Welcome To the FBS: An Appalachian State Dynasty (NCAA 2014)

[Jhendrix6426]

It should hurt you a little inside to beast up on the fighting camels.. What style of offense are you running.. As in which playbook.

[orlegend0208]

Week 10 Preview

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Oct 27, 2014
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Ohio State (39)	7	0	1503
2	6	Michigan State (21)	7	0	1303
3	5	Texas (1)	6	0	1253
4	8	Iowa	6	1	1110
5	9	Stanford	7	1	1071
6	4	Northwestern	6	1	937
7	11	Georgia	7	1	887
8	3	Auburn	6	1	848
9	2	Louisville	7	1	846
10	16	San Diego State	8	0	836
11	13	Washington	5	2	809
12	14	Nebraska	4	3	748
13	15	USC	6	2	724
14	10	Oregon	5	2	688
15	7	Arizona	6	1	640
16	18	Oklahoma	5	2	618
17	19	Georgia Tech	5	2	569
18	20	Texas A&M	5	3	525
19	-	South Carolina	5	3	509
20	22	Maryland	6	1	467
21	23	Michigan	4	3	409
22	24	Arkansas	6	2	385
23	-	UL Lafayette	5	1	317
24	-	UCF	5	1	291
25	-	Arizona State	5	2	268

Sun Belt Conference Standings - Updated: Oct 27, 2014
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Appalachian State	5-1	0.830	2-0	234	121	W1
Troy	5-1	0.830	3-0	173	128	W4
Texas State	4-2	0.660	2-0	171	124	W3
Georgia Southern	5-3	0.520	5-1	262	192	W3
Georgia State	3-4	0.420	2-1	163	224	L2
UL Lafayette	5-1	0.830	1-1	224	127	L1
UL Monroe	3-3	0.500	1-1	169	190	W1
Arkansas State	2-4	0.330	1-1	127	154	L4
South Alabama	1-5	0.160	1-2	104	170	L2
New Mexico State	1-7	0.120	1-5	160	286	L1
Idaho	1-8	0.110	0-7	185	321	L6

Heisman Watch - Updated: Oct 27, 2014
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
T. Bridgewater	QB	Louisville
J. Manziel	QB	Texas A&M
B. Miller	QB	Ohio State
D. Thomas	HB	Oregon
S. Days	HB	Georgia Tech

Matchup Preview | October 31, 2014
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Appalachian State Mountaineers (5-1, 2-0 Away)		Arkansas State Red Wolves (2-4, 2-1 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 39.0 (#4) Points Per Game 21.2 (#104) 507.0 (#2) Total Offensive Yards 316.5 (#120) 227.5 (#9) Rushing Yards 177.2 (#54) 279.5 (#8) Passing Yards 139.3 (#122) Defensive Stats Comparison 362.5 (#43) Total Yards Allowed 365.3 (#49) 142.7 (#25) Rushing Yards Allowed 175.8 (#82) 219.8 (#73) Passing Yards Allowed 189.5 (#34) Game Notes Kirk Herbstreit predicts Appalachian State will win.

[orlegend0208]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jhendrix6426

It should hurt you a little inside to beast up on the fighting camels.. What style of offense are you running.. As in which playbook.

Haha! When I was playing the game I was like, maybe I should bump this up to Heisman, this is pretty unrealistic. Then I remembered that when App State played Campbell this year, App State won 66-0... So I felt a little better knowing that I "only" beat them by 56 :P.

But, I just use the playbook called "Spread Option". I experimented a couple months back with different playbooks cause I got tired of running the same playbooks in each dynasty. I would only use either Pro Style, One Back, or Tennessee's playbook. One game I experimented with the Spread Option with a created team which just happened to have a fast QB, and I loved it because it was so different than any other offense I've used on NCAA Football.

I'm excited to recruit some fast players for my team to see how they do. Cause normally, I'd just recruit whoever had the highest overall rating and use them. But, with this dynasty I'm recruiting only speed Halfbacks and speedy Wide Receivers. Then, once my prestige rating gets higher and more players are interested, I'll recruit some fast ATH's to be the QB.

[orlegend0208]

App State Held Scoreless in 2nd Half...

