Air Force Academy Falcons(restarted) (ncaa08)

[mudtiger]

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Nice updates. By the way Carney looked real excited about that game winner, not.

LOL, yeah, Smith was jumping up and down behind him, but Carney just did a little fist pump and dropped the ball. I guess he's still a bit depressed from coach hammering him throughout the practice week for throwing too many picks

[mudtiger]

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Week 12
November 17, 2007, 2:00 PM, MWC Conference Game
San Diego State(8-2)[5-1] at Air Force(5-6)[3-4]
Regional TV
Sunny, 33F, Calm

Injuries
AF - LOLB J.Rabold(Season), CB G.Rybak(1 week), FB R.Williams(2 weeks)
SDSU - ROLB B.Martin(4 weeks), MLB T.Edwards(2 weeks)

Air Force Team Leaders
QB S.Carney 137-253, 1504 yds, 9 TD, 18 INT
HB C.Hall 210-1019 yds, 4.9avg, 6 TD
HB C.Hall 47-401rec yds, 2 TD

ILB D.Fowler 102 Tkl
DE J.Clayton 6 Sk
FS B.Giannini 5 INT

SDSU Team Leaders
QB K.OConnell 196-345, 2904 yds, 26 TD, 13 INT
HB L.Hamilton 107-689 yds, 6.4avg, 8 TD
WR B.Swain 47-681 yds, 6 TD

LOLB R.Allen 67 Tkl
LOLB R.Allen 5 Sk
FS T.McKay 4 INT

Prospects Visiting -5

HB Joe Anderson **, 5-11 197, Waimalu HI, #809, SDSU, UNLV, AF, not offered
40 4.35, bench 217, squat 445, Awr B+, AcPrstg Int High
Talk to profs, Take campus tour, Take city tour
It's going to be tough to get him to come to AF, but he could be our Chad Hall replacement.

HB Jamal Hamilton **, 6-0 206, Milpitas CA, #1004, SDSU, NEV, HOU, not offered
40 4.35, bench 283, squat 525, Awr C+, AcPrstg Int High
Talk to profs, Discuss depth chart, Talk about program
Size and speed, Jamal's grades probably aren't good enough though.

ATH Doug Cronin **, 6-3 200, Alliance NE, #1809, AF, NEB, IOWA, not offered
40 4.50, bench 271, squat 485, Awr A, AcPrstg Int Very High
Talk to profs, Discuss depth chart, Talk about program
Doug's position at AF would up in the air, we'd like to explore where he would like to play.

SS Joe Wallace **, 6-1 208, Fairview Shores FL, #1307, AF, MIA, TAMU, not offered
40 4.41, bench 330, squat 495, Awr B+, AcPrstg Int High
Talk to profs, Take campus tour, Talk about program
Great looking numbers, hopefully Joe will commit this week.

DT Brent Brown *, 6-5 250, Vero Beach South FL, #2145, CLEM, ARMY, AF, not offered
40 5.01, bench 354, squat 555, Awr B+, AcPrstg Int Most
Talk to profs, Take campus tour, Attend pep rally
Good size and speed, could play end or maybe NG.

Pregame
Our last game of the year vs 8-2 SDSU. SDSU has won their last 5 scoring 40 or more points in 4 of those wins. Yikes. Yet if we want to go bowling, we have to knock these guys off.

All bets are off, we'll do whatever we have to do on offense to get it done. I want to get this win for the seniors.

Game Summary
The last game of the year started with an outstanding AF 14 play, 65 yard drive for TD, eating up 5:11 of the clock. Shaun Carney found WR Mike Moffett for a 15 yard score.

SDSU scored on an 80 yard pass play to HB L.Hamilton and a 6 yard pass to WR B.Swain in the second quarter, while AF could only get a 33 yard field goal. It was SDSU 14 - AF 10 at the half.

The third quarter belonged to AF. After AF punter SO Brandon Geyer pinned SDSU deep in their own end, I let the LB's loose. We blitzed and blitzed some more until we got the safety. SDSU 14 - AF 12.

We got the ball right back and drove into SDSU territory. Chad Hall finished the drive with a 31 yard option run for the score. We regained the lead going into the 4th quarter, SDSU 14 - AF 19.

Chad Hall wasn't done. with 7:12 to go in the game, he ripped off another long run for a TD to put AF up by 12.

AF SR HB Chad Hall speeds to the sideline on a stretch play, breaks a tackle and pulls away to the pylon for a 22 yard TD, SDSU 14 - AF 26.


SDSU answered right back to keep the game close, scoring on an 8 yard scramble from QB K.OConnell with 3:55 left. SDSU 21 - AF 26.

After limiting AF QB Carney's green light to throw deep the past month, I finally let him go. SDSU impact SS Ray Bass went out with a stinger and we saw our opportunity to strike with a backup protecting against the deep threat.

AF QB Shaun Carney hits WR Mark Root on the 51 yard play action bomb to extend the AF lead back to 12.


Once again our defense could not hold and SDSU drove down the field for a5 yard TD pass to WR B.Swain.

With 2:08 to go in the game and down by 6, SDSU did not go for the onside kick. We've been in this situation so many times before and it hasn't worked out for us. We just need to put together one last drive to end the game.

We're stopped at midfield with 52 seconds left, but we've forced SDSU to use all of their timeouts. AF punter Brandon Geyer boots the ball into the endzone and SDSU starts on their own 20 with 48 seconds to work with, down by 6.

On SDSU's second play from the 20, AF LB Aaron Shanor seals the win and a possible bowl berth with an interception to end the game.


We stop the drive before it even starts, Air Force WINS!

SDSU 28 - AF 33

SDSU
offense 451
rush 27-87
pass 28-38-364
3rd 4-10(40%)

QB OConnell 28-38-364, 3TD, 3INT, 73%, long 80, 8-37rush, 1TD
HB Hamilton 17-51, 3.0avg, 4-92rec, 1TD
WR Schilens 8-92
WR Swain 8-72, 2TD
WR Sampson 4-66
TE Schmidt 3-35

FS McKay 10 Tkl, 1 Tfl

AF
offense 376
rush 42-201
pass 15-22-175
3rd 7-13(53%)

QB Carney 15-22-175, 2TD, 2INT, 68%, long 51, 9-33rush
HB Hall 21-142, 6.7avg, 2TD, long 31, 1-9rec
HB Smith 7-20
FB Peeples 5-19
WR Root 2-56, 1TD
TE Dekker 4-43
WR Moffett 3-40, 1TD
WR Hemphill 2-14
FB Peeples 3-13rec

ILB Fowler 10 Tkl, 1 Tfl
ROLB Altman 8 Tkl, 2 Tfl, FF, FR

AF Stars of the game
HB Chad Hall - 142 yards on the ground and 2 TDs in the 2nd half. Our money man all year long.
QB Shaun Carney - 175 yards, 2 TDs, and he finally threw for over 60% completion %. An absolute pin point throw on the 51 yard PA TD pass to Root.

Postgame
Visions of Bowl games dancing in my head. This team is just not used to winning. In the past month, we have shown it. We don't know how to kill a game in the 4th quarter when we have a lead. Hopefully this win can start to change that for our non seniors for next year. We grabbed the lead in the 3rd quarter and held on to it.

We end conference play 6-6[4-4]. I've heard the New Mexico Bowl is a possibility for us. I don't really care where at this point, just as long as we go somewhere. 6-6 is our best record since 2003 when AF was 7-5.

Air Force's last bowl game was after an 8-4 year in 2002. We lost to Virginia Tech in the inaugural Emerald Bowl, 13 - 20.

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Local Headlines
Air Force 6-6[4-4], holds on to beat San Diego State 33-28.
- Air Force finds a way to win, becomes bowl eligible.

News and headlines from aound the league
Florida is stunned in a nail-biter to Florida Atlantic.
- FAU scores on a returned punt to get the 21-14 win.

Ohio State notches a conference win behind the arm of Boeckman.
- Ohio State and Michigan end their Big Ten year 11-1.

Cardinals are confident after a Big East victory over USF.
- Louisville remains unbeaten, 11-0.

Texas A&M and Texas prepare for war.
- #10 Texas(10-1) at Texas A&M(8-3). Lee and Kirk pick Texas.

On weekend full of Top 25 action, #12 Clemson matches up with #1 South Carolina.
- Clemson (10-1) at South Carolina(11-0)

Notre Dame edges Duke, keeps the power of Notre Dame stadum alive.
- Fighting Irish improve to 6-5 after 34-27 win over the Blue Devils.

Oklahoma squeaks by Texas Tech in conference play.
- Both teams finish conference play 8-4.

Tennessee plows over Vanderbilt in a convincing conference victory.
- Volunteers HB A.Foster scores 3 on the ground in 28-7 win.

POTW
- Hawaii QB Colt Brennan (SR) 29-44, 422 yds, 9 car, 36 yds, 5 Total TDs

MWC POTW
- Air Force ROLB Hunter Altman(JR) 8 tackle(2 for loss), FF, FR vs SDSU W(33-28)

[Qb]

Re: Air Force Academy Falcons(restarted) (ncaa08)

Great dynasty! I love the EASportsworld for adding highlights to recaps... makes me want to do one. Good luck getting a bowl invite!

