B-Dawg's Western Michigan Broncos: Unfinished bidnezz

[Matt10]

Re: Final 2013 Western Michigan stat report

Man, after the October/November winning surge, it sure hurt losing the last two. Looking forward to seeing how the rest of the offseason and 2nd season prep goes!

[jayenomics]

Re: B-Dawg's Western Michigan Broncos: Unfinished bidnezz

Overall that was a great season. Especially with Western Michigan. Hopefully you can keep it going into year 2.

[jct32]

Re: B-Dawg's Western Michigan Broncos: Unfinished bidnezz

Boomer Sooner!!

[BDawg35]

Re: B-Dawg's Western Michigan Broncos: Unfinished bidnezz

Man, after the October/November winning surge, it sure hurt losing the last two. Looking forward to seeing how the rest of the offseason and 2nd season prep goes!

Thanks. I'm looking forward to finding time to do that ish. Like I posted earlier, I got a new job which is 3-11 p.m., plus I'm going to still work part-time in my other job. Gotsta make bank. Really cuts into gaming time. I'm also a decent runner, so I have to make time for training. I miss the days when I could knock down three games a night!

Overall that was a great season. Especially with Western Michigan. Hopefully you can keep it going into year 2.

I was fairly pleased with the results. Nothing seemed too unrealistic. I think my sliders are OK. Things got more challenging when I ditched the custom playbook, that's for sure.

Boomer Sooner!!

That one was for you!

[BDawg35]

Coaching carousel




Kirk Ciarrocca

Western’s offensive coordinator
defects to Northern Illinois

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — When Northern Illinois needed a new offensive coordinator, the Huskies looked at the game film of their game against Western Michigan.

They saw that the Broncos nearly kept pace with the high-powered Northern Illinois offense in a 56-35 loss to the Mid-American Conference champion on Nov. 26.

So, when the Huskies lost their offensive coordinator, Western Michigan’s Kirk Ciarrocca was snatched up. Western ranked 19th in the nation with an average of 30.1 points per game.

Stan Hixon is the new offensive coordinator at Western.

Northern Illinois will also have a new head coach, as Rod Carey left for Penn State. Jay Nieman is the new coach.

“It will be interesting to see what that does to Northern Illinois’ offense,” Western coach B-Dawg said. “Their spread option destroyed us. Will they have an entirely different look, one that is more manageable to defend?”

Five Mid-American Conference teams will have new coaches in 2014.

HEAD COACHING CHANGES

Old coach got new job
Arkansas State: Kirby Smart
Florida International: Bobby Petrino
Fresno State: Bryan Harsin
Northern Illinois: Jay Nieman
UL-Lafayette: James Willis
UTEP: Patrick Higgins
Western Kentucky: Dave Huxtable

Old coach fired
Akron: Eliah Drinkwitz
California: Mark Hudspeth
Duke: Sean Kugler
Idaho: Paul Chryst
Illinois: Mike Stoops
Indiana: Clarence McKinney
Massachusetts: Kevin Wilson
The U (Ohio): Pat Narduzzi
Minnesota: Doug Nussmeier
Missouri: Tim Deruyter
Penn State: Rod Carey
Pittsburgh: Bob Cole
UNLV: Jason Candle
Utah: Josh Heuple

Old coach retired
Hawaii: Ron Turner
Troy: Nick Toth
Virginia Tech: Bud Foster

Old coach’s contract expired
Eastern Michigan: Mick McCall

[BDawg35]

Players departing after 2013 season




Josh Schaffer, an 83 OVR wide receiver, is the highest-rated player
Western Michigan is losing.

Western loses nobody to
early draft entry, transfer

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — As a red-shirt sophomore, wide receiver Jaime Wilson is technically eligible to enter the NFL Draft early.

It was Western Michigan coach B-Dawg’s only concern regarding his existing personnel as he headed into the offseason, though his rules would’ve allowed him to try everything to talk the 80 OVR wide receiver into staying.

It won’t be an issue.

Wilson is staying put and no other Broncos decided to leave for NFL riches or more playing time elsewhere, so the only losses are due to used-up eligibility (not necessarily graduation, because how many of these kids will actually graduate?). Wilson had 65 catches for 1,237 yards and 10 touchdowns, stats that sometimes trigger an early defection, even if his OVR would make him dead on arrival when the draft class was exported.

