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07-27-2010, 07:44 PM
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The Music City Miracle [Titans Franchise]
 Well, to go side by side (but a year off) with the Notre Dame dynasty will be my Tennessee Titans Franchise, The Music City miracle. Here's a bit of background on how the Franchise will be played. Game | Madden NFL 2009 Console | Playstation 3 Quarter Length | 8 Minutes Difficulty | My Skill Sim Injuries | On Injuries | On Clutch Games | On Salary Cap | On Trade Deadline | On User Control | 32 Teams A note on that. I tend to control all the teams for a few reasons. First off, I'm sick of every quarterback in the draft getting taken in the first round. It's obnoxious. So I tend to draft for all teams for the first two rounds, and then simulate to just my pick each time. I also tend to do preseason signings with teams, especially if they release their starter like the Colts releasing Manning or something stupid, I can make sure it doesn't happen. I also tend to do trades, if a team has three 90 overall free safeties on the board, one is heading out. Other than that, I allow the CPU to do everything. Free Agency Guidelines -Cannot Sign more than 1 (one) player over 90 overall. Said player must be over 29 unless his position is at least 10 points higher than the current starter. For example, I'm looking at QB-A who is a 92 overall. My current starter is an 84 overall. QB-A must be at least 30 years old, or I can't sign him. -Cannot Sign more than 2 (two) players from 80-89 overall. Overalls from 85-89 go through the same guidelines if there is more than one. In other words, I can sign anyone between 85-89, regardless of age, but the second must be over the age of 29 unless he's 10 points higher overall than my current starter. -70-79, no restrictions. Trade Guidelines -Draft Pick trades MUST go through the NFL Draft Pick Value Chart and be beneficial to opposite team. -Picks regarding players. If the player I'm trading for is a current starter, there must be one of the following: (1) Player's morale must be at half or lower, (2) Back up must be someone comparable to the starter. (3) Trade must HEAVILY favor opposing team. I think that covers most of it. Enjoy. Last edited by Adam14; 08-01-2010 at 12:21 PM. |
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07-27-2010, 07:46 PM
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07-27-2010, 07:47 PM
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Re: The Music City Miracle [Titans Franchise]
 The Tennessee Titans, formerly known as the Houston Oilers began playing professional football in 1960 as one of the charter members of the then American Football League (AFL). Owner Bud Adams had a number of unsuccessful bids to begin an expansion franchise in the National Football League and in 1960 became one of the charter members of the newly built American Football Conference as one of the eight initial teams in the league. The first victory for the organization was also a huge victory for the newly designed league. The Oilers signed Heisman Trophy winner and All-American running back Billy Cannon of LSU. The Oilers won the first ever AFL Championship Game in 1960 as they topped the Los Angeles Chargers. They would follow suit in 1961, winning their second championship in as many years as they topped the Chargers once again. In 1962, the Oilers lost a heartbreaker to the Dallas Texans in a double-overtime game that was then the longest championship game ever played. In 1968, the Oilers would become the first team to play in a dome as the team moved to Houston’s Astrodome. Previously the team had played at a pair of collegiate stadiums, University of Houston’s Jeppesen Stadium from 1960 to 1964 and at Rice University’s stadium from 1965 to 1967. The AFL-NFL merger in 1970 appeared to cause problems for Adams’ Oilers. Over the next four seasons, the Oilers would only muster nine wins in total and not see a winning season. In ’74, Hall of Fame coach Sid Gilman led the Oilers to a .500 record and the season after the first winning season of the decade for Houston. In 1978, the Oilers fortunes would turn even better as they drafted University of Texas star Earl Campbell, who would later on in his career, set the record for most rushing yards in a season with 2105. After an 11-5 season in 1980 though, the Oilers would go through five consecutive seasons of losing records, including a worse of 2-14 after acquiring CFL star Warren Moon. In 1987, Adams threatened to move the team to Jacksonville, Florida unless Houston brought the Astrodome up to date. Quickly the city agreed, not wanting to chance losing the team, with sixty-seven million dollars in upgrades that included 10,000 more seats and sixty-five more luxury boxes. As the 1990s began, Adams starting to get impatient with his team. Since the merger in 1970 the Oilers had not made it to an AFC Championship Game, including an absolute debacle in 1992 when the Oilers gave up a 35-3 lead against the Buffalo Bills to eventually lose 41-38 in overtime in an AFC Wild-Card Game. Thus Adams game the team an ultimatum, make it to the Super Bowl in 1993 or he would disassemble the team. Following another loss in the Playoffs, Adams held true to his word, most notably traded Moon to the Minnesota Vikings. In April of 1995, the Oilers would draft Steve McNair who would become a cornerstone of the team for years to come. At the same time, Adams would again, lobby the city for help, this time with a brand new stadium. When Houston mayor Bob Lanier turned him down, Adams began secluded talks with Nashville Tennessee mayor Phil Bredesen. By the end of the 1995 season, a deal was official and Adams announced that the team planned to