Friday Night Lights: The Revival

[TexasForever]

Here's the skinny: As Coach Eric Taylor and his wife, Tami, were beginning to pack up for Tami's new job and Coach's new coaching gig in Philadelphia, Dillon Exempted Schools called and offered Ms. Taylor the job and title of Assistant Superintendent. Without much deliberation, as both their hearts were and always would be in Dillon, Texas, she accepted the job offer, and the Taylor family kept their roots in Texas.

The rumor around town is that Dillon, the town, did not want to lose Coach Taylor after he had brought state championship home, albeit not for the Dillon Panthers, so the superintendent of the schools decided it was in the best interest of the students (of course, the students...not the athletics) to have Tami Taylor as his right-hand....woman.

No matter the circumstances, the decisions had been made: Coach Eric Taylor was returning to coach the East Dillon Lions.
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This is a very basic setup for the time being. I am new the site and am still figuring out the best way to display information and post graphics to make this all more reader-friendly. Any and all suggestions are welcome.

This dynasty will follow two teams, the East Dillon Lions and the Dillon Panthers, and is the product of a current online dynasty, which is being played out by me (East Dillon) and a friend (Dillon). Season One is in the books, so the first few posts by me will be recaps of the first season and the general information that needs to be presented.

One of my main goals is to be as realistic as possible, as I try to maintain realism throughout all my NCAA dynasties. With that being said, because my friend and I created both the East Dillon Lions and the Dillon Panthers, you will see recognizable names that, if you watched the show, should not match up in terms on who played when, i.e. Vince Howard as the quarterback on East Dillon and Tim Riggins as the running back for Dillon.

Platform: PS3 - NCAA 13
Sliders: Modified throughout season one from OS Community Slider Project
Teams: Created -- East Dillon and Dillon for UTSA and Texas State
Difficulty: Heisman
Quarter Length: 8 minutes
Rosters:

[TexasForever]

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2012-13 Schedules and Statistics

East Dillon Lions

East Dillon Lions 2012 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Aug 25	vs BYE
Sep 1	vs Army	Won, 27-24
Sep 8	vs Ole Miss	Won, 41-31
Sep 15	at Boston College	Lost, 38-24
Sep 22	at Penn State	Lost, 38-24
Sep 29	vs Kansas State	Won, 26-21
Oct 6	at Texas	Lost, 55-34
Oct 13	vs BYE
Oct 20	at West Virginia	Lost, 68-30
Oct 27	vs Oklahoma	Lost, 51-24
Nov 3	vs Kansas	Won, 47-46
Nov 10	at Dillon	Lost, 20-10
Nov 17	vs TCU	Won, 42-21
Nov 24	at Iowa State	Won, 17-14
Dec 31	vs Michigan State	Won, 34-27

Stats - 2012
Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	LONG	TD	INT	RAT
V. Howard	155/296	2487	16.0	191.3	75	23	31	127.6
S. Seals	35/62	499	14.2	71.2	62	3	1	136.8
Rushing	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	20+	TD	YDS/G	FUM
L. Cafferty	250	1420	5.6	69	13	9	109.2	5
V. Howard	143	373	2.6	23	2	2	28.6	11
J. Waller	74	287	3.8	17	0	5	22.0	0
M. Cross	16	59	3.6	9	0	2	4.5	0
H. Fontaine	7	33	4.7	10	0	0	8.2	0
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	DROPS	YDS/G	YAC
L. Cafferty	41	431	10.5	1	64	2	33.1	426
J. Hooper	30	547	18.2	5	69	7	42.0	209
B. Hines	24	454	18.9	4	69	7	34.9	88
J. Black	20	429	21.4	8	75	7	32.9	159
C. Adkins	20	313	15.6	4	46	3	24.0	106
A. Gilliam	17	277	16.2	1	45	3	23.0	103
J. Waller	15	121	8.0	0	24	2	9.3	122
R. Hickman	13	311	23.9	0	51	8	23.9	40
Blocking					PCAKE		SACK
J. Bain					33		8
J. Dobzinski					24		5
C. Adkins					22		0
J. Ingram					20		6
S. Goddard					19		0
I. Bright					17		3
M. Cross					17		0
R. Kendrick					11		8
	Tackles			Sacks		Interceptions
Defense	SOLO	AST	TOT	SACK	TLOSS	PD	INT	TD
T. Rodriguez	72	29	101	5.5	22	2	2	0
T. Busch	52	27	89	1.0	15	5	2	0
K. Russell	38	48	86	0.5	8	7	2	0
Z. Gandy	43	35	78	0.0	5	2	2	0
E. Todd	31	30	61	0.0	1	10	4	1
I. Van	28	24	52	1.0	3	7	6	1
J. Parham	32	16	48	1.0	8	1	0	0
N. Heard	24	21	45	9.5	15	0	0	0
J. Bowers	17	26	43	2.0	4	4	1	0
K. Callahan	18	17	35	0.0	3	5	1	0
V. Concepcion	15	12	27	6.5	10	0	0	0
J. Prince	18	7	25	0.0	3	0	0	0
L. Mendoza	12	12	24	4.5	6	1	1	1
D. Nixon	14	8	22	2.0	5	0	0	0
	Kickoffs					Punts
Returning	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD	RET	AVG	TD
B. Hines	70	1651	23.5	93	1	14	4.6	0
J. Black	3	72	24.0	27	0
	Field Goals				Extra Points
Kicking	FGM	FGA	PCT	LONG	XPM	XPA	PCT	PTS
K. Schmidt	15	18	83	53	45	45	100	90
Punting	PUNTS	YDS	LONG	AVG	NET	BP	IN20	TB
K. Schmidt	34	1509	58	44.3	1214 (35.7)	0	4	7

