Hoover High School Dynasty Report

[Merih]

"I told you it wasn't pretty coach..." the assistant said as he turned off the television.

Rush Propst sat there red as a ripe Alabama apple...speechless...fuming smoke from all orifices except for the mouth. And even that one didn't remain closed for that long...

"BACKWOODS!? I'M DESPERATE!? 5 TIME ALABAMA STATE CHAMPION, 10 DISTRICT TITLES!!!"

"THAT PRISSY GATDAMN ITALIAN SCHMUCK, I WILL HANG HIM BY HIS SPICY ITALIAN MEATBALLS, STRING HIM UP BY HIS GATDAMN NOODLES. IMMA FEED THAT MARIO AND LUIGI KNOCKOFF TO MY "BACKWOODS" DOGS. I'LL SHOW HIM WHAT MY PUREBREED "SON OF A BITCH" WILL DO...HELL EVEN ITS MOTHER WOULD GR-"

"Coach! Coach, please calm down...you're blood pressure! Yo-You're gonna ha-"

Propst adjusts his shirt, wiped his brow, tucked his Hoover hat low over his eyes, and cleared his throat.

"Get the [censored] out. What I'm about to do is grown man business. Bring me the scouting report for Allenville, a bottle of Jack Daniels and some Ibuprofen."

"Coach?" uttered the assistant, completely perplexed as to how Propst switched off his rant so quickly and efficiently.

"Did I stutter, boy?" Propst said, calm and in control.

"No, sir. I'll have them up shortly...anything else I can do for you?"

"No, I will take it from here. Now git!"

With that, the assistant ran out of the room down to his desk to retrieve the scouting reports.

Once the assistant was gone Propst rose up from his desk and stepped up to his window. He looked down on his team running drills on the field.

"I hope these boys are ready for the hell I'm going to put them through this season."

Propst smirked and closed the shades and sat back into his desk chair.

"So this is what it feels like to swim with the rest of the big fish, hunh?"

Propst ominously looked down at his team's game schedule of big fish and looked down at the last game.

"Hah...and it just had to be the gaddamn "Sharks" swimming with the big fish...we'll have to see about that."

 

[Merih]

Hoover vs Allenville Penitentiary

"Boy, I'm ready for some football, get this crap off of my mind...how about you boys? Y'all ready for some damn FOOTBALL!!!????"

"YESSIRR!"

"Nevermind the opponent, nevermind the day, nevermind the heat, the aching muscles, the boos, don't think about any of that...focus...FOCUS...focus on our goal. Focus on showing the world what a bunch of backwoods kids from Alabama can do!"

"YEEAAHHHH!!!"

"Now let's get out there, and show them what the Hoover Buccaneers are made of!"

"YEAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!" screamed the team as they left the locker room.

"Coach, what do you think about todays chances?" asked his assistant.

"Off the record? Slim to none. These are hardened convicts. I'm leading my lambs into the slaughter...may God have mercy on me."

Allenville Penn Bucks the Bucs on way to a 40-14 Victory.

The game started off innocently enough, as the Bucs returned the opening kickoff 30 yards to set up the offense. 2 off tackle runs left them with a third and 4, where things began to unravel. J.P. Wilson throws the ball and Robbery (both why he's in the Penn and what he's good at, evidently) steps in front of it (pictured above), setting up the Mean Machine on the Bucs 15 yard line. It didn't take long, one play exactly, for them to cash in. 7-0 Mean Machine.

On the next drive, Wilson would waste no time....throwing another pick . Allenville ball, on the Hoover 25. Crewe takes the snap and rolls in an option left.

Patrick Miller, the freshman Buccaneer corner, reads the play quickly. He steps in front and...

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Intercepts the pitch! Which he then takes back 75 yards for the score! 7-7 tie ball game!

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Momentum on Hoover's side, yes? No...not really. Ensuing kickoff:

Returned 95 yards for the score by Bear.

And it was all downhill from there, as Allenville scoring two more touchdowns (once on a fumble return) and four more fieldgoals. Their chew clock function was on by halftime...

The only bright light in this game was the emergence of A. Battle, the backup QB. Wilson, of course, was benched early on. Battle made some nice throws:

and nice moves:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBnV5_lh1YI"]YouTube - The Emergence...[/ame]

40-14 Allenville over Hoover
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[Merih]

Long after the crowd had left and the stadium was a hollow shell of its former self, Rush Propst still stood on the sideline looking at the field where his season began, and, seemingly in an instant, ended.

"They fought; that's all I can ask for."