move to Tennessee after the 1997 season, when the team’s lease would expire. Oilers support became an all-time low and after a dismal season, Houston allowed Adams to leave a year early. Unfortunately, the new stadium in Nashville would not be ready until 1999 and for two years, the team played in two different stadiums. In 1997, they would play in Memphis at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. However, being over 200 miles away from where the team would be playing in 1999, support was low and Adams determined it was better to play at Vanderbilt, despite the lower seating capacity, for the 1998 season. In 1999, the Tennessee Oilers moved into their new stadium and elected to change their name. Adams appointed a committee to decide on a new name. He requested that the name should reflect power, leadership, strength, and any other heroic kind of qualities. It was decided that Titans would be that name on December 22, 1998. Adams would reap rewards extremely quickly after the move to Tennessee as the Titans made an incredible Super Bowl run the first year they moved into Adelphia Coliseum (now LP Field). Despite a 13-3 record, the Titans finished second in the AFC Central to the Jacksonville Jaguars and in their first playoff game, beat the Bills on one of the craziest plays in playoff history, as well as one of the most controversial. Dubbed the Music City Miracle, the Titans edged the Bills with seconds remaining on a length of the field lateral from tight end Frank Wycheck to receiver Kevin Dyson as Dyson ran seventy-five yards for a touchdown and eventual game winning score, 22-16. After wins against the Colts and Jaguars the Titans reached the Super Bowl for the first time in franchise history. They faced the St. Louis Rams and ended up losing a heartbreaker, 23-16, when Kevin Dyson was tackled just a yard shy of the end zone as time expired. The next year, the Titans would again, finish 13-3 and reach the playoffs. Unfortunately, in the Divisional Round, they would face the future Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens and fall out of the playoffs. In both 2002 and 2003, the Titans would find success in the regular season, but not translate it to another Super Bowl appearance. Later in the decade, things would begin to slip. In 2004 the Titans would be plagued by injuries and finish 5-11 and in the off-season, being well over the salary cap, have to send off a number of key players including star running back Eddie George. In 2005, they were the youngest team in the league with several rookies making the roster. Another unfortunate season would lead to a 4-12 record and in 2006 the Titans would draft University of Texas star Vince Young. Despite Young going 8-5 as a starter, the 9-7 Titans missed the playoffs. Last season the Titans found themselves with a 10-6 record and a playoff bid, only to lose their first game to the San Diego Chargers. In this past draft the Titans selected East Carolina running back Chris Johnson, who ran a blistering 4.24 in the forty yard dash at the NFL Combine. Last edited by Adam14; 08-02-2010 at 05:53 PM. |
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07-27-2010, 07:49 PM
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Re: The Music City Miracle [Titans Franchise]
LP Field  LP field, in Nashville Tennessee, has the home to the Tennessee Titans since 1999. It is also home to the Tennessee State Tigers as well as the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl every December. Ground broke on the field in 1997 and it first opened for the Tennessee Titans as they played the Atlanta Falcons on August 27, 1999. During the 1995 preseason, word began of Oilers owner Bud Adams potential move of the Houston franchise. During an exhibition game against the Redskins in Knoxville Tennessee, Adams would meet Nashville mayor Phil Bredesen and begin discussions of a potential franchise move to Nashville. In the fall of 1995, it was agreed upon that Adams would move the franchise. On May 7, 1996 a vote was passed to spend $144 million of public money to fund the new stadium located on the east bank of the Cumberland River. The vote passed with a 59% majority. Funds for the stadium were initially raised through an increase in the Metro water tax. Later, funding would go through a 300% increase in Davidson County individual homeowner property taxes. Most of the remaining cost to fund the stadium was done through PSL’s (Personal Seat Licenses). The State of Tennessee also agreed allocated money towards the stadium under two conditions. The first was that Tennessee State would be able to move their home games to the new stadium. Also, the state made it required that Adams use the team name “Tennessee” rather than “Nashville” although Adams had already planned on doing so. During construction, the stadium actually had no name. Normally it was referred to as “The East Bank Stadium” by many. Some local media, as a joke, referred to the stadium as the “Adams-Bredesen Stadium” for a short time as well. Once completed, Adelphia Business Solutions, a subsidiary of Adelphia Telecommunications Company agreed to a fifteen year, thirty million dollar naming right arraignment and shortly after named the stadium “Adelphia Coliseum.” In 2002, Adelphia missed a required payment and shortly after filed for bankruptcy and the name was dropped, changing it to simply, “The Coliseum” for the next four years. On June 6, 2006, a new deal was inked with a local business named Louisiana-Pacific. Louisiana-Pacific markets itself as “LP Building Products” and agreed to a ten year contract paying thirty million dollars in total to name the stadium LP Field, its current name today. |
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