The Legacy of Coach Karter

[Deegeezy]

First off, I appreciate the shoutout in the opening post. Many of us have been at this for a very long time, and it took us years to develop a style. Literally all of us were you at some point. You're off to a very good start here and certainly don't come off as a novice. If you hadn't pointed it out, I'd have figured you were a vet at this.

Sorry to hear that the El Gato isn't working out for you. Sounds like you need some more computer memory. I bought a new computer around the same time I got into the El Gato business (I coincidentally needed one around that same period), and knew that memory was going to be important. My computer doesn't slow down in the least. I have Dell model D16M, for what it's worth: https://www.cnet.com/products/dell-i...english/specs/

Ball St. and Arizona St. are two schools I don't know if I have ever seen reported on. So nice first step there, bringing something unique to the table. Also like the decision to play on Heisman default. For years, that's how I played it. The slider game could be maddening once you start down that rabbithole (which I now find myself stuck in, but actually with good results as of late).

Looks like Clemson and Bama are going back-and-forth at it, just like in real life. Love that.

Ta'aroa Jack = now THAT is a name. Also like Ricky Rex. They should be fun to follow for their names alone. Sounds like Ricky Rex is a Baker Mayfield-esque hot head. Great way to bring some personality to your players; something I feel I need to do a better job of in my own report.

If I may offer one piece of advice - I am a little worried about your pace. Try not to burn yourself out; I have seen it countless times. When doing the dynasty reporting business, you have to resign yourself to the fact that you won't be able to churn out results at the same rate as before. Plus it will also help you not become too good or "in the zone."

Another thing it does is help with the imagination factor and creates build-up for both yourself and the reader in between games, just like real life.

If you're fine with it, have it though. Just saying that if you do find yourself suddenly feeling tired of it, that's likely the reason why, and you should consider slowing it down to just a couple of games per week, if that. There's plenty of other stuff to do between games to pass the time - studying the recruiting scene, practice mode, changing guys' equipment around, studying your opponent, reading and re-living your own work thus far lol, etc.

Anyway, good luck with this and I will be checking in on you and Mr. Rex's progress from here on out as much as I can.

[War Daddy Rambo]

Quote: Originally Posted by Deegeezy

First off, I appreciate the shoutout in the opening post. Many of us have been at this for a very long time, and it took us years to develop a style. Literally all of us were you at some point. You're off to a very good start here and certainly don't come off as a novice. If you hadn't pointed it out, I'd have figured you were a vet at this. Sorry to hear that the El Gato isn't working out for you. Sounds like you need some more computer memory. I bought a new computer around the same time I got into the El Gato business (I coincidentally needed one around that same period), and knew that memory was going to be important. My computer doesn't slow down in the least. I have Dell model D16M, for what it's worth: https://www.cnet.com/products/dell-i...english/specs/

Thanks man, I appreciate the input. To be honest when I first started this I had zero consideration for potential readers (right until I put that warning at the top of the OP lol..) and a lot of it is incomplete, unorganized, sloppy - my entire focal point was stat tracking, jotting down info, historical data, and add flare later.

Appreciate the CPU link too, and thumbs up on the El Gato purchase. Even though my laptop is too slow to use it accordingly, it'll be a fun tool to use in the future after I upgrade my hardware.

Quote: Originally Posted by Deegeezy

Ball St. and Arizona St. are two schools I don't know if I have ever seen reported on. So nice first step there, bringing something unique to the table. Also like the decision to play on Heisman default. For years, that's how I played it. The slider game could be maddening once you start down that rabbithole (which I now find myself stuck in, but actually with good results as of late).

I always start as HC of a 1-star program. Used a lot of different teams over the years. Ultimately settled on Ball State this time because:
1) They sucked and I expected to struggle.
2) They're in Indiana and I have family up there.

Seemed good enough. I expected to play in non-BCS conferences a lot longer than 1 season. My bro lives in AZ so the ASU job offer was too tempting to pass up, especially cuz it seemed like a much steeper challenge. I had just won the MAC title and a bowl game at Ball State, there wasn't a whole lot left for me to do there. Those were career goals at Ball State not realistic season 1 goals lol.

Quote: Originally Posted by Deegeezy

Looks like Clemson and Bama are going back-and-forth at it, just like in real life. Love that.

Notre Dame and Ohio State have been up there at the top too but UCF did sneak in there undefeated my 1st year. It's realistic that Saban and Sweeney have been dominating but there have been some outrageous stats and school records shattered. Clemson's QB's are putting up ridiculous TD/INT ratios every year. I think Texas is about to creep in there for a season or three. They just had a freshman RB win the Heisman in my 3rd season and a 99 OVR DE that sneaked on to the Heisman watch list for a week in season 4 after posting 8 sacks in a game.

Quote: Originally Posted by Deegeezy

Ta'aroa Jack = now THAT is a name. Also like Ricky Rex. They should be fun to follow for their names alone. Sounds like Ricky Rex is a Baker Mayfield-esque hot head. Great way to bring some personality to your players; something I feel I need to do a better job of in my own report.

Originally a recruit named Teddy Jack. To be fair I thought that was a pretty badass name and would of definitely kept it had the recruit not been from Hawaii. I decided to give him something Samoan themed.

Ta'aroa = He who passes, he who crushes + name of a Polynesian god

Ricky was a QB recruit from the hometown of West Hollywood, California. So he's gonna have a lot of flare and character lol. Gonna get the nickname 'Hollywood'.

Honestly haven't put a bunch of effort into my writing. I think the one area I'll succeed at that'll be unique is Player Profiles and maybe Draft Profiles.

