks to halt their two-game losing streak against a team that has a losing streak of their own: 13 games.

Army's bound to break the streak some time, but this is a chance for UAB to right the ship before getting into the meat of the C-USA schedule. Our prediction: UAB 21, Army 17.

SFL Cat · 09-12-2006, 09:27 PM

Looks to me like Raphael might be your problem. The guy isn't putting up wishbone QB stats, at least not in the rushing category.

bbgunn · 09-12-2006, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SFL Cat

Looks to me like Raphael might be your problem. The guy isn't putting up wishbone QB stats, at least not in the rushing category.

That's a very good point. Unfortunately, he's the most mobile QB on our squad, and that's not saying much. I might have to reevaluate how I recruit QBs; we do need more guys that can run it and give us that triple option.

bbgunn · 09-12-2006, 10:19 PM

Army 45, UAB 28

BIRMINGHAM - Three games in a row, UAB was favored to win. They've lost all three of those games.

UAB led this one 21-14 at the half, but then the game got away from them. If you look at the stats, UAB did most things right. They won the total yardage battle. They had over 230 yards rushing and controlled the clock. They even had comparable passing yardage to Army, with 225 to Army's 299.

However, UAB had 4 turnovers to Army's 2. In addition, UAB had 6 penalties (losing 35 yards) to Army's 1 (5 yards).

"We gotta reduce the turnovers and penalties," said B.B. Gunn. "If we keep making mistakes, we're not going to win."

UAB's safety Warren Caban had a 69 yard interception return in the first quarter.

Code:

Box Score: Army at UAB  
Birmingham, AL.  
  
Week 6, 2007  
  
Attendance: 20,900 (83,100).  
  
  
Weather: 66 degrees, fair.  
  
1Q: 10:57 UABB - Warren Caban 69 interception return.  
1Q: 10:57 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
2Q: 11:49 ARMY - B.J. Allen 76 interception return.  
2Q: 11:49 ARMY - Howie Simmons extra point.  
2Q: 04:38 UABB - Juan Koehler 26 run.  
2Q: 04:38 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
2Q: 02:58 ARMY - Edwin Junker 72 fumble return.  
2Q: 02:58 ARMY - Howie Simmons extra point.  
2Q: 02:17 UABB - Juan Koehler 68 run.  
2Q: 02:17 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
3Q: 13:14 ARMY - Cornell Borders 44 pass from Ryan Kelly.  
3Q: 13:14 ARMY - Howie Simmons extra point.  
4Q: 13:19 ARMY - Irv Gordon 42 pass from Ryan Kelly.  
4Q: 13:19 ARMY - Howie Simmons extra point.  
4Q: 04:17 ARMY - Howie Simmons 19 field goal.  
4Q: 03:33 UABB - Matt Lang 22 pass from Charles Raphael.  
4Q: 03:33 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
4Q: 01:36 ARMY - Edwin Junker 8 pass from Ryan Kelly.  
4Q: 01:36 ARMY - Howie Simmons extra point.  
4Q: 01:13 ARMY - Edwin Junker 9 pass from Ryan Kelly.  
4Q: 01:13 ARMY - Howie Simmons extra point.  
  
Game MVP: ARMY 9 Edwin Junker  
  
Army              0      14     7      24     -      45  
UAB               7      14     0      7      -      28  
  
Team Statistics          ARMY          UABB  
  
First Downs              20            18  
  
Total Rushes             23            39  
Net Rushing Yards        30            233  
Yards Per Carry          1.3           5.9  
Rushing Yards            71            266  
Tckld Loss/Yards         4-10          3-5  
Sacked/Yards Lost        4-31          4-28  
  
Pass Attempts            38            32  
Completions              20            14  
Passing Yards            299           225  
Yards Per Attempt        7.8           7.0  
Interceptions            2             3  
Fumbles/Lost             1/0           2/0  
  
Total Plays              61            71  
Total Yards              329           458  
Yards Per Play           5.3           6.4  
  
3rd Down Plays           5/12          4/15  
  
Penalties                1             6  
Penalty Yards            5             35  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 39        OWN 27  
Time Of Possession       27:39         32:21  
  
UAB Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
44 Koehler               27     244    9.0    68     2      7      0  
11 Raphael               6      -29    -4.8   2      0      1      4  
39 Razo                  5      18     3.6    7      0      1      0  
40 Buckley               1      0      0.0    0      0      1      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
11 Raphael               25     12     182    7.2    40     1      2  
19 Parker                7      2      43     6.1    27     0      1  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
1 Lang                   5      84     16.8   27     22     1  
39 Razo                  3      44     14.6   4      40     0  
84 Dunn                  3      48     16.0   7      17     0  
8 Naquin                 1      15     15.0   0      15     0  
31 Fox                   1      7      7.0    0      7      0  
87 Cofield               1      27     27.0   7      27     0  
  
Punt Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
48 Roberson              3      36     12.0   0  
44 Koehler               1      5      5.0    0  
  
Kick Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
45 Costello              3      77     25.6   0  
48 Roberson              2      28     14.0   0  
  
Punting                  Punts  Yards  Avg    Long   In20  
5 Muterspaugh            6      229    38.1   47     2  
  
Kicking                  FG     FGA    Long   PAT    Att  
10 Elliott               0      1      0      4      4  
  
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
95 McCrory               7      2      0.0    1      0      0  
34 Springer              7      0      0.0    0      0      0  
92 Davila                5      1      1.0    0      0      0  
23 Rudy                  5      1      0.0    0      0      0  
76 Sawyer                2      1      1.0    0      0      0

Injuries

Code:

Player                #    Pos  Elig  Health       Injury            Full Strn.  
McCrory, Gerald         95   ILB  So    Questionable Stretched Knee Li 4 Weeks    
Snyder, Dean            86   TE   So    Out          Separated Shoulde 5 Weeks    
Naquin, Rodney          8    WR*  Sr    Out          Hyperextended Elb 3 Weeks    
Schneider, Luther       43   RB   Jr    Out          Broken Foot       7 Weeks    
Schulz, Percy           20   FB   Jr    Out          Broken Arm        8 Weeks

NEW: Naquin. This injury doesn't hurt us so much.

Izulde · 09-12-2006, 10:24 PM

Wow, talk about your run of bad luck.

Koehler is a frigging beast, though, and I'd love to see him ported over to FOF when he graduates to see how he does in the NFL.

bbgunn · 09-12-2006, 10:28 PM

SCORES:
Cincinnati 28, Tulane 13 (upset!)
Houston 30, Louisville 20
Middle Tennessee St. 59, Memphis 28
Southern Miss 21, South Florida 7

Code:

School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
Southern Miss            3  2  0  .600  95  82  2  0  0  1.000 44  27  Won 2       
East Carolina            4  0  0  1.000 140 83  1  0  0  1.000 24  22  Won 5       
Memphis                  1  3  0  .250  147 190 1  0  0  1.000 70  49  Lost 1      
Cincinnati               2  2  0  .500  111 97  2  1  0  .666  83  66  Won 2       
Tulane                   4  1  0  .800  139 70  1  1  0  .500  54  31  Lost 1      
South Florida            2  2  0  .500  112 75  1  1  0  .500  43  31  Lost 1      
Houston                  2  2  0  .500  59  107 1  1  0  .500  33  61  Won 1       
Army                     1  3  0  .250  142 185 1  1  0  .500  94  98  Won 1       
TCU                      1  3  0  .250  88  100 0  1  0  .000  22  24  Lost 2      
Louisville               2  3  0  .400  141 103 0  2  0  .000  40  53  Lost 2      
**UAB                    1  3  0  .250  113 132 0  2  0  .000  45  90  Lost 3

If you told me at the beginning of the year that we would be just behind TCU and Louisville by week 6, I would have been pleased. But this is not what I had in mind.

COACHES TOP 25

Code:

 School                Record  Conf  Coach Fans  Ave    Rank  
Miami (FL)              5-0     ACC   1     1     1.00    3       
Florida                 3-0     SEC   2     3     2.50    9       
Nebraska                4-0     B12   3     2     2.50    2       
Georgia                 4-0     SEC   4     4     4.00    1       
Michigan                5-0     B10   5     5     5.00    10      
Texas                   5-0     B12   6     6     6.00    4       
Penn State              5-0     B10   7     8     7.50    5       
Boston College          4-0     BET   8     10    9.00    7       
UCLA                    5-0     PAC   9     9     9.00    6       
Colorado                4-0     B12   10    7     8.50    12      
USC                     3-1     PAC   11    11    11.00   17      
Florida State           4-0     ACC   12    13    12.50   8       
Wisconsin               4-0     B10   13    14    13.50   11      
Ohio State              3-1     B10   14    16    15.00   25      
Oklahoma                3-2     B12   15    15    15.00   20      
Arizona State           4-0     PAC   16    12    14.00   15      
Syracuse                4-0     BET   17    19    18.00   18      
Clemson                 3-0     ACC   18    17    17.50   14      
Miami (OH)              5-0     MAC   19    25    22.00   22      
LSU                     2-2     SEC   20    21    20.50   28      
West Virginia           4-1     BET   21    31    26.00   21      
Michigan State          3-1     B10   22    29    25.50   16      
East Carolina           4-0     USA   23    28    25.50   13      
Virginia Tech           3-1     ACC   24    22    23.00   26      
South Carolina          3-1     SEC   25    24    24.50   19

East Carolina continues to cruise. They are now #23 after an off week. It looks like the better #21 West Virginia does, due to their win over WVU, East Carolina will do well in the BCS.