Dillon Panthers

Dillon Panthers 2012 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Aug 25	vs BYE
Sep 1	vs Navy	Won, 35-3
Sep 8	at Indiana	Won, 44-24
Sep 15	at Iowa State	Won, 65-14
Sep 22	vs TCU	Won, 33-31
Sep 29	vs Oklahoma	Won, 45-16
Oct 6	vs BYE
Oct 13	vs Georgia Tech	Won, 36-26
Oct 20	at Texas Tech	Won, 34-6
Oct 27	vs Oklahoma State	Won, 42-13
Nov 3	at Baylor	Won, 56-35
Nov 10	vs East Dillon	Won, 20-10
Nov 17	vs Pittsburgh	Lost, 41-38
Nov 24	at West Virginia	Lost, 44-34
Dec 8	vs Texas (Big XII Championship)	Won, 21-14
Jan 4	vs Mississippi State (Fiesta Bowl)	Won, 42-21

Dillon Panthers Stats -
Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	LONG	TD	INT	RAT
M. Saracen	149/250	2415	16.2	185.7	64	19	23	147.4
P. Alexander	47/90	752	15.9	94.0	53	5	5	129.6
J. McCoy	10/22	158	15.8	79.0	37	3	1	141.7
Rushing	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	20+	TD	YDS/G	FUM
M. Saracen	117	669	5.7	28	8	4	51.4	9
S. Williams	147	599	4.0	52	5	11	54.4	1
T. Riggins	146	579	3.9	18	0	9	44.5	0
P. Alexander	35	191	5.4	22	1	2	23.8	2
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	DROPS	YDS/G	YAC
A. Goins	46	851	18.5	7	61	5	70.9	343
I. Hutchinson	30	622	20.7	2	64	2	47.8	144
L. Hughes	27	426	15.7	3	31	6	32.7	138
D. McMillan	26	350	13.4	4	44	2	29.1	77
S. Williams	23	225	9.7	1	61	3	20.4	225
S. Ferwerda	22	509	23.1	5	63	1	42.4	94
T. Riggins	18	170	9.4	3	31	2	13.0	210
Blocking					PCAKE		SACK
W. Nicholson					35		10
T. Macklin					34		0
J. Burns					29		8
L. Hughes					28		1
R. Burch					23		1
H. Louis					17		3
J. Moody					17		0
	Tackles			Sacks		Interceptions
Defense	SOLO	AST	TOT	SACK	TLOSS	PD	INT	TD
R. Capps	63	30	93	7.5	24	2	5	0
I. Witherspoon	65	20	85	8.5	25	2	2	1
R. Jack	51	34	85	0.0	6	3	0	1
C. Matthews	45	39	84	1.0	8	7	5	0
L. Higdon	34	28	62	0.0	3	11	9	1
H. McLaurin	33	20	53	0.0	2	12	6	2
C. Rosario	31	20	51	1.0	6	9	4	2
C. Tate	32	13	45	2.5	8	4	2	0
W. Stephens	23	18	41	1.0	15	1	0	0
D. Kiniry	16	8	24	6.0	11	0	0	0
J. Dowdell	15	7	22	5.0	8	1	0	1
V. Gaston	17	5	22	6.0	8	1	0	0
C. Wayne	15	4	19	2.0	8	1	0	0
	Kickoffs					Punts
Returning	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD	RET	AVG	TD
S. Williams	52	1382	26.5	92	2	31	9.8	1
S. Ferwerda	7	143	20.4	30	0	7	8.1	0
	Field Goals				Extra Points
Kicking	FGM	FGA	PCT	LONG	XPM	XPA	PCT	PTS
T. Jennings	18	18	100	60	63	63	100	117
Punting	PUNTS	YDS	LONG	AVG	NET	BP	IN20	TB
T. Jennings	39	1823	62	46.7	1533 (39.3)	0	8	7

[TexasForever]

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NCAA FBS Conferences
(2012-13 season and beyond)

Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Division
Boston College
Clemson
Florida State
Maryland
NC State
Wake Forest

Coastal Division
Duke
Georgia Tech
Miami
North Carolina
Virginia
Virginia Tech

Big 12 Conference
East Division
East Dillon
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
TCU
Texas

West Division
Baylor
Dillon
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Texas Tech
West Virginia

Big East Conference
Cincinnati
Connecticut
Louisville
Pittsburgh
Rutgers
South Florida
Syracuse
Temple

Big Ten Conference
Leaders
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Ohio State
Penn State
Purdue
Wisconsin

Legends
Iowa
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Nebraska
Northwestern
Notre Dame

Conference USA
East Division
Alabama-Birmingham
Central Florida
East Carolina
Marshall
Memphis
Southern Miss

West Division
Houston
Rice
Southern Methodist
Texas-El Paso
Tulane
Tulsa

Independents
Army
Brigham Young
Navy

Mid-American Conference
East Division
Akron
Bowling Green
Buffalo
Kent State
Massachusetts
Miami U

