Coach Chambers' Journey to the Top: The Catastrophic Chippewas | A Relegation Dynasty

[jpfine]

Rittenberg Roundup: Chips defeat 'Cats off record-breaking throw

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior Writer
October 26, 2013
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Lexington, KY - Central Michigan defeated Kentucky, which extends their three-game winning streak to four. In the old format, the Chips would now be bowl eligible with six wins. However, the only shot the Chips have at playing in a bowl game is playing in a playoff, which is now confirmed, after gaining an additional three points, on top of the four already gained. With seven points in the table, there is no way any team in Tier 8 will be able to catch the Chippewas, so they have successfully clinched the first promotion playoff in the history of Central Michigan. In addition, they become the first official team to clinch a spot in a playoff in the history of this system, after they defeated the Wildcats, 31-24.

On the first drive, the Chippewas got some yardage up the field but were ultimately forced to punt the ball to the Wildcats. The Wildcats, led by Justin Yancey, scored a 38-yard score on their first drive, which was caught by Chris Morton for the score. The safeties for Central Michigan, Aaron Sharpe and Jason Miller, could be blamed for this score, as both missed tackles on Morton, which, obviously, led to the score. Additionally, Morton was Sharpe's responsibility on coverage.

Nonetheless, Kentucky scored the first points of the game, taking the lead, 7-0. However, the Chips came back on drove the field, taking roughly four minutes to finally end with a Willie Lee rushing score. Lee is a senior for the Chips and, with this said, has had less than 10 touches on the ball all year walking into the game. Although the fourth-string heading into the year, with Brandon Cox out with a suspension, and James Mitchell out with injury, Lee could very well be getting more touches on the ball as, now, the backup halfback of the Chips. At the end of the first quarter, the score was tied, 7-7.

To start the second quarter, J.D. Reed caught an interception to get the ball back to the Chippewas. However, Marcus Jackson and his offense weren't able to get much going on offense and had to punt. The defense then shut down the Kentucky offense, to regain possession in the second quarter. Then, with the Chippewas driving, the Wildcats were able to stop them and force a decision by Chambers on fourth down. Chambers and Wade elected to go for it on fourth, and this ended up giving them a touchdown, after a corner strike to Joe Brown went the distance. The Chips led 14-7 at this point.

After regaining the lead, Central Michigan gave up a huge drive, that got capped off by a rushing touchdown from Michael Greco that tied up the game at 14. With just over a minute to go, Jackson and his offensive crew tried to drive down the field. However, a fumble by the Chippewas was overturned, Jackson threw an interception that gave the Wildcats the ball again. The defense came up big and sacked Yancey twice. Using all three of the remaining timeouts, the Chippewas had one last chance after a punt by the Wildcats. On the first play, with 8 seconds to go, Jackson threw an absolute bomb to Jarvis Dowdell, which brought the Chippewas within field goal range. Jackson spiked the ball with 3 seconds to go, and Tim Webb booted a 40-yard field goal, to give Central Michigan the lead, heading into the half, 17-14.

After giving up a first down on fourth down, the Chippewas allowed the Wildcats to score on the first drive of the third quarter. Looking to regain the lead, Jackson forced the ball, that was headed to Julius Peterson and gave up an interception. However, the defense came up big and stopped Kentucky. On the very first play of the drive, Marquis Harris fumbled the football. However, after further review, the Chippewas were able to retain possession after it was found Harris was down before the ball came out. They drove all the way into the red zone and, with a 4th-and-1 situation, turned the ball over as the fourth quarter was beginning.

With the Wildcats in their own 10-yard line, Defensive Coordinator for the Chippewas, Edgar Miller, sent a blitz that was extremely successful. So successful, in fact, that they were able to score after Justin Crum forced a fumble that was recovered by James Wilcox. The score gave the Chippewas the lead, 24-21, with five minutes left in the game. The very next drive, the Chippewa defense came up big once more, holding the Kentucky offense to a field goal, which tied the game up.

After exchanging punts, the Chippewas were set to punt once more. However, Roderick Williams attempted to throw a ball, but ended up giving it to the Kentucky defense anyways. With wonderful field position, Yancey attempted a long ball down the sidelines, that gave Miller an interception catch on the day. On the very next play, Jackson threw a ball to Garrett Ward on a corner strike play. In double-coverage, somehow, Ward was able to make the catch and ended up taking it to the house for an 85-yard pass with just 40 seconds to go in the game. With the touchdown pass, Jackson broke the program's record for most passing touchdowns in a season, with 28 and counting. Even with a valiant drive, the Kentucky Wildcats came up just short after Richard Lemon ended the game with a sack, at a final score of 31-24.

Central Michigan Chippewas at Kentucky Wildcats
Oct 26, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Central Michigan Chippewas (6-2)	7	10	0	14	31
Kentucky Wildcats (3-5)	7	7	7	3	24

Team Stats Comparison
	CMU	UK
Total Offense	438	341
Rushing Yards	86	-4
Passing Yards	352	345
First Downs	18	14
Punt Return Yards	5	21
Kick Return Yards	74	123
Total Yards	517	485
Turnovers	3	3
3rd Down Conversion	6-14	3-9
4th Down Conversion	2-4	1-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-1-0	3-2-0
Penalties	0-0	0-0
Possession Time	16:47	11:13

