My Own Private Idaho: An Idaho Vandals Dynasty (NCAA Football 14)

[Steelers19]

Hey guys! After a long period of thought I have decided to start an offline dynasty as a coach for the Idaho Vandals! I was either going to play as Idaho or Umass, but I ultimately went with Idaho because I don't like the MAC very much.

I will be playing as an independent this season before I join the sun belt next year. I hope yinz enjoy!

[Steelers19]

Re: My Own Private Idaho: An Idaho Vandals Dynasty (NCAA Football 14)



About Idaho:

Idaho is a school located in Moscow, Idaho. Football was never really their strength, and that has showed in recent years. Their last season with at least 6 wins was in 2010, since then they have not won more then 2 games. They are playing as an independent this year after the Western Athletic Conference stopped playing football. They will join the Sun Belt next year.

A New Hope:

Idaho alumni Sean Meehan has arrived to turn the Vandals into a powerhouse. He says his main coaching philosophy is "a good offense is the best defense." He hopes that the offense can put up huge numbers in the future and hopes the defense can at least be average.

Rules:
Sliders: authentic
Difficulty: All American
Roster: Pastapadre
Playbook: Idaho offense, 3-4 defense

[Steelers19]

Re: My Own Private Idaho: An Idaho Vandals Dynasty (NCAA Football 14)

Roster
#	OFFENSE	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
5	Anthony Neyer	QB	6'2"	215	Junior	San Diego, CA
10	Matt Linehan	QB	6'3"	185	Freshman	Garden City, MI
8	Austin Decoud	QB	6'3"	216	Freshman (RS)	Lakeside, CA
11	Chac Chalich	QB	6'0"	205	Freshman (RS)	Shelley, ID
12	Taylor Davis	QB	6'3"	232	Senior (RS)	St. Johns, AZ
6	Isaiah Saunders	HB	5'11"	185	Freshman	Rowland Heights, CA
27	Richard Montgomery	HB	5'7"	180	Freshman	Apopka, FL
24	Jerrel Brown	HB	6'0"	220	Junior	National City, CA
7	James Baker	HB	6'2"	228	Senior	Palm Beach Gardens, FL
21	Kristoffer Olugbode	HB	5'9"	200	Junior	Manteca, CA
45	Jake Manley	FB	6'0"	237	Sophomore (RS)	Rigby, ID
34	Tueni Luepamanu	FB	6'1"	235	Freshman	Woods Cross, UT
25	Jacob Sannon	WR	6'0"	180	Freshman	Miami Beach, FL
87	Roman Runner	WR	6'0"	185	Senior	Costa Mesa, CA
88	Maurice Trotter	WR	5'11"	193	Senior (RS)	Superior, AZ
15	Marquan Major	WR	6'2"	183	Sophomore (RS)	Carson City, NV
30	Kyren Watts	WR	6'2"	174	Senior	Abilene, TX
89	Dezmon Epps	WR	5'8"	175	Junior	Hayward, CA
2	Najee Lovett	WR	5'9"	168	Senior	Yorba Linda, CA
83	Deon Watson	WR	6'3"	213	Freshman (RS)	Jerome, ID
32	Eric Lemke	TE	6'4"	246	Freshman (RS)	University Place, WA
86	Michael Lagrone	TE	6'2"	273	Senior (RS)	Johnson Lane, NV
85	Clayton Homme	TE	6'5"	241	Senior (RS)	Kenmore, WA
81	Taylor Elmo	TE	6'4"	257	Senior (RS)	Bellingham, WA
70	Nick Van Rotz	LT	6'5"	292	Senior	Downey, CA
60	Cody Elenz	LT	6'4"	287	Sophmore (RS)	Farmers Branch, TX
75	Kyle Salm	LT	6'6"	292	Junior (RS)	Spring Valley, CA
55	Dallas Sandberg	LG	6'5"	311	Sophomore (RS)	Page, AZ
59	Nick Edenfield	LG	6'4"	275	Freshman	Soda Springs, ID
74	Mike Marboe	C	6'2"	296	Junior (RS)	Edgewood-North Hill, WA
76	Brett Thompson	C	6'5"	315	Freshman	Sandpoint, ID
50	Aaron Lazaro	RG	6'3"	298	Senior (RS)	Redondo Beach, CA
69	Larry Dugan	RG	6'2"	360	Senior (RS)	San Clemente, CA
73	Ben Westrum	RT	6'7"	303	Sophomore (RS)	Richland, WA
77	Jordan Johnson	RT	6'6"	323	Senior (RS)	Hawthorne, CA
79	Spencer Beale	RT	6'5"	319	Junior (RS)	Post Falls, ID
#	DEFENSE	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
40	Maxx Forde	LE	6'3"	261	Junior (RS)	Richland, WA
91	Vince Keener	LE	6'4"	262	Senior (RS)	Clifton, AZ
94	Marius Burgsmueller	LE	6'5"	273	Junior	St. Anthony, ID
37	Anthony Rice	RE	6'3"	260	Junior	Hawthorne, CA
99	Jesse Davis	RE	6'6"	286	Junior (RS)	Alderwoo Manor, WA
43	Quinton Bradley	RE	6'3"	240	Sophomore (RS)	Levelland, TX
93	Matthew Neal	DT	6'3"	275	Freshman (RS)	Munster, IN
42	Antonio Perez	DT	6'2"	230	Freshman (RS)	Alameda, CA
55	Ryan Edwards	DT	6'2"	294	Sophomore (RS)	Monrovia, CA
8	Eric Tuipulotu	LOLB	5'11"	215	Junior	La Mirada, CA
39	Matthew Willis	LOLB	6'0"	230	Senior	Fairfield, CA
52	Tony Lashley	LOLB	6'1"	225	Freshman	Florissant, MO
35	Broc Westlake	MLB	6'3"	235	Sophomore (RS)	Carson City, NV
31	Tom Hennessey	MLB	5'11"	193	Junior	American Falls, ID
41	Juan Martinez	MLB	6'3"	235	Junior	Westminster, CA
22	James Randall	MLB	5'11"	222	Junior (RS)	East Los Angeles, CA
51	Addison Palomino	ROLB	6'3"	220	Freshman (RS)	Tuscon, AZ
46	Russell Siavii	ROLB	6'2"	185	Freshman (RS)	Lahinaluna, HI
23	Marc Millan	ROLB	6'1"	215	Junior	San Diego, CA
4	Jayshawn Jordan	CB	5'9"	175	Sophomore	Fort Lewis, WA
29	Mason Stone	CB	5'10"	173	Freshman	Cascade-Fairwood, CA
10	Armond Hawkins	CB	5'10"	175	Freshman	Los Angeles, CA
20	Christian Whitehead	CB	5'10"	173	Senior (RS)	Lynwood, CA
1	Delaney Parham	CB	5'11"	180	Junior	Yucaipa, CA
28	Solomon Dixon	CB	5'9"	164	Sophomore (RS)	Wailuku, HI
19	Jordan Grabski	FS	6'0"	181	Freshman	University West, FL
2	Njoku Bradley	FS	6'1"	202	Junior	Canyon, TX
27	Desmond Banks	SS	6'3"	175	Freshman	Riverdale, UT
7	Trey Williams	SS	6'2"	206	Senior (RS)	Hollandale, MS
3	D'Mario Carter	SS	5'10"	215	Sophomore (RS)	Des Moines, WA
#	SPECIAL TEAMS	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
49	Trent Cowan	K	6'3"	193	Freshman	Silver Lake-Fircrest, WA
17	Austin Rehkow	P	6'4"	195	Freshman	Wenatchee, WA

