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

[gamerMark]

Quote: Originally Posted by DavidTheGreat20

Love how you're putting in work in this dynasty. From the created coaches to the occasional Madden update, you're doing a great job. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

+1

The offseason updates are great!

[mattrd39]

Great bowl win to close the year Cheese! Your defense played great obviously only allowing the long FG.

Glad to see Washington finish the year at #2 with a Sugar Bowl win over Alabama!

The recruiting class definitely looks like you added several building blocks, especially on the defensive side as you noted. Your linebacking core still looks a little thin, but definitely improved the line and secondary. Plus, I love the fact that you are mostly doing it with players in your region and building realistically. Apparently DE Mike Mackey noticed you are doing something special and flipped from UT!

Can't wait for 2014!

[itsbigmike]

Mackey is a big flip, for sure! As others have said, I enjoy the realistic nature (for the most part) of your recruiting and storylines. Can't wait for the Madden stuff, too! To maybe see someone latch on to a team in free agency or drafted in the mid-to-late rounds would be awesome.

There have been some good ideas on dice rolls and whatnot which I think would add some good things to dynasties, but beyond that, this one is a top-notch and one of my favorite.

[Cheese2121]

Quote: Originally Posted by BrandonRocket

Can't wait to see how the created coaches do!!!! (Mainly mine lol)

It will be here soon enough! Hopefully you got my PM about how there will be a special section in each Around the NCAA update devoted to you all. I am really excited to premier it. In an interesting twist of fate, it just so happens that you (DC of UNLV) will be facing off against Tearz49ers (OC of Arizona) in week one. Talk about starting things off with a bang!

Quote: Originally Posted by DavidTheGreat20

Love how you're putting in work in this dynasty. From the created coaches to the occasional Madden update, you're doing a great job.

Thank you my friend for the kind words. They really mean a lot. I really love this report and am so glad that so many others get to share in it.

I am really excited for the subtle integration of Madden '12. It is interesting to see the careers play out and I am still hopeful I may someday get to see one of my own play in the NFL.

Thank you again!

Quote: Originally Posted by Deegeezy

Your boy Robert Thomas looks like he could be a catalyst for great things this year. That 83 overall is looking nice. You need to do everything you can to get the ball into his hands, and not just in the running game. He reminds me of a guy I once had that became a one-man wrecking crew and turned the tide of my entire dynasty.

Thomas has been an absolute workhorse of our offense and really someone who is becoming the face of this dynasty. He doesn't possess elite speed but man can he run through some people. I really equate him to a Lendale White type runner.

On the other hand sophomore tailback Joel Humphrey, who stole the show last season is our speed and big play back. I daresay we have a poor man's version of USC's Bush-White combo going on.

I don't think Thomas will quite live up to the hype of the great Reggie Moore, one because he is not the receiver Moore was and because we aren't in a position just yet to burst onto the national scene like you and Moore did. Regardless, I would be amazed if Thomas doesn't graduate holding every school rushing record.

Him and Humphrey are going to be the center point of our offense for sure moving forward. Thank you for the great feedback my friend!

Quote: Originally Posted by gamerMark

+1 The offseason updates are great!

Thank you my friend! I really appreciate it. The offseason is one of my favorite parts so I really try to add to the immersion for all with my updates.

Quote: Originally Posted by mattrd39

Great bowl win to close the year Cheese! Your defense played great obviously only allowing the long FG. Glad to see Washington finish the year at #2 with a Sugar Bowl win over Alabama! The recruiting class definitely looks like you added several building blocks, especially on the defensive side as you noted. Your linebacking core still looks a little thin, but definitely improved the line and secondary. Plus, I love the fact that you are mostly doing it with players in your region and building realistically. Apparently DE Mike Mackey noticed you are doing something special and flipped from UT! Can't wait for 2014!

We really came to play there at the end against UL Lafayette. I was more than a little surprised with how well the defense clamped down, especially after some of the shootouts we were involved in leading up to it.

I thought you would be happy to see your Huskies doing well! It will be interesting to see if they drop off at all this year as they lost both their offensive and defensive coordinators to head coaching jobs in the offseason.

