100 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!

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The Countdown has begun....

For today, the current Head Coach of your school should be described in this thread.

Harvard:
Tim Murphy
19th Season
Previous head coaching experience: Cincinnati (1989-93), Maine (1987-88)
Currently president of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) for 2012
11 season winning streak (at least 7 wins, regardless of whether a championship was earned or not)
Alma Mater: Springfield College (Division III) 1978

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Robin Pflugr…


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Mick Delaney
1st. Season (interim)
69 Years Old
Western Montana College (Montana Western) '64
Butte, MT
Butte Central HS


Overall Record (total): 5-11-1
Overall Record (@ UM): 0-0
Big Sky Record: 0-0
FCS Playoff Record: 0-0


Previous Coaching Experience

Head Coach (?) - Butte Central HS (1964-67)
Assistant Coach - Montana (1968)
Head Coach - Great Falls HS (1969-75)
Assistant Coach - Montana St. (1976-80)
Athletic Director - Montana Tech (1983-85)
Head Coach & AD - Montana Western (1991-92)
RBs - Colorado St. (1993-07)
RBs - Montana (2008)
RBs & Assistant HC - Montana (2009-11)
Interim Head Coach - Montana (2012-present)

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Lyvonia "Stump" Mitchell
3rd year
Record at Southern: 6-16
Alma Mater: The Citadel

[UAalum72]

Bob Ford - Head Coach, University at Albany

The architect of the University at Albany's football program, Bob Ford has established a solid reputation with his positive attitude and a coaching philosophy that instills loyalty among each member of his team and staff.
Ford, who has been UAlbany's only head coach since the program was reinstated after a 46-year absence, was appointed on April 27, 1970. Since then, he has compiled a 38-year varsity record of 246-157 as the Great Dane mentor, while his 255 career victories ranks first among active NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) head coaches. His UAlbany teams own a 88-56 mark for a .611 winning percentage as Division I FCS program.
The Great Danes, who went 8-4 overall last year, established a school record with their sixth consecutive winning campaign. UAlbany posted a 6-5 record the previous season. In 2009 UAlbany finished 7-4 and defeated No. 20 Maine, 20-16, the first victory over a national top-20 opponent since the 2006 season.
In 2008, The Great Danes put together their second consecutive championship season with a NEC crown and a victory over Jacksonville in the Gridrion Classic. Ford's squad became the first NEC program to win the Gridiron postseason game. UAlbany finished with a 9-3 record, the most victories in a Division I FCS campaign. Ford, who was voted NEC coach of the year for the third time, led UAlbany to an undefeated league season for the second straight year. Tailback David McCarty, the school's career rushing leader, and offensive tackle Raphael Nguti were both chosen as All-Americans.
UAlbany also won the NEC championship in 2007, when Ford was named the conference's top coach. The Great Danes made their fifth postseason appearance in team history when they played Dayton for the FCS mid-major national title in the Gridiron Classic. UAlbany posted an 8-4 record, including a perfect 6-0 mark against league opposition.
Ford, who was honored at the 69th annual Maxwell Awards for recording his 200th career win at UAlbany on Nov. 5, 2005, has produced 12 All-America players and 117 all-conference selections at the FCS level. Nguti became the fourth Great Dane to be selected to the AFCA FCS All-America first team in 2008, joining J.T. Herfurth (2000), Geir Gudmundsen (2004) and Colin Disch (2006).
In 2003, UAlbany shared its second consecutive Northeast Conference crown by finishing in a tie for first place in the conference standings with a 7-4 overall mark. The Great Danes were fourth among the FCS Division I leaders in rushing, while tailback Gary Jones was named to the Associated Press All-America Team for the second time in his career.
The Great Danes put together one of their most celebrated seasons in 2002 by winning the program's first-ever Northeast Conference title and capping the year with a 24-0 upset of previously unbeaten Duquesne in the ECAC Division I-AA Football Classic. Ford, who directed his team to an 8-4 record, was named the NEC Coach of the Year. UAlbany placed 14 players on the all-conference squad.
Ford, who has served as president of the American Football Coaches Association, marched UAlbany to a 7-2 record in its inaugural campaign as a Division I-AA program in 1999. The Great Danes garnered seven wins in 2001, and finished among the conference's top teams for the third straight year.
As a Division II program, Ford led the Great Danes to their second consecutive Eastern Football Conference championship, an EFC Atlantic Division title, and a 10-1 record in 1998. He was named the conference's coach of the year for the second straight season. Ford also received the Gordon White-Herschel Nissenson Division II Coach of the Year Award by the Metropolitan New York Football Writers Association.
Ford coached his 1997 team to a school-record 11-1 mark and an EFC championship. For his efforts, he was named the Football Gazette Division II non-scholarship national Coach of the Year, and voted the top Region I coach by GTE and the American Football Coaches Association.
At one time, Ford was the youngest head football coach in the nation, when the 26-year-old took over the reins at St. Lawrence University in 1965. In his first season, he guided the Saints to an Independent Collegiate Athletic Conference (ICAC) title. He arrived in the Capital Region five years later to start the first gridiron squad at the University since 1924.
After three seasons at the club level, the program was upgraded to varsity status in 1973, and finished with a 7-2 record. One year later, the Great Danes completed the school's only undefeated season with a 9-0 mark.
Ford's 1977 team earned a NCAA Division III playoff berth. After a season-opening loss, the Great Danes rebounded with nine consecutive victories. UAlbany defeated Hampden-Sydney in a thrilling 51-45 contest to begin the postseason before losing to eventual national champion Widener in the semifinals.
In 1978, Coach Ford's mystique grew before a national audience on ABC television. His last-minute addition of a field goal kicker direct from the soccer team paid off in a victory over third-ranked Ithaca. Dario Arango kicked a 45-yard field goal in the last two minutes to provide a 9-6 victory.
In 1985, the Great Danes rallied from a three-touchdown deficit for a 33-21 victory over Plymouth State and the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) North championship. The '85 team, which produced one of the greatest comebacks in Ford's coaching career, boasted offensive and defensive units which were nationally ranked, and supported by five Pizza Hut and one Associated Press All-America players.
UAlbany's football program is also known for the high standards required of its coaching staff. Ford's "coaching factory" has allowed many of his assistants to earn their master's degrees while working at the collegiate level. According to a recent review, more than 100 coaches, who have started their careers under Ford's tutelage, are currently employed with 60 different high schools, colleges, and professional teams from around the nation and the world.
A starting quarterback in his senior year at Springfield College in Massachusetts, Ford was given the "Greatest Desire to Improve" Award by the school's athletic department. He received an undergraduate degree in physical education from Springfield in 1959, and later would earn his doctorate from the College in the same discipline. He gained a master's degree from St. Lawrence in educational administration in 1960.
Ford's first coaching opportunity came as an assistant at St. Lawrence in the fall of 1959. He then moved to Albright College in Pennsylvania as an assistant for four seasons, where he coached the secondary and offensive backfield, and was part of a program which produced a 21-game winning streak.
At Albright College, Ford also coached the wrestling and golf teams. He returned to Springfield in 1964 as a secondary coach, and later was named defensive coordinator at his alma mater in 1969.
Beginning in 1977, Ford was UAlbany's director of athletics for five years. During that time, he managed a program which sponsored 25 varsity sports for men and women.
A 1986 inductee into the Wachusett Regional High School Hall of Fame, Ford is presently active in the National Football Foundation & Hall of Fame, and serves as vice president of the NFFCHF's Capital District Chapter. He was honored by that organization in 2000 with its Service to Football Award.
Ford, 74, has been a member of the American Football Coaches Association's Board of Trustees since 1994, and presently is serving on the AFCA's Division I FCS All-America Team Selection Committee. Ford received the New York State Athletic Administrators Distinguished Service Award in 2005.
In August of 2010, Ford was recognized by the National Football Foundation Capital District Hall of Fame with its Service to Football Award. Ford was previously presented by the UAlbany Alumni Association with its Citizen of the University Award in 2007 which recognizes outstanding contributions to the University by a non-alumnus or alumna through leadership, service or a special gift.
Ford and his wife, Donna, reside in the Capital Region. He has a daughter, Sherri Lee, son-in-law, Kevin, and two grandchildren, Aiden and Kyra.

