E-Mail
Print
tool name
close
Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009
Fresno State: Tomey toughs it out despite losses
FRESNO -- Less than two months into the college football season and
San Jose State already is nearing
bowl elimination.
AP - AP
San Jose State head coach Dick Tomey, right, helps lift the inaugural New Mexico Bowl trophy after San Jose State beat New Mexico, 20-12, in Albuquerque, N.M., Saturday, Dec. 23, 2006.
Just like the old days --
the pre-Dick Tomey days.
Still, the Spartans coach believes the Spartans (1-4 overall, 0-1 Western Athletic Conference) can piece together a good season, perhaps starting as soon as tonight against Fresno State (2-3, 1-1) at Bulldog Stadium.
"We haven't proved it," Tomey said. "But my hope is we're still a work in progress. I'm still optimistic."
He's also a realist.
And the reality is, despite Tomey's efforts to turn around the Spartans during his five seasons, San Jose State has yet to achieve regular success and is nearing decision time: What to do with a 71-year-old college football coach? Tomey has one year left on a contract that pays roughly $450,000 a year with incentives.
Entering this season, Tomey had posted records of 3-8, 9-4, 5-7 and 6-6 at
San Jose State.
The Spartans played in one bowl, winning the inaugural New Mexico Bowl against New Mexico in 2006. The past two seasons, their bowl fate was determined in the
final weeks.
This year, San Jose State's postseason plans could be determined by the first week of November.
After playing
Fresno State, San Jose State travels to No. 5 Boise State then hosts Nevada. Three more losses is all it takes.
"I don't think I can speculate about the future," Tomey said. "I feel like we've done a lot of good things as a whole --
a lot of good. But right now, I don't feel like any
1-4 coach can feel like
he's doing a good job."
Former QB Dilfer wins Top Dog nod
Former Fresno State quarterback Trent Dilfer received the Distinguished Alumnus Award on Friday evening at a dinner and ceremony at the
Save Mart Center.
A few rules are needed to help foster a feeling of community. We encourage a free, CIVIL and open exchange of ideas in a climate of mutual respect, but any post that violates someone's right to use and enjoy mercedsunstar.com is prohibited. Before you post, please read the terms of use and obey these simple guidelines. Here are the ground rules:
1. Be yourself. A nickname will be used for posts, but if an editor finds a user without a verifiable name , that user will be warned or banned.
2. Keep it clean. Foul language (defined by prime-time standards) will not be tolerated. Neither will the intentional misspelling of foul language or the use of non-English curse words.
3. Be truthful. Do not lie or link to sites that may be considered libelous, defamatory or false.
4. Be nice. Don't harass anyone. Don't threaten anyone. Don't use racial slurs. Don't post anything sexually explicit.
5. Be an individual. Do not advertise or solicit. Do not harvest any information for business use.
6. Be original. Do not post copyrighted material.
7. Follow the law. Don't do anything or post anything considered illegal by city, county, state or federal regulations and laws.
On most news stories, the commenting period is closed after three days. If you wish to continue a discussion, please use The Sunspot forum.
@Nyx.CommentBody@