Quote: Originally Posted by Deegeezy

If I may offer one piece of advice - I am a little worried about your pace. Try not to burn yourself out; I have seen it countless times. When doing the dynasty reporting business, you have to resign yourself to the fact that you won't be able to churn out results at the same rate as before. Plus it will also help you not become too good or "in the zone." Another thing it does is help with the imagination factor and creates build-up for both yourself and the reader in between games, just like real life. If you're fine with it, have it though. Just saying that if you do find yourself suddenly feeling tired of it, that's likely the reason why, and you should consider slowing it down to just a couple of games per week, if that. There's plenty of other stuff to do between games to pass the time - studying the recruiting scene, practice mode, changing guys' equipment around, studying your opponent, reading and re-living your own work thus far lol, etc. Anyway, good luck with this and I will be checking in on you and Mr. Rex's progress from here on out as much as I can.

Thanks. Eventually I'll slow it down but I've intentionally been speed balling it to practice/experiment with different aspects and techniques trying to learn the ropes via trial by fire. It is a lot more time consuming than I expected - I've spent way more time formatting than I have on the material. I've half-assed the majority of the writing.

As far as all the updates I've forced myself to do in a single season, I kind of became a victim of my own success (and close games getting the ESPN classic score) a lot earlier than anticipated. Went into it expecting to only cover a few games a season at first. I told myself I would only do game reviews/updates on ranked opponents, rivals, bowl games, and ESPN classics.

Was expecting to be in non-bcs conference longer but after accomplishing career goals (MAC title + bowl game) at Ball State in season 1 I jumped ship when I got a much more interesting offer at ASU which might of been the only BCS conference team I would of accepted a job with. I was waiting for something in Sun Belt, MWC, maybe C-USA or American.

When ASU came up I couldn't resist. I didn't expect I'd win as much as I did especially with me nerfing a lot of stat gains after training camp - I absolutely refuse to raise any stats but I do lower them after training camp to keep their improvement realistic otherwise everybody ends up high 80's or low-mid 90's. I bet sometimes guys end up w/ lower overalls than the season before cuz I don't always remember what ovr they were before I nerf em lol.



Anyway, I rambled big time man. I'm speeding through atm but once I settle down on what I really like and lock in a format, I think eventually I'll slow the pace down a lot and focus on producing quality.

[War Daddy Rambo]

Matchup Preview *|* October 7, 2021
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#15 Arizona State Sun Devils (4-1, 1-1 PAC-12)		Washington State Cougars (1-4, 1-2 PAC-12)
Offensive Stats Comparison 36.4 (18th) Points Per Game 31.2 (50th) 459.2 (21st) Total Offensive Yards 416.2 (55th) 299.0 (12th) Passing Yards 344.2 (2nd) 160.2 (91st) Rushing Yards 72.0 (125th) Defensive Stats Comparison 20.4 (12th) Points Per Game 41.0 (122nd) 335.4 (18th) Total Yards Allowed 481.0 (119th) 215.8 (69th) Passing Yards Allowed 269.8 (112th) 119.6 (6th) Rushing Yards Allowed 211.2 (91st) Injury Report C - A. Stanley / Dislocated Knee 2 Weeks DT - P. Garcia / Torn Quad 4 Weeks LB - G. West / Broken Ankle 4 Weeks CB - J. Thompson / Abdominal tear Questionable LB - K. Boone / Broken Ribs 1 Week Game Notes Last season the unranked Washington State Cougars defeated the unbeaten #2 ranked Arizona State Sun Devils on Frank Kush field @ Sun Devil Stadium behind the arm of SR QB Andre Reese. The defeat to the Cougars would be ASU's sole loss on the season. They finished 13-1 with a Rose Bowl victory over Nick Saban and #6 Alabama Crimson Tide. ASU is looking to avenge their '20 loss by returning the favor and defeating the Cougars on their home turf. Coach Karter is noted to have posted news articles from last years defeat all over the locker room, team facilities, and students claim some old news papers are circulating around campus. How Coach Karter possibly obtained so many news papers from last year is still a mystery. It's still early in conference standings and a win would keep the Cougars alive and perhaps pump life into turning around their '21 campaign. Arizona State is missing 3 starters including Team Captain LB Keith Boone.

A fan asked Arizona State QB Ricky Rex on Twitter if he was ready for Washington State this weekend.

GAME RESULTS & BOX SCORE

Spoiler

Arizona State Sun Devils at Washington State Cougars
Oct 7, 2021	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#15 Arizona State Sun Devils (5-1)	0	14	14	14	42
Washington State Cougars (1-5)	10	7	0	8	25

Arizona State Sun Devils PASSING C/A YDS TD INT R. Rex 23/27 279 4 0 T. Dobzinksi 2/4 25 0 1

Washington State Cougars PASSING C/A YDS TD INT P. Foster 30/46 367 2 3 - - - - -

Washington State would jump out to a 10 point lead and history looked like it was about to repeat itself. They jumped to a 17-7 lead with 0:39 before the Half but ASU had 2 timeouts remaining and Rex would strike deep and true moving the ball down the field and capping off the drive with a 4 YD TD pass with :05 left.

The second half was all Sun Devils. The highlight of the game came off a 77 yard TD reception by RB Nico Broussard. He took a flat route from Rex to the house after weaving in and out of traffic, juking the entire defense, breaking a couple tackles, and stiff arming the final defender as he fell into the end zone in the 4th quarter to put ASU up 35-17. It's an unbelievable highlight from Nico Broussard that is reminiscent of Barry Sanders, Reggie Bush, and Saquan Barkley.

ASU walks away with a conference victory and goes into their bye week riding a 3 game winning streak.