We really hit the recruiting trail harder and I couldn't be happier with how the class turned out. Like you said, I am also very happy in that I feel like I have done it in a realistic manner. We seem to have somehow cornered the market on Canada (7 on the roster this season). Pulling the upset to steal Mackey from Texas was amazing. I never thought we were going to pull it off. We got very lucky in that he wanted to be close to home and get early playing time (both points that we could recruit heavily against Texas on).

Thank you for checking in my friend! I am excited to get this next season started!

Quote: Originally Posted by itsbigmike

Mackey is a big flip, for sure! As others have said, I enjoy the realistic nature (for the most part) of your recruiting and storylines. Can't wait for the Madden stuff, too! To maybe see someone latch on to a team in free agency or drafted in the mid-to-late rounds would be awesome. There have been some good ideas on dice rolls and whatnot which I think would add some good things to dynasties, but beyond that, this one is a top-notch and one of my favorite.

Thank you for the feedback my friend! I am glad so many are enjoying this project while at the same time feeling it being realistic. This is something that I really try to emphasize in all my work is to make it both challenging and realistic.

I am very excited too for the addition of some of the Madden storylines. I think it will be a long time until we see any Day 1 talent coming out of Eastern Michigan but maybe seeing a guy like Robert Thomas go in a late round could happen. Who knows, fingers crossed though.

You raise a good point with some of the dice roll ideas I have seen bounced around for NCAA '14 being applicable here. For the most part I feel the injuries in NCAA '12 (the version I am playing) do pretty well all on their own and need no supplementation. There might be tweaks I add down the road. For now the two big things I wanted to add this offseason was the Madden integration and the CAC's. I am sure there will be more improvements down the road.

Thank you for the support my friend!

[Cheese2121]

Eastern Michigan 2014 Depth Chart/Roster

BOLD - Starter
RED - Redshirted Player
* - Impact Player
(c) - Team Captain

No. 	Position 	Name		Class	Height	Weight	Overall	Hometown

14	QB	Mark Iannotti		JR(RS)	6'4"	217	78	Addison, IL
12	QB	Tyler Benz		SR(RS)	6'3"	212	69	Skokie, IL
6	QB	Dustin Bryant		SO(RS)	6'0"	188	69	Montreal, CN
1	QB	Tony Richard		FR(RS)	6'2"	197	65	Ypsilanti, MI
								
								
21	HB	Robert Thomas*		JR	6'0"	211	83	Deer Lodge, MT
20	HB	Joel Humphrey		SO(RS)	6'0"	207	72	Villa Rica, GA
22	HB	Brian Parks		SO(RS)	6'1"	218	73	Abbotsford, CN
24	HB	Eric Brown		FR(RS)	5'11"	205	67	Walker, MI
30	HB	Bronson Hill		JR(RS)	5'10"	205	70	Muskegon, MI
35	HB	Jermaine Gorman		FR	6'0"	198	66	Owosso, MI
								
								
83	FB	Dylan Brooks		SR	6'2"	244	68	Adrian, MI
38	FB	Craig Johnson		FR	6'1"	252	66	Inkster, MI
								
								
11	WR	Nick Vaughn		JR	6'5"	212	80	Coral Springs, FL
4	WR	Reggie Johnson		SO	6'6"	200	74	Denison, IA
87	WR	Eric Kennedy		SR(RS)	5'11"	184	68	Detroit, MI
85	WR	Lionel Willis		FR(RS)	6'1"	189	67	Escanaba, MI
89	WR	Tom Peterson		SO(RS)	6'1"	190	62	Manistee, MI
80	WR	Thomas Smith		FR	5'10"	196	64	Vancouver, CN
88	WR	Matt Crews		FR	5'11"	183	63	Sunrise, FL
								
								
86	TE	Jay Phillips		SO	6'6"	257	73	Green Bay, WI
10	TE	Paul Hall		SR	6'1"	241	74	Maitland, FL
81	TE	Tyresse Russell		JR(RS)	6'5"	261	68	Des Plaines, IL
82	TE	Justin Brown		SO(RS)	6'5"	250	67	St. Clair Shores, MI
								
								
77	LT	Lincoln Hansen ©	SR(RS)	6'5"	317	71	Aurora, NE
61	LT	Jack Williams		SO(RS)	6'5"	316	63	Shelby, MI
67	LT	Campbell Allison	SR(RS)	6'5"	369	63	Harrison, NY
								
