A Rising Storm in the North | Cheese's Eastern Michigan Dynasty

[Cheese2121]

Quote: Originally Posted by Deegeezy

What a classic finish! One more win away from bowl eligibility. Dramatic! ...hope your surgery went well my friend.

Thank you my friend! Definitely a big win for us and one we definitely needed. I will be honest, I am more than a little worried about achieving bowl eligibility. Our schedule is brutal here at the end. Miami and Northern Illinois are both powerhouse teams in the MAC. We close the season against Kent State who is having a down year but handed us a loss last season.

Surgery went great! I should have clarified, I was the surgeon not the patient haha. But discharged my patient last week and everything went smoothly. I have another surgery this week but I am only assisting and not primary surgeon again. Thank you for the well wishes!

[freddies33es22]

Looking good Cheese! I figured since you were helpful enough on my new dynasty report that I should comment on yours. I really like how you get everything to scroll, amazing what can be done with HTML code. I am all caught up on this report. I may try to play NCAA '12 again at some point too. Yours is one of the many dynasty reports I have read and certainly one of the best.

[Cheese2121]

Quote: Originally Posted by freddies33es22

Looking good Cheese! I figured since you were helpful enough on my new dynasty report that I should comment on yours. I really like how you get everything to scroll, amazing what can be done with HTML code. I am all caught up on this report. I may try to play NCAA '12 again at some point too. Yours is one of the many dynasty reports I have read and certainly one of the best.

Thank you for the very kind words and checking in my friend. I am slowly learning my way around HTML and am really having a lot of fun with it. I am excited to see your own work continue to take off. I hope you continue to follow along and enjoy!

[Cheese2121]

Eastern Michigan defensive tackle Matt Price strips Zac Dysert on a sack / Senior safety Alex Bellfy makes a first quarter interception.

Singin' in the Rain: Eastern Michigan Downs Miami 31-17 in Primetime Showdown

Eagles pick up sixth win, bowl eligible for the second year in a row | Freshman WR Vaughn hauls in two more scores | Freshman halfback Thomas goes down with bruised knee.

AP Oxford – The Miami Redhawks have a monkey on their back and it is called Eastern Michigan. In a rematch of last season's MAC championship game the two teams squared off in a matchup that Miami was double digit favorites to win, and for the second year in a row the Eagles would pull the upset. Eastern Michigan's defense would turn over Miami QB Zac Dysert four times (2 INT, 2 FF) to help the Eagles pick up their sixth win of the season. For the second week in a row, freshman sensation WR Nick Vaughn took home player of the game accolades for a 114 yard, two touchdown performance. Vaughn was recently named as a semi finalist for the Biletnikoff Award, which is awarded annually at the end of the season to the nations top wide receiver. Vaughn is currently fourth on the watchlist.

Feshman halfback Robert Thomas missed the majority of the game with a bruised knee. He is not expected to miss any additional time.

Eastern Michigan dominated nearly the entire first half led by dominating defensive play and the big plays of Vaughn. It was not until the final minute that Miami HB Tyler Franks was able to spark the Redhawks with a 91 yard touchdown run to pull the team within just a single score. However, a one yard plunge by reserve HB Bronson Hill coupled with a pick six by CB Ja'Ron Gillepsie would extinguish any hopes of a Miami comeback in the second half.

Aside from the 91 yard touchdown run debacle in the first half, the Eastern Michigan defense had a dominant performance forcing four turnovers and racking up three quarterback take downs. DT Tremayne Smith had two sacks and a force fumble in the win.

"We are really pleased to become bowl eligible, but also know that the work is far from over this season." -- Eagles Head Coach Dan Clayton

Eastern Michigan (6-4) will have a bye week before preparing to defend their home turf against Northern Illinois (5-3). The two teams met last season in a play-in game for the MAC West title and a bid to the conference championship game. The Eagles scored a go ahead touchdown in the final 20 seconds of regulation to win in dramatic fasion, 28-24. Northern Illinois is led on offense by senior HB Jamal Womble (900 yds, 9 TDs) and senior WR Martel Moore (853 yds, 7 TDs). Kickoff is schedule for 1PM est.

