@agalum, I personally would be very excited at the chance to add someone like Paul Wulff. Yes, he had a bad run as HEAD COACH at Washington State, but he had a hell of a run as HEAD COACH at Eastern Washington. Before he recently joined Sac State, he was with the SF 49ers (with Harbaugh), Iowa State and University of South Florida. This is a big-time coach and would be a great get. Don't judge the man for one season spent with a pre-existing dumpster fire. Plus he's currently an O-Line coach/Offensive Coordinater; we haven't named either of those just yet.

After watching Gould's staff of very young coaches, obviously looking at UCD as a stepping stone, I am absolutely delighted by the way Hawk is assembling his staff. This group is going to develop impressive game plans and just as importantly, make in-game adjustments. Something Gould's staff did not effectively do. And this group (collectively) has seen just about every in-game scenario you could imagine. They will not be stumped. This reminds me a lot of my days at UCD with Biggs, Arp, Lou, Moroski and the rest with 10-20+ years each. And the recruiting thus far has not fallen off. Count me as one very optimistic alum.

PS - everyone freaking out about the fly sweep needs to calm right down. I'm sure some elements of that offense will find their way into the scheme, but Hawk isn't going to implement the full offense. Speckman has a lot more to offer than his offensive schemes.

1. I think people will be surprised how many wins Hawkins gets us - I think the floor is 5 for 2017. That alone will attract attention and attendees.
2. Hawkins' energy and ideas will be much better at energizing our students.
3. I predict a winning season by 2018, even better results thereafter,
4. In other posts, people have written that it is silly to think FBS - I disagree. "premature," yes; "silly," no. If Hawkins gets the institutional support he needs and the wins pile up, a couple of deep runs into FCS playoffs, and I'm not so sure FBS is out of the question. Sac metro area is hungry for major level sports. Why not?
5. Anyone else check to see whether they had any eligibility left after Hawk's press conference. I know i did!

I feel like this just happened for the rest of the Big Sky...