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Post by nccyote on Dec 16, 2014 10:43:51 GMT -6
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Post by nccyote on Dec 16, 2014 7:50:47 GMT -6
Just last week some of us were claiming that our basketball program had finally arrived due to our performance against Creighton. Now some of those same people are belly aching about losing to a team that is obviously more talented than us. We need to quit with the fickleness and be supportive of the coaches and players and leave it at that. Like coyotefan said, many of us wanted change from the boots/james system. Now that we have, give the coaches a chance, be supportive, and enjoy the season. We need to stop with this up and down drama as fans, thinking we are the next summit league champs last week and now feeling like the season is over after losing a game that we most likely should have against UNLV.
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Post by nccyote on Dec 12, 2014 20:59:18 GMT -6
Everything that I have heard down here in Omaha is that Calvin is solid USD. He is still a non qualifier at this time, so if he doesn't pass the ACT he wont be eligible if he signs. As long as he doesn't get a FBS offer, I have heard that he is all in to be a yote. That said, there is still a long time before we can make it official.
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Post by nccyote on Dec 12, 2014 12:26:49 GMT -6
Pelini did find his nephew, Mark Pelini, from Cardinal Mooney in Ohio, who is a fan favorite down here in NE by the way(sarcasm)!
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Post by nccyote on Dec 12, 2014 12:23:27 GMT -6
I could be completely wrong...which is the case more times than not, But I have a hard time picturing Pelini as a FCS coach. I know its his hometown school, I know he says he wants his kids to go to Cardinal Mooney, but I can't see it. Pitt makes perfect sense to me. A hard nosed community with lower expectations, less of a fish bowl, in the coal belt, where Pelini found a lot of his kids at NU. Seems like a perfect fit. Not to be that guy, but I will be. Pelini actually found very few kids from that area - his hometown in particular. His GA, Vince Marrow, found several. However, when Vince was passed up for a full time AC job in favor of lateral move for waste of space Barney Cotton (who couldn't cut it with the OL), Vince took a job with Mark Stoops' new staff at Kentucky. Pre-Vince and Post-Vince, Bo has struck out with the Ohio area. Despite having guys like Rich Fischer and John Papuchis from the Northeast, he pretty much struck out there as well. Bo would be a great DC somewhere. He knows X's & O's and can motivate kids when he is at an intimate level. Bo is a TERRIBLE CEO. He completely failed in assembling his coaching staff - hiring buddies and inexperienced hacks. He is terrible with recruiting and doesn't understand the global aspect of coaching. At a place like YSU, I could see him doing well with much less on his plate, but at the FBS level he will never be anything more than a mediocre HC. I completely agree with you on everything you said about Bo and his ability as a head coach. Being around him a couple of times at clinics and when he came into recruit a couple of kids that I coach, his ego and personality just put off a vibe that he thinks he is way better than he is. That's why I don't know if he would be interested in the YSU or any other FCS job. I think he would feel like it is beneath him. I see him coaching as a FBS coordinator or in the NFL before I ever imagine he is an FCS head coach. Like I said though....I am wrong a lot.
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Post by nccyote on Dec 12, 2014 11:40:07 GMT -6
I could be completely wrong...which is the case more times than not, But I have a hard time picturing Pelini as a FCS coach. I know its his hometown school, I know he says he wants his kids to go to Cardinal Mooney, but I can't see it. Pitt makes perfect sense to me. A hard nosed community with lower expectations, less of a fish bowl, in the coal belt, where Pelini found a lot of his kids at NU. Seems like a perfect fit.
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Post by nccyote on Dec 12, 2014 11:00:46 GMT -6
Sorry that did swing pretty heavy towards BB didn't it.
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Post by nccyote on Dec 12, 2014 9:01:18 GMT -6
Again...lets pump the brakes a little bit here. Great effort and performance by our guys at CU. Another big challenge at the pentagon. Lets win a few before we get the hype machine rolling. I love the enthusiasm, but lets be realistic too. There's a lot of Summit teams that have had close calls at some big time venues this year, UNO comes to mind, so just because we came close at CU doesn't necessarily mean we are a front-runner in the Summit. Just trying to bring some of us back down to earth so we aren't on suicide watch at the end of MBB season like some were after football this year.
I agree that there is a lot to be optimistic about, but lets not get too far ahead of ourselves.
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Post by nccyote on Dec 12, 2014 7:42:58 GMT -6
I was just as excited about the U's performance vs. Creighton an anyone, but lets not blow this out of proportion. We still lost....and we are 3-7....and we have lost at home to Youngstown St., and to Wofford, Sam Houston St., Fairfield, and Utah Valley...not exactly basketball powerhouses. I agree that I think Coach Smith was a good hire and has breathed some new life into the MBB program. But lets not crown him king yet because he almost beat Creighton, who by the way is picked to finish 9th in the Big East this year. I agree that Joe is absolutely the best option at this time. Until we commit to match the financial support that our competitors give their football programs, it doesn't matter who is the head coach. Agree with keeping in context the Mens BB program and current progress, it will take time like FB. Don't agree with shrugging off Wofford, and even Sam Houston State as solid BB teams this year. Didn't say they weren't solid basketball teams. I said they were not basketball powerhouses. Every team we lost to in football was solid, also played a lot of powerhouses and lost too. Just saying lets not look through rose colored glasses with MBB for ALMOST beating a down Creighton team in a let down situation after they beat their in state rival in an emotional game 2 days prior.