Recruiting
Two more commitments, one of which is a biggie:

RB Alvin Castillo
6-1, 208
College Park, GA (North Clayton)
Rating: 85+

It's becoming too easy to land premier running backs. This is the fourth blue-chip RB in 3 years now. He's the number one RB IN THE NATION this year, and the #2 overall prospect NATIONALLY. And he's coming to UAB! His strong point is power running. With him and Razo on the team, I'm seriously thinking of running a Power-I formation from 2008.

More evidence of this guy's potential? In 9 games in high school this year, he's had 1539 yards on 240 carries and 21 TDs.

bbgunn · 09-12-2006, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Izulde

Wow, talk about your run of bad luck.

Koehler is a frigging beast, though, and I'd love to see him ported over to FOF when he graduates to see how he does in the NFL.

Yeah, it's too bad I don't have FOF. (I know... what's wrong with me.) If you want me to export it for you, I can. Remind me in 2010, or 2009 if he jumps early.

MizzouRah · 09-12-2006, 10:35 PM

You are a recruitng beast!! Give me some secrets!

bbgunn · 09-13-2006, 12:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MizzouRah

You are a recruitng beast!! Give me some secrets!

The only secrets I'm using are the ones from you guys, here on FOFC. I've just been lucky, especially on the offensive side of the ball. I only recruit guys with good grades and at least a 1000 SAT, and most of those guys want academics and close distance. Now that UAB's academics are on the rise, we can meet those conditions.

I do have to say that I go after any player in Alabama, and outside Alabama, any red- or black-coded player with a fit score of above 80 is fair game. (My only other restriction so far is recruiting within a 400 mile radius.) I know that knocks down my credibility a bit, but hey... it's my first dynasty, and UAB is a tough team to build up.

bbgunn · 09-13-2006, 12:42 AM

UAB (1-3) at TCU (1-3)

UAB looks to halt its surprising 3-game skid this week at Fort Worth, Texas, as they face the Horned Frogs of Texas Christian University.

Amazingly, TCU, ranked #22 nationally in the preseason, is near the bottom of the C-USA standings. Seems like the time is right for UAB to get their first win against the Horned Frogs since B.B. Gunn took over. However, it's not that simple. TCU's losses have come against Missouri (2-2), nationally-ranked East Carolina (4-0), and rival SMU (4-1). Meanwhile, UAB has lost to Louisiana-Lafayette (1-3), Cincinnati (2-2) and Army (1-3). Plus, this game is at Fort Worth and TCU is favored.

It would be nice to get a win here, but we don't see it. Our prediction: TCU 34, UAB 20.

bbgunn · 09-13-2006, 01:00 AM

UAB 33, TCU 22

FORT WORTH, TX - So what if TCU is down this year? UAB will definitely take this win.

Juan Koehler continued his big freshman year with his fifth-straight 100-yard game, while Mercury Razo added 49 more rushing yards, as UAB won a game that, surprisingly enough, wasn't as close as the final score might indicate.

UAB (2-3) scored all of its points in the first half, going into the locker room with a shocking 33-7 lead. TCU couldn't get its rushing attack going, and the Horned Frogs (1-4) had to rely on their passing game to try to mount a comeback in the 4th quarter. They were somewhat successful with that, getting 15 points in the final period. However, UAB's secondary forced TCU to attempt mostly short passes, running the clock down in the process.

This was the first win over TCU for UAB since B.B. Gunn brought the wishbone to Birmingham. However, Gunn wasn't that happy afterwards. "It's a good win, but we gave them an interception in the 4th quarter that led to a TD," he said. "It could have been worse. We have to be careful."

Code:

Box Score: UAB at TCU  
Fort Worth, TX.  
  
Week 7, 2007  
  
Attendance: 43,100 (44,000).  
  
  
Weather: 63 degrees, fair.  
  
1Q: 08:14 UABB - Safety: Rod Welch tackled ball carrier in end zone.  
1Q: 06:59 UABB - Mercury Razo 48 run.  
1Q: 06:59 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
1Q: 00:51 TCUU - Phil Mitchell 16 run.  
1Q: 00:51 TCUU - Austin Sims extra point.  
2Q: 12:35 UABB - Juan Koehler 7 run.  
2Q: 12:35 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
2Q: 04:16 UABB - Matt Lang 14 pass from Charles Raphael.  
2Q: 04:16 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
2Q: 02:17 UABB - Brenden Springer 34 interception return.  
2Q: 02:17 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
2Q: 00:08 UABB - Korey Elliott 33 field goal.  
4Q: 09:47 TCUU - Aaron Downey 6 run.  
4Q: 09:47 TCUU - Austin Sims extra point.  
4Q: 02:53 TCUU - Jumbo Norton 15 pass from Phil Mitchell.  
4Q: 02:53 TCUU - Phil Mitchell pass to Hunter Hogans for conversion  
  
Game MVP: UABB 64 Brad Powell  
  
UAB               9      24     0      0      -      33  
TCU               7      0      0      15     -      22  
  
Team Statistics          UABB          TCUU  
  
First Downs              17            21  
  
Total Rushes             43            31  
Net Rushing Yards        201           128  
Yards Per Carry          4.6           4.1  
Rushing Yards            241           145  
Tckld Loss/Yards         4-13          6-9  
Sacked/Yards Lost        4-27          1-8  
  
Pass Attempts            18            47  
Completions              9             18  
Passing Yards            114           276  
Yards Per Attempt        6.3           5.8  
Interceptions            1             2  
Fumbles/Lost             1/1           2/1  
  
Total Plays              61            78  
Total Yards              315           404  
Yards Per Play           5.1           5.1  
  
3rd Down Plays           4/12          6/18  
  
Penalties                4             4  
Penalty Yards            37            27  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 40        OWN 25  
Time Of Possession       30:25         29:35  
  
UAB Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
44 Koehler               31     135    4.3    19     1      5      0  
11 Raphael               7      6      0.8    23     0      0      4  
39 Razo                  4      49     12.2   48     1      1      0  
40 Buckley               1      11     11.0   11     0      0      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
11 Raphael               18     9      114    6.3    18     1      1  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
1 Lang                   3      46     15.3   26     16     1  
87 Cofield               3      44     14.6   3      18     0  
40 Buckley               1      7      7.0    4      7      0  
39 Razo                  1      17     17.0   2      17     0  
44 Koehler               1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
  
Punt Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
44 Koehler               1      17     17.0   0  
  
Kick Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
48 Roberson              3      92     30.6   0  
45 Costello              1      34     34.0   0  
  
Punting                  Punts  Yards  Avg    Long   In20  
5 Muterspaugh            7      241    34.4   43     3  
  
Kicking                  FG     FGA    Long   PAT    Att  
10 Elliott               1      1      33     4      4  
  
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
92 Davila                6      1      0.0    0      0      0  
45 Costello              6      1      0.0    0      0      0  
95 McCrory               5      2      0.0    0      0      0  
48 Roberson              4      2      0.0    1      0      0  
91 Welch                 4      1      0.0    0      0      0

Injuries

Code:

 Player                #    Pos  Elig  Health       Injury            Full Strn.  
McCrory, Gerald         95   ILB  So    Questionable Stretched Knee Li 3 Weeks    
Snyder, Dean            86   TE   So    Questionable Separated Shoulde 4 Weeks    
Raphael, Charles        11   QB   So*   Doubtful     Pulled Groin      4 Weeks    
Naquin, Rodney          8    WR*  Sr    Doubtful     Hyperextended Elb 2 Weeks    
Schneider, Luther       43   RB   Jr    Out          Broken Foot       6 Weeks    
Schulz, Percy           20   FB   Jr    Out          Broken Arm        7 Weeks

NEW: Raphael. He's not much of a mobile quarterback to begin with, but this will certainly make us rely on Koehler and Razo more on option plays. Meanwhile, Snyder was upgraded from "out". We don't want to rush him, but we could sure use his help a bit.

bbgunn · 09-13-2006, 01:09 AM

SCORES:
#23 East Carolina 48, Tulane 21
Army 34, South Florida 14
Cincinnati 24, Memphis 23
Houston 10, Southern Miss 6

Code:

School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
East Carolina            5  0  0  1.000 188 104 2  0  0  1.000 72  43  Won 6       
Cincinnati               3  2  0  .600  135 120 3  1  0  .750  107 89  Won 3       
Houston                  3  2  0  .600  69  113 2  1  0  .666  43  67  Won 2       
Southern Miss            3  3  0  .500  101 92  2  1  0  .666  50  37  Lost 1      
Army                     2  3  0  .400  176 199 2  1  0  .666  128 112 Won 2       
Memphis                  1  4  0  .200  170 214 1  1  0  .500  93  73  Lost 2      
Tulane                   4  2  0  .666  160 118 1  2  0  .333  75  79  Lost 2      
South Florida            2  3  0  .400  126 109 1  2  0  .333  57  65  Lost 2      
**UAB                    2  3  0  .400  146 154 1  2  0  .333  78  112 Won 1       
Louisville               2  3  0  .400  141 103 0  2  0  .000  40  53  Lost 2      
TCU                      1  4  0  .200  110 133 0  2  0  .000  44  57  Lost 3

Except for East Carolina, C-USA is pretty mediocre this year. TCU in last place? Louisville 10th? Cincinnati 2nd? Memphis 1-4? We need to take advantage of this.

