Coach Wile: A Football Life III Redux (NCAA 13)

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Buffalo Bulls at Georgia Bulldogs
Sep 1, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Buffalo Bulls (0-1)	0	7	0	0	7
#6 Georgia Bulldogs (1-0)	10	7	3	3	23

Team Stats Comparison
	BUFF	UGA
Total Offense	328	454
Rushing Yards	71	219
Passing Yards	257	235
First Downs	7	19
Punt Return Yards	2	29
Kick Return Yards	119	44
Total Yards	449	527
Turnovers	5	1
3rd Down Converstion	3-9 (33%)	7-16 (43%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-2 (0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-1-0 (50%)	5-0-3 (60%)
Penalties	3 - 28	3 - 30
Posession Time	13:24	18:36

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		BUFF	UGA
7:16	(UGA) Ken Malcome - 76 yard run	0	7
1:44	(UGA) Marshall Morgan - 33 yard FG	0	10
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		BUFF	UGA
1:46	(BUFF) Alex Zordich - 8 yard pass to Cordero Dixon	7	10
0:58	(UGA) Aaaron Murray - 23 yard pass to Arthur Lynch	7	17
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		BUFF	UGA
4:17	(UGA) Marshall Morgan - 34 yard FG	7	20
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		BUFF	UGA
3:43	(UGA) Marshall Morgan - 26 yard FG	7	23

The Stat Line


Coach Wile's Picks

Offensive Player of the Game

WR Cordero Dixon - 4rec, 69 yards, 17.2 avg, TD

Defensive Player of the Game

MLB Scott Pettigrew - 4tkls, 2 solo, 2 tfl, INT



WR Cordero Dixon catches the only receiving TD of the game for the Bulls, an 8 yard slant from Zordich




QB Alex Zordich - 15/27, 55%, 258 yards, TD, 5 INT
HB Branden Oliver - 14att, 51 yards, 3.6 avg
TE Jimmy Gordon - 4rec, 81 yards, 20.2 avg
WR Alex Neutz - 3rec, 70 yards, 23.3 avg
SS Okoye Houston - 13tkls, 9 solo
MLB Lee Skinner - 11tkls, 9 solo, tfl
ROLB Isaac Baugh - 6tkls, 4 solo, tfl



MLB Lee Skinner makes the stop on fourth down, one of his nine solo tackles




QB Aaron Murray - 21/40, 57%, 235 yards, TD, INT
HB Keith Marshall - 25att, 4.5 avg, 113 yards
HB Ken Malcome - 4att, 21.5 avg, 86 yards, TD
TE Arthur Lynch - 5rec, 48 yards, 9.6 avg, TD
SS Shawn Williams - 8tkls, 4 solo, 3 INT



UGA SS Shawn Williams picks apart the Bulls offense with one of his three picks on the game

Coach's Comments

Hey, at least we didn't get shut out. Georgia gave me a good old SEC welcome to the NCAA. The margin of defeat was not even as high as I anticipated it would be. But I guess that just goes to show that rain can really affect a football game.

I already know what everyone's going to be saying. Alex Zordich threw five interceptions!! Off with his head! But the situations that we found ourselves in late in the game caused him to have to take a lot more chances downfield than he normally would. Let's not forget that he did go 5/5 for 100 yards (after penalties) on our only scoring drive. I have to admit though I'm not very happy with that statistic either. This game could have been very interesting if we hadn't turned the ball over in the redzone so many times.

Players who impressed:

JR(RS) TE Jimmy Gordon - Surprisingly our leading receiver on the game with 81 yards. Though he didn't catch a touchdown, he did make crucical catches. 44 YAC on the game for this TE

SR(RS) MLB Scott Pettigrew - I didn't notice too much of him on our roster prior to this game. But whenever he was on the field, either backing up Isaac Baugh or alongside Skinner, his presence was felt. He recorded two tackles for a loss and the interception that set up our scoring drive.

