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osubucki6 · 09-09-2018, 05:32 PM

2013 Conference Championship Preview
Recruiting Board
Tyrone Everett commits
Robert Bush commits to Western Michigan

Top 5 Week 15 Game Results
#1 Louisville beats #21 Cincinnati 28-27
#23 Oklahoma State beats #5 Oklahoma 34-31
#19 Navy beats Army 27-17
Baylor beats Texas 31-16
UL Lafayette beats South Alabama 20-7

Players of Week 15
National
Offensive-J.W. Walsh, QB Oklahoma State: 267 Total yards, 3 Total TDs
Defensive-Deion Green, LE UCF: TFL, FF, 2 FR

Heisman Finalists (Alphabetical)
-Teddy Bridgewater, QB Louisville: 247/370 for 3738 yards. 38 Touchdowns to 6 Interceptions. 129 rushes for 339 yards and 3 TDs. 12-0, No game.
-John Hubert, HB Kansas State: 289 rushes for 1624 yards and 15 TDs. 18 receptions for 211 yards and 3 TDs. 10-2, No game.
-Carlos Hyde, HB Ohio State: 215 rushes for 1304 yards and 17 TDs. 17 receptions for 216 yards and 1 TD. 11-1, play #22 Nebraska.
-Jordan Lynch, QB Northern Illinois: 171/242 for 2769 yards. 32 Touchdowns to 5 Interceptions. 150 rushes for 884 yards and 9 TDs. 11-1, play Bowling Green.
-Johnny Manziel, QB Texas A&M (Defending winner): 234/336 for 3177 yards. 31 Touchdowns to 4 Interceptions. 165 rushes for 971 yards and 10 TDs. 11-1, play #10 Florida.

Conference Championship Games
Conference USA: UAB versus Rice. 12:00 PM EST on Saturday, 12/14.
SEC: Florida versus Texas A&M. 3:30 PM EST on Saturday, 12/14.
MWC: Utah State versus UNLV. 7:30 PM EST on Saturday, 12/14.
Pac-12: UCLA versus Oregon. 8:00 PM EST on Saturday, 12/14.
ACC: Clemson versus Georgia Tech. 8:00 PM EST on Saturday, 12/14.
Big Ten: Nebraska versus Ohio State. 8:00 PM EST on Saturday, 12/14.
MAC: Bowling Green versus Northern Illinois. 8:0 PM EST on Saturday, 12/14.

National Championship Watch
Louisville: ranked #1, 12-0 AAC champions, no championship game.
Alabama: ranked #2, 11-1 SEC West runner up, no championship game.
Texas A&M: ranked #3, 11-1 SEC West champions, play #10 Florida.
Oregon: ranked #5, 11-1 Pac-12 North champions, play #15 UCLA
Ohio State: ranked #6, 11-1 Big Ten Leaders champions, play #22 Nebraska

osubucki6 · 09-09-2018, 07:42 PM

2013 Bowl Preview
Conference Championship Results

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Heisman Results (1st/2nd/3rd/total)

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Award Winners

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AP First Team All-Americans

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AP Second Team All-Americans

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AP Freshman All-Americans

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First Team Media All-ACC

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Second Team Media All-ACC

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Bowl Games

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National Championship

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osubucki6 · 09-13-2018, 06:46 PM

Postseason Review
Bowl Results

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Final Conference Standings (Bowl W/L) (Bowl Game Point Differential)
ACC (4-5) (212-270)
Atlantic

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American Athletic Conference (0-4) (88-139)

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Big 12 (5-1) (150-114)

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Big Ten (3-5) (219-233)

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Conference USA (2-3) (117-103)

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Independents (2-2) (71-107)

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MAC (2-5) (185-236)

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Mountain West (4-3) (204-178)

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Pac-12 (5-3) (238-206)

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SEC (6-2) (262-164)

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Sun Belt (1-1) (53-55)

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Stat Leaders
Passing Yards

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Passing TDs

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Rushing Yards

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Rushing TDs

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Receptions

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Receiving Yards

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Receiving TDs

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Tackles For Loss

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Sacks

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Interceptions

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Wake Forest Stats (Defensive Assisted Tackles=Forced Fumbles and Total Tackles=Fumble Recoveries)

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osubucki6 · 09-13-2018, 07:40 PM

Champions
Written by Alex Flight on January 6th, 2014

Texas A&M would cap their amazing season with a National Championship win over Louisville on Monday night, their first since 1939.

Louisville entered Monday's national championship game with a 12-0 record and American Athletic Conference championship. However, they were criticized heavily leading up to the game for a weak schedule. Their toughest out of conference game was week one hosting Ohio, who would go on to finish the year 10-3. Ohio was one of only four bowl teams Louisville played throughout the season, and the other three (UCF, @USF, @ Cincinnati) were all blown out in their bowl games.