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Jerry Moore, age 72, 23rd season at Appalachian
* Played wide receiver for Baylor, captain of the 1960 Gator Bowl team

Previous coaching experience: SMU, Nebraska, North Texas, Arkansas
All time record: 234-131-2 (.640)
ASU record: 207-83 (.714)
Conference record: 138-38 (.784)
Playoff appearances: 17
National Championships: 3

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HC Beau Baldwin, Eastern Washington University


5th year
Record at EWU: 33-16

• After guiding Eastern to the 2010 NCAA Division I Championship, Baldwin was honored nationally as the College Sporting News Coach of the Year and the American Football Monthly Coach of the Year. He was also honored regionally by the Inland Northwest Sportswriters and Broadcasters (SWABS) as Coach of the Year. In addition, Baldwin was a Liberty Mutual FCS Coach of the Year finalist, as well as for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award presented by The Sports Network.

• Now in his 19th season as a coach, his previous 17 seasons included 10 at Central Washington University and eight at Eastern Washington University. He also played quarterback for four seasons at CWU.

• Has coached on teams that have won two national titles (NCAA Division I in 2010; NAIA in 1995) and six conference championships (Big Sky Conference in 2004, 2005 and 2010; Great Northwest Athletic Conference in 2002; Columbia Football Association in 2000 and 1998).

• Has coached in 18 post-season playoff games (record of 11-6-1), including four appearances in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs (record of 5-3), two appearances in the NCAA Division II Playoffs (record of 2-2) and two appearances in the NAIA Playoffs (record of 4-1-1).

• Received bachelor’s degree from Central Washington University in 1996.

• He is formerly from Tacoma, Wash., and graduated from Curtis High School in 1990. His wife Nicole is from Spokane, Wash., and is a 2001 graduate of Eastern. They have two daughters ­– Mia Janae (6) and Macie Patricia (4).

[LynchburgFlamesFan]

Turner Gill



Head Football Coach

College: North Texas ('90)
Start Date: 12/14/2011


Turner Gill was named Liberty's eighth head football coach on Dec. 14, 2011. The former Nebraska standout quarterback and Buffalo and Kansas head coach has been charged with leading Liberty into the next era of its football program.

