I went to the Jackson Eagle Club luncheon at the Hilton in Jackson Thursday. There were about 30 people there. The buffet was good. We watched a Todd Monken coached game with UTSA while we arrived and ate. Not sure which year but it was nice to see those players and that coach. There was a lot of discussion about the game last week, Hopson resigning and Walden being named interim head coach.
Scotty Walden was the speaker through zoom. It worked well. It was the first time I had seen him. He is high energy. He led us in a few TTT cheers. He emphasized that there would be a renewed focus on discipline and responsibility. He was specific in mentioning players making it to meals and talking about attention to detail. I was impressed. He said without spring ball to work on offense there were too many plays available and it wasn't focused enough.
I feel better about this season after seeing the interview. I think Walden is the type of coach we need right now to finish out the season. He has been with the program long enough to have seen what needs fixing and he has head coaching experience. We will see how he performs.
I got the feeling from Walden's comments and some other things I heard that the program is in worse shape than I had thought. Hopson apparently had lost control of the team and the program. I hate that. I have a lot of respect for Jay and that is not the legacy I want for him.
We got an update on Corky Palmer that he had been moved to a long care recovery unit at Select. Ray Guy was asked about but there was no update.
Walden did say they feel the La Tech game will happen.
Thanks to everyone who put this on!
Scotty Walden was the speaker through zoom. It worked well. It was the first time I had seen him. He is high energy. He led us in a few TTT cheers. He emphasized that there would be a renewed focus on discipline and responsibility. He was specific in mentioning players making it to meals and talking about attention to detail. I was impressed. He said without spring ball to work on offense there were too many plays available and it wasn't focused enough.
I feel better about this season after seeing the interview. I think Walden is the type of coach we need right now to finish out the season. He has been with the program long enough to have seen what needs fixing and he has head coaching experience. We will see how he performs.
I got the feeling from Walden's comments and some other things I heard that the program is in worse shape than I had thought. Hopson apparently had lost control of the team and the program. I hate that. I have a lot of respect for Jay and that is not the legacy I want for him.
We got an update on Corky Palmer that he had been moved to a long care recovery unit at Select. Ray Guy was asked about but there was no update.
Walden did say they feel the La Tech game will happen.
Thanks to everyone who put this on!
