RFL 2008, Wk 6: Preview/Results--Deadline extended until 9/8 at Midnight EST

[Kodos]

This week's slate:

#2 Ohio State (5-0) at #12 Wisconsin (3-1)
Oregon (3-2) at #9 USC (2-1)
#13 Texas (2-2) at Colorado (3-1)
#18 Illinois (2-2) at #22 Michigan (3-1)
#21 Washington (4-0) at Arizona (3-1)
Stanford (0-5) at Notre Dame (4-0)
Boston College (2-2) at NC State (2-3)
Indiana (4-0) at Minnesota (2-3)
Iowa (4-1) at Michigan State (2-3)


Bye: #1 Georgia (5-0), #6 Clemson (5-0)

Big Games:

Florida State (3-1) at #25 Miami (3-1)

Top 25:

http://www.stunnedbunny.net/images/RFL2008Wk6Top25.jpg

[Kodos]

Pumpy: Any interest in a game at 11 tonight?

[Kodos]

No Top 25 for Notre Dame yet... What a shame!

[DeToxRox]

Pumpy: Any interest in a game at 11 tonight?

You'll be the only two in America tuned in for that one.

[DeToxRox]

Got the DVR set up for football so I'll play now to pwn the Illini

[Kodos]

The Metrodome will be a rockin', baby!

[Galaxy]

Amazing. I fall to Buffalo in the NOFL with Mississippi State, but they manage to upset #5 LSU in this dynasty last week.


Kodos, sorry about the mix-up, but Florida was #3 last week, and Oklahoma was #4. Sorry about that.

[Kodos]

Eh. No biggie. (Not gonna fix it though!)

[Galaxy]

Wow........Just wow........

[Kodos]

Best team in Indiana, my ass! :devil:

[Galaxy]

Best team in Indiana, my ass!

It was a wild game....What the hell is with the Stanford running back? He just jukes, bounces off guys, spins, and cuts like crazy. You can't get him down. I have yet to play a back like him.

Anyways, we were down 35-21 in the last minute of the game, when we struck and scored a touchdown. We kicked it deep because I pushed the regular kick-off and I didn't want to waste one of three timeouts. 50 seconds left, they run it and I forced a fumble. I get it back at the Stanford 45-yard-line with 45 seconds left. We drive. With seconds left, we scored from 15 yards out! They try to ice my kicker, but it didn't work.

Go into OT, they get the ball first. They just throw and run all over. My defense has been playing crappy all game (and quarterback as well). On the following possession, it's third and 8. We try to run a screen, but the pocket collapses and my halfback is covered by two Cardinal players. We force it, and it's picked off to end the game.

I'm riding the emotions of this game, and an e-mail I received in regards to potential employment. So now I'm confused. :)

[SirFozzie]

Hey Galaxy, is that about the PM you sent me? Have to type up some stuff, you'll like the area.. I drive through there if I'm heading to the city..

[Kodos]

I hope the employment news was better for you. :)

[Galaxy]

Hey Galaxy, is that about the PM you sent me? Have to type up some stuff, you'll like the area.. I drive through there if I'm heading to the city..

Actually, I just checked it tonight after my game from a different place. Take your time. This place, I was sort of just taking a random shot in the dark (I actually sent just contacted them early this morning) to see what they had. I'll talk to you through PM.

[Galaxy]

I hope the employment news was better for you. :)

We'll, it's kind of interesting. It sounds good, but I'm not quite sure of what to make of it. BTW, are you from Rochester?

[Kodos]

Originally, yes. I grew up in the suburb of Fairport.

[Galaxy]

Best team in Indiana, my ass! :devil:

Oddly, I had a bad feeling going into this game after seeing how close they played bigsmooth and the Huskies. If you go back to the week 5 thread, I even posted my concerns. :)

It just hurts more when you lose a game like that because you get low, then excited, then heartbroken. It's easier when you just play suck it up (and we kind did for most of the game). That's sort of how we played (not as crappy we did against Dex and Michigan, but Dex made a bad decision and we took advantage of it) in a few games this year.