Gill comes to Liberty after serving two years as head coach of the Kansas Jayhawks. During his time in Lawrence, Kan., Gill coached 10 players who earned All-Big 12 honors, including 2011 All-Big 12 second-team all-conference offensive lineman Jeremiah Hatch and nine players who garnered All-Big 12 honorable-mention accolades.

Gill's two-year coaching stint at Kansas was spotlighted by a victory over No. 15 Georgia Tech, 28-25, his first Jayhawks win in 2010, and a 52-45 victory over Colorado, where he rallied Kansas for a fourth-quarter comeback after being down 45-17.

Gill received his first head coaching position in 2006, when he took over a struggling Buffalo Bulls program. After posting a 2-10 record during his inaugural season, Gill guided the Bulls to a 5-7 record in 2007, the program's best mark in more than a decade, when they had finished 8-3 in 1996 while competing at the FCS level (then called I-AA football).

Gill was honored for his turnaround efforts in 2007 when he was named Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year, following the Bulls' 5-3 record in conference play. Buffalo finished the season 4-2 in the MAC East Division, earning the Bulls a share of the conference regular-season title in just his second season at the helm of the program.

Gill continued the upward trend in 2008, leading Buffalo to an 8-6 overall record and the MAC championship following a 42-24 victory over Ball State in the conference title game. The victory earned the Bulls the program's first-ever postseason bowl game appearance, where Buffalo lost to Connecticut in the International Bowl.

The 2008 season saw Gill earn MAC Coach of the Year honors by The Sporting News and he was a finalist for the Bear Bryant National Coach of the Year award. With Gill at the helm of the Bulls' high-powered offense, Buffalo set a program record by scoring 424 points in 2008, which ranked No. 34 nationally in scoring offense.

Gill's longest coaching tenure has been at his alma mater, where he served as an assistant coach from 1992 to 2004. He served as the Cornhuskers' quarterbacks coach from 1992 to 2003 and wide receivers coach during his final year with the program.

During his decade-plus coaching stint in Lincoln, Neb., Gill was part of a coaching staff that guided Nebraska to 13-straight bowl appearances and three national championships (1994, 1995 and 1997).

Gill instructed two All-America quarterbacks at Nebraska in Tommy Frazier (1995) and Eric Couch (2001). Couch became the third player in the storied history of the Cornhusker program to win the Heisman Trophy, also doing so in 2001.

Gill was honored himself in 2002 when he was a finalist for the Frank Broyles Award, given annually to the nation's top assistant coach.

Prior to his full-time coaching days at Nebraska, Gill also served as a graduate assistant at North Texas (1989), Nebraska (1990) and Southern Methodist (1991). Gill also served one year as the Green Bay Packers' Director of Player Development in 2005, before leaving the professional ranks to return to the collegiate level to take over the Buffalo program in 2006.

During his playing career at Nebraska (1980-83), Gill guided the Cornhuskers to a 28-2 record and an unblemished 20-0 record in conference play. He led Nebraska to three-straight Orange Bowl appearances, spotlighted by a win over LSU on Jan. 1, 1983.

Gill was a three-time Big Eight all-conference selection, earned second-team All-America honors and was a Heisman Award finalist, where he finished fourth in the voting in 1983.

Gill was honored as the quarterback selection to the Big Eight Conference All-Decade Team (1980-89) and has been inducted' into both the Nebraska Football and Orange Bowl Halls of Fame.

Gill also played collegiate baseball for one season at Nebraska and earned All-Big Eight honors at shortstop. Following his collegiate career, Gill played two seasons in the Canadian Football League with Montreal (1984-85) and three years as a baseball player in the Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers minor league systems (1986-88).

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KC Keeler
Delaware
National Champion: 2003
National Runner Up: 2007, 2010
Largest head in the business
Favorite song: Sunglasses at Night

For the complete lowdown: http://www.bluehens.com/inside-athletic ... eeler.html

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Bob Ford - Head Coach, University at Albany