He marked his schedule with a red L by the first date, and glanced down further through the schedule where his eyes once again landed on Tony D'Amato's Sharks.

"Gah!"

He shook his head clear and refocused his mind. Looking ahead is what got him into this mess. His experience and football mind would save him.

"I need this next game. Else this was all a damn mistake."

Gathering his things he left the stadium, again with his Hoover visor tucked down low.

"If I don't win this game against Auburn I won't have to worry about the Sharks...Hoover would git ridda me by then."

NEXT UP: Auburn game recap

 

[Merih]

Hoover Bucs (0-1) at Auburn Tigers (1-0)

The attitude in the locker room was much more somber before this game than the previous.

"I'll be the first to admit that we struggled as a team...the score made dat obvious. But, in the face of adversity, when you're mistakes are staring you in the face there is only one clear way to make atonement."

With that a few of the sullen Hoover faces looked up at him.

"You have to push forward, in tryin' not to make those same damn mistakes again. That is the only way that we know how to go on, both as football players and as men."

That was the first time Propst referred to them as men, with that all the heads in the room plucked up.

"We, as a team, are at a crossroads in this young season. We can learn...or we can fail. Hoover is not a school of failure. You. You all are not men of failure. Success is through that door...now lets go git it!"

"YEAAAAHHHHH!!!!!" the players screamed as they ran through the door, incensed from they're coach's words.

Let's hope that the speech works this time...
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[Merih]

Game Recap:

Q1:
Auburn took the opening kick, and marched the ball methodically down the field, never once seeing a third down on the way to a 4 yard touchdown pass from Burns...who was on his way to a historic day.

The rest of the first quarter was a mired defensive struggle, which both teams could not break. The quarter ended 7-0 in favor of War Eagle.

Q2:
Wilson finally lead a drive deep into Auburn territory, but Auburn's relentless pressure led him to a hurried past that looked like it might connect in the endzone...

but the jump ball was intercepted. Check the cool reflection in the stadium monitor.

Auburn could only muster up a field goal from that turnover, however they were now up 10-0 with 5:17 left in the second.

Hoover alternated quarterbacks the next drive, and converted one third down before settling for a 43 yard FG to put them down by 7. The Buccaneer defense would then force a three and out putting the ball in the hands of the offense with 2:48 left in the half. The offense would do worse than sputter however:

as McNeil strips the ball loose from Ramsey the tightend. The ball layed precariously on the floor before being scooped by an Auburn player. It looked like Clear (WR) would catch him before he scored however his dive was futile:

and came up woefully short. 17-3 Auburn.

The special teams sparked and Hoover was able to return it to midfield, but could only get a FG again.

"Dagummit, these fieldgoals are gonna ruin us! Gotta get TD's!"

You said it coach. 17-6 Auburn.

Auburn would try and play ball control but were stuffed (the run defense was coming up huge). Hoover took over the ball with 1 timeout and 35 seconds remaining.

"They've been manning up all game...lets see if we can catch them napping. PA Corners, hot route all TEs and RBs to block. They're killing us on sacks."

The play was sent in. Charlie Zorn, the JR WR who didn't record a single stat the last game was called upon to turn the tide of the game. Battle took the snap, saw no safety help over top and lofted the ball...

and Zorn brings it in, outracing the Tigers to the endzone! 17-12 now.

"Go for two, don't know if we're gonna score another TD."

The two point conversion was converted and it was 17-14 at half!
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[Merih]

Q3

Auburn would stop the opening Hoover drive of the 3rd quarter, and the Hoover defense did the same. Then, with 2:38 seconds left in the third, Burns would connect with Billings for a 77 yard score which demoralized the Hoover sideline. The offense would go three and out, bringing out the defense. The three linebackers, who were having an amazing game, would not let the team go out crying again stepped up. Dejohn recorded the first tackle on a FB trap, Binder cut down Tate (RB) on a sweep, and Fowler saving the best for last on a crossing route. Fowlers eyes lit up when he saw the Auburn receiver coming across the middle...and did his best Ray Lewis impersonation:

Knocking the ball out and the receiver on his ass. The sideline erupted as the offense trotted out onto the field, ready to make a difference. Their difference? Another fieldgoal.

"GODAMMIT!"

24-17 Auburn at the end of three.

Q4

Auburn drove for 4+ minutes tacking on another fieldgoal with 4:06 remaining in the game. Wilson, under pressure was sacked (9th sack of the game :( ) and on the next throw was hit and picked off. Auburn took the ball again and proceeded to score a touchdown, causing much consternation to the Hoover defense who was being put in horrible position after horrible position.

