R! U! A Rutgers NCAA '09 Dynasty

[Radii]

That is a hell of a recruiting class, nice job!

[JetsIn06]

The 2014 Rutgers Scarlet Knights:

Quarterbacks

Starter
Redshirting


#2 Marcus Carpenter. 6'3", 212 lbs. JR(RS). 91 OVR
#14 Scott Ford. 6'2", 230 lbs. FR. 79 OVR
#1 Keith Patterson. 6'2", 204 lbs. FR(RS). 75 OVR
#17 Robert Ryan. 6'4", 188 lbs. FR. 73 OVR

Outlook:

I'm 99% convinced that Carpenter will hit the road after this year, and frankly, I almost hope he does. Scott Ford is gonna be legit. What you can't see here is his 89 speed rating. WOW. He is a heisman-winning type QB.

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The 2014 Rutgers Scarlet Knights:

Running Backs

Starter
Redshirting

#49 Derek Tate. 5'10", 185 lbs. JR(RS). 85 OVR
#32 Tim Mack. 6'0", 196 lbs. SO(RS). 84 OVR
#21 Jeremy Torrey. 5'11", 207 lbs. SO(RS). 82 OVR
#46 Jason Archer. 6'0", 192 lbs. SO(RS). 80 OVR
#24 Bryant Harrell. 6'1", 175 bs. FR. 79 OVR
#39 Thomas Cochran. 5'11", 171 lbs. FR. 74 OVR

Outlook:

Not entirely thrilled about this group. We have great depth but losing Mills is really rough.

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The 2014 Rutgers Scarlet Knights:

Fullbacks

Starter
Redshirting

#80 Carl Baker. 6'6", 259 lbs. SO. 73 OVR
#47 Robert Jean. 6'1", 225 lbs. FR. 63 OVR

Outlook:

Baker is a converted tight end that actually looks pretty solid. It's amazing tha in all these years of recruiting I still haven't found a natural fullback worth keeping

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The 2014 Rutgers Scarlet Knights:

Wide Receivers

Starter
Redshirting

#89 Trey Archie. 6'4", 194 lbs. JR(RS). 85 OVR
#86 Warren Brown. 6'5", 188 lbs. SO(RS). 82 OVR
#82 Chris Busing. 6'0", 174 lbs. SO(RS). 81 OVR
#81 Jeff Cantrell. 6'2", 188 lbs. FR. 80 OVR
#87 Marques Hughes. 6'4", 200 lbs. FR. 79 OVR
#88 Bryan Robinson. 6'6", 186 lbs. FR. 77 OVR
#85 Eric Royal. 6'5", 199 lbs. FR. 74 OVR



Outlook:

Well, I'm not thrilled but I'm not worried either. Cantrell and Hughes are the future of the passing game, but Archie and Brown should get us through the season well enough.

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The 2014 Rutgers Scarlet Knights:

Tight Ends

Starter
Redshirting


#84 Nick Southall. 6'3", 237 lbs. SO. 78 OVR
#83 Joe Holmes. 6'8", 239 lbs. FR. 75 OVR

Outlook:

The addition of Holmes let me move Baker to FB. I'm liking the future at this position.

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The 2014 Rutgers Scarlet Knights:

Offensive Line

Starter
Redshirting

Left Tackle

#61 Josh Yancey. 6'4", 301 lbs. JR(RS). 86 OVR
#73 Robert Stevenson. 6'4", 270 lbs. FR(RS). 82 OVR

Left Guard

#60 Jeremy Johnson. 6'3", 291 lbs. JR. 86 OVR
#75 Lee Blalock. 6'0", 275 lbs. JR(RS). 82 OVR
#76 Scott Roberts. 6'3", 350 lbs. FR. 74 OVR

Center
#67 Jake McCargo. 6'5", 325 lbs. SR. 75 OVR
#72 Eric Johnson. 6'4", 203 lbs. FR. 54 OVR

Right Guard

#74 Isaiah Butler. 6'3", 327 lbs. SR(RS). 83 OVR
#68 Ed Jones. 6'4", 312 lbs. FR. 75 OVR

Right Tackle

#63 Bo Harris. 6'4", 306 lbs. SR(RS). 82 OVR
#78 Steve Thompson. 6'6", 273 lbs. FR. 72 OVR

Outlook:

I've got three players leaving after this season. I have replacements ready at RG and RT but I'm really going to need a center. Left side of the line is looking very good.

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The 2014 Rutgers Scarlet Knights:

Defensive Line

Starter
Redshirting

Left End

#98 Calvin Guerrero. 6'4", 230 lbs. SO(RS). 86 OVR
#95 Matt Smith. 6'2", 246 lbs. SO(RS). 80 OVR
#91 Alan Anderson. 6'2", 266 lbs. FR(RS). 74 OVR

Defensive Tackle

#93 James Townsend. 6'4", 259 lbs. SO(RS). 80 OVR
#94 Dan Dukes. 6'1", 269 lbs. FR. 78 OVR
#96 Ben Miller. 6'4", 249 lbs. FR. 75 OVR
#92 Ryan Black. 6'4", 275 lbs. FR. 72 OVR

Right End

#99 Dusty Williams. 6'5", 252 lbs. JR(RS). 91 OVR
#90 Brad Bly. 6'6". 260 lbs. SR(RS). 83 OVR
#62 Rich Schlicher. 6'5", 250 lbs. FR(RS). 76 OVR

Outlook:

DT has taken a step back, but I like our new guys there. Sucks that we can only redshirt Miller though. Defensive end is looks great for now and the future looks bright as well.

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The 2014 Rutgers Scarlet Knights:

Linebackers

Starter
Redshirting

Left Outside Linebacker

#51 John Lawrence. 6'4", 221 lbs. SO(RS). 80 OVR
#59 Stanley Broussard. 6'1", 231 lbs. FR. 79 OVR
#57 Martin Herring. 6'1", 225 lbs. FR(RS). 79 OVR

Middle Linebacker

#58 James Cross. 6'3", 227 lbs. SR(RS). 90 OVR
#52 Will Carter. 6'1", 238 lbs. SO(RS). 78 OVR
#55 Joel Moses. 6'1", 230 lbs. FR(RS). 77 OVR
#50 Reggie Horton. 6'3", 232 lbs. FR(RS). 76 OVR

Right Outside Linebacker

#15 Mitchell Jacobs. 6'2", 236 lbs. JR(RS). 92 OVR
#53 Travis Temblay. 6'2", 228 lbs. FR(RS). 81 OVR
#54 Drew Johnson. 6'0", 220 lbs. FR. 76 OVR

Outlook:

We lost some solid players but I like this group. LOLB is a slight weakness, but we're young there and should get better. I'm loving Cross at MLB, but I gotta hope that one of those younger guys will step up and prove they have what it takes to start next year.

[JetsIn06]

The 2014 Rutgers Scarlet Knights:

Cornerbacks

Starter
Redshirting

#97 Matt Edwards. 6'0", 169 lbs. SR. 92 OVR
#29 Russell Mason. 6'2", 197 lbs. SR. 89 OVR
#5 Alex Wilson. 5'11", 195 lbs. SR(RS). 86 OVR
#33 Corey McDaniel. 5'10", 191 lbs. SO. 85 OVR
#34 Monte Doucette. 6'2", 193 lbs. FR(RS). 85 OVR
#22 Bobby Parks. 6'1", 18 lbs. FR(RS). 82 OVR
#20 Ryan Kimbrough. 6'0", 189 lbs. FR(RS). 78 OVR
#43 Chris Ford. 6'2", 181 lbs. JR. 77 OVR
#28 Mike Robertson. 6'1", 189 lbs. FR. 77 OVR
#26 Dedrick Spinner. 6'1", 187 lbs. FR. 74 OVR
#25 Kenny Flowers. 6'0", 183 lbs. FR. 73 OVR

Outlook:

With three of our top CB's leaving after this year, and the lack of CB's coming into the college ranks that were interested in us, I made the decision to recruit a ton of WR's and convert them to CB's. I also redshirted McDaniel and Ford this year since we could field 5 CB's without them and didn't get a big dropoff in talent.

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The 2014 Rutgers Scarlet Knights:

Safeties

Starter
Redshirting

Free Safeties

#37 Jason Riley. 6'3", 192 lbs. JR(RS). 88 OVR
#35 Quinton McNair. 6'3", 214 lbs. JR(RS). 86 OVR
#30 Brad Ratliff. 6'1", 212 lbs. FR. 75 OVR

Strong Safeties

#23 Derek Hutchinson. 6'0", 186 lbs. SR(RS). 82 OVR
#27 Gordon Wright. 6'1", 179 lbs. SO(RS). 82 OVR


Outlook:

I'm definitely going to look for a SS this year, but I'm generally happy with this unit.

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The 2014 Rutgers Scarlet Knights:

Special Teams

Starter
Redshirting

Kickers

#12 Chris Latimer. 6'1", 183 lbs. JR. 75 OVR

Punters

#3 Marcus Austin. 6'0", 188 lbs. JR(RS). 79 OVR


Outlook:

Latimer had a bad year, and unfortunately, it's about that time to start looking for replacements. Fun.

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Originally Posted by Radii

That is a hell of a recruiting class, nice job!

Thanks man. I gotta come check out how you are doing with NC State. They're doing terrible in my game.

