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Re: NDSU Game in Fargo 1/25/08
Unfortunately, or fortunately I guess, I wasn't able to see or hear the game last night. Just saw the score on TV and was very suprised. Not much to be learned from a loss like that other than we still have a long way to go.
Nothing like a lopsided loss to your biggest rival to bring up the frustration level!
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but that's all they are, opinions. I'm on record for believing in Coach Nagy and his staff, so nothing new there. I don't get the theory of getting rid of Nagy.
It has been interesting how the transition to D1 has gone very well in almost every sport except for MBB. Guess what? It's the toughest sport by far to make the transition. That just makes the spotlight on this team that much brighter. It can be said that at the D2 level SDSU was more succesful at MBB than any other sport over the last 20 years. That's over! SDSU made the leap to D1. Transition is brutal! Throw in a couple of transfers, a couple of other uncontrollable things, and an injury or two over the last few years and you have a major struggle on your hands. Things have been starting to go the right way this year. Not last night, not even close. You've got 2 frosh, 2 sophs, and a senior starting with significant minutes being played by other frosh and sophs. That isn't the recipe that most coaches would pick. It's just what we have right now. Next year, all of these men will have more experience and be better prepared for what it takes to succeed. Add in the recruits that we have and they will continue to get better.
Nagy has proven himself at SDSU. He has also stuck with us through transition. He deserves a couple more years in my book. Who would you get that is better qualified and has as good of a moral character? Why take that cahnce?
Look at other sports at SDSU:
Football-Stiglemeir's record was very mediocre at D2 level. He deserves credit for what has happened. There weren't many of us that thought he was "the guy", especially after that one thing. That being said the jump to FCS football isn't as tough as the jump to D1 MBB.
WBB-Transition has been great. AJ doing a great job (former Nagy Grad. Asst. by the way). The jump in WBB isn't even close to as hard as MBB.
Volleyball-Awesome! Pallileo is the man and the team is solid.
What's my point? All of the coaches of those sports have been very succesful going through transition. Nagy had a better record than all of them at the D2 level. Get rid of him? No thanks! He just is saddled with a tougher job to get through it than the rest of the coaches. He deserves the chance to get it done!
These young men can still grow a lot this year and it will benefit them next year. They need our support! All these posts about calling someone "fair weather" or this or that drive me nuts. We all want the same thing and that is for this team to start winning. As a fan, the only thing we can do that can help is to give them our support. They will get mine! Hopefully we can all rally behind them.
Off the soapbox in my idealistic world!
Maybe a new logo is all we are missing to turn it around?
GO JACKS!
SUPERBUNNY
Unfortunately, or fortunately I guess, I wasn't able to see or hear the game last night. Just saw the score on TV and was very suprised. Not much to be learned from a loss like that other than we still have a long way to go.
Nothing like a lopsided loss to your biggest rival to bring up the frustration level!
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but that's all they are, opinions. I'm on record for believing in Coach Nagy and his staff, so nothing new there. I don't get the theory of getting rid of Nagy.
It has been interesting how the transition to D1 has gone very well in almost every sport except for MBB. Guess what? It's the toughest sport by far to make the transition. That just makes the spotlight on this team that much brighter. It can be said that at the D2 level SDSU was more succesful at MBB than any other sport over the last 20 years. That's over! SDSU made the leap to D1. Transition is brutal! Throw in a couple of transfers, a couple of other uncontrollable things, and an injury or two over the last few years and you have a major struggle on your hands. Things have been starting to go the right way this year. Not last night, not even close. You've got 2 frosh, 2 sophs, and a senior starting with significant minutes being played by other frosh and sophs. That isn't the recipe that most coaches would pick. It's just what we have right now. Next year, all of these men will have more experience and be better prepared for what it takes to succeed. Add in the recruits that we have and they will continue to get better.
Nagy has proven himself at SDSU. He has also stuck with us through transition. He deserves a couple more years in my book. Who would you get that is better qualified and has as good of a moral character? Why take that cahnce?
Look at other sports at SDSU:
Football-Stiglemeir's record was very mediocre at D2 level. He deserves credit for what has happened. There weren't many of us that thought he was "the guy", especially after that one thing. That being said the jump to FCS football isn't as tough as the jump to D1 MBB.
WBB-Transition has been great. AJ doing a great job (former Nagy Grad. Asst. by the way). The jump in WBB isn't even close to as hard as MBB.
Volleyball-Awesome! Pallileo is the man and the team is solid.
What's my point? All of the coaches of those sports have been very succesful going through transition. Nagy had a better record than all of them at the D2 level. Get rid of him? No thanks! He just is saddled with a tougher job to get through it than the rest of the coaches. He deserves the chance to get it done!
These young men can still grow a lot this year and it will benefit them next year. They need our support! All these posts about calling someone "fair weather" or this or that drive me nuts. We all want the same thing and that is for this team to start winning. As a fan, the only thing we can do that can help is to give them our support. They will get mine! Hopefully we can all rally behind them.
Off the soapbox in my idealistic world!
Maybe a new logo is all we are missing to turn it around?
GO JACKS!
SUPERBUNNY
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