Kansas Jayhawks Dynasty (NCAA 14)

[Dawgfan1]

Kansas Lands Its First Prospect

3-star strong safety Chris Woods, the #32 strong safety in the 2014 recruiting class, has verbally committed to Kansas. This marks Kansas's first signing in the class. Woods hails out of Girard, OH; he plays for the Girard Indians. The 6'2", 185 lb. defensive back was also being pursued by Kentucky, Boston College, Kansas State, and Virginia.

[mattrd39]

Hopefully you can swing an upset or two here in conference play... it's tough playing in the Big XII when you don't get to pick up that almost-sure win against Kansas!

Heaps seems to be doing alright for you, I remember being disappointed when he didn't come to Washington, but he obviously didn't live up to that prep hype.

[Dawgfan1]

Quote: Originally Posted by mattrd39

Hopefully you can swing an upset or two here in conference play... it's tough playing in the Big XII when you don't get to pick up that almost-sure win against Kansas! Heaps seems to be doing alright for you, I remember being disappointed when he didn't come to Washington, but he obviously didn't live up to that prep hype.

Yeah, it's tough. The slider changes I made seemed to have made things more challenging, which is good. However, things should get better after the Oklahoma State game. We'll be playing teams a little bit closer to our overall (77), so we could pick up a win then. As for Heaps, he's not bad, but I have gotten pretty good at playing quarterback since I've been playing this game for two years, so that might be why he's doing well.

[Dawgfan1]

No Defense

Kansas loses its fourth game in a row versus under-performing Texas 31-16.

Kansas lost to another struggling team, this time to Texas 31-16 in a game that was not as close as the score indicated.

It was another tough game for the Kansas defense, who allowed 286 yards of passing and 118 yards of rushing to Texas QB Tyrone Swoopes, as well as 47 yards of rushing to running back Johnathan Gray. The Kansas defense has had an all around terrible season, being ranked as one of the worst defenses in the country.

Despite only having 85 yards of rushing, Kansas's rushing game had a pretty decent day. Halfback James Sims ran for 79 yards on 15 carries, and backup Darrian Miller ran for 32 yards on 10 carries. The only bad thing was that quarterback Jake Heaps was sacked 5 times, causing him to have -29 yards of rushing.

Speaking of Jake Heaps, he had a decent game. He threw for 207 yards, a touchdown, and no interceptions, but he was inaccurate, only completing 22 of his 40 passes (a 55% completion percentage). Wide receiver Josh Ford had a particularly good game, catching 6 passes for 62 yards.

The game started out rough for Kansas, and after Texas's first two drives, they were already down 14-0. The Jayhawks managed to get a touchdown, but not until late in the second quarter. Texas would bring their lead back to 14 at the end of the quarter on a short Malcolm Brown TD run (he only had two carries; both were touchdowns),

Texas would score twice more in the third quarter to increase their lead to 31-7 on a field goal and Tyrone Swoopes breakaway carry. This effectively ended the game, but Kansas did not give up, as they scored a touchdown in the middle of the fourth and also got a safety after a drive stalled at the 1 to make it 31-16. But they could not score after that, and Texas ran out the clock.

Kansas has another road trip, this time to Stillwater, to face the #25 Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-3, 2-3) next week, who are on a three-game losing streak.

Kansas Jayhawks at Texas Longhorns
Nov 2, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Kansas Jayhawks (4-3, 1-3)	0	7	0	9	16
Texas Longhorns (1-6, 0-4)	14	7	10	0	31

Team Stats Comparison
	KU	TEX
Total Offense	292	457
Rushing Yards	85	171
Passing Yards	207	286
First Downs	19	20
Punt Return Yards	27	46
Kick Return Yards	139	0
Total Yards	458	503
Turnovers	1	1
3rd Down Converstion	2/15 (13%)	4/10 (40%)
4th Down Conversion	3/5	0/0
2-Point Conversion	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-2-0	5-3-0
Penalties	1-10	1-5
Posession Time	21:09	14:51

