Don't Mess With Tradition - krulmichael's Michigan Wolverines (NCAA12)

[krulmichael]

Holy Hell that recap was much longer than I imagined haha. I tapped into my journalist side for this game (it's what I'm majoring in afterall) and pretty much did a play-by-play which is what I used to do for every game. Was such a good game that I couldn't help it, hope it doesn't bother some of you guys that are following. I'll try to stick to the cliff notes next time.

[krulmichael]

Week 12



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SMU Mustangs (4-6) (3-3): 10 AT #19 Houston Cougars (10-0) (6-0): 9
Player of the Game: DE#92 Margus Hunt (Junior) - 5 Total Tackles, 3 Solo Tackles, 2 Assisted Tackles, 3 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 Fumble Return



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Boston College Eagles (7-3) (6-1): 30 AT #25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-3) (0-0): 21
Player of the Game: HB#2 Montel Harris (Senior) - 33 Carries, 179 Yards, 2 Touchdowns, 5.4 Carry AVG, 1 Reception, 6 Yards, 4 YAC, 1 Punt Return, 4 Yards



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Virginia Cavaliers (3-7) (1-5): 20 AT #21 Florida State Seminoles (7-3) (5-2): 17
Player of the Game: QB#15 Ross Metheny (Junior) - 80.9 QB Rating, 14/34, 161 Yards, 10 Carries, 29 Yards, 1 Touchdown, 2.9 Carry AVG,

[krulmichael]

Happenings Around The Big Ten

Week 12 Recap

#5 Wisconsin 24 at Illinois 21
Iowa 36 at Purdue 29
Penn State 17 at Ohio State 27
Minnesota 41 at Northwestern 38 - OVERTIME
Indiana 14 at #12 Michigan State 34

Big Ten Players Of The Week

Offense: - QB#16 Tom Parish (rFr.) - 7/21, 135 Yds, 16 ATT, 87 Yds, 3 Total TD

Defense: - DE#53 Ryan Van Bergen (rSr.) - 14 TAK, 7 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 FF

Legends

RK	Team		Rec	PCT	Conf	PF	PA	Div	Streak	Home	Road
============================================================================================
1	Nebraska	10-1	0.900	6-1	394	170	4-0	W6	6-0	4-1
2	Michigan	9-2	0.810	5-2	441	232	3-2	L1	6-1	3-1
3	Michigan State	8-3	0.720	4-3	372	219	2-2	W3	5-2	3-1
4	Iowa		7-4	0.630	4-3	279	222	2-2	W1	3-4	4-0
5	Northwestern	6-5	0.540	2-5	275	257	1-3	L1	3-2	3-3
6	Minnesota	4-7	0.360	1-6	198	253	1-4	W1	2-4	2-3

Leaders

RK	Team		Rec	PCT	Conf	PF	PA	Div	Streak	Home	Road
============================================================================================
1	Wisconsin	10-1	0.900	6-1	338	136	3-1	W3	6-0	4-1
2	Illinois	7-4	0.630	5-2	256	201	4-1	L2	4-4	3-0
3	Ohio State	6-5	0.540	4-3	259	184	4-1	W4	5-2	1-3
4	Purdue		5-6	0.450	2-5	308	293	1-3	L5	3-4	2-2
5	Penn State	4-7	0.360	2-5	275	217	1-3	L3	2-5	2-2
6	Indiana		4-7	0.360	1-6	239	277	0-4	L3	3-3	1-4

[krulmichael]

NCAA Week 12 Recap

Top 25 Scores

FCS Southeast 17 at #20 Florida 45
FCS Southeast 3 at #10 Auburn 56
FCS Southeast 7 at #13 Alabama 49
#6 Mississippi State 45 at Arkansas 31
UNLV 14 at #18 Air Force 34
#5 Wisconsin 24 at Illinois 21
SMU 10 at #19 Houston 9
USC 16 at #11 Oregon 49
#6 Boise State 42 at San Diego State 15
Kansas State 19 at #4 Texas 31
#1 Oklahoma 52 at Baylor 20
Indiana 14 at #12 Michigan State 34
FCS Southeast 0 at #7 South Carolina 59
Boston College 30 at #25 Notre Dame 21
#24 LSU 28 at Ole Miss 10
Cal 13 at #2 Stanford 34
#15 Utah 52 at Washington State 10
#23 Southern Miss 38 at UAB 13
#17 Oklahoma State 24 at Iowa State 17
Colorado State 24 at #16 TCU 42
Kansas 17 at #14 Texas A&M 24
Virginia 20 at #21 Florida State 17

