Troy Dynasty - NCAA14 || Season 5, Week 2 - Luck of the Irish?

[MKnight82]

Just now, Danger said:

I have my settings on All-American, but keep in mind I do this on coach mode, so that also means that I can not over compensate for my players' bad cuts in the open field or force better defensive play. I feel it evens out in large part.

Oh right I forgot about that.  

[Neumatic]

I’m silently keeping up with this and fighting the urge to bust out the PS3 again ?.

[Danger]

Ah right, I just remembered that one of my coordinators got hired somewhere else, I think it was my defensive coordinator.

[MKnight82]

1 minute ago, Danger said:

Ah right, I just remembered that one of my coordinators got hired somewhere else, I think it was my defensive coordinator.

I hate it when you lose a good coordinator and they give you a Level 0 replacement.  It sucks you can't hire your own coordinators.  

[Danger]

Just now, MKnight82 said:

I hate it when you lose a good coordinator and they give you a Level 0 replacement.  It sucks you can't hire your own coordinators.  

I mean I think mine was level 5, and this one is level 11? So it's a win for me.

[Danger]

It's time for the home opener! Rain and all. Not ideal conditions for the true promising true Freshman Ryan Mendoza starting at QB, but it's against an easy enough team.

UAB				Troy
Record 0-0			@	Record 0-0
OVR	OFF	DEF		OVR	OFF	DEF
75	75	75		82	81	82

Scoring Summary
	1st Q	2nd Q	3rd Q	4th Q	Final
UAB	0	3	0	7	10
Troy	7	13	7	10	37

 

Defense had a bit of a bend but don't break mentality, They got inside my 40 yard line probably a total of 5 times this game. Twice we picked the ball, we forced 2 other punts, and the other time was in the 4th quarter after I subbed my backups in. As I said, this is more or less a pre season game for Troy at this point in time.

Team Stats
Stat	UAB	Troy
Final Score	10	37
First Downs	17	26
Total Offense	335	485
Rushing Yards	63	171
Rushing TDs	0	2
Passing Yards	272	314
Passing TDs	1	2
3rd Down %	50%	44%
4th Down %	NA	100%
Turnovers	2	1
PR Yards	0	19
KR Yards	184	45
Total Yards	519	549

My offensive line is doing MUCH better at creating running lanes, and JaMarius Henderson for whatever reason seems to have FAR better vision than Chunn ever did.

Player Stats
Top Passer
Name	Completions	Attempts	%	Yards	TDs	INTs
Ryan Mendoza	28	33	85%	308	2	1
Top Rushers
Name	Attempts	Yards	AVG	TDs	Long	YAC
Jamarius Henderson	28	148	5.3	1	16	36
BJ Smith	8	38	4.8	1	12	5
Top Receivers
Name	Receptions	Yards	AVG	TDs	Long	YAC
Sam Letton	8	138	17.3	0	40	59
Damion Willis	7	59	8.4	1	12	11
Gabe Hill	6	64	10.7	1	21	29
Top Defenders
Name	Tackles	TFL	Sacks	INTs	DEF	FF
CB Jawon McDowell	10	0	0	0	0	0
CB Blace Brown	3	0	0	1	0	0
DT Trevon Sanders	2	1	1	0	0	0
Return Stats
Name	KR Yards	AVG	TDs	PR Y	AVG	TDs
CB Blace Brown	41	20.5	0	19	19	0

Freshman QB Ryan Mendoza's 2nd pass was picked off on our first offensive possession but he bounced back big time after that. He was pretty darn accurate. Honestly even as a freshman I couldn't tell you that he wasn't the same Senior QB Brandon Silvers I had last year. He's going to be an NFL Draft Pick some day.

Definitely more partial to Henderson, he's not exactly faster than Chunn, but he seems quicker.

And by far the biggest standout that I want to highlight from this game is WR/TE Sam Letton. At 6'2 228 he plays slot WR or 2nd TE and is a lot like Dallas Clark from his days with the Colts. Great target for the Freshman QB.

This team is as good if not better than last years. I need to add some WRs in recruiting, but outside of that, this team is much younger and has a higher ceiling than that of last year as well. It may have rained today, but bright days are ahead at Troy.

 

 

 

[bucsfan333]

13 hours ago, Danger said:

It may have rained today, but bright days are ahead at Troy.

