DIR Return Create A Forum - Home
---------------------------------------------------------
Stony Brook Fans
HTML https://sbufan.createaforum.com
---------------------------------------------------------
*****************************************************
DIR Return to: SBU Football
*****************************************************
#Post#: 12013--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2012-2020: Future of SBU Football - Conference Affiliation,
FBS Football, etc
DIR By: Wolfie_MD
Date: November 10, 2014, 10:58 pm
---------------------------------------------------------
Student turnout was pathetic. The administration needs to do
something to improve that- I don't know if the RAs need to be
aggressive with it but there were like 70 students total in the
student section. Yes I know there are a lot of commuters but
there have to be more kids still on campus. To be fair, even big
schools have trouble filling student sections but those are
schools that charge students for tickets. What excuse do Stony
Brook students have? Pretty pathetic.
On the other hand, the community involvement with the team is
awesome. Its backwards but the community attendance is amazing.
#Post#: 12015--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2012-2020: Future of SBU Football - Conference Affiliation,
FBS Football, etc
DIR By: ecasadoSBU
Date: November 10, 2014, 11:06 pm
---------------------------------------------------------
--- Quote from: Wolfie_MD link ---
>
> Student turnout was pathetic. The administration needs to do
something to improve that- I don't know if the RAs need to be
aggressive with it but there were like 70 students total in the
student section. Yes I know there are a lot of commuters but
there have to be more kids still on campus. To be fair, even big
schools have trouble filling student sections but those are
schools that charge students for tickets. What excuse do Stony
Brook students have? Pretty pathetic.
>
> On the other hand, the community involvement with the team is
awesome. Its backwards but the community attendance is amazing.
>
--- End Quote ---
That's if you count the 10 or so alumnus that were in the
student section. We still feel the need to be "Students" to
incubate a following. I wonder how long will it take before I
can actually graduate from the Red Zone and be able to use my
chairback in SEC 103. We really try hard to pump of the current
students. But its not easy. Apathy is a serious problem. Kids
think they are too good for college football, that "Stony Brook
is not a football school" and doesn't deserve support. It sucks
but hopefully one day in the future we can sell out LaValle
consistently...
#Post#: 12016--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2012-2020: Future of SBU Football - Conference Affiliation,
FBS Football, etc
DIR By: sbugold
Date: November 11, 2014, 8:56 am
---------------------------------------------------------
--- Quote from: BigFatFan link ---
>
> I hear you, winning is the easy way to fix things. My hats
off to Coastal Carolina, but if we'd stayed in the Big South,
maybe we'd be undefeated this year too. but we moved up, and we
are playing big boy FCS football now. and I guess we are
struggling with that transition.
>
--- End Quote ---
I saw the latest FCS Coaches' poll in the newspaper this
morning. UNH is #2 and Bryant is in at #21, with only a single
loss!! Oh, what could have (SHOULD have) been.
#Post#: 12018--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2012-2020: Future of SBU Football - Conference Affiliation,
FBS Football, etc
DIR By: Chairman of the Board
Date: November 11, 2014, 9:12 am
---------------------------------------------------------
disaffected student body is of course a problem at a lot of
universities- but at SB, its a slightly different problem. most
of the time, schools cant get the kids out of the dorms and over
to the stadium. while SB has that issue (over 10k kids on
campus!), the larger issue that needs to be addressed is are
they even on campus on a saturday.
if you tear up the roots of the problem, other solutions will
follow.
#Post#: 12019--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2012-2020: Future of SBU Football - Conference Affiliation,
FBS Football, etc
DIR By: BigFatFan
Date: November 11, 2014, 9:42 am
---------------------------------------------------------
how would you like to be a Sam Houston State fan, they are not
even ranked, got two votes in the FCS coaches poll. what a drop
from past years for that program. and they brought in a bunch
of FBS transfers this summer to fill out their roster, thought
they'd be a juggernaut with that loaded line up, but it did not
work.
We need to try and turn SB into a "football" school. change the
paradigm with the students so they want to attend the games.
not sure how that is done. winning is one way, but there have
to be other ways to do it to. I agree with others on this blog
that the local community is stepping up and attending the games.
also, player families drive hundreds of miles to attend the
games, even if their sons are back up players.