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		CMU	UK
3:59	(UK) TD: C. Morton, 38 Yd pass from J. Yancey (M. Shaw kick)	0	7
0:01	(CMU) TD: W. Lee, 10 Yd run (T. Webb kick)	7	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		CMU	UK
2:22	(CMU) TD: J. Brown, 37 Pass from M. Jackson (T. Webb kick)	14	7
1:13	(UK) TD: M. Greco, 0 Yd run (M. Shaw kick)	14	14
0:00	(CMU) FG: T. Webb, 40 Yd FG	17	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		CMU	UK
3:58	(UK) TD: M. Greco, 4 Yd run (M. Shaw kick)	17	21
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		CMU	UK
5:39	(CMU) TD: J. Wilcox, fumble recovery in endzone 0 Yds (T. Webb kick)	24	21
4:28	(UK) FG: M. Shaw, 48 Yd FG	24	24
0:40	(CMU) TD: G. Ward, 85 Yd pass from M. Jackson (T. Webb kick)	31	24

Central Michigan Chippewas PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Marcus Jackson 21/36 352 2 2 Roderick Williams 0/1 0 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Marquis Harris 16 49 3.0 0 Marcus Jackson 7 11 1.5 0 Willie Lee 6 26 4.3 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Marquis Harris 6 30 5.0 0 Garrett Ward 6 162 27.0 1 Jarvis Dowdell 5 96 19.2 0 Joe Brown 2 56 28.0 1 Julius Peterson 1 3 3.0 0 Willie Lee 1 5 5.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Marcus Simpson 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Jermaine Griffith 6 0.0 0 0 Carlos Sullivan 5 0.0 0 0 Jason Miller 5 0.0 1 0 Aaron Sharpe 5 0.0 0 0 Art Wilkerson 4 0.0 0 0 Kevin Robinson 3 1.0 0 0 Sean Ingraham 2 0.0 0 0 J.D. Reed 2 0.0 1 0 Will Smith 2 0.0 0 0 Antonio Butler 2 0.0 0 0 Richard Lemon 2 2.0 0 0 Justin Crum 2 0.0 0 0 James Wilcox 0 0.0 0 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Tim Webb 1/1 4/4 7 40 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Roderick Williams 3 119 39.6 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Garrett Ward 2 30 15.0 0 Joe Brown 2 44 22.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Joe Brown 3 5 1.6 0

Kentucky Wildcats PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Justin Yancey 28/35 345 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Michael Greco 10 17 1.7 2 Justin Yancey 7 -25 -3.5 0 Mike Burnette 1 4 4.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Quincy White 8 90 11.2 0 Chris Morton 8 102 12.7 1 Michael Greco 4 49 12.2 0 Donald Berry 3 34 11.3 0 Garry Carey 3 51 17.0 0 Chaz Robinson 2 19 9.5 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Chris Morton 3 0 Donald Berry 2 0 Matt Gooden 2 1 Quincy White 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Bruce Floyd 8 0.0 0 0 Jamal Roberson 6 0.0 0 0 Martin Thompson 6 0.0 1 0 Kareem Hunter 6 0.0 0 0 Roderick Tate 5 1.0 0 0 Joseph Chavis 5 0.0 0 0 Matthew Goode 4 0.0 2 0 Rob Britt 2 0.0 0 0 Anthony Brothers 2 0.0 0 0 Martin Dixon 2 0.0 0 0 Jess Edwards 2 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Michael Shaw 1/1 3/3 6 48 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Calvin Jones 4 164 41.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Kyle Bryant 3 76 25.3 0 Garry Carey 2 47 23.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Garry Carey 2 21 10.5 0

Central Michigan 2013 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Aug 31	vs Northern Iowa Panthers (Home Opener/Blackout)	Won, 38-19
Sep 7	vs Eastern Michigan Eagles (Rivalry)	Won, 45-7
Sep 14	at Michigan State Spartans	Lost, 37-30
Sep 21	at Northern Illinois Huskies	Lost, 34-31 (3OT)
Oct 5	vs Ball State Cardinals	Won, 59-57 (4OT)
Oct 12	vs Georgia State Panthers (Homecoming)	Won, 50-20
Oct 19	at Miami University RedHawks	Won, 50-49 (OT)
Oct 26	at Kentucky Wildcats	Won, 31-24
Nov 9	at Western Michigan Broncos (Rivalry)
Nov 16	vs Vanderbilt Commodores (Maroon Out)
Nov 23	vs Massachusetts Minutemen (Senior Night)
Nov 30	at Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Central Michigan has a bye week before they head to Kalamazoo, Michigan, to face off againt rival, Western Michigan. The game will help determine the winner of the Michigan MAC Trophy.
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Update

After this game and a 6-2 record, I have realized that I need to take action and adjust the sliders. Typically, I'd be fine with this type of record, but I really want to make this a rebuilding dynasty. That being said, I have officially clinched a spot in the game that can give me promotion to Tier 7. I am wondering if I should penalize myself, for some odd reason (like an article on the situation and the NCAA announces Central Michigan is not eligible for promotion this year) and prevent myself from being able to be eligible to gain promotion. I'll think it over, so nothing's set in stone, but that's where my head is at the moment. Let me know what you think.

Now, to get back on track. What I was saying was that I have decided to use J-Kits' sliders for the actual game, in addition to the penalty sliders (I may have to adjust those, too, because I haven't been getting the results that I wanted). After I finish the Around the League for both Week 9 and 10, I will adjust those sliders. We'll see how that pans out and if I need to adjust them. Other than that, that's about it. I plan to be getting out the Around the Leagues tonight and probably the Preview for the game against Western Michigan. If there's anything you have questions on, ask and I'll try my best to answer them. Thanks!

