Legendary - The Career of Porter Davis

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Offense has been terrible, no sugarcoating that. Not sure how long Porter can stand by and watch that.

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EASTERN MICHIGAN FOOTBALL
Game Report
October 19th, 2013

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10 - 21


DONALD COLEMAN STUFFS A FOURTH QUARTER OHIO RUN ON FOURTH AND GOAL FROM THE ONE

Scoring
OHIO|00|07|03|00|10
EMU|07|07|00|07|21

1Q EMU J. Lewis 1 Yd run (D. Mulder kick)
2Q EMU T. Benz 2 Yd run (D. Mulder kick)
2Q OHIO B. Blankenship 5 Yd run (J. Yadzani kick)
3Q OHIO J. Yadzani 34 Yd FG
4Q EMU D. Reed 6 Yd pass from T. Benz (D. Mulder kick)

Key Stats

Passing: T. Benz 11/26 170Yds 1TD 1Int
Rushing: J. Greene 19Car 69Yds
Receiving: D. Reed 5Rec 78Yds 1TD
Tackles: T. Brown 7, D. Coleman 6, I. Spearman 6
Sacks: N/A
Interceptions: K. Johnson 1


Passing: T. Tettleton 14/26 158Yds 1Int
Rushing: B. Blankenship 17Car 67Yds 1TD
Receiving: A. Talbert 3Rec 70Yds
Tackles: N. Barber 7, T. Edmond Jr. 7
Sacks: N. Barber 1
Interceptions: S. Timson 1

Coach Davis' Take

Great, great, great team win there. We got support from the offense and both sides of the ball really fed off of each other. After we got the stop on fourth and goal in the fourth quarter the offense put together an amazing drive and put the game away. I surely wasn't expecting it. They went 99 yards on 12 plays, chewed up some clock and, like I said, put the game away.

Defensively I saw a lot I liked, we didn't record any sacks but we were hurrying Tettleton all game. We did give up one long run to him that hurt us a bit. Kept Blankenship in check mostly and he's a good one. Their tight end had that one really long reception at the end of the game that didn't mean anything but other than that no big games for receivers. Overall a nice performance.

Two in a row!!

Coach Davis' Player of the Game

Donnie was the man today. He sniffed out and stopped that fourth and goal play and really energized the offense and the defense to help us close out the game.
6Tkl, 1TFL

Next Game
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2-5 | 5-2

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EASTERN MICHIGAN FOOTBALL
Game Report
October 26th, 2013

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00 - 44


DONALD COLEMAN LEAPS FOR A SECOND QUARTER PICK, ONE OF VERY FEW EMU HIGHLIGHTS

Scoring
EMU|00|00|00|00|00
NIU|07|14|07|16|44

1Q NIU A. Daniels 3 Yd run (M. Sims kick)
2Q NIU A. Daniels 5 Yd run (M. Sims kick)
2Q NIU L. Settle 21 Yd pass from J. Lynch (M. Sims kick)
3Q NIU T. Lewis 15 Yd pass from J. Lynch (M. Sims kick)
4Q NIU D. Brown 2 Yd pass from M. Mcintosh (missed kick)
4Q NIU L. Settle 55 Yd run (M. Sims kick)
4Q NIU M. Sims 32 Yd FG

Key Stats

Passing: T. Benz 12/35 132Yds
Rushing: T. Benz 3Car 14Yds
Receiving: D. Reed 5Rec 71Yds
Tackles: L. Robinson 7, I. Spearman 6
Sacks: T. Brown 1, I. Spearman 1
Interceptions: D. Coleman 1


Passing: J. Lynch 10/16 153Yds 2TD 1Int
Rushing: A. Daniels 19Car 137Yds 2TD
Receiving: J. Brescacin 2Rec 58Yds
Tackles: B. Mays 4, J. Windsor 4, K. Bishop 4
Sacks: J. Windsor 2, G. Rainey 1, M. Santacaterina 1, A. Wells 1
Interceptions: R. Lemon 1

Coach Davis' Take

Both sides of the ball were terrible today, we made a handful of good plays but there were way more bad ones. NIU is a very talented team and they're tough to match up with. We didn't execute on either side of the ball and the score clearly reflects that.

