Rally Sons of Notre Dame - Jrex's ND Dynasty

[jrex1112]

Week 6 2013 (Season 1) NCAA Recap

Week 6 NCAA Recap

News	Top 25
Gameday: Virginia Tech become new #1 with win over #11 NC	1. Virginia Tech (5-0) 2. Ohio State (6-0) 3. Clemson (5-0) 4. Boise State (5-0) 5. Alabama (4-1) 6. UCLA (4-0) 7. Kansas State (5-0) 8. Texas A&M (4-1) 9. Michigan (4-0) 10. Miss State (6-0) 11. North Carolina (3-1) 12. Oklahoma (4-1) 13. Oregon (4-1) 14. Texas (2-1) 15. USC (4-0) 16. Nebraska (4-1) 17. Baylor (5-0) 18. South Carolina (3-2) 19. Florida State (4-1) 20. Fresno State (6-0 21. Stanford (3-2) 22. Georgia (2-3) 23. Missouri (5-0) 24. Auburn (3-2) 25. Washington (4-1)
#6 UCLA (4-0) remains undefeated after a 34-16 win over Utah
Colorado knocks off former #3 Oregon, 35-9
Maryland delivers #19 FSU their first loss in OT
Miss State jumps 9 spots, now #10 and 6-0 after home win over LSU
Stanford's staring RG Ken Lee suffers a season ending wrist injury

#7 Kansas State (5-0) hosts #17 Baylor (5-0) Both teams average over 30 points per game. Kansas State has the #2 ranked defense in all of college football. Experts Pick: Kansas State by 7

[Cheese2121]

Re: Rally Sons of Notre Dame - Jrex's ND Dynasty

Tough loss to the Aggies especially after the high of upsetting Oklahoma. Just a brutal schedule for you with Notre Dame being down and out. Loving your layout as always my friend!

[PowedermilkBiscuits]

Re: Rally Sons of Notre Dame - Jrex's ND Dynasty

Love the concept of this, I am a huge Notre Dame fan and seeing them not be that good is different but it is entertaining. Keep at it!

[jrex1112]

Re: Rally Sons of Notre Dame - Jrex's ND Dynasty

Tough loss to the Aggies especially after the high of upsetting Oklahoma. Just a brutal schedule for you with Notre Dame being down and out. Loving your layout as always my friend!

Thank you for the post!

Yeah, the Oklahoma win was fun, but Texas A&M was rough. I am really liking the challenge from the schedule and the weakened team. I am getting a little anxious though for next season with my first batch of recruits. I have a bye week this week and I got a good offensive lineman commit, so I am working on a recruit profile post.

Yeah, I have been tinkering with the layout a bit and trying some helmet images I found. Just trying different things and keeping it fresh as I can't wait to get to the next season and hopefully an improved team haha

[jrex1112]

Re: Rally Sons of Notre Dame - Jrex's ND Dynasty

Love the concept of this, I am a huge Notre Dame fan and seeing them not be that good is different but it is entertaining. Keep at it!

Thank you for the post!

I am glad you are enjoying the dynasty thread.

I am a huge ND fan too and have tried this concept a couple times, but this is the first I am writing about and the first with so many restrictions. I am enjoying the restrictions especially playing on Coach Mode as it is making for realistic results I think. I may have to keep playing with the sliders though.

[jrex1112]

Week 7 2013 (Season 1) - Notre Dame Recruiting Update

The Irish have received two verbal commitments over the bye week.

Recruiting Profile – Kyle McIntosh
	Kyle McIntosh | OT Banneker Trojans, High School Senior, Union City, GA
	Height: 6'3"	Caliber:
	Weight: 281	Considered: Wisconsin
	Position Rank: 24	Overall Rank: 367
	EVENT 40 YD BENCH SQUAT SPARQ High School Workout 4.90 455 640 57.00
Scouting Report The Irish staff are very excited about getting the verbal commitment from Kyle. He is a below the radar offensive lineman that specializes in run blocking. Playing for the Banneker Trojans in Union City, he was utilized to create running lanes for the Trojan running backs all season. He has good skills as a pass blocker as well that he showcased for scouts over the summer. Kyle has good size for an offensive lineman, but could add on a few more pounds over his college career. Due to being below 300 lbs and from a smaller high school, he has flown under the radar for most Power Five teams. Kyle is very gifted in the classroom as well, earning a 3.8 GPA thus far. It is his academic interests that drew him to Notre Dame in the first place. He was also being recruited by Wisconsin, but has always had ND as his top school.

