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Post by golfingyote on Oct 8, 2013 8:29:16 GMT -6
10/12 vs Indiana State WIN 10/19 at #4 Northern Iowa LOSS 10/26 at Illinois State WIN 11/02 vs #18 Youngstown State LOSS 11/09 vs #11 Montana LOSS 11/16 vs #13 South Dakota State WIN 11/23 at #1 North Dakota State LOSS This is a best case scenario situation. I think we have a chance v.s. SDSU in the dome. A pretty good chance. I think this week will be a win, and Illinois State will be a win...there are surely picks. UNI will be tough to win, but I think it could be doable if we play our best game of the year. Same with NDSU. Guys, here's the deal. We are not beating NDSU, not even close, even if we play our best game of the year. UNI we could hang tough, but I really dont think we will be in the game in the 4th quarter. We make far too many mistakes. our special teams is a disaster, and our defense is honestly overrated at this point(who have we played?) I am not trying to be a debbie downer. Just being more realistic that 4 wins total would not even be bad from here out with our schedule. We have 4 winnable games left. We would do well to win 2 of those. 3 would be awesome and icing on the cake.
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Post by golfingyote on Oct 8, 2013 7:23:18 GMT -6
I agree. It looks like Indiana State is our most winnable game left. And really we should be competitive against the bunnies, Youngstown, and Illinois St. Still, I am going with the 4-8 crowd. Very young team. The experience these young fellas get the rest of the way is invaluable and should keep the guys hungry to improve with a few of the shalackings we are inevitably going to take. UNI, NDSU, and Montana are all top 5 caliber teams. Interested to see how long we can hang in with Montana at home.
I've watched SDSU play twice, and honestly believe we can play with them in the Dome. They lost more than people realize to graduation. still a tough physical team, and we havent exactly shut down the run, but the dome will be rocking for that one.
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Post by golfingyote on Oct 3, 2013 7:55:30 GMT -6
I agree with everything you are saying, except that...especially since this is Joey's one year "interview," you have to play the best players you have, regardless of age and depth. If Thompson and Sparks happen to be starter material, play them. You know, thats true, espeically if Rico is a true point guard, as he is our only other true point guard on the roster. I would not be surprised at all to see Bos get some PG reps as well with all the crowding in the backcourt. Saprks was a kid that got some attention on some of the major recruiting sites, not that that necessarily translates to anything, but we shall see. I remain optimistic and think we will definitely compete with that upper tier of NDSU,SDSU, and Denver this year.
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Post by golfingyote on Oct 2, 2013 9:56:41 GMT -6
This may not be the initial starting line up, but I see These 5 being a nice fit. PG - Norris SG - Bos SF - Rowson PF - Pomlee C - Gruis 6. Larson 7. Thoseby 8. Kasperbauer 9. Flack 9. Robertson 10.Thompson 11. Sparks 12. Vlad 13. Bounama 14. Foley 15. Volesky Thats an extremely small but athletic lineup. Unless Rowson got much much better offensively, he will not be starting. I suspect Norris, Bos, Thoseby, Flack, Gruis (still a more athletic lineup than we have had in the past). That leaves us with Kasperbauer, Rowson, Pomlee, Larson, and Robertson(in spot situations) being contributors off of the bench. We'd be smart to redshirt thompson and Sparks, especially Thompson given our guard depth.
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Post by golfingyote on Sept 23, 2013 9:20:08 GMT -6
For starters, coyotefan is clearly an idiot. Joe Glenn has one full recruiting class on campus, and those players are true freshmen. Further, anyone who has ever spoken with Joe or listened to the way his players talk about the culture change that is taking place, you would understand that Joe is having a positive impact on the program and is an amazing recruiter. It will not be an overnight change. Look at the amount of Freshmen,(RS) Freshmen, and true sophomores we have either playing or on the 2-deep. Criticize the current product all you want, but give the guy time to build the program up the right way. USD will be a playoff contender in the valley in 2-3 years.
The current product however is not the greatest to watch right now. Facts are facts. If you cannot throw the ball at this level, you are going to have a hard time winning games. NAU stacked 9 guys in the box at times....on 3rd and long even. Teams do not respect JVM's arm, and until he proves he can throw, teams will take away the run game. Personally, I understand the coaching staff is high on JVM and his dual threat skill set. However, I would like to see what Earl can do as a drop back passer. If it takes a 2 QB system to see it, so be it. That's just more looks opposing defenses have to practice for.
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Post by golfingyote on Sept 11, 2013 14:26:27 GMT -6
If we were to move JVM from OB to WR, we would immediately lose the actual threat of the threat of the zone read, which has worked very well for us. JMV needs to continue to work hard with his passing. I think his footwork is still terrible. That being said, as Yote 53 noted, our WRs have got to give him a little help. Their showing has been almost as bad as special teams. Also, although our OL is doing great work in the running game, their pass blocking still leaves something to be desired. I will go back to this time after time, we need progress this year. We are not winning the MVFC with our present roster even if Nick Saban is the head coach. It will be vital for Glenn and Co. to prove that they can improve each week and the measuring stick or "line in the sand" will be whether they can get to four or more wins. I think anything less than 4 wins is probably a concession that this experiment is not working. Regardless, although I was high on Wesley at one time, I continue to move into the camp that believes he may not be the right guy for the OC job. I hope he proves me wrong. I have to agree on Wes. Everyone raved about him when we had Dante and how great of game he called for the offense. JVM is not Dante Warren, and our play calling has been quite questionable at times these first 2 games, as well as in some clsoer games last year (Missouri State). Early in the KU game we were getting 4-7 yards a run from the bruise bros. In a game like that, you run the ball until they prove they can stop you. I just remember there being a 3rd and 2 or 3 where we dropped JVM back in the shotgun. Furstrating to watch.
