Coaching Legacy of Keith Ryan [NCAA 2011]

[DarrenG]

Head Coach Keith Ryan (Rookie)
	Offensive Style	Pro Style(Ground and Pound
	Defensive Style	3-4/Bear/5-2 With a lot of Heavy Blitzing.
	Age	26 Years Old
	Personality	Hot-Headed, Impatient, Intelligent

Stamford Advocate
-Richard Moss

"A Little About the Coach"
"He led the Staples High School to the Connecticut State Playoffs 4 years in a row, winning one state championship and coming close many times. This was all done with what was said as a far lesser talented team than most teams in the state. Coach Ryan was fired from his job as Head Coach after he struck a referee after a questionable call that cost his team a second state championship.

His overall record in his 4 years of being a Head Coach is 43-3. The man was brought into the league to win, and is now looking around to become a Coach at the NCAA level. With a track record like him he shouldn't have a problem finding some job in college football even if he has to start from the gutters and work himself up. We will be following his career here in ESPN Stamford so check back for updates.

[DarrenG]

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Eastern Michigan 2010 Season Record: 5-7 (5-3)
Eastern Michigan 2011 Season Record 8-5 (5-3)
Eastern Michigan 2012 Season Record 0-0 (0-0)
Career Record: 13-12

ESPN Stamford
-Richard Moss

"Breaking news here at ESPN Stamford, Keith Ryan the touted Stamford native has received a job to coach the Eastern Michigan Eagles and he has happily accepted. Although Eastern Michigan is the definition of the gutters of D-1A Football it is a Division 1 job non the less. Maybe I am a little be biased as a reporter since i personally know the man. But i believe he can turn this program around in one year and bring them to the MAC Championship.

His blitz happy defense has always been a force to be reckoned with, so all you college football teams watch for this mans touted Defense. His roster is a mess over there, with a severe lack of talent but the good thing about that is, he can rebuild the program his way. Give him a couple of years and I am willing to bet they are BCS Bowl Contenders.

[DarrenG]

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Console: Xbox 360
Game: NCAA Football '11
Difficulty: Heisman
Recruiting Difficulty: Varsity or All-American haven't decided yet.
Quarter Length: 7 minutes
Sliders: MegaTrons Heisman Sliders (yes i will be raped)

[DarrenG]

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Standings

Mid American Conference-East Standings - 2010 Season

Teams	CONF W-L	OVERALL W-L	PF	PA	STRK
Temple	1-0	2-0	0	0	0
Ohio	0-1	1-1	0	0	0
Bowling Green	0-0	0-2	0	0	0
Kent State	0-0	1-1	0	0	0
Buffalo	0-0	1-1	0	0	0
Akron	0-0	1-1	0	0	0
Miami (OH)	0-1	0-1	0	0	0

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Mid American Conference-West Standings - 2010 Season

Teams	CONF W-L	OVERALL W-L	PF	PA	STRK
Central Michigan	0-1	1-1	0	0	0
Northern Illinois	0-0	2-0	0	0	0
Toledo	1-0	1-1	0	0	0
Ball State	0-0	2-0	0	0	0
Western Michigan	0-0	1-1	0	0	0
Eastern Michigan	1-0	1-1	0	0	0

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[DarrenG]

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2011 Eastern Michigan Eagles Schedule
Date	Opponent	Location	Results
Aug 27	Army	at Army	W 17-14
Sept 03	FCS West	Home	W 28-7
Sept 10	UTEP	at UTEP	L 7-14
Sept 17	Akron	at Akron	W 23-21
Sept 24	Kent State	Home	W 16-15
Oct 01	Toledo	at Toledo	W 24-17 OT
Oct 08	Northern Illinois	at NIU	L
Oct 15	Ohio	Home	L
Oct 22	UAB	Home	W
Oct 28	Western Michigan	Home	W
Nov 05	Ball State	Home	L
Nov 19	Central Michigan	at CMU	W

[DarrenG]

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2010 Regular Season Pre-Season Rankings