Ricky's tweets after Arizona State's win over Washington State found him making ESPN headlines when he taunted the school after his stellar performance. You have to wonder if his off-field behavior will become an issue for Coach Karter and the Sun Devils program. This is the second time this season that Ricky's off-field antics have made headlines, the first time coming from when he flipped off the Stanford Cardinal home crowd as he exited the field after a close loss. He was not punished by the NCAA or disciplined by the school. Coach Karter dismissed his antics chalking it up to frustration, immaturity, and desire to win.

WHAT A THRILLER!
Nobody thought Iowa would take Ohio State to OT, let alone win the game. Iowa (5-1) def. #15 Ohio State (3-2) 35-32 in double OT.


THE CHAMPS FALL
#1 Clemson loses a shocker to ACC opponent Louisville 41-34 in double OT. Even in the loss, Clemson QB L. Wynn may have improved his Heisman candidacy.

CRIMSON TIME KEEP WINNING
The Crimson Tide remain unbeaten (6-0) as they knock off conference foe Texas A&M.

IN THE ZONE...
#20 Florida Gators notch a conference win against #11 LSU behind the arm of Brown.

TOP 10 SHOWDOWN
#7 Penn State claims braggin' rights after a 29-28 win at #9 Nebraska sparked by two 4th quarter TD runs by Penn State's J. Walker.

BRONCOS WIN, LOSE STAR
Boise State's Henderson out at least 10 weeks after rivalry win over BYU.

OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT
#5 Texas is sitting pretty after conference opener against rival #23 Oklahoma in the Red River Shootout.

[War Daddy Rambo]

Matchup Preview *|* October 21, 2021
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#16 Arizona State Sun Devils (5-1, 2-1 Away)		#23 USC Trojans (4-3, 2-1 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 37.3 (12th) Points Per Game 29.9 (57th) 468.0 (11th) Total Offensive Yards 409.3 (57th) 299.8 (7th) Passing Yards 264.0 (23rd) 168.2 (80th) Rushing Yards 124.3 (117th) Defensive Stats Comparison 21.2 (12th) Points Allowed 28.6 (60th) 347.0 (19th) Total Yards Allowed 371.1 (34th) 241.0 (94th) Passing Yards Allowed 236.9 (91st) 106.0 (2nd) Rushing Yards Allowed 134.3 (7th) Injury Report LB - G. West / Broken Ankle 2 Weeks TE - G. Gibson / Pulled Groun Probable LB - K. Boone / Broken Ribs Questionable RT - E. Phillips / Dislocated Elbow 6 Weeks C - A. Stanley / Dislocated Knee Probable Game Notes Last week the USC Trojans rebounded well after a 37-34 OT loss to Colorado. They're coming off a red hot win over previously undefeated rival Notre Dame (now 6-1). Notre Dame was #2 in the country before the Trojans marched into South Bend and defeated them 21-7 after a strong defensive showing. ASU is entering The Coliseum off a bye week following a 42-25 win at Washington State. Two of the Sun Devils Team Captains (C Alex Stanley, LB Keith Boone) were cleared to play this week but their reutrn is Probable and Questionable. No doubt Arizona State could use their help but is it worth risking them for the remainder of the season? Coach Karter didn't think so and ruled both players out before the game. ASU is riding a 3 game win streak. They put up 40+ points in all 3 games but their defense surrendered at least 20 points in all 3 games as well. Coach Karter is 1-1 in his career vs USC.

RESULTS + BOX SCORE

Spoiler

Arizona State Sun Devils at USC Trojans
Oct 21, 2021	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Arizona State Sun Devils (5-2)	7	0	0	7	14
#23 USC Trojans (5-3)	0	10	6	6	22

Team Stats Comparison
	ASU	USC
Total Offense	305	364
Rushing Yards	119	119
Passing Yards	186	245
First Downs	14	19
Punt Return Yards	11	17
Kick Return Yards	171	15
Total Yards	--	--
Turnovers	3	0
3rd Down Conversion	1-4 (25%)	8-13 (61%)
4th Down Conversion	1-2 (50%)	0-0 (0%)
2-Point Conversion	--	--
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-2-0 (66%)	4-1-3 (100%)
Penalties	4-25	0-0
Possession Time	11:43	16:17

PLAYERS OF THE GAME:
(USC) K Alfred Redd
5-5 FG, Long of 46, 1-1 XP

(ASU) HB Nico Broussard
14 Car, 82 Yds, TD, 2 Rec 30 Yds


ASU jumped out to an early lead on the back of Nico Broussard and their defense would force a 3-and-out.

They drove down the field only to fumble the ball away in the redzone. USC capitalized on the momentum shift and never let go. They moved the ball own the field and converted on 3rd downs efficiently. ASU's defense was vulnerable all day but when it came to the redzone they bent but didn't break.

Despite a 97 Yd Kick Return TD by Stevie Light getting called back due to a clipping penalty, at one point during the 4th quarter it appeared that ASU started rallying back, but their hopes were crushed when Ricky Rex threw to a wide open Pierre Whitaker only to watch a DB covering a different receiver use his spidey senses and come out of nowhere to step in the passing lane and intercept the throw.

Ultimately turnovers and penalties were ASU's downfall. Fumbling twice and Ricky Rex getting intercepted on the final drive of the game.

USC's kicker Alfred Redd nailed all 5 of his FG attempts on the day and is the USC Player of the Game.

ASU's RB Nico Broussard rushed well on the day and added a TD to his stat sheet but his fumble in the 3rd quarter lead to 3 points by USC.

