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  • georgiafan
    Hall Of Fame
    • Jul 2002
    • 11092

    #1

    Retro Redemption - Starting over with a oldschool PowerBone Offense (CFB25)



    Sliders – Armor & Swords found on this site
    Quarter Length – 11 or 12 with 20 min acceleration clock
    System – PS5 / PS5 Portal
    Difficulty – TBA usually 2nd from highest
    Coach Type Strategist

    Rough Coaching Plan
    1* OC
    2 to 3* OC
    1 to 2.5* HC
    3 to 4* HC

    Getting To Know Me
    I’m 42 so the age where I can say I’ve played every college football video game ever created. I’m a diehard college football fan and this game was my #1 game since it debuted in the 90's. I’m a OCD level recruiter and roster management type. The type that’s writing down notes and thinking about my recruiting class while in church. Since I bought a PlayStation portal and can check stuff while at work this is a dangerous combination. I've prob been a member on OS for 20 years. If you follow the other threads you know I’m very active and all In on this game.

    Posting Style
    I like to post something every day during the week using a lot of pics and off the field storylines with short articles. My grammar isn’t going to be the best and my photo making skills are mid. I rarely will post game preview and I will do a lot of the table generators. In years past I’ve done some NBA 2K stuff on here and the last has top 25 all time views for that section

    Backstory
    I have a elaborate 5-part backstory doing my best Trek impersonation from the NBA threads. This story is a personal one to me and I'm going to keep some things a mystery until the 3rd part. The story is true and I'll likely start it up Monday.

    YouTube
    I have a small YouTube channel that is monetized however it has nothing to do with sports video games. Don’t worry this isn’t just something to get everyone to watch videos as my coverage on the forums will be the majority of what I post. But I do want to use it to fill in the gaps because some things like showing off my 35 man recruiting board. Its just going to be easier to make a 8 minute video then typing out all 35 prospects. The plan is to use it as a companion piece for what I post here. I'll prob wait and combine a few games into one video with edited gameplay.

    Team builder / Custom Conferences
    Team builder will be a major part of what I’m doing and I’ll be hand creating at least 12 teams and likely putting them in the Sunbelt. I initially picked the SunBelt as they were the only small conference with a title game, but sounds like I can change that. I went with more crazy and fun teams then realistic ones like North Dakota. You will see a lot of southern type teams from TV shows. All of the teams are stuff I’m personally passionate about. Since I’ll be changing jobs throughout this a strong chance I end up in this conference at some point. I’m also open to adding one of your teams if it fits if you have one your passionate about

    Since I’m adding the teambuilder I have a list of teams I want to replace and they are not just in one conference. In general, I replaced the boring teams that have been around for a long time. With so many southern teams I picked teams in the general area of the new team. I dont plan on touching any of the major conferences for at least 1 year. Which means right away it will be figuring out the Smaller ones and combining after I figure out what’s leave from team builder. I’m going to let the PAC 2 hang around and may bring it back down the line.

    Scheduling Out Of Conference
    I would like to have one tough OOC game on the road against a top 25 team both rankings and toughest places to play. However that’s not a given as I want to keep those open for story telling purposes. I want to schedule teams where recruits that don’t pick me, past teams and potential future teams. If you have a favorite team let me know and maybe I can schedule them as I want to make this fun for everyone.
    Last edited by georgiafan; 07-29-2024, 02:06 PM.
    Retro Redemption - Starting over with a oldschool PowerBone Offense

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  • georgiafan
    Hall Of Fame
    • Jul 2002
    • 11092

    #2
    Re: Retro Redemption - Starting over with a oldschool PowerBone Offense (CFB25)


    Playoffs


    National Champs
    2024 = Oregon over UGA
    2025 = Minnesota State over Kansas St
    2026 = Pitt over Notre Dame
    2027 = Kentucky over Pitt
    2028 = UGA over Oregon
    2029 = UGA over Iowa
    2030 = Penn St over Auburn
    2031 = Auburn over Kansas state
    2032 = Alabama over Clemson

    National Recruiting Classes


    Spoiler


    1st team All Americans
    Spoiler


    Heisman
    2024 = QB Bo Whitley (Minnestoa St)
    2025 = QB Cade Klubnik (Clemson)
    2026 = QB Avery Johnson (Kansas St)
    2027 = WR Ryan Wingo (TX)
    2028 = QB Anton Doss (UGA)
    2029 = QB Manu Hart (Miami)
    2030 = QB Nate Barr (Miami)
    2031 = QB DaWann Rachel ( Kansas State)
    2032 = WR Nick Rose (TX)

    My records
    2024 = 7-7 (army)
    2025 = 7-6
    2026 = 11-2
    2027 = 11-3 (Smoky Mountain)
    2028 = 7-6 (KSU)
    2029 = 10-4
    2030 = 10-4
    2031 = 10-4 (1st round of playoffs)
    2032 = 11-3 (2nd round of playoffs)
    2033 =

    My Recruiting Classes

    Spoiler


    My Draft History
    2024 = none
    2025 = none
    2026 = FB Kanye Udoh 6th & C Brady Small 1st
    2027 = None (N/A since not my players)
    2028 = None
    2029 = None
    2030 = QB John Lyles
    2031 = None
    2032 = OT Jonathan Bearden 1st, LB Kris Schwab 1st, Alejando Salcedo 2nd, DL Roger Wilkins 5th, DT Adrian Hagg 6th, Tevin Johnson 7th
    Last edited by georgiafan; 03-28-2025, 12:18 PM.
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    • georgiafan
      Hall Of Fame
      • Jul 2002
      • 11092