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Eastern Michigan Eagles at Miami (OH) RedHawks
Oct 27, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Eastern Michigan Eagles (6-4)	14	0	14	3	31
Miami (OH) RedHawks (6-2)	0	7	3	7	17

Team Stats Comparison
	EMU	M-OH
Total Offense	323	373
Rushing Yards	139	168
Passing Yards	184	205
First Downs	14	13
Punt Return Yards	0	20
Kick Return Yards	54	157
Total Yards	377	550
Turnovers	1	4
3rd Down Converstion	4-12 (33%)	6-12 (50%)
4th Down Conversion	2-3 (66%)	1-1 (100%)
2-Point Conversion	--	--
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/1 (66%)	0/1 (50%)
Penalties	1-5 yds	3-20 yds
Posession Time	23:30	13:07

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		EMU	M-OH
4:14	(EMU) N. Vaughn 29 yd pass from A. Gillett (S. Graham kick)	7	0
0:28	(EMU) N. Vaughn 37 yd pass from A. Gillett (S. Graham kick)	14	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		EMU	M-OH
0:51	(M-OH) T. Franks 91 yd run (M. Krysinski kick)	14	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		EMU	M-OH
4:33	(M-OH) M. Krysinski 17 yd FG	14	10
0:35	(EMU) B. Hill 1 yd run (S. Graham kick)	21	10
0:23	(EMU) J. Gillepsie returned interception 38 yds (S. Graham kick)	28	10
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		EMU	M-OH
2:17	(EMU) S. Graham 22 yd FG	31	10
0:55	(M-OH) A. Cruse 28 yd pas from Z. Dysert (M. Krysinski kick)	31	17

Eastern Michigan Eagles PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Gillett 8/15 134 2 0 T. Benz 3/6 50 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J. Fleming 22 109 4.9 0 R. Thomas 6 28 4.6 0 B. Hill 5 4 0.8 1 D. Brooks 2 11 5.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD N. Vaughn 4 114 28.5 2 G. Hoskins 2 27 13.5 0 J. Fleming 2 19 9.5 0 N. Olds 1 19 19.0 0 B. Hill 1 6 6.0 0 R. Thomas 1 -1 -1.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK G. Hoskins 0 1 K. Neal 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD C. Weingrad 6 0.0 0 0 M. Price 4 1.0 0 0 J. Gillepsie 3 0.0 1 1 T. Smith 2 2.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG S. Graham 1/1 4/4 7 23 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 J. Karutz 3 122 40.6 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD K. Goodwin 3 54 18.0 0 D. Brooks 1 0 0.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD -- -- -- -- --

Miami (OH) RedHawks PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Z. Dysert 20/32 205 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD T. Franks 15 180 12.0 1 D. Green 2 2 1.0 0 J. Semmes 1 2 2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD A. Cruse 5 84 16.8 1 L. Swift 5 32 6.4 0 N. Harwell 4 33 8.2 0 R. Robinson 2 15 7.5 0 T. Franks 2 11 5.5 0 J. Earle 1 19 19.0 0 J. Greenwood 1 11 11.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK S. Marck 1 0 B. Bednar 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD E. Harris 5 0.0 0 0 J. Bowers 4 0.0 1 0 A. Brown 3 1.0 0 0 C. Marck 1 1.0 0 0 W. Williams 1 1.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG M. Krysinski 1/3 2/2 5 18 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 -- -- -- -- -- KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD N. Harwell 5 134 26.8 0 T. Payne 1 23 23.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD N. Harwell 2 20 10.0 0

2012 Eastern Michigan Schedule/Results

   
                                                                     
Opponent (record)         Result      Record
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vs FAU (0-1)              W 49-20       1-0
at Northwestern (1-0)     L 17-44       1-1
at Michigan St (2-1)      L 28-41       1-2
vs Michigan (3-0)         L 28-49       1-3
vs Central Michigan (1-3) W 30-17       2-3
vs Buffalo (0-4)          W 24-10       3-3
at Ball State (1-5)       W 45-31       4-3
at Western Michigan (4-2) L 23-26       4-4
vs Temple (2-5)           W 38-35       5-4
at Miami (OH) (6-2)       W 31-17       6-4
vs Northern Illinois
at Kent State