JR SS Okoye Houston - I did not think he would have such a big impact. But 13 tackles is nothing to frown at. Unless you're Lee Skinner, two tackles behind on the game and the leading tackler from last year.

Players who underwhelmed:

JR(RS) HB Branden Oliver - For whatever reason, we just could not get the running game going consistently with Branden Oliver. Don't get me wrong, Georgia has a great defense. But you would think that the star player of the team would try to step it up a little bit more come big-time games like this one. 51 yards with one run for 20+ yards and 0 BTK for Branden. Backup Brandon Murie went for 15 yards and a BTK on 2 runs.

The defensive line - With the exception of SR(RS) LE Steven Means (4tkls, 1 solo, 2 tfl), no defensive lineman had more than two tackles. We recorded a grand total of zero sacks on the game. SO(RS) Center Trevor Sales had as many or more tackles (1) than DT Wyatt Cahill (1), DT Kristjan Sokoli (1) and RE Colby Way (0). They ran all over us the entire game. Georgia's offensive line is tough, but we should've been able to do better than that.


I found out a lot about the team by playing against a top ten opponent. Next week I'll learn even more when we face FCS East team Morgan State.

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Week One Top 25

RK	LW	NAME	W	L	PTS	LAST WEEK
1	1	Alabama	1	0	1500	W 35-31 #11 Mich
2	2	USC	1	0	1335	W 44-3 at Haw
3	3	LSU	1	0	1288	W 35-0 NT
4	4	Oregon	1	0	1242	W 45-17 Ark St
5	5	Oklahoma	1	0	1209	W 49-14 UTEP
6	6	Georgia	1	0	1149	W 23-7 Buff
7	7	Arkansas	1	0	1102	W 42-3 FCS SE
8	8	Florida State	1	0	1056	W 42-3 FCS E
9	11	South Carolina	1	0	932	W 41-14 Vandy
10	13	Kansas State	1	0	826	W 35-14
11	9	Michigan	0	1	742	L 31-35 #1 Bana
12	16	Wisconsin	1	0	690	W 77-0 at FCS MW
13	17	TCU	0	0	645	--
14	18	Ohio State	1	0	599	W 38-13 Mia U
15	21	Boise State	1	0	577	W 29-22 at #17 MSU
16	19	Nebraska	1	0	554	W 37-10 at USM
17	12	Michigan State	0	1	516	L 22-29 at #15 Boise
18	20	Stanford	1	0	509	W 31-0 SJSU
19	22	Texas	1	0	420	W 34-14 Wyo
20	14	Clemson	0	1	405	L 21-31 #21 Aub
21	--	Auburn	1	0	375	W 31-21 at #20 Clem
22	--	Georgia Tech	1	0	375	W 23-20 #25 VT
23	23	Oklahoma State	1	0	375	W 20-7 at FCS SE
24	15	Virginia Tech	0	1	354	L 20-23 #22 GT
25	24	Notre Dame	1	0	344	W 34-10 Navy

Heisman Watch - Week One
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Matt Barkley	QB	USC		248 yards, 3 TD
Montee Ball	HB	Wisconsin		71 yards, 8.9 avg
Jalen Mills	CB	LSU		--
Denard Robinson	QB	Michigan		170 yards, 4 TD
James White	HB	Wisconsin		206 yards, 7.6 avg, 4 TD

