Claw to the Top | A University of Vermont Catamounts Dynasty

[kyhadley]

you're racking up recruits, a lot of 2-stars, but a recruit is a recruit, you never know what you're getting in return.

yeah I tried recruiting differently this year. I only put 20 on my board and gave them each 30 min. its worked really well, this is by far the most commits ive gotten during the season

[kyhadley]

[kyhadley]

in the game of the week, you put 21 points instead of it being 17 (for the rutgers final score) but nonetheless, good update, that layout is great and easy to ready btw.

(thanks)

[kyhadley]

I'd do an article about how we're in the MAC championship game, but I'm too lazy right now. So there ya go, we're in the MAC championship game.

[kyhadley]

[packersfan4eva]

^good luck. this game should be epic craziness

[kyhadley]

^good luck. this game should be epic craziness

epic craziness is an understatement for the game I just played...wowsers

I keep reading this dynasty, but never remember to respond. That changes now.

Always have enjoyed the good visuals, and solid writing. One of my favs at the moment.

thanks!

[kyhadley]

Twenty-four to seventeen, with thirty-five seconds left in the third quarter, Vermont threatening to take a fourteen point lead, third down and goal at
Central Michigan's five. Here's the snap…play action fake, Kramer looks to the end-zone…here comes the pressure…he's hit as he throws!…and
White undercuts the weak pass and picks it off in the end-zone! He falls to the ground for the touchback! What a terrible break for Vermont!

Here's Central Michigan's first play after the turnover. First and ten at their own twenty…they're in the shotgun…here's the snap…Rifenbury fakes the
draw…and he finds Harris in the middle of the field, and Avery brings him done. That one goes for a gain of nineteen.

Central Michigan has another first, they're still in the shotgun…here’s the snap…this time they do hand it off, but Schroeder is stuffed in the backfield
as Vermont timed the blitz well. No gain on the play.

And, and it looks like Rifenbury has left the game! Blake is in at quarterback! Central Michigan is down to their third-stringer, that is a tough loss for
them…we can't see Rifenbury on the sidelines, he must be done for the day.

Central Michigan is faced with a second and ten at their own thirty-nine. They're in the singleback, split wideouts…Blake drops back…sits…sits…
fires!…to Addae…and he scampers for a few more yards, looks like a gain of seventeen into UVM territory as time runs out in the third quarter.

Back to the shotgun is Central Michigan…first and ten…here’s the snap…Blake sits in the pocket…he's got all kinds of time…and he dumps it off to
Schroeder who has room to run!…and he's finally brought down at Vermont's twenty-nine!

Back to the singleback, two tight ends…and its a stretch play right…and Schroeder is brought down for a gain of four.

Still in the singleback…wide receiver trips right…here’s the snap…Blake hands it off…no its a fake…and he finds Addae in the flats for a gain of seven
to get the first down.

Central Michigan has five wide, Blake in the shotgun…he brings Alexander in motion to the backfield…hikes it and hands it off to Alexander…oh but
UVM sniffed out the play and Avery hits him in the backfield for a loss of five!

Second and fifteen…Central Michigan in the shotgun, two backs in the backfield…here’s the snap…the pocket forms around Blake…he waits…oh
and he's got a man downfield! Touchdown! Alexander! He hit him on the skinny post! Central Michigan has tied the game at twenty-four!

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So after the good return by Jackson Vermont has good field position at their own forty.

They come out in the singleback, Parker the runningback. Here’s the snap…and its a run right…and Parker is brought down after a gain of five.

Second and five…still one back, Veesen, and three wide…here’s the snap…here comes the pressure!…oh and the pass is tipped at the line!…its up
in the air!…and Central Michigan comes down with it!…Bentley was in the right place to bring in the flailing pass! Central Michigan ball in Vermont
territory, they are in great position to take the lead in this one!

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Central Michigan comes out in the shotgun, two runningbacks…here’s the snap…Blake hands it off to Schroeder…he's wrapped up right away but
falls forward for a gain of one.

Second and nine…I-formation…here’s the snap..another run play…Schroeder breaks a tackle…oh but he's wrapped up a couple yards before the first
down.

Central Michigan is faced with a third and two at Vermont's thirty. They're still in the I…two tight ends…Vermont has eight in the box, they're betting on
the run…and it is a run…but Schroeder is crushed in the backfield by Sucher for no gain! Central Michigan will have to kick the field goal.

…and the kick is up…and its good, the forty-seven-yarder falls through the uprights to go up three with four thirty-eight left in this MAC championship
game!

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Vermont has the ball at their own thirty-eight…down by three…they're in the shotgun…here's the snap…and Kramer hands it off to Parker…and he
goes no where. There's a flag on play, looks like a hold, and it is.

