Week 8 Open

Week 8 is now open.  I will advance the week on Monday (9/2).

Hey Steel, thought I saw you mention it in Week 7, but is there an NCAA website for our league? Kinda like how there is one for Madden where you can check out rosters and stats and stuff? Just wondering.

illmatic_216 wrote:Hey Steel, thought I saw you mention it in Week 7, but is there an NCAA website for our league? Kinda like how there is one for Madden where you can check out rosters and stats and stuff? Just wondering.

NCAA Dynasty Wire Link

Steel Pitt wrote:

illmatic_216 wrote:Hey Steel, thought I saw you mention it in Week 7, but is there an NCAA website for our league? Kinda like how there is one for Madden where you can check out rosters and stats and stuff? Just wondering.

NCAA Dynasty Wire Link

There are also links on the Portal underneath your avatar title "Franchise Links."

Illinois is completely destroyed. 63-24 by Wisconsin. I dont even know what to say.

Animosity1oAK wrote:Illinois is completely destroyed. 63-24 by Wisconsin. I dont even know what to say.

Yikes, did the blowout to Nebraska have some lingering effects?  Did it hurt the mental make up of your team?

Animosity1oAK wrote:Illinois is completely destroyed. 63-24 by Wisconsin. I dont even know what to say.

Wow, I just looked at the stats ...

N. Sheelhaase (Illinois QB) threw 6 INT (8 total team INT)

J. White (Wisconsin RB) ran 51 times for 268 yards ... 51 rushes (and the team still managed 13 more rushes and 26 pass attempts)

Notre Dame is destroyed 49-14, the game wasn't close at all. The Irish were 2-11 on 3rd down which most of their 7 dropped passes came on. USC was unstoppable on offense and unblockable on defense, nothing i did seemed to work.

OV4U2 wrote:Notre Dame is destroyed 49-14, the game wasn't close at all. The Irish were 2-11 on 3rd down which most of their 7 dropped passes came on. USC was unstoppable on offense and unblockable on defense, nothing i did seemed to work.

Wow.  The CPU is not playing around this year.  Between your game and Ani's, the CPU is firing shots in Week 8.  Forget about the B1G being a gauntlet schedule due to 6 users, its the CPU games against FBS major conference teams we need to worry about.

Looks like I'm lucky to be on a bye week. Hopefully the CPU gets its shenanigans out of its system by week 9.

There will be a new #1 next week as #11 Iowa pulls off the upset of #1 Ohio State 20-17 thanks to a FG at the buzzer.  Full write up to come.

Good week for my bye week. Phew!

Wow, the #1 goes down. Hopefully Braxton doesn't come back with a vengeance VS me in a few weeks.

Im telling you guys that ever since the patch the cpu has taken it up a level.

truth_n_babylon wrote:Im telling you guys that ever since the patch the cpu has taken it up a level.

I guess I'll be looking forward to that next week.  Since the patch I've played two user games and had a bye so next week will be my first post patch CPU game (damn, and I have a bunch of recruits coming in for that game.)

Illinois is completely destroyed. 63-24 by Wisconsin. I dont even know what to say.
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Notre Dame is destroyed 49-14, the game wasn't close at all.

      

This does not bode well for me this week against Florida.

#11 Iowa Upsets #1 Ohio State 20-17



In what was a highly anticipated matchup of #11 Iowa vs #1 Ohio State, the Hawkeyes went into Columbus and pulled off the upset as they knocked the Buckeyes from the ranks of the unbeaten with a 20-17 victory.  It was homecoming for the students at Ohio State but unfortunately they would not return to their dorms very happy after this game ended.

Both teams came into this game wanting to establish the run against opposing defenses that rank in the top 5 in the country at stopping he run (Iowa #2 in rush defense and Ohio State #4 in rush defense).  The crowd was roaring and that obviously shook up the sophomore Iowa QB as he threw two picks on successive passes on the Hawkeyes first two drives.  Both defense came to play though as the first quarter ended in a scoreless tie.  The Buckeyes struck first as the second quarter began when QB Braxton Miller hooked up with WR Corey Brown who turned a 5 yard curl into a 64 yard scoring strike.