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[Steelers19]

Re: My Own Private Idaho: An Idaho Vandals Dynasty (NCAA Football 14)



I redshirted these players:
Freshman QB Matt Linehan
Freshman HB Richard Montgomery

Here is my depth chart for this season:

Idaho Vandals Depth Chart - 2013
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Najee Lovett	Kyren Watts	Jacob Sannon
TE	Michael Lagrone	Taylor Elmo	Clayton Homme
LT	Cody Elenz	Nick Van Rotz	Kyle Salm
LG	Dallas Sandberg	Nick Edenfield	Spencer Beale
C	Mike Marboe	Brett Thompson	Spencer Beale
RG	Aaron Lazaro	Larry Dugan	Spencer Beale
RT	Jordan Johnson	Spencer Beale	Ben Westrum
WR	Roman Runner	Dezmon Epps	Marquan Major
QB	Taylor Davis	Chac Chalich	Anthony Neyer
FB	Jake Manley	Tueni Luepamanu	Taylor Elmo
HB	James Baker	Kristoffer Olugbode	Jerrel Brown	Isaiah Saunders
Base 3-4 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Maxx Forde	Vince Keener	Marius Burgsmueller
NT	Ryan Edwards	Antonio Perez	Matthew Neal	Marius Burgsmueller
RDE	Jesse Davis	Anthony Rice	Quinton Bradley
LOLB	Matthew Willis	Eric Tuipulotu	Tony Lashley
LILB	James Randall	Broc Westlake	Tom Hennessey
RILB	Juan Martinez	Tom Hennessey	Broc Westlake
ROLB	Marc Millan	Addison Palomino	Russell Siavii
CB	Solomon Dixon	Jayshawn Jordan	Mason Stone
SS	Trey Williams	D'Mario Carter	Desmond Banks
FS	Njoku Bradley	Jordan Grabski	Jayshawn Jordan
CB	Delancy Parham	Armond Hawkins
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Trent Cowan	Austin Rehkow	Najee Lovett
P	Austin Rehkow	Trent Cowan	Najee Lovett
PR	Roman Runner	Najee Lovett	James Baker	Kyren Watts
KR	Najee Lovett	Roman Runner	James Baker	Kyren Watts
LS	Mike Marboe	Dallas Sandberg	Cody Elenz