West Division
Ball State
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Northern Illinois
Toledo
Western Michigan

Mountain West Conference
Air Force
Boise State
Colorado State
Fresno State
Hawai'i
Nevada
Nevada-Las Vegas
New Mexico
San Diego State
Wyoming

Pac 12 Conference
North Division
California
Oregon
Oregon State
Stanford
Washington
Washington State

South Division
Arizona
Arizona State
Colorado
Southern California
UCLA
Utah

Southeastern Conference
East Division
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Missouri
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vanderbilt

West Division
Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
LSU
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
Texas A&M

Sun Belt Conference
Arkansas State
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Louisiana-Lafayette
Louisiana-Monroe
Middle Tennessee State
North Texas
Troy
Western Kentucky

Western Athletic Conference
Idaho
Louisiana Tech
New Mexico State
San Jose State
Utah State

Two notable changes: Notre Dame was moved to the Big Ten because in my perfect world, that is what Notre Dame would do. Ohio University was added to the Big Ten for three reasons: 1) Balance the addition of Notre Dame; 2) Both people running this dynasty went to Ohio U; and 3) We wanted to see if Ohio could take on the challenge. The first year for them wasn't pretty...

[TexasForever]

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Big 12 - East Conference Standings - Updated: Jan 8, 2013
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Kansas State	9-3	.750	5-3	407	234	W2
Texas	8-5	.610	5-4	319	226	L2
East Dillon	7-6	.530	4-4	380	464	W3
Kansas	7-5	.580	3-5	280	245	W2
TCU	7-5	.580	3-5	328	303	W1
Iowa State	4-7	.360	3-5	248	303	L2

Big 12 - West Conference Standings - Updated: Jan 8, 2013
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Dillon	12-2	.850	8-1	545	298	W2
Texas Tech	8-4	.660	6-2	380	243	L1
Oklahoma	7-5	.580	4-4	388	280	L2
Oklahoma State	4-7	.360	3-5	249	289	W1
West Virginia	5-6	.450	3-5	368	368	W1
Baylor	4-8	.330	2-6	325	335	L5

[TexasForever]

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NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Jan 8, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	2	LSU (37)	13	1	1597
2	1	USC (28)	13	1	1582
3	7	Fresno State	11	2	1383
4	3	Wisconsin	12	2	1216
5	4	Iowa	10	2	1184
6	8	Arkansas	10	3	1168
7	5	Tulsa	12	2	1105
8	11	Clemson	10	3	1021
9	8	Dillon	12	2	1000
10	12	North Carolina	12	2	987
11	17	Kansas State	9	3	944
12	6	Mississippi State	10	3	899
13	15	Washington	10	3	858
14	9	Utah	10	3	765
15	20	BYU	11	2	664
16	25	Miami (Fl.)	8	5	653
17	23	Alabama	9	4	602
18	10	Oregon	10	4	567
19	13	Notre Dame	10	4	534
20	14	UCF	10	3	425
21	NR	Michigan	8	4	377
22	16	Texas Tech	8	4	360
23	NR	Auburn	8	5	314
24	22	Louisiana-Lafayette	11	2	262
25	19	Maryland	10	4	240

[TexasForever]

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East Dillon Lions Recruiting - 2013
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Richard Larson	ATH	HS	Iowa City, IA	6'0"	206
Jeff Dennis	ATH	HS	Lakewood, NJ	6'3"	218
Jeff Foster	HB	HS	Natchitoches, LA	5'11"	197
Eric Leonard	HB	HS	Pecan Grove, TX	5'10"	190
Brett Baker	OLB	HS	North Ogden, UT	6'2"	227
David DeLoach	CB	HS	Kathleen, FL	6'2"	194
Fred Mack	G	HS	Alvin, TX	6'6"	286
Charlie James	G	HS	Cloverleaf, TX	6'3"	306
Eric Foster	T	HS	Mercedes, TX	6'6"	308
Tim Henderson	DT	HS	Wharton, TX	6'4"	247
Kurt Landry	DT	HS	Georgetown, TX	6'2"	305
Paul Mitchell	CB	HS	Weatherford, OK	6'1"	185
Will Stephens	FS	HS	Terrell, TX	6'0"	190
Demetrius Booker	G	HS	Richland Hills, TX	6'2"	324
George Edwards	SS	HS	Lakeland, FL	6'2"	209
Bryan Clark	SS	HS	La Marque, TX	6'0"	215
Jacob Pollard	FB	HS	Pampa, FL	6'0"	218
Marcel Brown	FB	HS	LaPlace, LA	6'1"	239
LaDarrell McNeil (Transfer from Tennessee)	FS		Dallas, TX	6'1"	195

Dillon Panthers Recruiting - 2013
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
George Bell	WR	HS	Copperas Cove, TX	6'2"	213
Joey Brown	OLB	HS	Bellmead, TX	6'2"	254
Casey Jordan	G	HS	Muskogee, OK	6'3"	301
Sam Branch	ATH	HS	Zachary, LA	6'0"	190
Barrett Ward	ATH	HS	Lexington, VA	5'10"	180
Ken Norwood	SS	HS	McKinney, TX	6'0"	187
Courtney Jackson	FB	HS	Taylor, TX	6'0"	247
Drew Hill	RB	HS	Cascade-Fairwood, WA	5'11"	215
Robert Smith	DT	HS	Brownwood, TX	6'3"	277
Justin Henry	DE	HS	Largo, FL	6'3"	249
Travis Butler	QB	HS	McGehee, AR	6'1"	197
Aaron Jones	OLB	HS	Borger, TX	6'4"	223
Bryan Campbell	C	HS	Alvin, TX	6'4"	298
Kevin Day	WR	HS	Helena Valley, MT	6'2"	199
Michael Christian	MLB	HS	Quantico Station, VA	6'1"	223

