Fight Massachusetts! | Maize's UMass Dynasty

[Maize08]

NCAA 2007 on PS2 - Idaho (DC)
NCAA 2008 on PS2 - Kent State (DC), Michigan (MM)
NCAA 2009 on PS2 - New Mexico State (MM)
NCAA 2010 on PS2 - Notre Dame (OS)
NCAA 2011 on PS3 - Kent State (OS/VSN/DSS)
NCAA 2012 on PS3 - UCLA (DSS)
NCAA 2013 on PS3 - Duke (DSS), Kentucky (VSN/DSS)
NCAA 2014 on PS3 - UNLV (SS/OS), Eastern Michigan (OS)
NCAA (14) 2015 on PS3 - Michigan (OS)
NCAA (14) 2018 on PS3 - UMass (OS)

Man, I really miss the college football video game. The activity on this site to keep it alive and updated has prompted me to get back into playing college football. Listed above are the dynasties I have posted since NCAA 2007. That game, with Reggie Bush on the cover, is still probably the video game I have played most in my life.

So while I was thinking about what school I would take over, I wanted a rebuilding job. More specifically, I wanted a newer FBS program and I wanted to turn them into the next Boise State.

UMass has definitely struggled since transitioning to the FBS level. They have not won more than 3 games in a season as a FBS team. Mark Whipple took back over the program in 2014; previously he had led UMass to a NCAA 1-AA Championship in 1998. So there is a history of the school playing good football, but there have been few instances since then.

I will be simulating the 2017 season, with some updates about the Minutemen's season. My focus on this dynasty is realistically building UMass into a G5 power. I think it will take many seasons and I am excited about it.

As always, I will put time into articles and creating storylines in the dynasty. I will update recruiting classes with actual recruits and will also take any input I get from the OS community on how to improve this dynasty!

I can't wait to get started!

Dynasty Information
Platform: Playstation 3
Gameplay Level: All-American
Quarter Length: 8 Minutes
Sliders: Custom, always a work in progress.
Rosters: PS3 2017-18 Roster Community Project (OS)
Scheduling: Realism is the key. I will try to stick to the future schedule and also stick to how they usually schedule games.
Redshirts: I am allowed to redshirt true freshmen, transfers, and back-up skill position players.
Recruiting: All-American Level. I will have a specific recruiting territory and I will only be allowed 2-3 recruits outside of that territory per class.
In-Season Updates: Top 25 and Heisman watch will be updated every week. Team standings and individual statistics will be updated after the first four game, after the ninth game, then after the final game of the season.
In-Game: Choose one of the selected plays on First and Second Down. Then on third down, I am on my own. Try to create realistic statistics, so bring in back-ups if the game gets out of reach. Adjust sliders after every four games if needed.

[Maize08]

History and Records

First Season: 1879
All Time Record: 590-590-51
All Time Win %: 50.0%
Claimed National Titles: 1 (1998 - FCS)
Conference Titles: 22

