And really so far that's all seemed to be the case with this staff -- he's pulling in veterans with a lot of experience and generally past histories of success on and off the field. If the criticism in regards to Coach Pete and BSU are true though then that implies to me that Speckman is going to have a lot of freedom to install the fly as little or much as he sees fit — Zander

Beyond what they end up doing with the offense, the Hawkins hire has generated tremendous excitement and support from alumni. While I don't know what the dollar figure is, to have all the assistants paid through donor contributions is huge. And collectively, these guys have a tremendous amount of football knowledge. They are not going to implement a pop warner offense that can not work at this level. After all, THIS IS DIVISION 1 FOOTBALL, lol.

They will not be stumped. This reminds me a lot of my days at UCD with Biggs, Arp, Lou, Moroski and the rest with 10-20+ years each. — Bige70

Amen to that. I remember games with Sochor (as a fan, not player) where we were loosing at half. We would sit back and wonder what the "old fox" had up his sleeve for the second half. He rarely got out coached. This is one area that has "befuddled" me during the Gould era. Seems like we would be competitive in a lot of games for one half, then get out foxed in the second.

Directv channel 790. Great picture.

well, i'm all for something different. It appears this offense does not rely on big guys to create holes, but oppotunity to find slots opening up from the spread. Why isnt it more popular if it works?

My concern is lots of opportunities for fumbles, but I guess that's where coaching comes in.

"Every school I have been at runs the fly offense," Mark Speckman.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1bxBmUYsvY

maybe an option QB?

i had the same thought. It seems we are on the road to success.

and who is going to break the news to Mrs. Dr. Mike, no more bossy cow cow!

Interesting choice. He doesn't stand out in my mind as an elite coach, but he certainly has worked as an assistant to several high end coaches.

When I think back about 2014-2015 and this last season, in many of the games we lost, we either were leading at half time or still in the game. But Gould got out coached with adjustments nearly every game by the opposing team. I don't believe we will see that happen with Hawk. I am full of anticipation for spring training and next season. I just might have to plan a trip down to San Diego to see the inaugural game.

1st quatrter, SD looks competitive.

In the old days, the games were almost universally at 7 unless it was a tv game or playoffs. Everyone knew. With the new stadium, they move the early fall games to the evening because of the heat, then they get earlier as the weather cools. But students should not have to "work" to figure out when the game is and what kind of fun they will have if they attend. This is clearly a marketing problem. Every business and bulletin board on campus should have a big poster with the specifics.

need to win, very true.

Thanks for starting this Finn. We have tents for boosters, alumni, and donors. How about a student tent in the tailgate area with freebees, snacks, maybe some games?

good find. Interesting.

I used a few online cost of living comparison tools. Moving from Bozeman to Davis is on the order of a 65% increase in cost of living. Move to Dixon and it is around 28%. And as many of you know, UCD across the board is not known for paying big salaries compared to other institutions. But people still come here.

Sears, HC at suck, makes $176,000. One factor if comparing assistant salaries to those at other fcs schools is the cost of living here is significantly higher.

you mean "Field Gould"?

Darn, i almost went over to segundo for lunch today.