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Are you taking your playoff rankings from the BCS standings, or working them out yourself?
Are you taking your playoff rankings from the BCS standings, or working them out yourself?
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Army to face Tulsa in Military Bowl
Army West Point (8-4) will face Tulsa (6-6, 4-4 American) in the Military Bowl. Tulsa has lost its past three games coming into this bowl game.
Their lone mutual opponent was Navy - both teams ended their regular season against them - Tulsa lost to them 41-20 while Army beat Navy 24-20 two weeks later.
Tulsa senior QB Dane Evans may or may not be ready to play - he has missed Tulsa's last five games - a stretch where they were 1-4 without him. Evans has thrown for 14 TDs to just 4 INTs this year, while backup QB Chad President has thrown 6 TDs but 8 INTs in relief.
James Flanders has run for nearly 1,100 yards for the Golden Hurricane. Joshua Atkinson is the team's leading reciever with 70 receptions for 954 yards and eight touchdowns.
This is Army's first bowl game since a 16-14 win over SMU in the 2010 Armed Forces Bowl.Comment
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Great win vs Navy to end the season. Good luck in the bowl gameComment
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BARRETT TAKES HOME HEISMAN FOR OHIO STATE
J.T. Barrett claimed the 2016 Heisman Trophy narrowly defeating Stanford RB Christian McCaffrey and Nebraska QB Tommy Armstrong Jr., who finished 2nd and 3rd in the voting respectively.
Barrett's Heisman winning season saw him lead the Buckeyes to a 13-0 record and their second trip to the playoffs in the third year of the playoff. Darkhorse QB from Southern Miss Nick Mullens took home fourth in the voting.
Barrett's season stats: 229/376 pass, 3,369 passing yards, 29 touchdowns, 10 interceptions, 167 carries, 675 yards, 7 rushing touchdowns
OTHER AWARD WINNERS
Maxwell: Tommy Armstrong Jr., QB, Nebraska
Walter Camp: J.T. Barrett, QB, Ohio State
Bednarik: Desmond King, CB, Iowa
Nagurski: Derek Barnett, DE, Tennessee
O'Brien: Nick Mullens, QB, Southern Miss
Walker: Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford
Biletnikoff: D.J. Thompson, WR, Southern Miss
Mackey: Cethan Carter, TE, Nebraska
Outland: Pat Elfein, C, Ohio State
Rimington: Pat Elfein, C, Ohio State
Lombardi: Derek Barnett, DE, Tennessee
Butkus: Jeremy Timpf, MLB, Army
Thorpe: Desmond King, CB, Iowa
Groza: Justin Yoon, K, Notre Dame
Guy: Trevor Daniel, P, Tennessee
RET: Christian McCaffrey, RB, StanfordLast edited by Iron Dragon; 11-19-2016, 07:51 PM.Comment
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Yes, was a great win and a way to cap off the first season! Now we can hopefully take down Tulsa.
The BCS standings + a little correction by me (Ole Miss was like 19th with 4 losses at one point a few weeks ago for example - I think they were 5-4(?) and WMU is ranked actually ranked 9th - the committee seems to downplay non-big 5 teams or w/e)
Thanks, huge win for us, hopefully we can top TulsaLast edited by Iron Dragon; 11-19-2016, 07:53 PM.Comment
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NEW YEAR'S SIX, PLAYOFF GAMES UNVEILED
#1 Ohio State (13-0, Big Ten champion) will face #4 Baylor (12-0, Big XII champion) in Atlanta, while #2 UCLA (13-0, Pac-12 champion) will face #3 Auburn (12-1, SEC champion). Auburn jumped Baylor in the committee's final rankings to make the matchups.
Western Michigan will represent the MAC in their second major bowl game - as they will face Miami in the Cotton Bowl. Southern Miss, who was ranked behind WMU in the playoff rankings dropped their C-USA championship game to FIU. Northern Illinois represented the MAC in the Orange Bowl in a loss to Florida State in 2013.