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		KU	TEX
4:07	(TEX) M. Brown, 1 Yd run	0	7
2:40	(TEX) M. Davis, 6 Yd pass from T. Swoopes	0	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		KU	TEX
2:03	(KU) D. Miller, 2 Yd run	7	14
0:52	(TEX) M. Brown, 5 Yd run	7	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		KU	TEX
5:01	(TEX) A. Fera, 52 Yd FG	7	24
0:57	(TEX) T. Swoopes, 26 Yd run	7	31
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		KU	TEX
6:26	(KU) J. Mundine, 10 Yd pass from J. Heaps	14	31
1:16	(KU) KU Team Safety	16	31

Kansas Jayhawks PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Jake Heaps 22/40 (55%) 207 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD James Sims 15 79 5.2 0 Darrian Miller 10 32 3.2 1 Jake Heaps 9 -29 -3.6 0 Trent Smiley 2 4 2.0 0 Taylor Cox 1 -1 -1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Josh Ford 6 62 10.3 0 Jimmay Mundine 4 51 12.7 1 James Sims 4 35 8.7 0 Andrew Turzilli 2 38 19.0 0 Darrian Miller 2 3 1.5 0 Trent Smiley 1 9 9.0 0 Christian Matthews 1 3 3.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Ben Heeney 20 1.0 0 0 Cassius Sendish 7 0.0 0 0 Tyree Williams 5 0.0 0 0 Jake Love 3 1.0 0 0 Keon Stowers 1 1.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Matthew Wyman 0/0 2/2 2 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Trevor Pardula 8 375 46.8 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Tony Pierson 3 76 25.3 0 James Sims 3 63 21.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD James Sims 3 27 9.0 0

Texas Longhorns PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Tyrone Swoopes 21/29 (72%) 286 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Tyrone Swoopes 18 118 6.5 1 Johnathan Gray 14 47 3.3 0 Malcolm Brown 2 6 3.0 2 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Kendall Sanders 6 104 17.3 0 Johnathan Gray 5 53 10.6 0 Jaxon Shipley 3 54 18.0 0 Mike Davis 3 25 8.3 1 Marcus Johnson 2 28 14.0 0 Geoff Swaim 1 19 19.0 0 Malcolm Brown 1 3 3.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Dalton Santos 8 0.0 0 0 Cedric Reed 6 2.0 0 0 Peter Jinkens 5 1.0 0 0 Malcolm Brown 2 1.0 0 0 Reggie Wilson 1 1.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Anthony Fera 1/2 4/4 7 53 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Anthony Fera 4 176 44.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD None PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Daje Johnson 4 46 11.5 0

[EziioGlory]

I love it! The way you describe the games and everything is outstanding. I love the pick of Kansas also. I always considered doing them. I'm going to be starting my dynasty here on OS for the first time! Any tips before I dive right into it?

[Dawgfan1]

Quote: Originally Posted by EziioGlory

I love it! The way you describe the games and everything is outstanding. I love the pick of Kansas also. I always considered doing them. I'm going to be starting my dynasty here on OS for the first time! Any tips before I dive right into it?

Thanks for the compliments. I'm not usually one to give tips, but if I had to give one, it would probably be to be original and eventually adopt a "style" that is undoubtedly yours. For example, when I started posting my first dynasty late last year with Boston College, my recaps were somewhat short and I didn't tell the story of the game all that well. But as time went on, I became better at explaining how the game unfolded. I've also added in a few things that I thought of, like the Series Hall of Fame and Greatest Games (this obviously isn't completely original), as well as the at-times witty titles.

