|
|
Post by usdguy99 on Aug 7, 2014 7:03:04 GMT -6
Joe Glenn has more energy that 99% of men his age and most men 1/2 his age. He is still fired up and is excited for this season and I hope his passion generates passion within the fan base. I would say the only knock on Joe is his loyalty to some of his assistants that are in over their head, ie. Wes.
|
|
|
|
Post by fightsd on Aug 7, 2014 7:13:56 GMT -6
I was ok with the hiring of Glenn but I didn't like the way he was hired. I would have rather that USD hired the football coach back then the way they hired Craig Smith for the basketball position. They held a true national search. USD got major tunnel vision towards Glenn without really looking at all candidates. I think critisism of Glenn is warranted until he proves he can turn this into a true winning program. As far as Earl is concerned, I don't think he is the best thing since sliced bread but he is a good-solid-average quarterback. It's easy to look at Earl as somewhat as a savior (and maybe rank him higher than he should be) compared to the substandard play we were getting with Josh Vander Maten. It kind of bothers me how long Glenn stuck with Josh considering how he performed on the field. It made me think Glenn was more into loyalty towards a player than winning. It was obvious well before the change was made that Josh just wasn't cutting it. I suggest you reread your post on 12-3-11 where you are a little more than ok with Glenn's hiring. You also called him a "young" 60 It's a lot more difficult making a change in the starting lineup mid-season than you think coyotefan. Obviously Josh wasn't playing great but nobody knows what the backup is really capable of. He could have all the talent in the world but when you put him out there on Saturday afternoon things are going one of two ways. He will play well, or he won't. That's it. It's a coin toss every time you make a change in the lineup. We are lucky that Earl could keep it together during the second half at WIU. Glenn made a great judgement call and it paid off. But what if it hadn't? We were not at all in a position to win that game while Josh was in there and it wasn't getting any better. We had nowhere to go but up in that position. Let's think about before that though. The week before that we had a chance to win at NAU. You don't make a change when you have a shot at it. Joe has been doing this a long time and he knew what he was doing. The season hasn't even started yet and you're already upset with how it's going. How about a little optimism? Everyone wants the Yotes to be a winning program but we have "fans" that can't get behind the team and support them. We'll never be a winning program if WE don't even believe we can. |
|
|
|
Post by yoteforever on Aug 7, 2014 7:37:01 GMT -6
Joe Glenn has more energy that 99% of men his age and most men 1/2 his age. He is still fired up and is excited for this season and I hope his passion generates passion within the fan base. I would say the only knock on Joe is his loyalty to some of his assistants that are in over their head, ie. Wes. I'm truthfully not looking to pick a fight on here, but are you qualified to make the statement about Wes you did? Or are these just your gut feelings? I really don't know if Wes is in over his head or not, but I do have faith in what Joe is doing, and in my opinion, if he says Wes is qualified, then I have to believe he is. I've also questioned some calls he's made, but when I'm at other games in the Big 10 or Big 12, the same crap happens. So maybe we do t get it. I want Wes to succeed. He's a great young man with a nice family. I've been on planes with him, after a win or a loss, and he works all the way home. I say give him a break. Again, I'm not here to pick a fight, I'm just saying let this year play out, and if at the end of it you (us) feels the same way, then let's talk about it. But until we come home from Brookings, let's be positive. Just my feelings |
|
|
|
Post by Yotes on Aug 7, 2014 8:22:59 GMT -6
Joe Glenn is the real deal, and I have complete faith in his every move regarding this program. Only a blind pessimist is unable to see the great things he has done for the program, including the strong foundation that we will soon thrive on.
This year comes down to the secondary IMO. A 7-5 record isn't all that crazy, we likely would have been 6-6 last season if Earl started against NAU and WIU. Regardless of how this season turns out, we're a big playoff contender next year, thanks to Joe Glenn and his staff.
|
|
|
|
Post by azsod73 on Aug 7, 2014 8:38:56 GMT -6
I am optimistic about the Yotes climbing a few more rungs up the ladder this season. As many of you have already stated, we will have bigger, stronger, faster, and better athletes on the field this season. Some of them will be less experienced than we would like, but Glenn & CO. have been recruiting not only better athletes but also young men who have the character and desire to put in the effort needed to win. Likewise, the coaching staff has more stability and experience and that is also a significant plus.
Joe Glenn is a winner and is doing his level best to surround himself with like minded players and coaches.
GO YOTES!