[JetsIn06]

2014 Recruiting

Pipeline:

Our pipeline states are NJ, NY, PA, and FL, and CT.

Major Needs:

Tight End: I only have two on the roster and I'd like a 3rd to sit and redshirt.

Tackle: My starting LT is a JR, and my stating RT is a SR. I like our young guys but I'd like another elite player.

Guard: Same as tackle.

Center: Definitely my biggest need on the offensive line. I had to move a guard over to play center and I have a walk-on redshirting.

Strong Safety: My starter is a senior, and his backup is a sophmore. I need someone to grrom under him when he takes over.

Kicker/Punter

Minor Needs:

Backup QB
DE
DT
MLB
FS

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2014 Recruiting

TARGET LIST

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)

Quarterbacks:

Lionel Sims, FL: 4* (#3)
Troy Myrick, NJ: 4* (#6)
C.J. Gonzales, DC: 4* (#9)

Running Backs:

Josh Miller, FL: 5* (#2)
Paul Auguste, FL: 5* (#5)

Fullbacks:

Tracy Beach, FL: 4* (#1)
Larry Jones, MD: 3* (#3)

Tight Ends:

Brian Howard, NJ: 4* (#1)
Dave Johnson, FL: 4* (#2)
Cedrick Rogers, SD: 4* (#3)
Marvin Stovall, UT: 4* (#7)

Wide Receivers:

-

Tackles:

Jonathan O'Brien, NY: 4* (#5)
Eric Johnson, FL: 4* (#8)
Sam Davis, NJ: 3* (#26)

Guards:

-

Centers:

(JUCO) Lawrence Frankin, FL: 4* (#2)
Bruce Penn, AL: 4* (#3)
Jason Snyder, T: 4* (#4)
William Jones, HI: 4* (#5)
Ryan Clark, DC: 2* (#27)
Adam King, GA: 2* (#30)
Frank Reese, CT: 2* (#39)

Defensive Ends:

Darrell Baker, TX: 4* (#4)
Montrell Adams, NJ: 4* (#18)

Defensive Tackles:

Brian Rogers, MI: (#2)
Steve Williams, NJ: 4* (#8)
Travis Williams, NJ: 4* (#9)

Middle Linebackers:

Keith Hodges, MD: 4* (#19)
Andy Yarno, NJ: 3* (#37)

Outside Linebackers:

Craig Key, NJ: 4* (#25)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

Derek Arnold, NJ: 5* (#1)

Strong Safeties:

Darrell Bradley, MO: 4* (#4)
Mike Walker, IL: 4* (#8)

Kickers:

-

Punters:

Philip McCarty, CA: 5* (#1)
Ryan Young, GA: 4* (#2)

Athletes:

Gerald Clemens, AL: 5* (#1)

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2014 Pre-Season

Rutgers Rank:

We start off the season ranked #13!

Pre-Season All Americans:

1st Team:

G Blalock
CB Wilson

2nd Team:

LG Johnson
CB Mason


Pre-Season All-ACC:

1st Team:

WR Archie
G Blalock
RT Harris
CB Wilson
CB Mason

2nd Team:
QB Carpenter
LT Yancey
G Johnson
Ret CB Edwards

Heisman Watch

I'll try and keep you updated on the Heisman race every couple weeks. Right now, here's what it looks like:

QB Michael Martinez. SR(RS). Tennessee
QB John Nelson. SR. Penn St.
HB Cody Underwood. SO(RS). Texas
HB Brandon Jones. SO. Auburn
WR Tyson Williams. JR. Texas

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2014 Week One:

Recruiting:

I've used a similar strategy the past two years and have gotten the #2 and #1 classes, respectively.

The first thing I want to do is go through the 4* recruits that have us as #1 and offer them a scholarship to see if they'll accept on the spot. The problem now is I have a lot of 3* guys who have me 1st, but I don't want to waste one of my 25 scholarships if I can get a guy better.

Shit. No one bit. Getting one is a huge advantage. Players, if they dont sign really early, like to wait a long time to committ. Oh well.

So with 8:20 left, we hit a broad range of players. The goal right now is to guage the interest of guys, get some movement in one direction or the other so we can develop a shortlist of guys we want to hit hard and guys that are just pulling our chain.


WEEK ONE TARGET LIST

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft-Committed to RU
Committed to RU

Quarterbacks:

Lionel Sims, FL: 4* (#3)
Troy Myrick, NJ: 4* (#6)
C.J. Gonzales, DC: 4* (#9)

Running Backs:

Josh Miller, FL: 5* (#2)
Paul Auguste, FL: 5* (#5)

Fullbacks:

Tracy Beach, FL: 4* (#1)
Larry Jones, MD: 3* (#3)

Tight Ends:

Brian Howard, NJ: 4* (#1)
Dave Johnson, FL: 4* (#2)
Cedrick Rogers, SD: 4* (#3)
Marvin Stovall, UT: 4* (#7)

Wide Receivers:

-

Tackles:

Jonathan O'Brien, NY: 4* (#5)
Eric Johnson, FL: 4* (#8)
Sam Davis, NJ: 3* (#26)

Guards:

-

Centers:

(JUCO) Lawrence Frankin, FL: 4* (#2)
Bruce Penn, AL: 4* (#3)
Jason Snyder, T: 4* (#4)
William Jones, HI: 4* (#5)
Ryan Clark, DC: 2* (#27)
Adam King, GA: 2* (#30)
Frank Reese, CT: 2* (#39)

Defensive Ends:

Darrell Baker, TX: 4* (#4)
Montrell Adams, NJ: 4* (#18)

Defensive Tackles:

Brian Rogers, MI: (#2)
Steve Williams, NJ: 4* (#8)
Travis Williams, NJ: 4* (#9)

Middle Linebackers:

Keith Hodges, MD: 4* (#19)
Andy Yarno, NJ: 3* (#37)

Outside Linebackers:

Craig Key, NJ: 4* (#25)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

Derek Arnold, NJ: 5* (#1)

Strong Safeties:

Darrell Bradley, MO: 4* (#4)
Mike Walker, IL: 4* (#8)

Kickers:

-

Punters:

Philip McCarty, CA: 5* (#1)
Ryan Young, GA: 4* (#2)

Athletes:

Gerald Clemens, AL: 5* (#1)


Game:

Louisville (0-0) @ #13 Rutgers (0-0)

First game of the year! Let's see if we overcome our losses and put together a solid game.

And we can! We outgained them 468 to 189, held them to 25 yards on the ground, and forced 4 turnovers.

Carpenter went 14 of 24 for 192 yards for 2 TD's and 1 INT.

Tate did well in his first game as the starter, running 18 times for 108 yards. Backup Mack ran 9 times for 100 yards.

Archie had a great game, catching 7 passes for 85 yards and a TD.

On defense we had two sacks and two INT's.

Final Score: Rutgers 47, Louisville 7

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2014 Week Two:

Recruiting:

Eh. I have a feeling that not offering a scholarship to players hurts their feelings. Lesson learned. Nothing to eventful this week. Still just feeling around.

WEEK TWO TARGET LIST

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft-Committed to RU
Committed to RU

Quarterbacks:

Lionel Sims, FL: 4* (#3)
Troy Myrick, NJ: 4* (#6)
C.J. Gonzales, DC: 4* (#9)

Running Backs:

Josh Miller, FL: 5* (#2)
Paul Auguste, FL: 5* (#5)

Fullbacks:

Tracy Beach, FL: 4* (#1)
Larry Jones, MD: 3* (#3)

Tight Ends:

Brian Howard, NJ: 4* (#1)
Dave Johnson, FL: 4* (#2)
Cedrick Rogers, SD: 4* (#3)
Marvin Stovall, UT: 4* (#7)

Wide Receivers:

-

Tackles:

Jonathan O'Brien, NY: 4* (#5)
Eric Johnson, FL: 4* (#8)
Sam Davis, NJ: 3* (#26)

Guards:

-

Centers:

(JUCO) Lawrence Frankin, FL: 4* (#2)
Bruce Penn, AL: 4* (#3)
Jason Snyder, T: 4* (#4)
William Jones, HI: 4* (#5)
Ryan Clark, DC: 2* (#27)
Adam King, GA: 2* (#30)
Frank Reese, CT: 2* (#39)

Defensive Ends:

Darrell Baker, TX: 4* (#4)
Montrell Adams, NJ: 4* (#18)

Defensive Tackles:

Brian Rogers, MI: (#2)
Steve Williams, NJ: 4* (#8)
Travis Williams, NJ: 4* (#9)

Middle Linebackers:

Keith Hodges, MD: 4* (#19)
Andy Yarno, NJ: 3* (#37)

Outside Linebackers:

Craig Key, NJ: 4* (#25)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

Derek Arnold, NJ: 5* (#1)

Strong Safeties:

Darrell Bradley, MO: 4* (#4)
Mike Walker, IL: 4* (#8)

Kickers:

-

Punters:

Philip McCarty, CA: 5* (#1)
Ryan Young, GA: 4* (#2)

Athletes:

Gerald Clemens, AL: 5* (#1)


Game:

BYE

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2014 Week Three:

Recruiting:

Damn. I keep manually talking to players and I'm wasting so much time. I think it's best to use the automatic talking in the beginning so you can assure yourself time with a bunch of recruits.

