Gopher Nation - NCAA 11

[Deuce2223]

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Good luck against Georiga. Even though you are the ranked team, it looks like they have a pretty loaded team. Especially on Offense.

[mnwildgophers]

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GOPHERS END SEASON ON SOUR NOTE


Shawn Williams (#29) intercepts Aaron Lester to seal the game for the Bulldogs.

The Gophers had high hopes coming into the season coming off its first national title in over 50 years. There were some questions though with MarQueis Gray going to the NFL Draft, and Heisman winner Da'Jon McKnight graduating. The end of the season culminated with a 28-23 loss to the Gerogia Bulldogs in the Gator Bowl. Bulldog Washuan Ealey ate up the Gophers on the ground for 239 yards and a touchdown. Andrew Murray was also very good for the Bulldogs going 21-27 for 308 yards and 2 touchdowns. Aaron Lester was once again horribly inaccurate going 15-43 for 322 yards for 2 touchdowns and two interceptions. Going into the half, the Gophers were down 28-7 so coming back and making a game of it in the second half. The Gophers end up with a rather disappointing season, but this young team should grow in the coming years.

Jan 1, 2013 - UGA at MIN
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Georgia Bulldogs (8-5 (3-5))	14	14	0	0	-	28
#17 Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-5 (5-3))	7	0	9	7	-	23

Team Stats Comparison
UGA		MIN
589	Total Offense	364
281	Rushing Yards	42
308	Passing Yards	322
22	First Downs	15
34	Punt Return Yards	2
25	Kick Return Yards	69
648	Total Yards	435
2	Turnovers	2
3-11	3rd Down Converstion	2-11
0-1	4th Down Conversion	0-2
0-0	2-Point Conversion	0-1
4-2-0	Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1-1-0
2-20	Penalties	1-5
20:44	Posession Time	11:16

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		UGA	MIN
4:35	(UGA) C. Thomas, 30 Yd pass from A. Murray (R. White kick)	7	0
3:26	(MIN) J. Jones, 30 Yd pass from A. Lester (D. Orseske kick)	7	7
2:35	(UGA) C. Thomas, 3 Yd run (R. White kick)	14	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		UGA	MIN
3:49	(UGA) A. Lynch, 7 Yd pass from A. Murray (R. White kick)	21	7
0:00	(UGA) W. Ealey, 80 Yd run (R. White kick)	28	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		UGA	MIN
7:07	(MIN) D. Orseske, 41 Yd FG	28	10
1:14	(MIN) J. Williams, 23 Yd pass from A. Lester (2-pt failed)	28	16
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		UGA	MIN
6:28	(MIN) D. Kirkwood, 1 Yd run (D. Orseske kick)	28	23

[mnwildgophers]

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BCS BOWL GAMES RESULTS

#6 27 VS. 17 #23

#5 28 VS. 30 #9

#13 34 VS. 24

#3 52 VS. 26 #7

#2 13 VS. 17 #1

Alabama wins yet another National Championship. They have won the last 3 of 4 with the only exception coming to the Gophers during that stand.

[mnwildgophers]

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FINAL TOP 25

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Jan 11, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama (61)	14	0	1525
2	3	Michigan	11	2	1267
3	2	Penn State	12	1	1152
4	4	Ohio State	11	2	1150
5	6	TCU	12	1	1094
6	10	South Carolina	12	2	1048
7	5	Nebraska	12	2	995
8	9	Michigan State	10	3	983
9	11	Texas	11	2	941
10	7	Utah	11	2	923
11	14	Virginia Tech	10	3	814
12	15	Miami	11	3	781
13	8	Boston College	11	3	771
14	16	Notre Dame	10	3	744
15	20	Wisconsin	9	4	694
16	21	Florida	9	4	672
17	18	Oklahoma	9	4	668
18	12	Kansas	10	3	626
19	22	Ole Miss	10	3	602
20	23	Oregon	10	3	492
21	13	USC	9	4	451
22	--	Central Michigan	13	1	312
23	--	Kentucky	8	5	246
24	--	Georgia	8	5	199
25	--	West Virginia	10	3	181

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES -
Baylor (173), North Carolina (141), Washington (129), Boise State (25), USF (13)

DROPPED OUT -
Minnesota (#17), Baylor (#19), Washington (#24), Texas A&M (#25)

[mnwildgophers]

