We have a Div. I sports program here at Sac State?I know that it is hard to believe but its true, yes its true.

Although we are supposed to be playing at the same level as Stanford, Duke, St. Mary?s, and Santa Clara obviously we are not.

Instead we look like a high school team playing against programs like Montana, a school out in the middle of no where with an enrollment of about 12,000 students compared to Sac States 27,000.

Its funny to think that the Grizzlies fired their men?s basketball coach after reaching the NCAA tournament because the team?s attendance was down from years past.

Here at Sac State, women?s basketball coach Carolyn Jenkins still has her job despite posting a winless season.

Although I believe that Jenkins should continue to be the coach for the Hornets, I do feel that there aren?t any expectations for her. I think that she could continue to have the job even if her teams continue to lose every season.

The Hornets are a Div. I program in name but not in the product that they present to the public.

There is no reason why a school as big as Sac State should have as bad as program as it does.

I know that it is unfair to compare to schools like Stanford and the other powerhouse sports programs in the country. But schools like USF, Santa Clara, Saint Mary?s, and all the other small bay area schools should not be better.

Blame should not only fall on the coaches and players because they are only partly to blame.

A large portion of the blame should go to the schools administration. They do not care about athletics and it shows. The school has done nothing to try to improve the programs.

More money needs to go to the program if it wants to compete. We cannot just put a half-way effort like we are currently doing and turn our program into a winning one.

The lack of effort that I am talking about is the work that was done on the basketball gym. It was definitely not a good effort. When people first enter the gym they might mistake it for one of a high school.

An actual stadium might help improve the basketball team’s situation. Montana has a 7,500 seat arena, which they completely renovated in 1999 for fifteen million dollars.

I can already hear the argument now, “where is the money going to come from?”

That?s the issue that must be addressed. We need to improve the schools boosters. That?s money from other areas, not just enrollment.

Sacramento is an area that is full of people that have deep pockets and could afford to throw money towards the school. But the school has done a terrible job of trying to get the money.

I know I am probably asking a little bit too much from this school to try and make the sports program a winner. I mean we don?t even have a full time athletic director.

We will continue to lose and see our teams with well under .500 records if nothing is done about it.

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