WEEK THREE TARGET LIST

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft-Committed to RU
Committed to RU

Quarterbacks:

Lionel Sims, FL: 4* (#3)
Troy Myrick, NJ: 4* (#6)
C.J. Gonzales, DC: 4* (#9)

Running Backs:

Josh Miller, FL: 5* (#2)
Paul Auguste, FL: 5* (#5)

Fullbacks:

Tracy Beach, FL: 4* (#1)
Larry Jones, MD: 3* (#3)

Tight Ends:

Brian Howard, NJ: 4* (#1)
Dave Johnson, FL: 4* (#2)
Cedrick Rogers, SD: 4* (#3)
Marvin Stovall, UT: 4* (#7)

Wide Receivers:

-

Tackles:

Jonathan O'Brien, NY: 4* (#5)
Eric Johnson, FL: 4* (#8)
Sam Davis, NJ: 3* (#26)

Guards:

-

Centers:

(JUCO) Lawrence Frankin, FL: 4* (#2)
Bruce Penn, AL: 4* (#3)
Jason Snyder, T: 4* (#4)
William Jones, HI: 4* (#5)
Ryan Clark, DC: 2* (#27)
Adam King, GA: 2* (#30)
Frank Reese, CT: 2* (#39)

Defensive Ends:

Darrell Baker, TX: 4* (#4)
Montrell Adams, NJ: 4* (#18)

Defensive Tackles:

Brian Rogers, MI: (#2)
Steve Williams, NJ: 4* (#8)
Travis Williams, NJ: 4* (#9)

Middle Linebackers:

Keith Hodges, MD: 4* (#19)
Andy Yarno, NJ: 3* (#37)

Outside Linebackers:

Craig Key, NJ: 4* (#25)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

Derek Arnold, NJ: 5* (#1)

Strong Safeties:

Darrell Bradley, MO: 4* (#4)
Mike Walker, IL: 4* (#8)

Kickers:

-

Punters:

Philip McCarty, CA: 5* (#1)
Ryan Young, GA: 4* (#2)

Athletes:

Gerald Clemens, AL: 5* (#1)


Game:

Florida Atlantic (1-0) @ #12 Rutgers (1-0)Carpenter had a great game, going 22 of 27 with 3 TD's. Tate ran for 114 yards on 22 carries. Dukes picked up 2 sacks.

Final Score: Rutgers 25, Florida Atlantic 10

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2014 Week Four:

Recruiting:

Not feeling recruiting this year. I don't know what it is. I think not offering scholarships early has really hurt me. Big visiting week...let's hop those go well. I need it.

WEEK FOUR TARGET LIST

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft-Committed to RU
Committed to RU

Quarterbacks:

Lionel Sims, FL: 4* (#3)
Troy Myrick, NJ: 4* (#6)
C.J. Gonzales, DC: 4* (#9)

Running Backs:

Josh Miller, FL: 5* (#2)
Paul Auguste, FL: 5* (#5)

Fullbacks:

Tracy Beach, FL: 4* (#1)
Larry Jones, MD: 3* (#3)

Tight Ends:

Brian Howard, NJ: 4* (#1)
Dave Johnson, FL: 4* (#2)
Cedrick Rogers, SD: 4* (#3)
Marvin Stovall, UT: 4* (#7)

Wide Receivers:

-

Tackles:

Jonathan O'Brien, NY: 4* (#5)
Eric Johnson, FL: 4* (#8)
Sam Davis, NJ: 3* (#26)

Guards:

-

Centers:

(JUCO) Lawrence Frankin, FL: 4* (#2)
Bruce Penn, AL: 4* (#3)
Jason Snyder, T: 4* (#4)
William Jones, HI: 4* (#5)
Ryan Clark, DC: 2* (#27)
Adam King, GA: 2* (#30)
Frank Reese, CT: 2* (#39)

Defensive Ends:

Darrell Baker, TX: 4* (#4)
Montrell Adams, NJ: 4* (#18)

Defensive Tackles:

Brian Rogers, MI: (#2)
Steve Williams, NJ: 4* (#8)
Travis Williams, NJ: 4* (#9)

Middle Linebackers:

Keith Hodges, MD: 4* (#19)
Andy Yarno, NJ: 3* (#37)

Outside Linebackers:

Craig Key, NJ: 4* (#25)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

Derek Arnold, NJ: 5* (#1)

Strong Safeties:

Darrell Bradley, MO: 4* (#4)
Mike Walker, IL: 4* (#8)

Kickers:

-

Punters:

Philip McCarty, CA: 5* (#1)
Ryan Young, GA: 4* (#2)

Athletes:

Gerald Clemens, AL: 5* (#1)


Game:

Virginia (2-0) @ #11 Rutgers (2-0)

Virginia is a good team, but we dealt with them easily.

Our defense played great, picking off 4 passes. Offense played well but nothing out of the ordinary.

Final Score: Rutgers 37, Virginia 9

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2014 Week Five:

Recruiting:

Okay, so I've been complaining about the fact that not offering scholarships has hurt me. So this week my first priority is to offer everyone a scholarship that hasn't gotten one.

Done.

Now I'm going to focus on some of the better recruits. I don't feel like I have a ton of holes so maybe I'll focus on quality of quantity.

WEEK FIVE TARGET LIST

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft-Committed to RU
Committed to RU

Quarterbacks:

Lionel Sims, FL: 4* (#3)
Troy Myrick, NJ: 4* (#6)
C.J. Gonzales, DC: 4* (#9)

Running Backs:

Josh Miller, FL: 5* (#2)
Paul Auguste, FL: 5* (#5)

Fullbacks:

Tracy Beach, FL: 4* (#1)
Larry Jones, MD: 3* (#3)

Tight Ends:

Brian Howard, NJ: 4* (#1)
Dave Johnson, FL: 4* (#2)
Cedrick Rogers, SD: 4* (#3)
Marvin Stovall, UT: 4* (#7)

Wide Receivers:

-

Tackles:

Jonathan O'Brien, NY: 4* (#5)
Eric Johnson, FL: 4* (#8)
Sam Davis, NJ: 3* (#26)

Guards:

-

Centers:

(JUCO) Lawrence Frankin, FL: 4* (#2)
Bruce Penn, AL: 4* (#3)
Jason Snyder, T: 4* (#4)
William Jones, HI: 4* (#5)
Ryan Clark, DC: 2* (#27)
Adam King, GA: 2* (#30)
Frank Reese, CT: 2* (#39)

Defensive Ends:

Darrell Baker, TX: 4* (#4)
Montrell Adams, NJ: 4* (#18)

Defensive Tackles:

Brian Rogers, MI: (#2)
Steve Williams, NJ: 4* (#8)
Travis Williams, NJ: 4* (#9)

Middle Linebackers:

Keith Hodges, MD: 4* (#19)
Andy Yarno, NJ: 3* (#37)

Outside Linebackers:

Craig Key, NJ: 4* (#25)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

Derek Arnold, NJ: 5* (#1)

Strong Safeties:

Darrell Bradley, MO: 4* (#4)
Mike Walker, IL: 4* (#8)

Kickers:

-

Punters:

Philip McCarty, CA: 5* (#1)
Ryan Young, GA: 4* (#2)

Athletes:

Gerald Clemens, AL: 5* (#1)


Game:

#8 Rutgers (3-0) @ #12 Virginia Tech (3-0)

Damn. We didn't play that bad but we couldn't put the ball in the endzone.

Final Score: Virginia Tech 31, Rutgers 17

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2014 Week Six:

Recruiting:

Some positions are looking great and some are dissapointing. I guess that's the way it goes. As usual, big update coming tomorrow.

WEEK SIX TARGET LIST

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft-Committed to RU
Committed to RU

Quarterbacks:

Lionel Sims, FL: 4* (#3)
Troy Myrick, NJ: 4* (#6)
C.J. Gonzales, DC: 4* (#9)

Running Backs:

Josh Miller, FL: 5* (#2)
Paul Auguste, FL: 5* (#5)

Fullbacks:

Tracy Beach, FL: 4* (#1)
Larry Jones, MD: 3* (#3)

Tight Ends:

Brian Howard, NJ: 4* (#1)
Dave Johnson, FL: 4* (#2)
Cedrick Rogers, SD: 4* (#3)
Marvin Stovall, UT: 4* (#7)

Wide Receivers:

-

Tackles:

Jonathan O'Brien, NY: 4* (#5)
Eric Johnson, FL: 4* (#8)
Sam Davis, NJ: 3* (#26)

Guards:

-

Centers:

(JUCO) Lawrence Frankin, FL: 4* (#2)
Bruce Penn, AL: 4* (#3)
Jason Snyder, T: 4* (#4)
William Jones, HI: 4* (#5)
Ryan Clark, DC: 2* (#27)
Adam King, GA: 2* (#30)
Frank Reese, CT: 2* (#39)

Defensive Ends:

Darrell Baker, TX: 4* (#4)
Montrell Adams, NJ: 4* (#18)

Defensive Tackles:

Brian Rogers, MI: (#2)
Steve Williams, NJ: 4* (#8)
Travis Williams, NJ: 4* (#9)

Middle Linebackers:

Keith Hodges, MD: 4* (#19)
Andy Yarno, NJ: 3* (#37)

Outside Linebackers:

Craig Key, NJ: 4* (#25)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

Derek Arnold, NJ: 5* (#1)

Strong Safeties:

Darrell Bradley, MO: 4* (#4)
Mike Walker, IL: 4* (#8)

Kickers:

-

Punters:

Philip McCarty, CA: 5* (#1)
Ryan Young, GA: 4* (#2)

Athletes:

Gerald Clemens, AL: 5* (#1)


Game:

#25 Miami (4-0) @ #12 Rutgers (3-1)

Big game and we pull off the win. Tate ran 26 times for 156 yards, and the QB Carpenter ran 16 times for 91 yards. Running game was the key today.