COACHES TOP 25

Code:

School                Record  Conf  Coach Fans  Ave    Rank  
Miami (FL)              6-0     ACC   1     1     1.00    2       
Florida                 4-0     SEC   2     2     2.00    3       
Nebraska                5-0     B12   3     3     3.00    6       
Georgia                 5-0     SEC   4     4     4.00    1       
Michigan                6-0     B10   5     5     5.00    7       
Texas                   6-0     B12   6     6     6.00    4       
Penn State              6-0     B10   7     8     7.50    8       
Boston College          5-0     BET   8     9     8.50    5       
Colorado                5-0     B12   9     7     8.00    10      
USC                     4-1     PAC   10    10    10.00   14      
Florida State           5-0     ACC   11    12    11.50   9       
Ohio State              4-1     B10   12    14    13.00   17      
Arizona State           5-0     PAC   13    11    12.00   15      
UCLA                    5-1     PAC   14    13    13.50   13      
Miami (OH)              6-0     MAC   15    20    17.50   16      
LSU                     3-2     SEC   16    18    17.00   23      
Michigan State          4-1     B10   17    22    19.50   12      
East Carolina           5-0     USA   18    23    20.50   11      
Wisconsin               4-1     B10   19    25    22.00   19      
Virginia Tech           4-1     ACC   20    17    18.50   20      
Oklahoma                3-3     B12   21    26    23.50   34      
West Virginia           4-1     BET   22    28    25.00   18      
Utah                    4-1     MWC   23    21    22.00   31      
Bowling Green           4-1     MAC   24    19    21.50   27      
Virginia                5-1     ACC   25    16    20.50   22

East Carolina climbs five spots to number 18.

Recruiting
We had a commitment from DT Devin Ponder (GA, 63-), but I have a feeling he's worse than our scout indicated and I don't expect much from him. He'll certainly help our depth, but we are not getting any gamechangers on the defensive side of the ball.

Izulde · 09-13-2006, 08:55 AM

Raphael sure seems interception-prone. I'd give one of the other QBs a shot, especially with Charles hurt.

MizzouRah · 09-13-2006, 10:36 AM

Are you playing on the hardest difficulty? Maybe that's my problem.

bbgunn · 09-14-2006, 12:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Are you playing on the hardest difficulty? Maybe that's my problem.

Nah, I'm not. I know, I know... what a wimp. But this was my first dynasty, and I wanted to make sure that I wasn't in over my head.

Actually, it's funny that you bring it up, because ever since Alvin Castillo signed, I've been thinking about starting over and running a dynasty on All-Star. No way in hell would the number 1 RB in the nation sign with UAB in real life, not with the way things stand now. Four blue-chip backs in 3 years? Come on. Obviously the recruiting is way too easy for me now (even though the game planning gives me fits).

In fact, I'm making my decision right now. I'm going to start a new dynasty on All-Star and see how that goes. I may crash and burn, but it's worth a try, right? I've had TCY too long to not try it.

MizzouRah · 09-14-2006, 08:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hermangunn

Nah, I'm not. I know, I know... what a wimp. But this was my first dynasty, and I wanted to make sure that I wasn't in over my head.

Actually, it's funny that you bring it up, because ever since Alvin Castillo signed, I've been thinking about starting over and running a dynasty on All-Star. No way in hell would the number 1 RB in the nation sign with UAB in real life, not with the way things stand now. Four blue-chip backs in 3 years? Come on. Obviously the recruiting is way too easy for me now (even though the game planning gives me fits).

In fact, I'm making my decision right now. I'm going to start a new dynasty on All-Star and see how that goes. I may crash and burn, but it's worth a try, right? I've had TCY too long to not try it.

Funny.. I always wonder if I should down grade a level since it would be nice to see fit scores without calling someone.

To each his own, I've just always played every Gindin game on the hardest level - but I've had fun reading your dynasty!!

mrsimperless · 09-14-2006, 09:43 AM

Yeah, I'd be sad to see this UAB team fold, but I'll follow the next one too! =D

bbgunn · 09-29-2006, 02:47 AM

Sorry guys... I couldn't let this dynasty die. I wanna see what Thunder and Lightning can do before all is said and done.

bbgunn · 09-29-2006, 02:57 AM

#18 East Carolina (5-0) at UAB (2-3)
Line: ECU by 18
Weather: 60 degrees, sunny
TV: none

As you all know, East Carolina has been on fire. They are 10th in the nation in points per game, and their run-and-shoot is among the top 15 in all national passing categories. Their one weakness is probably allowing too many points on defense as of late, but they keep winning.

UAB is high off of their big win at TCU last week, but they have to keep their emotions in check, or they won't win this. Coach Gunn has decided to start mobile QB senior Vernon Parker over Raphael, who has been quite interception-prone. How will that turn out? Who knows, but it doesn't look good for UAB, no matter the QB.

Our prediction: ECU 41, UAB 23.

bbgunn · 09-29-2006, 03:08 AM

#18 East Carolina 45, UAB 14

BIRMINGHAM, AL - UAB's offense couldn't do much, and the defense couldn't stop anybody.

Code:

Box Score: East Carolina at UAB  
Birmingham, AL.  
  
Week 8, 2007  
  
Attendance: 30,000 (83,100).  
  
  
Weather: 60 degrees, fair.  
  
1Q: 11:40 ECAR - Desmond Salo 10 pass from Timothy Maloney.  
1Q: 11:40 ECAR - Kenneth Linquist extra point.  
1Q: 08:24 ECAR - Rick Arnswaldt 13 run.  
1Q: 08:24 ECAR - Kenneth Linquist extra point.  
2Q: 02:50 ECAR - Gerald Hartman 18 pass from Timothy Maloney.  
2Q: 02:50 ECAR - Kenneth Linquist extra point.  
3Q: 10:41 UABB - Juan Koehler 12 run.  
3Q: 10:41 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
3Q: 05:08 UABB - Arnold Dunn 7 pass from Vernon Parker.  
3Q: 05:08 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
3Q: 00:25 ECAR - Kenneth Linquist 40 field goal.  
4Q: 11:40 ECAR - Nolan Sherman 10 run.  
4Q: 11:40 ECAR - Kenneth Linquist extra point.  
4Q: 05:26 ECAR - Luther Goetzinger 23 run.  
4Q: 05:26 ECAR - Kenneth Linquist extra point.  
4Q: 00:41 ECAR - Jumbo Larrimore 1 run.  
4Q: 00:41 ECAR - Kenneth Linquist extra point.  
  
