Lots of excitement and expectations

One of my favorites.

"I said this at the press conference, that it’s not going to take us very long, and I truly believe that."

RoadDawg55 said:

He_Needs_More_Time said:

“I think we can be electric,” Sarkisian said after the Cal game. “I think we’re coming into our own. It was great that Mykenna Ikehara got his first start at center tonight and played fantastic against a great defensive line. We’re very young. We lose two guys. We’re a very young offense that continued to grow throughout the season, and tonight, we showed some explosiveness that we can continue to grow on.”

Did Ikehara ever play a snap again for us? I remember being excited about him going forward as I think he was only a freshman then he never played again.

Funny how we returned our entire team yet in 2010 I kept hearing how "young" the team was after the 3-6 start.

I remember Ikehara playing a little bit in 2010, but he got injured and had to retire before the 2011 season.

As for the OP, Sark says this type of shit every year. There was more excitement for the 2010 season then there is for this upcoming season. If it wasn't for the new stadium, there would be very little excitement in the program.

RoadDawg - you seem to be moving over to the very negative side lately. Not sure if it is an attempt to fit it, but on your podcast you come through with some very good insight. I think we can all agree that this is a make or break year for the HC, and I think that horse is being served at your local Burger King. But there is nothing wrong with pointing positives in the program,

As for excitement, I think there is a lot of talent on this roster, and the type of athlete in the program has change over the last 5 years. Once again it will be up to the coaches to maximize that talent.

It would be cool if you guys did a podcast comparing certain position groups vs. 5 years ago.

A good example are our LBs & CBs:

I think Shaq-Feeney-Timu-Princeton is our best LB group going into a season in years. Butler-Mason-Victor were very good at the end of the year, but Donald blew up his SR and not sure many people expected that.

And it nice to finally have some size at CB:

Peters - 5'11" 193
Dixon - 6'1" 196
Kelly - 6'2" 183
King - 6'2" 178
Wallace - 5'11" 171
Enewally - 6'1" 184
Beaver - 6'0" 192 (even though he been moved to S)

Just saying your football post are really good and you stand out when not toeing the company line.

TierbsHsotBoobs said:

IrishDawg22 said:

RoadDawg55 said:

He_Needs_More_Time said:

“I think we can be electric,” Sarkisian said after the Cal game. “I think we’re coming into our own. It was great that Mykenna Ikehara got his first start at center tonight and played fantastic against a great defensive line. We’re very young. We lose two guys. We’re a very young offense that continued to grow throughout the season, and tonight, we showed some explosiveness that we can continue to grow on.”

Did Ikehara ever play a snap again for us? I remember being excited about him going forward as I think he was only a freshman then he never played again.

Funny how we returned our entire team yet in 2010 I kept hearing how "young" the team was after the 3-6 start.

I remember Ikehara playing a little bit in 2010, but he got injured and had to retire before the 2011 season.

As for the OP, Sark says this type of shit every year. There was more excitement for the 2010 season then there is for this upcoming season. If it wasn't for the new stadium, there would be very little excitement in the program.

RoadDawg - you seem to be moving over to the very negative side lately. Not sure if it is an attempt to fit it, but on your podcast you come through with some very good insight. I think we can all agree that this is a make or break year for the HC, and I think that horse is being served at your local Burger King. But there is nothing wrong with pointing positives in the program,

As for excitement, I think there is a lot of talent on this roster, and the type of athlete in the program has change over the last 5 years. Once again it will be up to the coaches to maximize that talent.

It would be cool if you guys did a podcast comparing certain position groups vs. 5 years ago.

A good example are our LBs & CBs:

I think Shaq-Feeney-Timu-Princeton is our best LB group going into a season in years. Butler-Mason-Victor were very good at the end of the year, but Donald blew up his SR and not sure many people expected that.

And it nice to finally have some size at CB:

Peters - 5'11" 193
Dixon - 6'1" 196
Kelly - 6'2" 183
King - 6'2" 178
Wallace - 5'11" 171
Enewally - 6'1" 184
Beaver - 6'0" 192 (even though he been moved to S)

Just saying your football post are really good and you stand out when not toeing the company line.

When you emphasize the positives of a mediocre program, you keep a mediocre coach far longer than you should.

Great non-defense of Sark as always though.

News flash Sparky...what we say on this board has ZERO impact on the program.

But keep up the good fight.

HTH

RoadDawg55 said:

IrishDawg22 said:

RoadDawg55 said:

He_Needs_More_Time said:

“I think we can be electric,” Sarkisian said after the Cal game. “I think we’re coming into our own. It was great that Mykenna Ikehara got his first start at center tonight and played fantastic against a great defensive line. We’re very young. We lose two guys. We’re a very young offense that continued to grow throughout the season, and tonight, we showed some explosiveness that we can continue to grow on.”

Did Ikehara ever play a snap again for us? I remember being excited about him going forward as I think he was only a freshman then he never played again.

Funny how we returned our entire team yet in 2010 I kept hearing how "young" the team was after the 3-6 start.

I remember Ikehara playing a little bit in 2010, but he got injured and had to retire before the 2011 season.

As for the OP, Sark says this type of shit every year. There was more excitement for the 2010 season then there is for this upcoming season. If it wasn't for the new stadium, there would be very little excitement in the program.

RoadDawg - you seem to be moving over to the very negative side lately. Not sure if it is an attempt to fit it, but on your podcast you come through with some very good insight. I think we can all agree that this is a make or break year for the HC, and I think that horse is being served at your local Burger King. But there is nothing wrong with pointing positives in the program,

As for excitement, I think there is a lot of talent on this roster, and the type of athlete in the program has change over the last 5 years. Once again it will be up to the coaches to maximize that talent.