[jpfine]

Rittenberg Roundup: Around the League - Week 9

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior Writer
October 27, 2013
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Indianapolis, IN - In addition to four new teams in the rankings, there were four teams who lost during the week. The rankings have completely shifted since last week.

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Oct 27, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Nebraska (40)	7	0	1504
2	2	Missouri (21)	7	0	1457
3	3	Washington	8	0	1455
4	6	Notre Dame	5	2	1145
5	10	Cincinnati	6	0	1065
6	7	Texas A&M	5	2	998
7	12	Louisville	6	2	821
8	13	Virginia Tech	6	1	792
9	14	Oklahoma	5	2	735
10	4	South Carolina	6	2	730
11	15	UCLA	5	2	699
12	5	Alabama	7	2	678
13	16	Michigan	5	2	674
14	8	Ohio State	4	3	666
15	17	Iowa	6	1	639
16	18	Utah	6	2	597
17	21	LSU	5	3	597
18	9	Florida State	5	3	577
19	11	Kansas State	5	3	568
20	--	Miami (FL)	5	3	541
21	24	Western Kentucky	6	0	518
22	22	Florida	4	3	454
23	--	Arkansas	7	2	444
24	--	Wisconsin	4	3	330
25	--	BYU	6	1	232

Florida State, Kansas State and Alabama are notable teams who lost this week and dropped some places. Some, such as Alabama and Florida State, fell down in the rankings quite far, while others, such as Kansas State and South Carolina, didn't fall too far down the polls. Nebraska, Missouri and Washington all stayed in their rankings, at first, second and third, respectively. Oregon, who was ranked first in the nation at one point, lost to UCLA this week. The Ducks have fallen completely out of the rankings and, since conference play has started, is looking relegation straight in the face. They have lost all four games in the Pac-12 and their season isn't looking too well at the moment.

Top 25 Results
(1) Nebraska def. Michigan State, 38-20
(2) Missouri def. California, 20-13
(3) Washington def. (11) Kansas State, 28-9
Miami (FL) def. (4) South Carolina, 31-7
Arkansas def. (5) Alabama, 38-19
(6) Notre Dame def. (8) Ohio State, 33-27
(7) Texas A&M def. Arizona, 49-7
(21) LSU def. (9) Florida State, 35-28
(12) Louisville def. Virginia, 27-17
(13) Virginia Tech def. Clemson, 37-10
(15) UCLA def. Oregon, 31-10
(16) Michigan def. West Virginia, 24-10
(17) Iowa def. Northwestern, 31-14
Auburn def. (19) NC State, 38-7
Iowa State def. (20) Oklahoma State, 23-3
(22) Florida def. Tennessee, 42-7
Air Force def. (23) Tulsa, 17-16
(24) Western Kentucky def. Troy, 31-13

Top 25 Matchups
(2) Missouri (7-0) vs Colorado (3-4)
(4) Notre Dame (5-2) vs Navy (6-2)
(5) Cincinnati (6-0) vs Buffalo (4-2)
(6) Texas A&M (5-2) vs (9) Oklahoma (5-2)
(7) Louisville (6-2) vs Penn State (4-3)
(8) Virginia Tech (6-1) vs Boston College (5-1)
(10) South Carolina (6-2) vs Ole Miss (4-4)
(11) UCLA (5-2) vs Texas (4-4)
(13) Michigan (5-2) vs Michigan State (5-4)
(14) Ohio State (4-3) vs Illinois (4-4)
(15) Iowa (6-1) vs Oregon (3-4)
(16) Utah (6-2) vs Iowa State (3-4)
(17) LSU (5-3) vs UAB (2-5)
(18) Florida State (5-3) vs (20) Miami (FL) (5-3)
(19) Kansas State (5-3) vs Stanford (2-5)
(21) Western Kentucky (6-0) vs USF (2-4)
(22) Florida (4-3) vs Georgia (4-3)
(23) Arkansas (7-2) vs Auburn (4-3)
(24) Wisconsin (4-3) vs Tennessee (4-4)
(25) BYU (6-1) vs California (1-6)

Relegation Watch
Tier 1
SEC: Georgia Tech (2-6, 1-6)
Pac-12: Oregon (3-4, 0-4)
Tier 2
Big Ten: Virginia (2-4, 1-4)
Big 12: Hawai'i (2-6, 1-4)
Tier 3
ACC: Connecticut (1-6, 0-4)
American: Louisiana Tech (2-5, 1-4)
Tier 4: UNLV (2-5, 1-3)
Tier 5: Wyoming (2-4, 0-3)
Tier 6: Memphis (1-5, 0-3)
Tier 7: South Alabama (1-5, 1-2)

Heisman Watch - Updated: Oct 27, 2013
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Kyle Cox	QB	Nebraska		134-200, 1658 Yds, 87 Car, 480 Yds, 26 TDs
Ryan Jones	QB	Louisville		124-223, 1725 Yds, 114 Car, 564 Yds, 23 TDs
Tyler Miller	QB	Alabama		119-241, 1664 Yds, 152 Car, 742 Yds, 21 TDs
Jesse Hines	QB	Texas A&M		143-247, 1833 Yds, 104 Car, 513 Yds, 27 TDs
Tony Smith	HB	Washington		116 Car, 653 Yds, 12 Rec, 181 Yds, 12 TDs

The top 5 of the Heisman Watch remained the same this week, although Tyler Miller and Tony Smith both moved down in the rankings. Jesse Hines moved up to fourth from fifth, and Kyle Cox and Ryan Jones are now first and second, respectively.