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Re: My Own Private Idaho: An Idaho Vandals Dynasty (NCAA Football 14)

Here is the Vandals schedule for this season:

Idaho Vandals 2013 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Aug 31	at North Texas
Sep 7	at Wyoming
Sep 14	vs Northern Illinois
Sep 21	at Washington State
Sep 28	vs Temple
Oct 5	vs Fresno State
Oct 12	at Arkansas State
Oct 26	at Ole Miss
Nov 2	vs Texas State
Nov 9	vs Old Dominion
Nov 23	at Florida State
Nov 30	at New Mexico State

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Here is the coaches poll entering the season:

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Aug 31, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	-	Alabama (34)	0	0	1498
2	-	Ohio State (24)	0	0	1423
3	-	Stanford (2)	0	0	1350
4	-	Texas A&M (1)	0	0	1279
5	-	Georgia	0	0	1210
6	-	Oregon	0	0	1142
7	-	Notre Dame	0	0	1077
8	-	South Carolina	0	0	1013
9	-	Clemson	0	0	951
10	-	Florida	0	0	891
11	-	Louisville	0	0	832
12	-	LSU	0	0	775
13	-	Oklahoma	0	0	721
14	-	Florida State	0	0	667
15	-	Texas	0	0	616
16	-	Oklahoma State	0	0	567
17	-	TCU	0	0	519
18	-	Boise State	0	0	473
19	-	Michigan	0	0	429
20	-	UCLA	0	0	387
21	-	Kansas State	0	0	346
22	-	Nebraska	0	0	307
23	-	Oregon State	0	0	270
24	-	Northern Illinois	0	0	235
25	-	Vanderbilt	0	0	202

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[djp73]

Re: My Own Private Idaho: An Idaho Vandals Dynasty (NCAA Football 14)

who'd have expected three Idaho dynasties on here...

[TheOtherPotterGuy]

Re: My Own Private Idaho: An Idaho Vandals Dynasty (NCAA Football 14)

Out of curiosity, why the Sun Belt next season for a team in Idaho?

[djp73]

Re: My Own Private Idaho: An Idaho Vandals Dynasty (NCAA Football 14)

They are actually in the Sun Belt...

[TheOtherPotterGuy]

Re: My Own Private Idaho: An Idaho Vandals Dynasty (NCAA Football 14)

They are actually in the Sun Belt...

Lol. I forgot about that. Every time I think of the Sun Belt conference I think of southern states. I feel dumb...

[Steelers19]

Re: My Own Private Idaho: An Idaho Vandals Dynasty (NCAA Football 14)

Vandals Run Game, Defense Struggle In Loss.


Denton, Texas: Idaho simply could not get the job done at North Texas today.

The first quarter was mediocre for the Vandals, with a field goal from Trent Cowan being the only score. They also allowed a touchdown run from stud running back Reggie Pegram.

The Vandals offense exploded in the second quarter, with quarterback Taylor Davis finding tight end Michael LaGrone and wide receiver Najee Lovett for touchdowns while also getting a 2-point conversion. For the Mean Green, Pegram also scored on a run.

The third quarter was just like the first, with another Cowan field goal and a Pegram touchdown.

The Vandals defense was able to stop the Mean Green for most of the 4th until the Mean Green drove down the field and scored on another Pegram touchdown to go up 28-24. With 3:26 remaining, Taylor Davis desperately tried to get something going, but was picked off on a pass intended for Michael LaGrone. The Mean Green would score on a Pegram run and won the game 35-24.

Coach Sean Meehan was highly critical of his defense, saying,"I can't believe we let them score like that at the end, that is simply unacceptable."

Meehan also would like to see more production from running back James Baker, who managed just 41 yards on 15 carries. Meehan said, "We can't win games if our run game is nonexistent."

Idaho (0-1) plays in Wyoming next week, while North Texas (1-0) will be in Ohio to face the Bobcats.