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PLAYERS LEAVING

CB - Michael Carter - 93 - SR - Graduation
MLB - Spencer Reeves - 93 - SR - Graduation
ROLB - Keanon Cooper - 88 - SR(RS) - Graduation
WR - Bryant Allen - 86 - SR - Graduation
SS - Mike Rallis - 86 - SR(RS) - Graduation
WR - Xzavian Brandon - 86 - SR(RS) - Graduation
RE - DL Wilhite - 85 - SR(RS) - Graduation
C - Jacob Glickstein - 83 - SR(RS) - Graduation
CB - Chase Haviland - 80 - SR - Graduation
LOLB - Ryan Grant - 80 - SR(RS) - Graduation
DT - Kyle Dykstra - 78 - SR(RS) - Graduation

Analysis: As is evident here, there are many players on the defensive side of the ball that are leaving because of graduation. The linebacking core will probably struggle next year without the veteran presence of MLB Spencer Reeves and of course Keanon Cooper. Also losing their top 2 CB's in Michael Carter and Chase Haviland will hurt the secondary that was already spotty, but we'll see how it all pans out in regards to the recruiting class.

[Deuce2223]

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Sad way to end the year, but I know for me it makes me want to get the next season underway that much more.


Boise State sure has fallen on tough times in your dynasty.

[Gloves 82]

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What were my WR's final stats?

[mnwildgophers]

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BOARD MEMBER RECRUITS UPDATE


WR Dillon Tenholder - Ohio State
13 Rec, 132 Yds

Connor Watkins - Alabama
75 Car, 243 Yds, 3 TD
20 Rec, 198 Yds, 2 TD

Bryan Scott #2 WR #2 OVERALL *****
COMMITTED TO USC

Justin Blanton #3 WR #4 OVERALL *****
COMMITTED TO TEXAS

Damien Clark #1 MLB #18 OVERALL *****
COMMITTED TO TEXAS

Joshua Webb #1 CB #43 OVERALL ****
COMMITTED TO ALABAMA

Spencer Quick #7 DE #61 OVERALL ****
COMMITTED TO LSU

[mnwildgophers]

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GOPHER RECRUITING

Minnesota Golden Gophers Recruiting - 2012
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Kyle Pruitt (#5)	QB	HS	Lockwood, MT	6'3"	200
Adam Osborne (#8)	HB	HS	Bainbridge, GA	6'1"	202
Dan Harrison(#5)	MLB	HS	Lakeville, MN	6'1"	234
John Huff (#7)	CB	HS	Pass Christian, MS	5'10"	180
Jacques Kidd (#17)	DE	HS	Kitchener, CN	6'3"	254
Antoine Robertson (#26)	WR	HS	Minneapolis, MN	6'4"	176
Ben Pollock (#18)	ATH	HS	Strongsville, OH	6'1"	180
Craig King (#25)	DT	HS	Monessen, PA	6'2"	262
Jeff Scott (#21)	ATH	HS	Milwaukee, WI	6'1"	195
John Sledge (#27)	CB	HS	San Angelo, TX	5'11"	170
Bruce Hall (#60)	DT	HS	Brownwood, TX	6'5"	285
Jeff Harvey (#43)	CB	HS	Wichita Falls, TX	6'3"	192
Bobby Cole (#2)	P	HS	Warsaw, IN	6'4"	239
Matthew McNamara (#172)	DE	JUCO Jr	Spearfish, SD	6'2"	291

The Gophers pulled in the 40th ranked recruiting class in the nation this year while signing 9 4-stars, 4 3-stars, and 1 2-star. Their biggest need to address was the depth of the cornerback position in which they did a fine job of this year all the while pulling down a highly rated HB out of Georgia and the #5 ranked QB out of Montana. He was highly sought after by Boise State, but Minnesota was able to pry him away. Even though this year wasn't as good as most for the Gophers, they still pulled in a pretty good recruiting class to go along with their recruits from last year. They look to make some serious damage in another year or two when these guys mature.

They were also able to keep in the top rated recruit out of Minnesota to stay in the state which they have had trouble in doing before. It's hard to judge recruiting classes right away, but this one looks to be a good one.