It would be cool if you guys did a podcast comparing certain position groups vs. 5 years ago.

A good example are our LBs & CBs:

I think Shaq-Feeney-Timu-Princeton is our best LB group going into a season in years. Butler-Mason-Victor were very good at the end of the year, but Donald blew up his SR and not sure many people expected that.

And it nice to finally have some size at CB:

Peters - 5'11" 193
Dixon - 6'1" 196
Kelly - 6'2" 183
King - 6'2" 178
Wallace - 5'11" 171
Enewally - 6'1" 184
Beaver - 6'0" 192 (even though he been moved to S)

Just saying your football post are really good and you stand out when not toeing the company line.

I don't mean to come across as too negative. It's not to fit in, I just don't think Sark is a good coach, and it pisses me off because we have enough talent that the right coach could make some noise. I am also starting to agree that Woodward is a moron who is not a football guy. Crazy Larry, alumni event being the Idaho State game, how this fuck holds a football. I'm worried about him in charge.

You are right, there are some postive things going on in the program, but there are just as many negative things which is why we always finish 7-6. It bothers me that mediocrity is so easily accepted by many fans, the local media, and in the administration.

I could go on and on about players I like in the program, but in the end, that means very little when we have the wrong coach. What we have seen from Sark is what we are going to get. I would love to be wrong, but I don't think we will suddenly start playing well on the road, I don't think the OL will be any better than average, we are paper thin at DT, and I doubt we will suddenly be a consistently physical, disciplined team. Sorry that I seem negative, but at this time, I'm not all that optimistic about the program.

Now there is a good post. I agree with everything you said, especially about the lines. We cannot control that Sark is coaching this year, so we might as well talk about Xs & Os and the Jimmy and the Joes. Reminds me of the Private Ryan seen about bitching:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaVfHntwVc4

RaceBannon said:

Seriously?

Did you apply it to the infected area?

Is it the make or break year yet?

I'm not sure that is true. I've noticed Softy changing his tone a bit. Same with the Dawgman radio show. All within the safety zone of not losing their access to the football team. But, it's not 100% roses. It's down to say 95%??? Moreover, we already know the AD reads forums and has for sometime. Some of Sark's quotes lend themselves to answering criticisms from this board in particular. Where else would the AD receive critical feedback? It's not coming from the media. Where else would the AD get a pulse of the fan base?

IrishDawg22 said:

TierbsHsotBoobs said:

IrishDawg22 said:

RoadDawg55 said:

He_Needs_More_Time said:

“I think we can be electric,” Sarkisian said after the Cal game. “I think we’re coming into our own. It was great that Mykenna Ikehara got his first start at center tonight and played fantastic against a great defensive line. We’re very young. We lose two guys. We’re a very young offense that continued to grow throughout the season, and tonight, we showed some explosiveness that we can continue to grow on.”

Did Ikehara ever play a snap again for us? I remember being excited about him going forward as I think he was only a freshman then he never played again.

Funny how we returned our entire team yet in 2010 I kept hearing how "young" the team was after the 3-6 start.

I remember Ikehara playing a little bit in 2010, but he got injured and had to retire before the 2011 season.

As for the OP, Sark says this type of shit every year. There was more excitement for the 2010 season then there is for this upcoming season. If it wasn't for the new stadium, there would be very little excitement in the program.

RoadDawg - you seem to be moving over to the very negative side lately. Not sure if it is an attempt to fit it, but on your podcast you come through with some very good insight. I think we can all agree that this is a make or break year for the HC, and I think that horse is being served at your local Burger King. But there is nothing wrong with pointing positives in the program,

As for excitement, I think there is a lot of talent on this roster, and the type of athlete in the program has change over the last 5 years. Once again it will be up to the coaches to maximize that talent.

It would be cool if you guys did a podcast comparing certain position groups vs. 5 years ago.

A good example are our LBs & CBs:

I think Shaq-Feeney-Timu-Princeton is our best LB group going into a season in years. Butler-Mason-Victor were very good at the end of the year, but Donald blew up his SR and not sure many people expected that.

And it nice to finally have some size at CB:

Peters - 5'11" 193
Dixon - 6'1" 196
Kelly - 6'2" 183
King - 6'2" 178
Wallace - 5'11" 171
Enewally - 6'1" 184
Beaver - 6'0" 192 (even though he been moved to S)

Just saying your football post are really good and you stand out when not toeing the company line.

When you emphasize the positives of a mediocre program, you keep a mediocre coach far longer than you should.

Great non-defense of Sark as always though.

News flash Sparky...what we say on this board has ZERO impact on the program.

But keep up the good fight.

HTH

He_Needs_More_Time said:

“I think we can be electric,” Sarkisian said after the Cal game. “I think we’re coming into our own. It was great that Mykenna Ikehara got his first start at center tonight and played fantastic against a great defensive line. We’re very young. We lose two guys. We’re a very young offense that continued to grow throughout the season, and tonight, we showed some explosiveness that we can continue to grow on.”

Did Ikehara ever play a snap again for us? I remember being excited about him going forward as I think he was only a freshman then he never played again.

Funny how we returned our entire team yet in 2010 I kept hearing how "young" the team was after the 3-6 start.

just plug your ears when Sark speaks. Wait for results then maybe he can open his jabbering pie hole

TierbsHsotBoobs said:

RaceBannon said:

Year three was the make or break year.

So was year four.

Lather, rinse, repeat.

boobs, come up with something different. Lather, insert and squirt would be original and better. Haysoos the same circle-jerk stuff gets old. Bunch of sheep around here, see Damone!