Journeys of a Speed Demon (a FBCB 2010 dynasty)

fpres · 07-21-2010, 05:57 PM

Fpres ver Magnusson was a household name in the world of 1990's Texas boys basketball. Thanks to lightning quick reflexes and a killer jump shot, ver Magnusson led his squad to three consecutive Class 5A championships. He was on the fast track to the ACC, where he would be the third generation of ver Magnusson to take the floor for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. ver Magnusson was giddy with excitement over the prospect of playing alongside a highly-touted big man from St. Croix by the name of Tim Duncan. The world would never see this duo in action, however.

In a split second during the '94 state championship game, the young guard's basketball career ended before it began.

Fast forward fifteen years...

Unable to quell his competitive spirit, Fpres ver Magnusson decides to make a run for the Demon Deacons after all. Unlike his father and grandfather before him though, he is determined to bring Wake Forest its first NCAA men's basketball championship.

There's just one catch. He'll have to do it as a coach, and he'll have to work his way up the ranks.

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Welcome to my new dynasty.

My BBCF dynasty attempt from last year became the victim of a corrupted file, so I'll be taking more backup precautions this time around.

Here's the setup for this dynasty...

Postseason Tournaments
NCAA -- NIT -- CBI -- CIT

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Dynasty Rules
Enable 3-pointers            Yes
Earliest players turn pro    Freshman Year
Human coaches fired          Yes
Humans get job offers        Yes
Randomize team prestige      No
Use play in game             Yes
Conference movement          None
Conference prestige changes  Yes
Transfers                    Must redshirt
Injuries                     Yes
Academic suspensions         Yes

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Initial Coach Information
Name:              Fpres ver Magnusson
Age:               34
Hometown:          San Antonio, TX
Starting Level:    0 (Hard difficulty)
 
Coach Attributes
Recruiting:        25/100
Scouting:          25/100
Coaching Offense:  25/100
Coaching Defense:  25/100

fpres · 07-21-2010, 10:05 PM

I decide to kick things off with the hometown school.

Texas-San Antonio (UTSA) Roadrunners

UTSA is part of the Southland Conference which is comprised of twelve teams. Lamar, Sam Houston State, Texas State, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas-Arlington, and UTSA make up the West Division. McNeese State, Nicholls State, Northwestern State, Southeastern Louisiana, Stephen F. Austin, and Central Arkansas make up the East Division. Sam Houston State and Stephen F. Austin are the class of the conference.

UTSA is middle-of-the-pack as far as prestige goes. We start out with a 32.

Current Goal:
The A.D. starts me off with a straightforward goal. We're to finish with at least a .500 conference record.

Season Budget:
We're starting out with $230,000 to use towards staff salaries and recruiting for the year.

Staff Hiring:
We start out with nobody on staff.

I want to keep our staff budget at just over 50% of our total budget, with the recruiting coordinator earning the lion's share of the money. After a slew of rejections, three guys finally step up to the plate for us.

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 John Rios - Recruiting Coordinator - Texas-San Antonio
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 Age:             55
 High School:     Fox Senior High School
 Hometown:        Arnold, MO
 Alma Mater:      Fairfield
 
 Salary:          $50,000 / 2 years
 
 Recruiting:      40
 Scouting:        39
 Offense:         35
 Defense:         26
 
 
 
 Dana Handy - Lead Scout - Texas-San Antonio
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 Age:             40
 High School:     Oakland High School
 Hometown:        Oakland, IL
 Alma Mater:      Southern California
 
 Salary:          $40,000 / 3 years
 
 Recruiting:      31
 Scouting:        38
 Offense:         22
 Defense:         9
 
 
 
 Gary Ketchum - Coaching Assistant - Texas-San Antonio
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Age:             42
 High School:     Greenwich High School
 Hometown:        Greenwich, NY
 Alma Mater:      East Tennessee State
 
 Salary:          $40,000 / 3 years
 
 Recruiting:      17
 Scouting:        14
 Offense:         65
 Defense:         4

My coaches should prove invaluable at this stage of my career, when my attributes are so low across the board.

fpres · 07-25-2010, 03:27 PM

We don't receive any invitations to preseason tournaments this year.

I send out 13 scheduling requests, and we get 13 acceptances. That was pleasantly easy.

Here's our schedule for 2009-10.

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  Date        Opponent                
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  11/13/09    at Alabama State        
  11/17/09    St. Peter's             
  11/20/09    at Rice                 
  11/23/09    at William & Mary       
  11/27/09    at Texas                
  11/30/09    at Centenary            
  12/03/09    Lafayette               
  12/07/09    Radford                 
  12/11/09    Texas Southern          
  12/15/09    Louisiana-Monroe        
  12/20/09    at Seattle              
  12/27/09    at Southern Methodist   
  01/03/10    Texas-Pan American      
  01/09/10    Sam Houston State       
  01/11/10    at Texas State          
  01/16/10    at Texas A&M-CC         
  01/20/10    Stephen F. Austin       
  01/23/10    at Central Arkansas     
  01/27/10    Texas-Arlington         
  01/30/10    at McNeese State        
  02/01/10    Lamar                   
  02/06/10    at Sam Houston State    
  02/13/10    Texas State             
  02/17/10    at Northwestern State   
  02/20/10    Texas A&M-CC            
  02/24/10    at Lamar                
  02/27/10    Southeastern Louisiana  
  03/03/10    at Texas-Arlington      
  03/06/10    Nicholls State

Our marquee game, without a doubt, is the November 27th contest in Austin. Hopefully, we'll have a few wins under our belt by then, so the beatdown won't be as demoralizing.

fpres · 07-25-2010, 09:49 PM

Here's the breakdown of our roster going into the 2009-10 season.