RK	LW	Team/Votes	Rec	Points	
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1	1	Oklahoma (61)	10-0	1525
2	3	Nebraska        10-1	1348	
3	3	Stanford 	10-1	1261
4	4	Texas	        9-1     1160
5	5	Wisconsin       10-1	1127
6	6	Boise State 	9-1     1078
7	7	South Carolina  9-2	1010
8	8	Miss State	9-2	978
9	10      Auburn	 	8-3	869
10	11	Oregon	        8-3	827
11	12	Michigan State  8-3	785
12	13	Alabama		8-3	745
13	9	Michigan	9-2	725
14	14	Texas A&M       9-2	713
15      15      Utah	        10-1    692
16	16	TCU	 	9-2	636
17	17	Oklahoma State  8-3	604
18	18	Air Force       8-3	557
19	20	Florida	        8-3	489
20	23	Southern Miss	11-0	458
21	22	West Virginia  	8-2	430
22	24	LSU	  	8-3	373
23	UR	Arizona	       	8-3	316
24	UR	Boston College  8-3	291
25	UR	Maryland        8-3	238

Dropped Out: Houston (#19), Florida State (#21), Notre Dame (#25)

Others Receiving Votes: Tulsa (168), Houston (162), Louisville (83), Georgia Tech (67), Notre Dame (55), Ohio State (28), Miami (Ohio) (9)

Players Of The Week

Offense: - HB#22 Doug Martin (rSr.) - 29 ATT, 144 Yds, 3 TD, 2 REC, 37 Yds, 2 TD
Defense: - OLB#36 Aaron Tevis (rSr.) - 7 TAK, 3 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FF, 1 FR



1. Denard Robinson (Jr.) - QB - Michigan -
Vs. Neb L (21-17): 92.9 QB Rating, 14/31, 137 Yds, 1 TD, 14 ATT, 77 Yds, 5.4 AVG, 1 FUM

2. Rex Burkhead (Jr.) - HB - Nebraska -
At Mich W (21-17): 20 ATT, 147 Yds, 1 TD, 7.3 AVG, 1 REC, 6 Yds, 6 YAC

3. Brandon Bolden(Sr.)[/b] - HB - Ole Miss -
Vs. LSU L (28-10): 19 Carries, 84 Yards

4. Michael Dyer (So.) - HB - Auburn -
FCS SE W (56-3): 16 Carries, 137 Yards, 2 Touchdowns, 2 Receptions, 11 Yards

5. Ed Wesley (rJr.) - HB - TCU -
Vs. CSU W (42-24): 25 Carries, 153 Yards, 3 Touchdowns

[krulmichael]

Week 13 - Game Preview

Saturday, November 26th, 2011, 3:30 PM (EST)
National Broadcast

Herbstreit's Pick - Michigan

Team Ratings
Overall: A-
Offense: A-
Defense: B+

Team Stats

Points Per Game: 23.5 (#72)
Total Offense: 4010 (#66)
Rush Offense: 2459 (#27)
Pass Offense: 1551 (#75)
Total Defense: 2990 (#12)
Rush Defense: 1870 (#62)
Pass Defense: 1120 (#3)
Turnover Diff: 1 (#57)

Key Player

HB #1 Dan Herron (rSr.) - 92 Overall - 227 ATT, 1224 Yds, 12 TD, 5.3 ATT AVG, 111.2 Game AVG, 9 REC, 118 Yds, 2 TD, 13.1 REC AVG, 10.7 Game AVG, 47 YAC

