The Challenge - Wisconsin-Platteville Topic

Played a SIM today in a Challenge bye week.  We barely scraped by with a W.  I'm suddenly a terrible coach.  Same game plan as last season with superior talent but the game results don't show it.  Unfortunately, this engine is based solely on big plays and not on small consistent advantages so it's very tough to get enough data to actually learn anything.  

More talented teams typically get more big plays and win.  Less talented teams get fewer big plays and lose.  But even for the more talented teams, the big plays are only a small percentage of overall plays in a game.  When dealing with small probabilities and finite data sets (plays in a game), it's pretty common for the the results to be indistinguishable from random.  That's my biggest complaint with the engine.
10/17/2012 3:46 PM
Finished season 1 of the Challenge at 2-2.  I felt like I lost one I should have won when I couldn't get by caesari's 1-2-4 defense with no talent at DL.  I knew I'd have a game like this after beating a playoff team last season.  Overall, I think my talent is ahead of schedule, but my understanding of the engine has gone backwards.  I can't seem to figure out how to maximize my talent anymore or the engine is randomly neutralizing it.  Either way, I'm sucking eggs as a coach.

      Challenge Challenge Challenge Overall Overall
Season Full Roster Recruit Class Season W L W L
79 158 59       7 6
80 160 171       4 9
81 109 136       8 5
82 150 91       6 7
83 82 52 1 0 0 10 3
84 40 15 2 2 2 2 2
85     3        
86     4        
87     5        
88     6        
89     7        
10/23/2012 11:56 PM
The season overall was a disappointment.  I lost one game in the challenge which I thought I should have won.  I lost to a SIM during the regular season.  On the bright side, except for the loss to caesari, my other 3 losses were by less than a touchdown, so at least I was competitive.

My running game took a step back, despite having more talent at OL and RB.  My passing game also took a step back, despite having more talent at QB and WR.  My defense improved slightly against both the run and the pass.  Overall, I was expecting much better improvement due to talent upgrade than what I got and certainly didn't expect to get worse as I did on offense.  Big disappointment here.

I may have to revisit my gameplan since it is obviously not working.  I'll copy and evaluate my games from this season and add them to my games from last season.  Since I haven't changed anything for two seasons, I should have enough data with consistent variables to make some reasonable conclusions.  I should have something new put together to test out in next seasons exhibitions.

A big hope I have for next season is that I finally skip the two human coaches on the other side of the conference.  That'll leave me with only 2 humans on my schedule (besides the Challenge) instead of 4.  That should up my win total by 2 and, hopefully get me into the CC and/or playoffs.  My team could really use the extra game(s) for development.  It still doesn't appear that talent matters all that much, but it will make me feel better anyway since talent is how I built my other successful teams.

      Challenge Challenge Challenge Overall Overall
Season Full Roster Recruit Class Season W L W L
79 158 59       7 6
80 160 171       4 9
81 109 136       8 5
82 150 91       6 7
83 82 52 1 0 0 10 3
84 40 15 2 2 2 9 4
85     3        
86     4        
87     5        
88     6        
89     7        


10/31/2012 1:33 AM
Formation growth went pretty much as expected.  My FR WRs grew more than expected and I'm at a loss as to why.  If I can figure out causation, it could lead to 4-5 points by the time a player finishes playing, which may or may not be significant.  Since i don't know how formation practice affects outcomes, I'll just enjoy the unexpected growth.  

Player Formation IQs

* denotes players with a previous redshirt season and is the eligibility
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
James Frazier Fr.* QB 3.0   11 6 27 10 8 15 - - - - - - 23
Leslie Malone Jr. QB 2.8 14 18 31 16 18 20 - - - - - - 23
Darryl Vela Jr. QB 3.2   19 18 35 20 15 18 - - - - - - 32
  QB Averages: 15 14 31 15 14 18 - - - - - - 26
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
Marvin Branch Fr. RB 3.1   7 10 16 16 9 13 - - - - - - 13
Harry Taylor Fr. RB 3.0 9 8 21 11 8 9 - - - - - - 15
Patrick Sargent So. RB 2.9   9 9 28 9 11 9 - - - - - - 27
Jerry Barnett Jr. RB 2.3   17 18 28 15 15 16 - - - - - - 23
Kenneth Garcia Jr. RB 3.2 13 15 35 17 15 11 - - - - - - 31
  RB Averages: 11 12 26 14 12 12 - - - - - - 22
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
John Hoffman Fr. WR 2.8   6 11 15 10 5 7 - - - - - - 19
Ronald Macdonald Fr. WR 2.8 14 9 17 6 7 12 - - - - - - 14
Michael Stone So. WR 3.2   9 8 28 9 13 10 - - - - - - 21
Edward Kemp Jr. WR 2.3   14 18 27 14 15 14 - - - - - - 27
George Parsons Jr. WR 2.9   20 18 31 14 18 18 - - - - - - 32
Ernest Collier Sr. WR 2.7 23 16 35 23 25 20 - - - - - - 33
John Thornton Sr. WR 3.0   25 25 38 23 24 23 - - - - - - 35
  WR Averages: 16 15 27 14 15 15 - - - - - - 26
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
Robert Barnard Fr. TE 2.7   14 11 20 10 13 13 - - - - - - 13
Brian Walter Fr. TE 2.6 6 13 13 7 11 5 - - - - - - 10
Russell Thomas Jr. TE 2.9   19 15 37 14 17 18 - - - - - - 33
  TE Averages: 13 13 23 10 14 12 - - - - - - 19
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
Richard Hilliard Fr. OL 3.0   10 14 23 13 6 11 - - - - - - 18
Richard Lyons Fr. OL 3.0 7 16 13 9 6 13 - - - - - - 15
Kenneth Smith Fr. OL 3.2 11 11 19 8 10 7 - - - - - - 11
Luis Potts So. OL 2.9   12 8 27 9 11 17 - - - - - - 27
Timothy Stanton So. OL 3.4   8 8 26 7 10 13 - - - - - - 23
Larry Charles Jr. OL 3.0 19 16 36 18 15 16 - - - - - - 32
Justin Perry Jr. OL 2.9   14 19 36 21 15 14 - - - - - - 33
Joseph Colvin Sr. OL 2.3 23 20 32 22 22 22 - - - - - - 25
Paul Stafford Sr. OL 3.2 26 19 41 22 23 22 - - - - - - 35
  OL Averages: 14 14 28 14 13 15 - - - - - - 24
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
Michael Baker Fr. DL 2.4 - - - - - - 8 12 12 11 16 7 9
Terry Bennett Fr. DL 2.9 - - - - - - 8 4 14 8 19 12 19
Charlie Bowman So. DL 2.9 - - - - - - 10 14 27 9 21 4 24
Mark Hull So. DL 2.3   - - - - - - 8 10 23 9 23 8 24
Harold Miller Jr. DL 2.5 - - - - - - 13 14 30 13 26 14 29
Charles Moore Jr. DL 2.7   - - - - - - 19 20 31 16 28 19 30
Rick Phillips Sr. DL 2.3   - - - - - - 21 19 30 20 32 21 29
  DL Averages: - - - - - - 12 13 24 12 24 12 23
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
Lee Anthony Fr. LB 3.2   - - - - - - 11 9 17 8 15 7 18
Lester Watts Fr. LB 2.3   - - - - - - 16 10 15 9 19 9 17
Mike Foreman So. LB 3.1 - - - - - - 10 15 27 9 32 13 30
Arnold Martin So. LB 3.2   - - - - - - 6 14 28 11 32 11 28
Michael Butler Jr. LB 3.7 - - - - - - 13 16 35 18 34 12 32
Jonathan Lee Sr. LB 3.3 - - - - - - 24 27 41 27 39 24 40
Charles Varner Sr. LB 2.7   - - - - - - 16 26 26 21 32 17 25
  LB Averages: - - - - - - 14 17 27 15 29 13 27
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
Andrew Hartley Fr. DB 2.5   - - - - - - 15 8 15 11 17 10 15
Jason Sanders Fr. DB 2.6   - - - - - - 12 13 18 13 15 13 14
Michael Jimenez So. DB 2.6   - - - - - - 12 8 25 16 24 13 24
Edward Rose So. DB 3.1 - - - - - - 10 10 32 6 25 5 19
William Grove Jr. DB 2.6 - - - - - - 14 15 28 18 32 19 25
Charles Newman Jr. DB 3.1 - - - - - - 21 20 34 21 35 17 33
Joel Holmes Sr. DB 3.6 - - - - - - 24 28 39 19 38 26 32
  DB Averages: - - - - - - 15 15 27 15 27 15 23
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
Gabriel Adams Fr. K 2.7 - - - - - - - - - - - - 19
  K Averages: - - - - - - - - - - - - 19
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
Philip Jacobson Sr. P 2.9 - - - - - - - - - - - - 36
  P Averages: - - - - - - - - - - - - 36
  Team Averages: 14 14 27 14 14 14 14 15 26 14 26 13 24
 