								
69	LG	Shawn Sinawe		SR(RS)	6'3"	299	78	Livonia, MI
76	LG	Lawrence Miranda	FR(RS)	6'7"	314	57	Royal Oak, MI
								
								
60	C	Josh Woods		SR(RS)	6'4"	313	75	Bradenton, FL
63	C	J.J. Jackson		FR(RS)	6'3"	302	67	Rochester Hills, MI
68	C	Brad Smith		FR(RS)	6'4"	301	64	Lambertville, MI
								
								
74	RG	Bobby McFadden		SR(RS)	6'7"	287	68	Cadillac, MI
62	RG	Alex Wesley		SO(RS)	6'3"	302	66	Kitchener, CN
								
								
64	RT	Sean Holley		SO(RS)	6'8"	309	68	Barrie, CN
65	RT	Daniel Britt		SO(RS)	6'4"	360	64	Shelby, MI
								
								
9	LE	Mike Mackey		FR	6'4"	258	76	Forestville, OH
90	LE	Doug Mendoza		JR	6'3"	247	69	Talleyville, DE
94	LE	Kyle Larsen		SO	6'2"	258	63	Washington, IN
								
								
96	RE	David Tyson		FR(RS)	6'6"	269	68	Stow, OH
98	RE	Will Stephens		SR	6'1"	257	65	Maplewood, NJ
95	RE	David Sims		FR	6'1"	223	69	Riverview, MI
97	RE	Dedrick Edwards		FR	6'0"	241	64	Haslett, MI
								
								
93	DT	Tremayne Smith*		JR	6'4"	295	81	Mentor, OH
99	DT	Michael Coleman		FR	6'2"	282	69	Toronto, CN
91	DT	Chris Carey		JR	6'0"	276	67	Waverly, MI
92	DT	Kyle Johnson		FR	6'0"	309	63	Beverly Hills, MI
								
								
13	LOLB	Jeremy Curry		SR(RS)	6'0"	223	68	Alsip, IL
53	LOLB	Will Jones		FR(RS)	6'2"	220	64	Oak Ridge, FL
								
								
50	MLB	Joel Hicks		FR	6'2"	225	64	Okemos, MI
58	MLB	Derrick Jones		SO(RS)	6'0"	224	65	Melrose Park, IL
55	MLB	Scott Wheeler		JR(RS)	6'0"	244	50	Indian Hills, NV
								
								
51	ROLB	Tony Sharp		SO(RS)	6'1"	217	71	Benton Harbor, MI
57	ROLB	Anthony Huff		FR(RS)	6'0"	241	61	Grandville, MI
								
								
8	CB	Wes Dunlap		SO	5'11"	169	69	Lowell, MI
28	CB	Jeremy Ernst		SO	5'10"	181	68	Bay City, MI
23	CB	Tony Williams		FR	5'9"	168	66	Lansing, MI
33	CB	Dwayne Gold		SO	6'1"	172	67	Port Orange, FL
17	CB	Matthew Heath		FR	5'11"	180	65	Muskegon Hts, MI
39	CB	Vincent Allen		FR	5'11"	177	62	Grand Blanc, MI
42	CB	T.J. Thornton		FR	5'11"	171	61	Winter Haven, FL
								
								
7	FS	Albert McDaniel		FR	6'0"	214	76	Kitchener, CN
36	FS	Sean Cotton		JR(RS)	6'2"	200	64	Addison, IL
25	FS	Jesse Daniels		FR(RS)	6'0"	197	62	Coshocton, OH
26	FS	Terrell Whitfield	SO	6'2"	209	58	Burton, MI
47	FS	Chris Brown		FR	6'0"	171	61	Poultney, VT
								
								
29	SS	Chris Dunlap ©		JR(RS)	5'8"	187	72	Costa Mesa, CA
27	SS	Bobby Graham		FR	5'11"	197	68	Garden City, MI
								
								
2	K	Larry Taylor		SO	6'1"	199	79	De Queen, AR
34	K/P	Kody Fulkerson		SR(RS)	5'11"	179	80	Maple Heights, OH
								
15	P	Emmanuel Smith		FR	6'2"	207	65	East Cleveland, OH

[Cheese2121]

2014 Schedule for the Eastern Michigan Eagles

Date

08-30-14 vs Purdue
09-06-14 at #1 Florida
09-13-14 vs Oregon State
09-20-14 at Michigan
09-27-14 vs Central Michigan
10-11-14 at Ball State
10-18-14 at Western Michigan
10-23-14 at Ohio
11-08-14 vs Northern Illinois
11-15-14 vs Toledo
11-22-14 at Kent State
11-29-14 vs Akron

[BDawg35]

Holy crap! You had a dead man still coaching in your dynasty!