Texas A&M was number 3 heading into the SEC championship game, but jumped #2 Alabama after beating a top 25 Florida team by 21 points. Texas A&M had also beaten Alabama in week 3 by a final score of 45-17, so the fact they were below them at any point was surprising. The Aggies one blemish came on October 19th when they lost to Auburn 41-38 in OT. Auburn would finish the year at #11. The Aggies were heavy favorites, having dominated a difficult schedule and having the two time Heisman winner Johnny Manziel leading them.

While they might not have won, Louisville showed they belonged, being led by top QB prospect Teddy Bridgewater. Bridgewater finished the game 18/24 for 218 yards and 4 touchdowns. Bridgewater also added a rushing touchdown early in the 4th quarter to put Louisville down 3. After a Johnny Manziel interception, Bridgewater would find Devante Parker from 15 yards out to give Louisville its first lead of the day less than a minute later. However, Texas A&M would bounce back and add a field goal and a Ben Malena rushing TD to win the game 40-35.

Manziel did not play as well as Bridgewater, but it was enough. Manziel finished with 284 yards of total offense and 3 total touchdowns, along with the interception noted earlier. Manziel could go down as the greatest college player of all time when he declares, and this will add more support. Last season, Manziel became the first freshman in NCAA history to win the Heisman Trophy, and this year he became the first quarterback and second player ever to win it twice. Now with a national championship at a school that is not a traditional powerhouse, and with two year of eligibility remaining it will be difficult to argue against him.

Manziel was not alone on Monday as Texas A&M dominated the team statistics. A&M had almost 200 yards more than Louisville (538 to 355) including 246 yards on the ground and 292 yards through the air. A&M also converted 45% of their 3rd downs (Louisville converted 33%) and A&M got in the red zone twice as much as Louisville (8 to 4). Overall, Texas A&M was clearly the better team but Louisville did keep it competitive and only lost by a final score of 40-35.

Other Notable Notes from Bowl Games:
-The SEC showed they are still the best conference, finishing 6-2 including A&M's National Championship and Alabama obliterating #4 Florida State 42-14. The SEC also had the largest point differential, outscoring their bowl opponents 262 to 164 (+98).
-While Northern Illinois was doubted, playing a weak schedule all season, they showed they belonged taking traditional powerhouse Oklahoma to overtime. However, the Huskies would not be this years Boise State and would lose 40-37.
-UCLA beat Nebraska 38-28 in the Rose Bowl. Nebraska, despite just recently joining the Big Ten, had actually played in the Rose Bowl more recently than UCLA. Nebraska lost to Miami 37-14 in what was truly a National Championship game in 2002, and UCLA lost 38-31 to Wisconsin in their last appearance in 1999. It was UCLA's first Rose Bowl win since 1986.
-Ohio State and Florida met in the Capital One Bowl, in what was the most anticipated non BCS game. Ohio State started the season 11-0 and was a National Championship favorite before being upset by Michigan and Nebraska in back to back weeks. Ohio State beat SEC runner up Florida 31-21.
-Having rebounded from an awful start to the season, Miami met USC in the Sun Bowl. 6-6 Miami would pull the upset knocking off the 8-4 Trojans 38-10.
-Nevada would score on a Hail Mary with 3 seconds left to beat UAB 31-28. Cody Fajardo rolled out to his right and launched a 62 yard pass to Aaron Bradley for the most exciting end to a bowl game in the Hawaii Bowl.

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Jan 6, 2014
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	2	Texas A&M (61)	13	1	1525
2	3	Alabama	12	1	1472
3	6	South Carolina	10	3	1317
4	1	Louisville	12	1	1304
5	8	Oregon	12	2	1217
6	10	Oklahoma	11	2	1111
7	4	Florida State	10	3	961
8	11	UCLA	11	3	953
9	12	Ohio State	12	2	920
10	5	Clemson	11	3	889
11	9	Northern Illinois	12	2	873
12	13	Auburn	10	3	857
13	7	Kansas State	10	3	818
14	14	Michigan State	11	2	813
15	15	Missouri	10	3	765
16	18	Navy	12	1	653
17	21	Oklahoma State	9	4	588
18	19	Nebraska	11	3	416
19	NR	Virginia Tech	10	3	347
20	16	Florida	10	4	341
21	NR	Iowa State	9	4	252
22	NR	Western Kentucky	10	3	181
23	22	Georgia Tech	10	4	157
24	23	Cincinnati	10	3	156
25	NR	Rice	12	2	156

osubucki6 · 09-14-2018, 11:17 PM

Coaching Changes

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Wake Forest Notable Players Leaving

