Chicago's NCAA Team (Northwestern Dynasty)

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Quote: Originally Posted by BookWork123

I watched the highlights on YouTube, and I have to say it was pretty entertaining! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks . It was a fun but nerve racking at the same time.

Quote: Originally Posted by Deegeezy

Wow....very entertaining thread thus far. Your running game is unstoppable, even in the losses. Loving the highlights. That's definitely a unique twist from what we've been used to seeing around here. Keep up the great work. Northwestern and the Big 10 is very fun. I used them way back in the day on PS2.

Thanks . I grew up in a Big 10 household. Dad rooted for Illinois, Mom rooted for Ohio State, and I latched onto Purdue for some reason. Big 10 teams are usually my favorite teams for dynasty modes. Love the Tulane dynasty, currently reading through the earlier years that are in that thread.

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Matchup Preview *|* October 28, 2015
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#8 Iowa Hawkeyes (6-1, Away)		Northwestern Wildcats (3-5, Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 28.1 (31st) Points Per Game 24.6 (61st) 374..6 (47th) Total Offensive Yards 388.9 (29th) 245.3 (16th) Rushing Yards 177.3 (67th) 129.3 (109th) Passing Yards 211.6 (23rd) Defensive Stats Comparison 12.1 (4th) Points Allowed 33.1 (123rd) 267.9 (13th) Total Yards Allowed 458.4 (126th) 144.1 (30th) Rushing Yards Allowed 164.4 (#57th) 123.7 (16th) Passing Yards Allowed 294.0 (125th) Injury Report MLB - J. Jewell Broken Wrist - Out For Season RB - J. Jackson Torn Shoulder - 7 Weeks C - A. Blythe Strained Back - 6 Weeks Game Notes -Northwestern is coming off a wild game against Minnesota last week. A game in which they were in full control off only having to tie it late and force overtime. They have now won back to back games and are looking like they might be finding their stride. Their defense is still struggling to limit any team's offense. Luckily for them Iowa's offense isn't what has been winning them games this season, it has been their defense. Northwestern will need to use the strong running game this week and hope that freshman quarterback Clayton Thorson can keep his strong play going, but without the interceptions. Turnovers have plagued the Wildcats all season who sit at an NCAA-worst -13 turnover differential. -Iowa was ranked #1 in the nation for 2 weeks before dropping last week's game against Penn State in overtime 38-31. Iowa brings one of the best defenses in college football to the table and will hope that it can shut down this potent running game Northwestern has built up this season. Iowa is going to be playing angry after losing that nail biter last week so expect the Hawkeyes to come out with passion and look to demolish the Wildcats both physically and on the scoreboard.

Week 9: Games to Watch

Results

#3 (7-0) Oregon vs #14 (6-0) UCLA

#7 (6-1) Notre Dame @ (6-1) Air Force

#9 (5-0) Navy @ #21 (5-1) Houston

#12 (5-1) Florida State @ (6-1) NC State

#13 (6-1) Clemson @ (5-1) Pittsburgh

#24 (4-2) Tennessee @ (4-3) Alabama

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Oct 22, 2015
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	2	Ohio State Buckeyes (41)	7	0	1505
2	7	Miami Hurricanes (20)	6	0	1377
3	6	Oregon Ducks	7	0	1302
4	5	TCU Horned Frogs	7	0	1255
5	11	Nebraska Cornhuskers	6	0	1110
6	14	Auburn Tigers	8	0	986
7	8	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	6	1	948
8	1	Iowa Hawkeyes	6	1	945
9	12	Navy Midshipmen	5	0	917
10	9	Oklahoma Sooners	6	1	917
11	4	North Carolina Tar Heels	6	1	870
12	3	Florida State Seminoles	5	1	864
13	13	Clemson Tigers	6	1	851
14	19	UCLA Bruins	6	0	819
15	18	Penn State Nittany Lions	6	1	643
16	16	Michigan State Spartans	4	2	597
17	17	Florida Gators	6	1	585
18	22	Louisville Cardinals	5	1	397
19	15	Stanford Cardinal	5	2	388
20	23	Ole Miss Rebels	6	2	345
21	10	Houston Cougars	5	1	332
22	24	Georgia Bulldogs	6	1	328
23	25	Michigan Wolverines	5	2	285
24	--	Tennessee Volunteers	4	2	238
25	--	West Virginia Mountaineers	6	1	218

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Wildcats' Defense MIA in Iowa Loss

Wildcats welcome the #8 Iowa Hawkeyes to Ryan Field to try and pull off a big upset and put the Wildcats in a prime chance for a bowl appearance. Northwestern has had a ton of trouble on the defensive side of the ball this entire season. The would remain the trend today against the Hawkeyes. Heisman Trophy candidate, Iowa running back, Jordan Canzeri was on a rampage from the start of this game. Both by running the ball and catching the ball. He himself was able to put Iowa up 14 points early. Even though he was off to a great start he would get hurt the drive after he was forced to fumble. He would not return to the game and the Hawkeyes would have to use their second RB for the remainder of the game. Their backup running back came in and continued to dominate the game. After a sloppy first half by both teams, the Hawkeyes took a 24-16 lead into the half.

