tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16558511.post115969524757006880..comments2024-03-20T02:19:42.015-07:00Comments on BarkBoard.com: When is a Change Necessary?BarkBoard.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17371532385025154602noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16558511.post-1159857805955009322006-10-02T23:43:00.000-07:002006-10-02T23:43:00.000-07:00How do we lose to inferior teams at home? Brandst...How do we lose to inferior teams at home? Brandstater pick your head up and lead the fucking team!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16558511.post-1159826182108119832006-10-02T14:56:00.000-07:002006-10-02T14:56:00.000-07:00I'm not saying Tommy has done a great job this sea...I'm not saying Tommy has done a great job this season or even a good job. All i'm saying is there is way to many problems on this team than just the QB position and as far as i know the receivers are also supposed to recognize the blitz and cut their routes short but i don't recall ever seeing them do that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16558511.post-1159824150271543502006-10-02T14:22:00.000-07:002006-10-02T14:22:00.000-07:00Hawaii will hurt us and they will pour it on becau...Hawaii will hurt us and they will pour it on because of what we did to them two years ago when they were down. Not to mention New Mexico State's QB Holbrook should have a field day passing on us. I mean the guy throws for 400 plus yards a game. We have such a bad pass defense, I cannot imagine what these two qb's are going to do against us. It could get ugly, really ugly for the Bulldogs. Like i said, the pro style offense will not win in the WAC. We need a high flying scoring offense and Pat Hill is not the one to give us that kind of offense.nschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09195649645048645277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16558511.post-1159822109005960612006-10-02T13:48:00.000-07:002006-10-02T13:48:00.000-07:00Coaches don't blame Tom at all for the team's perf...Coaches don't blame Tom at all for the team's performance and loss. He will start and play the entire game at Utah State barring injury.<BR/><BR/>Folks it all starts at QB, I am not saying Norton is the savior, but if the QB performed better, it wouldn't matter if the defense or special teams made a mistake. Fresno State should be scoring 35-40 pts every game with the offensive weapons. The biggest question mark on offense was whether Dwayne Wright could hold up after missing two years, and he has performed above and beyond what many predicted.<BR/><BR/>Brandstater better learn quick or else this team will be 2-6 in early November. And I will say it first, Hawaii will beat FS worse than LSU and BSU will. FS let Caleb Hanie put up 260 through the air, imagine what Brennan will do. It will be an emotional rivalry game, but FS will be overmatched.BarkBoard.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371532385025154602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16558511.post-1159817627008015302006-10-02T12:33:00.000-07:002006-10-02T12:33:00.000-07:00You are making it sound as if Brandstater did noth...You are making it sound as if Brandstater did nothing wrong this past game or during the season up to this point for that matter. <BR/><BR/>Brandstater does have a stare down problem with receivers. I hope you have noticed this because his last two interceptions saturday were due to him staring down williams and fernandez respectively. Also do not solely blame the offensive coordinator for the adjustment to the blitzes, the quarterback can also audible to hot routes over the middle if he reads blitz. It isn't like he can't look up and see what is coming before it happens. <BR/><BR/>You can blame coaching all you want, but the coaches can only take the players so far, the players still have to perform. Brandstater needs to step his game up, he is lacking in many areas that matter at quarterback. If he doesnt fix them wont matter because Hill wont bench him regardless of how bad he plays.nschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09195649645048645277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16558511.post-1159816682259977492006-10-02T12:18:00.000-07:002006-10-02T12:18:00.000-07:00On first and second down our defense is decent but...On first and second down our defense is decent but our 3rd down defense is terrible and this has to do with the scheme we play on 3rd down which is the coaches fault. The tackling is very bad as well as the pressure on the QB. Aside from a few plays in the second half their QB had as much time as he wanted to find a receiver.We cause no turnovers like we have done in years past. If you can't stop anybody then you are not going to win very many games.<BR/><BR/>The offensive play calling has no imagination or even anything that resembles a gameplan. The ofensive coordinator makes no adjustments throughout the game. throughout the second half everyone in the stadium knew when CSU was going to blitz but the coordinator made no adjustments. When Tommy had to throw and CSU was blitzing there was no hot read, no tightend over the middle where the linebackers vacated and no running back in the flat as an outlet. It was always two or three receivers running fly patterns or outs with no hot reads for Tommy to throw. It would be difficult for a veteran let alone a first year starter to be able to make plays when you have to wait for a mid to deep route to develope as blitzing linebackers are in your face.<BR/><BR/>Did Tommy make some bad throws? He sure did but he also made some good ones that were just plain dropped by his receivers as well as having to throw off his back foot most of the second half because there was no protection from the line and no help from the play calling giving him quick outlets against the blitz.