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Emmett14 · 04-14-2021, 05:53 PM

It's 1966.

When Menno Morgano was a child, he dreamed of becoming the all-time-leader in something. It could be points, assists, rebounds, three pointers, whatever it was, Menno wanted to see his name at the top of a list. It was the ultimate goal. It showed you had ability and it showed you had longevity, and what could be more impressive than saying I did more of something than any other person.

Two years as a backup guard and two years as a starter averaging 10-12 points a game at the University of Seattle had taught him pretty quickly that he wasn't likely going to be all the time leader in anything. A torn ACL and MCL while in training camp in Europe with a Finnish basketball team meant he wasn't going to be the all time leader of anything on any other continent either.

Menno's basketball career was Finnished (pun intended) and he felt very unfulfilled. For the two years after his brief professional basketball foray, Menno worked as a personal trainer for various players with professional dreams as well as attended and participated in coaching clinics and basketball camps and spent his time networking and looking for a place to start his new career in basketball.

At the age of 26, Menno was looking to catch on at a solid program somewhere and bide his time as an assistant before finding a program of his own to get his head coaching career started. But, then the University of Central Oklahoma called. And they offered him the head coaching job.

Suddenly there was another record that he could reach: the all-time coaching victories record. Timothy Garza, the only man to ever reach more than 1,000 wins retired in 1942 with 1,139 of them, and he was the new target for Menno Morgano.

Menno took the Central Oklahoma job, not caring that he had offers at some high major schools to be an assistant and to put himself in position of getting a head coaching job at a higher echelon school than UCO. But, every year Morgano spent as an assistant was going to be a year that he wasn't accumulating victories to climb all 1,140 feet to get to the top of the summit of Mt. Garza.

So, let's take that first step up that mountain.

Emmett14 · 04-14-2021, 06:09 PM

The University of Central Oklahoma Bronchos (UCO) are in Edmond, Oklahoma a suburb just north of Oklahoma City. It's a large school with a large enrollment even though their athletic programs have never made it to the level of Oklahoma State University, University of Oklahoma or University of Tulsa all of which of had solid basketball histories are all in power conferences currently.

The previous head coach was John Solomon who spent 8 years in Edmond, with just one winning season to show for it in 1959-60 when the Bronchos went 16-14 (11-5), before being fired.

UCO joined the NCAA in 1856 (the inaugural season was 1850) and was one of the earliest D-2 schools to make that transition to D-1. They joined the Southland Conference in 1871 and have been there ever since. They have made the tournament 4 times, 1906, 1928, 1929 and 1933. In their first appearance in '06, they managed an upset in the 1st round and made to a second game.

I made Morgano (a game generated name) a level 0 (out of 15) coach which meant I had 100 points to divvy out over 4 categories (recruiting, scouting, offense, defense) and I went with 10, 5, 80, 5, with offense being the 80. So, I'm going to lean pretty hard into having an offensive identity with my ballclubs, which is not something I'm use to in this game.

I received four offers for my first job, Central Oklahoma and then three MEAC schools, Savannah State, Florida A&M and South Carolina State. Florida A&M was the only real contender, but I went with UCO for a couple of reasons:

The main one was that they have a roster that really fits my offensive coaching identity, and I think I have the opportunity to be successful the first two years with the roster that I'm inheriting. The other reason is that I live in Oklahoma City and the Central Oklahoma campus is about 15 miles from my house so there is certainly a local attraction to me.

But, like the first post said, my goal is to become the all time win leader and do it in a realistic-ish number of years. And since that is my goal, I do want to prioritize winning and not being shy about changing jobs if the change will increase my win totals quicker. So, I wouldn't be upset at all if I only spend 3 or 4 years at UCO and am able to move on to another gig very quickly.

I'll have a post about the status of the 'universe' in 1966, with the various conference changes that have happened over the previous 116 years of simulated history.

But, first a preview of our staff and players:

Emmett14 · 04-14-2021, 08:27 PM

Two of the staff from the previous regime went and found other jobs, Louis Pollard went to Missouri Kansas City and Denny Holman went to North Carolina A&T.

Billy Bond, 52, is staying on the staff, just like he did the last time UCO changed head coaches. Bond has been there since 1952 and will handle recruiting duties. The two new guys on staff are both brand new to the profession as well. Scout Christopher Gonzalez, 30 years old, and 28 year old Tony Datcher. Datcher is defensive minded coach who will handle most of the defensive strategy and play calling for us. I'll ditch these guys so fast it will make their heads spin as soon as I get to a better program.

Emmett14 · 04-14-2021, 08:44 PM

The 1965-66 Bronchos, and the team that got John Solomon fired, went 12-20 (6-12). They only graduated one senior, 6'8" Carl Toews who played a career high 14 minutes a game last year averaging 3.7 points and 2.9 rebounds a game. Every other player on the team returns.

Last year's info:

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CENTRAL OKLAHOMA BRONCHOS TEAM INFO

Current Performance
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Team Prestige:        12   Record Vs 1-50:      0-0   Poll Rank:            NR   
Season Record:     12-20   Record Vs 51-100:    2-5   RPI Rank:           #347   
Conference Record:  6-12   Record Vs 101-200:   1-2 
Home Record:         7-5   Record Vs 200+:     9-13 