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CENTERS
 
 OFFENSE              Pos    Ht   Wt   Yr  Ins  Jps  3ps  Hnd  Pas  Reb  Qkn  Str  Jmp
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 Alfonso Hanks          C   6-7  239   Jr   32   36    0   35   24   46   18   77   20
 Danial Dixon           C  6-10  250   Fr   32   28    0   49   29   57   17   77   29
 Trent Vuong            C  6-11  244  Sr*   49   32    0   18   27   81   20   69   35
 
 DEFENSE              Pos    Ht   Wt   Yr  Psd  Prd  Stl  Blk  Reb  Qkn  Str  Jmp
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Alfonso Hanks          C   6-7  239   Jr    9   19   41   26   76   18   77   20
 Danial Dixon           C  6-10  250   Fr   50   15   39   60   37   17   77   29
 Trent Vuong            C  6-11  244  Sr*   78   19   22    9  100   20   69   35
 
 POTENTIAL            Pos   Yr  Ins  Jps  Fts  3ps  Hnd  Pas  Orb  Drb  Psd  Prd  Stl  Blk
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 Alfonso Hanks          C   Jr    D    C    C    F    C    D    C    A    F    D    C    D  
 Danial Dixon           C   Fr    C    C    C    F    B    C    A    C    A    D    C    B  
 Trent Vuong            C  Sr*    C    D    D    F    D    D    B    A    B    D    D    F

Trent Vuong is probably the best player on our team, but Danial Dixon is the future. It'll be interesting to see if we can develop Dixon to his full potential.

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GUARDS
 
 OFFENSE              Pos    Ht   Wt   Yr  Ins  Jps  3ps  Hnd  Pas  Reb  Qkn  Str  Jmp
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 Benton Ward           SG   6-3  191  Fr*   34   24   30   21   49   25   74   34   62
 Elden Natividad       SG   6-0  182  Fr*   17   47   44   26   48   14   62   31   70
 Dana Henry            SG   6-3  210   Sr   29    9   56   18   24   48   76   58   63
 Ricky Danforth        PG   5-4  200  So*   52   18   38   49   30   35   80   39   74
 J.C. Myers            PG  5-10  171   So   30   36   73   49   20   35   82   22   42
 Wilson Abernathy      PG   6-1  200  So*   42   30   25   63   28    6   75   30   69
 
 DEFENSE              Pos    Ht   Wt   Yr  Psd  Prd  Stl  Blk  Reb  Qkn  Str  Jmp
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 Benton Ward           SG   6-3  191  Fr*   18   14   29   33   30   74   34   62
 Elden Natividad       SG   6-0  182  Fr*   40   20   15   22   22   62   31   70
 Dana Henry            SG   6-3  210   Sr   49   33   46   27   38   76   58   63
 Ricky Danforth        PG   5-4  200  So*   44   39    7   22   17   80   39   74
 J.C. Myers            PG  5-10  171   So   35   41   19    5   32   82   22   42
 Wilson Abernathy      PG   6-1  200  So*   13   28   14    6   12   75   30   69
 
 POTENTIAL            Pos   Yr  Ins  Jps  Fts  3ps  Hnd  Pas  Orb  Drb  Psd  Prd  Stl  Blk
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 Benton Ward           SG  Fr*    C    C    D    C    D    B    C    C    D    D    C    C  
 Elden Natividad       SG  Fr*    D    A    B    A    D    A    D    D    C    D    D    D  
 Dana Henry            SG   Sr    D    F    D    C    D    D    C    C    C    D    C    D  
 Ricky Danforth        PG  So*    B    D    C    B    B    C    C    D    B    B    F    D  
 J.C. Myers            PG   So    C    B    C    A    D    D    C    D    C    B    D    F  
 Wilson Abernathy      PG  So*    C    C    C    C    A    D    F    F    F    D    D    F

We have a young group of guards, with five out of the six being underclassmen.

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FORWARDS
 
 OFFENSE              Pos    Ht   Wt   Yr  Ins  Jps  3ps  Hnd  Pas  Reb  Qkn  Str  Jmp
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 Ambrose Krueger       PF   6-5  226  Fr*   37   13   33   17   24   56   28   58   44
 Kevin Cantor          PF   6-7  234   Jr   36    7   10   31   32   49   43   60   47
 Trevor Bello          PF   6-6  225  Jr*   26   40    0   40   23   71   32   75   41
 Lucius Gabbard        SF   6-4  209   Sr   28   26   41   54    8   43   59   61   52
 Donny Aaron           SF   6-6  228   Jr   19   35   25   23   35   13   49   66   47
 Cornelius Michaud     SF   6-5  216  Sr*   34   42   47    8   28   26   51   57   47
 
