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In a season marked by ups and downs, it sure is nice to take one of the forecasted "downs" and turn it into an "up." With the win last night, SJSU marked the first time in 11 tries to win Down At The Dump. For those of you who state that "Fresno's in a down year" and "the refs gave San Jose the game," y'all can stuff that. SJSU went down there touchdown-plus underdogs and came up with the W, in the one place that SJSU has just had fits about playing in. So off we go...

The Good:

• Beating Fresno. Always good.
• Beating Fresno in Fresno. So much good you can't believe.
• Rutley on the Final SJSU Drive. First-down runs of 5, 5, 7, 0 and 4 yards - giving SJSU short-yardage 2nd and 3rd downs on four of the five down sets on that drive. Rutley had problems hitting holes earlier in the game, but when he got there, he was getting it done in a big way - especially when the team needed it to get done on that final drive.
• Faulkner comes "home" and settles an old score. Kid was 27-42-363-2-1 for the entire game, but was 16-23-217-2-0 in the second half. Once he settled down from the first-quarter yips, he absolutely torched the Fresno defense. I cannot think of a better way for this young man to graduate from the SJSU football program than that performance.

The Bad:

• Fresno's poise. Total of 8 penalties for 94 yards, including two personal fouls and an unsportsmanlike conduct, not to mention the DPI on the final drive that has the KMJ radio hosts still whining and sniveling like the little homer beeyotches they are.
• Crowd Energy. The vaunted Red Wave has turned into something more similar to a Red Squirt. Senior day, playing San Jose, and people were filing out of the stadium once we were up by 10 early in the 4th. I know people are pissed off at Hill, but jeez louise that was poor.
• "V" is for Victim. Good Jeebus Almighty, you should see and hear some of the breast-beating and groan-moaning coming from both the KMJ 'tards and the Barkboarders. They're halfway convinced that the last PI call was a "Eff You" to the Doggies from the WAC, and that the refs gave SJSU the game just to spite Fresno for leaving. Memo to Doggie fans: When your team goes down 10 points in the fourth quarter after leading by a touchdown at recess, the problem ain't the refs. Bottom line - you got your asses handed to you in the second half. Deal.
• Fresno Tech. No TV for the game. All the highlight packages so far have been field-level camera shots. Not to mention Melting Vic on the secondary 'tron...

"I'm Melting! I'm Melting!"

The Long Goodbye: Fresno's leaving us for greener pastures. I believe Curly Bill Brosius said it best...



Overall: Of all the victories this year by SJSU, this was by far the most satisfying to me, as well as to a pretty good chunk of the fan base. While we can sit and imagine what could have been this year had we avoided the eff-ups against Idaho and Utags, we can still take great pride in what these kids have accomplished in two short years together. I will have more to say in the upcoming year-end football wrap-up post.

In the meantime, with a minor stop down in San Diego, the Doggies and the Wolfpack and the Point-Shavers 'Bows are off to the MWC having received a rather rude send-off from their WAC brethren. Too bad they're not sticking around in the WAC a bit, they might find some interesting competition for themselves between us and LTU and even Utags.

Perhaps the programs will meet up in the future. Perhaps we may even end up in the same conference. All's I know is that, for one glorious season, we went down into the Dog Pound and kicked the Doggies where it hurts the most.

What bothers me is that Scout meets this with dead silence but allows the board to continue on, unmoderated.  Really, this does not help SJSU athletics.  Scout is an "official" service in terms of their recruiting updates and the like, but then they allow an unmoderated to go on and on.  This type of "service" eventually just infuriates fans, parents, and recruits.

While some will clamor for free speech, I ask this question, since the board has been unmoderated, has that board encouraged any recruit to come to SJSU?  I'm not saying that the Scout board has discouraged any recruits from coming here, but I don't think it's helped at all.

I'd prefer that Scout just remove the board, to be perfectly honest.  I think it's just a armpit and eyesore for SJSU.  It's one thing for an individual to start a website that tries to be "honest" or "non-partisan" or whatever you want to call it.  But for a corporation like Scout to have a site, and not allow SJSU fans to moderate it, is just flat out wrong.

The players' dinners were held last night and from every report, everyone had a blast.  The players were gushing with their chance to be hosted at boosters/fans' homes and were very appreciative.  It was an opportunity to connect different elements of the Spartan family.  I got the impression that they also enjoyed the food.  Most felt it was a clear upgrade from what they get on campus (imagine that).  

I believe, more than the players, the hosts were ecstatic.  One called late last night with shear joy.  I believe she went on for over 20 minutes on how much fun she and everyone else had.  Certainly the hosts indicated that they want to make this an annual event.  Rest assured that we are already planning that.

All 21 volunteers arrived to find the players well organized into groups of five with designated hosts indicated.  It was well organized and went exceptionally smoothly.  Coach Mac and his aide do everything that way.