Team Stats         CR  NR  Opp. Stats         CR  NR  Margin             CR  NR  
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Points       66.8   8 368  Points       70.4   4 171  Points       -3.7   8 330  
O.Reb         9.4   8 380  O.Reb         8.7   1  22  O.Reb         0.8   3 152  
D.Reb        22.0  10 432  D.Reb        22.9   3  75  D.Reb        -0.9   8 298  
Rebounds     31.4  10 434  Rebounds     31.6   2  25  Rebounds     -0.1   7 225  
Assists       9.6  10 452  Assists      12.2   5  85  Assists      -2.7  10 433  
Steals        8.5   2  42  Steals        8.0  10 441  Steals        0.4   3 162  
Blocks        1.3  10 432  Blocks        2.8   6 145  Blocks       -1.5   9 383  
Turnovers    16.6   9 447  Turnovers    14.8   3 123  Turnovers     1.8   8 371  
Fouls        21.6  10 423  Fouls        19.9   5 192  Fouls         1.7  10 394  
FG%          .439   9 271  FG%          .476   9 433  FG%         -.038   9 414  
FT%          .674   9 373  FT%          .718   9 359  FT%         -.044   9 402  
3P%          .359   3 154  3P%          .347   6 213  3P%          .012   5 163  
PPS          1.32   2  94  PPS          1.42  10 452  PPS         -.097  10 386  
Adj. FG%     .523   1 107  Adj. FG%     .531   9 413  Adj. FG%    -.008   6 252

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CENTRAL OKLAHOMA BRONCHOS Averages

 Player               Pos  GP  GS   Min   Pts  Orb  Reb  Ast  Stl  Blk   To  Fls   +/-
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 Michael Louis          C  24  24  30.8   7.3  1.8  7.9  0.8  0.6  0.3  1.9  3.2  -2.8
 Allen Osborne         SF  32  32  27.8  10.7  1.9  4.5  1.3  0.9  0.3  2.3  3.1  -3.5
 Rogers Mpoyo          PF  32  32  26.8   6.3  1.7  5.7  1.1  0.9  0.1  1.5  2.8  -2.1
 Nick Reyes            PG  32  32  26.4  11.1  0.4  2.6  1.2  0.7  0.0  2.8  2.9  -4.2
 Christian Jenkins     SG  30  19  26.1  10.5  1.6  3.1  1.5  1.8  0.2  2.5  2.5   0.2
 Norense Chapman       SG  32   2  25.2  10.4  0.6  1.8  1.2  2.2  0.3  2.9  3.0  -2.9
 Jericho Becht         PG  17  11  21.7   8.5  0.6  2.4  1.0  0.9  0.1  2.1  1.9  -1.4
 Carl Toews            SF  32   0  14.0   3.7  0.7  2.9  1.1  0.4  0.1  1.0  1.5  -1.9
 Ian Dickinson          C  32   8  10.1   1.5  0.5  2.5  0.5  0.1  0.0  0.6  1.4  -1.1
 N. Ozuna-Harrison     PG  23   0   8.6   2.7  0.3  1.0  0.7  0.8  0.0  0.7  1.0  -0.6
 Anfernee Ayala        PG  16   0   3.6   1.5  0.1  0.2  0.3  0.1  0.0  0.2  0.5   0.6
 Allan Randolph        PF  10   0   2.9   0.8  0.3  0.8  0.1  0.0  0.0  0.2  0.2  -0.8
 Jonah Stensgard        C  16   0   2.9   0.4  0.1  0.6  0.2  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.4   0.8
 Rich Scurry           PF   0   0   0.0   0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0   0.0
 Chris Berry           SG   0   0   0.0   0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0   0.0

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CENTRAL OKLAHOMA BRONCHOS Shooting

 Player               Pos  Fgm  Fga   Fg%  Ftm  Fta   Ft%  3pm  3pa    3p%   PPS  +/-
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 Michael Louis          C   71  166  .428   32   45  .711    2    3   .667  1.06     
 Allen Osborne         SF  108  271  .399   77  111  .694   49  151   .325  1.26     
 Rogers Mpoyo          PF   81  168  .482   40   69  .580    1    1  1.000  1.21     
 Nick Reyes            PG  107  275  .389   89  124  .718   51  179   .285  1.29     
 Christian Jenkins     SG  107  225  .476   45   80  .563   57  142   .401  1.40     
 Norense Chapman       SG  105  208  .505   58   79  .734   66  137   .482  1.61     
 Jericho Becht         PG   51  100  .510   17   28  .607   26   61   .426  1.45     
 Carl Toews            SF   34   87  .391   39   53  .736   11   41   .268  1.36     
 Ian Dickinson          C   15   37  .405   17   26  .654    0    1   .000  1.27     
 N. Ozuna-Harrison     PG   19   54  .352   19   26  .731    6   29   .207  1.17     
 Anfernee Ayala        PG    7   14  .500    7   11  .636    3    7   .429  1.71     
 Allan Randolph        PF    2    7  .286    3    4  .750    1    5   .200  1.14     
 Jonah Stensgard        C    3    7  .429    0    1  .000    0    4   .000  0.86     
 Rich Scurry           PF    0    0  .000    0    0  .000    0    0   .000  0.00     
 Chris Berry           SG    0    0  .000    0    0  .000    0    0   .000  0.00

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CENTRAL OKLAHOMA BRONCHOS Schedule

