The Rise of the Carnegie Mellon Tartans (NCAA Football 07)

[RoundingThird]

Well, you definitely covered against Pitt, so at least you won a game ATS

[Careless Whisper]

Quote: Originally Posted by ThatBritishGuy

We are ALL rooting for you Alex Smith, either to do really really well or just to survive and no go and cry in a corner after the game due to several interceptions/concussion or both!!

I'll take survival at this point! I have a fourth quarterback on the roster, but's a legit 40 overall and I don't want to resort to him if I have to.

Quote: Originally Posted by RoundingThird

Well, you definitely covered against Pitt, so at least you won a game ATS

I'll count it! Sorry moose

Next game going up... now!

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Harvard Blanks Carnegie Mellon, 20-0
The Crimson scored a pair of rushing touchdowns and two field goals in a road shutout victory

Associated Press Staff Report

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (AP) -- Harvard scored twice in the second quarter and twice in the fourth en route to a 20-0 victory over Carnegie Mellon on Saturday afternoon at Gesling Stadium.

Harvard (3-3) was led by senior runningback Clifton Dawson, who ran for 198 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries. Cheng Ho added a rushing score in the fourth quarter. Chris Pizzotti threw for 256 yards and completed 21 of 30 attempts.

Alex Smith made his first collegiate start for Carnegie Mellon (0-7), finishing with 104 yards and an interception on 19-of-34 passing as the team’s third different starting quarterback. Robert Riley provided 112 yards (89 rushing, 23 yards) of offense in the defeat.

Harvard returns to Ivy League play next week, while Carnegie Mellon travels to Furman.

Harvard Crimson at Carnegie Mellon Tartans
Oct 21, 2006	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Harvard Crimson (3-3)	0	10	0	10	20
Carnegie Mellon Tartans (0-7)	0	0	0	0	0

Scoring Summary
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		HARV	CMU
14:39	(HARV) Clifton Dawson 2-yard run (Matt Schnidel kick)	7	0
1:28	(HARV) Matt Schnidel 31-yard field goal	10	0
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		HARV	CMU
5:16	(HARV) Matt Schnidel 31-yard field goal	13	0
3:38	(HARV) Cheng Ho 4-yard run (Matt Schnidel kick)	20	0

Harvard Crimson

Carnegie Mellon Tartans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Alex Smith 19/34 104 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Robert Riley 18 89 4.9 0 Tramon McCollum 5 32 6.4 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Pete Carlson 9 41 4.6 0 Al Jackson 2 27 13.5 0 Robert Riley 1 23 23.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Curtis Willis 10 0 0 0 Robert Graves 8 0 0 0 Jay Edmonds 5 0 1 0 Will Reid 4 1 0 0 Devon Elliott 4 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Justin Thompson 0/1 0/0 0 --

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Author's Note: Sorry for the abbreviated recap, was a really boring game with nothing notable happening - even more so than before this season. Figured I'd type up a quick AP report to show the lack of desire to cover this game by the local media.

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Around the NCAA – Week 8 Edition
Bitter rivals Ohio State and Michigan top the field in the first BCS Rankings release

BCS Top Five
1 | Ohio State (8-0, 0.916)
2 | Michigan (8-0, 0.912)
3 | Oklahoma (7-0, 0.856)
4 | Miami (Fla.) (7-0, 0.815)
5 | Notre Dame (6-1, 0.714)

USA Today Top 25 Coaches’ Poll
1 | Ohio State [33 first-place votes] (8-0)
2 | Oklahoma [24] (7-0)
3 | Michigan [3] (7-0)
4 | Miami (Fla.) [1] (7-0)
5 | LSU (7-1)
6 | Notre Dame (6-1)
7 | USC (5-1)
8 | Texas (6-2)
9 | Auburn (7-1)
10 | Louisville (5-1)

Biggest Climb | Four moved up two spots
Biggest Drop | Nebraska (7-1) – #8 to #14
Newcomers | #23 Oregon (5-2), #24 Florida State (4-3)
Drop Outs | #20 Alabama, #25 Georgia Tech

Heisman Watch
Jarrett Hicks, R-Sr., WR, Texas Tech | 78 catches, 1,184 yards, 11 TD
Kenny Irons, Sr., HB, Auburn | 195 carries, 1,269 yards, 13 TD; 14 catches, 243 yards, 2 TD
Kyle Wright, R-Jr., QB, Miami [Fla.] | 169.3 QB rtg., 128-205, 1,838 yards, 23 TD (1 rush), 4 INT
Zac Taylor, Sr., QB, Nebraska | 156.6 QB rtg., 159-245, 1,757 yards, 28 TD (1 rush), 6 INT
Colt McCoy, R-Fr., QB, Texas | 158.1 QB rtg., 157-249, 2,119 yards, 22 TD, 7 INT

NCAA Players of the Week, presented by Coca-Cola
Offensive: Jeff Ballard, R-Sr., QB, TCU | 25-34, 365 yards, 4 TD; 19 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD in 41-17 win at Army
Defensive: Brandon Harrison, Sr., CB, Stanford | 3 tackles, 2 INT, 1 TD in 24-27 loss (OT) at Arizona State

Injury Report
Bernard Jackson, R-Jr., QB, Colorado | Broken elbow (season)
Troy Smith, R-Sr., QB, Ohio State | Broken tibia (7 weeks)
Isaiah Stanback, R-Sr., QB, Washington | Broken tailbone (4 weeks)
Jamaal Charles, So., HB, Texas | Broken ankle (11 weeks)
Early Doucet, Jr., WR, LSU | Foot fracture (3 weeks)
Jeff Samardzija, Sr., WR, Notre Dame | Broken jaw (10 weeks)