 DEFENSE              Pos    Ht   Wt   Yr  Psd  Prd  Stl  Blk  Reb  Qkn  Str  Jmp
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Ambrose Krueger       PF   6-5  226  Fr*   51   16   23   57   18   28   58   44
 Kevin Cantor          PF   6-7  234   Jr   80   42   34   25   65   43   60   47
 Trevor Bello          PF   6-6  225  Jr*   76   11   31   29   96   32   75   41
 Lucius Gabbard        SF   6-4  209   Sr   15   26   70   15   27   59   61   52
 Donny Aaron           SF   6-6  228   Jr   49   34   45   46   45   49   66   47
 Cornelius Michaud     SF   6-5  216  Sr*   26   57   29   28   74   51   57   47
 
 POTENTIAL            Pos   Yr  Ins  Jps  Fts  3ps  Hnd  Pas  Orb  Drb  Psd  Prd  Stl  Blk
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Ambrose Krueger       PF  Fr*    C    D    C    C    D    D    B    D    B    D    D    B  
 Kevin Cantor          PF   Jr    C    F    D    F    C    C    B    B    A    C    C    D  
 Trevor Bello          PF  Jr*    D    C    D    F    C    D    A    A    A    F    C    C  
 Lucius Gabbard        SF   Sr    C    D    B    C    C    F    C    D    D    D    B    F  
 Donny Aaron           SF   Jr    D    C    D    D    D    C    D    B    B    C    C    C  
 Cornelius Michaud     SF  Sr*    D    C    C    C    F    D    D    B    D    C    D    D

I'm somewhat intrigued by Trevor Bello for his rebounding and defensive skills in the post. Other than that...meh.

fpres · 07-27-2010, 11:18 PM

July 2009 (Recruiting)

We have 3 scholarships to fill this season as we're due to lose C Trent Vuong, SF Cornelius Michaud, and SF Lucius Gabbard to graduation.

I decide to target the highest rated guys who have the greatest amount of interest in our program, regardless of position.

Our first set of targets...

Mauricio Duran (3-star JuCo shooting guard from San Antonio, TX) -- 6'3", 177# with a 2.35 GPA and 800 SAT

Kenneth Grigsby (3-star power forward from San Antonio, TX) -- 6'6", 237# with a 3.65 GPA and 1020 SAT

Tobias Lancaster (2-star point guard from San Antonio, TX) -- 5'10", 151# with a 2.70 GPA and 1230 SAT

Billy Huang (2-star point guard from from San Antonio, TX) -- 6'5", 223# with a 2.56 GPA and 1070 SAT

Dong Fries (2-star small forward from New Braunfels, TX) -- 6'8", 222# with a 2.68 GPA and 1020 SAT

Kuno Pobel (2-star small forward from Eichstatt, Germany) -- 6'4", 224# with a 2.71 GPA and 1000 SAT

...and then we fill out our call list with a group of 1-star guys who have us at the top of their preference list at this early stage...

C Jed Lynch
C Daron Gibson
C Eric Sherman
C Albert Thompson
PF Max List
PF Jose Smyth
SF Michale Eberly
SF Jason Randell
SF Arthur Phillips
SF Jay Ruggiero
SG Carl Lefevre

That gives us 17 possibilities. We have enough money to evaluate all but one player this month.

fpres · 07-28-2010, 08:24 PM

August 2009 (Recruiting)

We get some information back on 16 of our 17 targets.

SG Mauricio Duran is the best of the bunch, a JuCo two-guard for Texas CC who put up 31.2 ppg on 58.4% shooting from the floor (including 48.6% from beyond the arc). He's already a spectacular shooter, but that's about all he can do. His passing looks to be subpar, and his defense is atrocious. Still, his offensive skillset is enough to make him the #145 ranked recruit in the nation. We're at the top of his list currently with Oklahoma right behind.

PF Kenneth Grigsby has the potential to be a scoring threat from the perimeter or the paint. His defense and rebounding seem average, and his handling skills appear below average. He averaged 15.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg for S.A. Madison HS this year. We're 4th on his list behind Texas State, Houston, and SMU.

PG Tobias Lancaster seems to have average-to-above average potential when it comes to perimeter shooting, passing, and ballhandling. He's pretty raw at this point, but he could be a very good contributor to our squad. Lancaster averaged 23.6 ppg, 5.4 rpg, and 3.4 apg for S.A. Lee HS. We're the only school on his list currently, so we could probably snatch him up early if we decide to pull the trigger.

PF Billy Huang appears to be horrible at defending anything, rebounding anything, or blocking anything. He can't pass to save his life, but he does seem able to catch a ball and put it in the basket if he's standing underneath it. Less-than-impressive numbers at S.A. East Central HS...6.3 ppg, 5.2 rpg. We're tops on his preference list.

SF Dong Fries appears to be a decent defender capable of grabbing some rebounds, but he's not much of a scorer. He averaged 11.8 ppg and 9.0 rpg for NB Canyon HS. We're 3rd on his list behind Texas State and Prairie View A&M.

SF Kuno Pobel is extremely raw across the board and would need some considerable work, but he appears to have some potential for development into a solid perimeter shooter with good passing skills and great post defense. He averaged 16.7 ppg for his squad in Germany. We're the only school he's looking at.

Out of the 1-star players we evaluated, SF Jay Ruggiero looks to have the most potential upside with SF Jason Randell and SG Carl Lefevre close behind.