It was now 34-17 with 2:30 left in the game. Game Over. Time for some garbage points to make it look better.

Battle was officially given the keys to the offense, and responded with an 11 play drive, capped of with a touchdown pass to Zorn (who played great). 34-24

Hoover lined up for an onside with 1:52 left...which they didn't recover. Great.

"Defense, I need the ball. I got ta haves it. If you can bring it to me..."

Two Ben Tate runs left Hoover with no time outs and 1 play to make a difference. Tate took the handoff and responded with 7 yards, but instead of going down he goes for a stiff arm in traffic! Byron Clear, one of the Clear twins, pokes the ball loose and scoops it up endzone ahead!!!

See Tate looking at his hands...asking them what happened?
Also see number 9 (Clear) racing and running like his life depended on it.

TD HOOVER! 34-31.

But Hoover still needed and onside kick and drive for a FG with 45 seconds remaining...neigh impossible.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtUoya3wmCg]YouTube - Onside Kick...[/ame]

No fucking way. No fucking way. 40 seconds left with the ball and no time outs.

Battle escapes out of a sack and throws a jump ball to the 6'5" Clear (other twin) and he comes down with it at the Tiger 40. 25 seconds left when Battle calls his own play, a fake spike, and connects with Zorn again! Down to the Tiger 21. Battle kills the clock with 11 seconds remaining. The kicker trots out, ice cold from Auburn's time outs, and nails it!

OT HERE WE COME!
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[Merih]

OT
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Auburn wins the toss and elects to play offense first? Cocky bastards...

Not one first down is managed and they line up for the field goal:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZdGiPNbYt0"]YouTube - FG in OT...[/ame]

That's what the hell they get!

Propst brings in his power back and bowls the ball down to the 5 yardline, where he sends out the kicker to win the game...

Which he does! 37-34 Hoover! Fuck you, War Eagle! Game Over!
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[jthorp24]

All SCLSU has to say is... bring on the BUCS!!!

 

[Merih]

All SCLSU has to say is... bring on the BUCS!!!

Haha we have a good amount of time before that matchup!

Coming up next: Two week recap for all the teams in our OD...best player performances and the like.

I want to do like a Movie Dynasty POTW for offense and defense for our teams only. Then at the end of the year come up with an All-Online Dynasty Team showcasing the best that our league has to offer. Joe Kane is definately the frontrunner for QB right now.

 

[jthorp24]

Haha we have a good amount of time before that matchup!

Coming up next: Two week recap for all the teams in our OD...best player performances and the like.

I want to do like a Movie Dynasty POTW for offense and defense for our teams only. Then at the end of the year come up with an All-Online Dynasty Team showcasing the best that our league has to offer. Joe Kane is definately the frontrunner for QB right now.

I like the idea, I assume my safety with 4 interceptions won POTW the first week? lol

 

[jwinslow]

Should we keep this as the Hoover High dynasty report, just one that includes sportscenter recaps and breakdowns of the BCS teams like suggested?


I like the POTW idea. Would you be selecting that yourself? I think it might help to delegate some of the work to other dynasty members, but that's just me.


Oh, and Kane is a talented stat padder.

 

[Merih]

Let's make this more of an Online Dynasty league report...its very cumbersome to do detail with 1 team.

 

[Merih]

Alright, I have my choices for POTW Offense and Defense week 1 and 2, waiting to do some graphics with CentralMO and we'll have that up before we advance next I would guess.

Also I'm introducing Best Team Offense and Best Team Defense for weeks 1 and 2, have those picked too. Need some help determining Best Special Teams. Going by yardage is very deceiving in cases of blowouts in the return game...want to do more of an average thing for it.

In any case the focus on Hoover High for this thread is gone now...I think I can better integrate the users by making this more about our league. I think its more fun that way and enters a new level of competition. Who gets POTW in week 3??? Who becomes stat-padding king?? Stay tuned folks!

 

[AuburnBuckeye]

[censored] you, War Eagle!
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You have got to stop giving your password to Nutri. :tongue2:

 

[BuckNutJoeHall]

Should we keep this as the Hoover High dynasty report, just one that includes sportscenter recaps and breakdowns of the BCS teams like suggested?


I like the POTW idea. Would you be selecting that yourself? I think it might help to delegate some of the work to other dynasty members, but that's just me.


Oh, and Kane is a talented stat padder.

How about you come kiss my ass buddy! Darnell Jefferson for HEISMAN! Kane aint even sniffing Darnell's jock lately