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EagerEagle
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Three defensive guys on a weak D..... also the loss of a couple of defensive coaches. Odd events.
EagerEagle
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Ojoh landed at New Mexico State..... with Coach Maurice.
Hope I'm wrong but he had been out there a long time...maybe a lack of options.Obzerver said:Ojoh to New Mexico State? Thats like going to Idaho when they were FBS...maybe the worst team in the Nation. They played 2 games this year losing to Tarleton ??? 17-43. Year before 2-10 in a weak league getting smeared every game except 2 wins against nobody. That grass isn't/wasn't greener.
HeavyIsTheCrown
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Obzerver said:Ojoh to New Mexico State? Thats like going to Idaho when they were FBS...maybe the worst team in the Nation. They played 2 games this year losing to Tarleton ??? 17-43. Year before 2-10 in a weak league getting smeared every game except 2 wins against nobody. That grass isn't/wasn't greener.
Wow! Smh
Obzerver
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In retrospect my comments sound a bit on the harsh side of things. If players want to try to upgrade their life who am I to judge, in Football in particular. Every game those guys put themselves through several car wrecks and basically a year round regiment of work to have scarred up bodies for life. Even for scholarshipped players the education isn't free they pay for it with blood, sweat and tears and in many cases life time of hurt. Scholarships don't cover everything anyway.
I think personally I was jacked for next years basketball team and when all those players left along with most of the coaches I was pissed. They don't owe me shit.
I think personally I was jacked for next years basketball team and when all those players left along with most of the coaches I was pissed. They don't owe me shit.
Players can do what they want. I think the new transfer rules suck and are very shortsighted by the NCAA, but it is what it is and I don't see it changing soon.
The thing that terrifies me is that guys who are ingrained in the EWU culture are still choosing to leave, and leave for programs that haven't achieved anywhere near the level of Eastern. What's worse is that it doesn't sounds like they hate the coaches, but they don't like the university. That should be a red flag for everyone in the University administration. The bottom line is sometimes players don't feel valued despite the amount of effort they put in. And frankly, given the behavior of our last President, the current Interim President, and some of the faculty, it sort of makes sense if a player feels this way. Does May or Hickey even care? No one knows the answer because they won't even comment on it, despite having the report they paid for given to them months ago.
Can you imagine Delaware or North Dakota State allowing talk of dropping athletics? Or even just football? Can you imagine ANY of our peer institutions allowing it? NAU? Weber State? UC Davis? I feel like the university is a mess, and I don't even spend that much time Cheney. Being a part of that each and every day must really drive someone nuts.
Can you imagine our football coaches right now? The defense is awful and instead of focusing on how to improve it, they have to worry about what their budget is going to look like next year. This is stuff that they shouldn't be sweating, but the mismanaged university can't even bring themselves to commit to excellence. And when you've got faculty running to media and talking about abolishing athletics at the D1 level without any pushback or discipline, you can't help but feel like you're unsupported.
The thing that terrifies me is that guys who are ingrained in the EWU culture are still choosing to leave, and leave for programs that haven't achieved anywhere near the level of Eastern. What's worse is that it doesn't sounds like they hate the coaches, but they don't like the university. That should be a red flag for everyone in the University administration. The bottom line is sometimes players don't feel valued despite the amount of effort they put in. And frankly, given the behavior of our last President, the current Interim President, and some of the faculty, it sort of makes sense if a player feels this way. Does May or Hickey even care? No one knows the answer because they won't even comment on it, despite having the report they paid for given to them months ago.
Can you imagine Delaware or North Dakota State allowing talk of dropping athletics? Or even just football? Can you imagine ANY of our peer institutions allowing it? NAU? Weber State? UC Davis? I feel like the university is a mess, and I don't even spend that much time Cheney. Being a part of that each and every day must really drive someone nuts.
Can you imagine our football coaches right now? The defense is awful and instead of focusing on how to improve it, they have to worry about what their budget is going to look like next year. This is stuff that they shouldn't be sweating, but the mismanaged university can't even bring themselves to commit to excellence. And when you've got faculty running to media and talking about abolishing athletics at the D1 level without any pushback or discipline, you can't help but feel like you're unsupported.
HeavyIsTheCrown
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From EWU to NMSU (the only other FBS program rumored to follow Idaho down to FCS) should be a big eye-opener. What’s gained with the transfer? It’s FBS, and potentially easier to make it to the NFL. Right?
60s Savage
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Past EWU President Mary Cullinan was 69, a surprise to me.
