We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

**thesportsguru11** · 01-27-2015, 09:36 PM

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

NCAA Players of the Week

So, Uh, UCF lost. (THANK YOU SOUTH FLORIDA!)
I'll run down a full list of clinch scenarios tomorrow when I have my list of conference games in front of me, but basically we can win the AAC only if UCF loses and we win. Fingers crossed!

2014 American Athletic Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 30, 2014
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
UCF	8-3		5-2
UConn	6-5		5-2
Cincinnati	8-3		5-2
Houston	7-4		5-2
Memphis	6-5		4-3
SMU	5-6		3-4
USF	5-6		3-4
Tulsa	4-8		3-5
Tulane	5-6		2-5
ECU	5-6		2-5
Temple	5-6		2-5

Originally posted by Po1soNNN

Thank you, sir, for taking UConn to the promised land. You've made me remember what it's like.

Here to serve. Haha. Odd part is, we still have a chance to win the conference. Go figure...

**Yankeesfan224** · 01-28-2015, 12:24 AM

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

lets go UCONN hope you can get to a halfway decent bowl game

**thesportsguru11** · 01-28-2015, 07:54 AM

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

Originally posted by Yankeesfan224

lets go UCONN hope you can get to a halfway decent bowl game

That'd be nice, we were predicted in the Beef-O-Brady's Bowl (Bitcoin St. Petersburg) vs. Middle Tennessee. But a lot can change between then and now. We'll see...

**thesportsguru11** · 01-30-2015, 11:09 PM

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

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Going to be another short post, wanted to get this up earlier in the week before I forgot the highlights. But, not a lot to say about this game anyway. I'll try to get as far as possible this weekend.

...Not Quite

UConn falls just short in chance to clinch AAC Title, finish 6-6

Paxton Lynch proved to be nearly unstoppable today, through the air and ground.

Gold star for effort right? Going 5-3 in conference counts for something positive considering where we stood in the beginning of October, right?

But I'll admit it, I feel slightly disappointed, partially because we couldn't win on senior day, but also because UCF lost. Cincinnati lost too. Therefore, Houston will win the 2014 AAC Title. Yeah.....

It was a shame, as UConn didn't really play well at any point in the game, and couldn't grab the lead on offense. Thus, there isn't a lot to say here. Tim Boyle threw 4 more INT's to generally hurt the offense more than help it.

On top of that, some crummy defense, especially in the second half, tremendously helped Memphis.

The crummy defense wasn't just limited to the second half though. Sam Craft caught a short pass in the first quarter, that turned into horribly missed tackles and a 61 yard touchdown followed. Brandon Hayes' 41 yard TD run, coupled with Boyle's 5 yard run and really crappy dive into the end zone helped make the game 17-10 at the half.

The game really got out of hand in the third, when Paxton Lynch, lucked into receiving the ball at the 38 after a pair of INT's from both sides (John Green and Charles Harris). Lynch, not typically a runner (See game preview), rolled free to the left, broke two tackles, and somehow no UConn defender ended within a mile away from Lynch. The 38 yard TD scamper gave Memphis a 24-10 lead, and pulled away from there.

Boyle panicked, Memphis got another Lynch TD run and sealed the game, the 34-19 win. With it, Memphis will finish 4th in the AAC, and UConn, due to overall record, will fall to 5th.

But hey, gold star for effort, right? Hope to see you in a bowl game. Thanks to the seniors.

Memphis Tigers at Connecticut Huskies
Dec 6, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Memphis Tigers (7-5)	7	10	7	10	34
Connecticut Huskies (6-6)	3	7	7	2	19

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		MEM	CONN
1:37	(MEM) Lynch 61 pass Craft (Elliott kick)	7	0
:07	(CONN) Puyol 28 FG	7	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		MEM	CONN
6:25	(MEM) Hayes 41 run (Elliott kick)	14	3
5:01	(CONN) Boyle 5 run (Puyol kick)	14	10
3:07	(MEM) Elliott 28 FG	17	10
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MEM	CONN
4:00	(MEM) Lynch 38 run (Elliott kick)	24	10
1:51	(CONN) DeLorenzo 1 run (Puyol kick)	24	17
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		MEM	CONN
6:35	(MEM) Elliott 40 FG	27	17
5:30	(MEM) Lynch 11 run (Elliott kick)	34	17
3:11	(CONN) Team Safety	34	19

