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Tim Walsh retires at Cal Poly

Griz til I die said:
I was kinda shocked to be honest, but he was toward the back end of his career.
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The program has been in decline and the game seems to be passing him by. Attendance was down to an average of 6500. Not the play lately that inspires sell-outs. 65 next month.
 
Note to Cal Poly - contact Andy Thompson ASAP. I would also say Pflu, but I thought he had some weird stipulation about not being a HC in the BSC?
 
Not a huge surprise. There is an extremely vocal minority of Alumni/Fans that were unhappy with Mustangs Football & Walsh's performance over the last 4-5 years.

Griz til I die said:
I was kinda shocked to be honest, but he was toward the back end of his career.
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I always thought Walsh was a great recruiter. He did real well at PSU, where his teams were talented but streaky, except for that group that lost to Delaware in the playoffs.
 
I could see New Mexico line coach/run game coordinator Saga Tuitele applying for the job. He was at Cal Poly for Walsh’s first 7 years. Also Davies was just let go so he is most likely looking for a job.
 
Copper Griz said:
Note to Cal Poly - contact Andy Thompson ASAP. I would also say Pflu, but I thought he had some weird stipulation about not being a HC in the BSC?
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Pflu had and has no such stipulation.
 
I'm curious as to if Cal Poly will go away from the triple option with the next head coach. I've never really understood why teams choose to run the triple option. When run correctly, it's extremely good, yet it doesn't seem like a sustainable offense, especially when it's so one-dimensional. Any disciplined defense usually can stop it.

I'm extremely happy that Montana does not run a triple option.
 
get'em_griz said:
I'm curious as to if Cal Poly will go away from the triple option with the next head coach. I've never really understood why teams choose to run the triple option. When run correctly, it's extremely good, yet it doesn't seem like a sustainable offense, especially when it's so one-dimensional. Any disciplined defense usually can stop it.

I'm extremely happy that Montana does not run a triple option.
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Teams that run the triple option use it because they are at a competitive disadvantage in recruiting top student athletes. Cal Poly and the military academies have very high entrance standards and the majority of really good athletes either don't qualify or have no desire to go there. The triple option, when executed well, can keep a team like this in a game against a team with better overall athletes. It is super difficult to catch up if you get down running the option, however.
 
get'em_griz said:
I'm curious as to if Cal Poly will go away from the triple option with the next head coach. I've never really understood why teams choose to run the triple option. When run correctly, it's extremely good, yet it doesn't seem like a sustainable offense, especially when it's so one-dimensional. Any disciplined defense usually can stop it.

I'm extremely happy that Montana does not run a triple option.
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MSU's offense is pretty one dimensional too, It is difficult for defenses to make the necessary changes to stop offenses like this, especially when they spend all season playing spread RPO teams.
 
go96griz said:
get'em_griz said:
I'm curious as to if Cal Poly will go away from the triple option with the next head coach. I've never really understood why teams choose to run the triple option. When run correctly, it's extremely good, yet it doesn't seem like a sustainable offense, especially when it's so one-dimensional. Any disciplined defense usually can stop it.

I'm extremely happy that Montana does not run a triple option.
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Teams that run the triple option use it because they are at a competitive disadvantage in recruiting top student athletes. Cal Poly and the military academies have very high entrance standards and the majority of really good athletes either don't qualify or have no desire to go there. The triple option, when executed well, can keep a team like this in a game against a team with better overall athletes. It is super difficult to catch up if you get down running the option, however.
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And it's not helping ticket sales; not the most exciting act in town.
 
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