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Current Targets and Where We Rank on Their Top 5
M. Duran (***)        1st of 5
K. Grigsby (***)      4th of 5
T. Lancaster (***)    1st of 1
B. Huang (**)         1st of 5
D. Fries (**)         3rd of 5
K. Pobel (**)         1st of 1
M. List (*)           1st of 1
J. Ruggiero (*)       1st of 1
J. Smyth (*)          1st of 1
J. Lynch (*)          1st of 2
D. Gibson(*)          1st of 1
C. Lefevre (*)        1st of 1
E. Sherman (*)        1st of 2
A. Thompson (*)       1st of 1
M. Eberly (*)         1st of 5
J. Randell (*)        2nd of 5
A. Phillips (*)       1st of 1

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I authorize the addition of three additional players to our call list, a trio of 3-star point guards who have expressed at least some interest in our program. Along with these three, we will be evaluating the final 1-star guy from our original group of targets.

I then decide to make a visit to Mauricio Duran's home to make a scholarship offer in person. We're currently tops on his preference list, with Oklahoma right behind, so I feel that we can't afford to wait. Hopefully, the Sooners will set their sites on a higher-rated prospect and forget about Duran.

Assistant Coach Rios will be heading down the street to pay a visit to Tobias Lancaster. No scholarship yet as I want to get a feel for some of the other point guards we're taking a look at.

Our big expense for the month will be the $3,500 it takes to fly one our assistants to Germany to meet with Kuno Pobel and his family.

With a little over $1,000 remaining for the month, I authorize a roadtrip for an assistant to pay a visit to Jay Ruggiero and his parents.

fpres · 07-29-2010, 09:21 PM

September 2009 (Recruiting)

First, let's take a look at Mauricio Duran (since that's where I went this month). Whew! We're still the top school on his list, and Oklahoma has fallen two spots to #4. The Sooners haven't offered a scholarship yet. UT-Arlington and North Texas rank behind us, and both programs have also extended offers. They're marginally more prestigious than us, so it'll be close.

My assistant pulls through with Tobias Lancaster. We're still the only program on his radar.

The same is true with Kuno Pobel and Jay Ruggiero.

There's some good news regarding the trio of 3-star point guards we evaluated this month...two of them are very highly interested in coming to play for UTSA.

PG Jerome Sprague looks to be an expert passer and perimeter defender, with average talent in all other areas. He's exactly the type of floor general I want leading our squad...a pass-first kind of guy with speed and the ability to hit open shots. Sprague averaged 8.9 ppg, 9.4 apg, and 4.9 rpg alongside Mauricio Duran at Texas CC.

PG Timothy Meza isn't quite as talented as Sprague when it comes to ballhandling and passing, but he is definitely a bigger scoring threat capable of lighting it up from three-point territory. He posted 12.8 ppg and 4.3 apg for La Grange HS. We're the only school he is looking at right now.

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Current Targets and Where We Rank on Their Top 5
M. Duran (***)        1st of 5     No change
J. Sprague (***)      1st of 1     --new--
T. Meza (***)         1st of 1     --new--
K. Grigsby (***)      Unlisted     Down 2+ spots
T. Lancaster (***)    1st of 1     No change
A. Valentin (***)     3rd of 3     --new--
B. Huang (**)         2nd of 5     Down 1 spot
D. Fries (**)         Unlisted     Down 3+ spots
K. Pobel (**)         1st of 1     No change
M. List (*)           1st of 1     No change
J. Ruggiero (*)       1st of 1     No change
J. Smyth (*)          1st of 1     No change
J. Lynch (*)          2nd of 2     Down 1 spot
D. Gibson(*)          1st of 1     No change
C. Lefevre (*)        1st of 1     No change
E. Sherman (*)        1st of 2     No change
A. Thompson (*)       1st of 1     No change
M. Eberly (*)         1st of 5     No change
J. Randell (*)        3rd of 5     Down 1 spot
A. Phillips (*)       1st of 1     No change
 
* scholarship offered

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I will be making a return visit to Texas CC this month, this time to see PG Jerome Sprague and extend a scholarship offer to the 6'1" guard.

We offer a campus visit to SG Mauricio Duran, hoping to solidify our spot as his top choice.

Just in case Sprague doesn't work out, I decide to have my assistants pay a visit to PG Timothy Meza.

We offer a campus visit to PG Tobias Lancaster. (With all the emphasis we're putting on landing a good PG, it'll be disastrous if we strike out on all three of our primary targets.)

I remove Dong Fries from our call list and replace him with an equally unlikely longshot...3-star power forward Sylvester Bagwell from Dayton HS in Texas. He averaged 17.3 ppg and 6.4 rpg last season and apparently hasn't declared any schools of interest to date. We'll be putting together an evaluation of Bagwell this month.

With an extra $2,500 to spend, I authorize devoting $2,000 of that amount towards bringing SF Jay Ruggiero in for a campus visit.

fpres · 08-15-2010, 06:58 PM

October 2009 (Recruiting)

Ugh! UT-Arlington extended an offer to PG Mauricio Duran and they're now in the driver's seat with us right behind. At least Oklahoma and all other schools have dropped off of his preference list.

We're still the only program in the picture when it comes to PG Jerome Sprague, PG Timothy Meza, PG Tobias Lancaster, and SF Kuno Pobel.

We're still the top choice for SF Jay Ruggiero, but three other schools have entered the picture vying for his services. Luckily for us, only Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is of comparable prestige.