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First Recruiting Report

Buffalo Bulls '12-'13 Recruiting Targets
PLAYER	POS	OVR	HT	WT	INT	HOMETOWN
Stacy Luke	QB	63	6'4"	192	1st	Mayfield Heights, OH
Michael Oliver	HB	60	5'11"	206	1st	Yonkers, NY
Justin Silva	HB	64	6'2"	194	1st	Copiague, NY
P.J. Johnson	FB	65	5'11"	222	3rd	Worthington, OH
Zac Fuqua	FB	61	6'2"	231	3rd	Grand Blanc, MI
Lonnie Newman	TE	63	6'4"	245	1st	Willoughby Hills, OH
David Henry	T	60	6'3"	304	2nd	Bridgetown North, OH
Chris Leak	G	62	6'5"	296	2nd	Floral Park, NY
Aaron Rawlins	C	62	5'11"	284	2nd	Cheektowaga, NY
Mike Patterson	DT	65	6'3"	298	1st	Garden City, MI
Nathan Johnson (JUCO JR)	DT	62	6'1"	280	1st	Levittown, PA
Brandon Bain (JUCO JR)	DT	64	6'4"	319	1st	McKeesport, PA
Bo Atkins	OLB	61	6'3"	221	1st	Windsor Locks, CT
Willie Smith	OLB	66	6'3"	220	1st	North Madison, OH
Kevin Pearson	OLB	63	6'5"	231	2nd	Bonita Springs, FL
Spencer Smiley	MLB	63	6'1"	235	1st	Garfield Heights, OH
Ronald Alvarez	MLB	62	5'11"	255	2nd	Jacksonville, FL
Jared Wilson	CB	64	6'0"	173	1st	Deltona, FL
Nick Randle	SS	63	6'2"	202	1st	Cheviot, OH
Scott Moss	ATH	63	6'2"	227	1st	Maitland, FL

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Morgan State Bears at Buffalo Bulls
Sep 8, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Morgan State Bears ()	0	0	0	0	0
Buffalo Bulls (1-1)	14	10	14	3	41

Team Stats Comparison
	MORG	BUFF
Total Offense	109	386
Rushing Yards	2	204
Passing Yards	107	182
First Downs	7	16
Punt Return Yards	0	93
Kick Return Yards	141	23
Total Yards	250	502
Turnovers	2	0
3rd Down Converstion	3-12 (25%)	8-12 (66%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0-0-0 (0%)	4-2-2 (100%)
Penalties	2 - 25	0 - 0
Posession Time	9:50	22:10

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		MORG	BUFF
7:30	(BUFF) Branden Oliver - 55 yard punt return	0	7
4:27	(BUFF) Branden Oliver - 2 yard run	0	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		MORG	BUFF
5:47	(BUFF) Patrick Clarke - 32 yard FG	0	17
1:46	(BUFF) Alex Zordich - 45 yard pass to Devon Hughes	0	24
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MORG	BUFF
6:51	(BUFF) Brandon Murie - 35 yard run	0	31
2:00	(BUFF) Alex Zordich - 16 yard pass to Jimmy Gordon	0	38
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		MORG	BUFF
3:15	(BUFF) Patrick Clarke - 25 yard FG	0	41

The Stat Line


Coach Wile's Picks

Offensive Player of the Game

HB Branden Oliver - 22att, 130 yards, 5.9 avg, TD, punt return TD

Defensive Player of the Game

CB Cortney Lester - 2tkls, 2 solo, 2 INT



Star HB Branden Oliver would beat the whole defense and return the punt 55 yards back for a score




QB Alex Zordich - 13/17, 76%, 182 yards, 2 TD
HB Brandon Murie - 7att, 65 yards, 9.2 avg, TD
WR Alex Neutz - 7rec, 108 yards, 15.4 avg
TE Jimmy Gordon - 2rec, 22 yards, 11.0 avg, TD
MLB Lee Skinner - 6tkls, 2 solo
MLB Scott Pettigrew - 4 tkls, 2 solo, 2 tfl
SS Okoye Houston - 3tkls, 3 solo



QB Alex Zordich bounced back with a great game following last week's 5 intercetpion disaster



-Opponen'ts Stats could not be gathered-



Coach's Comments

What a hell of a way to open at home. And such a superb rebound after the beatdown from last week. Morgan State had no idea what they were getting into when they signed up to play Coach Wile's Buffalo Bulls.