[mudtiger]

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Week 13

2007 Schedule/Results

Air Force 6-6[4-4]

9-01 South Carolina State--W 48-13
9-08 at Utah --------------L 17-24
9-13 #22 TCU -------------L 7-27
9-22 at BYU--------------- W 21-16
9-29 at Navy --------------L 14-31
10-06 UNLV ---------------L 17-31
10-13 at Colorado State ---L 20-23
10-20 Wyoming------------ W 30-24 OT
10-25 at New Mexico------ W 33-30 OT
11-03 Army ---------------W 26-14
11-10 at Notre Dame ------L 9-41
11-17 San Diego State---- W 33-28

Prospects visiting -4

DT Richie Porter **, 6-4 280, Boulder CO, #1550, AF, UTAH, ARMY, not offered
40 5.20, bench 444, squat 545, Awr B+, AcPrstg Int Very high
Talk to profs, Take campus tour, Talk about program
Another prospect that could become AF's NG.

FB Warren Glover **, 6-2 224, Boca Grande FL, #1391, AF, UAB, WVU, not offered
40 4.56, bench 360, squat 610, Awr C+, AcPrstg Int Very high
Talk to profs, Visit weight room, Talk about program
Outstanding squat number, just worried about his awareness.

CB Jason Davis **, 6-0 181, Rocky Mount NC, #1523, AF, TAMU, BC, not offered
40 4.54, bench 217, squat 360, Awr B, AcPrstg Int Very high
Talk to profs, Discuss depth charts, Talk about program
A bit slow, but should be a big hitter.

G Leon Lester *, 6-2 274, Athens TX, #2329, AF, TUL, CLEM, not offered
40 5.39, bench 378, squat 525, Awr B, AcPrstg Int Most
Talk to profs, Take city tour, Talk about program
Probably not a pulling guard, but has ok numbers

C Sam Ryan **, Gateway CO, gives soft commit to AF

Prospects committed to other teams

C Bryant Griffin **, brought in week 10, committed to Arkansas

Local Headlines
Air Force will finish 6th in MWC.
- #19 TCU is atop the MWC with 10-2[7-1] record.

Commander-in-Chief Trophy will either be shared or belong to Navy after next week's Army Navy game.
- Navy beat Air Force, Air Force beat Army. If Navy wins, the trophy is theirs. If Army wins, the trophy is shared between all three teams.

Bowl projections.
- New Mexico Bowl or Papajohns.com Bowl. Either way it seems like we're in!

News and headlines from around the league
The undefeated Bruins look forward to playing at one of the toughest environments.
- #2 UCLA(11-0) at #5 USC(10-1). Lee picks UCLA, Kirk picks USC.

UCLA stays unbeaten with a 31-21 win vs. conference rival Oregon.
- Oregon falls to 2-9.

This week's big game matches Big East powers, Louisville and Rutgers.
- #15 Rutgers(9-2) at #1 Louisville(11-0). Lee and Kirk pick UL.

Warriors catch the college football world by storm!
- #3 Hawaii 11-0[8-0]

What is it about Ben Hill Griffin Stadium that makes it so tough for opponents?
- FSU loses 34-31 to Gators.

The Mountaineers pound Connecticut to improve to 5-1 in the Big East.
- West Virginia wins 28-10, improves to 10-1.

POTW
- Syracuse WR Rice Moss(SR) 9 rec, 143 yds, 4 TD vs Cin W(48-24)

MWC POTW
- Colorado State QB Caleb Hanie(SR) 23-36, 321 yds, 4 Total TDs vs Wyo W(38-9)

[mudtiger]

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Week 14

Air Force 6-6[4-4], 6th in the MWC

MWC Standings
1 TCU 10-2[7-1]
2 CSU 8-4[6-2]
3 SDSU 8-4[5-3]
4 UNLV 6-6[5-3]
5 Utah 6-6[5-3]
6 AF 6-6[4-4]
7 BYU 3-9[2-6]
8 WYO 1-11[1-7]
9 NM 4-8[1-7]

Prospects visiting -7

SS Eric Miller ****, 6-1 198, Castlewood CO, #217, AF, MICH, NEB, not offered
40 4.37, bench 307, squat 555, Awr A+, AcPrstg Int Very high
Talk to profs, Take city tour, Visit trophy room
We will offer a spot on the team to Eric this week.

HB Jeremy Melton **, 6-2 223, Eustis FL, #949, UCF, AF, OHIO, not offered
40 4.41, bench 307, squat 525, Awr A+, AcPrstg Int Very high
Talk to profs, Attend pep rally, Visit trophy room
Could play HB or FB at Air Force.

MLB Andrew Watson *, 6-4 238, Rockwall TX, #2223, AF, TEXAS, CLEM, not offered
40 4.73, bench 277, squat 485, Awr A, AcPrstg Int High
Talk to profs, Take campus tour, Talk about program
Decent * star recruit.

T Jordan Elimimian **, 6-7 288, Diamond Bar CA, #1766, AF, SJSU, BOISE, not offered
40 5.27, bench 414, squat 640, Awr B, AcPrstg Int Very high
Talk to profs, Talk about program, Visit trophy room
Great squat number, we're still not sure how to say Jordan's last name.

MLB Chad Townsend *, 6-0 225, Atmore AL, #2040, AF, GT, VANDY, not offered
40 4.56, bench 301, squat 580, Awr A-, AcPrstg Int Very High
Talk to profs, Talk about program, Visit trophy room
Decent numbers for a * recruit.

C Brian Lowe *, 6-2 275, Chattahoochee FL, #2214, AF, UF, UNC, not offered
40 5.29, bench 402, squat 510, Awr B+, AcPrstg Int High
Talk to profs, Take campus tour, Discuss depth chart
A possible backup.

OLB Mike Mitchell *, 6-3 222, Maple Heights OH, #2553, AF, OHIO, MIA U, not offered
40 4.73, bench 241, squat 415, Awr B, AcPrstg Int Very Low
Talk to profs, Take campus tour, Talk about program
Mike will probably not be extended an offer due to his low interest in academics.

Local Headlines
Commander-in-Chief's Trophy will be shared.
- Army beats Navy, 27-17. All 3 teams have a win and will share the trophy, although Navy will retain possession of the trophy because they won it last year.

Bowl pojections
- New Mexico Bowl or Papajohns.com Bowl still. Possible opponent 6-6 Rice.

News and headlines from aound the league
LSU and South Carolina meet again for the SEC title.
- #21 LSU(8-4) at #4 South Carolina(11-1). Lee and Kirk pick SCAR.

#5 USC(11-1) takes down their bitter rival #2 UCLA 20-17.
- USC holds off UCLA 4th quarter comeback to win 20-17.

Scarlet Knights are confident after a Big East victory over Louisville.
- Rutgers win handily, 31-17.

Warriors 8-0 in the WAC, win conference title.
- #1 Hawaii(12-0)[8-0].

New #1 and #2 sit atop the latest BCS rankings.
- Michigan and USC.

Who will win round two between #10 Texas and #9 Nebraska?
- Big 12 title on the line between two 11-1 teams. Lee and Kirk pick NEB.

The Sun Devils barely edge out conference foe Arizona in a 21-14 thriller.
- Both teams now 7-5.

Heisman Watch
M.Hart HB Mich =
C.McCoy QB Texas =
C.Boyd HB SCAR =
C.Markey HB UCLA +
P.Hill HB Wisc =

Top 5 BCS
1 Michigan (11-1)
2 USC (11-1)
3 Hawaii (12-0)
4 South Carolina (11-1)
5 UCLA (11-1)

[nymets3000]

Re: Air Force Academy Falcons(restarted) (ncaa08)

Wow, nice job with this. Probably the best setup I've ever seen.

[mudtiger]

Re: Air Force Academy Falcons(restarted) (ncaa08)

Championship Week

Air Force 6-6[4-4], 6th in the MWC
Regional TV record:2-3
National TV record:0-1
Avg Attendance: 30,115, down from 35,981

We get a bowl invitation to play in the Papajohns.com Bowl in Birmingham, Alabama on 12/22/2007 against 6-6 Rice ! Rice finished 7th in the CUSA.

Prospects news:
FS Rory Everett ***, Soft -AF
C Sam Ryan **, Soft -AF
DT Matt Smith **, Soft -WASH
HB Jamal Hamilton **, Soft SDSU

Prospects committed to other teams
DT Jason Holloway **, Hard MIZ
CB Derrick Lloyd ***, Hard ASU

Conference Results

Big East
1 Louisville 11-1[6-1]

Big Ten
1 Ohio State 11-1[7-1]

Pac-10
1 USC 11-1[9-0]

Sun Belt
1 Arkansas State 7-5[6-1]

WAC
1 Hawaii 12-0[8-0]

ACC Championship
#25 Georgia Tech(9-3)[6-2] vs #11 Clemson(11-1)[7-1]

Clemson 24- Georgia Tech 17

SEC Championship
#21 LSU(8-4)[5-3] vs #4 South Carolina(11-1)[8-0]

South Carolina 31 - LSU 28

CUSA Championship
#17 Southern Miss(11-1)[7-1] vs UTEP(8-4)[7-1]

UTEP 24 - Southern Miss 19

Big 12 Championship
#10 Texas(11-1)[7-1] vs #9 Nebraska(11-1)[7-1]

Nebraska 36 - Texas 26

MAC Championship
Eastern Michigan(9-3)[5-2] vs Ohio(9-3)[6-2]

Eastern Michigan 35 - Ohio 31

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BCS Poll
1 Michigan (11-1)
2 USC (11-1)
3 Hawaii (12-0)
4 South Carolina (12-1)
5 UCLA (11-1)
6 West Virginia (11-1)
7 Ohio State (11-1)
8 Nebraska (12-1)
9 Louisville (11-1)
10 Clemson (12-1)
11 Wisconsin (10-2)
12 Rutgers (10-2)
13 Texas (11-2)
14 USF (10-2)
15 Florida (10-2)
16 Tennessee (9-3)
17 Boise State (10-2)
18 Florida State (9-3)
19 Penn State (8-4)
20 TCU (10-2)
21 Arkansas (9-3)
22 Virginia Tech (8-4)
23 Miami (9-3)
24 Southern Miss (11-2)
25 Boston College (9-3)

