The Future of Rutgers and the Big East (NCAA 10)

[phillyphan1990]

Game: NCAA 10
Plan: Simulate all games, providing news that focuses on Rutgers and the Big East.

BIG EAST SEASON PREVIEW

1. West Virginia Mountaineers (#23)
The Mountaineers enter the year as the favorites to win the Big East. In a conference largely disrespected by the media, the Mountaineers were the only team to make it into the preseason top 25.
KEY GAMES: 10-30 at USF, 12-05 at RU

2. Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Rutgers looks to win the conference for the first time. Coming in ranked #2, the Knights hope to get the WVU monkey off their back, and ride a season-ending win all the way to the Big East championship.
KEY GAMES: 11-12 vs USF, 12-05 vs #23 WVU

3. USF Bulls
USF hopes to continue increasing it's prestege (currently ***) with a strong Big East showing. Many feel that they may be underrating coming into the season.
KEY GAMES: 9-26 at #20 FSU, 11-12 at RU

4. Pittsburgh Panthers
Pitt is another team that many feel to be extremely underrated coming into the season. This team could be a force to be reckoned with come December.
KEY GAMES: 10-10 vs UConn, 10-24 vs USF

5. Connecticut Huskies
UCONN looks to be a middle of the pack Big East team this year. However, the Huskies would like to ensure that they are at the top of the middle, not the bottom of it.
KEY GAMES: 9-12 vs #16 UNC, 10-10 at Pitt

6. Cincinnati Bearcats
Universally though to be the most underestimated team in the conference, some crazies have even predicted the Bearcats to go undefeated this year .
KEY GAMES: 10-24 vs UL, 11-07 vs UConn

7. Louisville Cardinals
Well, this is the first team that I'm not going to call underrated. The Cardinals have definitely fallen on tough times. However, they are still a **** prestege team, so they just need to get those good recruits to get the program going in the right direction.
KEY GAMES: 9-26 at #24 Utah, 10-24 at Cin

8. Syracuse Orange
Ah, the Orange have fallen so far. Maybe next year?
KEY GAMES: 9-12 at #8 PSU, 11-14 at UL


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Preseason Coaches Poll

RK	TEAM	PTS
1	Florida (39)	1503
2	Oklahoma (21)	1426
3	Texas (1)	1351
4	USC	1278
5	LSU	1207
6	Alabama	1138
7	Ohio State	1071
8	Penn State	1006
9	Oklahoma State	943
10	Virginia Tech	882
11	Ole Miss	823
12	Oregon	766
13	Georgia	711
14	Boise State	658
15	Cal	607
16	North Carolina	557
17	BYU	510
18	Georgia Tech	465
19	TCU	422
20	Florida State	381
21	Nebraska	341
22	Iowa	304
23	West Virginia	269
24	Utah	235
25	Kansas	204

Others receiving votes: Rutgers 175, USF 147, Minnesota 122, Notre Dame 98, Miami 77, Pittsburgh 58, Oregon State 40, Michigan State 25, Colorado 11

RUTGERS 2009 SCHEDULE

DATE	OPPONENT	TIME
9/5	Cincinnati	7:45PM
9/12	FCS East	12:00PM
9/19	FIU	3:30PM
9/26	at Maryland	12:00PM
10/10	FCS Midwest	3:30PM
10/16	Pittsburgh	7:45PM
10/23	at Army	7:45PM
10/31	at Connecticut	3:30PM
11/12	USF	8:00PM
11/21	at Syracuse	3:30PM
11/28	at Louisville	8:00PM
12/5	#23 West Virginia	12:00PM

Analysis: This, quite frankly, is a crappy schedule. The only decent OOC game is at Maryland, and we play a whopping two FCS opponents. Plus FIU. Plus Army. Yay.
Predicted Record: 10-2 (5-2)

[phillyphan1990]

WEEK 1 - National TV Games

Thursday, September 3rd

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
#12 Oregon (0-1)	7	3	0	7	17
#14 Boise State (1-0)	7	7	21	3	38

Player of the Game: K. Pearson 17-29, 186 Yds, 3 TD

Saturday, December 5

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Nevada (1-0)	14	10	10	14	48
Notre Dame (0-1)	14	0	14	10	38

Player of the Game: S. Sanders 4 Rec, 113 Yds, 3 TD

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Navy (0-1)	0	0	0	3	3
#7 Ohio State (1-0)	10	14	10	0	34

Player of the Game: D. Francis 15-23, 159 Yds, 18 Car

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Maryland (1-0)	0	7	3	7	17
#15 Cal (0-1)	0	0	0	0	0

Player of the Game: J. Willis 17-29, 264 Yds, 2 TD

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
#13 Georgia (0-1)	15	0	3	0	18
#9 Oklahoma State (1-0)	7	14	0	9	30

Player of the Game: B. O'Neill 27 Car, 124 Yds, TD

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
#17 BYU (0-1)	0	3	0	3	6
#2 Oklahoma (1-0)	6	14	14	0	34

