supersigma's Utah Utes Dynasty...2005 & Beyond

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this most likely won't be updated daily. i've already mentioned being in school and working to my coach mode brethren. it WILL be updated though. whenever i can get a game in it will be put in here. feel free to leave feedback.

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2005 season

overall - b
offense - c+
defense - b

starters
offense
qb - b.ratliff - 78 ovr
hb - q.ganther - 84 ovr
fb - s.o'connell - 68
wr - t.latendresse - 85 ovr
wr - j.madsen - 82 ovr
te - w.sao - 82 ovr
lt - t.tupola - 90 ovr
lg - d.dirkmaat - 85 ovr
c - j.boone - 90 ovr
rg - p.soliai - 87 ovr
rt - j.boone - 78 ovr

defense
le - m.ledbetter - 90 ovr
re - m.burnett - 80 ovr
dt - s.fifita - 91 ovr
dt - k.talavou - 80 ovr
lolb - m.mokofisi - 74 ovr
mlb - g.marshall - 82 ovr
rolb - s.toone - 90 ovr
cb - r.smith - 80 ovr
cb - e.oates - 80 ovr
fs - c.evans - 80 ovr
ss - e.weddle - 90 ovr

sp.teams
k - d.beardall - 85 ovr
p - l.sakoda - 78 ovr
kr - t.latendresse - 99 ovr
pr - t.latendresse - 99 ovr

schedule
wk 01 - bye
wk 02 - vs arizona w 31-21
wk 03 - vs utah state
wk 04 - @ tcu
wk 05 - vs air force
wk 06 - @ north carolina
wk 07 - @ colorado state
wk 08 - vs san diego state
wk 09 - @ unlv
wk 10 - bye
wk 11 - vs wyoming
wk 12 - vs new mexico
wk 13 - @ byu
wk 14 - bye
wk 15 - bye

difficulty: all-american
sliders: what appear to be bell's final sliders
play style: began actually playing the game but now back to coaching
quarter length: 8-minutes

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week 2 vs. arizona (b team)

w 31-21

arizona
qb-r.kovalcheck: 20-43, 255 yds, 1 td, 3 int
hb-m.bell: 26 att, 69 yds, 1 td, 17 long
wr-b.mccall: 5 rec, 64 yds, 20 long
wr-s.steptoe: 5 rec, 79 yds, 28 long
le-c.bryan: 7 tackle, 2 sacks
cb-a.cason: 7 tackle, 1 int
cb-w.fontenot: 1 int
fs-d.brooks: 1 int

utah
qb-b.ratliff: 8-18, 127 yds, 1 td, 1 int
hb-q.ganther: 24 att, 137 yds, 1 td, 30 long
wr-t.latendresse: 6 rec, 87 yds, 1 td, 28 long
le-m.ledbetter: 9 tackle, 4 sacks
ss-e.weddle: 2 int
cb-s.harper: 2 int

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wk 3 vs. utah state (c+ team)

w 44-20

utah st
qb - b.black: 19-36, 260 yds, 2 td, 1 int
hb - m.crawford: 15 att, 88 yds, 26 long
wr - k.robinson: 6 rec, 131 yds, 48 long
re - j.chick: 7 tackle
ss - j.lindsay: 7 tackle
lolb - j.stewart: 3 sacks

utah
qb - b.ratliff: 9-21, 202 yds, 2 td
hb - q.ganther: 24 att, 158 yds, 25 long
wr - t.latendresse: 4 rec, 99 yds, 1 td, 69 long
dt - s.fifita: 8 tackle, 1 sack
re - a.puccinelli: 1 sack
re - m.burnett: 1 sack
dt - k.talavou: 1 sack (me)
le - m.ledbetter: 1 sack
cb - s.harper: 1 int

notes
this game was much tougher than the score would indicate. they lead 13-3 early but, after a huge 87 pr td by poston with 0:39 left until halftime, things took a nice turn for us. I had a good game playing as the dt since that's what I played in hs. I finished with 2 tackles, 2 tackles for loss and 1 sack. one of my tackles was even a "user big hit" that I got accidentally just trying to make the tackle. B)

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Wk 4 @ TCU ( B Team)

W 41-7

Utah
QB - B.Ratliff: 16-27, 266 Yds, 2 TD, 1 Int
HB - Q.Ganther: 21 Att, 89 Yds, 1 TD, 13 Long
WR - J.Madsen: 8 Rec, 140 Yds, 47 Long
WR - T.LaTendresse: 6 Rec, 105 Yds, 2 TD, 34 Long
LOLB - R.Turner: 8 Tackle
LE - P.Moleni: 1 Sack
ROLB - S.Toone: 1 Sack
FS - C.Evans: 1 Int
PR - T.LaTendresse: 4 PR, 175 Yds, 43.7 Avg, 75 Long, 2 TD

