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

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Settings/Rules

System - PS3

Difficulty - Heisman

Quarter Length - 8 Minutes

Sliders - Matt10's with some personal tweaks

Rosters - buckeye02 & GatorBait

Substitutions - If I'm up by more than 21 points in the 4th quarter, I will mass-sub my Offense & Defense

Recruiting - Using MattUM2 & juand's real prospects to make Dynasty Mode more realistic. I'll be setting the recruiting difficulty to Heisman and don't really have strict rules being as I am Michigan. I can go after ANY interested prospect.

Play-Calling - Balanced & Fair. No abuse of "money" plays, will be using Michigan's playbook perhaps with some tweaks towards my coaching "needs"

Super-Sim - Never

Scheduling - I will use the real life schedule up to as many years as it has out. Also, I will not schedule any FCS teams either.

Layout Thanks To - LopaKa, crusaderhoops10, Lanteri87, BDawg35, and The Buddha

Banners Thanks To - Albidnis & The Buddha

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Location - Ann Arbor, Michigan

Nickname - Wolverines

Colors - Maize & Blue

Stadium - Michigan Stadium "The Big House"

Opened - October 1, 1927

Capacity - 107,501

Average Attendance - 100,000+

Surface - Grass

Conference - Big 10

Conference Championships - 42

Last Conference Championship - 2004

All-Time Record - 884-308-36

Rival Schools - Ohio State, Notre Dame, Michigan State, Minnesota

Bowl Appearences - 40

Last Bowl Appearence - 2011 (Gator Bowl, L vs. Mississippi State, 52-14)

Bowl Record - 19-21

National Championships - 7

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Michigan Stadium



Michigan Stadium. The Big House. Home of Michigan Football. One of the country's most classic, widely recognized sporting facilities, Michigan Stadium has come to symbolize the pride, tradition and excellence of the University of Michigan. There is truly no place like it on a fall Saturday afternoon.

In the early 1920s, Fielding Yost formed a vision that would become Michigan Stadium. With winning teams and large fan turnouts, Yost realized the need for a larger football stadium. He asked for the Regents' approval, but considering the 1921 expansion of Ferry Field, they were hesitant to move forward with a new stadium. With Yost's dogged perseverance, they finally approved it on April 22, 1926.

The new structure was built on land that had been home to an underground spring. The water posed a problem to the construction, creating a surface that resembled quicksand. It was this moist ground that during construction, engulfed a crane which remains under the stadium today. The high water table also led to nearly three-quarters of the stadium being built below ground level.

Yost envisioned a stadium that would seat between 100,000 and 150,000 people. After much debate, the Regents, the University of Michigan and Fielding Yost reached an agreement by which the stadium would seat 72,000, with the ability to expand to more than 100,000. The construction would be financed not by the taxpayers of the State of Michigan, but by the sale of 3,000 $500 bonds.

Fashioned after the Yale Bowl, 440 tons of reinforcing steel and 31,000 square feet of wire mesh went into the building of the 44-section, 72-row, 72,000-seat stadium at a cost of $950,000. As the stadium neared completion, Yost requested an additional 10,000 temporary seats for the concourse. This request was passed, and Michigan Stadium opened at the corner of Main Street and Stadium Boulevard with a capacity of 84,401 -- the largest college owned stadium of any team in the nation.

On Oct. 1, 1927, Michigan played Ohio Wesleyan in the first game at Michigan Stadium, winning 33-0. Dedication of the new stadium came three weeks later, Oct. 22, 1927, against Ohio State, in another Michigan victory. The Buckeyes had hoped for revenge from the dedication of their own stadium five years earlier when the Wolverines came away with a 19-0 victory, but it was not to be.