Another rain game, but that didn't seem to phase anyone out there be it Alex Zordich, the running backs or the receivers. Alex Neutz in particular with his seven catches and over a hundred yards receiving was impressive again. Sadly still no touchdown for him though. Alex is back to 3-5 TD/INT now after throwing touchdown passes to two unlikely receivers, TE Jimmy Gordon and a 45-yard bomb to WR Devon Hughes.

Players who impressed:

The running backs - What a bounce-back game for Branden Oliver. He had 246 all purpose yards on the night, including a beautiful 55 yard punt return touchdown on our first play of the game. He carried the team for the majority of the game. But when he was out, our other young backs stepped up as well. Brandon Murie got himself his first touchdown of the season to go along with 65 yards and a 9.2 average. Future starter James Potts even got some playing time in the 4th quarter, rushing for 30 yards on 3 attempts.

JR(RS) WR Alex Neutz - Whenever a big play was needed on third down, Alex Zordich would rely on go-to guy Alex Neutz. He is still in the hunt for a touchdown but has 178 yards through his first two games. A goal for Alex is to start averaging seven catches a game and to become a leader of the receiving corps.

SO(RS) CB Cortney Lester - The Morgan State team tried really hard to score a touchdown. But whenever they would get close, Cortney Lester would jump the route and claim the football for his own. Two interceptions is an excellent feat for anyone to accomplish. Here's to many more in Cortney's next three seasons.

Players who underwhelmed:

I would say the entire team impressed me today. It would seem as if players were not performing up to standards based on the stats, but in reality that's just how bad the other team played.


We thoroughly thrashed our opponent this week and hopefully that will give us some momentum going into conference play. It starts after our BYE week at home versus Kent State, which should prove to be a very good game.

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Week Two Top 25

RK	LW	NAME	W	L	PTS	LAST WEEK
1	1	Alabama	2	0	1497	W 34-20 at WKU
2	2	USC	2	0	1448	W 29-26 at SU
3	4	Oregon	2	0	1293	W 35-21 FS
4	5	Oklahoma	2	0	1228	W 59-3 at FCS SE
5	6	Georgia	2	0	1183	W 26-21 Mizzou
6	7	Arkansas	2	0	1102	W 48-14 ULM
7	8	Florida State	2	0	1042	W 44-0 FCS SE
8	9	South Carolina	2	0	982	W 41-10 ECU
9	10	Kansas State	2	0	925	W 35-13 Miami
10	12	Wisconsin	2	0	830	W 34-24 Or St
11	11	Michigan	1	1	814	W 38-10 AF
12	13	TCU	1	0	761	W 35-10 at FCS SE
13	3	LSU	1	1	711	L 7-21 #20 Wash
14	14	Ohio State	2	0	709	W 41-14 UCF
15	15	Boise State	1	0	659	--
16	16	Nebraska	2	0	624	W 41-24 UCLA
17	17	Michigan State	1	1	530	W 42-7 CMU
18	18	Stanford	2	0	517	W 45-13 Duke
19	19	Texas	2	0	472	W 42-21 at UNM
20	--	Washington	1	1	406	W 21-7 #13 LSU
21	21	Auburn	2	0	400	W 26-23 OT Miss St
22	20	Clemson	1	1	388	W 41-14 Ball
23	22	Georgia Tech	2	0	348	W 49-7 FCS E
24	23	Oklahoma State	2	0	321	W 30-24 OT Ariz
25	24	Virginia Tech	1	1	327	W 54-13 at FCS SE

Heisman Watch - Week Two
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Matt Barkley	QB	USC		535 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT
Montee Ball	HB	Wisconsin		251 yards, 7.6 avg, 1 TD
Jalen Mills	CB	LSU		--
Rex Burkhead	HB	Nebraska		352 yards, 6.4 avg, 5 TD
Kenjon Barner	HB	Oregon		258 yards, 6.6 avg, 4 TD

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The importance of the conference opener versus Kent State is even greater now that a total of four prospective recruits are visiting UB for it.