Injuries

MLB #6 Etienne Sabino (rJr.) - 90 Overall - Dislocated Elbow (9 Weeks)
DT #53 Garrett Goebel (rJr.) - 86 Overall - Torn Quad (Out for the Season)

Prospects Visiting

None



Team Ratings
Overall: B+
Offense: A-
Defense: B

Team Stats

Points Per Game: 40.0 (#2)
Total Offense: 4275 (#8)
Rush Offense: 1904 (#72)
Pass Offense: 2371 (#12)
Total Defense: 3527 (#62)
Rush Defense: 1135 (#1)
Pass Defense: 2392 (#118)
Turnover Diff: 2 (#51)

Key Player

QB #16 Denard Robinson (Jr.) - 91 Overall - 142.7 QB Rating, 122/257, 2145 Yds, 22 TD, 4 INT, 17.5 Completion AVG, 195.0 Game AVG, 99 ATT, 701 Yds, 13 TD, 7.0 ATT AVG, 63.7 Game AVG, 6 FUM

Injuries

None

Prospects Visiting

#127 Kenny Porter (WR) - Moneterey Park, CA - ****
#315 Zach Brewster (CB) - East Hartford, CT - ***
#402 Robbie Mitchell (FB) - Broken Arrow, OK - *

[krulmichael]

Week 13 - Game Report





#12 Michigan Wolverines (9-2) (5-2) at Ohio State Buckeyes (6-5) (4-3)

A Squib Kick Turned Into A Nightmare

Michigan Still Has No Idea What Happened

Ann Arbor, MI (AP) - Coming off a tough loss against #2 Nebraska last week essentially ending the Wolverines chances at the inaugural Big Ten Championship, Michigan has no time to reflect on their loss as they face off in arguably the greatest rivalry in all of sports. The Ohio State Buckeyes come to town in front of a sold out crowd in Ann Arbor, MI at the Big House to face off against the #12 Michigan Wolverines. The Wolverines have lost the last 7 matchups against the Buckeyes, but a struggling (although hot recently) Ohio State team that's just 6-5 this season gives many fans around Ann Arbor high hopes that this will be the year the streak is broken.

A back and forth battle started things off, but middle of the 1st quarter stellar redshirt Senior HB Dan Herron busted off a 93 yard run getting pushed out at the 3 yard line already having over 100 yards in just 2 attempts! The huge running play set up a 3 yard walk in on a toss play for Herron putting the Buckeyes up 7-0 in the 1st quarter. After stopping the Wolverines offense once again, the Buckeyes ripped off another play with Herron as he caught a pass in the flights with daylight ahead of him before being stopped 37 yards down the field. 2 plays later Michigan caught a HUGE break as it looked like the Buckeyes were about to go up by 2 touchdowns before true Freshman QB Braxton Miller scrambled 15 yards before attempting to dive into the endzone and getting the ball literally kneed out of his hands by redshirt Senior CB Troy Woolfolk with Junior DE Craig Roh falling on it in the endzone to give Michigan's offense the ball back on their own 20 late in the 1st quarter. On the very first play of the following drive Senior HB Michael Shaw did his best Herron impression by running up the gut and down the sidelines 80 yards stiff arming a defender on the way for the touchdown to tie the game all up again!

Not to be outdone however, Herron busted yet another huge run, this time finishing it off in the endzone 71 yards later. 14-7 Buckeyes in the 1st with Herron already at 179 yards on 4 attempts! That's a 44.7 carry average! The #1 defense in the country is getting exposed greatly early on in this game. You think that's ridiculous? How about Michigan's offense coming back on the field and calling a counter play to Shaw who finds a lane himself down the sidelines for the 76 yard touchdown putting him over 100 yards! Unreal as both defenses look baffled with the game 14-14 at the end of the 1st quarter.