[War Daddy Rambo]

PAC-12 (South) Conference Standings - Week 11: Nov, 2021
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	DIV
#18 UCLA	5-3	0.620	4-2	274	210	2-0
#16 USC	7-3	0.700	5-3	316	265	3-1
Arizona	6-3	0.660	4-2	275	251	1-1
#19 Arizona State	6-2	0.750	3-2	280	177	0-1
Colorado	5-4	0.550	3-2	299	308	1-1
Utah	2-7	0.220	1-6	238	262	0-3

PAC-12 (North) Conference Standings - Week 11: Nov, 2021
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	DIV
#9 Stanford	9-1	0.900	7-1	302	225	3-1
#25 California	8-2	0.800	6-2	360	256	3-1
#14 Oregon	6-3	0.660	3-3	277	282	1-1
Oregon State	3-5	0.370	2-4	214	267	1-1
Washington State	1-8	0.110	1-5	254	369	0-2
Washington	2-7	0.220	0-6	281	332	0-2

Matchup Preview *|* November 6, 2021
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#18 UCLA Bruins (5-3, 2-2 Away)		#19 Arizona State Sun Devils (6-2, 4-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 34.3 (#26) Points Per Game 35.0 (#21) 442.5 (#29) Total Offensive Yards 460.6 (#15) 184.8 (#67) Rushing Yards 173.9 (#75) 257.8 (#30) Passing Yards 286.8 (#9) Defensive Stats Comparison 433.6 (#100) Total Yards Allowed 354.3 (#19) 202.0 (#85) Rushing Yards Allowed 120.3 (#2) 231.6 (#90) Passing Yards Allowed 234.0 (#93) Injury Report T - M. Dixon / Broken Collarbone Season LB - G. West / Broken Ankle Doubtful C - M. Leak / Broken Wrist 1 Week LB - K. Boone / Broken Ribs Questionable Game Notes Arizona State is averaging 71,296 people in attendance per home game. UCLA is #1 in PAC-12 South division and will be looking to bury the '20 PAC-12 Champions with a win in enemy territory. ASU desperately needs a win to remain in the division race if they want to compete for the PAC-12 title again this year. ASU is undefeated at Sun Devil stadium this season. UCLA is on a 3 game winning streak. UCLA started the year out with a 35-0 shutout victory over Southern Oregon, and their defense has been questionable since then. UCLA Senior QB Jovan Brown (109/155 att, 1407 Yds, 17 TD, 1 INT) has played efficiently all year. His main target this season is WR Gerry Kelly (52 Rec, 898 Yds, 11 TD). ASU Defensive Captain Keith Boone has been battling a broken ribs injury all season long. He played in the 2nd half of last weeks game against Washington and recorded 5 tackles 1 TFL enroute to their 42-28 win over the Huskies. Coach Karter hasn't ruled him out and said his status is still day-to-day. Arizona State Freshman QB Ricky Rex had a verbal commit to UCLA before an unexpected flip to ASU. Sources indicate the deciding factors were playing time and coaching related.

BOX SCORE + RESULT:

Spoiler

UCLA Bruins at Arizona State Sun Devils
Nov 6, 2021	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#18 UCLA Bruins (5-4)	7	14	0	3	24
#19 Arizona State Sun Devils (7-2)	7	10	3	10	30

UCLA Bruins PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Brown 17/27 217 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J. Treeman 18 98 5.4 2 J. Brown 5 9 1.8 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD A. Archie 3 34 11.3 0 M. King 3 28 9.3 0 G. Kelly 3 52 17.3 0 J. Treeman 2 18 9.0 1 C. Manning 2 15 7.5 0 T. Jackson 2 33 16.5 0 J, Keyes 1 32 32.0 0 J. Everett 1 5 5.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD E. Vincent 10 0.0 0 0 D. Martin 8 0.0 0 0 E. McGee 6 0.0 0 0 J. Harper 6 0.0 0 0 T. Mosley 4 1.0 0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD - - - - -

Arizona State Sun Devils PASSING C/A YDS TD INT R. Rex 16/17 200 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD S. Light 14 96 6.8 0 N. Broussard 10 46 4.6 0 R. Rex 8 37 4.6 1 C. Powers 6 13 2.1 0 M. Rodriguez 6 25 4.1 1 T. Jack 2 13 6.5 0 E. Hollins 1 1 1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD S. Light 6 83 13.8 0 I. Ball 3 38 12.6 0 J. Downing 2 10 5.0 0 P. Whitaker 2 6 3.0 0 T. Williams 2 59 29.5 1 M. Rodriguez 1 4 4.0 0 - - - - - - - - - - DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD M. Jones 11 1.0 0 0 Q. Culp 5 0.0 0 0 A. Walker 5 0.0 0 0 K. Boone 4 0.0 0 0 T. Bell 3 0.0 0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG S. Light 5 132 26.4 43

Arizona State came into this game with UCLA and duked it out with a division rival. They ultimately outlasted and outpaced their opponent grinding to a 30-24 victory at Sun Devil Stadium.

Coach Karter's Freshman QB Ricky Rex put on one of the most controlled displays of football game management of the year. Ricky completed 16 of 17 pass attempts for 200 yards and 1 Touchdown. He also compiled 37 yards rushing and 1 TD on a 21 yard scamper to the end-zone. Had it not been for a 10 yard sack earlier in the game he would of finished with 47 yards on the day. He was constantly under pressure and duress but stayed cool and efficiently spread the ball to open receivers vs a blitz-happy scheme.

Ricky wisely chose to avoid UCLA's trackstar CB Jason Harper who was blanketing WR Pierre Whitaker for most of the day. He distributed the ball to other options and audible'd plays into runs to feed the ball to Arizona State's array of backs to wear the Bruin's defense down.

Freshmen All-American ATH Stevie Light was the Sun Devils primary playmaker and chopped up the D from everywhere on the field. He rushed for 96 yards, had 6 receptions for 83 yards through the air, and frequently put ASU into good field position with his kick returns.

UCLA played a good game but it wasn't good enough and ASU weathered the early storm.