Brown finished with 6 catches for 196 yards and 2TD

Iowa tied the game on a Damn Bullock TD reception but Ohio State would take the lead into the half on a FG with just 8 seconds on the clock.

The Iowa defense would keep them in the game as they were able to shut down the Ohio State run game which they rely heavily on.  The Hawkeyes held the Buckeyes to 10 yards on 16 rushes.  With the defense stepping up, QB Jake Rudock began to settle in and he was helped by a Hawkeyes running game that found holes against this tough Buckeyes defense running for 133 yards on 30 carries as a team. 

Midway through the fourth quarter the Hawkeyes found themselves with first and goal from the Ohio State 3 yard line.  The Buckeyes defense tightened up and would stuff the Iowa QB on a 3rd down sneak from the 1 forcing the Hawkeyes to opt for 3 and a 17-10 lead.  The combination of Miller to Brown would strike again on the very first play of the next drive as the two hooked up for a 75 yard TD catch and run to tie the game.  Rudock, though, was cool and collected as he showed true grit leading the Hawkeyes down the field as they would kick the game winning FG as time expired for a 20-17 upset win over #1 Ohio State.


Words could not describe the agony pain felt by the Buckeye fans

FINAL SCORE

Iowa Hawkeyes 20
Ohio State Buckeyes 17

I can never run the ball on you, ever... I'm pretty sure u could stuff me with fla Atlantic... Lol

Good game... One of these days I'm gonna beat you...

UCLA Bruins (2-4, 1-2) upset #20 Stanford Cardinal (4-3, 2-3)



Final Score (3OT)
UCLA Bruins - 61
Stanford Cardinal - 58

In a competitive battle that lasted three overtimes, the UCLA Bruins were finally able to come out on the winning end by downing the Stanford Cardinal 61-58. The Bruins dominated the first quarter, going up 10-0 before the Cardinal responded strongly in the second by tying the game 17-17 just ten seconds before the half. WR Shaquelle Evans, taking over return duties for the injured RB Damien Thigpen, took it to house for a TD just as time expired for the first half. 

The second half was more of the same back-and-forth battle that featured admirable performances from the star players of both teams. Cardinal QB Kevin Hogan and RB Anthony Wilkerson refused to let their team lose. Fortunately for the Bruins, QB Brett Hundley and his band of WRs felt exactly the same way. Hundley put on another impressive showing by throwing for 382 yards and 6 TDs. The final one came on a perfect throw to WR Kenneth Walker after the defense forced a FG from the Cardinal.

Next week, the Bruins travel to Eugene, Oregon to face the #23 Oregon Ducks. The Ducks have been facing the same inconsistencies that have hampered the Bruins' young season. The defense cannot rely on the offense to bail them out again, especially not against the Ducks' high-powered offense.

Player of the Game: WR Shaquelle Evans, 6 receptions, 82 yards, 1 TD, 8 KR, 286 yards, 1 TD (105 yards)



Hundley quarterbacked a great game, but the PotG award has to go to his security blanket, "Shaq" Evans. He tied the team in receptions and his return TD just before the half provided some breathing room to start the second half.

I hate Matt Jones.

Players of the Game:
Offense: Florida HB Matt Jones -- 17 carries for 127 yards, 1 TD
Defense: Florida LB Antonio Morrison -- 8 tackles, 1 FF

Two games remaining:

- Georgia Tech vs Syracuse
- Oregon vs Washington State (Degenerate has been informed that advance will not be held up if his is the only remaining game.)

Ga Tech grinds out a win vs Syracuse 24-21.

Lets advance! I want to see if any of these visiting recruits commited.