Recruiting Profile – Jason Smith
	Jason Smith | MLB DuPage Chaparrals, JUCO Sophomore, Galion, OH
	Height: 5'11"	Caliber:
	Weight: 236	Considered: UK, WVU, Ohio St, Michigan
	Position Rank: 15	Overall Rank: 520
	EVENT 40 YD BENCH SQUAT SPARQ JUCO Workout 4.52 420 705 64.00
Scouting Report Jason Smith's road to major college football took one extra year after his lack of scholarship opportunities coming out of high school. As a high school senior, Jason was only 5'9" and was considered too small to play linebacker at teh FBS level. Smith found a home at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellen, Illinois. There he had his last growth spurt and grew to 5'11" and bulked up in the weightroom non-stop with his goal of playing major college football in mind. His hard work and heart paid off by having the highest squat in the entire recruiting class at 705. Re-entering the recruting cycle for the second time taller and stronger, Jason has had no shortage of scholaship offers. Notre Dame was one of five schools who offered Jason along with Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio State, and Michigan. Jason has good speed for a linebacker and is a great tackler. The two areas that the Notre Dame coaches will have to work on with him are play recognition and pursuit. If he learns quickly, he could see early playing time next season.

Both Kyle and Jason look forward to getting on campus and competing for starting positions. Both are talented enough to push current starters and could find themselves as first-year starters at some point in the 2014 season. The Irish coaching staff are excited to welcome both players onto the football team.

[jrex1112]

Notre Dame Season Update 2013 (Season 1)

Mid-Season Report for Notre Dame:    Under new Head Coach John Bax, the Irish are off to a 2-4 start. It has been an uphill battle with a weakened roster and very difficult schedule. The back-end of the schedule has three difficult games against USC, LSU, and Stanford, but also contains three games against Navy, Minnesota, and Pitt where the Irish may be able to pick up a few more wins.  Recruiting has heated up with the Irish picking up two verbal commits over the bye week and looking to gain more commits each week as the season winds down and focus shifts to next year. National recruiting experts are claiming that many of the possible Irish commits could find playing time as early as next season and that may help them land a solid class this year.

vs Wake Forest L 55-33 @ Michigan L 39-21 vs Purdue W 39-35 vs Michigan State L 46-10 @ Oklahoma W 20-14 vs Texas A&M L 41-14 vs USC Oct. 19 @ LSU Oct. 26 vs Navy Nov. 2 @ Pitt Nov. 9 vs Minnesota Nov. 16 @ Stanford Nov. 30

[jrex1112]

Week 7 2013 (Season 1) NCAA Recap

Week 7 NCAA Recap

News	Top 25
Gameday: #10 Baylor edges Kansas St 34-31 in OT	1. Virginia Tech (6-0) 2. Clemson (6-0) 3. Ohio State (6-0) 4. UCLA (5-0) 5. Boise State (6-0) 6. Miss State (6-0) 7. Alabama (5-1) 8. Michigan (5-0) 9. Texas A&M (5-1) 10. Baylor (6-0) 11. USC (5-0) 12. Oklahoma (5-1) 13. North Carolina (3-1) 14. Kansas State (5-1) 15. Fresno State (6-0 16. Florida State (5-1) 17. Texas (2-2) 18. Stanford (4-2) 19. Oregon (4-2) 20. Georgia (3-3) 21. Washington (5-1) 22. Arkansas (5-1) 23. Auburn (4-2) 24. Arizona St (2-2) 25. South Carolina (3-3)
#12 Oklahoma (5-1) wins Red River Rivalry over #17 Texas, 42-17
Virginia Tech remains #1 after 7-3 win over Pitt
Miss St is the lone undefeated SEC team at 6-0
ACC boasts #1 & #2 teams in the nation in VT and Clemson
Miami (OH) Senior CB Marques Moore had 4 Ints for POTW

#2 Clemson (6-0) hosts #16 Florida State (5-1) Florida State brings its #4 nationally ranked running attack to square off with Clemson's #73 ranked rush defense. Clemson will need to jump out to an early lead and force FSU to pass if they hope to win. Experts Pick: Florida State by 7

[jrex1112]

Week 8 2013 (Season 1) ND Recap

Trojans Win Big

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - #11 USC came to South Bend with one goal in mind, Beat the Irish. The accomplished that goal Saturday. The Trojans were clearly the better team jumping out to an impressive 21-0 mid-way through the second quarter. Notre Dame didn't have any success running the ball and dictating the pace of play. Instead they found themseleves down early and having to pass. Notre Dame's Junior QB Calvin Lewis tried his best to keep the Irish in it with his arm, but the Trojan defense was too strong.