Game MVP: ECAR 3 Timothy Maloney  
  
East Carolina     14     7      3      21     -      45  
UAB               0      0      14     0      -      14  
  
Team Statistics          ECAR          UABB  
  
First Downs              25            10  
  
Total Rushes             36            28  
Net Rushing Yards        147           101  
Yards Per Carry          4.0           3.6  
Rushing Yards            181           122  
Tckld Loss/Yards         6-19          2-4  
Sacked/Yards Lost        3-15          3-17  
  
Pass Attempts            33            23  
Completions              26            8  
Passing Yards            275           108  
Yards Per Attempt        8.3           4.6  
Interceptions            1             1  
Fumbles/Lost             0/0           1/1  
  
Total Plays              69            51  
Total Yards              422           209  
Yards Per Play           6.1           4.0  
  
3rd Down Plays           8/14          5/13  
  
Penalties                5             3  
Penalty Yards            46            15  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 45        OWN 26  
Time Of Possession       34:33         25:27

Code:

UAB Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
44 Koehler               17     56     3.2    12     1      4      0  
19 Parker                5      -4     -0.8   9      0      0      3  
39 Razo                  5      38     7.6    24     0      1      0  
12 Mardeusz              1      11     11.0   11     0      0      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
The College Years
19 Parker                22     8      108    4.9    42     1      1  
12 Mardeusz              1      0      0      0.0    0      0      0  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
40 Buckley               3      21     7.0    1      8      0  
1 Lang                   2      73     36.5   8      42     0  
84 Dunn                  2      13     6.5    6      7      1  
39 Razo                  1      1      1.0    1      1      0  
  
Punt Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
48 Roberson              3      26     8.6    0  
  
Kick Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
45 Costello              4      94     23.5   0  
48 Roberson              3      73     24.3   0  
22 Marsh                 1      14     14.0   0  
  
Punting                  Punts  Yards  Avg    Long   In20  
5 Muterspaugh            7      219    31.2   39     0  
  
Kicking                  FG     FGA    Long   PAT    Att  
10 Elliott               0      0      0      2      2  
  
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
92 Davila                9      4      3.0    0      0      0  
34 Springer              9      3      0.0    1      0      0  
48 Roberson              5      4      0.0    0      0      0  
51 Harvey                5      1      0.0    0      0      0  
91 Welch                 4      1      0.0    0      0      0  
26 Medley                4      0      0.0    0      0      0  
95 McCrory               3      0      0.0    0      0      0  
93 Wheeler               2      2      0.0    0      0      0  
23 Rudy                  2      1      0.0    0      0      0  
49 May                   2      1      0.0    0      0      0  
70 Lerner                2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
94 Guthrie               2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
58 Roosenraad            2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
29 Caban                 2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
37 Durham                2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
47 Bertsch               1      1      0.0    0      0      0  
64 Powell                1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
76 Sawyer                1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
33 McElroy               1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
21 Bell                  1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
1 Lang                   1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
98 Harms                 1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
71 Burgess               1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
45 Costello              1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
  
Miscellaneous            Fumb   FForc  Recov  MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd  
56 Peachey               0      0      0      0      2      1  
64 Powell                0      0      0      0      4      2  
70 Lerner                0      0      0      0      1      0  
48 Roberson              1      0      0      0      0      0  
66 Downs                 0      0      0      0      1      0

bbgunn · 09-29-2006, 03:13 AM

Injuries

Code:

Player                #    Pos  Elig  Health       Injury            Full Strn.  
Harms, Howie            98   DE   Jr*   Doubtful     Torn Thumb Ligame 5 Weeks    
McCrory, Gerald         95   ILB  So    Out          Torn Knee Ligamen 13 Weeks   
Snyder, Dean            86   TE   So    Out          Separated Shoulde 9 Weeks    
Raphael, Charles        11   QB   So*   Doubtful     Pulled Groin      3 Weeks    
Naquin, Rodney          8    WR*  Sr    Questionable Hyperextended Elb 1 Week     
Schneider, Luther       43   RB   Jr    Doubtful     Broken Foot       5 Weeks    
Schulz, Percy           20   FB   Jr    Out          Broken Arm        7 Weeks

NEW: Harms. Hurts our DL even more.

bbgunn · 10-04-2006, 12:08 AM

Week 8 in C-USA
Louisville 36, Cincinnati 29
So. Miss 27, Memphis 21
Tulane 17, TCU 10
Bowling Green 31, So. Florida 21

Code:

School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
East Carolina            6  0  0  1.000 233 118 3  0  0  1.000 117 57  Won 7       
Southern Miss            4  3  0  .571  128 113 3  1  0  .750  77  58  Won 1       
Houston                  3  2  0  .600  69  113 2  1  0  .666  43  67  Won 2       
Army                     2  3  0  .400  176 199 2  1  0  .666  128 112 Won 2       
Cincinnati               3  3  0  .500  164 156 3  2  0  .600  136 125 Lost 1      
Tulane                   5  2  0  .714  177 128 2  2  0  .500  92  89  Won 1       
Louisville               3  3  0  .500  177 132 1  2  0  .333  76  82  Won 1       
South Florida            2  4  0  .333  147 140 1  2  0  .333  57  65  Lost 3      
Memphis                  1  5  0  .166  191 241 1  2  0  .333  114 100 Lost 3      
**UAB                    2  4  0  .333  160 199 1  3  0  .250  92  157 Lost 1      
TCU                      1  5  0  .166  120 150 0  3  0  .000  54  74  Lost 4

COACHES TOP 25

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School                Record  Conf  Coach Fans  Ave    Rank  
Miami (FL)              7-0     ACC   1     1     1.00    1       
Florida                 5-0     SEC   2     3     2.50    7       
Nebraska                6-0     B12   3     2     2.50    4       
Georgia                 6-0     SEC   4     4     4.00    2       
Michigan                7-0     B10   5     5     5.00    5       
Texas                   7-0     B12   6     6     6.00    6       
Penn State              6-0     B10   7     8     7.50    9       
Boston College          6-0     BET   8     9     8.50    3       
USC                     5-1     PAC   9     10    9.50    16      
Colorado                6-0     B12   10    7     8.50    8       
Florida State           6-0     ACC   11    12    11.50   10      
Arizona State           6-0     PAC   12    11    11.50   12      
UCLA                    6-1     PAC   13    13    13.00   14      
LSU                     4-2     SEC   14    14    14.00   15      
Miami (OH)              6-0     MAC   15    18    16.50   19      
Michigan State          5-1     B10   16    19    17.50   13      
Wisconsin               5-1     B10   17    20    18.50   18      
Virginia Tech           5-1     ACC   18    15    16.50   17      
Oklahoma                4-3     B12   19    21    20.00   28      
Ohio State              4-2     B10   20    23    21.50   27      
East Carolina           6-0     USA   21    22    21.50   11      
West Virginia           5-1     BET   22    24    23.00   20      
Bowling Green           5-1     MAC   23    16    19.50   21      
Virginia                5-1     ACC   24    17    20.50   22      
Syracuse                5-1     BET   25    26    25.50   23

bbgunn · 10-04-2006, 12:15 AM

South Florida 31, UAB 6

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Box Score: South Florida at UAB  
Birmingham, AL.  
  
Week 9, 2007  
  
Attendance: 20,000 (83,100).  
  
  
Weather: 52 degrees, rain.  
  
1Q: 10:48 SFLA - Jon Talley 38 field goal.  
1Q: 00:00 SFLA - Roy McCullough 19 pass from Kendall Reilly.  
1Q: 00:00 SFLA - Jon Talley extra point.  
2Q: 00:37 SFLA - Carlton Coleman 2 run.  
2Q: 00:37 SFLA - Jon Talley extra point.  
3Q: 02:50 SFLA - Artie Glenn 48 run.  
3Q: 02:50 SFLA - Jon Talley extra point.  
3Q: 01:28 UABB - Juan Koehler 42 fumble return.  
3Q: 01:28 UABB - Vernon Parker pass for conversion failed.  
4Q: 12:36 SFLA - Gene Ely 6 run.  
4Q: 12:36 SFLA - Jon Talley extra point.  
  
Game MVP: SFLA 69 Stan Ramirez  
  
South Florida     10     7      7      7      -      31  
UAB               0      0      6      0      -      6  
  
Team Statistics          SFLA          UABB  
  
First Downs              22            16  
  
Total Rushes             38            33  
Net Rushing Yards        201           102  
Yards Per Carry          5.2           3.0  
Rushing Yards            232           132  
Tckld Loss/Yards         6-12          8-17  
Sacked/Yards Lost        3-19          2-13  
  
Pass Attempts            25            30  
Completions              16            17  
Passing Yards            224           197  
Yards Per Attempt        8.9           6.5  
Interceptions            0             0  
Fumbles/Lost             1/0           2/1  
  
Total Plays              63            63  
Total Yards              425           299  
Yards Per Play           6.7           4.7  
  
3rd Down Plays           7/14          6/15  
  
Penalties                6             6  
Penalty Yards            47            45  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 31        OWN 24  
Time Of Possession       31:19         28:41

Already, the massive scaling back of the dynasty begins. Anyway, this loss stinks.

bbgunn · 10-04-2006, 12:17 AM

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UAB Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
44 Koehler               24     74     3.0    19     0      8      0  
19 Parker                5      8      1.6    10     0      0      2  
39 Razo                  4      20     5.0    10     0      1      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
19 Parker                30     17     197    6.5    43     0      0  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
1 Lang                   5      65     13.0   0      16     0  
39 Razo                  5      49     9.8    11     28     0  
40 Buckley               3      12     4.0    5      8      0  
44 Koehler               1      7      7.0    3      7      0  
31 Fox                   1      6      6.0    0      6      0  
87 Cofield               1      15     15.0   0      15     0  
84 Dunn                  1      43     43.0   0      43     0  
  
Punt Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
48 Roberson              2      4      2.0    0  
44 Koehler               1      2      2.0    0  
  
The College Years
Kick Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
22 Marsh                 1      18     18.0   0  
48 Roberson              1      18     18.0   0  
45 Costello              1      19     19.0   0  
  
