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End of Season Standings

TOP 25
RK	LW	TEAM	REC	PTS
1	1	TCU	14-0	1525
2	3	Texas	11-2	1297
3	5	LSU	13-1	1228
4	2	Eastern Michigan	13-1	1146
5	7	Virginia Tech	12-2	1063
6	9	Florida	11-3	1012
7	4	Penn State	10-3	961
8	10	Miami (FL)	9-4	955
9	12	Oregon	10-3	886
10	6	Virginia	9-3	886
11	13	Alabama	10-3	867
12	8	Air Force	11-2	798
13	11	Wisconsin	11-3	734
14	17	Georgia	9-4	712
15	21	Arkansas	9-4	669
16	19	Texas A&M	10-3	650
17	23	Iowa	10-4	512
18	24	USC	10-3	482
19	25	West Virginia	10-3	449
20	--	Oklahoma	9-4	410
21	15	Southern Miss	11-3	396
22	14	Georgia Tech	9-4	395
23	--	Nevada	10-3	382
24	--	Utah	8-5	356
25	--	South Carolina	7-6	216
Others Receiving Votes: UL Lafayette (184), Stanford (173), BYU (152), Wyoming (151), Illinois (74), Tennessee (53), Oklahoma State (34) Dropped Out: Illinois (#16), Washington (#18), Stanford (#20), Notre Dame (#22)

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Interoffice Memorandum to Head Coach Clayton: Contract Evaluation

To: Head Coach Dan Clayton
From: Athletic Director Michael Gragg
RE: Contract Evaluation
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Official School Documents
Head Coach Contract Evaluation

Coach Clayton,

As we wrap up the 2015 season, please take a moment to review your contract goals. Myself and the board of visitors could not be more thrilled with the direction you continue to guide our program. While we were disappointed to not bring home the National Championship trophy, even appearing in the game was nothing short of breathtaking. I would have never predicted when we hired you five years ago that we would be where we are. As we begin this next chapter in the history of our program, moving to the Big Ten conference, we trust in your leadership to guide us. We will be held to a higher standard now on and off the field.

You now begin the second year of your current three-year contract. We will continue to track your goals. These goals, as has been done in the past, will continue to be reviewed at the end of each season, so you can track your progress.

Thank you for your service and commitment to the program and the university.

Sincerely,
Michael Gragg
Athletic Director Eastern Michigan University

Goals Passed (7)
-Win 75% of you conference games in one season
-Win a conference championship
-Win 10 games in one season
-Finish a season ranked in the BCS Top 25
-Win 8 games in one season
-Sign a Top 75 recruiting class in one regular season
-Make it to a bowl game

Goals Failed (0)
-N/A

Current Job Security: 91%

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END OF YEAR FIVE

[SilverBullet19]

lol @ reaching the national championship game and sitting at only 91%. Seems minuscule, but should be 100% in my book. It should have been 100% for years at this point!

[Cheese2121]

Quote: Originally Posted by SilverBullet19

lol @ reaching the national championship game and sitting at only 91%. Seems minuscule, but should be 100% in my book. It should have been 100% for years at this point!

Haha the Eastern Michigan board of visitors is just starting to have higher expectations it appears. Hopefully we will be able to keep pushing that security higher and earn a new extension early at the end of the season. Thanks for checking in man!

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Penn State's Tom Bradley and Nebraska's Tim Beck are two of the new head coaching faces this season in the Big Ten.



Changing of the Guard: Long Time Coordinator Tom Bradley Takes Over Penn State

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By Brian Bennett
ESPN.com
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ESPN – For the second time in the past five years, the head man for Penn State has decided to call it a career and hang up his whistle. Head coach Galen Hall announced this past Tuesday that he would be retiring from coaching at age 75, in order to “spend more time with his family.” Hall, who served as the offensive coordinator for the Nittany Lions under former head coach Joe Paterno, has served as the head coach for the past two seasons following Paterno’s retirement. Penn State will now turn to long time defensive coordinator Tom Bradley to lead the program, as the Pennsylvania native signed a two-year contract to take over the head coaching job. Bradley has been on the Penn State staff since 1979 when he was hired as a graduate assistant. He has served as the team’s defensive coordinator since 2000. In 2005, he was named by the Associated Press as the defensive coordinator of the year.

