Northwestern Wildcats (NCAA 13)

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I just started a Johnny Manziel / Texas A&M Dynasty story line here in the forums and I decided that what I'd do for OSU/Penn State is this...

A) They will not be in the top 25. I'll replace them with the top "others getting votes" in the correct order. IE: If OSU is 15th, the 16th team takes their place and all others move up one spot on my posted Top 25.

B) If OSU or Penn State makes a Bowl Game or the National Championship, I will of course sim it, and render the opposing team winners by forfeit.

I don't know if this seems silly or pointless to others, but I like it for the realism effect. Shouldn't affect me too much as I play in the SEC anyhow. We'll see!

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Week 8 Recap

Week 8 Scoreboard

Results

#19 Purdue 38, #1 Ohio State 28

#2 Auburn 42, Vanderbilt 20

Tennessee 31, #3 Alabama 24 (OT)

#4 Michigan 34, #13 Michigan State 20

#15 South Carolina 30, #5 Florida 24

#6 Oklahoma 35, Kansas 3

Colorado 24, #7 USC 20

#8 Oregon 28, Arizona State 18

#9 Wisconsin 41, Minnesota 10

#10 Georgia 45, Kentucky 31

#11 Washington 31, Arizona 21

#12 Texas 24, Baylor 6

#14 NC State 25, Maryland 24

#17 Texas A&M 42, #21 LSU 40

#18 Utah 38, Oregon State 24

#24 Kansas State 38, #20 West Virginia 29

#22 Northwestern 20, Nebraska 13

Toledo 33, #23 Cincinnati 22

Week 8 Big Ten Scoreboard
Results	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
#22 Northwestern 20, Nebraska 13	T. Martinez (NEB): 189	R. Burkhead (NEB): 85	K. Prater (NU): 95
Penn State 16, Iowa 14	P. Jones (PSU): 179	M. Weisman (IA): 114	S. Kersey (PSU): 66
#4 Michigan 34, #13 Michigan State 20	D. Robinson (UM): 284	F. Toussaint (UM): 106	F. Toussaint (UM): 76
#9 Wisconsin 41, Minnesota 10	J. Stave (WIS): 209	M. Ball (WIS): 156	J. Abbrederis (WIS): 78
Indiana 29, Navy 17	T. Miller (NAVY): 107	S. Houston (IU): 130	T. Bolser (IU): 64
#19 Purdue 38, #1 Ohio State 28	K. Guiton (OSU): 188	R. Marve (PUR): 79	D. Smith (OSU): 104

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Oct 21, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	2	Auburn (59)	7	0	1523
2	4	Michigan	6	1	1234
3	6	Oklahoma	5	1	1130
4	8	Oregon	6	1	1064
5	1	Ohio State	7	1	1040
6	9	Wisconsin	7	1	1013
7	10	Georgia	5	2	972
8	14	NC State (2)	7	0	956
9	11	Washington	6	1	943
10	5	Florida	6	1	921
11	12	Texas	6	1	891
12	15	South Carolina	6	2	882
13	3	Alabama	5	2	774
14	19	Purdue	6	1	720
15	16	Arkansas	5	2	717
16	22	Northwestern	8	0	711
17	17	Texas A&M	6	1	697
18	18	Utah	6	1	660
19	7	USC	5	2	562
20	13	Michigan State	5	3	526
21	24	Kansas State	5	2	479
22	25	Missouri	5	2	349
23	NR	Miami-FL	7	1	238
24	NR	Clemson	5	2	230
25	20	West Virginia	4	3	187

NCAA Football Rankings - BCS Rankings - Updated: Oct 21, 2012
RK	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	Auburn	7	0	1.000
2	Michigan	6	1	0.995
3	Oklahoma	5	1	0.989
4	Oregon	6	1	0.984
5	Ohio State	7	1	0.978
6	NC State	7	0	0.963
7	Washington	6	1	0.954
8	Texas	6	1	0.951
9	South Carolina	6	2	0.951
10	Georgia	5	2	0.949
11	Purdue	6	1	0.949
12	Florida	6	1	0.949
13	Wisconsin	7	1	0.945
14	Alabama	5	2	0.915
15	Texas A&M	6	1	0.904