Record Versus Rivals
UConn - 37-36-2
Boston College - 5-22

Individual Records

Passing
Passing Yards (Game) - Blake Frohnapfel (2014) - 589 yards
Passing Yards (Season) - Todd Bankhead (1998) - 3,919 yards
Passing Yards (Career) - Liam Coen (2004-08) - 11,031 yards
Passing Touchdowns (Game) - Multiple Players Tied - 5
Passing Touchdowns (Season) - Todd Bankhead (1998) - 34
Passing Touchdowns (Career) - Liam Coen (2004-08) - 90
Rushing
Rushing Yards (Game) - Frank Alessio (1995) - 337 yards
Rushing Yards (Season) - Marcel Shipp (1998) - 2,542 yards
Rushing Yards (Career) - Marcel Shipp (1997-2000) - 6,250 yards
Rushing Touchdowns (Game) - Lou Bush (1932) - 5
Rushing Touchdowns (Season) - Marcel Shipp (1998) - 24
Rushing Touchdowns (Career) - Marcel Shipp (1997-2000) - 58
Receiving
Receptions (Game) - Tajae Sharpe (2015) - 15
Receptions (Season) - Tajae Sharpe (2015) - 111
Receptions (Career) - Tajae Sharpe (2012-15) - 277
Receiving Yards (Game) - Victor Cruz (2008) - 262 yards
Receiving Yards (Season) - Jimmy Moore (1998) - 1,494 yards
Receiving Yards (Career) - Tajae Sharpe (2012-15) - 3,486 yards
Receiving Touchdowns (Game) - Multiple Players Tied - 4
Receiving Touchdowns (Season) - Jimmy Moore (1998) - 16
Receiving Touchdowns (Career) - Adrian Zullo (1998-2002) - 32
Defense
Total Tackles (Game) - John McKeown (1986) - 23
Total Tackles (Season) - John McKeown (1988) - 177
Total Tackles (Career) - John McKeown (1985-88) - 543
Sacks (Game) - Scott Assencoa (1992) - 5.0
Sacks (Season) - Mario Perry (1992) - 15.0
Sacks (Career) - Mario Perry (1989-93) - 33.0
Interceptions (Game) - Steven Rogers (1968) - 4
Interceptions (Season) - Multiple Players Tied - 8
Interceptions (Career) - Shannon James (2001-05) - 20
Bold - Record Broken in Dynasty

[Maize08]

Season Reviews

2017
Overall Record: 1-11
Home/Road Record 1-4 at Home | 0-7 on Road
Awards/Accolades: None
Team MVP - Offense: Andy Isabella, WR
Team MVP - Defense: Steve Casali, OLB
Heisman Trophy Winner: QB Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
National Champion: Alabama (13-1)

2018
Overall Record: 5-7
Home/Road Record: 4-1 at Home | 1-5 on Road | 0-1 at Neutral Site
Schedule & Results:

Spoiler

@ Virginia - L 21-34
@ Boston College - L 24-28
vs. Georgia Southern - W 24-3
vs. South Florida - L 14-17
vs. BYU - L 16-27
vs. Charlotte - W 44-3
@ Army - L 10-31
vs. Coastal Carolina - W 45-7
@ UConn - L 10-13 (OT)
@ Ohio - W 24-13
vs. Duquesne - W 42-7
@ Georgia - L 24-38

Awards/Accolades: None
Team MVP - Offense: Marquis Young, RB
Team MVP - Defense: Bakhari Goodson, STAR
Heisman Trophy Winner: QB Trace McSorley, Penn State
National Champion: Washington (14-0)

2019
Overall Record: 5-7
Home/Road Record: 1-3 at Home | 3-4 on Road | 1-0 at Neutral Site
Schedule & Results:

Spoiler

@ Northwestern - L 17-23
@ Rutgers - W 21-16
vs. Virginia - L 10-28
@ Army - L 21-28
vs. Louisiana - L 14-28
@ Charlotte - W 60-7
@ Florida International - L 24-31
vs. UConn - L 14-17
@ New Mexico - W 24-13
vs. Maine - W 56-14
vs. BYU - W 28-24
@ South Carolina - L 21-30

Awards/Accolades: None
Team MVP - Offense: Jessie Britt, RB
Team MVP - Defense: Chinedu Ogbonna, OLB
Heisman Trophy Winner: QB Jalen Hurts, Alabama
National Champion: Ohio State (14-0)

2020
Overall Record: 9-4
Home/Road Record: 6-0 at Home | 2-4 on Road | 1-0 at Neutral Site
Schedule & Results:

Spoiler

vs. Army - W 28-19
@ UConn - W 45-24
@ Virginia - W 31-17
vs. So. Miss - W 35-16
@ Auburn - L 3-35
vs. Troy - W 38-21
vs. Bowling Green - W 31-26
vs. New Hampshire - W 35-0
@ Appalachian State - L 20-28
vs. Wyoming - W 34-7
@ Mississippi State - L 24-35
@ BYU - L 24-31
vs. Mid. Tenn. St. - W 52-17

