Fear the Cardinal: A Stanford Cardinal Rise to Power (NCAA11)

[mrblakevincent]

General Update

Ok guys, so far I hope the few readers I have are enjoying. I'm halfway through the Notre Dame game which I plan on posting a bit later. As far as what you can expect for the future of this thread I've got such plans as: continue game recaps w/ pics & recruitment information, maybe start to do a few "player profiles" on the names showing up more often than others, post an interview with Coach Jim Harbaugh, create some controversial news stories both at Stanford and with rivals on the college scene.

My next two weeks are going to be real tough in this season, I have to face Boise State and Southern Cal back-to-back weekends and both are conference games, that'll be a pain in the behind.

I'm glad I've gotten as many views as I have so far and the couple comments and all the create-a-player profiles(for those of you who have started to send in your player info you'll most likely be recruits for the 2011 season except for Stanford commits they'll be on the team.). Please keep up with the comments and such, makes this more enjoyable. Feel free to ask questions gauged towards the Coach about the team and the teams future or the Athletic Director about his thoughts of the team's early success and his impression of Coach Jim.

Oh, and wanna know what's screwed up? I was ranked after week 2 I was ranked 24th in the country, after another win I went from 24th to unranked and unranked Arizona jumped to 21st after beating Iowa. Beat.

Till next time, Later Gators.

[mrblakevincent]

Week 4: Battle of the Legends Trophy - Notre Dame at Stanford

Stanford Scores Early and Often En Route to a 35-7 Trouncing of Rival Notre Dame to Win the Legend Trophy But Remain Unranked After 4-0 Start to Season

On The Recruiting Trail:
This Week's Important Recruiting Info...

.....After week 4 of the season we only had three interest changes, Michael Franklin moved Stanford up to 3rd from 5th, Roderick Quinn a guard moved Stanford from his 3rd to 2nd favorite school while center Paul Joseph interest moved the Cardinal up to second from third. Five players visited during the Notre Dame Battle of the Legends Trophy game, them being: WR Aaron Wheeler, CB Mike Andersen, G Roderick Quinn, SS Reggie Pace and C Paul Joseph…All rated their visit as an “A-“. Mike Andersen was quoted after the game saying, “WOW! What a blow-out! I’m really liking Stanford, their football team is doing well and their academic prestige is through the roof.” While Reggie Pace states Stanford’s close proximity to his home in Arizona makes the Cardinal his favorite at the moment. Coach Jim Harbaugh has set up four more campus visits to go along with his four coming week 8.

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Breaking News: Player Suspension

BREAKING NEWS: It is being reported on ESPN.com that Pac-10 Commissioner has laid down that law after inappropriate comments made to the media about Notre Dame quarterback Dayne Crist. Chike Amajoyi commented after Stanford’s 35-7 rout over Notre Dame that Dayne Crist was a “*ussy who will never take ND anywhere,” after Crist slide feet first to avoid a hit in the first quarter. Scott has decided to suspend Chike Amajoyi for one game, which would be this Saturday’s nightmare match-up against number one in the country, Boise State Broncos. However, Chike and officials from Stanford are reportedly working to get the appeal process started, once it gets rolling Chike will still be able to play until the ruling is either remains or is vetoed.

Stanford Cardinal head coach Jim Harbaugh was terribly shocked when he found out about the suspension, after practice this morning reporters caught up with him and caught him saying, “What Larry decided to do was unfortunately irrational and without pause. He did not take time to talk to Chike or myself rather just read the media report and made his decision. That is an unfortunate way to conduct business.”

So while Coach and Amajoyi work on the appeal the rest of the team is preparing for their trip to Boise, Idaho to face the number one team in the country in the Boise State Broncos. This will be the first time either school has faced off against one another in their histories. Many expect this to be a high scoring affair, a complete shoot-out.

Chike seen above readies to attack the line of scrimmage against ND

[Deuce2223]

Re: Breaking News: Player Suspension

Just got caught up.. Very happy to see BSU move to the Pac-10, but very surprised you dumped Oregon. Normally I see WSU or Arizona. (The 2 crappiest teams in the conference).

Can't cheer for you at all next game, but I do hope you at least don't get your butt spanked...

Writeups look good. Like the layout.

[mrblakevincent]

Re: Breaking News: Player Suspension

Updates coming tonight: Stanford v. Boise State(it was a nail bitter!), Top 25 rankings, Heisman watch, Conference Standings, Top 25 scores from around the NCAA & Recruiting Trail.

