The Rise

[gsutiger]

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Hard fought victory to get back to .500 hopefully the knights come out and play better against Temple

[Iron Dragon]

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CFB Recap 2017, Week 4

HEADLINES
#2 Louisville shows dominance as Lamar Jackson torches #13 Miami 63-31
The dream ends: Nebraska knocks off #21 Marshall
#3 Alabama has no problem with #16 Notre Dame
#5 North Carolina passes 1st test with win over #14 Florida St 31-10
#23 Florida takes care of #20 Tennessee

TOP 25 POLL
1. Ohio State (37)
2. Louisville (23)
3. Alabama (1)
4. LSU
5. North Carolina
6. Oklahoma
7. Auburn
8. Washington
9. Baylor
10. Michigan State
11. Clemson
12. UCLA
13. USC
14. Texas
15. Western Kentucky
16. Miami
17. Florida State
18. Notre Dame
19. Virginia Tech
20. Houston
21. Florida
22. Southern Miss
23. Pittsburgh
24. Nebraska
25. Tennessee

HEISMAN WATCH
Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville
J.T. Barrett, QB, Ohio State
Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford
Ronald Jones, RB, USC
Damien Harris, RB, Alabama

WEEK 5 TOP MATCHUPS
Texas Tech at #10 Michigan State
#5 North Carolina at #11 Clemson
#25 Tennessee at #4 LSU
Wisconsin at #1 Ohio State

[Bigsheen]

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Army is my favorite service academy. Been silently following. I enjoy how simple but creative your write-ups are. Looking forward to more!

[Iron Dragon]

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[Iron Dragon]

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Maybe the team was a little beat up after going up against OSU and then came out flat in addition after the loss of Davidson. Still, got the win. The pics and style of the report are second to none in my book.

It seemed like it and then we had to play in the rain and it just seems like the runs are much tougher in bad weather. Thanks for the kind words on the report, I try to keep it clean and not make it too much of a hassle to whip up.

Hard fought victory to get back to .500 hopefully the knights come out and play better against Temple

Yeah, it was a slugfest. You can tell this offense really needed its powerback to pick up the crucial yards. We finally got going in the second half.

Army is my favorite service academy. Been silently following. I enjoy how simple but creative your write-ups are. Looking forward to more!

I don't have any ties to Army at all but I like them too the most. Probably because of their struggles. Seeing them win against Navy and win a bowl was pretty sweet this year. I don't know how long I will be here in this, but this has been an enjoyable season and a half so far.

[gsutiger]

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Temple brings it every year against the Knights. Love that Bradshaw lead his team back in the 2nd Half to get the victory. Defense will have to play better against BYU or I can see Army dropping that game.

[WaitTilNextYear]

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Nice dynasty going on here. Love all the name-doppelgangers--Ahmad Bradshaw, C(h)ris Carter and Edgar [Allan] Poe, lol.

Something about the sand and black color combo looks really nice for their uniforms.

Also, really impressed with your game recaps being neither too long nor too short. They look great and you have found the art of putting in just about the right amount of info (something I still struggle with).

Here's to hoping you beat Navy again in a few weeks.

[Iron Dragon]

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Temple brings it every year against the Knights. Love that Bradshaw lead his team back in the 2nd Half to get the victory. Defense will have to play better against BYU or I can see Army dropping that game.

Our defense has struggled much more than last year (it's probably because it's not being supersimmed most of the time now - now it's not at all) - I feel like us and BYU could be a shootout.

Nice dynasty going on here. Love all the name-doppelgangers--Ahmad Bradshaw, C(h)ris Carter and Edgar [Allan] Poe, lol.

Something about the sand and black color combo looks really nice for their uniforms.

Also, really impressed with your game recaps being neither too long nor too short. They look great and you have found the art of putting in just about the right amount of info (something I still struggle with).

Here's to hoping you beat Navy again in a few weeks.

Yeah, when I first looked over this roster, I was like what an interesting team of names. Edgar Poe was/is really Edgar Allen in RL. Unfortunately, his brother who also plays WR hasn't made much impact here.

Thanks, I try to keep my reports simple to read but also simple to make.

[Iron Dragon]

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CFB Recap 2017, Week 5

HEADLINES
Here comes Clemson! Watson nearly perfect against UNC - 20-22, 325 yards, 4 TD, 78 rush yards to beat #5 North Carolina 58-28.
Texas Tech's Mahomes has 6 total TDs as Tech upsets #10 Michigan State 45-24
#4 LSU survives and advances with 10-6 win over #25 Tennessee
#9 Baylor stunned by Utah State 31-28

TOP 25 POLL
1. Ohio State (39)
2. Louisville (21)
3. Alabama (1)
4. LSU
5. Oklahoma
6. Clemson
7. Auburn
8. Washington
9. UCLA
10. North Carolina
11. USC
12. Texas
13. Western Kentucky
14. Miami
15. Notre Dame
16. Virginia Tech
17. Houston
18. Florida
19. Michigan State
20. Southern Miss
21. Pittsburgh
22. Nebraska
23. Texas Tech
24. Baylor
25. Maryland

HEISMAN WATCH
Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville
Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford
Sam Darnold, QB, USC
Mike Weber Jr., RB, Ohio State
Damien Harris, RB, Alabama

WEEK 6 TOP MATCHUPS
#12 Texas at #5 Oklahoma
#19 Michigan State at #22 Nebraska
3-1 Missouri at #1 Ohio State
#4 LSU at #18 Florida
#24 Baylor at #23 Texas Tech

[Deegeezy]

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Looking good bro - I was surprised to see just how long it had been since I chimed in. Man does time seem to fly by these days.