Punting                  Punts  Yards  Avg    Long   In20  
5 Muterspaugh            6      224    37.3   51     2  
  
Kicking                  FG     FGA    Long   PAT    Att  
10 Elliott               0      1      0      0      0  
  
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
34 Springer              9      4      0.0    0      0      0  
92 Davila                7      2      1.5    0      0      0  
48 Roberson              5      3      0.0    0      0      0  
91 Welch                 4      2      0.0    0      0      0  
51 Harvey                3      3      0.0    0      0      0  
23 Rudy                  3      1      0.0    0      0      0  
58 Roosenraad            3      1      0.0    0      0      0  
45 Costello              3      1      0.0    0      0      0  
93 Wheeler               3      0      0.0    0      0      0  
94 Guthrie               3      0      0.0    0      0      0  
98 Harms                 2      0      1.0    0      0      0  
47 Bertsch               2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
35 Dole                  1      1      0.0    0      0      0  
77 Harper                1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
76 Sawyer                1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
72 Nelson                1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
96 Tanner                1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
1 Lang                   1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
70 Lerner                1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
97 Ashraf                0      1      0.5    0      0      0  
26 Medley                0      1      0.0    0      0      0  
29 Caban                 0      1      0.0    0      0      0  
  
Miscellaneous            Fumb   FForc  Recov  MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd  
66 Downs                 0      0      0      0      2      0  
61 Osburn                0      0      0      0      0      1  
44 Koehler               1      0      1      1      0      0  
70 Lerner                0      0      0      0      0      1  
40 Buckley               0      0      0      0      2      0  
64 Powell                0      0      0      0      2      0  
19 Parker                1      0      0      0      0      0  
51 Harvey                0      1      0      0      0      0  
56 Peachey               0      0      0      0      1      0  
73 Charles               0      0      0      0      1      0  
84 Dunn                  0      0      0      0      1      0

INJURIES

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Player                #    Pos  Elig  Health       Injury            Full Strn.  
Harms, Howie            98   DE   Jr*   Doubtful     Torn Thumb Ligame 10 Weeks   
McCrory, Gerald         95   ILB  So    Out          Torn Knee Ligamen 12 Weeks   
Osburn, Jim             61   T    So*   Out          Severe Hamstring  13 Weeks   
Snyder, Dean            86   TE   So    Out          Separated Shoulde 8 Weeks    
Raphael, Charles        11   QB   So*   Questionable Pulled Groin      2 Weeks    
Schneider, Luther       43   RB   Jr    Out          Broken Foot       7 Weeks    
Schulz, Percy           20   FB   Jr    Out          Broken Arm        6 Weeks

bbgunn · 10-04-2006, 12:19 AM

WEEK 9 IN C-USA
Purdue 42, Cincinnati 7
Army 34, So. Miss 27
East Carolina 45, Louisville 14
Houston 38, Memphis 23

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School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
East Carolina            7  0  0  1.000 278 132 4  0  0  1.000 162 71  Won 8       
Houston                  4  2  0  .666  107 136 3  1  0  .750  81  90  Won 3       
Army                     3  3  0  .500  210 226 3  1  0  .750  162 139 Won 3       
Southern Miss            4  4  0  .500  155 147 3  2  0  .600  104 92  Lost 1      
Cincinnati               3  4  0  .428  171 198 3  2  0  .600  136 125 Lost 2      
Tulane                   5  2  0  .714  177 128 2  2  0  .500  92  89  Won 1       
South Florida            3  4  0  .428  178 146 2  2  0  .500  88  71  Won 1       
Louisville               3  4  0  .428  191 177 1  3  0  .250  90  127 Lost 1      
Memphis                  1  6  0  .142  214 279 1  3  0  .250  137 138 Lost 4      
**UAB                    2  5  0  .285  166 230 1  4  0  .200  98  188 Lost 2      
TCU                      1  5  0  .166  120 150 0  3  0  .000  54  74  Lost 4

COACHES TOP 25

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School                Record  Conf  Coach Fans  Ave    Rank  
Miami (FL)              7-0     ACC   1     1     1.00    2       
Nebraska                7-0     B12   2     2     2.00    4       
Georgia                 6-0     SEC   3     3     3.00    1       
Michigan                8-0     B10   4     4     4.00    3       
Texas                   8-0     B12   5     5     5.00    6       
Penn State              7-0     B10   6     7     6.50    5       
USC                     6-1     PAC   7     8     7.50    16      
Colorado                7-0     B12   8     6     7.00    7       
Florida                 5-1     SEC   9     10    9.50    14      
Florida State           7-0     ACC   10    11    10.50   8       
Arizona State           7-0     PAC   11    9     10.00   9       
UCLA                    7-1     PAC   12    12    12.00   12      
Boston College          6-1     BET   13    13    13.00   13      
LSU                     5-2     SEC   14    14    14.00   15      
Miami (OH)              7-0     MAC   15    17    16.00   18      
Michigan State          6-1     B10   16    18    17.00   11      
Virginia Tech           6-1     ACC   17    15    16.00   17      
East Carolina           7-0     USA   18    19    18.50   10      
West Virginia           5-1     BET   19    22    20.50   20      
Virginia                6-1     ACC   20    16    18.00   19      
Syracuse                6-1     BET   21    24    22.50   22      
Oklahoma                4-3     B12   22    20    21.00   29      
Fresno State            6-1     WAC   23    25    24.00   23      
California              5-2     PAC   24    23    23.50   21      
Wisconsin               5-2     B10   25    28    26.50   24

bbgunn · 10-04-2006, 12:24 AM

WEEK 9 RECRUITING

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Player                  Pos   ST   Visit Cost  Dist.   Fit Score
Castillo, Alvin           RB    GA   278         136     88            
McLemore, Kim             QB    AL   298         196     89            
Reyes, Phillip            WR    AL   247         40      88            
Pirtle, Dominic           G     KY   343         278     92            
Owens, Blaine             CB    AL   236         7       97            
Riffle, Les               DE    GA   284         152     93            
Ponder, Devin             DT    GA   314         209     92            
Blake, Edward             S     AL   294         182     93            
**Rutherford, Derrick     OLB   AL   234         0       77            
Clark, Tom                TE    AL   254         64      89            
   
  Player                  Scout   Phone   Visit   Emphasis    Status
Castillo, Alvin           85+     2       3       Prest/Acad  Committed *      
McLemore, Kim             80+     2       3       Dist/Acad   Committed *      
Reyes, Phillip            65--    2       3       Acad/Dist   Committed *      
Pirtle, Dominic           65+     2       2       Acad/Prest  Committed *      
Owens, Blaine             65++    2       3       Prest*/Dist Committed *      
Riffle, Les               64-     2       2       Prest/Dist  Committed *      
Ponder, Devin             63-     2       3       Prest/Acad  Committed *      
Blake, Edward             63-     2       3       Dist/Acad   Committed *      
**Rutherford, Derrick     61-     3       2       Dist/Acad   Committed *      
Clark, Tom                55+     2       3       Dist/Acad   Committed *

McLemore, Clark, Rutherford and Owens committed this past week. We have two more targets left, an ILB and a T, plus the walk-on kicker we're going to recruit. This looks like an awesome class! QB McLemore loves to run... he'll be a factor in the wishbone, for sure.

bbgunn · 10-04-2006, 12:32 AM

WEEK 10
UAB 21, Louisville 17

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Box Score: UAB at Louisville  
Louisville, KY.  
  
Week 10, 2007  
  
Attendance: 22,600 (42,000).  
  
  
Weather: 42 degrees, fair.  
  
1Q: 09:43 LOUV - Tom Ramsey 17 run.  
1Q: 09:43 LOUV - Dominic Gordon extra point.  
2Q: 01:28 UABB - Juan Koehler 3 run.  
2Q: 01:28 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
2Q: 00:22 LOUV - Dominic Gordon 46 field goal.  
3Q: 12:13 LOUV - Johnny Fulton 9 pass from Alonzo Poulsen.  
3Q: 12:13 LOUV - Dominic Gordon extra point.  
3Q: 08:27 UABB - Juan Koehler 14 run.  
3Q: 08:27 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
3Q: 04:55 UABB - Bart Roberson 99 interception return.  
3Q: 04:55 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
  
Game MVP: UABB 64 Brad Powell  
  
UAB               0      7      14     0      -      21  
Louisville        7      3      7      0      -      17  
  
Team Statistics          UABB          LOUV  
  
First Downs              20            19  
  
Total Rushes             52            25  
Net Rushing Yards        197           64  
Yards Per Carry          3.7           2.5  
Rushing Yards            219           103  
Tckld Loss/Yards         8-17          2-7  
Sacked/Yards Lost        1-5           6-32  
  
Pass Attempts            17            37  
Completions              9             22  
Passing Yards            127           284  
Yards Per Attempt        7.4           7.6  
Interceptions            0             2  
Fumbles/Lost             1/1           2/1  
  