Michael Stevenson, FR CB (Transferring to South Alabama for playing time)
Anthony Rook, FR TE (Transferring to Memphis for playing time)
Michael Campanaro, SR WR (4th round pro draft)

National Notable Players Leaving

Marcus Mariota, SO QB Oregon (Declaring Round 2)
Cardale Jones, FR QB Ohio State (Transfer to West Virginia for playing time)
Mark Weisman, JR QB Iowa (Declaring Round 6)
Jarvis Landry, JR WR LSU (Declaring Round 2)
Odell Beckham, JR WR LSU (Declaring Round 3)
Rashad Greene, JR WR Florida State (Declaring Round 3)
Austin Seferian Jenkins, JR TE Washington (Declaring Round 3)
Cameron Erving, JR LT Florida State (Declaring Round 2)
Greg Robinson, SO LT Auburn (Declaring Round 6)
Xavier Su’a Filo, JR LG UCLA (Declaring Round 3)
Keith Bryant, FR LE Florida State (Transfer to South Alabama for playing time)
Demarcus Lawrence, JR RE Boise State (Declaring Round 2)
Danny Shelton, JR DT Washington (Declaring Round 5)
Patrick Gamble, FR DT Georgia Tech (Transfer to Wake Forest, not admitted)
Deion Jones, SO LOLB LSU (Transfer to Ole Miss for playing time)
Eric Kendricks, JR MLB UCLA (Declaring Round 6)

Wake Forest Offseason Recruiting

Chris Shaffer offered scholarship, 5000 points
Tom Wheeler given 4950 points
Tom Wheeler commits
Chris Shaffer commits to Northwestern
Keith Madsen walks on
Anthony Gilmore, HB, walks on

osubucki6 · 09-15-2018, 12:32 AM

Signing Day
Wake Forest Recruiting Class

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Top 25 Classes

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Top Recruits

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osubucki6 · 09-15-2018, 01:31 AM

Around The Nation: 2013-14 Signing Day
Written by Alex Flight on February 5th, 2014

The 2013-14 college football season wrapped up today as players around the country sent their letter of intent to their school of choice.

With schools like Ohio State, Oklahoma, Florida State, LSU, Alabama, Texas, and USC bringing in top 10 classes, it may sound as if this was a typical recruiting cycle. It was not. While the traditional powers continued bringing in their high end recruiting class, mid major schools also brought in some high end recruits.

Players like Landon Harris, the 4th overall prospect and number 1 DE according to ESPN, spurred schools like Alabama and Miami for schools like Kent State. Harris is the highest recruit ever to not sign with a major program out of high school. "I don't feel like I was recruited as much as I shoulda been, you know?" Harris said on signing day after his surprise commitment. Harris sat in his high school gymnasium in Florida with three hats in front of him--Alabama, Ohio State, and LSU--but shocked everyone when he pulled out a hat representing the Golden Flashes. "Even though they felt like they didn't have a chance throughout, they were always there and pushing for me. I'd rather go be a star right away somewhere I am really wanted than be just another 5 star recruit getting ignored at Alabama." Harris' comments will be fine for now, but NFL teams may see it as a big negative if he does develop into the star prospect he is expected to be. "Something like that shows he doesn't like to compete," said an anonymous NFL scout via Adam Schefter on Twitter today.

Other surprising decisions on Wednesday are listed below:
-Antonio Chase, the number 3 overall prospect, chose Illinois citing the proximity to his home (Rolla, MO) and the playing time he will get early. Chase can play RB or WR.
-Deon Howard, a 5* RB, chose Central Michigan over local powers like Miami and Florida State. Howard's father Gus was hired at the school as a running backs coach after being Deon's head coach throughout high school. The move is controversial and being investigated by the NCAA, although it is unlikely any violation occurred.
-Brandon Hill, the number 7 athlete, chose Middle Tennessee State over nearly every other school in the country. "Everyone wants me to play offense. Quarterback, tight end, tackle." said Hill, "I don't understand why. I want to play defense, I told schools that and MTSU was the best school that agreed to that."
-Three 4* receivers chose Navy, a perplexing move given their run heavy offense. Brent Taylor is the highest ranked at #37 overall and chose Navy because he has bigger dreams than playing in the NFL. "I want to be the President of the United States one day," Taylor said after committing back in October, "going to an academy and serving this country while getting a tremendous education is one of the best ways to do it." Taylor is a 4.0 student and served heavily in his high schools student government.
-Phillip Burnette also chose Navy despite being listed as a 4* WR. "I'm more of a running back, I've always ran the option and always played slotback," said Burnette who was confused with how interested teams were in getting him to play WR. Burnette also said he has always had interest in joining the military.
-Travis Todd, a 4* TE, also chose Navy. He is following in the footsteps of his older brother, 2 cousins, and uncle who all attended the academy.
-4* RB Kenny Mathis stuck with his commitment to East Carolina even after offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley moved to Illinois this off-season. "I committed mostly for Coach Riley, but I made the commitment and I'm a man of my word," said Mathis on ESPNU this morning after sending in his LOI after rumors he would flip to Illinois.
-Another 4* RB chose a mid major program when Walter Wilkinson sent his LOI to Northern Illinois this morning. "Have you seen how they ran it this year? Yeah I wanna be a part of that!" said Wilkinson on Wednesday with heavy excitement.
-4* DT Marques Perry and 4* TE Mike Williams stuck with their earlier commitments of Marshall and Houston respectively. Both cited playing style and time, as well as location as a big factor. "It's close to home, but not too close," said Williams with a chuckle.