Award Winners

Heisman Memorial Trophy Winner 2007
Colt Brennan, Hawaii
- 300-450, 3522 yds, 51 car, 102 yds, 41 Total TDs

Maxwell
- M.Hart Mich SR
Bednarik(best defensive)
- M.Freeman Bucks JR
O'Brien(QB)
- C.McCoy Texas SO
Walker(RB)
- M.Hart Mich SR
WR
- J.West UTEP SR
TE
- F.Davis USC JR
OL
- C.Wilson USM JR
Rimington(C)
- F.Velasco UGA SR
Lombardi(linemen/LB)
- T.Laws ND SR
LB
- M.Freeman Bucks JR
Thorpe(DB)
- R.Adams Pur SO
Groza(K)
- A.Pettrey Bucks SO
P
- C.Henry UF FR
RET
- K.Franks TAMU SR

All - Americans
Team Totals
SCar - 6
Tenn - 6
Texas - 6
Bucks - 3
Clem - 3
Mich - 3
WVU - 3
Neb - 2
USC - 2
UTEP - 2
Boise - 1
EMich - 1
Georgia - 1
Hawaii - 1
LSU - 1
Miami - 1
ND - 1
PSU - 1
Pur - 1
SMiss - 1
TAMU - 1
VT - 1
Wash - 1
Wisc - 1

1st/2nd team
QB C.Brennan Haw/C.McCoy Texas
HB S.Slaton WVU/A.Scott PSU
HB M.Hart Mich/PJ Hill Wisc
WR J.West UTEP/P.Turner USC
WR T.Lewis EMich/L.Sam UTEP
TE F.Davis USC/R.Nicol Bucks
LT C.Wilson SMiss/LG J.Ciulla Mich
C J.McNeil Tenn/F.Velasco Georgia
RG C.Dockery Texas/R.Foster Tenn
RG J.Picou NEB/RT S.Schilling Mich
RT E.Young Tenn/J.Figner WVU

LE P.Merling Clem/L.Houston Texas
LE T.Laws ND/RE Z.Potter SCar
DT K.Ellis SCar/J.McKissic Clem
DT M.Hall SCar/D.Bolden Tenn
MLB V.Hall VT/LOLB A.Highsmith LSU
ROLB R.Muckelroy Texas/LOLB Y.Banag SCar
ROLB M.Freeman Bucks/MLB J.Brinkley SCar
CB A.Smith Boise/M.Johnson Tenn
CB R.Adams Pur/G.Sharpe Miami
FS J.Hefney Tenn/M.Griffin Texas
SS D.Kelson Texas/W.Harris TAMU

K P.McAfee WVU/A.Pettrey Bucks
P M.Buchholz Clem/D.Titchener NEB
RET M.Reece Wash/C.Boyd SCar

Freshmen
QB J.Locker Wash
HB L.Jackson Haw
HB V.McGee Texas
WR M.Crabtree TTU
WR R.Gray SMiss
TE G.Miller OregST
LT L.Walker Clem
LG T.Allen Texas
C K.ODowd USC
RG K.Young SCar
RT D.Jones NEB

LE L.Hickman SMiss
RE J.Adjepong VT
DT C.Nelid WVU
DT K.Ellis SCar
LOLB A.JonesUF
MLB G.Webster Pitt
ROLB R.McCoy Tenn
CB C.Brown Texas
CB J.Rickerson UF
FS R.Jones Georgia
SS T.Aitcheson Bay

K J.Czajkowski NC St
P C.Henry UF
RET C.Dalton UVA

All - MWC
Team Totals
AF - 12
TCU - 12
CSU - 10
SDSU - 8
UNLV - 3
BYU - 2
Utah - 2
NM - 1
WYO - 0

1st/2nd
QB K.OConnell SDSU/C.Hanie CSU
HB K.Bell CSU/C.Hall AF
HB A.Brown TCU/L.Hamilton SDSU
WR C.Schilens SDSU/E.Dickerson TCU
WR S.Hafoka BYU/B.Swain SDSU
TE S.Schmidt SDSU/S.Reagan TCU
LT W.Sisk TCU/M.Streid NM
LG M.Lindner TCU/C B.Schlueter TCU
LG A.Pipes AF/RG R.Conley Utah
C N.Allotta CSU/RG M.McKiski UNLV
RT M.Newhouse TCU/D.Stratton CSU

LE T.DeMartinis SDSU/RE J.Geathers UNLV
RE T.Blake TCU/J.Nading CSU
DT F.Amano SDSU/J.Vess TCU
DT K.Eliapo Utah/B.Smith CSU
MLB D.Fowler AF/LOLB S.Patterson CSU
ROLB J.Pottorff CSU/MLB A.Shanor AF
ROLB B.Kehl BYU/H.Altman AF
CB M.James UNLV/N.Smith AF
CB K.Rivers AF/C.Bird AF
FS B.Giannini AF/T.McKay SDSU
SS C.Thomas AF/B.Bonner TCU

K C.Manfredini TCU/AF R.Harrison AF
P D.Wash TCU/J.Kaylor CSU
RET J.Walker CSU/M.Moffett AF

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Local Headlines
AF receives bid to play in Papajohns.com Bowl in Birmingham, Alabama on 12/22/2007 vs Rice(6-6).
- Carney leads Air Force into the Papajohns.com Bowl. Lee and Kirk pick AF.

News and headlines from aound the league
The Cornhuskers are crowned the undisputed Big 12 Champs for 2007.
- Nebraska holds off Texas 36-26 to win the Big 12 Title.

#11 Clemson teakes home the ACC Championship in a 24-17 OT thriller.
- Clemson QB C.Harper thrws a 23 yd TD pass to J.Ford in OT for the ACC Title.

South Carolina is named conference Champs after holding off LSU 31-28.
- LSU's 4th quarter comeback attempt falls short.

Notre Dame's Laws takes home the Lombardi after a spectacular Senior season.
- 57 tackles,(23 for loss), 9 sacks, 5 def, 4 FF, 3FR

Bowl Games of interest
- Poinsettia TTU vs CSU
- Papajohns.com AF vs Rice
- New Mexico UNLV vs Toledo
- Las Vegas Arizona vs TCU
- Meineke Car Care Miami vs ND
- Independence WMich vs Utah
- Armed Forces Cal vs SDSU
- Chick-fil-A LSU vs FSU
- Cotton Tenn vs Texas
- Capital One UF vs Wisc
- Rose Ohio St vs Hawaii
- Sugar SCar vs WVU
- Fiesta Neb vs UCLA
- Orange Clem vs Louisville
- Championship USC vs Michigan

[mudtiger]

Re: Air Force Academy Falcons(restarted) (ncaa08)

Bowl Week 1

Papajohns.com Bowl, Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama
Saturday, December 22nd, 2007, 1:00PM
Air Force (6-6), MWC vs Rice (6-6), CUSA
National TV
Sunny, 48F, 2mph

Team Info

Bowl Record
AF 8-8-1
Rice 4-4

Season Streak
AF Won 1
Rice Lost 1

National TV
AF 0-1
Rice -

Injuries
AF - LOLB J.Rabold Wrist(Season)
Rice - SS J.Abt Broken ankle(5 weeks), RG D.Berken Broken collarbone(Questionable)

Air Force Team Leaders
QB S.Carney 152-275, 1679 yds, 11 TD, 20 INT
HB C.Hall 231-1161 yds, 5.0avg, 8 TD
HB C.Hall 48-410rec yds, 2 TD

ILB D.Fowler 112 Tkl
DE J.Clayton 6 Sk
FS B.Giannini 5 INT

Rice Team Leaders
QB C.Clement 218-384, 3026yds, 29 TD, 17 INT
HB B.Benibo 145-767 yds, 5.2avg, 5 TD
WR J.Dillard 79-884 yds, 9 TD

LOLB T.Garmon 72 Tkl
LE J.Cary 5 Sk
CB J.Shepherd 4 INT

Pregame
AF CB Garrett Rybak and FB Ryan Williams are back from injury and will start.

Rice threw for 3000+ yards? I would have had no idea. That is a bit scary because we gave up 300+ passing yards to QBs quite a few times.

AF/Rice

PPG 22.9 (#90) / 28.6 (#47)
TOff #104 / #48
ROff #21 / #80
POff #118 / #30

TDef #59 / #110
RDef #43 / #59
PDef #80 / #115

An interesting match up. Rice can throw but can't defend the pass. We can run, but can't pass or defend the pass. Rice's biggest win of the year came against 8-4 Memphis, 41-38 in OT.

We're going to go out there and run the offense that got us invited to this game. The offense we ran when we played SDSU where we loosened the restrictions on Shaun Carney. We'll try and establish the run early, air it out when the matchup is right, and try to protect the ball.

Game summary

First play of the game.


Air Force senior HB Chad Hall goes untouched 72 yards for the opening TD.

Rice is held for a 3 and out, but Chad Hall can't hold on to the ball this time.

AF HB Chad Hall gets stopped in the back field and fumbles the ball. Rice is there to scoop and score.


AF QB Shaun Carney threw an interception while being hit on the next possession, but Rice could not capitalize on this and missed a 51 yard field goal. Shaun Carney would make up for his mistake.

A 61 yard TD pass to WR Mike Moffett puts AF up 14-7 in the 1st quarter


The first quarter would end with each team going 3 and out and being forced to punt.

The 2nd quarter belonged to Rice. They scored on a 4th down and goal early in the quarter, but missed the extra point. AF 14 - Rice 13. Air Force could not get their offense moving, Rice LB T.Garmon was in the backfield all day and forced us to punt.