Appalachian State Mountaineers at Arkansas State Red Wolves
Oct 31, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Appalachian State Mountaineers (5-2)	7	7	0	0	14
Arkansas State Red Wolves (3-4)	0	14	6	3	23

Team Stats Comparison
	APP	ARST
Total Offense	308	463
Rushing Yards	150	172
Passing Yards	158	291
First Downs	14	24
Punt Return Yards	15	17
Kick Return Yards	83	45
Total Yards	406	525
Turnovers	0	3
3rd Down Converstion	5-17 (29%)	9-18 (50%)
4th Down Conversion	1-2 (50%)	0-1 (0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	5-2-0 (40%)	6-2-1 (50%)
Penalties
Posession Time	13:18	14:37

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		APP	ARST
2:08	(APP) TD: T. Sumler, 8 yard pass from T. Lamb	7	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		APP	ARST
5:32	(APP) TD: M. Cox, 5 yard run	14	0
2:45	(ARST) TD: T. Houston, 12 yard pass from F. Knighton	14	7
0:48	(ARST) TD: B. Cox, 25 yard pass from F. Knighton	14	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		APP	ARST
3:01	(ARST) TD: B. Cox, 5 yard pass from F. Knighton (missed kick)	14	20
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		APP	ARST
5:49	(ARST) FG: B. Smith, 24 yard FG	14	23

Appalachian State jumped out to a great start. They scored the games first two touchdowns in what seemed to be the start of a great game for the Mountaineers. The first TD was an 8 yard catch by speedster Tacoi Sumler on a bubble screen, he broke a tackle then dove for the corner of the endzone and got in. The next TD was off of a triple option. Lamb faked the hand off to Ricky Ferguson, then ended up pitching the ball to Cox running right who was able to get in untouched for the 5 yard TD run. The score was 14-0... And that's all App State would get.

After that, Arkansas State dominated the game. It all started with a great drive led by QB Freddie Knighton, who capped it off with a 12 yard TD pass in the 2nd quarter to bring the score to 14-7. Then, Arkansas State forced a 3 and out, which led to yet another Arkansas State TD. This time, Knighton threw a 25 yard TD pass with just 48 seconds left in the half to tie the game up at 14 a piece.

Arkansas then scored on their first possession which was yet another Knighton TD pass, but this time it was a 5 yard slant pass to Cox. The extra point was missed to make the score 20-14... but it didn't matter. Appalachian State could not move the ball in the second half and after Arkansas State forced a 3 and out they capitalized and came out of their next possession with a field goal. That made the game 23-14 and that's how it would end.

Next week the Mountaineers take on their in conference foe, the Troy Trojans who are also 5-2 on the year.

[orlegend0208]

Week 11 Preview

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Nov 2, 2014
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	3	Texas (61)	7	0	1525
2	4	Iowa	7	1	1330
3	6	Northwestern	7	1	1174
4	7	Georgia	8	1	1126
5	1	Ohio State	7	1	1059
6	2	Michigan State	7	1	1031
7	9	Louisville	8	1	1029
8	12	Nebraska	5	3	882
9	14	Oregon	6	2	852
10	15	Arizona	7	1	801
11	8	Auburn	6	2	710
12	16	Oklahoma	6	2	704
13	17	Georgia Tech	6	2	660
14	20	Maryland	7	1	647
15	18	Texas A&M	6	3	609
16	21	Michigan	5	3	603
17	22	Arkansas	7	2	560
18	19	South Carolina	6	3	553
19	11	Washington	5	3	549
20	13	USC	6	3	469
21	5	Stanford	7	2	463
22	10	San Diego State	8	1	412
23	23	UL Lafayette	6	1	401
24	24	UCF	6	1	360
25	25	Arizona State	6	2	323

Sun Belt Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 2, 2014
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Troy	5-2	0.710	3-0	199	180	L1
Georgia Southern	6-3	0.660	6-1	306	212	W4
Arkansas State	3-4	0.420	2-1	150	168	W1
Appalachian State	5-2	0.710	2-1	248	144	L1
UL Lafayette	6-1	0.850	2-1	259	134	W1
Texas State	4-3	0.570	2-1	191	168	L1
Georgia State	3-4	0.420	2-1	163	224	L2
UL Monroe	3-4	0.420	1-2	200	224	L1
South Alabama	1-6	0.140	1-2	104	222	L3
New Mexico State	2-7	0.220	2-5	194	317	W1
Idaho	1-9	0.100	0-8	192	356	L7