Since that inaugural season, Michigan Stadium has seen over 35 million fans pass through its gates and over 170 consecutive crowds of 100,000 plus. Many changes and renovations have continuously improved the quality of the facility, while increasing its capacity to its present 107,501. While there are many things known about Michigan Stadium, one aspect that remains a mystery is the location of Fritz Crisler's seat -- the one "extra" seat that is indicated in the capacity number given to Michigan Stadium every year since 1956. Despite this anonymity, the legacies of Crisler and Yost live on as Michigan continues to pack the stadium full of 100,000-plus fans game after game.

Source - MGoBlue.com

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Coach Michael Kleinbauer



Coach Kleinbauer Catching A Pass As An Alamogordo Tiger.

Coach Kleinbauer's Report Card


Contract Details

Contract Length: 3 Years
Job Security: 57% (Start of Year 1)

Contract Goals

1. Beat a rival opponent each season.
2. Sign 1 Top 25 prospect(s) in one regular season.
3. Finish 2nd or better in the conference in one season.
4. Win 10 games in one season.
5. Win a bowl game.
6. Win 75% of your conference games in one season.
7. Finish 5th or better in the conference each season.
8. Win 8 games in one season.
9. Finish each season ranked in the BCS Top 25.
10. Finish each season ranked in the BCS Top 35.
11. Sign 10 4-star prospect(s) in one regular season.
12. Sign a Top 50 Recruiting Class each regular season.
13. Win 6 games in every season.
14. Sign a Top 75 Recruiting Class in one regular season.
15. Make it to a bowl game.

Goals Legend

Green - Completed (# of times completed)
Red - Failed (# of times failed)
Italicized - N/A

Career Record: 32-7
Conference Record: 13-2
Winning Seasons: 5
Longest Win Streak: 12
Record vs. Rivals (Ohio State, Notre Dame, Michigan State, Minnesota): 12-4
Record vs. Top 25: 7-3
Record In Bowl Games: 2-3
Conference Championships: 3
National Championships: 0
Record On Regional Broadcasts: 15-2
Record On National Broadcasts: 7-3
Average Attendance: 100,000+

Bio

Michael John Kleinbauer was born on March 3rd, 1989, in Frankfurt, Germany. On Friday, July 27th, 2007, Michael became the youngest coach in College Football History at the age of 18. After former Lobos Head Coach Rocky Long made his shocking announcement that he had resigned as the Lobos Head Coach after 9 years because his heart wasn't in it anymore, Michael had gotten a call a week later to be the Head Coach of the University of New Mexico football program.

After 2 seasons with the New Mexico Lobos, Coach Kleinbauer decided that it was time to move on in his short career with the Lobos, but not without changing the Lobos Football Team's culture, turning them into a school to look out for this season. The player turned Coach got the call from the University of Michigan after the 2008 Season with the Lobos and was ecstatic to join the Wolverines as he's been a lifelong fan of the University of Michigan. "It really is a dream come true that the University of Michigan would like my services. I hope to continue the great tradition that this university has."

Since then Coach Kleinbauer has led the Wolverines to 3 consecutive winning seasons since joining the team, hosting a 2-1 record in Bowl Games with the Wolverines.

Kleinbauer played football throughout his High School career, playing at Wideout & Cornerback, also playing on Special Teams at Alamogordo High School.

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School Records



Passing
Passing TD (Career): Chad Henne (2004-2007) - 87
Passing TD (Game): Chad Henne (2007) - 4
Passing TD (Season): Denard Robinson (2011) - 27
Passing Yards (Career): Chad Henne (2004-2007) - 9715
Passing Yards (Game): John Navarre (2003) - 389
Passing Yards (Season): John Navarre (2003) - 3331


Rushing
Rushing TD (Career): Anthony Thomas (1997-2000) - 55
Rushing TD (Game): Ron Johnson (1968) - 5
Rushing TD (Season): Ron Johnson (1968) - 19
Rushing Yards (Career): Mike Hart (2004-2007) - 5040
Rushing Yards (Game): Ron Johnson - 347
Rushing Yards (Season): Tim Biakabutuka (1995) - 1818