Notable Top 25 Scores
#23 Oregon 30, Washington State 27 (OT)
#2 Oklahoma 62, Colorado 14
#6 Notre Dame 28, UCLA 21
#3 Michigan 35, #19 Iowa 20
#22 Penn State 40, Illinois 14
Oklahoma State 21, #25 Texas A&M 17
#8 Texas 31, #14 Nebraska 10
#24 Florida State 41, Boston College 31
#11 Clemson 36, Georgia Tech 20
#18 Arizona State 27, Stanford 24 (OT)

Week 9 National Broadcasts
#11 Clemson (8-0) at #13 Virginia Tech (7-0) – Game of the Week
#8 Texas (6-2) at #21 Texas Tech (6-2)
#2 Oklahoma (7-0) at Missouri (4-4)
#15 Florida (5-2) vs. #16 Georgia (6-1) – World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party
Tennessee (4-3) at South Carolina (5-2)
Minnesota (4-3) at #1 Ohio State (8-0)
#4 Miami [Fla.] (7-0) at Georgia Tech (4-3)
#14 Nebraska (7-1) at Oklahoma State (6-1)

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by Jeff Greenberg, Carnegie Mellon insider for Rivals.com

Starting right tackle to miss Furman game

Sophomore offensive tackle David Jenkins suffered broken ribs in last Saturday’s 20-0 loss against Harvard and will be out this week at Furman.

Jenkins, a starter on the right side in each of the Tartans’ seven games this season, will be replaced by classmate Greg Cunningham. He is expected to be back the following week on Saturday, November 4 against Shippensburg.

Top corner suspended until late November

Head coach John Elliott announced a three-game suspension for sophomore cornerback Raymond Cooper after practice this afternoon, keeping him out of games against Furman, Shippensburg, and Princeton.

“Coop is going to be out for three games,” said Elliott. “He understands the magnitude of his mistake and will learn from this. We look forward to having him back against Stephen F. Austin.”

Tartan Tidbits understands that the suspension was caused by Cooper recently forging a signature. The sophomore has started all seven games for CMU this year, compiling 19 tackles, three interceptions, and a forced fumble as the team’s top cornerback.

Junior Brent Matthews, who has four tackles and an interception, will start opposite of senior Spencer Mason at the cornerback spot.

Tartans lead for Manning

Three-star runningback Jim Manning (Reisterstown, Md.) currently has Carnegie Mellon on the top of his recruiting board, Tartan Tidbits has learned.

Rivals.com has Carnegie Mellon ahead of Virginia Tech, Ohio State, and Penn State in its rankings, and it looks like the tailback will make an official visit in the coming weeks. Manning has rushed for 1,188 yards and 17 touchdowns this season at Franklin High School.

Other targets Matt Fitch (Sylvania, Ohio), Matt Johnson (Circleville, Ohio), and Michael Johnson (Dayton, Ohio) are reportedly high on CMU and will consider official visits with the school.

[RoundingThird]

Wow, Harvard and Carnegie Mellon played exactly the kind of game you'd expect from two mighty academic institutions. I'd like to think that if Duke and Vanderbilt played more often, the games would go something like that

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Paladins Paddle Tartans as Offensive Struggles Continue
Carnegie Mellon could only muster a field goal in the second quarter as it fell to 0-8 on the season

by Alicia Brown, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reporter

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Carnegie Mellon couldn’t muster much of an offensive attack once again this afternoon, only netting a field goal in a 17-3 defeat to Furman.

Robert Riley ran for over 100 yards for the first time since September 23, finishing with 105 on 28 carries. He added one catch for 31 yards, as he and Pete Carlson (91 yards) combined for 122 of Alex Smith’s 141 passing yards.

“I think our defense has done really well,” said head coach John Elliott. “They’re holding teams within check for the most part, despite being on the field for longer periods of time. Today we had some promising drives, but we missed a couple of field goals and couldn’t convert in the Furman half once getting there.”

Carnegie Mellon (0-8) managed to sack Ingle Martin four times, two of which came from sophomore Jared Davis. Spencer Mason made an interception in the third quarter.

Furman (6-2) received a pair of touchdowns from Jerome Felton, one rushing and one receiving. Martin threw for 296 yards on 17-of-24 passing.

Carnegie Mellon is back at home next Saturday when it hosts NCAA Division II foe Shippensburg.

Carnegie Mellon Tartans at Furman Paladins
Oct 28, 2006	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Carnegie Mellon Tartans (0-8)	0	3	0	0	3
Furman Paladins (6-2)	0	14	3	0	17

Scoring Summary
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		CMU	FUR
9:27	(FUR) Jerome Felton 4-yard run (Scott Beckler kick)	0	7
6:10	(FUR) Ingle Martin 21-yard pass to Jerome Felton (Scott Beckler kick)	0	14
1:25	(CMU) Justin Thompson 25-yard field goal	3	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		CMU	FUR
12:52	(FUR) Scott Beckler 45-yard field goal	3	17

Carnegie Mellon Tartans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Alex Smith 13/35 141 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Robert Riley 28 105 3.8 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Pete Carlson 7 91 13.0 0 Robert Riley 1 31 31.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Jared Davis 5 2 0 0 Devon Elliott 3 1 0 0 Spencer Mason 2 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Justin Thompson 1/3 0/0 3 25

Furman Paladins

[Deuce2223]

Wow 0-8. The question has to be brought up. Are you at least having fun?