I started a campus legend career and am going to go game-by-game as if it was his "diary" and give a brief thought on the game including stats and other things like that. I've completed the Freshman and Sophomore seasons so I will post those two seasons today.
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Madden 2008
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Name - Derrick Shultz
Hometown - Greenville, Michigan
Position - Quarterback
Number - 7 (Originally Selected) 17 (Number Given)
Hand - Right
Height - 6' 6"
Weight - 245
In High School he was truly a star. Highly rated and tauted by college recruiters. On a hot August day a Summer Camp could decide his options for his next four ( or three ) college years. It started off strongly with a 40 Yard Dash time of 4.54 Secs. Good speed for a QB is hard to find these days and he seemed to have it. A so-so pocket presence performance seems to have worried scouts about awareness abilities and the ability to think off his feet. A strong pass skeleton drill suggested good accuracy. Passing distance was average but a strong option attack drill suggested good speed yet again. The drills were complete and all there was left to do was wait and see.
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Madden 2008
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Ratings were given and as commended Speed was high for a QB at 84. Throw power came to 91 and throw accuracy came to 84. An overall rating of 78 would enter the season with still a school to choose and a 5 Star Caliber chip on his shoulder.
Every team wanted me. From #1 to #150 something. USC, LSU, OSU, Florida, Notre Dame, Penn State. All great teams and would be good choices. But, as a Michigan man, I chose the Wolverines. Thats where my heart was.
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Madden 2008
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Week 1 - Appalachian St. vs Michigan
My major was General Education which would provide awareness points if good performance was achieved. It definitely was needed.
Ah, the first game on the gridiron. I was nervous. Who wouldn't be. Not like I hadn't played the game before though. The experience was definitely different than High School. We beat 'em, we beat 'em good. 55-7. It definitely got me revved up for the rest of the long season to come. I had a good individual performance going 20-37, 264 Yds., 4 TD, 1 INT. We were 1-0 and things were looking good.
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Madden 2008
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Week 2 - Oregon vs. #2 Michigan
Oregon was definitely a tougher test. After Oregon suffered a week 1 loss I'm sure they were looking for revenge. It didn't start out well. They led 7-0. We scored 55 straight though after for a 55-7 win. 2nd of that score in a row. Surprising that the win was so huge. The Campus Newspaper ravved our performance.
My Stats: 16-23, 197 Yards, 3 TD, 0 INT
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Madden 2008
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Week 3 - Notre Dame vs. #2 Michigan
Here's the top 3 teams ranked currently -
USC 38 Votes
Michigan 22 Votes
Florida 1 Vote
Notre Dame was coming to town in our third home game in a row. They were 1-1 heading into this one and wanted to be a Cinderella team led by Claussen rather than Quinn. That turned out not to be true. In this game at least. 31-10 final score...Michigan. Not much of a surprise, but not really as much of a blowout as we may have thought. I went 17-30, 266 Yds., 1 Td, 0 Int's.
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Madden 2008
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Week 4 - #22 Notre Dame vs. #2 Michigan
4th home game in a row. Before I forget, were #1!!!!!! USC dropped to #8 with a loss and we took over. Feels good. Anyway, back to the game...We were focused and ready to win. My freshman heart was as nervous as every but we were confident, and it showed. 31-10. 3 TD margin of victory over a ranked Joe Pa team. Felt great to beat a ranked enemy. Felt even better to have the game in the back quickly.
20-32, 236 Yds., 3 TD, 0 INT
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Madden 2008
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I'll space it out more within the week. A game or two or three a day is what I'll post. For now later. Sorry, couldn't get it all done. Didn't really even come close. It'll get more exciting as it goes along. I'll most likely start my Junior year tomorrow so I need a little help. Should I stay for Senior year when the time comes or go to the NFL? Thanks for the help, if anyone reads this.
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