The architect of the University at Albany's football program, Bob Ford has established a solid reputation with his positive attitude and a coaching philosophy that instills loyalty among each member of his team and staff.
Ford, who has been UAlbany's only head coach since the program was reinstated after a 46-year absence, was appointed on April 27, 1970. Since then, he has compiled a 38-year varsity record of 246-157 as the Great Dane mentor, while his 255 career victories ranks first among active NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) head coaches. His UAlbany teams own a 88-56 mark for a .611 winning percentage as Division I FCS program.
The Great Danes, who went 8-4 overall last year, established a school record with their sixth consecutive winning campaign. UAlbany posted a 6-5 record the previous season. In 2009 UAlbany finished 7-4 and defeated No. 20 Maine, 20-16, the first victory over a national top-20 opponent since the 2006 season.
In 2008, The Great Danes put together their second consecutive championship season with a NEC crown and a victory over Jacksonville in the Gridrion Classic. Ford's squad became the first NEC program to win the Gridiron postseason game. UAlbany finished with a 9-3 record, the most victories in a Division I FCS campaign. Ford, who was voted NEC coach of the year for the third time, led UAlbany to an undefeated league season for the second straight year. Tailback David McCarty, the school's career rushing leader, and offensive tackle Raphael Nguti were both chosen as All-Americans.
UAlbany also won the NEC championship in 2007, when Ford was named the conference's top coach. The Great Danes made their fifth postseason appearance in team history when they played Dayton for the FCS mid-major national title in the Gridiron Classic. UAlbany posted an 8-4 record, including a perfect 6-0 mark against league opposition.
Ford, who was honored at the 69th annual Maxwell Awards for recording his 200th career win at UAlbany on Nov. 5, 2005, has produced 12 All-America players and 117 all-conference selections at the FCS level. Nguti became the fourth Great Dane to be selected to the AFCA FCS All-America first team in 2008, joining J.T. Herfurth (2000), Geir Gudmundsen (2004) and Colin Disch (2006).
In 2003, UAlbany shared its second consecutive Northeast Conference crown by finishing in a tie for first place in the conference standings with a 7-4 overall mark. The Great Danes were fourth among the FCS Division I leaders in rushing, while tailback Gary Jones was named to the Associated Press All-America Team for the second time in his career.
The Great Danes put together one of their most celebrated seasons in 2002 by winning the program's first-ever Northeast Conference title and capping the year with a 24-0 upset of previously unbeaten Duquesne in the ECAC Division I-AA Football Classic. Ford, who directed his team to an 8-4 record, was named the NEC Coach of the Year. UAlbany placed 14 players on the all-conference squad.
Ford, who has served as president of the American Football Coaches Association, marched UAlbany to a 7-2 record in its inaugural campaign as a Division I-AA program in 1999. The Great Danes garnered seven wins in 2001, and finished among the conference's top teams for the third straight year.
As a Division II program, Ford led the Great Danes to their second consecutive Eastern Football Conference championship, an EFC Atlantic Division title, and a 10-1 record in 1998. He was named the conference's coach of the year for the second straight season. Ford also received the Gordon White-Herschel Nissenson Division II Coach of the Year Award by the Metropolitan New York Football Writers Association.
Ford coached his 1997 team to a school-record 11-1 mark and an EFC championship. For his efforts, he was named the Football Gazette Division II non-scholarship national Coach of the Year, and voted the top Region I coach by GTE and the American Football Coaches Association.
At one time, Ford was the youngest head football coach in the nation, when the 26-year-old took over the reins at St. Lawrence University in 1965. In his first season, he guided the Saints to an Independent Collegiate Athletic Conference (ICAC) title. He arrived in the Capital Region five years later to start the first gridiron squad at the University since 1924.
After three seasons at the club level, the program was upgraded to varsity status in 1973, and finished with a 7-2 record. One year later, the Great Danes completed the school's only undefeated season with a 9-0 mark.
Ford's 1977 team earned a NCAA Division III playoff berth. After a season-opening loss, the Great Danes rebounded with nine consecutive victories. UAlbany defeated Hampden-Sydney in a thrilling 51-45 contest to begin the postseason before losing to eventual national champion Widener in the semifinals.
In 1978, Coach Ford's mystique grew before a national audience on ABC television. His last-minute addition of a field goal kicker direct from the soccer team paid off in a victory over third-ranked Ithaca. Dario Arango kicked a 45-yard field goal in the last two minutes to provide a 9-6 victory.
In 1985, the Great Danes rallied from a three-touchdown deficit for a 33-21 victory over Plymouth State and the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) North championship. The '85 team, which produced one of the greatest comebacks in Ford's coaching career, boasted offensive and defensive units which were nationally ranked, and supported by five Pizza Hut and one Associated Press All-America players.
UAlbany's football program is also known for the high standards required of its coaching staff. Ford's "coaching factory" has allowed many of his assistants to earn their master's degrees while working at the collegiate level. According to a recent review, more than 100 coaches, who have started their careers under Ford's tutelage, are currently employed with 60 different high schools, colleges, and professional teams from around the nation and the world.
A starting quarterback in his senior year at Springfield College in Massachusetts, Ford was given the "Greatest Desire to Improve" Award by the school's athletic department. He received an undergraduate degree in physical education from Springfield in 1959, and later would earn his doctorate from the College in the same discipline. He gained a master's degree from St. Lawrence in educational administration in 1960.
Ford's first coaching opportunity came as an assistant at St. Lawrence in the fall of 1959. He then moved to Albright College in Pennsylvania as an assistant for four seasons, where he coached the secondary and offensive backfield, and was part of a program which produced a 21-game winning streak.
At Albright College, Ford also coached the wrestling and golf teams. He returned to Springfield in 1964 as a secondary coach, and later was named defensive coordinator at his alma mater in 1969.
Beginning in 1977, Ford was UAlbany's director of athletics for five years. During that time, he managed a program which sponsored 25 varsity sports for men and women.
A 1986 inductee into the Wachusett Regional High School Hall of Fame, Ford is presently active in the National Football Foundation & Hall of Fame, and serves as vice president of the NFFCHF's Capital District Chapter. He was honored by that organization in 2000 with its Service to Football Award.
Ford, 74, has been a member of the American Football Coaches Association's Board of Trustees since 1994, and presently is serving on the AFCA's Division I FCS All-America Team Selection Committee. Ford received the New York State Athletic Administrators Distinguished Service Award in 2005.
In August of 2010, Ford was recognized by the National Football Foundation Capital District Hall of Fame with its Service to Football Award. Ford was previously presented by the UAlbany Alumni Association with its Citizen of the University Award in 2007 which recognizes outstanding contributions to the University by a non-alumnus or alumna through leadership, service or a special gift.
Ford and his wife, Donna, reside in the Capital Region. He has a daughter, Sherri Lee, son-in-law, Kevin, and two grandchildren, Aiden and Kyra.