  Date        Opponent                       Record  RPI  Result  Score        Record
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  11/18/65    at Pittsburg State              15-15  432       W  64-52           1-0
  11/25/65    at Oklahoma State               21-12   68       L  83-75           1-1
  11/29/65    at New Mexico                   17-14  228       L  98-78           1-2
  12/01/65    at Oklahoma                     17-17   66       L  77-55           1-3
  12/05/65    Abilene Christian                7-22  450       W  77-67           2-3
  12/07/65    at Louisiana Tech               14-17  204       L  66-57           2-4
  12/13/65    Texas Southern                  20-13   95       W  64-57           3-4
  12/15/65    at Kansas State                 19-13   71       L  87-66           3-5
  12/21/65    at Texas A&M                    17-14  101       L  64-53           3-6
  12/30/65    at New Orleans                  12-19  403       W  96-76     4-6 (1-0)
  01/01/66    at Oral Roberts                  24-9   63       L  87-78     4-7 (1-1)
  01/06/66    Centenary                       22-10  153       W  73-61     5-7 (2-1)
  01/08/66    Southwest Oklahoma State        12-19  360       L  75-59     5-8 (2-2)
  01/13/66    at Northwestern State            7-23  407       L  69-49     5-9 (2-3)
  01/15/66    at Nicholls State               14-17  261       W  83-78     6-9 (3-3)
  01/20/66    at Northern Michigan            12-17  396       L  73-63          6-10
  01/22/66    at McNeese State                12-19  303       L  61-55    6-11 (3-4)
  01/27/66    UMKC                            20-13  221       L  82-58    6-12 (3-5)
  01/29/66    Central Arkansas                16-17  227       L  91-67    6-13 (3-6)
  02/03/66    at Southwest Oklahoma State     12-19  360       L  71-67    6-14 (3-7)
  02/05/66    at Centenary                    22-10  153       L  72-63    6-15 (3-8)
  02/10/66    Nicholls State                  14-17  261       W  77-68    7-15 (4-8)
  02/12/66    Northwestern State               7-23  407       L  62-51    7-16 (4-9)
  02/17/66    West Alabama                     8-22  385       W  80-72          8-16
  02/19/66    McNeese State                   12-19  303       L  75-70   8-17 (4-10)
  02/24/66    at Central Arkansas             16-17  227       L  60-58   8-18 (4-11)
  02/26/66    at UMKC                         20-13  221       L  58-50   8-19 (4-12)
  03/03/66    Oral Roberts                     24-9   63       W  77-69   9-19 (5-12)
  03/05/66    New Orleans                     12-19  403       W  75-48  10-19 (6-12)
  03/08/66    vs. McNeese State               12-19  303       W  73-60         11-19
  03/09/66    vs. New Orleans                 12-19  403       W  65-62         12-19
  03/10/66    vs. Oral Roberts                 24-9   63       L  73-60         12-20

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1965 Southland Conference Standings

 TEAM                                 CW  CL   Pct   W   L   Pct  RPI  Prestige
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 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles           14   4  .778  24   9  .727   63        30
 Centenary Gentlemen                  13   5  .722  22  10  .688  153        32
 UMKC Kangaroos                       12   6  .667  20  13  .606  221        26
 McNeese State Cowboys                11   7  .611  12  19  .387  303        27
 Nicholls State Colonels               8  10  .444  14  17  .452  261        28
 Central Arkansas Bears                8  10  .444  16  17  .485  227         7
 New Orleans Privateers                7  11  .389  12  19  .387  403        18
 Southwest Oklahoma State Bulldogs     7  11  .389  12  19  .387  360        29
 Central Oklahoma Bronchos             6  12  .333  12  20  .375  347        12
 Northwestern State Demons             4  14  .222   7  23  .233  407        12

Emmett14 · 04-14-2021, 08:58 PM

There's 453 teams in the NCAA now. All of them eligible for the NCAA tournament, 67 of which are independent and not affiliated with a conference. Three new conferences have been created. The Lone Star, which made up entirely of universities in Texas. There are ten of them, and it's a low major conference. The Frontier Conference is comprised of teams from western states, primarily California and other Pacific states, but Alaska, Texas, New Mexico and Utah are also represented.

The major conference that was added was the American Athletic Conference which became a bit of a catch all for teams all over from the Mississippi River east. It's a major conference and has a wild collection of teams.

Last year's standings for the three conferences mentioned above:

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1965 Lone Star Conference Standings

 TEAM                                  CW  CL   Pct   W   L   Pct  RPI  Prestige
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 Texas Arlington Mavericks             13   5  .722  22  11  .667  112        46
 Lamar Cardinals                       12   6  .667  22  11  .667  148        36
 Texas A&M Corpus Christi Islanders    11   7  .611  17  16  .515  175        31
 Texas State Bobcats                   11   7  .611  17  14  .548  214        50
 Incarnate Word Cardinals               9   9  .500  16  17  .485  326        40
 Texas San Antonio Roadrunners          9   9  .500  17  14  .548  213        29
 Texas Pan American Broncs              9   9  .500  15  17  .469  202        39
 Angelo State Rams                      7  11  .389  13  18  .419  355        29
 Houston Baptist Huskies                7  11  .389  14  18  .438  317        31
 Texas A&M Kingsville Javelinas         2  16  .111   5  26  .161  430        31

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1965 Frontier Conference Standings

 NORTH                            CW  CL   Pct   W   L   Pct  RPI  Prestige
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 Alaska Anchorage Seawolves       12   4  .750  16  14  .533  281        15
 Seattle Redhawks                 11   5  .688  18  13  .581  216        24
 Chico State Wildcats              9   7  .563  13  19  .406  384        21
 Utah Valley Wolverines            7   9  .438  14  17  .452  321        16
 Sonoma State Seawolves            5  11  .313  10  21  .323  397        30
 Humboldt State Jacks              2  14  .125   3  27  .100  452        19

 SOUTH                            CW  CL   Pct   W   L   Pct  RPI  Prestige
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 Notre Dame de Namur Argonauts    14   2  .875  25   8  .758  121        34
 Cal State San Marcos Cougars     11   5  .688  20  14  .588  146        38
 Cal State East Bay Pioneers       9   7  .563  21  13  .618  108        15
 Dixie State Trailblazers          7   9  .438  16  18  .471  260        24
 Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds     5  11  .313   9  21  .300  392        15
 West Texas A&M Buffaloes          4  12  .250  11  19  .367  361        13

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1965 American Athletic Conference Standings