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Next Game:

Saturday, November 10, 2012 @ 1:00pm

(5-3) at (6-4)

All Time Series Record (15-25)
Last Meeting Eastern Michigan W 28-24 (2011)

[Cheese2121]

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	MAC West
	Name	W	L	CW	CL
	Western Michigan	6	2	4	0
	Eastern Michigan	6	4	5	1
	Northern Illinois	5	3	3	1
	Toledo	5	3	2	2
	Ball State	2	6	2	2
	Central Michigan	1	8	0	5
	MAC East
	Kent State	5	3	4	0
	Miami (OH)	6	2	3	1
	Ohio	4	4	3	1
	Temple	2	6	1	3
	Akron	1	7	1	3
	Bowling Green	1	7	0	4
	Buffalo	0	8	0	5
NCAA News
#6 Nebraska Loses for the First Time to Michigan State 38-13
All Eyes Will Be on the Matchup Between #2 LSU and #16 Alabama
#22 Florida Takes Down #21 Georgia 41-35
Trojans Prove They are Coming Back Taking Down #10 Stanford 30-27
Nittany Lions Will be Put to the Test Against #5 Ohio State
The Ducks are the New #1 Team in the Land
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[mattrd39]

Who does Western Michigan play in their last four games? Any chance they could lose two and you could sneak back in to the MAC title game?

Nice to see the guys you recruited having a major impact in a road win - obviously Vaughn is having a huge year but nice to know Smith is pushing the the pocket for you this early!

[Cheese2121]

Quote: Originally Posted by mattrd39

Who does Western Michigan play in their last four games? Any chance they could lose two and you could sneak back in to the MAC title game? Nice to see the guys you recruited having a major impact in a road win - obviously Vaughn is having a huge year but nice to know Smith is pushing the the pocket for you this early!

Thanks for checking in and following along as always my friend. Western Michigan plays Temple (2-6), Ball State (2-6), Toledo (5-3) and Buffalo (0-8) in their last four. Unfortunately, I think it is a long shot for them to drop two of those but it would be Temple and Toledo to do it if it were to happen. As for us we have to play Northern Illinois (a team we barely beat last season) and Kent State (a team we lost two). Both of them have winning records. Our hopes of sneaking back into the MAC title game seem to be on the edge of the knife but all we can do is take each game as it comes. We have a bye week now and will get to see how the WMU versus Temple game plays out.

I have been just thrilled with our three fantastic freshmen (Thomas, Vaughn and Smith). Smith was a recruit I was floored was not ranked higher. As a three star athlete I think he flew under a lot of people's radar and we were really able to put the full court press on him. Needless to say he is the anchor of our front seven now. He is someone who will be a cornerstone of this team for years to come.

[Cheese2121]

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	MAC West
	Name	W	L	CW	CL
	Western Michigan	7	2	5	0
	Eastern Michigan	6	4	5	1
	Northern Illinois	5	4	3	2
	Toledo	6	3	3	2
	Ball State	2	7	2	3
	Central Michigan	1	9	0	6
	MAC East
	Kent State	6	3	5	0
	Miami (OH)	7	2	4	1
	Ohio	5	4	4	1
	Akron	1	8	1	4
	Temple	2	7	1	4
	Bowling Green	2	7	1	4
	Buffalo	0	9	0	6
NCAA News
Golden Knights Now Sit at #10 in the Polls as their Undefeated Season Continues
Penn State Will Have to Rebound Quickly as they Prepare for #5 Wisconsin
TCU Survives Being Upset Against Kansas State, Squeaking by 28-27
Halfback Eddie Lacy has Rushed for 1948 yards and 21 TDs this Year
#8 LSU is Ready to face Tulane for the Battle for the Tiger Rag
Halfback Silas Redd is Falling Off Some Heisman Watch Lists
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