The Buckeyes would score another touchdown early in the 2nd quarter, although this time it would be a quick 3 yard flats pass to redshirt Junior TE Jake Stoneburner to put Ohio State up 21-14. After another stop and decent drive OSU Sophomore K Drew Basil connected on a 53 yard field goal as it barely went over the crossbar to now give the Buckeyes a little cushion at 24-14. Very late towards the end of the 2nd half Denard Robinson led his offense down the field and scored on a nice corner pass to the endzone to redshirt Senior WR Kelvin Grady for 17 yards with only 10 seconds remaining to bring Michigan right back into the game at the end of the half 24-21.

The 2nd half of the game featured more big plays for scores as both defenses just couldn't get it together the entire game. Big play after big play for both offenses and it just seemed like whoever had the ball last would come out with the victory. Skipping ahead to late in the 4th quarter with Michigan down by a field goal, Denard drove his team down the field and scored what appeared to be the game winning scrambling touchdown, but was called back on a holding penalty with 23 seconds remaining. Next play a deep out by Senior WR Junior Hemingway, resulted in a tippy toe catch for 13 yards for a touchdown as the Big House went nuts with the Wolverines leading 45-42! With 10 seconds left surely Michigan's special teams would squib kick it and they did, it happened to bounce right in the hands of redshirt Sophomore HB/KR Jaamal Berry who caught it mid sprint as he went straight up the middle breaking three arm tackles including the kickers as he was off to the races with the clock striking zero...touchdown Buckeyes. The entire Big House went silent as the play appeared before their eyes, then began booing ferociously as the camera panned to Coach Kleinbauer who appeared to be frozen just staring onto the field not knowing what happened, hoping for a block in the back or some kind of penalty. Nothing. His Wolverines special teams had collapsed.

The Buckeyes extended their win streak to 8 games over Michigan and had won 5 straight to give them a final regular season record of 7-5 and ensure them of a bowl game as the Wolverines once again completely collapsed in the last minutes of a game for two straight weeks. Devastating loss for the Wolverines as they end their regular season as well. Ohio State wins, 48-45.

Play of the Game

EA Sports: NCAA Football 12 Video

Box Score
- 14 - 7 - 10 - 14 - 45
- 14 - 10 - 7 - 17 - 48


Players Of The Game
- HB #20

Michael Shaw - 23 ATT, 249 Yds, 3 TD, 10.8 AVG, 1 REC, -1 Yd

- HB #1

Dan Herron - 20 ATT, 147 Yds, 1 TD, 7.3 AVG, 1 REC, 6 Yds, 6 YAC


Player Stats

QB#16 Denard Robinson - 146.3 QB Rating, 12/28, 227 Yds, 3 TD, 14 ATT, 72 Yds, 5.1 AVG
HB#20 Michael Shaw - 23 ATT, 249 Yds, 3 TD, 10.8 AVG, 1 REC, -1 Yd
WR#22 Darryl Stonum - 2 REC, 78 Yds, 1 TD, 39.0 AVG, 23 YAC, 7 KR, 172 Yds, 24.5 AVG, 3 PR, 13 Yds, 4.3 AVG
WR#21 Junior Hemingway - 3 REC, 50 Yds, 1 TD, 16.6 AVG, 1 YAC, 1 KR, 19 Yds
WR#19 Kelvin Grady - 1 REC, 17 Yds, 1 TD
DT#68 Mike Martin - 3 TAK, 2 TFL, 1 Sack
CB#29 Troy Woolfolk - 4 TAK, 1 INT, 1 FF, 3 DEF
FS#13 Carvin Johnson - 6 TAK, 1 TFL, 1 INT, 1 DEF
DE#88 Craig Roh - 1 TAK, 1 TFL, 1 FR
CB#5 Courtney Avery - 3 TAK, 1 FF
K#45 Matt Wile - 1/1 FG, 6/6 XP, 19 Long