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Idaho State University
Mike Kramer



Graduated: Idaho '77, EWU '91

One of the most successful coaches in Big Sky football history is now an Idaho State Bengal. Mike Kramer was hired to be the Bengal’s 25th head coach in program history on Nov. 22, 2010. Since being given the charge to rebuild the Bengal football program, ISU has made great strides on the field, in the classroom and in the community.

In the classroom, the Bengals had a record number of student-athletes named to the Big Sky All-Academic team in 17. In the fall of 2011, the team had a GPA of 3.04 and 51 out of the 80 student-athletes had a 3.0 or higher.

In the community, the Bengals spent the spring doing over 1,000 hours of community service in the Pocatello and Chubbuck communities. The team participated in canned food and recycle drives, clothing drives, fed the homeless and bagged groceries at a local super market.

In 2011 the Bengal offense set numerous single-season and single-game offensive records led by the play of Rodrick Rumble and Kevin Yost. Rumble broke the Big Sky and Bengal football single-season record for receptions with 112 and he had the third most receiving yards in Bengal history with 218 at Washington State. Rumble, A.J. Storms and punter David Harrington all earned various All-American honors at the conclusion of the 2011 season and offensive lineman Braeden Clayson signed a free agent contract with the Arizona Cardinals.

Kramer’s has previously been the head coach at fellow Big Sky Conference schools, Eastern Washington and Montana State.

He is one of only five coaches in Big Sky history be named Big Sky Coach of the Year three times, twice while at Montana State and once at Eastern Washington. He has 79 career wins, 54 of which came in league play, ranks fourth all-time in conference history. He is the only coach to win Big Sky Coach of the Year honors at two different schools. His 54 Big Sky wins ranks tied for second with Don Read (Montana).

Kramer spent the 2010 season as the assistant football operations coordinator at Washington State. Prior to Washington State Kramer was hired as the head coach at Montana State in 2000 where he coached at until 2006. During his time in Bozeman he amassed 40 wins and led the Bobcats to three Big Sky Conference championships. From 2002-07 MSU went 35-26, including an eight-win campaign in 2006, at the time was the schools highest-total since 1984.

Kramer orchestrated five-straight winning seasons in Bozeman, the longest for the program in more than 40 years. Montana State’s 2006 season featured the first postseason win and postseason home games since 1984 and a No. 10 final national ranking. The 2006 team lost in the quarterfinals to eventual national champion Appalachian State.

Kramer’s defensive staff and then, with the addition of Don Bailey as offensive coordinator, rewrote most of the Bobcat record books during his seven year run. Records broken and surpassed included most total offense, passing, rushing, and receiving records for single game, season, and career in almost every category. His 2001-2003 teams lead the Big Sky Conference in total defense under the direction of current Boise State defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski.

A key feature of Kramer’s success was ending a 17-game losing streak to arch-rival Montana. In fact, the Bobcats under Kramer were able to beat the perennial Big Sky Champion Grizzlies 3 of 4 contests 2002-2005. Attendance at Bobcat games doubled and tripled to the current levels enjoyed by the Bobcat faithful.

Notable among the many of Kramer’s outstanding Bobcat performers was quarterback Travis Lulay currently with the British Columbia Lions, running back Ryan Johnson who was named to the Elite Eight as a NCAA scholar athlete in 2003, cornerback Joey Thomas currently with the Oakland Raiders, and center Jeff Bolton who was named the Rimington Award Winner (I-AA) after the 2005 season.

He also served as head coach at Eastern Washington, where he compiled a record of 37-32 from 1994-99, including the school's first outright conference title in 1997. That year he guided his team to the semi-finals of the FCS playoffs, the last Big Sky team other than Montana to make the semi-finals. His Eastern team lost to eventual national champion Youngstown State coached by Jim Tressel. From 1995 through 1999 the Eagles produced a 1000 yard rusher every season.

The Colton, Wash., native began his coaching career at his prep alma mater as a student teacher and assistant coach in 1976, helping the team to an undefeated season and the state B-11 Championship. The next year, Kramer became teacher and assistant football coach at Helena High under eventual University of Montana head coach Mick Dennehy. In 1980, upon his mentor's departure to join the MSU staff, he was elevated to the head coaching position. His highly successful tenure - he led the Bengals to their first winning season since 1958 - was capped with a stint as the winning head coach in the East-West Shrine Game in '82.