Big Ten Legends Division Standings - Updated: Oct 21, 2012
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#16 Northwestern	8-0	1.000	4-0	284	150	W8
#2 Michigan	6-1	0.850	3-0	280	125	W6
#20 Michigan State	5-3	0.620	2-2	258	164	L1
Minnesota	3-4	0.420	1-2	174	173	L2
Iowa	4-3	0.570	0-3	182	116	L3
Nebraska	3-4	0.420	0-3	188	143	L3

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Atmosphere and academics are it for Ashley
Northwestern keeps the nation's #4 DE at home

October 22, 2012

EVANSTON, IL - The Northwestern coaches were just starting to come down from their high following the 20-13 come from behind win over Nebraska, when they got the call.

The #1 defensive player on their board had some good news.

Chicago Simeon defensive end Tristan Ashley marks the first breakthrough commitment for NU defensive coordinator/recruiting boss Brian Kudron. Normally a player of Ashley's caliber would easily slip through the Wildcats' grasp, but Kudron's dedication to sealing up the Land of Lincoln and his relentless sales pitch of Northwestern's elite academics made it impossible for the #4 defensive end recruit in the country to say no.

"Coach K would've put me in a headlock or something if I went elsewhere," Ashley said with a laugh. "I knew he was an intense guy just from talking to him, but seeing him coaching on the sidelines against Nebraska, seeing how he got after his players, and how his players responded to him on the field, it was awesome to see. They lay it all on the line for him."

At 6'4, 242 pounds, Ashley will specialize in getting after the quarterback when he arrives in Evanston, as Kudron recruited him as the defensive end/rush linebacker "Predator" position in the hybrid defense that will likely debut next season.

Ashley may have been the headline visitor for the Nebraska game, but he wasn't the only one. Among the visitors included NU's #1 offensive target, 4* QB Jeremy Cooper of Huber Heights (OH) Wayne, and Glen Ellyn (IL) Glenbard West defensive end/linebacker Doug Green. Ashley spoke to both prospects and shared his thoughts on where he thinks they stand.

"I think they both love Northwestern," he said. "Talking to them, and knowing Doug because we're both Chicagoland guys, I know they're really smart guys, and there's obviously a mutual attraction between guys like that and a place like Northwestern. I'm gonna do my part to try to get them here...Doug especially, because I can make the drive to his house if I need to, haha."

Northwestern Wildcats Recruiting - 2013
NAME	POS	POS. RANK	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Stephen Long	OT	#91	Joliet (IL) Joliet Catholic	6'6	324
Will Jackson	OG	#80	Skokie (IL) Evanston Township	6'6	296
Tristan Ashley	DE	#4	Chicago (IL) Simeon	6'4	242