Heisman Watch - Updated: Nov 2, 2014
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
T. Bridgewater	QB	Louisville
J. Manziel	QB	Texas A&M
D. Thomas	HB	Oregon
S. Days	HB	Georgia Tech
B. Miller	QB	Ohio State

Matchup Preview | November 8, 2014
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Appalachian State Mountaineers (5-2, 2-1 Away)		Troy Trojans (5-2, 3-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 35.4 (#9) Points Per Game 28.4 (#54) 478.6 (#3) Total Offensive Yards 387.9 (#54) 216.4 (#18) Rushing Yards 158.3 (79) 262.1 (#14) Passing Yards 229.6 (#44) Defensive Stats Comparison 376.9 (#63) Total Yards Allowed 378.7 (#70) 146.9 (#29) Rushing Yards Allowed 147.1 (#30) 229.1 (#92) Passing Yards Allowed 231.6 (#94) Game Notes Kirk Herbstreit predicts Troy will win.

[orlegend0208]

Troy Pulls Away in 2nd Half To Take The Win

Appalachian State Mountaineers at Troy Trojans
Nov 8, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Appalachian State Mountaineers (5-3)	0	21	7	0	28
Troy Trojans (6-2)	7	14	10	7	38

Team Stats Comparison
	APP	TROY
Total Offense	356	526
Rushing Yards	232	110
Passing Yards	124	416
First Downs	11	21
Punt Return Yards	10	33
Kick Return Yards	132	64
Total Yards	498	623
Turnovers	0	1
3rd Down Converstion	2-11 (18%)	9-15 (60%)
4th Down Conversion	0-1 (0%)	0-1 (0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	5-3-0 (60%)	8-3-1 (50%)
Penalties
Posession Time	9:23	14:37

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		APP	TROY
4:14	(TROY) TD: K. Franklin, 4 yard run	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		APP	TROY
5:43	(TROY) TD: K.Endenfield, 15 yard pass from D. Tidwell	0	14
3:59	(APP) TD: M. Cox, 11 yard run	7	14
2:52	(TROY) TD: D. Harris, 35 yard pass from D. Tidwell	7	21
1:40	(APP) TD: T. Beck, 15 yard pass from T. Lamb	14	21
0:12	(APP) TD: M. Cox, 1 yard pass from T. Lamb	21	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		APP	TROY
5:10	(APP) TD: M. Cox, 78 yard run	28	21
4:33	(TROY) TD: D. Harris, 81 yard pass from D. Tidwell	28	28
0:42	(TROY) FG: J. Soloman, 20 yard FG	28	31
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		APP	TROY
3:10	(TROY) TD: K. Franklin, 5 yard run	28	38

Troy got the ball rolling when they took their first drive down for a score. That score was a 4 yard TD run which put the Trojans up 7-0 early in the 4th quarter. That would be the only score of the 1st quarter.

The 2nd quarter on the other hand saw a total of 35 points. Troy struck first in the 2nd quarter by scoring on a 15 yard TD pass to give them a 14-0 lead. App State finally responded, but this time Marcus Cox took the handoff and ran in from 11 yards out to make the score 14-7. Troy answered right back with a 35 yard TD pass with a drive that didn't take more than a minute and a half. Troy extended their lead to 21-7. Appalachian State then gets 2 TD's to close out the half. The first came on a 15 yard TD pass to Thomas Beck on a curl route, who broke a tackle and could've walked into the endzone afterwards. Then, with less than a minute left in the half, Lamb dumped a pass off to Marcus Cox for the 1 yard TD pass. So, at halftime the game was tied up at 21.

The 3rd quarter had 2 of the best plays in the nation from Week 11. The first was a 78 yard run by App State HB Marcus Cox. Cox took the triple option, made one defender miss, as he outran everyone to the endzone. App State was on top for the first time in the game 28-21. Then, on Troy's second play, Tidwell found Harris for an 81 yard TD pass. Harris just ran a post over the middle and beat the press coverage on him at the line of scrimmage. That made the game 28-28. Then, to close out the 3rd quarter, Troy forced a 3 and out then capitalized by making a 20 yard field goal. So at the end of 3 quarters, the game was 31-28 Troy.

