A UAB Dynasty: 2005 (TCY)

bbgunn · 08-31-2006, 06:38 AM

Before you read any further, check this out:

A UAB Dynasty: 2004

bbgunn · 08-31-2006, 07:26 PM

UAB News

Walk-on 5th year senior T Otis Gilmore left the team due to a lack of playing time. Boo-hoo.
Walk-ons junior QB Rodney Naquin and senior WR Rick Spenser came into my office yesterday demanding more free time. Sorry boys, you're just going to have to cope. We have a tough season ahead.
5th year senior DE Carlos Singleton lost his girlfriend over the offseason, blaming it on our strict regimen. Carlos, Carlos... there's plenty of other fish in the sea, my friend.

National News

The Coach of the Year was Gilbert Cage of Georgia. His run-and-shoot offense lit up SEC defenses all year.
Kodiak of the Alaska 8 was put on probation for 1 year after recruiting violations. They won't be able to go to a bowl or make appearances on TV during that time. I don't think they expected either, so this probably won't hurt that much, in my opinion.

bbgunn · 08-31-2006, 09:08 PM

Two of our staff members left us during the offseason. The first was our syndicate coordinator, Rob Stewart. A good guy, but his departure is nothing to cry about. We went out and found a decent replacement:

R.J. Rees, 35
Academic Eligibility: Good
Syndicate Investigation: Terrible
Solicit Donations: Pretty Good

We don't plan to get into any trouble with the NCAA, so his investigation rating shouldn't be an issue. A young guy with a lot of potential to really help build up this program.

Our second departure was from our Great Lakes scout, Irv Stallworth. Because the Great Lakes region may be of more importance to us in the future, we went out and found a good replacement:

Steven Sutton, 47
QB: Fair
RB: Terrific
WR: Very Good
OL: Poor
K: Very Good
DL: Excellent
LB: Very Good
DB: Good

Meanwhile, I made the not-so-painful decision to fire both of our coordinators from last year. While Harvey Bratzke did a wonderful job of putting together the wishbone last season, the offense was too inconsistent. And the guys didn't like him anyway. We think we found a good replacement for him:

Darnell Drake, 40
Play Calling: Very Good
Injury: Good
Rehab: Decent
Congeniality: Terrific

QB: Very Good
RB: Decent
WR: Good
OL: Excellent
K: Terrible

Current Offense: Wishbone (0 years)

Not only is this guy younger than Bratzke, but he's better all around. Bratzke was better at developing RBs, but was much lousier at developing the OL. This is our guy for the future, or at least until a bigger program comes along. However, Drake certainly has his work cut out for him with this group of offensive players (more on that later).

Our D-Coordinator from last year, D.J. Shields, did a tremendous job last year against the pass. But the best teams in C-USA run the ball, and we stunk at run defense last year (injuries aside). I had to make a change:

Rod Grasmanis, 41
Play Calling: Decent
Injury: Pretty Good
Rehab: Excellent
Congeniality: Terrible

DL: Pretty Good
LB: Decent
DB: Good

This was a difficult change to make. Shields was much better at developing the LBs, and was a very likeable person. But we need to concentrate on developing the D-line. We needed someone who was better at calling the plays, too.

Summary: Our coordinators are the future of UAB football, if they wish to stay. They'll be given enough time to build this program.

Based on the talents of our staff and players, I've decided to stick with the Wishbone and 3-4 for the 2005 season. If we get another 7-win season, I'll be very pleased.

bbgunn · 08-31-2006, 09:12 PM

A quick look at this year's players:

Code:

 Player                #    Pos  Elig  Current Estimate  Future Estimate  
Mardeusz, Lamar         12   QB   Jr*   9                 23                  
Cox, Deron              18   QB   Fr    6                 14                  
Naquin, Rodney          8    QB*  Jr*   8                 37                  
Parker, Vernon          19   QB*  Jr*   4                 33                  
Stewart, Moe            25   RB   Sr    46                46                  
Maxwell, Maurice        32   RB   Jr    19                37                  
Schneider, Luther       43   RB   Fr    8                 32                  
Schulz, Percy           20   FB   Fr    23                52                  
Deberry, Leslie         30   FB   Sr    21                22                  
Buckley, Bill           40   FB   So    16                47                  
Madison, Jeremy         84   TE   Sr    12                20                  
Lee, Lorenzo            86   TE   Sr    11                26                  
Tanner, Shannon         96   TE*  Fr    2                 2                   
Hodges, Byron           3    WR   Sr*   23                23                  
Lang, Matt              1    WR   Fr    17                35                  
Prewitt, Bryce          7    WR   Sr    14                14                  
McClung, Donny          85   WR   Sr*   11                11                  
Marsh, Bob              83   WR   So*   10                15                  
Spencer, Rick           89   WR*  Sr    15                28                  
Swift, Luther           80   WR*  Jr*   7                 24                  
Jordan, Vernon          57   C    Sr    26                48                  
Peachey, Dale           56   C    Fr    16                67                  
Webster, Korey          53   C    So    12                37                  
Clanton, Tyrus          60   G    Sr    42                42                  
Player, Heath           66   G    Sr    27                27                  
Powell, Brad            64   G    So    14                47                  
Cox, Sherman            68   G    So    10                11                  
Lerner, Everett         70   G    Fr    4                 42                  
LaPorte, Mark           62   T    Sr*   24                24                  
Coates, Marlon          67   T    Fr    5                 7                   
Charles, Earl           73   T    Fr    3                 19                  
Harper, Leland          77   T*   So    12                36                  
Muterspaugh, Jamie      5    P    So*   25                57                  
Harper, Eddie           17   P    Fr    19                34                  
Elliott, Korey          10   K    Jr*   21                57                  
Booker, Nick            15   K*   Fr    0                 0                   
Lazetti, Sean           75   DE   Jr    29                38                  
Singleton, Carlos       91   DE   Sr    24                24                  
Davila, Michael         92   DE   Fr    16                54                  
Stephenson, Peter       74   DE   Jr    15                23                  
Talley, Fred            79   DE   Jr    12                21                  
Ashraf, Jake            97   DE   So*   9                 29                  
Harms, Howie            98   DE   Fr    4                 32                  
Stephenson, Tito        78   DE*  Sr    16                16                  
Leatherman, Kerry       95   DT   Sr    25                41                  
Nelson, Bennie          72   DT   Jr*   13                34                  
Sawyer, Adam            76   DT   Jr*   8                 35                  
Stowe, Dominic          99   DT   Fr    2                 26                  
Sanford, Rufus          41   ILB  Sr    20                28                  
Rayburn, Trevor         55   ILB  Jr    20                20                  
Johnson, Tim            50   ILB  Jr    14                24                  
Harvey, Richie          51   ILB  So    8                 14                  
Morgenstern, Spencer    58   OLB  Sr    29                42                  
Small, John             47   OLB  Jr    13                33                  
Battle, Dave            90   OLB  Sr*   5                 18                  
Wheeler, Luther         93   OLB  Fr    2                 17                  
Kennedy, Dennis         24   CB   Sr*   28                28                  
Roberson, Bart          48   CB   Fr    23                72                  
Gardner, Jonathan       37   CB   Sr*   22                22                  
Phillips, Bryant        38   CB   Sr    21                36                  
Medley, Lincoln         26   CB   So    11                13                  
Springer, Brenden       34   S    Fr    19                83                  
Corbett, Cole           46   S    So    19                19                  
Rudy, Billy             23   S    So    15                43                  
Kalter, Fred            28   S    Sr*   15                15                  
Dole, Jose              35   S    Fr    9                 41                  
McElroy, Marco          33   S    So    7                 8                   
   
* in eligibility - Player has been red-shirted. * in position - Player is  
walk-on. ** before name - Player is in danger of becoming academically ineligible.

Izulde · 08-31-2006, 09:13 PM

You're making me want to play TCY again and start yet another failed dynasty.

CraigSca · 08-31-2006, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Izulde

You're making me want to play TCY again and start yet another failed dynasty.

Do it, Izulde! I'm a sucker for TCY dynasties!

Izulde · 08-31-2006, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hermangunn

A quick look at this year's players:

Code:

 Player                #    Pos  Elig  Current Estimate  Future Estimate  
Mardeusz, Lamar         12   QB   Jr*   9                 23                  
Cox, Deron              18   QB   Fr    6                 14                  
Naquin, Rodney          8    QB*  Jr*   8                 37                  
Parker, Vernon          19   QB*  Jr*   4                 33                  
Stewart, Moe            25   RB   Sr    46                46                  
Maxwell, Maurice        32   RB   Jr    19                37                  
Schneider, Luther       43   RB   Fr    8                 32                  
Schulz, Percy           20   FB   Fr    23                52                  
Deberry, Leslie         30   FB   Sr    21                22                  
Buckley, Bill           40   FB   So    16                47                  
Madison, Jeremy         84   TE   Sr    12                20                  
Lee, Lorenzo            86   TE   Sr    11                26                  
Tanner, Shannon         96   TE*  Fr    2                 2                   
Hodges, Byron           3    WR   Sr*   23                23                  
Lang, Matt              1    WR   Fr    17                35                  
Prewitt, Bryce          7    WR   Sr    14                14                  
McClung, Donny          85   WR   Sr*   11                11                  
Marsh, Bob              83   WR   So*   10                15                  
Spencer, Rick           89   WR*  Sr    15                28                  
Swift, Luther           80   WR*  Jr*   7                 24                  
Jordan, Vernon          57   C    Sr    26                48                  
Peachey, Dale           56   C    Fr    16                67                  
Webster, Korey          53   C    So    12                37                  
Clanton, Tyrus          60   G    Sr    42                42                  
Player, Heath           66   G    Sr    27                27                  
Powell, Brad            64   G    So    14                47                  
Cox, Sherman            68   G    So    10                11                  
Lerner, Everett         70   G    Fr    4                 42                  
LaPorte, Mark           62   T    Sr*   24                24                  
Coates, Marlon          67   T    Fr    5                 7                   
Charles, Earl           73   T    Fr    3                 19                  
Harper, Leland          77   T*   So    12                36                  
Muterspaugh, Jamie      5    P    So*   25                57                  
Harper, Eddie           17   P    Fr    19                34                  
Elliott, Korey          10   K    Jr*   21                57                  
Booker, Nick            15   K*   Fr    0                 0                   
Lazetti, Sean           75   DE   Jr    29                38                  
Singleton, Carlos       91   DE   Sr    24                24                  
Davila, Michael         92   DE   Fr    16                54                  
Stephenson, Peter       74   DE   Jr    15                23                  
Talley, Fred            79   DE   Jr    12                21                  
Ashraf, Jake            97   DE   So*   9                 29                  
Harms, Howie            98   DE   Fr    4                 32                  
Stephenson, Tito        78   DE*  Sr    16                16                  
Leatherman, Kerry       95   DT   Sr    25                41                  
Nelson, Bennie          72   DT   Jr*   13                34                  
Sawyer, Adam            76   DT   Jr*   8                 35                  
Stowe, Dominic          99   DT   Fr    2                 26                  
Sanford, Rufus          41   ILB  Sr    20                28                  
Rayburn, Trevor         55   ILB  Jr    20                20                  
Johnson, Tim            50   ILB  Jr    14                24                  
Harvey, Richie          51   ILB  So    8                 14                  
Morgenstern, Spencer    58   OLB  Sr    29                42                  
Small, John             47   OLB  Jr    13                33                  
Battle, Dave            90   OLB  Sr*   5                 18                  
Wheeler, Luther         93   OLB  Fr    2                 17                  
Kennedy, Dennis         24   CB   Sr*   28                28                  
Roberson, Bart          48   CB   Fr    23                72                  
Gardner, Jonathan       37   CB   Sr*   22                22                  
Phillips, Bryant        38   CB   Sr    21                36                  
Medley, Lincoln         26   CB   So    11                13                  
Springer, Brenden       34   S    Fr    19                83                  
Corbett, Cole           46   S    So    19                19                  
Rudy, Billy             23   S    So    15                43                  
Kalter, Fred            28   S    Sr*   15                15                  
Dole, Jose              35   S    Fr    9                 41                  
McElroy, Marco          33   S    So    7                 8                   
   
* in eligibility - Player has been red-shirted. * in position - Player is  
walk-on. ** before name - Player is in danger of becoming academically ineligible.