Awards/Accolades: None
Team MVP - Offense: Jessie Britt, RB
Team MVP - Defense: Chris Hunt, CB
Heisman Trophy Winner: QB Josh Jackson, Virginia Tech
National Champion: Georgia (12-2)

2021
Overall Record: 9-4
Home/Road Record: 4-2 at Home | 4-2 on Road | 1-0 at Neutral Site
Schedule & Results:

Spoiler

@ Colorado - L 21-28
vs. Boston College - L 24-30
vs. UConn - W 42-14
@ Rice - W 31-14
vs. Georgia State - W 34-7
@ Marshall - W 45-7
@ Florida Atlantic - L 31-35
vs. Florida Int’l - L 10-14
vs. Mid. Tenn. St. - W 38-14
@ Old Dominion - W 21-7
vs. W. Kentucky - W 45-14
@ Charlotte - W 38-7
vs. Air Force - W 31-3

Awards/Accolades: Ray Thornton, SS - 1st Team All-C-USA
Team MVP - Offense: Trey Jones, QB
Team MVP - Defense: Chinedu Ogbonna, OLB
Heisman Trophy Winner: QB Malik Willis, Auburn
National Champion: Texas (13-0)

2022
Overall Record: 10-3
Home/Road Record: 6-0 at Home | 4-2 on Road | 0-1 at Neutral Site
Schedule & Results:

Spoiler

@ Boston College - W 47-14
@ Tulane - L 17-26
vs. Army - W 24-14
vs. Rice - W 31-7
@ Georgia State - W 35-23
vs. Marshall - W 56-7
vs. Florida Atlantic - W 24-0
@ Florida International - L 14-23
@ Mid. Tenn. State - W 41-0
vs. Old Dominion - W 35-14
@ Western Kentucky - W 49-17
vs. Charlotte - W 26-7
vs. Ohio - L 24-28

Awards/Accolades: Trey Jones, QB - 1st Team All-C-USA, Zach Brooks, LB - 1st Team All-CUSA, Ray Thornton, SS - 1st Team All-CUSA, Finished Season Ranked #25
Team MVP - Offense: Trey Jones, QB
Team MVP - Defense: Zach Brooks, STAR
Heisman Trophy Winner: QB Jason Guillory, Ohio State
National Champion: Ohio State (14-0)

[Maize08]

Recruiting Recaps

UMass Minutemen Recruiting - Class of 2018
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Markeis Colvin	ATH	HS	Clearwater, FL	5'10"	192
Evan Lovell	OT	HS	Brighton, NY	6'5"	309
Shatar McClay	CB	HS	Clarksville, TN	6'0"	185
Dennis Osagiede	DT	HS	Brenham, TX	6'1"	272
Trey Jones	ATH	HS	Fort Worth, TX	5'10"	197
Rashard Jackson	RB	HS	East Riverdale, MD	5'11"	183
Jevon Brekke	MLB	HS	St. Paul, MN	6'3"	202
Ishmael Robinson	MLB	HS	Washington, DC	6'3"	213
Javonte Williams	SS	HS	Carrboro, NC	5'11"	201
Perrion Winfrey	DT	HS	Cahokia, IL	6'4"	264
Coy Moran	FS	HS	Paola, KS	6'0"	196
Louis Whitehead	MLB	HS	Pascoag, RI	5'10"	215
Jo-El Shaw	RB	JUCO So	Gladstone, MI	6'1"	235
Kyle Battles	P	HS	Waterbury, VT	6'2"	196