Final Score: Rutgers 35, Miami 21

[JetsIn06]

Around the NCAA Update:

Six weeks in. Ohio St. tops the rankings, and still has to play #19 Wisconsin, #3 Penn St, and #14 Michigan. Auburn is right behind them at #2 and still has to play #4 LSU, #23 Florida, and #12 Alabama. Penn St. is at #3 and have a relatively easy schedule other than their game against Ohio St.

#1. Ohio St. (33) (4-0)
#2. Auburn (27) (5-0)
#3. Penn St. (1) (4-0)
#4. LSU (5-0)
#5. Arizona St. (5-0)
#6. West Virginia (5-0)
#7. Notre Dame (5-0)
#8. Virginia Tech (5-0)
#9. USC (4-0)
#10. Fresno St. (4-0)
#11. Florida St. (4-1)
#12. Alabama (3-1)
#13. Rutgers (4-1)
#14. Michigan (3-1)
#15. Tennessee (3-2
#16. Missouri (4-0)
#17. South Carolina (3-2)
#18. BYU (5-0)
#19. Wisconsin (4-1)
#20. UCLA (5-0)
#21. USF (4-0)
#22. Texas (3-1)
#23. Florida (4-1)
#24. Oklahoma (3-2)
#25. Clemson (4-0)

Race for the Heisman Trophy:

WR Jason Cook. JR(RS). Arizona St.

45 rec. 751 yards. 10 TD's.

QB Anthony Baker. SR(RS). West Virginia

1081 yards. 14 TD's. 2 INT's.

HB Darrell Hoffman. SR(RS). Oklahoma St.

837 yards. 5.9 YPC. 11 TD's.

QB Dan Bradshaw. SR(RS). LSU

1339yards. 16 TD's. 2 INT's.

QB Michael Martinez. SR(RS). Tennessee

1111 yards. 13 TD's. 5 INT's

[JetsIn06]

2014 Week Seven:

Recruiting:

Big update this week. I'l do the usual and go through the positions and give a pretty detailed look at how we are doing.

At QB, we're looking to get one of the three QB's, but are heavily targeting the #3 and #6 QB's in the nation. It's not a huge need, but 4* Lionel Sims, the #3 in the nation, has us as his favorite school. The other two QB's have us as 2nd.

At running back, 5* Josh Miller has bumped us into his Top 5, but we are way behind. We'll let him visit us hoping for a miracle but I'm not going to get my hopes up. But we have another 5* on the board. Paul Auguste has us ranked 2nd, and we're right there behind Ohio St. We'll focus heavily on him.

Fullback...the position that's given us a lot of trouble over the years. There is a very close, seven team race for 4* Tracy Beach from Florida. He says he's narrowed down to the Top 5 but I still think we have a chance, that's how tight it is. 3* Larry Jones is the next guy on the list and has us at #2.

Tight end is interesting. We have four guys, and we only need one. They are all 4*'s and very similar. Currently, the #1 TE in the nation Brian Howard has us at #2 right behind Michigan. We will go after him heavily.

At Tackle, we have two players who have us in their Top 2. One is a 4*, and one is a 3*. I want both, and we're very close to their #1 team in terms of interest.

Center is a position that is a big hole for us right now. JUCO 4* Lawrence Franklin has us at 2, and everyone else has us at 5 or lower. I'd really like to land this guy.

At DE, we had two 4*'s with us at #1 last week but this week both moved us to #2.

5* DT Brian Rogers had us in his Top 3, but dropped us to 4th this week. It's a really close race though with Ohio St., Notre Dame, and Michigan. Two 4*'s, both with the last name Williams are very interested in us. One has us at #1, the other dropped us to #2 this week. We'll get him back on the bandwagon.

At LB, we have an outside back who is a 4* and has us at #3 behind Louisville and Maryland but is ready to visit us. In the middle we have a 4* and 3*, both who have us at 2.

5* FS Derek Arnold has, for all intents and purposes, narrowed down to 2 choices, Ohio St. and Rutgers. Oklahoma has a outside shot but is pretty far behind. He loved his visit here and doesn't visit Ohio St. until week 13.

SS is where I was really hoping to land a solid player. 6'7" 4* Darrell Bradley loved his visit with us but still ranks us as his #2 school. 4* Mike Walker from Illinois has warmed up to the possibility of coming to Rutgers and has us at 3 behind Iowa and Arkansas.

At P, I had the chance of courting a 5* to us but we quickly fell out of the race. 4* Ryan Young is our next target, and we're slightly behind Tennessee and LSU but have a chance.

Finally, we've been recruiting the #1 player in the country, 5* ATH Gerald Clemens from Alabama. We were thrilled to see how interested he was in us when we started the year. He has us at #3, gave his visit with us a B+, and we're slightly behind Alabama and Auburn.


WEEK SEVEN TARGET LIST

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft-Committed to RU
Committed to RU

Quarterbacks:

Lionel Sims, FL: 4* (#3)
Troy Myrick, NJ: 4* (#6)
C.J. Gonzales, DC: 4* (#9)

Running Backs:

Josh Miller, FL: 5* (#2)
Paul Auguste, FL: 5* (#5)

Fullbacks:

Tracy Beach, FL: 4* (#1)
Larry Jones, MD: 3* (#3)

Tight Ends:

Brian Howard, NJ: 4* (#1)
Dave Johnson, FL: 4* (#2)
Cedrick Rogers, SD: 4* (#3)
Marvin Stovall, UT: 4* (#7)

Wide Receivers:

-

Tackles:

Jonathan O'Brien, NY: 4* (#5)
Eric Johnson, FL: 4* (#8)
Sam Davis, NJ: 3* (#26)

Guards:

-

Centers:

(JUCO) Lawrence Frankin, FL: 4* (#2)
Bruce Penn, AL: 4* (#3)
Jason Snyder, T: 4* (#4)
William Jones, HI: 4* (#5)
Ryan Clark, DC: 2* (#27)
Adam King, GA: 2* (#30)
Frank Reese, CT: 2* (#39)

Defensive Ends:

Darrell Baker, TX: 4* (#4)
Montrell Adams, NJ: 4* (#18)

Defensive Tackles:

Brian Rogers, MI: (#2)
Steve Williams, NJ: 4* (#8)
Travis Williams, NJ: 4* (#9)

Middle Linebackers:

Keith Hodges, MD: 4* (#19)
Andy Yarno, NJ: 3* (#37)

Outside Linebackers:

Craig Key, NJ: 4* (#25)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

Derek Arnold, NJ: 5* (#1)

Strong Safeties:

Darrell Bradley, MO: 4* (#4)
Mike Walker, IL: 4* (#8)

Kickers:

-

Punters:

Philip McCarty, CA: 5* (#1)
Ryan Young, GA: 4* (#2)

Athletes:

Gerald Clemens, AL: 5* (#1)


Game:

#13 Rutgers (4-1) @ Georgia Tech (2-2)

Great win to bring us to 5-1. Carpenter was stellar, throwing for 371 yards, 4 TD's with 1 INT. Tate and Mack shared the load on the ground, each gaining about 85 yards on the ground.

Freshmen DT Dukes had 3 sacks, 9 tackles, with 7 for a loss. Great game by him.

Final Score: Rutgers 34, Georgia Tech 10

[JetsIn06]

2014 Week Eight:

Recruiting:

We're falling behind on 5* ATH Clemens, so we're going to make one big push this week to gain some ground. We spend two hours with him, but only get three pitches in.

We spent the rest of our time on the defensive side of the ball, especially trying to get one of the SS's to gain interest.


WEEK EIGHT TARGET LIST

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft-Committed to RU
Committed to RU

Quarterbacks:

Lionel Sims, FL: 4* (#3)
Troy Myrick, NJ: 4* (#6)
C.J. Gonzales, DC: 4* (#9)

Running Backs:

Josh Miller, FL: 5* (#2)
Paul Auguste, FL: 5* (#5)

Fullbacks:

Tracy Beach, FL: 4* (#1)
Larry Jones, MD: 3* (#3)

Tight Ends:

Brian Howard, NJ: 4* (#1)
Dave Johnson, FL: 4* (#2)
Cedrick Rogers, SD: 4* (#3)
Marvin Stovall, UT: 4* (#7)

Wide Receivers:

-

Tackles:

Jonathan O'Brien, NY: 4* (#5)
Eric Johnson, FL: 4* (#8)
Sam Davis, NJ: 3* (#26)

Guards:

-

Centers:

(JUCO) Lawrence Frankin, FL: 4* (#2)
Bruce Penn, AL: 4* (#3)
Jason Snyder, T: 4* (#4)
William Jones, HI: 4* (#5)
Ryan Clark, DC: 2* (#27)
Adam King, GA: 2* (#30)
Frank Reese, CT: 2* (#39)

Defensive Ends:

Darrell Baker, TX: 4* (#4)
Montrell Adams, NJ: 4* (#18)

Defensive Tackles:

Brian Rogers, MI: (#2)
Steve Williams, NJ: 4* (#8)
Travis Williams, NJ: 4* (#9)

Middle Linebackers:

Keith Hodges, MD: 4* (#19)
Andy Yarno, NJ: 3* (#37)

Outside Linebackers:

Craig Key, NJ: 4* (#25)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

Derek Arnold, NJ: 5* (#1)

Strong Safeties:

Darrell Bradley, MO: 4* (#4)
Mike Walker, IL: 4* (#8)

Kickers:

-

Punters:

Philip McCarty, CA: 5* (#1)
Ryan Young, GA: 4* (#2)

Athletes:

Gerald Clemens, AL: 5* (#1)


Game:

#13 Rutgers (4-1) @ Florida St. (5-1)

Huge ACC matchup.