The only score of the 4th quarter was a 5 yard TD run for Troy which put the game basically out of reach for Appalachian State. If it weren't for Marcus Cox's great run to start the 3rd quarter, there is a good chance they would've been held scoreless in the 2nd half for the 2nd straight game... That is definitely something which needs to improve if Appalachian State has any hopes of a bowl game. But, the final score was 38-28 Troy.

Appalachian State falls to 5-3 and will face Texas State (5-3) at home next Saturday.

[xxSnEaKyPxx]

This is awesome! I am a huge App. State fan.

[orlegend0208]

Week 12 Preview

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Nov 11, 2014
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Texas (61)	8	0	1525
2	2	Iowa	8	1	1317
3	5	Ohio State	8	1	1289
4	7	Louisville	9	1	1087
5	8	Nebraska	6	3	1021
6	11	Auburn	7	2	1016
7	9	Oregon	7	2	987
8	4	Georgia	8	2	899
9	6	Michigan State	7	2	874
10	3	Northwestern	7	2	858
11	12	Oklahoma	6	2	844
12	13	Georgia Tech	7	2	805
13	14	Maryland	8	1	785
14	15	Texas A&M	7	3	717
15	16	Michigan	6	3	674
16	19	Washington	6	3	571
17	20	USC	7	3	562
18	22	San Diego State	9	1	475
19	10	Arizona	7	2	469
20	-	Notre Dame	7	3	435
21	23	UL Lafayette	7	1	426
22	24	UCF	7	1	401
23	17	Arkansas	7	3	272
24	-	Virginia Tech	6	3	272
25	21	Stanford	7	3	206

Sun Belt Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 10, 2014
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Troy	6-2	0.750	4-0	237	208	W1
Georgia Southern	7-3	0.700	6-1	334	226	W5
#21 UL Lafayette	7-1	0.870	3-1	304	162	W2
Texas State	5-3	0.620	3-1	226	178	W1
Arkansas State	4-4	0.500	3-1	181	174	W2
Appalachian State	5-3	0.620	2-2	276	182	L2
Georgia State	3-5	0.370	2-2	173	259	L3
New Mexico State	2-8	0.200	2-5	207	372	L1
UL Monroe	3-5	0.370	1-3	206	255	L2
South Alabama	1-7	0.120	1-3	132	267	L4
Idaho	1-9	0.100	0-8	192	356	L7

Heisman Watch - Updated: Nov 10, 2014
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
T. Bridgewater	QB	Louisville
J. Manziel	QB	Texas A&M
D. Thomas	HB	Oregon
B. Miller	QB	Ohio State
T. Armstrong Jr.	QB	Nebraska

Matchup Preview | November 15, 2014
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Texas State Bobcats (5-3, 2-1 Away)		Appalachian State Mountaineers (5-3, 3-1 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 28.3 (#54) Points Per Game 34.5 (#13) 369.9 (#81) Total Offensive Yards 463.3 (#9) 156.9 (#80) Rushing Yards 218.4 (#16) 208.0 (#64) Passing Yards 244.9 (#26) Defensive Stats Comparison 311.1 (#9) Total Yards Allowed 395.5 (#87) 164.6 (#62) Rushing Yards Allowed 142.3 (#19) 146.5 (#4) Passing Yards Allowed 253.3 (#111) Game Notes Kirk Herbstreit predicts Appalachian State will win.

12 Recruits Are Visiting For the Texas State Game

Visitors For The Texas State Game Recruiting -
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Tony Davis	#33 DE	HS	Statesville, NC	6'3	249
Carl Underwood	#14 CB	HS	Memphis, TN	6'1	174
Omar Campbell	#22 QB	HS	Bridgeport, MI	6'1	200
Kevin Larson	#62 WR	HS	Fort Wright, KY	6'0	183
Raymond Goode	#15 CB	HS	Sandy Springs, GA	5'11	180
Charles Bain	#40 DE	HS	North Massapequa, NY	6'1	229
Jermaine McKenzie	#15 OLB	HS	Durham, NC	6'2	210
William Smith	#102 WR	HS	Jefferson City, MO	6'4	198
Tyler Davis	#59 DE	HS	Tiffin, OH	6'2	228
Kyle Price	#34 T	HS	New Albany, IN	6'4	272
Kevin Meyers	#50 T	HS	Macon, GA	6'4	276
Daniel Lewis	#98 DT	JUCO	Cutlerville, MI	6'4	286