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Coach Wright's quotes about the Daily Record

Here are the two quotes from Texas State head coach Brad Wright that sparked Randy Stevens' column in Tuesday's issue.

Following the 45-42 upset of third-ranked McNeese State. Wright was asked on the postgame interview about how his defense played: "Well, it's one of those deals where you can tell Tyler Mayforth as much as you want our guys are learning this system and they're getting better at it, and he can knock us in the paper, he can make us sound like the worst coaching staff and we have the worst players, but we won this football game because of our defense."

During the media luncheon on Monday, Wright was asked a question about how George has come along this season and how the quarterback kept his head held high: "...You can't be negative. That's why I don't like Tyler and the way he writes and I don't like Randy Stevens and the way that they write. It tears down what you're trying to build and they have no idea what it takes to build a team, the day-to-day running of a team, even though 'what's-his-name' said he played football in high school, which means nothing obviously. But uh, you know there's a lot of work that goes into making a football team successful and turning around a couple of decades of losing and negative press is one of those things that if it continues, I mean, I don't read the paper, and I don't know 10 people who do, but I hear it from people and that's something we need to shield our kids from too. That's probably going to be the next step, if it doesn't stop. We just won't talk to the press. We know when we do bad, we know when we do well, but we need to understand what it takes to be successful and like I said, there are two decades of not doing well around here. It's a culture of losing, surrounded by the press, to the fans. They don't know how to handle success. They don't know how to handle what it takes to be successful. That's part of our job as coaches is to help them understand it."

October 15, 2008 10:07 am

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Inside the stats vs. Texas Southern

* Six of Texas State's scoring drives went five plays or less.
* Six scoring drives lasted shorter than two minutes.
* Seven touchdowns went for longer than 30 yards.
* The Bobcats only had 58 plays from scrimmage, compared to Texas Southern's 106, yet, only had 24 less total yards.
* Texas State averaged 10.3 yards per play.
* Karrington Bush and Cameron Luke only touched the ball five times each, yet, they each scored twice.

October 07, 2008 12:22 am

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A look at Texas Southern

Here's a look at Texas Southern, with a preview of tomorrow's article. Be sure to also look out for a feature on Mishak Rivas in Thursday's edition of the Daily Record.

Take a glance through the Texas Southern roster and you'll likely stumble across a name that looks eerily familiar. Yet, you don't exactly know from where you know it.

You look over the name again, “Bobby Reid,” and then the school from which he transferred “Oklahoma State.” Then it clicks.

If you were in-tune with sports in the last few years, Reid's name should jump out at you as the reason centered around Cowboy head coach Mike Gundy's rant about being 40-years-old.

A writer saw Reid's mother feeding him chicken after a game and thought it would be a clever anecdote. Before she knew it, her merits were called to the floor by Gundy in a press conference, begging her to write about him, because in his words, “I'm a man. I'm 40.”

Following the fiasco, Reid transferred from Oklahoma State to Texas Southern, where he could get playing time. The Tigers welcomed him with open arms and made him the focal point of their offensive attack.

Reid's a big guy for a quarterback, 6-foot, 3-inches tall and weighs 230 pounds. His size doesn't keep him from being an elusive scrambler and an even better passer on the run.

October 01, 2008 10:29 pm

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Demolition finally done at Bobcat baseball complex

Demolition equipment finally showed up at the Texas State baseball field recently and began destroying the metal stands surrounding the diamond. As of today (9/30), the stands are reduced to sheet metal and should be excavated soon.

Construction should begin soon after all the rubbish is cleared away, as Phase I is scheduled to be done before Opening Day. In talking with some of the Bobcat players, they want it done as soon as possible.

We'll try to keep you updated with the construction and post some pictures as well.

October 01, 2008 12:08 am

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Comments from Brad Wright following the game...

HERE ARE SOME QUOTES FROM WRIGHT FOLLOWING THE GAME:

"I knew right after pregame warm-ups that we weren't ready to play. You can get the feeling aout how guys are and I told Coach (Travis) Bush and tried to get them to understand they need to wake up and get after it."

"I guess ultimately, it's my fault as a head coach for having a poorly prepared football team on the field. That's basically the bottom line. I didn't impress these young men enough with the fact that we're about to play a very good football team. I failed them. I failed this university. I need to get better at what I do."

September 28, 2008 11:31 pm

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Scouting the Thunderbirds...

# Southern Utah brings a 1-3 record into the game against Texas State on Saturday.

# The Thunderbirds lost to Air Force, Montana and Northern Iowa.

# SUU only held the ball for 18 minutes against the Panthers last weekend.

# The Thunderbirds' defense isn't the best in the Football Championship Subdivision. SUU ranks 105th against the run and 71st vs. the pass (out of 118 teams in the FCS).