That really brought home the fact you're playing an older version of the game. I've always thought it'd be fun to start a 'nasty with a version that has players who are now established NFL stars, just to see how they perform in (virtual) college.

[Cheese2121]

Gator Chomp: Will Muschamp and Florida will Look to Defend their Title in the Tough SEC.


ESPN College Football Preview 2014
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Around the NCAA: Preseason

TOP 25
RK	LW	TEAM	REC	PTS
1	1	Florida	0-0	N/A
2	2	Wisconsin	0-0	N/A
3	3	LSU	0-0	N/A
4	4	Washington	0-0	N/A
5	5	Stanford	0-0	N/A
6	6	Oregon	0-0	N/A
7	7	Ohio State	0-0	N/A
8	8	Iowa	0-0	N/A
9	9	Alabama	0-0	N/A
10	10	Penn State	0-0	N/A
11	11	Georgia	0-0	N/A
12	12	USC	0-0	N/A
13	13	Virginia Tech	0-0	N/A
14	14	Maryland	0-0	N/A
15	15	Boston College	0-0	N/A
16	16	Texas	0-0	N/A
17	17	TCU	0-0	N/A
18	18	Central Florida	0-0	N/A
19	19	Kansas State	0-0	N/A
20	20	Illinois	0-0	N/A
21	21	Auburn	0-0	N/A
22	22	Tenneessee	0-0	N/A
23	23	Louisville	0-0	N/A
24	24	Oklahoma	0-0	N/A
25	25	Miami (FL)	0-0	N/A

Heisman Watch List:
1. HB Jayson Stegall - UCF
2. HB Melvin Gordon - Wisconsin
3. HB Tommy Hall - Penn State
4. HB Carlos Wilson - Tulane
5. HB Tra Carson - Oregon

Preseason All Americans

FIRST TEAM
QB Johnny Deaton - Oklahoma State
HB Jayson Stegall - UCF
HB Carlos Wilson - Tulane
WR Dominique Sanders - Houston
WR Tyrek Cheeseboro - Maryland
TE Richard Rodgers - Cal
C Ronnie Nichols - Georgia Tech
RG Daniel Blitch - Wake Forest
RG Archie Muniz - Mississippi State
RT Colin Summers - Wake Forest
RT Bryan Chamberlain - Georgia Tech
LE Austin Hopkins - UCF
RE Roman Mitchell - Oregon
DT Eric Humphrey - Oklahoma
DT Gerald Chase - Alabama
LOLB Elan Richard - Idaho
MLB Joe Brooks - Ohio State
ROLB Elgin Henderson - Nebraska
CB Marcus Pitts - Wisconsin
CB David Lozandier - Florida Atlantic
FS Fred Harris - Texas
SS Keith Wells - Penn State
K Brett Williams - Florida
P Brad Janitz - Illinois
RET Reggie Johnson - Eastern Michigan


SECOND TEAM
QB Mark Peoples - UL Lafayette
HB Joel Humphrey - Eastern Michigan
HB Willie Galloway - Nebraska
WR Brandin Cooks - Oregon State
WR Marquan Major - Idaho
TE Tyler Guy - USF
C Ben Risenhoover - UL Monroe
RG Matt Galas - Nevada
RG Wade Clark - Kansas
RT Ari Uzo Okereke - Air Force
RT Nate Skold - Tulane
LE Lynn Burgess - Oregon State
LE Brandon Marshall - Penn State
DT Carl Davis - Iowa
DT Keith Bowers - Maryland
LOLB Jim Poggi - Iowa
MLB Travis Hughes - North Carolina
ROLB Eric Neiderberger - Colorado State
CB Anthony Brown - USC
CB Michael Porter - Washington
FS Ryan Murphy - Oregon State
SS Gary Bolden - Iowa
K Larry Taylor - Eastern Michigan
P Jesse Novak - South Carolina
RET Justice Hayes - Michigan