Grind and Glory

[James]

damn. It wasn't even competitive

Nope just outplayed in all aspects. They beat us already once this year though.

damn, came out flat and never recovered.

Yeah maybe the bright lights of Ford Field blinded us.

Damn, Akron was not messing around. No last second heroics for Buffalo in this one.

No way. Just dominated all aspects of the game.

Yup about how I felt.

Steamrolled by Akron. Damn.

0-2 against them this year.

Disappointing but definitely an inspiring season to build off of

Yeah it's hard to be upset about making the conference championship game. Despite getting wrecked.

you just pulled a coach singleton vs. Louisiana. you're def leaving now

#BuiltDifferent

Lame duck.

Nah we playing this bowl game.

[James]

Conference Championships
Conference USA Championship
Western Kentucky (8-5, 6-2) - 21
#25 Liberty (11-2, 6-2) - 31

Big 12 Championship
#12 Utah (10-3, 8-2) - 28
#3 Kansas State (12-1, 9-1) - 45

MAC Championship
Akron (7-6, 6-2) - 37
Buffalo (9-4, 7-1) - 3

Sun Belt Championship
Georgia Southern (9-4, 6-2) - 42
Louisiana (9-4, 7-1) - 24

AAC Championship
North Texas (11-2, 6-2) - 35
#16 Tulane (10-3, 7-1) - 23

Mountain West Championship
Nevada (5-8, 5-2) - 17
Fresno State (11-2, 6-1) - 35

SEC Championship
#11 Kentucky (10-3, 6-2) - 34
#7 Tennessee (10-3, 7-1) - 10

ACC Championship
#15 NC State (11-2, 6-2) - 35
#6 Louisville (10-3, 6-2) - 29

Big Ten Championship
#2 Ohio State (11-2, 7-2) - 28
#5 Michigan (9-4, 7-2) - 23

CFB Bracket
#1 Ohio State (11-2) vs TBD
#8 Louisville (10-3) vs #9 Tennessee (10-3)

#4 NC State (11-2) vs TBD
#5 Notre Dame (9-3) vs #12 Liberty (11-2)

#2 Kansas State (12-1) vs TBD
#7 Michigan (9-4) vs #10 Ole Miss (9-3)

#3 Kentucky (10-3) vs TBD
#6 Oregon (9-3) vs #11 Oklahoma State (9-3)

[James]

CFB Awards
Heisman: QB Avery Johnson (Kansas State): 272-402, 3662 yards, 38 TD, 9 INT, 130 rush, 587 yards, 8 TD
Player of the Year: QB Avery Johnson (Kansas State): 272-402, 3662 yards, 38 TD, 9 INT, 130 rush, 587 yards, 8 TD
Head Coach of the Year: Tom Downing (Kansas State): 12-1, Big 12 Champion
Best Quarterback: QB Avery Johnson (Kansas State): 272-402, 3662 yards, 38 TD, 9 INT, 130 rush, 587 yards, 8 TD
Best Defensive Player: DE C.J. Bazile (Buffalo): 67 tackles, 35 TFL, 7 sacks
Best Defensive Back: CB Solomon Brown (Buffalo): 120 tackles, 13 TFL, 4 INT, 2 TD
Best Running Back: RB DJ Giddens (Kansas State): 180 rush, 909 yards, 9 TD, 32 catches 330 yards, 7 TD
Best Receiver: WR Zavion Thomas (LSU): 45 catches, 590 yards, 5 TD
Lombardi Award: DE C.J. Bazile (Buffalo): 67 tackles, 35 TFL, 7 sacks
Unitas Golden Arm Award: QB Seth Henigan (Memphis): 266-373, 3735 yards, 44 TD, 4 INT, 82 rush, 308 yards, TD
Best Defensive End: DE C.J. Bazile (Buffalo): 67 tackles, 35 TFL, 7 sacks
Best Interior Lineman: G Donovan Jackson (Ohio State): 13 GP, 845 DP, 3 sacks
Best Tight End: TE Gee Scott Jr. (Ohio State): 68 catches 814 yards, 8 TD
Broyles Award: Josh Tate (Kansas State): 12-1, Big 12 Champion
Best Linebacker: OLB Red Murdock (Buffalo): 64 tackles, 30 TFL, 7.5 sacks, 1 FF
Best Center: C Parker Brailsford (Alabama): 12 GP, 771 DP, 2 sacks
Lou Groza Award: K Cole Becker (Utah): 21-23, 52 long, 43-43 XP
Best Punter: P Tommy Doman (Michigan): 37 punts, 1629 yards, 44.0 avg, 8 IN20, 65 long
Best Returner: WR Dorian Exum (TCU): 28 PR, 487 yards, 2 TD, 13 KR, 416 yards