Tier 8 Conference Standings - Updated: Oct 27, 2013
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Central Michigan	6-2	0.750	7 pts.	334	247	W4
Kent State	5-3	0.625	3 pts.	230	215	W4
New Mexico State	2-7	0.222	1 pt.	198	293	L1
Georgia State	2-7	0.222	0 pts.	158	301	L4
UMass	1-8	0.111	0 pts.	116	274	W1
Akron	0-7	0.000	0 pts.	67	243	L7

With 3 points, Kent State is the only team that has a chance to overcome the point total of the Chippewas. However, with only one more game that isn't against an FCS team and that team being a Tier 8 team, there is no possible chance that Kent State can beat Central Michigan in Tier 8, even if Central Michigan loses out.

Central Michigan has a bye week before they play Western Michigan in Kalamazoo.

[Bigsheen]

Re: Coach Chambers' Journey to the Top: The Catastrophic Chippewas | A Relegation Dyn

Good win against Kentucky! I love the idea of the relegation dynasties and I see they have become very popular on the boards in the past few years. I still don't entirely understand how everything works but from what I've seen in yours (still have to go through everything) it looks like an awesome idea.

As for the promotion/skill level/penalties, I love challenging/limiting myself so I'd say go for it!

[jpfine]

Rittenberg Roundup: Around the League - Week 10

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior Writer
November 3, 2013
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Indianapolis, IN - A whopping five teams have now joined the rankings, after five jumped out. Teams such as LSU, Miami (FL) and Western Kentucky lost this week and didn't gain enough votes to stay in the Top 25.

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Nov 4, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Nebraska (33)	7	0	1497
2	2	Missouri (26)	8	0	1429
3	3	Washington (1)	8	0	1418
4	5	Cincinnati (1)	7	0	1216
5	6	Texas A&M	6	2	1126
6	4	Notre Dame	6	2	1114
7	7	Louisville	7	2	1007
8	8	Virginia Tech	7	1	989
9	12	Alabama	7	2	831
10	13	Michigan	6	2	795
11	14	Ohio State	5	3	752
12	15	Iowa	7	1	735
13	9	Oklahoma	5	3	650
14	18	Florida State	6	3	631
15	19	Kansas State	6	3	599
16	10	South Carolina	6	3	533
17	11	UCLA	5	3	508
18	22	Florida	5	3	491
19	--	Ole Miss	5	4	483
20	--	Texas	5	4	444
21	25	BYU	7	1	414
22	--	NC State	7	2	386
23	16	Utah	6	3	232
24	--	Northern Illinois	5	2	225
25	--	Auburn	5	3	212

Florida State, Kansas State and Alabama are notable teams who lost this week and dropped some places. Some, such as Alabama and Florida State, fell down in the rankings quite far, while others, such as Kansas State and South Carolina, didn't fall too far down the polls. Nebraska, Missouri and Washington all stayed in their rankings, at first, second and third, respectively. Oregon, who was ranked first in the nation at one point, lost to UCLA this week. The Ducks have fallen completely out of the rankings and, since conference play has started, is looking relegation straight in the face. They have lost all four games in the Pac-12 and their season isn't looking too well at the moment.

Top 25 Results
(2) Missouri def. Colorado, 34-17
(4) Notre Dame def. Navy, 34-31
(5) Cincinnati def. Buffalo, 44-24
(6) Texas A&M def. (9) Oklahoma, 31-10
(7) Louisville def. Penn State, 35-28
(8) Virginia Tech def. Boston College, 38-24
Ole Miss def. (10) South Carolina, 45-17
Texas def. (11) UCLA, 40-20
(13) Michigan def. Michigan State, 30-24
(14) Ohio State def. Illinois, 38-14
(15) Iowa def. Oregon, 31-27
Iowa State def. (16) Utah, 38-10
UAB def. (17) LSU, 37-17
(18) Florida State def. (20) Miami (FL), 38-27
(19) Kansas State def. Stanford, 38-13
USF def. (21) Western Kentucky, 31-21
(22) Florida def. Georgia, 35-19
Auburn def. (23) Arkansas, 27-23
Tennessee def. (24) Wisconsin, 34-31
(25) BYU def. California, 14-6

Top 25 Matchups
(1) Nebraska (7-0) vs Washington State (3-6)
(2) Missouri (8-0) vs (23) Utah (6-3)
(3) Washington (8-0) vs (12) Iowa (7-1)
(4) Cincinnati (7-0) vs UL Lafayette (4-3)
(5) Texas A&M (6-2) vs TCU (4-5)
(6) Notre Dame (6-2) vs West Virginia (3-5)
(7) Louisville (7-2) vs Wisconsin (4-4)
(8) Virginia Tech (7-1) vs Miami (FL) (5-4)
(9) Alabama (7-2) vs LSU (5-4)
(10) Michigan (6-2) vs (14) Florida State (6-3)
(11) Ohio State (5-3) vs Clemson (2-6)
(13) Oklahoma (5-3) vs Baylor (3-5)
(15) Kansas State (6-3) vs Oregon State (4-4)
(16) South Carolina (6-3) vs Georgia (4-4)
(17) UCLA (5-3) vs Arizona (4-4)
(18) Florida (5-3) vs Vanderbilt (3-6)
(19) Ole Miss (5-4) vs Central Arkansas (5-4)
(21) BYU (7-1) vs Colorado (3-5)
(22) NC State (7-2) vs Penn State (4-4)
(24) Northern Illinois (5-2) vs Duke (3-4)
(25) Auburn (5-3) vs Tennessee (5-4)

