Re: Revisiting Vandal football

["Dan Carscallen" <predator75@moscow.com>]

Dang, if Mr. Hansen and I keep agreeing on stuff, it may throw the whole earth's axis off kilter!

 

"Waving Banners of Silver and Gold!"

 

Dan Carscallen

 

-----Original Message-----
From: thansen@moscow.com <thansen@moscow.com>
To: Carl Westberg <carlwestberg846@hotmail.com>; vision2020@moscow.com <vision2020@moscow.com>
Date: Monday, November 18, 2002 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: Revisiting Vandal football

Greetings Visionaires -

To answer Mr. 
Westberg . . . It is NOT the team.  It is the coaching that is to 
blame.

In 1998, we went on to win the Humanitarian Bowl (against 
Southern Mississippi) 
with less talent than we have now.  We have one 
of the finest linebackers in 
the Sun Belt (including such defensive power 
houses as North Texas) in Jordan 
Kramer.  We have the seventh ranked 
passer in the nation (all schools) in 
Lindgren.  We have the 
talent.  We do not have the coaching.

Returning to Division 1AA 
(which will ultimately disappear in the next 5 or 6 
years) is merely 
punishing the players for following the poor guidance of their 
coaches.  And what would you suggest then, Mr. Westberg, after Division 
1AA is 
dissolved?  Drop to Division 2?  Division 3?  And play 
such colleges as Mount 
Union and Montana Tech?

The answer is 
simple.  Replace Cable and his cronies.  Even Tormey looks good 
now.  By the way, Tormey took a seriously down and out program at 
Nevada and 
turned it around.  Nevada-Reno beat BYU this season and will 
hopefully beat 
Bozo State next Saturday.

Once a Vandal, ALWAYS a 
Vandal.

Came a tribe from the north brave and bold . . .

Tom 
Hansen
UI '96


> 
> So on Saturday in Spokane, Eastern 
Washington beats Montana in front of over 
> 17,000 rabid Eagle and 
Grizzly fans.  Down in Pocatello, Idaho State is 7-3, 
> and ranked 
in the 1-AA national poll.  Boise State is running away with the 
> 
WAC, and ranked in the top 25 in the AP and ESPN polls today.  What was 
> Idaho doing?  Oh yeah, losing to Arkansas State in front about 47 
people (by 
> the end of the game), to fall to 2-9 and once again come 
dangerously close 
> to being ranked dead last in Division 1.  This, 
of course, on the heels of 
> last years 1-10 season.  On a weekend 
when we should be playing in a strong 
> regional rivalry game, we'll 
close out against New Mexico State, while 8 
> miles away, WSU plays the 
Huskies in the Apple Cup.  Is it just me, or is 
> something wrong 
with this picture?  I brought this up at the beginning of 
> the 
season, and now that it's mercifully ending, I repeat:  Why can't we go 
> back to the Big Sky 
conference?                                              
>                                                                              
>                                                                              
>           Carl 
Westberg Jr.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
_________________________________________________________________
> Add 
photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. 
> http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail
> 


---------------------------------------------
This message was 
sent by First Step 
Internet.
           http://www.fsr.net/