The most glaring hole is at halfback, as the Broncos will lose four of their five players at that position. B-Dawg already has in-season commitments from two three-star halfbacks.

USED UP ELIGIBILITY

JOSH SCHAFFER, WR, 83 OVR
2013 stats: 28 catches, 484 yards, 3 TD, 3 drops
* Game-by-game stats

DAREYON CHANCE, HB, 81 OVR
2013 stats: 172 carries, 686 yards, 9 TD; 56 catches, 448 yards, 4 TD
* Game-by-game stats

TYLER VAN TUBBERGEN, QB, 81 OVR
2013 stats: 276-for-449, 3,806 yards, 26 TD, 15 int.; 77 carries, minus-25 yards, 2 TD
* Game-by-game stats

JOHNNIE SIMON, OLB, 80 OVR
2013 stats: 59 tackles, 14 TFL, 3 sacks
* Game-by-game stats

BRIAN FIELDS, HB, 78 OVR
2013 stats: 88 carries, 358 yards, 7 TD; 16 catches, 90 yards, 0 TD
* Game-by-game stats

DEMETRIUS PETTWAY, SS, 77 OVR
2013 stats: 76 tackles, 8 TFL, 1 interceptions, 8 deflections
* Game-by-game stats

DESMOND BOZEMAN, MLB, 77 OVR
2013 stats: 87 tackles, 13 TFL, 4 sacks, 2 deflections
* Game-by-game stats

TERRY DAVISSON, C, 77 OVR
2013 stats: 3 pancakes, 2 sacks allowed
* Game-by-game stats

TEVIN DRAKE, HB, 76 OVR
2013 stats: 7 carries, 50 yards, 1 TD
* Game-by-game stats

ANTOIN SCRIVEN, HB, 75 OVR
2013 stats: 14 carries, 73 yards, 0 TD
* Game-by-game stats

TRAVONTE BOLES, DT, 74 OVR
2013 stats: 24 tackles, 6 TFL, 4 sacks
* Game-by-game stats

JUSTIN COLLINS, WR, 73 OVR
2013 stats: 1 catch, 21 yards, 0 TD
* Game-by-game stats

GREG PETERSON, OG, 73 OVR
2013 stats: 4 pancakes, 5 sacks allowed
* Game-by-game stats

KYLE LARK, MLB, 71 OVR
2013 stats: 50 tackles, 6 TFL
* Game-by-game stats

TRONIC WILLIAMS, CB, 70 OVR
2013 stats: 30 tackles, 6 TFL, 2 sacks, 3 interceptions, 9 deflections
* Game-by-game stats

CORY SUEING, DT, 70 OVR
2013 stats: 11 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack
* Game-by-game stats

CLARK MUSSMAN, TE, 70 OVR
2013 stats: 40 catches, 500 yards, 3 TD
* Game-by-game stats


TOP NATIONAL EARLY DEFECTIONS
Kyle Christy, Florida, P, Jr., 93 OVR
Vinnie Sunseri, Alabama, SS, Jr., 91 OVR
Ibraheim Campbell, Northwestern, SS, rJr., 91 OVR
Scott Crichton, Oregon State, DE, rJr., 90 OVR
Timmy Jernigan, Florida State, DT, Jr., 90 OVR
Tre Mason, Auburn, HB, Jr., 90 OVR
Der’Rikk Thompson, SMU, WR, rJr., 90 OVR
Rashad Greene, Florida State, WR, Jr., 90 OVR
Marcus Roberson, Florida, CB, Jr., 90 OVR
Matt Miller, Boy-Z State, WR, rJr., 90 OVR
Ed Reynolds, Stanford, FS, rJr., 90 OVR
Blake Bell, Oklahoma, QB, rJr., 90 OVR
Marcus Mariota, Oregon, QB, rSoph., 90 OVR
Xavier Su’a Filo, UCLA, OG, Jr., 90 OVR
Hronnis Grasu, Oregon, C, rJr., 90 OVR
Trey DePriest, Alabama, MLB, Jr., 90 OVR

[BDawg35]

Transfers after 2013 season


Dennis Norfleet appeared in all 13 of Michigan’s real-life games in 2012, but didn’t get an
offensive stat in 2013 in this ’nasty.