Small schools weren't the only ones to make a splash on Wednesday. Texas landed the number one overall prospect Brad Jones and number one quarterback Steven Hunter with signing day commitments. At 6'2" 218lbs and with elite talent, Jones can play almost any skill position on the field. The Burbank, CA product played running back and linebacker his freshman season, moved to safety his sophomore year, wide receiver and cornerback his junior season, and quarterback his senior season. He also handled kicking and punting duties all 4 seasons. Hunter, who will be staying home at Texas, is not as athletic but had a historic high school career. The dual threat QB led Taylor HS to 4 state championship games--winning 3--and threw for an astonishing 15,002 yards and 195 touchdowns which are both Texas HS football records.

Many high school football players did not get to sign today, but three players stand out. Blake Harmon (3* QB from Storrs, CT), Lonnie Ross (3* WR from Vallejo, CA), and Joseph Glover (3* ATH from Leon Valley, TX) all received 0 FBS offers, despite being stars in high school. All 3 are expected to attend Blinn College, arguably the most known junior college in the country. Glover and Ross both had poor grades which scared a lot of teams off, and Harmon was often injured, playing only 12 games throughout his final 3 years of HS.

osubucki6 · 09-15-2018, 05:34 PM

Recapping the Offseason
Written by Alex Flight on July 23rd, 2014

An eventful offseason for the Demon Deacons will lead to a completely new look in 2014.

After a 5-7 season and with most of the contributors of 2013 graduating, many Demon Deacon fans were clamoring for a change in the coaching staff. Jim Grobe had just finished his 13th season as the head coach, and outside of 2006 he had not done much. Many Wake Forest fans wanted exciting offensive coordinator Quinn Morris to take over the reigns, but the athletic department decided to stick with Grobe for another season.

Wake Forest lost key contributors like the record setting QB-WR combo of Tanner Price and Michael Campanaro, the latter of whom was taken in the 4th round of the NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. Either key losses include running back Josh Harris, three starting offensive lineman, and NT Nikita Whitlock. While they will not be easy to replace, the coaches have been raving about the recruiting class and new starters.

Wake Forest brought in the 68th ranked recruiting class according to ESPN, headlined by 4 star WR Alan Walters. Walters is expected to start from day one, with Jonathan Williams having a poor offseason. Andy Miller is another freshman WR who should see a lot of playing time this season. Redshirt freshman Brendan O'Neil and true freshman Tyrone Everett will be competing with returning All-American Matt James for the starting tight end position after James reportedly had "a horrific offseason". The full time transition from wide receiver to tight end seems to have taken a toll on James, who has lost a lot of his athleticism after having to put on weight. James was one of the leading receivers in the country last year, but also dropped 19 passes which was the most in college football.

Junior college transfers Jordan Howard and Mike Washington are also highly praised members of the recruiting class and are expected to start right away at center and right tackle respectively.

Many of the other freshman will redshirt, but are expected to compete for playing time next season after a year of development. Coaches have really praised the strong work ethics of a lot of the incoming recruits. This may just be in response to the "hit or miss development" in this offseason as Coach Grobe put it. He really praised the development of senior quarterback Patrick Thompson, among others. "Patrick really took the next step this offseason, all our QBs did but Pat is far ahead of the rest," said OC Quinn Morris after spring ball. Thompson got some playing time early last year before Tanner Price nailed down his starting position. Morris also said the offensive line looked slightly better than last year, but that may not be praise as the unit was one of the worst in the country last year in pass protection.

The rest of the offense was criticized by Morris and Grobe. DeAndre Martin did not seem to develop much, and is now being challenged by Joshua Wilhite when fall practice begins. Thompson will likely be throwing to a lot of new faces this season after many of the returning WRs and TEs had poor offseasons. "Orville [Reynolds] is the only returning player we're even content with right now," said Grobe, "Jared Crump looked better but he's still not what we were hoping for. Jonathan [Williams] and Matt [James] both looked like they really regressed this offseason."