Shit. We got manhandled this week. Our passing game never got going. We had 89 yards passing. They had 293 with 5 TD's. Just plain bad.

Final Score: Florida St. 36. Rutgers 14

[JetsIn06]

2014 Week Nine:

Recruiting:

All that time on defense hurt our offensive recruiting. 4* QB Lionel Sims dropped us to #2.

We also find out that we lost 4* TE Howard to Florida.

I'm finding the biggest problem this year is we have no sure things. The past few years we would get a big jump on someone early and not have to worry about them all year. I don't have that luxury now.

WEEK NINE TARGET LIST

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft-Committed to RU
Committed to RU

Quarterbacks:

Lionel Sims, FL: 4* (#3)
Troy Myrick, NJ: 4* (#6)
C.J. Gonzales, DC: 4* (#9)

Running Backs:

Josh Miller, FL: 5* (#2)
Paul Auguste, FL: 5* (#5)

Fullbacks:

Tracy Beach, FL: 4* (#1)
Larry Jones, MD: 3* (#3)

Tight Ends:

Brian Howard, NJ: 4* (#1)
Dave Johnson, FL: 4* (#2)
Cedrick Rogers, SD: 4* (#3)
Marvin Stovall, UT: 4* (#7)

Wide Receivers:

-

Tackles:

Jonathan O'Brien, NY: 4* (#5)
Eric Johnson, FL: 4* (#8)
Sam Davis, NJ: 3* (#26)

Guards:

-

Centers:

(JUCO) Lawrence Frankin, FL: 4* (#2)
Bruce Penn, AL: 4* (#3)
Jason Snyder, T: 4* (#4)
William Jones, HI: 4* (#5)
Ryan Clark, DC: 2* (#27)
Adam King, GA: 2* (#30)
Frank Reese, CT: 2* (#39)

Defensive Ends:

Darrell Baker, TX: 4* (#4)
Montrell Adams, NJ: 4* (#18)

Defensive Tackles:

Brian Rogers, MI: (#2)
Steve Williams, NJ: 4* (#8)
Travis Williams, NJ: 4* (#9)

Middle Linebackers:

Keith Hodges, MD: 4* (#19)
Andy Yarno, NJ: 3* (#37)

Outside Linebackers:

Craig Key, NJ: 4* (#25)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

Derek Arnold, NJ: 5* (#1)

Strong Safeties:

Darrell Bradley, MO: 4* (#4)
Mike Walker, IL: 4* (#8)

Kickers:

-

Punters:

Philip McCarty, CA: 5* (#1)
Ryan Young, GA: 4* (#2)

Athletes:

Gerald Clemens, AL: 5* (#1)


Game:

#18 Rutgers (5-2) @ Wake Forest (2-5)

We ran the ball down their throats all game. Tate finishes the game with 222 yard on 33 carries.

Final Score: Rutgers 34, Wake Forest 17

[JetsIn06]

2014 Week Ten:

Recruiting:

We get some good news. 5* RB Paul Auguste, who is scheduled to visit with us this week, has said we're the favorite right now! We gotta impress him on this visit.

Some bad news is that 4* T Jon O'Brien has soft-committed to UNC. It looks like we are very close though, and I think I can get him back.

WEEK TEN TARGET LIST

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft-Committed to RU
Committed to RU

Quarterbacks:

Lionel Sims, FL: 4* (#3)
Troy Myrick, NJ: 4* (#6)
C.J. Gonzales, DC: 4* (#9)

Running Backs:

Josh Miller, FL: 5* (#2)
Paul Auguste, FL: 5* (#5)

Fullbacks:

Tracy Beach, FL: 4* (#1)
Larry Jones, MD: 3* (#3)

Tight Ends:

Brian Howard, NJ: 4* (#1)
Dave Johnson, FL: 4* (#2)
Cedrick Rogers, SD: 4* (#3)
Marvin Stovall, UT: 4* (#7)

Wide Receivers:

-

Tackles:

Jonathan O'Brien, NY: 4* (#5)
Eric Johnson, FL: 4* (#8)
Sam Davis, NJ: 3* (#26)

Guards:

-

Centers:

(JUCO) Lawrence Frankin, FL: 4* (#2)
Bruce Penn, AL: 4* (#3)
Jason Snyder, T: 4* (#4)
William Jones, HI: 4* (#5)
Ryan Clark, DC: 2* (#27)
Adam King, GA: 2* (#30)
Frank Reese, CT: 2* (#39)

Defensive Ends:

Darrell Baker, TX: 4* (#4)
Montrell Adams, NJ: 4* (#18)

Defensive Tackles:

Brian Rogers, MI: 5* (#2)
Steve Williams, NJ: 4* (#8)
Travis Williams, NJ: 4* (#9)

Middle Linebackers:

Keith Hodges, MD: 4* (#19)
Andy Yarno, NJ: 3* (#37)

Outside Linebackers:

Craig Key, NJ: 4* (#25)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

Derek Arnold, NJ: 5* (#1)

Strong Safeties:

Darrell Bradley, MO: 4* (#4)
Mike Walker, IL: 4* (#8)

Kickers:

-

Punters:

Philip McCarty, CA: 5* (#1)
Ryan Young, GA: 4* (#2)

Athletes:

Gerald Clemens, AL: 5* (#1)


Game:

#9 Clemson (7-0) @ #16 Rutgers (6-2)

WOW! What a big win! Not only did we win, but we crushed them, holding them to only 3 points!

We rushed for 221 yards, and we held them under 100. We held them under 100 passing yards as well. Big game!

Final Score: Rutgers 36, Clemson 3

[JetsIn06]

2014 Week Eleven:

Recruiting:

It's time to start making some decisions. Who is close enough to take a risk on? Who is out of reach?

If you check below, you can see who has soft-committed and who has committed to other schools. We lost a few players this week but no one that's a surprise. The soft-committs are a negative but if we can get them to stick around until the off-season we can really make a push then.

So this week, I went through my board and made decisions on who we were going to go after hard and who we were going to give up on.

WEEK ELEVEN TARGET LIST

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft-Committed to RU
Committed to RU

Quarterbacks:

Lionel Sims, FL: 4* (#3)
Troy Myrick, NJ: 4* (#6)
C.J. Gonzales, DC: 4* (#9)

Running Backs:

Josh Miller, FL: 5* (#2)
Paul Auguste, FL: 5* (#5)

Fullbacks:

Tracy Beach, FL: 4* (#1)
Larry Jones, MD: 3* (#3)

Tight Ends:

Brian Howard, NJ: 4* (#1)
Dave Johnson, FL: 4* (#2)
Cedrick Rogers, SD: 4* (#3)
Marvin Stovall, UT: 4* (#7)

Wide Receivers:

-

Tackles:

Jonathan O'Brien, NY: 4* (#5)
Eric Johnson, FL: 4* (#8)
Sam Davis, NJ: 3* (#26)

Guards:

-

Centers:

(JUCO) Lawrence Frankin, FL: 4* (#2)
Bruce Penn, AL: 4* (#3)
Jason Snyder, T: 4* (#4)
William Jones, HI: 4* (#5)
Ryan Clark, DC: 2* (#27)
Adam King, GA: 2* (#30)
Frank Reese, CT: 2* (#39)

Defensive Ends:

Darrell Baker, TX: 4* (#4)
Montrell Adams, NJ: 4* (#18)

Defensive Tackles:

Brian Rogers, MI: 5* (#2)
Steve Williams, NJ: 4* (#8)
Travis Williams, NJ: 4* (#9)

Middle Linebackers:

Keith Hodges, MD: 4* (#19)
Andy Yarno, NJ: 3* (#37)

Outside Linebackers:

Craig Key, NJ: 4* (#25)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

Derek Arnold, NJ: 5* (#1)

Strong Safeties:

Darrell Bradley, MO: 4* (#4)
Mike Walker, IL: 4* (#8)

Kickers:

-

Punters:

Philip McCarty, CA: 5* (#1)
Ryan Young, GA: 4* (#2)

Athletes:

Gerald Clemens, AL: 5* (#1)


Game:

BYE

[JetsIn06]

2014 Week Twelve:

Recruiting:

Well, we got decimated this week. We lost 7 players, many of which we were still going after. Fuck.

This isn't looking good at all.

