A Tradition of Football | ZSmit88's Penn State Nittany Lions

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Settings
Video Game: NCAA Football '06
Gaming Console: Xbox 360
Team: Penn State
Gameplay Difficulty Level: All-American
Quarter Length: 6 minutes
Gameplay Sliders: Playmaker's Sliders
Rosters: 2005


Dynasty 'House Rules'
- Won't be convincing players to stay.
- Will only redshirt freshman that are second or worst on depth chart.
- No cheesy 'money plays' (although I'm not great, so this won't be an issue).
- 80% of targeted recruits each season will be through 'pipeline' states.
- More to come as needed.

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Record Book ('05 & Beyond)

Game

PASSING
Yards:
TD passes:
Completions:
Attempts:
Interceptions:
Longest pass:

RUSHING
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Touchdowns:
Carries:
Longest Run:
Broken Tackles:

RECEIVING
Catches:
Yards:
Touchdowns:
Longest Catch:

DEFENSE
Tackles:
Sacks:
Interceptions:
Longest Int. Return:
Longest Fumble Return:
Touchdowns:

SPECIAL TEAMS
Longest field goal:
Longest Kick Return:
Longest Punt Return:
Kick Return TDs:
Punt Return TDs:


Season

PASSING
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TD passes:
Completions:
Attempts:
Interceptions:
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RUSHING
Yards:
Touchdowns:
Carries:

RECEIVING
Catches:
Yards:
Touchdowns:

DEFENSE
Tackles:
Sacks:
Interceptions:
Touchdowns:

SPECIAL TEAMS
Kick Return TDs:
Punt Return TDs:

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Yearly Recaps

2005 Season
Coming soon...

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Campus Legends
Dynasty Hall of Fame

N/A

[ZSmit88]

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Really got the itch to play some college football and found this bad boy laying around. Figured I'd dust off the xbox 360 and give it a spin. Penn State is ranked #60 in the preseason polls, yet they are a storied college football program in a power conference, this presents a perfect opportunity to get them back to the top.

Hope you guys enjoy. Btw, feel free to post!

[LopaKa]

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looking forward to this one bro, been meaning to fire my copy of 06 up as well. Good luck with Penn State! should be a fun ride. Any idea if you will be posting screenshots or videos? love seeing the old gameplay

[ZSmit88]

Re: A Tradition of Football | ZSmit88's Penn State Nittany Lions

looking forward to this one bro, been meaning to fire my copy of 06 up as well. Good luck with Penn State! should be a fun ride. Any idea if you will be posting screenshots or videos? love seeing the old gameplay

Thanks for checking in Lo! Definitely going to try to get some screenshots in the game recaps for sure man

[ZSmit88]

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Around the Nation

College Football Preview
USC Clinches Top Spot, Look to Repeat

Expectations couldn’t be higher for the USC Trojans... and with good reason. The Trojans are coming off an undefeated, National Championship season and their star Heisman winning quarterback Matt Leinart passed up millions in the NFL for a chance to repeat. If you're looking for a strong team to watch this season, you can’t go wrong with the Trojans: USC fields the highest ranked quarterback in Leinart and running back, Reggie Bush -- both are Heisman candidates and, of course, impact players.

Top 25 Rankings

1. USC
2. Tennessee
3. Iowa
4. Oklahoma
5. Florida St.
6. Texas
7. Michigan
8. Louisville
9. LSU
10. Virginia Tech
11. Miami
12. Ohio St.
13. Florida
14. Georgia
15. Purdue
16. Alabama
17. Boston College
18. Boise St.
19. Arizona St.
20. Auburn
21. Texas Tech
22. Virginia
23. Pittsburgh
24. UTEP
25. Georgia Tech


Heisman Watch

1. QB Matt Leinart - USC, Sr.
2. HB Reggie Bush - USC, Jr.
3. HB Adrian Peterson - Oklahoma, So.
4. QB Vince Young - Texas, Jr.
5. WR Tedd Ginn Jr. - Ohio St., So.

[ZSmit88]

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Team Preview
2005 Preview: Will Defense Carry Offense?
Following a 4-7 finish, the Nittany Lions will be dependent on a defensively-stout unit to carry a sub-par offense.

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It's amazing that Penn State could only win four games last season with a defense that never allowed more than 21 points in a game. Had the offense done anything, last season would have been markedly different.

A Sign of the Times

The Nittany Lions are coming off of back-to-back losing seasons, finishing 3–9 in 2003 and 4–7 in 2004, capping a stretch from late 1999 where Minnesota upset the #2 Nittany Lions with a late field goal until the goal line stand at Indiana that featured four of five seasons being losing seasons and the lone winning season in 2002 featuring many frustrating close losses. This stretch was called "The Dark Years", sometimes including 2002 as well. The team finished the 2004 season with wins over Indiana and Michigan State, which hopefully helped springboard some momentum into this season.

On to the Next One

The team returns 18 starters from last year's squad. Eight starters returning on offense, led by starting quarterback Michael Robinson who has also played at wide receiver, tailback, and punt returner during his first three years at Penn State.

Nine defensive starters return from a unit that did not allow more than 21 points in a game in 2004. Also returning is safety Chris Harrell who suffered a neck injury in 2003 and missed the 2004 season.

Michael Robinson, cornerback Alan Zemaitis, and linebacker Paul Posluszny were elected tri-captains of the football team this season and are impact players. Posluszny is the first junior captain since 1968.

Penn State will be starting the season unranked in the college football preseason polls.

[saintrules]

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Purdue ranked higher than Bama to start the season...yep, I'm in! Haha, looks good so far

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College Football Preview
Schedule Outlook: Penn State

Looking at the schedule, the Nittany Lions look to have a cupcake, non-conference September, followed by a bumpy October full of pre-ranked top-25 conference foes. November slows down slightly, but Wisconsin and Michigan State aren't going to be pushovers by any means.

Penn State has a chance to improve upon the debauchery of last season by securing momentum early on in the year. In order for that to happen, though, they have to rattle off at least four wins in their first five games.


2005 Schedule

9/3 @ Arkansas
9/10 Cincinnati
9/17 Central Michigan
9/24 @ Northwestern
10/1 Minnesota
10/8 #12 Ohio St
10/15 @ #7 Michigan
10/22 @ Illinois
10/29 #15 Purdue
11/5 Wisconsin
11/19 @ Michigan St

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[R1zzo23]

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Having Hali and Posluszny should give your defense a fighting chance in every game this season. Getting that offense going consistently will be a bit more difficult. What do Robinson’s attributes look like?


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[ZSmit88]

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Purdue ranked higher than Bama to start the season...yep, I'm in! Haha, looks good so far

Yeah man, this is pre-Nick Saban. They weren't a historic dynasty just yet!

Having Hali and Posluszny should give your defense a fighting chance in every game this season. Getting that offense going consistently will be a bit more difficult. What do Robinson’s attributes look like?

This defense is full of studs. I'm looking forward to some of the more challenging games to really see where we stand, though. I'm really worried about hanging 21-35 points consistently. I mean we struggled against Arkansas... As for Robinson, I know he's an 86 overall, I'll have to check the rest and get back to you on that.

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