      #3
      Re: Retro Redemption - Starting over with a oldschool PowerBone Offense (CFB25)


      Season
      Passing Yards - Manny Wilkins 3,270 (Az St 17)
      Passing TD’s - Levi Lewis 26 (19)

      Rushing yards - Demarcus Clare 1,596 (32)
      Rushing TD’s - Demarcus Clare 21 (32)

      Catches - N'Keal Henry 82
      Receiving Yards - N'Keal Henry 1,142
      Receiving TD’s - N'Keal Henry 8

      Tackles = Kris Schwab 113 (32)
      Sacks = Alex Moe 12
      Int = Demario Bakhtiari 6 (30)


      Career
      Passing Yards - Levi Lewis 8,826
      Passing TD’s - Levi Lewis 72

      Rushing yards -Demarcus Clare 4,894 (18-20)
      Rushing TD’s - Demarcus Clare 48 (29 to 32)

      Catches = Jamarcus Bradley 100 (Louisianna 18/19)
      Receiving Yards = Ricky Pearsall 1,626 (UF 22/23)
      Receiving TD’s = Jamarcus Bradley 20(Louisianna 18/19)

      Tackles = Kris Schwab - 290 (29-32)
      Sacks = Chuancey Manac 28.5 (18-21)
      Int = Demario Bakhtiari 13 (KSU 28-31

      ------------------------------
      Top 5 Players Per Position



      QB
      1. Levi Lewis (Louisiana 18-21)
      2. John Lyles (KSU 28 to 30)
      3. Anthony Richardson (UF 22)
      4. Kyle Parker (Clemson 09/10)
      5. Manny Wilkins (Az St 17)


      HB
      1. Ellijah Mitchell (Louisianna (18-20)
      2. C.J Spiller (Clemson 09)
      3. Trey Ragas ((Louisianna (18-20)
      4. Montrell Johnson (UL/UF 18 to 21)
      5. Noah Short (Army 24/25)


      FB
      1. Kanye Udoh (Army 24 to 26)
      2. Jake Rendina (Army 24 to 26)
      3.
      4. FB Fred Schulters (KSU 28-31)
      5. Hayden Reed (Army 24 & 25)

      WR/TE
      1. N'Keal Henry (ASU 17)
      2. Jamarcus Bradley (Louisianna 18/19)
      3. Ricky Pearsall (UF 22/23)
      4. Deandre Hopkins (Clemson 10)
      5. Dwayne Allen (Clemson 09/10)

      OL
      1. Brady Small (Army 24 to 26)
      2. O'Cyrus Torrence (UL/UF 19 to 21)
      3. Robert Hunt (UL 18/19)
      4. Kevin Doston (UL 18/19)
      5. Quinnen Jewell (KSU 28-31)


      DL
      1. Alex Moe (KSU 28 to 30)
      2. Princely Umanmielen (UF 22/23)
      3. Zi'Yon Hill (UL 18 to 21)
      4. Kevin Kalu (KSU 28-31
      5. Andre Jones (UL 18 to 21)


      LB
      1. Sua Mix (KSU 28/29)
      2. Chuancey Manac (UL 18 to 21)
      3. Jacques Boudreax (UL 18/19)
      4. Amari Burney (UF 22/23)
      5 Ventrell Miller (UF 22/23)


      DB
      1. Bralen Trahan (UL 18 to 21)
      2. Jason Marshall (UF 22/23)
      3 Tyler Babers (KSU 28/29)
      4. Demario Bakhtiari (KSU 28 to 31)
      5. Trey Dean (UF 22/23)


      -----------------------------------

      TOP 25 overall Players Of All Time

      1. QB Levi Lewis (18 to 21)
      2. C Brady Small (Army 24-27)
      3. HB Ellijah Mitchell (UL 18-20)
      4. WR N'Keal Henry (ASU (17)
      5. HB C.J Spiller (Clemson 09)
      6. OL O'Cyrus Torrence (UL/UF 19 to 21)
      7. Sua Mix (KSU 28/29)
      8. Alex Moe (KSU 28 to 30)
      9. LB Chuancey Manac (UL 18 to 21)
      10. John Lyles (KSU 28-30)11. HB Trey Ragas ((Louisianna (18-20)
      12. LB Jacques Boudreax (UL 18/19)
      13. OL Kevin Doston (UL 18/19)
      14. OL Robert Hunt (UL 18/19)
      15. HB Montrell Johnson (UL/UF 18 to 21)
      16. QB Anthony Richardson (UF 22)
      17. DL Princely Umanmielen (UF 22/23)
      18. DB Bralen Trahan (UL 18 to 21)
      19. DL Zi'Yon Hill (UL 18 to 21)
      20. WR Jamarcus Bradley (Louisianna 18/19)
      21. DB Jason Marshall (UF 22/23)
      22. FB Kanye Udoh (Army 24-26)
      23. QB Kyle Parker (Clemson 09/10)
      24. QB Manny Wilkins (Az St 17)
      25. WR Ricky Pearsall (UF 22/23)
      Last edited by georgiafan; 03-28-2025, 11:57 AM.
      Retro Redemption - Starting over with a oldschool PowerBone Offense

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      • georgiafan
        Hall Of Fame
        • Jul 2002
        • 11092