Relegation Watch
Tier 1
SEC: Georgia Tech (2-6, 1-6)
Pac-12: Oregon (3-5, 0-5)
Tier 2
Big Ten: Virginia (2-5, 1-5)
Big 12: California (1-7, 1-5)
Tier 3
ACC: Connecticut (1-7, 0-5)
American: Louisiana Tech (2-6, 1-5)
Tier 4: UL Lafayette (4-3, 1-3)
Tier 5: Wyoming (2-5, 0-4)
Tier 6: Memphis (1-6, 0-4)
Tier 7: South Alabama (1-6, 1-3)

Heisman Watch - Updated: Nov 4, 2013
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Ryan Jones	QB	Louisville		149-267, 2042 Yds, 132 Car, 635 Yds, 26 TDs
Jesse Hines	QB	Texas A&M		154-269, 1960 Yds, 125 Car, 621 Yds, 29 TDs
Kyle Cox	QB	Nebraska		134-200, 1658 Yds, 87 Car, 480 Yds, 26 TDs
Robert Jackson	QB	Missouri		123-270, 1726 Yds, 131 Car, 698 Yds, 19 TDs
Kenneth Kelly	HB	Iowa		136 Car, 854 Yds, 18 Rec, 296 Yds, 13 TDs

Tyler Miller and Tony Smith fall out of the Heisman Watch as Robert Jackson and Kenneth Kelly hop in, both for the first time this season. Kyle Cox falls from first to third, as Ryan Jones and Jesse Hines hop into first and second, respectively.

Tier 8 Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 4, 2013
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Central Michigan	6-2	0.750	7 pts.	334	247	W4
Kent State	6-3	0.667	4 pts.	271	218	W5
New Mexico State	2-8	0.200	1 pt.	226	338	L2
UMass	2-8	0.200	1 pt.	150	284	W2
Georgia State	2-8	0.200	0 pts.	168	335	L5
Akron	0-8	0.000	0 pts.	70	284	L8

Kent State gains another point against Akron and UMass grabs another win, but grabs their first point after beating Georgia State. New Mexico State loses their second game in a row, however, they are kept in third place, even with the win for UMass.

Central Michigan faces Western Michigan in Kalamazoo on November 10.

[whughes]

Re: Coach Chambers' Journey to the Top: The Catastrophic Chippewas | A Relegation Dyn

I suggest using the community sliders, that’s what I’ve been using in my dynasties and I’m getting good games out of them. But honestly, the biggest thing is to not use the coaching skill trees. The game plays so much better when you don’t use the skill trees, they give you an advantage over the cpu. I would be careful with penalizing yourself so early in the dynasty because it might kill your mojo. Just play out the rest of this season and reset your skill trees in the offseason, you’ll see a jump in difficulty

[MvPeterson2828]

Coach Chambers' Journey to the Top: The Catastrophic Chippewas | A Relegation Dynasty

I suggest using the community sliders, that’s what I’ve been using in my dynasties and I’m getting good games out of them. But honestly, the biggest thing is to not use the coaching skill trees. The game plays so much better when you don’t use the skill trees, they give you an advantage over the cpu. I would be careful with penalizing yourself so early in the dynasty because it might kill your mojo. Just play out the rest of this season and reset your skill trees in the offseason, you’ll see a jump in difficulty

I agree here. To chime in a little, I’m going back to Community Slider set with my own tweaks, fatigue off and no use of the skill tree (except Recruiting tree) I was using J-Kits and his slider set doesn’t seem to do to well with Fatigue off. Came across some issues In game that a Slower HB with 84 speed out ran my 92 speed Cornerback and 96 speed Safety. Not sure what caused it, but my guess was the Running Ability at 90. Community slider set with no coach trees except recruiting and fatigue off for me, has been excellent.


Definitely don’t penalize yourself so early man, it will probably end up killing the dynasty for you. I mean if you really want to, go ahead. Just take it as luck! Maybe next season you’ll have a down year and you’ll get demoted back down. Either way, your call man. I am still following!


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[jpfine]

Rittenberg Roundup: Week 11 Preview

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior Writer
November 9, 2013
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Kalamazoo, MI - Central Michigan looks to get to seven wins on the season with the game against Western Michigan today. They also look to grab their first Michigan MAC Trophy since 2010, while Western Michigan would obtain just their second since the creation of the trophy, after winning said trophy in 2005. In addition, both teams are fighting to win the Victory Cannon, the trophy for the winner between the two teams. Western Michigan looks to continue their streak in this game and extend it to three straight years.

Rittenberg Roundup: Week 11 Preview | November 9, 2013
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Central Michigan Chippewas (6-2, 2-2 Away)		Western Michigan Broncos (2-7, 0-4 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 41.8 Points Per Game 22.4 496.0 Total Offensive Yards 377.6 124.6 Rushing Yards 135.0 371.4 Passing Yards 242.6 Defensive Stats Comparison 30.9 Points Allowed 24.6 380.5 Total Yards Allowed 369.4 118.3 Rushing Yards Allowed 130.4 262.3 Passing Yards Allowed 239.0 Injury Report Landon Phillips ACL (Out for Season) Matt Lane Suspension (4 games) Brandon Cox Suspension (4 games) James Mitchell Torn Abdominal (7 weeks)

Chambers looks to go undefeated with the rivals this year, after he and the Chippewas defeated Eastern Michigan. With the hot streak they're on, Central Michigan should easily take care of Western Michigan. After all, the Broncos are 2-7.