|
|
|
|
Post by yotemeal on Aug 7, 2014 9:31:15 GMT -6
I find it hard not be optimistic, not because I think we're going to take down the league (our schedule is, again, brutal), but because we're on a favorable trajectory. Joe Glenn is moving this thing in the right direction, on and off the field. The now is bright, and so is the future. Consider our current roster: 10 seniors, 15 juniors, 24 sophomores, 14 red-shirt freshmen, 30 freshmen. www.goyotes.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/sdak-m-footbl-mtt.htmlReports from the ground suggest Coach Glenn will not tolerate those who refuse to buy in, so while all of these guys are "Joe's guys," it's in those underclassmen beginning to emerge that we get a purer sense of Coach Glenn's impact. And I like what I'm seeing. |
|
|
|
Post by yoteforever on Aug 7, 2014 9:53:13 GMT -6
I find it hard not be optimistic, not because I think we're going to take down the league (our schedule is, again, brutal), but because we're on a favorable trajectory. Joe Glenn is moving this thing in the right direction, on and off the field. The now is bright, and so is the future. Consider our current roster: 10 seniors, 15 juniors, 24 sophomores, 14 red-shirt freshmen, 30 freshmen. www.goyotes.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/sdak-m-footbl-mtt.htmlReports from the ground suggest Coach Glenn will not tolerate those who refuse to buy in, so while all of these guys are "Joe's guys," it's in those underclassmen beginning to emerge that we get a purer sense of Coach Glenn's impact. And I like what I'm seeing. Really well said nice job |
|
|
|
Post by Cousin Eddie on Aug 7, 2014 10:07:56 GMT -6
I was ok with the hiring of Glenn but I didn't like the way he was hired. I would have rather that USD hired the football coach back then the way they hired Craig Smith for the basketball position. They held a true national search. USD got major tunnel vision towards Glenn without really looking at all candidates. I think critisism of Glenn is warranted until he proves he can turn this into a true winning program. As far as Earl is concerned, I don't think he is the best thing since sliced bread but he is a good-solid-average quarterback. It's easy to look at Earl as somewhat as a savior (and maybe rank him higher than he should be) compared to the substandard play we were getting with Josh Vander Maten. It kind of bothers me how long Glenn stuck with Josh considering how he performed on the field. It made me think Glenn was more into loyalty towards a player than winning. It was obvious well before the change was made that Josh just wasn't cutting it. , I know we have our disagreements, but I do acknowledge the need for some folks on here to temper their expectations. I am excited as all get out for this year and very optimistic. That being said, I am not about to stick my neck out there with any over the top predictions or get my panties in a bind with polls or reporters suggesting we will finish at the bottom of the conference. Respect is earned. We have a lot of things we need to accomplish to earn that respect. On a different note, I hate to burst your bubble, but all indications are that Craig Smith was identified by Herbster and Co. back when Boots quit. I know we put on the facade of the national search, and I do believe we even went through the motions, but I don't believe that Smith ever fell from the top of the list. As for Glenn, I have heard minor rumblings about his loyalty (to a fault) with some assistant coaches - and it isn't just Wes. In fact, he got into a little hot water last year when he arguably threw some players under the bus, rather than put responsibility on the coaches. I do think that with age has come a little bit of a grandfather mentality. However, I still believe that he has the passion, vision and character to bring USD through the fire and have us in a position to succeed on a reasonable timeline. Last year I said I needed to see 4 wins to be confident that we were making progress. We scraped by and got 4 wins, but like was noted above, with a couple changes and a couple breaks (like not losing all of our RBs) we could have had 5 to 7 total wins. This year, with an equally, if not more difficult schedule, I think anything less than 6 wins calls into question the progress of the coaching staff. Would if be a complete failure? No. But it would definitely necessitate a shakeup in a few areas. |
|
|
|
Post by Yote 53 on Aug 7, 2014 14:18:02 GMT -6
Couple of observations.
Observation 1: The "eye test" will tell you that this Coyote program is way better than it was a few years ago. The players are bigger, stronger, faster, and more talented. There is no question about that. I think this year's version of the Coyotes would whip any team we've had in the last, well, I was going to say 10 years but I think I'm going to have to go back farther than that to some of the last great Coyote teams. Now, that all being said, the level of competition this team will face (except Will Penn) is also tougher than the competition any othe Coyote team faced. Oregon, NAU, Montana, and a MVFC schedule is no joke. Very good teams will falter running through that schedule. When it comes to the MVFC, NDSU has raised the bar so high in this conference it has forced every other program to raise their game just to survive.
Observation 2: Coyote Fan is either the most bipolar USD fan out there or the greatest troll SDSU has ever produced on the internet. I feel like the guy has been slow rolling me for 10 years on these message boards and he's just going to all the sudden one day post a pic of himself decked out in full Rabbit gear. His highs are so high and his lows are so low, not sure what to think right now.
|
|
|
|
Post by sdyotefan on Aug 7, 2014 14:57:10 GMT -6
Good comments Yote 53. Regarding "coyotefan" I also believe he is not a true coyote fan! It would be interesting to know his coaching background since he is so quick to provide evaluations of coaches and players!
|
|
|
|
Post by sd4life on Aug 7, 2014 16:29:18 GMT -6
Glenn has also been a very loyal person. It dates back before he was at Wyoming and Mont. It can be a very good quality.
|
|
|
|
Post by coyote70 on Aug 7, 2014 16:44:14 GMT -6
One thing about Coyotefan: his negative posts, though sometimes hard to swallow do spur response. I don't know him personally and probably wouldn't become his closest buddy but at least he woke up this sleepy board for a bit and that isn't altogether a bad thing.
|
|
|
|
Post by sd4ever on Aug 7, 2014 17:58:56 GMT -6
All Right! Mr. CF is back. Let the 2014 season begin.
Go Yotes!
Oh, and I can assure you. Coyotefan is a Coyote Fan.
|
|
|
|
Post by Iceman on Aug 7, 2014 19:38:01 GMT -6
Yeah a true fair weather coyote fan.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2014 20:57:05 GMT -6
Glenn has been great for USD and has obviously made them a better team. As Yote53 said, you can just tell they're much better by watching them (eye test).
I'm going to relate this season of yours to how the Gophers season will likely be this year. The Gophers took a big step forward last year, but their schedule is much tougher and they might only win 6 games this year. However, we all know they're a much better team. We all know USD is better, but you guys have a tough schedule this year (as does State).
Year 4 is when Glenn will really need to prove it on the field.
Patience young Coyotefan
|
|