[Dawgfan1]

Week 11 BCS Rankings

NCAA Football Rankings - BCS Rankings - Updated: Nov 3, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	2	Louisville	8	0	1.000
2	7	Northern Illinois	9	0	0.992
3	3	Oregon	7	1	0.992
4	4	Ohio State	8	1	0.984
5	5	Alabama	7	1	0.979
6	6	UCLA	7	1	0.974
7	10	TCU	8	1	0.964
8	1	Michigan	7	1	0.963
9	9	Texas A&M	7	2	0.958
10	11	Stanford	6	2	0.942
11	19	Iowa State	7	1	0.939
12	13	Miami	7	1	0.935
13	12	Baylor	5	2	0.934
14	14	Ole Miss	6	2	0.921
15	8	Kansas State	6	2	0.898
16	15	Boise State	7	2	0.892
17	16	Washington	5	3	0.891
18	17	Utah State	8	1	0.886
19	18	BYU	7	1	0.883
20	20	Wisconsin	6	2	0.871
21	--	Michigan State	8	1	0.864
22	21	Georgia	5	3	0.849
23	22	Arizona State	5	3	0.849
24	24	Clemson	7	2	0.837
25	23	Oklahoma State	5	3	0.836

Heisman Watch

Heisman Watch - Updated: Nov 3, 2013
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Jordan Lynch	QB	Northern Illinois		133/201 (66%), 1919 Yds, 21 TDss
Trevone Boykin	QB	TCU		115/229 (50%), 1859 Yds, 15 TDs
Duke Johnson Jr.	HB	Miami		170 Rush, 937 Yds, 5.5 Yds/Rush, 17 TDs
Johnny Manziel	QB	Texas A&M		151/219 (68%), 2532 Yds, 26 TDs
Jordon James	HB	UCLA		158 Rush, 929 Yds, 5.9 Yds/Rush, 11 TDs

Big 12 Standings

Big 12 Conference Standings Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 3, 2013
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#7 TCU	8-1	0.880	6-0	290	202	W8
#11 Iowa State	7-1	0.870	5-0	248	123	W5
#15 Kansas State	6-2	0.750	3-2	232	140	L1
Oklahoma	4-4	0.500	3-2	210	167	L1
#13 Baylor	5-2	0.710	2-2	195	150	W1
#25 Oklahoma State	5-3	0.620	2-3	236	159	W1
Texas Tech	4-5	0.440	2-4	199	241	L1
Texas	2-6	0.250	1-4	159	222	W1
Kansas	4-4	0.500	1-4	228	267	L4
West Virginia	4-5	0.440	1-5	231	235	L3

Big Game in Week 11: #7 TCU @ #11 Iowa State

[Dawgfan1]

Air Battle

Kansas falls below .500 for the first time this year as they lose 49-21 to Oklahoma State.

Last week, Kansas lost to Texas 31-16 in a game that was not as close as the score indicated. But this week, Kansas lost its fifth straight game to 25th-ranked Oklahoma State 49-21 in a game that was closer than the final score showed.

The Cowboys' offense had a great day, with quarterback J.W. Walsh passing for 386 yards, 2 TDs, and 2 picks, while also running for 30 yards in 19 carries, as well as two additional TDs. Running back Jeremy Smith, despite only having 9 carries on the day, ran for 114 yards and a touchdown. "We just couldn't stop them" coach Bradwell said. "Our defense needs to step it up."

Jake Heaps had another inaccurate day, only completing 48 percent of his passes, but he still threw for 268 yards, 2 TDs, and an interception. James Sims had another disappointing day, only rushing for 61 yards on 16 carries.

Oklahoma State rode out to an early 17-0 lead early in the second quarter through a long 45 yard touchdown pass and short run from J.W. Walsh. Kansas, however, would a touchdown midway through the second quarter, and they would go into the half down 17-7.

The third quarter was quiet with the only score being a field goal from Ok State with 2 minutes left in the quarter, but the fourth quarter began with a Kansas touchdown pass from Heaps, his second on the day, to make it a one-score game. The Cowboys would immediately answer back with a touchdown and two-point conversion to take a two-touchdown lead, and Kansas would not score again until there were three minutes, when they ran it in to make it 28-21. The Cowboys would answer again with a touchdown, and after a Jayhawks four-and-out, they would score again while trying to run out the clock thanks to some poor defending from Kansas, who had sent nine on that play. Kansas tried to make it close, but Jake Heaps threw a pick six, and the game finished with a 49-21 Cowboys win.