So beautiful.

[Danger]

Recruiting Week 3
Actively Recruited Prospects
OVR Rank	Position Rank	Star	Name	OVR	Position	Interest	Visit	Points In	Net Change	Lead/Deficit
1	1	★★★★★	Christ Hunt	81	ATH (WR)	2nd		500	-40	-405
JUCO (SO)	34	★★★★☆	Matt Adams	81	ATH (WR)	7th		500	340	-590
338	14	★★★☆☆	Timothy Cooper	75	CB	6th		500	395	-495
594	44	★★★☆☆	Titus Flemming	77	G	7th		500	315	-550
144	7	★★★★☆	Tyler Graham	74	G	2nd		500	-20	-155
144	40	★★★☆☆	Jeff Bailey	75	DE	6th		500	410	-560
220	37	★★★★☆	Stephen Henry	70	ATH (WR)	6th		500	410	-545
181	13	★★★★☆	Dave Bradley	73	DE	1st		500	415	245
1032	7	★★★☆☆	Joe Miller	77	K	3rd		500	10	-280
91	20	★★★★☆	Matt Magnum	75	WR	8th		500	200	-540
414	31	★★★☆☆	Titus Ross	71	MLB	5th		500	500	-485
442	20	★★★☆☆	John Allen	73	OLB	8th		500	190	-515

 

• Yup I'm going after the number one guy, and when I get the ability to put 550 points on a recruit in a week or so, I think I can get him, only two other schools are going after him right now I think.
• Matt Adams is a pretty good Sophomore Athlete that could be a great help at WR right away.
• ATH Stephen Henry is strange to me, it says he's 70 OVR, but his ratings are: 88 Speed, 91 Agility, 92 Acceleration, 81 Catching, 89 Spectacular Catch, 84 Catch in traffic, 56 Route Running,  and a lot of other good ones too. tl;dr I think he's better at one position than this game has him pegged for, like Matt Yates from last season who was supposedly a LB but was way better at safety. I'm banking on him being a "Super Gem". Even if he needs to work on route running.
• Mostly uncontested so far except with Hunt, Graham (may decide to stop pursuing him next week), and K Joe Miller.

[Danger]

Troy				Illinois
Record 1-0			@	Record 1-0
OVR	OFF	DEF		OVR	OFF	DEF
82	81	82		83	83	85

This should prove to be a tough test going on the road to a team that's better by the numbers.

Scoring Summary
	1st Q	2nd Q	3rd Q	4th Q	Final
Troy	7	10	7	7	31
Illinois	0	7	0	0	7

The only reason it was that close is because I chewed up clock for the rest of the game starting midway through the 3rd quarter. Had a 6 minute drive going. But lets see WHY it was so lopsided.

Team Stats
Stat	Troy	Illinois
Final Score	31	7
First Downs	21	5
Total Offense	371	139
Rushing Yards	106	-16
Rushing TDs	2	0
Passing Yards	265	155
Passing TDs	2	1
3rd Down %	5-14	0-7
4th Down %	5-5	0-1
Turnovers	0	1
PR Yards	43	34
KR Yards	22	155
Total Yards	436	328

 

Yup, -16 rushing yards. I don't how that's even possible, but it happened. Oh and they literally were 0-8 on 3rd/4th down. They just straight up got mollywacked. They had a decent amount of momentum going in the 2nd quarter. I was up 10-0 and they proceeded to get a lucky pass off for 58 yards, and then their QB just had a 6th sense for the next two drives, scoring a touchdown on the first, and then OH BUT TRUE FRESHMAN FREE SAFETY CEDRIC RUSHING WITH THE CLUTCH PICK IN THE ENDZONE. And literally from that point on, they couldn't do anything. They just forgot how to football.