Losses will be felt even more heavily on the defensive side of the ball. Linebackers Steve Donatell and Brandon Chubb will be the only returning members of the front seven. The left end spot vacated by Kristopher Redding will be heavily contested by both James Looney and Josh Banks, both sophomores. Tylor Harris and Johnny Garcia have seemed to nail down the positions of RE and NT. Ali Lamot had a breakout offseason after redshirting and jumped junior Hunter Williams for the starting ROLB spot. Teddy Matthews and Wendell Dunn should both see time at the fourth linebacker spot.

Most of the secondary returns, as only the only loss in that unit was FS A.J. Marshall. However, cornerback Merrill Noel, strong safety Ryan Janvion, and Marshall's expected replacement Deonte Davis all looked very poor in spring ball. Heading into fall practice, Noel is listed as the slot corner and has apparently been jumped by Allen Ramsey. Janvion, Ward, and corner Josh M. Harris are all expected to compete for the strong safety spot. Linebacker Kevis Jones was moved from linebacker to free safety this year and looked very good in spring.

Special teams was an area of extreme struggle last season, especially at kicker, but coaches have raved about the offseason the unit has had. Chad Hedlund received the most praise after a very poor 2013. "He really focused on his accuracy and we expect him to have a very good season," said Jim Grobe when asked about the subject this offseason.

In other news, this offseason wrapped up most of the conference realignment that has swept the sport over the last few years. The Big Ten took Rutgers from the American, and Maryland from the ACC to get to 14 teams. They also realigned their divisions to East (Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State, Indiana, Rutgers, and Maryland) and West (Purdue, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Nebraska, Iowa, and Northwestern) after many found confusion with the Leaders-Legends format.

The ACC replaced Maryland with national title loser Louisville, while the American added East Carolina, Tulane, and Tulsa from Conference USA. Navy will also join the conference next season. Conference USA replenished by adding Old Dominion and Western Kentucky. Idaho and New Mexico State are joining the Sun Belt after spending a year as independents after the dissolution of the WAC. Aside from the aforementioned Navy move, this pretty much wraps up conference realignment for now. However, it has been heavily rumored that the Big 12 is seeking to expand back to at least 12 teams. They would likely look to the American conference for teams.

This offseason realignment also signifies the beginning the Power 5 era, as the American conference has lost their automatic BCS bid. The "Power 5 conferences" are the SEC, ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12, and Big 12. The SEC, ACC, and Big Ten all have 14 teams, the Pac-12 has 12, and Big 12 is down to 10 teams. The Big 12 also traded their Fiesta Bowl auto bid for a matchup with the SEC champion in the Sugar Bowl, assuming neither conference sends a team to a National Championship game.

While there has been much talk about a possible transition to a playoff championship format, NCAA president Mark Emmert announced the sport would stick with its current format. "The move to a playoff would just lead to new problems, and the BCS era has been the best in the history of the sport," said Emmert in an April interview with Sports Illustrated. He also said a playoff format was "not impossible, just improbable".

09-09-2018, 05:32 PM	#49
osubucki6 Pro OVR: 0 Join Date: Dec 2013	Re: An Unstoried History: A Wake Forest Dynasty 2013 Conference Championship Preview Recruiting Board Tyrone Everett commits Robert Bush commits to Western Michigan Top 5 Week 15 Game Results #1 Louisville beats #21 Cincinnati 28-27 #23 Oklahoma State beats #5 Oklahoma 34-31 #19 Navy beats Army 27-17 Baylor beats Texas 31-16 UL Lafayette beats South Alabama 20-7 Players of Week 15 National Offensive-J.W. Walsh, QB Oklahoma State: 267 Total yards, 3 Total TDs Defensive-Deion Green, LE UCF: TFL, FF, 2 FR Heisman Finalists (Alphabetical) -Teddy Bridgewater, QB Louisville: 247/370 for 3738 yards. 38 Touchdowns to 6 Interceptions. 129 rushes for 339 yards and 3 TDs. 12-0, No game. -John Hubert, HB Kansas State: 289 rushes for 1624 yards and 15 TDs. 18 receptions for 211 yards and 3 TDs. 10-2, No game. -Carlos Hyde, HB Ohio State: 215 rushes for 1304 yards and 17 TDs. 17 receptions for 216 yards and 1 TD. 11-1, play #22 Nebraska. -Jordan Lynch, QB Northern Illinois: 171/242 for 2769 yards. 32 Touchdowns to 5 Interceptions. 150 rushes for 884 yards and 9 TDs. 11-1, play Bowling Green. -Johnny Manziel, QB Texas A&M (Defending winner): 234/336 for 3177 yards. 31 Touchdowns to 4 Interceptions. 165 rushes for 971 yards and 10 TDs. 11-1, play #10 Florida. Conference Championship Games Conference USA: UAB versus Rice. 12:00 PM EST on Saturday, 12/14. SEC: Florida versus Texas A&M. 3:30 PM EST on Saturday, 12/14. MWC: Utah State versus UNLV. 7:30 PM EST on Saturday, 12/14. Pac-12: UCLA versus Oregon. 8:00 PM EST on Saturday, 12/14. ACC: Clemson versus Georgia Tech. 8:00 PM EST on Saturday, 12/14. Big Ten: Nebraska versus Ohio State. 8:00 PM EST on Saturday, 12/14. MAC: Bowling Green versus Northern Illinois. 8:0 PM EST on Saturday, 12/14. National Championship Watch Louisville: ranked #1, 12-0 AAC champions, no championship game. Alabama: ranked #2, 11-1 SEC West runner up, no championship game. Texas A&M: ranked #3, 11-1 SEC West champions, play #10 Florida. Oregon: ranked #5, 11-1 Pac-12 North champions, play #15 UCLA Ohio State: ranked #6, 11-1 Big Ten Leaders champions, play #22 Nebraska __________________ NCAA-Ohio State NFL-Seahawks MLB-Mariners NBA-Sonics :'(