This lose moves Notre Dame to just 2-5 on the year, not the first year Head Coach John Bax was hoping for. "We were just out-played and out-coached", said Bax. "We didn't have the strength to matchup with them at the line of scrimmage and didn't have the speed to match them on the outside either."

The Irish will travel to Baton Rouge, La. to take on a struggling LSU team that also sits at 2-5. The Tigers have a good team on paper, but haven't been able to produce on the field this year. One of the two programs will leave with a much needed win, but LSU may be in greater need of the W as their head coach Les Miles is seeing his job security fade with each loss this year.

USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Oct 19, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#11 USC Trojans (6-0)	14	10	7	14	45
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-5)	0	3	6	3	12

Team Stats Comparison
	USC	ND
Total Offense	490	291
Rushing Yards	190	38
Passing Yards	300	253
First Downs	20	12
Punt Return Yards	42	0
Kick Return Yards	99	123
Total Yards	631	414
Turnovers	2	2
3rd Down Converstion	5-11	5-19
4th Down Conversion	0-0	3-5
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	5-4-0	3-0-2
Penalties	2-11	3-20
Posession Time	15:50	20:10

[jrex1112]

Week 8 2013 (Season 1) NCAA Recap

Week 8 NCAA Recap

News	Top 25
Gameday: #2 Clemson dominates Florida State 35-16	1. Virginia Tech (6-0) 2. Clemson (7-0) 3. Miss State (6-0) 4. Ohio State (7-0) 5. Boise State (7-0) 6. Michigan (6-0) 7. USC (6-0) 8. Alabama (6-1) 9. Texas A&M (6-1) 10. UCLA (5-1) 11. Fresno State (7-0 12. Oklahoma (6-1) 13. Kansas State (5-1) 14. Stanford (5-2) 15. Texas (3-2) 16. Georgia (4-3) 17. Washington (6-1) 18. Baylor (6-1) 19. Florida State (5-2) 20. North Carolina (3-2) 21. Georgia Tech (5-2) 22. Miami (4-2) 23. Missouri (6-1) 24. Arkansas (5-2) 25. Nebraska (4-3)
Iowa St upsets Baylor 14-10. Baylor falls to #18
Stanford hands UCLA their first loss, 41-31 in Palo Alto
Miami trounces North Carolina 38-14
MWC has two top teams in #5 Boise St and #11 Fresno St
Virginia Tech #1 in first BCS Rankings of the season

#8 Alabama (6-1) hosts Tennessee (5-2) Alabama is on a six game winning streak after losing week one to now #1 Virginia Tech. Tennessee is 5-2, but coming off of back-to-back wins over SEC East rivals Georgia and South Carolina. Experts Pick: Alabama by 10

[Knickerbocker91]

Re: Week 8 2013 (Season 1) NCAA Recap

Tough loss, it's been a tough schedule for the Irish. Hopefully you can grab some running backs on the recruiting trail that will help even out the offensive output.

[jrex1112]

Week 8 2013 (Season 1) - Notre Dame Recruiting Update

Notre Dame received two more verbal commitments after week 8.

Recruiting Profile – Jerrell Davis
	Jerrell Davis | FS Poultney Blue Devils, High School Senior, Poultney, VT
	Height: 6'1"	Caliber:
	Weight: 183	Considered: Penn St, Wisconsin
	Position Rank: 8	Overall Rank: 452
	EVENT 40 YD BENCH SQUAT SPARQ High School Workout 4.52 345 330 67.00
Scouting Report Jerrell is a good pickup for the Irish recruiting class. He has good speed for a safety and that alone could get him playing time next season as the current Irish secondary has struggled to prevent the big play. Davis also excels on the baseball diamond for the Blue Devils, playing centerfield for the varsity team all four years. He is also a good student and wants to major in finance. The Notre Dame coaching staff are really high on this kid and hope that he is able to develop into a real leader for this team going forward.