 TEAM                             CW  CL   Pct   W   L   Pct  RPI  Prestige
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 #7 Loyola Chicago Ramblers       14   4  .778  30   7  .811    6        93
 #24 Tulsa Golden Hurricane       12   6  .667  21  11  .656   25        97
 Albany Great Danes               11   7  .611  20  13  .606   50        75
 Massachusetts Minutemen          10   8  .556  19  14  .576   40        71
 Temple Owls                      10   8  .556  22  12  .647   47        71
 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders    10   8  .556  20  12  .625   65        70
 Texas Tech Red Raiders            8  10  .444  25  12  .676   32        78
 Iowa State Cyclones               6  12  .333  15  16  .484   53        70
 Rice Owls                         5  13  .278  12  19  .387  185        70
 Missouri State Bears              4  14  .222  11  20  .355  240        70

There have been some changes to major conferences. San Francisco and Nevada are in the Pac-12. Arkansas and Houston are in the Big XII. Memphis is in the SEC. Saint Louis is in the Big 10. The Big East is the old monster conference it used to be, with 15 current teams that play each other just once a season.

The other conferences have tons of changes too, with all sorts of D2 teams and realignments, and we'll cover those as we come across them or if anyone has any questions about their favorite school. I manually made all of these changes over the years, so there's been quite a bit of movement.

As far as success:

The top 10 programs in winning percentage:

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Stats Leaders

    # Team                      Wins  Losses   Pct  Conference Champs  Conference Tourney Champs
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    1 Texas                     3111     971  .762                 40                         30
    2 Indiana                   3063     976  .758                 48                         50
    3 St. John's                2995    1045  .741                 27                         21
    4 Georgia                   2971    1073  .735                 30                         27
    5 California                2856    1146  .714                 24                         34
    6 Mississippi               2782    1227  .694                 18                         20
    7 Arizona                   2772    1231  .692                 31                         19
    8 Louisiana State           2722    1214  .692                 22                         21
    9 Missouri                  2750    1237  .690                 16                         17
   10 Pittsburgh                2688    1306  .673                 10                         13

Every team to win a NCAA Championship:

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Stats Leaders

    # Team                      Apps    W   L   Pct  Sweet 16  Elite 8  F4  Champs
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    1 Texas                      103  262  90  .744        65       43  32      13
    2 Georgia                    105  215  98  .687        56       32  21       7
    3 Indiana                    104  218  98  .690        55       36  24       6
    4 Missouri                    79  178  73  .709        43       27  18       6
    5 Rutgers                     77  163  72  .694        41       22  18       5
    6 Arizona                     94  183  89  .673        47       30  15       5
    7 Mississippi                 89  160  84  .656        37       25  15       5
    8 Boston College              71  167  66  .717        43       31  16       5
    9 St. John's                  95  203  90  .693        54       32  19       5
   10 California                  93  181  89  .670        49       27  14       4
   11 Pittsburgh                  80  164  76  .683        44       25  16       4
   12 Syracuse                    66  115  63  .646        30       16   9       3
   13 Louisiana State             83  145  80  .644        37       27   8       3
   14 DePaul                      37   67  34  .663        15        9   7       3
   15 Duke                        68  124  65  .656        32       19  10       3
   16 Louisville                  74  117  71  .622        29       18   7       3
   17 Kansas State                45   70  42  .625        19        6   4       3
   18 Clemson                     57  100  55  .645        27       16   6       2
   19 Houston                     67  108  65  .624        28       19   8       2
   20 Nebraska                    69  109  67  .619        27       18  11       2
   21 Oklahoma State              52   79  50  .612        21       10   5       2
   22 Arizona State               44   69  42  .622        15        9   7       2
   23 Florida                     61   89  59  .601        22       10   6       2
   24 Marquette                   43   74  41  .643        20        9   6       2
   25 Georgia Tech                46   52  45  .536        14        4   3       1
   26 Baylor                      46   76  45  .628        20       11   6       1
   27 Tulsa                       35   34  34  .500         8        4   2       1
   28 Michigan State              76  109  75  .592        33       16   4       1
   29 Loyola Chicago              42   48  41  .539        11        6   4       1
   30 Oregon State                53   87  52  .626        22       13   7       1
   31 Kansas                      21   31  20  .608         7        5   2       1
   32 Purdue                      50   72  49  .595        21       10   5       1
   33 Notre Dame                  47   67  46  .593        18       11   4       1
   34 Maryland                    57   69  56  .552        18        6   4       1
   35 Nevada                      53   66  52  .559        17        7   4       1
   36 Oregon                      25   24  24  .500         4        2   1       1
   37 Stanford                    60   91  59  .607        26       12   5       1
   38 Kentucky                    26   30  25  .545         7        4   2       1
   39 Northern Iowa               25   14  24  .368         2        1   1       1

    # Team                      Apps    W   L   Pct  Sweet 16  Elite 8  F4  Champs
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   40 Northern Arizona            19   14  18  .438         2        2   2       1
   41 Xavier                      35   43  34  .558        11        7   2       1
   42 San Diego State             47   45  46  .495        12        6   1       1
   43 Navy                        26   15  25  .375         3        1   1       1

The current top 25 (or so) programs right now:

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 Team                         Conference                            Prestige
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 Arizona                      Pacific-12                                 100
 Baylor                       Big 12 Conference                          100
 Georgia                      Southeastern Conference                    100
 Georgia Tech                 Atlantic Coast Conference                  100
 Indiana                      Big Ten Conference                         100
 Rutgers                      Big East Conference                        100
 Syracuse                     Big East Conference                        100
 Texas                        Big 12 Conference                          100
 Louisiana State              Southeastern Conference                     97
 Loyola Chicago               American Athletic Conference                97
 California                   Pacific-12                                  96
 Tulsa                        American Athletic Conference                96
 Southern California          Pacific-12                                  95
 Michigan State               Big Ten Conference                          92
 Pittsburgh                   Big East Conference                         92
 Alabama                      Southeastern Conference                     91
 Clemson                      Atlantic Coast Conference                   91
 DePaul                       Big East Conference                         90
 Nebraska                     Big 12 Conference                           87
 Oregon State                 Pacific-12                                  87
 Virginia                     Atlantic Coast Conference                   87
 Duke                         Atlantic Coast Conference                   84
 Memphis                      Southeastern Conference                     84
 Mississippi                  Southeastern Conference                     84
 Houston                      Big 12 Conference                           82
 San Jose State               Western Athletic Conference                 82
 UCLA                         Pacific-12                                  82
 Iowa                         Big Ten Conference                          81
 Seton Hall                   Big East Conference                         81
 Texas Christian              Mountain West Conference                    81
 Michigan                     Big Ten Conference                          80
 Texas Tech                   American Athletic Conference                80

Emmett14 · 04-14-2021, 09:02 PM

The big rule I have is that players cannot go pro at any point before their senior year. I don't like the way the game handles players going pro early, so I just don't let them do it. It creates super teams, which I really, really like, but I could see how some don't.

I will make a change or two every offseason, structure wise. I'll swap out a low major team for an independent school doing well or something along those lines. I also add a team pretty much every other season. I'd love to take recommendations on what school to add, I can add pretty much any one of them.

Transfers are eligible immediately.

Injuries are set to 160% and academic suspensions are at 20%, so seasons can get derailed quickly. I've played this game a ton and had a lot of success, but I've never played as a Level 0 coach before and actually played on the hardest level. So, we'll see how I do.

Emmett14 · 04-14-2021, 09:17 PM

As you'll soon see, the reason I chose UCO over was how many excellent three point shooters they had. Menno Morgano knows how to coach some offense, and I figured he could get these guys humming and competitive in short order.

Jericho Becht, 6'2", 190, Senior, Chesterfield, Missouri

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 Stat Averages:
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 Season   G  GS  MIN  PTS  ORE  REB  AST   TO   A/T  STL  BLK   PF
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   1963  30   1 11.5  2.7  0.2  1.3  0.6  1.0  0.63  0.2  0.0  1.3
   1964  32  31 26.6  9.4  0.8  2.7  1.6  2.1  0.76  0.6  0.1  2.4
   1965  17  11 21.7  8.5  0.6  2.4  1.0  2.1  0.49  0.9  0.1  1.9
 Career  79  43 19.8  6.7  0.5  2.1  1.1  1.7  0.49  0.5  0.0  1.9

 Shooting Averages:
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 Season  FGM  FGA   FG%  FTM  FTA   FT%  3PM  3PA   3P%  PPS   +/-
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   1963  0.7  1.8  .407  0.6  0.9  .692  0.7  1.5  .455 1.52 -0.93
   1964  3.0  7.0  .433  1.4  2.1  .647  1.9  4.9  .397 1.34 -4.06
   1965  3.0  5.9  .510  1.0  1.6  .607  1.5  3.6  .426 1.45 -1.41
 Career  2.2  4.8  .450  1.0  1.5  .648  1.4  3.3  .414 1.39 -2.30

The first of a handful of excellent three point shooters. Like so many of these guys, he can't play point, but isn't useless with the ball. Becht is probably the most limited of our sharp shooting guards. A poor defender and doesn't make an impact on the glass. I don't think he will start to begin the season, but I think the starting lineup could be fluid.

Christian Jenkins, 6'5", 223, Senior, Waxahachie, Texas

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 Season   G  GS  MIN  PTS  ORE  REB  AST   TO   A/T  STL  BLK   PF
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   1963  30   0  6.5  2.9  0.2  0.7  0.1  0.6  0.24  0.4  0.0  0.6
   1964  21   0 16.8  6.0  0.5  1.7  0.7  1.2  0.54  1.0  0.1  1.6
   1965  30  19 26.1 10.5  1.6  3.1  1.5  2.5  0.60  1.8  0.2  2.5
 Career  81  19 16.4  6.5  0.8  1.9  0.8  1.5  0.60  1.1  0.1  1.5

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 Season  FGM  FGA   FG%  FTM  FTA   FT%  3PM  3PA   3P%  PPS   +/-
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   1963  0.9  1.7  .549  0.5  1.0  .552  0.5  1.1  .441 1.71  0.00
   1964  1.8  4.4  .398  1.5  2.3  .646  1.0  2.6  .364 1.34  0.05
   1965  3.6  7.5  .476  1.5  2.7  .563  1.9  4.7  .401 1.40  0.17
 Career  2.1  4.6  .466  1.1  1.9  .586  1.1  2.9  .398 1.43  0.07

Another one of the shooters. Has nice size and length that gets him a few steals He was in and out of the starting lineup last year, but he's an aggressive shooter and he takes care of the ball and it's going to get him the nod at the 2 to start the season.

Anfernee Ayala, 6'2", 176, Junior, Dieterich, Illinois

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 Season   G  GS  MIN  PTS  ORE  REB  AST   TO   A/T  STL  BLK   PF
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   1965  16   0  3.6  1.5  0.1  0.2  0.3  0.2  1.33  0.1  0.0  0.5
 Career  16   0  3.6  1.5  0.1  0.2  0.3  0.2  1.33  0.1  0.0  0.5

 Shooting Averages:
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 Season  FGM  FGA   FG%  FTM  FTA   FT%  3PM  3PA   3P%  PPS   +/-
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   1965  0.4  0.9  .500  0.4  0.7  .636  0.2  0.4  .429 1.71  0.56
 Career  0.4  0.9  .500  0.4  0.7  .636  0.2  0.4  .429 1.71  0.56

A walk-on turned transfer from Middle Tennessee (which there is a lot of in this game), he's one of several players on this team that has been redshirted by the last regime, and each and every one of them I wish they hadn't of been to get them off scholarship. He's not too bad, and actually is probably the best passer on the team. But he's horrible defensively and is shaky scoring the ball.