Nebraska elected to terminate and buy out the contract of long time head coach Bo Pelini. In the past five seasons Pelini had put together a 38-27 record. Most recently the Huskers finished a 7-6 season, which ended with a 41-17 win over Tulane in the TicketCity Bowl. He will be succeeded by offensive coordinator Tim Beck, who signed a four-year contract with the team. While parting ways with Bo, the university did elect to keep his brother, Carl, on staff extending his contract as defensive coordinator. Neither brother has been available for comment since the move.

Also of note was the surprising termination of long time Central Florida head coach George O’Leary. O’Leary, who was named the Coach of the Year in 2012, guided the Golden Knights to a number two ranking that year and a National Championship appearance. UCF would lose the game 30-14 to LSU. In 2013, UCF would again bust the BCS under O’Leary’s leadership as the team defeated third ranked Maryland in the Orange Bowl. Following the season, the program would accept an invite to the Big East Conference. Since making the transition, the Golden Knights have gone 15-11. O’Leary will be replaced by UTEP defensive coordinator Jay Bateman. Bateman served as the defensive coordinator for Ball State from 2011-2014.


Summary of Head Coaching Changes:
-- Akron fires HC John Skladany and hires Washington State DC Chris Ball as new head coach.
-- Arizona State fires HC Dennis Erickson and hires Pittsburgh OC Calvin Magee as new head coach.
-- Ball State hires USF OC Andy Ludwig as new head coach following the departure of HC John Donovan.
-- Clemson fires HC Noel Mazzone and hires fired UCF OC Charlie Taaffe as new head coach.
-- Duke fires HC Randy Clements and hires Notre Dame OC Charley Molnar as new head coach.
-- ECU fires HC Ruffin McNeil and hires Navy OC Jay Hopson as new head coach.
-- FAU fires HC Randy Sanders and hires Syracuse DC Kirk Van Valkenburgh as new head coach.
-- Houston fires HC Kevin Sumlin and hires Memphis HC Vance Bedford as new head coach.
-- Idaho fires HC Robb Akey and hires Michigan State OC Zach Azzanni as new head coach.
-- Indiana fires HC Matt Canada and hires Nevada OC Kenny Edenfield as new head coach.
-- Kansas State fires long time HC Bill Snyder and hires Missouri DC Tracy Claeys as new head coach.
-- Memphis hires Utah OC Kevin Rogers as new head coach following the departure of HC Vance Bedford.
-- Mid Tennessee State fires HC Steve Spurrier and hires Army OC Mark Hudspeth as new head coach.
-- Mississippi State fires HC Bill McGovern and hires Tennessee OC Jim Chaney as new head coach.
-- Nebraska fires HC Bo Pelini and promotes OC Tim Beck to position of head coach.
-- Ohio hires South Carolina DC Scott Shafer as new head coach following the departure of HC David Cutcliffe.
-- Oregon State fires HC Bud Foster and hires fired UCF HC George O'Leary as new head coach.
-- Penn State promotes DC Tom Bradley to head coach following the retirement of HC Galen Hall.
-- Purdue fires HC Nick Holt and hires fired Ball State HC John Donovan as new head coach.
-- Southern Miss fires HC Larry Fedora and hires Miami DC Tyrone Nix as new head coach.
-- Tulane fires HC Ian Shields and hires San Jose State OC Tim Landis as new head coach.
-- UAB fires HC Gary Emanuel and hire Ball State OC Rich Skrosky as new head coach.
-- UCF fires HC George O'Leary and hires UTEP DC Jay Bateman as new head coach.
-- Wyoming hires fired Kansas DC Don Brown as new head coach following the departure of HC Dan Disch.

[RoundingThird]

You gotta update that ESPN banner. They've really changed their graphics.

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Quote: Originally Posted by RoundingThird

You gotta update that ESPN banner. They've really changed their graphics.

Haha very true. I like to have the consistency throughout the report though so I will probably be sticking with it. Maybe I will look to change the layout in the future. Thank you for checking in!