WEEK TWELVE TARGET LIST

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft-Committed to RU
Committed to RU

Quarterbacks:

Lionel Sims, FL: 4* (#3)
Troy Myrick, NJ: 4* (#6)
C.J. Gonzales, DC: 4* (#9)

Running Backs:

Josh Miller, FL: 5* (#2)
Paul Auguste, FL: 5* (#5)

Fullbacks:

Tracy Beach, FL: 4* (#1)
Larry Jones, MD: 3* (#3)

Tight Ends:

Brian Howard, NJ: 4* (#1)
Dave Johnson, FL: 4* (#2)
Cedrick Rogers, SD: 4* (#3)
Marvin Stovall, UT: 4* (#7)

Wide Receivers:

-

Tackles:

Jonathan O'Brien, NY: 4* (#5)
Eric Johnson, FL: 4* (#8)
Sam Davis, NJ: 3* (#26)

Guards:

-

Centers:

(JUCO) Lawrence Frankin, FL: 4* (#2)
Bruce Penn, AL: 4* (#3)
Jason Snyder, T: 4* (#4)
William Jones, HI: 4* (#5)
Ryan Clark, DC: 2* (#27)
Adam King, GA: 2* (#30)
Frank Reese, CT: 2* (#39)

Defensive Ends:

Darrell Baker, TX: 4* (#4)
Montrell Adams, NJ: 4* (#18)

Defensive Tackles:

Brian Rogers, MI: 5* (#2)
Steve Williams, NJ: 4* (#8)
Travis Williams, NJ: 4* (#9)

Middle Linebackers:

Keith Hodges, MD: 4* (#19)
Andy Yarno, NJ: 3* (#37)

Outside Linebackers:

Craig Key, NJ: 4* (#25)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

Derek Arnold, NJ: 5* (#1)

Strong Safeties:

Darrell Bradley, MO: 4* (#4)
Mike Walker, IL: 4* (#8)

Kickers:

-

Punters:

Philip McCarty, CA: 5* (#1)
Ryan Young, GA: 4* (#2)

Athletes:

Gerald Clemens, AL: 5* (#1)


Game:

North Carolina (6-3) @ #13 Rutgers (7-2)

I am one game ahead of UNC in our division within the ACC. A win here would be huge.

And of course, we blow it.

Damn it!

Final Score: North Carolina 31, Rutgers 24

[JetsIn06]

Around the NCAA Update:

We're coming down to the wire. Twelve weeks in and Penn St. tops the rankings. The last time they were national champions was 1985. Can they make it back? Their only two opponents left in the regular season have a combined record of 5-16.

#1. Penn St. (41) (10-0)
#2. Notre Dame (20) (9-0)
#3. Missouri (10-0)
#4. West Virginia (10-0)
#5. BYU (10-0)
#6. Ohio St. (9-1)
#7. LSU (9-1)
#8. USC (8-1)
#9. Florida (10-1)
#10. Michigan (8-1)
#11. Auburn (9-2)
#12. Fresno St. (9-1)
#13. Arizona St. (8-2)
#14. Colorado (9-1)
#15. South Carolona (7-3)
#16. Wisconsin (8-2)
#17. Oregon St. (9-1)
#18. Alabama (7-3)
#19. ECU (10-1)
#20. Clemson (8-2)
#21. Rutgers (7-3)
#22. Florida St. (7-3)
#23. Maryland (8-2)
#24. Nebraska (8-2)
#25. Virginia Tech (7-3)

Race for the Heisman Trophy:

WR Ben Jenkins. SR. Missouri

80 rec. 1205 yards. 14 TD's.

QB Anthony Baker. SR(RS). West Virginia

2100 yards. 28 TD's. 4 INT's.

QB John Nelson. SR. Penn St.

2228 yards. 25 TD's. 4 INT's.

WR Marcus Henry. SR. Texas Tech

95 rec. 1543 yards. 15 TD's.

HB Jeremy Scales. SR(RS). Florida.

1117 yards. 7.1 YPC. 14 TD's.

[JetsIn06]

2014 Week Thirteen:

Recruiting:

We lost another six players this week. I think it's time to cut my losses and just get some guys committed to our school. UGH.

I guess the best thing to do is add a few more recruits to my board. Although I was considering making a house rule that wouldn't let me do that. I'll do it this year and consider it for the offseason. Any thoughts from you readers?

WEEK THIRTEEN TARGET LIST

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft-Committed to RU
Committed to RU

Quarterbacks:

Lionel Sims, FL: 4* (#3)
Troy Myrick, NJ: 4* (#6)
C.J. Gonzales, DC: 4* (#9)
John Bell, NJ: 3* (#45)

Running Backs:

Josh Miller, FL: 5* (#2)
Paul Auguste, FL: 5* (#5)

Fullbacks:

Tracy Beach, FL: 4* (#1)
Larry Jones, MD: 3* (#3)

Tight Ends:

Brian Howard, NJ: 4* (#1)
Dave Johnson, FL: 4* (#2)
Cedrick Rogers, SD: 4* (#3)
Marvin Stovall, UT: 4* (#7)

Wide Receivers:

-

Tackles:

Jonathan O'Brien, NY: 4* (#5)
Eric Johnson, FL: 4* (#8)
Sam Davis, NJ: 3* (#26)
Luke Lovelady, PA: 3*

Guards:

Tyler Harrell, NJ: 2* (#53)

Centers:

(JUCO) Lawrence Frankin, FL: 4* (#2)
Bruce Penn, AL: 4* (#3)
Jason Snyder, T: 4* (#4)
William Jones, HI: 4* (#5)
Ryan Clark, DC: 2* (#27)
Adam King, GA: 2* (#30)
Frank Reese, CT: 2* (#39)

Defensive Ends:

Darrell Baker, TX: 4* (#4)
Montrell Adams, NJ: 4* (#18)

Defensive Tackles:

Brian Rogers, MI: 5* (#2)
Steve Williams, NJ: 4* (#8)
Travis Williams, NJ: 4* (#9)

Middle Linebackers:

Keith Hodges, MD: 4* (#19)
Andy Yarno, NJ: 3* (#37)

Outside Linebackers:

Craig Key, NJ: 4* (#25)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

Derek Arnold, NJ: 5* (#1)

Strong Safeties:

Darrell Bradley, MO: 4* (#4)
Mike Walker, IL: 4* (#8)

Kickers:

-

Punters:

Philip McCarty, CA: 5* (#1)
Ryan Young, GA: 4* (#2)

Athletes:

Gerald Clemens, AL: 5* (#1)
Stephen Brooks, AL: 4* (#13)


Game:

#21 Rutgers (7-3) @ Southern Miss (6-4)

Great game from our squad. Tate ran for 168 yards and had 2 TD runs. Archie caught 4 passes for 112 yards.

Final Score: Rutgers 38, Southern Miss 7

[JetsIn06]

2014 Week Fourteen:

Recruiting:

NO!!!!!!5* Running Back Paul Auguste was the one redeeming quality of this class. He was set to be the next Robert Mills. We had a HUGE lead on him. But Ohio St. snatched him up. AAAAAAAAAAGH.

Eight other players committed. WTF.

Honestly, no lie, I'm looking at bringing in a 4* TE and THAT'S IT! Wow.

I'm wondering if it has something to do with the fact that NY and CT are no longer pipeline states? I'm not sure. A lot of these guys are from FL and NJ.

WEEK FOURTEEN TARGET LIST

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft-Committed to RU
Committed to RU

Quarterbacks:

Lionel Sims, FL: 4* (#3)
Troy Myrick, NJ: 4* (#6)
C.J. Gonzales, DC: 4* (#9)
John Bell, NJ: 3* (#45)

Running Backs:

Josh Miller, FL: 5* (#2)
Paul Auguste, FL: 5* (#5)

Fullbacks:

Tracy Beach, FL: 4* (#1)
Larry Jones, MD: 3* (#3)

Tight Ends:

Brian Howard, NJ: 4* (#1)
Dave Johnson, FL: 4* (#2)
Cedrick Rogers, SD: 4* (#3)
Marvin Stovall, UT: 4* (#7)

Wide Receivers:

-

Tackles:

Jonathan O'Brien, NY: 4* (#5)
Eric Johnson, FL: 4* (#8)
Sam Davis, NJ: 3* (#26)
Luke Lovelady, PA: 3*

Guards:

Tyler Harrell, NJ: 2* (#53)

Centers:

(JUCO) Lawrence Frankin, FL: 4* (#2)
Bruce Penn, AL: 4* (#3)
Jason Snyder, T: 4* (#4)
William Jones, HI: 4* (#5)
Ryan Clark, DC: 2* (#27)
Adam King, GA: 2* (#30)
Frank Reese, CT: 2* (#39)

Defensive Ends:

Darrell Baker, TX: 4* (#4)
Montrell Adams, NJ: 4* (#18)

Defensive Tackles:

Brian Rogers, MI: 5* (#2)
Steve Williams, NJ: 4* (#8)
Travis Williams, NJ: 4* (#9)

Middle Linebackers:

Keith Hodges, MD: 4* (#19)
Andy Yarno, NJ: 3* (#37)

Outside Linebackers:

Craig Key, NJ: 4* (#25)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

Derek Arnold, NJ: 5* (#1)

Strong Safeties:

Darrell Bradley, MO: 4* (#4)
Mike Walker, IL: 4* (#8)

Kickers:

-

Punters:

Philip McCarty, CA: 5* (#1)
Ryan Young, GA: 4* (#2)

Athletes:

Gerald Clemens, AL: 5* (#1)
Stephen Brooks, AL: 4* (#13)


Game:

#21 Rutgers (8-3) @ Kentucky (5-5)

A solid win to close out a pretty good season. Carpenter, our QB, ran for 114 yards. Tate ran for 70. DT Downsend has 2 sacks, as well.