[mrblakevincent]

Week 5: UPSET ALERT! Stanford at #1 Boise State

How Do You Like Me Now?! Stanford goes to Boise State and outclasses the Broncos on their home turf to the tune of 28-23 Upset Special. Rivalry in the making here folks!

Post-game Quote:
Coach Jim Harbaugh: "Holy Cow! That was one [expletive] of a battle out there! I have to tip my hat to Chris Petersen and his team, they came out like the number one team in the country looking to defend their turf. Tonight was our night though, I'm so proud of my boys, we'll celebrate tonight but tomorrow back to work because we have to stay focused and not let this emotional high drain us for our visit to Southern Cal next weekend. I wonder if this will be enough for the computers to vote us into the Top 25."


On The Recruiting Trail:
This Week's Important Recruiting Info...

...Two visits were scheduled for week 7, WR Billy Goat from Franklin Wisconsin and 4-star middle linebacker Cameron Jones from Alamo, Texas will be on campus. The Cardinals don't have a game that week but hope the time off will allow more one-on-one with the two gentleman to get them to commit. On the sad sign Roderick Quinn has given a soft verbal to Cal, there is still a chance Stanford can sign him but only time will tell.

Stanford Injury Report:
Player                    POS     INJURY                    LENGTH
Harold Bernard            FS      Strained Pectoral         2 weeks
Jeremy Stewart            HB      Sprained Elbow            1 week

NCAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Offense: Jerrod Johnson Texas A&M QB - 24/32, 350 yards, 7 car, 16 yards, 5 total touchdowns
Defense: Shawn Williams Georgia SS - Tackle, Forced Fumble, Fumble Recovery

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[mrblakevincent]

Recruiting Central: Week 6 Information

Committed Player Brief Profiles

High school senior Kicker A.J. McCray became the first commitment of the season for head coach Jim Harbaugh. McCray is rated as the 15th best kicker amongst his peers hailing from Claremont California. A.J. was the team's place kicker as well as field goal specialist for his entire four year stay at Claremont Preperatory Academy. A three sport athlete A.J. was also starting point guard on the varsity basketball team and starting striker on the varsity soccer team. McCray had offers from other Pac-10 rivals in UCLA, Cal and USC for his kicking services but A.J. was quoted saying, "when Coach Harbaugh showed up at my house the first time and met with my family and myself I was totally blown away by his presense and his plan for the Cardinal. I knew right then I wanted to be coming to Stanford and I'm glad we could get it done so early in the process that I can relax and play football without that stress anymore." McCray was using an unofficial visit to Stanford where he commited shortly before the team's home opener got started against Arkansas.

"A.J. is a very talented kicker but is also a very well rounded young man, the staff and I are looking forward to what he'll be bringing to our team and the University." said Coach Harbaugh when asked about his first commitment moments after his Cardinal's upset visiting Arkansas.

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Next Commitment





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[mrblakevincent]

Week 6 Around the NCAA

A Look Around the NCAA

2010 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25

RANK	TEAM	LAST WK	RECORD	POINTS
1.	Nebraska Cornhuskers	2	5-0	1510
2.	Ohio State Buckeyes	3	4-1	1422
3.	Wisconsin Badgers	4	4-0	1385
4.	Pittsburgh Panthers	5	4-0	1306
5.	Southern Cal Trojans	6	4-0	1247
6.	Alabama Crimson Tide	8	4-1	1243
7.	Oklahoma Sooners	7	5-0	1203
8.	Boise State Broncos	1	4-1	1018
9.	Iowa Hawkeyes	10	4-1	995
10.	Miami Hurricanes	11	3-1	970
11.	Virginia Tech Hokies	12	4-1	902
12.	Oregon Ducks	15	4-1	744
13.	Arizona Wildcats	16	4-0	699
14.	Utah Utes	17	4-0	663
15.	Florida Gators	9	3-2	630
16.	Louisiana State University Tigers	21	4-1	439
17.	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	22	4-1	407
18.	Houston Cougars	23	4-0	367
19.	STANFORD CARDINAL	--	5-0	367
20.	Texas Christian Horned Frogs	13	2-2	347
21.	West Virginia Mountaineers	24	4-0	323
22.	Oregon State Beavers	14	3-1	315
23.	Texas A&M Aggies	--	4-0	260
24.	Arkansas Razorbacks	25	3-1	259
25.	North Carolina Tarheels	--	3-1	176