Wolverine running back Norfleet
transfers to Western Michigan

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Western Michigan’s running back issue may have just been solved, though the Broncos will have to wait a year to try out their new toy.

The Broncos will still have to rely on untested, low-OVR players to lug the rock in 2014, but their ground game got a huge lift for 2015 when Michigan sophomore Dennis Norfleet transferred to Western Michigan. He must sit out a year before playing.

Norfleet played in all 13 of Michigan’s real-life games in 2012 on special teams and two at running back, gaining 13 yards on two carries. He didn’t get an offensive stat in 2013 in this dynasty

Note that distinction: An OFFENSIVE stat. For some reason, he had two tackles (not unreasonable if he played special teams) and ONE SACK!

In real life, Michigan is moving him to wide receiver, but that change didn’t get on the first version of the Operation Sports community rosters.

“His OVR is about where our guys were last year, but the big difference is he’s got three years left to improve his rating and two to play, while those guys were seniors,” Western coach B-Dawg said. “This is an immediate upgrade, plus it allows us to red-shirt the halfbacks we recruited.”

Norfleet, who played high school football at Detroit King, is 77 OVR with 87 SPD, 64 BTK, 79 CAR and 71 CTH.

With Norfleet on board, B-Dawg will no longer pursue halfbacks in offseason recruiting, as the Broncos now have four on their 2014 roster.

The only remaining recruiting targets are CB-70 Robert Beck of Escanaba, Mich. (67 OVR), DT-72 B.J. Rodgers of Flint, Mich. (63 OVR) and CB-131 Travis Cox of Oshkosh, Wis. (60 OVR). Western is a close second for Beck and Rodgers, and has a huge lead for Cox.

B-Dawg will add no new targets in the offseason, so the rest of the recruiting season will be pretty uneventful.

[Matt10]

Re: Transfers after 2013 season

Norfleet? Now that's a fun name! Hopefully you can get him more than 13 yards on the ground this year!

[LopaKa]

Re: Transfers after 2013 season

lucky transfer you got there, that will definitely help your ground attack

[B Easy]

Re: B-Dawg's Western Michigan Broncos: Unfinished bidnezz

BDawg, good to see you are doing another Dynasty report this year. I remember reading your Detroit Lions Franchise from about 10 years ago with Shaun Alexander and Michael Strahan (I think I PM'ed you once about that lol).

Anyways, good luck with the Dynasty, I'll definitely be reading along.

[BDawg35]

Re: B-Dawg's Western Michigan Broncos: Unfinished bidnezz

Norfleet? Now that's a fun name! Hopefully you can get him more than 13 yards on the ground this year!

As badly as I run the ball, it may take quite a few carries for me to get 13 with him.

BTW, I just noticed (and had forgotten) that he has to sit out a year before playing in 2015 and 2016. I edited my report.

lucky transfer you got there, that will definitely help your ground attack

Any time we can get a Big Ten-caliber player at Western, he has a chance to make a big impact.

BDawg, good to see you are doing another Dynasty report this year. I remember reading your Detroit Lions Franchise from about 10 years ago with Shaun Alexander and Michael Strahan (I think I PM'ed you once about that lol).

Anyways, good luck with the Dynasty, I'll definitely be reading along.

Thanks, mang. Yep, that was Madden 2003 and I used a fantasy draft for my first team. I think Alexander was my first pick and Strahan was my second pick.

[BDawg35]

2014 recruiting report

Western’s 2014 recruiting class
offers little help, ranks 114th

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — B-Dawg is going to have to hope for some nice training results if his Western Michigan is going to improve in 2014.

The recruiting season merely filled gaps on the team, as nobody looks like an immediate impact player. That’s what happens when your recruiting class ranks 114th out of 126 teams in the country.

Nobody in the class is rated higher than 68 OVR. Freshman halfbacks John Brady and Jason Reed, both 68 OVR, are in the mix to start, depending on how red-shirt freshman Fabian Johnson progresses.