Recruiting Profile – Joe Fitzpatrick
	Joe Fitzpatrick | C Lincoln Golden Lions, High School Senior, Gahanna, OH
	Height: 6'5"	Caliber:
	Weight: 311	Considered: Iowa
	Position Rank: 19	Overall Rank: 477
	EVENT 40 YD BENCH SQUAT SPARQ High School Workout 4.84 430 595 57.00
Scouting Report Joe Fitzpatrick has the perfect size for an offensive lineman, tall and over 300 lbs. Where he has to improve is on his technique. He is a good run blocker as he can use his sheer size to create a hole, but pass blocking and picking up complex blitzes are where he will need coaching. He will most likely red-shirt his freshman year to learn and develop more as a blocker, but the Notre Dame coaching staff think that he has a very high ceiling. If they can improve his technique to match his size, the Irish may have a real gem on the line for a few years.

[jrex1112]

Week 9 2013 (Season 1) ND Recap

Tigers Take Down Irish

BATON ROUGE, La. - In the match-up of two 2-5 storied programs, LSU was able to get the W and hopefully salvage a disappointing season by becoming bowl-eligible. For the losers Saturday, the Irish, this drops them to 2-6 and will need to win-out if they hope to go bowling.

Another tough loss for Irish first year Head Coach John Bax who had this to say after the game, "We fought hard, but LSU just wanted it more. I don't understand how a team that is that good is 3-5. They have a great defense that didn't give up a first down until the second quarter. They also had a running back (Jeremy Jefferson) run for 140 and a TD in the first quarter. Congrats to the Tigers and I hope they have a successful rest of their season."

The Irish will get some relief in their schedule as the next three opponents Navy, Pitt, and Minnesota look to winnable games. Hopefully Notre Dame can put together a few wins and end the season on a high note.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish at LSU Tigers
Oct 26, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-6)	0	7	0	13	20
LSU Tigers (3-5)	14	14	0	10	38

Team Stats Comparison
	ND	LSU
Total Offense	280	427
Rushing Yards	36	278
Passing Yards	244	149
First Downs	16	19
Punt Return Yards	13	84
Kick Return Yards	67	58
Total Yards	360	569
Turnovers	0	1
3rd Down Converstion	6-19	3-11
4th Down Conversion	2-2	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-1	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	5-3-0	7-3-1
Penalties	3-20	1-5
Posession Time	20:15	15:45

[jrex1112]

Re: Week 8 2013 (Season 1) NCAA Recap

Tough loss, it's been a tough schedule for the Irish. Hopefully you can grab some running backs on the recruiting trail that will help even out the offensive output.

Thanks! Yeah, always a tough schedule at Notre Dame haha.

I have one that I am going after, but mostly trying to get stronger in the trenches by recruiting a lot of offensive and defensive linemen.

Thanks for posting!

[jrex1112]

Week 9 2013 (Season 1) NCAA Recap

Week 9 NCAA Recap

News	Top 25
Gameday: #8 Alabama wins big over Tennessee 34-14, Win streak at 7	1. Virginia Tech (7-0) 2. Miss State (7-0) 3. Ohio State (8-0) 4. Michigan (7-0) 5. Boise State (7-0) 6. USC (7-0) 7. Fresno State (8-0) 8. Alabama (7-1) 9. Texas A&M (7-1) 10. UCLA (6-1) 11. Oklahoma (7-1) 12. Kansas State (6-1) 13. Stanford (6-2) 14. Clemson (7-1) 15. Texas (4-2) 16. Georgia (4-3) 17. Baylor (7-1) 18. Arkansas (6-2) 19. Nebraska (5-2) 20. Michigan St (7-1) 21. UCF (5-1) 22. Auburn (4-3) 23. Wake Forest (7-1) 24. UAB (8-0) 25. Louisville (4-2)
5 ranked teams upset in the ACC including former #2 Clemson
#6 Michigan (7-0) beats Utah St to stay perfect
#9 Texas A&M (7-1) blanks Vanderbilt 56-0
Cal upsets former #17 Washington in Seattle 42-30
#11 Fresno St (8-0) squeaks by San Diego St 34-31 in OT

#20 Michigan State (7-1) hosts #4 Michigan (7-0) Both teams have top 15 total offenses and total defenses. Michigan has won 7 in a row and Michigan St has won 5. Experts Pick: Michigan St by 1