Rice drove the ball 48 yards in 8 plays and this time scored on a B.Benibo 1 yard run at the goal line. Rice took the lead, AF 14 Rice 20. On our next possession, a holding call forced us into a bad situation and we went 3 and out and punted. The half ended with a Rice field goal with 1:32 to go, and then an AF field goal as time expired. AF's offense had some momentum going into the locker room after their very well run 2 minute drill got them into field goal range.

It was AF 17 - Rice 23 at the half.

Rice got the ball to open the 2nd half and was stopped with a sack on 3rd down and had to punt. For the 2nd time in the game, AF HB Chad Hall fumbled the ball after getting hit in the backfield. Rice moved the ball down to the goal line, but the Air Force defense held on 4 straight plays and earned the turnover.

Rice QB C.Clement is stopped by AF LB Hunter Altman inches from the endzone to force a turnover on downs


Air Force's offense managed to move the ball past midfield as the third quarter drew to a close. Early in the 4th as the drive continued, Air Force laid the ball on the ground again. This time TE Travis Dekker after getting his legs taken out, dropped the ball on the way down as he was trying to cushion his fall. Rice recovered another fumble.

AF TE T.Dekker fumbles the ball right before he hits the ground early in the 4th quarter.


Luckily, Rice gave the ball right back with an interception on an overthrown ball. With 7:51 to go in the game, AF was still in decent shape, only down by 6. We just needed to get our offense going again.

On a 3rd and 4 in our own territory, AF HB Chad Hall drops a pass that would have resulted in a first down.


Both teams went 3 and out on their next 2 possessions. With 3:31 to go in the game, AF got the ball back on their 20. Sensing time was running out and we needed to come away with at least a field goal pretty quickly, coach Tiger decided to start putting the ball in the air.

Rice CB Jacorey Shepherd got his 2nd interception of the day, and sixth of the year on an off target Shaun Carney throw. Shepherd ran stride for stride with AF WR Mark Root across the middle of the field and timed his jump perfectly to come away with the pick. He then broke a tackle and ran 23 yards for the final nail in the coffin. Rice tacked on the 2 point conversion and went ahead by 14.

We couldn't move the ball as time trickled away and we turned the ball over on downs. Rice sat on the ball and won the Papajohns.com Bowl.

AF 17 - Rice 31

AF
offense 287
rush 24-135
pass 14-24-152
3rd 1-10(10%)

QB Carney 14-24-152, 1 TD, 2 INT, 58%, long 61, 6-31rush
HB Hall 14-91, 6.5avg, 1TD, 2-26rec
HB Smith 3-13
WR Moffett 2-63, 1TD
FB Williams 2-24rec
TE Dekker 3-22
WR Root 1-11
WR Hemphill 1-6

SS Thomas 10 Tkl
LB Fowler 8 Tkl, 2 Tfl, 1 Sk

Rice
offense 287
rush 52-183
pass 11-21-104
3rd 9-19(47%)

QB Clement 10-20-101, 1 INT, 50%, 14-46rush
QB Shepherd 1-1-3
HB Benibo 29-96, 3.3avg, 1TD
HB Ugokwe 5-28
WR Henderson 2-29, 1-13rush, 1TD
WR Armstrong 3-28
WR Dillard 3-18

LOLB Garmon 10 Tkl, 7 Tfl
CB Shepherd 6 Tkl, 2 Int

AF Stars of the game
WR Mike Moffett, 63 yards receiving and a TD
LB Drew Fowler 8 tackles, 2 for loss, and the only AF sack of the game.

Postgame
Ugh. Rice's SO LOLB Terrance Garmon was in our face all day. He had 7 tackles for loss. We had no answer for him in the 2nd half and we were held scoreless. This game started so well, but turnovers did us in, both fumbles and interceptions. Carney's passes were fluttering all day, even on his 61 yard TD pass.

I'd just like to forget the first bowl game of my coaching career and remember our 6-6 year. We had so many great players this year and I'm going to miss every single senior that is leaving.

There is a lot of work to do this offseason, we already have 5 very good prospects committed to Air Force, but we are going to need a lot more for next year's team to match this year's 6-6 record and a bowl game.

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Week 1 Bowl Games

Papajohns.com Bowl - Air Force(6-6) vs Rice(6-6)
- Rice 31 - AF 17
Rice LOLB records 7 tackles for loss and helps to shut out AF in the 2nd half.

Poinsettia Bowl - Texas Tech(8-4) vs Colorado State(8-4)
- Colorado State 19 - Texas Tech 18
CSU holds off a TTU 4th quarter comeback and hangs on for a one point win. TTU failed 2 4th quarter 2 point conversions. CSU HB K.Bell gets 2 receiving TDs.

New Orleans Bowl - Houston(7-5) vs FIU(6-6)
- Houston 41 - FIU 21
Cougars go 4-4 in the redzone for 4 TDs, win by 20.

New Mexico Bowl - UNLV(6-6) vs Toledo(7-5)
- Toledo 26 - UNLV 21
Rocket's QB C.Cochran throws for 222 yards and 2 TD passes in bowl win.

Las Vegas Bowl - Arizona(7-5) vs #20 TCU(10-2)
- TCU 42 - Arizona 6
With TCU starting HB A.Brown out injured, backup J.Cavness runs for 132 yards and 4 TDs in blowout win.

Hawaii Bowl - Tulsa(8-4) vs #17 Boise State(10-2)
- Tulsa 24 - Boise State 19
Despite only gaining 230 yards on offense, Tulsa beats the Broncos thanks to 3 interceptions.

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Local Headlines
Owls outplay Air Force, win 31-17.
- Falcons return to Colorado Springs after a heartbreaking bowl loss.

News and headlines from around the league
Volunteers are excited about their AT&T Cotton Bowl contest with Texas.
- #16 Tennessee vs #13 Texas. Texas' Okam guarantees a victory against the #16 Volunteers.

Rockets pull out a close New Mexico Bowl victory over UNLV.
- UNLV loses by 5 despite QB R.Hinds throwing 2 TDs.

Carlson preapres his Fighting Irish for their upcoming bowl game with Miami.
- #23 Miami vs Notre Dame. Lee and Kirk pick Miami.

#17 Boise State ends their season with a tough loss in Hawaii Bowl.
- Boise State turns the ball over 3 times and loses to Tulsa by 5.

TCU caps off successful season with bowl win.
- Despite missing impact HB A.Brown, TCU walks away with easy Las Vegas Bowl win.

In a tight contest, Colorado State edges Texas Tech 19-18.
- In an unexpected result, CSU Holds TTU's high powered offense to 18 points and wins the Poinsettia Bowl.

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Bowl Week 2

Air Force Final Statistics

Passing
QB Shaun Carney 166-299-1831yds, 12 TD, 22 INT, 55%
QB Eric Herbort 7-16-47yds, 2 INT
QB S.Smith 1-1-6yds
QB J.Abt 0-1-0yds

Rushing
HB Chad Hall 245-1252yds, 5.1avg, 9 TD, long 72
HB Chad Smith 75-279yds, 3.7avg, 2TD
QB Shaun Carney 64-237yds, 3.7avg, 3TD
FB Scott Peeples 48-178yds, 3.7avg, 3TD
HB Kip McCarthy 8-47yds
FB Ryan Williams 12-41yds
FB T.Newell 4-23yds
HB J.Ollis 6-21yds
HB D.Phillips 6-14

Receiving
HB Chad Hall 53-436yds, 2TD
TE Travis Dekker 31-350yds, 1TD
WR Mark Root 19-299yds, 3TD
WR Anthony Hemphill 20-258yds, 1TD
WR Mike Moffett 14-249yds, 3TD
FB Scott Peeples 14-102yds
HB Chad Smith 11-77
FB Ryan Williams 5-47yds
HB Daylan Phillips 1-32yds, 1TD
TE C.Evans 3-15yds, 1TD

Blocking
LG Andrew Pipes 24 Pc, 2 Sk
LT Chris Monson 19 Pc, 2 Sk
RG Caleb Morris 13 Pc, 3 Sk
RT Ryan Zeman 12 Pc, 7 Sk

Tackles
ILB Drew Fowler 120 Tkl, 18 Tfl, 3 Sk, 1FF, 1 FR
ROLB Hunter Altman 88 Tkl, 13 Tfl, 2 Sk, 1 Int
SS Chris Thomas 86 Tkl, 5 Tfl, 2 Int

Sacks
RE Josh Clayton 41 Tkl, 14 Tfl, 7 Sk
LE Jake Paulson 39 Tkl, 14 Tfl, 4 Sk

Interceptions
CB Kevin Rivers 71 Tkl, 4 Tfl, 6 Int
FS Bobby Giannini 77 Tkl, 5 Tfl, 5 Int

Field Goals
K Ryan Harrison 18-24 FG, 75%, long 53, 30-31 xp

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Offense

Star of the offense: (Preseason Chad Hall) SR HB Chad Hall - Chad did it all for us this year. He lead the team in rushing yards and receiving yards.
Player that has to step up and become a star: (Preseason TE Travis Dekker) Backup FB Scott Peeples stepped up. When starter Ryan Williams went out with a torn shoulder muscle in week 4, Scott stepped in and did everything we asked of him.
Unsung star on the rise: (Preseason So WR Anthony Hemphill) LG JR Andrew Pipes. Andrew lead the team with 24 pancakes and only gave up 2 sacks. He'll anchor the left side next year.
Best pro prospect: (Preseason Sr HB Chad Hall) Chad Hall, though he is too small to play in the NFL.
Top three All-American candidates: (Preseason HB Chad Hall, QB Shaun Carney, C Blaine Guenther) We had no All - Americans.