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Post by nccyote on Dec 12, 2014 7:42:07 GMT -6
I was just as excited about the U's performance vs. Creighton an anyone, but lets not blow this out of proportion. We still lost....and we are 3-7....and we have lost at home to Youngstown St., and to Wofford, Sam Houston St., Fairfield, and Utah Valley...not exactly basketball powerhouses. I agree that I think Coach Smith was a good hire and has breathed some new life into the MBB program. But lets not crown him king yet because he almost beat Creighton, who by the way is picked to finish 9th in the Big East this year. I agree that Joe is absolutely the best option at this time. Until we commit to match the financial support that our competitors give their football programs, it doesn't matter who is the head coach. Agree with keeping in context the Mens BB program and current progress, it will take time like FB. Don't agree with shrugging off Wofford, and even Sam Houston State as solid BB teams this year. Didn't say they weren't solid basketball teams. I said they were not basketball powerhouses. Every team we lost to in football was solid, also played a lot of powerhouses and lost too. Just saying lets not look through rose colored glasses with MBB for ALMOST beating a down Creighton team in a let down situation after they beat their in state rival in an emotional game 2 days prior.
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Post by nccyote on Dec 11, 2014 10:55:34 GMT -6
We have our change to the basketball program and last night is an indication of how far a program can come in a fairly short time period. I believe the right coaching staff with the right assistants can produce a dramatic turnaround in year #1 but for sure in year #2. I was just as excited about the U's performance vs. Creighton an anyone, but lets not blow this out of proportion. We still lost....and we are 3-7....and we have lost at home to Youngstown St., and to Wofford, Sam Houston St., Fairfield, and Utah Valley...not exactly basketball powerhouses. I agree that I think Coach Smith was a good hire and has breathed some new life into the MBB program. But lets not crown him king yet because he almost beat Creighton, who by the way is picked to finish 9th in the Big East this year. I agree that Joe is absolutely the best option at this time. Until we commit to match the financial support that our competitors give their football programs, it doesn't matter who is the head coach.
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Post by nccyote on Dec 10, 2014 11:17:10 GMT -6
As a former college player and coach, I find this "Oregon" argument completely senseless. So we had similar numbers to an Arizona team against the #2 team in the country. So what? Arizona had a great year in the Pac-12 and made it to the post-season. USD had a disappointing year and went 2-10. I don't get how this comparison has any bearing on anything. If these stats were worth a hill of beans, we would have scored more than 21 TDs against FCS/NAIA opponents. Bottom line, when trying to gauge how a game might go, the only real thing people can do is compare stats and common opponents. So to sit and argue about whether its important or not seems utterly useless to me. We got waxed by Oregon. Arizona had similar stats and also got waxed. So does that mean it would be a competitive game between the U and Arizona...don't think so. I know its December, and there isn't a lot to talk about, but come on fellas.
By the way, I fully support Glenn and Staff. Change is not always the answer. I think they have recruited well and need some time for these young guys to develop. The last resurgence of USD football happened when Austin was fired (deservedly so) playing with a lot of young talent. Ed came in and got us to play well and those young guys eventually had a great run as JRs and SRs....winning our last conference title in Football in 2005 and even going to quarterfinals in the D II playoffs in '06. Give these guys a chance to develop talent and I think we will see drastic improvement in the next couple of years. It sounds like this year's recruiting class has some difference makers it in as well. If not, then we know its time to make a change.
3 years is not enough time for a staff to rebuild. i know that we are all anxious, but would we rather give a proven winner more time to build or totally clean house and roll the dice on someone new, who would need at least another 2-3 years to recruit to his system anyway. It makes sense to stick with Joe.
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Post by nccyote on Nov 21, 2014 11:37:09 GMT -6
NDSU does travel extremely well. I was at the beat down at Howard Wood a few years ago and was embarassed at the fact that they probably had more fans at that game than we did. But, success equals fans....USD must be more successful if we want the casual coyotes fans to really come out and support the team. Especially in SF which has really turned into a SDSU city the last 4-5 years.
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Post by nccyote on Nov 20, 2014 9:37:45 GMT -6
To the current players, the rivalry might be diminished a little bit, understandably so. But for the alumni & fans, this rivalry will never go away. Any bunny fan that says otherwise needs to pull their "holier than thou" head out of their a$$.
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Post by nccyote on Nov 20, 2014 9:31:06 GMT -6
Lastly, if this isn't a rivalry,then why on the Bunny Board does a certain poster keep saying all we are are pieces of $hit? Because the dick smack knows it's a rivalry, that's why. HATE STATE I love it! Now this is getting fun. The only reason that state fans say that it is no longer a rivalry to them is because they know it cuts us deep. I agree that "the holier than thou" attitude is what rubs most U fans the wrong way. Everyone in SD knows, this game is the most important to both programs, in recruiting, in fundraising, in overall perception of the programs throughout the state. It is bigger than records, it is bigger than fan base vs. fan base. That is why it is one of the great rivalries of all time.
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