After serving as Helena's head coach from 1980-82, Kramer joined the Bobcat staff in 1983 as a defensive line coach, and a year later was part of a the 1984 Big Sky Conference and NCAA I-AA national championship squad as the inside linebackers coach for head coach Dave Arnold. In 1985, Kramer assumed defensive coordinator duties and moved to coaching the secondary. Following the 1986 season, Kramer returned to the high school ranks as a teacher and head football coach at Tacoma Stadium High School, and remained there for two seasons. In 1989, Dick Zornes hired Kramer as Eastern Washington's defensive line coach. In 1991, Kramer moved to the offensive side of the ball where he coached for three seasons helping the Eagles to a share of the Big Sky conference title in 1992.

As the head coach of the Eagles Kramer’s teams rewrote most the total offense, rushing, passing and receiving records at EWU. Those records were eclipsed by former Kramer assistant coach and eventual head coach Paul Wulff’s teams 2000-2007. Current national champion Eastern Washington’s success followed on the heels of such Kramer luminaries as quarterback Harry Leons, running backs Rex Prescott and Michael McKenzie, offensive tackle Trent Pollard, and wide receiver Jeff Ogden. Kramer recruited to Eastern eventual NFL defensive lineman Dario Romero and wide receiver Lamont Brighful.

A 1977 graduate of Idaho, Kramer started 36 of his 44 games on the offensive and defensive lines, including nine games at defensive end as a freshman in 1972. The next year he started seven games at center, and in 1974 and 1975 started at guard for current ISU tight ends coach Matt Troxel’s grand-father Ed Troxel.

Kramer’s education credentials include a bachelor of science degree from the University of Idaho, a master’s degree in physical education from Eastern Washington, and graduate studies in educational administration at Washington State University. He is an avid mountaineer with conquests of most of the tallest peaks in the Pacific Northwest including several different routes on Mt Rainier.

Mike’s wife of 37 years Sandi is a health care administrator with degrees in nursing from Carroll College and Montana State University. They have two daughters. Courtney is Bozeman city historic preservationist with degrees from Montana State University and the University of Kentucky. Gretchen is a senior at Washington State University.

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Sac State:
Marshall Sperbeck

Marshall Sperbeck is entering his sixth year as the Sacramento State head coach. Sperbeck was hired to lead the Hornets on Jan. 13, 2007 and became the ninth head coach in school history.

No coach in school history has won more games overall or in conference in their first four seasons than Sperbeck. His overall and conference winning percentages also rank him second in program history through three seasons, trailing only legendary head coach Ray Clemons.

In 2010, Sacramento State enjoyed one of its finest seasons since moving to Div. I. The Hornets had 13 players earn all-Big Sky honors, including defensive end Zack Nash who was a second team All-American. The Sacramento State offense, which is under Sperbeck’s direction, thrived over the last seven weeks of the year, averaging 36.6 points per game and scoring at least 40 points three times.

The offensive boom was even more impressive when you consider the Hornets played nearly the entire season without their projected starters at quarterback and two receivier spots.

The team carried that momentum into 2011 where Sacramento State gained national attention with a 29-28 overtime victory over Oregon State. The win marked the first against a Pac-12 opponent and made the Hornets one of just six FCS teams to defeat an FBS opponent during the year. Following the season, defensive end Zack Nash was named a first team All-American by both the Associated Press and the American Football Coaches Association.

Sperbeck’s transformation of the program began to show in 2008 when the team posted the second most victories in the school’s Div. I-AA/FCS era. Sacramento State also set team records on both sides of the ball and had three players named first team all-Big Sky.

The Hornet offense was sparked by wide receiver Tony Washington who set a school record with 83 receptions and was named third team All-America. In all, 12 Sacramento State players earned all-conference accolades.

Despite having to start three different quarterbacks during the season due to injury, the Hornets ended the year ranked in the top half of several Big Sky offensive categories. On the defensive side of the ball, the team was ranked 14th nationally against the run and set the school record by allowing just 97.25 yards per game.

In 2009, Sperbeck had 10 members of his team earn all-Big Sky honors, raising his total of 35 during his career. Among those honored were defensive tackle Christian Clark who was named second team All-America by The Sports Network. Safety Zach Schrader was also picked as the Big Sky Newcomer of the Year, becoming the first Hornet to earn the award.

Sacramento State closed its season strongly, winning three of its final four games. During that span, the Hornets averaged 30.8 points per game and also earned victories over No. 21 Northern Arizona and UC Davis. The 31-28 victory over the Aggies gave the team its second consecutive Causeway Classic title.

Off the field, Sacramento State has also had great success. In the 2009-10 school year, the football program posted its highest team grade point average in school history. Sperbeck has also seen numerous players earn their bachelor’s degree in his tenure. That graduation rate has been key to seeing the team continually raise its annual Academic Progress Rate (APR) score.

Prior to coming to Sacramento State, Sperbeck was the head football coach at Foothill College in Los Altos, Calif., for 15 years. During that time, he produced a 109-53 overall record and led the Owls to 11 bowl games.

In his final season, Foothill was 10-1 overall and tied for the Northern California Football Association title. The team played in the Silicon Valley Bowl and downed Sierra JC, 24-0.

In 2006, Foothill was one of the top offensive teams in the state with Sperbeck calling the plays. The Owls led all California Junior Colleges with 478.8 yards per game. Foothill also ranked at the top of the list with 590.2 all-purpose yards per game, 7.2 yards per play and 9.6 yards per pass attempt. The Owls were also second in the state with 58 touchdowns and 42.8 points per game.