Was in the area this past weekend with friends, and was
commenting to them that some of the local sports bars, not just
The Bench, should be made into SB Football hangouts. A place
like Miller Ale House would be a perfect sponsor of the team.
there must be many others out there. and I know there are SBU
supporters out there that are willing to extend themselves to
promote the school and the football program. these "volunteers"
should be embraced by the school and leveraged in a way to
"spread the word" about SBU football. grass roots style.
#Post#: 12020--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2012-2020: Future of SBU Football - Conference Affiliation,
FBS Football, etc
DIR By: BigFatFan
Date: November 11, 2014, 9:44 am
---------------------------------------------------------
If the coaching staff had started Bednarski right off the bat,
we win both the Bryant and ND games, we are sitting at 6-4 right
now, and we are in the top 25 in the FCS coaches poll. that
simple. and..... maybe we win the UCONN game too.
#Post#: 12026--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2012-2020: Future of SBU Football - Conference Affiliation,
FBS Football, etc
DIR By: Seawolf97
Date: November 11, 2014, 8:09 pm
---------------------------------------------------------
The last two minutes of the game against JMU was painful to
watch. We are so slow getting a play called and the execution
wasn't all that good . I hope to see improvement next year but
for now we look lifeless out there. Several experts on the AGS
board feel we are trying too hard not to lose and not trying to
win. I have to agree with them . Granted JMU has a super star
at QB but they executed better even when they went to their
hurry up offense. I watched a ton of time click off the clock as
we struggled to get a play started. So wait until next year.
#Post#: 12027--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2012-2020: Future of SBU Football - Conference Affiliation,
FBS Football, etc
DIR By: BigFatFan
Date: November 12, 2014, 8:14 am
---------------------------------------------------------
Seawolf: excellent points on the two minute offense, or lack
there of. on that final drive, we got the ball back with more
than 4 mins on the clock. I too was surprised to see how the
offense moved with no sense of urgency. we ran three running
plays in that series which continued to run the clock. I had a
chance to ask an offensive player after the game about what
transpired in the last several minutes of the game, and he
shrugged his shoulders and implied that 1) we dont practice 2
minute drill with any regularity, or 2) our play calling during
the 2 minute drills suck. clearly, you could tell he was
frustrated. Coaching.....
#Post#: 12028--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2012-2020: Future of SBU Football - Conference Affiliation,
FBS Football, etc
DIR By: Chairman of the Board
Date: November 12, 2014, 8:50 am
---------------------------------------------------------
certainly there have been some bad play calls- not just this
particular drive- but also over the course of the season- and
then you add in the kinder experiment (or rather, how long it
went).
i just hope the staff can turn it around, because we are just a
few hairs away from a really good resume on what is adding up to
be a down year.
#Post#: 12029--------------------------------------------------
Re: 2012-2020: Future of SBU Football - Conference Affiliation,
FBS Football, etc
DIR By: Hammertime
Date: November 12, 2014, 8:54 am
---------------------------------------------------------
--- Quote from: BigFatFan link ---
>
> Seawolf: excellent points on the two minute offense, or lack
there of. on that final drive, we got the ball back with more
than 4 mins on the clock. I too was surprised to see how the
offense moved with no sense of urgency. we ran three running
plays in that series which continued to run the clock. I had a
chance to ask an offensive player after the game about what
transpired in the last several minutes of the game, and he
shrugged his shoulders and implied that 1) we dont practice 2
minute drill with any regularity, or 2) our play calling during
the 2 minute drills suck. clearly, you could tell he was
frustrated. Coaching.....
>
--- End Quote ---
This issue is really alarming.. SB did the same thing last year
and i thought this problem would be corrected at the start of
this year. I know coach P loves the whole "pound and ground"
thing but, if your Offensive lineman can't move the Defensive
tackles out of the way, then how can you have a very effective
ground game?? SB actually is doing a much better job with the
short passes for decent yardages because of the TE making
crucial blocks..... Why not make that the 2 minutes drill? The
WR can run out of bounds to stop the clock which also gives the
coaches time to scan the fields more effectively!..... Again,
this comes down to playcalling..
*****************************************************
Page 17 of 35
DIR Previous Page
DIR Next Page