What Will It Take to Keep Pace with the Success of Sac State Now? Unfortunately, I just don't think that we will really ever have a consistent fanbase showing up to games. The student population just doesn't seem that interested in sports in general and the locals only show up to the biggest of games even when the team is performing really well. These kids want to play in front of a good crowd and we simply don't offer that on most nights.
I think one thing we have going for us is that I think UC Davis is Dan Hawkins' last rodeo in terms of coaching college football at the division 1 level at least. He's here to stay and I think he can continue to build a positive culture for us. I know recent articles have Troy Taylor saying that he wants to stay at Sac State and that may be true and it may not. What is he supposed to say when asked that "yeah, I'm already packing my bags for an FBS position"? I have to imagine that there are FBS programs doing their due diligence in terms of what they can offer to snag him away from the Hornets.
I think it's also important to note that outside of NDSU pretty much all schools go through periods of highs and lows. Sac State is on a high right now, but who knows what next season holds. Things can change a lot from season to season. Kids transfers, injuries happen, positional coaches leave, etc. etc. I think we're still in a solid position to compete in the region.