UMass Minutemen Recruiting - Class of 2019
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Ray Thornton	FS	HS	Phenix City, AL	6'2"	195
Jermaine Johnson Jr.	CB	HS	Aspen Hill, MD	5'10"	162
Peter Kemeni	CB	HS	London, CN	5'11"	165
Zach Brooks	ATH	HS	Providence, RI	5'10"	171
Jibri Bones	RB	JUCO So	Catonsville, MD	5'8"	200
Brady Roark	TE	HS	Irvington, NJ	6'1"	225
Trey Dawson	QB	HS	Irvington, NJ	6'5"	206
Aman Greenwood	SS	HS	Washington, DC	6'0"	199
Christian Evans	DE	HS	Bristol, CT	6'2"	235
Deonte Young	DT	HS	Pittsfield, MA	5'10"	235
Marquis Morris	OT	HS	North Plainfield, NJ	6'4"	305
Emery Simmons	WR	HS	Stanleyville, NC	6'1"	183
James Stanley Jr.	TE	JUCO Jr	Whitehall, PA	6'6"	235
Christian Jusino	OG	HS	Garfield, NJ	6'0"	270
Steven Shute	OT	HS	Plymouth, NH	6'0"	270
Kiko Lopez	CB	HS	Brunswick, ME	6'1"	188
Emil Hovde	OLB	HS	Burlington, VT	6'2"	225

UMass Minutemen Recruiting - 2020
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Jaiden Francois	CB	HS	Leisure City, FL	5'10"	175
Dyson Smith	SS	HS	Washington, DC	5'11"	185
Sam Callanan	RB	HS	Newton, MA	5'10"	169
Tyrese Powe	DE	HS	Borger, TX	6'2"	236
Anthony DeCostello	WR	HS	Cranford, NJ	6'1"	190
Miguel Roman	DT	HS	Lawrence, MA	6'1"	272
Anthony Swift	OT	HS	Texarkana, TX	6'1"	255
Colin McCarthy	OT	HS	Colesville, MD	6'1"	300
Jordan Wimberly	RB	HS	Hackensack, NJ	5'9"	165
Jose Diaz	OC	HS	Perth, NJ	6'3"	295
Rene Nunez	RB	HS	Englewood, NJ	5'11"	185
Chandler Bird	OG	HS	Bridgeton, NJ	6'1"	270
Daonovon Gilchrist	QB	HS	Palm Bay, FL	5'11"	200
Ryan Semenetz	DE	HS	Beverly, MA	6'1"	215
Thomas Blackburn	MLB	HS	Montreal, CN	6'0"	212
Adam Heston	P	HS	Hackensack, NJ	6'0"	185
Kenny Ball	DE	HS	Plainfield, NJ	6'1"	245
Steve Borgia	FS	HS	Dunmore, PA	5'9"	170
Khalil Alasfar	DT	HS	Clifton, NJ	6'2"	280
Eli Baron	OC	HS	Clearwater, FL	6'0"	284
Cam Cooper	CB	HS	Providence, RI	6'0"	170
Hunter Palmieri	FB	HS	Bennington, VT	5'11"	180
Bryson Greenlief	OC	HS	Weston, WV	6'0"	290
Steven Majar Jr.	TE	HS	Ossining, NY	6'5"	200
Jackson Ambush	FB	JUCO Jr	Frederick, MD	6'1"	210

UMass Minutemen Recruiting - 2021
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Antwain Littleton	ATH	HS	Washigton, DC	6'1"	240
Jayden Jenkins	RB	HS	Peekskill, NY	6'0"	190
Jermaine Robinson	OLB	HS	Newburgh, NY	6'2"	213
Nygil Shannon	ATH	HS	Delray Beach, FL	6'0"	214
Duncan Via	CB	HS	Keller, TX	5'11"	168
Mike Ralph	OG	HS	Maple Shade, NJ	6'1"	288
Donte Robinson	WR	HS	Piscataway, NJ	5'11"	178
Abraham Gonzalez	OT	HS	El Paso, TX	6'4"	305
Beau Johnson	OG	HS	Progress, PA	6'3"	299
Ridge Jacobs	QB	HS	Deltona, FL	6'2"	195
Ryan Betro	DT	JUCO Jr	Chestnut Hill, MA	6'4"	280
John Chest	CB	HS	Rotterdam, NY	5'11"	185
Zamir Mickens	FS	JUCO Jr	Elmwood Park, NJ	5'11"	175
David Ward	QB	HS	Oak Ridge, FL	6'1"	213
JaShone Sellers	C	HS	New Brunswick, NJ	6'2"	315
Kris Fox	CB	HS	Chambersburg, PA	6'3"	186
Chris Mucci	OLB	HS	Lowell, MA	6'2"	195
Eli Coleman	SS	HS	Tiverton, RI	6'1"	208
Shaun Anderson	MLB	HS	Irvington, NJ	6'2"	227
Casey Smith	WR	HS	Torrington, CT	5'10"	200
Billy Guidetti	RB	HS	Maplewood, NJ	5'11"	185
Ryan Linthicum	DE	HS	Dundalk, MD	6'3"	264
Torey Dorsey Jr.	MLB	JUCO Jr	Washington, DC	5'10"	215
Joshua Lessard	FB	HS	Lynn, MA	5'11"	216
Flynn Sasser	MLB	HS	Saskatoon, CN	6'0"	185