09-14-2018, 11:17 PM	#53
osubucki6 Pro OVR: 0 Join Date: Dec 2013	Re: An Unstoried History: A Wake Forest Dynasty Coaching Changes Spoiler Spoiler Spoiler Spoiler Spoiler Spoiler Wake Forest Notable Players Leaving Michael Stevenson, FR CB (Transferring to South Alabama for playing time) Anthony Rook, FR TE (Transferring to Memphis for playing time) Michael Campanaro, SR WR (4th round pro draft) National Notable Players Leaving Marcus Mariota, SO QB Oregon (Declaring Round 2) Cardale Jones, FR QB Ohio State (Transfer to West Virginia for playing time) Mark Weisman, JR QB Iowa (Declaring Round 6) Jarvis Landry, JR WR LSU (Declaring Round 2) Odell Beckham, JR WR LSU (Declaring Round 3) Rashad Greene, JR WR Florida State (Declaring Round 3) Austin Seferian Jenkins, JR TE Washington (Declaring Round 3) Cameron Erving, JR LT Florida State (Declaring Round 2) Greg Robinson, SO LT Auburn (Declaring Round 6) Xavier Su’a Filo, JR LG UCLA (Declaring Round 3) Keith Bryant, FR LE Florida State (Transfer to South Alabama for playing time) Demarcus Lawrence, JR RE Boise State (Declaring Round 2) Danny Shelton, JR DT Washington (Declaring Round 5) Patrick Gamble, FR DT Georgia Tech (Transfer to Wake Forest, not admitted) Deion Jones, SO LOLB LSU (Transfer to Ole Miss for playing time) Eric Kendricks, JR MLB UCLA (Declaring Round 6) Wake Forest Offseason Recruiting Chris Shaffer offered scholarship, 5000 points Tom Wheeler given 4950 points Tom Wheeler commits Chris Shaffer commits to Northwestern Keith Madsen walks on Anthony Gilmore, HB, walks on __________________ NCAA-Ohio State NFL-Seahawks MLB-Mariners NBA-Sonics :'( Last edited by osubucki6; 09-14-2018 at 11:40 PM.