Ye gods that's an ugly offense.

Question: How do you get this and the stats over to Notepad? Whenever I press Print, it nags about me needing a printer set up.

MizzouRah · 08-31-2006, 10:22 PM

Izulde,

Add a printer and when it says what port, select FILE (print to file) and then select the generic/text printer (first one in the list). When you hit the print button within TCY or FOF, select that printer and it will ask you for a name. Name it whatever you want and hit OK. From there, find that file and then associate it with notepad and you're set.

I agree... I'm also a sucker for TCY dynasties!

bbgunn · 08-31-2006, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Izulde,

Add a printer and when it says what port, select FILE (print to file) and then select the generic/text printer (first one in the list). When you hit the print button within TCY or FOF, select that printer and it will ask you for a name. Name it whatever you want and hit OK. From there, find that file and then associate it with notepad and you're set.

I agree... I'm also a sucker for TCY dynasties!

Yep, that's exactly what I did.

And yeah, the offense is extremely horrible. The only way we're going to win is 3 to nothing, or 7 to 3. If you want a lot of points, find another dynasty.

bbgunn · 08-31-2006, 11:07 PM

Quarterbacks
Take a good look at the QBs on the roster above. This group is downright terrible. Every one of these guys is rated in the single digits. Unbelievable. Not only that, our walk-ons have more potential than our scholarship QBs. That's crazy. That has to change.

It probably doesn't matter who we stick in the starting lineup. Rodney Naquin (Jr., walk-on) will probably get the opening day start, because he's the only one with any game experience at all. However, I wouldn't be surprised if Vernon Parker (Jr., walk-on) takes over during the season. He seems to have more potential talent than his ratings suggest. We're going to give him a scholarship and tempt him to prove us wrong.

Lamar Mardeusz (Jr.) can't be ruled out as well. He may be a factor. Deron Cox (Fr.) will be redshirted, but his camp was terrible. We're very disappointed in this recruit. He won't be a factor in the future. We gotta recruit hard for a QB this year.

Running Backs
Obviously Moe Stewart (Sr) will be one of our tailback starters. The second slot will go to Maurice Maxwell (Jr). Recruit Luther Schneider won't be redshirted, as we have a serious lack of depth at the RB position.

At FB, we like what we see in recruit Percy Schulz. He'll be our starter as a true freshman on opening day.

Receivers
Selecting a starting WR is a bit difficult. Bryce Prewitt (Sr) looked great as a part-time starter last year, but Byron Hodges (Sr) looked good in camp. They'll probably split duties. Walk on Rick Spencer (Sr) is not bad either, giving us the luxury of redshirting freshman Matt Lang, who will eventually be better than all the above.

At TE, it's gonna be very very hard to replace C-USA first teamer Walter Lowe this year. Our TEs stink. We'll go with Jeremy Madison (Sr) for now. Lorenzo Lee (Sr) could get in the mix as well.

Offensive Line
At center, Vernon Jordan (Sr) will once again be our starter. Stud recruit Dale Peachey will be redshirted and should fill in immediately for Jordan in 2006.

At guard, our two starters from last year, C-USA first teamer Tyrus Clanton (Sr) and Heath Player (Sr) will return for their final years, giving us a good inside OL. This allows us to redshirt freshman Everett Lerner, who will be as good as these guys when all is said and done.

At tackle, we have to replace both tackles, including C-USA first teamer Mo Gomez. The obvious two to take over are Mark LaPorte (Sr) and walkon Leland Harper (So). If they go down, all we have left are our two horrible freshmen, Marlon Coates and Earl Charles. If that happens, we're only running plays down the middle. We will certainly hit the tackle market hard in recruiting this year.

Defensive breakdown to come...

bbgunn · 08-31-2006, 11:10 PM

By the way, thank you all for reading this dynasty. I really appreciate the comments. Hopefully this season won't drive you away.

MizzouRah · 08-31-2006, 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hermangunn

By the way, thank you all for reading this dynasty. I really appreciate the comments. Hopefully this season won't drive you away.

No way, this is when it gets good. Time to see what type of a coach you really are!

bbgunn · 09-01-2006, 12:50 AM

After getting depressed from writing up that offensive overview, writing about the other side of the ball should make for some cheering up...

Kickers
Hmmm... perhaps this should have been in the offensive overview, but what the heck. Our kicker will definitely be Korey Elliott (Jr), as the other option is... well... terrible. Jamie Muterspaugh (So) will be our punter for the next few years.

Defensive Line
At DE, our two starters from last year return: Carlos Singleton (Sr) and Sean Lazetti (Jr). This allows us to redshirt our two decent DE recruits. One of them, Michael Davila, will be a force on the line, perhaps as early as next year. We return another starter at DT in Kerry Leatherman (Sr). Talent-wise, these guys aren't great, but the experience certainly will help out this year.

Linebackers
We return our two starting ILB, Rufus Sanford (Sr, and our leading returning tackler) and Trevor Rayburn (Jr). Plus, we return one of our starting OLB, Spenser Morgenstern (Sr). The other OLB slot will be filled by junior John Small, who won't be as good as Morgenstern will be, but will be okay in this defense. Luther Wheeler, our recruit at OLB, looked horrible in camp.

Secondary
C-USA first teamer Dennis Kennedy (Sr) will return as a starting CB. The other slot will be filled by promising junior Bryant Phillips. A favorite of mine, Lincoln Medley (So), should be a great backup. Those looking for star recruit Bart Roberson to wreak havoc on opposing QBs will have to wait a while; we're going to redshirt him.

At safety, we'll have two super sophs. Cole Corbett will start again, and Billy Rudy, who has a lot of potential, will replace the ineffective Marco McElroy (So). Freshmen Brenden Springer and Jose Dole will be redshirted. Springer has the best pro prospects of all the players currently on our roster, even more than Roberson. I'm excited to see what this secondary will do to passing teams this year.

bbgunn · 09-01-2006, 01:10 AM

It's time to kick off our coverage of the 2005 UAB Blazer football season. This is Year 2 of the B.B. Gunn era and Year 2 of the Wishbone in Birmingham...

...The only talent the offense has this year is Moe Stewart and 3 decent interior linemen. The only way the UAB offense will excel this year will be to hand off to Stewart and have him run down the middle. If Stewart goes down, this offense is dead.

Meanwhile, the defense looks improved from last year. The new defensive coordinator should also have a good effect on that side of the ball...

The coaches have made their C-USA predictions. Let's take a look at those:

Code:

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

UAB certainly has come a long way since this time last year, so a 6th place prediction seems decent. But below Tulane? We are skeptical.

By the way, here's the nation's preseason top 10:

Code:

School                Record  Conf  Coach Fans  Ave    Rank  
Oklahoma                0-0     B12   1     1     1.00    1       
Nebraska                0-0     B12   2     2     2.00    2       
Miami (FL)              0-0     ACC   3     4     3.50    3       
Georgia                 0-0     SEC   4     8     6.00    4       
USC                     0-0     PAC   5     7     6.00    6       
Florida                 0-0     SEC   6     3     4.50    5       
Michigan                0-0     B10   7     9     8.00    7       
Florida State           0-0     ACC   8     17    12.50   10      
Ohio State              0-0     B10   9     12    10.50   9       
Texas                   0-0     B12   10    5     7.50    8

Let's look at the 2005 Blazer schedule:

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 Week  Opponent                     
2       at Fairbanks                                                    
3       at (15) Alabama                                                 
4       at Central Florida                                              
$$5     at Army                                                         
$$6     HOUSTON                                                         
$$7     TULANE                                                          
$$8     at East Carolina                                                
$$9     at Southern Miss                                                
$$10    CINCINNATI                                                      
$$11    at (34) TCU                                                     
$$13    MEMPHIS

If you think the offense was terrible, look at this schedule. UAB has only 4 home games out of 11. The first four games of the season are on the road, including a prime match with Big Brother, the University of Alabama, in Week 3. Note that UAB again avoids playing Louisville.

UAB can realistically aim for 4-1 to begin the season. However, when the meat of the C-USA slate hits, things can go awry. We could be looking at another 7-4, 5-3 in C-USA season, folks, but we think that the terrible offense will lose a game it shouldn't lose. Our prediction: 6-5 (4-4).

bbgunn · 09-03-2006, 05:42 PM

UAB didn't play in Week 1, but there was action around C-USA:

#24 Colorado 52, Houston 22
Iowa St. 30, Louisville 14
TCU 17, Troy 0
Memphis 50, Bethel 0

Recruiting

Like last season, I'll post on players that commit to UAB. I did hit the recruiting trail hard in Week 1. Our priorities are QB, RB, TE and T. We think we found suitable candidates at all those positions, but it's only a matter of time before bigger schools start coming.

Due to the difficulty in recruiting from last year, I've changed our recruiting limits. Now we can recruit from all areas within a 400 mile radius. This takes us into Arkansas and Louisiana in the west, and the Carolinas in the east. Hopefully this can help us turn into a premier program.

Everytime we have a winning season, I add 50 miles to that. If we win a conference championship, 100 miles. I doubt if we'll win a national championship here, but if we do, I'll add 200 miles.

bbgunn · 09-03-2006, 05:50 PM

UAB (0-0) at Fairbanks (0-1)
Coaches Poll: UAB #76, Fairbanks #118
Line: Fairbanks by 3
Weather: 43 degrees, sunny
TV: none

For its first game of the season, the UAB Blazers head up to the Last Frontier to face the University of Fairbanks of the Alaska Eight in what is easily the longest road trip ever in UAB history. This game will be the first of an annual series between the two schools.

Fairbanks runs a single back offense, one that wasn't too effective in last week's game against UNLV. The school had to change its QB in that game. UAB's improved secondary should be able to handle Fairbanks offense. The question is, can UAB's wishbone offense then put up enough points to win the game? Even after the offseason, there are still many question marks about UAB's offense. We hate to be pessimists, but that, plus the forecasted cold September weather in Fairbanks, makes us wonder.

Our prediction: Fairbanks 13, UAB 3.

bbgunn · 09-03-2006, 06:12 PM

UAB 44, Fairbanks 7

FAIRBANKS, AK - The fears about UAB's offense have subsided... at least for now.

In a record-setting day, RB Moe Stewart ran for 3 touchdowns and caught another, as UAB beat Fairbanks 44-7. UAB had their way in the cold, running for 321 net rushing yards, their highest total ever under the wishbone. The big rushing game seemed to quell doubts about the offense working well after losing 6 starters from last year's 2nd place team.

"We proved a lot of people wrong," Stewart said after the game. "The line had us down by, what, 4 points or something? We proved them wrong."

Stewart's 368 all-purpose yards set a national record, while his 294 rushing yards set a Conference USA record. Both, of course, are school records. He was easily the MVP of the game. Not only that, he was the National Player of the Week for Week 2, something his predecessor, Bobby Forbes, never accomplished.

The other starting tailback, Maurice Maxwell, ran for 32 yards and a TD. QB Rodney Naquin had a day reminiscent of last year's QB Skip Nolan: simple and consistent. He threw for a TD and, most importantly, no INTs. G Tyrus Clanton and C Vernon Jordan were also player of the week nominees for their blocking prowess today.

Code:

Box Score: UAB at Fairbanks  
Fairbanks, AK.  
  
Week 2, 2005  
  
Attendance: 24,000 (33,000).  
  