Total Plays              69            62  
Total Yards              324           348  
Yards Per Play           4.6           5.6  
  
3rd Down Plays           7/15          2/10  
  
Penalties                3             11  
Penalty Yards            15            90  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 28        OWN 32  
Time Of Possession       32:28         27:32

Okay, let me get this straight... we have only 2 conference wins, and they're against TCU and Louisville? Amazing. Although it's no surprise we were in position to win, thanks to a great game by Koehler, as you can see below.

bbgunn · 10-04-2006, 12:33 AM

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UAB Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
44 Koehler               34     150    4.4    23     2      4      0  
39 Razo                  9      10     1.1    8      0      5      0  
11 Raphael               6      13     2.1    8      0      0      1  
40 Buckley               2      25     12.5   24     0      0      0  
19 Parker                1      -1     -1.0   -1     0      1      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
11 Raphael               16     8      110    6.8    43     0      0  
19 Parker                1      1      17     17.0   17     0      0  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
84 Dunn                  4      69     17.2   5      43     0  
1 Lang                   3      50     16.6   1      26     0  
40 Buckley               1      6      6.0    7      6      0  
21 Bell                  1      2      2.0    0      2      0  
  
Punt Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
48 Roberson              2      3      1.5    0  
  
Kick Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
33 McElroy               1      19     19.0   0  
48 Roberson              1      28     28.0   0  
The College Years
45 Costello              1      19     19.0   0  
  
Punting                  Punts  Yards  Avg    Long   In20  
5 Muterspaugh            5      171    34.2   54     1  
  
Kicking                  FG     FGA    Long   PAT    Att  
10 Elliott               0      2      0      3      3  
  
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
34 Springer              7      1      1.0    0      0      0  
51 Harvey                5      1      2.0    0      0      0  
48 Roberson              5      3      0.0    2      99     1  
23 Rudy                  4      1      0.0    0      0      0  
93 Wheeler               4      1      0.0    0      0      0  
58 Roosenraad            4      1      0.0    0      0      0  
45 Costello              3      1      0.0    0      0      0  
26 Medley                3      0      0.0    0      0      0  
1 Lang                   2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
29 Caban                 2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
37 Durham                2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
98 Harms                 1      0      1.0    0      0      0  
71 Burgess               1      0      1.0    0      0      0  
94 Guthrie               1      0      0.5    0      0      0  
40 Buckley               1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
46 Corbett               1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
92 Davila                1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
39 Razo                  1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
84 Dunn                  1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
41 Barnes                1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
47 Bertsch               1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
91 Welch                 0      1      0.5    0      0      0  
76 Sawyer                0      1      0.0    0      0      0  
  
Miscellaneous            Fumb   FForc  Recov  MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd  
64 Powell                0      0      0      0      7      1  
56 Peachey               0      0      0      0      3      0  
70 Lerner                0      0      0      0      3      0  
66 Downs                 0      0      0      0      3      0  
40 Buckley               0      0      0      0      1      0  
73 Charles               0      0      0      0      1      0  
48 Roberson              0      1      0      0      0      0  
11 Raphael               1      0      0      0      0      0  
58 Roosenraad            0      1      0      0      0      0  
47 Bertsch               0      0      1      0      0      0

bbgunn · 10-04-2006, 12:37 AM

WEEK 10 IN C-USA
Army 58, Cincinnati 30
South Florida 30, East Carolina 27 (UPSET!!!!!)
TCU 31, Houston 7
Tulane 45, Memphis 23

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School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
East Carolina            7  1  0  .875  305 162 4  1  0  .800  189 101 Lost 1      
Army                     4  3  0  .571  268 256 4  1  0  .800  220 169 Won 4       
Tulane                   6  2  0  .750  222 151 3  2  0  .600  137 112 Won 2       
Houston                  4  3  0  .571  114 167 3  2  0  .600  88  121 Lost 1      
Southern Miss            4  4  0  .500  155 147 3  2  0  .600  104 92  Lost 1      
South Florida            4  4  0  .500  208 173 3  2  0  .600  118 98  Won 2       
Cincinnati               3  5  0  .375  201 256 3  3  0  .500  166 183 Lost 3      
**UAB                    3  5  0  .375  187 247 2  4  0  .333  119 205 Won 1       
TCU                      2  5  0  .285  151 157 1  3  0  .250  85  81  Won 1       
Louisville               3  5  0  .375  208 198 1  4  0  .200  107 148 Lost 2      
Memphis                  1  7  0  .125  237 324 1  4  0  .200  160 183 Lost 5

We're officially out of the conference title hunt. The best we could do is tie with East Carolina and Army, and we lost to both of them.

PRINGLES COACHES TOP 25

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The College Years
Voter Polls
   
  School                Record  Conf  Coach Fans  Ave    Rank  
Miami (FL)              8-0     ACC   1     1     1.00    2       
Georgia                 7-0     SEC   2     2     2.00    1       
Michigan                9-0     B10   3     3     3.00    3       
Texas                   9-0     B12   4     4     4.00    4       
USC                     7-1     PAC   5     6     5.50    10      
Colorado                8-0     B12   6     5     5.50    6       
Nebraska                7-1     B12   7     7     7.00    8       
Florida                 6-1     SEC   8     9     8.50    13      
Florida State           8-0     ACC   9     10    9.50    5       
Arizona State           8-0     PAC   10    8     9.00    7       
Penn State              7-1     B10   11    11    11.00   9       
Boston College          7-1     BET   12    12    12.00   12      
LSU                     6-2     SEC   13    13    13.00   11      
West Virginia           6-1     BET   14    17    15.50   15      
Syracuse                7-1     BET   15    16    15.50   14      
UCLA                    7-2     PAC   16    14    15.00   20      
Oklahoma                5-3     B12   17    15    16.00   23      
Fresno State            7-1     WAC   18    20    19.00   19      
Miami (OH)              7-1     MAC   19    24    21.50   24      
California              6-2     PAC   20    19    19.50   17      
Michigan State          6-2     B10   21    25    23.00   18      
Wisconsin               6-2     B10   22    26    24.00   21      
Virginia Tech           6-2     ACC   23    18    20.50   22      
Ohio State              5-3     B10   24    28    26.00   26      
East Carolina           7-1     USA   25    27    26.00   16

East Carolina pays for that loss to South Florida.

bbgunn · 10-04-2006, 12:38 AM

INJURIES:

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 Player                #    Pos  Elig  Health       Injury            Full Strn.  
Harms, Howie            98   DE   Jr*   Doubtful     Torn Thumb Ligame 9 Weeks    
McCrory, Gerald         95   ILB  So    Out          Torn Knee Ligamen 11 Weeks   
Osburn, Jim             61   T    So*   Out          Severe Hamstring  12 Weeks   
Snyder, Dean            86   TE   So    Out          Separated Shoulde 7 Weeks    
Raphael, Charles        11   QB   So*   Doubtful     Pulled Groin      4 Weeks    
Downs, Colin            66   T    So*   Probable     Bruised Ribcage   2 Weeks    
Schneider, Luther       43   RB   Jr    Out          Broken Foot       6 Weeks    
Roosenraad, Kurt        58   OLB  So*   Out          Broken Arm        8 Weeks    
Schulz, Percy           20   FB   Jr    Out          Broken Arm        5 Weeks

RECRUITING

Code:

 Player                  Pos   ST   Visit Cost  Dist.   Fit Score
Castillo, Alvin           RB    GA   278         136     88            
McLemore, Kim             QB    AL   298         196     89            
Reyes, Phillip            WR    AL   247         40      88            
Owens, Blaine             CB    AL   236         7       97            
Pirtle, Dominic           G     KY   343         278     92            
Riffle, Les               DE    GA   284         152     93            
Ponder, Devin             DT    GA   314         209     92            
Blake, Edward             S     AL   294         182     93            
**Rutherford, Derrick     OLB   AL   234         0       77            
Clark, Tom                TE    AL   254         64      89            
$$Franz, J.T.             ILB   AL   255         65      84            
   
  Player                  Scout   Phone   Visit   Emphasis    Status
Castillo, Alvin           85+     2       3       Prest/Acad  Committed *      
McLemore, Kim             80+     2       3       Dist/Acad   Committed *      
Reyes, Phillip            65--    2       3       Acad/Dist   Committed *      
Owens, Blaine             65++    2       3       Prest*/Dist Committed *      
Pirtle, Dominic           65+     2       2       Acad/Prest  Committed *      
Riffle, Les               64-     2       2       Prest/Dist  Committed *      
Ponder, Devin             63-     2       3       Prest/Acad  Committed *      
Blake, Edward             63-     2       3       Dist/Acad   Committed *      
**Rutherford, Derrick     61-     3       2       Dist/Acad   Committed *      
Clark, Tom                55+     2       3       Dist/Acad   Committed *      
$$Franz, J.T.             31+     0       3       Dist/Acad   Committed *

NEW: Franz.

bbgunn · 10-04-2006, 12:45 AM

WEEK 11
UAB (3-6) 25
North Texas (5-3) 27

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Box Score: UAB at North Texas  
Denton, TX.  
  