Bad news on the PF Sylvester Bagwell front...we're not on his Top 5 list, and LSU has already extended a scholarship offer. I guess I wasn't the only one who noticed him.

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Current Targets and Where We Rank on Their Top 5
M. Duran (***)        2nd of 2     Down 1 spot
J. Sprague (***)      1st of 1     No change
T. Meza (***)         1st of 1     No change
K. Grigsby (***)      2nd of 2     Now on the list     
T. Lancaster (***)    1st of 1     No change
A. Valentin (***)     2nd of 2     Up 1 spot
B. Huang (**)         2nd of 3     No change
S. Bagwell (***)      Unlisted     --new--
K. Pobel (**)         1st of 1     No change
M. List (*)           1st of 1     No change
J. Ruggiero (*)       1st of 4     No change
J. Smyth (*)          1st of 1     No change
J. Lynch (*)          2nd of 2     No change
D. Gibson(*)          1st of 1     No change
C. Lefevre (*)        1st of 1     No change
E. Sherman (*)        1st of 2     No change
A. Thompson (*)       1st of 1     No change
M. Eberly (*)         3rd of 5     Down 2 spots
J. Randell (*)        3rd of 4     No change
A. Phillips (*)       1st of 1     No change
 
* scholarship offered

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We currently have two scholarship offers on the table. I'm hopeful with respect to Sprague but a little discouraged with the Duran situation. We'll make a play to try to improve our prospects with Duran, but if the dynamics of the situation don't change by next month, I'll probably have to pull back our offer.

I decide to pay another personal visit to Duran. We will also offer campus visits Sprague and Meza.

My assistants will be visiting PG Tobias Lancaster, PF Kenneth Grigsby, and PG Andrew Valentin.

We are not going to extend our last scholarship offer quite yet. November should be an interesting month as recruits will finally be able to declare their intentions.

fpres · 10-12-2010, 08:48 PM

November 2009 (Recruiting)

Well...we haven't heard back from Sprague or Duran yet. Five of the players we've contacted at some point this year have committed thus far. Of note, PG Andrew Valentin has chosen Northern Arizona, and PF Sylvester Bagwell will be attending LSU.

Our call list now stands at 16 players.

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Current Targets and Where We Rank on Their Top 5
M. Duran (***)        2nd of 2     No change
J. Sprague (***)      1st of 1     No change
T. Meza (***)         1st of 5     No change but 4 more teams
K. Grigsby (***)      2nd of 3     No change but 1 more team
T. Lancaster (***)    1st of 5     No change but 4 more teams
B. Huang (**)         2nd of 3     No change
K. Pobel (**)         1st of 1     No change
M. List (*)           1st of 1     No change
J. Ruggiero (*)       1st of 2     No change and 2 fewer teams
J. Smyth (*)          1st of 1     No change
D. Gibson(*)          1st of 1     No change
C. Lefevre (*)        1st of 1     No change
E. Sherman (*)        1st of 2     No change
A. Thompson (*)       1st of 1     No change
M. Eberly (*)         2nd of 3     Up 1 spot and 2 fewer teams
A. Phillips (*)       1st of 1     No change
 
* scholarship offered

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We're still on top for Meza and Lancaster, but we have a lot more competition now. Oral Roberts, Baylor, Indiana State, and Belmont are interested in Meza...all four programs are considerably more prestigious than us. Louisiana Tech, Louisiana-Monroe, Texas-Arlington, and Tulane are interested in Lancaster.

We haven't been able to make any headway with Duran. I hold off on the temptation to revoke his scholarship offer. He's just too talented to give up on.

I decide to extend our final scholarship offer to PG Timothy Meza and will do so in person. Nobody else has made an offer to him, so I'm hoping that we can get the jump on all of those other high prestige schools.

We add two more names to our call list...PG Albert Malik and PF David Thomas, a pair of 2-star players from Texas who apparently have an interest in us. We will evaluate them this month. I will also make personal visits to Sprague and Duran. Our assistants will hit Ruggiero, Lancaster, and list-newcomer David Thomas.

Groundhog · 10-13-2010, 05:57 PM

Good luck in the Southland Conference! I started out there with Northwestern State, but I've sinced moved them on to the Big-12 with limited conference movement. I still have fond memories of my clashes with SE Louisiana.

hollmt · 10-13-2010, 11:17 PM

any dynasty on FBCB is one ill read. i need to get back into mine again. i love that game dearly. years ago quite a few of us had some dynasties going on and i would love to see more...maybe ill get back into one again soon.

fpres · 10-14-2010, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Groundhog

Good luck in the Southland Conference! I started out there with Northwestern State, but I've sinced moved them on to the Big-12 with limited conference movement. I still have fond memories of my clashes with SE Louisiana.

Thanks for the encouragement! Congratulations on moving Northwestern State to the Big 12. How have things gone for them since the move?

Quote:

Originally Posted by hollmt

any dynasty on FBCB is one ill read. i need to get back into mine again. i love that game dearly. years ago quite a few of us had some dynasties going on and i would love to see more...maybe ill get back into one again soon.

As a big fan of FBCB, I'd definitely follow another dynasty if you decide to start up a new one. I'm hoping to have more time soon to get this one going. I want to see what my Roadrunners are capable of.