  
Weather: 43 degrees, fair.  
  
1Q: 12:51 UABB - Moe Stewart 22 run.  
1Q: 12:51 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
1Q: 08:11 UABB - Korey Elliott 36 field goal.  
2Q: 09:12 UABB - Maurice Maxwell 6 run.  
2Q: 09:12 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
2Q: 08:25 UABB - Moe Stewart 8 run.  
2Q: 08:25 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
2Q: 02:25 FAIR - Rondell Orta 1 pass from Charles Gilmore.  
2Q: 02:25 FAIR - Gino Cartwright extra point.  
2Q: 00:19 UABB - Korey Elliott 27 field goal.  
3Q: 06:27 UABB - Korey Elliott 29 field goal.  
3Q: 01:05 UABB - Moe Stewart 34 pass from Rodney Naquin.  
3Q: 01:05 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
4Q: 05:40 UABB - Moe Stewart 4 run.  
4Q: 05:40 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
  
Game MVP: UABB 25 Moe Stewart  
  
UAB               10     17     10     7      -      44  
Fairbanks         0      7      0      0      -      7  
  
Team Statistics          UABB          FAIR  
  
First Downs              26            8  
  
Total Rushes             56            21  
Net Rushing Yards        321           50  
Yards Per Carry          5.7           2.3  
Rushing Yards            336           69  
Tckld Loss/Yards         2-2           4-7  
Sacked/Yards Lost        2-13          2-12  
  
Pass Attempts            22            23  
Completions              12            10  
Passing Yards            134           145  
Yards Per Attempt        6.0           6.3  
Interceptions            0             3  
Fumbles/Lost             0/0           2/1  
  
Total Plays              78            44  
Total Yards              455           195  
Yards Per Play           5.8           4.4  
  
3rd Down Plays           9/16          3/11  
  
Penalties                4             5  
Penalty Yards            38            30  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 48        OWN 21  
Time Of Possession       38:28         21:32  
  
UAB Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
25 Stewart               36     294    8.1    47     3      1      0  
32 Maxwell               12     31     2.5    9      1      3      0  
8 Naquin                 5      -13    -2.6   1      0      2      2  
89 Spencer               1      4      4.0    4      0      0      0  
43 Schneider             1      2      2.0    2      0      0      0  
20 Schulz                1      3      3.0    3      0      0      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
8 Naquin                 21     11     127    6.0    34     1      0  
12 Mardeusz              1      1      7      7.0    7      0      0  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
25 Stewart               4      66     16.5   51     34     1  
86 Lee                   2      20     10.0   7      11     0  
3 Hodges                 2      21     10.5   7      13     0  
20 Schulz                2      21     10.5   2      11     0  
89 Spencer               1      7      7.0    4      7      0  
43 Schneider             1      -1     -1.0   0      -1     0

bbgunn · 09-03-2006, 11:13 PM

C-USA Scores:
Purdue 69, Cincinnati 0
Kansas 44, Army 31
Kansas State 31, Southern Miss 7
Nebraska 52, Tulane 0
Lousiville 24, Kentucky 17
East Carolina 45, Idaho 21
Houston 23, Rice 9
Bowling Green 52, South Florida 14

Code:

 School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
Memphis                  1  0  0  1.000 50  0   0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 1       
**UAB                    1  0  0  1.000 44  7   0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 1       
East Carolina            1  0  0  1.000 45  21  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 1       
TCU                      1  0  0  1.000 17  0   0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 1       
Louisville               1  1  0  .500  38  47  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 1       
Houston                  1  1  0  .500  45  61  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 1       
Army                     0  1  0  .000  31  44  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 1      
Southern Miss            0  1  0  .000  7   31  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 1      
South Florida            0  1  0  .000  14  52  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 2      
Tulane                   0  1  0  .000  0   52  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 2      
Cincinnati               0  1  0  .000  0   69  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 1

bbgunn · 09-04-2006, 01:48 AM

UAB (1-0) at Alabama (0-0)
Coaches Poll: UAB #45, Alabama #59
Line: Alabama by 13
Weather: 55 degrees, sunny
TV: TV5

After going all the way up to Alaska for their first game of the season, the UAB Blazers return home for Week 3... sort of.

UAB will make the 60-mile trip west to Tuscaloosa to face Big Brother, the University of Alabama, for the first time ever in football. UAB fans have had this day circled on their calendars ever since the official schedule was first released. The game will be televised on regional TV.

Alabama runs a veer formation and, if preseason is any indication, is great all around on both offense and defense. This is a team that was ranked #15 in the preseason coaches poll, but fell out, mainly due to not playing a game until now. Meanwhile, UAB had a lot of questions answered about their wishbone, as RB Moe Stewart clearly established himself as the force of the offense.

UAB coaches, players and fans feel a lot better about their offense. However, running against an Alabama defense is going to be a lot more difficult than running against Fairbanks. UAB will be lucky to get half the points that they had in last week's win. Meanwhile, while UAB's defense is among the best in C-USA, it'll be lucky if it can stop one of the SEC's top offenses. The question won't be if UAB can win, but how close they can make the score.

Our prediction: Alabama 35, UAB 10.

mrsimperless · 09-04-2006, 03:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hermangunn

I'm excited to see what this secondary will do to passing teams this year.

I agree. And even more so for NEXT year! =)

bbgunn · 09-04-2006, 09:58 PM

Alabama 48, UAB 3

TUSCALOOSA, AL - UAB annihilated their opponents last week. This week, they were the ones who were destroyed.

The Crimson Tide clearly reminded the Blazers who the king of the University of Alabama system is with a 48-3 win on Saturday. Alabama (1-0) did in the Blazers with a balanced attack, rushing for 277 yards and passing for 191, and then a sellout crowd watched the Tide defense do the rest.

UAB (1-1) had no chance. RB Moe Stewart, who set a national record with 368 all-purpose yards in the Fairbanks game last week, was held to just 33 total yards, including -1 rushing. Forced to pass, walk-on QB Rodney Naquin couldn't, completing just 5 of 15 passes for 48 yards. Not that it was totally his fault; none of the completions went to a wide receiver or a tight end.

UAB only made it into Crimson Tide territory 3 times, and never into the red zone. Meanwhile, Alabama was forced to punt just once.

"A complete beatdown," said coach B.B. Gunn after the game. "Alabama was just better today, plain and simple. When their on their game, they are unstoppable. They were on their game today, and we weren't, so we didn't have a chance."

No word yet on whether or not UAB will seek to play the Crimson Tide again in the future.

Code:

Box Score: UAB at Alabama  
Tuscaloosa, AL.  
  
Week 3, 2005  
  
Attendance: 83,800 (83,800).  
  
  
Weather: 55 degrees, stormy.  
  
1Q: 10:42 ALAB - Stan Leake 34 pass from Alonzo Bethea.  
1Q: 10:42 ALAB - Dan Dela Cruz extra point.  
1Q: 01:49 ALAB - T.J. Shepard 5 run.  
1Q: 01:49 ALAB - Dan Dela Cruz extra point.  
2Q: 08:07 UABB - Korey Elliott 39 field goal.  
2Q: 04:51 ALAB - Alonzo Bethea 15 run.  
2Q: 04:51 ALAB - Dan Dela Cruz extra point.  
2Q: 01:17 ALAB - Zack Guliford 3 pass from Alonzo Bethea.  
2Q: 01:17 ALAB - Dan Dela Cruz extra point.  
3Q: 05:41 ALAB - Dan Dela Cruz 27 field goal.  
3Q: 02:39 ALAB - Dan Dela Cruz 34 field goal.  
4Q: 10:11 ALAB - T.J. Shepard 1 run.  
4Q: 10:11 ALAB - Dan Dela Cruz extra point.  
4Q: 03:40 ALAB - Richie Reilly 20 pass from Alonzo Bethea.  
4Q: 03:40 ALAB - Dan Dela Cruz extra point.  
  
Game MVP: ALAB 15 Alonzo Bethea  
  
UAB               0      3      0      0      -      3  
Alabama           14     14     6      14     -      48  
  
Team Statistics          UABB          ALAB  
  
First Downs              5             28  
  
Total Rushes             31            53  
Net Rushing Yards        15            277  
Yards Per Carry          0.4           5.2  
Rushing Yards            59            290  
Tckld Loss/Yards         14-33         5-13  
Sacked/Yards Lost        2-11          0-0  
  
Pass Attempts            15            16  
Completions              5             14  
Passing Yards            48            191  
Yards Per Attempt        3.2           11.9  
Interceptions            0             0  
Fumbles/Lost             4/1           3/3  
  
Total Plays              46            69  
Total Yards              63            468  
Yards Per Play           1.3           6.7  
  
3rd Down Plays           0/13          7/11  
  
Penalties                5             5  
Penalty Yards            31            30  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 29        OWN 45  
Time Of Possession       23:17         36:43  
  
UAB Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
25 Stewart               14     -1     0.0    6      0      9      0  
32 Maxwell               8      17     2.1    12     0      3      0  
8 Naquin                 7      4      0.5    6      0      1      2  
3 Hodges                 1      -2     -2.0   -2     0      1      0  
43 Schneider             1      -3     -3.0   -3     0      1      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
8 Naquin                 15     5      48     3.2    27     0      0  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
25 Stewart               2      34     17.0   4      27     0  
20 Schulz                2      8      4.0    4      5      0  
32 Maxwell               1      6      6.0    0      6      0

bbgunn · 09-04-2006, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrsimperless

I agree. And even more so for NEXT year! =)

Definitely. This secondary will be the best in C-USA in the next few years.

MizzouRah · 09-04-2006, 10:28 PM

Yes, hermangunn has updated his dynasty!

bbgunn · 09-04-2006, 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Yes, hermangunn has updated his dynasty!

I'm glad somebody cares!

Thanks.

Speaking of which, I don't have as much free time as I would like, so I can only post a week of TCY game action a day, two weeks if I'm lucky. Sorry about that. Hopefully that will change in the future.

bbgunn · 09-04-2006, 10:48 PM

Action from around Conference USA in Week 3:
#16 Penn St. 65, Cincinnati 3
Purdue 62, Tulane 0
Oregon 59, Lousiville 26
East Carolina 28, Stanford 23
Ole Miss 59, South Florida 14
Memphis 52, Mississippi St. 6 (Memphis is looking good. They're our rivals in TCY... uh-oh.)
Army 32, Arkansas St. 29
Southern Miss 62, La.-Monroe 0
TCU 45, Rice 21

Code:

School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
Memphis                  2  0  0  1.000 102 6   0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 2       
TCU                      2  0  0  1.000 62  21  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 2       
East Carolina            2  0  0  1.000 73  44  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 2       
Southern Miss            1  1  0  .500  69  31  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 1       
**UAB                    1  1  0  .500  47  55  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 1      
Army                     1  1  0  .500  63  73  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 1       
Houston                  1  1  0  .500  45  61  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 1       
Louisville               1  2  0  .333  64  106 0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 1      
South Florida            0  2  0  .000  28  111 0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 3      
Tulane                   0  2  0  .000  0   114 0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 3      
Cincinnati               0  2  0  .000  3   134 0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 2

COACHES POLL - TOP 25

Code:

School                Record  Conf  Coach Fans  Ave    Rank  
Oklahoma                3-0     B12   1     1     1.00    2       
Nebraska                1-0     B12   2     2     2.00    18      
Georgia                 1-0     SEC   3     5     4.00    7       
Florida                 2-0     SEC   4     3     3.50    9       
USC                     1-0     PAC   5     6     5.50    25      
Michigan                2-0     B10   6     8     7.00    5       
Florida State           1-0     ACC   7     13    10.00   15      
Texas                   2-0     B12   8     7     7.50    27      
LSU                     2-0     SEC   9     4     6.50    1       
Washington State        3-0     PAC   10    10    10.00   3       
Alabama                 1-0     SEC   11    9     10.00   13      
Kansas State            2-0     B12   12    18    15.00   14      
UCLA                    1-0     PAC   13    11    12.00   4       
Virginia                2-0     ACC   14    14    14.00   43      
Penn State              2-0     B10   15    15    15.00   17      
Texas A&M               2-0     B12   16    16    16.00   23      
Boston College          2-0     BET   17    17    17.00   11      
Colorado                3-0     B12   18    12    15.00   8       
Washington              2-0     PAC   19    20    19.50   10      
California              2-0     PAC   20    19    19.50   6       
Clemson                 2-0     ACC   21    27    24.00   29      
South Carolina          2-0     SEC   22    23    22.50   35      
TCU                     2-0     USA   23    22    22.50   36      
Georgia Tech            1-0     ACC   24    31    27.50   24      
Purdue                  2-0     B10   25    24    24.50   26

TCU moves into the Top 25 for the first time this year, at #23. After their great game against us, Alabama is now #11.

bbgunn · 09-05-2006, 02:19 AM

Injuries

Starting T Mark LaPorte suffered a strained hamstring. It is unknown how long it will take to heal, but he'll probably play through the pain and is listed as probable.

bbgunn · 09-05-2006, 02:25 AM

UAB (1-1) at UCF (1-1)
Coaches Poll: UAB #67, UCF #66
Line: UCF by 5
Weather: 82 degrees, sunny
TV: none

UAB heads down to Orlando to face the Golden Knights of Central Florida. UAB hopes to get the thoughts of the blowout loss to Alabama out of their heads, while UCF hopes to capitalize on the momentum of their win against Temple last week.