# The Thunderbirds rank 98th in total defense, allowing 429 yards of offense a game. Guess who is 99th. Texas State.

# SUU runs the spread offense, which seems to give the Bobcats fits.

# Last game, the Thunderbirds passed 48 times for 304 yards.

# The more the Texas State secondary is on the field, the more chances for it to be picked apart as the game wears on.

# This should be a game the Bobcats win easily, but like tomorrow's story in the Daily Record says, stats can be misleading.

September 25, 2008 12:54 am

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Courtney Smith named SLC Defensive POW

The Southland Conference announced its offensive and defensive players of the week. Nice to see the Bobcats getting noticed on the defensive side of the ball.

http://www.southland.org/ViewArticle.dbml?temp_site=NO&DB_OEM_ID=18400&ATCLID=1587726

"Defensive Player of the Week: Courtney Smith, Texas State
Smith led Texas State with 12 tackles, including nine solo stops, in the 38-35 victory at Northern Colorado. The senior from Statesboro, Ga., also registered one sack (-8 yards) and intercepted a pass and returned it 9 yards. His biggest play of the day came with 19.2 seconds left at Texas State’s 1-yard line when he forced a fumble by Northern Colorado quarterback Bryan Waggener and the Bobcats recovered to preserve the victory. Texas State took a knee on the final play of the game to win their first non-conference road game since 2001.

Honorable Mention: Andrew Eddie, Nicholls State; Chris Bown, Sam Houston State."

September 22, 2008 07:08 pm

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Texas State vs Northern Colorado preview

By TYLER MAYFORTH
Daily Record Sports

Texas State doesn’t have many intangibles going its way when it travels to Northern Colorado.
First, the Bobcats haven’t won a road non-conference road game in six years. Second, the game will be played at altitude, where the air is thinner and oxygen will be at a premium.
But don’t tell this to Texas State.
The Bobcats don’t want to hear it.
“Honestly, I don’t know why it’s so hard to win on the road,” Texas State cornerback Will Thompson said. “It’s really not up to being at home or on the road, it’s about getting out there and doing your job.”
The Bobcats are coming off an idle week after losing to Southern Methodist in Dallas. Texas State looked lackluster against the Mustangs in the first half, committing four turnovers and falling behind by 17 points.
In order to move forward, the Bobcats felt it best needed make a few changes. Texas State switched starting quarterbacks, benching the ineffective Bradley George for Clint Toon. The Bobcats also reworked its coverage schemes in hope of tightening up the middle of its defense.
Texas State needs it going up against the Bears. UNCO runs a pro-set multiple offense which heavily relies upon the pass. Bear starting quarterback Bryan Waggener passed 46 times against Purdue two weeks ago, so the Bobcat secondary will get a change to redeem itself.
“We definitely have a lot to prove,” Thompson said. “We’ve been working on a lot and mixing up our coverages. We’re definitely improved from two weeks ago.”

For more, check out today's Daily Record.

September 19, 2008 09:32 am

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Texas State volleyball looks to break skid...

Tomorrow (Wednesday) night, the Texas State volleyball team is looking to break a skid. In their last nine games, the Bobcats are 1-8.

Even though Texas State did play Big XII powerhouses such as, Texas and Baylor, they struggled at the Sheraton Four Points Invitational in Arizona. The Bobcats were able to take a set from the Longhorns in their match, but then were swept by Georgia and rebounded to take two sets from Houston.

Texas State plays Prairie View A&M tonight and should have an easy time against the visitors. The Panthers are 0-6 and have been swept every time they stepped on the court.

The Bobcats need to make an example out of a team going into the Pepperdine Asics Invitational. Texas State head coach Karen Chisum always talks about how they need to show the NCAA committee it belongs at higher than a four seed.

Well, up until this point, the Bobcats haven't proved anything.

September 16, 2008 11:53 pm

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How about a front-loaded schedule?

Texas State recently released its 2008-09 men's basketball schedule.

At first look, the Bobcats will have a chance to travel a bit, with games in Hawaii and Wyoming. A closer look reveals Texas State head coach Doug Davalos did a great job of front-loading the schedule in his team's favor.

There is only one true money game on the list (Texas), but you could count two more (Wyoming and Rice). The Bobcats have a good chance to go into conference play with a winning record.

Home games (non-conference): Huston-Tillotson, Southwest Assemblies of God, New Orleans, Prairie View A&M, McMurry, Schreiner and Northern Colorado.

Away games (non-conference): Cal State Fullerton, San Francisco, Wyoming, Northern Colorado, Rice and Texas.

There are four D-2 teams on the list. Both McMurry and Schreiner play in Division III.

Thoughts on the schedule?

September 15, 2008 01:49 am

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Coach Wright's quotes about the Daily Record

Inside the stats vs. Texas Southern

A look at Texas Southern

Demolition finally done at Bobcat baseball complex

Comments from Brad Wright following the game...

Scouting the Thunderbirds...

Courtney Smith named SLC Defensive POW

Texas State vs Northern Colorado preview

Texas State volleyball looks to break skid...

How about a front-loaded schedule?

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