Coach Davis' Player of the Game

Donnie played pretty well and had a nice pick for us.
4Tkl, 1Int

Next Game
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2-6 | 3-5

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EASTERN MICHIGAN FOOTBALL
Game Report
November 2nd, 2013

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DARIUS SCOTT PICKS OFF A PASS IN THE REDZONE

Scoring
EMU|10|00|03|06|19
TOL|00|12|06|13|31

1Q EMU D. Creel 6 Yd pass from T. Benz (D. Mulder kick)
1Q EMU D. Mulder 29 Yd FG
2Q TOL J. Detmer 50 Yd FG
2Q TOL A. Russell 10 Yd pass from T. Owens (missed kick)
2Q TOL J. Detmer 28 Yd FG
3Q EMU D. Mulder 32 Yd FG
3Q TOL J. Green 7 Yd pass from T. Owens (2-pt failed)
4Q EMU D. Scott 15 Yd pass from T. Benz (2-pt failed)
4Q TOL T. Owens 5 Yd run (2-pt failed)
4Q TOL A. Russell 65 Yd pass from T. Owens (J. Detmer kick)

Key Stats

Passing: T. Benz 13/32 201Yds 2TD 1Int
Rushing: J. Lewis 16Car 64Yds
Receiving: D. Scott 4Rec 58Yds 1TD
Tackles: L. Robinson 6, D. Coleman 6, P. Cotton 5
Sacks: N/A
Interceptions: D. Scott 1


Passing: T. Owens 24/35 352Yds 3TD 1Int
Rushing: T. Owens 7Car 63Yds 1TD
Receiving: A. Russell 4Rec 98Yds 2TD
Tackles: O. Jones 8
Sacks: O. Jones 1, C. Smith 1
Interceptions: J. Haynes 1

Coach Davis' Take

That was a tough loss. We were in the game late when I called a seven man blitz trying to make a play and we gave up the 65 yard score that ended up sealing the game. We played decent most of the game but their passing attack was just too much for us. We need to figure out a way to get consistent pressure when rushing the passer, no sacks on 35 pass attempts is no good.

Coach Davis' Player of the Game

LaVonte led the way defensively, making a few nice stops in the running game for us.
6Tkl

Next Game
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4-5 | 2-7

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EASTERN MICHIGAN FOOTBALL
Game Report
November 9th, 2013

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10 - 00


KASHAMA AND MAUGHMER COMBINE FOR A THIRD QUARTER SACK

Scoring
WMU|00|10|00|00|10
EMU|00|00|00|00|00

2Q WMU A. Haldeman 20 Yd FG
2Q WMU B. Fields 1 Yd run (A. Haldeman kick)

Key Stats

Passing: T. Benz 5/9 50Yds
Rushing: J. Lewis 1Car 4Yds
Receiving: D. Scott 4Rec 44Yds
Tackles: D. Scott 4, D. Coleman 4
Sacks: C. Maughmer 1
Interceptions: N/A


Passing: Z. Wynn 9/11 151Yds
Rushing: D. Chance 6Car 29Yds
Receiving: C. Mussman 3Rec 73Yds
Tackles: T. Williams 2, T. Boles 2
Sacks: T. Boles 1
Interceptions: N/A

Coach Davis' Take

When you hold a team to 10 points you expect to win the game. We certainly didn't play a perfect game by any means but c'mon. Ten points and we can't get a fuckin' win here?

Coach Davis' Player of the Game

Donnie was all over the place today, I was kind of surprised to see only four tackles though.
4Tkl

Next Game
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8-2 | 2-8

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EASTERN MICHIGAN FOOTBALL
Game Report
November 23rd, 2013

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PUDGE PICKS ONE OFF

Scoring
BGSU|00|07|00|07|14
EMU|00|07|00|00|07

2Q BGSU A. Givens 1 Yd run (T. Tate kick)
2Q EMU D. Scott 75 Yd pass from T. Benz (D. Mulder kick)
4Q BGSU J. Hopgood 5 Yd run (T. Tate kick)

Key Stats

Passing: T. Benz 102Yds 1TD
Rushing: T. Benz 1 Car 2 Yds
Receiving: D. Scott 2Rec 91Yds 1TD
Tackles: L. Robinson 6
Sacks: C. Maughmer 1, O. McFarlane 1
Interceptions: P. Cotton 1


Passing: M. Schilz 173Yds 1Int
Rushing: A. Givens 7Car 23Yds 1TD
Receiving: S. Joplin 3Rec 61Yds
Tackles: G. Martin 3
Sacks: G. Martin 1, C. Walker 1, D. Lynch 1
Interceptions: N/A

Coach Davis' Take

Just super proud of the players on the defensive side of the ball. These past couple games they have really come together and played very well. We're playing like a team out there and everyone that's getting reps is stepping up. It's been a nice few weeks for us defensively and hopefully we can carry some of that defensive momentum forward into next week and maybe through the offseason.

