Coaching Career of James Frizzell (NCAA 14)

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Dynasty Rules
System: Xbox 360
Rosters: The Original OS Renamed Ones (not Rerated)
Difficulty: Heisman
Recruiting Difficulty: Heisman
Sliders: Slider set by jello1717 (meant to curtail the read option's over-effectiveness)
Coaching Progression: Slowest

Greetings, all. After a lot of trying, I finally was able to obtain a slider set I am happy with, thanks to jello1717. I had been wanting to start a dynasty with a spread option playbook for quite awhile, but I had always been dismayed by the read option being virtual cheese in this game. Fortunately, with some slider changes (namely, lowering the RBA to 25), this seems to have been solved with jello1717's sliders.

I will begin as the head coach of the UAB Blazers. I know most people go the offensive/defensive coordinator route first, but I like to coach both sides of the ball, so I couldn't pass up becoming a HC right away. It will be rough, though, because UAB isn't very good at all and Conference USA has a few decent teams (ECU, Marshall).

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Garrick McGee Resigns as Head Coach of UAB

In a surprising move, just weeks before the start of the 2013 season, UAB head coach Garrick McGee has resigned from his position, citing personal reasons. McGee went 3-9 overall and 2-6 in conference play in this first season as head coach of the Blazers.

The UAB Athletic Department was forced to scramble with practice less than two weeks away, and unknown high school coach James Frizzell has been named as McGee's replacement. Frizzell favors a 3-4 defensive approach and is a big proponent of the spread option offense.

"I'm glad to be here and I look forward to becoming a UAB Blazer," remarked Frizzell in his opening press conference. "It is an honor to be selected as head coach and I look forward to turning this program around."

UAB has only made one bowl game in its history and hasn't had a winning record since 2004, when the Blazers went 7-5 and lost to Hawaii 59-40 in the Hawaii Bowl, in their only bowl appearance on record under current Tennessee Tech head coach Watson Brown.

Frizzell will have an uphill battle coming up as UAB is projected to finish last in Conference USA.

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2013 SEASON PREVIEW

NCAA Football Rankings - Preseason Coaches Poll
RK	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	Alabama (33)	0	0	1497
2	Ohio State (26)	0	0	1422
3	Oregon (1)	0	0	1349
4	Stanford (1)	0	0	1278
5	Georgia	0	0	1209
6	Texas A&M	0	0	1142
7	South Carolina	0	0	1076
8	Clemson	0	0	1013
9	Louisville	0	0	951
10	Florida	0	0	890
11	Notre Dame	0	0	832
12	Florida State	0	0	775
13	LSU	0	0	721
14	Oklahoma State	0	0	668
15	Texas	0	0	616
16	Oklahoma	0	0	567
17	Michigan	0	0	519
18	Nebraska	0	0	473
19	Boise State	0	0	429
20	TCU	0	0	387
21	UCLA	0	0	346
22	Northwestern	0	0	308
23	Wisconsin	0	0	271
24	USC	0	0	236
25	Oregon State	0	0	202

2013 Conference USA East Outlook
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
East Carolina	0-0	--	0-0	--	--	--
Marshall	0-0	--	0-0	--	--	--
Middle Tennessee State	0-0	--	0-0	--	--	--
Florida Atlantic	0-0	--	0-0	--	--	--
Southern Mississippi	0-0	--	0-0	--	--	--
Florida International	0-0	--	0-0	--	--	--
UAB	0-0	--	0-0	--	--	--

2013 Conference USA West Outlook
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Louisiana Tech	0-0	--	0-0	--	--	--
Tulsa	0-0	--	0-0	--	--	--
North Texas	0-0	--	0-0	--	--	--
Tulane	0-0	--	0-0	--	--	--
UTEP	0-0	--	0-0	--	--	--
Rice	0-0	--	0-0	--	--	--
UTSA	0-0	--	0-0	--	--	--