        #4
        Re: Retro Redemption - Starting over with a oldschool PowerBone Offense (CFB25)

        In House Rules


        This is one that’s tough to project so it will require some testing/ tweaks once I get the game. Still I wanted to get it up and share what I had in mind at this stage in short this is a realistic dynasty when it comes to rules and play style

        Draft
        Any player rated 95 and higher I can’t convince to not go pro under any circumstance

        Players rated 90-94 I can only convince to come back to school if they are a 4th-7th round pick

        Players rated 80-89 I can only convince to come back to school if they are a 3rd-7th round pick or a redshirt sophomore

        1st and 2nd round draft picks can't be convinced to come back to school

        No cheesy ways to convince people to come back to school like “get a degree”

        Roster
        No redshirts once a player becomes a sophomore

        No moving HB’s to FB unless special circumstances

        When moving TE to FB will try and keep them 6’3 or shorter

        Since my 1st school will be military I’ll be obeying by the real life transfer rules they have

        No moving of players that don't fit just to get the min at that position

        Play Limits
        If it works like Madden I’ll be adding play limits and cool down time. This protects me from myself to avoid calling the same plays

        My Skill

        We all know the worst thing is when the user wins every game so that shouldn’t be the case here and don’t expect me to win the title year 2. In general my skill level prob somewhere in the middle. I don’t feel like I have to play on the hardest diffculty since I wont be running 4 verts or mesh every 3rd down.

        Custom Playbooks
        I’m beyond excited to get into this which I’ve teased the type of offense I’ll be running. A lot of testing will be going on here, but for now no shotgun formations and no 4 WR’s formations.

        Recruiting
        They say none will be needed, but we will see. Just to be safe no 4 or 5* for my 1st school is not allowed with no exceptions. The 3* will be limited to a certain amount but must be inside the top 5 preseason. The one exception to 3* is the FB position.

        Coaching Carousel
        I must stay at least 2 years at one of the OC jobs during this time I will only be playing offense. I will recruit for everyone and be realistic when placing athletes

        I will hold off on joining the Big 10/SEC for a bit

        When I jump to a new school it will be one that makes sense since I'm running a gimmicky offense. So think teams coming off some bad years in general I’ll use the system the game has to field offers and not force anything.

        I’ll prob add specific house rules before I can jump like win totals and rushing stats

        Will See How it works
        If I can edit fictional recruits I'll open that up to yall to name 1 or two each season. If it happens just no real life pro player types.

        Once I get better I may do one play the moments game per year only being able to jump in 3 times
        Last edited by georgiafan; 07-29-2024, 02:05 PM.
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        • georgiafan
          Hall Of Fame
          • Jul 2002
          • 11092

          #5
          Re: Retro Redemption - Starting over with a oldschool PowerBone Offense (CFB25)

          NCAA Records & Leaders


          Passing


          Yards
          2024 = Brayden Schager (Hawaii) - 4,952
          2025 = Miller Moss (usc) - 4,446
          2026 = Darren Washington- 4,647 (smoky mnt)
          2027 = Cutter Boley (Kentucky) - 4,370
          2028 = Anton Doss (UGA) - 5,356
          2029 = Manu Hart (MIA) - 4,302
          2030 = Nate Barr (MIA) - 4,274
          2031 = Anfernee Haslam (PSU) - 4,l33
          2032 = Bart Squires (OSU) - 4,559

          TD's
          2024 = Bo Whitley (Minnesota State) - 51
          2025 = Bo Whitley ( Minn st) - 60
          2026 = Bo Whitley (Minn st) - 57
          2027 = Matt Breida (TN) - 46
          2028 = Anton Doss (UGA) - 58
          2029 = Manu Hart (MIA) - 46
          2030 = Mohammad Ohalete (TN)
          2031 = Anfernee Haslam (PSU) - 57
          2032 = Nick Mond (TX) - 50

          Rushing


          Yards
          2024 = Omarion Hampton (UNC) - 1,508
          2025 = Jalen Buckley (Mich) - 1,654
          2026 = Jalen Buckley (Mich) - 1,405
          2027 = Montravius Lloyd (Pitt) -1,465
          2028 = Jamal Clemens (NV)
          2029 = Paul Joslin (Kansas) -1,419
          2030 = Demarcus Clare (KSU) - 1,154
          2031 = Demarcus Clare - 1,446 (KSU)
          2032 = Demarcus Clare - 1,596 (KSU)

          TD's
          2024 = Omarion Hampton (UNC) - 19
          2025 = Jalen Buckley (Mich) - 20
          2026 = David Eziomume (Clemson) - 16
          2027 = Montravius Lloyd (Pitt) - 15
          2028 = Gabe Hills (Mich) - 16
          2029 = Imani Kwenkwu (East Mich) - 15
          2030 = Phiip Okoye (south al) - 16
          2031 = Alex Coffey (Louisville) - 14
          2032 = Demarcus Clare (KSU) - 21

          Receiving


          Catches
          2024 = Steven McBride (Hawaii) - 110
          2025 = Christopher Greenwell (Minn st) - 104
          2026 = Cam Williams (ND) - 100
          2027 = Rasheem Saunders (Eastern Mich) - 105
          2028 = Corey Smith (Tulane) & Zach Short (Ill) - 85
          2029 = Jordin Dearth (LSU) - 1,115
          2030 = Trent Goodman (PSU) - 95
          2031 = Mario Mentor (UK) - 84
          2032 = Warren Koroma (WKU) - 95