UCF runs a veer formation, but leans more towards the past, since their run has not been effective this year. That's good for UAB's defense, which is third in pass coverage in C-USA so far. The big question will be if UAB can jump-start their run attack after being destroyed by the Crimson Tide. Even though the oddsmakers favor UCF in this matchup, we give the slight edge to UAB, but it won't be easy.

Our prediction: UAB 34, UCF 28 (OT).

bbgunn · 09-05-2006, 02:50 AM

UCF 37, UAB 29

ORLANDO - UAB gave a decent game, but could not do enough to win as the Central Florida Golden Knights came away with victory in this matchup. UAB never had the lead, but the Blazers (1-2) kept UCF (2-1) on its toes by answering almost all of UCF's scoring drives.

UCF caught the UAB defense off guard by running for 233 yards, while they also kept up their consistency in the passing game, gaining 213 yards.

UAB RB Moe Stewart had a good day with 128 rushing yards, but could not find the end zone. Walk-on QB Vernon Parker made his first start. He effectively ran the option and passed for 185 yards and 2 TDs in his first-ever college game. However, his 3 interceptions are what ultimately did his team in - that and failing to control the ball more than UCF did.

WR Byron Hodges had a big day as well in the loss, gaining 92 yards and a TD.

Code:

Box Score: UAB at Central Florida  
Orlando, FL.  
  
Week 4, 2005  
  
Attendance: 38,200 (70,200).  
  
  
Weather: 82 degrees, fair.  
  
1Q: 05:57 CFLA - Roy Grasmanis 1 pass from Kerry Underwood.  
1Q: 05:57 CFLA - Sam Meier extra point.  
1Q: 00:00 UABB - Maurice Maxwell 1 run.  
1Q: 00:00 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
2Q: 07:27 CFLA - Bert Arnold 6 run.  
2Q: 07:27 CFLA - Sam Meier extra point.  
2Q: 05:03 UABB - Byron Hodges 36 fumble return.  
2Q: 05:03 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
2Q: 01:53 CFLA - Sam Meier 45 field goal.  
3Q: 04:26 CFLA - Roy Grasmanis 10 pass from Kerry Underwood.  
3Q: 04:26 CFLA - Sam Meier extra point.  
3Q: 00:47 UABB - Byron Hodges 10 pass from Vernon Parker.  
3Q: 00:47 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
4Q: 08:33 CFLA - Sam Meier 21 field goal.  
4Q: 05:54 CFLA - Sam Meier 34 field goal.  
4Q: 02:36 CFLA - Jackie Schultz 34 pass from Kerry Underwood.  
4Q: 02:36 CFLA - Sam Meier extra point.  
4Q: 01:05 UABB - Rick Spencer 36 pass from Vernon Parker.  
4Q: 01:05 UABB - Vernon Parker pass to Moe Stewart for conversion  
  
Game MVP: CFLA 67 Jimmy Jimenez  
  
UAB               7      7      7      8      -      29  
Central Florida   7      10     7      13     -      37  
  
Team Statistics          UABB          CFLA  
  
First Downs              16            26  
  
Total Rushes             29            46  
Net Rushing Yards        144           233  
Yards Per Carry          4.9           5.0  
Rushing Yards            146           241  
Tckld Loss/Yards         2-2           5-8  
Sacked/Yards Lost        0-0           0-0  
  
Pass Attempts            25            24  
Completions              11            16  
Passing Yards            185           213  
Yards Per Attempt        7.4           8.8  
Interceptions            3             0  
Fumbles/Lost             1/0           1/1  
  
Total Plays              54            70  
Total Yards              329           446  
Yards Per Play           6.0           6.3  
  
3rd Down Plays           3/11          6/14  
  
Penalties                11            5  
Penalty Yards            64            36  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 24        OWN 39  
Time Of Possession       24:47         35:13  
  
UAB Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
25 Stewart               22     128    5.8    22     0      2      0  
19 Parker                4      11     2.7    11     0      2      0  
32 Maxwell               2      2      1.0    1      1      0      0  
20 Schulz                1      3      3.0    3      0      0      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
19 Parker                25     11     185    7.4    36     2      3  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
3 Hodges                 5      92     18.4   24     32     1  
32 Maxwell               2      16     8.0    5      13     0  
89 Spencer               2      44     22.0   22     36     1  
84 Madison               1      12     12.0   0      12     0  
86 Lee                   1      21     21.0   5      21     0

bbgunn · 09-05-2006, 02:56 AM

SCORES:
Wake Forest 41, East Carolina 23
Miami (FL) 49, South Florida 17
Memphis 51, Temple 3 (wow)
#11 Alabama 34, Southern Miss 10
#9 LSU 48, Tulane 13
Miami (OH) 45, Houston 14

Code:

 School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
Memphis                  3  0  0  1.000 153 9   0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 3       
TCU                      2  0  0  1.000 62  21  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 2       
East Carolina            2  1  0  .666  96  85  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 1      
Army                     1  1  0  .500  63  73  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 1       
Southern Miss            1  2  0  .333  79  65  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 1      
**UAB                    1  2  0  .333  76  92  0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 2      
Louisville               1  2  0  .333  64  106 0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 1      
Houston                  1  2  0  .333  59  106 0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 1      
Cincinnati               0  2  0  .000  3   134 0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 2      
South Florida            0  3  0  .000  45  160 0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 4      
Tulane                   0  3  0  .000  13  162 0  0  0  .000  0   0   Lost 4

Look how good that Memphis team is! They're going to be hard to play. But they have only played Bethel, Miss. St. and Temple.

COACHES TOP 25

Code:

School                Record  Conf  Coach Fans  Ave    Rank  
Oklahoma                3-0     B12   1     2     1.50    14      
Nebraska                2-0     B12   2     1     1.50    2       
Georgia                 2-0     SEC   3     5     4.00    1       
USC                     2-0     PAC   4     7     5.50    20      
Florida                 2-0     SEC   5     3     4.00    7       
Michigan                3-0     B10   6     8     7.00    3       
Florida State           1-0     ACC   7     13    10.00   11      
Texas                   3-0     B12   8     6     7.00    12      
LSU                     3-0     SEC   9     4     6.50    4       
Washington State        3-0     PAC   10    10    10.00   8       
Alabama                 2-0     SEC   11    9     10.00   15      
Kansas State            3-0     B12   12    18    15.00   18      
UCLA                    2-0     PAC   13    11    12.00   5       
Virginia                3-0     ACC   14    14    14.00   29      
Penn State              3-0     B10   15    15    15.00   10      
Texas A&M               3-0     B12   16    16    16.00   9       
Boston College          3-0     BET   17    17    17.00   17      
Colorado                3-0     B12   18    12    15.00   13      
Washington              3-0     PAC   19    20    19.50   26      
Miami (FL)              2-1     ACC   20    27    23.50   40      
California              3-0     PAC   21    19    20.00   6       
Clemson                 2-0     ACC   22    26    24.00   24      
Georgia Tech            2-0     ACC   23    32    27.50   23      
South Carolina          2-0     SEC   24    22    23.00   32      
TCU                     2-0     USA   25    24    24.50   46

TCU drops to #25 after an off week.

bbgunn · 09-05-2006, 02:58 AM

Injuries

NEW: Starting OLB John Small suffered a severe wrist sprain in the UCF game and will be out for 7 weeks.

bbgunn · 09-05-2006, 03:04 AM

UAB (1-2) at Army (1-1)
Coaches Poll: Army #75, UAB #76
Line: Army by 8
Weather: 54 degrees, sunny
TV: none

UAB takes the long road trip to West Point to face Army in the first C-USA game of the year for both teams.

Army runs a run-and-shoot offense, which may give UAB a good shot at winning. UAB QB Vernon Parker is said to be the starter for the Army game. The key will be if he can avoid interceptions and instead show brilliance with his mind, arm and legs.

If UAB doesn't turn over the ball like usual, they should be okay against this Army team. Our prediction: UAB 29, Army 17.

bbgunn · 09-05-2006, 03:19 AM

Army 35, UAB 24

WEST POINT, NY - UAB let one get away on the shores of the Hudson in their first C-USA game.

UAB had led for the entire game going into the 4th quarter. At the beginning of that quarter, it was 21-19. Then UAB (1-3) kicked a field goal to make it 24-19. Army (2-1) then proceeded to happily pass all over the UAB secondary and engineer a comeback which will be talked about for days at West Point.

UAB RB Moe Stewart had his second straight 100-yard game and third overall this year. He also had 2 TD runs. However, an inconsistent game from QB Vernon Parker, including 1 interception, kept UAB from doing much to quell Army's comeback in the 4th quarter.

"The Parker experiment is over," said a disappointed B.B. Gunn after the game. "We're going with Naquin for the Houston game." UAB is 1-1 and no interceptions with QB Rodney Naquin, while they are 0-2 and 4 interceptions with Parker.

DE Sean Lazetti had a great day defending the run. His stats included 3 sacks.

Code:

Box Score: UAB at Army  
West Point, NY.  
  
Week 5, 2005  
  
Attendance: 21,000 (40,000).  
  
  
Weather: 54 degrees, fair.  
  
1Q: 09:47 UABB - Byron Hodges 3 pass from Vernon Parker.  
1Q: 09:47 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
2Q: 14:24 ARMY - Irv Gordon 10 pass from Lawrence Reeves.  
2Q: 14:24 ARMY - Howie Simmons extra point.  
2Q: 10:58 UABB - Moe Stewart 6 run.  
2Q: 10:58 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
2Q: 00:27 ARMY - Lenny Reynoso 1 run.  
2Q: 00:27 ARMY - Howie Simmons extra point failed.  
3Q: 11:06 UABB - Moe Stewart 16 run.  
3Q: 11:06 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
3Q: 09:40 ARMY - Bo Leathers 11 pass from Lawrence Reeves.  
3Q: 09:40 ARMY - Lawrence Reeves pass for conversion failed.  
4Q: 14:55 UABB - Korey Elliott 41 field goal.  
4Q: 08:59 ARMY - Bo Leathers 4 pass from Lawrence Reeves.  
4Q: 08:59 ARMY - Lewis Anthony run for conversion failed.  
4Q: 02:25 ARMY - Bo Leathers 7 pass from Lawrence Reeves.  
4Q: 02:25 ARMY - Howie Simmons extra point.  
4Q: 00:20 ARMY - Howie Simmons 38 field goal.  
  