TCU
QB - T.Gunn: 7-20, 117 Yds, 1 Int
HB - R.Merrill: 14 Att, 59 Yds, 1 TD, 38 Long, 3 Rec, 16 Yds, 18 Long
WR - C.Rodgers: 3 Rec, 97 Yds, 46 Long
ROLB - E.Buchanan: 11 Tackle, 1 Sack
MLB - A.Ward: 1 Sack
LE - R.Ray: 1 Sack, 1 Int
KR - C.Rodgers: 5 KR, 140 Yds, 28.0 Avg, 65 Long

Notes
Good win. TCU just didn't show up this time. We broke into the Top 25 @ #25. B) Also, after 3 games I'm 33-66 for 595 Yds, 5 TDs and 2 Int with B.Ratliff. 50% aint bad for a 78 Ovr QB with a half full composure meter. ;)

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Wk 5 - Air Force ( C ) @ Utah ( B )

W 48-30

Players of the Game
HB - J.Handley (AF): 31 Car, 217 YDs, 2 TD, 2 Rec, 28 Yds, TD
HB - Q.Ganther (Utah): 22 Car, 227 Yds, 4 TD


Wk 6 - Utah ( B ) @ UNC ( B- )

L 25-24

Players of the Game
HB - Q.Ganther (Utah): 28 Car, 178 Yds, TD
LB - D.Justice (UNC): 7 Tkls (3 TFL), 2 Sks, TD

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Wk 7 @ Colorado State ( B- )

L 42-35 OT

Player of the Game
Q.Ganther (Utah): 32 Car, 161 Yds, 2 TD
D.Anderson (CSU): 8 Rec, 91 Yds, 2 TD

Notes
It was just one of those games that I don't f'n miss. We went up 28-14 in the 3rd and when they made it 28-21 it felt like we would lose. They went up 42-35 in the second frame of OT and I just ran Ace-Slot Seamers 4 plays in a row. I knew it was pointless to really try to win this game. I may not get to play again till next week and this is the kind of game I have. :11: That's 2 straight losses. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind losing but it's just that I don't like the way this one felt. I did throw 3 picks. Their bum @ss backup QB came out hitting everything and lead them to the victory. :fyou:

Record
Going into Wk 8 we are 4-2

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Wk 8 - vs. San Diego State ( C+ )

W 42-14

Players of the Game
M.Demps (SDSU): 11 Tkls, FR
D.Poston (Utah): 12 Car, 36 Yds, 3 TD

Notes
This game was about what I expected. Me having the #6 Rush Offense in the nation facing the #65 Rush Defense, I expected to run well and did. Ganther finished with about 140+ yds. Strangely enough, Ratliff was on in the passing game as well. He finished 13/26 for 200+ yds and 2 TDs with no interceptions. I switched to controlling the FS and putting him where the play diagram called for him to be and completely took away the cpu's passing game in the second half. Despite winning 42-14 I still felt like I earned what yardage I was able to come away with. Going into Wk 9, Ganther leads the nation in rushing with 1109 yds. He's only 38 yds above the #2 guy and is one of only 3 1,000-yd rushers. The other rushers are Jamario Thomas (North Texas, 1071 yds) and Dontrell Moore (New Mexico, 1012 yds).

Record
Going into Wk 9 we are 5-2

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Week 9 @ UNLV ( B- )

W 38-17

Players of the Game
Q.Ganther (Utah): 26 Car, 197 Yds, 2 TD
I.Tafua (UNLV): 6 Tkls (3 TFL), Sk, 2 FF

Notes
This game was coached because I missed it too much. There's nothing like it. I realise that that is the way *I'm* supposed to play these games. Anywho, we played well. Ratliff did his thing tossing 2 TD passes and no Ints. Ganther got 197 yds on the ground and another 2 scores. My new defensive scheme had my LBs lead the way in Tkls. I couldn't believe that my 4 leading tacklers were all LBs. I'll discuss my new defensive scheme if anyone wants to here about it. ;)

Record
After a Bye, going into Week 11 we are 6-2 facing ( B- ) Wyoming with 6 of our 7 recruiting targets visiting.

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Week 11 vs. Wyoming ( B- )

W 31-24

Players of the Game
J.Barge (Wyo): 5 Rec, 88 Yds, 2 TD
Q.Ganther (Utah): 26 Car, 213 Yds, 2 TD

Notes
Down 17-3 I was feeling the pressure. It was eased a bit when we made the score 17-10. Then, we go and give up a TD and find ourselves down 24-10. Who knew we score 21 unanswered points to win 31-24. On the advice of gohuskies I began to run Nickel Crash 3 to contain Bramlet and we were able to get the ball and the win. I didn't start this until late and he still had a great game minus the 3-4 picks he threw. Oh yeah, I'm now #12 on the list for Best Coach. That really means something when you're actually coaching the games. ;)

Record
Going into Week 12 we're 7-2 (5-1)

Signings
****-DE - Todd Huffman, 6'6", 225 lbs, C+ Field Awareness
****-MLB - John Mason, 6'5", 225 lbs, A Field Awareness
***-SS - Scott McCollum, 6'4", 200 lbs, B Field Awareness
***-C - Jesse Gray, 5'11", 294, A+ Field Awareness