Anyway, with all of the, otherwise, dreary news we have been receiving lately, this event gave us a chance to relax and have a lot of fun.  The players are all fine young men who deserve our support.

They beat Texas State on the road. http://www.sjsuspart...&DB_OEM_ID=5600 Who knows why SJSU used a home picture against Santa Clara for this story?
Don't get too excited about this win, the Bobcats aren't very good.

Looks like Don and Scott and Mike have taken I/S back to the old platform.  

Hate to kick sand in the face of fellow Spartans, but...



That's what's gonna happen when you start palling around with Fox Sports.

I remember taking my nephew to a game in Fresno one time and he asked me as we were driving when we would be in Fresno, and I replied "Well Dustin when we get to a town that stinks and every other redneck on the street corner has his thumb up his ass we will be in Fresno".

I agree with Crixus and Frank. And SpartaRick too, he also wrote that he think's it's embarrassing. We've had plenty of championship winning teams over the decades at SJSU and still didn't fill the house. For a city and university as big as SJSU it is rather hidden. It's time to stop making excuses and really get to work on doing more marketing of Spartans athletics around SJ and the county.

another con was dumping gatoraide on coach Mac.  Cant even act like you have been there after beating new mexico state at home?

Chillax Robb. It was Coach Mac's first FBS and WAC win as our Head Coach. He was smiling and didn't seem to mind, so why should you. That win was a very long time coming and the guy's deserved a little celebration.  

I have been struggling with this for a while.  A few fans (who mostly post elsewhere-- at least since the ban) say that those of us who still work to support our Spartans are stupid and unable to see reality due to wearing "rose colored glasses".  In PART, they are right.  However, we are not stupid.  We see the poor performance.  We are embarassed, demoralized and as frustrated as they are with the lack of results in the high profile sports.  However, their solution is to withold support and carp on the shortcomings we see as well as they.  They say, "UNTILL we see real improvement on the field and courts, we will not support the program.  We are not blind and will not throw our money at a failing project".  It is a position that can earn some sympathy.  We have all been suffering for way too many years.

However, this is the dominant reality.  The progran CANNOT improve inless we support it.  To withold support, in any form (any one or more of the following-- not attending events, not joining the Spartan Foundation, Quarterback Club, or whatever) INSURES its failure.  Then those who profess the above can have the satisfaction of saying, "see, I told you so.  San Jose State is a loser and I saw it and was not dumb enough to throw good money/time after bad.  See how much smarter I am than you".  The fact is that we see the problems very clearly.  The difference is we are trying to fix them instead of telling others, who may lack sufficient resources, that THEY have to fix the problems.  The fact is that the program has NO chance of success unless we fans/boosters/supporters provide the resources (ticket sales. donations, work time, whatever).  If most of us adopt that first position, we Spartans have NO chance of success.  If we continue to work and break our butts-- and our wallets-- we, at least, have the possibility of succeeding.  We hang on to hope.

A saying I like to quote is that most people are "B" people.  We "B" here before them and we "B" here after them.  AD's and coaches come and go.  We fans are the constant in the equation.  We ain't goin nowhere.  We have the biggest stake in working toward the program's success.

Rick,

My response to the SJSU "HATERS AND QUITTERS' clique out there......AKA, the "I'M not giving any more of MY money until I see a reason for ME to change MY mind so that I'LL feel rewarded" bunch......is for them to make a visit to the Cal State-Fullerton Scout.com "fan-forum" message board (and click onto the Titan Football message section that exists there).

The posters that have made their feelings known on that (Titan Football) part of the CSUF "fan-forum" message board will demonstrate just how much those Titan alums REALLY WOULD LOVE to have their, now-abandoned, football program BACK!!!!  AND how, HOPELESS, that desire is of it ever being realized in the future!

Those CSUF posters are a "Grim-Reaper-" type WARNING for any SJSU ardent alum, dedicated (non-alum) fan, or just-interested/curious SJSU follower.....as well as, ANY AND ALL current-day SJSU "HATERS AND QUITTERS".....that IF AND(OR) WHEN the Spartans were to lose their football program......it will be gone, FOREVER!

Is that what the "HATERS AND QUITTERS" want to even take a CHANCE on coming to pass?  The old saying is "cutting off your nose to spite your face"!  Ever heard that one before?

And yet, this is the very POSSIBILITY that the "HATERS AND QUITTERS" have embraced in their self-deluded "plan".....I ,suppose,  that is how they, somehow, see it....."  to FORCE the Spartan football program (i.e., the SJSU athletic department) to somehow "save and self-correct" itself.....by the ingenious method of  WITHOLDING ALL THEIR FINANCIAL AND PERSONAL SUPPORT from the program, itself!  

To put this another way, they feel that "in order to SAVE the SJSU football program, they will take the gamble to DESTROY it"!  