Player of the Game: C. Holmes 15-23, 245 Yds, 4 TD

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
#10 Virginia Tech (1-0)	7	6	7	7	27
#6 Alabama (0-1)	0	6	3	6	15

Player of the Game: B. Booker 26 Car, 113 Yds, 2 TD

Sunday, December 6

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Miami (0-1)	0	7	7	3	17
#20 Florida State (1-0)	17	7	0	14	38

Player of the Game: J. Daniel 19-39, 232 Yds, 6 Car

[phillyphan1990]

WEEK 1 - UNTELEVISED BIG EAST GAMES

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
FCS Southeast	0	0	0	0	0
USF (1-0)	7	16	17	0	40

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
FCS East	0	0	0	0	0
Pittsburgh (1-0)	14	10	3	14	41

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
FCS East	0	0	0	0	0
#23 West Virginia (1-0)	7	10	17	7	41

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WEEK 1 - REGIONALLY TELEVISED BIG EAST GAMES

Rutgers Triumphs Over Conference Rival Cincinnati In Overtime

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights, picked second in the Big East, survived a scare from the Bearcats, winning in overtime on an eight yard touchdown pass from D. Pollock to J. Hester. The Knights are off to a great start, moving to 1-0 in the Big East and ensuring that they will hold the Big East conference lead, at least for the first few weeks.

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT
Cincinnati (0-1)	10	3	14	0	0	27
Rutgers (1-0)	3	14	7	3	7	34

Syracuse Gets to 1-0 With a Win Over Minnesota

The Orange may have a very rough go of it come Big East time, so they need all of the OOC wins they can get. They get their first with a solid win over Minnesota, who received votes in the preseason coaches poll.

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Minnesota (0-1)	6	7	3	6	22
Syracuse (1-0)	7	7	0	15	29

Connecticut Gets Off To a Very Rough Start

Another team that could have a very difficult season, the Connecticut Huskies did not start well, getting shut out by MAC opponent Ohio.

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Connecticut (0-1)	0	0	0	0	0
Ohio (1-0)	0	10	3	6	19

[phillyphan1990]

Week 1 Coaches Poll

RANK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Florida (34)	1-0	1498
2	Oklahoma (26)	1-0	1458
3	Texas (1)	1-0	1368
4	USC	1-0	1306
5	LSU	1-0	1263
6	Ohio State	1-0	1125
7	Virginia Tech	1-0	1096
8	Penn State	1-0	1067
9	Oklahoma State	1-0	1042
10	Ole Miss	1-0	900
11	Boise State	1-0	858
12	Alabama	0-1	769
13	North Carolina	1-0	646
14	Georgia Tech	1-0	553
15	TCU	0-0	508
16	Georgia	0-1	481
17	Oregon	0-1	479
18	Florida State	1-0	465
19	Nebraska	1-0	422
20	Iowa	1-0	381
21	West Virginia	1-0	341
22	BYU	0-1	336
23	Utah	1-0	302
24	Kansas	1-0	265
25	Rutgers	1-0	228

Dropped from rankings: Cal 15

Others receiving votes: Cal 195, USF 193, Maryland 79, Pittsburgh 64, Boston College 49, Oregon State 34, Illinois 32, Michigan State 6

Week 1 Big East Standings

TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
#25 Rutgers	1-0	1-0
USF	0-0	1-0
Pittsburgh	0-0	1-0
Syracuse	0-0	1-0
Louisville	0-0	1-0
#21 West Virginia	0-0	1-0
Connecticut	0-0	0-1
Cincinnati	0-1	0-1

Big East Players Of The Week
Defense
Cincinnati LE - Ian Little (RS SR)
Game: At RU L (34-27 OT)
12 TKLS (2 TFL), SK, FR

Offense
Louisville QB
Game: Vs FCS MW W (45-10)
19-32, 295 YDS, 5 TD, 14 CAR, 53 YDS

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Week 2 - Non Big East National TV Games

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Clemson (1-1)	0	7	7	3	17
#14 Georgia Tech (2-0)	17	3	7	10	37

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Marshall (1-1)	3	0	7	7	17
#7 Virginia Tech (2-0)	7	14	17	0	38

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
South Carolina (0-2)	0	10	11	0	21
#16 Georgia (1-1)	10	21	3	6	40

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Notre Dame (0-2)	7	7	0	10	24
Michigan (2-0)	7	3	21	0	31

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Vanderbilt (2-0)	3	14	3	7	27
#5 LSU (1-1)	7	3	7	7	24

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
#4 USC (2-0)	7	13	10	3	33
#6 Ohio State (1-1)	3	6	0	0	9

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Week 2 - Untelevised Big East Games

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
FCS East	3	7	0	7	17
#25 Rutgers (2-0)	6	19	10	7	42

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
FCS Midwest	0	0	0	0	0
Cincinnati (1-1)	6	32	10	0	48