Projected Score
Central Michigan, 35-17

Western Michigan is having a pretty terrible season, including losing to a Michigan State team that beat Central Michigan, too, but in a much closer game. They beat a Memphis team that is on the brink of relegation and a Ball State team that is currently 4-3.

Central Michigan is looking to finish their season in style, with huge win against Western Michigan and other teams to finish off the season, such as Vanderbilt and UMass. After James Mitchell went down with a torn pectoral, the Chips defeated Kentucky with a heavily pass-minded offense, that allowed quarterback Marcus Jackson to break the program's record for most passing touchdowns in a season. The Chippewas should handle a team that's had as rough a season as the Broncos have had.

[jpfine]

Good win against Kentucky! I love the idea of the relegation dynasties and I see they have become very popular on the boards in the past few years. I still don't entirely understand how everything works but from what I've seen in yours (still have to go through everything) it looks like an awesome idea.

As for the promotion/skill level/penalties, I love challenging/limiting myself so I'd say go for it!

Thanks, I'm glad I was able to pull out the dub! If you have any questions whatsoever about my system, just let me know and I'll try my best to answer them! Thanks for the advice, I definitely think I'll be looking into ways to spice up the dynasty!

I suggest using the community sliders, that’s what I’ve been using in my dynasties and I’m getting good games out of them. But honestly, the biggest thing is to not use the coaching skill trees. The game plays so much better when you don’t use the skill trees, they give you an advantage over the cpu. I would be careful with penalizing yourself so early in the dynasty because it might kill your mojo. Just play out the rest of this season and reset your skill trees in the offseason, you’ll see a jump in difficulty

I agree here. To chime in a little, I’m going back to Community Slider set with my own tweaks, fatigue off and no use of the skill tree (except Recruiting tree) I was using J-Kits and his slider set doesn’t seem to do to well with Fatigue off. Came across some issues In game that a Slower HB with 84 speed out ran my 92 speed Cornerback and 96 speed Safety. Not sure what caused it, but my guess was the Running Ability at 90. Community slider set with no coach trees except recruiting and fatigue off for me, has been excellent.


Definitely don’t penalize yourself so early man, it will probably end up killing the dynasty for you. I mean if you really want to, go ahead. Just take it as luck! Maybe next season you’ll have a down year and you’ll get demoted back down. Either way, your fall man. I am still following!

Thank you guys so much for your advice! I do think that adjusting my skill trees could definitely help, but I think keeping my recruiting tree as full as possible will be huge, as I have limited myself to not adjusting that part of the game at all.

Thanks again, Peterson, for keeping up since Day One, it's been a real pleasure!

Regarding the sliders, however, I have no idea where I'm gonna go with those. Initially, I liked J-Kit's sliders (I forget who suggested them), but, after I literally just looked at the Community Sliders, I think I might be leaning towards them. I'm done for the night and I haven't adjusted them yet, so I think I'm gonna sleep on it and make my decision in the morning. Either one I choose, I do think I'll have to equal FG Accuracy for myself because, although it hasn't shown yet, I cannot kick for my life. It's gonna bad at some points. That's why I've leaned towards going for two or going for it on fourth because there's really no point.

Also, with my penalization, you guys make a good point in that, if I do get promoted and I have a crappy year next year, I could very well be back in Tier 8, so it may balance itself out. May as well get a taste of Tier 7 lol

Anywho, I appreciate all of your suggestions and I think all of it will help me make my decision. Thank you all for keeping up with me and, hopefully (fingers crossed), I'll be able to get to it tomorrow and get some games done before Christmas.

[jpfine]

Update

After some sleep, I have decided to go with the Community Sliders, so I'll be plugging them in and getting the Western Michigan game out as soon as possible. I'm gonna try to play the game right now, and I'll most likely have to get the box score out later in the day.

EDIT: Alright, done with the game, just have to fill in the Generator and we'll be good to go. Won't get a chance to do that this morning, I'll have to wait until probably after 7, at the earliest. I'll keep you guys updated. If I don't get anything out the rest of the day or tomorrow, Merry Christmas to those of you who celebrate! Happy Holidays for those who don't!

[MvPeterson2828]

Re: Coach Chambers' Journey to the Top: The Catastrophic Chippewas | A Relegation Dyn

Update

After some sleep, I have decided to go with the Community Sliders, so I'll be plugging them in and getting the Western Michigan game out as soon as possible. I'm gonna try to play the game right now, and I'll most likely have to get the box score out later in the day.

EDIT: Alright, done with the game, just have to fill in the Generator and we'll be good to go. Won't get a chance to do that this morning, I'll have to wait until probably after 7, at the earliest. I'll keep you guys updated. If I don't get anything out the rest of the day or tomorrow, Merry Christmas to those of you who celebrate! Happy Holidays for those who don't!

I’m doing the same thing, going with community set as well. Keep up the good work my man, been a pleasure being here from the start!

Merry Christmas man! Be safe!


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[jpfine]

Rittenberg Roundup: Western Michigan can't keep up with Central Michigan

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior Writer
November 9, 2013
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Kalamazoo, MI - The Chippewas have now won each of the last five games. Whether home or away, Central Michigan has gotten it down and the Chips are hot now, after defeating their rival, Western Michigan. In addition to continuing their win streak, the Chippewas have now earned their first Michigan MAC Trophy and their first Victory Cannon under head coach Andrew Chambers, who joined the Chips this past spring. Central Michigan defeated the Broncos, quite soundly, 31-10.