Well, this PHOENIX RISING FROM THE ASHES approach hasn't seen the restoration of the CSUF football program......nor has it seen the return of college football at Pacific, Long Beach State, St. Mary's, Santa Clara, USF, etc......other colleges where football was AT ONE TIME a feature of those schools' athletic programs.

IF the "HATERS AND QUITTERS" plan succeeds in its seemingly-intended purpose, they will have, supposedly, accomplished their "much SELF-centered" goal.  That is, they will EACH ONE be able to save THEMSELVES (an unspecified amount of) MONEY!

That may suffice to bring joy and pleasure to the "HATERS AND QUITTERS" in the short-term.  However, over the longer-term.....they may rue the part that they (will) have played in "bringing down" something SO VERY SPECIAL AND RARE that had been a LONG-LIVED part of their PASSED-DOWN heritage of being SAN JOSE STATE students, alums, fans, followers, etc.

They will.....in using a reference-point that our ancient Spartan namesakes would have understood and shamed them for.....have THROWN DOWN THEIR SHIELDS and RUN AWAY from the battlefield!

THAT would be a LEGACY that I would NOT BE PROUD to claim, for myself!

I, for one, will do my BEST part.....for as long as I am physically and financially able.....to oppose what the "HATERS  AND QUITTERS" stand for!

I have been a SPARTAN for 40 years....they'll have to take me out of this fight  "ON MY SHIELD"!

Jeff Faraudo of the Mercury News is reporting that SJSU basketball coach Dave Wojcik currently only has 6 (edit) scholarship players on the roster and many holes to fill.....

 

http://www.mercuryne..._medium=twitter

 

Let's hope that's not a sign of things to come...

WAC teams playing in post-season tournaments:

 

NCAA - New Mexico State

NIT - LA Tech and Denver

CIT - UT Arlington

CBI - None

The WAC Men's and Women's basketball tournaments will be held concurrently at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas (March 12-16). Here's the info.:

 

http://www.wacsports...TCLID=205681363

Make that tied for 7th place (with Texas State). The Spartans lost their fifth straight WAC game tonight, this one at home to UT-Arlington 66-47. And this was supposed to be an easier season in the WAC. Good job Nessie.

 

WAC Standings (as of 01-27-13)

 

Louisiana Tech 9-0 -- 18-3

New Mexico State 7-2 13-8

Denver 7-2 11-8

Utah State 6-3 14-5

Texas-Arlington 5-4 10-8

Idaho 4-5 8-11

San Jose State 3-6 9-11

Texas State 3-6 7-14

Seattle 1-8 6-13

UTSA 1-8 5-14

On a night where our Men's Basketball team honored the Football team on their successful season, the MBB capped it off with a 76-54 blow out loss to LA Tech at the Events Center. If that doesn't say "we honor you", then I don't know what does? Yes, LA Tech is the better team, but making it a competitive game would have been a nice tribute. It's the Spartans fourth straight WAC loss, and drops them to a tie for 6th place with Idaho who already beat us.

 

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2012-13 WAC STANDINGS (as of 01-25-13)

 

TEAM--CONF--GB--OVR

Louisiana Tech 8-0 -- 17-3

New Mexico State 7-2 1.5 13-8

Denver 7-2 1.5 11-8

Utah State 5-3 3 14-4

Texas-Arlington 4-4 4 9-8

San Jose State 3-5 5 9-10

Idaho 3-5 5 7-11

Texas State 2-6 6 6-14

Seattle 1-7 7 6-12

UTSA 1-7 7 5-13

The Spartans (female) Cheerleaders are more than welcome to come down and crash at my place. It's in the Claremont district of San Diego, next to Pacific Beach and just north of beautiful Mission Bay. BYOBT - *Bring your own beach towel.

Surf's up ladies!  

Nessie must know where the bodies are buried, because there's no way he deserves to keep his job.

http://www.sjsuspartans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPID=2292&DB_OEM_ID=5600&ATCLID=205823840

I went to my first San Jose State game tonight at the Events Center.  It felt really weird for me because I haven't gone to a game in a very long time.  I had been a season ticket holder since 1978 and stopped buying season tickets several years ago.  I have gone to the San Jose State vs  Santa Clara games since I stopped buying the tickets.  SJSU needs to a Head Coaching change.  Why we still have the same person is beyond me.  I guess that is what happens when you are a close friend of the A.D. who is no longer at State.  Anyway, SJSU beat UC Santa Cruz 94-54, but the enthusiasm just wasn't there.  It is sad to me that not even the Pep Band was present.  I might attend a few more games this season, but will not be a season ticket holder until there is a change.

hopefully more people show up!! Got section 133 all to myself!!!

DOWN IN FRONT!!!

http://www.sjsuspart...&DB_OEM_ID=5600

 

Looks like a good crew from their resume's. Welcome aboard Gentlemen.