[War Daddy Rambo]

WEEK 12:
#12 ASU (8-2) def. Colorado (5-5) 32-12
R. Rex (23/34 ATT 310 YDS 4 TD 1 INT)

AFTER TOSSING AN EARLY INTERCEPTION IN ENEMY TERRITORY ON THE OPENING DRIVE, ARIZONA STATE QB RICKY REX WOULD PUT AN AERIAL ATTACK CARVING UP THE BUFFALO DEFENSE FOR 310 YDS & 4 TD.

WEEK 13:
#11 ASU (9-2) def. Utah (2-9) 48-21
N. Broussard (18 CAR 102 YDS 3 TD)

AFTER STARTING THE GAME 5 FOR 5 WITH 66 YARDS & 1 TD ASU QB RICKY REX LEFT THE GAME WITH A HAMSTRING INJURY. FORMER STARTER AND BACKUP QB TONY DOBZINSKI WOULD REPLACE HIM AND DO AN ADEQUATE JOB (12/24 181 YDS 1 TD) BUT THE BEST PLAYER ON THE FIELD THAT DAY WAS SENIOR RB NICO BROUSSARD. HE CARRIED THE BALL 18 TIMES FOR 102 YARDS & 3 TOUCHDOWNS. WHEN QUESTIONED ABOUT RICKY'S RETURN COACH KARTER EXPRESSED HIS CONFIDENCE IN TONY DOBZINSKI STATING:

"I WILL TAKE A 100% TONY DOBZINSKI OVER AN 80% RICKY REX. TONY'S WON BIG GAMES HERE. HE'S PLAYED IN THE PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP. HE'S BEEN IN THE SPOTLIGHT. I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN HIM TAKING THE HELM OF THIS TEAM, I'M SURE THE DUDE IS DYING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. THIS WEEK OF PRACTICE WILL DETERMINE WHO WILL START AGAINST ARIZONA.
IF RICKY ISN'T 100%, TONY'S OUR GUY."

UPSET WEEKEND!
#9 Notre Dame is one of the many upset victims this week, falling to unranked Tulane 34-31 in South Bend. Tulane improves to 4-7 and Notre Dame falls to 9-3.

SUNKEN FEELING
The formerly #1 ranked Hurricanes fall for the first time in 2021 against North Carolina 40-37 in OT. TarheelQB S. Pitts completing a 29 Yd TD pass to WR T. Jones with :05 left in the 4th quarter to tie the game.

10-0!
The Longhorns remain unbeaten as they knock off conference foe Oklahoma State. With #1 Miami falling to North Carolina they move up to #2 and become one of the few remaining undefeated teams.

YES!
Grant's play leads California to a 34-17 win over Stanford. This was a massive division win for California as they move up to #8 and take the lead in the PAC-12 North rankings and Stanford falls to #10.

VOLUNTEERS IN SHOCK
Carlson is disgusted with Tennessee's performance against unranked Vanderbilt. #21 Tennessee falls to 9-2 after losing to 4-8 Vandy 28-27.

FEELIN' IT!
#23 Minnesota notches a conference win against #18 Nebraska behind the arm of Sanders.

WHO?!
The #1 ranked Ball State Cardinals are 11-0 and are playing as well as anybody in the nation? Their offense is lead by MAC-Conference Superstar QB Keenan Tate. All eyes have been on him since leading Ball State to their 1st MAC Championship title and bowl game victory under former Head Coach C. Karter in 2018. Keenan Tate is a Heisman candidate and at 6'4'' 225 lbs he has the size and athleticism that has NFL scouts drooling. Texas fans are in uproar of the Cardinals positioning, with Ball State's most notable win coming against Auburn (6-5) when they defeated the Tigers 45-42.

Heisman Watch - Updated: Nov 21, 2021
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Keanu Maualuga	HB	Hawaii		2611 Yds, 26 TD
Lorenzo Wynn	QB	Clemson		3836 Yds, 43 TD, 9 INT
Earl Battle	HB	Texas		1702 Yds, 18 TD
Keenan Tate	QB	Ball State		2825 Yds, 30 TD, 5 INT, 739 RYds, 9 TD
Pat Grant	HB	California		1147 Yds, 11 TD

NCAA Football Rankings - BCS Rankings - Updated: Nov 21, 2021
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	2	Ball State	11	0	1.000
2	4	Texas	10	0	0.995
3	5	LSU	10	1	0.989
4	8	Houston	10	1	0.984
5	1	Miami	10	1	0.976
6	10	Clemson	9	2	0.967
7	16	California	9	2	0.967
8	11	Arizona State	9	2	0.962
9	7	Stanford	9	2	0.952
10	13	Michigan	8	3	0.947
11	14	UCF	10	1	0.943
12	15	Oregon	9	2	0.929
13	3	Bowling Green	10	1	0.921
14	17	Arizona	8	3	0.909
15	19	Air Force	10	1	0.902
16	20	Alabama	7	3	0.901
17	21	Iowa	8	3	0.893
18	6	Tennessee	9	2	0.880
19	23	Hawaii	9	2	0.877
20	12	Nebraska	8	3	0.877
21	--	North Carolina	7	4	0.866
22	22	USC	7	4	0.865
23	--	Minnesota	7	4	0.851
24	--	Northwestern	7	4	0.840
25	9	Notre Dame	9	3	0.835

[War Daddy Rambo]