Defense

Star of the defense: (Preseason SR LB Drew Fowler) Drew Fowler. 120 tackles.
Player that has to step up and become a star: (Preseason JR DT Keith Williams) Senior RE Josh Clayton stepped his game up and earned 7 sacks this year.
Unsung star on the rise: (Preseason JR CB Kevin Rivers) Kevin Rivers. Lead the team with 6 interceptions and moved into the number 2 spot quit well when SR CB Garrett Rybak was out injured.
Best pro prospect: (Preseason SR LB Drew Fowler) Drew Fowler. I hope he turned some heads and hets picked up in the late rounds.
Top three All-American candidates: (Preseason LB Fowler, FS Giannini, CB Rybak) We had no All - Americans

The Bullard Award: Falcon Football’s Highest Honor
The Bullard Award is voted on by the team based on the criteria that typifies Brian Bullard – unselfishness, 110 percent effort, total team commitment and pride in his role on the team whether he’s a starter or not.

This year's Bullard Award was given to Captain of the defense, Drew Fowler. Drew ends the year averaging 9.2 tackles a game, and he probably will lead the nation with 120 tackles. He was a force on the inside stopping the run and he improved his coverage skills his senior year. Drew will not easily be replaced.


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Week 2 Bowl Games

Motor City Bowl - Arkansas State(7-5) vs Eastern Michigan(10-3)
- Eastern Michigan 49 - Arkansas State 10
Arkansas State is held to 181 yards on offense, EMU wins easily.

Holiday Bowl - Oklahoma State(8-4) vs Washington(7-5)
- Oklahoma State 34 - Washington 28
Cowboys HB D.Savage runs for 151 yards and 3 TDs in Holiday Bowl win.

Champs Sports Bowl - #19 Penn State(8-4) vs #25 Boston College(9-3)
- Boston College 42 - Penn State 14
BC scores 28 in the first half, cruises to 28 point victory.

Texas Bowl - Memphis(8-4) vs Oklahoma(8-4)
- Oklahoma 38 - Memphis 29
OU racks up 405 passing yards, holds off a Tigers comeback in the 4th to win by 9.

Emerald Bowl - Virginia(6-6) vs San Jose State(9-3)
- Virginia 48 - San Jose State 7
Virginia WR C.Gorham catches 4 passes for 140 yards and 3 TDs.

Meineke Car Care Bowl - #23 Miami vs Notre Dame(6-6)
- Miami 31 - Notre Dame 7
ND QB J.Clausen throws 4 interceptions, 2 get returned for TDs in Miami win.

Liberty Bowl - Georgia(8-4) vs UTEP(9-4)
- UTEP 31 - Georgia 21
Despite being outplayed, UTEP wins by 10.

Alamo Bowl - Colorado(8-4) vs Purdue(8-4)
- Purdue 49 - Colorado 44
Boilermaker QB C.Painter throws for 472 yards and 6 TDs in shootout win.

MPC Computers Bowl - Wake Forest(7-5) vs Texas A&M(8-4)
- Texas A&M 41 - Wake Forest 33
TAMU QB S.McGee throws for 320 yards and gets 6 total TDs in 21 point 4th quarter comeback victory.

Independence Bowl - Western Michigan(7-5) vs Utah(6-6)
- Utah 30 - Western Michigan 10
Utes WR D.Richards gets 7 receptions for 141 yards and a TD in Independence Bowl win.

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News and headlines from around the league
Aggies pull out a close MPC Computers Bowl victory over Wake Forest
- TAMU QB S.McGee shines with 5 TDs throw the air and one on the ground in comeback win.

Hurricanes take Notre Dame to school in Meineke Car Care Bowl.
- Miami finishes the year 10-3.

When the Alamo Bowl smoke cleared, the Boilermakers came out on top 49-44.
- The two teams combined for 49 points in the 2nd quarter alone. CU couldn't catch up in the 4th.

Oklahoma caps off successful season with bowl win.
- OU beats Memphis 38-29 in the Texas Bowl, finishes 9-4.

Bulldogs return to Athens after a 31-21 loss to UTEP.
- UTEP scores 17 in the 1st quarter and Georgia never recovers.

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Bowl Week 3

Week 3 Bowl Games

Armed Forces Bowl - Cal(6-6) vs San Diego State(8-4)
- SDSU 45 - Cal 38
OConnell leads the Aztecs to an OT Armed Forces Bowl win against Cal. SDSU QB K.OConnell throws for 326 yards and 3 TDs in OT win

Sun Bowl - Arizona State(7-5) vs #12 Rutgers(10-2)
- ASU 34 - Rutgers 28
RU HB R.Rice runs for 144 yards and 2 TDs, but still falls short to Sun Devils.

Music City Bowl - Kentucky(7-5) vs #22 Virginia Tech(8-4)
- VT 36 - UK 24
VT QB S.Glennon throws for 310 yards and 3 TDs in 12 point win.

Chick-fil-A Bowl - LSU(8-5) vs #18 Florida State(9-3)
- LSU 44 - FSU 30
LSU wins the Chick-fil-A bowl, scores 21 points in the 4th quarter in comeback win.

Insight.com Bowl - Kansas State(8-4) vs Illinois(6-6)
- KSU 38 - Illinois 20
Illini give up 28 in the 1st half, can't come back.

Outback Bowl - Arkansas(9-3) vs Iowa(8-4)
- Arkansas 45 - Iowa 14
Razorback HB D.McFadden is held to 72 yards and 1 TD, but still wins in a blowout.

Cotton Bowl - #16 Tennessee(9-3) vs #13 Texas(11-2)
- Texas 45 - Tennessee 16
Texas Okam guaranteed a victory and they got it with little trouble. Okam only gets 1 tackle.

Gator Bowl - #14 USF(10-2) vs Georgia Tech(9-4)
- USF 28 - GT 13
USF holds GT to 55 yards on the ground in 15 point win.

Capital One Bowl - #15 Florida(10-2) vs #11 Wisconsin(10-2)
- Wisconsin 40 - Florida 35
Despite throwing for 302 yards and 4 TDs, UF QB T.Tebow and the Gators can't get a victory after giving up 27 points in the 4th quarter.

Rose Bowl - #7 Ohio State(11-1) vs #3 Hawaii(12-0)
- Ohio State 45 - Hawaii 14
So much for any BCS controversy. Haw QB and Heisman winner C.Brennan throws 7 interceptions and is held to 272 yards after getting down early.

Sugar Bowl - #4 South Carolina(12-1) vs #6 West Virginia(11-1)
- WVU 35 - SCar 33
Mountaineers HB S.Slaton runs for 96 yards and 3 TDs in 2 point win. South Carolina missed a 2 point conversion on their last TD in the 4th.

Fiesta Bowl - #8 Nebraska(12-1) vs #5 UCLA(11-1)
- Nebraska 20 - UCLA 17
Cornhuskers pull out a close Fiesta Bowl victory over UCLA. In a defensive struggle, the Cornhuskers recover 3 Bruins' fumbles and win with a 4th quarter field goal with 3:59 left to play.

Orange Bowl - #10 Clemson(12-1) vs #9 Louisville(11-1)
- Clemson 27 - Louisville 17
Tigers QB C.Harper throws for 367 yards and 3 TDs in see saw battle.

International Bowl - Akron(8-4) vs NC State(6-6)
- NC State 37 - Akron 24
The Wolfpack score 24 in the 1st quarter, cruise to victory.

GMAC Bowl - Ohio(9-4) vs #24 Southern Miss(11-2)
- Southern Miss 44 - Ohio 7
USM dominates the Bobcats.

News and headlines from around the league

Wolverines are excited about their BCS National Championship contest with USC.
- Lee picks Mich, Kirk picks USC. PPG- USC 37.7, Mich 37.7. Total Defense - USC #1, Mich #2.

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2007 National Championship

2007 BCS National Championship - #2 USC(11-1) vs #1 Michigan(11-1)
- USC 45 - Michigan 42
USC outlasts Wolverines in high-scoring BCS National Championship. USC QB J.Booty throws for 513 yards and 5 TDs in shootout win.

USC
J.Booty 30-44-513, 5 TD, 2 INT
C.Washington 24-115, 1 TD, 6-153, 1TD

Mich
C.Henne 21-30-313, 4 TD, 1 INT
M.Hart 15-102, 1TD
M.Manningham 8-110, 1TD

Final Poll

1 USC (12-1)
2 West Virginia (12-1)
3 Ohio State (12-1)
4 Michigan (11-2)
5 Nebraska (13-1)
6 Hawaii (12-1)
7 South Carolina (12-2)
8 Clemson (13-1)
9 UCLA (11-2)
10 Wisconsin (11-2)
11 Louisville (11-2)
12 Texas (12-2)
13 USF (11-2)
14 Florida (10-3)
15 TCU (11-2)
16 Arkansas (10-3)
17 Rutgers (10-3)
18 Virginia Tech (9-4)
19 Boston College (10-3)
20 Southern Miss (12-2)
21 Miami (10-3)
22 Tennessee (9-4)
23 Purdue (9-4)
24 Boise State (10-3)
25 UTEP (10-4)

Final Stats

MWC Leaders

Passing
SDSU QB Kevin OConnell(SR rs)257-440-3739yds, 34 TD, 17 Int
CSU QB Caleb Hanie(SR)238-388-3163yds, 25 TD, 19 Int
UNLV QB Rocky Hinds(JR rs)198-380-2870yds, 23 TD, 17 Int