09-15-2018, 01:31 AM	#55
osubucki6 Pro OVR: 0 Join Date: Dec 2013	Re: An Unstoried History: A Wake Forest Dynasty Around The Nation: 2013-14 Signing Day Written by Alex Flight on February 5th, 2014 The 2013-14 college football season wrapped up today as players around the country sent their letter of intent to their school of choice. With schools like Ohio State, Oklahoma, Florida State, LSU, Alabama, Texas, and USC bringing in top 10 classes, it may sound as if this was a typical recruiting cycle. It was not. While the traditional powers continued bringing in their high end recruiting class, mid major schools also brought in some high end recruits. Players like Landon Harris, the 4th overall prospect and number 1 DE according to ESPN, spurred schools like Alabama and Miami for schools like Kent State. Harris is the highest recruit ever to not sign with a major program out of high school. "I don't feel like I was recruited as much as I shoulda been, you know?" Harris said on signing day after his surprise commitment. Harris sat in his high school gymnasium in Florida with three hats in front of him--Alabama, Ohio State, and LSU--but shocked everyone when he pulled out a hat representing the Golden Flashes. "Even though they felt like they didn't have a chance throughout, they were always there and pushing for me. I'd rather go be a star right away somewhere I am really wanted than be just another 5 star recruit getting ignored at Alabama." Harris' comments will be fine for now, but NFL teams may see it as a big negative if he does develop into the star prospect he is expected to be. "Something like that shows he doesn't like to compete," said an anonymous NFL scout via Adam Schefter on Twitter today. Other surprising decisions on Wednesday are listed below: -Antonio Chase, the number 3 overall prospect, chose Illinois citing the proximity to his home (Rolla, MO) and the playing time he will get early. Chase can play RB or WR. -Deon Howard, a 5* RB, chose Central Michigan over local powers like Miami and Florida State. Howard's father Gus was hired at the school as a running backs coach after being Deon's head coach throughout high school. The move is controversial and being investigated by the NCAA, although it is unlikely any violation occurred. -Brandon Hill, the number 7 athlete, chose Middle Tennessee State over nearly every other school in the country. "Everyone wants me to play offense. Quarterback, tight end, tackle." said Hill, "I don't understand why. I want to play defense, I told schools that and MTSU was the best school that agreed to that." -Three 4* receivers chose Navy, a perplexing move given their run heavy offense. Brent Taylor is the highest ranked at #37 overall and chose Navy because he has bigger dreams than playing in the NFL. "I want to be the President of the United States one day," Taylor said after committing back in October, "going to an academy and serving this country while getting a tremendous education is one of the best ways to do it." Taylor is a 4.0 student and served heavily in his high schools student government. -Phillip Burnette also chose Navy despite being listed as a 4* WR. "I'm more of a running back, I've always ran the option and always played slotback," said Burnette who was confused with how interested teams were in getting him to play WR. Burnette also said he has always had interest in joining the military. -Travis Todd, a 4* TE, also chose Navy. He is following in the footsteps of his older brother, 2 cousins, and uncle who all attended the academy. -4* RB Kenny Mathis stuck with his commitment to East Carolina even after offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley moved to Illinois this off-season. "I committed mostly for Coach Riley, but I made the commitment and I'm a man of my word," said Mathis on ESPNU this morning after sending in his LOI after rumors he would flip to Illinois. -Another 4* RB chose a mid major program when Walter Wilkinson sent his LOI to Northern Illinois this morning. "Have you seen how they ran it this year? Yeah I wanna be a part of that!" said Wilkinson on Wednesday with heavy excitement. -4* DT Marques Perry and 4* TE Mike Williams stuck with their earlier commitments of Marshall and Houston respectively. Both cited playing style and time, as well as location as a big factor. "It's close to home, but not too close," said Williams with a chuckle. Small schools weren't the only ones to make a splash on Wednesday. Texas landed the number one overall prospect Brad Jones and number one quarterback Steven Hunter with signing day commitments. At 6'2" 218lbs and with elite talent, Jones can play almost any skill position on the field. The Burbank, CA product played running back and linebacker his freshman season, moved to safety his sophomore year, wide receiver and cornerback his junior season, and quarterback his senior season. He also handled kicking and punting duties all 4 seasons. Hunter, who will be staying home at Texas, is not as athletic but had a historic high school career. The dual threat QB led Taylor HS to 4 state championship games--winning 3--and threw for an astonishing 15,002 yards and 195 touchdowns which are both Texas HS football records. Many high school football players did not get to sign today, but three players stand out. Blake Harmon (3* QB from Storrs, CT), Lonnie Ross (3* WR from Vallejo, CA), and Joseph Glover (3* ATH from Leon Valley, TX) all received 0 FBS offers, despite being stars in high school. All 3 are expected to attend Blinn College, arguably the most known junior college in the country. Glover and Ross both had poor grades which scared a lot of teams off, and Harmon was often injured, playing only 12 games throughout his final 3 years of HS. __________________ NCAA-Ohio State NFL-Seahawks MLB-Mariners NBA-Sonics :'(