          Yards
          2024 = Ketron Jackson (Baylor) - 1,612
          2025 = Christopher Greenwell (Minn st) - 1,474
          2026 = Cam Williams (ND) - 1,776
          2027 = Rasheem Saunders (Eastern Mich) - 1,463
          2028 = Sacovie White (UGA) - 1,493
          2029 = Jamie Tonyan (ND) - 1,465
          2030 = Trent Goodman (PSU) - 1,630
          2031 = Jared Donahue (UNC) - 1,594
          2032 = Nick Rosa (TX) - 1,482

          TD's
          2024 = Ketron Jackson (Baylor) - 19
          2025 = Christopher Greenwell - 27
          2026 = Cam & Antiono Williams - 22 (Clemson & ND)
          2027 = Devin Hyatt (AZ) - 22
          2028 = Sacovie White (UGA) - 24
          2029 = Jordin Dearth (LSU) - 20
          2030 = Ethan Schwartz (BC) - 21
          2031 = Dakota Alli ( psu ) - 29
          2032 = Nick Rosa (TX) - 22

          Defense


          Tackles
          2024 = Terry Thomas (kornfield) - 111
          2025 = Malik Bryant (Miami) - 106
          2026 = Matthew Presley (Toledo) - 118
          2027 = Justin Horne (TT) - 105
          2028 = Nicholas Rodriguez (miss) - 109
          2029 = Terrence Cameron (App St) - 111
          2030 = Malik Charbonnet (TXST) - 110
          2031 = Kris Schwab (KSU) - 113
          2032 = Colby Dalton (GT) - 113

          Sacks
          2024 =Jordan Burch (Oregon) - 17
          2025 = Mikah Coleman (Cincy) - 19
          2026 = Jace Gilbert (Iowa st) - 18
          2027 = Curtis Simpson (North Carolina) 18.5
          2028 = Deon Peat (UGA) & Bryce Bettis (mich) - 18
          2029 = Tyler Crouse (Yellowstone) - 17.5
          2030 = Luis Gomez (KSU) 22
          2031 = Kane Charlton (OSU) - 19
          2032 = Jalen Stokes (Ill) - 24

          Int
          2024 = Multiple people with 6
          2025 = CJ Clinkscales (Charolette) - 7
          2026 = JD Rhym & Avieon Terrell - 7 (wku & Clemson)
          2027 = Multiple with 5
          2028 = Charles Lester (FSU) - 9
          2029 = Ty Babers (KSU) - 8
          2030 = Daymond Tunsil (FAU) - 8
          2031 = Isaac mcgough (psu) - 8
          2032 = Multiple with 7

          ---------------------------------------
          Player Of The Year
          2024 = QB Carson Beck (UGA)
          2025 = QB Drew Allar (Ohio st)
          2026 = QB Avery Johnson (Kansas St)
          2027 = WR Ryan Wingo (TX)
          2028 = QB Anton Doss (UGA)
          2029 = QB Manu Hart (MIA)
          2030 = WR Trent Goodman (PSU)
          2031 = QB Nick Uzomah (AUB)
          2032 = QB Kona Fauria (AL)

          Head Coach
          2024 = Hayden Fox (Minnesota St)
          2025 = Kyran Mixon (liberty)
          2026 = Reed Matthew (Army)
          2027 = Lavar Ogden (TX)
          2028 = Neil Hobbs (UGA)
          2029 = Tristan Stanley (Oregon)
          2030 = Eric Mason (PSU) (us 7th)
          2031 = Tom downing (Kansas at)
          2032 = Garret Renedo (AL)

          QB
          2024 = Carson Beck (UGA)
          2025 = Drew Allar (Ohio st)
          2026 = Avery Johnson (Kansas St)
          2027 = JJ Kohl (Kansas St)
          2028 = Anton Doss (UGA)
          2029 = Manu Hart (MIA)
          2030 = Nick Uzomah (AUB)
          2031 = Nick Uzomah (AUB)
          2032 = QB Kona Fauria (AL)

          Defense POY
          2024 = LB Jeff Bassa (ORE)
          2025 = DE Micah Coleman (Cincy)
          2026 = Jace Gilbert (Iowa St)
          2027 = Duke Reed (VT)
          2028 = Wendell Gregory (UGA)
          2029 = DE Ed Bratzke (Rutgers)
          2030 =Emilio Pena (NEB)
          2031 = Ted Thomas (WASH)
          2032 = LB Jalen Stokes (Ill)

          DB
          2024 = Dylan Evertte (UGA)
          2025 = Malik Hartford (Ohio St)
          2026 = Rickey Gibson (Tenn)
          2027 = Aaron Flowers (TX)
          2028 = Mitchell Metzger (UGA)
          2029 = Randy Rossi (Wash)
          2030 = Jamerson Coffee (OSU)
          2031 = Mike Freeman (AUB)
          2032 = SS Tyler Baskerville (KSU)

          HB
          2024 = Omarion Hampton (UNC)
          2025 = James peoples (Ohio st )
          2026 = David Eziomume (Clemson)
          2027 = Jerrick Gibson (TX)
          2028 = Tyler Ollison (UCLA)
          2029 = Ibraheim Temple (Oregon)
          2030 = Julius Scales (MIA)
          2031 = Matthew Williamson (aub) Clare 2nd
          2032 = Jadeven Kugbila (AL)