Rushing
AF HB Chad Hall(SR)245-1252yds, 5.1avg, 9 TD
CSU Kyle Bell(JR rs)214-1238yds, 5.7avg, 12 TD
TCU HB Aaron Brown(JR)195-1067yds, 5.4avg, 13 TD

Receiving
BYU WR Saia Hafoka(JR rs)88-1159yds, 12 TD
NM WR Marcus Smith(SR rs)70-1058yds, 6 TD
SDSU WR Brett Swain(SR rs)64-922yds, 8 TD

Blocking
TCU RT Marshall Newhouse(SO)36 Pc, 4 Sk
TCU LT Wade Sisk(SR rs)25 Pc, 3 Sk
CSU RT Dane Stratton(JR rs)25 Pc, 5 Sk

Tackles
AF ILB Drew Fowler(SR) 120 Tkl, 18 Tfl, 3 Sk
AF ROLB Hunter Altman(JR) 88 Tkl, 13 Tfl, 2 Sk, 1 Int
AF SS Chris Thomas(SO) 86 Tkl, 5 Tfl, 2 Int

Sacks
UTAH DT Kenape Eliapo(SO rs)49 Tkl, 21 Tfl, 9 Sk
BYU LE Brett Denney(SO)49 Tkl, 16 Tfl, 8 Sk
CSU ROLB Jake Pottorff(SO rs)78 Tkl, 14 Tfl, 7 Sk

Interceptions
BYU ROLB Bryan Kehl(SR)66 Tkl, 7 Tfl, 2 Sk, 7 Int
SDSU FS TJ McKay(JR)50 Tkl, 5 Tfl, 6 Int
AF CB Kevin Rivers(JR)71 Tkl, 6 Int

NCAA Stat Leaders

Passing
USC QB John David Booty(SR rs)277-467-3961yds, 36 TD, 12 Int
TTU QB Graham Harrell(JR rs)300-504-3934yds, 42 TD, 14 Int
HAW QB Colt Brennan(SR)330-496-3794yds, 38 TD, 16 Int *Heisman
NMSU QB Chase Holbrook(JR rs)278-461-3767yds, 30 TD, 15 Int
SDSU QB Kevin OConnell(SR rs)257-440-3739yds, 34 TD, 17 Int
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TEX QB Colt McCoy(SO rs)258-434-3488yds, 33 TD, 19 Int * Davey O'Brien Award


Rushing
WVU HB Steve Slaton(JR)239-1573yds, 6.5avg, 18 TD * AA
ARK HB Darren McFadden(JR)227-1571yds, 6.9avg, 15 TD
PSU HB Austin Scott(SR rs)265-1476yds, 5.5avg, 19 TD *AA
UCLA HB Chris Markey(SR)257-1454yds, 5.6avg, 13 TD
WISC HB PJ Hill(SO rs)245-1452yds, 5.9avg, 18 TD * AA
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MICH HB Mike Hart(SR)202-1374yds, 6.8avg, 20 TD * Maxwell Award/Walker

Receiving
EMICH WR Travis Lewis(SR rs)94-1395yds, 15 TD * AA
UTEP WR Lorne Sam(SR rs)98-1299yds, 14 TD
NEV WR Mike McCoy(JR rs)97-1261yds, 8 TD
CAL WR Desean Jackson(JR)69-1233yds, 10 TD
NMSU WR Chris Williams(JR)69-1208yds, 9 TD
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UTEP WR Joe West(SR rs)76-1073yds, 18 TD * Receiver of the Year

Blocking
WVU RT Jake Figner(JR rs)36Pc, 6 Sk * AA
TEN RT Eric Young(SR rs)36Pc, 1 Sk * AA
TCU RT Marshall Newhouse(SO)36 Pc, 4 Sk
SMISS LT Calvin Wilson(JR)35 Pc, 1 Sk * Offensive Linemen of the Year
MICH RT Steve Schilling(SO)34 Pc, 6 Sk * AA
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GA C Fernando Velasco(SR rs)21 Pc, 1 Sk * Rimington Trophy

Tackles
AF ILB Drew Fowler(SR) 120 Tkl, 18 Tfl, 3 Sk
CMICH ROLB Red Keith(SR rs)99 Tkl, 15 Tfl, 5 Sk, 3 Int
CONN ROLB Ryan Henegan(SR rs)95 Tkl, 17 Tfl, 5 Sk, 1 Int
VANDY MLB Jonathan Goff(SR rs)90 Tkl, 11 Tfl, 3 Sk
UK ROLB Wesley Woodyard(SR)90 Tkl, 12 Tlf, 1 Sk
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BUCKS ROLB Marcus Freeman(JR rs)69 Tkl, 18 Tfl, 5 Sk, 7 Int *Best LB

Sacks
ND LE Trevor Laws(SR rs)66 Tkl, 28 Tfl, 11 Sk * Lombardi Winner
UTEP LE Ja Boy Leomiti(JR)51 Tkl, 22 Tfl, 9 Sk
UTAH DT Kenape Eliapo(SO rs)49 Tkl, 21 Tfl, 9 Sk
UCF DT Keith Shologan(SR)62 Tkl, 19 Tfl, 9 Sk
TEX LE Lamarr Houston(SO)49 Tkl, 20 Tfl, 9 Sk

Interceptions
SMISS FS LeVance Richmond(SR rs)19 Tkl, 3 Tfl, 8 Int
OREG ROLB AJ Tuitele(SR rs)87 Tkl, 1 Tfl, 8 Int
TEN FS Jonathan Hefney(SR)35Tkl, 3 Tfl, 1 Sk, 7 Int * AA
PUR CB Royce Adams(SO)50 Tkl, 7 Int * Jim Thorpe Award
BUCKS ROLB Marcus Freeman(JR rs)69 Tkl, 18 Tfl, 5 Sk, 7 Int * Chuck Bednarik Award


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Several weeks after our Bowl loss, I can look back and say we had a very good year. We led the MWC in tackles, taking the top 3 spots. Plus Drew Fowler led the country with 120, 21 more than the next spot.

We scored 22.5 ppg, our opponents scored 25.6. Our 3rd down % was 36% while our opponents' was 39%. We got 2 unexpected wins against New Mexico and stole one from SDSU. We already have 5 prospects committed to Air Force, and 2 have given a verbal commitment. I can't wait to dive into the off season!

2007 Schedule/Results

Air Force 6-7[4-4]

9-01 South Carolina State--W 48-13
9-08 at Utah --------------L 17-24
9-13 #22 TCU -------------L 7-27
9-22 at BYU--------------- W 21-16
9-29 at Navy --------------L 14-31
10-06 UNLV ---------------L 17-31
10-13 at Colorado State ---L 20-23
10-20 Wyoming------------ W 30-24 OT
10-25 at New Mexico------ W 33-30 OT
11-03 Army ---------------W 26-14
11-10 at Notre Dame ------L 9-41
11-17 San Diego State---- W 33-28
Papajohns.comBowl
12-22 vs Rice -------------L 17-31

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Offseason

Players Leaving -29

QB
#5 *Shaun Carney SR 5-10 190, 88 OVR

HB
#1 (C)*Chad Hall SR 5-8 180, 83 OVR
#24 Chad Smith SR 5-10 190 78 OVR
#15 Jim Ollis SR 5-11 190, 74 OVR
#31 Kip McCarthy SR 5-10 190, 73 OVR

FB
#21 Ryan Williams SR 5-9 210, 81 OVR
#40 Scott Peeples SR 5-10 220, 75 OVR
#25 Todd Newell SR 5-10 210, 74 OVR

WR
#7 Mark Root SR 6-2, 195 74 OVR
#12 Mike Moffett SR 5-11 195, 70 OVR

TE
#88 Travis Dekker SR, 6-4 240, 80 OVR
#86 Chris Evans SR, 6-2 245, 79 OVR

LT
#74 Chris Monson SR, 6-4 255, 77 OVR
#73 Dan Holder SR, 6-6 280, 74 OVR

C
#64 Blaine Guenther SR 6-2 270, 79 OVR

RG
#69 Caleb Morris SR, 6-2 275, 79 OVR

RT
#70 Ryan Zeman SR, 6-4, 265 77 OVR

RE
#97 Josh Clayton SR, 6-4 260, 79 OVR
#89 Noah Garguile SR, 6-5 265, 76 OVR

LOLB
#9 John Rabold SR, 6-4 235, 76 OVR

ILB
#33 (C) Drew Fowler SR, 6-2 235, 85 OVR
#51 Aaron Shanor SR, 6-1 235, 70 OVR
#52 Austin Randle SR, 5-11 230, 71 OVR
#53 Ben Ryan SR, 6-1 225, 69 OVR

ROLB
#4 Julian Madrid SR, 6-1 220, 76 OVR

CB
#39 Garrett Rybak SR, 5-11 175, 77 OVR
#2 Carson Bird SR, 5-11 190, 76 OVR
#3 Nathan Smith SR, 5-10 180, 74 OVR

FS
#11 *Bobby Giannini SR, 6-2 210, 86 OVR

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Notable players around the league leaving early for draft
Ark HB D.McFadden(JR) 99 OVR

UL WR Mario Urrutia(JR rs) 92 OVR
UL HB George Stripling(JR rs) 87 OVR
UL CB Rod Council(JR rs) 91 OVR

LSU FS Curtis Taylor(JR rs) 92 OVR

MIA SS Kenny Phillips(JR) 99 OVR

NEB HB Marlon Lucky(JR) 88 OVR

NIU HB Montell Clanton(JR rs) 87 OVR

BUCKS WR Brian Robiskie(JR) 88 OVR
BUCKS LT Alex Boone(JR) 95 OVR
BUCKS MLB James Laurinaitis(JR) 95 OVR
BUCKS ROLB Marcus Freeman(JR rs) 90 OVR