Player Stats
Top Passer
Name	Completions	Attempts	%	Yards	TDs	INTs
Ryan Mendoza	27	38	71%	265	2	0
Top Rushers
Name	Attempts	Yards	AVG	TDs	Long	YAC
Jamarius Henderson	33	107	3.2	2	12	41
BJ Smith	3	8	2.7	0	4	2
Top Receivers
Name	Receptions	Yards	AVG	TDs	Long	YAC
Damion Willis	8	79	9.9	2	21	24
Sam Letton	5	67	13.4	0	36	36
Gabe Hill	4	31	7.8	0	16	10
Top Defenders
Name	Tackles	TFL	Sacks	INTs	DEF	FF
DE Zo Bridges	4	3	1	0	0	0
DT Trevon Sanders	2	2	2	0	0	0
FS Cedric Rushing	2	0	0	1	1	0
Return Stats
Name	KR Yards	AVG	TDs	PR Y	AVG	TDs
WR Sam Letton	22	22	0	32	10.6	0

Mendoza continuing to be a solid performer in his freshman season, not a Heisman contender though. Yet. Henderson while he didn't have a high yard per carry number, was still pretty effective in this game and didn't have terrible vision like Chunn did all last season. Damion Willis continues to catch everything thrown at him. The Trojans sent not just one horse, but all of their horses to Champaign. 

Edited September 20, 2018 by Danger

[Danger]

Recruiting Week 4
Actively Recruited Prospects
OVR Rank	Position Rank	Star	Name	OVR	Position	Interest	Visit	Points In	Net Change	Lead/Deficit
1	1	★★★★★	Christ Hunt	81	ATH (WR)	2nd		550	-55	-450
JUCO (SO)	34	★★★★☆	Matt Adams	81	ATH (WR)	2nd		500	590	-10
338	14	★★★☆☆	Timothy Cooper	75	CB	1st		500	495	90
594	44	★★★☆☆	Titus Flemming	77	G	1st		500	550	60
144	7	★★★★☆	Tyler Graham	74	G	2nd		550	-20	-165
144	40	★★★☆☆	Jeff Bailey	75	DE	1st		500	545	75
220	37	★★★★☆	Stephen Henry	70	ATH (WR)	1st		500	540	140
181	13	★★★★☆	Dave Bradley	73	DE	1st		450	675	935
1032	7	★★★☆☆	Joe Miller	77	K	3rd		550	-40	-310
91	20	★★★★☆	Matt Magnum	75	WR	1st		400	525	65
414	31	★★★☆☆	Titus Ross	71	MLB	1st		500	485	135
442	20	★★★☆☆	John Allen	73	OLB	1st		500	500	200
Top 3 Unsigned Recruits on Recruiting Board, but not Actively Recruited
OVR Rank	Position Rank	Star	Name	OVR	Position	Interest	Visit	Points In	Net Change	Lead/Deficit
JUCO (SO)	64	★★★☆☆	Corey Wade	77 (+3)	MLB	6th		0	395	-570
102	22	★★★★☆	Walter Ramirez	74 (+2)	ATH (?)	1st	Week 8	0	20	1190
1335	15	★★★☆☆	John Fitzpatrick	79 (+3)	P	6th		0	370	-495

[MKnight82]

12 hours ago, Danger said:

 

Recruiting Week 4
Actively Recruited Prospects
OVR Rank	Position Rank	Star	Name	OVR	Position	Interest	Visit	Points In	Net Change	Lead/Deficit
1	1	★★★★★	Christ Hunt	81	ATH (WR)	2nd		550	-55	-450
JUCO (SO)	34	★★★★☆	Matt Adams	81	ATH (WR)	2nd		500	590	-10
338	14	★★★☆☆	Timothy Cooper	75	CB	1st		500	495	90
594	44	★★★☆☆	Titus Flemming	77	G	1st		500	550	60
144	7	★★★★☆	Tyler Graham	74	G	2nd		550	-20	-165
144	40	★★★☆☆	Jeff Bailey	75	DE	1st		500	545	75
220	37	★★★★☆	Stephen Henry	70	ATH (WR)	1st		500	540	140
181	13	★★★★☆	Dave Bradley	73	DE	1st		450	675	935
1032	7	★★★☆☆	Joe Miller	77	K	3rd		550	-40	-310
91	20	★★★★☆	Matt Magnum	75	WR	1st		400	525	65
414	31	★★★☆☆	Titus Ross	71	MLB	1st		500	485	135
442	20	★★★☆☆	John Allen	73	OLB	1st		500	500	200
Top 3 Unsigned Recruits on Recruiting Board, but not Actively Recruited
OVR Rank	Position Rank	Star	Name	OVR	Position	Interest	Visit	Points In	Net Change	Lead/Deficit
JUCO (SO)	64	★★★☆☆	Corey Wade	77 (+3)	MLB	6th		0	395	-570
102	22	★★★★☆	Walter Ramirez	74 (+2)	ATH (?)	1st	Week 8	0	20	1190
1335	15	★★★☆☆	John Fitzpatrick	79 (+3)	P	6th		0	370	-495

Any reason you're going after MLB T Ross instead of MLB C Wade?  I know Wade is an incoming Sophomorre, but what is a 71 OVR going to give you over your 74 OVR starter now?  Wade could possibly start next year.  

