2005 EA Sports Simulations
Well it is the official sign to me that football season is right around the corner. That's right our friends at EA Sports have released the 2006 version of the NCAA Football line. So lets let Cyber Fridge get to work! Keep in mind our QB situation is up in the air more than ever. So I did three initial preseason simulations, one with each QB fighting for the starting job. I also had to red shirt Josh Allen since he will be out for the year. Other than that the only change from one sim to the other is the QB depth chart. Ea went with spring favorite Sam Hollenbach as the number one, so I went into the most detail with that one since it seems to be the way the "real" Ralph is going. Keep in mind I had no impact on the games other than the QB depth chart. Here are your 2005 cyber results.
The following Stats are the same at the start of each season
Preseason Ranking #51 9th in the ACC and 5th in the Atlantic Division
DT Robert Armstrong 1st Team ACC
RG Russell Bonham 2nd Team ACC
MLB Dq'well Jackson 2nd Team ACC
P Adam Podlesh 2nd Team ACC
Scenario #1, The Sam Hollenbach experiment.
Navy 40-16 W
Navy led after the first QTR 7-0, but 21 2nd qtr points helped pave the way to the victory.
Hollenbach 14-18 264 2td and 1 rushing td, 38 rushing attempts?????
Merrills 10 42 yds 2 td
Fenner 4 50 yds
Holloway 11tkls
Egekeze 2-2 51 yd long
Clemson 45-31 W
24-7 4th qtr to pull out the win
Hollenbach 20-26 337 3 td's 2 ints
Merrills 30-115 3 td
Fenner 9-107
Melendez 4 -75 2 td
Kershaw 8 tkls
Podlesh 52 yd avg
WVU (2-0) 36-26 W
Hollenbach 14-20 147 yds 3 td
Statham 7-7 39 yds
Merrills 42 180 2 td
Jackson 8 tkls
* As much as I love our fight song I would like to thank EA Sports for giving you the option of listening to the fight song or some terrific little ditties like De La Sol (me, myself, and I), Ned's Atomic Dustbin (Kill Your Television), and Guided Forces (Teenage FBI) to name a few.
2-1 Wake Forrest 45-24 W
JoJo Walker out one week with a strained shoulder
Game was out of hand when the Terps were outscored 17-0 in the fourth quarter
Hollenbach 9-12 250 3 td's, int
Merrills 19 71 2 td's
Lattimore 10 27 yds
Weatherly 3 96 yds 1 td
VD 1 8 yds 1 td
Jackson 8 tkls
Kershaw 7 tkls 4 tfl 2 sacks 1 forced fumble
2-1 UVA #24 34-10 W
Hollenbach 27-36 331 3 td 1 int
Merrills 35 161 1 td
Weatherly 9 139 1 td
VD 4 51 yds 1 td
Kershaw 5 tkls 1 sack
1-4 Temple (Terps #25) 30-9 W at the Linc
Hollenbach 11-17 125
Statham 7-7 56 1 td
Merrills 22 90 yds 1 td
JoJo Walker 2 8 yds 1 td
Weatherly 5 88 yds
Armstrong 7 tkls 4 tfl 2 sacks
Up to #21 after the win
Up to # 17 after bye
5-1 Virginia Tech (#10, MD #17) 31-24 L
24-3 2nd qtr was beginning of end, but a Lattimore TD with 1:57 tied the game, but VT scored a TD with 0:25 left to seal the Terps fate.
Hollenbach 11-17 147 1 td
Merrills 29-109 1td
Fenner 5 -- 48 1 td
Kershaw 8 tkl
#20 after loss
@ 7-0 #5 Florida State (MD #20)
Down 21-13 after 3 qtrs. 10:11 remaining a Merrills 1 yd td run cut the lead to 2, and an Egekeze 30 yd fg with 0:13 left gave the Terps the 22-21 win!
Hollenbach 1-2 27 yds
Statham 3-4 29 yds
Steffy 7-14 152 yds
Kershaw 7 tkls 4 tfl, 2 sacks
Egekeze 3-3 FG's
*Injury Report*
Hollenbach broken tibia out 5 weeks
Statham broken thumb out 3 weeks
#17 after W, #16 after the bye
1-7 UNC (MD #16)
29-24 W (Steffy also injured in this one!)
Steffy 2-6 26 yds
Melendez 9-13 142 1 passing td
JoJo Walker 5-9 40 yds
Merrills 36--161 2 td's
Melendez 2 80 yds 1 receiving TD
Fenner 8 66
Dqw'ell 8 tkls, 3 tfl, 1 sack
Egekeze 2-2 FG's long of 48
4-6 Boston College (MD #16) (14 BCS poll)
30-14 W (27-0 @ the half)
Steffy 18-21 140 yds 2 td's
Merrills 34 141 yds
VD 3 17 1 td
6-4 NCST #25 (MD #14)
(Statham starting)
31-12 L only TD a 98 YD int return by Wesley Jefferson
Statham 11-23 60 yds 2 ints
Merrills 25 95 yds
Mack Frost 9 tkls 4 tfl 2 sacks 1 ff
#21 after L #20 after bye (Loss cost them a trip to the ACC Championship game)
#22 Auburn VS #20 MD in Chick-Fil-A bowl game
*TEAM DISCIPLINE* Podlesh suspended 1 game for stealing a wallet out of a teammates locker????????? Are you for real.
24-20 W 2:50 Auburn TD gives them a 20-17 lead, but with 0:49 left a 28 yd TD pass to Melendez for the W.