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Matchup Preview | October 27, 2012
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Iowa Hawkeyes (4-3 (0-3), 1-1 Away)		#16 Northwestern Wildcats (8-0 (4-0), 5-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 375.9 Total Offensive Yards 431.4 205.4 Passing Yards 194.6 170.4 Rushing Yards 236.8 25.9 Points Per Game 35.5 14 Passing TD 14 8 Rushing TD 19 133 First Downs 145 28 Red Zone Attempts 33 17-5 Red Zone TD-FG 17-12 78 Red Zone Percentage 87 Defensive Stats Comparison 261.0 Total Yards Allowed 307.3 152.1 Passing Yards Allowed 250.8 108.9 Rushing Yards Allowed 56.5 16.6 Points Per Game 18.9 25 Sacks 30 6 Fumble Recoveries 6 6 Interceptions 12 18 Red Zone Attempts 12 9-3 Red Zone TD-FG 8-3 66 Red Zone Percentage 91 Injury Report Matt Tobin, LG, torn pectoral 7 week Venric Mark, HB, upper body injury Out Game Notes Like last week, Northwestern's opponent sports a mediocre record but the stats indicate a stingy foe more than capable of catching the Wildcats off guard. The Iowa Hawkeyes sport the nation's #3 defense in terms of total yards given up. The fact that they've fallen flat on their faces and started 0-3 in Big Ten play is mystifying until you see their offense is borderline comatose at times. Senior QB James Vandenburg is having a mediocre season at best, completing under 50% and throwing seven interceptions to only 12 touchdowns. He's at his best when he's turning around and handing it to 225-pound sophomore Mark Weisman, although the offense is so anemic that Weisman, the team's leading rusher with 547 yards and 5.6 YPC, has no touchdowns on the season. Freshman backup Greg Garmon has scored four times. When the Hawkeyes throw it, they'll look for big play wideout Keenan Davis, who has an eye-popping 18.8 yards per catch (33 receptions, 621 yards) and tight end CJ Fiedorowicz, who nearly matches it at 17.4 (23 for 402). Davis leads the team with seven touchdown catches, followed by Kevonte Martin-Manley's five. When Northwestern takes the field, they will be facing a fearsome, overwhelmingly physical Hawkeye defense that gives no ground. Linebackers Christian Kirksey and James Morris are tackling machines with 48 and 45, respectively. Morris also has three sacks, and Kirksey has 2.5. Defensive ends Dominic Alvis and Joe Gaglione are big 265-pounders with surprising burst, leading the team in sacks with 5.5 and 4.5, respectively. Northwestern would be well-served to avoid throwing in the vicinity of Micah Hyde, who might be the Big Ten's best corner; he leads the Hawkeyes with four interceptions.

[trustandfall]

When I do a replay and try to take snapshots for uploading, the graphics look horrible. Helmet logo's are blurry, etc. Is it the same for you until you upload them or something? I know i'm playing the game in 1080p so I don't know what the hell is going on lol.

Edit: Just realized you have to use the focal tool... Looking forward to your results against Iowa! Lots of close games going your way, keep it up!

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Iowa @ #16 Northwestern
Ryan Field
Evanston, IL
October 27, 2012



The Dream Dies Hard for NU
Fitzgerald's gamble backfires in brutal 10-9 loss to Iowa

EVANSTON, IL - With a battle-weary sigh, Pat Fitzgerald sat down to face the music following the most controversial call of his coaching career. In a defensive slugfest reminiscent of old school, conventional Big Ten football, the Northwestern coach opted for an unconventional ending - and it cost his team its perfect season.

Despite thoroughly crushing Iowa's offense and keeping them out of the endzone, Northwestern found themselves trailing 10-3 late in the fourth quarter before Trevor Siemian finally put a drive together, including a clutch 4th down conversion. Then, with 13 seconds left, Siemian threw a ball up for grabs that Demetrius Fields climbed the ladder to pull down for a circus catch in the endzone that sent Ryan Field into a frenzy.

And Fitzgerald opted to leave his offense on the field.

Forgoing a looming overtime against an Iowa offense that accomplished nothing all day, Fitzgerald rolled the dice and went for the win. And it was wide open too, as Kyle Prater broke wide open along the goalline on an out route. But Iowa defensive end Joe Gaglione shook off Patrick Ward's block and got both arms into the air, deflecting Siemian's pass at the line, helping the Hawkeyes pull off a heartbreaking 10-9 stunner. It was the second surreal play made by an Iowa DE on the day, as in the third quarter Dominic Alvis registered the first interception of a Northwestern QB on the season, picking Kain Colter off in the flat on a wideout screen and running to the endzone from 33 yards out.

"Our kids are heartbroken," a stoic Fitzgerald said after the game. "I let them down. I know hindsight is 20/20, but I probably should've kicked it. Our kids played their hearts out, left it all on the field, on both sides of the ball, against a really tough, gritty Iowa team, and I sabotaged our chances to win with my call at the end. And I'll accept the heat for that. That's part of my job. It's my job to shoulder responsibility when things don't go the way we want them to, and I'll accept that. I thought we had the momentum after the last drive and the touchdown, and I saw an opportunity to catch them off guard and get the win right there, and it backfired. I never make coaching decisions I think our kids can't back up. When it goes wrong, it's on me. Don't criticize these players for my mistake. These guys played their hearts out today. So if you're going to go after somebody for this loss, the buck stops with me."

