josephpoint
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Montana State up on Davis with 70 points so far in the 4th quarter . Crazy.
Anyone coach defense in the Big Sky?
Anyone coach defense in the Big Sky?
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Week 7: Sac State at Northern Colorado
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josephpoint
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2,701 at UNC today. Wow. Thought the Sac State attendance figures were bad. And they are.
josephpoint
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Fianl
Montana State 77
Davis 37
Davis loses by 40 points ????????
Crazy.
And Sac goes down to the same MSU team with a melt down in the last minute and loses with 4 seconds left a week ago by 3 points.
What to say.
Montana State 77
Davis 37
Davis loses by 40 points ????????
Crazy.
And Sac goes down to the same MSU team with a melt down in the last minute and loses with 4 seconds left a week ago by 3 points.
What to say.
HornetHope
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Excellent Point Phantom.Phantom Hornet said:
So Sears was hired to turn the D around and now we are around #110 and the bottom in terms of pass defense. I knew we were going to have problems when in fall camp Sears states he was brought in to make leaders??
What, no you weren't, you were brought in to turn a horrible defense around, not make it worse. Now the only phase that seems disciplined is the O, Special Teams and Defense, have slipped.
Green Laser
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josephpoint said:
2,701, now that's D2 territory!
josephpoint
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agree.
The only defense Sac State has is the offense staying on the field as much as possible and scoring as many points as possible.
Perhaps this week the defensive coaches can have their own meeting with the special teams coaches and work on their own game plan. The offensive coaches are doing just fine. Really support the coaches stepping up and coaching this good team. I understand that Coach Sears wants the players to lead each other. That is fine. But please coach the team. This is a good team who can improve with coaches who lead them. Think outside what you believe Coach Sears right now and the sky is the limit . Be a better coach than you have ever been and require the Hornets to be better each game with 5 games left and only one on the road at Montana. Going to Davis never feels like an away game. Step it up Coach Sears. Show us you want Sac State to be the best and win all the rest of the games Lead this team Coach Sears. Coach them, inspire them, prepare for them, give it 100 percent and then some. You have the best quarterback in Sac State history among many great Hornet quarterbacks and now is the time to finish strong....5 games remaining...go for it all!! This is the time of year that Sac State tends to slip...your time to change that. FINISH
This team has great chemistry and supports each other. They will get even better with coaches who coach them. to be their best in all situations from start to finish.
Go Hornets!!!!
It's homecoming week and time for a huge Hornet win over Cal Poly next Saturday!!!
The only defense Sac State has is the offense staying on the field as much as possible and scoring as many points as possible.
Perhaps this week the defensive coaches can have their own meeting with the special teams coaches and work on their own game plan. The offensive coaches are doing just fine. Really support the coaches stepping up and coaching this good team. I understand that Coach Sears wants the players to lead each other. That is fine. But please coach the team. This is a good team who can improve with coaches who lead them. Think outside what you believe Coach Sears right now and the sky is the limit . Be a better coach than you have ever been and require the Hornets to be better each game with 5 games left and only one on the road at Montana. Going to Davis never feels like an away game. Step it up Coach Sears. Show us you want Sac State to be the best and win all the rest of the games Lead this team Coach Sears. Coach them, inspire them, prepare for them, give it 100 percent and then some. You have the best quarterback in Sac State history among many great Hornet quarterbacks and now is the time to finish strong....5 games remaining...go for it all!! This is the time of year that Sac State tends to slip...your time to change that. FINISH
This team has great chemistry and supports each other. They will get even better with coaches who coach them. to be their best in all situations from start to finish.
Go Hornets!!!!
It's homecoming week and time for a huge Hornet win over Cal Poly next Saturday!!!
This. I was driving back into town and caught everything from the last blocked PAT and on (last 10 mins or so of the game) on the radio. It was a total clusterfuck and it just so happens that UNC have greater ineptitude than the Hornets that kept this a Hornet win. It's clear the coaches have no clue and everything is seemingly falling apart. Poor defensive play calling down the stretch (prevent D when the Hornets were getting sacks :dunce: ). Predictable play calling on 3rd and short when trying to kill clock :dunce: . Poor offensive play calling following that goal line stand (thank you UNC for not running up the gut with your stud RB on that sequence :dunce: ). Just total head scratchers all around. :dunce:Phantom Hornet said:
I'm hoping Macriss has the stones to do this:
superhornet
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AFTER the season, please. I've never been a fan of mid-season coaching changes, unless for cause (i.e. personal misconduct). But SOMETHING has to change; that much is certain.
Macriss can start the HC search whenever he is ready and have a HC ready to sign immediately following the conclusion of the season (or soon thereafter). In fact, if he is serious about wanting the permanent AD gig then he should be doing just that. Sears is only an interim so he and everyone knows that he is guaranteed nothing following this season.Super Hornet said:
Green Laser
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SDHornet said:
I have nothing against a change in coaches if needed but I want the most qualified applicants we can attract. As you said Sears is an interim HC so after this season all bets are off, we owe him nothing.
The same goes for Macriss, he is also a interim, after this season, we owe him nothing .
I wouldn't want Macriss making any decisions until and if he is the permanent AD. I personally think we could find a more qualified person than Macriss to be the AD. Macriss came to Sac State as Sports Information Director from the same position at Cal State Bakersfield. His background and major is in journalism, not athletics. He was Wanless' gofer but I don't think that qualifies him for the position. He applied for two AD positions over the past couple years at U of Alaska Anchorage and U of Illinois Springfield and was rejected by both. I think our program is larger and more complex than those schools, if he not good enough for them why would we settle on him?