Groundhog · 10-17-2010, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fpres

Thanks for the encouragement! Congratulations on moving Northwestern State to the Big 12. How have things gone for them since the move?

Pretty well! 3 national championships, though they all came while I was in Conference USA. I'm halfway through my 3rd season in the Big 12, and currently 15-1, prestige is at 100.

I should note that I started this career a long time ago in the original version of the game, which was significantly easier IMO (read: steals/hands exploit).

Young Drachma · 10-21-2010, 08:10 PM

Following your progress here!

07-21-2010, 10:05 PM	#2
fpres High School JV Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston, Texas	I decide to kick things off with the hometown school. Texas-San Antonio (UTSA) Roadrunners UTSA is part of the Southland Conference which is comprised of twelve teams. Lamar, Sam Houston State, Texas State, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas-Arlington, and UTSA make up the West Division. McNeese State, Nicholls State, Northwestern State, Southeastern Louisiana, Stephen F. Austin, and Central Arkansas make up the East Division. Sam Houston State and Stephen F. Austin are the class of the conference. UTSA is middle-of-the-pack as far as prestige goes. We start out with a 32. Current Goal: The A.D. starts me off with a straightforward goal. We're to finish with at least a .500 conference record. Season Budget: We're starting out with $230,000 to use towards staff salaries and recruiting for the year. Staff Hiring: We start out with nobody on staff. I want to keep our staff budget at just over 50% of our total budget, with the recruiting coordinator earning the lion's share of the money. After a slew of rejections, three guys finally step up to the plate for us. Code: John Rios - Recruiting Coordinator - Texas-San Antonio -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Age: 55 High School: Fox Senior High School Hometown: Arnold, MO Alma Mater: Fairfield Salary: $50,000 / 2 years Recruiting: 40 Scouting: 39 Offense: 35 Defense: 26 Dana Handy - Lead Scout - Texas-San Antonio -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Age: 40 High School: Oakland High School Hometown: Oakland, IL Alma Mater: Southern California Salary: $40,000 / 3 years Recruiting: 31 Scouting: 38 Offense: 22 Defense: 9 Gary Ketchum - Coaching Assistant - Texas-San Antonio -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Age: 42 High School: Greenwich High School Hometown: Greenwich, NY Alma Mater: East Tennessee State Salary: $40,000 / 3 years Recruiting: 17 Scouting: 14 Offense: 65 Defense: 4 My coaches should prove invaluable at this stage of my career, when my attributes are so low across the board.

07-27-2010, 11:18 PM	#5
fpres High School JV Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston, Texas	July 2009 (Recruiting) We have 3 scholarships to fill this season as we're due to lose C Trent Vuong, SF Cornelius Michaud, and SF Lucius Gabbard to graduation. I decide to target the highest rated guys who have the greatest amount of interest in our program, regardless of position. Our first set of targets... Mauricio Duran (3-star JuCo shooting guard from San Antonio, TX) -- 6'3", 177# with a 2.35 GPA and 800 SAT Kenneth Grigsby (3-star power forward from San Antonio, TX) -- 6'6", 237# with a 3.65 GPA and 1020 SAT Tobias Lancaster (2-star point guard from San Antonio, TX) -- 5'10", 151# with a 2.70 GPA and 1230 SAT Billy Huang (2-star point guard from from San Antonio, TX) -- 6'5", 223# with a 2.56 GPA and 1070 SAT Dong Fries (2-star small forward from New Braunfels, TX) -- 6'8", 222# with a 2.68 GPA and 1020 SAT Kuno Pobel (2-star small forward from Eichstatt, Germany) -- 6'4", 224# with a 2.71 GPA and 1000 SAT ...and then we fill out our call list with a group of 1-star guys who have us at the top of their preference list at this early stage... C Jed Lynch C Daron Gibson C Eric Sherman C Albert Thompson PF Max List PF Jose Smyth SF Michale Eberly SF Jason Randell SF Arthur Phillips SF Jay Ruggiero SG Carl Lefevre That gives us 17 possibilities. We have enough money to evaluate all but one player this month.