B-Dawg added only two more recruits during the offseason, DT-72 B.J. Rodgers of Flint, Mich. and CB-131 Travis Cox of Oshkosh, Wis.

When recruiting ended, the CPU added some players to Western’s class, which pissed off B-Dawg. His recruiting settings don’t allow the CPU to recruit for him, so he’ll cut those players. It does skew the recruiting ranking, though.

In the biggest recruiting coup for the Mid-American Conference, Bowling Green signed Devon Harris of Campbell, Ohio, the top-rated cornerback in the nation. Harris is 75 OVR. He chose Bowling Green over Ohio, Kent State and Michigan State.




Three stars

JOHN BRADY, HB-40, 6-1, 200, Midwest City, Okla.
Ratings: 68 OVR, 86 SPD, 65 BTK, 60 CAR, 56 CTH

FRANK MATTHEWS, QB-22, 6-4, 227, Girard, Ohio
Ratings: 68 OVR (-1), 58 SPD, 84 THP, 77 THA

JASON REED, HB-76, 6-0, 208, Miami, Okla.
Ratings: 68 OVR (+3), 87 SPD, 70 BTK, 61 CAR, 57 CTH

MIKE DOYLE, QB-31, 6-1, 185, Rochester, Mich.
Ratings: 66 OVR (-2), 80 SPD, 79 THP, 72 THA

Two stars

DUSTIN OVERSTREET, C-46, 6-4, 272, Wixom, Mich.
Ratings: 67 OVR (+4), 69 STR, 78 PBK, 71 RBK

RYAN MANSFIELD, FB-29, 6-1, 239, Trenton, Mich.
Ratings: 63 OVR, 78 SPD, 66 BTK, 68 CAR, 70 PBK, 66 RBK, 56 CTH

SEAN MOORE, OLB-131, 6-1, 251, Ferndale, Mich.
Ratings: 66 OVR (+3), 81 SPD, 72 STR, 76 TAK

JOHN LEE, OLB-123, 6-7, 231, Brookhaven, W. Va.,
Ratings: 66 OVR, 70 SPD, 73 STR, 76 TAK

XAVIER DENMAN, OLB-125, 6-0, 208, South Bend, Ind.
Ratings: 63 OVR, 82 SPD, 68 STR, 74 TAK

B.J. RODGERS, DT-72, 6-1, 272, Flint, Mich.
Ratings: 63 OVR, 52 SPD, 77 STR, 68 TAK

BLAKE PERKINS, OLB-134, 6-1, 229, Englewood, Colo.
Ratings: 65 OVR (+2), 77 SPD, 74 STR, 78 TAK

TRAVIS COX, CB-131, 6-0, 188, Oshkosh, Wis.
Ratings: 63 OVR (+3), 83 SPD, 65 CTH, 59 TAK


MAC 4-STAR RECRUITS
Doug Rogers, ATH-30, Kent State, 72 OVR
Ryan McBride, HB-21, Central Michigan, 65 OVR
Zach Allen, HB-19, Eastern Michigan, 68 OVR
Chris Williams, WR-42, The U (Ohio), 70 OVR
Jarod Bradley, HB-22, The U (Ohio), 67 OVR
Clarence Thomas, DT, Northern Illinois, 73 OVR
Ben Greene, QB-9, Northern Illinois, 69 OVR
Ryan Shaw, DT-12, Ball State, 75 OVR
John Baker, OLB-13, Bowling Green, 74 OVR
Devon Harris, CB-1, Bowling Green, 75 OVR
Ray Lane, OLB-15, Bowling Green, 74 OVR