[TexasForever]

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NCAA: Let's Move Ahead

Indianapolis (IN) -

In a shocking decision, the NCAA today ruled to force all planned conference realigns to officially take place before the start of the next college athletic season, which is scheduled to begin July 5, 2013. It is a move that was widely unexpected, and a move that could further alienate both membership schools and conferences from the NCAA.

President Mark Emmert, speaking moments after the momentous decision, said that while the forced alignment "could seriously disrupt some planning in the short term, the overall benefits outweigh the negatives." He added later that "change is inevitable and also never favored. However, in the best interest of the NCAA and college athletics, we, the leadership, felt it necessary to move ahead with the planned realignments. This way, we hope to seamlessly transition to the new playoff format next season, the 2014 season."

In response to the decision, many college football coaches could not be reached by phone or email, and those who were able to be reached expressed deep chagrin toward the announcement. One prominent college coach, who asked to remain anonymous, said, "It's absolutely ridiculous that the higher-ups felt the need to act upon this now. Waiting one year never hurt anyone, except the fans. There is more at stake in this whole setup than the opinions of a few thousand out-spoken fans. Did Roger Goodell become the president of the NCAA? Ridiculous."

To recap from an earlier post in the Sun-Times about the proposed college football realignment, the changes are marked as follows:
- The Atlantic Coast Conference will add Pittsburgh and Syracuse from the Big East Conference. Pittsburgh will join the Coastal division, and Syracuse will join the Atlantic division.
- The Big East Conference will add Central Florida, Houston, Memphis, and Southern Methodist, all from Conference USA; Boise State and San Diego State from the Mountain West Conference; and Navy, which was labeled as Independent.
- As a result of the massive turnover in the Big East, there will now be two divisions: American and Patriot. The American division will be comprised of Boise State, Cincinnati, Houston, Louisville, Memphis, San Diego State, and Southern Methodist. The Patriot division will be comprised of Central Florida, Connecticut, Navy, Rutgers, South Florida, and Temple.
- The Big East Conference will also add a conference championship game, which is scheduled to be played in Washington, D.C., this year.

-- Ken Burns

[TexasForever]

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Don't have too much time on my hands this week, so the "Reserved" posts will be disappearing as I have time to update.

Schedules and statistics from Season One have been posted, though.

[Purplepower_NC]

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I will be following this....looks good.

[TexasForever]

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I will be following this....looks good.

Thanks for the follow! It's nice to have an official follower. Getting ready to post the beginning of Season Two.

[TexasForever]

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2013 BIG 12 MEDIA DAY

Dallas (TX) -

With the dawn of another college football season quickly approaching, Big 12 head coaches descended on Dallas for the Big 12 Media Days, held in Cowboys Stadium the past two days.

Excerpts from both Eric Taylor (East Dillon) and Wade Aikman (Dillon) are provided below:

I'll shoot straight from the hip here. We had an up-and-down year last year. We all had high hopes for our first year in the Big 12 and I'd say that we didn't meet those goals. We won four out of our last five, qualified for a bowl game, and beat a nice Michigan State squad, but I'd bet anything that if you asked my players what their expectations were before the season, they'd say a Big 12 championship. With that said, this season will be better. Experience is key. A couple things from last year that I'd like to point out. Tez Rodriguez, in my opinion, was one of the best linebackers in the country last year. I don't care what anyone has to say about the 'backers at Dillon. I feel honored to have coached Tez and I wish him well in the NFL with the Houston Texans. Vince Howard was not a good passing quarterback last year. Hell of an athlete, but he was simply not as good as he needs to be to lead this team. He has worked hard over the summer and I expect bigger things from him this year in the passing game. Finally, I have to mention and applaud the work the defensive backfield put in last year after our close win against Kansas. They went to work, switched up some schemes with our DC, and played really well to end the year. I'm looking for more of that this year.

Our goals for this year? Win our division. Challenge for the Big 12 championship. Play in a New Year's Day bowl game. Beat Dillon.

Thanks, guys. Have a great week.