<BR/><BR/>I don't know if Norton would be any better but i do know it wouldn't matter if the other problems don't get fixed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16558511.post-1159803328873908952006-10-02T08:35:00.000-07:002006-10-02T08:35:00.000-07:00Pleasewinthewac I completely agree with you. This...Pleasewinthewac I completely agree with you. This season has gotten out of hand and there are so many things wrong that it is hard to put blame on any one player. I do get frustrated with this team just as much as you do. It is tough to deal with the failures that this team continually goes through and if we don't change something this season is going to end up ugly. I guess we will see what happens.nschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09195649645048645277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16558511.post-1159758564791565342006-10-01T20:09:00.000-07:002006-10-01T20:09:00.000-07:00on a different level....what was wrong with the fa...on a different level....<BR/>what was wrong with the fans at the game?<BR/>i was in the student section and it was deadly silent. Usually, i can't hear myself when im screaming while we are on D or after big plays, even singin the songs or wutever. This time, i just felt awkward cuz me and the 2 people i went with were the only people yelling. It was fucking annoying. After big plays, itd kinda get loud, then just die. <BR/>I know this game wasn't as hyped as the two pac 10 games before it, and people were mad/down cuz of the two losses, but damn, some vocal support woulda been nice. <BR/>When the bulldogs needed the fans to pick em up, they just didn't do it. I was pissed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16558511.post-1159755023857764932006-10-01T19:10:00.000-07:002006-10-01T19:10:00.000-07:00My perspective has changed, as well. These 'Dogs,...My perspective has changed, as well. These 'Dogs, including the coaches, are indeed "laying down like dogs." I spend a lot of emotional and financial investment on this team, each year believing "this is the year." <BR/><BR/>Coach Hill, whom I have steadfastly supported, is not getting the job done. At over a MILLION DOLARS PER YEAR, he has a job to perform, and he is not getting it done. Hill himself has always been big on accountability. He needs to be held accountable for this mess.<BR/><BR/>I do love the 'Dogs, and I do support them. Sometimes, "tough love" is the truest measure of support.<BR/><BR/>Go 'Dogs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16558511.post-1159728832761480552006-10-01T11:53:00.000-07:002006-10-01T11:53:00.000-07:00I dont disagree with you on the rebuilding, but I ...I dont disagree with you on the rebuilding, but I did mention that special teams, defense, and the quarterback are all the problem. I dont think Norton is the fix all either, but he could be part of the overall fixing process is what I what I was trying to get at.nschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09195649645048645277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16558511.post-1159703564013659632006-10-01T04:52:00.000-07:002006-10-01T04:52:00.000-07:00Wow that was quite a loss. I was shocked by it and...Wow that was quite a loss. I was shocked by it and it has completely changed my perspective on Fresno State's year. I was one of those in the group saying 'two close losses against better than expected teams' and all of that. But now the idea is that this is a rebuilding year, and that the strategy has to be to get some of the younger players in to get experience. There is the chance to win the WAC, but at this point it is hard to imagine that happening after a loss to a team like CSU, a mid-level MWC team that i had always equated with a mid-level WAC team like UNR or Louisiana Tech, both of whom handed us losses last year. The home loss to an inferior team on paper, coming after another such loss, is hard to swallow, and the only way that it could really be better is if there is some way to know that there will be more hope for next year, by playing more freshmen and sophomores in hopes of readying them for next season. the Dogs have always been a very emotional team, and tanking after a hard-fought loss is pretty common (so much so that it's happened pretty much every year since at least '01), but this is the first time it has happened so early in the season. It is fortunate that the ‘new WAC’ has so many poor teams, but the bad ones are getting better. San Jose State especially is getting to be better, and I think that ‘dog fans can actually contemplate the first loss there in eleven years, especially after their recent victories against non-conference and BCS teams. Still, Utah State could just be the team to help get the ‘dogs back on track; however, if the losing streak continues after next week, it could actually get as bad as 3-9 for the dogs, though I personally don’t think it would go that far. As for Brandstater, I just don’t know if Norton is really the fix-all that he seems to be proposed to be. The problems are greater than just the QB, and it isn’t so simple as expecting Norton to go in and save the day. Play calling, special teams, and the o-line all played huge roles in each of the last three losses, and this team has always been one to let the emotion catch up with them. There was no question that this was going to be a rebuilding year and it is shaping up like one. The best thing to do now is lay the foundations for next year by giving the players who will be back next year the most experience and the chance to make something happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com