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2007 Football Sims
Mid July! Not only is it a time when all you O's fans start to lose interest in the baseball season, it is also the time everyone's favorite sports video game producer releases NCAA Football. This year again we will be forced to have a couple of sims since the QB situation is up in the air. I will go into most detail with Steffy at the helm, since he appears to be the leader after spring practice. In the past EA has been high on the Terps and the real life hasn't been so good. Last year they were down on our boys and they bounced back with a 9 win season, and fell just short of a trip to Jacksonville. So if the past seasons are any indication lets hope they have a crappy season on the sim, and the real life turns out to be better. Check back the morning before each game to check out a simulated game recap based on actual depth charts. Til September this all we've got so enjoy it.
Preseason Polls USC, Michigan, LSU, Florida, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, VT, and Arkansas round out the top 10, while the beloved Terps get little respect and come in at 40. Heyward-Bey gets first team All-ACC, while TE Jason Goode and RG Andrew Crummey get second team. Week 1 Vs Villanova (0-0) MD wins this one like you would expect. How does 69-3 sound? Lance Ball starts the season off with a TD early. MD racked up 532 yards of total offense and 338 of that came on the ground. Steffy 12-16 194 3 TD 1 INT Green 21 - 200 3 TD Lattimore 6 - 48 Ball 7 - 45 1 TD Hey-Bey 5 - 65 2 TD I. Williams 3 - 59 1 TD Philistin 5 Tkl, 2 tfl, 1 Sack Erin Henderson 4 TKL, 3 INT, 1 Forced Fumble Egekeze 2-2 Long of 33 9-9 XP
Week 2(1-0) at FIU (0-1) Two Lattimore TD's and Steffy Run for a TD put MD up 21-0 and they roll up a 45-0 win. 450+ total yards offense again this week. It appears Lance Ball was injured in week 1.
Steffy 17-26 222 1 TD 1 INT Portis 4-4 73 0-0 Lattimore 22 111 4 TD Green 2 24 Hey-Bey 8 119 Carrol 5-71 Williams 2 - 12 1 TD Haynos 1- 43 Moore 7 TKL, 5 TFL, 1 Sack Henderson 4 Tkl Egekeze 1-1 45 YDS , 6-6 XP
Week 3 (2-0) Vs. #5 WVU (2-0)
This can't be good, Jeremy Navarre gets suspended 3 games for providing false paper work for entering school, Lance Ball is out two more weeks with a hip pointer, and Chase Bullock is out for the year with a broken ankle. Now finally we can get to the on field results. 7-7 after one, trailing 17-14 at the half and after a scoreless 3rd quarter. The fourth on the other hand was a different story with WVU outscoring the Terps 14-0. The total offense was down in this one, and WVU pounded out 235 yards on the ground. There goes the National Championship!
Steffy 11- 32 140 2 TD, 2 INT Lattimore 26- 161 1 TD Hey-Bey 4-18 1 TD Lattimore 1 -48 1 TD Phillistin 7 TKL Henderson 7 TKL Egekeze 0-1 3-3 XP
Week 4 (2-1) MD at (1-2) Wake Forrest
MD got down 17 -10 at the Half, and never could inch any closer dropping this one, 31-21 in Winston Salem.
Steffy 13-28 138 1 TD Lattimore 27 160 1 TD Williams 3 -17 Hey- Bey 2 -36 1 TD Frost 7 TKL Henderson 5 TKL Egekeze 2-2 Long 37, 1-1 XP
Week 5 (2-2) MD at #15 Rutgers (3-0)
Carlos Feliciano will miss the first two quarters of this one for skipping a study group and going to a frat party. 25-13 deficit at the half turns into a 46-13 loss. This is not looking good. Each week the total gets a little lower.
Steffy 12-13 203, 1 TD, 3 INTS ( I can see the message boards clamoring for Portis already) Ball 20- 78 1 TD Haynos 5-103 1 TD Hey-Bey 4-78 Henderson 10 TKL, 5 TFL, 2 sacks Egekeze 0-3, 1-1 XP
Week 6 (2-3) MD Vs. GT (2-3)
Steffy is suspended two games for lying about missing an exam. Easy decision for cyber Fridge to make the switch.
How does 28-7 at the half sound? Not good if you are a MD fan. 42-10 final, and the Portis show fails to take off.
Portis 15-24 218 1 TD Ball 15- 90 Portis 9-3yds Williams 5-71 Haynos 1-75 1 TD Henderson 8 TKL Philistin, 7 Tkl Egekeze 1-4, long of 30, 1-1 XP
Week 7 Bye
Week 8 (2-4) vs (3-4) UVA
This one will haunt them for a long time. Giving up 14 points in the final 5 minutes in a 31-24 loss will do it every time.
Portis 19-29 151, 2TD Ball 31- 176 1 TD Portis 6 - 58 Williams 7-63 2 TD Hey-Bey 4-30 Henderson 9 TKL Egekeze 1-1 long of 32 3-3 XP
Week 9 (2-5) MD vs #23 (6-1) Clemson Cyber pumpkin carving contest A 37-10 shellacking at the hands of the Tigers. MD did manage to have a 7-6 lead at the end of the first, but that was it. 115 yards of total offense will do that for you.
