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beats
05-08-2006, 06:18 AM
Got the game two / three months ago & have been playing pretty solid
whenever the chance arises. Took over as HC of the Auburn Tigers & led them
to the #2 national rank, an SEC title & an appearance in the Rose Bowl to
determine the national champion. Unfortunately that’s where the fairytale
ended, with a 41-38 defeat. I was quite happy with the season though, as
I’d called every single play myself – although this did prove quite time
consuming!

The squad was quite depleted as many of my stars left for the bright lights
of the NFL, but I still had a decent team remaining. Fast forward 12 months
& I again find myself fighting for the national title, in the Fiesta bowl
against the Hurricanes (this time as the #1 rank.) I let the coaches call
the plays this time, but ‘interfered’ in situations where I thought
necessary.

So we enter the 4th Q with the Canes up 20-14, but soon into the quarter my senior QB (Patrick Strange), tosses a 3rd TD to junior RB Alexander Johnson &, after the PAT, we lead by 1. No scoring for the next 11 minutes, but with 1:13 to go, the Canes are facing 4th down in FG range. The snap is
good, the kick is off – but it’s BLOCKED! Auburn takes over & runs down the
last of the clock to take the title. I love this game!!!

My squad will be decimated this off-season, but hopefully the recruiting
will go well. I don’t think I’ll make it three national title games in a
row though, but you never know…

Pronk
05-21-2006, 03:42 AM
Congrats! When the team is doing well, calling your own plays can be truly rewarding. On the flip side, when the team is not doing so well, calling one's own plays can be very frustrating.