07-28-2010, 08:24 PM	#6
fpres High School JV Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston, Texas	August 2009 (Recruiting) We get some information back on 16 of our 17 targets. SG Mauricio Duran is the best of the bunch, a JuCo two-guard for Texas CC who put up 31.2 ppg on 58.4% shooting from the floor (including 48.6% from beyond the arc). He's already a spectacular shooter, but that's about all he can do. His passing looks to be subpar, and his defense is atrocious. Still, his offensive skillset is enough to make him the #145 ranked recruit in the nation. We're at the top of his list currently with Oklahoma right behind. PF Kenneth Grigsby has the potential to be a scoring threat from the perimeter or the paint. His defense and rebounding seem average, and his handling skills appear below average. He averaged 15.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg for S.A. Madison HS this year. We're 4th on his list behind Texas State, Houston, and SMU. PG Tobias Lancaster seems to have average-to-above average potential when it comes to perimeter shooting, passing, and ballhandling. He's pretty raw at this point, but he could be a very good contributor to our squad. Lancaster averaged 23.6 ppg, 5.4 rpg, and 3.4 apg for S.A. Lee HS. We're the only school on his list currently, so we could probably snatch him up early if we decide to pull the trigger. PF Billy Huang appears to be horrible at defending anything, rebounding anything, or blocking anything. He can't pass to save his life, but he does seem able to catch a ball and put it in the basket if he's standing underneath it. Less-than-impressive numbers at S.A. East Central HS...6.3 ppg, 5.2 rpg. We're tops on his preference list. SF Dong Fries appears to be a decent defender capable of grabbing some rebounds, but he's not much of a scorer. He averaged 11.8 ppg and 9.0 rpg for NB Canyon HS. We're 3rd on his list behind Texas State and Prairie View A&M. SF Kuno Pobel is extremely raw across the board and would need some considerable work, but he appears to have some potential for development into a solid perimeter shooter with good passing skills and great post defense. He averaged 16.7 ppg for his squad in Germany. We're the only school he's looking at. Out of the 1-star players we evaluated, SF Jay Ruggiero looks to have the most potential upside with SF Jason Randell and SG Carl Lefevre close behind. Code: Current Targets and Where We Rank on Their Top 5 M. Duran (*) 1st of 5 K. Grigsby () 4th of 5 T. Lancaster () 1st of 1 B. Huang () 1st of 5 D. Fries () 3rd of 5 K. Pobel () 1st of 1 M. List () 1st of 1 J. Ruggiero () 1st of 1 J. Smyth () 1st of 1 J. Lynch () 1st of 2 D. Gibson() 1st of 1 C. Lefevre () 1st of 1 E. Sherman () 1st of 2 A. Thompson () 1st of 1 M. Eberly () 1st of 5 J. Randell () 2nd of 5 A. Phillips (*) 1st of 1 ----- I authorize the addition of three additional players to our call list, a trio of 3-star point guards who have expressed at least some interest in our program. Along with these three, we will be evaluating the final 1-star guy from our original group of targets. I then decide to make a visit to Mauricio Duran's home to make a scholarship offer in person. We're currently tops on his preference list, with Oklahoma right behind, so I feel that we can't afford to wait. Hopefully, the Sooners will set their sites on a higher-rated prospect and forget about Duran. Assistant Coach Rios will be heading down the street to pay a visit to Tobias Lancaster. No scholarship yet as I want to get a feel for some of the other point guards we're taking a look at. Our big expense for the month will be the $3,500 it takes to fly one our assistants to Germany to meet with Kuno Pobel and his family. With a little over $1,000 remaining for the month, I authorize a roadtrip for an assistant to pay a visit to Jay Ruggiero and his parents.

07-29-2010, 09:21 PM	#7
fpres High School JV Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston, Texas	September 2009 (Recruiting) First, let's take a look at Mauricio Duran (since that's where I went this month). Whew! We're still the top school on his list, and Oklahoma has fallen two spots to #4. The Sooners haven't offered a scholarship yet. UT-Arlington and North Texas rank behind us, and both programs have also extended offers. They're marginally more prestigious than us, so it'll be close. My assistant pulls through with Tobias Lancaster. We're still the only program on his radar. The same is true with Kuno Pobel and Jay Ruggiero. There's some good news regarding the trio of 3-star point guards we evaluated this month...two of them are very highly interested in coming to play for UTSA. PG Jerome Sprague looks to be an expert passer and perimeter defender, with average talent in all other areas. He's exactly the type of floor general I want leading our squad...a pass-first kind of guy with speed and the ability to hit open shots. Sprague averaged 8.9 ppg, 9.4 apg, and 4.9 rpg alongside Mauricio Duran at Texas CC. PG Timothy Meza isn't quite as talented as Sprague when it comes to ballhandling and passing, but he is definitely a bigger scoring threat capable of lighting it up from three-point territory. He posted 12.8 ppg and 4.3 apg for La Grange HS. We're the only school he is looking at right now. Code: Current Targets and Where We Rank on Their Top 5 M. Duran () 1st of 5 No change* J. Sprague (*) 1st of 1 --new-- T. Meza () 1st of 1 --new-- K. Grigsby () Unlisted Down 2+ spots T. Lancaster () 1st of 1 No change A. Valentin () 3rd of 3 --new-- B. Huang () 2nd of 5 Down 1 spot D. Fries () Unlisted Down 3+ spots K. Pobel () 1st of 1 No change M. List () 1st of 1 No change J. Ruggiero () 1st of 1 No change J. Smyth () 1st of 1 No change J. Lynch () 2nd of 2 Down 1 spot D. Gibson() 1st of 1 No change C. Lefevre () 1st of 1 No change E. Sherman () 1st of 2 No change A. Thompson () 1st of 1 No change M. Eberly () 1st of 5 No change J. Randell () 3rd of 5 Down 1 spot A. Phillips () 1st of 1 No change scholarship offered ----- I will be making a return visit to Texas CC this month, this time to see PG Jerome Sprague and extend a scholarship offer to the 6'1" guard. We offer a campus visit to SG Mauricio Duran, hoping to solidify our spot as his top choice. Just in case Sprague doesn't work out, I decide to have my assistants pay a visit to PG Timothy Meza. We offer a campus visit to PG Tobias Lancaster. (With all the emphasis we're putting on landing a good PG, it'll be disastrous if we strike out on all three of our primary targets.) I remove Dong Fries from our call list and replace him with an equally unlikely longshot...3-star power forward Sylvester Bagwell from Dayton HS in Texas. He averaged 17.3 ppg and 6.4 rpg last season and apparently hasn't declared any schools of interest to date. We'll be putting together an evaluation of Bagwell this month. With an extra $2,500 to spend, I authorize devoting $2,000 of that amount towards bringing SF Jay Ruggiero in for a campus visit.