Soft Verbals
***-HB - Kyle Edwards, 5'10", 175 lbs, A- Field Awareness
***-TE - Gerard Patrick, 6'5", 265 lbs, C+ Field Awareness

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Week 12 vs. New Mexico ( B )

W 48-28

Players of the Game
J.Malone (UNM): 4 Tkls, Int, TD
T.LaTendresse (Utah): 179 All-purpose Yds, 2 Total TD

Notes
This was much more of a blowout than the score would indicate. It was 48-7 with just over 5:00 to go in the 4th when I brought in the second unit. My second unit D allowed 2 scores and my second unit QB, Johnson, threw an interception that was returned for another score. Ganther had yet another 100+ yd game and Ratliff continued to improve his TD-Int ratio throwing 2 TD's and no interceptions.

Record
Going into Week 13 for our final game of the regular season we boast an 8-2 (6-1) record.

Bowl Projection
We're now slated to play in the Las Vegas bowl which pits the Pac-10's #5 team against the Mountain West's #2 team.

Signings
Our 2 soft verbals decided to sign on with the Sooners.

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Week 13 @ BYU ( C+ )
Battle for the Beehive Boot

W 51-24

Players of the Game
E.Weddle (Utah): Tkl, 2 Int, TD
C.Brown (BYU): 2 Rec, 85 Yds, TD, 16 Car, 42 Yds

Notes
Not much to say except we blew these guys away. It was a game where we had to make it a blowout as they weren't gonna lie down and give it to us. 4-2 on turnovers helped alot. Ganther went for 181 yds on 31 car and Ratliff tossed 3 TD passes.

Season
-We're 9-2 heading into the bowl game
-There's talk of a long-term contract extension
-After simulating the last 2 bye weeks WE WON THE MOUNTAIN WEST!!!
-T.LaTendresse (WR) won Returner of the Year
-E.Weddle (SS) won the Jim Thorpe Award
-J.Boone won the Rimington Trophy
-T.Tupola won Offensive Lineman of the Year
-We're ranked #21 and will play UAB (9-3) in the Autozone Liberty Bowl on 12/31/05

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Bowl Week
Autozone Liberty Bowl
#21 Utah (9-2) @ UAB (9-3)

W 35-33

Players of the Game
T.LaTendresse (Utah): 356 All-purpose Yds, 4 Total TD
R.Lindsey (UAB): 285 All-purpose Yds, 3 Total TD

Box Score
2nd Quarter
UAB 80 yard pass from Hackney to Lindsey (Mullins Kick) – 7:41
UAB 73 yard run by Burks (Mullins Kick) – 5:30
UAB 49 yard field goal by Mullins – 0:39
Utah 97 yard kick return by LaTendresse (Beardall Kick) – 0:29

3rd Quarter
Utah 13 yard pass from Johnson to Sao (Beardall Kick) – 5:55
Utah 6 yard pass from Johnson to LaTendresse (Beardall Kick) – 3:29

4th Quarter
UAB 66 yard punt return by Lindsey (Mullins Kick) – 7:43
Utah 42 yard pass from Johnson to LaTendresse (Beardall Kick) – 4:56
Utah 45 yard punt return by LaTendresse (Beardall Kick) – 3:29
UAB 36 yard field goal by Mullins – 2:36
UAB 84 yard punt return by Lindsey (Conversion failed) – 2:00

Individual Leaders
Utah
QB – B.Johnson: 11/25, 205 Yds, 3 TD
HB – Q.Ganther: 22 Att, 126 Yds, 27 Long
WR – T.LaTendresse: 5 Rec, 84 Yds, 2 TD, 42 Long
LB – G.Marshall: 6 Tackle, 3 Tack Loss, 1 Sacks, 1 Forced Fumb

UAB
QB – D.Hackney: 7/33, 170 Yds, 1 TD, 2 Int
HB – D.Burks: 20 Att, 170 Yds, 1 TD, 73 Long
WR – N.Drinkard: 3 Rec, 61 Yds, 50 Long
DE – J.McElveen: 6 Tackle, 2 Tack Loss

Notes
This was really a tale of two halves. We were down 17-7 at the intermission with UAB getting the ball back. After going 6/20 in the first half I yanked QB-B.Ratliff in favor of the less composed but better OVR FR(RS) B.Johnson. He was just the spark we needed finishing the game 11/25 with 3 TD tosses. Early indications are that Johnson will be the starter for the 2006 season. Stay tuned for more on this story as it develops.

2005 Autozone Liberty Bowl Champion Utah Utes (10-2)

I accepted a 3-year contract extension

Season Leaders
Passing
B.Ratliff: 121/277, 1980 Yds, 15 TD, 12 Int
Rushing
Q.Ganther: 300 Att, 1944 Yds, 15 TD, 162.0 Y/G
Receiving
T.LaTendresse: 45 Rec, 797 Yds, 17.7 Avg, 9 TD, 66.4 Y/G
Tackles
G.Marshall: 47
Sacks
M.Ledbetter: 13
Interceptions
E.Weddle: 6