2010 NCAA Football Pre-Season Rankings - AP Top 25

RANK	TEAM	LAST WK	RECORD
1.	Alabama	1	0-0
2.	Ohio State	2	0-0
3.	Texas	3	0-0
4.	Oregon	4	0-0
5.	Boise State	5	0-0
6.	Florida	6	0-0
7.	Virginia Tech	7	0-0
8.	TCU	8	0-0
9.	Nebraska	9	0-0
10.	Iowa	10	0-0
11.	Wisconsin	11	0-0
12.	Georgia Tech	12	0-0
13.	USC	13	0-0
14.	Miami	14	0-0
15.	Oklahoma	15	0-0
16.	Pitt	16	0-0
17.	LSU	17	0-0
18.	Penn State	18	0-0
19.	Oregon State	19	0-0
20.	Arkansas	20	0-0
21.	Florida State	21	0-0
22.	North Carolina	22	0-0
23.	Utah	23	0-0
24.	Cincinatti	24	0-0
25.	Houston	25	0-0

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[DarrenG]

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Keith Ryan's First Press Conference as an Eagle

Press: What are your thoughts on taking over such a struggling program.

Keith: Well first of all I am very happy to be offered this Job, any coaching Job in 1A Collegiate Football is something that i have looked forward to, and I promise all of the Eastern Michigan Faithful I will not let you down. But as for your Question, i feel that anytime a team goes 0-12 it seems like your inheriting a jumbled mess. But to me I look at it like a puzzle. I will be moving a lot of guys around the roster, in order to give me a more well rounded team.

Press: Back when you coached Staples High School, what was going through your head when you struck that referee during the State Championship, and what have you done to make sure an incident like that doesn't happen again.

Keith: Well let me guarantee everyone here that an incident like that will never happen again. I did a bunch of thinking about how i over-reacted, and i did a bunch of sessions of anger management, to help me learn how to control myself under duress and it has helped a ton.

Press: What are your current feelings on the Eagles Roster, anyone jump out at you?

Keith: Well honestly i just accepted this job and i haven't had much of a chance to look at film. The little that i did look at was needless to say... unimpressive. I am sure I will be able to find some bright spots on this team, it will just take some time.

(Last Question)

Press: How will you be handling the recruiting?

Keith: Well first off i will be doing most of the targeting of recruits by myself. My first goal is to fine a monstrous Nose Tackle to clog the middle so i can run my 3-4 with success. I will also be looking for some fast linebackers so i can get my blitzing defense under its feet. I may have to recruit lesser talented safeties and convert them to Linebacker, as i can see recruiting being a huge talent for this time, at this current moment. Thank you guys Good Night.

[DarrenG]

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Keith Ryan's Hall of Fame

Rules: Any Player the coach feels fit to belong in his Hall of Fame. If a player is inducted into his Hall of Fame than his Jersey Number will be retired while he is the Coach at his current school.

[DarrenG]

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Eastern Michigan Eagles - 2011 Depth Chart - Regular Offense

	Starter	2nd	3rd	4th
WR	C. Welch [Senior] (69 Ovr)	N.Olds [Soph] (63 ovr)	T. Hunter [Senior] (58 ovr)
TE	K. Boyd (Freshman) (55 ovr)	B. Axon [Soph] (55 Ovr)
LT	S. MacLeod [Junior] (62)	C. Neal [Junior] (52 ovr)
LG	A. Sorgatz [Junior] [50 ovr]	C. Neal [Junior] (52 ovr)
C	C. Watman [Junior] [58 ovr]	C. Neal [Junior] (52 ovr)
RG	Z. Holland (Freshman) [49 ovr]	C. Neal [Junior] (52 ovr)
RT	Doniell Gambrell [Soph] (70)	C. Neal [Junior] (52 ovr)
WR	K. Thomas [Junior] (69 ovr)	T. Gourdine (Jun) (62 ovr)
QB	D. Payne [Soph] (59 ovr)	T. Benz [Fresh] (51 ovr)
FB	Eric Harwell [Fresh] (60 Ovr)
HB	D. Sherrer [Senior] (64 ovr)	B. Axon [Soph] (55 Ovr)

Eastern Michigan Eagles - 2011 Depth Chart - Base 3-4 Defense

	Starter	2nd	3rd	4th
LDE	A. Mulumba [Jun] [62]	D. Davis [57] [Soph]
NT	Matt Price [All-American] (66) (Soph)	Jabar Westerman [Junior] [64]
RDE	J. Reese [Sen] [71]	D. Davis [57] [Soph]
LOLB	K. Demaster* [Junior] [70]	N. PaoPao [63] [Sen]
LILB	M. English [66][Sen]	N. PaoPao [63] [Sen]
RILB	S. Williams [Fresh] [58]	N. PaoPao [63] [Sen]
ROLB	S. Brown [Senior] [66]	C. Weingrad [Soph] [61]
CB	Jonte Lewis [Jun] [65]	C. Weingrad [Soph] [61]
SS	N. Wilson [59] [Sen]	C. Weingrad [Soph] [61]
FS	M. Caldwell [Sen] [67]	C. Weingrad [Soph] [61]
CB	W. Williams [58] [Sen]	A. Belfy [Jun] [52]

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[DarrenG]

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Coach Keith Ryan's First Practice:

Press: How did your first practice go.

