If you’re feeling like you’ve had a bad morning, remember it could be worse. Just ask the 3-5 Hornets who had two red-zone turnovers, personal foul penalties and missed kicks. We’ll try not to fumble the links:
Ron Nabity had his great array of photos from last night’s game at his website.You can’t buy them because of copyright laws, but take a look at what he shot last night:
It’s a morning with breakfast tacos made by a little kid. It was full of eggs just like this post is full of links:
As former Folsom High quarterback Cary Grossart has a homecoming today when he leads Northern Arizona into Hornet Stadium to play Sac State, here’s a memory of what he was like with the Bulldogs.
In Hornets football news:
* FoxSports Arizona wrote about Grossart coming back to Sacramento to play Sac State.
The weather is still in the mid-80′s in Sacramento, but it feels like fall around Sac State.That’s because the men’s basketball team holds its first official NCAA-sanctioned practice today.
To get you in the mood for hoops, today’s video features highlights from one of last season’s seven victories, a win at home against Idaho State:
Reminder: About noon today, SacStateSports.com will publish its exclusive Q&A with Big Sky Commissioner Doug Fullerton.
In Hornets football/basketball news:
* The Sacramento Bee’s Dave Carpenter wrote about Todd Davis, who was the Big Sky Conference player of the week.
* SacStateSports posted this morning a Q&A with Sac State men’s basketball coach Brian Katz, talks about his expectations for the season.
* Today’s Oregon State Whine of the Day came from the Oregonian, which talks about the fans wanting Mike Riley’s job after losing to Sac State. (We’re not making this up – these stories pop up every day!). Continue Reading →
Sac State may have taken an unconventional route to beat Northern Colorado, but a win is a win. It was all part of an odd day in college football. Here’s the latest for Hornetsland:
Sorry, no video. None has been posted by either school, media or fans.
What they’re saying about the game:
* Kyle Madson wrote his first game story for SacStateSports, taking the Mother Nature angle to cover the game.
* The Sacramento Bee hired a free-lancer to file this report on the game, also hitting the weather angle.
It’s been a week since the Hornets upset Montana at home. Let’s see if they can beat Montana State on the road and sweep the state.
First, our video of the day. We introduce you to the game who makes the Bobcats offense run. That’s Denarius McGhee, the Big Sky freshman of the year who is having an other standout season. Here is an interview after the first preseason scrimmage:
What they’re saying about the game:
* The Sacramento Bee’s Dave Carpenter asked if today’s game can match last year’s 64-61 overtime shootout won by Montana State.
We’ve a had big crab omelette, some caffiene and we’re ready to serve some links. Here’s what’s up on the eve of Sac State’s visit to Montana State:
Today’s video is the from the Big Sky Conference. It’s the league’s weekly Players of the Week video and it featured a three players from Saturday’s game, including Hornets quarterback Jeff Fleming.
What they’re writing about the Hornets:
* The Sacramento Bee’s Dave Carpenter wrote a feature on Sac State defensive back Ryan McMahon, a transfer from USC.
* At SacStateSports.com this morning, we had John Parker’s preview of Saturday’s game.
Time to wake up, campers. There’s full menu today with lots of news on the Hornets, who visit Montana State on Saturday for a Big Sky Conference game.
First, today’s video is a second one produced by Sacramento State athletics department on highlights from the victory over Montana. It’s a good bet you have forgotten that one yet.
What they’re writing about Sac State-Montana State:
* The Sacramento Bee’s Leading Off, written today by good friend Brian Blomster, was about how Saturday’s game felt like a real college football game. The daily poll is about Sac State, too: How many Hornets football games will you attend?
* The Bozeman Daily Chronicle wrote about the Bobcats’ running game and how it worked against Eastern Washington.
* The State Hornet previewed the game and looked back at the win over Montana.
It’s Tuesday, which means it takes a few more shots of espresso to charged up for the day because, well, there’s five days until the next football game. Yet we’ve cooked a few links to get you through the morning.
First, as if you’ve forgotten, here’s Sac State’s highlight video from its victory last Saturday over Montana:
What they wrote today:
* Speaking of that Montana loss, The Missoulian wrote about how the loss to Sac State dropped the Grizzlies in the polls.
* SacStateSports.com had a report from the Quarterback Luncheon with Coach Marshall Sperbeck saying his coaches show is back on the air.
* The Sacramento Bee’s Dave Carpenter had a feature on running back Bryan Hilliard and how he might have a tough time putting up big rushing numbers against Montana State. Continue Reading →
Sorry this is late. We slept in. Went out for a ham steak for breakfast. But now it’s time to eat up the links:
Today’s video is from Montana State, which is the Hornets’ next opponent. It promotes the Bobcats’ motto: “Leave no question.”
First the football stories:
* My good friend Victor Contreras wrote today’s Leading Off column in the Sacramento Bee with a few bullet points on the Hornets.
* In case you missed it, Bill Bradley of SacStateSports wrote about how this season’s football schedule makes it tough for the Hornets to sell tickets, win or lose.
* The Missoulian’s analysis of Montana’s loss found that Sac State made all of the big plays.
* The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported that Montana State coach was pleased with what he saw in the Bobcats’ victory over Eastern Washington. He may be the first coach to be that happy with a win.
* The Bozeman paper also reported that the Bobcats-Hornets game is nearly sold out. (The link has worked off and on today.)
* Remember the first team to beat Sac State, Southern Utah? The Utah Sports Examiner reported the Thunderbirds have arrived after beating FBS school UNLV.
* In our daily Oregon State link, The Bleacher Report dissected its schedule and noted the Hornets’ first victim could go winless this season.
* And the Natomas Buzz wrote a feature on the Inderkum High marching band playing at halftime of the Hornets’ victory over Montana on Saturday (lots of photos).
In other sports:
* LA Soccer News told the story of the men’s soccer team’s 2-0 loss to UC Santa Barbara.
Later today on SacStateSports:
*We’ll have the latest FCS media and coaches poll. Will the Hornets be ranked again? And how high will the next opponent, Montana State move up?
* A report from Coach Marshall Sperbeck’s Quarterback Luncheon for boosters.
* And the Big Sky Conference player of the week honors. Will Bryan Hilliard win it for his 16th 100-yard rushing game over Montana?