Memphis Tigers
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
Paxton Lynch	15-24	242	1	2
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Paxton Lynch	18	53	2.9	2
Brandon Hayes	12	135	11.2	1
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Sam Craft	4	96	24.0	1
Tevin Jones	4	68	17.0	0
Brandon Hayes	4	41	10.2	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
Reggis Bell	8	0	1	0
Charles Harris	5	0	2	0
Martin Ifedi	4	3	0	0

Connecticut Huskies
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
Tim Boyle	17-34	259	0	4
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Max DeLorenzo	18	44	2.4	1
Tim Boyle	12	26	2.1	1
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Geremy Davis	5	113	22.6	0
Deshon Foxx	3	44	14.6	0
Sean McQuillan	3	41	13.6	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
Graham Stewart	8	0	0	0
John Green	5	0	1	0
Kenton Adeyemi	5	1	0	0

Brandon Hayes displayed his power time and time again on the day.

**thesportsguru11** · 01-31-2015, 09:54 AM

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

NCAA Players of the Week

2014 American Athletic Conference Standings - Updated: Dec 7, 2014
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Houston	8-4		6-2
Cincinnati	8-4		5-3
UCF	8-4		5-3
Memphis	7-5		5-3
UConn	6-6		5-3
SMU	6-6		4-4
USF	6-6		4-4
ECU	6-6		3-5
Tulsa	4-8		3-5
Tulane	5-7		2-6
Temple	5-7		2-6

**RoundingThird** · 01-31-2015, 10:31 AM

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

The AAC title would have been a bonus. You reached your goal, and I'm fine with that.

**thesportsguru11** · 01-31-2015, 10:40 AM

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

Full Champ Week Results

C-USA: Marshall def Louisiana Tech 45-13
MAC: NIU def Bowling Green 24-17 (OT)
MWC: Boise State def Nevada 38-21
ACC: Louisville def Virginia Tech 28-14
Big 10: Michigan def Wisconsin 27-20
SEC: South Carolina def Alabama 28-24
PAC-12: Oregon def UCLA 31-14

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UCLA's Jordon James has won the 2014 Heisman Trophy. James led the Heisman Watch standings most of the year, and though he didn't crack 1000 yards on the ground, he had great receiving numbers to make up for that.

Note Byron Marshall of Oregon finished 2nd, 500 points behind James. Marshall had a huge 200 yard game for the Ducks in their Pac-12 Title game win over the Bruins, and managed to pass his teammate, Marcus Mariota.

Mike Davis of South Carolina finished 3rd, Jay Ajayi of Boise State finished 4th, and Taysom Hill of BYU rounded out the top 5.

Mariota, Jameis Winston, Brett Hundley of UCLA finished 6th-8th, Virginia Tech corner Kendall Fuller placed 9th, and Alabama's QB Blake Sims finished 10th.

The inaugural College Football Playoff Bracket will be released tomorrow (or later today in this case).

**thesportsguru11** · 01-31-2015, 12:42 PM

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

College Football Playoff Discussion: Who's In?

They are "In"

On the Bubble

The Playoff Bracket, as well as the rest of the bowl games, will be revealed shortly. Hopefully we can get UConn in somewhere.

**thesportsguru11** · 01-31-2015, 01:51 PM

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

6-6 UConn left out of bowl game

Rumors leaked by sources close to UConn A.D. Warde Manuel have been confirmed this morning, and UConn has not been invited to a bowl game in 2014. The 6-6 Huskies started 1-3, but finished 5-3 to give themselves a chance at the American Conference title. However, the loss to Memphis on senior day did more to hurt UConn than help, and as a result the Huskies will miss a bowl for the 4th straight season.

Manuel on the news:

"It's a shame we couldn't get an invite this year, I tried pulling some strings but it wasn't just meant to be."

The American will send 4 teams to bowl games this year, conference champion Houston is off to the Poinsettia Bowl to play Colorado State, Cincinnati will play Middle Tennessee in the Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl, Memphis is going to the Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl, and UCF will play Northwestern in the Birmingham Bowl.

A full list of bowl matchups, including the playoff bracket, is coming up next.