East Dillon Lions Depth Chart - 2013
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	J. Black - Sr.	R. Hickman - Sr.	S. Bennett - So.	R. Larson - Fr.
TE	C. Adkins - Sr.	S. Goddard - Sr.	O. Lee - Sr.
LT	M. Kennedy - Jr.	P. White - So.	T. Rogers - Sr.
LG	L. Hawkins - So.	M. Kennedy - Jr.	T. Rogers - Sr.
C	I. Bright - Jr.	M. Kennedy - Jr.	T. Rogers - Sr.
RG	F. Mack - Fr.	M. Kennedy - Jr.	T. Rogers - Sr.
RT	C. Carpenter - So.	M. Kennedy - Jr.	T. Rogers - Sr.
WR	J. Hooper - Jr.	A. Gilliam - So.	D. Bishop - Sr.	J. Dennis - Fr.
QB	V. Howard - Sr.	S. Seals - Jr.	R. Larson - Fr.
FB	J. Pollard - Fr.	M. Brown - Fr.
HB	L. Cafferty - Jr.	J. Waller - Sr.	J. Foster - Fr.	J. Dennis - Fr.
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	N. Heard - Sr.	S. Morton - So.	D. Nixon - Jr.
LDT	V. Concepcion - Sr.	T. Henderson - Fr.	J. Prince - Jr.
RDT	D. Nixon - Jr.	S. Morton - So.	J. Prince - Jr.
RDE	S. McDonald - Sr.	S. Morton - So.	D. Nixon - Jr.
WLB	J. Parham - Jr.	B. Baker - Fr.	R. Weisbacher - Sr.
MLB	T. Busch - Sr.	J. Prince - Jr.	R. Weisbacher - Sr.
SLB	J. Prince - Jr.	B. Baker - Fr.	R. Weisbacher - Sr.
CB	E. Todd - Jr.	M. Goodwin - Jr.	D. DeLoach - Fr.
SS	K. Russell - Jr.	J. Bowers - Jr.	W. Stephens - Fr.
FS	K. Heffner - Jr.	M. Goodwin - Jr.	J. Bowers - Jr.
CB	J. Bowers - Jr.	S. Dickens - Jr.	D. DeLoach - Fr.

East Dillon Lions 2013 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Aug 25	at Washington State
Aug 31	vs Rice
Sep 7	vs #6 Arkansas
Sep 14	vs BYE
Sep 21	vs Oklahoma
Sep 28	vs Texas
Oct 5	at #25 Texas Tech
Oct 13	vs Temple
Oct 19	at #16 Kansas State
Oct 26	at TCU
Nov 2	vs Iowa State
Nov 9	vs BYE
Nov 16	vs #4 Dillon
Nov 23	at Kansas
Nov 30	vs BYE

We are looking to improve on our 12-2 record from last season. We had a great passing attack but will look to be more balanced this season. A lot of the key guys on defense are coming back. Tim Riggins is back as well and has been in beast mode ever since spring scrimmages. We will be back as Big 12 champions this year, no matter what Taylor over at East has to say, and we are looking to make it to the national championship.

Sorry, guys. I'm a man of few words. I prefer to let my players speak for me on the field.

Dillon Panthers Depth Chart - 2013
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	I. Hutchinson - Sr.	B. Parham - So.	S. Bobo - So.
TE	L. Hughes - Jr.	J. Moody - Jr.	J. Gillett - Fr.
LT	W. Lacey - Fr.	B. Swain - Sr.	C. Minor - So.
LG	C. Pittman - Sr.	C. Minor - So.	B. Swain - Sr.
C	B. Pickens - Jr.	B. Swain - Sr.	C. Minor - So.
RG	J. Burns - Sr.	C. Minor - So.	B. Swain - Sr.
RT	C. Kane - Jr.	B. Swain - Sr.	C. Minor - So.
WR	D. McMillan - Sr.	J. Sykes - Fr.	J. Gillett - Fr.
QB	P. Alexander - Sr.	J. McCoy - So.	E. O'Neal - Fr.
FB	T. Macklin - Sr.	J. Moody - Jr.
HB	T. Riggins - Jr.	T. Shaffer - Jr.	R. DeLoach - Jr.	T. Gaddis - Fr.
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	D. Kiniry - Jr.	R. Dennis - So.	V. Gaston - Sr.
LDT	J. Dowdell - Sr.	R. Jones - Jr.	N. Chase - Jr.
RDT	V. Gaston - Sr.	R. Jones - Jr.	N. Chase - Jr.
RDE	L. Jefferson - Jr.	R. Dennis - So.	V. Gaston - Sr.
WLB	W. Stephens - Sr.	C. Talley - Jr.	I. Dahl - Jr.
MLB	R. Dowdell - Jr.	C. Talley - Jr.	I. Dahl - Jr.	C. Dailey - Jr.
SLB	C. Talley - Jr.	I. Dahl - Jr.	O. Nolen - So.
CB	L. Higdon - Jr.	C. Rosario - Jr.	Q. Cooper - Jr.
SS	C. Matthews - Sr.	A. Elliott - Sr.	C. Rosario - Jr.
FS	C. Tate - Sr.	A. Elliott - Sr.	C. Rosario - Jr.
CB	H. McLaurin - Jr.	A. Elliott - Sr.	Q. Cooper - Jr.

Dillon Panthers 2013 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Aug 25	at #11 North Carolina
Aug 31	vs Tennessee
Sep 8	at Oregon State
Sep 14	vs BYE
Sep 21	vs #16 Kansas State
Sep 28	at Oklahoma
Oct 5	at Iowa State
Oct 12	vs #25 Texas Tech
Oct 19	vs Idaho
Oct 26	vs Baylor
Nov 2	at Oklahoma State
Nov 9	vs BYE
Nov 16	at East Dillon
Nov 23	vs West Virginia
Nov 30	vs BYE

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Re: Friday Night Lights: The Revival

East Dillon's Howard Suspended

Dillon (TX) -

Just days before the opening game of East Dillon's 2013 season, news comes out of the university that starting quarterback Vince Howard has been suspended for the first two games of the season. The Lions are set to open their season August 25, in Pullman, Washington, against the Washington State Cougars. Howard will also miss East Dillon's home opener, an August 31 tilt against the Rice Owls.