To start the Broncos had the ball, and the Chips were able to force a punt from Jeffrey Alexander in four plays. Pat Woods wasn't really able to get anything going and Greg Underwood was missing his receivers right and left. After Joe Brown received the punt and took it up a couple yards, the Chippewas were able to get right to business. However, their business went just as poorly as the Broncos' had, so Roderick Williams came out to punt. Although Marquis Harris was able to get a couple yards and a first down, when the Chips went to the air, Marcus Jackson faced similar problems to Underwood and he wasn't able to complete a single pass. It also didn't help to get sacked on third down.

After exchanging punts, the Chips were able to come down with an interception, after Aaron Sharpe jumped a route by Mark Davis. In their own territory, the Chips were forced to settle for a field goal, even with a solid drive. Jackson was able to complete his first pass for a single yard that went to Harris. At the end of the drive, he was 1-for-6, with a single yard to his name. Tim Webb came out and booted a 33-yard field goal, with the help from Xavier Deloach with the hold.

With the Chippewas leading 3-0, the Broncos marched down the field and allowed Jeff Williams to kick a bomb through the uprights, to even the game at a field goal. The cracker of a kick was a whopping 51-yards and it gave the team some momentum. However, not for long. The Chippewas drove down the field and ended with a 21-yard dart to a streaking Jermaine Harris, who caught the ball for a touchdown. At the half, Central Michigan was leading Western Michigan, 10-3, and the Chippewas would get the ball to start the second half.

To start the second half, Central Michigan took a good chunk of the second half to get to the end zone. The team took nearly the entire play clock nearly every play, until Marquis Harris scored on a passing play, with a wonderful, accurate throw from Jackson. They upped the score from 10-3 to 17-3 and became fully in the driver's seat with two minutes left in the quarter. The Chippewa defense, spearheaded by Cedric Mann and Richard Lemon, came up with another stop and gave possession to the offense.

The offense took their time once more, getting to the red zone with four minutes to go in the game. The entire drive lasted roughly four minutes of playing time, capped off with a Willie Lee passing touchdown with just under four minutes to go. The Broncos tried to, and succeeded in, quickly scoring a touchdown to get back in the game. Alas, the mountain of points the Chippewas had put on the board was too much, and the Omar Cox touchdown in the winding minutes of the game sealed the deal. The final score of the game was 31-10.

The win against Western Michigan allows the Chippewas to take home the Michigan MAC Trophy, regardless of the outcome between the Eagles and the Broncos that was 38-17, in favor of the Eagles. In addition, Chambers and the Chips take home their very first Victory Cannon and, according to Chambers, these two trophies should stay with the Chips for quite some time.

Central Michigan Chippewas at Western Michigan Broncos
Nov 9, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Central Michigan Chippewas (7-2)	3	7	7	14	31
Western Michigan Broncos (2-8)	0	3	0	7	10

Team Stats Comparison
	CMU	WMU
Total Offense	376	238
Rushing Yards	44	51
Passing Yards	332	187
First Downs	19	12
Punt Return Yards	5	0
Kick Return Yards	49	97
Total Yards	430	335
Turnovers	1	2
3rd Down Conversion	7-11	2-9
4th Down Conversion	0-2	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-3-1	4-1-0
Penalties	6-50	4-45
Possession Time	19:26	8:34

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		CMU	WMU
0:47	(CMU) FG: T. Webb, 32 Yd FG	3	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		CMU	WMU
4:40	(WMU) FG: J. Williams, 51 Yd FG	3	3
1:07	(CMU) TD: J. Harris, 21 Yd pass from M. Jackson (T. Webb kick)	10	3
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		CMU	WMU
2:15	(CMU) TD: M. Harris, 5 Yd pass from M. Jackson (T. Webb kick)	17	3
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		CMU	WMU
3:51	(CMU) TD: W. Lee, 5 Yd pass from M. Jackson (T. Webb kick)	24	3
2:28	(WMU) TD: P. Woods, 3 Yd run (J. Williams kick)	24	10
1:43	(CMU) TD: O. Cox, 0 Yd pass from M. Jackson (T. Webb kick)	31	10

Central Michigan Chippewas PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Marcus Jackson 28/39 332 4 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Marquis Harris 14 49 3.5 0 Marcus Jackson 6 -18 -3.0 0 Willie Lee 3 10 3.3 0 Xavier Deloach 2 6 3.0 0 Derek Miller 1 -3 -3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Marquis Harris 7 62 8.8 1 Joe Brown 7 125 17.8 0 Garrett Ward 3 32 10.6 0 Jarvis Dowdell 3 36 12.0 0 Willie Lee 3 29 9.6 1 Julius Peterson 2 9 4.5 0 Omar Cox 2 18 9.0 1 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Jake Phillips 2 0 Marcus Simpson 0 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Cedric Mann 4 1.0 0 0 Richard Lemon 4 1.0 0 0 Aaron Sharpe 4 0.0 1 0 Carlos Sullivan 4 0.0 0 0 Rian Henderson 3 0.0 0 0 Justin Crum 3 0.0 0 0 Alex Fisher 3 0.0 0 0 Kevin Robinson 3 2.0 0 0 Jermaine Griffith 3 0.0 0 0 J.D. Reed 2 0.0 0 0 Jason Miller 2 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Tim Webb 1/1 4/4 7 33 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Roderick Williams 1 51 51.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Joe Brown 2 49 24.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Joe Brown 1 5 5.0 0