The respect for Sperbeck by his assistant coaches was evidenced when three of his assistants from Foothill came to Sacramento State as members of the coaching staff, including two who worked side-by-side with Sperbeck coaching the offense.

Overall, his team had winning seasons in his final 13 years and went on to win the last eight bowl games which they appeared.

Sperbeck’s players also left Foothill ready to continue their collegiate careers regardless of their football ability as 86 percent of the sophomore football players transferred to four-year institutions. That said, Foothill also produced numerous players that earned football scholarships, averaging 11 per year since 1998.

A native of Sacramento, Sperbeck graduated from Valley High School. He later played at the University of Nevada from 1981-82 and led the team to a pair of winning seasons while throwing for 3,425 yards.

Following college, he had two stints in NFL training camps before joining the Foothill JC staff as an assistant coach in 1985. He coached the quarterbacks and receivers and was later elevated to offensive coordinator before becoming head coach in 1992.

Sperbeck earned a bachelor’s of science degree in physical education from Nevada in 1984 and later added a master’s of education from United States International in 1989.

Marshall and his wife, Kelle, have three children: Brooke (19), Thomas (17), and Ally (15).

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[SeawolvesFan90]

fuc*... 100 days is a lot..ugh... its gonna be a long summer

[GreatAppSt]

The 14th Annual GreatAppSt Countdown starts right now!!!
Yes, It's that time again girls n' boys, WOOOOT!!!

Fall weather, outdoor culinary delights, good spirits, ;-} and gatherings of friends young and old will soon be here.

I know that if you're here reading this (again)you're looking forward to football with as much enthusiasm and anticipation as I am.
14 Years and still going strong, I'd like to thank all the fans from many teams and different boards, who have joined in and expressed their enjoyment of the countdown over many years. Again, it has been and is still a great pleasure for me to do the countdown for Y'all.


Now on to the same ol' yearly intro!!!!

The G.A.S. Countdown is NOT just the often used, automatic backwards clock ticker (when I started this there were no others of any kind that I could find and trust me I looked). This countdown IS a work of passion for the enjoyment of others and myself. The G.A.S. countdown IS the often IMITATED but never duplicated ORIGINAL (like a Coney Island hot dog) build up to a new season of thrills, chills, and spills. Fun for ALL and all are welcomed along for the (like all Italian pizzeria's claim), Worlds Best Countdown!

THE RULES
1.) This is the G.A.S. Countdown.


2.) Only full 24 hr Calendar days
left before 12:01am of gameday are counted. The day before gameday is counted at Zero, as are only hours are left then.


3.) I countdown to Gameday, the beginning of what my heart is passionate for, the start of APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITIES FOOTBALL SEASON!!!


4.) Barring catastophic events the day will be posted this is my pledge. Please be patient it may be later in the evening before I have a chance to post.


5.) Follow up posts with player info from other I-AA teams are encouraged and warmly welcomed. I love reading about players bios and stats from the competion.


6.) (Actually more of a pet peeve/request) I understand that some teams start their season before ASU and some after, this is the case every year. I assume most AGS posters have or are working on some level of higher education. So if your team has one of the other start dates just subtract or add those days in your head for your own count. Please just post your player with the rest of us, your more than welcome to do so without starting a new thread with a different count. It clutters the board. Also, please post follow ups only to the current days thread, it's very confusing to look at the board and 86 days is ahead of 80 days which is ahead 79 days. If you miss posting of a player on a previous day just add it to the current days thread, we'll more than understand . Thanks Y'alls help for a smooth countdown will be much appreciated.

ENJOY!!

ERIC aka G.A.S.

[Ibanez]

GREAT TO SEE YOU BACK!

[rkwittem]

Craig Bohl (Nebraska, '82)



North Dakota State head football coach Craig Bohl led the Bison to the program’s first NCAA Division I Football Championship with a 17-6 win over Sam Houston State on Jan. 7, 2012, and the Missouri Valley Football Conference title. NDSU tied the school record for wins with a 14-1 ledger and posted a 7-1 record in the MVFC.

The Bison had the Fargodome rocking with each of the three home NCAA playoff games, sending the decibel levels off the chart. The NDSU faithful then took Frisco, Texas, by storm for the national championship game. North Dakota State’s stingy defense allowed only 27 points in four playoff games, while the balanced offense featured a pair of 1,000-yard running backs and 1,000-yard wide receiver.

Bohl was named to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Board of Trustees by vote of the membership at the organization’s 2012 convention. A finalist for the Eddie Robinson award, Bohl was named the 2011 AFCA Region 4 FCS and MVFC Bruce Craddock Coach of the Year.

Entering his 10th season, the tireless Bohl has a 75-31 record including a 16-8 record against nationally-ranked FCS teams, a 6-1 record in the FCS playoffs and 5-3 mark against Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams over the past six seasons -- including a 37-24 win at Minnesota in the 2011.

With the 75 wins, Bohl is second all-time at the school behind Rocky Hager. History was made in 2010 when he directed the tradition-rich program to a first-ever NCAA FCS playoff appearance -- dropping a 38-31 overtime decision at eventual national champion Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals. NDSU also hosted its first NCAA postseason game against Robert Morris in the Fargodome.