Final Score: Rutgers 31, Kentucky 15

[JetsIn06]

2014 Week Fifteen:

Recruiting:

Nothing to see here.

WEEK FIFTEEN TARGET LIST

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft-Committed to RU
Committed to RU

Quarterbacks:

Lionel Sims, FL: 4* (#3)
Troy Myrick, NJ: 4* (#6)
C.J. Gonzales, DC: 4* (#9)
John Bell, NJ: 3* (#45)

Running Backs:

Josh Miller, FL: 5* (#2)
Paul Auguste, FL: 5* (#5)

Fullbacks:

Tracy Beach, FL: 4* (#1)
Larry Jones, MD: 3* (#3)

Tight Ends:

Brian Howard, NJ: 4* (#1)
Dave Johnson, FL: 4* (#2)
Cedrick Rogers, SD: 4* (#3)
Marvin Stovall, UT: 4* (#7)

Wide Receivers:

-

Tackles:

Jonathan O'Brien, NY: 4* (#5)
Eric Johnson, FL: 4* (#8)
Sam Davis, NJ: 3* (#26)
Luke Lovelady, PA: 3*

Guards:

Tyler Harrell, NJ: 2* (#53)

Centers:

(JUCO) Lawrence Frankin, FL: 4* (#2)
Bruce Penn, AL: 4* (#3)
Jason Snyder, T: 4* (#4)
William Jones, HI: 4* (#5)
Ryan Clark, DC: 2* (#27)
Adam King, GA: 2* (#30)
Frank Reese, CT: 2* (#39)

Defensive Ends:

Darrell Baker, TX: 4* (#4)
Montrell Adams, NJ: 4* (#18)

Defensive Tackles:

Brian Rogers, MI: 5* (#2)
Steve Williams, NJ: 4* (#8)
Travis Williams, NJ: 4* (#9)

Middle Linebackers:

Keith Hodges, MD: 4* (#19)
Andy Yarno, NJ: 3* (#37)

Outside Linebackers:

Craig Key, NJ: 4* (#25)

Cornerbacks:

-

Free Safeties:

Derek Arnold, NJ: 5* (#1)

Strong Safeties:

Darrell Bradley, MO: 4* (#4)
Mike Walker, IL: 4* (#8)

Kickers:

-

Punters:

Philip McCarty, CA: 5* (#1)
Ryan Young, GA: 4* (#2)

Athletes:

Gerald Clemens, AL: 5* (#1)
Stephen Brooks, AL: 4* (#13)


Game:

BYE

[JetsIn06]

2014 Conference Championships:

ACC

#24 North Carolina 42 vs. Clemson 21

SEC

#8 Florida 42 vs. #7 LSU 7

C-USA

Tulsa 28 vs. #18 ECU 14

Big 12

#23 Oklahoma 31 vs. #3 Missouri 28

MAC

Buffalo 37 vs. Ball St. 28

[JetsIn06]

2014 HEISMAN TROPHY AWARD



WR Ben Jenkins - Missouri
102 receptions, 1562 yards, 15.3 YPR, 16 TD's.

PRE-BOWL BCS RANKINGS

#1. Notre Dame (12-0)
#2. Penn St. (12-0)
#3. Missouri (13-0)
#4. West Virginia (12-0)
#5. BYU (12-0)
#6. Florida (12-1)
#7. Ohio St. (1-1)
#8. Auburn (10-2)
#9. Arizona St. (10-2)
#10. Colorado (11-1)
#11. Fresno St. (11-1)
#12. LSU (11-2)
#13. Michigan (10-2)
#14. South Carolina (9-3)
#15. Oregon St. (11-1)
#16. Wisconsin (10-2)
#17. Rutgers (9-3)
#18. Alabama (9-3)
#19. USC (9-3)
#20. Maryland (10-2)
#21. North Carolina (10-3)
#22. Virginia Tech (9-3)
#23. Miami (10-2)
#24. Texas A&M (9-3)
#25. ECU (11-2)

[JetsIn06]

Bowl Invitation:

Rutgers has been invited to play in the Roady's Humanitarian Bowl on 12/30/2014 in Boise, Idaho! We will be playing the 8-4 Texas Tech Red Raiders.

vs.

[JetsIn06]

Atlantic

1. #20 Maryland 10-2 (7-1)
2. Clemson 9-4 (7-2)
3. Florida St. 8-4 (5-3)
4. Boston College 3-9 (2-6)
5. Wake Forest 2-10 (1-7)
6. NC State 0-12 (0-8)

Coastal

1. #21 North Carolina 10-3 (7-2)
2. #23 Miami 10-2 (6-2)
3. #22 Virginia Tech 9-3 (5-3)
4. #17 Rutgers 9-3 (5-3)
5. Georgia Tech 5-7 (2-6)
6. Virginia 6-6 (2-6)

[Radii]

Originally Posted by JetsIn06

I guess the best thing to do is add a few more recruits to my board. Although I was considering making a house rule that wouldn't let me do that. I'll do it this year and consider it for the offseason. Any thoughts from you readers?

Personally, I'm not adding any recruiting house rules until I end up with a top 2 or 3 class over and over for 4-5 seasons, a couple great classes while building up seems to show that it may be a little too easy to build up a program, but until I have proof that its also too easy to keep one there, I'm not making changes.

[JetsIn06]

2014 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

ACC: #20 Maryland              (10-2)  (7-1)
Big 12: #3 Missouri            (13-0)  (9-0)
Big East: #4 West Virginia     (12-0)  (7-0)
Big Ten: #2 Penn St.           (12-0)  (8-0)
C-USA: Tulsa                   (9-4)   (8-1)
MAC: Buffalo                   (10-3)  (7-2)
MWC: # 5BYU                    (12-0)  (8-0)
Pac-10: #15 Oregon St.         (11-1)  (9-0)
SEC: #6 Florida                (12-1)  (8-1)
Sun Belt: North Texas          (8-4)   (7-0)  
WAC: #11 Fresno St.            (11-1)  (8-0)

[JetsIn06]

2014 NCAA FOOTBALL AWARDS

Maxwell Award: QB Anthony Baker (West Virginia - College Player of the Year)
Chuck Bednarik Award: OLB Mitchell Jacobs (Rutgers - Best Defenseman)
Davey O'Brien Award: QB Anthony Baker (West Virginia - Best Quarterback)
Doak Walker Award: HB Darrell Hoffman (Oklahoma St. - Best RB)
The Biletnikoff Award: WR Jason Cook (Arizona St. - Best Wide Receiver)
John Mackey Award: TE Chris Chase (UCLA - Best Tight End)
Outland Trophy: LT Perry Harrell (West Virginia - Best OL)
Dave Rimington Trophy: C Anthony Pittman (Texas A&M - Best C)
Lombardi Award: DE Barry Holley (USF - Best DL)
Dick Butkus Award: OLB Mitchell Jacobs (Rutgers - Best Linebacker)
Jim Thorpe Award: FS Brian Smith (UCLA - Best DB)
Lou Groza Award: K Jason Moddy (Colorado - Best Placekicker)
Ray Guy Award: P Lamar Johnson (Penn St. - Best Punter)
Best Returner Award: HB Damon Frazier (Wisconsin - Best Returner)

Rutgers Player Recognition:

OLB Mitchell Jacobs. JR(RS).

1st for Bednarik Award
1st for Dick Butkus Award

RB Derek Tate. JR(RS).

8th for Walker Award

LT Josh Yancey. JR(RS).

6th for Outland Trophy.

CB Russell Mason. SR.

2nd for Thorpe Award.

K Chris Latimer. JR.

9th for Groza Award.

P Marcus Austin. JR(RS).

10th for Ray Guy Award.

WR Eric Royal. FR

11th for Best Returner Award.


All-Americans


1st Team:

LT Yancey. JR(RS)
OLB Jacobs. JR(RS)
CB Mason. SR

2nd Team:

G Johnson. JR
G Butler. SR(RS)

Freshman Team:

Ret WR Royal. FR


All-ACC

1st Team:

RB Tate
LT Yancey
G Johnson
G Butler
OLB Jacobs
CB Mason
K Latimer

2nd Team:

G Blalock
DT Townsend
P Austin

[JetsIn06]

Bowl Week 2:

Here are the results for the first week of bowl games involving ranked teams:

(Game listed in red are upsets according to rank)

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl: Tulane 21 vs. #11 Fresno St. 28

Pacific Life Holiday Bowl: #24 Texas A&M 21 vs. #19 USC 28 --OT

[korme]

Harrell-Ford-Cantrell-Hughes is gonna be the best offense in the land in 3 years, if you could convince them all to play for four years, they'll all be 95+. That's a nice offensive squad.

I wanted to note on two things for you:

FS Cody Richardson, the guy who wanted to transfer twice. I noticed you promised him things. It has been my experience that no matter what I promise, no matter if I deliver on my promises, those guys always want to leave, so now I never promise, no matter what. Just letting you know.

Also, transfer requests: I don't think any players request to transfer to schools higher than ** or *** star... they are trying to go to a school where they can get PT.

[JetsIn06]

vs.

#17 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (9-3) vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (8-4)

Lee Picks: Texas Tech
Kirk Picks: Rutgers

Rutgers: B+ OVR, B OFF, B+ DEF
Texas Tech: B OVR, B OFF, B DEF

Ugh. We can't seem to win these bowl games.