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Post by golfingyote on Sept 10, 2013 13:15:59 GMT -6
[/quote]I believe that in basketball at the division one level all scholarships have to be full scholarships, you can't give partials. That, I believe, is also true for FBS football but is not the case for FCS football. [/quote]
Perfect, that is what I had thought but was not positive. In that case, we have 2 available for next year as of now. Hopefully one or both of those will be put towards a big man.
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Post by golfingyote on Sept 10, 2013 7:47:43 GMT -6
You have to think both Gruis and Rowson are on full scholarships, which leads to Cousin Eddie's 2. I'm curious how the scholarships are split amongst the rest of the team. A team can have 13 full scholarship players. We have 16 players listed on our roster, and I am going out on a limb and saying Foley and Voleskey are not on scholarship. Would guess Vlad is the other non scholarship player? Can anyone confirm that?
Also, if no one else noticed, we are jammed up at the guard position and thin at PF/C. Just being realistic here, but with a coaching change and a guard jam up, would not be shcoked if we lose a guard in some way, shape, or form in the next year to open up a 3rd scholarship. These things have a way of working themselves out.
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Post by golfingyote on Sept 6, 2013 15:18:14 GMT -6
As expected, Joey James was named interim head coach today, with a national serach to follow the upcoming season. I, for one, am excited to see what kind of energy and philosphies a young coach can bring to the program. Joey gets one season to prove himself then ultimately will have the chane to throw his hat in the ring when this season is all said in done. In the end, this was Herbster's only real choice here and its time for coyote fans to get behind Joey. Kind of like the "national search" conducted when Saylor left and Herbster stepped in? Let's not kid ourselves. Short of JJ being an epic fail or a player revolt. JJ is the head coach for at least the next 3 years. Works for me. I know many people close to the situation who think Joey is more than capable. I hope he proves the doubters wrong.
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Post by golfingyote on Sept 6, 2013 14:48:32 GMT -6
As expected, Joey James was named interim head coach today, with a national serach to follow the upcoming season. I, for one, am excited to see what kind of energy and philosphies a young coach can bring to the program. Joey gets one season to prove himself then ultimately will have the chane to throw his hat in the ring when this season is all said in done. In the end, this was Herbster's only real choice here and its time for coyote fans to get behind Joey.
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Post by golfingyote on Sept 4, 2013 7:54:11 GMT -6
Boots has been grooming James for years. Joey has stuck around this program when he could have pursued other DII head jobs or assistant positions at other schools. I would be shcoked if anyone other than James took over. A very capable, knowledgeable coach who will get his shot for at minimal one year. A national search would be a waste of time at this point with the season starting in a month. Also, its hard to call a guy classless who is retiring to spend more time with family, etc. He's retiring for the right reasons, just not necesarrily at the right time for the program. Im as big of Boots critic as any, but I have no problem with him going out now. He's leaving the new coach in much better shape than he would have say 2-3 years ago.
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Post by golfingyote on Aug 27, 2013 13:35:07 GMT -6
I do like the zone in spot situations or against certain teams in the summit. However, Boots has run that ugly, crappy zone for entire games without entering a man to man defense once. Its pathetic to be frank. The Omaha game and SDSU games at home were prime examples of games when some spot man to man defense was needed. If you are that unconfident in running a man to man defense and do not have the ability to coach a team into running it, you do not belong in division I coaching.
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Post by golfingyote on Jun 17, 2013 8:50:38 GMT -6
As a former Yote golfer, I have to say how impressed I am with Coach Hovden. Turned this program around in a very short period of time. Having played with several kids on the team, look for the men to turn heads and compete for titles in the next few years to come.
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Post by golfingyote on May 9, 2013 13:25:00 GMT -6
The Valley tends to handle things in their own unique way. There is too much money flowing in to make any changes to that basketball conference. I've never really been a huge Big Sky proponent. I think we made the right call trying to get back in with SDSU and NDSU, rather than playing weber state and sacramento state back to back in basketball.
You can look at different scenarions of dream conferences and this and that but teams in the valley like what they have and the profit sharing they have. I would be highly surprised to see much more movement in or out of that conference in football or basketball. Maybe a team or 2 coming in for football.
I think looking at the UNC/UND combo is a good fit for the summit. However, Teams out East would most likely rather see us go after Milwaukee and Green Bay. Either way you slice it, travel is not great with Denver on an Island. Might be hard to convince UND and UNC to leave the Big Sky as thats clearly a league that should be around for a while.
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Post by golfingyote on May 8, 2013 13:55:26 GMT -6
I agree, would rather be in current Summit than Big Sky. We need to be careful however, as right now the summit may be the odd man out pending any other departures. IF it does get to the point where the summit disbands, we need to be sure we are attached at the hip of SDSU and NDSU, as they will both be hot commodities.
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