The East Dillon Athletic Department has declined comment on the matter, but one high-ranking official at the school, who asked to remain anonymous, hinted that Howard may have been suspended after Coach Taylor and Buddy Garrity, athletic director, found out about a lunch meeting Howard had with a booster for the school.

"It's an unfortunate situation for anyone, not just because it's Vince," said Coach Taylor. "I'm not going to get into the details, as they are between me, the school, and Vince, but I'm hoping he will learn from his mistakes and play twelve games for us after sitting out these first two. He's a competitor, always has been, and it will bug him to no end to be watching from the sidelines without a jersey on. This is a teachable moment for him."

Coach Taylor went on to add that junior quarterback Sam Seals will get the nod for the starting job against Washington State, but also mentioned that true freshman Richard Larson will get some snaps as well. "If all goes according to plan, Richard will be in there to play some quarterback for us. He was recruited to be a QB, and we'll hopefully get a look at what he can do for us."

As of press time, it is still not known for certain who Howard was meeting with over lunch.

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Re: Friday Night Lights: The Revival

Second Half Surge Dooms Lions

Pullman (WA) -

No ears were safe from Coach Eric Taylor's profanity-laced tirade in the visitor's locker room after the East Dillon Lions' late collapse and defeat against Washington State this past Saturday.

In all fairness, East Dillon's troubles started well before the game when it was announced that starting quarterback Vince Howard would miss the season opener as part of a two-game suspension. However, even with Howard's suspension, things did not look so bleak for the Lions to start the game.

Junior quarterback Sam Seals, starting for the first time in his career, played well in the first half, leading his team to a 19-6 lead at halftime. Seals looked sharp on his throws early in the game and was cool and collected while leading the Lions' many drives.

Things eventually changed.

"I'm not entirely sure what happened," Coach Taylor lamented. "Sam was very accurate to start the game and then his accuracy completely left him. I've never seen anything like it. It was as if I was watching a video game and the computer just took over the game. It was unreal. We'll have to address that this week."

Once Seals lost his accuracy, Taylor brought in freshman quarterback Richard Larson to lead the charge.

"Things looked nice with Richard out there. He was able to lead some nice drives, but we couldn't capitalize and finish our drives. That was inexcusable."

When Larson went down with an injury late in the third quarter, and with Howard out, Taylor had to turn back to Seals.

"I looked him in the eye and told him to go get us a win. Unfortunately, that didn't happen."

On what looked like a broken play, Seals stumbled backward to avoid pressure from the Cougars, was ultimately sacked, but not before fumbling the football. The Cougars scooped up the loose ball, returned it for a touchdown, and took the lead for good.

"That really broke our back," said Seals. "It was a dumb play by me. I really can't blame anyone else for that. That's on me."

Mysteriously, star running back Luke Cafferty, he of a 1,420-yard rushing campaign a season ago, carried the ball only 12 times for a total of 36 yards in the game. He did add 9 receptions for 84 yards but was never able to make it to the endzone.

Before leaving the locker room and the stadium, Coach Taylor commented on the lack of rushes for Cafferty. "I'm not sure what to tell you. I trust our offensive coordinator immensely. With that said, he brought in a new system when he took this job over the summer. This system might not be right for us."

East Dillon Lions at Washington State Cougars
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
East Dillon Lions (0-1)	12	7	3	7	29
Washington State Cougars (1-0)	3	3	7	22	35

Team Stats Comparison
	ED	WSU
Total Offense	365	391
Rushing Yards	68	53
Passing Yards	297	338
First Downs	15	14
Punt Return Yards	34	9
Kick Return Yards	150	103
Total Yards	549	503
Turnovers	4	3
3rd Down Converstion	8-18 (44%)	6-12 (50%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	1-1 (100%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	5-2-1 (60%)	2-1-1 (100%)
Penalties	2-20	3-35
Posession Time	20:13	11:47

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		ED	WSU
6:19	(ED) Safety: Team Safety	2	0
2:50	(ED) J. Dennis, 6 yard pass from S. Seals (K. Schmidt kick)	9	0
1:40	(WSU) A. Furney, 19 yard FG	9	3
0:22	(ED) K. Schmidt, 52 yard FG	12	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		ED	WSU
5:45	(ED) R. Larson, 2 yard run (K. Schmidt kick)	19	3
2:13	(WSU) A. Furney, 51 yard FG	19	6
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		ED	WSU
2:30	(WSU) B. Ratliff, 13 yard pass from C. Halliday (A. Furney kick)	19	13
0:11	(ED) K. Schmidt, 44 yard FG	22	13
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		ED	WSU
7:36	(WSU) B. Ratliff, 29 yard pass from C. Halliday (A. Furney kick)	22	20
6:40	(ED) A. Gilliam, 83 yard pass from S. Seals (K. Schmidt kick)	29	20
5:59	(WSU) M. Wilson, 68 yard pass from C. Halliday (A. Furney kick)	29	27
1:45	(WSU) E. Oertel, 38 yard fumble return (2-point conversion good)	29	35