Player Formation IQs - Season Change

* denotes players with a previous redshirt season and is the eligibility
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
James Frazier Fr.* QB 3.0   0 0 9 0 0 0 - - - - - - 7
Leslie Malone Jr. QB 2.8 0 0 6 0 0 0 - - - - - - 5
Darryl Vela Jr. QB 3.2   0 0 9 0 0 0 - - - - - - 7
  QB Averages: 0 0 8 0 0 0 - - - - - - 6
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
Marvin Branch Fr. RB 3.1   0 0 8 0 0 0 - - - - - - 7
Harry Taylor Fr. RB 3.0 0 0 8 0 0 0 - - - - - - 7
Patrick Sargent So. RB 2.9   0 0 9 0 0 0 - - - - - - 8
Jerry Barnett Jr. RB 2.3   0 0 7 0 0 0 - - - - - - 6
Kenneth Garcia Jr. RB 3.2 0 0 8 0 0 0 - - - - - - 6
  RB Averages: 0 0 8 0 0 0 - - - - - - 7
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
John Hoffman Fr. WR 2.8   0 0 9 0 0 0 - - - - - - 7
Ronald Macdonald Fr. WR 2.8 0 0 9 0 0 0 - - - - - - 7
Michael Stone So. WR 3.2   0 0 10 0 0 0 - - - - - - 9
Edward Kemp Jr. WR 2.3   0 0 7 0 0 0 - - - - - - 5
George Parsons Jr. WR 2.9   0 0 8 0 0 0 - - - - - - 6
Ernest Collier Sr. WR 2.7 0 0 7 0 0 0 - - - - - - 6
John Thornton Sr. WR 3.0   0 0 8 0 0 0 - - - - - - 6
  WR Averages: 0 0 8 0 0 0 - - - - - - 7
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
Robert Barnard Fr. TE 2.7   0 0 8 0 0 0 - - - - - - 6
Brian Walter Fr. TE 2.6 0 0 8 0 0 0 - - - - - - 6
Russell Thomas Jr. TE 2.9   0 0 9 0 0 0 - - - - - - 7
  TE Averages: 0 0 8 0 0 0 - - - - - - 6
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
Richard Hilliard Fr. OL 3.0   0 0 7 0 0 0 - - - - - - 6
Richard Lyons Fr. OL 3.0 0 0 9 0 0 0 - - - - - - 7
Kenneth Smith Fr. OL 3.2 0 0 9 0 0 0 - - - - - - 8
Luis Potts So. OL 2.9   0 0 9 0 0 0 - - - - - - 7
Timothy Stanton So. OL 3.4   0 0 10 0 0 0 - - - - - - 8
Larry Charles Jr. OL 3.0 0 0 9 0 0 0 - - - - - - 7
Justin Perry Jr. OL 2.9   0 0 8 0 0 0 - - - - - - 6
Joseph Colvin Sr. OL 2.3 0 0 7 0 0 0 - - - - - - 6
Paul Stafford Sr. OL 3.2 0 0 8 0 0 0 - - - - - - 6
  OL Averages: 0 0 8 0 0 0 - - - - - - 7
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
Michael Baker Fr. DL 2.4 - - - - - - 0 0 6 0 6 0 6
Terry Bennett Fr. DL 2.9 - - - - - - 0 0 6 0 6 0 6
Charlie Bowman So. DL 2.9 - - - - - - 0 0 8 0 8 0 8
Mark Hull So. DL 2.3   - - - - - - 0 0 7 0 7 0 7
Harold Miller Jr. DL 2.5 - - - - - - 0 0 6 0 6 0 6
Charles Moore Jr. DL 2.7   - - - - - - 0 0 6 0 6 0 6
Rick Phillips Sr. DL 2.3   - - - - - - 0 0 5 0 5 0 5
  DL Averages: - - - - - - 0 0 6 0 6 0 6
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
Lee Anthony Fr. LB 3.2   - - - - - - 0 0 8 0 8 0 7
Lester Watts Fr. LB 2.3   - - - - - - 0 0 6 0 6 0 6
Mike Foreman So. LB 3.1 - - - - - - 0 0 8 0 8 0 8
Arnold Martin So. LB 3.2   - - - - - - 0 0 8 0 8 0 8
Michael Butler Jr. LB 3.7 - - - - - - 0 0 8 0 8 0 8
Jonathan Lee Sr. LB 3.3 - - - - - - 0 0 8 0 8 0 8
Charles Varner Sr. LB 2.7   - - - - - - 0 0 4 0 4 0 5
  LB Averages: - - - - - - 0 0 7 0 7 0 7
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
Andrew Hartley Fr. DB 2.5   - - - - - - 0 0 6 0 6 0 6
Jason Sanders Fr. DB 2.6   - - - - - - 0 0 6 0 6 0 6
Michael Jimenez So. DB 2.6   - - - - - - 0 0 8 0 8 0 8
Edward Rose So. DB 3.1 - - - - - - 0 0 7 0 8 0 8
William Grove Jr. DB 2.6 - - - - - - 0 0 6 0 6 0 6
Charles Newman Jr. DB 3.1 - - - - - - 0 0 7 0 7 0 7
Joel Holmes Sr. DB 3.6 - - - - - - 0 0 7 0 7 0 7
  DB Averages: - - - - - - 0 0 7 0 7 0 7
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
Gabriel Adams Fr. K 2.7 - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
  K Averages: - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
Philip Jacobson Sr. P 2.9 - - - - - - - - - - - - 7
  P Averages: - - - - - - - - - - - - 7
  Team Averages: 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 7
10/31/2012 2:19 AM (edited)
Player growth went as expected except for OL Richard Lyons.  He grew a lot less than what I had expected and I don't know why.  Just one of those weird anomalies I guess.  