[DeToxRox]

Wow. I just had my best finish ever. So amazing that in the hooplah I forgot to save the highlight, but to set the stage, I am up 35-32 vs Illinois with 1:24 left when it's time for me to kick a chip shot FG. My kicker, who isn't very good, hit's the upright to keep the game 35-32.

Illinois, with 1 TO, drives down the field thanks in part to two long passes to Benn, one of which he almost broke but a shoestring tackle by Warren saved me. They get down to my 12, and on 3rd and 5 Juice Williams takes off toward the endzone, only to be crushed by Brandon Graham, a yard short of the first.

Even with my attempt to ice the kicker, they hit the FG and I just assume it's time for OT.

On the ensuing kickoff, Morgan Trent, who has one other return this season, grabbed a kick on the left sideline and took off straight ahead. Two huge blocks later, it's Trent and the kicker left, but the kicker has the angle.

I do that move where you stop, retreat back, and let them out run you, and the kicker sails out of bounds. Trent kicks back up the acceleration and dashes for a 91 yard kickoff return with 2 seconds left to give us a 42-35 lead.

Illinois RB has almost 200 yards on the ground vs us, but thankfully Carlos Brown had 170 + of his own.

Thankfully this daunting stretch of ND, Wisconsin and Illinois is over, and I can blow out Toledo before gearing up for OSU.

W00t.

[Pumpy Tudors]

Pumpy: Any interest in a game at 11 tonight?
Sorry, I was out bowling. I am helping my wife pack for the trip we're taking tomorrow. If you're gonna be around for a while, I may be able to squeeze it in. I'll be up for half the night, but I dunno about you. :)

[Kodos]

Nah, I'm about to call it a night. We'll hook up when you guys get back from your trip. Have fun!

[Eaglesfan27]

Started off poorly and quickly went down 14-7 due to 2 stupid picks and a fumble. However, we recovered to end the half up 38-14. Called off the dogs in the 2nd half, but we still beat Oregon 52-21.

Sanchez recovered from 2 picks in his first 5 throws to end up 20 of 25 for 296 yards with 3 TD's 2 INT's.

McKnight with 18 carries for 100 yards and 3 TD's.

Vidal Hazelton finally showed a great burst and had 5 catches for 105 yards including a 65 yard TD on a bomb down the sideline.

[Kodos]

I don't think Pumpy will mind if I set his team to autopilot and play them tonight!






















;)

[bignej]

Quick question. Should people be required to post about restarts to their games. I saw that Michigan restarted twice. I don't think he reset the games but I think if you are required to restart, you should post that and the reason on the boards. I remember Kodos did that earlier in the season.

[Kodos]

DetoxRox sent me a PM about the restart already. He had the DDE that I've also experienced personally on two occasions (both in online dynasty mode, oddly enough). Basically, I told him that I trust everyone in this league not to cheat. If I notice someone consistently has them, I will start to take note. But at this point, I have no reason to believe that anyone is restarting on purpose to get better results. If people want to document what's going on with restarts, by all means, feel free to. But it's really not required.

[bignej]

Works for me.

[Galaxy]

DetoxRox sent me a PM about the restart already. He had the DDE that I've also experienced personally on two occasions (both in online dynasty mode, oddly enough). Basically, I told him that I trust everyone in this league not to cheat. If I notice someone consistently has them, I will start to take note. But at this point, I have no reason to believe that anyone is restarting on purpose to get better results. If people want to document what's going on with restarts, by all means, feel free to. But it's really not required.

We had the same problem in our game. It was just before kick-off.

[Kodos]

Unfortunately, EA Sports games seem rather prone to DDEs. I'd recommend anyone who is having repeated problems with them to check out this thread:

http://operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=67067

[bignej]

Ohio State wins 69-21 over #12 Wisconsin but we lose heisman hopeful Chris Wells for 9 weeks. Before he went down he had one of the best runs I've seen yet.