Norense Chapman, 6'5", 189, Junior, Olney, Texas

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 Season   G  GS  MIN  PTS  ORE  REB  AST   TO   A/T  STL  BLK   PF
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   1964  32   0 12.2  4.6  0.6  1.5  0.7  1.1  0.60  0.9  0.1  1.4
   1965  32   2 25.2 10.4  0.6  1.8  1.2  2.9  0.40  2.2  0.3  3.0
 Career  64   2 18.7  7.5  0.6  1.6  0.9  2.0  0.40  1.5  0.2  2.2

 Shooting Averages:
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 Season  FGM  FGA   FG%  FTM  FTA   FT%  3PM  3PA   3P%  PPS   +/-
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   1964  1.4  3.3  .433  1.0  1.3  .756  0.8  2.2  .352 1.40  1.16
   1965  3.3  6.5  .505  1.8  2.5  .734  2.1  4.3  .482 1.61 -2.94
 Career  2.3  4.9  .481  1.4  1.9  .742  1.4  3.3  .438 1.54 -0.89

Very similar to Jenkins. Not a good defender but will get some steals and shot the ball extremely well from three last year. Is more turnover prone than the others, but will see a lot of time between the 2 and 3 off the bench.

Allen Osborne, 6'9", 235, Junior, Haltom City, Texas

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 Season   G  GS  MIN  PTS  ORE  REB  AST   TO   A/T  STL  BLK   PF
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   1964  32  32 25.6  8.4  1.0  4.0  0.9  2.4  0.36  0.9  0.1  2.5
   1965  32  32 27.8 10.7  1.9  4.5  1.3  2.3  0.56  0.9  0.3  3.1
 Career  64  64 26.7  9.5  1.5  4.3  1.1  2.3  0.56  0.9  0.2  2.8

 Shooting Averages:
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 Season  FGM  FGA   FG%  FTM  FTA   FT%  3PM  3PA   3P%  PPS   +/-
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   1964  2.7  6.3  .424  1.6  2.6  .634  1.4  4.3  .317 1.32 -4.78
   1965  3.4  8.5  .399  2.4  3.5  .694  1.5  4.7  .325 1.26 -3.47
 Career  3.0  7.4  .409  2.0  3.0  .668  1.5  4.5  .321 1.29 -4.13

He'll be the starter at the 3. He's got great size on the wing, rebounds better than any of the other guys and has the ability to handle the ball and create some for others. He's likely to see backup point guard duties. His big problem is he's dumb as a rock and always out of shape. So, there's the risk he'll flunk out as well as he gets gassed quickly. But, I'll play him as much as he'll let me.

Nate Roberts-Talton, 6'0", 189, Sophomore, Sand Springs, Oklahoma

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 Season   G  GS  MIN  PTS  ORE  REB  AST   TO   A/T  STL  BLK   PF
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   1965  23   0  8.6  2.7  0.3  1.0  0.7  0.7  1.13  0.8  0.0  1.0
 Career  23   0  8.6  2.7  0.3  1.0  0.7  0.7  1.13  0.8  0.0  1.0

 Shooting Averages:
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 Season  FGM  FGA   FG%  FTM  FTA   FT%  3PM  3PA   3P%  PPS   +/-
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   1965  0.8  2.3  .352  0.8  1.1  .731  0.3  1.3  .207 1.17 -0.61
 Career  0.8  2.3  .352  0.8  1.1  .731  0.3  1.3  .207 1.17 -0.61

Pesky guard who doesn't screw up and can hit an open three. But, he doesn't create, can't get to the basket, and he's not very good at the free throw line despite his solid percentage last year. And he's not that great defensively besides grabbing a few steals. I'm hoping he's quickly recruited over, but if he gets a few emergency minutes at the point it isn't the end of the world.

Nick Reyes, 6'0", 172, Sophomore, The Colony, Texas

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 Season   G  GS  MIN  PTS  ORE  REB  AST   TO   A/T  STL  BLK   PF
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   1965  32  32 26.4 11.1  0.4  2.6  1.2  2.8  0.42  0.7  0.0  2.9
 Career  32  32 26.4 11.1  0.4  2.6  1.2  2.8  0.42  0.7  0.0  2.9

 Shooting Averages:
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 Season  FGM  FGA   FG%  FTM  FTA   FT%  3PM  3PA   3P%  PPS   +/-
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   1965  3.3  8.6  .389  2.8  3.9  .718  1.6  5.6  .285 1.29 -4.19
 Career  3.3  8.6  .389  2.8  3.9  .718  1.6  5.6  .285 1.29 -4.19

Our most talented overall guard. Had a solid year as a freshman, even if he didn't shoot the three ball well. Unlike the other guards he likes going to the basket and will get to the line pretty frequently where he's solid. I think he's a better three point shooter than he's shown, but I am worried that he'll shoot a lot of threes with our team settings the way I'll have them. I can't set individual settings for guys, which is a shame. He'll start at the point and hopefully have a really solid season.

Chris Berry, 6'2", 187, Redshirt Freshman, Hot Springs, Arkansas

A walk-on who redshirted last season. He's not very good, but he can shoot a little bit. Probably will cut him next season and aim for an improvement.