Player Ratings

* denotes players with a previous redshirt season and is the eligibility
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
James Frazier Fr.* QB   46 44 65 54 55 26 5 21 44 42 25 60 487
Leslie Malone Jr. QB 49 35 58 26 66 39 21 1 46 47 37 46 471
Darryl Vela Jr. QB   38 44 46 44 56 35 30 14 29 44 31 47 458
  QB Averages: 44 41 56 42 59 33 18 12 40 44 31 51 472
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
Marvin Branch Fr. RB   40 38 58 42 50 53 47 14 36 24 64 32 498
Harry Taylor Fr. RB 45 57 49 52 53 59 32 21 41 23 50 29 511
Patrick Sargent So. RB   44 55 56 62 49 61 19 7 36 38 59 51 537
Jerry Barnett Jr. RB   45 47 40 41 65 30 30 13 35 30 37 34 447
Kenneth Garcia Jr. RB 38 57 54 39 42 66 48 20 48 57 65 29 563
  RB Averages: 42 51 51 47 52 54 35 15 39 34 55 35 511
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
John Hoffman Fr. WR   44 59 55 63 33 38 36 17 38 45 59 22 509
Ronald Macdonald Fr. WR 29 62 47 58 49 30 29 5 45 44 59 44 501
Michael Stone So. WR   52 60 58 67 60 12 19 18 46 19 67 48 526
Edward Kemp Jr. WR   53 66 55 40 56 45 22 1 46 40 54 41 519
George Parsons Jr. WR   37 46 50 42 52 29 27 1 70 50 45 44 493
Ernest Collier Sr. WR 55 71 56 47 64 26 11 7 67 41 59 51 555
John Thornton Sr. WR   60 56 51 41 58 34 18 3 50 47 54 64 536
  WR Averages: 47 60 53 51 53 31 23 7 52 41 57 45 520
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
Robert Barnard Fr. TE   29 51 41 44 48 42 36 10 32 51 64 33 481
Brian Walter Fr. TE 12 49 30 53 46 53 44 14 55 39 55 40 490
Russell Thomas Jr. TE   44 32 59 61 58 53 53 3 61 36 52 49 561
  TE Averages: 29 44 43 52 51 50 44 9 49 42 57 41 511
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
Richard Hilliard Fr. OL   6 11 59 32 37 63 60 29 4 39 20 30 390
Richard Lyons Fr. OL 7 14 52 59 54 68 59 19 29 28 19 37 445
Kenneth Smith Fr. OL 36 7 49 56 44 66 58 10 29 24 32 40 451
Luis Potts So. OL   41 12 68 49 58 79 50 22 7 46 32 27 491
Timothy Stanton So. OL   27 23 48 53 53 63 64 5 21 39 38 37 471
Larry Charles Jr. OL 37 22 60 63 41 80 57 21 27 39 34 38 519
Justin Perry Jr. OL   40 16 59 47 50 65 57 16 21 45 54 48 518
Joseph Colvin Sr. OL 38 30 67 48 62 70 61 17 34 47 43 51 568
Paul Stafford Sr. OL 46 27 57 42 52 73 52 23 38 48 29 59 546
  OL Averages: 31 18 58 50 50 70 58 18 23 39 33 41 489
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
Michael Baker Fr. DL 35 26 46 61 47 60 25 59 16 38 37 24 474
Terry Bennett Fr. DL 32 17 44 42 45 57 14 62 4 50 23 57 447
Charlie Bowman So. DL 33 25 67 68 55 69 23 67 16 49 22 37 531
Mark Hull So. DL   37 17 78 70 57 70 38 68 20 55 36 22 568
Harold Miller Jr. DL 33 26 56 49 49 75 22 57 40 44 24 43 518
Charles Moore Jr. DL   53 24 50 39 57 61 18 56 32 34 49 46 519
Rick Phillips Sr. DL   56 27 63 30 57 55 9 61 21 28 34 54 495
  DL Averages: 40 23 58 52 53 64 21 61 21 43 32 40 507
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
Lee Anthony Fr. LB   42 48 54 59 36 62 22 49 6 31 33 54 496
Lester Watts Fr. LB   31 43 41 54 59 43 19 55 41 46 47 29 508
Mike Foreman So. LB 54 51 55 80 49 53 19 63 22 39 51 34 570
Arnold Martin So. LB   35 43 48 70 47 61 7 49 9 52 41 33 495
Michael Butler Jr. LB 35 46 48 51 54 57 14 59 22 46 43 55 530
Jonathan Lee Sr. LB 47 44 72 70 75 54 15 49 27 54 64 41 612
Charles Varner Sr. LB   33 43 62 16 57 36 3 47 16 31 51 51 446
  LB Averages: 40 45 54 57 54 52 14 53 20 43 47 42 522
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
Andrew Hartley Fr. DB   29 53 47 60 37 24 9 51 34 47 58 37 486
Jason Sanders Fr. DB   28 57 43 45 41 28 9 20 49 50 50 32 452
Michael Jimenez So. DB   45 64 58 81 59 30 18 42 40 55 58 29 579
Edward Rose So. DB 46 66 44 63 43 30 6 39 41 61 46 40 525
William Grove Jr. DB 49 54 57 59 69 43 6 48 32 51 54 39 561
Charles Newman Jr. DB 49 49 53 58 43 44 11 50 23 53 64 48 545
Joel Holmes Sr. DB 56 64 67 48 58 30 11 55 45 52 58 44 588
  DB Averages: 43 58 53 59 50 33 10 44 38 53 55 39 534
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
Gabriel Adams Fr. K 41 34 40 55 53 39 37 10 14 46 43 47 459
  K Averages: 41 34 40 55 53 39 37 10 14 46 43 47 459
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
Philip Jacobson Sr. P 49 48 74 83 54 46 17 1 17 57 30 51 527
  P Averages: 49 48 74 83 54 46 17 1 17 57 30 51 527
  Team Averages: 40 41 54 53 52 50 28 29 32 43 45 42 509
 