UAB Blazers 2013 Season Roster
#	OFFENSE	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
11	Austin Brown	QB	6'1"	208	SO (RS)	Vidalia, GA
14	Jonathan Perry	QB	6'2"	210	SR (RS)	White Oak, MD
16	Jeremiah Briscoe (RS)	QB	6'3"	210	FR	Dallas,TX
17	Mike Miller	QB	6'2"	195	SO (RS)	Boca Del Mar, FL
5	Darrin Reaves	HB	5'10"	210	JR	Muscle Shoals, AL
24	Greg Franklin	HB	5'11"	197	SR	Thomaston, GA
32	Bashr Coles	HB	5'11"	212	SO (RS)	Toccoa, GA
2	Jordan Howard (RS)	HB	6'0"	205	FR	Union Springs, AL
35	Grant Davis	FB	6'4"	235	FR (RS)	League City, TX
15	Jackie Williams	WR	5'11"	190	SR	Elba, AL
1	Jamarcus Nelson	WR	5'11"	160	JR (RS)	Tarrant, AL
4	Davante Scott	WR	5'11"	195	JR	Carencro, LA
9	Jay Davis	WR	6'1"	194	JR (RS)	Fort Gordon, GA
3	J.J. Green (RS)	WR	6'3"	185	FR	Atmore, AL
10	Rodney Morris (RS)	WR	6'3"	212	FR	Columbus, GA
8	Nyiakki Height	WR	6'2"	190	SO	Gainesville, GA
85	Marcus Reaves (RS)	WR	6'2"	190	FR	Adamsville, AL
86	Kennard Backman	TE	6'3"	258	JR	Chamblee, GA
82	Bud Pruitt	TE	6'3"	255	SR	Adamsville, GA
12	Nolen Smith	TE	6'4"	245	JR	Glencoe, AL
77	Victor Salako	LT	6'6"	315	FR (RS)	Damopolis, AL
65	Domonic Sylvester	LT	6'4"	315	SO	Smithtown, NY
63	Uneik Crumbley	LG	6'3"	327	SO (RS)	Savannah, GA
71	Cameron Blankenship	LG	6'4"	305	SO	Opelika, AL
54	Billy Autrey	C	6'2"	290	SR (RS)	Forest, MS
51	Zach Sims	C	6'2"	277	FR	Opp, AL
76	Brian O'Leary	RG	6'2"	290	JR (RS)	Wekiva Springs, FL
57	John Hix	RG	6'2"	290	JR (RS)	Opelika, AL
68	Albert Calloway	RG	6'0"	285	JR (RS)	Roanoke, AL
72	Wesley Carter	RT	6'4"	285	SO (RS)	Gulfport, MS
60	Kaycee Ike	RT	6'5"	293	SR (RS)	Peachtree City, GA
#	DEFENSE	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
46	Diaheem Watkins	LE	6'4"	258	JR	Alabaster, AL
50	Daron Wright	LE	6'2"	271	SO (RS)	Tifton, GA
52	Shaquille Roberson	LE	6'4"	220	SO	Huntsville, AL
90	Chris Walton	RE	6'3"	260	JR (RS)	Gainesville, GA
18	Trey Grissett	RE	6'5"	260	JR	Garden City, GA
93	Jose Casanova	RE	6'2"	270	SO (RS)	Venice, FL
40	Kingsley Ejike (RS)	RE	6'3"	210	FR	Warner Robins, GA
48	Connor Boyett	DT	6'5"	267	SR	Douglasville, GA
95	Deric Scott	DT	6'3"	285	SR	Vinings, GA
96	Jewel Christian	DT	6'2"	285	SR	Hammond, IN
55	Jontavious Morris	DT	6'2"	295	SO	Powder Springs, GA
94	Andre Smith (RS)	DT	6'5"	265	FR	McKenzie, TN
31	Tevin Crews	LOLB	6'2"	212	SO (RS)	Huntsville, AL
45	Jalan Coleman	LOLB	6'2"	215	FR	Tuscumbia, AL
26	Larry Pettaway	LOLB	6'2"	210	FR (RS)	Adamsville, AL
53	Nicolas Jackson (RS)	LOLB	6'1"	198	FR	Roanoke, AL
51	Jesse Parrish	MLB	6'0"	220	SR (RS)	Atalla, AL
54	Brandon Fuller	MLB	6'1"	220	FR	Gardendale, AL
57	Je'niah Jackson	MLB	6'0"	210	FR	Daleville, AL
47	Patrick Bastien	ROLB	6'3"	227	SR (RS)	Bradenton, FL
25	Destin Challenger	ROLB	5'11"	215	SO	Tuskegee, AL
42	Shaq Jones	ROLB	6'3"	200	SO	Guntersville, AL
3	Lamarcus Farmer	CB	5'11"	170	SO (RS)	Carol City, FL
21	Kelton Brackett	CB	5'11"	186	SO	Rainbow City, AL
23	Jimmy Jean	CB	6'2"	180	JR	Brinkley, AR
20	Dequindre Adams	CB	5'10"	190	SO (RS)	Perrysburg, OH
24	Jordan Petty (RS)	CB	5'9"	175	FR	Adamsville, AL
13	Darius Powell	CB	5'10"	181	SO (RS)	Hueytown, AL
4	Jake Ganus	FS	6'2"	210	SO	Southside, AL
14	Cortez Webb	FS	6'2"	189	SR	Bonner Springs, KS
32	James Caligone (RS)	FS	5'10"	160	FR	Hugo, OK
11	Calvin Jones	SS	5'10"	187	SR	Meridan, MS
22	Jamari Staples (RS)	SS	6'4"	192	FR	Cullman, AL
37	Shalin Waterford	SS	5'11"	190	SO (RS)	Clanton, AL
#	SPECIAL TEAMS	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
2	Ty Long	K	6'2"	188	JR	Belvedere Park, GA
39	Colin Anderson	K	5'10"	185	SO (RS)	Garden City, GA
36	Hunter Mullins	P	6'3"	195	JR (RS)	Foley, AL

