The Return of the Air Raid - A Kentucky Wildcats Dynasty

[jasontoddwhitt]

BCS Standings

NCAA Football Rankings - BCS Rankings - Updated: Week 10
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Oregon	9	0	1.000
2	2	Oklahoma	9	0	0.994
3	3	Virginia Tech	9	0	0.989
4	4	Nebraska	8	1	0.983
5	6	Wisconsin	8	1	0.978
6	7	Mississippi State	8	1	0.972
7	9	Florida State	7	2	0.960
8	8	Notre Dame	8	1	0.956
9	11	Auburn	7	2	0.953
10	10	Alabama	7	2	0.953
11	12	Michigan State	7	2	0.947
12	5	South Carolina	7	2	0.936
13	13	Boise State	6	2	0.916
14	21	Arkansas	6	3	0.912
15	16	Michigan	8	1	0.909
16	15	Stanford	7	2	0.909
17	18	SMU	8	1	0.893
18	23	Utah	8	1	0.865
19	22	Houston	9	0	0.865
20	17	Texas A&M	6	3	0.860
21	24	Tulsa	6	3	0.846
22	14	Ole Miss	7	2	0.841
23	25	Hawai'i	7	1	0.840
24	NR	Penn State	7	2	0.834
25	NR	Texas	5	3	0.828

[jasontoddwhitt]

Morgan Newton robbed of POTW


Apparently, 487 yards passing and five touchdowns isn't good enough.

After his performance on Saturday, Morgan Newton seemed like a shoe-in for SEC Offensive Player of the Week. Not so fast my friend. In a 59-7 victory over a FCS team, Mississippi State's Chris Relf threw for 202 yards, ran for 164 yards, and scored six touchdowns. To quote the 1981 Cincinnati Reds, who didn't make the playoffs that year despite having the best record in baseball, We Waz Robbed!

Kentucky players among semifinalists for major awards

Guy is thriving in Minter's 3-3-5, recording 87 tackles, three sacks, four picks, and two forced fumbles.

Rick Minter said he was bringing aggressiveness back to Kentucky's defense, and one player in particular is thriving in the system. Winston Guy is having a break-out season in his senior year and the writers have taken notice, as Guy has been named a semifinalist for the Bednarik, Nagurski, Thorpe, and Best Return Man Awards.

LaRod King was named a semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award while Taylor Wyndham was named a semifinalist for the Lombardi Trophy.

SEC Standings

SEC East Division Standings - Updated: Week 10
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#13 South Carolina	7-2	0.770	5-2	296	181	L1
Florida	5-4	0.550	5-2	245	198	W1
Georgia	6-3	0.660	3-3	262	209	W4
Kentucky	5-4	0.550	1-4	317	235	W1
Tennessee	5-4	0.550	1-4	262	214	W1
Vanderbilt	2-7	0.220	0-6	191	298	L7

SEC West Division Standings - Updated: Week 10
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#6 Mississippi State	8-1	0.880	4-1	334	173	W2
#9 Alabama	7-2	0.770	4-2	324	148	W4
#25 Ole Miss	7-2	0.770	4-2	266	165	L1
#8 Auburn	7-2	0.770	4-2	257	154	L1
#17 Arkansas	6-3	0.660	3-2	245	148	W2
LSU	2-7	0.220	1-5	233	260	L4

Kentucky lands another recruit

*** MLB David Gray (#54) 6'1", 249 lbs, East Moline, IL
Speed was the key to the linebacker corps this year, and the Wildcats grab another one Gray. With only one returning mike linebacker next year, the Wildcats have solidified that position by picking up three commitments. Gray was also receiving interest from Northwestern and Northern Illinois. Kentucky's recruiting class is currently ranked 41st by Rivals.

[DirectFX]

Nice dynasty so far. Glad to see someone with a more realistic dynasty and losing some games. The recruiting looks solid so far you got some nice 3 stars.

[jasontoddwhitt]

Quote: Originally Posted by DirectFX

Nice dynasty so far. Glad to see someone with a more realistic dynasty and losing some games. The recruiting looks solid so far you got some nice 3 stars.

Appreciate it. I like my dynasties to be realistic to a point. Plus I'm a coach moder, so I'm at the mercy of my players.

[jasontoddwhitt]

Week 11 - Game Preview

Saturday, November 12, 2011, 3:30 PM

Herbstreit's Pick - Kentucky

Team Ratings
Overall: B
Offense: B
Defense: B

Team Stats
Points Per Game: 35.2 (#15)
Total Offense: 4,035 (#6)
Rush Offense: 984 (#107)
Pass Offense: 3,051 (#3)
Total Defense: 3,475 (#99)
Rush Defense: 1,508 (#98)
Pass Defense: 1,967 (#86)
Turnover Diff: -7 (#104)

Team Leaders
Passing: M. Newton - 185/325, 2,941 Yds, 21 TD, 14 INT
Rushing: R. Sanders - 129 Att, 533 Yds, 4.1 Avg, 8 TD, 59.2 YPG
Receiving: L. King - 39 Rec, 838 Yds, 21.5 Avg, 9 TD, 93.1 YPG
Tackles: W. Guy - 46
Interceptions: W. Guy - 4
Sacks: T. Wyndham - 8

Injuries
None



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

Team Stats
Points Per Game: 21.2 (#95)
Total Offense: 2,968 (#63)
Rush Offense: 1,419 (#51)
Pass Offense: 1,549 (#94)
Total Defense: 3,467 (#97)
Rush Defense: 1,464 (#92)
Pass Defense: 2,003 (#91)
Turnover Diff: -9 (#114)

Team Leaders
Passing: L. Smith - 63/122, 850 Yds, 6 TD, 4 INT
Rushing: Z. Stacy - 131 Car, 567 Yds, 4.3 Avg, 6 TD, 63.0 YPG
Receiving: J. Matthews - 32 Rec, 374 Yds, 11.7 Avg, 2 TD, 41.6 YPG
Tackles: T. Strong - 26
Interceptions: S. Richardson - 6
Sacks: T. Fugger - 4

Injuries
RT K. Fischer - PRB
LT A. Bridges - OUT
QB L. Smith - QST

[gorillapittpray]

Good stuff!!!

[nyj721]

Quote: Originally Posted by DirectFX

Nice dynasty so far. Glad to see someone with a more realistic dynasty and losing some games. The recruiting looks solid so far you got some nice 3 stars.

This + 1000. Nothing turns me away from dynasties more than seeing someone go 11-1 in their first year with Arkansas State.

[mattynokes]

Quote: Originally Posted by DirectFX

Nice dynasty so far. Glad to see someone with a more realistic dynasty and losing some games. The recruiting looks solid so far you got some nice 3 stars.

I'll third this.

Quote: Originally Posted by nyj721

This + 1000. Nothing turns me away from dynasties more than seeing someone go 11-1 in their first year with Arkansas State.

And second that.

It's the big reason why I ended my Carolina Cruisers dynasty. I feel a dynasty isn't there to stroke your gamer ego. It's fun and more rewarding to take a bottom feeder or middle of the road school and watch them struggle early on, but build them up into a conference champion and possibly a national contender. It's definitely realistic to see some possible upsets, maybe even beating a ranked team with a 4-8 school, but constantly beating good teams 42-10 isn't a fun read at all.

I've liked this dynasty's setup from the get-go and was hoping it'd turn out realistic. It's definitely been that way!