TOP NATIONAL RECRUITS
1. HERB RUSSELL, WR-1, 6-1, 199, Hueytown, Ala. (ALABAMA)
2. WILLIAM FRANK, ATH-1, 6-3, 227, Germantown, Tenn. (CLEMSON)
3. WILL KELLER, HB-1, 5-9, 171, Athens, Ga. (NORTH CAROLINA)
4. JUSTIN THOMPSON, HB-2, 5-11, 208, Southside, Ala. (FLORIDA STATE)
5. JEFF GUILLORY, ATH-2, 6-0, 187, Ponchatoula, La. (OHIO STATE)
6. PATRICK WILLIAMS, WR-2, 6-1, 2188, Converse, Texas (TULSA)
7. JEREMY RYAN, WR-3, 5-10, 186, Seven Hills, Ohio (OKLAHOMA)
8. CHRIS BROOKS, ATH-3, 6-1, 218, N. Salt Lake, Utah (MICHIGAN)
9. ISAIAH OWENS, ATH-4, 6-2, 197, Baker, La. (LSU)
10. JAYSON CARR, ATH-5, 6-1, 203, Valdosta, Ga. (GEORGIA)








Travis Turner, LT to RT
Josh Bass, LG to RG
Khairi Bailey, LE to RE
Andre Turner, LE to RE
Sean Moore, 67 OVR OLB to 66 OVR MLB
Blake Perkins, 65 OVR OLB to 65 OVR MLB




+7
Mario Rodriguez, TE, 76 OVR
Nick Roach, C, 69 OVR

+6
Zach Terrell, QB, 77 OVR
Jon Hoffing, C, 72 OVR
Corey Davis, WR, 72 OVR
Eric Boyden, TE, 70 OVR

+5
Jaime Wilson, WR, 85 OVR
Dennis Norfleet, HB, 82 OVR
Roosevelt Donaldson, DE, 80 OVR
Khairi Bailey, DE, 78 OVR
Travis Turner, OT, 75 OVR
Jon Henry, CB, 75 OVR
Garrett Smith, CB, 74 OVR
Jamar Simpkins, DT, 73 OVR
Edward Rolle, OLB, 72 OVR
Leo Alba, CB, 72 OVR
Ben Davisson, OT, 72 OVR
Michael Butler, FS, 72 OVR
Taylor Moton, OT, 70 OVR
Dustin Pringle, OG, 70 OVR
David Curle, DT, 70 OVR
Fabian Johnson, HB, 69 OVR
Demetris Ates, SS, 66 OVR
Junior Estelus, DT, 65 OVR
Manny Diaz, DE, 65 OVR
Nicholas Dance, OLB, 64 OVR
Jabari Bothwell, DT, 60 OVR

+4
Donald Celiscar, CB, 84 OVR
Justin Currie, FS, 82 OVR
Andrew Haldeman, K, 81 OVR
J Schroeder, P, 80 OVR
Daniel Braverman, WR, 79 OVR
Willie Beavers, OT, 77 OVR
James Kristof, OG, 74 OVR
Caleb Bailey, MLB, 74 OVR
Trevor Ishmael, SS, 74 OVR
Zack Wynn, QB, 74 OVR
Kendrick Roberts, WR, 72 OVR
Josh Bass, OG, 72 OVR
Andre Turner, DE, 70 OVR
Timmy Keith, WR, 70 OVR
Cameron Thomas, QB, 69 OVR
Austin Guido, FB, 68 OVR
Grant DePalma, OLB, 67 OVR
Logan Oce, CB, 67 OVR
Mikhail Dubose, DE, 67 OVR
Andrew Aurand, OT, 63 OVR
Ben Arnold, TE, 59 OVR

+3
Rontavious Atkins, SS, 78 OVR
Jackson Day, OT, 71 OVR
Michael Henry, WR, 70 OVR
Darius Phillips, WR, 68 OVR
Ronald Zamort, CB, 65 OVR

[Icy4me]

Re: B-Dawg's Western Michigan Broncos: Unfinished bidnezz

Hopefully one of the incoming recruits can step up! It seems like Norfleet is going to be in the high 80's when he plays next season. Also, I'm pretty sure you have 1 and 2 mixed up with 4 and 5 for the player's prestige on the top recruiting classes.

[Manning2Harrison]

Re: B-Dawg's Western Michigan Broncos: Unfinished bidnezz

What's wrong with kids these days, that they do not know of the munificent B-Dawg and his A-triple-plus prestige? They should be flocking to you. Time for some re-edjamacation.

[Beefmaster]

Re: B-Dawg's Western Michigan Broncos: Unfinished bidnezz

I need B Dawg to get Madden, so I can steal his sliders for that game too.