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osubucki6 Pro OVR: 0 Join Date: Dec 2013	Re: An Unstoried History: A Wake Forest Dynasty Recapping the Offseason Written by Alex Flight on July 23rd, 2014 An eventful offseason for the Demon Deacons will lead to a completely new look in 2014. After a 5-7 season and with most of the contributors of 2013 graduating, many Demon Deacon fans were clamoring for a change in the coaching staff. Jim Grobe had just finished his 13th season as the head coach, and outside of 2006 he had not done much. Many Wake Forest fans wanted exciting offensive coordinator Quinn Morris to take over the reigns, but the athletic department decided to stick with Grobe for another season. Wake Forest lost key contributors like the record setting QB-WR combo of Tanner Price and Michael Campanaro, the latter of whom was taken in the 4th round of the NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. Either key losses include running back Josh Harris, three starting offensive lineman, and NT Nikita Whitlock. While they will not be easy to replace, the coaches have been raving about the recruiting class and new starters. Wake Forest brought in the 68th ranked recruiting class according to ESPN, headlined by 4 star WR Alan Walters. Walters is expected to start from day one, with Jonathan Williams having a poor offseason. Andy Miller is another freshman WR who should see a lot of playing time this season. Redshirt freshman Brendan O'Neil and true freshman Tyrone Everett will be competing with returning All-American Matt James for the starting tight end position after James reportedly had "a horrific offseason". The full time transition from wide receiver to tight end seems to have taken a toll on James, who has lost a lot of his athleticism after having to put on weight. James was one of the leading receivers in the country last year, but also dropped 19 passes which was the most in college football. Junior college transfers Jordan Howard and Mike Washington are also highly praised members of the recruiting class and are expected to start right away at center and right tackle respectively. Many of the other freshman will redshirt, but are expected to compete for playing time next season after a year of development. Coaches have really praised the strong work ethics of a lot of the incoming recruits. This may just be in response to the "hit or miss development" in this offseason as Coach Grobe put it. He really praised the development of senior quarterback Patrick Thompson, among others. "Patrick really took the next step this offseason, all our QBs did but Pat is far ahead of the rest," said OC Quinn Morris after spring ball. Thompson got some playing time early last year before Tanner Price nailed down his starting position. Morris also said the offensive line looked slightly better than last year, but that may not be praise as the unit was one of the worst in the country last year in pass protection. The rest of the offense was criticized by Morris and Grobe. DeAndre Martin did not seem to develop much, and is now being challenged by Joshua Wilhite when fall practice begins. Thompson will likely be throwing to a lot of new faces this season after many of the returning WRs and TEs had poor offseasons. "Orville [Reynolds] is the only returning player we're even content with right now," said Grobe, "Jared Crump looked better but he's still not what we were hoping for. Jonathan [Williams] and Matt [James] both looked like they really regressed this offseason." Losses will be felt even more heavily on the defensive side of the ball. Linebackers Steve Donatell and Brandon Chubb will be the only returning members of the front seven. The left end spot vacated by Kristopher Redding will be heavily contested by both James Looney and Josh Banks, both sophomores. Tylor Harris and Johnny Garcia have seemed to nail down the positions of RE and NT. Ali Lamot had a breakout offseason after redshirting and jumped junior Hunter Williams for the starting ROLB spot. Teddy Matthews and Wendell Dunn should both see time at the fourth linebacker spot. Most of the secondary returns, as only the only loss in that unit was FS A.J. Marshall. However, cornerback Merrill Noel, strong safety Ryan Janvion, and Marshall's expected replacement Deonte Davis all looked very poor in spring ball. Heading into fall practice, Noel is listed as the slot corner and has apparently been jumped by Allen Ramsey. Janvion, Ward, and corner Josh M. Harris are all expected to compete for the strong safety spot. Linebacker Kevis Jones was moved from linebacker to free safety this year and looked very good in spring. Special teams was an area of extreme struggle last season, especially at kicker, but coaches have raved about the offseason the unit has had. Chad Hedlund received the most praise after a very poor 2013. "He really focused on his accuracy and we expect him to have a very good season," said Jim Grobe when asked about the subject this offseason. In other news, this offseason wrapped up most of the conference realignment that has swept the sport over the last few years. The Big Ten took Rutgers from the American, and Maryland from the ACC to get to 14 teams. They also realigned their divisions to East (Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State, Indiana, Rutgers, and Maryland) and West (Purdue, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Nebraska, Iowa, and Northwestern) after many found confusion with the Leaders-Legends format. The ACC replaced Maryland with national title loser Louisville, while the American added East Carolina, Tulane, and Tulsa from Conference USA. Navy will also join the conference next season. Conference USA replenished by adding Old Dominion and Western Kentucky. Idaho and New Mexico State are joining the Sun Belt after spending a year as independents after the dissolution of the WAC. Aside from the aforementioned Navy move, this pretty much wraps up conference realignment for now. However, it has been heavily rumored that the Big 12 is seeking to expand back to at least 12 teams. They would likely look to the American conference for teams. This offseason realignment also signifies the beginning the Power 5 era, as the American conference has lost their automatic BCS bid. The "Power 5 conferences" are the SEC, ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12, and Big 12. The SEC, ACC, and Big Ten all have 14 teams, the Pac-12 has 12, and Big 12 is down to 10 teams. The Big 12 also traded their Fiesta Bowl auto bid for a matchup with the SEC champion in the Sugar Bowl, assuming neither conference sends a team to a National Championship game. While there has been much talk about a possible transition to a playoff championship format, NCAA president Mark Emmert announced the sport would stick with its current format. "The move to a playoff would just lead to new problems, and the BCS era has been the best in the history of the sport," said Emmert in an April interview with Sports Illustrated. He also said a playoff format was "not impossible, just improbable". __________________ NCAA-Ohio State NFL-Seahawks MLB-Mariners NBA-Sonics :'(

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