Player Ratings - Season Change

* denotes players with a previous redshirt season and is the eligibility
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
James Frazier Fr.* QB   5 4 4 7 4 6 -3 -3 4 6 5 4 43
Leslie Malone Jr. QB 3 3 3 0 2 3 -3 0 2 4 3 4 24
Darryl Vela Jr. QB   4 3 4 -5 3 4 -3 -3 3 4 3 4 21
  QB Averages: 4 3 4 1 3 4 -3 -2 3 5 4 4 29
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
Marvin Branch Fr. RB   5 5 4 0 3 4 2 -3 3 4 3 3 33
Harry Taylor Fr. RB 5 4 4 8 4 4 3 -3 4 5 5 3 46
Patrick Sargent So. RB   6 5 4 1 5 5 4 -3 4 4 5 3 43
Jerry Barnett Jr. RB   5 4 4 -2 3 6 3 -3 3 3 5 3 34
Kenneth Garcia Jr. RB 5 4 4 2 4 4 2 -3 3 3 4 4 36
  RB Averages: 5 4 4 2 4 5 3 -3 3 4 4 3 38
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
John Hoffman Fr. WR   4 3 3 0 4 2 -3 -3 5 3 3 5 26
Ronald Macdonald Fr. WR 5 4 4 8 4 4 -3 -3 5 4 4 5 41
Michael Stone So. WR   5 4 4 0 4 5 -3 -3 6 6 4 5 37
Edward Kemp Jr. WR   3 3 3 -5 3 2 -3 0 4 3 4 4 21
George Parsons Jr. WR   4 3 3 -5 3 2 -3 0 2 2 4 4 19
Ernest Collier Sr. WR 4 3 3 3 3 4 -3 -3 4 4 4 4 30
John Thornton Sr. WR   3 3 3 -6 3 2 -3 -3 4 3 4 3 16
  WR Averages: 4 3 3 -1 3 3 -3 -2 4 4 4 4 27
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
Robert Barnard Fr. TE   4 2 4 0 3 3 4 -3 5 3 3 4 32
Brian Walter Fr. TE 5 3 4 8 4 3 4 -3 4 4 4 4 44
Russell Thomas Jr. TE   4 4 3 -3 3 3 3 -3 4 4 4 4 30
  TE Averages: 4 3 4 2 3 3 4 -3 4 4 4 4 35
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
Richard Hilliard Fr. OL   5 2 3 0 3 3 3 -3 2 3 3 4 28
Richard Lyons Fr. OL 6 2 4 9 4 3 4 -3 2 4 4 5 44
Kenneth Smith Fr. OL 5 3 4 8 4 4 4 -3 2 5 3 5 44
Luis Potts So. OL   5 3 3 0 3 3 5 -3 3 3 3 6 34
Timothy Stanton So. OL   6 2 5 0 4 4 4 -3 2 4 3 6 37
Larry Charles Jr. OL 5 2 4 6 5 3 5 -3 2 4 3 5 41
Justin Perry Jr. OL   4 2 3 -4 3 3 4 -3 2 3 1 4 22
Joseph Colvin Sr. OL 5 2 4 3 4 4 5 -3 2 4 3 5 38
Paul Stafford Sr. OL 4 2 4 3 4 3 5 -3 1 3 3 4 33
  OL Averages: 5 2 4 3 4 3 4 -3 2 4 3 5 36
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
Michael Baker Fr. DL 5 3 5 9 4 4 -3 4 3 4 3 6 47
Terry Bennett Fr. DL 5 3 5 6 4 4 -3 4 3 3 4 4 42
Charlie Bowman So. DL 7 3 4 11 5 5 -3 5 3 5 5 7 57
Mark Hull So. DL   7 4 4 0 5 5 -3 5 3 4 4 9 47
Harold Miller Jr. DL 5 2 4 5 4 3 -3 4 0 4 4 5 37
Charles Moore Jr. DL   4 2 4 -4 3 4 -3 4 1 3 2 4 24
Rick Phillips Sr. DL   3 2 3 -3 2 3 -3 3 1 3 2 3 19
  DL Averages: 5 3 4 3 4 4 -3 4 2 4 3 5 39
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
Lee Anthony Fr. LB   5 3 4 0 5 4 -3 4 3 5 5 4 39
Lester Watts Fr. LB   5 3 4 2 3 5 -3 4 2 4 4 5 38
Mike Foreman So. LB 5 3 5 12 5 5 -3 5 4 6 5 6 58
Arnold Martin So. LB   6 4 4 -2 4 4 -3 5 4 5 5 6 42
Michael Butler Jr. LB 4 2 3 4 3 3 -3 3 2 4 4 3 32
Jonathan Lee Sr. LB 5 4 3 -3 3 5 -3 5 3 5 4 5 36
Charles Varner Sr. LB   3 2 2 -3 2 3 -3 3 2 3 3 3 20
  LB Averages: 5 3 4 1 4 4 -3 4 3 5 4 5 38
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
Andrew Hartley Fr. DB   5 4 3 0 4 3 -3 3 2 5 4 4 34
Jason Sanders Fr. DB   5 3 3 0 4 3 -3 5 2 4 4 4 34
Michael Jimenez So. DB   5 4 4 5 4 4 -3 5 3 5 5 5 46
Edward Rose So. DB 5 4 4 10 5 4 -3 5 3 5 6 5 53
William Grove Jr. DB 4 4 3 2 3 2 -3 4 3 4 4 4 34
Charles Newman Jr. DB 4 4 3 5 4 3 -3 4 3 4 4 3 38
Joel Holmes Sr. DB 4 3 3 3 4 3 -3 4 2 5 4 4 36
  DB Averages: 5 4 3 4 4 3 -3 4 3 5 4 4 39
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
Gabriel Adams Fr. K 5 -1 5 9 3 5 -3 -3 3 4 -3 5 29
  K Averages: 5 -1 5 9 3 5 -3 -3 3 4 -3 5 29
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
Philip Jacobson Sr. P 5 -2 3 6 4 5 -3 -3 3 4 -3 5 24
  P Averages: 5 -2 3 6 4 5 -3 -3 3 4 -3 5 24
  Team Averages: 5 3 4 2 4 4 -1 0 3 4 4 4 35
10/31/2012 2:05 AM
Had a decent recruiting class but not as strong overall as last season.  I had to miss some early cycles and that cost me some opportunities and cash.  Hopefully next season's recruiting will work out better.  The highlight of the class is WR David Jackson who is going to be a stud.  

Pos Name A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT Miles
QB Michael Hopper 32 25 51 63 59 23 1 32 26 28 30 37 407 260
RB Christopher Haines 28 41 56 58 59 50 12 2 45 38 43 30 462 735
WR David Jackson 11 64 51 50 41 39 41 11 37 18 66 36 465 140
OL Joseph Sexton 26 10 42 41 56 70 56 28 1 24 26 16 396 129
OL John Holland 23 2 65 36 67 59 56 26 13 35 24 1 407 142
DL Allen Conrad 31 9 60 53 42 62 35 57 22 28 18 29 446 217
DL Michael Rice 31 1 42 55 37 44 39 63 12 31 16 14 385 1218
LB Edgar Galvan 33 40 53 50 36 27 15 67 19 43 33 24 440 431
LB David Patel 23 49 45 59 45 35 27 45 13 41 41 38 461 175
DB Andrew Green 42 48 46 66 46 20 1 14 14 37 43 39 416 852
DB William Wright 32 54 42 46 29 41 21 27 34 33 38 34 431 208
P Scott Carson 31 16 27 48 37 41 21 11 12 32 18 40 334 175
11/18/2012 2:49 PM (edited)
As expected, my recruit class was relatively weak this season coming in at #41 by GUESS.  The team as a whole continues to progress at a decent pace improving from #40 to #25 by GUESS this season and from #150 before the Challenge started.  If i can make the CC game and a playoff game or two, I anticipate being somewhere in the 10-15 ranking area when next season starts with a full roster of recruits.

      Challenge Challenge Challenge Overall Overall
Season Full Roster Recruit Class Season W L W L
79 158 59       7 6
80 160 171       4 9
81 109 136       8 5
82 150 91       6 7
83 82 52 1 0 0 10 3
84 40 15 2 2 2 9 4
85 25 41 3        
86     4        
87     5        
88     6        
89     7        
11/19/2012 9:32 PM
Recruited players (SO, JR, FR* and SO*) continue to show good improvement, exactly what you should be looking for when building a team IMO.  I hope we are able to make the CC and have a playoff game or two to get some more growth out of them going forward.  Other teams (Bridgewater and Waynesburg) already have a few extra games than I do and I need to close that gap starting this season. 