Receiving
Receiving TD (Career): Braylan Edwards (2001-2004) - 39
Receiving TD (Game): Derrick Alexander (1992) - 4
Receiving TD (Season): Desmond Howard (1991) - 19
Receiving Yards (Career): Braylan Edwards (2001-2004) - 3541
Receiving Yards (Game): Jack Clancy (1966) - 197
Receiving Yards (Season): Braylan Edwards (2004) - 1330
Receptions (Career): Braylan Edwards (2001-2004) - 252
Receptions (Game): Marquise Walker (2001) - 15
Receptions (Season): Braylan Edwards (2004) - 97


Defense
Interceptions (Career): '67-69 DB - 25
Interceptions (Game): '86 DB - 3
Interceptions (Season): '68 DB - 10
Sacks (Career): Brandon Graham (2006-2009) - 28
Sacks (Game): '87 DE - 5
Sacks (Season): Ryan Van Bergen (2011) - 13.5



Single Game Records


Interceptions: '42 DB (OK ST) - 5
Longest Field Goal: '98 K (KSU) - 65
Longest Fumble Return: '95 DB (RU) - 100
Longest Interception Return: '11 Jordan Kovacs (Mich) - 101
Longest Kick Return: '11 Normondo Harris (Purdue) - 102
Longest Pass: '00 QB (Purdue) - 75
Longest Punt: '50 P (Nevada) - 99
Longest Punt Return: '11 Ronnie Hillman (SDSU) - 84
Longest Run: '11 Dan Herron (Bucks) - 93
Passing Yards: '90 David Klingler (Hou) - 716
Receiving Yards: '98 Troy Edwards (LA Tech) - 405
Receptions: '94 Randy Gatewood (UNLV) - 23
Rushing Yards: '99 LaDainian Tomlinson (TCU) - 406
Sacks: '06 DE (WMU) - 6

Team Records

Interceptions: UCLA - 10
Passing Yards: Houston - 771
Points Scored: Wyoming - 103
Rushing Yards: Oklahoma - 768
Sacks: TCU - 15
Total Offense: Houston - 1021

Dynasty Records


Individual
Field Goals: '03 K (UGA) - 31
Interceptions: '68 Al Worley (Wash) - 14
Passing Touchdowns: '06 Colt Brennan (Hawaii) - 58
Passing Yards: '03 QB (TX Tech) - 5833
QB Rating: '11 Case Keenum (Hou) - 203.8
Receiving Touchdowns: '98 Troy Edwards (LA Tech) - 27
Receiving Yards: '99 Trevor Insley (Nevada) - 2060
Receptions: '09 Freddie Barnes (BGSU) - 155
Rushing Touchdowns: '88 Barry Sanders (OK St) - 37
Rushing Yards: '88 Barry Sanders (OK St) - 2628
Sacks: '02 Terrell Suggs (ASU) - 24


Career
Interceptions: '50-52 Al Brosky (Illinois) - 29
Passing Touchdowns: '05-08 Graham Harrell (TX Tech) - 134
Passing Yards: '01-04 Timmy Chang (Hawaii) - 17072
Receiving Touchdowns: '05-08 Jarett Dillard (Rice) - 60
Receiving Yards: '96-99 Trevor Insley (Nevada) - 5005
Receptions: '01-04 WR (Purdue) - 316
Rushing Touchdowns: '96-99 Travis Prentice (Miami U) - 73
Rushing Yards: '96-99 Ron Dayne (Wisconsin) - 6397
Sacks: '00-02 Terrell Suggs (ASU) - 44


Coaching Career Records


Bowl Appearences: '66-10 Joe Paterno (PSU) - 37
Bowl Victories: '66-09 Joe Paterno (PSU) - 24
Career Victories: '66-10 Joe Paterno (PSU) - 401
Games Coached: 1890-1946 (ND) - 548
Longest Win Streak: '53-57 Bud Wilkinson (OU) - 47
National Titles: '18-30 Knute Rockne (ND) - 6
Years Coached: 1890-1946 (ND) - 57
Years At A School: '66-10 Joe Paterno (PSU) - 45

