New Transfers

[just a sac state fan]

Last year we lost a lot of talent. I expected the coaches to fill in with some young talent. The talent wasn't there, so they went fishing, and well boy did they find some talent. We realized a transfer was needed at the qb and kicking position, and it seems every year we pick up a running back. The defense was a surprise to me. Two new linebackers, you talk about a shake up.They might move a LB to be a DL. One thing; there will be more speed on the field which we lacked in the SUU game. In my opinion we had a 3-8 team, now we have the potential to compete for a playoff game. But I really hope we don't lose the chemistry with so many new players.

 

[superhornet]

I understand the "dropdown" theory but why not get "dropdowns" that we can benefit from this year? Like, Offensive Linemen, Defensive Linemen and Wide Receivers?

Ofa Fifita & Jared Koster are good pick ups but I do not think they are going make an MAJOR IMPACT this year because the position is already talented and we only use two linebackers.

There is no reason not to believe that they can come in and take over. We've had dropdowns do that before. So we only use two LBers? So what? Good players will make their presence felt regardless. And if you believe that we'll use two LBers on every single play, you've got another think coming. In an obvious short-yardage situation against a team that generally plays according to Hoyle, you better believe that the nickel back is coming out and another LBer is coming in. ESPECIALLY on the goal line.

 

[ChiCity]

I noticed that Tyler Trosin, a 3 star WR from Folsom has left the Oregon State program after his redshirt year. Sac State offered him a scholarship in 2011, along with some other FBS schools. The kid would fit well in the spread offense that the new OC has put together..... just a thought.

 

[superhornet]

I noticed that Tyler Trosin, a 3 star WR from Folsom has left the Oregon State program after his redshirt year. Sac State offered him a scholarship in 2011, along with some other FBS schools. The kid would fit well in the spread offense that the new OC has put together..... just a thought.

That move might put some older fans' butts in the seats given that his old man was a Hornet quarterback. Nice guy, too. Tony was the JV head coach at Capital Christian the year I coached quarterbacks and defense there.

If what Tony knew back then is any indication, his son would be a great fit in a spread offense at Sac. The "official" Capital offense at the time was the Wing-T, but our freshpeople and sophomores just couldn't "get" it, so the varsity HC and athletic director, Damon Gilliland, allowed Tony to go to a four-wide attack that we called "quarters." Essentially, we mainly ran what other programs would call a doubles or twins set. It worked rather well. Too bad the team overly relied on the senior pastor's son, who broke his arm on the opening kickoff one week, thereby killing our JV season. We heard the kid's dad whining (rightly so, in my estimation) about HMOs from the pulpit the next day. Seems that since the game was on a Saturday (the neighborhood won't allow the school to have lights) afternoon, no plan doctors wanted to work, and it took from the 2 o'clock kickoff until about 8 to convince the HMO to allow an off-plan doctor to work on the kid. Yikes!

But back to the original idea. If Tyler Trosin is anything like his dad, he'll be an OUTSTANDING addition to a Hornet spread offense.

 

[Kadeezy]

He's on his way to play with baby brother (no, not that one SH) at CalPoly.

 

[GoldenEagleHornet]

He's on his way to play with baby brother (no, not that one SH) at CalPoly.

That's what I was thinking too.

 

[OldGreen67]

I noticed that Tyler Trosin, a 3 star WR from Folsom has left the Oregon State program after his redshirt year. Sac State offered him a scholarship in 2011, along with some other FBS schools. The kid would fit well in the spread offense that the new OC has put together..... just a thought.

I was speaking with the Oregon State WR coach (Brennan) a couple weeks ago and he had mentioned that Trosin was leaving OSU and transfering to a JC for a semester or year...some mino academic issues. Would love to see him a Sac St as slot WR, though if he gets his school work back in order I would expect him to end up with his brother at SLO. :twocents:

 

[superhornet]

So he's grey-shirting, OG? That's interesting....

 

[OldGreen67]

So he's grey-shirting, OG? That's interesting....

I don't beleive so...I am not positive on this, but pretty sure he was on the OSU roster last year and redshirted. If he was enrolled at OSU as a full time student then his "NCAA clock" has started and he has 5 years to plays 4 seasons (plus any years added on by medical reasons by the NCAA)...

Additionally I beleive if you transfer to a JC from a D1-A or D1AA program you must have your AA before you can transfer back to a D1 program...Again, I am not sure of his full academic issues, as the conversation I was having was over a few beers and just catching up about players in genral

 

[superhornet]

You correctly cite the 4-2-4 rule, OG. I'm not sure if I had to meet that requirement after UOP dropped the program (the normal transfer rules were suspended for the schollie guys who transferred), but I got squashed by Pielstick regardless. I DID have an A.A. by the time I got to Sac, but 'Stick wanted nothing to do with a 5'7" quarterback with a 5.2 40. (I was immensely hurt at the time, but I've since found out that he was almost assuredly correct on that.)