TOP 25 RECRUITING

Top Recruiting Classes - 2012
RK	TEAM	5	4	3	2	1	TOTAL
1	Oklahoma	7	4	7	0	1	19
2	USC	6	9	1	0	0	16
3	Texas	8	3	3	0	2	16
4	LSU	6	7	2	0	1	16
5	Alabama	4	6	5	0	4	19
6	Virginia Tech	1	9	11	0	0	21
7	Miami	1	11	5	3	0	20
8	West Virginia	0	12	7	2	0	21
9	TCU	0	12	7	2	0	21
10	Notre Dame	2	8	8	0	0	18
11	Florida	1	8	10	2	0	21
12	Stanford	1	9	6	3	4	23
13	Georgia	0	8	14	0	1	23
14	Michigan	1	7	11	2	0	21
15	Florida State	2	4	14	0	0	20
16	Wisconsin	1	6	11	4	0	22
17	Cal	1	4	14	4	1	24
18	Pittsburgh	1	2	19	2	0	24
19	Arkansas	0	6	14	3	2	25
20	Missouri	0	6	12	5	1	24
21	Michigan State	0	6	13	1	2	22
22	Illinois	0	4	16	4	0	24
23	Boise State	0	8	10	0	0	18
24	Cincinnati	0	6	12	3	0	21
25	Utah	0	2	20	2	1	25

[mrblakevincent]

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Love the dyn, its nice to see a different team atop the Big 10 from time to time besides osu-psu-mu. anyways, there a chance I can get a dude in the game as a recruit for next season?

[mnwildgophers]

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Love the dyn, its nice to see a different team atop the Big 10 from time to time besides osu-psu-mu. anyways, there a chance I can get a dude in the game as a recruit for next season?

Thanks!

Yes you can get a recruit, I'll bump up my old thread to create recruits.

[mnwildgophers]

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RICK LYKELL GETS CHANCE AS NEW MEXICO'S NEW COACH

Albuquerque, NM - After another disappointing season for the New Mexico Lobos, now former head coach Mike Locksley has been fired and been replaced by up and coming head coach Rick Lykell. He hails from the frozen north, Minnesota in where he has lead his hometown Maple Grove Crimson to multiple state championships and is highly regarded for his Air Raid style of offense. He was running the shotgun at the high school level, which isn't the easiest thing to teach.

He has been fired after yet another disappointing season for the Lobos. He hopes to turn the program around, and to show that they are not going to be an easy opponent in the MWC. We'll see how he is able to do.

**Note: I'm going to be controlling both the Lobos and the Gophers. I think it's kind of a cool thing to run two separate teams in the same dynasty kind of like Deuce is running in his dynasties. Thanks to him for the idea, and I hope that you all enjoy it.

[mnwildgophers]

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Gopher Redshirts


QB Kyle Pruitt - FR - 78
HB Adam Osbourne - FR - 75
HB Jeff Scott - FR - 68
WR Antoine Robertson - FR - 69
LE Jacques Kidd - FR - 76
DT Craig King - FR - 68
DT Bruce Hall - FR - 62
FS Ben Pollock - FR - 67
P Bobby Cole - FR - 74

Here's a look at the depth chart going into the year:

Minnesota Golden Gophers Depth Chart - 2013
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Marquise Hill (82)	AJ Baker (77)	Dwayne Poland (68)
TE	Joel Williams (77)	Jason Jones (75)	Christian West (73)
LT	Jimmy Gjere (85)	Zac Epping (76)
LG	Matt Eggen (76)	Zac Epping (76)
C	Jack Mewhort (89)	Zac Epping (80)
RG	Ed Olson (83)	Zac Epping (76)
RT	Alonzo Brown (75)	Zac Epping (76)
WR	Will Roberts (78)	Shannon Burns (74)	Kyle Goodman (64)
QB	Aaron Lester (81)	Corey Watson (74)	Tom Parish (73)
FB	Nick Rengel (78)	Jason Jones (69)
HB	LaMonte Edwards (89)	Donnell Kirkwood (79)	J.D. Pride (79)
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Kendall G McGhee (78)	Mike Greene (77)	Matthew McNamara (69)
LDT	Sean Ferguson (73)	Mike Greene (70)
RDT	Harold Legania (85)	Jason Davis (72)
RDE	Matt Garin (82)	Mike Greene (77)	Matthew McNamara (69)
WLB	Dan Harrison (78)	Kevin Collins (73)
MLB	Gabe Mezzenga (85)	Dan Harrison (78)	Willie Tatum (74)
SLB	Michael Smith (78)	Dan Harrison (78)
CB	John Huff (76)	Tyrone Bouie (72)	Jeff Harvey (61)
SS	James Robinson (68)	Carl Gibson (68)
FS	Joseph Houston (70)	Carl Gibson (65)
CB	Brock Vereen (73)	John Sledge (68)
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Dan Orseske (94)	Ricky Williams (75)
P	Dan Orseske (94)	Ricky Williams (76)
PR	Marquise Hill (96)	LaMonte Edwards (94)
KR	Marquise Hill (96)	LaMonte Edwards (94)
LS	Jack Mewhort (89)	Jimmy Gjere (85)

As it is obvious, the loss of a lot of the high end receivers is coming back to haunt the Gophers, but the improved play of Marquise Hill last year should be enough to make sure that they can still throw the ball effectively. Getting LaMonte Edwards back after breaking a vertebrae last year will help the running game immensely. The CB is showing a lot of youth, and might not be an ideal spot to have so many freshmen coming into play.