Name Class Primary
Position
Rating Secondary
Position
Rating Overall
Rank
Position
Rank
Class Rank
Overall
Class Rank
Position
Leslie Malone Sr. QB 44.65     4277 QB54 1964 QB15
James Frazier So.* QB 44.49     4410 QB60 109 QB6
Michael Hopper Fr. QB 29.20     10918 QB774 2452 QB166
Kenneth Garcia Sr. RB 57.21 FB 52.25 125 RB37 47 RB7
Patrick Sargent Jr. RB 55.47 FB 43.34 229 RB54 9 RB5
Harry Taylor So. RB 52.20 FB 40.80 666 RB121 4 RB3
Marvin Branch Fr.* RB 50.10 FB 43.37 1274 RB204 13 RB8
Christopher Haines Fr. RB 40.33 FB 32.40 7161 RB717 536 RB82
Edward Kemp Sr. WR 51.92     740 WR116 452 WR73
Michael Stone Jr. WR 49.86     1361 WR208 234 WR36
Ronald Macdonald So. WR 49.61     1471 WR228 28 WR6
John Hoffman Fr.* WR 48.54     1925 WR297 20 WR5
David Jackson Fr. WR 40.28     7208 WR1003 551 WR100
Russell Thomas Sr. TE 51.99     724 TE24 439 TE18
Brian Walter So. TE 48.71     1859 TE73 51 TE1
Robert Barnard Fr.* TE 45.53     3687 TE190 53 TE1
Larry Charles Sr. OL 51.01     999 OL116 624 OL78
Justin Perry Sr. OL 49.89     1348 OL168 836 OL112
Luis Potts Jr. OL 48.23     2074 OL273 456 OL52
Timothy Stanton Jr. OL 48.08     2149 OL279 483 OL55
Kenneth Smith So. OL 43.82     4812 OL755 633 OL71
Richard Lyons So. OL 43.24     5230 OL834 783 OL90
Richard Hilliard So. OL 42.70     5603 OL893 931 OL108
Joseph Sexton Fr. OL 38.68     8196 OL1407 1008 OL124
John Holland Fr. OL 35.47     9707 OL1736 1870 OL319
Charles Moore Sr. DT 53.28 DE 48.34 466 DT87 276 DT51
Mark Hull Jr. DT 53.05 DE 45.67 500 DT93 46 DT7
Charlie Bowman Jr. DT 52.36 DE 45.68 640 DT122 73 DT10
Harold Miller Sr. DT 51.16 DE 44.91 952 DT174 594 DT111
Terry Bennett So. DT 50.64 DE 45.09 1107 DT214 9 DT2
Michael Baker So. DT 47.76 DE 42.31 2325 DT451 90 DT16
Allen Conrad Fr. DT 42.05 DE 34.30 6049 DT1111 250 DT60
Michael Rice Fr. DT 37.12 DE 29.43 9041 DT1558 1464 DT291
Michael Butler Sr. ILB 52.54 OLB 50.69 607 ILB89 365 ILB71
Mike Foreman Jr. ILB 51.97 OLB 50.72 731 ILB105 95 ILB17
Arnold Martin Jr. ILB 48.48 OLB 47.30 1964 ILB262 422 ILB73
Lee Anthony So. ILB 48.03 OLB 47.72 2180 ILB277 80 ILB13
Lester Watts So. ILB 45.68 OLB 44.03 3601 ILB411 299 ILB50
Edgar Galvan Fr. ILB 42.87 OLB 38.96 5472 ILB547 165 ILB20
David Patel Fr. OLB 39.57 ILB 39.05 7652 OLB256 738 OLB22
Jason Sanders So. CB 44.18 S 41.41 4590 CB250 557 CB23
William Wright Fr. CB 37.66 S 36.12 8755 CB542 1299 CB87
Andrew Green Fr. CB 35.82 S 31.95 9586 CB594 1790 CB129
Edward Rose Jr. S 51.53 CB 50.87 840 S68 113 S8
Charles Newman Sr. S 50.35 CB 49.75 1191 S96 742 S65
William Grove Sr. S 50.01 CB 47.87 1310 S106 812 S74
Michael Jimenez Jr. S 50.01 CB 47.45 1314 S107 222 S18
Andrew Hartley So. S 45.99 CB 44.11 3395 S295 255 S20
Gabriel Adams So. K 45.65     3614 K86 303 K9
Scott Carson Fr. P 39.25     7840 P160 823 P11
11/19/2012 10:51 PM
The Challenge games went better than expected.  I figured I'd lose one game due to randomness, but I got lucky and that didn't happen.  One strange game against caesari's Lebanon Valley.  I should have won easily based on talent, but should have lost handily by engine randomness, than had an improbable 21 point 4th quarter comeback to tie the game, than won in triple overtime.  I just don't get this engine.

      Challenge Challenge Challenge Overall Overall
Season Full Roster Recruit Class Season W L W L
79 158 59       7 6
80 160 171       4 9
81 109 136       8 5
82 150 91       6 7
83 82 52 1 0 0 10 3
84 40 15 2 2 2 9 4
85 25 41 3 4 0 5 0
86     4        
87     5        
88     6        
89     7        
11/24/2012 4:06 PM (edited)
I finished undefeated in the regular season, something totally unexpected.  I had a couple of "closer than it should have been" wins against SIMs and I avoided the other two human teams on the other side of the conference (well, actually only one now that one has left).  Aside from the Challenge, I only had one human opponent who is in my division.  With so many SIMs on my schedule, I guess I'm not totally shocked.  I am shocked that I finished ranked #1 by WIS despite having the #1 SOS team also undefeated.  My SOS finished a respectable #27, I guess there just aren't many humans playing each other in this world.

The big bonus is that I'll get at least two extra games for player growth.  Even if I lose the CC, I'm ranked high enough that I'll still make the playoffs.  If I can start making decent playoff runs in my third season, I'll be ahead of schedule.  

      Challenge Challenge Challenge Overall Overall
Season Full Roster Recruit Class Season W L W L
79 158 59       7 6
80 160 171       4 9
81 109 136       8 5
82 150 91       6 7
83 82 52 1 0 0 10 3
84 40 15 2 2 2 9 4
85 25 41 3 4 0 13 0
86     4        
87     5        
88     6        
89     7        
12/2/2012 11:29 PM
Formation growth went as expected.  Nothing unexpected like last season's FR WR's.

Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
Michael Hopper Fr. QB 3.3   16 10 21 10 11 9 - - - - - - 18
James Frazier So.* QB 3.0 11 6 37 10 8 15 - - - - - - 31
Leslie Malone Sr. QB 2.8   14 18 38 16 18 20 - - - - - - 29
  QB Averages: 14 11 32 12 12 15 - - - - - - 26
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
Marvin Branch Fr.* RB 3.1 7 10 27 16 9 13 - - - - - - 21
Christopher Haines Fr. RB 2.4   14 14 13 11 12 1 - - - - - - 13
Harry Taylor So. RB 3.0   9 8 31 11 8 9 - - - - - - 23
Patrick Sargent Jr. RB 2.9   9 9 37 9 11 9 - - - - - - 35
Kenneth Garcia Sr. RB 3.2 13 15 43 17 15 11 - - - - - - 38
  RB Averages: 10 11 30 13 11 9 - - - - - - 26
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
John Hoffman Fr.* WR 2.8   6 11 26 10 5 7 - - - - - - 27
David Jackson Fr. WR 3.2   12 7 16 17 13 11 - - - - - - 22
Ronald Macdonald So. WR 2.8   14 9 27 6 7 12 - - - - - - 22
Michael Stone Jr. WR 3.2 9 8 39 9 13 10 - - - - - - 30
Edward Kemp Sr. WR 2.3 14 18 35 14 15 14 - - - - - - 33
  WR Averages: 11 11 29 11 11 11 - - - - - - 27
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
Robert Barnard Fr.* TE 2.7 14 11 29 10 13 13 - - - - - - 21
Brian Walter So. TE 2.6   6 13 23 7 11 5 - - - - - - 18
Russell Thomas Sr. TE 2.9   19 15 45 14 17 18 - - - - - - 40
  TE Averages: 13 13 32 10 14 12 - - - - - - 27
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
John Holland Fr. OL 2.2   13 11 19 10 9 10 - - - - - - 12
Joseph Sexton Fr. OL 2.6 10 12 16 5 13 10 - - - - - - 15
Richard Hilliard So. OL 3.0   10 14 31 13 6 11 - - - - - - 25
Richard Lyons So. OL 3.0   7 16 25 9 6 13 - - - - - - 24
Kenneth Smith So. OL 3.2   11 11 30 8 10 7 - - - - - - 20
Luis Potts Jr. OL 2.9 12 8 37 9 11 17 - - - - - - 34
Timothy Stanton Jr. OL 3.4 8 8 37 7 10 13 - - - - - - 32
Larry Charles Sr. OL 3.0 19 16 45 18 15 16 - - - - - - 39
Justin Perry Sr. OL 2.9 14 19 45 21 15 14 - - - - - - 40
  OL Averages: 12 13 32 11 11 12 - - - - - - 27
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
Allen Conrad Fr. DL 2.4   - - - - - - 16 10 13 13 16 12 16
Michael Rice Fr. DL 2.7   - - - - - - 16 15 18 8 14 9 18
Michael Baker So. DL 2.4   - - - - - - 8 12 20 11 24 7 17
Terry Bennett So. DL 2.9 - - - - - - 8 4 22 8 26 12 26
Charlie Bowman Jr. DL 2.9 - - - - - - 10 14 35 9 29 4 33
Mark Hull Jr. DL 2.3 - - - - - - 8 10 30 9 30 8 31
Harold Miller Sr. DL 2.5 - - - - - - 13 14 36 13 33 14 35
Charles Moore Sr. DL 2.7   - - - - - - 19 20 37 16 34 19 36
  DL Averages: - - - - - - 12 12 26 11 26 11 27
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
Edgar Galvan Fr. LB 3.0   - - - - - - 12 12 15 10 21 12 20
David Patel Fr. LB 3.2   - - - - - - 12 10 14 10 23 9 18
Lee Anthony So. LB 3.2 - - - - - - 11 9 26 8 24 7 27
Lester Watts So. LB 2.3   - - - - - - 16 10 22 9 25 9 24
Mike Foreman Jr. LB 3.1 - - - - - - 10 15 36 9 41 13 39
Arnold Martin Jr. LB 3.2   - - - - - - 6 14 37 11 40 11 37
Michael Butler Sr. LB 3.7 - - - - - - 13 16 43 18 42 12 40
  LB Averages: - - - - - - 11 12 27 11 31 10 29
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
Andrew Green Fr. DB 2.2   - - - - - - 12 4 17 9 18 9 15
William Wright Fr. DB 3.3   - - - - - - 12 13 19 10 15 9 14
Andrew Hartley So. DB 2.5   - - - - - - 15 8 23 11 25 10 23
Jason Sanders So. DB 2.6   - - - - - - 12 13 25 13 22 13 21
Michael Jimenez Jr. DB 2.6 - - - - - - 12 8 34 16 32 13 32
Edward Rose Jr. DB 3.1 - - - - - - 10 10 40 6 34 5 28
William Grove Sr. DB 2.6 - - - - - - 14 15 35 18 38 19 33
Charles Newman Sr. DB 3.1 - - - - - - 21 20 41 21 42 17 40
  DB Averages: - - - - - - 14 11 29 13 28 12 26
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
Gabriel Adams So. K 2.7 - - - - - - - - - - - - 27
  K Averages: - - - - - - - - - - - - 27
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
Scott Carson Fr. P 3.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 14
  P Averages: - - - - - - - - - - - - 14
  Team Averages: 12 12 31 11 11 12 12 12 28 12 28 11 27
 