Coach Ryan: I believe the players responded well to having a new coach here, however it was very slow tempo, and it seems we have a lot of slapdick players who will be made example of sooner or later.

Press: Any Position Battles that we should be looking forward too.

Coach Ryan: As of right now the the Quarterback Position is up for grabs. Gillett has the advantage right now but believe me Payne is right on his tail. They both seem to have good work ethics, and want to learn.

Press: Any injuries to report?

Coach Ryan: Nope we had a slow paced safe practice, hopefully this report can stay clean all season. Anyway that's all i got for you guys I will see you for are first game.

[DarrenG]

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NCAA Scoreboard - Army Black Knights () at Eastern Michigan Eagles ()

September 9, 2010 1 2 3 4 F Army Black Knights 7 7 7 3 24 Eastern Michigan Eagles 7 0 0 0 7 Top Performers Army Black Knights - Stats QB Trent Steelman 12-18 190 Yards 2 TDs 0 INT FB Jacob Bohn 4 Att 41 Yards 10.2 Avg Eastern Michigan Eagles - Stats TE Ben Thayer 3 Rec 60 Yards 1 TD RE Javon Reese 6 Solo Tackles 3 TFLs	Team Stats Comparison ARMY EMU First Downs 11 16 3rd Down Efficiency 9-16 6-12 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 0-2 Total Yards 341 301 Passing Yards 222 215 Rushing Yards 119 86 Penalties-Penalty Yards 2-15 5-40 Turnovers 0 2 Time of Possession 16:10 11;50
Scoring Summary First Quarter ARMY EMU ARMY 2:48 TD ARMY:: A.Barr 19 Yard pass from T.Steelman 7 0 EMU 1:45 TD EMU: B.Thayer, 19 Yd pass from D.Payne 7 7 Second Quarter ARMY EMU ARMY 1:28 TD ARMY: M. Allen14 Yard pass from T.Steelman 14 7 Third Quarter ARMY EMU ARMY 5:55 TD ARMY: T.Steelman 28 yard run 21 7 Fourth Quarter ARMY EMU ARMY 2:08 FG ARMY: A.Carlton, 44 Yd FG 24 7
Army Black Knights Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT Trent Steelman 12-18 190 2 0 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD Trent Steelman 17 29 1.7 1 J.Hassin 10 11 1.1 0 J.Bohn 4 41 10.2 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD P. Mealy 3 40 13.3 0 A. Barr 3 40 13.3 1 Eastern Michigan Eagles Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT D.Payne 13-37 215 1 1 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD D. Priest 16 56 3.5 0 D.Payne 4 29 7.2 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD T.Burks 3 46 15.3 0 B.Thayer 3 60 20 1 K. Thomas 3 83 27.6 0

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[Nunyerbiz]

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Eastern Michigan...

You are a brave, brave man. I will be following this because I live about an hour away from the Eastern campus and had some family go there... got the local interest angle going on.... and they simply must stumble into a winning season eventually... right?

[DarrenG]

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That game was hell man, i couldn't do anything, probably gonna take me a few seasons to get a winning season on heisman, maybe more haha. i got tired of going undefeated with Florida state so i wanted to see what its like to literally have to fight to get a win.

[DarrenG]

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"Eastern Michigan gets huge Mac conference win after being stunned at home last week.