Pur QB Curtis Painter(JR rs) 91 OVR

Rutgers HB Ray Rice(JR)95 OVR

SDSU FS TJ McKay(JR) 83 OVR

TCU HB Aaron Brown(JR) 85 OVR

TEN DT Demonte Bolden(JR) 94 OVR

TEX QB Colt McCoy(SO rs) 94 OVR

TAMU QB Stephen McGee(JR rs) 94 OVR

USC MLB Rey Maualuga(JR) 96 OVR
USC WR Patrick Turner(JR) 89 OVR

VANDY WR Earl Bennett(JR) 97 OVR

VT HB Brandon Ore(JR rs) 91 OVR

WVU HB Steve Slaton(JR) 98 OVR

WISC HB PJ Hill(SO rs) 92 OVR

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Recruiting

Already Signed
ATH Jeff Sisk ****, 6-3 213, CO - CU, TEXAS
TE Brian Brown ***, 6-5 250, CO - CAL, CU
HB Jeremy Mitchell **, 5-10 200, FL - FAU, MIA
CB Tanner Crowder **, 6-0 188, NC - NEB, OK ST
HB Jason Concepcion *, 6-2 196, CO - UCLA, IOWA

Needs FB, T, C, MLB, CB

Week 1

Committed to AF
FS Rory Everett ***, 6-2 181, OK - KSU, oU
TE Shannon Hill **, 6-5 221, CO - CSU, CU
FB Warren Glover **, 6-2 224, FL - WVU, UAB
CB JJ Neal **, 5-11 188, TX - BAY, TULSA
WR Derek McNeal **, 5-11 183, TX - KU, KSU
C Sam Ryan **, 6-2 276, CO - CSU, BYU

Committed elsewhere
DT Matt Smith **, 6-2 292, OH - Washington

Week 2

Committed to AF
SS Eric Miller ****, 6-1 198, CO - MICH, NEB
ATH Doug Cronin **, 6-3 200, NE - NEB, IOWa
HB Andrew Bridges **, 5-11 207, FL - VANDY, UK
CB Chris Bennett **, 5-9 182, TX - BAY, NEB
MLB Andrew Townsend **, 6-0 236, TX - ARIZ, TUL
DT Richie Porter **, 6-4 280, CO - UTAH, ARMY
SS Joe Wallace **, 6-1 208, FL - MIA, TAMU

Committed elsewhere
HB Joe Anderson **, 5-11 197, HI - SDSU
HB Jamal Hamilton **, 6-0 206, CA - Nevada
DT Brent Brown *, 6-5 260, FL - Clemson

Week 3

Committed to AF
CB Jason Davis **, 6-0 181, NC - TAMU, BC
T Jordan Elimimian **, 6-7 288, CA - BOISE, SJSU
MLB Andrew Watson *, 6-4 238, TX - TEXAS, CLEM
G Leon Lester *, 6-2 274, TX - TUL, CLEM

Committed elsewhere
none

Week 4

Committed to AF
HB Jeremy Melton **, 6-2 223, FL -UCF, OHIO
T Aaron Lewis *, 6-6 275, TX - LSU, CLEM
C Brian Lowe *, 6-2 275, FL - UF, BGSU

Out of scholarships

Committed elsewhere
none

Week 5

Committed elsewhere
MLB Chad Townsend *, 6-0 225, AL - UAB
OLB Mike Mitchell *, 6-3 222, OH - Kent

All promised no redshirts

Top Classes

1 LSU 5 *****, 6 ****, 24 Total
2 Texas 3 *****, 10 ****, 22 Total
3 Florida 3 *****, 9 ****, 21 Total
4 USC 2 *****, 8 ****, 21 Total
5 UCLA 2 *****, 9 ****, 21 Total
6 Ohio State 3 *****, 9 ****, 17 Total
7 Florida State 1 *****, 9 ****, 23 Total
8 Tennessee 1 *****, 8 ****, 22 Total
9 Georgia 1 *****, 10 ****, 22 Total
10 Michigan 2 *****, 5 ****, 21 Total
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39 TCU 11 ***, 25 Total
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45 Air Force 2 ****, 2 ***, 16 **, 5 *, 25 Total
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59 Colorado State 3 ***, 23 Total
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62 BYU 2 ****, 1 ***, 20 Total
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83 SDSU
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95 UNLV
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107 Wyoming
108 Utah
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117 New Mexico

2008 Incoming Freshmen
Overall rating range of incoming freshmen by * rating
* 48-56 OVR
** 57-69 OVR
*** 63-73 OVR
**** 74-74 OVR

HB
Jeremy Melton ** 69 OVR
40 4.41, bench 307, squat 525, Awr A+, AcPrstg Int Very high

Jeremy Mitchell ** 61 OVR
40 4.41, bench 342, squat 450, Awr A+, AcPrstg Int Above Avg

Doug Cronin ** 58 OVR
40 4.50, bench 271, squat 485, Awr A, AcPrstg Int Very High

Jason Concepcion * 53 OVR
40 4.43, bench 193, squat 400, Awr B, AcPrstg Int High

FB
Warren Glover ** 65 OVR
40 4.56, bench 360, squat 610, Awr C+, AcPrstg Int Very high

Andrew Bridges ** 64 OVR
40 4.43, bench 271, squat 525, Awr A+, AcPrstg Int Very High

WR
Derek McNeal ** 60 OVR
40 4.67, bench 330, squat 555, Awr A+, AcPrstg Int Very High

TE
Brian Brown *** 67 OVR
40 4.71, bench 307, squat 525, Awr B, AcPrstg Int High

Shannon Hill ** 62 OVR
40 4.82, bench 360, squat 365, Awr C, AcPrstg Int Most

OL
Sam Ryan ** 61 OVR
40 5.29, bench 450, squat 630, Awr C+, AcPrstg Int High

Jordan Elimimian ** 58 OVR
40 5.27, bench 414, squat 640, Awr B, AcPrstg Int Very high

Aaron Lewis * 56 OVR
Data not recorded

Brian Lowe * 49 OVR
40 5.29, bench 402, squat 510, Awr B+, AcPrstg Int High

Leon Lester * 48 OVR
40 5.39, bench 378, squat 525, Awr B, AcPrstg Int Most

DT
Richie Porter ** 63 OVR
40 5.20, bench 444, squat 545, Awr B+, AcPrstg Int Very high

LB
Jeff Sisk **** 74 OVR
40 4.46, bench 336, squat 555, Awr A-, AcPrstg Int Above Avg

Andrew Townsend ** 57 OVR
40 4.67, bench 301, squat 545, Awr B+, AcPrstg Int High

Andrew Watson * 53 OVR
40 4.73, bench 277, squat 485, Awr A, AcPrstg Int High

DB
Eric Miller **** 74 OVR
40 4.37, bench 307, squat 555, Awr A+, AcPrstg Int Very high

Rory Everett *** 73 OVR
40 4.43, bench 295, squat 470, Awr A-, AcPrstg Int High

Chris Bennett ** 69 OVR
40 4.35, bench 205, squat 325, Awr A+, AcPrstg Int Very High

J.J. Neal ** 68 OVR
40 4.37, bench 223, squat 340, Awr A, AcPrstg Int Most

Tanner Crowder ** 66 OVR
40 4.43, bench 217, squat 315, Awr A+, AcPrstg Int High

Jason Davis ** 64 OVR
40 4.54, bench 217, squat 360, Awr B, AcPrstg Int Very high

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Re: Air Force Academy Falcons(restarted) (ncaa08)

2008 Preseason

2008 Schedule
9-06 at SDSU
9-13 at Arizona
OPEN
9-27 Utah
10-04 Colorado State
10-11 Navy
10-18 at UNLV
10-24 at TCU
11-01 BYU
11-07 at Army
OPEN
11-22 New Mexico
11-29 at Wyoming
12-06 at Notre Dame

2008 Preseason Poll
1 USC
2 Michigan
3 Ohio State
4 West Virginia
5 Nebraska
6 UCLA
7 Texas
8 Clemson
9 South Carolina
10 Wisonsin
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89 Air Force OVR C-, OFF C-, DEF C-, SPT C+

2008 MWC Conference Outlook
26 TCU
41 Colorado State
44 San Diego State
45 Utah
85 UNLV
89 Air Force
99 New Mexico
104 BYU
117 Wyoming

Heisman Watch
J.Halzle QB OU
T.Tebow QB UF
G.Harrell QB TTU
B.Dew QB UTEP
S.Glennon QB VT

AF Preseason ALL-Americans

1st Team
CB Kevin Rivers
SS Chris Thomas

2nd team
LG Andrew Pipes

AF Preseason All-MWC

1st team
LG Andrew Pipes
ROLB Hunter Altman
CB Kevin Rivers
SS Chris Thomas
K Ryan Harrison
RET Spencer Armstrong

2nd team
DT Keith Williams

Roster moves

ATH Jeff Sisk **** FR 74 OVR -> LOLB 74 OVR
ATH Doug Cronin ** FR 58 OVR -> HB 58 OVR

HB Andrew Bridges ** FR 68 OVR -> FB 64 OVR

LG Nick Charles JR 68 OVR -> LT 61 OVR
C Brian Lowe * FR 51 OVR -> RG 49 OVR

LOLB Garrett Gilbertson SR 64 OVR -> MLB 53 OVR

SS Matt Yarab SO 66 OVR -> LOLB 66 OVR
SS Josh Garrett SO 66 OVR -> ROLB 62 OVR

Notable player improvements
QB Herbort +4
HB Phillips +3
WR Armstrong +5
LT Charles +5
C Hampton +4
RG Weeks +4
LE Morales +4
RE Kemp +4
DT Garland +4
MLB Gilbertson +6
FS Ofili +5
K Harrison +5