AP All-Americans - 1st Team
QB Avery Johnson SO, Kansas State
HB DJ Giddens, rJR, Kansas State
HB Quinton Cooley rSR, Liberty
WR Zavion Thomas JR, LSU
WR Isaiah Alsston rJR, Iowa State
WR Koby Drake rSR, Memphis
TE Cane Berrong rJR, Coastal Carolina
T Will Campbell JR, LSU
T Jonah Savaiinaea JR, Arizona
G Clay Webb rSR, Jacksonville State
G Tate Ratledge rSR, Georgia
C Jonah Monheim rSR, USC
DE Jack Sawyer rSR, Ohio State
DE James Pearce Jr JR, Tennessee
DT Mason Graham JR, Michigan
DT Tyleik Williams SR, Michigan
LB Mykel Williams JR, Georiga
LB Jay Higgins rSR, Iowa
LB Barrett Carter SR, Clemson
CB Will Johnson JR, Michigan
CB Benjamin Morrison JR, Notre Dame
S Caleb Downs SO, Ohio State
S Jonas Sanker SR, Virginia
K Graham Nicholson SR, Alabama
P Mason Fletcher SR, Cincinnati

[James]

Buffalo Rally Falls Short in Myrtle Beach Bowl
Myrtle Beach Bowl - #GASOvBUFF
Brooks Stadium — Conway, SC



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GASO - 3 / 19 / 0 / 3 // 25
BUFF - 3 / 0 / 7 / 7 // 17
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Scoring Summary
1Q 2:27 - Cameron Carson 38 yard FG (BUFF)
1Q 0:30 - Chase Folser 25 yard FG (GASO)
2Q 9:43 - Chase Folser 44 yard FG (GASO)
2Q 1:20 - Team Safety (GASO)
2Q 0:44 - LV Bunkley-Shelton 30 yard pass from Dexter Williams II (GASO)
2Q 0:13 - Dalen Cobb 3 yard pass from Dexter Williams II (GASO)
3Q 4:13 - JJ Jenkins 23 yard pass from Jack Shields (BUFF)
4Q 7:46 - Chase Folser 22 yard FG (GASO)
4Q 4:05 - JJ Jenkins 9 yard pass from Jack Shields (BUFF)

Georgia Southern Eagles (10-4)
Dexter Williams II: 32-39, 315 yards, 2 TD
Jalen White: 13 rush, 34 yards
Dalen Cobb: 7 catches, 48 yards, TD
LV Bunkley Shelton: 4 catches, 58 yards, TD
Prince Green: 16 tackles, 3 TFL, sack
Marques Watson-Trent: 9 tackles, INT
Elhadj Fall: 7 tackles, 1 TFL, FF

Buffalo Bulls (9-5)
Jack Shields: 28-37, 241 yards, 2 TD, INT
Jacqez Barksdale: 20 rush, 73 yards
JJ Jenkins: 7 catches, 91 yards, 2 TD
Shaun Dolac: 12 tackles, TFL
George Wolo: 3 tackles, 3 TFL
Dontrell Bradshaw: 1 tackles, TFL, sack, FF

Player of the Game
QB Dexter Williams II, Georgia Southern Eagles

[Baze]

CJ Bazile racked up the awards, congrats!

But it has to be a bummer falling short in the conference championship and bowl games

[Google[Bot]]

quite the accolades

[The JZA]

^ What Baze said. Sour ending to the season.

[djp73]

Hittin em with the deuces?

[Soapy]

the TFL numbers in my chise are also crazy

[James]

CJ Bazile racked up the awards, congrats!

But it has to be a bummer falling short in the conference championship and bowl games

Yeah I was very surprised by the awards. The last two games were a bit of a disappointment but overall I feel good about the path forward.

quite the accolades

I think we were over represented due to the fact I was using some super sim for most of the season. I think next season we don't have as many.
It's also weird because I have these guys get these awards and they can't make All-American or even All-Conference (to be posted soon)

^ What Baze said. Sour ending to the season.

Yeah but it just gives us a grudge to start next season. Especially since Akron beat us twice. They will have a target on their back next season.

Hittin em with the deuces?

Nope, we staying.

the TFL numbers in my chise are also crazy

Yeah, I don't think my quarter length with the clock run down helped either. The CPU always had way more possession than my team. I think that's how I ended up with so many awards this season. Just a lot of extra downs played.