Emmett14 · 04-14-2021, 09:29 PM

Michael Louis, 6'9", 255, Senior, Blue Ridge, Texas

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 Season   G  GS  MIN  PTS  ORE  REB  AST   TO   A/T  STL  BLK   PF
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   1963  28   0  4.3  1.0  0.2  1.0  0.2  0.1  2.00  0.0  0.0  0.4
   1964  32   7 16.4  3.2  0.8  4.0  0.5  0.7  0.74  0.5  0.2  2.0
   1965  24  24 30.8  7.3  1.8  7.9  0.8  1.9  0.44  0.6  0.3  3.2
 Career  84  31 16.5  3.6  0.9  4.1  0.5  0.8  0.44  0.4  0.2  1.8

 Shooting Averages:
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 Season  FGM  FGA   FG%  FTM  FTA   FT%  3PM  3PA   3P%  PPS   +/-
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   1963  0.4  1.1  .323  0.3  0.4  .636  0.0  0.3  .000 0.87  1.25
   1964  1.3  3.5  .363  0.7  1.0  .636  0.0  0.2  .000 0.91 -4.75
   1965  3.0  6.9  .428  1.3  1.9  .711  0.1  0.1  .667 1.06 -2.83
 Career  1.5  3.7  .394  0.7  1.1  .674  0.0  0.2  .111 0.99 -2.20

We have a lot of talent at guard, we do not have that in the paint. Louis is a returning starter, and will be back in it this season. He rebounds well and that's about it. He's capable of blocking more shots than he has, but I think he could muster 1 a game.

Allan Randolph, 6'7", 245, Junior, Port Allen, Louisiana

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 Season   G  GS  MIN  PTS  ORE  REB  AST   TO   A/T  STL  BLK   PF
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   1965  10   0  2.9  0.8  0.3  0.8  0.1  0.2  0.50  0.0  0.0  0.2
 Career  10   0  2.9  0.8  0.3  0.8  0.1  0.2  0.50  0.0  0.0  0.2

 Shooting Averages:
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 Season  FGM  FGA   FG%  FTM  FTA   FT%  3PM  3PA   3P%  PPS   +/-
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   1965  0.2  0.7  .286  0.3  0.4  .750  0.1  0.5  .200 1.14 -0.80
 Career  0.2  0.7  .286  0.3  0.4  .750  0.1  0.5  .200 1.14 -0.80

Another walk-on turned transfer (from South Alabama), and another guy I wish hadn't redshirted. He's okay defensively but is a disaster offensively and hopefully never plays.

Rogers Mpoyo, 6'6", 224, Sophomore, El Reno, Oklahoma

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 Season   G  GS  MIN  PTS  ORE  REB  AST   TO   A/T  STL  BLK   PF
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   1965  32  32 26.8  6.3  1.7  5.7  1.1  1.5  0.69  0.9  0.1  2.8
 Career  32  32 26.8  6.3  1.7  5.7  1.1  1.5  0.69  0.9  0.1  2.8

 Shooting Averages:
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 Season  FGM  FGA   FG%  FTM  FTA   FT%  3PM  3PA   3P%  PPS   +/-
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   1965  2.5  5.3  .482  1.3  2.2  .580  0.0  0.0 1.000 1.21 -2.13
 Career  2.5  5.3  .482  1.3  2.2  .580  0.0  0.0 1.000 1.21 -2.13

Started every game as a freshman and performed pretty well. His rebounding will keep improving, and he has a little bit of an offensive game. He handles it some and is an okay passer, but is definitely undersized at 6'6". He'll start at the 4.

Ian Dickinson, 6'7", 227, Sophomore, Vernon, Texas

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 Season   G  GS  MIN  PTS  ORE  REB  AST   TO   A/T  STL  BLK   PF
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   1965  32   8 10.1  1.5  0.5  2.5  0.5  0.6  0.75  0.1  0.0  1.4
 Career  32   8 10.1  1.5  0.5  2.5  0.5  0.6  0.75  0.1  0.0  1.4

 Shooting Averages:
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 Season  FGM  FGA   FG%  FTM  FTA   FT%  3PM  3PA   3P%  PPS   +/-
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   1965  0.5  1.2  .405  0.5  0.8  .654  0.0  0.0  .000 1.27 -1.13
 Career  0.5  1.2  .405  0.5  0.8  .654  0.0  0.0  .000 1.27 -1.13

Played quite a bit last year, but not because he's good. Struggles offensively, and only brings adequate defense and rebounding. Bottom of the bench guy for me.

Jonah Stensgard, 6'9", 250, Sophomore, Stratford, Oklahoma

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 Season   G  GS  MIN  PTS  ORE  REB  AST   TO   A/T  STL  BLK   PF
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   1965  16   0  2.9  0.4  0.1  0.6  0.2  0.1  1.50  0.1  0.1  0.4
 Career  16   0  2.9  0.4  0.1  0.6  0.2  0.1  1.50  0.1  0.1  0.4

 Shooting Averages:
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 Season  FGM  FGA   FG%  FTM  FTA   FT%  3PM  3PA   3P%  PPS   +/-
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   1965  0.2  0.4  .429  0.0  0.1  .000  0.0  0.3  .000 0.86  0.81
 Career  0.2  0.4  .429  0.0  0.1  .000  0.0  0.3  .000 0.86  0.81

A walk-on and a good one, I think. Shoots the three, although not very well and can stand and be tall and maybe block a shot if he has to come in. I always try to have one post walk on and one perimeter one, he'll do just fine as the former.

Rich Scurry, 7'0", 237, Redshirt Freshman, Hinton, Oklahoma

The last of the wish-they-didn't-redshirts. At least he's really tall and has an okay offensive game. Passes it well for a 7 footer, but is weak on the glass and just tall defensively. Might be an all right backup in a few years.