08-15-2010, 06:58 PM	#8
fpres High School JV Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston, Texas	October 2009 (Recruiting) Ugh! UT-Arlington extended an offer to PG Mauricio Duran and they're now in the driver's seat with us right behind. At least Oklahoma and all other schools have dropped off of his preference list. We're still the only program in the picture when it comes to PG Jerome Sprague, PG Timothy Meza, PG Tobias Lancaster, and SF Kuno Pobel. We're still the top choice for SF Jay Ruggiero, but three other schools have entered the picture vying for his services. Luckily for us, only Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is of comparable prestige. Bad news on the PF Sylvester Bagwell front...we're not on his Top 5 list, and LSU has already extended a scholarship offer. I guess I wasn't the only one who noticed him. Code: Current Targets and Where We Rank on Their Top 5 M. Duran () 2nd of 2 Down 1 spot* J. Sprague () 1st of 1 No change* T. Meza (*) 1st of 1 No change K. Grigsby () 2nd of 2 Now on the list T. Lancaster () 1st of 1 No change A. Valentin () 2nd of 2 Up 1 spot B. Huang () 2nd of 3 No change S. Bagwell () Unlisted --new-- K. Pobel () 1st of 1 No change M. List () 1st of 1 No change J. Ruggiero () 1st of 4 No change J. Smyth () 1st of 1 No change J. Lynch () 2nd of 2 No change D. Gibson() 1st of 1 No change C. Lefevre () 1st of 1 No change E. Sherman () 1st of 2 No change A. Thompson () 1st of 1 No change M. Eberly () 3rd of 5 Down 2 spots J. Randell () 3rd of 4 No change A. Phillips () 1st of 1 No change scholarship offered ----- We currently have two scholarship offers on the table. I'm hopeful with respect to Sprague but a little discouraged with the Duran situation. We'll make a play to try to improve our prospects with Duran, but if the dynamics of the situation don't change by next month, I'll probably have to pull back our offer. I decide to pay another personal visit to Duran. We will also offer campus visits Sprague and Meza. My assistants will be visiting PG Tobias Lancaster, PF Kenneth Grigsby, and PG Andrew Valentin. We are not going to extend our last scholarship offer quite yet. November should be an interesting month as recruits will finally be able to declare their intentions.

10-12-2010, 08:48 PM	#9
fpres High School JV Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston, Texas	November 2009 (Recruiting) Well...we haven't heard back from Sprague or Duran yet. Five of the players we've contacted at some point this year have committed thus far. Of note, PG Andrew Valentin has chosen Northern Arizona, and PF Sylvester Bagwell will be attending LSU. Our call list now stands at 16 players. Code: Current Targets and Where We Rank on Their Top 5 M. Duran () 2nd of 2 No change* J. Sprague () 1st of 1 No change* T. Meza (*) 1st of 5 No change but 4 more teams K. Grigsby () 2nd of 3 No change but 1 more team T. Lancaster () 1st of 5 No change but 4 more teams B. Huang () 2nd of 3 No change K. Pobel (*) 1st of 1 No change M. List () 1st of 1 No change J. Ruggiero () 1st of 2 No change and 2 fewer teams J. Smyth () 1st of 1 No change D. Gibson() 1st of 1 No change C. Lefevre () 1st of 1 No change E. Sherman () 1st of 2 No change A. Thompson () 1st of 1 No change M. Eberly () 2nd of 3 Up 1 spot and 2 fewer teams A. Phillips () 1st of 1 No change * scholarship offered ----- We're still on top for Meza and Lancaster, but we have a lot more competition now. Oral Roberts, Baylor, Indiana State, and Belmont are interested in Meza...all four programs are considerably more prestigious than us. Louisiana Tech, Louisiana-Monroe, Texas-Arlington, and Tulane are interested in Lancaster. We haven't been able to make any headway with Duran. I hold off on the temptation to revoke his scholarship offer. He's just too talented to give up on. I decide to extend our final scholarship offer to PG Timothy Meza and will do so in person. Nobody else has made an offer to him, so I'm hoping that we can get the jump on all of those other high prestige schools. We add two more names to our call list...PG Albert Malik and PF David Thomas, a pair of 2-star players from Texas who apparently have an interest in us. We will evaluate them this month. I will also make personal visits to Sprague and Duran. Our assistants will hit Ruggiero, Lancaster, and list-newcomer David Thomas. Last edited by fpres : 10-12-2010 at 08:48 PM.

10-13-2010, 05:57 PM	#10
Groundhog Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia	Good luck in the Southland Conference! I started out there with Northwestern State, but I've sinced moved them on to the Big-12 with limited conference movement. I still have fond memories of my clashes with SE Louisiana. __________________ Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. --Ambrose Bierce

10-13-2010, 11:17 PM	#11
hollmt High School Varsity Join Date: Aug 2002	any dynasty on FBCB is one ill read. i need to get back into mine again. i love that game dearly. years ago quite a few of us had some dynasties going on and i would love to see more...maybe ill get back into one again soon.

10-21-2010, 08:10 PM	#14
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