2008 Air Force Falcon preseason depth chart

QB
#8 *Eric Herbort JR 5-11 187, 79 OVR, 83 THP, 82 THA
#14 Shea Smith SR 5-10 192, 70 OVR
#10 Jeff Abt SO 6-3 182, 66 OVR

HB
#31 Daylan Phillips SR 5-11 223, 76 OVR, 86 SPD, 82 TRK
#21 Jeremy Melton FR 6-2 223, 69 OVR, 87 SPD
#27 Jeremy Mitchell FR 5-10 200, 61 OVR
#33 Doug Cronin FR 6-3 200, 58 OVR

FB
#44 Warren Glover FR 6-2 224, 65 OVR, 68 STR
#39 Andrew Bridges FR 5-11 207, 64 OVR, 42 STR

WR
#26 (C)Spencer Armstrong SR 6-1 197, 73 OVR, 88 SPD
#80 Anthony Hemphill JR 6-2 195, 71 OVR, 87 SPD
#16 Matt Davis SR 5-11 186, 67 OVR
#81 Chris Boruff SO 6-1 193, 65 OVR
#82 Derek McNeal FR 5-11 183, 60 OVR

TE
#85 Keith Madsen SR, 6-3 231, 74 OVR, 65 CTH, 62 PBK, 65 RBK
#87 Brian Brown FR, 6-5 250, 67 OVR
#83 Shannon Hill FR, 6-5 221, 62 OVR

LT
#57 Nick Charles JR, 6-4 281, 66 OVR, 74 STR, 80 PBK, 87 RBK
#68 Jordan Elimimian FR, 6-7 288, 58 OVR

LG
#63 (AA)Andrew Pipes SR, 6-1 261, 79 OVR, 82 STR, 82 PBK, 86 RBK
#66 Leon Lester FR, 6-2 274, 48 OVR

C
#65 Michael Hampton JR 6-2 283, 67 OVR, 86 STR, 83 PBK, 83 RBK
#61 Sam Ryan FR, 6-2 276, 61 OVR

RG
#67 Tyler Weeks JR, 6-1 273, 71 OVR, 84 STR, 81 PBK, 80 RBK
#73 Brian Lowe FR, 6-2 275, 49 OVR

RT
#60 Chris Campbell JR 6-3 274, 75 OVR, 89 STR, 86 PBK, 88 RBK
#78 Aaron Lewis FR, 6-6 275, 56 OVR

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LE
#95 Jake Paulson SR, 6-5 262, 80 OVR, 78 TAK, 77 PMV, 68 FMV
#92 Myles Morales SR, 6-3 252, 74 OVR
#90 Tyler Dallas SO, 6-2 229, 63 OVR

RE
#91 (C)Ryan Kemp SR, 6-5 257, 80 OVR, 74 TAK, 55 PMV, 66 FMV
#92 Myles Morales SR, 6-3 252, 74 OVR
#94 Daniel Winningham SO, 6-4 244, 68 OVR

DT
#93 Ben Garland JR, 6-5 273, 76 OVR, STR 78, 74 TAK, 72 PMV
#79 Keith Williams SR, 6-6 277, 73 OVR, STR 82, 78 TAK, 77 PMV
#56 Jared Marvin SR, 5-11 267, 57 OVR
#96 Richie Porter FR, 6-4 280, 63 OVR

LOLB
#53 Jeff Sisk FR, 6-3 213, 74 OVR, 61 AWR, 72 TAK, 63 BSH
#35 Trent Burney SR, 6-2 188, 73 OVR
#37 Matt Yarab SO, 5-11 222, 60 OVR

ILB
#48 Brandon Reeves SR, 6-1 223, 63 OVR, 65 AWR, 71 TAK, 73 BSH
#99 Garrett Gilbertson SR, 6-4 252, 59 OVR, 47 AWR, TAK 82, 65 BSH
#52 Andrew Townsend FR, 6-0 236, 57 OVR
#54 Andrew Watson FR, 6-4 238, 53 OVR

ROLB
#32 *Hunter Altman SR, 5-11 218, 80 OVR, 73 AWR, 72 TAK, 74 BSH
#36 Josh Garrett SO, 6-3 207, 66 OVR
#55 Mark Mosby SO, 6-0 210, 63 OVR

CB
#6 (AA)Kevin Rivers SR, 6-0 185, 77 OVR, 87 SPD, 75 AWR, 62 CTH, 62 TAK
#46 Chris Bennett FR, 5-9 182, 69 OVR, 90 SPD, 65 AWR, 45 TAK
#41 J.J. Neal FR, 5-11 188, 68 OVR
#47 Tanner Crowder FR, 6-0 188, 66 OVR
#20 PJ Adeji Paul SO, 6-0 183, 65 OVR

FS
#23 Aaron Kirchoff SR, 6-1 205, 78 OVR, SPD 84, 72 AWR
#24 Rory Everett FR, 6-2 181, 73 OVR
#22 Phillip Ofili SO, 6-10 189, 68 OVR

SS
#34 (AA)Chris Thomas JR, 5-11 206, 73 OVR, 85 SPD, 66 AWR
#30 Eric Miller FR, 6-1 198, 74 OVR, 89 SPD, 72 AWR
#45 Joe Wallace FR, 6-1 208, 66 OVR

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K
#13 Ryan Harrison SR, 6-1 177, 71 OVR, 87 KPW, 82 KAC

P
#98 Brandon Geyer JR, 6-4 194, 65 OVR, 86 KPW, 78 KAC

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Re: Air Force Academy Falcons(restarted) (ncaa08)

2008 Air Force Academy Falcons ***

2007: 6-7
Improved to a *** team.
AF Offense, 3-4 Defense

MWC Conference
309-267-13 all time, 8-9-1 bowl record
Conference Championships: 0
National Championships: 0
Rivals: Army, Navy, Colorado State
Avg attendance: 30,115


Academic Prestige: Great
Campus Lifestyle: Very Good
Coach Experience: Fair
Coach Prestige: Good
Conference Prestige: Good
Champ Contender: Good
Athletic Facilities: Good
Fan Base: Very Good
Pro Factory: Poor
Program Stability: Fair
Program Tradition: Very Good
TV Exposure: Good

AF pipeline states
CO, TX, FL

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What you need to know about the offense:
The Falcons will be running an option oriented offense, but they will try to pass more than previous years. We were very senior heavy last year without many non senior backups, so this year we are forced to play a number of freshmen.

We have a Junior quarterback with limited in game experience, a senior tailback with all freshmen backups, one senior tight end with two freshmen backups, and one senior wide receiver. Our offensive line is a bit shaky, but preseason All-American LG Andrew Pipes leads the unit.

We will run early to set up the play action and intermediate passing game. Very rarely we will throw deep.

Offense
Returning starters: 1

Star of the offense: HB SR Daylan Phillips - Daylan has some speed, but also weighs in at 223 lbs. He can run over some defenders.
Player that has to step up and become a star: Junior QB Eric Herbort. With virtually no in-game experience, Eric needs to show why he was named the starter in preseason.
Unsung star on the rise: FR TE Brian Brown. He is the 2nd TE and should see some playing time. He has decent hands and size.
Best pro prospect: LG Andrew Pipes
Strength of the offense: Mobile QB and big halfback.
Weakness of the offense: Inexperience at every position.

Defense
Returning starters: 5

What you need to know about the defense:
We will have to rely on creative blitzing schemes out of the 3-4 in order to generate pressure. Our undersized defensive line will almost always have help from a blitzing linebacker. Where possible we will attack, against superior opponents we will try to keep everything in front of us.

The defense returns 5 very good starters and has 2 All-Americans, CB Kevin Rivers and SS Chris Thomas.

Star of the defense: Senior ROLB Hunter Altman.
Player that has to step up and become a star: Untested senior inside LBs, Reeves and Gilbertson.
Unsung star on the rise: Freshmen SS Eric Miller. He almost beat out All American SS Chris Thomas for the starting spot.
Best pro prospect: Senior CB Kevin Rivers
Strength of the defense: Good tackling DBs, and returning starters on the line.
Weakness of the defense: Inexperience at inside LB

Players to watch on the offense
JR QB Eric Herbort, takes over the offense. Is an option QB with some accuracy. Little experience.
SR HB Daylan Phillips, Has good speed and can truck some defenders at 223 lbs.
SR WR Spencer Armstrong, Captain of the offense, has good speed and hands.

Players to watch on the defense
LE Jake Paulson, had a great year last year with 39 tackles and 4 sacks, looking to improve on it.
ROLB Hunter Altman, was second to Drew Fowler in tackles last year.
CB Kevin Rivers, preseason All-American, had 71 tackles and 6 interceptions last year.

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Local Headlines
Altman and Air Force prepare for their MWC opener against San Diego State.
- Falcons upset SDSU in their final home game last year, 33-28. Air Force players can't wait for their season opener. The defense will look to Altman to lead them into 2008.

News and headlines from around the league
No one wants a piece of Ohio State when they are playing at home.
- Ohio Stadium, the Horseshoe, #2 toughest place to play.

Can the athletic Finley lead the Longhorns to a National Championship?
- TE Jermichael Finly, 6-5 238 lbs JR rs, 28 receptions for 530 yards last year.

There is no stopping USC when they play in Los Angeles.
- USC is out to prove that "Defense wins Championships."

West Virginia's road to the National Championship might just be through the air.
- SR QB Pat White looking to improve on his 22 passing TDs from last year.

Altman and Air Force preapre for their MWC opener against San Diego State.
- Lee and Kirk pick SDSU