Britton Jenneto, 6'8", 258, Freshman, Dallas, Texas

I think Jenneto has some potential. He can score it offensively at every level and as he gets stronger will be okay on the glass. I'm hoping he can stay an offensive spark off the bench and out of the starting lineup for his career. He doesn't have that much potential.

04-14-2021, 05:53 PM	#1
Emmett14 Rookie OVR: 1 Join Date: Nov 2004	The coaching career of Menno Morgano (FBCB 2010) It's 1966. When Menno Morgano was a child, he dreamed of becoming the all-time-leader in something. It could be points, assists, rebounds, three pointers, whatever it was, Menno wanted to see his name at the top of a list. It was the ultimate goal. It showed you had ability and it showed you had longevity, and what could be more impressive than saying I did more of something than any other person. Two years as a backup guard and two years as a starter averaging 10-12 points a game at the University of Seattle had taught him pretty quickly that he wasn't likely going to be all the time leader in anything. A torn ACL and MCL while in training camp in Europe with a Finnish basketball team meant he wasn't going to be the all time leader of anything on any other continent either. Menno's basketball career was Finnished (pun intended) and he felt very unfulfilled. For the two years after his brief professional basketball foray, Menno worked as a personal trainer for various players with professional dreams as well as attended and participated in coaching clinics and basketball camps and spent his time networking and looking for a place to start his new career in basketball. At the age of 26, Menno was looking to catch on at a solid program somewhere and bide his time as an assistant before finding a program of his own to get his head coaching career started. But, then the University of Central Oklahoma called. And they offered him the head coaching job. Suddenly there was another record that he could reach: the all-time coaching victories record. Timothy Garza, the only man to ever reach more than 1,000 wins retired in 1942 with 1,139 of them, and he was the new target for Menno Morgano. Menno took the Central Oklahoma job, not caring that he had offers at some high major schools to be an assistant and to put himself in position of getting a head coaching job at a higher echelon school than UCO. But, every year Morgano spent as an assistant was going to be a year that he wasn't accumulating victories to climb all 1,140 feet to get to the top of the summit of Mt. Garza. So, let's take that first step up that mountain.

04-14-2021, 09:02 PM	#6
Emmett14 Rookie OVR: 1 Join Date: Nov 2004	Rules and Regs The big rule I have is that players cannot go pro at any point before their senior year. I don't like the way the game handles players going pro early, so I just don't let them do it. It creates super teams, which I really, really like, but I could see how some don't. I will make a change or two every offseason, structure wise. I'll swap out a low major team for an independent school doing well or something along those lines. I also add a team pretty much every other season. I'd love to take recommendations on what school to add, I can add pretty much any one of them. Transfers are eligible immediately. Injuries are set to 160% and academic suspensions are at 20%, so seasons can get derailed quickly. I've played this game a ton and had a lot of success, but I've never played as a Level 0 coach before and actually played on the hardest level. So, we'll see how I do.

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04-14-2021, 06:09 PM	#2
Emmett14 Rookie OVR: 1 Join Date: Nov 2004	Central Oklahoma The University of Central Oklahoma Bronchos (UCO) are in Edmond, Oklahoma a suburb just north of Oklahoma City. It's a large school with a large enrollment even though their athletic programs have never made it to the level of Oklahoma State University, University of Oklahoma or University of Tulsa all of which of had solid basketball histories are all in power conferences currently. The previous head coach was John Solomon who spent 8 years in Edmond, with just one winning season to show for it in 1959-60 when the Bronchos went 16-14 (11-5), before being fired. UCO joined the NCAA in 1856 (the inaugural season was 1850) and was one of the earliest D-2 schools to make that transition to D-1. They joined the Southland Conference in 1871 and have been there ever since. They have made the tournament 4 times, 1906, 1928, 1929 and 1933. In their first appearance in '06, they managed an upset in the 1st round and made to a second game. I made Morgano (a game generated name) a level 0 (out of 15) coach which meant I had 100 points to divvy out over 4 categories (recruiting, scouting, offense, defense) and I went with 10, 5, 80, 5, with offense being the 80. So, I'm going to lean pretty hard into having an offensive identity with my ballclubs, which is not something I'm use to in this game. I received four offers for my first job, Central Oklahoma and then three MEAC schools, Savannah State, Florida A&M and South Carolina State. Florida A&M was the only real contender, but I went with UCO for a couple of reasons: The main one was that they have a roster that really fits my offensive coaching identity, and I think I have the opportunity to be successful the first two years with the roster that I'm inheriting. The other reason is that I live in Oklahoma City and the Central Oklahoma campus is about 15 miles from my house so there is certainly a local attraction to me. But, like the first post said, my goal is to become the all time win leader and do it in a realistic-ish number of years. And since that is my goal, I do want to prioritize winning and not being shy about changing jobs if the change will increase my win totals quicker. So, I wouldn't be upset at all if I only spend 3 or 4 years at UCO and am able to move on to another gig very quickly. I'll have a post about the status of the 'universe' in 1966, with the various conference changes that have happened over the previous 116 years of simulated history. But, first a preview of our staff and players:

04-14-2021, 08:27 PM	#3
Emmett14 Rookie OVR: 1 Join Date: Nov 2004	Coaching Staff Two of the staff from the previous regime went and found other jobs, Louis Pollard went to Missouri Kansas City and Denny Holman went to North Carolina A&T. Billy Bond, 52, is staying on the staff, just like he did the last time UCO changed head coaches. Bond has been there since 1952 and will handle recruiting duties. The two new guys on staff are both brand new to the profession as well. Scout Christopher Gonzalez, 30 years old, and 28 year old Tony Datcher. Datcher is defensive minded coach who will handle most of the defensive strategy and play calling for us. I'll ditch these guys so fast it will make their heads spin as soon as I get to a better program.

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