Week 11, 2007  
  
Attendance: 21,700 (30,500).  
  
  
Weather: 80 degrees, fair.  
  
1Q: 12:05 NTEX - O.J. Maness 28 field goal.  
1Q: 07:47 NTEX - Eric Unger 18 pass from Byron Landrum.  
1Q: 07:47 NTEX - O.J. Maness extra point.  
1Q: 03:35 UABB - Arnold Dunn 16 pass from Charles Raphael.  
1Q: 03:35 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point failed.  
2Q: 07:43 NTEX - Eric Unger 38 pass from Byron Landrum.  
2Q: 07:43 NTEX - O.J. Maness extra point.  
3Q: 11:28 UABB - Juan Koehler 3 pass from Charles Raphael.  
3Q: 11:28 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
3Q: 06:25 NTEX - Eric Unger 8 pass from Byron Landrum.  
3Q: 06:25 NTEX - O.J. Maness extra point.  
4Q: 08:27 UABB - Juan Koehler 8 run.  
4Q: 08:27 UABB - Juan Koehler run for conversion failed.  
4Q: 06:36 NTEX - O.J. Maness 30 field goal.  
4Q: 00:00 UABB - Bill Buckley 1 pass from Charles Raphael.  
4Q: 00:00 UABB - Juan Koehler run for conversion failed.  
  
Game MVP: NTEX 5 Byron Landrum  
  
UAB               6      0      7      12     -      25  
North Texas       10     7      7      3      -      27  
  
Team Statistics          UABB          NTEX  
  
First Downs              28            21  
  
Total Rushes             36            33  
Net Rushing Yards        222           180  
Yards Per Carry          6.1           5.4  
Rushing Yards            237           206  
Tckld Loss/Yards         2-3           6-9  
Sacked/Yards Lost        2-12          3-17  
  
Pass Attempts            38            27  
Completions              13            18  
Passing Yards            158           254  
Yards Per Attempt        4.1           9.4  
Interceptions            0             0  
Fumbles/Lost             0/0           2/0  
  
Total Plays              74            60  
Total Yards              380           434  
Yards Per Play           5.1           7.2  
  
3rd Down Plays           6/16          3/11  
  
Penalties                4             6  
Penalty Yards            25            77  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 26        OWN 30  
Time Of Possession       30:24         29:36

Damn, what a way to lose. At least we rushed all over their ass, Koehler had a good game, and Raphael still hasn't thrown a pick since I reinstated him as the starter.

09-11-2006, 12:44 AM	#4
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Offensive Breakdown 2007 definitely looks exciting. Here's why: Quarterbacks Let the Charles Raphael era begin. The redshirt freshman will be the starter in 2007. Raphael is an upgrade from what we've had at QB the last two years. Whether or not Raphael will be the starter in 2008 depends on how fast our recruit, Seth Weaver, progresses in his redshirt year. We didn't think he would have the amount of talent that he's shown this spring. He just might make Raphael a backup in 2008. Seniors Lamar Mardeusz and Vernon Parker will be our backups. Note that we moved Rodney Naquin to WR; he just wasn't cutting it this spring. Running Backs Continuing our look at the vast improvement of our offense, we look to the RBs. 2007 will be the first year of the Thunder and Lightning era at UAB. Juan "Lightning" Koehler (So) has great breakaway speed and is effective on the outside run, while Mercury "Thunder" Razo (So) can wear down opposing defenses with good power and good endurance. Koehler is already better than Bobby Forbes and Moe Stewart were at the height of their careers, and he hasn't played an official down yet. This future Hall of Famer will be the No. 1 RB, while Razo will be the No. 2. Luther Schneider (Jr) will be our main backup RB. Recruit Cole Kemp, who was a major find, it turns out, will redshirt 2007. He could possibly unseat Razo in the future. We are definitely stacked at the RB position. At FB, Percy Schulz (Jr) returns as starter for the 3rd straight year. Receivers Matt Lang (So) will be our starter again this year at WR, and hopefully he won't get injured again. Rodney Naquin's (Sr) transition to WR has been okay, and he is a capable backup. Ben Patton will be redshirted. He'll be the best WR we've had at UAB in a long time. Our best receiver may be our TE, Dean Snyder (So), who had a decent first year as a true freshman in 2006. Arnold Dunn, a true freshman, will be the backup. Offensive Line At center, Dale Peachey (So) returns as starter. Super recruit Donovan Henson will be redshirted. At guard, we'll start Brad Powell (Sr) once again, while we decided to redshirt sophomore Ty Carlisle to maximize his potential. He'll be replaced by Everett Lerner (So). Disappointing recruit Trevor Bullock will also redshirt. At tackle, Leland Harper (Sr) returns as a starter. Replacing C-USA second teamer Mark LaPorte will be promising freshman Colin Downs. Grant Pietraszak, who has even more talent than Downs, will redshirt. Downs and Pietraszak will allow for Koehler to get a lot of outside yardage in 2008. Kickers Korey Elliott (K, Sr) and Jamie Muterspaugh (P, Jr) will return as starters for the 3rd year. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

09-11-2006, 12:46 AM	#5
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Defensive Breakdown Now for the defense... Defensive Line At DE, michael Davila (So) will return as a starter, while sophomore Howie Harms will fill in for the departed Sean Lazetti. Broderick Ornelas will redshirt. At DT, Adam Sawyer (Sr) will be a starter again, while Bennie Nelson (Sr) lost his starting spot to promising freshman Rod Welch. Deron Desmond and Brady Salvatori will both redshirt. Linebackers Gerald McCrory (So) will be our ILB once again. At OLB, we have two blah starters: Luther Wheeler (Jr) and Kurt Roosenraad (Fr). Don't expect any awards here. OLBs Leon Schroeder and Al Stubbs will redshirt. Secondary At CB, Bart Roberson (Jr) returns to start for his 3rd year. The other slot will be filled by freshman Byron Costello. At safety, Brenden Springer (So) and Billy Rudy (Sr) return as starters. Heath Tavares will be redshirted. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

09-11-2006, 09:37 AM	#7
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	Thunder and Lighting, the perfect combo backs for the Wishbone. __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

