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Middle Tennessee State Sim 2008 It is a hot one in Murfreesboro, TN for this big out of conference game. All went well week one on both the Cyber field and in real life. Turner takes the start this week as Steffy is out with the injured thumb. Hopefully that is the last time we change the depth chart at QB, but somehow I doubt that is the case! It is a hot one out there approaching 90 for this 6:00 Central kickoff. FYI as the Blue Raiders leave the locker room they slap a sign that says REPRESENT. Heyward-Bey again is getting the pregame hype and they are all picking MD to win. MTSU is kicking off. Defatta is set to kick, with Torrey Smith returning it out to the 33 from the 12. Turner in the shotgun, Slot around to Laquan Williams up to the 50. Give to Scott and he is stopped in the backfield for a loss of 2. 2nd and 12, quick throw to Gronkowski for a gain of 11+. 3rd and inches, Turner avoids the sack and hits Hey-Bey to the 28. This time there is no evading the sack as he is dropped for a loss of 7. He was looking for Isaiah Williams, but over threw him. 3rd and 17, Turner tries to squeeze it into Hey-Bey with 3 defenders and it falls incomplete. Baltz to punt, it is going to land around the 6, and it is muffed. MD recovers. Counter play on first to Scott for a couple to the 6. Turner throws an out to Lansford Watson for the TD. Obi on for the XP, and it is good. 7-0 with 2:37 left in the first. We will take that gift. Obi to kickoff and Philip Tanner returns it out to the 22. Craddock throws to TE Delle Donne for a gain of 3. Craddock up the middle for 2, tackle by Fokou. 3rd and 5, Mack Frost gets to Craddock and he is knocked out and injured on the play. MTSU to punt, Oquendo returns it to the 42 before fumbling it out of bounds. Ball on the 45, reverse to Oquendo to get into MTSU territory down to the 26. Craddock out 2 quarters with a strained peck. Scott gets it on first down to the 12. 1st down, fake handoff, and Turner is picked off in the end zone, by MLB Danny Carmichael. 2yd gain on an end around, Fokou the tackle. Wujciack gets a sack of Dwight Dasher as the quarter ends. 3rd and 15, Dasher tries to run, and he is stopped for a loss. MTSU punts, faircatch Oquendo at the 48. Turner drills a pass to Oquendo down to the 30. Play action and Turner hits Cory Jackson down to the 17. Turner hits Jackson again for a gain of 2. Turner sacked trying to roll out on the play action. 3rd and 14, Turner hits Watson to the 21, but it is being called back for holding. 3rd and 24, on the 31, Turner hit as he threw it, and Obi is coming on to attempt the 48 yarder and it is good, hold it flag, and it is a hold. 4th and 34, from the 41, Baltz to punt. He gets it off and it is downed at the 7 by MD. Dasher gives it to FB Longoria and Moten is injured making the stop at the 12. Dasher gets the first up to the 19. Mack Frost makes the tackle. Longoria again for a gain of 3. Moten is gone from the game with turf toe. Dasher hits Michael Cannon for a first to the 31. Wujicak gets a sack, loss of 3. 2nd and 13, TO MTSU, Barnes breaks up the pass. 3rd and 13, Dasher avoids the rush and hits Pat Honeycutt to the MD 37. Pitch to Desmond Gee for a gain of 3. TO MTSU with 0:59 left in the half. Demetrius Hattsfield picks it off. MD takes over at the MTSU 48. Turner hits Oquendo down the sideline for 20 yards. Turner swings it out to Jackson for a loss of 3. 2nd and 13, Heyward-Bey makes the catch at the 24. TO MD, 3rd and 2, Scott gets a yard, 4th and 1, on the 23, tick, tick, tick, 0:20 and counting, Obi is out and hits it. 10-0 with seconds remaining in the half. The return is harmless as the half ends. Obi to kickoff, Gee returns it out to the 28. Craddock is back and hits Honeycutt to the 43. 1st and 10, Craddock hits Gee for 18, as he threw it all the way back across the field. On the 39, and Jeremy Navarre gets the sack. 2nd and 18, from the 47, Cradock's pass complete for 5 to Cannon, Philistin tackle. Craddock threw deep and took a shot from Fokou. Incomplete, MTSU to punt away. MD lets it bounce and it is downed at the 8. 3:28 to go in the 3rd. Heyward-Bey gets a pitch on an end around for 1. 2nd and 9, Fake end around to Heyward-Bey and it falls incomplete as Turner is hit hard, and he is out. Enter Josh Portis. Portis' pass falls incomplete. Baltz to punt from 5 deep in the end zone. MTSU will take over at the 38 after a short return. Pitch to Gee and Fokou gets him for a loss of 2. Craddock's pass falls incomplete. 3rd and 12, Craddock hits a TE for a gain of 1. 4th and 11, they are punting. Faircatch taken at the 7. I never saw an update on Turner, but Portis is in, and he overthrows Jackson on first down. What is all this passing to the FB? Portis hits Hey-Bey on a diving catch. 1st and 10 on the 18, Portis lets one rip, but there is no one in the area. I don't think Oquendo was on the same page. Heyward-Bey catches a six yard pass. Yikes Turner out 10 weeks broken collarbone. Portis is sacked on 3rd down. Baltz to punt, with under a minute to go in the 3rd, excellent coverage on the punt, no return. MTSU on the 38, completes a pass to the 49. Barnes made a nice breakup on what would have been a huge gain inside the 5. Give to Longoria for a first at the 39. Craddock completes another pass to Honeycutt as the quarter ends, with MTSU on the 29 with a first down. Craddock is sacked by Wujiack for the 3rd time of the game. 2nd and 18, Craddock fumbles, but it is recovered by MTSU. 3rd and 24, Pass is complete to Gee, but he stepped out after a gain of 3. He could have had 10 more easy. They are going for it and his pass down field is well covered and falls incomplete. MD takes over at the 40, Portis is sacked. So much for his athleticism. 2nd and 19, 3:30 and counting remaining, Portis tries to run, but he is stopped in the backfield. 3rd and 23, give to Scott and he gets 2. TO MTSU. Baltz to punt, fair catch at the 38. 2:04 remaining. Pass complete for a gain of 6. 2nd and 4, Another completion to the 40. Another completion for a gain of 12 to the 37, there is a flag, and it is excessive celebration on MTSU. Ouch, rally killer. 1st and 25, Craddock goes deep but it falls incomplete. 2nd and 25, short pass complete for 5 yards. 3rd and 20, Craddock over threw a man down the middle. Nice coverage as well. Navarre sacks him, and there is another celebration flag. MD takes over on the 41, Scott gets 5. TO MTSU. 1:03 remaining. Scott drilled in the backfield. TO MTSU. 3rd and 8, Scott up the middle for 5. TO MTSU, Baltz to punt again. MTSU will take over on the 17. Pass complete and he fumbles. It appears Philistin recovers before it goes out. Another unsportsmanlike. MD Takes over at the 50. Turner takes a knee. Couple more of those and that should do it. He takes another knee and that does it. Well it wasn't pretty, but it is a win and the cyber Terps improve to 2-0 as expected. We can thank the muffed punt for the only TD, and the int for the FG. See you all next week! |