Louisville and Tennessee will face off in the Orange Bowl, ranked #5 and #6 respectively. Louisville is one of the hottest teams in college football after getting star QB Lamar Jackson back from injury, while Tennessee's loss in the SEC title game dropped them out of the top 4.
Nebraska will play in the Rose Bowl and will take on North Carolina, as there are no other Pac-12 opponents ranked in the top 20. Finally, Ole Miss will face Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl.
The full rundown:
Playoff Peach Bowl: #1 Ohio State vs #4 Baylor
Playoff Fiesta Bowl: #2 UCLA vs #3 Auburn
Orange Bowl: #5 Louisville vs #6 Tennessee
Cotton Bowl: #14 Western Michigan vs #8 Miami
Rose Bowl: #9 Nebraska vs #10 North Carolina
Sugar Bowl: #12 Ole Miss vs #7 OklahomaComment
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This is great stuff man! And good on Western Michigan getting that New Years Six win!!!Comment
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CFB Recap 2016, Final Edition
FINAL TOP 25
1. Ohio State
2. Auburn
3. UCLA
4. Louisville
5. Baylor
6. Oklahoma
7. North Carolina
8. Western Michigan
9. Alabama
10. Tennessee
11. Nebraska
12. Indiana
13. Western Kentucky
14. LSU
15. Northwestern
16. Michigan State
17. Southern Miss
18. Miami FL
19. Washington
20. Virginia Tech
21. Clemson
22. Houston
23. Michigan
24. Stanford
25. San Diego State
ARMY ALL-AMERICANS
1st Team AA: DE John Voit, MLB Jeremy Timpf
1st Team Indp: FB Andy Davidson, DE John Voit, MLB Jeremy Timpf, CB Marcus Hyatt
NCAA LEADERS
Passing TDs: Nick Mullens, Southern Miss, 37
Comp % (min 150 att): Luke Falk, Washington State, 69%
Carries: Teriyon Gibson, New Mexico, 361
Rush Yards: Leonard Fournette, LSU, 1865
Rush TDs: Christian McCaffrey, Stanford, 20
Receptions: D.J. Thompson, Southern Miss, 122
Rec Yards: D.J. Thompson, Soutehrn Miss, 1891
Rec TDs: Thomas Sperbeck, Boise State, 17
TFL: Derek Barnett, Tennessee, 34
Sacks: Derek Barnett, Tennessee, 15.5
INTs: Desmond King, Iowa, 11
Def TDs: Desmond King, Iowa, 3 TDs
The Leg: Austin Jones, Temple, 58 yard FG
King of Punts: Derek Adams, Kent State, 96 puntsComment
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West Point retains HC Jeff Monken, OC A.J. Jackson
WEST POINT, NY --- After a thrilling 9-4 football season, Army head coach Jeff Monken and staff will remain intact for the 2017 season.
With a variety of jobs open from Arizona, Cal, Boston College, Kansas and others - Monken and offensive coordinator A.J. Jackson were both rumored candidates for a few jobs. ESPN's Brett McMurphy reported that the Jayhawks targeted the current Army head coach as Kansas wanted to "redefine its football program from the ground up."
Monken met with Kansas last week, but it was never announced if an offer was made, regardless, Monken did not take it. Monken and Jackson were rumored to be a HC-OC pair if Monken decided to take a new job.
With Monken out of the running, some teams turned to first-year offensive coordinator A.J. Jackson to the same position. Jackson tested the waters but will return to Army for at least a second season. There is a rumor that Army did try to extend Jackson through 2019, a one-year extension to match Monken's current deal - but that allegedly was declined.
