I want everyone to know, I AM A FAN OF JERRY BOVEE. However, there have been some instances on this forum lately where he has received credit for things when he shouldn't have. The indoor facility was finalized by Bovee and thankfully so. Gratefully, he had the foresight to work with current Ogden Mayor Mike Caldwell, while he was still in charge of the ice rink to work out a deal with the county, city, and university to have the new addition added. Also, he deserves some kudos for the new strength and conditioning plaza being built inside the complex. He was able to procure the necessary donations for the project. However, Coach Mac was the individual who got the ball rolling and had the initial idea for the indoor facility. Also, we need to give Mike Caldwell a lot of credit because he was the one who made it possible.
Field Turf...yes, a lot of the credit for making it happen does fall into Bovee's lap, but field turf had been in the works since Mac first became the coach. However, Bovee made it happen. He definitely deserves the credit.
Lights and handicap accessibility Jerry Graybeal. Those projects were in the works before Bovee came on board. Hiring coach Rahe...Jerry Graybeal. Dee improvements Jerry Graybeal and Coach Rahe. Keeping Rahe around? Well, not to point things out, but nobody has really offered him a job somewhere else. By the weren't a lot of your crapping and moaning about Rahe after the ECU game? I still can't believe how many "fans" on this board were angry after a 30 win season.
Other improvements of the stadium, bathrooms. Well d'uh that had to happen, but yes...Bovee.
No matter how the coaches have performed, Jerry is a good administrator. Is he perfect? No. He doesn't hire the best coaches, but do you blame him for who he has hired? Tom Peterson won two NCAA DI Men's Volleyball Championships at BYU and Penn State. Every team he has been a part of has been winners. But this is his third year. We should be seeing improvements; especially since most of his girls are back. Ord, was a very successful assistant coach at Louisville and is known for her recruiting prowess. However, 1 win in two seasons is hard to swallow. I'm hoping this season things start to fall into place for her. John L...WE WERE ALL EXCITED. And I'm thinking it would have been a lot better with John L as our coach. I know the players would be a lot tougher and they would be far more fundamentally sound under John L. Hell, he was a hard rear. Sears, after the sudden departure of Smith was the natural choice. Regrettably, there was a lot more talent last year than this year on the team. If you are going to run the ball as much as he does, why the F did he recruit sooo many WRs? You need linemen!! Mac is a great paragon of how to rebuild a football program. Fix the situation in the trenches first and then find your skill players. Sears has gone about this totally backwards. Anyway, final hire is our new softball coach. I think that that was a good choice. She has made SLCC into a perennial power house. By he way, softball HAD to be reinstated due to Title IX. But getting a stadium was a nice addition for the girls. However, if it hadn't been required by Title IX, softball never would have been reinstated. In all actuality, Men's Soccer and Men's Hockey would be the natural choices. They both are money makers, if it wasn't for Title IX, they'd both be NCAA sanctioned sports here at Weber State. Oh well.
I'm frustrated by this team. I was hoping for more and it hasn't happened. Sometimes it is best to wait things out and see what can happen in the future. Sears is here now, so lets hope for the best. This is the worst season since the stadium was expanded. With all the team has been given in the past decade, and the support athletics has received from the institution lets all hope Sears can get this right. If he doesn't it could be the end of both his and Bovee's careers. No matter how much an AD has done for a school, if he destroys a money maker he will be shown the door.
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