          WR
          2024 = Steven Mcbride (Hawaii)
          2025 = Christopher Greenwell (Minnesota st)
          2026 = Darius Leslie (Purdue)
          2027 = Tavarres Moncrief (UK)
          2028 = Sacovie White (UGA)
          2029 = Dennis Quin (Syracuse)
          2030 = Trent Goodman (PSU)
          2031 = Dakota Alli (PSU)
          2032 = Nick Rosa (TX)

          Lombardi
          2024 = DL Jordon Burch (Oregon)
          2025 = DE Mikah Coleman (Cincy)
          2026 = Jace Gilbert (Iowa St)
          2027 = Chiddi Obiazor (Kansas St)
          2028 = Wendell Gregory (UGA)
          2029 = DE Faitele Sopaga (Oregon)
          2030 = Emilio Pena (NEB)
          2031 = Jameson Tabor (UGA)
          2032 = Shonn Brooner (AL)

          Unitas QB
          2024 = Carson Beck (UGA)
          2025 = Drew Allar (Ohio st)
          2026 = Avery Johnson (Kansas St)
          2027 = JJ Kohl (Kansas St)
          2028 = Josh Flowers (Wears Valley)
          2029 = Manu Hart (MIA)
          2030 = Nate Barr (MIA)
          2031 = Nick Uzomah (AUB)
          2032 = QB Kona Fauria (AL)

          DE
          2024 = Jordon Burch (Oregon)
          2025 = Mikah Coleman (Cincy)
          2026 = Jace Gilbert (Iowa St)
          2027 = Duke Reed (VT)
          2028 = Wendell Gregory (UGA)
          2029 = Darren Jurovich (Oregon St)
          2030 = Emilio Pena (NEB)
          2031 = Shakim Mare (NCST)
          2032 = Eduardo Lozano (TCU)

          Int OL
          2024 = OG Tate Rutledge (UGA)
          2025 = Cayden green (Missouri)
          2026 = Brady Small (Army)
          2027 = Marci Waller (Kansas St)
          2028 = Sam Keliikipi (Uconn)
          2029 = Richard Ivory (MIA)
          2030 = Quincey Brewer (MICH)
          2031 = Zach Aldridge (PSU)
          2032 = Zach Biggs (UCONN)

          TE
          2024 = Colston Loveland (Michigan)
          2025 = Oscar Delp (UGA)
          2026 = Garrett Oakley (Kansas St)
          2027 = Tayvion Galloway (Purdue)
          2028 = Ben Anthony (UGA)
          2029 = Levi Ventrone (UGA)
          2030 = Nate Meredith (SAMH)
          2031 = Dalton Byrne (AUB)
          2032 = George Thorne (AL)

          Ast Coach
          2024 = Luther Van Damm (Minnesota St)
          2025 = Victor Cotterill (liberty)
          2026 = Giovanni Spears (Army)
          2027 = Shane Mcshane (TX)
          2028 = Blue Lindsey (UGA)
          2029 = Peppo Mueller (Ore)
          2030 = Adam White (PSU)
          2031 = Bryce Reedy (KSU)
          2032 = Kyree Doubs (AL)

          LB
          2024 = Barret Carter (Clemson)
          2025 = Sonny styles (Ohio st)
          2026 = Nova Francois (Tenn)
          2027 = Zsacari Minnis (WKU)
          2028 = Sua Mix (KSU
          2029 = Ed Bratzke (Rutgers)
          2030 = Terry Parker (Ore)
          2031 = Ted Thomas (wash) salcedo 5th
          2032 = Jalen Stokes (Ill)

          C
          2024 = J. Monheim (USC)
          2025 = Sawyer Goram Welch (coastal Carolina)
          2026 = 2026 = Brady Small (Army)
          2027 = Edward Maddox (ASU)
          2028 = Cooper Cousins (Penn St)
          2029 = Kyle Schable (MIA)
          2030 = Tremaine Homer (ORE)
          2031 = Nate Galette (Mia)
          2032 = Cesar Ortiz (MIA)

          K
          2024 = Luke Pawvlak (Toledo)
          2025 = Spencer Parath (Purdue)
          2026 = Lucas Carneiro (Western Kent)
          2027 = Kali Nguma (North TX)
          2028 = Jared Hill (CAL)
          2029 = George Warrior (Boise St)
          2030 = Eric Gash (UK)
          2031 = Duane sands (WASH)
          2032 = Terrell Mevis (ISU)

          P
          2024 = Mark Crawford (Minnesota)
          2025 = Matthew Yorke (Alaska)
          2026 = Declan Diley (Ill)
          2027 = Declan Duley (Ill)
          2028 = Darrius Connors (Tulane)
          2029 = Nate Van Horn (BC)
          2030 = Richard Incognito (USC)
          2031 = Greg Hart (OSU)
          2032 = Lorenzo Hendricks (MICH)

          Ret
          2024 = Drae Mccray (Texas Tech)
          2025 = Imarion Stewart (Mich)
          2026 = Jay Jay Ethridge (Kent St)
          2027 = Jalyn Godfrey (GT)
          2028 = Emeka Onwuzurike (UGA)
          2029 = Gabe Santigo (TX)
          2030 = Ben Cruz (OKL)
          2031 = Ben carney (MIA)
          2032 = Marquee Hatchette (ARK)
          Last edited by georgiafan; 03-27-2025, 08:53 AM.
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          • georgiafan
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            • 11092

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            Re: Retro Redemption - Starting over with a oldschool PowerBone Offense (CFB25)


            Part 1 of 5 - Veer Option Master


            The state of Georgia is well known for producing high school talent and if you did a poll it would finish in the top 5 in the country. However, if you aren’t from here you might not know it’s not spread evenly amongst the state. The North part isn’t the same as the Atlanta area which is king and even the southern part.