Wow Steffy 2 of 24, 55 yds 0 TD, 4 INTS Ball 18-62 1 TD Hey-Bey 2-55 Henderson 9 TKL, 3 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 INT Egekeze 1-1 FG, 1-1 XP
Week 10 (2-6) MD at UNC (3-5) 10 4th quarter points by UNC give them a 31-24 win. Another tough loss late.
I missed the stats. Natch. Steffy did have at least one TD to Oquendo Bye the way no bowl game.
Week 11 (2-7) MD vs #11 BC (8-1)
MD jumped out to a 14-0 lead in this one, before giving up 36 unanswered points to the Eagles.
Steffy 11-29 115 1 TD 1 INT Ball 18-59 Green 2-7 1 TD Williams 4-43 Haynos 3-57 1 TD Moore 9 TKL, 2 TFL, 1 Sack Henderson 9 TKL, 4 TFL, 2 Sacks Egekeze 0-1, 2-2 XP
Week 12 (2-8) MD vs. FSU (8-3)
This is how we remember the FSU MD games of old. 57-7 whipping at the Doak.
Steffy 8-23 141, 1 TD 4 INTs Portis 0-1 1 INT Ball 12-66 Hey-Bey 4-73 1 TD Henderson 7 TKL , 1 Sack Egekeze 1-1 XP
Week 13 (2-9) MD at NCST (5-6)
Another week, another loss. Did you expect anything different?
Steffy 15-25 146 2 TD, 2 INT Ball 17-65 1 TD Hey-Bey 8-62 1 TD Lattimore 2-14 1 TD Clinton 6TKL, 2 TFL, 1 Sack Egekeze 3-3 XP
Season ends with a 2-10 record. That is the worst sim season ever I believe. Lets really hope the trend of being the complete opposite of the sim continues this year. Clemson faces VT in the ACC Championship game, and Clemson wins 37-13. Colt Brennan (QB Hawaii) wins the Heisman. Erin Henderson was 1st Team ALL-ACC. Clemson faces Michigan in the Orange Bowl and loses 28-21. Georgia loses 62-28 to Texas A & M in the Music City Bowl and finishes 8-5. This is the toughest part to write in the entire article. WVU wins the national championship over Arkansas 49-7.
Season Stats:
Steffy 116 -250 1514 yds 14TDS 19 INTS Portis 38-58 442 3 TD -1 INT
Ball 158 797 5 TD Lattimore 90 510 6 Green 35 295 4TD
Hey-Bey 51 - 620- 6TD Williams 36 393 4 TD Heynos 19 395 3 TD
Henderson 83 Tackles, 7 Sacks 5 INTS
Egekeze 9 of 19 Long 45
Well after that lets see what Josh Portis can do.
Week 1 Vs Villanova
42-10 Win, POG Ball, 178 YDs TD, 3 Rec 79 YDS
Week 2 Vs FIU Win 31-21, POG Williams, 6 Rec, 85 YDS 3 TD
Week 3 AT WVU Loss 38-7, POG Ball, 61 REC YDS 1 TD, 9 Carries, 45 YDs
Week 4 AT Wake Loss 49 -7 POG, Kevin Barnes 4 TKLs, INT, TD
Week 5 at Rutgers Loss 38-17, POG Ball 20-143 TD
Week 6 VS GT Win 27-3, POG Ball 25 Carries, 163 YDS, 3 TD
Week 7 VS UVA 41-38, MD scores 8 Points in the 4th quarter for the win. POG Portis, 22-32 342 3 TD, 9 Carries, 61 YDS
Week 8 VS. Clemson Win 31-7, POG Henderson 8 TKL, INT, TD
Week 9 At UNC Win 38-16. MD outscores the heels by 31 in the second half for the win. POG Portis, 13-25 341 YDS, 5 TD
Week 10 VS BC Loss 38-29, POG, Ball 17 Carries, 85 YDS 2 TD
Week 11 at FSU Loss 30-17, 14 fourth quarter points for the good guys make this one closer than it really was.
Week 12 at NCST Win 31-17, POG Portis 10-16 157 YDS, 13 carries 83 YDS, 3 Total TD
VT defeats Wake in the ACC Championship game
Portis leads the Terps into the Champs Sports Bowl vs #19 Ohio State!
Again Brennan wins the Heisman
MD goes on to lose the game to Ohio State 38-21 POG Portis 18-30 230, 11 carries 80 YDS
As if having WVU win it all wasn't bad enough, somehow PSU shuts out Cal in the National Championship game. Can it get any worse?
Season Stats
Portis 191 - 352 2540 YDS 26 TD 20 INT Ball 217 - 1351 10 TD PORTIS 150 632 3 TD
Well thats about all you need to know. Remember to check back each week for the in depth game sim complete with updated depth charts for both teams. Enjoy the rest of the summer. If it appears Turner is going to get the nod, I will do a sim for him as well.
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