A Rising Storm in the North | Cheese's Eastern Michigan Dynasty

[BookWork123]

Cal and Texas laying the hammer!


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[gamerMark]

If that loss to Toledo didn't sting before, it sure does now!

That's the kind of loss coaches always talk about never getting over.

A nice bowl win should ease the pain a bit, good luck.

[Deegeezy]

80-31?! My god! I guess they got the memo that they needed to run it up.

I am glad the Wisconsin-Iowa game was close. I am rooting for a national championship rematch between those two schools. Don't know why, just very curious to see how the game's logic handles this scenario.

[Iron Dragon]

Cal for sure trying to make a statement to jump to #2.

[thesportsguru11]

Coach P putting in more work! Conference title season 1 is unbelievable! Clearly the spread option has been working wonders with the personnel at SMU this year. Hopefully we can squeeze into the Top 25, I tend to notice your chances of moving up increase a lot when your team finishes ranked. Really looking forward to the offseason.

Too bad EMU got matched in the same division with the best team in the MAC this regular season (until the CCG that is). I think you guys could've taken care of Toledo the second time, but it has to hurt a little knowing you guys beat Kent in the regular season.

Cal though......from the scores you show us, 80 seems like a frequent number for some reason, I wonder why.

[Cheese2121]

Quote: Originally Posted by BookWork123

Cal and Texas laying the hammer!

Yeah, I was amazed by the beatdown those two schools handed out. Some very close games and some blowout games. Thanks for checking in man!

Quote: Originally Posted by gamerMark

If that loss to Toledo didn't sting before, it sure does now! That's the kind of loss coaches always talk about never getting over. A nice bowl win should ease the pain a bit, good luck.

No kidding, I would have never thought in a hundred games, that Kent State would upset Toledo. Like you said it stings to know that the conference champion is a team we handled by a double digit scoreline. The rivalry with Toledo and Ryan Cubit is becoming one of the biggest storylines of these early years for us.

With Toledo now not in the running for a BCS bid, our bow destination is completely up in the air.

Thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by Deegeezy

80-31?! My god! I guess they got the memo that they needed to run it up. I am glad the Wisconsin-Iowa game was close. I am rooting for a national championship rematch between those two schools. Don't know why, just very curious to see how the game's logic handles this scenario.

I was shocked by the Cal scoreline. Their offense is something else. An interesting sidenote, your boy Steve Ellis has been defensive coordinator since coming over from Mid Tenn State during the 2012 offseason.

Wisconsin is a must for the National Title game. Where it starts to get interesting is looking at who their opponent will be. Heading into conference championship week Stanford was number two despite not even playing for the conference title. They have one more loss but beat Cal during the regular season. With the showing in the Pac-12 title, Cal has a pretty good argument. I think overall it will end up being either Cal or Stanford. After that the next most likely teams would be Iowa or Texas but I think either of those would be a longshot. This is the BCS though so anything can happen.

Thank you as always my good friend for the great feedback.

Quote: Originally Posted by Iron Dragon

Cal for sure trying to make a statement to jump to #2.

They certainly put the pounding on UCLA. I don't think anyone saw Cal coming this season, considering they went 2-10 last season. Thanks for checking in ID!

Quote: Originally Posted by thesportsguru11

Coach P putting in more work! Conference title season 1 is unbelievable! Clearly the spread option has been working wonders with the personnel at SMU this year. Hopefully we can squeeze into the Top 25, I tend to notice your chances of moving up increase a lot when your team finishes ranked. Really looking forward to the offseason. Too bad EMU got matched in the same division with the best team in the MAC this regular season (until the CCG that is). I think you guys could've taken care of Toledo the second time, but it has to hurt a little knowing you guys beat Kent in the regular season. Cal though......from the scores you show us, 80 seems like a frequent number for some reason, I wonder why.

You are putting in work at SMU! Hands down the best season of any of the CAC's. Some inside information for you, you will be headed to the Autozone Liberty Bowl to face West Virginia. Should be a good battle of high scoring spread offenses. I would think with a win, you would crack the Top25 by season's end. As far as your contract, you are on a one year deal, so either SMU will try to lock you down for the longterm, or I would think you'll get scooped up pretty quickly. A head coaching gig is not out of the question.

It definitely stings a little to see Kent State (a team we handled by two scores) walk away with the conference championship. I really would have liked another shot at Toledo, but as they say that is just the way the cookie crumbles sometimes.

Cal's offense has been out of this world this season and their quarterback Kyle Boehm has to be Heisman frontrunner in my mind. He is having a ridiculous season.

Thanks for the great feedback and checking in!