The Wildcats had held their own through the first half keeping it just a one score game. Northwestern took full advantage of receiving the 2nd half kickoff. They drove right down the field and scored a touchdown and converted their 2 point attempt to tie the game at 24. Iowa, however, would answer right back with a 63 yd touchdown pass to take the lead right back. After trading punts the Hawkeyes found the end zone once again early into the 4th to give them a 38-24 lead. Northwestern would make it one score again yet again at 38-31 but were unable to get a stop when they needed it most. And to rub it in the Hawkeyes score in the final minute for the dagger. Iowa takes the game 45-31.

Iowa Hawkeyes at Northwestern Wildcats
Oct 26, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
#8 Iowa Hawkeyes (7-1)	14	10	7	14	-	45
Northwestern Wildcats (3-6)	3	13	8	7	-	31

Team Stats Comparison
	IOWA	NW
Total Offense	529	397
Rushing Yards	171	199
Passing Yards	358	198
First Downs	20	24
Punt Return Yards	0	0
Kick Return Yards	164	227
Total Yards	693	624
Turnovers	3	2
3rd Down Conversion	3-4 (75%)	3-13 (23%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0	4-4 (100%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0	1-1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	6-5-1 (100%)	6-3-3 (100%)
Penalties	1 - 5	1 - 11
Possession Time	14:04	21:56

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		IOWA	NW
6:39	(IOWA) J. Canzeri, 3 Yd run (XP Good)	7	0
2:49	(NW) H. Niswander, 23 Yd FG	7	3
1:47	(IOWA) J. Canzeri, 9 Yd run (XP Good)	14	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		IOWA	NW
8:13	(NW) H. Niswander, 34 Yd FG	14	6
6:00	(NW) H. Niswander, 34 Yd FG	14	9
5:29	(NW) W. Long, 2 Yd run (XP Good)	14	16
3:12	(IOWA) L. Daniels Jr., 8 Yd run (XP Good)	21	16
0:00	(IOWA) M. Ellis, 28 Yd FG	24	16
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		IOWA	NW
6:46	(NW) D. Vitale, 8 Yd run (2-PT Successful)	24	24
5:51	(IOWA) M. VandeBerg, 63 Yd pass from C. Beathard (XP Good)	31	24
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		IOWA	NW
7:36	(IOWA) J. Duzey, 3 Yd pass from C. Beathard (XP Good)	38	24
3:23	(NW) M. Shuler, 4 Yd pass from C. Thorson (XP Good)	38	31
0:43	(IOWA) L. Daniels Jr., 16 Yd run (XP Good)	45	31

Iowa Hawkeyes PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C. Beathard 22/24 358 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD L. Daniels Jr. 13 106 8.1 2 J. Canzeri 9 68 7.5 2 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Duzey 7 64 9.1 1 M. VandeBerg 4 139 34.7 1 J. Canzeri 2 54 27.0 0

Northwestern Wildcats PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C. Thorson 19/33 198 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD W. Long 21 122 5.8 1 C. Thorson 9 42 4.6 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD C. Jones 8 74 9.2 0 M. Shuler 4 24 6.0 1 C. Dickerson 2 55 27.5 0

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Week 9 Recap

Game of the Week

UCLA Bruins at Oregon Ducks
Oct 26, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
#14 UCLA Bruins (6-1)	3	10	7	0		20
#3 Oregon Ducks (8-0)	3	14	21	6	-	44

Week 9: Games to Watch Recap

Results

#7 Notre Dame 21, Air Force 10

#9 Navy 35, #21 Houston 17

#12 Florida State 27, NC State 10

#13 Clemson 38, Pittsburgh 31

#24 Tennessee 35, Alabama 10

Upsets of the Week

Texas Longhorns at TCU Horned Frogs
Oct 26, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Texas Longhorns (4-3)	3	9	10	0	-	22
#4 TCU Horned Frogs (7-1)	7	14	0	0	-	21

Minnesota Golden Gophers at Nebraska Cornhuskers
Oct 26, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-3)	0	10	14	14	-	38
#5 Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-1)	10	7	7	0	-	24

Heisman Watch - Updated: Oct 26, 2015
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Samaje Pernie	RB	Oklahoma		181 att, 1074 yards, 15 TDs
Royce Freeman	RB	Oregon		154 att, 952 yards, 12 TDs
Ezekiel Elliott	RB	Ohio State		153 att, 1024 yards, 10 TDs
Jordan Canzeri	RB	Iowa		169 att, 884 yards, 15 TDs
Roc Thomas	RB	Auburn		181 att, 1020 yards, 10 TDs

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Recruiting Update

The Wildcats were able to snag some recruiting commits this past week despite throwing away a chance at an upset against top 10 Iowa. Below are the committed players so far on the year. Looking at the Northwestern board it looks like more should be announced sooner than later.