[Danger]

Just now, MKnight82 said:

Any reason you're going after MLB T Ross instead of MLB C Wade?  I know Wade is an incoming Sophomorre, but what is a 71 OVR going to give you over your 74 OVR starter now?  Wade could possibly start next year.  

Because I started recruiting him first. Whisenhunt my current MLB will probably be around 78 or 79 next season as a RS Sophomore. Corey Wade likely only start for one season. I still hope to get Wade because he'll be able to get playing time at one of the LB spots. Titus Ross would stagger my classes a bit more. 

tl;dr Wade would likely only be a starter for 1 year, where Ross would likely be a starter for two years at some point, even if Wade has slightly higher potential.

[MKnight82]

13 minutes ago, Danger said:

Because I started recruiting him first. Whisenhunt my current MLB will probably be around 78 or 79 next season as a RS Sophomore. Corey Wade likely only start for one season. I still hope to get Wade because he'll be able to get playing time at one of the LB spots. Titus Ross would stagger my classes a bit more. 

tl;dr Wade would likely only be a starter for 1 year, where Ross would likely be a starter for two years at some point, even if Wade has slightly higher potential.

Hard for me to tell from just the OVRs, but usually JUCO SOs are some of the most athletic recruits there are.  If Wade is stupid fast you might want to start him even if he's a few ticks lower OVR.

[Danger]

6 minutes ago, MKnight82 said:

Hard for me to tell from just the OVRs, but usually JUCO SOs are some of the most athletic recruits there are.  If Wade is stupid fast you might want to start him even if he's a few ticks lower OVR.

Not entirely sure, I'll check that later tonight.

[Danger]

Rutgers				Troy
Record		1-1	@	Record		2-0
OVR	OFF	DEF		OVR	OFF	DEF
81	83	82		81	81	82

Another home game, another rainy day. But hey I beat Illinois. Rutgers should be a cake walk. Seems Rutgers is sporting some sort of Pro Combat uniforms?

Scoring Summary
	1st Q	2nd Q	3rd Q	4th Q	Final
Rutgers	14	20	7	0	41
Troy	7	16	7	7	37

Tale of two halves. Couldn't figure out how to defend them at all until late into the 3rd quarter. Seems Rutgers is like the only team in this game that doesn't run hurry up offense. But that aside, Zone Blitzing proved to be the best way for me to stop them.

Team Stats
Stat	Rutgers	Troy
Final Score	41	37
First Downs	17	26
Total Offense	523	466
Rushing Yards	194	162
Rushing TDs	1	0
Passing Yards	329	304
Passing TDs	5	4
3rd Down %	10-14	8-12
4th Down %	0-2	0-1
Turnovers	0	1
PR Yards	26	0
KR Yards	165	161
Total Yards	714	627

This was a wild west shootout... in the middle of nowheresville Alabama. While a hurricane is barreling down on us....

 

Player Stats
Top Passer
Name	Completions	Attempts	%	Yards	TDs	INTs
Ryan Mendoza	30	39	77%	304	4	1
Top Rushers
Name	Attempts	Yards	AVG	TDs	Long	YAC
Jamarius Henderson	27	188	7.0	0	49	93
BJ Smith	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Top Receivers
Name	Receptions	Yards	AVG	TDs	Long	YAC
Damion Willis	10	130	13.0	2	33	36
Sam Letton	7	57	8.1	0	14	22
Gabe Hill	6	77	12.8	2	23	16

Pretty thoroughly disgusted with the defense even if they did start doing better late in the game. So they're getting no recognition here. Mendoza was nearly flawless besides his one interception that came with 1:30 left in the game when we were driving down the field. So yeah, couldn't have done it at a worse time. This is a super tough loss.