Game MVP: ARMY 6 Roosevelt Guynes  
  
UAB               7      7      7      3      -      24  
Army              0      13     6      16     -      35  
  
Team Statistics          UABB          ARMY  
  
First Downs              16            27  
  
Total Rushes             35            33  
Net Rushing Yards        198           43  
Yards Per Carry          5.6           1.3  
Rushing Yards            204           97  
Tckld Loss/Yards         0-0           4-10  
Sacked/Yards Lost        1-6           7-44  
  
Pass Attempts            21            43  
Completions              9             27  
Passing Yards            72            321  
Yards Per Attempt        3.4           7.4  
Interceptions            1             1  
Fumbles/Lost             0/0           6/0  
  
Total Plays              56            76  
Total Yards              270           364  
Yards Per Play           4.8           4.7  
  
3rd Down Plays           3/11          7/16  
  
Penalties                5             7  
Penalty Yards            24            43  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 32        OWN 37  
Time Of Possession       26:48         33:12  
  
UAB Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
25 Stewart               25     136    5.4    25     2      1      0  
19 Parker                5      28     5.6    23     0      1      1  
32 Maxwell               4      27     6.7    17     0      1      0  
3 Hodges                 1      7      7.0    7      0      0      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
19 Parker                21     9      72     3.4    17     1      1  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
3 Hodges                 3      33     11.0   5      17     1  
25 Stewart               2      7      3.5    3      5      0  
89 Spencer               2      19     9.5    0      15     0  
86 Lee                   1      5      5.0    0      5      0  
20 Schulz                1      8      8.0    1      8      0

bbgunn · 09-05-2006, 03:22 AM

SCORES:
Tulane 38, Cincinnati 3
#25 TCU 51, East Carolina 3 (uh-oh, TCU's back)
Houston 49, South Florida 42 (it was USF's run against UH's pass)
Southern Miss 48, Louisville 31

Code:

School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
TCU                      3  0  0  1.000 113 24  1  0  0  1.000 51  3   Won 3       
Army                     2  1  0  .666  98  97  1  0  0  1.000 35  24  Won 2       
Southern Miss            2  2  0  .500  127 96  1  0  0  1.000 48  31  Won 1       
Houston                  2  2  0  .500  108 148 1  0  0  1.000 49  42  Won 1       
Tulane                   1  3  0  .250  51  165 1  0  0  1.000 38  3   Won 1       
Memphis                  3  0  0  1.000 153 9   0  0  0  .000  0   0   Won 3       
East Carolina            2  2  0  .500  99  136 0  1  0  .000  3   51  Lost 2      
**UAB                    1  3  0  .250  100 127 0  1  0  .000  24  35  Lost 3      
Louisville               1  3  0  .250  95  154 0  1  0  .000  31  48  Lost 2      
Cincinnati               0  3  0  .000  6   172 0  1  0  .000  3   38  Lost 3      
South Florida            0  4  0  .000  87  209 0  1  0  .000  42  49  Lost 5

COACHES TOP 25

Code:

School                Record  Conf  Coach Fans  Ave    Rank  
Oklahoma                4-0     B12   1     1     1.00    9       
Nebraska                3-0     B12   2     2     2.00    3       
Georgia                 3-0     SEC   3     5     4.00    1       
USC                     3-0     PAC   4     6     5.00    13      
Florida                 3-0     SEC   5     3     4.00    4       
Michigan                4-0     B10   6     7     6.50    2       
Florida State           2-0     ACC   7     12    9.50    12      
Texas                   3-0     B12   8     4     6.00    7       
Washington State        4-0     PAC   9     9     9.00    10      
Alabama                 3-0     SEC   10    8     9.00    15      
Kansas State            4-0     B12   11    17    14.00   17      
Miami (FL)              3-1     ACC   12    16    14.00   29      
UCLA                    3-0     PAC   13    11    12.00   5       
Penn State              4-0     B10   14    13    13.50   8       
Texas A&M               4-0     B12   15    14    14.50   14      
Colorado                4-0     B12   16    10    13.00   6       
California              4-0     PAC   17    18    17.50   11      
Ohio State              3-1     B10   18    24    21.00   16      
LSU                     3-1     SEC   19    15    17.00   23      
South Carolina          3-0     SEC   20    19    19.50   20      
TCU                     3-0     USA   21    20    20.50   27      
Clemson                 2-0     ACC   22    22    22.00   21      
Georgia Tech            2-0     ACC   23    27    25.00   24      
Michigan State          3-0     B10   24    26    25.00   26      
Iowa                    4-0     B10   25    23    24.00   22

TCU is now number 21.

bbgunn · 09-05-2006, 03:42 AM

Injuries

PREVIOUS: OLB Small
NEW: none

Recruiting

Our first commitment of the year was a good one:

RB Mercury Razo
5-8, 185
Hendersonville, TN
Rating: 72-

#1 RB in TN, #22 RB in the nation. Small guy, but powerful. Great on receiving plays, too. He brings us more talent than Bobby Forbes or Moe Stewart have. He'll be a great replacement for Stewart.

bbgunn · 09-05-2006, 03:56 AM

Houston (2-2) at UAB (1-3)
Coaches Poll: Houston #76, UAB #87
Line: Houston by 3
Weather: 59 degrees, rainy
TV: none

Finally... UAB gets to play in their own stadium. After playing on the road in the first four games on the season, UAB returns to Legion Field to play the Houston Cougars.

Houston runs a Wing-T formation that looked good in the South Florida game last week, but didn't look that great before that. Rodney Naquin should be back under center for UAB, and if he can be as consistent as he was in the first two games, not throw any interceptions like Vernon Parker, and let Moe Stewart do his thing, UAB will have a chance. However, we're going to pick against the Blazers.

Our prediction: Houston 28, UAB 24.

bbgunn · 09-05-2006, 04:43 AM

Houston 14, UAB 10

BIRMINGHAM - UAB's slide continues.

These two teams played almost even in the Birmingham rain, but in the end, it was Houston on top. Another disappointing loss for UAB.

Moe Stewart ran for exactly 100 yards, including UAB's only TD. Rodney Naquin, back at QB replacing Vernon Parker, had a Parker-like day, missing most of his passes and throwing one pick.

Code:

Box Score: Houston at UAB  
Birmingham, AL.  
  
Week 6, 2005  
  
Attendance: 31,600 (83,100).  
  
  
Weather: 59 degrees, rain.  
  
2Q: 08:50 UABB - Moe Stewart 12 run.  
2Q: 08:50 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
2Q: 05:16 HOUS - Calvin Devine 2 run.  
2Q: 05:16 HOUS - Chester Muerch extra point.  
2Q: 00:16 UABB - Korey Elliott 20 field goal.  
4Q: 14:47 HOUS - Calvin Devine 10 run.  
4Q: 14:47 HOUS - Chester Muerch extra point.  
  
Game MVP: HOUS 38 Calvin Devine  
  
Houston           0      7      0      7      -      14  
UAB               0      10     0      0      -      10  
  
Team Statistics          HOUS          UABB  
  
First Downs              17            18  
  
Total Rushes             40            43  
Net Rushing Yards        170           168  
Yards Per Carry          4.2           3.9  
Rushing Yards            182           189  
Tckld Loss/Yards         2-2           3-4  
Sacked/Yards Lost        2-10          3-17  
  
Pass Attempts            18            26  
Completions              12            9  
Passing Yards            107           138  
Yards Per Attempt        5.9           5.3  
Interceptions            0             1  
Fumbles/Lost             1/0           0/0  
  
Total Plays              58            69  
Total Yards              277           306  
Yards Per Play           4.7           4.4  
  
3rd Down Plays           6/13          7/17  
  
Penalties                7             4  
Penalty Yards            54            25  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 34        OWN 26  
Time Of Possession       28:51         31:09  
  
UAB Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
25 Stewart               25     100    4.0    13     1      5      0  
32 Maxwell               9      67     7.4    21     0      3      0  
8 Naquin                 8      -1     -0.1   6      0      1      3  
3 Hodges                 1      2      2.0    2      0      0      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
8 Naquin                 26     9      138    5.3    32     0      1  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
3 Hodges                 3      55     18.3   10     20     0  
20 Schulz                3      21     7.0    15     10     0  
25 Stewart               1      12     12.0   1      12     0  
84 Madison               1      32     32.0   14     32     0  
86 Lee                   1      18     18.0   0      18     0

mrsimperless · 09-05-2006, 08:47 AM

We all have our ups and downs. Don't give up! I'm really enjoying this dynasty, nice work.

MizzouRah · 09-05-2006, 09:49 AM

Me too!!

Izulde · 09-05-2006, 01:12 PM

Ouch! So many close, close losses. You could just as easily be 3-2, maybe even 4-1.

bbgunn · 09-05-2006, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrsimperless

We all have our ups and downs. Don't give up! I'm really enjoying this dynasty, nice work.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Me too!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Izulde

Ouch! So many close, close losses. You could just as easily be 3-2, maybe even 4-1.

Yeah, these close losses are hard to take. Thanks for the encouraging words, though. Hopefully we can win more than we lose from this point on, but it's unlikely, given the schedule.

bbgunn · 09-05-2006, 05:33 PM

SCORES:
#21 TCU 34, Memphis 24 (this establishes TCU as the team in C-USA once again. But Memphis played them close... man)
Tulane 28, Army 21
Louisville 65, Cincinnati 10
East Carolina 51, South Florida 21

Code:

School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
TCU                      4  0  0  1.000 147 48  2  0  0  1.000 85  27  Won 4       
Houston                  3  2  0  .600  122 158 2  0  0  1.000 63  52  Won 2       
Tulane                   2  3  0  .400  79  186 2  0  0  1.000 66  24  Won 2       
Southern Miss            2  2  0  .500  127 96  1  0  0  1.000 48  31  Won 1       
East Carolina            3  2  0  .600  150 157 1  1  0  .500  54  72  Won 1       
Army                     2  2  0  .500  119 125 1  1  0  .500  56  52  Lost 1      
Louisville               2  3  0  .400  160 164 1  1  0  .500  96  58  Won 1       
Memphis                  3  1  0  .750  177 43  0  1  0  .000  24  34  Lost 1      
**UAB                    1  4  0  .200  110 141 0  2  0  .000  34  49  Lost 4      
Cincinnati               0  4  0  .000  16  237 0  2  0  .000  13  103 Lost 4      
South Florida            0  5  0  .000  108 260 0  2  0  .000  63  100 Lost 6

COACHES TOP 25

Code:

School                Record  Conf  Coach Fans  Ave    Rank  
Oklahoma                4-0     B12   1     1     1.00    10      
Nebraska                4-0     B12   2     2     2.00    1       
Georgia                 4-0     SEC   3     6     4.50    2       
USC                     4-0     PAC   4     5     4.50    3       
Florida                 4-0     SEC   5     3     4.00    7       
Michigan                5-0     B10   6     7     6.50    4       
Florida State           3-0     ACC   7     12    9.50    12      
Texas                   4-0     B12   8     4     6.00    6       
Washington State        5-0     PAC   9     9     9.00    8       
Alabama                 3-0     SEC   10    8     9.00    13      
Miami (FL)              4-1     ACC   11    13    12.00   19      
UCLA                    4-0     PAC   12    11    11.50   9       
Colorado                5-0     B12   13    10    11.50   5       
Ohio State              4-1     B10   14    19    16.50   16      
LSU                     4-1     SEC   15    14    14.50   24      
South Carolina          4-0     SEC   16    16    16.00   18      
TCU                     4-0     USA   17    15    16.00   17      
Clemson                 3-0     ACC   18    17    17.50   14      
Michigan State          4-0     B10   19    21    20.00   15      
Iowa                    5-0     B10   20    18    19.00   11      
Kansas State            4-1     B12   21    26    23.50   25      
Wisconsin               3-1     B10   22    30    26.00   23      
Virginia                4-1     ACC   23    22    22.50   30      
Penn State              4-1     B10   24    23    23.50   20      
Texas A&M               4-1     B12   25    24    24.50   21

With that big win over Memphis, TCU is now number #17.

bbgunn · 09-05-2006, 05:39 PM

Injuries
PREVIOUS: Small (5 weeks)
NEW: 2nd starting tailback Maurice Maxwell is out with a severe wrist sprain for 9 weeks. This hurts us a lot, since we have no depth at RB... I may have to move a player to RB.