#20 FB P.J. Johnson
OVR: 65 (0% Scouted) INT: 2nd

#145 DT Nathan Johnson
OVR: 62 (-1, 35% Scouted) INT: 1st

#75 OLB Willie Smith
OVR: 66 (+2, 100% Scouted) INT: 1st

#179 OLB Kevin Pearson
OVR: 63 (+8, 100% Scouted) INT: 2nd

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'12-'13 Buffalo Bulls Week 3 BYE Report

It's nice to have an extra week of practice in preparation for the opener versus Kent State. Our phenomenal 41-0 home win over Morgan State really has the UB faithful excited for what's to come. Hopefully we can get a big rowdy crowd together for next week's game. The Georgia loss was disappointing but not particularly surprising. Nobody was too angry with me over it. And if they were worried, all they had to do was wait for the Morgan State blowout. That really boosted everyone's confidence around campus. Branden Oliver came alive versus the weaker opponent with over 250 all-purpose yards. It'll be interesting to see how he will perform against a team that is more or less equal to ours. Kent State will be a great opponent and should provide us with a very exciting divisional game. They are coming off a 13-10 OT victory over Kentucky in week 2, so they will meet us with a lot of momentum on their side.

Aaron Rawlins hard committed early to the Buffalo Bulls and I'm happy to have him as my first recruit as a head coach. He will not likely play for a few seasons, as our current centers (Trevor Sales, Gabriel Barbe and Jake Pickett) are all either freshman or sophomore players. There is even a possibility that he will be switched to another position of need on the offensive line like LG or RT. Four prospects are visiting UB in week 4. FB P.J. Johnson and OLB Willie Smith are of particular interest to the coaching staff and I. Hopefully with a win over Kent we can convince these talented players to come to Buffalo.

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Week Three Top 25

RL	LW	NAME	W	L	RANK	LAST WEEK
1	1	Alabama	3	0	1498	W 35-25 #11 Ark
2	2	USC	3	0	1382	W 45-35 #19 Stan
3	3	Oregon	3	0	1306	W 48-3 FCS E
4	4	Oklahoma	2	0	1264	--
5	5	Georgia	3	0	1221	W 48-21 FAU
6	7	Florida State	3	0	1135	W 38-14 Wake
7	8	South Carolina	3	0	1092	W 35-0 UAB
8	9	Kansas State	3	0	1049	W 57-0 at NT
9	10	Wisconsin	3	0	1006	W 38-14 USU
10	11	Michigan	2	1	933	W 37-7 at UMass
11	6	Arkansas	2	1	918	L 25-35 #1 Bama
12	13	LSU	2	1	847	W 35-6 at Idaho
13	16	Nebraska	3	0	745	W 38-17 Ark St
14	17	Michigan State	2	1	672	W 27-15 ND
15	19	Texas	3	0	626	W 24-7 at Miss
16	20	Washington	2	1	540	W 41-6 at FCS NW
17	21	Auburn	3	0	525	W 34-29 ULM
18	22	Clemson	2	1	451	W 44-21 at FCS SE
19	18	Stanford	2	1	445	L 35-45 at #2 USC
20	12	TCU	1	1	419	L 27-30 OT KU
21	25	Virginia Tech	2	1	332	W 24-17 Pitt
22	--	West Virginia	1	1	259	W 38-7 FCS E
23	--	Baylor	2	0	259	W 49-13 at FCS SE
24	14	Ohio State	2	1	236	L 13-16 OT Cal
25	--	Texas A&M	3	0	228	W 38-7 SMU

Heisman Watch - Week Three
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Matt Barkley	QB	USC		789 yards, 9 TD, 2 INT
Montee Ball	HB	Wisconsin		315 yards, 7.0 avg, 3 TD
Rex Burkhead	HB	Nebraska		476 yards, 6.5 avg, 7 TD
Kenjon Barner	HB	Oregon		420 yards, 6.5 avg, 4 TD
James White	HB	Wisconsin		336 yards, 7.3 avg, 4 TD