            That’s why when Bill was deciding what offense to run in the 80s/90’s as the coach of Murray County high school. He went with the veer option style of offense because he didn’t have elite talent to work with. This offense allowed him to slowly move the ball with a few good offense players while slowing the game down. During his 24 years at the school many in the area called him the master of the veer offense.

            He only had l two 1-A players to sign in his 16 years as head coach that I recall which was John Hall who spent 1 year at South Carolina. Then Joel Statham who started at Maryland for about a year throwing passes to Vernon Davis and most notable beating FSU.

            The rivalry of small town high school football is something you can’t touch and it was no different with Murray County vs Dalton. Dalton was the neighboring city who almost always would beat Murray because they just had better talent. Dalton was viewed as the city slickers while Murray was the country farmers. Whenever the game was played Murray would drive tractors to school and everyone dressed in overalls. Like any good rivalry Dalton would eventually go on to copy the overall part when the teams played. I still remember like it was yesterday in 1999 Murray was down 19-0 with just a few minutes remaining. What’s known around here as “The Comeback” happened Blake Fowler hit the above mentioned Joel Statham for the game winning TD. Thanks to the power of youtube everyone seeing this can watch that.

            What made Bill so beloved in the county wasn’t his coaching skills it was the quality of man he was. Bill was a strong man of faith and deacon at the 1st Baptist church. He was a quiet and laid back guy with a southern drawl who wouldn’t get excited if his pants were on fire. 100% of his players were better men for having spent time with him. His time as their coach didn’t end when they graduated if they needed it Bill would give them the shirt of his back.

            In his first 11 years as a head coach things were going great with a 80-41-1 record so about 7-3 a year. That was highlighted from 99-01 a 29-8 record and a few region titles. However despite the record and clearly making the most out of the little talent he had Things would change soon after the 01 season both on and off the field.

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            • georgiafan
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              Re: Retro Redemption - Starting over with a oldschool PowerBone Offense (CFB25)


              Part 2 of 5 - The Firing

              If you know how small town high school football works you know the fans are always eager to help you out on what plays you should be running. When you mix that with the old school veer option offense then it was even worse. Despite Bill consistently winning games with lesser talent It was always stuff like “you run the same 3 plays” and “throw the ball”.

              The peak of Bill’s time was 99 to 01 he went 29-8 and won a few region titles. As we pointed out in part 1 pretty good for a team with extremely little 1-A players. The reality was despite being a legendry coach in the area he was under appreciated in large part because the "boring" offense he ran.

              However, A lot of people from other countries had moved into the small town during this time frame. While this solved the labor issue for the carpet industry the downside was these students weren’t going to play football. Since the number of students grew that meant Murray got bumped up to AAAAA the highest classification in Georgia at the time. Which meant you had to play the Atlanta area teams and the skill gap was too much for the veer option offense to make up for. In those 3 years starting in 02 the record was a brutal 2-26. During the two years of 04 & 05 they got out of the higher classification and it was back to the winning ways

              The good ol boys had finally complained enough about “that boring offense” and Bill was fired in 2006 after a winless season in the highest classification. He had his 30 years in so he would go to be OC for 9 years most of them at the rival Dalton we talked about earlier.

              Oh yea if you're wondering in the 17 years since Bill was fired Murray has a record of 34-147 so a far cry from the 80-41 in his first 11 years. So maybe that boring offense wasn’t so bad after all

              That wasn't the worst thing as in 2013 Bill was diagnosed with ALS better know as Lou Gehrig's disease
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              • georgiafan
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                Re: Retro Redemption - Starting over with a oldschool PowerBone Offense (CFB25)


                Part 3 of 5 - Goodbye


                Bill was diagnosed with ALS in 2013 and as we all know it's not a pretty disease. He wasn't going to let that stop him and he continued coaching and having success as a OC. The last few years as a assistant coach they did special stuff like rent a cherry picker so he could still call plays and see the field.

                Bill had 3 boys all of which played football for him at Murray County. Billy was the oldest and would go on start at QB in 1-AA at Furman. Matt played WR and was likely the least athletic of the 3. Then the youngest Kurt also would play 1-AA QB with less success then his older brother. They would all 3 get into coaching, but more on that later.

                We mentioned in part 1 about his faith and the shining example he was to the community. That was no different when he was in his final stages of life and confined to a wheelchair. He about 400 people and former players he would send daily motivational text messages and scriptures to. This would go on till the day he died with the last of those being "In your heart you plan your life. But the lord decides where your steps will take you".

                Bill would sadly pass away in 2017 at a way to young age of 60. The best quote was from a former assistant coach that said " He's up in heaven running the veer and telling his players to get downhill".

                Just a few months after he passed away his oldest son Billy Napier would get his first head coach job at Louisiana Rajun Cajuns

                editors note - I went to high school with Billy Napier and he was 2 years ahead of me in school. His mom still lives about 1 mile from me. I've attached 2 short videos about this from bigger outlets.