Starters OLB Spencer Morgenstern (groin) and DE Carlos Singleton (thumb) will play through their injuries.

Recruiting

Our newest commitment, OLB Kurt Roosenraad of SC, is nothing special (Rating:37+). The OLB corps are at a low level this year.

bbgunn · 09-05-2006, 05:45 PM

Tulane (2-3) at UAB (1-4)
Coaches Poll: Tulane #73, UAB #96
Line: Tulane by 9
Weather: 53 degrees, stormy
TV: none

UAB will try to halt their 4-game losing streak against the Tulane Green Wave on Saturday in Birmingham. Tulane has won 2 straight after getting blown out in their first 3 games.

Tulane runs a balanced wing-T formation that has looked decent in their last 2 games. Many experts say that the Green Wave has an edge over UAB in terms of talent. However, we think that UAB is due for a win, so we'll pick UAB this week. Our predicton: UAB 21, Tulane 17.

bbgunn · 09-05-2006, 05:53 PM

UAB 16, Tulane 10

BIRMINGHAM - RB Moe Stewart had 171 yards rushing and a TD as the Blazers defeated the Green Wave at home on Saturday.

Things looked bleak for UAB (2-4) at the half, as Tulane led 10-3. But the defense was able to shut down the Green Wave (2-4) for the remainder of the game while UAB's offense was able to get the points needed to win.

G Tyrus Clanton was a Player of the Week nominee, making several key blocks in the win.

Code:

Box Score: Tulane at UAB  
Birmingham, AL.  
  
Week 7, 2005  
  
Attendance: 27,400 (83,100).  
  
  
Weather: 53 degrees, stormy.  
  
1Q: 00:22 UABB - Moe Stewart 9 run.  
1Q: 00:22 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point.  
2Q: 08:59 TULA - J.J. Jenkins 27 field goal.  
2Q: 01:39 TULA - Vince Orenstein 15 pass from Patrick Mancuso.  
2Q: 01:39 TULA - J.J. Jenkins extra point.  
3Q: 01:13 UABB - Korey Elliott 32 field goal.  
4Q: 11:59 UABB - Byron Hodges 10 pass from Rodney Naquin.  
4Q: 11:59 UABB - Korey Elliott extra point failed.  
  
Game MVP: UABB 60 Tyrus Clanton  
  
Tulane            0      10     0      0      -      10  
UAB               7      0      3      6      -      16  
  
Team Statistics          TULA          UABB  
  
First Downs              13            14  
  
Total Rushes             31            46  
Net Rushing Yards        92            208  
Yards Per Carry          2.9           4.5  
Rushing Yards            111           228  
Tckld Loss/Yards         5-9           6-9  
Sacked/Yards Lost        2-10          2-11  
  
Pass Attempts            27            20  
Completions              15            13  
Passing Yards            140           78  
Yards Per Attempt        5.1           3.9  
Interceptions            2             1  
Fumbles/Lost             2/2           2/2  
  
Total Plays              58            66  
Total Yards              232           286  
Yards Per Play           4.0           4.3  
  
3rd Down Plays           0/12          2/14  
  
Penalties                5             7  
Penalty Yards            40            45  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 35        OWN 38  
Time Of Possession       28:44         31:16  
    
UAB Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
25 Stewart               35     171    4.8    21     1      8      0  
8 Naquin                 6      -2     -0.3   6      0      1      2  
3 Hodges                 3      32     10.6   22     0      0      0  
43 Schneider             2      7      3.5    4      0      0      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
8 Naquin                 20     13     78     3.9    16     1      1  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
20 Schulz                7      32     4.5    24     12     0  
43 Schneider             2      5      2.5    6      3      0  
25 Stewart               1      9      9.0    9      9      0  
86 Lee                   1      16     16.0   3      16     0  
3 Hodges                 1      10     10.0   20     10     1  
21 Bell                  1      6      6.0    3      6      0

bbgunn · 09-05-2006, 05:59 PM

SCORES:
#17 TCU 38, South Florida 13
East Carolina 49, Houston 27
Louisville 41, Memphis 14 (Memphis went in the tank after that TCU loss)

Code:

School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
TCU                      5  0  0  1.000 185 61  3  0  0  1.000 123 40  Won 5       
Southern Miss            2  2  0  .500  127 96  1  0  0  1.000 48  31  Won 1       
East Carolina            4  2  0  .666  199 184 2  1  0  .666  103 99  Won 2       
Louisville               3  3  0  .500  201 178 2  1  0  .666  137 72  Won 2       
Houston                  3  3  0  .500  149 207 2  1  0  .666  90  101 Lost 1      
Tulane                   2  4  0  .333  89  202 2  1  0  .666  76  40  Lost 1      
Army                     2  2  0  .500  119 125 1  1  0  .500  56  52  Lost 1      
**UAB                    2  4  0  .333  126 151 1  2  0  .333  50  59  Won 1       
Memphis                  3  2  0  .600  191 84  0  2  0  .000  38  75  Lost 2      
Cincinnati               0  4  0  .000  16  237 0  2  0  .000  13  103 Lost 4      
South Florida            0  6  0  .000  121 298 0  3  0  .000  76  138 Lost 7

COACHES TOP 25:
No need to post it this week, I guess. TCU rises to #16.

bbgunn · 09-05-2006, 06:13 PM

Injuries

PREVIOUS: Singleton, Small, Maxwell, Morgenstern.
NEW: The win over Tulane was costly. We lost our top CB, Dennis Kennedy (an all-C-USA player) for the remainder of the season with a broken clavicle. Just in time for the matchup with run-and-shoot East Carolina.

Anyway, Kennedy's college career is unfortunately over.

ILB Rufus Sanford and T Mark LaPorte both have bruised ribs, but will play.

Roster Movement

We switched WR Bob Marsh to RB to help out our lack of depth.

Recruiting

6 commitments today, and 3 of them were fabulous:

TE Dean Snyder
6-4, 225
Rayville, LA
Rating: 93+

The most talented recruit to ever commit to UAB. Has great hands and great size. He's gonna create problems for defenses in C-USA for a long time. Will probably start next year.

RB Juan Koehler
5-8, 183
Cave City, AR
Rating: 86+

This one trumps the Razo commitment two weeks ago. #16 back in the nation. This guy has some amazing speed. Combined with Razo, Koehler will carry the wishbone to great heights in the future. I can see it now... Koehler will be Lightning and Razo will be Thunder.

QB Charles Raphael
6-3, 183
Bonifay, FL (Bethlehem)
Rating: 62+

You're looking at the QB of the future at UAB. #1 QB in FL. Capable of throwing the deep ball, if needed. Plus he has a bit of mobility, which will help out in the wishbone. Considering our QB situation, he will probably start next year.

bbgunn · 09-06-2006, 02:06 AM

UAB (2-4) at East Carolina (4-2)
Coaches Poll: East Carolina #53, UAB #87
Line: East Carolina by 18
Weather: 65 degrees, sunny
TV: none

UAB goes on the road for the fifth time in seven games this Saturday as they face the East Carolina Pirates in Greenville.

UAB will try to keep the momentum from the win over Tulane last week, but they have a difficult task. East Carolina has won 2 straight games. They run an explosive run and shoot offense that is one of the top 25 offenses in the nation. That's bad news for a team that lost perhaps their best defensive player, CB Dennis Kennedy, for the season. Also, UAB has struggled to put up points as of late, even with consistent 100-yard games from RB Moe Stewart.

At first glance, it looks like another loss for UAB, but East Carolina's two losses (to TCU and Wake Forest) came to teams with strong running games and ball-control offenses. If UAB can win time of possession plus avoid turning the ball over, they'll have a shot at winning. We think that UAB will definitely cover the spread. However, we think that UAB will get at least one turnover that will cost them the game.

Our prediction: East Carolina 35, UAB 31.

bbgunn · 09-06-2006, 03:47 AM

East Carolina 31, UAB 9

GREENVILLE, NC - 3 interceptions and a failure to control the clock by UAB allowed East Carolina to easily win this matchup.

UAB actually led 6-3 at the half, their defense seeming to have control of East Carolina's run-and-shoot attack. However, the Pirates (5-2) head coach must have said something inspiring in the locker room, and East Carolina went out and took over the 2nd half. UAB (2-5) led in rushing yards but gave up too many passing yards.

UAB's RB Moe Stewart had his 5th straight 100-yard game, despite the loss. He now leads the nation in rushing yardage and is 5th in rushing yards per game.

Code:

Box Score: UAB at East Carolina  
Greenville, NC.  
  
Week 8, 2005  
  
Attendance: 18,500 (43,000).  
  
  
Weather: 65 degrees, fair.  
  
1Q: 08:35 UABB - Korey Elliott 20 field goal.  
1Q: 04:27 ECAR - Kenneth Linquist 19 field goal.  
2Q: 05:08 UABB - Korey Elliott 37 field goal.  
3Q: 09:33 ECAR - Erik Ogden 1 pass from Howie Ingram.  
3Q: 09:33 ECAR - Kenneth Linquist extra point.  
4Q: 12:01 UABB - Korey Elliott 34 field goal.  
4Q: 02:39 ECAR - Charles Kline 9 pass from Howie Ingram.  
4Q: 02:39 ECAR - Kenneth Linquist extra point.  
4Q: 02:10 ECAR - Charles Kline 40 punt return.  
4Q: 02:10 ECAR - Kenneth Linquist extra point.  
4Q: 00:52 ECAR - Erik Ogden 16 run.  
4Q: 00:52 ECAR - Kenneth Linquist extra point.  
  
Game MVP: ECAR 89 Charles Kline  
  
UAB               3      3      0      3      -      9  
East Carolina     3      0      7      21     -      31  
  
Team Statistics          UABB          ECAR  
  
First Downs              14            27  
  
Total Rushes             41            33  
Net Rushing Yards        191           128  
Yards Per Carry          4.6           3.8  
Rushing Yards            200           166  
Tckld Loss/Yards         5-9           4-7  
Sacked/Yards Lost        0-0           5-31  
  
Pass Attempts            20            39  
Completions              7             23  
Passing Yards            95            279  
Yards Per Attempt        4.7           7.1  
Interceptions            3             1  
Fumbles/Lost             0/0           1/1  
  
Total Plays              61            72  
Total Yards              286           407  
Yards Per Play           4.6           5.6  
  
3rd Down Plays           2/14          8/15  
  
Penalties                9             4  
Penalty Yards            71            24  
  
Avg. Drive Start         OWN 27        OWN 31  
Time Of Possession       29:28         30:32  
  
UAB Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
25 Stewart               26     105    4.0    24     0      6      0  
43 Schneider             11     55     5.0    29     0      3      0  
8 Naquin                 3      22     7.3    11     0      0      0  
20 Schulz                1      9      9.0    9      0      0      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
8 Naquin                 20     7      95     4.7    32     0      3  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
25 Stewart               4      32     8.0    12     10     0  
22 Marsh                 1      23     23.0   0      23     0  
3 Hodges                 1      32     32.0   8      32     0  
43 Schneider             1      8      8.0    2      8      0

bbgunn · 09-06-2006, 03:51 AM

SCORES:
Southern Miss 37, Army 6
Cincinnati 41, South Florida 14
Louisville 22, Houston 11
Memphis 52, Tulane 7

Code:

School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
TCU                      5  0  0  1.000 185 61  3  0  0  1.000 123 40  Won 5       
Southern Miss            3  2  0  .600  164 102 2  0  0  1.000 85  37  Won 2       
East Carolina            5  2  0  .714  230 193 3  1  0  .750  134 108 Won 3       
Louisville               4  3  0  .571  223 189 3  1  0  .750  159 83  Won 3       
Houston                  3  4  0  .428  160 229 2  2  0  .500  101 123 Lost 2      
Tulane                   2  5  0  .285  96  254 2  2  0  .500  83  92  Lost 2      
Memphis                  4  2  0  .666  243 91  1  2  0  .333  90  82  Won 1       
Army                     2  3  0  .400  125 162 1  2  0  .333  62  89  Lost 2      
Cincinnati               1  4  0  .200  57  251 1  2  0  .333  54  117 Won 1       
**UAB                    2  5  0  .285  135 182 1  3  0  .250  59  90  Lost 1      
South Florida            0  7  0  .000  135 339 0  4  0  .000  90  179 Lost 8

At least South Florida is keeping us out of last place. Too bad we don't play them this year.