Player Formation IQs - Season Change

* denotes players with a previous redshirt season and is the eligibility
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
Michael Hopper Fr. QB 3.3   0 0 11 0 0 0 - - - - - - 9
James Frazier So.* QB 3.0 0 0 10 0 0 0 - - - - - - 8
Leslie Malone Sr. QB 2.8   0 0 6 0 0 0 - - - - - - 6
  QB Averages: 0 0 9 0 0 0 - - - - - - 8
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
Marvin Branch Fr.* RB 3.1 0 0 10 0 0 0 - - - - - - 8
Christopher Haines Fr. RB 2.4   0 0 9 0 0 0 - - - - - - 7
Harry Taylor So. RB 3.0   0 0 10 0 0 0 - - - - - - 8
Patrick Sargent Jr. RB 2.9   0 0 9 0 0 0 - - - - - - 7
Kenneth Garcia Sr. RB 3.2 0 0 8 0 0 0 - - - - - - 7
  RB Averages: 0 0 9 0 0 0 - - - - - - 7
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
John Hoffman Fr.* WR 2.8   0 0 10 0 0 0 - - - - - - 8
David Jackson Fr. WR 3.2   0 0 10 0 0 0 - - - - - - 7
Ronald Macdonald So. WR 2.8   0 0 10 0 0 0 - - - - - - 8
Michael Stone Jr. WR 3.2 0 0 10 0 0 0 - - - - - - 9
Edward Kemp Sr. WR 2.3 0 0 7 0 0 0 - - - - - - 6
  WR Averages: 0 0 9 0 0 0 - - - - - - 8
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
Robert Barnard Fr.* TE 2.7 0 0 9 0 0 0 - - - - - - 7
Brian Walter So. TE 2.6   0 0 10 0 0 0 - - - - - - 8
Russell Thomas Sr. TE 2.9   0 0 8 0 0 0 - - - - - - 7
  TE Averages: 0 0 9 0 0 0 - - - - - - 7
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
John Holland Fr. OL 2.2   0 0 7 0 0 0 - - - - - - 5
Joseph Sexton Fr. OL 2.6 0 0 8 0 0 0 - - - - - - 7
Richard Hilliard So. OL 3.0   0 0 8 0 0 0 - - - - - - 7
Richard Lyons So. OL 3.0   0 0 11 0 0 0 - - - - - - 8
Kenneth Smith So. OL 3.2   0 0 11 0 0 0 - - - - - - 9
Luis Potts Jr. OL 2.9 0 0 9 0 0 0 - - - - - - 7
Timothy Stanton Jr. OL 3.4 0 0 10 0 0 0 - - - - - - 8
Larry Charles Sr. OL 3.0 0 0 9 0 0 0 - - - - - - 7
Justin Perry Sr. OL 2.9 0 0 8 0 0 0 - - - - - - 6
  OL Averages: 0 0 9 0 0 0 - - - - - - 7
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
Allen Conrad Fr. DL 2.4   - - - - - - 0 0 7 0 6 0 7
Michael Rice Fr. DL 2.7   - - - - - - 0 0 7 0 7 0 7
Michael Baker So. DL 2.4   - - - - - - 0 0 8 0 7 0 8
Terry Bennett So. DL 2.9 - - - - - - 0 0 8 0 7 0 7
Charlie Bowman Jr. DL 2.9 - - - - - - 0 0 8 0 8 0 8
Mark Hull Jr. DL 2.3 - - - - - - 0 0 7 0 7 0 7
Harold Miller Sr. DL 2.5 - - - - - - 0 0 6 0 6 0 6
Charles Moore Sr. DL 2.7   - - - - - - 0 0 6 0 6 0 6
  DL Averages: - - - - - - 0 0 7 0 7 0 7
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
Edgar Galvan Fr. LB 3.0   - - - - - - 0 0 8 0 7 0 7
David Patel Fr. LB 3.2   - - - - - - 0 0 8 0 8 0 8
Lee Anthony So. LB 3.2 - - - - - - 0 0 9 0 9 0 9
Lester Watts So. LB 2.3   - - - - - - 0 0 7 0 7 0 7
Mike Foreman Jr. LB 3.1 - - - - - - 0 0 9 0 8 0 8
Arnold Martin Jr. LB 3.2   - - - - - - 0 0 8 0 8 0 8
Michael Butler Sr. LB 3.7 - - - - - - 0 0 8 0 8 0 8
  LB Averages: - - - - - - 0 0 8 0 8 0 8
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
Andrew Green Fr. DB 2.2   - - - - - - 0 0 7 0 6 0 7
William Wright Fr. DB 3.3   - - - - - - 0 0 8 0 8 0 8
Andrew Hartley So. DB 2.5   - - - - - - 0 0 7 0 7 0 7
Jason Sanders So. DB 2.6   - - - - - - 0 0 7 0 7 0 7
Michael Jimenez Jr. DB 2.6 - - - - - - 0 0 8 0 8 0 8
Edward Rose Jr. DB 3.1 - - - - - - 0 0 8 0 8 0 9
William Grove Sr. DB 2.6 - - - - - - 0 0 7 0 7 0 7
Charles Newman Sr. DB 3.1 - - - - - - 0 0 7 0 7 0 7
  DB Averages: - - - - - - 0 0 7 0 7 0 8
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
Gabriel Adams So. K 2.7 - - - - - - - - - - - - 8
  K Averages: - - - - - - - - - - - - 8
Name Year Pos GPA St IFor NDB Pro Shot Trip Wish 3-4 4-3 4-4 5-2 Nick Dime ST
Scott Carson Fr. P 3.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 8
  P Averages: - - - - - - - - - - - - 8
  Team Averages: 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 7 0 7
12/9/2012 9:13 PM
Player growth was also as expected.  I got two extra games so I got a little more growth this season compared to the last two.  

Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
Michael Hopper Fr. QB   37 29 55 63 62 28 1 29 29 33 33 42 441
James Frazier So.* QB 52 49 69 65 60 32 1 17 49 49 31 65 539
Leslie Malone Sr. QB   53 38 61 22 68 43 17 1 49 51 40 50 493
  QB Averages: 47 39 62 50 63 34 6 16 42 44 35 52 491
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
Marvin Branch Fr.* RB 48 45 63 53 56 60 51 11 42 30 70 37 566
Christopher Haines Fr. RB   33 45 59 58 62 54 15 1 48 41 48 33 497
Harry Taylor So. RB   51 61 54 50 57 64 36 18 45 28 55 34 553
Patrick Sargent Jr. RB   50 60 61 59 54 66 24 3 40 42 64 54 577
Kenneth Garcia Sr. RB 44 61 59 39 47 70 51 16 52 61 69 33 602
  RB Averages: 45 54 59 52 55 63 35 10 45 40 61 38 559
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
John Hoffman Fr.* WR   49 63 59 64 39 42 33 14 44 49 64 29 549
David Jackson Fr. WR   17 67 54 50 45 41 38 8 42 22 69 41 494
Ronald Macdonald So. WR   36 66 52 58 55 34 26 2 52 49 64 49 543
Michael Stone Jr. WR 57 65 62 73 65 18 15 14 53 25 72 54 573
Edward Kemp Sr. WR 57 69 58 42 59 47 18 1 51 44 58 46 550
  WR Averages: 43 66 57 57 52 36 26 8 48 38 65 44 542
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
Robert Barnard Fr.* TE 36 55 46 53 54 48 42 7 39 55 69 39 543
Brian Walter So. TE   19 52 35 53 51 57 48 11 59 43 59 44 531
Russell Thomas Sr. TE   49 37 63 51 62 57 57 1 64 40 56 53 590
  TE Averages: 35 48 48 52 55 54 49 6 54 46 61 46 555
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
John Holland Fr. OL   28 5 68 36 69 63 60 23 15 38 27 7 439
Joseph Sexton Fr. OL 31 13 47 50 60 73 60 25 4 29 30 22 444
Richard Hilliard So. OL   12 14 63 30 42 67 64 26 7 42 23 36 426
Richard Lyons So. OL   15 18 57 59 58 72 64 16 31 33 23 43 489
Kenneth Smith So. OL   42 11 55 56 49 70 63 7 31 29 36 46 495
Luis Potts Jr. OL 46 15 71 55 62 82 56 18 11 51 36 34 537
Timothy Stanton Jr. OL 34 25 54 61 58 68 68 2 24 44 42 43 523
Larry Charles Sr. OL 43 25 64 68 46 83 62 17 29 44 38 44 563
Justin Perry Sr. OL 45 19 63 48 54 69 62 12 23 48 56 53 552
  OL Averages: 33 16 60 52 55 72 62 16 19 40 35 36 496
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
Allen Conrad Fr. DL   37 13 64 52 47 66 32 62 24 32 22 35 486
Michael Rice Fr. DL   36 5 47 54 41 49 36 67 15 35 20 20 425
Michael Baker So. DL   41 29 52 60 52 66 22 65 19 43 41 31 521
Terry Bennett So. DL 39 21 50 49 51 63 11 67 8 55 28 62 504
Charlie Bowman Jr. DL 40 29 72 78 60 74 19 72 20 54 28 45 591
Mark Hull Jr. DL 45 23 82 80 63 76 34 74 24 60 41 31 633
Harold Miller Sr. DL 38 29 60 53 54 79 18 62 41 48 28 49 559
Charles Moore Sr. DL   57 27 55 33 61 65 14 60 34 37 51 51 545
  DL Averages: 42 22 60 58 54 67 23 66 23 46 32 41 533
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
Edgar Galvan Fr. LB   38 43 56 49 40 32 12 70 21 47 38 29 475
David Patel Fr. LB   29 52 49 58 49 40 24 50 16 46 46 43 502
Lee Anthony So. LB 48 52 59 61 42 66 19 55 11 38 40 59 550
Lester Watts So. LB   37 47 47 51 63 48 16 60 42 52 53 35 551
Mike Foreman Jr. LB 60 55 61 91 55 59 15 69 26 46 57 41 635
Arnold Martin Jr. LB   41 47 53 66 52 66 3 54 12 57 47 39 537
Michael Butler Sr. LB 40 49 52 55 58 61 10 62 24 51 47 59 568
  LB Averages: 42 49 54 62 51 53 14 60 22 48 47 44 545
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
Andrew Green Fr. DB   46 52 50 65 50 24 1 19 18 43 48 43 459
William Wright Fr. DB   37 58 45 46 33 43 18 31 36 38 43 38 466
Andrew Hartley So. DB   35 58 51 57 42 28 6 56 37 52 63 42 527
Jason Sanders So. DB   34 62 48 48 47 32 6 27 51 56 56 38 505
Michael Jimenez Jr. DB 51 69 62 93 64 35 14 48 43 61 64 36 640
Edward Rose Jr. DB 52 70 49 72 49 35 2 45 45 66 53 46 584
William Grove Sr. DB 54 59 61 61 72 46 2 53 36 57 59 44 604
Charles Newman Sr. DB 54 54 56 62 48 46 7 54 27 58 68 53 587
  DB Averages: 45 60 53 63 51 36 7 42 37 54 57 42 546
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
Gabriel Adams So. K 47 32 47 68 58 45 34 7 18 51 40 53 500
  K Averages: 47 32 47 68 58 45 34 7 18 51 40 53 500
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
Scott Carson Fr. P 35 14 31 59 40 44 18 8 14 35 15 44 357
  P Averages: 35 14 31 59 40 44 18 8 14 35 15 44 357
  Team Averages: 41 41 56 57 54 54 28 32 32 45 47 42 528
 