**RoundingThird** · 01-31-2015, 01:55 PM

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

Tough break bud. Get them next year! #RiseUpTogether

Spoiler

**thesportsguru11** · 01-31-2015, 02:57 PM

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

College Football Playoff Bracket

Full Bowl Map

Gildan New Mexico: Wyoming (7-5) vs. Stanford (7-5)
Famous Idaho Potato: Northern Illinois (7-6) vs. Air Force (8-4)
San Diego Country Credit Union Poinsettia: Houston (8-4) vs. Colorado State (8-4)
Bitcoin St. Petersburg: Middle Tennessee State (7-5) vs. Cincinnati (8-4
R&L Carriers New Orleans: North Texas (7-5) vs. #25 UL Lafayette (10-2)
Royal Purple Las Vegas: #20 Washington (8-4) vs. Boise State (9-3)
Hawai'i: Florida International (9-3) vs. San Diego State (7-5)
Quick Lane: Nebraska (7-5) vs. Virginia Tech (9-4)
Northrop Grumman Military: #13 Missouri (9-3) vs. Navy (8-4)
National University Holiday: Texas (7-5) vs. USC (7-5)
Belk: Duke (8-4) vs. Minnesota (7-5)
Duck Commander Independence: Georgia (6-6) vs. Syracuse (7-5)
Advocare V100 Texas: Indiana (6-6) vs. Baylor (8-4)
Russell Athletic: West Virginia (7-5) vs. #16 Clemson (8-4)
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces: Louisiana Tech (7-6) vs. Nevada (7-6)
Foster Farms: #22 Notre Dame (8-4) vs. Oregon State (8-4)
New Era Pinstripe: #15 Michigan State (8-4) vs. #19 Army (9-3)
Valero Alamo: #21 Oklahoma (8-4) vs. #24 Arizona State (8-4)
TicketCity Cactus: Kansas State (8-4) vs. Penn State (8-4)
Franklin American Mortgage Music City: #18 Mississippi State (8-4) vs. North Carolina (7-5)
Hyundai Sun Bowl: Arizona (8-4) vs. Georgia Tech (8-4)
AutoZone Liberty: Tennessee (6-6) vs. Marshall (10-2)
Zaxby's Heart of Dallas: Memphis (7-5) vs. Iowa (7-5)
TaxSlayer: #8 Auburn (9-3) vs. #23 Maryland (8-4)
Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus: #17 Florida (9-3) vs. TCU (9-3)
Birmingham: UCF (8-4) vs. Northwestern (6-6)
GoDaddy.com Bowling Green (9-3) vs. South Alabama (7-5)

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New Year's Six

Tostitos Fiesta: #10 Michigan (10-3) vs. #12 BYU (10-2)
Discover Orange: #11 Ohio State (9-3) vs. #6 Florida State (10-2)
Chick-Fil-A-Peach: #5 UCLA (11-2) vs. #9 Louisville (11-2)
Goodyear Cotton: #7 LSU (9-3) vs. #14 Wisconsin (10-3)

Rose pres. by Northwestern Mutual: (CFP SEMIFINAL) #1 Oregon (13-0) vs. #4 Alabama (11-2)
Allstate Sugar: (CFP SEMIFINAL) #2 South Carolina (11-2) vs. #3 Ole Miss (10-2)

Originally posted by Po1soNNN

Tough break bud. Get them next year! #RiseUpTogether

Spoiler

I love that photo. I think we have potential for next year, hopefully we can get to some sort of bowl.

But just a fun fact from my past 'chises. My first one I did on here with Kentucky, I went 5-7 in my first season. We went 12-2 and won the National Title year 2.

Just maybe...

**thesportsguru11** · 01-31-2015, 09:56 PM

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

CFP Semifinals Recap

Rose Bowl; Oregon 31, Alabama 21

Mariota leads Oregon past stubborn Alabama

Oregon is undefeated. Still. They are also rolling into the first ever College Football Playoff Championship. Thanks to a 21 point third quarter, Oregon erased a 14-10 deficit at the half and held the Tide to only 7 second half points. Mariota, the MVP of the game, threw for 298 yards and ran for 55 more.