Matchup Preview *|* November 27, 2021
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#15 Arizona Wildcats (8-3, 4-1 Away)		#7 Arizona State Sun Devils (9-2, 6-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 32.7 (#34) Points Per Game 35.5 (#19) 422.8 (#42) Total Offensive Yards 461.1 (#13) 181.4 (#85) Passing Yards 277.4 (#18) 241.5 (#25) Rushing Yards 183.7 (#68) Defensive Stats Comparison 29.6 (#71) Points Per Game 21.3 (#6) 371.5 (#34) Total Yards Allowed 348.4 (#16) 207.8 (#52) Passing Yards Allowed 225.0 (#78) 163.6 (#25) Rushing Yards Allowed 123.4 (#2) Injury Report FS - A. Koch / Broken Wrist Season LB - G. West / Broken Ankle Questionable FB - M. Barclay / Torn Groin Probable LB - K. Boone / Broken Ribs Probable QB - R. Rex / Pulled Hamstring Probable Game Notes RIVALRY: "DUEL IN THE DESERT" - Sun Devils on 2-game winning streak vs Wildcats - Winner clinches PAC-12 South and plays in PAC-12 Championship - ASU and Arizona are 6-2 in conference, 3-1 in division - ASU and Arizona both lost to #10 Stanford and #22 USC - Every Arizona L's are to Top 25 teams (#10 Stanford, #19 BAMA, #22 USC) ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVIL RECRUITMENT VISITS: - Ace Malone ☆☆☆☆ (#5 CB, #41 Nat) Phoenix, AZ - Antonio Santana ☆☆☆ (#17 TE, #328 Nat) San Jose, CA - Marshawn Butler ☆☆☆ (#44 TE, #822 Nat) Boca Rotan, FL - Hiram Francis ☆☆☆ (#76 OLB, #998 Nat) Gunbarrel, CO ANALYST + PRO PICKS: - Arizona (Herbstreit, Galloway, Gronkowski) - Arizona State (Corso, Sanders, Suggs)

RESULTS + BOX SCORE

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Arizona Wildcats at Arizona State Sun Devils
Nov 27, 2021	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#15 Arizona Wildcats (8-4)	0	7	14	0	21
#7 Arizona State Sun Devils (10-2)	0	7	10	10	27

CLASSIC MATCH-UP
Arizona State inches past the Wildcats in Duel in the Desert. Coach Karter and the Sun Devils claim the Territorial Cup for the third consecutive year. This game saw the return of Senior Linebacker Gemara West who suffered a broken ankle earlier in the season. He recorded 2 tackles on the day with 1 tackle for loss when he delivered a big hit to the running back behind the line of scrimmage on a 3rd and short.

The first quarter saw goose eggs on the scoreboard but that would change in the 2nd quarter when the Wild Cats had their backs pinned against their own 1 yard line. Arizona State could smell a safety and they were going to be aggressive. They took advantage of it and Arizona RB Darnell Luke found a hole in the defense and burst away from the defenders for a 99 yard TD run.

Sun Devils Freshman QB Ricky Rex countered with a big TD run of his own scoring on a 66 Yard QB option to tie the ball game at 7-7.

The third quarter saw a lot of action with the Wildcats scoring on 2 Touchdown passes from QB Frank Shaw to WR Junior Williams and Arizona State getting a big 53 Yard TD run from Nico Broussard and a 49 yard FG from freshman Kicker Teagen Leaf.

The fourth quarter was all Arizona State as they clamped down on the Wildcat offense and Senior CB Jonathan Floyd came up with a game clinching interception. Floyd continues to have a terrific year recording his 7th interception on the season.

Senior Running Back Nico Broussard broke out for several big plays during the course of this game and had a 65 yard screen called back due to a clipping penalty.

This was the last game on Frank Kush Field at Sun Devil Stadium for all of the Arizona State Sun Devil Seniors; HB Nico Broussard, FB Mike Rodriguez, LB Keith Boone, CB George Montgomery, CB Jonathan Floyd, LB Gemara West, C Alex Stanley, G Mark Roberts, and P Yair Saez - yes Punters have feelings too. There were a few other seniors who are buried on the depth chart who probably felt a similar significance despite the lack of playing time.

[War Daddy Rambo]

PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP

Matchup Preview *|* December 11, 2021
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#6 Arizona State Sun Devils (10-2, 7-2 PAC-12)		#7 California Golden Bears (10-2, 7-2 PAC-12)
Offensive Stats Comparison 34.8 (#16) Points Per Game 35.6 (#15) 459.1 (#14) Total Offensive Yards 438.4 (#29) 194.4 (#55) Rushing Yards 270.7 (#15) 264.7 (#26) Passing Yards 167.8 (#99) Defensive Stats Comparison 21.3 (#4) Points Per Game 23.6 (#18) 346.8 (#11) Total Yards Allowed 354.3 (#15) 125.5 (#2) Rushing Yards Allowed 140.1 (#5) 221.3 (#77) Passing Yards Allowed 214.2 (#60) Injury Report LB - G. West / Broken Ankle Questionable HB - K. Donaldson / Dislocated Ankle 2 Weeks LB - N. Blanks / Dislocated knee Questionable CB - E. Cooper / Partially torn PCL Questionable Game Notes PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP - REMATCH! These two teams met last season in the PAC-12 title game and ASU routed the Golden Bears 42-23 to capture their first ever PAC-12 championship trophy. - 2006 was the last time CAL was crowned PAC-10 conference champions. - CAL RB Pat Grant is a Heisman finalist (1785 Rushing Yds, 21 TD) - ASU LB Gemara West will play. - CAL All-American CB Eddie Cooper is recovering from a partially torn PCL. He is ruled questionable and will be game-time decision. KEY PLAYERS (CAL) HB P. Grant (1785 Rushing Yards, 21 TD) WR A. Nicholson (55 Rec, 676 Yds, 5 TD) RG B. Thomas (20 Pancakes, 7 sacks allowed) KEY PLAYERS (ASU) QB R. Rex (2577 Yards, 27 Total TD, 5 INT) LT J. Ward (16 Pancakes, 4 sacks allowed) SS M. Crenshaw (41 Tkls, 8 TFL, FF, INT, TD)

PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

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#6 ASU POUNDS #7 CAL TO DEFEND PAC-12 CROWN
Sun Devils WIN 2nd CONSECUTIVE PAC-12 TITLE

Arizona State Sun Devils at California Golden Bears
Dec 11, 2021	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#6 Arizona State Sun Devils (11-2)	14	7	14	17	52
#7 California Golden Bears (10-3)	7	9	3	7	26

Arizona State Sun Devils PASSING C/A YDS TD INT R. Rex 29/39 361 5 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD T. Jack 11 80 7.2 2 N. Broussard 4 20 5.0 0 M. Rodriguez 3 31 10.3 0 R. Rex 3 14 4.6 0 E. Hollins 2 6 3.0 0 S. Light 2 9 4.5 0 A. Mahoe 1 3 3.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD M. Crenshaw 8 0.0 0 0 K. Boone 6 0.0 0 0 A. Walker 5 2.0 1 0

California Golden Bears PASSING C/A YDS TD INT M. Patrick 22/31 260 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD M. Patrick 13 17 1.3 1 P. Grant 10 56 5.6 1 S. Rushing 2 72 36.0 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD S. McMahan 9 0.0 0 0 T. Duncan 6 0.0 0 0 T. Love 5 1.0 0 0

PLAYERS OF THE GAME

ASU
QB - Ricky Rex
29-39, 361 Yds, 5 TD

LB - Anthony Walker
5 Tackles, 3 TFL, 2.0 Sacks, 1 INT

CAL
WR - Steven Rushing
6 Rec, 72 Yds, 2 Car, 72 Yds, 1 RTD

DL- Tony Love
5 Tackles, 2 TFL, 1.0 sacks

2021 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK

C-USA CHAMPIONSHIP
FAU (7-4) vs #23 Southern Miss (10-2)

AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
#18 USF (9-3) vs #10 Houston (10-2)

SEC CHAMPIONSHIP
#16 Tennessee (10-2) vs #3 LSU (11-1)

MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONSHIP
#20 Air Force (10-2) vs #11 Hawaii (10-2)

ACC CHAMPIONSHIP
NC State (7-5) vs #4 Miami (11-1)

B1G TEN CHAMPIONSHIP
#12 Nebraska (9-3) vs #19 Ohio State (8-4)

MAC CHAMPIONSHIP
Bowling Green (10-2) vs #1 Ball State (12-0)

RESULTS

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C-USA CHAMPIONSHIP
Dec 11, 2021	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Florida Atlantic Owls (8-4)	7	7	7	7	28
#23 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (10-3)	2	7	0	3	12

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIP
Dec 11, 2021	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#18 South Florida Bulls (10-3)	7	14	10	7	38
#10 Houston Cougars (10-3)	7	0	7	7	21

SEC CHAMPIONSHIP
Dec 11, 2021	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#16 Tennessee Volunteers (10-3)	0	0	10	7	17
#3 LSU Tigers (12-1)	3	10	0	7	20

MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONSHIP
Dec 11, 2021	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#20 Air Force Falcons (11-2)	3	24	7	14	48
#11 Hawaii Warriors (10-3)	0	3	7	7	17

ACC CHAMPIONSHIP
Dec 11, 2021	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
North Carolina State Wolfpack (7-6)	14	0	0	7	21
#4 Miami (FL) Hurricanes (12-1)	14	14	14	14	56

B1G TEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Dec 11, 2021	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#12 Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-4)	10	14	7	0	31
#19 Ohio State Buckeyes (9-4)	7	10	7	10	34

MAC CHAMPIONSHIP
Dec 11, 2021	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Bowling Green Falcons (11-2)	7	7	7	18	39
#1 Ball State Cardinals (12-1)	7	14	14	0	35

2021 HEISMAN WATCH - CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Earl Battle	HB	Texas		2196 Yds, 8.3 Avg, 32 Total TD
Keanu Maualuga	HB	Hawaii		2843 Yds, 6.4 Avg, 29 Total TD
Lorenzo Wynn	QB	Clemson		4235 Yds, 57 Total TD, 12 INT
Pat Grant	HB	California		1841 Yds, 22 TD
Keenan Tate	QB	Ball State		3446 Yds, 44 Total TD, 6 INT

AND THE WINNER IS...

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Keanu Maualuga
SENIOR (RS) HB #21
473 Car, 2992 Yds, 29 TD, 8 REC, 75 YDS, TD

Hawaii's Keanu Maualuga is an underdog story bursting into the history books. His Heisman campaign shows a season full of consistency and reliability, toughness and durability, fortitude and endurance.

Before he was running into the history books he was the backup to redshirt Senior HB Josh Booth - until the Rainbow Warriors lost their starter to a season ending injury with an upper arm fracture in the first game of the 2021 campaign. This is where Keanu's story begins. He provided the Warriors with a durable back capable of carrying the team on his shoulders. He amassed more than 470 carries and gained an NCAA single-season rushing record 2992 yards. If he plays in Hawaii's bowl game he will most likely eclipse the 3000+ Rushing Yard marker. A truly miraculous feat.

