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Week 2 - #16/18 Sac State @ Nevada

Kadeezy said:
Nevada

LOL
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nevadasportsnet.com

Ramey: Nevada football goes from bull to matador flipping from Penn State to Sac State

The Nevada football team is not as good as the Penn State football team. Perhaps a game was not needed to determine this, but play it they did. Jolly good.
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"If the Hornets win, it will be (for them, anyway) proof positive they belong at the FBS level. A narrow defeat will also serve to bolster this argument, though less vigorously. A blowout loss to the home team Wolf Pack will provide smoking-gun-level evidence the Hornets are not who they think they might yet be, and are in fact in the correct division currently."
 
Game Notes: https://hornetsports.com/documents/2025/9/2/SacNotes090625.pdf

Here are all of the changes I picked up on....

  1. Changes to OL: Hays listed as starter over Herman at LT, no OR. Herman struggled run blocking against SDSU...
  2. Rashada listed as starter at QB, no OR with Williams.
  3. X. Williams moves from DT to starter at LE (where he started in the SDSU game). Deven Wright to backup.
  4. Miles Bailey moves to a starting DT position, Swindle II 2nd string.
  5. Syncere Massey to a starting DT position with XW moving to LE.
  6. Hampsten leaps Cashiola at RE.
  7. Former Walk-On Diego Davis leapfrogs Moore and Eskridge at one of the ILB spots (injuries?).
  8. Higgins starter at SS, no more OR.
 
the Rat said:
nevadasportsnet.com

Ramey: Nevada football goes from bull to matador flipping from Penn State to Sac State

The Nevada football team is not as good as the Penn State football team. Perhaps a game was not needed to determine this, but play it they did. Jolly good.
nevadasportsnet.com nevadasportsnet.com

"If the Hornets win, it will be (for them, anyway) proof positive they belong at the FBS level. A narrow defeat will also serve to bolster this argument, though less vigorously. A blowout loss to the home team Wolf Pack will provide smoking-gun-level evidence the Hornets are not who they think they might yet be, and are in fact in the correct division currently."
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Would a Hornet win or close loss indicate that Nevada doesn't belong in FBS?
 
the Rat said:
nevadasportsnet.com

Ramey: Nevada football goes from bull to matador flipping from Penn State to Sac State

The Nevada football team is not as good as the Penn State football team. Perhaps a game was not needed to determine this, but play it they did. Jolly good.
nevadasportsnet.com nevadasportsnet.com

"If the Hornets win, it will be (for them, anyway) proof positive they belong at the FBS level. A narrow defeat will also serve to bolster this argument, though less vigorously. A blowout loss to the home team Wolf Pack will provide smoking-gun-level evidence the Hornets are not who they think they might yet be, and are in fact in the correct division currently."
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Sac needs get up to speed quickly and go a convincing 10-2 to back up all the mess they've been talking.
*correction* all the mess Wood has been talking. Its basically been him.
 
the Rat said:
nevadasportsnet.com

Ramey: Nevada football goes from bull to matador flipping from Penn State to Sac State

The Nevada football team is not as good as the Penn State football team. Perhaps a game was not needed to determine this, but play it they did. Jolly good.
nevadasportsnet.com nevadasportsnet.com

"If the Hornets win, it will be (for them, anyway) proof positive they belong at the FBS level. A narrow defeat will also serve to bolster this argument, though less vigorously. A blowout loss to the home team Wolf Pack will provide smoking-gun-level evidence the Hornets are not who they think they might yet be, and are in fact in the correct division currently."
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Does this mean all the current FBS that were FCS in the recent past that never won anything get relegated? Do our past wins over (old) Pac 12 programs not mean anything? Does our recent BSC threepeat not mean anything? Funny how the goalposts keep moving on what makes a program worthy of FBS status.
 

Nevada hung with top ranked Penn State for the first 20 minutes or so. The Wolf Pack defense held PSU to a lot of field goals until the dam eventually broke free. Respectable showing on the road by Nevada imo.

I might take a deeper dive into this matchup later in the week but at first glance SDSU is better in the trenches than Nevada. Nevada does have some talent on the offensive side of the ball with a true dual threat QB in Chubba Purdy (7/15, 97 yds, 1 INT, 14 car, 55 yds).

Hard to get a good read on the Nevada defense given the strength of PSU but former Hornet/Vandal safety Murvin Kenion III (8 tak) and linebacker Stone Combs (8 tak, 1 TFL) led the defense in tackles. Winnable game for the Hornets if the offensive line and Rashada can make some significant progress and get the Hornet offense moving. Regardless, this should be a Nevada win.
 
HornetHope said:
Anyone think Agiye Hall sees the field anytime soon?
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Man, I have no clue on his status. He’s on the roster now, which means he probably pulled a rabbit out of a hat grades-wise this summer. Eligibility-wise, no idea if there’s a medical redshirt on the table or other action. Kudos to the staff for taking him in and getting him this far. Didn’t think it would happen.

He would be great to have, but unless he can throw the ball, maybe not our biggest concern at this point lol.

On another note, the (expected) social media backlash after our SDSU loss has been insane this week. I mean, people that know ball did not expect us to win that game. But the social media followers and SAC haters were just salivating at the chance to bury us after one loss. We are FCS public enemy #1 right now. I hope the team can undertaker their way out of the casket this week, because the perception is that we are cooked.
 
It bothers me that the coaches and players have to deal with all of backlash from the BS Dr. Wood has created.
This game is obviously going to be another arduous test but I’m more concerned that we take a discernible leap forward in execution, efficiency and production (gelling) than the outcome of the game.
This game should/will reveal a great view as to what we can expect for the next ten games on our schedule.
 
Meh. This hate was always there, there was just a reason needed for folks to be more vocal about it. Dr. Wood's comments gave them that reason, as did this coaching staff's approach to running the program as they seem fit. Lot's of deviations from the norms for a "little FCS school that never wins anything". Anytime someone bucks the norms, the haters and the "do it the right way" people start squawking. This applies to more things in life than just sportsball. IYKYK.

Regarding the outlook of this team, I don't think we will really have a good feel for it until after the Central Arkansas game. Would be nice if it comes together sooner but hoping everything was tuned in from the jump was a lofty expectation.
 
when you’re playing d1 football, everyone is playing hard if they like you or not so in the end it doesn’t. Only thing that matters is which players/teams are able to improve and learn from mistakes fastest will come out on top
 
SDHornet said:
Meh. This hate was always there, there was just a reason needed for folks to be more vocal about it. Dr. Wood's comments gave them that reason, as did this coaching staff's approach to running the program as they seem fit. Lot's of deviations from the norms for a "little FCS school that never wins anything". Anytime someone bucks the norms, the haters and the "do it the right way" people start squawking. This applies to more things in life than just sportsball. IYKYK.

Regarding the outlook of this team, I don't think we will really have a good feel for it until after the Central Arkansas game. Would be nice if it comes together sooner but hoping everything was tuned in from the jump was a lofty expectation.
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Facts.

I'm not even a fan of what Dr. Wood says on social media, but he makes the program relevant. It doesn't matter if they love or hate Sac State. People engage posts with our name on it. Which will drive additional media attention.
 
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