Idaho Vandals at North Texas Mean Green
Aug 31, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Idaho Vandals (0-1)	3	18	3	0	24
North Texas Mean Green (1-0)	7	7	7	14	35

Idaho Vandals PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Taylor Davis 32/56 301 2 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD James Baker 15 41 2.7 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD James Baker 9 26 2.8 Michael LaGrone 7 84 12.0 1 Najee Lovett 5 62 12.4 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Njoku Bradley 7 Jesse Davis 5 2 Maxx Forde 4 1 Ryan Edwards 3 1 Marc Millan 3 1

North Texas Mean Green PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Brock Berglund 18/32 187 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Reggie Pegram 25 172 6.8 5 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Brelan Chancellor 3 36 12.0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Hilbert Jackson 8 1 DQ Johnson 7 1 David Busby 3 1 Derrick Akunne 3 1 Brandon McCoy 1 1

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[djp73]

Re: My Own Private Idaho: An Idaho Vandals Dynasty (NCAA Football 14)

it's chad chalich
trent cowan is a wr/te, rehkow punts and kicks
jesse davis is an og/ot
it's bradley njoku

[Steelers19]

Re: My Own Private Idaho: An Idaho Vandals Dynasty (NCAA Football 14)

it's chad chalich
trent cowan is a wr/te, rehkow punts and kicks
jesse davis is an og/ot
it's bradley njoku

Thanks for the corrections. I never followed Idaho in real life so I didn't know these were wrong. Although I did think Chac was a weird name so I guess chad makes more sense.

[Steelers19]

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Here are the top 25 rankings entering week 2. (I know it says AP Poll but it is actually the coaches. And sorry I forgot the points.)

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Sep 7, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama (34)	1	0
2	2	Ohio State (24)	1	0
3	3	Stanford (2)	0	0
4	4	Texas A&M (1)	1	0
5	6	Oregon (1)	1	0
6	9	Clemson	1	0
7	7	Notre Dame	1	0
8	10	Florida	1	0
9	11	Louisville	1	0
10	13	Oklahoma	1	0
11	5	Georgia	0	1
12	14	Florida State	1	0
13	17	TCU	1	0
14	15	Texas	1	0
15	16	Oklahoma State	1	0
16	-	North Carolina	1	0
17	8	South Carolina	0	1
18	19	Michigan	1	0
19	12	LSU	0	1
20	20	UCLA	1	0
21	21	Kansas State	1	0
22	22	Nebraska	1	0
23	23	Oregon State	1	0
24	-	Washington	1	0
25	-	Ole Miss	1	0

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Re: My Own Private Idaho: An Idaho Vandals Dynasty (NCAA Football 14)

Vandals Get Blown Out

Laramie, Wyoming: Idaho played terribly all around in a 7-47 loss at Wyoming.

Things started out dull, with no score at the end of the first. Wyoming was the first to score in the second quarter, with quarterback Brett Smith connecting with wide receiver Jalen Claiborne for a touchown. Wyoming then scored on a run by running back Brandon Miller. Idaho was able to get a touchdown late in the quarter off a run by backup running back Kristoffer Olugbode.

In the third, Wyoming kicked three field goals while Idaho was unable to score. Idaho was still only down by 16 entering the fourth.

The Vandals defense fell apart once the fourth started. Brandon Miller scored on a screen pass to increase the lead to 30-7. After Idaho quarterback Taylor Davis threw a pick to Blair Burns, the Cowboys scored on a ten yard run from Brett Smith. Davis then threw another pick and Wyoming scored on a Miller run. The Cowboys then kicked a field goal after the 6th Davis pick on the day. The game ended in a Cowboy victory 47-7.

Vandals head coach Sean Meehan was furious after the game, criticizing Davis for the picks and the defense for their fourth quarter collapse. He was also mad that running back James Baker averaged only 3.1 yards per carry. "No winning team has a bad run game," said Meehan.

Here are the stats from the game. (Note: Njoku Bradley is really Bradley Njoku, I just changed his name after I played my 4th game of the year, so this table and the next one have him as Njoku Bradley.)

Idaho Vandals at Wyoming Cowboys
Sep 7, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Idaho Vandals (0-2)	0	7	0	0	7
Wyoming Cowboys (1-1)	0	14	9	24	47

Idaho Vandals PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Taylor Davis 23/56 183 0 6 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD James Baker 22 69 3.1 Kristoffer Olugbode 6 4 0.6 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Michael LaGrone 11 141 11.8 Kyren Watts 5 24 4.8 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Njoku Bradley 7 Jayshawn Jordan 6 Marc Millan 4 1 Armond Hawkins 2 1

Wyoming Cowboys PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Brett Smith 21/47 245 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Brandon Miller 19 91 4.7 2 Brett Smith 7 40 5.7 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Trey Norman 6 58 9.6 Jalen Claiborne 5 55 11.0 1 Brandon Miller 2 25 12.5 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Blair Burns 9 1 Eddie Yarbrough 7 1 Siaosi Hala'api'api 5 1 Chad Reese 5 1 Marqueston Huff 4 1 1 Devyn Harris 4 1 DeAndre Jones 4 1 Sonny Puletasi 2 1