East Dillon Lions PASSING C/A YDS TD INT S. Seals 18/32 271 2 3 R. Larson 2/6 26 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD L. Cafferty 12 36 3.0 0 R. Larson 8 27 3.3 1 S. Seals 7 -27 -3.8 0 J. Waller 3 30 10.0 0 J. Black 2 2 1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD L. Cafferty 9 84 9.3 0 R. Hickman 3 25 8.3 0 J. Dennis 2 18 9.0 1 J. Black 2 26 13.0 0 J. Hooper 2 21 10.5 0 A. Gilliam 1 83 83.0 1 S. Goddard 1 40 40.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD E. Todd 8 0 1 0 J. Prince 6 0 1 0 T. Busch 6 0 0 0 K. Russell 6 0 0 0 M. Goodwin 5 0 0 0 K. Heffner 4 0 0 0 J. Bowers 3 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG K. Schmidt 2/2 3/3 9 52 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 J. Huff 4 200 50.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Foster 6 140 23.3 0 J. Dennis 1 10 10.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Foster 3 34 11.3 0

Washington State Cougars PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C. Halliday 23/35 338 3 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD R. Galvin 15 56 3.7 0 C. Halliday 5 -6 -1.2 0 T. West 1 2 2.0 0 D. Williams 1 1 1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD B. Ratliff 7 81 11.5 2 M. Wilson 6 139 23.1 1 D. Williams 4 60 15.0 0 R. Galvin 4 27 6.7 0 T. West 1 18 18.0 0 K. Whitworth 1 13 13.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD A. Carpenter 13 0 1 0 T. Clark 11 3.0 0 0 D. Horton 7 0 1 0 D. Monroe 7 0 0 0 N. Washington 6 0 1 0 D. Bucannon 6 0 0 0 E. Oertel 2 0 0 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG A. Furney 2/2 2/2 9 52 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 A. Furney 3 125 41.6 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD M. Wilson 4 103 25.7 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD M. Wilson 1 9 9.0 0

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Re: Friday Night Lights: The Revival

DEFENSE LEADS PANTHERS TO VICTORY

Dillon Panthers at North Carolina Tar Heels
Aug 25, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#4 Dillon Panthers (0-0)	7	28	3	10	48
#11 North Carolina Tar Heels (0-0)	7	0	7	7	21

Team Stats Comparison
	DILL	UNC
Total Offense	360	375
Rushing Yards	172	30
Passing Yards	188	345
First Downs	18	15
Punt Return Yards	23	15
Kick Return Yards	43	70
Total Yards	426	460
Turnovers	3	7
3rd Down Converstion	6-15 (40%)	2-8 (25%)
4th Down Conversion	1-1 (100%)	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-2-0 (100%)	1-1-0 (100%)
Penalties	4-30	2-6
Posession Time	22:27	9:33

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		DILL	UNC
3:06	(DILL) T. Shaffer, 2 yd run (T. Jennings kick)	7	0
2:40	(UNC) T. Rouse, 13 yd pass from B. Renner (A. Ware kick)	7	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		DILL	UNC
6:28	(DILL) T. Riggins, 1 yd run (T. Jennings kick)	14	7
6:13	(DILL) L. Higdon, returned fumble 26 yards (T. Jennings kick)	21	7
3:29	(DILL) C. Talley, returned fumble 51 yards (T. Jennings kick)	28	7
0:49	(DILL) C. Rosario, returned interception 64 yards (T. Jennings kick)	35	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		DILL	UNC
7:18	(DILL) T. Jennings, 48 yd FG	38	7
2:47	(UNC) J. Price, returned fumble 77 yards (A. Ware kick)	38	14
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		DILL	UNC
1:37	(DILL) T, Jennings, 37 yd FG	41	14
0:27	(UNC) T. Thorpe, 27 yd pass from B. Renner (A. Ware kick)	41	21
0:16	(DILL) D. McMillan, 34 yd pass from E. O'Neal (T. Jennings kick)	48	21

Dillon Panthers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. McCoy 5/14 138 0 1 P. Alexander 1/3 16 0 0 E. O'Neal 1/2 34 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD T. Riggins 34 151 4.4 1 J. McCoy 9 17 1.8 0 P. Alexander 2 14 7.0 0 T. Shaffer 1 2 2.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD D. McMillan 2 52 26.0 1 T. Shaffer 1 52 52.0 0 J. Sykes 1 16 16.0 0 S. Bobo 1 12 12.0 0 I. Hutchinson 1 31 31.0 0 J. Moody 1 25 25.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK B. Pickens 7 1 T. Macklin 5 0 W. Lacey 5 0 L. Hughes 5 0 J. Burns 3 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD C. Matthews 9 0 0 0 L. Higdon 4 0 0 1 C. Rosario 4 0 1 1 C. Talley 2 0 0 1 W. Stephens 2 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG T. Jennings 2/2 6/6 12 49 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 T. Jennings 5 234 31.8 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD B. Parham 2 42 21.0 0 S. Bobo 1 1 1.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD I. Hutchinson 2 15 7.5 0 B. Parham 1 8 8.0 0