So Vermont now has a first and twenty…back to the shotgun…here’s the snap…its high!…but Kramer brings it in…here comes the pressure…Kramer
scrambles right…and he just throws it away.

Second and twenty…in the shotgun, five wide…here's the snap…Kramer drops back…fires!…oh but he drops it! He hit Daniels in the hand that could
have gotten them the first down but he dropped the pass! Kramer must be frustrated after that one!

So Vermont is faced with a third and twenty with four-eighteen left to play…they're in the shotgun, one back, four wide, Reed split far right, Jackson in
the slot…Kramer takes the snap…and he throws right away!…he hits an open Jackson on the streak!…and he gets the first down! What an
incredible play! Jackson slipped through the coverage down the hashes and got the first down!

So now they have a first and ten at the fifty-yard-line. They come out with five wide, in the shotgun…Kramer takes the snap…and its a wide receiver
screen to Jackson, he gets it…and runs five yards to Central Michigan's forty-five.

Second and five…Vermont is in the I, Parker the halfback…here's the snap…and Parker gets the ball…but he's met back at the line of scrimmage for
no gain.

Here's a critical third down for Vermont…they're back in the shotgun, three wide, two running backs…Kramer gets the snap…drops back…surveys the
field…he's got a man open downfield!…oh but Rayner is crushed as he got the ball and its jarred loose! Vermont will be faced with a tough fourth
down call here.

It looks like they are opting to go for it! They're in the singleback, three wide, one tight end…here's the snap…Kramer drops back…looks…can't find
an open man…here comes the pressure…he scrambles right!…he's still looking downfield…he's approaching the line of scrimmage!…and he throws!
…Jackson is open downfield!…oh but Bolden dives to make the deflection! Turnover on downs! Bolden makes a fantastic play to prevent the first
down! Central Michigan ball with three-eighteen left!

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Central Michigan only really needs to kill some clock here to win, but I'm sure they'd like to add some points to their score too.

They come out in the shotgun, UVM in the nickel, Rifenbury is back in the game…he gets the snap…hands it off to Schroeder… he runs free up the
middle and is finally brought down after a gain of eleven to Vermont's forty-three.

Another first and ten for Central Michigan, still in the shotgun, three wide…Rifenbury takes the snap…and immediately hits hits Alexander…to the
thirty…twenty-five…and is brought down at Vermont's twenty for another first down! This is not good for the Catamounts!

Two-twenty-two left, Vermont still had three timeouts left as they haven't chose to use them yet. First and ten, in the shotgun…Alexander comes across
in motion…here's the snap…Alexander gets the handoff…gets a block…and is tackled after a gain of four. And Vermont just used their first timeout.

Second and six…three wide for the Chippewas…Rifenbury gets the snap…drops back…and he hits Addae on the slant and is brought down after a
gain of seven to UVM's seven for a first down. Vermont chooses not to use a timeout.

One-fifty-three left…still in the shotgun…Rifenbury gets the snap…and its an option left!…but Vermont gobbles Rifenbury up in the backfield for a loss
of three! Dola shed a block and took Rifenbury down! And Vermont burns their second timeout.

One-forty eight on the clock…Central Michigan in the I…heres the snap…its a halfback dive…and Schroeder gets three on the play to bring up a third
and goal at Vermont's eight!

Third and goal…one-twenty-five on the clock as it still runs down…Central Michigan in the singleback…here's the snap…Rifenbury drops back…he's
got a man open in the endzone!…Addae brings it in!…but no!…Crawford knocked him out! Crawford knocked him out! He made the catch but Jordan
Crawford pushed him out the back of the endzone to prevent the touchdown! No touchdown! Vermont still has a chance in this game!

So Central Michigan will settle for the field goal, and Hooper knocks it through 25 yards to make the score 30 to 24 with a minute and eleven seconds
left in this game.

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After Avery's return and a holding penalty, Vermont has the ball at their own seventeen yard-line, with seventy-one seconds and one timeout to try to
win this game.

So here comes Vermont, they're in the shotgun, with three receivers split right and one back. Here's the snap…Kramer drops back…here comes the
cornerback blitz…he's gotta get rid of it!…he does!…it falls in the hands of Jackson downfield!…HE'S BEHIND THE SECONDARY! NO ONE IS
GONNA CATCH HIM! LOOK AT HIM GO! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT! HES GONNA SCORE! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT! HE'S AT THE THIRTY…THE
TWENTY..THE TEN…TOUCHDOWN VERMONT! TOUCHDOWN VERMONT! THEY'VE TIED THE GAME AT THIRTY! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!
JACKSON MAKES THE CATCH OVER THE TOP AND RUNS 83 YARDS FOR THE SCORE!