FULL AWARD LIST + ALL-AMERICANS:

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2021 Award Winners
Award	Player	Pos	Team
Heisman Memorial Trophy	Keanu Maualuga	HB	Hawaii
Maxwell Award	Lorenzo Wynn	QB	Clemson
Walter Camp Award	Keanu Maualuga	HB	Hawaii
Chuck Bednarik Award	Julius Gage	DE	Texas
Bronko Nagurski Trophy	Julius Gage	DE	Texas
Davey O'Brien Award	Lorenzo Wynn	QB	Clemson
Doak Walker Award	Earl Battle	HB	Texas
Fred Biletnikoff Award	Roy Richardson	WR	Clemson
John Mackey Award	Darrell Brown	TE	UL Lafayette
Outland Trophy	Adam Hodges	OT	Texas
Rimington Trophy	Kyle Richard	C	UCF
Lombardi Award	Julius Gage	DE	Texas
Linebacker of the Year	Chris Phillips	LB	Stanford
Jim Thorpe Award	Tim Duncan	CB	California
Lou Groza Award	Alfred Redd	K	USC
Ray Guy Award	Sam Shuler	P	Stanford
Returner of the Year	Stevie Light	ATH	Arizona State

2021 NCAA 1st Team All-Americans
Pos	Player Name	Ht	Wt	Year
QB	L. Wynn, Clemson	6'1"	201	Jr.
HB	E. Battle, Texas	6'3"	243	Fr.
HB	K. Maualuga, Hawaii	6'2"	220	Sr.
WR	R. Richardson, Clemson	6'1"	188	Jr.
WR	C. Thomas, Houston	5'11"	190	Sr.
TE	B. Carlson, Tennessee	6'6''	257	Fr.
LT	A. Graves, Miami	6'6''	343	Fr.
LG	T.J. Concepcion, Texas	6'2''	315	Sr.
C	T. Williams, Miami	6'1''	300	Sr.
RG	D. Scott, LSU	6'2''	286	Sr.
RT	A. Hodges, Texas	6'4''	290	Sr.
DE	J. Gage, Texas	6'4''	275	Jr.
DE	M. Jones, Arizona State	6'4''	275	Jr.
DT	G. Bell, USF	5'11"	312	Sr.
DT	W. Marks, LSU	6'0''	288	Sr.
LB	B. Krane, Clemson	6'5"	257	So.
LB	M. Peters, Ohio State	6'0''	233	Jr.
LB	S. Harris, South Alabama	6'1"	228	So.
CB	A. Sears, Texas	6'1''	173	Sr.
CB	J. Floyd, Arizona State	6'0''	188	Sr.
FS	J. Bellamy, Colorado	5'11"	176	Jr.
SS	M. Crenshaw, Arizona State	6'3''	209	So.
K	A. Redd, USC	5'11"	178	Jr.
P	A. Davis, Miami	6'3"	227	Sr.
RS	S. Light, Arizona State	6'2"	220	So.

2021 NCAA 2nd Team All-Americans
Pos	Player Name	Ht	Wt	Year
QB	M. Robinson, LSU	6'3''	223	Sr.
HB	K. Joseph, New Mexico	6'1"	214	Sr.
HB	P. Grant, California	6'2"	191	Sr.
WR	J. Young, FSU	6'0''	183	Sr.
WR	G. Kelly, UCLA	6'0"	195	Sr.
TE	D. Garrett, Houston	6'6''	249	Jr.
RG	J. Garrett, Texas	6'4''	318	Jr.
RG	C. Newton, Clemson	6'2''	292	Jr.
C	K. Richard, UCF	6'0''	285	Sr.
RT	D. Irvin, Miami	6'6''	324	Sr.
RT	A. Smith, California	6'3''	344	Sr.
DE	M. Coleman, Air Force	6'4''	260	Sr.
DE	M. Bell, Clemson	6'2''	253	Sr.
DT	S. Williams, Tennessee	6'4''	318	Jr.
DT	M. Lawrence, Ohio State	6'6''	326	Jr.
LB	D. Bridges, UAB	6'4''	248	Sr.
LB	A. Walker, Arizona State	6'4"	249	So.
LB	A. Young, Clemson	6'4"	247	Jr.
CB	T. Duncan, California	6'5"	209	Jr.
CB	M. Cox, Auburn	6'0"	176	Sr.
FS	Q. Culp, Arizona State	6'1"	199	Jr.
SS	M. Vaughn, Air Force	6'2"	195	Sr.
K	R. McClellan, Tennessee	6'1''	179	Sr.
P	S. Shuler, Stanford	6'2"	201	Jr.
RS	J. Vaughn, LSU	6'1"	190	Jr.

2021 NCAA Freshman All-Americans
Pos	Player Name	Ht	Wt	Year
QB	R. Rex, Arizona State	6'3"	211	Fr.
HB	B. Smith, FSU	6'1"	199	Fr.
HB	D. White, Pittsburgh	6'0"	213	Fr.
WR	J. Pollard, Illinois	5'11"	174	Fr.
WR	K. Swain, Iowa	6'3"	190	Fr.
TE	D. Herman, Michigan State	6'1"	229	Fr.
OL	C. Graves, Miami	6'1"	282	Fr.
C	M. McLaughlin, LSU	6'4"	298	Fr.
OL	A. Lawrence, Miami	6'4"	317	Fr.
OL	K. Fisher, Texas	6'4"	306	Fr.
OL	M. McKinley, Notre Dame	6'7"	332	Fr.
DE	G. Williams, South Alabama	6'3"	251	Fr.
DE	K. Horton, Minnesota	6'2"	250	Fr.
DT	B. Biggs, Texas	6'3"	337	Fr.
DT	A. Anderson, Clemson	6'2"	259	Fr.
LB	T. Swain, Clemson	6'5"	232	Fr.
LB	G. Ross, Baylor	6'0"	249	Fr.
LB	P. Donaldson, Minnesota	6'2"	211	Fr.
CB	R. Carter, Miami	6'1"	196	Fr.
CB	D. Alvarez, Arizona State	5'11"	165	Fr.
FS	C. Webb, Air Force	6'1"	205	Fr.
SS	A. McDougal, Stanford	6'2"	192	Fr.
K	T. Leaf, Arizona State	6'5"	199	Fr.
P	R. Davis, Ohio State	6'0"	177	Fr.
RS	M. Jackson, NC State	5'10"	192	Fr.