OperationSports.com

Heisman Watch
1. DeMarco Murray - Oklahoma - Halfback - STOCK UP
133 carries, 680 yards, 12 catches, 298 yards, 9 total touchdowns

2. Mark Ingram - Alabama - Halfback - STOCK DOWN
120 carries, 568 yards, 10 touchdowns, 12 catches, 165 yards

3. Titus Young - Boise State - Wide Receiver - STOCK UP
21 catches, 333 yards, 7 touchdowns, 15.9 yards/catch

4. Josh Nesbitt - Georgia Tech - Quarterback - STOCK UP
79/112 70.5%, 173.2 rating, 1039 yards, 86 carries, 377 yards, 16 total touchdowns

5. Devier Posey - Ohio State - Wide Receiver - STOCK UP
26 catches, 311 yards, 6 touchdowns, 12.0 yards/catch

Pacific Athletic Conference Standings - 2010 Season

Teams	CONF W-L	OVERALL W-L	PF	PA	STRK
#19 Stanford Cardinal	2-0	5-0	132	63	W5
#13 Arizona Wildcats	1-0	4-0	140	70	W4
#14 Utah Utes	1-0	4-0	170	40	W4
#5 Southern Cal Trojans	1-0	4-0	122	43	W4
#8 Boise State Broncos	1-1	4-1	172	62	L1
Arizona State Sun Devils	1-1	3-2	111	89	W1
#22 Oregon State Beavers	0-1	3-1	124	71	L1
California Golden Bears	0-1	2-2	113	101	L2
Washington Huskies	0-1	2-2	108	64	L4
UCLA Bruins	0-2	1-4	46	134	L4

OperationSports.com

[mrblakevincent]

Re: Breaking News: Player Suspension

Just got caught up.. Very happy to see BSU move to the Pac-10, but very surprised you dumped Oregon. Normally I see WSU or Arizona. (The 2 crappiest teams in the conference).

Can't cheer for you at all next game, but I do hope you at least don't get your butt spanked...

Writeups look good. Like the layout.

Glad to have you on board as a follower, hopefully my recent upset of Boise State won't put pause in our blossoming friendship lol. When I moved Boise State and Utah into the Pac-10 I decided to get ride of the absolute worst team in Washington State and the team I least like in Oregon.

Thanks for the compliments. I hope to make this a very popular dynasty. I guess I should link to it in my sig lol.

[mrblakevincent]

Re: Fear the Cardinal: A Stanford Cardinal Rise to Power (NCAA11)

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Week 5 Top 25 Scores from Around the NCAA

Number One Knocked Off!
Stanford Cardinal 28 at #1 Boise State Broncos 23

Horned Frogs Upended at Home
Texas A&M Aggies 48 at #13 Texas Christian Horned Frogs 42

The Ducks Win on the Road
#15 Oregon Ducks 19 at Toledo Rockets 7

Battle of the Panthers
Florida International Panthers 13 at #5 Pittsburgh Panthers 30

Grilled Gator, Alabamian’s love it.
#9 Florida Gators 0 at #8 Alabama Crimson Tide 37

The Demon Deacons Can’t Stop Nesbitt & Co.
#22 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 38 at Wake Forest Demon Deacons 14

UCLA Blanked!
#17 Utah Utes 28 at UCLA Bruins 0

Hurricanes Survive On the Road
#10 Miami Hurricanes 30 at Clemson Tigers 27

Cornhuskers Win Big Against the Gophers
#2 Nebraska Cornhuskers 31 at Minnesota Gophers 3

MSU has No Answer for the Badgers
#4 Wisconsin Badgers 47 at Michigan State Spartans 14

Oregon State Shocked in Corvallis
Arizona State Sun Devils 24 at #14 Oregon State Beavers 17

Lions Lose to Iowa For Third Straight Year
Penn State Nittany Lions 10 at #10 Iowa Hawkeyes 20

Trojans Make Easy Work of the Huskies
Washington Huskies 6 at #6 Southern Cal Trojans 24

The Longhorns Can’t Survive
#20 Texas Longhorns 24 at #7 Oklahoma Sooners 25

Wolfpack Stood No Chance at Home
#12 Virginia Tech Hokies 41 at North Carolina State Wolfpack 14

Romp
#3 Ohio State Buckeyes 52 at Illinois Fightin’ Illini 0

Late Drop by Wide Receiver Ends Chance of Tying Game
#16 Louisiana State University Tigers 20 at Tennessee Volunteers 13