This position needs to be opened up first, all else depends on it. It would be good to contact Dr Gonzalez to request that a national search for a AD begin immediately.
Yup, couldn't agree more. New Pres comes online next fall, who will then need to make decisions on campus, AD being one of them. For all we know Macriss might just issue some stop gap measures to cover for next year until the new Pres makes a move on AD. I agree and hope the new Pres opens up a nation wide search for AD. With a salary boost to the $200k range the AD job here would be very appealing.
So until then Macriss has this year and maybe next to prove he has what it takes to be considered for the permanent gig. It can go one of two ways, the stop gap measures mentioned above where we see minimal movement and minimal effort for implementation of his own vision....or he can go balls to the wall, kick ass and take names and have something of substance to sell the new Pres on why he should be handed the gig.
Which finally brings us to Sears. I hate to think that a disappointing 6 win/non playoff season would be “good enough” to get him a short contract (another year or two) until the whole Pres and AD thing are settled (Pres will come on fall '15, my guess is a permanent AD won't come on until spring/fall '16). :| :twocents:
So until then Macriss has this year and maybe next to prove he has what it takes to be considered for the permanent gig. It can go one of two ways, the stop gap measures mentioned above where we see minimal movement and minimal effort for implementation of his own vision....or he can go balls to the wall, kick ass and take names and have something of substance to sell the new Pres on why he should be handed the gig.
Which finally brings us to Sears. I hate to think that a disappointing 6 win/non playoff season would be “good enough” to get him a short contract (another year or two) until the whole Pres and AD thing are settled (Pres will come on fall '15, my guess is a permanent AD won't come on until spring/fall '16). :| :twocents:
Green Laser
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SDHornet said:
SD, IMO we cant’s wait until the new Prez comes aboard to clear up the “Interim” situations. This is leaving the athletic program in no mans land.
When Wanless announced his retirement (in June?) Marcriss should have named interim and invited to apply, a nationwide search which should have begun immediately. There could have been a selection by fall. Even if that person was not on board yet they would have the opportunity to evaluate what was going on with the fall sports. Remember Gonzalez didn't even announce his retirement until September, no need to delay... With Sperbeck’s April resignation Sears was the only way to go. Had we started a search at that time of year we likely would have lost a lot of players and probably not have attracted quality coaching candidates. To his credit Coach Sears kept the team together when these type of situations have often produce mass defections and chaos. Realistically if we win 7 games it would be very hard to justify not giving Coach Sears another chance. We have won 7 games only once in our D1 history in 2000, that with the help of Charles Roberts and Ricky Ray. I know that Coach Sears was given a short contract at Weber that could be broken if he didn’t win a certain number of games. I heard that Coach Collins at UNC was given a extension based on the same thing. I’m not sure anything like that would fly in California.
I am concerned that the interim status of AD and HC continues it will affect recruiting. Recruits might be hesitant to sign if they thought the coach/ staff that signed them might not even be there when they take the field.
superhornet
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SDHornet said:
Agreed. I was merely referring to the actual move. Macriss HAS to be discreetly looking at folk, at least if he's been told that this "interim" period is of the nature of a "tryout." If he's been told that he's nothing more than a caretaker, then his hands are probably tied, because any move he tries to make would likely be vetoed. Hopefully, it's the former. If nobody's told him anything, if he's smart (and I know that he is), he'll treat it as a tryout and make the best move he can find. And that is CLEARLY someone other than Sears. Normally, I don't like Raiders-style coaching moves every couple of years, but it's apparent that Sears never "caught" this team; we must find someone who WILL.
Oldhornet23
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This next game will tell a lot. I will hold my decision till after this game. We have a great QB and WR no doubt, but let's not pretend the rest of the talent is the greatest ever. If Hornets go 4-1 to finish they go 8-4. Best in D1 History?
Green Laser
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Super Hornet said:
He (Macriss) had better not have been told he is "trying out" for the position. We have been told he agreed to be interim to handle the transition, not be the transition.
Green Laser
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Oldhornet23 said:
That is correct. The 2000 team went 7-4 with Charles Roberts, Ricky Ray and company. They also played 3 D2 teams, beating St Marys and Humboldt State then finding a way somehow (with all that firepower) to lose the Causeway 13-10.
Oldhornet23
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So I say let's wait to see how we do. If Sears wins 8 games I do not understand how you do not give him a contract for best record ever. A Big Win over Cal Poly would be huge.
I agree, and I think Gonzo announcing his retirement threw everything into flux. My opinion is if a search for a permanent AD is currently happening then the top candidate would not be comfortable taking the job knowing that the person who hires him/her (Gonzo) will be gone when he/she takes over. That’s why I think this whole thing doesn’t get settled until the new Pres starts making decisions.Green Laser said:
And I agree with what people are saying about Sears. If he gets 7+ wins he is probably retained. As of this moment I would not be a proponent of his retention. The Hornets can turn it around and clean things up, but when its all said and done Sears will benefit from one of the weakest schedules in our D1 history as well as having the best QB/WR tandem in Hornet history. To be honest, if this team can’t get 7+ wins and a playoff berth this season then it will probably never happen.
Sears almost pulled a Sperbeck. Commanding lead in final minutes to see it fire drilled into oblivion. This time we dogged a more inept coaching staff than the Hornets.
I bet Macriss and Sears are retained. Lame duck Prez and AD combined with an expense for a national candidate means we are stuck with the status quo for at least the next two years.
CP will burn the secondary bad this upcoming week.
I bet Macriss and Sears are retained. Lame duck Prez and AD combined with an expense for a national candidate means we are stuck with the status quo for at least the next two years.
CP will burn the secondary bad this upcoming week.