Western Michigan Broncos PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Greg Underwood 13/29 187 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Pat Woods 12 51 4.2 1 Greg Underwood 3 0 0.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Mark Carlson 4 88 22.0 0 Reggie Brooks 2 46 23.0 0 Mark Davis 2 14 7.0 0 Ryan Rice 2 33 16.5 0 Pat Woods 1 -12 -12.0 0 Nick Hayden 1 9 9.0 0 Tyrone Carter 1 9 9.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Michael Nunez 3 0 Jonathan Brown 2 1 Mark Davis 2 0 Josh Howard 1 1 Mark Carlson 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Tyrone Hale 6 0.0 0 0 Erik Martin 6 0.0 0 0 Paul Madison 6 0.0 0 0 Brandon Brown 5 1.0 0 0 David Holiday 5 0.0 1 0 Randy Sampson 5 0.0 0 0 Bryan Pope 4 0.0 0 0 Roger Davidson 3 0.0 0 0 Ben Young 3 1.0 0 0 John Mitchell 2 0.0 0 0 Jamil Mason 2 0.0 0 0 Jon Rodgers 2 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Jeff Williams 1/3 1/1 4 52 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Jeffrey Alexander 3 127 42.3 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Jon Buckley 3 74 24.6 0 Roger Davidson 1 23 23.0 0

Central Michigan 2013 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Aug 31	vs Northern Iowa Panthers (Home Opener/Blackout)	Won, 38-19
Sep 7	vs Eastern Michigan Eagles (Rivalry)	Won, 45-7
Sep 14	at Michigan State Spartans	Lost, 37-30
Sep 21	at Northern Illinois Huskies	Lost, 34-31 (3OT)
Oct 5	vs Ball State Cardinals	Won, 59-57 (4OT)
Oct 12	vs Georgia State Panthers (Homecoming)	Won, 50-20
Oct 19	at Miami University RedHawks	Won, 50-49 (OT)
Oct 26	at Kentucky Wildcats	Won, 31-24
Nov 9	at Western Michigan Broncos (Rivalry)	Won, 31-10
Nov 16	vs Vanderbilt Commodores (Maroon Out)
Nov 23	vs Massachusetts Minutemen (Senior Night)
Nov 30	at Notre Dame Fighting Irish

The Chippewas head home to Mount Pleasant to play the Vanderbilt Commodores this upcoming Saturday.

[PeoplesChampGB]

Re: Coach Chambers' Journey to the Top: The Catastrophic Chippewas | A Relegation Dyn

Great win. Congrats on now being Bowl Eligible.

[MvPeterson2828]

Re: Coach Chambers' Journey to the Top: The Catastrophic Chippewas | A Relegation Dyn

Good win!! Bowl eligible!! Heck yeah man!


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[jpfine]

I’m doing the same thing, going with community set as well. Keep up the good work my man, been a pleasure being here from the start!

Merry Christmas man! Be safe!

Yeah, the Community Slider worked really well, I mean really well. Also, the penalty part of the game really started to show after the slider change, so I think it's kind of something that you need both penalty and gameplay sliders adjusted to really see some changes in the game. However, most of the penalties for me were delay of game penalties because I had to leave but didn't pause it (even though I know for sure I paused it) lol

Great win. Congrats on now being Bowl Eligible.

Good win!! Bowl eligible!! Heck yeah man!

Great to be able to play to make it to the next tier. I think it's still undecided in Tier 7 who is eligible for relegation, but, at the moment, it's looking like I'll have to play Memphis. Even in addition to the pro-rel playoff I clinched, I might be able to play in the Taco Bell Bottom Championship, which would be crazy. If we win out, we should definitely be in it. If we lose to just Notre Dame, and no one more, we could have a chance, too. It all depends on the votes.

Speaking of which, I was thinking about it, and I wanted to make you guys involved in the process so, when comes time, I'm gonna be having some Google Forms to help me make the fields for all of the tiered playoffs and the national championship. I'll let you guys know when I need your help, but I think it'd be really helpful to me and, like I said, I want to involve you guys.

I'm gonna try to get the Week 11 Around the League out later tonight (maybe within the next couple hours - don't quote me), but I got an Xbox One for Christmas, so, at the moment, my dad and I are playing FIFA with each other. Wouldn't seem right to play on my 360 when my parents got me an Xbox One. Again, Merry Christmas everybody! Hope you all have a great rest of your day!

[jpfine]

Hello all!

So, for Christmas, in addition to the Xbox I got, I got a tripod and I wanted to make some videos. Although the quality is crappy as heck, I still wanted to allow you guys to be able to watch and see how it's going. As I can stream FIFA on my Xbox with Mixer, I have decided to use that as my platform for streaming. So, again, although crappy as heck, I'm using my iPhone with the tripod (which is literally on a chair) to stream it.

The link for my stream is here.

I plan on starting it for Season 2, but if you want me to stream the rest of Season 1, I'd be happy to comply. I actually have it running at the moment, just to test it out. So if you want to see some Tier 5 play (Troy vs Northern Illinois), go ahead and check it out.

It is and will be on mute for the foreseeable future. I play in my basement and the audio quality is even worse (I know, right? How is that possible?) than the video quality. Also, my family does... things... in my house, so unless you want to hear my family walking around and watching Infinity War, then I won't be able to commentate, other than typing in the chat. I want to make this a thing, so I'll see how this does.

As always, thanks guys and have a Merry Christmas!