You got Army rolling...hated to see the letdown game versus Notre Dame but you won the all-important matchup with Navy. Great stuff, and it foreshadowed the real life upset this past season. Hell of a finish with the bowl game win, congrats.

That fullback, David Poreda, looks like a beast and could be a centerpiece for your offense and its style of play in the near-future.

D'oh, looks like on the next page, the "near-future" has become "now."

It's been an up and down season for sure, but looks like Poreda has been a key catalyst as of late.

Fantastic work here my friend!

Nice dynasty going on here. Love all the name-doppelgangers--Ahmad Bradshaw, C(h)ris Carter and Edgar [Allan] Poe, lol.

Something about the sand and black color combo looks really nice for their uniforms.

Also, really impressed with your game recaps being neither too long nor too short. They look great and you have found the art of putting in just about the right amount of info (something I still struggle with).

Here's to hoping you beat Navy again in a few weeks.

Yeah, I struggle all the time with article lengths. I love playing close games, but I tend to fall into the trap of wanting to write about everything that happened. I've gotten into the habit of jotting down notes of things that transpire during games, and I think that's added a lot to data that's probably not really needed, so I may have to tone that down.

The blowouts are no fun, but they're usually a bit of a relief for me, because it means I can get away with a much-shorter recap.

[Iron Dragon]

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[Hellisan]

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Nice! dominant win against BYU. I love when one of my DBs has a great day. It hasn't happened in awhile

BYU has a beautiful stadium. Utah, in general, is incredibly beautiful.

[gsutiger]

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Great win over BYU. Can't ask for too much more from your defense in a game when they force turnovers and force field goals in the Redzone. Bradshaw with another nice performance.

[Iron Dragon]

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CFB Recap 2017, Week 6

HEADLINES
Red River Blowout: #5 Oklahoma torches #12 Texas 52-14
#4 LSU returns 2 INTs for touchdowns in win over #18 Florida 33-28
#19 Michigan State sacks #22 Nebraska 9 times in 14-3 win
#23 Texas Tech continues undefeated season with win over #24 Baylor

TOP 25 POLL
1. Ohio State (38)
2. Louisville (21)
3. LSU (1)
4. Alabama (1)
5. Oklahoma
6. Clemson
7. Auburn
8. Washington
9. USC
10. UCLA
11. North Carolina
12. Western Kentucky
13. Miami
14. Notre Dame
15. Virginia Tech
16. Houston
17. Texas Tech
18. Pittsburgh
19. Michigan State
20. Southern Miss
21. Texas
22. Florida
23. Florida International
24. Stanford
25. Nebraska

HEISMAN WATCH
Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville
Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford
Sam Darnold, QB, USC
Alex Gardner, RB, FIU
Damien Harris, RB, Alabama

WEEK 7 TOP MATCHUPS
#11 North Carolina at #18 Pittsburgh
#6 Clemson at #2 Louisville
#12 Western Kentucky at 4-0 Troy

[Iron Dragon]

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CFB Recap 2017, Week 7

HEADLINES
#2 Louisville, Lamar Jackson win instant OT classic 44-41 over #6 Clemson
#18 Pittsburgh eeks out a win 28-27 over #11 UNC
Group of Five busters Houston, Southern Miss lose to Temple and FAU respectively

TOP 25 POLL
1. Louisville (35)
2. Ohio State (24)
3. LSU (1)
4. Alabama (1)
5. Auburn
6. Oklahoma
7. Washington
8. USC
9. Pittsburgh
10. Western Kentucky
11. Clemson
12. UCLA
13. Virginia Tech
14. Texas Tech
15. Notre Dame
16. North Carolina
17. Texas
18. Miami
19. Florida
20. FIU
21. Kansas State
22. Florida State
23. Nebraska
24. Houston
25. Oregon

HEISMAN WATCH
Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville
Stats: 1466 pass yards, 15 TD, 3 INT, 359 rush yards, 7 TD

D'Andre Ferby, RB, Western Kentucky
Stats: 873 rush yards, 9 TD, 311 rec yards, 2 TD

Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford
Stats: 1001 rush yards, 11 TD, 157 rec yards

Sam Darnold, QB, USC
Stats: 1546 pass yards, 13 TD, 5 INT, 253 rush yards, 4 TD

Alex Gardner, RB, FIU
Stats: 637 rush yards, 12 TD, 186 rec yards, TD

WEEK 8 TOP MATCHUPS
#11 Clemson at #9 Pittsburgh
#25 Oregon at #12 UCLA
4-1 Southern Miss (#26) at #10 Western Kentucky
#21 Kansas State at (#27) Baylor