QB#5 Braxton Miller - 125.0 QB Rating, 10/26, 237 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT, 9 ATT, 32 Yds, 3.5 AVG, 2 FUM
HB#1 Dan Herron - 20 ATT, 237 Yds, 1 TD, 11.8 AVG, 3 REC, 52 Yds, 17.3 AVG, 55 YAC
HB#4 Jaamal Berry - 4 ATT, 17 Yds, 2 TD, 4.2 AVG, 3 KR, 126 Yds, 1 TD, 42.0 AVG
WR#8 Devier Posey - 1 REC, 37 Yds, 1 TD, 8 YAC
TE#11 Jake Stoneburner - 2 REC, 19 Yds, 1 TD, 11 YAC
DT#93 Adam Bellamy - 7 TAK, 2 TFL, 1.5 Sacks
K#25 Drew Basil - 2/3 FG, 6/6 XP, 53 Long

[krulmichael]

Week 13



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Penn State Nittany Lions (4-7) (2-5): 25 AT #5 Wisconsin Badgers (10-1) (6-1): 20
Player of the Game: OLB#34 Nate Stupar (Redshirt Senior) - 5 Total Tackles, 4 Solo Tackles, ATK, 2 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 Interception



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#18 Air Force Falcons (8-3) (4-2): 16 AT Colorado State Rams (7-3) (2-3): 25
Player of the Game: HB#20 Raymond Carter (Redshirt Senior) - 22 Carries, 102 Yards, 2 Touchdowns, 4.6 Carry AVG, 3 Kick Returns, 44 Yards, 14.6 AVG



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#4 Texas Longhorns (9-1) (6-1): 10 AT #14 Texas A&M Aggies (9-2) (6-2): 28
Player of the Game: HB#33 Christine Michael (Junior) - 16 Carries, 100 Yards, 2 Touchdowns, 6.2 Carry AVG, 1 Fumble, 1 Kick Return, 66 Yards



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Colorado Buffalo (3-8) (1-7): 24 AT #15 Utah Utes (10-1) (7-1): 7
Player of the Game: QB#9 Tyler Hansen (Senior) - 119.6 QB Rating, 14/33, 264 Yards, 1 Touchdown, 15 Carries, 88 Yards, 5.8 Carry AVG

[krulmichael]

Happenings Around The Big Ten

Week 13 Recap

Penn State 25 at #5 Wisconson 20
Purdue 23 at Indiana 20 - OVERTIME
#11 Michigan State 34 at Northwestern 7
Illinois 30 at Minnesota 3
Iowa 26 at #2 Nebraska 31

Big Ten Players Of The Week

Offense: - HB#20 Michael Shaw (Sr.) - 23 ATT, 249 Yds, 3 TD, 10.8 AVG, 1 REC, -1 Yd


Defense: - DE#34 Cameron Meredith (rJr.) - 6 TAK, 3 TFL, 3 ATK, 1 Sack, 2 FF, 1 FR


Legends

RK	Team		Rec	PCT	Conf	PF	PA	Div	Streak	Home	Road
============================================================================================
1	Nebraska	11-1	0.910	7-1	425	196	5-0	W7	7-0	4-1
2	Michigan	9-3	0.750	5-3	486	280	3-2	L2	6-2	3-1
3	Michigan State	9-3	0.750	5-3	406	226	3-2	W4	5-2	4-1
4	Iowa		7-5	0.580	4-4	305	253	2-3	L1	3-4	4-1
5	Northwestern	6-6	0.500	2-6	282	291	1-4	L2	3-3	3-3
6	Minnesota	4-7	0.330	1-7	201	283	1-4	L1	2-5	2-3

Leaders

RK	Team		Rec	PCT	Conf	PF	PA	Div	Streak	Home	Road
============================================================================================
1	Wisconsin	10-2	0.830	6-2	358	161	3-2	L1	6-1	4-1
2	Illinois	8-4	0.660	6-2	286	204	4-1	W1	4-4	3-0
3	Ohio State	7-5	0.580	5-3	307	229	4-1	W5	5-2	2-3
4	Purdue		6-6	0.450	3-5	331	313	2-3	W1	3-4	3-2
5	Penn State	5-7	0.410	3-5	300	237	2-3	W1	2-5	3-2
6	Indiana		4-8	0.330	1-7	259	300	0-5	L4	3-4	1-4