Player Ratings - Season Change

* denotes players with a previous redshirt season and is the eligibility
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
Michael Hopper Fr. QB   5 4 4 0 3 5 0 -3 3 5 3 5 34
James Frazier So.* QB 5 5 4 11 5 6 -4 -4 5 6 6 4 49
Leslie Malone Sr. QB   3 3 3 -4 2 3 -4 0 2 4 3 4 19
  QB Averages: 4 4 4 2 3 5 -3 -2 3 5 4 4 34
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
Marvin Branch Fr.* RB 7 6 5 11 5 6 3 -4 5 6 5 5 60
Christopher Haines Fr. RB   5 4 3 0 3 4 3 -1 3 3 5 3 35
Harry Taylor So. RB   5 4 5 -2 4 4 3 -4 4 5 5 4 37
Patrick Sargent Jr. RB   6 4 4 -4 4 4 4 -4 4 4 5 3 34
Kenneth Garcia Sr. RB 6 4 4 0 4 4 2 -4 3 3 4 4 34
  RB Averages: 6 4 4 1 4 4 3 -3 4 4 5 4 40
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
John Hoffman Fr.* WR   5 4 4 0 5 3 -4 -4 6 4 4 6 33
David Jackson Fr. WR   6 3 3 0 4 2 -3 -3 5 4 3 5 29
Ronald Macdonald So. WR   6 4 4 0 5 4 -4 -4 6 4 5 5 35
Michael Stone Jr. WR 5 4 4 6 4 5 -4 -4 6 6 4 5 41
Edward Kemp Sr. WR 3 3 3 2 3 2 -4 0 4 4 4 4 28
  WR Averages: 5 4 4 2 4 3 -4 -3 5 4 4 5 33
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
Robert Barnard Fr.* TE 6 3 5 9 5 5 6 -4 7 4 4 5 55
Brian Walter So. TE   6 3 5 0 4 4 4 -4 4 4 4 4 38
Russell Thomas Sr. TE   4 4 3 -10 3 3 3 -2 3 3 4 4 22
  TE Averages: 5 3 4 0 4 4 4 -3 5 4 4 4 38
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
John Holland Fr. OL   5 3 3 0 2 4 4 -3 2 3 3 6 32
Joseph Sexton Fr. OL 5 3 5 9 4 3 4 -3 3 5 4 6 48
Richard Hilliard So. OL   6 2 3 -1 4 3 4 -4 3 3 3 5 31
Richard Lyons So. OL   7 3 4 0 4 4 5 -4 2 5 4 5 39
Kenneth Smith So. OL   5 3 5 0 5 4 5 -4 2 5 3 5 38
Luis Potts Jr. OL 5 3 3 7 4 3 5 -4 3 4 4 6 43
Timothy Stanton Jr. OL 6 2 5 7 4 4 4 -4 3 5 3 6 45
Larry Charles Sr. OL 5 2 4 5 5 3 5 -4 2 4 3 6 40
Justin Perry Sr. OL 4 2 3 2 4 3 4 -4 2 3 2 4 29
  OL Averages: 5 3 4 3 4 3 4 -4 2 4 3 5 38
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
Allen Conrad Fr. DL   6 4 4 0 5 4 -3 5 2 4 4 6 41
Michael Rice Fr. DL   5 4 5 0 4 5 -3 4 3 4 4 6 41
Michael Baker So. DL   6 3 5 0 5 5 -4 5 3 4 3 7 42
Terry Bennett So. DL 6 4 5 7 5 5 -4 5 4 4 4 4 49
Charlie Bowman Jr. DL 7 4 4 10 5 5 -4 5 4 5 5 7 57
Mark Hull Jr. DL 7 5 4 10 5 5 -4 5 4 5 5 9 60
Harold Miller Sr. DL 5 3 4 4 4 3 -4 4 0 4 4 5 36
Charles Moore Sr. DL   4 2 4 -6 3 4 -4 4 1 3 2 4 21
  DL Averages: 6 4 4 3 4 4 -4 5 3 4 4 6 43
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
Edgar Galvan Fr. LB   5 3 3 0 4 5 -3 3 2 4 5 5 36
David Patel Fr. LB   6 3 4 0 4 5 -3 5 3 5 5 5 42
Lee Anthony So. LB 5 3 4 2 6 4 -4 5 4 6 6 5 46
Lester Watts So. LB   6 3 5 -3 4 5 -4 4 2 5 5 6 38
Mike Foreman Jr. LB 5 3 5 11 5 5 -4 5 4 7 6 7 59
Arnold Martin Jr. LB   5 3 4 -4 4 4 -4 5 3 4 5 6 35
Michael Butler Sr. LB 4 3 4 4 3 3 -4 3 2 4 4 3 33
  LB Averages: 5 3 4 1 4 4 -4 4 3 5 5 5 41
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
Andrew Green Fr. DB   4 4 4 0 4 4 0 5 4 6 5 4 44
William Wright Fr. DB   5 4 3 0 4 2 -3 4 2 5 5 4 35
Andrew Hartley So. DB   5 4 4 -3 5 4 -4 4 3 5 4 5 36
Jason Sanders So. DB   6 4 4 3 5 4 -4 6 2 5 5 5 45
Michael Jimenez Jr. DB 5 4 4 12 4 4 -4 5 3 5 5 6 53
Edward Rose Jr. DB 5 4 5 9 6 4 -4 6 3 5 6 5 54
William Grove Sr. DB 4 4 3 2 3 3 -4 4 3 5 5 4 36
Charles Newman Sr. DB 4 4 3 4 4 3 -4 4 3 5 4 4 38
  DB Averages: 5 4 4 3 4 4 -3 5 3 5 5 5 43
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
Gabriel Adams So. K 6 -2 6 13 4 6 -4 -4 4 5 -4 6 36
  K Averages: 6 -2 6 13 4 6 -4 -4 4 5 -4 6 36
Name Year Pos Starter A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT
Scott Carson Fr. P 4 -2 4 11 3 3 -3 -3 2 3 -3 4 23
  P Averages: 4 -2 4 11 3 3 -3 -3 2 3 -3 4 23
  Team Averages: 5 3 4 3 4 4 -1 0 3 4 4 5 39
12/9/2012 9:16 PM
Overall, this was a successful season and a good stepping stone.  I lost the in the CC and in the 1st round of the layoffs, but those were two games for growth i didn't have the previous seasons.  My offensive gameplan adjustments worked.  Passing improved dramatically (comp%, TD/INT, YPC, YPA).  Rushing stats (ex QB) improved slightly while scoring more TDs (which shortens YPC).  Passing defense improved (comp %, YPC) but I only had the same number of INTs.  Rushing defense improved marginally, but I didn't have much of an issue with rush defense to begin with.  I'll go back and adjust my defensive gameplan again in the next preseason but I think I will keep the changes I made on offense.

Next season will be the first with no SIMs.  It'll be nice to finally have a team that's fully recruited by me.  The season after that I'll have my first full crop of SR*s and I'm really looking forward to that.  I'm hoping to advance to at least the second round of playoffs next season and will be very disappointed if I do not.  If I can get up to 16 or 17 games next season with a full roster of recruits, I will be on track.

      Challenge Challenge Challenge Overall Overall
Season Full Roster Recruit Class Season W L W L
79 158 59       7 6
80 160 171       4 9
81 109 136       8 5
82 150 91       6 7
83 82 52 1 0 0 10 3
84 40 15 2 2 2 9 4
85 25 41 3 4 0 13 2
86     4        
87     5        
88     6        
89     7        
 
12/9/2012 9:29 PM
  You lost in the "layoffs" ?    Who you hiring buddy  ?  :)
12/16/2012 7:58 AM
I had my second straight subpar recruiting class.  I missed a few crucial early cycles last season and this season I just couldn't find the right core/pot/we combinations that I wanted.  In the old engine, this would have been really bad.  You could usually cover for one subpar class, but two subpar classes in a row would pretty much eliminate any kind of NC run.  With the new engine, I'm hoping the randomness will keep me in it.

Pos Name A SPD D WE ST STR BLK TKL H GI E T TOT Miles
QB Thomas Jackson 10 26 39 44 44 28 28 11 40 30 20 63 383 248
RB Daniel Brantley 9 53 54 66 36 28 31 28 45 32 59 25 466 139
WR Anthony Allen 32 61 24 59 41 30 16 16 34 35 49 17 414 791
OL Ernest Melendez 31 27 55 34 46 71 49 30 30 13 28 14 428 672
OL Curtis Taylor 17 1 36 61 43 48 45 30 10 32 38 26 387 54
DL Eddie Boucher 26 14 25 36 38 70 28 59 17 34 15 36 398 298
DL Randy Diamond 22 34 56 44 46 51 8 60 15 24 16 31 407 153
LB Charles Cervantes 33 46 51 43 50 52 15 52 4 33 35 38 452 1002
LB James Garza 28 40 41 63 53 50 11 55 18 31 27 40 457 707
DB Herbert Cross 28 55 38 40 60 27 26 36 34 26 40 59 469 1201
DB Steven Brennan 32 52 36 66 49 9 25 20 25 35 47 33 429 773
K Timothy Nelson 19 16 40 45 40 33 24 18 1 34 53 50 373 136


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