Northwestern Commits - 2015
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Shaun Barlay	DE	HS	Chicago, IL	6'3	240
Chris Lydigsen	RB	HS	Bolingbrook, IL	6'4	225
Michael Rust	FS	HS	Graham, TX	6'3	194

Matchup Preview *|* November 2, 2015
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Northwestern Wildcats (3-6, Away)		#13 Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-1, Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 25.3 (56th) Points Per Game 26.0 (50th) 389.8 (28th) Total Offensive Yards 401.6 (22nd) 179.7 (63rd) Rushing Yards 254.3 (11th) 210.1 (22nd) Passing Yards 147.3 (92nd) Defensive Stats Comparison 34.4 (125th) Points Allowed 18.3 (25th) 466.2 (126th) Total Yards Allowed 279.6 (14th) 165.1 (58th) Rushing Yards Allowed 126.1 (8th) 301.1 (125th) Passing Yards Allowed 153.4 (48th) Injury Report RB - J. Jackson Torn Shoulder - 6 Weeks RG - C. Kondolo Broken Hand - 1 Week C - R. Reeves Broken Wrist - Out for Season Game Notes -Northwestern yet again is coming off a close but high scoring game in which they came up just short. The Iowa Hawkeyes dominated the game in terms of offensive production. The Wildcats just couldn't seem to stop anything. Their schedule only gets harder against the Nebraska Cornhuskers this week in Lincoln, Nebraska. The offensive production continues to be there for the Wildcats but the defense has still yet to really had an impact in any game this season. They are really going to need something to try and stop the Husker running game as it is one of the best in the nation. -Meanwhile, Nebraska is coming off a tough loss against the Minnesota Golden Gophers last week which has dropped Nebraska not only out of the top 5 in ranking but also the top 10. Nebraska just seemed to run out of gas against the Gophers and they were held to just 7 2nd half points while Minnesota put up 28 and put the game away. The Huskers come into this one with a top 15 running offense and a top 10 rushing defense. Both of these counter the Wildcats. It will be rough for Northwestern who are looking for a possible upset.

Week 10: Games to Watch

Results

#2 (7-0) Miami FL vs #10 (6-1) Florida State

#5 (6-0) Navy @ #6 (7-1) Notre Dame

#9 (6-1) North Carolina vs (6-2) NC State

#12 (7-1) TCU vs #24 (7-1) West Virginia

#15 (5-2) Michigan State @ (5-3) Michigan

#16 (6-1) Florida vs #20 (6-1) Georgia

#19 (6-2) Ole Miss @ (7-1) BYU

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Nov 2, 2015
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Ohio State Buckeyes (36)	7	0	1500
2	2	Miami Hurricanes (24)	7	0	1415
3	3	Oregon Ducks (1)	8	0	1394
4	6	Auburn Tigers	8	0	1289
5	9	Navy Midshipmen	6	0	1056
6	7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	7	1	992
7	8	Iowa Hawkeyes	7	1	953
8	10	Oklahoma Sooners	7	1	863
9	11	North Carolina Tar Heels	6	1	823
10	12	Florida State Seminoles	6	1	796
11	13	Clemson Tigers	7	1	759
12	4	TCU Horned Frogs	7	1	758
13	5	Nebraska Cornhuskers	6	1	694
14	15	Penn State Nittany Lions	6	1	671
15	16	Michigan State Spartans	5	2	623
16	17	Florida Gators	6	1	596
17	14	UCLA Bruins	6	1	543
18	19	Stanford Cardinal	6	2	526
19	20	Ole Miss Rebels	6	2	479
20	22	Georgia Bulldogs	6	1	414
21	--	Texas Longhorns	4	3	382
22	24	Tennessee Volunteers	5	2	372
23	--	Minnesota Golden Gophers	6	3	367
24	25	West Virginia Mountaineers	7	1	320
25	--	Texas A&M Aggies	7	2	268

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[Deegeezy]

Damn, tough loss bro. Gotta get that defense right. Can't beat anybody giving up 45 points. Aside from Barlay, any good defensive recruits getting wooed?

[Huskies v3]

Quote: Originally Posted by Deegeezy

Damn, tough loss bro. Gotta get that defense right. Can't beat anybody giving up 45 points. Aside from Barlay, any good defensive recruits getting wooed?

Yeah, the defense just remains to be an issue. I can't get any pressure on the quarterbacks to try and hurry throws. I have a few more quality defensive line recruits close to committing. My linebackers and secondary are all on the younger side so they should get better as I go.

[Miles Perry]

Quote: Originally Posted by Huskies v3

Yeah, the defense just remains to be an issue. I can't get any pressure on the quarterbacks to try and hurry throws. I have a few more quality defensive line recruits close to committing. My linebackers and secondary are all on the younger side so they should get better as I go.

How often do you bring 6+ rushers?