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                • georgiafan
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                  Re: Retro Redemption - Starting over with a oldschool PowerBone Offense (CFB25)


                  Part 4 of 5 - The Rise


                  In 2024 Murray High school is one of the worst in the entire state and it happened immediately after Bill retired. As we mentioned a 34-147 record in 17 years since he was fired. The cool thing is Kurt the youngest of the Napier Boys (Billys little bro) is now the head coach. He won 1 game in 1st year and 2 his second so some work to be done still.

                  Middle son Matt Napier who didn't play college ball like this brothers is a very successful high school coach. Since 2020 he has been head coach at powerhouse Langrage in south Georgia. They were just 4-26 before Matt was hired and in his 4 years are 34-13.

                  As you may have figured out now we will turn our attention to the star of the show Billy Napier. You can clearly see why the state of Georgia (not metro Atlanta) will be the pipeline state for Billy in recruiting going forward.

                  Immediately after graduating college in 02 he became a graduated assistant at the nearby Clemson. After 1 year as QB coach at small South Carolina State he was back Clemson. He would spend 3 years as a TE coach and recruiting coordinator this was during the Tommy Bowden days. During that 3rd year Dabo Swinney took over mid season and promoted Billy to QB coach.

                  In 09 he got his first big break with Dabo now the official head coach. Billy was named OC where he would call plays and most don't realize he was only 29 when he got this job. They won the division in the ACC with 9 games behind star C.J Spiller's 1,300 rushing yards. Things would go south next year and at the end of year he was fired. Oddly enough one of the reasons the paper said he was fired was "predictable offense" one of things they always said about his dad. They were also reports of a heated exchange between Billy and Dabo. Rumblings say Billy wanted to rub power formations and Dabo the spread. The bad news next year's QB was one he recruited in Tajh Boyd and Dabo was off to the races with a decade of great QB play.

                  The next 6 years 5 of those were spent under the legend himself Nick Saban with 3 of those as a WR coach. This is where he became known as a great recruiting as his southern values and faith mixed with Alabama was a deadly combination. The experience he gained during those 5 years under Saban was invaluable. Some of the WR's during this time were Amari Cooper and Calvin Ridley as this was the run 1st bama teams.

                  His 1st head coach job as talked about came just a few months after the passing of his father. A heartbreaking story because nobody would have been prouder to see the 40-12 record he had in 4 years. After a 7-win season year 1 it was off to the races after that 11-3, 10-1 and then 13-1. In 2020 with the team a historic for them 15-19th in the polls. The official conference champ game was cancelled bc the virus.

                  The next year was the 13-win season which saw them end 16th in the AP poll. Something happened that shows a lot about Billy's character at the end of the year. After being named the head coach at Florida he stayed on the coach the bowl game. This was a epic time for the small school and he didn't want to quit on his team after coming this far. He would say in interviews this was "non negationable " before starting at Florida.



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                  • georgiafan
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                    Re: Retro Redemption - Starting over with a oldschool PowerBone Offense (CFB25)


                    Part 5 of 5 - The Fall


                    As the old saying goes behind every good man is a good woman and that's the case with the Napier's. Billy's mom Pam is a retired teacher a quite lady the type who doesn't have a enemy in the world.

                    Chris Thompson is a family friend of the Napier's as they have been neighbors for decades and have kid's similar age. The type of friend that Bill would likely say in his final days to look over Pam and the kids when I'm gone. To this day they still take vacations together. He is your typical small town knows everyone and talks a lot always eager to tell you a story if you ask.

                    If you think Billy was a big deal in Gainsville it doesn't even begin to compare to what it's like in the small town of Chatsworth, Georgia. People will leave stuff with Pam and tell her to get Billy to sign it when he comes in town. Despite a town full of Georgia fans, they have to do the unthinkable and root for the Gators. I always laugh when the same people that ran his dad out of town are the ones bragging on Facebook when he wins a game.

                    His first 2 years at Florida was a disappointment going 6-7 and then 5-7. Things were looking good with a 5-2 start and then the brutal schedule ended with 5 losses with 4 of those being ranked teams. At that point people started calling for him to be fired. The 2024 season was a lost cause as the schedule was just beyond brutal with 3 tough OOC game on top of the SEC ones.

                    Florida's recruiting class ended up not as good as they had hoped, but still it was top 15. Chris went down to see Billy during spring practice and as always it was interesting. His future could be tied to 1 guy and freshman 5* QB D.J Lagway who went to Florida because Billy. Chris would say the media has him like 6'2 or 3 and that's not right he is like 6'5 or 6'6. When they took hand size his was the biggest on the entire team like 12 or 14. I've seen all of this first hand Chris would say the guys is unreal.

                    Billy would go on to privately say I know D.J will be the reason I succeed at Florida he is just that talented of a player. However, with our schedule being one of the hardest maybe of all time. It's not the place for a freshman QB and Mertz was very solid last year with 20 TD's and 3 Int. I just need a little more time, however as we know time and SEC football fans don't go together.

                    Pam Napier was not a material person despite her son's new high paying job. She still lived in the same house from the 80's which hasn't been the best subdivision in the small town in about 20 years. She was worried sick about Billy losing his job and Chris and his wife tried to make the obvious points.

                    Billy signed a 51 million dollar deal and if he is fired he gets 85% of that. To make it even more toward Billy's side he gets 50% of what's owed to him within 30 days of being fired and the rest split up over 4 years. Billy was also still just 44 years old so plenty of time to work his way back up and land a head coach job. However, Pam wasn't worried about the $ she just didn't want to see her son fail at a dreamjob.