COACHES TOP 25
TCU is now number 15 in the latest poll.

bbgunn · 09-06-2006, 03:56 AM

Injuries
PREVIOUS: see last week's notes.
NEW: To help us out at the CB position, we removed the redshirt from freshman Bart Roberson, who started against East Carolina. Hopefully that wasn't a bad move, as he suffered a concussion. He is listed as probable, but we'll keep an eye on him.

Recruiting Commitments: 1

DT Rod Welch
6-2. 245
Higdon, AL (North Sand Mountain)
Rating: 56+

Number 3 DT in Alabama. Should help us replenish after we lose the seniors on our D-line.

08-31-2006, 09:08 PM	#3
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Staff Changes Two of our staff members left us during the offseason. The first was our syndicate coordinator, Rob Stewart. A good guy, but his departure is nothing to cry about. We went out and found a decent replacement: R.J. Rees, 35 Academic Eligibility: Good Syndicate Investigation: Terrible Solicit Donations: Pretty Good We don't plan to get into any trouble with the NCAA, so his investigation rating shouldn't be an issue. A young guy with a lot of potential to really help build up this program. Our second departure was from our Great Lakes scout, Irv Stallworth. Because the Great Lakes region may be of more importance to us in the future, we went out and found a good replacement: Steven Sutton, 47 QB: Fair RB: Terrific WR: Very Good OL: Poor K: Very Good DL: Excellent LB: Very Good DB: Good Meanwhile, I made the not-so-painful decision to fire both of our coordinators from last year. While Harvey Bratzke did a wonderful job of putting together the wishbone last season, the offense was too inconsistent. And the guys didn't like him anyway. We think we found a good replacement for him: Darnell Drake, 40 Play Calling: Very Good Injury: Good Rehab: Decent Congeniality: Terrific QB: Very Good RB: Decent WR: Good OL: Excellent K: Terrible Current Offense: Wishbone (0 years) Not only is this guy younger than Bratzke, but he's better all around. Bratzke was better at developing RBs, but was much lousier at developing the OL. This is our guy for the future, or at least until a bigger program comes along. However, Drake certainly has his work cut out for him with this group of offensive players (more on that later). Our D-Coordinator from last year, D.J. Shields, did a tremendous job last year against the pass. But the best teams in C-USA run the ball, and we stunk at run defense last year (injuries aside). I had to make a change: Rod Grasmanis, 41 Play Calling: Decent Injury: Pretty Good Rehab: Excellent Congeniality: Terrible DL: Pretty Good LB: Decent DB: Good This was a difficult change to make. Shields was much better at developing the LBs, and was a very likeable person. But we need to concentrate on developing the D-line. We needed someone who was better at calling the plays, too. Summary: Our coordinators are the future of UAB football, if they wish to stay. They'll be given enough time to build this program. Based on the talents of our staff and players, I've decided to stick with the Wishbone and 3-4 for the 2005 season. If we get another 7-win season, I'll be very pleased. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

08-31-2006, 11:07 PM	#10
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	2005 Offensive Breakdown Quarterbacks Take a good look at the QBs on the roster above. This group is downright terrible. Every one of these guys is rated in the single digits. Unbelievable. Not only that, our walk-ons have more potential than our scholarship QBs. That's crazy. That has to change. It probably doesn't matter who we stick in the starting lineup. Rodney Naquin (Jr., walk-on) will probably get the opening day start, because he's the only one with any game experience at all. However, I wouldn't be surprised if Vernon Parker (Jr., walk-on) takes over during the season. He seems to have more potential talent than his ratings suggest. We're going to give him a scholarship and tempt him to prove us wrong. Lamar Mardeusz (Jr.) can't be ruled out as well. He may be a factor. Deron Cox (Fr.) will be redshirted, but his camp was terrible. We're very disappointed in this recruit. He won't be a factor in the future. We gotta recruit hard for a QB this year. Running Backs Obviously Moe Stewart (Sr) will be one of our tailback starters. The second slot will go to Maurice Maxwell (Jr). Recruit Luther Schneider won't be redshirted, as we have a serious lack of depth at the RB position. At FB, we like what we see in recruit Percy Schulz. He'll be our starter as a true freshman on opening day. Receivers Selecting a starting WR is a bit difficult. Bryce Prewitt (Sr) looked great as a part-time starter last year, but Byron Hodges (Sr) looked good in camp. They'll probably split duties. Walk on Rick Spencer (Sr) is not bad either, giving us the luxury of redshirting freshman Matt Lang, who will eventually be better than all the above. At TE, it's gonna be very very hard to replace C-USA first teamer Walter Lowe this year. Our TEs stink. We'll go with Jeremy Madison (Sr) for now. Lorenzo Lee (Sr) could get in the mix as well. Offensive Line At center, Vernon Jordan (Sr) will once again be our starter. Stud recruit Dale Peachey will be redshirted and should fill in immediately for Jordan in 2006. At guard, our two starters from last year, C-USA first teamer Tyrus Clanton (Sr) and Heath Player (Sr) will return for their final years, giving us a good inside OL. This allows us to redshirt freshman Everett Lerner, who will be as good as these guys when all is said and done. At tackle, we have to replace both tackles, including C-USA first teamer Mo Gomez. The obvious two to take over are Mark LaPorte (Sr) and walkon Leland Harper (So). If they go down, all we have left are our two horrible freshmen, Marlon Coates and Earl Charles. If that happens, we're only running plays down the middle. We will certainly hit the tackle market hard in recruiting this year. Defensive breakdown to come... __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

09-01-2006, 12:50 AM	#13
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Defensive Breakdown After getting depressed from writing up that offensive overview, writing about the other side of the ball should make for some cheering up... Kickers Hmmm... perhaps this should have been in the offensive overview, but what the heck. Our kicker will definitely be Korey Elliott (Jr), as the other option is... well... terrible. Jamie Muterspaugh (So) will be our punter for the next few years. Defensive Line At DE, our two starters from last year return: Carlos Singleton (Sr) and Sean Lazetti (Jr). This allows us to redshirt our two decent DE recruits. One of them, Michael Davila, will be a force on the line, perhaps as early as next year. We return another starter at DT in Kerry Leatherman (Sr). Talent-wise, these guys aren't great, but the experience certainly will help out this year. Linebackers We return our two starting ILB, Rufus Sanford (Sr, and our leading returning tackler) and Trevor Rayburn (Jr). Plus, we return one of our starting OLB, Spenser Morgenstern (Sr). The other OLB slot will be filled by junior John Small, who won't be as good as Morgenstern will be, but will be okay in this defense. Luther Wheeler, our recruit at OLB, looked horrible in camp. Secondary C-USA first teamer Dennis Kennedy (Sr) will return as a starting CB. The other slot will be filled by promising junior Bryant Phillips. A favorite of mine, Lincoln Medley (So), should be a great backup. Those looking for star recruit Bart Roberson to wreak havoc on opposing QBs will have to wait a while; we're going to redshirt him. At safety, we'll have two super sophs. Cole Corbett will start again, and Billy Rudy, who has a lot of potential, will replace the ineffective Marco McElroy (So). Freshmen Brenden Springer and Jose Dole will be redshirted. Springer has the best pro prospects of all the players currently on our roster, even more than Roberson. I'm excited to see what this secondary will do to passing teams this year. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

09-01-2006, 01:10 AM	#14
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	2005 Preview - UAB Sports Daily It's time to kick off our coverage of the 2005 UAB Blazer football season. This is Year 2 of the B.B. Gunn era and Year 2 of the Wishbone in Birmingham... ...The only talent the offense has this year is Moe Stewart and 3 decent interior linemen. The only way the UAB offense will excel this year will be to hand off to Stewart and have him run down the middle. If Stewart goes down, this offense is dead. Meanwhile, the defense looks improved from last year. The new defensive coordinator should also have a good effect on that side of the ball... The coaches have made their C-USA predictions. Let's take a look at those: Code: 1. TCU 2. Louisville 3. Memphis 4. Southern Miss 5. Tulane 6. UAB 7. East Carolina 8. South Florida 9. Houston 10. Cincinnati 11. Army UAB certainly has come a long way since this time last year, so a 6th place prediction seems decent. But below Tulane? We are skeptical. By the way, here's the nation's preseason top 10: Code: School Record Conf Coach Fans Ave Rank Oklahoma 0-0 B12 1 1 1.00 1 Nebraska 0-0 B12 2 2 2.00 2 Miami (FL) 0-0 ACC 3 4 3.50 3 Georgia 0-0 SEC 4 8 6.00 4 USC 0-0 PAC 5 7 6.00 6 Florida 0-0 SEC 6 3 4.50 5 Michigan 0-0 B10 7 9 8.00 7 Florida State 0-0 ACC 8 17 12.50 10 Ohio State 0-0 B10 9 12 10.50 9 Texas 0-0 B12 10 5 7.50 8 Let's look at the 2005 Blazer schedule: Code: Week Opponent 2 at Fairbanks 3 at (15) Alabama 4 at Central Florida $$5 at Army $$6 HOUSTON $$7 TULANE $$8 at East Carolina $$9 at Southern Miss $$10 CINCINNATI $$11 at (34) TCU $$13 MEMPHIS If you think the offense was terrible, look at this schedule. UAB has only 4 home games out of 11. The first four games of the season are on the road, including a prime match with Big Brother, the University of Alabama, in Week 3. Note that UAB again avoids playing Louisville. UAB can realistically aim for 4-1 to begin the season. However, when the meat of the C-USA slate hits, things can go awry. We could be looking at another 7-4, 5-3 in C-USA season, folks, but we think that the terrible offense will lose a game it shouldn't lose. Our prediction: 6-5 (4-4)**. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

09-04-2006, 01:48 AM	#19
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Week 3 Preview (UAB Sports Daily) UAB (1-0) at Alabama (0-0) Coaches Poll: UAB #45, Alabama #59 Line: Alabama by 13 Weather: 55 degrees, sunny TV: TV5 After going all the way up to Alaska for their first game of the season, the UAB Blazers return home for Week 3... sort of. UAB will make the 60-mile trip west to Tuscaloosa to face Big Brother, the University of Alabama, for the first time ever in football. UAB fans have had this day circled on their calendars ever since the official schedule was first released. The game will be televised on regional TV. Alabama runs a veer formation and, if preseason is any indication, is great all around on both offense and defense. This is a team that was ranked #15 in the preseason coaches poll, but fell out, mainly due to not playing a game until now. Meanwhile, UAB had a lot of questions answered about their wishbone, as RB Moe Stewart clearly established himself as the force of the offense. UAB coaches, players and fans feel a lot better about their offense. However, running against an Alabama defense is going to be a lot more difficult than running against Fairbanks. UAB will be lucky to get half the points that they had in last week's win. Meanwhile, while UAB's defense is among the best in C-USA, it'll be lucky if it can stop one of the SEC's top offenses. The question won't be if UAB can win, but how close they can make the score. Our prediction: Alabama 35, UAB 10. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

08-31-2006, 07:26 PM	#2
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Offseason News UAB News Walk-on 5th year senior T Otis Gilmore left the team due to a lack of playing time. Boo-hoo. Walk-ons junior QB Rodney Naquin and senior WR Rick Spenser came into my office yesterday demanding more free time. Sorry boys, you're just going to have to cope. We have a tough season ahead. 5th year senior DE Carlos Singleton lost his girlfriend over the offseason, blaming it on our strict regimen. Carlos, Carlos... there's plenty of other fish in the sea, my friend. National News The Coach of the Year was Gilbert Cage of Georgia. His run-and-shoot offense lit up SEC defenses all year. Kodiak of the Alaska 8 was put on probation for 1 year after recruiting violations. They won't be able to go to a bowl or make appearances on TV during that time. I don't think they expected either, so this probably won't hurt that much, in my opinion. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers Last edited by bbgunn : 08-31-2006 at 09:04 PM.