NCAA Scoreboard - Eastern Michigan (0-1) at Miami (OH) (01)

September 16, 2010 1 2 3 4 F Eastern Michigan 7 10 0 15 32 Miami (OH) 7 14 7 0 28 Top Performers Eastern Michigan - Stats D. Payne 21-47 339 Yards 3 TDs 2 INT D. Priest 14 Att 85 Yards Miami (OH) - Stats T. Merriweather 21 Att 128 Yards 1 TD Z. Dysert 16-24 196 Yards 1 TD	Team Stats Comparison EMU MIA First Downs 21 13 3rd Down Efficiency 3-13 3-10 4th Down Efficiency 2-2 0-0 Total Yards 419 324 Passing Yards 339 196 Rushing Yards 80 128 Penalties-Penalty Yards 1-5 2-20 Turnovers 3 2 Time of Possession 15:20 12:40
Scoring Summary First Quarter EMU MIA MIA 4:35 TD Mia U: D. Green, 3 Yd run 0 7 EMU 4:10 TD EMU: B. Pratt, returned kickoff 91 yds 7 7 Second Quarter EMU MIA MIA 6:39 TD Mia U: A. Cruse 13 Yard pass from Z. Dysert 7 14 EMU 4:28 FG EMU: T. Baertschi, 38 Yd 10 14 MIA 1:32 TD Mia U: T. Merriweather, 3 yd run 10 21 EMU 0:01 TD EMU: B. Thayer, 22 Yd pass from D. Payne 17 21 Fourth Quarter EMU MIA MIA 1:24 TD Mia U:A. Kokal, returned int 42 yards 17 28 EMU 1:11 TD EMU: C. Welch 12 Yd pass from D. Payne 24 28 EMU 0:09 TD EMU: G. Hoskins 8 Yard pass from D. Payne 32 28
Eastern Michigan Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT D.Payne 21-47 339 3 2 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD D. Priest 14 85 6.0 0 D.Payne 7 -2 -0.2 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD T.Burks 4 62 15.5 0 B.Thayer 7 125 17.8 1 K. Thomas 3 47 15.6 0 Miami (OH) Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT Z. Dysert 16-24 196 1 0 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD Z. Dysert 7 -10 -1.4 0 T. Merriweather 21 128 6.0 1 D. Green 1 3 3 1 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD C. Givins 5 48 9.6 0 L. Swift 4 54 13.5 0 A. Cruse 2 22 11.0 1

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[DarrenG]

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"Eastern Michigan is absolutely demolished at home by bitter rival Central Michigan."

A few words from Keith Ryan

Keith: This game was a crushing disappointment to me and all the fans, especially getting that huge win over Miami Ohio last week with a amazing come back back victory. We played like scrubs, we ran like scrubs, we threw like scrubs, and we tackled like scrubs.

Keith: 6 turnovers is UNACCEPTABLE! The team will be running like scrubs, until they run like winners, i don't care if they are puking up blood from running so much the players on this team need to shape up. Throwing 3 interceptions in the red zone is ridiculous. Don't be surprised if you see a new starting QB next week. Thats all i have...

NCAA Scoreboard - Central Michigan (1-1) at Eastern Michigan (1-1)

September 16, 2010 1 2 3 4 F Central Michigan 7 21 0 17 45 Eastern Michigan 7 14 7 0 7 Top Performers Central Michigan - Stats P. Cotton 17 Att 140 Yards R. Radcliff 21-38 317 2 Td 1 INT Eastern Michigan - Stats D. Payne 13-37 223 Yards 0 TDs 3 INT D. Priest 15 Att 47 Yards 3.1 Avg

Team Stats Comparison EMU MIA First Downs 23 19 3rd Down Efficiency 9-16 8-14 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 0-0 Total Yards 546 353 Passing Yards 365 260 Rushing Yards 181 92 Penalties-Penalty Yards 1-5 2-20 Turnovers 1 6 Time of Possession 13:43 14:17

Scoring Summary First Quarter EMU MIA EMU 5:05 TD CMU: P. Cotton 57 Yd Run 7 0 Second Quarter EMU MIA EMU 4:35 TD CMU: P. Cotton 2 Yd Run 14 0 EMU 2:28 TD CMU: C. Wilson 5 yard pass from R. Radcliff 21 0 EMU 0:34 TD CMU: C. Wilson 5 yard pass from R. Radcliff 28 0 Fourth Quarter EMU MIA EMU 2:13 TD CMU: M. Redd 10 Yd pass from A. Westendorp 35 0 EMU 5:48 TD CMU: S. Winston, returned fumble 48 yards 42 0 EMU 3:41 FG CMU: R. Hogan, 35 Yards 45 0 MIA 1:56 TD EMU: T. Hunter 7 Yd Pass from P.Treppa 45 7

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