Next week, it gets a bit easier for Kansas as they return home for the first time in three weeks to face off against fellow Big 12 bottom dweller West Virginia (4-6, 1-6).

Kansas Jayhawks at Oklahoma State Cowboys
Nov 9, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Kansas Jayhawks (4-4, 1-4)	0	7	0	14	21
#25 Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-3, 2-3)	10	7	3	29	49

Team Stats Comparison
	KU	OKST
Total Offense	372	530
Rushing Yards	104	144
Passing Yards	268	386
First Downs	19	23
Punt Return Yards	10	25
Kick Return Yards	127	28
Total Yards	509	583
Turnovers	1	2
3rd Down Converstion	9/18 (50%)	9/15 (60%)
4th Down Conversion	1/3	0/0
2-Point Conversion	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-3-0	5-3-1
Penalties	1-14	2-10
Posession Time	19:08	16:52

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		KU	OKST
5:57	(OKST) K. Smith, 22 Yd FG	0	3
2:42	(OKST) J. Seales, 45 Yd pass from J. Walsh	0	10
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		KU	OKST
8:26	(OKST) J. Walsh, 2 Yd run	0	17
5:28	(KU) J. Ford, 8 Yd pass from J. Heaps	7	17
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		KU	OKST
2:05	(OKST) K. Smith, 40 Yd FG	7	20
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		KU	OKST
8:04	(KU) A. Turzilli, 10 Yd pass from J. Heaps	14	20
6:06	(OKST) J. Walsh, 9 Yd run (2-Pt)	14	28
3:14	(KU) J. Heaps, 5 Yd run	21	28
2:35	(OKST) T. Moore, 26 Yd pass from J. Walsh	21	35
1:05	(OKST) J. Smith, 14 Yd run	21	42
0:41	(OKST) J. Gilbert, returned interception 48 Yds	21	49

Kansas Jayhawks PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Jake Heaps 19/39 (48%) 268 2 1 Michael Cummings 0/2 (0%) 0 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD James Sims 16 61 3.8 0 Jake Heaps 9 15 1.6 1 Darrian Miller 5 19 3.8 0 Taylor Cox 2 11 5.5 0 Trent Smiley 1 0 0.0 0 Justin McCay 1 -2 -2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Josh Ford 5 83 16.6 1 Jimmay Mundine 4 72 18.0 0 Andrew Turzilli 4 47 11.7 1 Tony Pierson 2 27 13.5 0 James Sims 1 14 14.0 0 Jordan Shelley-Smith 1 14 14.0 0 Trent Smiley 1 8 8.0 0 Christian Matthews 1 3 3.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Ben Heeney 10 1.0 0 0 Dexter Linton 7 1.0 0 0 JaCorey Shepherd 6 0.0 1 0 Jake Love 2 1.0 0 0 Keon Stowers 2 1.0 0 0 Isaiah Johnson 1 0.0 1 0 Keba Agostinho 1 1.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Matthew Wyman 0/0 3/3 3 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Trevor Pardula 6 232 38.6 3 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Tony Pierson 3 64 21.3 0 James Sims 3 63 21.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD James Sims 1 10 10.0 0

Oklahoma State Cowboys PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J.W. Walsh 37/44 (84%) 386 2 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J.W. Walsh 19 30 1.5 2 Jeremy Smith 9 114 12.6 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jhajuan Seales 7 117 16.7 1 Jeremy Smith 7 41 5.8 0 Charlie Moore 7 35 5.0 0 Josh Stewart 4 47 11.7 0 David Glidden 4 39 9.7 0 Tracy Moore 3 47 15.6 0 Austin Hays 2 26 13.0 0 Blake Jackson 2 24 12.0 0 Desmond Roland 1 10 10.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Daytawion Lowe 12 0.0 0 0 Caleb Lavey 9 0.0 0 0 Justin Gilbert 4 0.0 1 1 Trace Clark 3 1.0 0 0 Miketavius Jones 2 1.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Kip Smith 2/2 5/5 11 40 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Michael Reichenstein 1 36 36.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Josh Stewart 1 28 28.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Josh Stewart 2 25 12.5 0