08-31-2006, 09:13 PM	#5
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	You're making me want to play TCY again and start yet another failed dynasty. __________________ 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)

08-31-2006, 10:22 PM	#8
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Izulde, Add a printer and when it says what port, select FILE (print to file) and then select the generic/text printer (first one in the list). When you hit the print button within TCY or FOF, select that printer and it will ask you for a name. Name it whatever you want and hit OK. From there, find that file and then associate it with notepad and you're set. I agree... I'm also a sucker for TCY dynasties!

08-31-2006, 11:10 PM	#11
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	By the way, thank you all for reading this dynasty. I really appreciate the comments. Hopefully this season won't drive you away. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

09-03-2006, 05:42 PM	#15
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Week 1 Recap, News and Notes UAB didn't play in Week 1, but there was action around C-USA: #24 Colorado 52, Houston 22 Iowa St. 30, Louisville 14 TCU 17, Troy 0 Memphis 50, Bethel 0 Recruiting Like last season, I'll post on players that commit to UAB. I did hit the recruiting trail hard in Week 1. Our priorities are QB, RB, TE and T. We think we found suitable candidates at all those positions, but it's only a matter of time before bigger schools start coming. Due to the difficulty in recruiting from last year, I've changed our recruiting limits. Now we can recruit from all areas within a 400 mile radius. This takes us into Arkansas and Louisiana in the west, and the Carolinas in the east. Hopefully this can help us turn into a premier program. Everytime we have a winning season, I add 50 miles to that. If we win a conference championship, 100 miles. I doubt if we'll win a national championship here, but if we do, I'll add 200 miles. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

09-03-2006, 05:50 PM	#16
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Week 2 Preview (UAB Sports Daily) UAB (0-0) at Fairbanks (0-1) Coaches Poll: UAB #76, Fairbanks #118 Line: Fairbanks by 3 Weather: 43 degrees, sunny TV: none For its first game of the season, the UAB Blazers head up to the Last Frontier to face the University of Fairbanks of the Alaska Eight in what is easily the longest road trip ever in UAB history. This game will be the first of an annual series between the two schools. Fairbanks runs a single back offense, one that wasn't too effective in last week's game against UNLV. The school had to change its QB in that game. UAB's improved secondary should be able to handle Fairbanks offense. The question is, can UAB's wishbone offense then put up enough points to win the game? Even after the offseason, there are still many question marks about UAB's offense. We hate to be pessimists, but that, plus the forecasted cold September weather in Fairbanks, makes us wonder. Our prediction: Fairbanks 13, UAB 3. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

09-04-2006, 10:28 PM	#23
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Yes, hermangunn has updated his dynasty!

09-05-2006, 02:19 AM	#26
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Week 3 - News and Notes Injuries Starting T Mark LaPorte suffered a strained hamstring. It is unknown how long it will take to heal, but he'll probably play through the pain and is listed as probable. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

09-05-2006, 02:25 AM	#27
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Week 4 Preview (UAB Sports Daily) UAB (1-1) at UCF (1-1) Coaches Poll: UAB #67, UCF #66 Line: UCF by 5 Weather: 82 degrees, sunny TV: none UAB heads down to Orlando to face the Golden Knights of Central Florida. UAB hopes to get the thoughts of the blowout loss to Alabama out of their heads, while UCF hopes to capitalize on the momentum of their win against Temple last week. UCF runs a veer formation, but leans more towards the past, since their run has not been effective this year. That's good for UAB's defense, which is third in pass coverage in C-USA so far. The big question will be if UAB can jump-start their run attack after being destroyed by the Crimson Tide. Even though the oddsmakers favor UCF in this matchup, we give the slight edge to UAB, but it won't be easy. Our prediction: UAB 34, UCF 28 (OT). __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

09-05-2006, 02:58 AM	#30
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Week 4 - News and Notes Injuries NEW: Starting OLB John Small suffered a severe wrist sprain in the UCF game and will be out for 7 weeks. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

09-05-2006, 03:04 AM	#31
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Week 5 Preview (UAB Sports Daily) UAB (1-2) at Army (1-1) Coaches Poll: Army #75, UAB #76 Line: Army by 8 Weather: 54 degrees, sunny TV: none UAB takes the long road trip to West Point to face Army in the first C-USA game of the year for both teams. Army runs a run-and-shoot offense, which may give UAB a good shot at winning. UAB QB Vernon Parker is said to be the starter for the Army game. The key will be if he can avoid interceptions and instead show brilliance with his mind, arm and legs. If UAB doesn't turn over the ball like usual, they should be okay against this Army team. Our prediction: UAB 29, Army 17. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

09-05-2006, 03:42 AM	#34
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Week 5 - News and Notes Injuries PREVIOUS: OLB Small NEW: none Recruiting Our first commitment of the year was a good one: RB Mercury Razo 5-8, 185 Hendersonville, TN Rating: 72- #1 RB in TN, #22 RB in the nation. Small guy, but powerful. Great on receiving plays, too. He brings us more talent than Bobby Forbes or Moe Stewart have. He'll be a great replacement for Stewart. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

09-05-2006, 03:56 AM	#35
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Week 6 Preview (UAB Sports Daily) Houston (2-2) at UAB (1-3) Coaches Poll: Houston #76, UAB #87 Line: Houston by 3 Weather: 59 degrees, rainy TV: none Finally... UAB gets to play in their own stadium. After playing on the road in the first four games on the season, UAB returns to Legion Field to play the Houston Cougars. Houston runs a Wing-T formation that looked good in the South Florida game last week, but didn't look that great before that. Rodney Naquin should be back under center for UAB, and if he can be as consistent as he was in the first two games, not throw any interceptions like Vernon Parker, and let Moe Stewart do his thing, UAB will have a chance. However, we're going to pick against the Blazers. Our prediction: Houston 28, UAB 24. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

09-05-2006, 08:47 AM	#37
mrsimperless College Prospect Join Date: Apr 2003	We all have our ups and downs. Don't give up! I'm really enjoying this dynasty, nice work. __________________ "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.

09-05-2006, 09:49 AM	#38
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Me too!!

09-05-2006, 01:12 PM	#39
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	Ouch! So many close, close losses. You could just as easily be 3-2, maybe even 4-1. __________________ 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)

09-05-2006, 05:39 PM	#42
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Week 6 - News and Notes Injuries PREVIOUS: Small (5 weeks) NEW: 2nd starting tailback Maurice Maxwell is out with a severe wrist sprain for 9 weeks. This hurts us a lot, since we have no depth at RB... I may have to move a player to RB. Starters OLB Spencer Morgenstern (groin) and DE Carlos Singleton (thumb) will play through their injuries. Recruiting Our newest commitment, OLB Kurt Roosenraad of SC, is nothing special (Rating:37+). The OLB corps are at a low level this year. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

09-05-2006, 05:45 PM	#43
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Week 7 Preview Tulane (2-3) at UAB (1-4) Coaches Poll: Tulane #73, UAB #96 Line: Tulane by 9 Weather: 53 degrees, stormy TV: none UAB will try to halt their 4-game losing streak against the Tulane Green Wave on Saturday in Birmingham. Tulane has won 2 straight after getting blown out in their first 3 games. Tulane runs a balanced wing-T formation that has looked decent in their last 2 games. Many experts say that the Green Wave has an edge over UAB in terms of talent. However, we think that UAB is due for a win, so we'll pick UAB this week. Our predicton: UAB 21, Tulane 17. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

09-05-2006, 06:13 PM	#46
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Week 7 - News and Notes Injuries PREVIOUS: Singleton, Small, Maxwell, Morgenstern. NEW: The win over Tulane was costly. We lost our top CB, Dennis Kennedy (an all-C-USA player) for the remainder of the season with a broken clavicle. Just in time for the matchup with run-and-shoot East Carolina. Anyway, Kennedy's college career is unfortunately over. ILB Rufus Sanford and T Mark LaPorte both have bruised ribs, but will play. Roster Movement We switched WR Bob Marsh to RB to help out our lack of depth. Recruiting 6 commitments today, and 3 of them were fabulous: TE Dean Snyder 6-4, 225 Rayville, LA Rating: 93+ The most talented recruit to ever commit to UAB. Has great hands and great size. He's gonna create problems for defenses in C-USA for a long time. Will probably start next year. RB Juan Koehler 5-8, 183 Cave City, AR Rating: 86+ This one trumps the Razo commitment two weeks ago. #16 back in the nation. This guy has some amazing speed. Combined with Razo, Koehler will carry the wishbone to great heights in the future. I can see it now... Koehler will be Lightning and Razo will be Thunder. QB Charles Raphael 6-3, 183 Bonifay, FL (Bethlehem) Rating: 62+ You're looking at the QB of the future at UAB. #1 QB in FL. Capable of throwing the deep ball, if needed. Plus he has a bit of mobility, which will help out in the wishbone. Considering our QB situation, he will probably start next year. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers Last edited by bbgunn : 09-06-2006 at 02:09 AM.

09-06-2006, 02:06 AM	#47
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Week 8 Preview UAB (2-4) at East Carolina (4-2) Coaches Poll: East Carolina #53, UAB #87 Line: East Carolina by 18 Weather: 65 degrees, sunny TV: none UAB goes on the road for the fifth time in seven games this Saturday as they face the East Carolina Pirates in Greenville. UAB will try to keep the momentum from the win over Tulane last week, but they have a difficult task. East Carolina has won 2 straight games. They run an explosive run and shoot offense that is one of the top 25 offenses in the nation. That's bad news for a team that lost perhaps their best defensive player, CB Dennis Kennedy, for the season. Also, UAB has struggled to put up points as of late, even with consistent 100-yard games from RB Moe Stewart. At first glance, it looks like another loss for UAB, but East Carolina's two losses (to TCU and Wake Forest) came to teams with strong running games and ball-control offenses. If UAB can win time of possession plus avoid turning the ball over, they'll have a shot at winning. We think that UAB will definitely cover the spread. However, we think that UAB will get at least one turnover that will cost them the game. Our prediction: East Carolina 35, UAB 31. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

09-06-2006, 03:56 AM	#50
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Week 8 - News and Notes Injuries PREVIOUS: see last week's notes. NEW: To help us out at the CB position, we removed the redshirt from freshman Bart Roberson, who started against East Carolina. Hopefully that wasn't a bad move, as he suffered a concussion. He is listed as probable, but we'll keep an eye on him. Recruiting Commitments: 1 DT Rod Welch 6-2. 245 Higdon, AL (North Sand Mountain) Rating: 56+ Number 3 DT in Alabama. Should help us replenish after we lose the seniors on our D-line. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

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