The Bison compiled a 9-5 record in 2010, a dramatic turnaround from the 3-8 ledger the year before. NDSU finished 4-4 and tied for third in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

Since making the move to Division I FCS, the football program’s performance on the field with the West Coast offense and aggressive defense has rekindled the excitement in the Fargo-Moorhead community, state of North Dakota and the region.

NDSU’s average home attendance in the Fargodome has grown from 11,567 in 2003 to a school record 18,143 achieved in 2011. There have been 10 sellouts over the past six seasons. Capacity is listed at 18,700. The Bison are 44-11 at home over the past nine years.

North Dakota State has been ranked in The Sport Network or FCS Coaches Top 25 for 79 weeks since jumping to Division I in 2004. The Bison held down the No. 1 ranking in the FCS Coaches Top 25 for three weeks in 2011, and 10 weeks over the 2007-08 seasons. NDSU was ranked 1st in both Top 25 polls in the final 2011 regular season ranking.

Since his arrival, North Dakota State has had eight players earn 11 Academic All-America team honors. Thirteen different players have received All-America honors. A Bison student-athlete has been selected to the Allstate/AFCA Good Works team six times over the past eight years.

NDSU finished with a 10-1 record for the second straight season in 2007 including a 3-1 ledger in the Great West Football Conference. The Bison held down the No. 1 spot in the FCS Coaches Top 25 poll for seven weeks during the regular season. NDSU posted road wins over a pair of Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS, formerly I-A) opponents -- Central Michigan, two-time champions of the Mid-American Conference, and Minnesota (27-21) of the Big Ten Conference before 63,088 fans at the Metrodome.

Bohl was again a finalist for The Sports Network’s Eddie Robinson FCS Coach of the Year award. The Bison were No. 9 in the final Sports Network and FCS Coaches top 25 polls.
The 2006 season was magical. NDSU claimed its first league championship in 12 seasons and achieved a top five finish in the national rankings. The Bison were 10-1 overall, just a blocked field goal away from a perfect record.

North Dakota State went 4-0 to win the Great West Football Conference championship -- the program’s first since 1994 when NDSU was a member of the Division II North Central Conference.

The Bison charted an 8-0 record against FCS schools in 2006 including a 3-0 mark against nationally-ranked opponents.

North Dakota State was ranked No. 5 in The Sports Network and CSN Coaches final Top 25 polls. The Bison lost 10-9 to bowl-participant Minnesota of the Big Ten before 62,845 spectators at the Metrodome.

It didn’t go unnoticed. Bohl was selected the GWFC Coach of the Year by vote of the media and coaches. He received 29 first place votes and finished second in the balloting for The Sports Network’s Eddie Robinson Award that recognizes the FCS Coach of the Year. Bohl was selected the Football Gazette FCS National and Northwest Region Coach of the Year.

In 2005, he directed the Bison to a 7-4 record. NDSU was ranked in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches and The Sports Network Top 25 polls for 10-of-12 weeks during the regular season climbing as high as No. 8 in both polls on Sept. 19.

Charter members of the Great West, North Dakota State won its final three league games to finish with a 3-2 record and tie for third place in the standings.

Bohl started his NDSU career with back-to-back 8-3 seasons. The Bison closed out the 2004 campaign with three straight wins including victories over nationally-ranked Northwestern State (La.) and UC Davis.

North Dakota State was ranked No. 23 in the final 2004 ESPN/USA Today and The Sports Network Top 25 polls to highlight their first season at NCAA Division I-AA.

His first season was highlighted by North Dakota State’s stunning 25-24 road win over perennial Division I-AA power Montana in just his second game at the helm.

Bohl fits the successful profile of Bison leaders of the past. He is articulate, high-energy, experienced, successful and charismatic.

His first full-time coaching position was as the defensive secondary coach for the Bison under Don Morton in 1984 when NDSU finished second in the nation with a 12-1 record.

After that Bohl coached on the Division I level for 18 seasons including stops at five different universities. He was the linebackers coach at Tulsa for two seasons (1985-86), the linebackers coach at Wisconsin for two seasons (1987-88), the defensive coordinator at Rice for five seasons (1989-93), the linebackers coach and defensive coordinator at Duke for one season (1994), and the linebackers coach at Nebraska for eight years. The final three seasons at Nebraska also included the defensive coordinator duties.

His seasons at Nebraska included a number of Top 10 defensive national rankings for a team that compiled an 85-18 record including national championships with a Fiesta Bowl win in 1995 and an Orange Bowl win 1997. At Duke, he helped mold one of the biggest turnarounds in college football, working with a program that posted an 8-4 record in 1994 after the Blue Devils had gone 3-8 the year before his arrival. A number of athletes who have played for Bohl while at Nebraska have played or been drafted in the National Football League.

A native of Lincoln, Nebraska, he was a reserve in the Cornhusker secondary from 1977 through 1979 under Tom Osborne and played on NU’s 1979 Orange Bowl and 1980 Cotton Bowl teams. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Nebraska (1982).

Bohl and his wife, Leia, reside in Fargo. He has twin daughters, Mallory and Morgan, and a son, Aaron.