The Gophers hope to be much better than they were last year. They'll have an uphill battle to become relevant again.

[mnwildgophers]

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GOPHER SCHEDULE

WEEK 1 - BYE
WEEK 2 - BYE

WEEK 3 - @
WEEK 4 - VS. #23
WEEK 5 - VS.
WEEK 6 - @ #1
WEEK 7 - @ #2
WEEK 8 - VS. #10
WEEK 9 - VS.
WEEK 10 - VS. #4
WEEK 11 - @
WEEK 12 - VS. #6
WEEK 13 - @
WEEK 14 - @
WEEK 15 - BYE

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE: A+

This year is going to be a very, very challenging one for the Gophers. They face 4 teams that are ranked in the preseason top 10 polls. There will be no "tune-up" or "easy" games this year.

[mnwildgophers]

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COACH LYKELL PREPARES HIS LOBOS FOR THE SEASON

New Mexico Redshirts

QB Adrian Clayton - FR - 53
HB Willie Thomas - FR - 52
WR Ryan Vaugh - FR - 45
TE Josh Lee - FR - 43
RE Clinton Harrison - FR - 49
LE Lonnie Ward - FR - 50
LE Eric Parker - FR - 50
LOLB John Browne - FR - 45
CB Derrick Hartman - FR - 49
CB Steve Johnson - FR - 47

Here is a look at the depth chart:

New Mexico Lobos Depth Chart - 2013
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Detchauz Wray (69)	Josh Ford (66)	Courtney Houston (63)
TE	Paul Woods (49)	J.D. Marshall (49)
LT	Bryan Washington (72)	John Brown (66)
LG	Brendan Murphy (70)	John Brown (64)
C	George Easley (68)	John Brown (65)
RG	Calvin McDowney (71)	John Brown (64)
RT	Earl Johnson (67)	John Brown (66)
WR	Kris Morris (69)	Myles Daughtry (65)
QB	Robbie Picazo (86)	Tarean Austin (72)	Darian Godfrey (70)
FB	Steve Ferguson (54)
HB	Chris Robinson (68)	Terence Brown (66)
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Jacori Greer (73)	John Jones (60)
LDT	Calvin Smith (81)	John Jones (60)
RDT	Jason Jones (61)	Reggie Hill (53)
RDE	Drew Stokes (58)	John Jones (60)
WLB	Marshall Jones (63)	Matt Raymer (63)
MLB	Toby Ball (69)	Matt Raymer (62)
SLB	Zach Daugherty (65)	Matt Raymer (63)
CB	Devonta Tabannah (63)	Matt Raymer (71)	Ravonne Carter (58)
SS	John Rice (66)	Matt Raymer (69)
FS	Dante Caro (75)	Matt Raymer (72)
CB	Tristan Gordon (61)	Joe Gross (59)
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Kyle Jones (49)	Antonio Holt (49)
P	Kyle Jones (49)	Antonio Holt (49)
PR	Dante Caro (88)	Matt Raymer (87)
KR	Dante Caro (88)	Matt Raymer (87)
LS	Calvin McDowney (72)	Bryan Washington (71)

It is clearly evident that this year will be a tough one for Mr. Lykell's new squad. If he can grab a couple of wins and start to implement his system, they could be better than we all think.

Here's a look at their schedule this year:

WEEK 1 - BYE
WEEK 2 - @
WEEK 3 - VS.
WEEK 4 - VS.
WEEK 5 - VS.
WEEK 6 - BYE
WEEK 7 - VS. #21
WEEK 8 - VS.
WEEK 9 - VS.
WEEK 10 - @
WEEK 11 - @
WEEK 12 - @
WEEK 13 - VS. #20
WEEK 14 - @
WEEK 15 - BYE

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE: C-

The Lobos do have a chance to win 6 games this year, but it sure won't be easy. Their hardest games will be against TCU and Utah.