Alabama Crimson Tide at Oregon Ducks
Jan 1, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Alabama Crimson Tide (11-3)	0	14	0	7	21
Oregon Ducks (14-0)	7	3	21	0	31

Alabama Crimson Tide
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
Blake Sims	19-30	198	1	2
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
T.J. Yeldon	14	77	5.5	2
Derrick Henry	13	65	5.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Amari Cooper	6	89	14.9	1
O.J. Howard	4	51	12.8	0
Brian Vogler	3	33	11.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
Reggie Ragland	6	2	0	0
Trey DePriest	5	0	0	0
Dillon Lee	4	0	0	0

Oregon Ducks
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
Marcus Mariota	25-30	298	2	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Byron Marshall	15	89	5.9	1
Thomas Tyner	13	67	5.2	1
Marcus Mariota	11	55	5.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Keanon Lowe	6	75	12.5	1
Darren Carrington	5	67	13.4	1
Devon Allen	4	50	12.5	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
Derrick Malone	8	1	0	0
Arik Armstead	5	1	0	0
Ifo Ekpre-Olomu	4	0	2	0

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Sugar Bowl; South Carolina 28, Ole Miss 24

Thompson's heroics guide Gamecocks into CFP Final

South Carolina, much like Oregon, needed a rally to beat #3 Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl and will advance to the College Football Playoff Final off an instant classic.

Dylan Thompson overcame a 21-7 halftime deficit and capped a heroic go-ahead drive with a 4th and 15 conversion inside 1:30 to go, scrambling out to the left, shaking off a pair of tackles, and diving to get the first down. Thompson completed the drive by firing the winning TD pass to Pharoh Cooper with 15 seconds left. The Gamecocks will meet Oregon in two weeks for the National Title.

Mississippi Rebels at South Carolina Gamecocks
Jan 1, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Mississippi Rebels (10-3)	7	14	3	0	24
South Carolina Gamecocks (12-2)	0	7	7	14	28

Mississippi Rebels
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
Bo Wallace	18-35	166	1	3
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Jaylen Walton	10	89	8.9	2
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Laquon Treadwell	10	114	11.4	1
Cody Core	3	32	10.7	0
Vince Sanders	2	25	12.5	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
Denzel Nkemdiche	9	2	0	0
Cody Prewitt	6	0	1	0
D.T. Shackleford	5	1	0	0

South Carolina Gamecocks
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
Dylan Thompson	21-32	224	2	1
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Mike Davis	21	104	5.0	1
Dylan Thompson	13	72	5.5	1
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Pharoh Cooper	5	89	17.8	1
Shaq Roland	5	42	8.4	0
Shon Carson	3	24	8.0	1
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
J.T. Surratt	8	4	0	0
Darius English	5	1	0	0
Sharrod Golightly	4	0	2	0

**RoundingThird** · 01-31-2015, 09:58 PM

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

Did you play these games?

**thesportsguru11** · 01-31-2015, 10:00 PM

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

Originally posted by Po1soNNN

Did you play these games?

I only did a few plays, took the picture(s) I needed, then simmed the rest. Thompson made a helluva comeback, that's for sure.

**thesportsguru11** · 01-31-2015, 10:23 PM

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

CFP Finals Recap

Rose Bowl; Oregon 42, South Carolina 24

Oregon jumps out to early lead, cruise to first National Title

Oregon has captured their first ever National Championship, defeating South Carolina in the first ever College Football Playoff 42-24.

The Ducks raced out to a 28-10 halftime lead on the strength of Marcus Mariota's 4 TD passes, and never looked back, coasting to a 42-24 victory over the SEC's Gamecocks. Mariota, named MVP of the playoffs, threw for 5 TD's with no INT's, and ran for 66 more yards on the ground.

Dylan Thompson threw 3 picks to Ifo Ekpre-Olomu in the first half and that really deflated S.C. Congratulations to your 2014 College Football Champions, the Oregon Ducks.

Mark Helfrich celebrates.

Oregon Ducks at South Carolina Gamecocks
Jan 15, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Oregon Ducks (15-0)	14	14	7	7	42
South Carolina Gamecocks (12-3)	3	7	7	7	24

Oregon Ducks
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
Marcus Mariota	23-27	310	5	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Byron Marshall	14	77	5.5	1
Marcus Mariota	12	66	5.5	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Darren Carrington	7	124	17.7	2
Devon Allen	4	55	13.8	1
Byron Marshall	4	43	10.8	1
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
Ifo Ekpre-Olomu	6	0	3	0
DeForest Buckner	6	2	0	0
Derrick Malone	6	0	0	0

South Carolina Gamecocks
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
Dylan Thompson	13-35	145	1	3
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Mike Davis	24	107	4.5	2
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Pharoh Cooper	5	67	13.4	1
Damiere Byrd	4	52	13.0	0
Shaq Roland	3	47	15.7	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
Darius English	8	2	0	0
Skai Moore	5	0	0	0
Sharrod Golightly	4	0	0	0

We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

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