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Ohio State Buckeyes

Overall: 2-2

Home: 1-1

Away: 1-1

2011: L, 48-45



Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Overall: 4-0

Home: 2-0

Away: 2-0

2011: W, 24-22



Michigan State Spartans

Overall: 4-0

Home: 2-0

Away: 2-0

2011: W, 45-17



Minnesota Golden Gophers

Overall: 2-0

Home: 1-0

Away: 1-0

2011: W, 52-17

Series Record Against Big 10 Teams



Illinois Fighting Illini

Overall: 4-0

Home: 2-0

Away: 2-0

2011: W, 42-13



Indiana Hoosiers

Overall: 3-0

Home: 2-0

Away: 1-0
2011: N/A



Iowa Hawkeyes

Overall: 1-0

Home: 0-0

Away: 1-0

2011: W, 56-7



Nebraska Cornhuskers

Overall: 0-1

Home: 0-1

Away: 0-0

2011: L, 21-17



Northwestern Wildcats

Overall: 3-1

Home: 2-0

Away: 1-1

2011: L, 49-30



Penn State Nittany Lions

Overall: 3-0

Home: 2-0

Away: 1-0



Purdue Boilermakers

Overall: 3-1

Home: 2-0

Away: 1-1

2011: W, 42-28



Wisconsin Badgers

Overall: 1-2

Home: 1-1

Away: 0-1

2011: N/A

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2011
Pre-Season Ranking: #33
Final Ranking: #14
Record: 10-3
Bowl Game: Gator Bowl W, 30-27 over Ole Miss
Average Attendance: 114, 486
Award Winners: QB Denard Robinson (Maxwell), DE Ryan Van Bergen (Nagurski & Lombardi), WR/RET Darryl Stonum (Returner of the Year)
First-Team All-Americans: DE Ryan Van Bergen, DE Craig Roh, DT Mike Martin, FS Carvin Johnson, RET Darryl Stonum
Second-Team All-Americans: None
Freshman All-Americans: FS Josh Furman
First-Team All-Conference: QB Denard Robinson, WR Roy Roundtree, DE Ryan Van Bergen, DE Craig Roh, DT Mike Martin, FS Carvin Johnson, RET Darryl Stonum
Second-Team All-Conference: SS Jordan Kovacs, P Will Hagerup
Passing Leader: QB Denard Robinson: 146/312, 2652 Yards, 27 Touchdowns, 5 Interceptions
Rushing Leader: HB Michael Shaw: 215 Carries, 1228 Yards, 13 Touchdowns, 5.7 Carry AVG, 94.5 Game AVG
Receiving Leader: WR Roy Roundtree: 39 Receptions, 933 Yards, 11 Touchdowns, 23.9 Reception AVG, 71.8 Game AVG
Defense: Tackles: SS Jordan Kovacs (45), Interceptions: CB Troy Woolfolk (2), Sacks: DE Ryan Van Bergen (13.5)
National Championship: #2 Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-1) (8-1): 35 vs. #1 Oklahoma Sooners (12-0) (9-0): 19
Heisman Trophy Winner: Wisconsin Badgers - HB#22 Rex Burkhead (Jr.) 315 Carries, 1804 Yards, 18 Touchdowns, 5.7 Yards Per Carry, 138.8 Yards Per Game
Summary: Michigan started off on a hot 5-0 start before being upset by Big Ten foe Northwestern (49-30). Wolverines rebounded to win 4 straight games after that before two tough losses at the end of the regular season to eventual National Champions Nebraska (21-17) and huge rivalry Ohio State (48-45) on a squib kick that will forever be remembered. Michigan closed out strong with a close victory in the Gator Bowl against Ole Miss (30-27) to end the season ranked #14 in the country.