Notre Dame Steals On
Notre Dame 24 at #18 Boston College Golden Eagles 19

Cyclones Stun Red Raiders with Field Goal as Time Expired
#19 Texas Tech Red Raiders 24 at Iowa State Cyclones 27

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[mrblakevincent]

Breaking News: Suspension Appeal Decision Announced

BREAKING NEWS: The last time we reported to you Chike Amajoyi had been issued a one game suspension for inappropriate comments in a post-game interview. It had been reported that Coach Jim Harbaugh and Chike had filed an appeal to the Pac-10 Board of Members, allowing Chike to play against Boise State where the Cardinals upset the #1 Broncos. Days have passed since the appeal was filed and the Cardinals played Saturday, with that being said the decision has come back from the Board of Members.

"We the members of the board for the Pacific Athletic Conference have decided unanimously to decline the lift of Chike Amajoyi's one game suspension. Us members of the board believe that the comments Chike made were completely inappropriate, they showed poor sportsmanship and a lack of respect for the competitor. The PAC-10 is all about sportsmanship, respect and dedication to be your best; we stand behind those characteristics and hope this suspension will give Chike the opportunity to think about the privledge he has to play college football in the illustrious PAC-10 conference," said Head of the Board Gene Block, Chancellor of the University of California Los Angeles in a statement released this afternoon.

Neither Coach Harbaugh or Chike Amajoyi have been returned calls from ESPN.

The suspension will take place this weekend when the #19th ranked Cardinal travels to Southern Cal to get it on with the 5th ranked men of Troy.

Chike seen above readies to attack the line of scrimmage against ND

[mrblakevincent]

Week 6: #19 Stanford at #5 Southern Cal

Back-to-Back Upsets! Stefan's Jones Record Setting Rushing Day Leads Stanford to Stunning Victory Over the Trojans

Post-game Quote:
Coach Jim Harbaugh: "Well that's what I would call no emotional letdown. After getting passed Boise last week I was worried we'd slip against the Trojans and lose our undefeated record in the conference but this was a big win for our team and back-to-back huge wins for the Stanford program."


On The Recruiting Trail:
This Week's Important Recruiting Info...

...Last week we reported that center Roderick Quinn gave a soft verbal to Cal, a week later he has given them a hard commitment. Outside Linebacker Michael Franklin is the second player in as many weeks to give the Cal Golden Bears a soft verbal commitment. Last week quarterback Steve Tate the 58th ranked signal caller from Ontario Canada was added to the recruiting board and after a week passed he moved Stanford to his favorite school. Middle Linebacker Cameron Jones and WR Billy Goat will be visiting Stanford this week, their first visits since week 4. Next week there will be a slew of recruits on campus to see Stanford host the Utah Utes.

Stanford Injury Report:
Player                    POS     INJURY                    LENGTH
Harold Bernard            FS      Strained Pectoral         1 weeks

NCAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Offense: Ryan Colburn Fresno State QB - 35/49, 447 yards, 5 TDs, 14 carries for 25 yards
Defense: Archie Donald Toledo ROLB - 7 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 5 assisted tackles, sack and a fumble recovery

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[mrblakevincent]

Re: Fear the Cardinal: A Stanford Cardinal Rise to Power (NCAA11)

Week 6 Top 25 Scores from Around the NCAA

Horned Frogs Win Big on the Road
#20 Texas Christian Horned Frogs 40 at UL Lafayette Ragin Cajuns 14

The Hokies Take Care of Business at Home
Central Michigan Chippewas 3 at #11 Virginia Tech Hokies 27

Cavaliers No Match for Georgia Tech
Virginia Cavaliers 10 at #17 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 30

Top Ranked Nebraska Falls at the Hands of Visiting Purdue
Purdue Boilermakers 13 at #1 Nebraska Cornhuskers 12

Case Keenum Leads Houston to the Victory
#18 Houston Cougars 17 at Mississippi State Aggies 3

Oregon Wins Again
#12 Oregon Ducks 31 at Northwestern Wildcats 7

Broncos Rebound from Week 5 Loss to Beat Utah
#8 Boise State Broncos 27 at #14 Utah Utes 8

Buckeyes Double Indiana’s Scoring Output
#2 Ohio State Buckeyes 36 at Indiana Hoosiers 18

Overtime Thriller Sees Pittsburgh Hold On
#4 Pittsburgh Panthers 29 at Notre Dame 26 overtime

