Sacramento State Hornets (Football)
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Man, I'm kinda bummed that, at 11-0, Sacramento State finishes as the 2nd ranked program in the FCS (They should be number 1. Yes, the "local" bias might be well in play at this moment in time).
BUT, I am super stoked that they are amongst the top FCS schools in the nation. Never thought I'd be able to say that, so that in itself is worth smiling for. The road to the championship is gonna be super tough, but this might as well be our best chance yet, and maybe ever, to ride the ship all the way to the top, and bring home the big boy.
STINGERS UP!!!
BUT, I am super stoked that they are amongst the top FCS schools in the nation. Never thought I'd be able to say that, so that in itself is worth smiling for. The road to the championship is gonna be super tough, but this might as well be our best chance yet, and maybe ever, to ride the ship all the way to the top, and bring home the big boy.
STINGERS UP!!!
At the end of the day, however, I can't say that I am NOT proud of what the team accomplished this year. Just making it to the FCS playoffs was an accomplishment in itself. Just being ranked in the top 25 throughout the season was an accomplishment in itself. To me, the top 10/top 5 rankings, collectively, was just the icing on the cake.
Disappointed by the way the season ended? Absolutely.
Not proud of the team because of how the season ended? No chance in H-E-Double Hockey Sticks.
I am very hopeful that this year's success is only the beginning, and that we will see Hornet football be a household name when it comes to FCS rankings for many years to come.
Disappointed by the way the season ended? Absolutely.
Not proud of the team because of how the season ended? No chance in H-E-Double Hockey Sticks.
I am very hopeful that this year's success is only the beginning, and that we will see Hornet football be a household name when it comes to FCS rankings for many years to come.
If I remember correctly Sac State was needing another D1 women's sport in order to move to FBS. Since the Pac-12 is losing some teams I would take advantage of this and renew talks of Sac State moving to FBS. The college is about middle of the road (for FBS teams) for the # of students it has so a move to FBS might be in the cards if they wanted to look into it again (last time they looked was 2010).
Not to throw cold water on Sac State fans, but unless the UC Regents manage to block UCLA's move to the Big Ten, the Pac...10 is on life support as a major conference. They would legitimately need an infusion of a Gonzaga (looking like they may be going Big-12) and something like a San Diego State just to keep the bigger remaining names from jumping to a conglomerate coast-to-coast conference as soon as they can negotiate it - and even that might not work. Adding Sac State would probably be the admission of defeat, with Oregon, Arizona, Washington and probably the mountain schools jumping ship soon thereafter (if not before) and culminate in some sort of realignment with some of the Big West/MWC schools into a couple of mid-major conferences. Maybe in 10 or 20 years with the right program Sac State might be ready to play with the big boys, but that day is not today.
Man, I am hoping that his success at Sac State translates over to THE Farm. I'll be honest with you, as a fan of both schools (ALWAYS have supported Stanford sports, ever since I was a young kid growing up watching sports on TV), I am a bit torn by Troy Taylor's move to Stanford. I was thoroughly enjoying what he was building over at Sacramento State, and really wanted him to see it through for at least another year or two (to see if he can take them over the hump, and to the very top of the FCS).
But then, as a Stanford fan, I am glad they went with a guy who made some serious noise at a school that I attended for a second (I do consider myself a former Hornet, although I wouldn't go as far as to declare myself as an "Alum". I never graduated from the school and, unfortunately, had to drop out after a few years...).
But then, as a Stanford fan, I am glad they went with a guy who made some serious noise at a school that I attended for a second (I do consider myself a former Hornet, although I wouldn't go as far as to declare myself as an "Alum". I never graduated from the school and, unfortunately, had to drop out after a few years...).