                    If you look at the history of QB Jaden Rashada all signs point to him being bad news. He would go to sue the university and Napier in May over NIL type stuff. That would be the final straw and during the summer just before fall practice Billy Napier was fired and had to start looking for a new job.

                    Editors note - Boy I didn't think I was going to type this much of a backstory. So don't freak out as that won't normally happen. Incase you missed it this is a real story
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                    • georgiafan
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                      Re: Retro Redemption - Starting over with a oldschool PowerBone Offense (CFB25)


                      Napier Accepts Job


                      After getting fired from Florida after spring ball at ended Billy didn't have many choices. He was just 44 and was getting a crazy amount of $ to sit at home. He could have easily just got a TV job or sit at home.

                      Instead, he decided to get back to his roots with his style of play and create a new offense he would call "The Powerbone". We will have more about the details of this offense at a later time. In short, its old school run first offense built around formations with 3-4 people (including QB) in backfield pretty much at all times.

                      Since the coaching carousel cycle was long gone he only had 1 offer on the table. With the style of offense, it was and coming off a major firing the big school wouldn't touch him with a 10-foot pole. It was a fit that made a lot of sense and Billy was named OC at the Army Black Knights. He was given 100% control of the offense and recruiting.

                      Editors Note - the defense and skill tree I'm still working on so ignore that part. I also didn't realize Army would be a 2.5* school which won't really change anything as they are still a bad roster. I'll just add some tougher recruiting rules



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                        Re: Retro Redemption - Starting over with a oldschool PowerBone Offense (CFB25)

                        Boy, what's a guy gotta do to be a 1 Star? Looks like winning 3 or more games is just too much for EA.

                        *I opted to double check this, and it turns out Todd Monken has been pure magic for them. Since he arrived (2014) they have been to (5) bowl games, which is half of all their bowl appearances in program history, where they are 4-1 in those game.
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                        • RyanLeaf16
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                          Re: Retro Redemption - Starting over with a oldschool PowerBone Offense (CFB25)

                          Originally posted by georgiafan

                          Napier Accepts Job


                          After getting fired from Florida after spring ball at ended Billy didn't have many choices. He was just 44 and was getting a crazy amount of $ to sit at home. He could have easily just got a TV job or sit at home.

                          Instead, he decided to get back to his roots with his style of play and create a new offense he would call "The Powerbone". We will have more about the details of this offense at a later time. In short, its old school run first offense built around formations with 3-4 people (including QB) in backfield pretty much at all times.

                          Since the coaching carousel cycle was long gone he only had 1 offer on the table. With the style of offense, it was and coming off a major firing the big school wouldn't touch him with a 10-foot pole. It was a fit that made a lot of sense and Billy was named OC at the Army Black Knights. He was given 100% control of the offense and recruiting.

                          Editors Note - the defense and skill tree I'm still working on so ignore that part. I also didn't realize Army would be a 2.5* school which won't really change anything as they are still a bad roster. I'll just add some tougher recruiting rules



                          I could be waaay off base, but I think you and I might have the same approach to our offense. I was going to be strictly running out of a base flex. But I started messing around with marrying the passing game to the flex and , to be realistic, only running double option reads instead of the triple. Reasoning behind this is when you run a lot of triple, you really don't have the time to commit to the passing game b/c you're so busy working on the mechanics of the triple, the reads, the player movement, etc.

                          So I thought "let me try a power run game with double reads out of the flex, but match it up with a passing attack." First game testing that approach and I had 262 rushing and 175 passing. It was a hell of a lot of fun and everyone touched the ball. I know you haven't given a ton of details about the "powerbone" just yet, but I feel like it's going to be a marriage between the run and the pass. Looking forward to what you come up with!

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                          • georgiafan
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                            Yea I was shocked to see the 2.5* team prestige I figured the 2* would be the max. Air Force and Navy are 1.5* and all 3 have basically same overall so maybe its the tradition idk.

                            Despite the overall for offense saying 76 in the dynasty screen. I'm not sure if that is correct, because if you go to play now it has the offense a 69 overall. Also, only 3 players on the entire offense are rated over 76. Either way I've done some test with them and I'm definitely not worried about them being too good year 1 lol

                            That's one of the cool things about this game is it makes you a better real-life fan. Because I didn't know that either and viewed Navy as the better team in my head.

                            Also thanks for the reply you get the prize for the 1st comment

                            Originally posted by bayers3
                            Boy, what's a guy gotta do to be a 1 Star? Looks like winning 3 or more games is just too much for EA.

                            *I opted to double check this, and it turns out Todd Monken has been pure magic for them. Since he arrived (2014) they have been to (5) bowl games, which is half of all their bowl appearances in program history, where they are 4-1 in those game.
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                            • bayers3
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                              Re: Retro Redemption - Starting over with a oldschool PowerBone Offense (CFB25)

                              Originally posted by georgiafan
                              Yea I was shocked to see the 2.5* team prestige I figured the 2* would be the max. Air Force and Navy are 1.5* and all 3 have basically same overall so maybe its the tradition idk.
                              I try not to put too much stock in EA's opinion on a lot of things *cough* Colorado's rank *cough* but maybe their success under Monken pushed them higher. If you took a 1 Star school on the run he's been on I'd like to hope you would at least be a 2 Star program.

                              If your coaching stint works out, let's see how quickly you get to 3+ Stars.
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