Louisiana Tech put the beat down on the 'Dogs 40-28. Fresno State will enter the Liberty Bowl on a three game losing streak, their second straight season with a three game losing streak. The game can be summed up in one word, turnover.
Fresno State looked terrible and La Tech's pedestrian offense ran all over the Bulldogs with ease. Paul Pinegar capped his senior with his worst performance of the season, and Wendell Mathis and Bryson Sumlin were not too hot either. Each had a fumble that led to a La Tech score.
Only one person can be blamed for this loss, Pat Hill. Any coach can get his team up to play their game of the lives against the No. 1 team in the country, but it takes a special coach to get his players refocused and motivated to cap off their season with an outright conference title.
I love the players hard work and respect their play, but the coaches fucking suck balls right now. If Paul, from Fox Sports Radio 1340 lore, who used to call in to Kelley Carr's radio show and say Fresno State would never win an outright WAC title as long as Hill is the coach, is reading this or if you know him, tell him to drop me a line. I would love to hear his take on this season. Many might think he is a dumbshit, but he has been right.
And for the other misnomer who wrote into the Fresno Bee saying Hill should be fired, he doesn't look like the fucking idiot so much anymore. I am not calling for the firing of Pat Hill, I am just writing what I think, hear, read and feel. You gotta give it to the Bee for running that editorial the morning of the last game of the season. They got exactly what they wanted since Fresno State lost. Everyone will be questioning the goal of the whole program if Fresno State loses the Liberty Bowl, especially if the opponent is Tulsa or 6-5 Memphis, hell, even if 9-3 UCF is the the opponent.
All the respect Hill brought to the program with the great game at USC; he has lost it all and more by not finishing out the season with a WAC title.
Do not call me a bandwagon fan. I have been a Bulldog fan since I was able to wipe my own ass, and I didn't take the short bus to school. This blog will live as long as possible, but I am only one person. I will continue to post as much as possible in the offseason, hopefully everyday, recruiting season is just around the corner, then its spring ball. But my goals are to expand the site and eventually for it to have its own url. We'll see what happens.
2 comments:
Dude are you really serious? How are you suppose to go the next level if you dont dominate ur conference! U cant say this season was outstanding when they didnt win the last 2 games of the season. PH and crew just needs to go independent if he truly wants this "NC" so their wont be no worries to win a conference.
-AG
Pat Hill has been at Fresno State for nine years and not one of his teams has been close to being a national title contender.
Bobby Bowden had Florida State in the Orange Bowl playing Oklahoma in 1980 and 1981, his 4th and 5th seasons, but his team was not considered a national power until the 1987 season and beyond......
An 8-4 season and a Liberty Bowl berth vs an 8-4 Tulsa is not an outstanding season.
Next year is Hill's tenth season and he has only delivered one conference title, no BCS bowl apperances, and only one season ending top 25 ranking.
Fresno State gets more national respect than any other non-BCS school, but there little substance behind it.
Everyone is praising Notre Dame this year, but their only wins over teams over .500 are at 7-4 Michigan, 6-5 BYU and 7-4 Navy at home.
Hill has created that kind of mantra around Fresno State football, Fresno State beats a top 15 Oregon team in next year's opener and the Bulldogs are back on top of the non-BCS ladder.
But sooner or later Hill has to be able to finish a season.
Shit, Uraban Meyer accomplished more at Utah in 2 years than Hill has done in 9 years. But with that said, I would take Hill over Meyer anyday.
It would be a nice start if Hill overhauled his coaching staff(something he has never done) and hopefully with an increased budget he can go after 3-4-5 star recruits. The 1-2 star undercheiver with a chip on shoulder can only take you so far, size and speed wins national titles.
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