It seemed less like an interview and more like a promo for Dr. Wood. KCRA should be embarrassed for the softball-make-you-look-good approach.

Agreed. I hope we don’t have to depend on comebacks during conference play.

On the plus side, we weren’t able to regroup against Stanford, so maybe this young team is learning.

Are coaches even included in the UC/CSU pension system. I remember that when Jim Sochor was being seriously recruited to coach at Cal, one of the sticking points was that his faculty status within the UC system would not continue as a coach at Cal. It wouldn't continue to accrue years of service, nor could that status protect him from termination, they way he was protected as a faculty member here at UCD.

I see that you don't address my point of commonality of interest and process at all. I would argue that, though they are fierce competitors, Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Tennessee and Vanderbilt have always had a similar approach to athletics, particularly football.

SEC football always was "the closest thing to a secular religion in the US" (George Will). Nick Saban has pointed out that the lack of professional sports in the SEC footprint prior to 1960 gave birth to and nurtured the most, passionate and dedicated fanbases in all of college sports. “So, everybody in the Southeast grew up being college fans of some kind. Whether it was football or basketball, they were college fans. And that’s why you have such passion in this league because people grew up with it, and it’s never changed. And I think that’s what makes this league a little different.”

That passion developed over decades, with no competition from pro sports. That's not the case here. There's competition from pro sports within the region and from the outside. Look at the crowds at 49er games, Kings or Warriors games, Giants games. There's always a sizable portion of the crowd wearing jerseys of the visiting teams. And those people ARE NOT all people who travelled from Pittsburg, or Dallas or wherever. While I would love to see our region 100% behind the local sports teams, it is no longer the case.

To your point, I would argue that 1) Atlanta, Baton Rouge-New Orleans, Nashville, several of the Florida markets have been, and are, comparable to Sacramento in terms of infrastructure. 2) And at least comparable, if not superior in terms of money - and especially OLD money. 3) And it isn't just HAVING the money, it's what people are willing to spend it on. The BIG money folks in the South have been willing to spend on their preferred school athletics for decades. The only schools that really have that out here are Stanford, which hasn't capitalized on it, and USC, which certainly has.

Nice idea. But in order to work together, corporations or similar entities like universities need to have a reasonably aligned vision and process. Otherwise the partnership won't work. UCD and Sac St, athletics currently don't have anything close to that. And I for one, would not support UCD aligning with Sac State's approach at all. I equally don't see Luke Wood suddenly seeing becoming one of the grownups in the room.

Contrast where the moves over the last year have taken each school. Despite the hoopla and chatter that you previously lauded, which school is on a more solid path to future success?

I understand what you're saying, and I did/do realize that. However, as we've all talked about, athletics is the face of a university, so I think that ight still factor into Wood' thinking, particularly on very visible hires.

Okay, I hate to bring this up, but Wood is on record saying he wants to "eliminate whiteness" at Sac State. So will that be an impediment to hiring Taylor...a white guy with baggage?

Played a nice 1st quarter, out of sync (team and individuals) for the next two and a half quarters, then grind out that run to get the win. No quit in this group.

And Vic is BACK - not 100%; her shot still off, but her energy was contagious.

I can see Taylor taking it. Maybe his only way back into coaching. But without a full schedule, I think even he may wait to see.

No disagreement here. Sac's on the verge of the "...or bust" part of Wood's proclamation.

I doubt he'd really want to, given the situation, but I wonder if Bobby Fresques would take this on. I think he's a Hornet for life kind of guy. Not sure how qualified he is to be a D1 head coach, but dedicated to the program for sure.

Also, what are the current football staff doing. They can't assume whomever is hired will keep them on. Bet many, if not all, of them are looking hard for a job. That won't help keep the players currently on the roster.

Why would ANYBODY want to inherit this mess? Obviously someone will, but gotta wonder...

And maybe no roster. I think that when a HC leaves, anyone on the current roster can transfer. Are commits and signed recruits also free to reopen their recruiting?

Like the opinion article on Sac State losing its identity, this is pretty spot on.

The question that wasn't asked, is how many QB's out there have the decision-making skills and the running ability to make an option offense work AND the passing ability to keep a defense honest. My guess is there aren't too many, and those QB's are in high demand.

Will Marion, as good a recruiter as he seems to be, be able to get that guy to come to Sac State
next season?

Probably not until Sac has a full schedule, and then it will depend on what that schedule looks like.

Addendum: In the current world of college sports, until a recruit is on campus and at practice, a coach can't be 100% sure that player is coming. If Sac St. doesn't get a full schedule in place soon, I would not be surprised to see some signed recruits ask for their release. Or whatever it is that would allow them to go elsewhere. Unless they really don't have another option.

Perfect. Sane driving time as Cal Expo.

Pretty spot on.

No, a junior high field wouldn't work. Remember, this is a Varsity program, not junior varsity.

I can't see the revenue bond idea working in his announced time line (1 year - actually @ 8 months). There's an approval process that looks lengthy.

https://www.calstate.edu/csu-system/doing-business-with-the-csu/capital-planning-design-construction/project-center/Self-Support/Programming/Pages/Five-Year-Capital-Outlay-Plan-Out-Year/Q.aspx

Even if approved, not sure any responsible fund manager would think this is a good investment.

Thanks for the update. Sounds like she might not miss much, if any time.

Sussex only played 8 minutes, had a good stat line. Does anyone know what happened? I was unable to watch the game.