Mid-Season 2007 Envelopes

This recent Saturday night, the Envelopes were randomly picked and opened in no particular order.

Mid-Season 2007 Envelope- State –Being post 9/11, airport security is a real hassle now. Especially for picked Freshman Bo Moseley. A bag in his possession contains contraband marijuana, felony amounts of Vitalize, and various drug paraphernalia. Bo is cuffed and lead out of the airport to a waiting police car.  A supplemental Envelope states the bag belongs to the  worst upperclassman TM'er, Horace DuBree. Bo was holding the bag as part of a team ritual. Bo will miss the first SEC game. But a roll will indicate what will finally become of this conflict between these two teammates. Rolling 10, others players come forward and tell Buster Coombs the truth. Buster handles it by going to the police with this information. DuBree is suspended for the season. Another roll must be made next summer to see if DuBree can come back.

Mid-Season 2007 Envelope- Florida - After a home football game during campus visits for a number of major recruits, current players and recruits talk...about promised playing time. Different players with different promises react the same way: Antone Bruce transfers immediately (within the conference to Kentucky) and Dushawn Barnette will transfer later (also within the conference). An Energy Roll can be used to prevent Barnette's transfer, but Florida Coach Gary Caplan hasn't indicated he'll do this.

Mid-Season 2007 Envelope- Kentucky- Just a month before Signing Day, a new assistant coach joins the Kentucky staff. Because of his late start, he hasn't established relationships with any of the current recruits. Instead, he takes on a new recruit: a 4th key recruit. On a recruit not yet declared as a key. Consider it a free, bonus, 3-key. Nick Ward is this player.

Mid-Season 2007 Envelope- Ole Miss- Take one free retroactive insurance roll from the past summer's rolls. This was used on Johnny Quarles' defense: rolled 2 for a slight improvement after the original roll of 1.

Mid-Season 2007 Envelope- Tennessee- Picking a starter, Pekka Taavi is the one who tears his patella tendon during practice on Christmas Eve. He's out for the year. He gets full improvement rolls next summer, but loses 3 points in all improvement totals. 

Mid-Season 2007 Envelope- Auburn- Pick a TM'er. No effect because there are none. If there was, he would have been dating D'Aquarius McDaniels' mother, along with other SEC notables. Depending on Academic Ratings, there is potential for worsening effects. 

Mid-Season 2007 Envelope- LSU- The Governor has a keen eye for the talents of PG Sean Robinson, a recruit with no SEC scholarship offers. It turns out Robinson can use a 20-sided die for improvements his first two years, then a 12-sided die his last two years. (No insurance or energies on these rolls.) But The Governor must be discreet. He must sign Robinson before anyone else recognizes this potential talent. If he is not signed, Robinson still gets these bonuses for anyone who does sign him.  The Governor gets his man, a great sub for fellow-Freshman Hollis Watts.

Mid-Season 2007 Envelope-Georgia- The top recruit from Georgia, Ben Hurdt, moves to Washington state. His father is being transferred by his employer, KaneOil. This move is made for legitimate employment reasons. However, Hurdt is upset and vows to return to the South for his college ball. He eliminates all non-SEC teams from consideration. Any program from the state of Georgia maintains region on him, but loses home during his recruitment. Georgia Coach David Maxfield eventually signs Ben Hurdt.

Mid-Season 2007 Envelope- Vanderbilt- Picking the youngest starter, Duwaine Hale is that player, one the Vandy coaching staff feels has great potential. Extra personal attention is given to Hale during practice development. He responds. Choosing  two areas to work on, he gets a bonus roll in each, one now and one this summer.  1st - rolled 4 for offense. The 2nd - later this summer. 

Mid-Season 2007 Envelope- Bama- Are there players who understood they would be starting by now but are not? If so, they will not transfer, but they WILL tell all recruits from their home state to be careful believing Bama Coach Bradley Maxfield's promises. Impact could be dropped by one year if so.  But Ralph Grundy is the only player involved, and Bama has no interest in any recruits from Tennessee.  No effect.