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[Bigsmooth]

Holy christ. Bignej is on a different planet...and stuff.

[Eaglesfan27]

Yeah, honestly, I'll be surprised if anyone in this league beats him.

[Radii]

Its a good week to take over Georgia Tech and learn the team a little bit. We hosted Duke this week. I brought a ton of recruits in(the CPU had them all visiting in week 13 when we play Miami, I moved as many as possible to this week), and for someone who prefers the running game, the option is FUN. Well, its fun against a crappy team like Duke. I'm sure its going to suck against a fast team that can defend it.

QB Mike Colbert was 14-16 for 132 yards through the air with 1 TD and 1 INT

HB Blake Mann ran 23 times for 58 yards
QB Colbert 14 times for 68 yards and 2 TDs
HB Sam Andrews ran 6 times for 86 yards and 2 TDs

Georgia Tech wins easily, 37-10.

[Radii]

what the hell. Georgia Tech and Georgia aren't scheduled to play each other?

[bignej]

Holy christ. Bignej is on a different planet...and stuff.

lol never run that well. Eaglesfan completely shut down my run game. I actually feel that Pumpy would've beaten me if we had equal teams FWIW.

[SirFozzie]

Had an issue where the 360 lost power (accidentally kicked the power cord)

[Kodos]

No problem. I'll just ban you from recruiting for two seasons as punishment. :)

[Karlifornia]

No problem. I'll just ban you from recruiting for two seasons as punishment. :)

lol..time for a pipeline into that MA hotbed.

[Kodos]

Hey Pumpy--Up for a game tonight?

[cartman]

I won't be able to get my game in until just at the deadline. I've been out of town since last Friday, and I don't get home until Wednesday night.

[Kodos]

We can probably push the deadline back this week, since we have at least three guys with issues at the moment.

[Pumpy Tudors]

Hey Pumpy--Up for a game tonight?
Yes. :)

[Kodos]

Yes. :)

What time, sir?

[Pumpy Tudors]

What time, sir?
I'm getting online right now.

[Kodos]

Very hard-fought game against the Golden Gophers in Minnesota. The first half, neither offense could do much, and we went into the half tied 3-3. The third quarter saw more struggles on offense, as neither team scored.

Finally, in the fourth quarter, the offenses started to click. With 6 minutes left in the 4th, the first touchdown of the game came.

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Kellen Lewis bought time until senior WR Darius Logan could come open in the front corner to put us on top 10-3.

Following the Gophers' next possession, they were able to pin us deep after we came out expecting them to go for it on fourth down. They didn't, and their punt rolled to a stop around our 4 yard line. Bad things can happen when you're backed up against your endzone, but Kellen Lewis rolled the dice anyway.

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Junior RB Bryan Payton was able to chip block their blitzing linebacker just enough to buy Kellen Lewis some time, and Lewis's lob into single coverage found its way into Logan's outstretched arms, and he rolled the rest of the way for a 96-yard TD reception that made it 17-3.

Pumpy's Gophers refused to go away, as they marched down the field. With 3:15 remaining, they struck to pull within 17-10.

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Needing to run down the clock with a 17-10 lead and 3 minutes left in regulation, we decided to keep passing, as they pretty had much shut down our running game all day long. This play kept our drive alive on third and 9 with 2:10 remaining, and is the craziest play I think I've had. Nobody was coming open, so Lewis kept trying to buy time, until he finally decided to unload the ball to junior WR Ray Fisher.

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We kept moving the ball down the field from there, and eventually got the game-sealer on an option pitch to senior RB Marcus Thigpen from 10 yards out on third and 6 that made it 24-10 with 24 seconds remaining.

Very hard-fought game against Pumpy. Don't be fooled by his record. Pumpy is a tough player. Good luck the rest of the way, Pumpy!

