williestarbuck
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I've been carrying this frustration ever since I visited Towson University (formerly Towson State) when they host Oregon State over the Thanksgiving Holiday. Towson Univ., a small mid-major program that boarders Baltimore, MD, is a member of the CAA (Colonial Athletic Assoc.) with VCU, George Mason, Georgia State, James Madison, Delaware, to name a few. Some, or many, might say the CAA is a grade above the Big Sky as mid-majors go, depending on who's talking. But if that's the case, it's only because the Big Sky will let a program like Sac State in the conference. A school whose football and basketball program may never advance beyond the success level of a descent Division II program.
When I speak of basketball and football, specifically, basketball, this university has done little to use the media and community resources it has at its disposal. Back to Towson Univ., they have impressive athletic facilities. I only walked pass the football stadium but even with Sac State's upgrades they have us beat hands down: real press boxes, real stadium with restrooms and consessions area, etc. The basketball gym seats 3000 plus with all individual seating (accept at the end of the court where the band and student section is; strategically placed so that the visiting team gets to face them in the 2nd half). Having to look at the Hornets Nest for so long, I'd take they're facility and be happy with it all day. But Towson is actually building an on campus arena!
This program ain't shit! After all these years we just got the football upgrades, even Bakersfield have a post game press conference and Cal Poly (where'd they come from) sends their team to play international games. At some point, you just get tired of supporting a losing program with a loser's mentality. We're a doormat for most every team we play. I laugh at the WAC talk that goes on on this blog. As bad and as fast as the WAC is falling, look at the success or lack of our baseball team has had, and we're actually talking about packing up our athletic program up and leaving for greener pastures, like the BSC will miss us, LOL.
In fact, the Big Sky should demand we improve the basketball facility or leave because it is an embarrassment to both the university and the conference. We'll always have a mix of DI and DII players trying to compete and win against true DI competition and it's ridiculous to think that we can on a consistent level. We'll have a shining moment when we beat an Oregon State team in football and basketball when they're at their worse. And then we'll continue to get trounced by everyone else, and that will be our legacy.
We need leaders in the administration with a real business mentality to stop embarrassing this community and make this athletic program what it can be--a program that this community can embrace and be proud of.
When I speak of basketball and football, specifically, basketball, this university has done little to use the media and community resources it has at its disposal. Back to Towson Univ., they have impressive athletic facilities. I only walked pass the football stadium but even with Sac State's upgrades they have us beat hands down: real press boxes, real stadium with restrooms and consessions area, etc. The basketball gym seats 3000 plus with all individual seating (accept at the end of the court where the band and student section is; strategically placed so that the visiting team gets to face them in the 2nd half). Having to look at the Hornets Nest for so long, I'd take they're facility and be happy with it all day. But Towson is actually building an on campus arena!
This program ain't shit! After all these years we just got the football upgrades, even Bakersfield have a post game press conference and Cal Poly (where'd they come from) sends their team to play international games. At some point, you just get tired of supporting a losing program with a loser's mentality. We're a doormat for most every team we play. I laugh at the WAC talk that goes on on this blog. As bad and as fast as the WAC is falling, look at the success or lack of our baseball team has had, and we're actually talking about packing up our athletic program up and leaving for greener pastures, like the BSC will miss us, LOL.
In fact, the Big Sky should demand we improve the basketball facility or leave because it is an embarrassment to both the university and the conference. We'll always have a mix of DI and DII players trying to compete and win against true DI competition and it's ridiculous to think that we can on a consistent level. We'll have a shining moment when we beat an Oregon State team in football and basketball when they're at their worse. And then we'll continue to get trounced by everyone else, and that will be our legacy.
We need leaders in the administration with a real business mentality to stop embarrassing this community and make this athletic program what it can be--a program that this community can embrace and be proud of.