Iowa Hawkeyes at Northwestern Wildcats
Oct 27, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Iowa Hawkeyes (5-3, 1-3)	3	0	7	0	10
#16 Northwestern Wildcats (8-1, 4-1)	0	3	0	6	9

Team Stats Comparison
Total Offense	133	261
Rushing Yards	57	89
Passing Yards	76	172
First Downs	7	15
Punt Return Yards	16	-1
Kick Return Yards	56	25
Total Yards	205	285
Turnovers	0	2
3rd Down Converstion	3-8	5-9
4th Down Conversion	0-0	1-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0/0	1/1
Penalties	2-15	0-0
Posession Time	19:09	20:51

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		IOWA	NW
5:16	(IOWA) Meyer, 46 yard FG	3	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		IOWA	NW
4:17	(NW) Budzien, 17 yard FG	3	3
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		IOWA	NW
1:22	(IOWA) Alvis, 33 yard INT return (Meyer kick)	10	3
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		IOWA	NW
0:13	(NW) Siemian, 4 yard pass to Fields (2-pt. failed)	10	9

Iowa Hawkeyes PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Vandenberg 6/11 76 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD M. Weisman 20 62 3.1 0 G. Garmon 1 -3 -3.0 0 B. Rogers 1 0 0.0 0 J. Vandenberg 1 -2.0 0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD K. Davis 3 28 9.3 0 C. Fiedorowicz 2 23 11.5 0 G. Garmon 1 25 25.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD T. Miller 12 0 0 0 J. Morris 4 0 0 0 D. Alvis 4 0 1 1 G. Castillo 4 0 0 0 A. Hitchens 4 0 0 0 S. Bigach 3 0 0 0 M. Hyde 3 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG M. Meyer 1/1 1/1 4 46 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 J. Mullings 3 118 39.3 3 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD K. Martin-Manley 1 26 26.0 0 J. Cotton 1 26 26.0 0 S. Staggs 1 4 4.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD M. Hyde 2 16 8.0 0

Northwestern Wildcats PASSING C/A YDS TD INT T. Siemian 16/22 143 1 1 K. Colter 5/7 29 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD K. Colter 10 41 4.1 0 T. Green 8 32 4.0 0 M. Trumpy 2 11 5.5 0 Tyris Jones 1 5 5.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD K. Prater 7 60 8.5 0 R. Lawrence 6 81 13.5 0 D. Fields 5 25 5.0 1 K. Colter 2 -3 -1.5 0 D. Vitale 1 9 9.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD D. Proby 8 0 0 0 D. Nwabuisi 8 0 0 0 C. Ariguzo 4 0 0 0 N. VanHoose 3 0 0 0 I. Campbell 3 0 0 0 J. Carpenter 3 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J. Budzien 1/1 0/0 3 17 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 B. Williams 2 83 41.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD I. Campbell 1 25 25.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD I. Campbell 1 -1 -1.0 0

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Week 9 Recap

Week 9 Scoreboard

Results

#1 Auburn 37, #17 Texas A&M 33

#2 Michigan 14, Nebraska 10

#3 Oklahoma 31, Notre Dame 14

#4 Oregon 38, Colorado 24

#5 Ohio State 23, Penn State 17

#6 Wisconsin 28, #20 Michigan State 26

#7 Georgia 28, #10 Florida 26

North Carolina 27, #8 NC State 17

#9 Washington 49, Oregon State 24

#11 Texas 45, Kansas 17

#12 South Carolina 34, Tennessee 7

Mississippi State 24, #13 Alabama 0

#14 Purdue 34, Minnesota 17

#15 Arkansas 48, Ole Miss 21

Iowa 10, #16 Northwestern 9

#18 Utah 47, California 21

#19 USC 45, Arizona 3

#21 Kansas State 38, Texas Tech 21

Kentucky 42, #22 Missouri 36

Wake Forest 30, #24 Clemson 23 (OT)