Vermont is just a point after away from taking an improbably lead in this MAC championship game. The snap is clean…the hold is good…and so is
the kick. Vermont is now winning this game…thirty-one to thirty. Wow.

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So here we go folks, this one still isn't over yet. Central Michigan only needs a field goal to win, and has fifty seconds to do it, from their own forty-two.

First and ten…in the shotgun…Rifenbury gets the snap…drops back…looks left…looks right…throws…oh and Avery drops the game-clinching
interception. It hit him right in the hands, but it looked like ti surprised him a bit.

Second and ten…still in the shotgun, four wide…Rifenbury takes the snap…drops back…he's looking deep!…and he throws deep!…but it sails out of
bounds around UVM's thirty.

Third and ten…four wide…Rifenbury in the gun…takes the snap…waits…steps up in the pocket…and he hits Alexander downfield…he's tackled
immediately but not after a gain of nineteen to Vermont's thirty-nine. They nearly in field goal range with thirty-five seconds left. Central Michigan calls
their first timeout.

First and ten again…thirty-four seconds left…Vermont's thirty-nine. In the shotgun…here's the snap…RIfenbury hits Alexander quickly and he's
tackled for a gain of three. Central Michigan uses their second timeout.

Thirty seconds left…second and seven…Rifenbury in the shotgun…takes the snap…waits…looks left…all kind of time..and he hits Frazier in the
flats…and he's tackled after a gain of five. And they use their final timeout. Central Michigan looks to be in field goal position as a kick from here
would be forty-eight yards. They'd like a few more to be safe though.

First and ten…twenty-six seconds left…still in the shotgun, they go five wide…Vermont is in the dime. Here's the snap…Rifenbury drops…he waits…
waits…he can't find anyone…and he's sacked! Brown brings him down! Its an six yard loss on the play! Central Michigan doesn't have any timeouts
left! They have to get the kicking team out there! They come running onto the field! Its gonna be a 54 yard try after the sack! The kicking team is
ready…seven seconds on the play clock! *[i]whistles[i] But wait, it looks like Vermont has used their last timeout! They're trying to ice the kicker,
Hooper.

Back to that play…Rifenbury was sitting pretty in the pocket, but freshman Boyd Brown slipped his last blocker at the last second and surprised
Rifenbury! He would have loved to just throw that one away, as this is a gonna be a much tougher kick.

Here we go…Hooper is ready for the kick..its a fifty-four yard try…Hooper's longest this year is fifty-one…Vermont is gonna try their hardest to block
this one. For the MAC championship…the snap is good…the hold good…the kick is up!…its long!…it'll have the distance!…WIDE LEFT! WIDE LEFT!
VERMONT WINS! THE KICK HAD THE DISTANCE BUT WASN'T STRAIGHT ENOUGH! WHAT A DRAMATIC VICTORY FOR VERMONT! WHAT A
CRUSHING DEFEAT FOR CENTRAL MICHIGAN! WHAT A GAME! WHAT A GAME!

[kyhadley]

errr i see where you were going with that update, but it just seems a little.....idk how to really word it, just don't seem right.

[packersfan4eva]

i loved it. nice job with it.

[kyhadley]

maybe im just not big on play-by-play commentary, i'd rather just the basic summary. good update though.

its still coming...that game was just so exciting that I wanted to keep the result somewhat suspenseful and try to capture the excitement a bit

[Justo]

im doin work in this bitch!!! nice job winning the MAC

[kyhadley]

[kyhadley]

Media Gallery


(1st- 4:11) Hye Veesen punches it in in one yard to go up seven.


(2nd- 4:31) Frank Avery returns the kickoff 96 yards to go up 17 to 10.


(2nd- 3:00) Boyd Brown sacks Radcliff for a 7 yard loss. Radcliff was hurt on the play.


(2nd- 0:13) Jack Kramer hits Brian Harrison for the 59 yard TD pass to go up 24 to 17 at the end of the half.


(3rd- 3:11) Steven Marino picks up the loose ball after the deflected pitch from Rifenbury.


(4th- 6:02) Rifenbury connects with Alexander for the 23 yard score to tie the game at 24.


(4th- 1:20) Jordan Crawford knocks Addae out the back of the end-zone to prevent the game-clinching touchdown.


(4th- 1:07) Kramer hits Terrance Jackson for the 83 yard touchdown pass to ho up 31 to 30 with a minute left.


(4th- 0:26) Brown sacks Rifenbury for the six yard loss to make the field goal try harder, and it would be missed.

[kyhadley]