09-11-2006, 10:44 PM	#8
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	2007 Preview - Blazer Radio Show NOLAN: Welcome to the Blazer Radio Show. I'm Skip Nolan, along with Bobby Forbes... Today we preview the 2007 UAB Blazer football season. Year 4 is a make or break year for the coach, B.B. Gunn, but he certainly has the personnel to get the job done this year, eh, Bobby? FORBES: Well, maybe part of the job, anyway. He's not going to go undefeated, but with these new players, he'll certainly improve from 2-9... NOLAN: UAB fans have never been as excited as they were this preseason, and for good reason. FORBES: Two good reasons, actually - Juan Koehler and Mercury Razo. They call them "Thunder and Lightning". NOLAN: That's right. Koehler is "Ligtning" with his speed and Mercury is "Thunder" - he can get you with power. The wishbone is going to be hard to stop this year. FORBES: It's amazing, too. Razo doesn't look that big, but tell that to the defenses that had to try to stop him in the spring game... NOLAN: Let's look at the 2007 schedule: Code: 2007 UAB Schedule Rival: Memphis Stadium Capacity: 83,100 Season Tickets Sold: 12,600 Week Opponent Result Attendance Weather Television 2 at Fairbanks 3 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE $$5 at Cincinnati $$6 ARMY $$7 at (22) TCU $$8 EAST CAROLINA $$9 SOUTH FLORIDA $$10 at (36) Louisville 11 at North Texas $$12 HOUSTON $$13 at Memphis Home Games in ALL CAPS $$-Conference Games, ##-League Championship Games, *-Post-Season Games FORBES: Fairbanks will be a great place for this team to start to jell, especially since UAB has had at least* 300 yards rushing against Fairbanks each of the last two years, with relatively weak backs. Imagine what Thunder and Lightning are going to do against them. NOLAN: Yeah, definitely. UAB should definitely start off 2-0 with Louisiana-Lafayette coming to Birmingham in Week 3. The North Texas game in Week 11 is winnable as well... they should go 3-0 out of the conference. FORBES: But then you have the C-USA slate. Their three toughest games are on the road, at TCU, Louisville and Memphis. NOLAN: Being a rivalry game, they play Memphis well all the time, but I'll say they lose all three of those. FORBES: Really? I think they'll beat Memphis. Koehler and Razo will be on their game by then. NOLAN: As for the other games, they should be able to win all of them, BUT... while the offense looks good, the defense has a lot of questions. The defense will lose a game out of those five for UAB. FORBES: Yeah, I agree. They'll lose the South Florida game... they never play the Bulls well. NOLAN: Yeah, but East Carolina can be dangerous too. By the way, it's good that they avoid Southern Miss. They've lost, what, 100-something to 0 combined in the last 3 years? Terrible. FORBES: Remember, we were on that 2004 squad. We had a bit to do with it. (laughs) NOLAN: Anyway, so you think they'll go 8-3 and 5-3 in C-USA? FORBES: Yeah. NOLAN: I'm at 7-4 and 4-4. I guess we disagree about the Memphis game, huh? FORBES: I'm telling you... Thunder and Lightning will shock Tiger fans. Watch out. NOLAN: Here's what the C-USA coaches think: Code: 1. TCU 2. Louisville 3. East Carolina 4. Southern Miss 5. Memphis 6. Houston 7. Tulane 8. South Florida 9. **UAB 10. Cincinnati 11. Army FORBES: Weren't they picked 9th last year, too? Don't they think this squad is better? NOLAN: Well, it's understandable. The defense has yet to prove itself. I think they could do better than Tulane or USF or Houston, though... Alright, let's look at the national Top 25: Code: School Record Conf Coach Fans Ave Rank Miami (FL) 0-0 ACC 1 1 1.00 1 Oklahoma 0-0 B12 2 2 2.00 2 USC 0-0 PAC 3 4 3.50 3 Florida 0-0 SEC 4 5 4.50 5 Nebraska 0-0 B12 5 3 4.00 4 Georgia 0-0 SEC 6 7 6.50 6 Michigan 0-0 B10 7 8 7.50 7 LSU 0-0 SEC 8 6 7.00 8 Ohio State 0-0 B10 9 11 10.00 9 Texas 0-0 B12 10 9 9.50 10 Penn State 0-0 B10 11 12 11.50 11 Boston College 0-0 BET 12 16 14.00 13 Notre Dame 0-0 IND 13 17 15.00 15 Colorado 0-0 B12 14 10 12.00 12 UCLA 0-0 PAC 15 13 14.00 14 Florida State 0-0 ACC 16 30 23.00 19 California 0-0 PAC 17 19 18.00 17 Alabama 0-0 SEC 18 14 16.00 16 Michigan State 0-0 B10 19 33 26.00 21 Texas A&M 0-0 B12 20 15 17.50 18 Washington State 0-0 PAC 21 18 19.50 20 TCU 0-0 USA 22 21 21.50 22 Wisconsin 0-0 B10 23 34 28.50 25 Virginia Tech 0-0 ACC 24 20 22.00 23 South Carolina 0-0 SEC 25 25 25.00 24 NOLAN: TCU is at #22. Fair? FORBES: Yeah, I think that's fair. But I'm surprised Louisville's not up there as well. They looked strong. NOLAN: But they lost some key starters. Still, they could easily be in the top 25 when all is said and done. Here's hoping UAB will be, too... Well, that's it for the preview show. The week 2 matchup at Fairbanks is just around the corner. See you next time. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

09-12-2006, 02:27 AM	#9
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Week 1 Recap Not much to report here... we really hit the recruiting roads hard for some good defensive players. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

09-10-2006, 06:05 PM	#2
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Offseason News Our Southeast scout, Quentin Lauer, left the program. We replaced him with Lamar Arteaga, who is at least decent in every category, but not excellent in any. He's best at scouting DL and LB - we certainly need help with that. Two of our players, Nick Booker (lack of playing time) and Moe Rasmussen (bad grades), left the squad. Artie Schultz of Michigan is the Coach of the Year for 2006. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers Last edited by bbgunn : 09-10-2006 at 06:07 PM.

09-11-2006, 09:25 AM	#6
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	This should be an interesting year!

09-12-2006, 02:33 AM	#10
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Week 2 Preview UAB (0-0) at Fairbanks (0-0) Line: Fairbanks by 5 Weather: 28 degrees, sunny TV: none For the third straight year, UAB travels to Alaska to face Fairbanks. However, this time, it's going to be really cold... Alaska cold. The forecast calls for a sunny but very frigid day. Fairbanks is favored once again, but they were favored the last two years, and UAB won both matches. This should be the coming out party for backs Juan Koehler and Mercury Razo. Our prediction: UAB 35, Fairbanks 17. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

09-12-2006, 02:51 AM	#13
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Week 3 Preview Louisiana-Lafayette (0-1) at UAB (1-0) Line: UAB by 2 Weather: 66 degrees, rainy TV: none After braving the Alaska cold and gaining a big win at Fairbanks, UAB plays its first home game against a bad Ragin Cajun team that was thrashed by Northern Illinois last week. Can Koehler give an encore, this time for the home fans? We think so. Our prediction: UAB 45, La-Lafayette 10. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

09-12-2006, 05:53 PM	#17
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Week 5 Preview UAB (1-1) at Cincinnati (0-2) Line: UAB by 7 Weather: 76 degrees, sunny TV: none After the shock loss to La-Lafayette two weeks ago, UAB travels to southwest Ohio to face Cincinnati. UAB is looking to prove itself against one of the weaker teams in C-USA. So far in the so-called "Thunder and Lightning" era, we've seen a lot of Lightning (RB Juan Koehler) but haven't heard much Thunder (Mercury Razo). Why is that? "You know, Juan is our No. 1 back," coach B.B. Gunn said. "Right now, he has the hot hand, so we're going to give him the rock as much as we can to take advantage of it. Mercury's not doing anything bad. We're sure that if Juan cools off, Mercury will step in there and do a good job." Our prediction for the game: UAB 24, Cincinnati 14. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

09-12-2006, 06:17 PM	#20
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Week 5 - Recruiting We had our first two commitments: G Dominic Pirtle (KY, 65+) and DE Les Riffle (GA, 64-). They'll help us out in the future. Week 6 Preview Army (0-3) at UAB (1-2) (-8) UAB seeks to halt their two-game losing streak against a team that has a losing streak of their own: 13 games. Army's bound to break the streak some time, but this is a chance for UAB to right the ship before getting into the meat of the C-USA schedule. Our prediction: UAB 21, Army 17. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

09-12-2006, 09:27 PM	#21
SFL Cat College Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: South Florida	Looks to me like Raphael might be your problem. The guy isn't putting up wishbone QB stats, at least not in the rushing category.

09-12-2006, 10:24 PM	#24
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	Wow, talk about your run of bad luck. Koehler is a frigging beast, though, and I'd love to see him ported over to FOF when he graduates to see how he does in the NFL. __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

09-12-2006, 10:35 PM	#27
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	You are a recruitng beast!! Give me some secrets!

09-13-2006, 12:42 AM	#29
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Week 7 Preview UAB (1-3) at TCU (1-3) UAB looks to halt its surprising 3-game skid this week at Fort Worth, Texas, as they face the Horned Frogs of Texas Christian University. Amazingly, TCU, ranked #22 nationally in the preseason, is near the bottom of the C-USA standings. Seems like the time is right for UAB to get their first win against the Horned Frogs since B.B. Gunn took over. However, it's not that simple. TCU's losses have come against Missouri (2-2), nationally-ranked East Carolina (4-0), and rival SMU (4-1). Meanwhile, UAB has lost to Louisiana-Lafayette (1-3), Cincinnati (2-2) and Army (1-3). Plus, this game is at Fort Worth and TCU is favored. It would be nice to get a win here, but we don't see it. Our prediction: TCU 34, UAB 20. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

09-13-2006, 08:55 AM	#32
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	Raphael sure seems interception-prone. I'd give one of the other QBs a shot, especially with Charles hurt. __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

09-13-2006, 10:36 AM	#33
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Are you playing on the hardest difficulty? Maybe that's my problem.

09-14-2006, 09:43 AM	#36
mrsimperless College Prospect Join Date: Apr 2003	Yeah, I'd be sad to see this UAB team fold, but I'll follow the next one too! =D __________________ "All I know is that smart women are hot. Susan Polgar beat me in 24 moves in a simultaneous exhbition. I slept with the scoresheet under my pillow." Off some dude's web site.

09-29-2006, 02:47 AM	#37
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Sorry guys... I couldn't let this dynasty die. I wanna see what Thunder and Lightning can do before all is said and done. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

09-29-2006, 02:57 AM	#38
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Week 8 Preview #18 East Carolina (5-0) at UAB (2-3) Line: ECU by 18 Weather: 60 degrees, sunny TV: none As you all know, East Carolina has been on fire. They are 10th in the nation in points per game, and their run-and-shoot is among the top 15 in all national passing categories. Their one weakness is probably allowing too many points on defense as of late, but they keep winning. UAB is high off of their big win at TCU last week, but they have to keep their emotions in check, or they won't win this. Coach Gunn has decided to start mobile QB senior Vernon Parker over Raphael, who has been quite interception-prone. How will that turn out? Who knows, but it doesn't look good for UAB, no matter the QB. Our prediction: ECU 41, UAB 23. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

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