Isn’t that more than your home playoff game last year?

Don’t know that I’d bring up last year if I were a Hornet fan, especially in comparison to the year Aggies had. Pretty impressive resolution on the attendance number - down to units.

well, that’s probably not the standard at your tailgate specifically but salty behavior in the parking lots around Hornet Stadium is abundant. Actually, I recall as a kid some woman (in green and gold) barged into the men’s room and cut me in line, proceeded to drop trow, squat like she was getting her crack waxed and sprayed backwards into the urinal like a cat. My dad had to explain to me how cheap beer worked. As an adult I recognize this was an advanced female move, not all women could pull this off without dribbling on themselves, only the finest at Sac State.

we were plagued by injuries last year coming off four straight playoff appearances. Nothing wrong with that. And we still almost beat you in the Causeway with a freshman quarterback.

We actually were hammered with injuries as well. Most teams are in the same situation at that time of the year.

It is very clear where character and integrity rank in Sac’s recruiting priorities.
Seems like they are recruit at the same locations at Wagner Group.
As cool as it would be to play FBS, I would rather win at FCS with Ivy League transfers than do wha Sac is doing.

is “almost” a W- or an L+?

Agreed. Prioritizing victory at all costs would be detrimental to our program’s reputation.

didn’t help that our starting QB quit after week 2 :brow:

True.

What can also be true is that a young man who has had some issues but honestly wants to earn a degree should be able to use his athletic ability to help make that happen. Its up to the HC and University to decide if these young men have the best intentions....definitely not aggiesporttalk.com :sweat: Does this scenario give Sac State the benefit of the doubt that this isn't a "victory at all costs" scenario? Yes.

If Marion can get these guys to work as a unit on the field/film room/locker room and get the job done in the classroom, the sky is the limit. I've said it before- this is a huge undertaking.

They have signed a kid suspended and cut by Pitt, a kid kicked out of one school for drug trafficking then another for criminal mischief, and now a player who was kicked out of MSU on weapons charges while already suspended for a violent attack in the tunnel. I am all for second chanced, but not third or forth chances. These are pretty serious transgressions. There is a reason they fell to Sac: Everyone else decided that the level of talent was not worth the discipline headaches. Again ,I will gladly lose the next 10 causeways if this is the type of “student-athlete” we need to bring in to compete with Sac.

This whole thing has a Deion Sanders shock and awe feel to it (down to the cowboy hat!). But I don’t recall Deion bringing in players with that kind of luggage to either Jacksonville or Colorado.

Hopefully this new recruit with felony charges can hook up with the lawyer of the other guy with felony changes who somehow avoided prison despite carrying a kilo of dope into an airport!

Is there any truth to the reports that the hornets have hired a full time in-house parole officer? :)

I totally get your point. Its a good one and I don't disagree with you.
Do I personally believe Sac State is a "victory at all costs" scenario? Probably.

I've always had a great admiration for the culture of the Davis football program. The continuity of it over the years is incredible and to be respected. Its clearly a very difficult thing to uphold such high standards year after year. Some or most programs can never get there: "win or lose, we are doing it right" type of thing.

Re: Itayvion Brown
The prosecutor and courts treated his gun charge and football tunnel fight like no big deal $5000 bail, and a pleas deal that had no jail time and seals his record from the public, even though he was 21. He hasn’t played in two years and this is his last year of eligibility. Last Chance U.

So much portal activity over there.......like 30 dudes coming/going in the last month. Most recently more guys leaving.....
Mayhem.....

If they're 1s who performed well and feel the new HC is bringing in someone over them, I can understand the motivation.

Stadium naming rights idea:
Chico’s Bail Bonds Field

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Oh, we've had some crazy threads. This one is obviously a very, very interesting and hot topic.

I had a former neighbor refer to Florida State University (FSU) as Felony State University back when they had their legal issues with their football program. Now I am not trying to slander the entire student body in this acronym possibility, as I am sure Sac has produced many fine graduates and citizens, but maybe Sac’s football program direction will lead to the unintended consequence of having some label CSUS as “Criminal State University Sacramento”. I am pretty sure Marion cares little about player academics except for football eligibility, and he is looking to the portal in an attempt to feather his own bed for a potential coaching advancement ASAP. If I were a Hornet football fan, I think I would be hoping for a longer term plan with a more stable culture. Maybe that just isn’t in the cards.

Luke Wood's favorite team is probably the Jail Blazers from the 00's.

I was a grad student at Florida State and had a few football players in class. They were total dummies who couldn’t write their name but each was provided a paid tutor to accompany them to class and “help” them with assignments. The tutors hired by athletics were exclusively attractive females who weren’t so good at homework themselves, it was like a tutor escort service. It was not something any self respecting school should aspire to and to boot they were still bad that year.

There was a reason the epic 90's football film The Program was loosely based on Florida State. That film turned me off to the idea of playing college football unfortunately, I stuck with baseball, but have come to realize there are proper programs that teach and make sure their team graduates, and there are 'other' programs that don't necessarily care as long as they're winning.

portal activity is crazy everywhere. Guys are trying to get their big payday (not the case at Sac, I would think) before the house agreement comes into play limiting NIL.

Cal lost their top two RBs.

Cal lost 5 RBs. What the heck is going on.

Cal fans (especially my old man) were worried every year Ott was at Cal that he'd transfer. Smart to earn his degree first.

I’m not trying to bag on sac state, I’m seriously not, but if the donations on give day for them stay this low… they may have a problem. Moving to FBS and all the buzz around and getting less than 4,000 dollars for both football and the stadium.

New home for the hornets?

https://www.yahoo.com/news/northern-california-casino-set-undergo-202141472.html

That would be such a bad move for them. Students would never show up. It is like 30-40 mins from downtown and more from J St.

They have talked about a baseball stadium to be built there and I don't see it. Baseball needs density. If Sacramento ever got an NFL team, sure I could see it working due to having most games on Sundays and tailgating but for college sports and most others, it would be a bad fit.

I never rule anything out but this is a different tribe. The Hard Rock Sac is affiliated with the Enterprise Rancheria, a Maidu tribe near Oroville, while it is the Wilton Rancheria, a Miwok tribe near Elk Grove, that owns Sac Republic and is publicly affiliated with Sac12 committee. I don’t know if these tribes coordinate, but in general more tribes are now using their casino money to invest in diversified businesses like sports, restaurants, and financial services that compliment gambling but have a geographic footprint beyond the reservation property.