UAB Blazers 2013 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Aug 31	at Troy
Sep 7	at #13 LSU
Sep 21	vs Northwestern State
Sep 28	at Vanderbilt
Oct 5	vs Florida Atlantic
Oct 12	at Florida International
Oct 26	at UTSA
Nov 2	vs Middle Tennessee State
Nov 9	at Marshall
Nov 16	at East Carolina
Nov 23	vs Rice
Nov 30	vs Southern Mississippi

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Troy Scores Late Touchdown to Outlast UAB, 17-16

The UAB Blazers (0-1) led for the first 59 minutes and 43 seconds of the game, but failed to garner a victory as Troy Trojans (1-0) quarterback Corey Robinson tossed an eight-yard touchdown pass to Eric Thomas for a go-ahead score that put them up 17-16 with just 17 seconds remaining. UAB would run out of time on their ensuing drive and the Trojans would start their season off right with a victory at home.

UAB led 10-0 early, 13-10 at halftime, and 16-10 after Ty Long kicked and made a 33-yard field goal with 2:30 remaining in the fourth quarter.

Trojans quarterback Corey Robinson threw for 269 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception for the Trojans.

The UAB Blazers did have success on the ground with their option attack as they ran for 245 yards as a team. Four players rushed for at least 26 yards. Greg Franklin led the Blazers in rushing with 15 carries for 101 yards.

UAB will face #13 LSU next week in Baton Rouge.

UAB Blazers at Troy Trojans
Aug 31, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
UAB Blazers (0-1)	3	10	0	3	16
Troy Trojans (1-0)	0	7	3	7	17

Team Stats Comparison
	UAB	TROY
Total Offense	357	346
Rushing Yards	245	77
Passing Yards	112	269
First Downs	21	16
Punt Return Yards	36	35
Kick Return Yards	61	104
Total Yards	454	485
Turnovers	2	1
3rd Down Converstion	6-14	5-14
4th Down Conversion	1-1	2-2
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-1-2	3-2-1
Penalties	3-35	5-55
Posession Time	18:45	13:15

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		UAB	TROY
1:16	(UAB) T. Long, 46 Yd FG	3	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		UAB	TROY
4:05	(UAB) B. Coles, 11 Yd run	10	0
2:02	(TROY) E. Thomas, 13 Yd pass from C. Robinson	10	7
0:18	(UAB) T. Long, 27 Yd FG	13	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		UAB	TROY
0:14	(TROY) J. Solomon, 17 Yd FG	13	10
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		UAB	TROY
2:30	(UAB) T. Long, 33 Yd FG	16	10
0:17	(TROY) E. Thomas, 8 Yd pass from C. Robinson	16	17

UAB Blazers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Brown 13/17 112 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD G. Franklin 15 101 6.7 0 A. Brown 15 64 4.2 0 D. Reaves 10 40 4.0 0 B. Coles 6 26 4.3 1 J. Williams 3 14 4.6 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Nelson 4 63 15.7 0 J. Williams 2 16 8.0 0 D. Reaves 2 10 5.0 0 D. Scott 2 6 3.0 0 G. Franklin 1 11 11.0 0 B. Coles 1 6 6.0 0 J. Davis 1 0 0.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Parrish 7 0.0 0 0 C. Boyett 6 3.0 0 0 J. Ganus 6 0.0 0 0 D. Watkins 5 2.0 0 0 D. Challenger 5 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG T. Long 3/4 1/1 10 47 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 H. Mullins 3 134 44.6 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Williams 1 37 37.0 0 D. Scott 1 24 24.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Williams 1 27 27.0 0 D. Scott 1 9 9.0 0

Troy Trojans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C. Robinson 27/37 269 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD K. Franklin 13 88 6.7 0 C. Robinson 8 -13 -1.6 0 J. Lee 1 2 2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD B. Chitty 7 106 15.1 0 B. Homes 6 62 10.3 0 E. Worthy 4 26 6.5 0 J. Lee 3 32 10.6 0 E. Thomas 3 29 9.6 2 K. Franklin 3 12 4.0 0 J. Teknipp 1 2 2.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD M. Wilson 9 0.0 0 0 M. Townes 7 1.0 0 0 C. Picektt 7 0.0 0 0 C. Hudson 5 0.0 0 0 E. Davis 5 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J. Solomon 1/3 2/2 5 17 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 W. Scott 3 125 41.6 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD E. Davis 3 79 26.3 0 K. Payne 1 25 25.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD E. Davis 3 35 11.6 0

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Tigers Blow Out UAB, 63-17

UAB (0-2) hung around with No. 11 LSU for awhile, and scored two consecutive touchdowns to tie the game at 14-14 midway through the second quarter. However, the Tigers' offense finally came alive late in the first half as they reeled off three consecutive touchdowns to seize a 35-14 halftime advantage.