UMass Recruiting Class Recruiting - 2022
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Briante Hall	WR	HS	Washington, DC	6'4"	213
Dakarai Hunter	ATH	HS	Dallas, TX	6'2"	220
Hosea Green	WR	HS	East Haven, CT	6'1"	208
Josh McCutcheon	DT	HS	Cumberland, MD	6'3"	280
Julius Brien	RB	HS	Cockeysville, MD	6'1"	211
Nikolai Buknowski	OC	JUCO Jr	Wayne, NJ	6'1"	270
Christian Connor	DT	HS	West Orange, NJ	6'4"	288
Kevin Morrison	OLB	HS	Elmira, NY	6'2"	220
Louis Pittman	DE	HS	Levittown, PA	6'1"	264
Jayden Dixon	DE	HS	Galena Park, TX	6'4"	240
Anthony Holmes	WR	HS	Lexington, MA	6'0"	197
Eric Underwood	K	HS	Cockeysville, MD	5'11"	169
Kendall Justice	DT	HS	Potomac, MD	6'6"	278
J.T. Waller	QB	HS	Washington, DC	6'3"	228
Marvin Campbell	TE	HS	Mount Vernon, NY	6'3"	239
Fred Jackson	OG	HS	Plymouth, NH	6'5"	291
Brent High	CB	HS	Lyndhurst, NJ	5'10"	182
Steve Setzer	MLB	HS	Naugatuck, CT	5'10"	237
Jose Diaz	OC	JUCO Jr	Wayne, NJ	6'3"	304
Vincent Hunt	RB	HS	Woonsocket, RI	5'11"	207
Jeff Fine	OG	HS	Washington, DC	6'3"	316
Ryan Rossmann	DE	HS	Mount Vernon, NY	6'6"	257
Andre Elliott	DE	HS	Abbotsford, CN	6'6"	299
Marcus Moore	QB	HS	Sunset, FL	6'3"	198
Kyle Morgan	FS	HS	Watertown, MA	6'0"	206

[Maize08]

Feel free to post!

Just a few notes on this dynasty:
- I will be including about 75-100 actual recruits in for the Class of 2018. If you have any players you want included, let me know. I will try to give UMass a full class of actual recruits, then focusing on the top 50 in the country and key recruits for future opponents (UConn & Boston College).

- For the 2017 season, I will be making the schedule as close to real as I can. I will be updating the conferences and using "protected rivals" to schedule the correct crossover games in each conference. This won't guarantee the correct home/away, but it gets the schedule a little closer to reality.

- I am replacing Idaho and New Mexico State in the game with Appalachian State and Charlotte. This gives C-USA the right teams and it means I'm only missing Coastal Carolina and Georgia Southern from the game. Those are also teams on my future schedule, so they'll be replaced with FCS teams.

Let me know if you have any comments or questions!

[thesportsguru11]

I am really excited to see this start up here Maize! As we talked about a bit in the roster thread, you have an interesting young team to work with.. I wish you nothing but success with the Minutemen.

[Tearz49ers]

Hello old friend, glad to see you back around.

[LopaKa]

another classic chiser, looking forward to this one Maize!