Army can now focus on its offseason after one of its best football seasons in many years and hope to continue the success of 2016.Comment
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2016: The Rise Begins (OC @ Army)
Season Record: 9-4
Prestige: 2-star
Grades: 72/70/74
Preseason Ranking: Not checked
Final Ranking: #36
Bowl Game: Military Bowl Win vs Tulsa
Award Winners: Jeremy Timpf, MLB - Best LB
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1st Team AA: DE John Voit, MLB Jeremy Timpf
2nd Team AA: None
Freshman AA: None
1st Team Indp: FB Andy Davidson, DE John Voit, MLB Jeremy Timpf, CB Marcus Hyatt
2nd Team Indp: None
* Graduating
Passing Leaders:
QB Ahmad Bradshaw: 44-77 pass, 734 yards, 5 TD, 0 INT, 57% comp, 16.6yds/comp
QB Chris Carter: 4-10 pass, 99 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT, 40% comp, 24.7yds/comp
Rushing Leaders:
QB Ahmad Bradshaw: 232 carries, 1285 yards, 9 TD
FB Andy Davidson: 284 carries, 1209 yards, 15 TD
RB Kell Walker: 82 carries, 512 yards, 2 TD
RB Jordan Asberry: 84 carries, 399 yards, TD
QB Chris Carter: 30 carries, 155 yards, 2 TD
FB Darnell Woolfork: 20 carries, 65 yards
RB Elijah St. Hiliare: 4 carries, 95 yards, TD *
17 players recorded carries
Receiving Leaders:
WR Edgar Poe: 20 rec, 453 yards, 5 TD *
FB Andy Davidson: 11 rec, 140 yards, TD
RB Kell Walker: 6 rec, 75 yards
TE Quintin Parker: 3 rec, 64 yards
RB Jordan Asberry: 3 rec, 28 yards
WR Jeff Ekejam: 2 rec, 55 yards
4 other players with 1 rec
Defensive Leaders (CPU coached):
MLB Jeremy Timpf: 92 tackles, 11 TFL, 4 sacks, 2 FF, 2 FR *
OLB Alex Aukerman: 58 tackles, 12 TFL, sack, INT
DE John Voit: 56 tackles, 26 TFL, 11 sacks, 2 FF
Sacks: DE Voit 11, DT Andrew McLean 7, DE Eddy Ruzga 5, MLB Timpf 4 *, OLB Kenneth Brinson 3, 7 others with 1
INT: CB Marcus Hyatt 4, CB Mike Reynolds 4, CB Steven Johnson 2 *, 3 others with 1
Special Teams Leaders:
K Mitchell Howard: 18-24 FG, long of 46 *
P Nick Schrage: 43.5avg/punt, 5 inside 20, 9 touchbacks
Misc Team Stats:
Worst pass offense, #1 rush offense
T-2 for Rush TD (30)
T-last w/ 4 teams for Pass TD (6)
11 sacks allowed (best in NCAA)
7th ranked rush defense in NCAA
T-11th in sacks (37)
4th in fumbles forced (13)
38% on 3rd down conv.
59% defensive red zone (t-2 in NCAA)
+11 turnover differential (t-6 in NCAA)
Only team in NCAA without an INT thrown (3 others tied with 4 INT thrown)
T-9th in turnovers forced
Offensive MVP: FB Andy Davidson
Defensive MVP: MLB Jeremy Timpf
Newcomer of the Year: RB Kell Walker
DEPARTING PLAYERS
(all seniors)
RB Joe Walker, reserve
RB Elijah St. Hilaire, reserve
WR Edgar Poe, starter
LT Colby Enegren, starter
LG Justin Gilbert, starter
C Lofi Tamasese, reserve
MLB Jeremy Timpf, starter
MLB Andrew King, starter
CB Steven Johnson, starter
FS Matthew Kaufmann, reserve
SS Xavier Moss, starter
K Mitchell Howard, starter
INCOMING TRANSFERS
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Congrats on an incredible season with some exciting ups and downs. It's pretty hard not to throw INT even if you're mostly throwing it downfield off the play action.
I love the ideas that you added to make it more realistic for Army with the weight limit. Like the idea of the work ethic boosts as well. I think the summaries you do on the around the NCAA are succinct yet effective, great stuff. Overall, really enjoyed the first season. Looking forward to the offseason and another year of the Black Knights.Comment
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Hopefully you can have a good recruiting class!Comment
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