Coach Davis' Player of the Game

LaVonte continues to step up and lead this defense, we're very excited for his future.
6Tkl, 1TFL

Next Game
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2-9 | 2-9

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Stan Parrish, Porter Davis separated and escorted away from EMU
football practice
Offensive and Defensive coordinators allegedly "near
blows" after "divisive" comments were made.
By Patt Mussman | Nov 25, 2013, 5:15pm EST



In what is still very much a developing story out of Eastern Michigan University it appears that both Offensive Coordinator Stan Parrish and Defensive Coordinator Porter Davis were escorted out of the team's practice and off campus after an incident between the two took place.

EMU is in the midst of a rough season, sitting at 2-9 as they prepare for their season finale against Central Michigan.

"It's been a tough season and those guys have both a number of confrontations throughout the season." An unnamed source told us.

Davis has made some public comments about the offense's poor performances dating all the way back to the first game of the season.

"Coach Davis has made some comments that have been very critical of the team's perfomances on the offensive side of the ball." Parrish explained when we reached out to him for comments on the situation. "We're supposed to work together as a team and he's really thrown our side of the ball under the bus at times. He's a young guy and he maybe hasn't learned the tact side of this job."



EMU's offense has averaged less than 11 points per game this season. In their last two games the defense held Western Michigan to 10 points then a tough Bowling Green team to 14. The offense scored 0 against Western Michigan and 7 against Bowling Green.

Things have been far from great on the defensive side of the ball, they've given up 30+ points in five games so far.

"If we're going to be honest neither side has played very well overall. We feel like these past couple games we've stepped things up on defense and haven't gotten much in the way of help from the offense." Davis explained when we asked for his side of the story. "It's a team game. I know that. Coach Parrish has continually failed to make adjustments to his game plan or personnel and that's been frustrating. Coach Parrish took issue with me trying to coach a few of what he called "his guys" during a break in the action at practice. He initiated that confrontation and was the aggressor. He's like 70 so there was no physical retaliation on my part."

Head coach Ron English merely stated that he and the athletic director were "still researching" the incident and that it would be handled internally.

EMU will face CMU this Friday in Mount Pleasant. Both teams are 2-9.

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Good luck against CMU. It's been a tough year. Don't be mad about that NIU loss, Jordan Lynch is really good.

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Good luck against CMU. It's been a tough year. Don't be mad about that NIU loss, Jordan Lynch is really good.

We'll see if Coach Davis is even around for the CMU game.

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Stan Parrish, Porter Davis not suspended following “incident”
Davis to be on sideline, Parrish in booth for CMU game. Practices to be “segregated”.
By Patt Mussman | Nov 27, 2013, 2:15pm EST



Following an incident at practice earlier this week there was speculation that both Eastern Michigan coordinators could be suspended for the remainder of the season. We learned earlier today that that was not the case when EMU addressed the situation.

“Ultimately we were able to put together a plan that works for both of those guys and the team as well.” EMU Head Coach Ron English explained.

Offensive Coordinator Stan Parrish will perform his duties from the booth on Friday at Central Michigan while Porter Davis will be in his usual spot on the sideline. English also stated that they will keep the two separated during what he called “segregated” practices.

“We wanted to disrupt things as little as possible.” English elaborated. “With one game left to make a significant shake up didn't make sense. Had this been earlier in the season things may have been different.”

Speculation around Ypsilanti is that Parrish, Davis and English could all be shown the door, these events, along with the team's poor performance, could certainly steer officials at EMU in that direction.

“I'm just focused on this week and doing my job putting the players in the best position to try to win this game.” Davis said when asked about the situation and his future at EMU. “Can't look beyond that right now.”

EMU and CMU are both 2-9 on the season and despite the poor records this is a big game for both schools. A win could cool either coaching staff's seats.

We will have full coverage of the game and any further developments here.