North Carolina Tar Heels PASSING C/A YDS TD INT B. Renner 25/42 345 2 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD A. Blue 8 25 3.1 0 B. Renner 4 2 0.5 0 W. Dunn 1 3 3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD T. Thorpe 6 106 17.6 1 Q. Davis 5 41 8.2 0 T. Knox 4 44 11.0 0 T. Rouse 4 43 10.7 1 R. Wilkins 3 86 28.6 0 A. Blue 2 10 5.0 0 W. Dunn 1 15 15.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK L. Turner 1 0 T. Knox 1 0 N. Appel 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD D. Lipford 18 1 0 0 J. Price 11 0 0 1 A. Johnson 9 .5 0 0 T. Jackson 5 1 0 0 E. Farmer 4 1.5 0 0 T. Boston 8 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG A. Ware 0/2 3/3 3 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 T. Hibbard 4 157 28.7 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Thorpe 2 48 24.0 0 A. Blue 1 22 22.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Thorpe 1 15 15.0 0

- Chapel Hill, NC

The first quarter started out slow with both teams only scoring 7 points a piece, but saw Prince Alexander get injured on the first drive, forcing the prodigy J.D. McCoy to come into the game and take over. Dillon was clearly sticking with their gameplan coming into the season and that was to pound the ball down the opponents throats. When the first quarter was over, it seemed like this was going to be a slobber knocker.

However, the 2nd quarter went much differently, seeing zero points for North Carolina and a defensive slaughter from Dillon putting up 21 of the 28 points in the 2nd quarter. 2 fumble recoveries for TD and an INT return for a TD on top of a Tim Riggins run put Dillon up 35-7 heading into halftime. Coach Aikman seemed fired up going into half. He loves when the defense comes up big and that they did in the 2nd quarter.

The third quarter saw a lot of ground and pound from Dillon just milking the clock with the huge lead they had built. Following a FG, Dillon was driving down the field again when a fumble was returned for a TD by North Carolina, their 2nd TD of the game.

Following another field goal, North Carolina scored a garbage time TD with 0:27 remaining when there was no chance of coming back and tried an onside kick. Coach Aikman seemed insulted by this and drew up a fade for a 34 yard TD pass to McMillan and the clock was run out following the TD.

"We played a hell of a game out there. I said at the beginning of the year that we had a lot of defensive players returning and we were going to rely on our run game and defense to win us games. We did exactly that. I was proud of the way we ran the ball and our defense came up HUGE with 3 TD's. I think our defense is the best in the country and they came out today to prove it. North Carolina scored 21 points, but one TD was a defensive TD and another was a garbage TD that they shouldn't have even been going for, so our D really only gave up 7 points and you can't really ask for more than that. I am very proud with the way our boys played today."

On the last TD

"Ya know, when a team is down by 27 points with under a minute to go, I'm sorry but you aren't going to come back and win the game. I don't expect them to kneel on the ball, but throwing up passes trying to score is a little bit uncalled for. It's sort of an unwritten rule to just take your beating like a man. They didn't want to do that so I decided I would rub it back in some and put some more points on the board. We wouldn't have had that problem if they wouldn't have been going for it all there, plain and simple."

On the quote from Eric Taylor

"Here's the thing. Coach Taylor is a great guy, because of him, I landed this job over here at the REAL Dillon and that was shown last year. He can talk about how his LB should have won these awards and what not, but our LB's swept the Nagurski, Lombardi, and Best LB award. We will let those trophies speak for themselves. I wish his LB the best in the NFL too, but the simple fact is that our LB's are better over here. We are a team and our goals are to beat East Dillon, or little Dillon as I like to call them, win the Big 12 championship, and win the national championship. We aren't all about individual awards over here. Now, individual awards will probably come with the territory if we do happen to meet all those goals, but we are not solely focused on the individual awards."

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Re: Friday Night Lights: The Revival

East Dillon: Coach's Show

Coach, now that the game is a few days past, sum up the feelings you had right at the end of the game.

The feelings I had then are the feelings I have now. I'm disgusted. We went from an incredible high to an incredible low in the span of twenty minutes, halftime. It's not the way any team wants to open the season, and I hope our guys learn from this game and take it out on Rice this Saturday.

One follow-up coach. What exactly was said at halftime and do you think it had an effect on your team's performance in the second half?

I praised the defense for coming out and playing hard from the get go. We were able to jump out to an early lead because of a quick safety and an interception on their quarterback's first pass. We went in the locker room at halftime holding an Air Raid team to a little over one hundred yards and two field goals. If my praise had any impact on their lack of performance, maybe I should be ticked during halftime of the Rice game.

Coach Taylor, last week we saw both Seals and Larson line up behind center and lead the team. Neither seemed to be very effective, especially late in the game. Who gets the start this week?

Sam Seals will get the starting nod again this week, and that's mainly because he's been in the system longer, has a nice rapport with the receivers, and has played pretty well in spot duty for us in the past. That being said, he knows he has a short leash. He needs to take charge of this team now to prove he's capable of being the starter when he's a senior. Like last week, Larson will platoon at the position for some snaps.

How does this loss affect your outlook for the season?

It doesn't. It's one away game without our starting quarterback.

Any plans to get Cafferty more rushes this week?

Definitely. He's the heart and soul of our offense right now, but he can't be our leading rusher and receiver. We need balance, and that balance starts with getting him more touches on the ground.

Coach, any worry that last week's lack of quality quarterback play will enable Rice to put more in the box to stop Cafferty running the ball?

Yes. I'll be worried about the intelligence of Rice's staff if we don't see a lot of eight or nine in the box.

Last question, Coach. Do you have any response to Coach Aikman's post-game comments about your linebackers?

Don't you think I have more important things to worry about right now?