[Pumpy Tudors]

It was a heck of a game at the Metrodome. As you guys have probably seen from bignej's and Kodos' highlights against me, the Gophers just don't have a lot of talent in the secondary. The pass rush is decent, the linebackers are good at sniffing out the run, but the defensive backs just can't keep up sometimes. That's something I'm working on in recruiting. :)

Great game, Kodos!

[Kodos]

Yep. Very intense game right to the end. Your d-line and linebackers really did a good job of stopping our running attack, and containing the option whenever we broke it out. We look forward to having you in Bloomington next season.

[bignej]

Very hard-fought game against Pumpy. Don't be fooled by his record. Pumpy is a tough player. Good luck the rest of the way, Pumpy!

Thats what I said! With better recruiting, he is going to be a bitch to play.

[Galaxy]

We can probably push the deadline back this week, since we have at least three guys with issues at the moment.

Sounds good. I take it next Monday or Tuesday will be the deadline?

[Kodos]

Well, if it goes past Friday afternoon, then it will have to go through the weekend, because I will be out of town until Sunday night.

[cartman]

Thanks on the extension. I'm still up in Dallas, and probably now won't be heading back home until Friday.

[Bigsmooth]

Got in late last night and played my game. We beat Arizona 24-22, on the road, to remain undefeated on the season. James Hasty busted off a 77 yarder on an option pitch and an 81 yarder on another regular run play. I was way too tired to save any videos and what not. Good win.

[Kodos]

Thanks on the extension. I'm still up in Dallas, and probably now won't be heading back home until Friday.

No problem. Since we have multiple guys with issues, it seems to make sense to hold off for a bit. If it was just one guy, I'd probably favor pressing on.

[Galaxy]

I think if cartman can knock off Colorado, Indiana should garner some nice votes (with both us and Colorado earning votes this week).

I'm not looking forward to playing West Virginia in week 8. Damn WVUfan. I wouldn't have scheduled them if he wasn't going to play.

Any idea on what the bowl tie-ins are for Notre Dame in the game (being an indy)?

[Kodos]

The Tidy Bowl is affiliated with the Golden Poop-Filled Domes.

[Galaxy]

The Tidy Bowl is affiliated with the Golden Poop-Filled Domes.

At least we know what a post-season bowl is. ;)

[Kodos]

Us too. We are on a one-bowl streak! Hopefully, this season we'll win it too!

[KWhit]

At least we know what a post-season bowl is. ;)

You just don't know how to win one.

[Kodos]

:highfive:

[Galaxy]

Us too. We are on a one-bowl streak! Hopefully, this season we'll win it too!

Really? What bowl did Indiana go to last year (so many bowl games, it's hard to keep track sometimes)?

[Galaxy]

You just don't know how to win one.

:)

[Kodos]

Really? What bowl did Indiana go to last year (so many bowl games, it's hard to keep track sometimes)?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insight_Bowl

We got clobbered by Oklahoma State in the Insight Bowl. Still, it was our first bowl since 1993, and a step in the right direction. We'll be bowling again this year, as long as Kellen Lewis stays healthy and stays out of trouble.

[Pumpy Tudors]

We'll be bowling again this year...
Is that like how hockey players go golfing once their team misses the playoffs? :)

[DeToxRox]

Insight Bowl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insight_Bowl)

We got clobbered by Oklahoma State in the Insight Bowl. Still, it was our first bowl since 1993, and a step in the right direction. We'll be bowling again this year, as long as Kellen Lewis stays healthy and stays out of trouble.

Here is some insight .. IU BLOWS

[Galaxy]

I would high-five you, but....

[Galaxy]

Fozzie is the only one left. I hope he got his connection all fixed.

[SirFozzie]

It's finally fixed :)

[Kodos]

Here is some insight .. IU BLOWS

After this week's win, it looks like we are only 5 slots behind you in the polls. :)

[Kodos]

Is that like how hockey players go golfing once their team misses the playoffs? :)


Heh. At 6-0 now (after our victory over Iowa), we're already eligible to go to a bowl. :p