[Cheese2121]

2:00 PM ET

#15 Eastern Michigan
(10-2, 7-1 MAC)


Idaho
(10-2, 5-1 WAC)


2:00 PM EST, December 30, 2014
Bonco Stadium, Boise, ID


Humanitarian Bowl Preview: Eastern Michigan - Idaho

AP Boise -- The Eastern Michigan Eagles, ranked fifteenth in the polls, will meet the Idaho Vandals in the Humanitarian Bowl, played on the famous blue turf of Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. The two teams have only met once before on the gridiron back in 2004, when Idaho went to Eastern Michigan and defeated the Eagles 45-41. This is the fourh consecutive bowl appearance for Eastern Michigan but their first time playing in the Humanitarian Bowl. For Idaho, this is their second consecutive bowl appearance. They lost last season in the Hawaii Bowl to Kansas 31-17.

There is no secret to how the Eastern Michigan offense works. They run the ball and they run the ball a lot. However, there are questions surrounding how effective their ground game can be with both of their explosive duo out. Halfback Joel Humphrey was lost early in the season to a torn quadriceps muscle and star tailback Robert Thomas suffered a broken collarbone in the team's regular season finale against Akron. The Eagles will now turn to redshirt sophomore Brian Parks to carry the load. Parks has played well so far this season, spelling Thomas for most of the year.

It has been a magical season for the Vandals as they took the college football world by force, storming to a ten win season. Their only losses on the year came at the hands of Ohio State and an upset loss at the end of the season to New Mexico State that knocked them out of the polls. Idaho will be hoping to bounce back and finish the season on a high note. Three-year starter Michael Wells heads a very prolific and efficient high scoring offense. Lining up behind him in the backfield with be speed tailback Kenny Bassett.

Tune into ESPN for full coverage of the Humanitarian Bowl game starting at 1:30 pm est.

Matchup Preview | December 30, 2014
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#15 Eastern Michigan Eagles (10-2, Away)		Idaho Vandals (10-2, Home)
Season Leaders M. Iannotti – 123-263, 1883 YDS, 15 TD, 20 INT Passing M. Wells – 186-341, 2711 YDS, 31 TD, 13 INT R. Thomas – 296 CAR, 1678 YDS, 21 TD Rushing K. Bassett – 209 CAR, 1145 YDS, 5 TD N. Vaughn – 34 REC, 574 YDS, 6 TD Receiving M. Major – 70 REC, 1074 YDS, 14 TD Head Coaching Comparison Dan Clayton Head Coach Robb Akey 3 Years with Team 3 (39-14) Head Coach Record (28-21) Injury Report HB Robert Thomas* (84) Broken Collarbone - Out for Season WR Mitchell Crockom (72) Torn Tricep - 1 Week HB Joel Humphrey (72) Torn Quad - Out for Season Roster Matchup Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Idaho Vandals POS Name (yr) - Rating POS Name (yr) - Rating QB Mark Iannotti (rs-jr) - 82 QB Michael Wells* (jr) - 85 HB Brian Parks (rs-so) - 73 HB Kenny Bassett* (rs-sr) - 92 FB Dylan Brooks (sr) - 68 FB Cameron Outlaw (fr) - 57 WR Nick Vaughn (jr) - 80 WR Marquan Major (sr) - 80 WR Reggie Johnson (so) - 75 WR Marco Hollis (rs-so) - 67 TE Jay Phillips (so) - 74 TE Roderick Young (jr) - 56 LT Lincoln Hansen (rs-sr) - 72 LT Kyle Salm (rs-sr) - 69 LG Shawn Sinawe (rs-sr) - 78 LG Brandon Gunn (rs-so) - 61 C Josh Woods (rs-sr) - 76 C Dallas Sandburg (rs-sr) - 81 RG Bobby McFadden (rs-sr) - 69 RG Mike Thompson (rs-jr) - 61 RT Sean Holley (rs-so) - 69 RT Freddie Robertson (fr) - 66 LE Mike Mackey (fr) - 76 LE Maxx Forde (rs-sr) - 75 RE David Tyson (rs-fr) - 68 RE Ryan Ena (rs-jr) - 68 DT Tremayne Smith* (jr) - 82 DT Karel Kearney (rs-sr) - 82 DT Michael Coleman (fr) - 69 DT Martin Williams (so) - 57 LOLB Jeremy Curry (rs-sr) - 68 LOLB Hayes Pullard* (rs-sr) - 86 MLB Joel Hicks (fr) - 64 MLB Leon Chapman (rs-fr) - 56 ROLB Tony Sharp (rs-so) - 71 ROLB Elan Richard (rs-jr) - 71 CB Wes Dunlap (so) - 70 CB Travis Lane (jr) - 68 CB Jeremy Ernst (so) - 69 CB Lawrence Sims (so) - 66 FS Albert McDaniel (fr) - 77 FS Dion Bass (rs-jr) - 78 SS Chris Dunlap (rs-jr) - 73 SS Jeremy Hardin (rs-so) - 72 PK Larry Taylor (so) - 79 PK Willie Washington (so) - 78 P Kody Fulkerson (rs-sr) - 80 P Willie Washington (so) - 79

[Iron Dragon]

Idaho looks to have some stars and then a very average roster elsewhere, as long as Bassett doesn't get going, I think this should be a W for EMU.