Hollenbach 23-27 271 3 td's
Merrills 13 48 yds
Weatherly 10 -99 yds 1 td
Kershaw 11 tkls 1 ff
Season Review
MD # 3 in ACC #18 in the Nation
LSU defeated FSU for the National Champs
Iowa QB Drew Tate won the Heisman
Brandon Nixon 1st team ACC
Milton Harris 1st team ACC
Merrills 2nd team ACC
Robert Armstrong 2nd team ACC
William Kershaw 2nd ACC
David Holloway 2nd ACC
Obi Egekeze 2nd ACC
Stats
Hollenbach 194 Rating 130-175 1899 18td 4 int
Steffy 147 Rating 27-41 318 2 -0
Statham 109 Rating 29-42 210 1 td 2 int
Merrills 320-- 1355 15 td
Lattimore 27-- 91 2 td's
Fenner 68--755yds 5 td
Weatherly 46 594 yds 6 td
Vernon Davis 17--204 3 td
Kershaw 77 t 13 tfl 6 sacks
Jackson 66 T 7 tfl 3 sacks
Harris 35 t 2 tfl 1 sack 3 ints
Egekeze 20-24 51 long
Podlesh 46 punts 43.5 avg 19 inside 20
Scenario 2 "The Joel Statham Experience"
Only difference here is Joel is #1 on the depth chart in this sim. I went into much less detail in this version.
Navy L 38-14 POG- Merrills 2 catches 90 yds 1 TD
Clemson L 37-31 pog- Statham 19-33 4 total td's
WVU L 24-17 pog- VD 3 rec 97 yds
Wake L 21-28 pog- Merrills 28--119 1 td
UVA L 28-10 pog- Kershaw 6 tkls FF
Temple W (About time boys!) pog- Statham 19-27 206 3 td
VT W 31-28 POG- Statham 25-34 279 4 Td's
FSU L 31-10 POG- Robert Armstrong 9 T, 6 tfl, 3 sacks
UNC L 37-13 POG- Jackson 6 T, FF, FR
BC W 27-21 POG- Merrills 38--229 yds TD 2 rec 45 yds
NCST L 41-27 POG- Lattimore 37 carries 171 yd TD
Conference Standings
FSU
NCST
UVA
WAKE
UNC
Miami
GT
VT
Clemson
Duke
MD (3-8 overall)
BC
Heisman went to Texas A & M running back Courtney Lewis
Tennessee won the National Championship
Brandon Nixon 2nd Team ACC Tackle
Stats
Statham 153 Rating 183 -268 2097 20 td 7 ints
Hollenbach 185 Rating 10-14 175 yds 1td 1 yd
Merrills 1055 yds 2 td
Weatherly 53 615 yds 5 td
Fenner 44 446 1 td
VD 12 208 3 TD (long of 80)
Dqw'ell 71 tackles 8 TFL
*** As I am typing this I came across the Replay of MD Duke on ESPNU. How did this team not get into the tourney, after playing this well here??? ***
Omar Savage 32 tackles 10 tfl 5 sacks
Milton Harris 26 T 1 tfl 2 ints
Ekegeze 15-27 Long 53
Podlesh 50 Punts 45.7 avg Long 76 18 in 20
Scenario #3 The Jordan Steffy Show
Navy W 40-22 pog- Steffy 13-18 174 yds TD 23 carries 131 yds
Clemson W 28-21 pog Steffy 17-28 249 3 td
WVU W 34-28 OT pog Merrills 19 carries 114 3 TD
WF 41-13 pog Steffy 18-25 330 3 TD
UVA W 46-30 POG Jefferson 5 T INT, TD
Temple L 20-17 ???? POG Fenner 8 Rec 118 TD
VT L 38-6 POG Milton Harris tkl, int
FSU W 18-17 pog Ekegeze 4-4 Long 48
UNC W 41-39 pog Robert Armstrong 6 tkl, 6 tfl, 3 sacks ff
BC W 34-31 OT pog Melvin Alaeze 9 tkl 6 tfl 3 sacks ff
NCST L 34-3 pog Jefferson 11 tkl 2tfl 1 sack
GT wins the ACC championship over Maryland in OT
GT scored with 0:19 left to force OT
POG Merrills 35--148 TD
Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl W 26-21 against South Carolina
POG Merrills 36--166 2 TD
USC beat Tennessee for the National Championship
Brandon Nixon Wins Offensive Lineman of the year award
Memphis RB Deangelo Williams wins the Heisman
Brandon Nixon 1st team All-America, 1st team ACC, OL of the year
Robert Armstrong 1st team ACC
Gerrick McPherson 1st ACC
Ekezege 1st ACC
Merrills 2nd ACC
Davis 2nd ACC
Russell Bonham 2nd ACC
Mack Frost 2nd ACC
Podlesh 2nd ACC
Standings
GT
MD
Miami
NCST
VT
Clemson
FSU
Wake
UVA
BC
Duke
UNC
Stats
Steffy 151 rating 182- 290 2402 22td -9 int
Hollenbach 132 11-20 168 1-1
Merrills 326--1419 14 td
Fenner 57 726 4 td
JoJo Walker 35 436 4 td
Vernon Davis 22 417 6 TD
Dqw'ell 86 tackles 2 sacks, 3 ints
Robert Armstrong 67 tackles 30 tfl 10 sacks
Mack Frost 55 t 21 tfl 10 sacks
Ekezege 19-24 Long of 53
Podlesh 56 punts 44.8 avg long of 61
Well after analyzing all the stats it appears the cyber players did not get motivated to play for Joel after the way last season went. I think Cyber Fridge should email the real Fridge the results of this! Come back each week of the regular season for the in-depth simulations with MD and opponent depth charts updated weekly. Enjoy the rest of your summer! The countdown is on.