TT was up 9-6 at the half, but scored a TD in the 3rd and two field goals in the 4th, making the final score 22-9.

We pressured them, with 5 sacks on defense. But when you have to go for it on 4th down 3 times and can't convert any of them, you won't win games. Plus we couldn't put the ball in the endzone which, you know, is a must.

Final Score: Texas Tech 22, Rutgers 9

See you on the field next year! I'm considering playing the games out. I hope you know this, I only mentioned it once (and games are FLYING by) but I've been simming them due to gameplay issues. Now that the patch is out I think I might give a season a whirl and see how it goes. We'll see. Not 100% sure yet. Radii, how are your stats looking with the new patch and sliders?

[JetsIn06]

Bowl Week 3:

Here are the results for the final week of bowl games before the national championship involving ranked teams:

(Game listed in red are upsets according to rank)

Meineke Car Care Bowl: #23 Miami 49 vs. Cincinnati 20

GMAC Bowl: Ball St. 14 vs. #25 ECU 26

Brut Sun Bowl: #9 Arizona St. 24 vs. Louisville 13

Music City Bowl: Georgia 21 vs. #22 Virginia Tech 38

Chik-fil-A Bowl: #18 Alabama 24 vs. #20 Maryland 46

Outback Bowl: Tennessee 19 vs. #16 Wisconsin 40

Capital One Bowl: #12 LSU 35 vs. #13 Michigan 25

Rose Bowl: #5 BYU 13 vs. #15 Oregon St. 31

Allstate Sugar Bowl: #6 Florida 31 vs. #7 Ohio St. 34 -- OT

AT&T Cotton Bowl: #14 South Carolina 21 vs. #10 Colorado 35

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: #3 Missouri 34 vs. #8 Auburn 31

FedEx Orange Bowl: #21 North Carolina 21 vs. #4 West Virginia 38

[JetsIn06]

2014 NCAA National Championship:



vs.

#1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. #2 Penn State Nittany Lions

Lee Picks: Notre Dame
Kirk Picks: Notre Dame

PSU: B+ OVR, A OFF, B DEF
ND: B+ OVR, B+ OFF, B+ DEF

Notre Dame opened up the scoring with a TD 5 minutes into the game. The rest of the first quarter was scoreless, but that would change quickly.

With 13:41 left in the half, Penn St. connected on a pass in the endzone, tying the game at 7, but Notre Dame struck back twice in a row, going ahead 21-7 with 2:26 left in the half. But PSU wasn't done, and with just 2 seconds left, the hit a field goal bringing the score to 21-10.

PSU was down but not out. Four minutes into the second half, they pounded the ball in from the two yard line and then went for two to bring the score within three points. And they got it! 21-18.

Notre Dame then picked up another 7 on a beautiful 30 yard pass.

Only three minutes later, they connected again, this time from 15 yards out. Notre Dame was pulling ahead.

At the start of the 4th, the score was 35-18. PSU needed three scores to go ahead.

With 12:55 left, they connected on a 17 yard TD pass to bring the score to 35-25. They had time. Could they pull it off?

The quarter was a defensive battle. ND coudn't put it away and PSU couldn't come back. But with 2:17 left, PSU heaved a deep pass to a wide open receiver for a 44 yard TD! They were within three, but they had to make a stop of defense.

They couldn't do it.

Final Score: Notre Dame 35, Penn St. 32

[JetsIn06]

Originally Posted by korme

Harrell-Ford-Cantrell-Hughes is gonna be the best offense in the land in 3 years, if you could convince them all to play for four years, they'll all be 95+. That's a nice offensive squad.

I wanted to note on two things for you:

FS Cody Richardson, the guy who wanted to transfer twice. I noticed you promised him things. It has been my experience that no matter what I promise, no matter if I deliver on my promises, those guys always want to leave, so now I never promise, no matter what. Just letting you know.

Also, transfer requests: I don't think any players request to transfer to schools higher than ** or *** star... they are trying to go to a school where they can get PT.

I can't wait to see that foursome in action. I have a feeling Carpenter will be peacin' out this year, so Ford could start as a redshirt freshman. He'll have all the help he needs to be successful.

Thanks for the other insight as well. You know...I haven't noticed what you noticed. The only thing that gets me is when I promise to not redshirt a player, but he never makes it on the field so they game automatically redshirts him.

I've gotten good results from promises and Richardson was the only player to do that to me. Oh well. You never know with this game .

And about the players transfering here...makes sense. Thanks.

[JetsIn06]

2014 Recap:

I'm getting sick of losing in these bowl games. I need to catch a break!

This season was okay. Nothing special, same as usual.

But recruiting...oh boy. Recruiting was an absolute clusterfuck. Just wait and see my class . Thank god I brought in the #1 class last year.

Here are some stat leaders:

QB Marcus Carpenter. JR(RS). 188-306, 2333 Yards, 20 TD's-12 INT's, sacked 30 times.

RB Derek Tate. JR(RS). 271 Att. 1488 Yards. 5.4 YPC. 17 TD's, 2 Fumbles.

WR Warren Brown. SO(RS). 47 Receptions. 453 Yards. 9.6 YPR. 4 TD's.
WR Trey Archie. JR(RS). 49 Receptions. 652 Yards. 13.3 YPR. 5 TD's.

OLB Mitchell Jacobs. JR(RS). 85 Tackles.

OLB Mitchell Jacobs. JR(RS). 8 Sacks, 4 INT's.

CB Russell Mason. SR. 4 INT's.

K Chris Latimer. JR. 19-23 FG's.

[JetsIn06]

2015 Off-Season

Players Leaving

Let's see the damage.

Okay...I can live with this. It sucks losing my entire offensive line at once but I can deal with it. There is one good thing about having nothing to look forward to in recruiting: You can spend a ton of time convincing players to come back.

Starter

G Jeremy Johnson. 6'3", 291 lbs. JR. 87 OVR (Pro Draft)
T Josh Yancey. 6'4", 301 lbs. JR(RS). 87 OVR (Pro Draft)
RB Derek Tate. 5'10", 185 lbs. JR(RS). 86 OVR (Pro Draft)
OLB Mitchell Jacobs. 6'2", 236 lbs. JR(RS). 92 OVR (Pro Draft)

C Jake McCargo. 6'5", 325 lbs. SR. 75 OVR
G Isaiah Butler. 6'3", 327 lbs. SR(RS). 83 OVR
T Bo Harris. 6'4", 306 lbs. SR(RS). 82 OVR

DE Brad Bly. 6'6". 260 lbs. SR(RS). 83 OVR
MLB James Cross. 6'3", 227 lbs. SR(RS). 90 OVR
CB Matt Edwards. 6'0", 169 lbs. SR. 92 OVR
CB Russell Mason. 6'2", 197 lbs. SR. 89 OVR
CB Alex Wilson. 5'11", 195 lbs. SR(RS). 86 OVR
SS Derek Hutchinson. 6'0", 186 lbs. SR(RS). 82 OVR


Results

I want all four of those players to come back. Everyone gets the maximum amount of time. I start off with Jacobs who was just dominant for us this year.

Oh great. I spent 65 minutes with him and he tells me he wants to prove to everyone that he can play in the pros. Thanks for nothin'.

Next up is the offensive line guys. Both get 65 minutes. Jeremy Johnson tells me that everyone has an opinion but he hasn't decided yet. But Yancey is convinced that he has a lot left to do in school. Yay!

Back to Johnson. I spent another 65 minutes with him. And he leaves! Oh boy.

So finally, I get to Tate. I decide to spent 30 minutes with him since I don't need him all that much. He tells me that he's weighed all his options, and is staying in school. Nice.

G Jeremy Johnson. 6'3", 291 lbs. JR. 87 OVR (Pro Draft) - Leaving
T Josh Yancey. 6'4", 301 lbs. JR(RS). 87 OVR (Pro Draft) - Staying
RB Derek Tate. 5'10", 185 lbs. JR(RS). 86 OVR (Pro Draft) - Staying
OLB Mitchell Jacobs. 6'2", 236 lbs. JR(RS). 92 OVR (Pro Draft) - Leaving

[JetsIn06]

Originally Posted by Radii

Personally, I'm not adding any recruiting house rules until I end up with a top 2 or 3 class over and over for 4-5 seasons, a couple great classes while building up seems to show that it may be a little too easy to build up a program, but until I have proof that its also too easy to keep one there, I'm not making changes.

Cool. Well if this year is any indication, it might be tougher than I thought. You start out with better players interested in you but have much harder competition to deal with.

[Radii]

Originally Posted by JetsIn06

Radii, how are your stats looking with the new patch and sliders?

The games absolutely have a better feel after the patch. I run the ball heavily though, which is not what most teams do, to the point that I'll probably institute some house rules next season requiring me to pass more often. I think with my running style the pursuit angles are better but still not great, and when i break runs to the outside I get 40 yard runs that *maybe* should have been 25 yard runs with better pursuit angles...

The passing game though feels a ton better, I'm really liking it. Punt/kick coverage improvements are excellent as well and limit the necessity for other potential house rules on special teams.

The only complaint I think is that the CPU playcalling sometimes sucks, not using timeouts in the final minute optimally, and calling ridiculously bad plays when trying to mount a final comeback drive, etc. But not gamebreaking IMO.