The Tigers would continue to pile it on in the third quarter and would cruise in the fourth quarter to win 63-17 while piling up 636 yards of total offense.

LSU's Senior quarterback Zach Mettenerger passed for 308 yards and five touchdowns while throwing one interception. Kadron Boone was his target on three of those touchdown passes as he caught seven passes for 186 yards and three scores.

The Tigers were also very effective on the ground as Jordan Hill carried the football 29 times for 266 yards and two scores. Alfred Blue also added two more scores on his only two carries of the game.

UAB's offense performed fine in the first half, but found it tough to move the football in the second half. The Blazers were held to 155 yards on the ground and were forced to air it out more than head coach James Frizzell would have liked, as Austin Brown attempted 35 passes in the game, only completing 16 of them for 155 yards and two picks.

Next, UAB will look to get back on track and pick up their first win of the year in two weeks against FCS foe Northwestern State after a bye week.

UAB Blazers at LSU Tigers
Sep 7, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
UAB Blazers (0-2)	7	7	0	3	17
#11 LSU Tigers (2-0)	14	21	21	7	63

Team Stats Comparison
	UAB	LSU
Total Offense	310	636
Rushing Yards	155	328
Passing Yards	155	308
First Downs	15	22
Punt Return Yards	8	26
Kick Return Yards	128	46
Total Yards	446	708
Turnovers	3	2
3rd Down Converstion	6-16	3-6
4th Down Conversion	1-3	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-2-0	6-6-0
Penalties	2-19	1-13
Posession Time	16:37	15:23

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		UAB	LSU
6:45	(LSU) O. Beckham Jr., 5 Yd pass from Z. Mettenberger	0	7
4:06	(LSU) K. Boone, 34 Yd pass from Z. Mettenberger	0	14
0:16	(UAB) D. Reaves, 6 Yd run	7	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		UAB	LSU
4:18	(UAB) G. Franklin, 1 Yd run	14	14
2:08	(LSU) K. Boone, 15 Yd pass from Z. Mettenberger	14	21
0:57	(LSU) K. Boone, 76 Yd pass from Z. Mettenberger	14	28
0:27	(LSU) J. Hill, 12 Yd run	14	35
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		UAB	LSU
5:19	(LSU) A. Blue, 11 Yd run	14	42
3:44	(LSU) J. Landry, 4 Yd pass from Z. Mettenberger	14	49
1:19	(LSU) J. Hill, 3 Yd ryn	14	56
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		UAB	LSU
5:57	(UAB) T. Long, 43 Yd FG	17	56
1:09	(LSU) A. Blue, 28 Yd run	17	63

UAB Blazers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Brown 16/35 155 0 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Reaves 20 70 3.5 1 A. Brown 10 40 4.0 0 G. Franklin 5 24 4.8 1 J. Williams 2 18 9.0 0 K. Backman 1 3 3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Nelson 4 59 14.7 0 D. Reaves 4 25 6.2 0 J. Williams 3 30 10.0 0 K. Backman 2 24 12.0 0 N. Height 1 6 6.0 0 J. Davis 1 6 6.0 0 G. Franklin 1 5 5.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD C. Jones 12 0.0 0 0 J. Parrish 7 0.0 1 0 J. Ganus 7 0.0 0 0 L. Farmer 5 0.0 0 0 K. Brackett 4 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG T. Long 1/1 2/2 5 43 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 H. Mullins 5 205 41.0 3 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Williams 5 122 24.4 0 D. Reaves 1 6 6.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Williams 1 8 8.0 0

LSU Tigers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Z. Mettenberger 18/23 308 5 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J. Hill 29 266 9.1 2 A. Blue 2 39 19.5 2 Z. Mettenberger 2 23 11.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD K. Boone 7 186 26.5 3 O. Beckham Jr. 4 41 10.2 1 D. Smith 3 61 20.3 0 J. Landry 3 17 5.6 1 L. Hill 1 3 3.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD R. Martin 7 0.0 1 0 E. Ferguson 6 0.0 0 0 T. Jones 6 0.0 0 0 D. Welter 6 0.0 0 0 D. Thomas 1 0.0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J. Hairston 0/1 9/9 9 N/A PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 J. Keehn 2 81 40.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Landry 1 24 24.0 0 K. Boone 1 22 22.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD K. Boone 2 26 13.0 0