Gator Blank LSU
#16 Louisiana State Tigers 0 at #15 Florida Gators 20

The Badgers Keep on Winning
Minnesota Golden Gophers 16 at #3 Wisconsin Badgers 35

Arizona Too Much for Oregon State
#22 Oregon State 12 at @13 Arizona Wildcats 21

Tarheels Win at Home After Entering Top 25
Clemson Tigers 21 at #25 North Carolina Tarheels 31

Miami Smacks the Seminoles at Home
Florida State Seminoles 6 at #10 Miami Hurricanes 23

Alabama Runs Up the Score in South Carolina
#6 Alabama Crimson Tide 40 at South Carolina Gamecocks 10

Aggies Can’t Score on Final Drive, Lose on the Road
#23 Texas A&M Aggies 25 at #24 Arkansas Razorbacks 30

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[mrblakevincent]

Breaking News From the San Jose Mercury News

San Francisco Mercury News
Three Stanford Football Players, 4 Others Arrested with Narcotics
by Cody Bloul
Wednesday, October 6th 2010

Palo Alto, CA – Early Wednesday morning shortly after sunrise the San Francisco Narcotics Unit raided two apartments just off the campus of Stanford University. Search warrants were obtained and the police detectives found exactly what they were looking for. 120 kilograms of Cocaine, a half dozen illegal firearms, over $60,000 in cash all in $20’s, $50’s and $100’s.

Police detectives released the names of the people arrested in the raid, the three biggest names were that of three Cardinal football players, two Cardinal baseball players, a wrestling team member as well as one soccer player. The football players were senior halfback Jeremy Stewart, freshman and sophomore cornerbacks Barry Browning and Terrence Brown respectively. The baseball players were sophomore outfield Scott Colton, and Jeremy Stewart’s younger brother Jake Stewart who is a freshman. The lone wrestler was Cary Jones while the lone soccer player was Miguel Maximoto.

It is said that the narcotics unit had been targeting these two apartments and their occupants for months. Unfortunately until now they didn’t have their real names working off of nicknames until now, but now the police have more than just their birth names – they have physical evidence – everything they’ll need to make this an open and shut case. This situation comes as a shock to the Stanford campus, throughout the day word spread amongst the students by whispers and regular gossip.

Neither the Stanford Administration nor the Athletic Director been available for comment.

Detective James Whitaker was quoted saying, “we’ve spent a lot of time piling information up on these guys, although we didn’t have their real names we had their code names from day one. This was a well ran drug ring with the narcotics being smuggled into the United States from south of the border, mainly brought in on speed boats and pontoon boats.”

“At this point it looks like these men will be going away for a good bit of time. They are looking at charges such as possession of drug, conspiracy to sell drugs, drug distribution, felony weapons, being in control of stolen property, quite honestly the list goes on. It’s disheartening but I don’t see these student-athletes returning to their fields to finish out their college careers.”

At this time we are unaware of the students’ current standing with the school, if they will be expelled from the University and so forth. As that information becomes readily available we will let you know.

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From Left: Sr. HB Jeremy Stewart, Fr. CB Barry Browning & So. CB Terrance Brown

[mrblakevincent]

Week 7 Scores From Around the NCAA

Week 7 Top 10 Scores from Around the NCAA

Number 1 Team in Country Knocked Off Third Week Straight
#3 Ohio State Buckeyes 31 at #1 Wisconsin Badgers 24

Panthers Squeeze Orange to a Pulp
#2 Pittsburgh Panthers 34 at Syracuse Orange 17

Sooners Stop Cyclones in their Tracks
Iowa State Cyclones 7 at #4 Oklahoma Sooners 31

Ole Miss Not Enough Fire Power Against ‘Bama
Ole Miss Rebels 6 at #5 Alabama Crimson Tide 45

#6 Boise State Broncos – BYE WEEK

Number 7 Upset on the Road
#7 Arizona Wildcats 24 at #18 Utah Utes

Hawkeyes Continue to Roll in Big 12
#8 Iowa Hawkeyes 26 at Michigan Wolverines 17

Hurricanes Make Easy Work of Devils
#9 Miami Hurricanes 48 at Duke Blue Devils 6

Hokies Put Up 46 on Wake Forest at Home
Wake Forest Demon Deacons 24 at #10 Virginia Tech Hokies 46

I have decided to just give Weekly Scores for Top 10 Team in Country, Top 25 took to long. Look for First BCS Rankings to be released next week!