Week 9 Big Ten Scoreboard
Results	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
Iowa 10, #16 Northwestern 9	T. Siemian (NU): 143	M. Weisman (IA): 62	R. Lawrence (NU): 81
Illinois 30, Indiana 24	C. Coffman (IU): 237	D. Young (ILL): 106	S. Harris (ILL): 145
#14 Purdue 34, Minnesota 17	R. Marve (PUR): 251	R. Bolden (PUR): 74	A. Barker (MINN): 81
#6 Wisconsin 28, #20 Michigan State 26	A. Maxwell (MSU): 221	M. Ball (WIS): 85	A. Burbridge (MSU): 89
#5 Ohio State 23, Penn State 17	M. McGloin (PSU): 206	C. Hyde (OSU): 71	J. Stoneburner (OSU): 112
#2 Michigan 14, Nebraska 10	D. Robinson (UM): 161	R. Burkhead (NEB): 90	R. Roundtree (UM): 60

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Oct 28, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Auburn (61)	8	0	1525
2	2	Michigan	7	1	1291
3	3	Oklahoma	6	1	1224
4	4	Oregon	7	1	1188
5	5	Ohio State	8	1	1184
6	7	Georgia	6	2	1141
7	6	Wisconsin	8	1	1123
8	9	Washington	7	1	998
9	11	Texas	7	1	933
10	12	South Carolina	7	2	876
11	14	Purdue	7	1	817
12	15	Arkansas	6	2	757
13	10	Florida	6	2	742
14	18	Utah	7	1	650
15	19	USC	6	2	613
16	8	NC State	7	1	564
17	21	Kansas State	6	2	523
18	17	Texas A&M	6	2	522
19	23	Miami-FL	7	1	454
20	NR	Mississippi State	6	2	423
21	16	Northwestern	8	1	402
22	13	Alabama	5	3	383
23	25	West Virginia	4	3	351
24	NR	Virginia	6	2	245
25	NR	Pittsburgh	7	1	215

NCAA Football Rankings - BCS Rankings - Updated: Oct 28, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Auburn	8	0	1.000
2	2	Michigan	7	1	0.995
3	3	Oklahoma	6	1	0.989
4	4	Oregon	7	1	0.984
5	5	Ohio State	8	1	0.978
6	8	Texas	7	1	0.959
7	10	Georgia	6	2	0.959
8	9	South Carolina	7	2	0.959
9	11	Purdue	7	1	0.959
10	7	Washington	7	1	0.959
11	13	Wisconsin	8	1	0.951
12	12	Florida	6	2	0.930
13	16	Arkansas	6	2	0.926
14	17	USC	6	2	0.923
15	18	Utah	7	1	0.908

Big Ten Legends Division Standings - Updated: Oct 28, 2012
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#2 Michigan	7-1	0.870	4-0	294	135	W7
#21 Northwestern	8-1	0.880	4-1	293	160	L1
Michigan State	5-4	0.550	2-3	284	192	L2
Minnesota	3-5	0.370	1-3	191	207	L3
Iowa	5-3	0.620	1-3	192	125	W1
Nebraska	3-5	0.370	0-4	198	157	L4

Heisman Watch - Updated: Oct 28, 2012
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Montee Ball	HB	Wisconsin		1350 rushing yards, 6.8 YPC, 13 TDs, 382 receiving yards, 6 TDs
Onterio McCalebb	HB	Auburn		677 rushing yards, 6.0 YPC, 11 TDs, 421 receiving yards, 5 TDs
Keith Price	QB	Washington		2402 passing yards, 68%, 28 TDs, 1 INT
Marcus Lattimore	HB	South Carolina		1187 rushing yards, 6.5 YPC, 8 TDs, 293 receiving yards, 4 TDs
Blake Bell	QB	Oklahoma		1420 passing yards, 49%, 15 TDs, 3 INTs, 583 rushing yards, 8 TDs

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Great dynasty so far. Sucks you lost a close game to ruin your perfect record though.