B-Dawg's Western Michigan Broncos: Unfinished bidnezz

[BDawg35]

2013 WESTERN MICHIGAN SCHEDULE

AUG. 30 — at MICHIGAN STATE (Lost 31-7) *Game report*
SEPT. 7 — FCS SOUTHEAST (Won 28-27) *Game report*
SEPT. 14 — at NORTHWESTERN (Lost 20-17) *Game report*
SEPT. 21 — at IOWA (Lost 51-21) *Game report*
SEPT. 28 — KENT STATE (Lost 17-7) *Game report*
OCT. 5 — at TOLEDO (Won 44-41, 3 OT) *Game report*
OCT. 12 — BUFFALO (Won 31-10) *Game report*
OCT. 19 — BALL STATE (Won 43-21) *Game report*
OCT. 26 — MASSACHUSETTS (Won 31-14) *Game report*
NOV. 9 — at EASTERN MICHIGAN (Won 52-0) *Game report*
NOV. 16 — CENTRAL MICHIGAN
NOV. 26 — at NORTHERN ILLINOIS

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WMU loses recruit to EMU

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Perhaps Daniel Hines is a glutton for punishment.

What other reason would he have for committing to Eastern Michigan over Western Michigan immediately after the Broncos laid a 52-0 beatdown on the Hurons in Ypsilanti?

Hines, the 48th-ranked outside linebacker in the country, was the highest-rated player on Western’s board at 70 OVR with 79 SPD and 77 TAK. He hails from SagNASTY, Mich., hometown of LaMarr Woodley and Charles Rogers.

[BDawg35]

Western Michigan sophomore Jaime Wilson had 130 yards of YAC, much of it coming on touchdown catches of 61
(top), 15 (bottom left) and 45 (bottom right) yards.

YACkity YACk!
Wilson makes big plays after catch,
scores 3 TD’s in win over CMU

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Catching the football was just the beginning of the fun for Jaime Wilson on Saturday against arch-rival Central Michigan.

Western Michigan’s budding-star sophomore wide receiver put on a great display of YACkability (yes, it’s a word) in the Broncos’ 41-26 victory over the Chippewas in a key Mid-American Conference West Division clash.

The result sets up a monster showdown in the regular-season finale: Western Michigan at Northern Illinois for a trip to the MAC Championship Game. Both teams are 6-1 in the MAC. Central lost in the conference for only the second time.

Wilson’s ability to get the most out of every catch was appreciated by quarterback Tyler Van Tubbergen, who wound up 17-for-26 for 289 yards, four touchdowns and no picks. Van Tubbergen merely had to get the ball into Wilson’s hands, then stand back and watch the fireworks.

Wilson had team season-high totals of 171 receiving yards and three touchdown catches on seven receptions. Of those 171 yards, 130 fell into the YAC category, as he averaged 18.6 yards after each catch.

Wilson scored on a 45-yard play that began as a seemingly harmless drag route over the middle on third-and-10, on a 15-yard screen pass and on a 61-yard play off a quick slant.

“It is a great source of pleasure for this stat whore to see a player take off and make a short pass into a huge gain,” B-Dawg said. “Those are big numbers for the receiver and the quarterback. Normally, you have to haul in some deep balls to put up the numbers Jaime had today. Today it was just a matter of hitting him in stride and letting him do his thang.”

Western wound up winning by a fairly comfortable margin, but only after dodging some bullets early in the game.

Central could’ve easily been up 14-0, but had to settle for two short field goals to grab a 6-0 lead.

The Chippewas had first-and-goal at the 2-yard line on their first possession when freshman Jamar Simpkins sacked Cody Kater for an 8-yard loss. On third-and-goal from the 4, Zurlon Tipton was stuffed by linebacker Desmond Bozeman, bringing on the field-goal unit.

On the next CMU possession, safety Justin Currie stuffed Tipton on third-and-goal at the 8-yard line, setting up another field goal.

After being on their heels early on, the Broncos took the lead and never looked back when Wilson took a third-and-10 drag route to the house with 22 seconds left in the first quarter.

Van Tubbergen added an 8-yard touchdown pass to halfback Dareyon chance and a 15-yarder to Wilson and a CMU score to make it 21-12. The Broncos tacked on an 18-yard field goal as time expired to take a 24-12 lead into the break.

“After giving up some yards early on, we settled down and played pretty good football,” B-Dawg said. “This team is really starting to come together sooner than I expected.”

The Broncos put the game away by scoring 10 points in the third quarter, going up 34-12.

Western used Multiple Offense and Balanced D playbooks, rather than the custom playbooks in which B-Dawg was able to load up only with plays he’s comfortable with. He uses “Ask Coach” on offense and picks his own defense, making offensive playcalling more of a challenge.

Cornerback Jon Henry had his third interception of the season in the third quarter, returning it 36 yards, but suffered a broken hand later in the second half. He is B-Dawg’s first “lost for the season” injury.




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[Beefmaster]

My favorite part of MM, besides the BDawg dynasties, was the Dynasty Hall of Fame. A player from anyone's dynasty could be voted in. It was fun to go look at all the best players from all the different dynasties. They should do that here...

[joshrmlb]

I wasn't a member at MM, but I have heard about your work. It is really solid dude! Good luck when NIU plays you... there really isn't much of an answer for that offense.

[blb_john]

Amazing thread! Wow. Inspired to do a Dynasty thread and a Madden 25 thread after reading this so far. Subscribing to this thread.

[jayenomics]

Quote: Originally Posted by Beefmaster

My favorite part of MM, besides the BDawg dynasties, was the Dynasty Hall of Fame. A player from anyone's dynasty could be voted in. It was fun to go look at all the best players from all the different dynasties. They should do that here...

I got a 82 rated ROLB from my Army sim dynasty voted in for his beastly career. I miss that feature

[joshrmlb]

Quote: Originally Posted by Beefmaster

My favorite part of MM, besides the BDawg dynasties, was the Dynasty Hall of Fame. A player from anyone's dynasty could be voted in. It was fun to go look at all the best players from all the different dynasties. They should do that here...

There was something like this on a different site. It was a really nice feature. I would love to see this here!