Coach Fobbs invited to the Hula Bowl

[lilboy]

Fobbs gears up for off-season work



By Rob Daniels
Staff Writer
GREENSBORO -- Lee Fobbs can't wait for 2007. Literally. Otherwise, Fobbs will feel he has wasted valuable time.

With three games left on the 2006 football schedule, N.C. A&T's coach hasn't abandoned hope or presumed the Aggies (0-8) will become the first winless team in school history. But given the current state of affairs, he can't take it easy, either.

This week, he formulated the off-season weightlifting and conditioning plan for returning players.

The operation will begin the Monday after this season's final game, Nov. 18 against South Carolina State. Players will be tested in various lifting disciplines, and their achievements will be charted. Strength coaches will then plot out workout schedules and regimens for every player, and the training will begin the Monday after Thanksgiving. Exams and holiday break will disrupt the schedule, but everything cranks up again in January.

"We have three games left, and I'm definitely into that until the very end," said Fobbs, whose team faces Florida A&M at 4 p.m. today at Aggie Stadium. "But I also know I have to continue to develop my team."

MOVING ON: Fobbs said one of his goals this week was to teach the Aggies fundamental details missed in last week's 70-7 loss at Bethune-Cookman while not dwelling on the final score.

The score was not shocking. Wildcats coach Alvin Wyatt has a feud with A&T that dates back 10 years and two coaches, and he has never hidden his intent to defeat the Aggies as thoroughly as possible in retribution for a lopsided game in his first season on the job.

"Whether he ran the score up or not?" Fobbs said. "All I know is this: Better days are coming, and what goes around comes around."

RATTLING THE CAGE: One of today's chief challenges is limiting Florida A&M's Roosevelt Kiser, eighth in the country in all-purpose running (153.0 yards). Kiser is a solid receiver, and he returns punts and kickoffs. He burned the Aggies last year in Tallahassee with an 81-yard touchdown catch.

GOING TO PARADISE: When Hula Bowl executives called Fobbs and asked if he would serve as an assistant in the Jan. 14 game in Honolulu, he thought they were joking.

"Do you know what our record is?" he asked with a chuckle.

Yeah, they said. But they also knew he has been in the business for 30 years and has an excellent reputation. So in that spirit, he accepted.

Fobbs' specific assignment hasn't been determined. Other coaches named to the game are Georgia's Mark Richt, West Virginia's Rich Rodriguez, Houston's Art Briles and Fresno State's Pat Hill.

"It's always nice for your peers to think of you that way," Fobbs said. "That has happened for me, but that's not my biggest concern now. When that time comes around, we'll get to that."

[lilboy]

My Bad, that question mark beside the title was supposed to ba a exclamation point

[DECKS]

Congrats to Fobbs. I guess he deserves a trip after such a trying season. I'm glad to see him instill the off season training regimen now.

Although I beleive Shine started with the intention of running up the score he didn't have to because we couldn't stop them. He actually held the score down. Good motivation though!

[TOPPDOGG]

That's surprising to see a coach selected from such a poorly performing team. Good for Coach Fobbs!

[Bornthrilla]

Good for him. I guess his peers don't view him as the complete idiot that some of the posters on this site do.

Personally, I'm still very confident that he is the guy to turn this thing around.

[DOOMS]

I see Rob still gets his info from this site. I wish somebody'd just call Wyatt and ask him "do you have some kind of vendetta against A&T?" He'll tell you no if you bother to ask.

[aggiejazz]

lilboy said:

Fobbs gears up for off-season work


By Rob Daniels
Staff Writer
GREENSBORO --
GOING TO PARADISE: When Hula Bowl executives called Fobbs and asked if he would serve as an assistant in the Jan. 14 game in Honolulu, he thought they were joking.

"Do you know what our record is?" he asked with a chuckle.

Yeah, they said. But they also knew he has been in the business for 30 years and has an excellent reputation. So in that spirit, he accepted.

Fobbs' specific assignment hasn't been determined. Other coaches named to the game are Georgia's Mark Richt, West Virginia's Rich Rodriguez, Houston's Art Briles and Fresno State's Pat Hill.

"It's always nice for your peers to think of you that way," Fobbs said. "That has happened for me, but that's not my biggest concern now. When that time comes around, we'll get to that."

It is nice to belong to a fraternity that cares

[Bornthrilla]

Yesterday's game reinforced to me that Fobbs is doing the best he can under the circumstance. There were about three plays that would have resulted in easy touchdowns but either Campbell made a horrible pass or the receiver dropped it.

Same goes with defense. The guys were in the right positions all night to make plays but they just refused to square up and tackle.

The playcalling or gameplan is not the problem. Our guys just don't execute. I wouldn't be surprised if Fobbs takes away about 10-15 scholarships next season.

[aggiejazz]

Thrilla, that is why I disagree with Fobbs' position of giving every scholarship player a full scholarship. There are going to be recruits who don't "pan out" and not all players have the talent to be on a full four scholarship player without proving it once they get to A&T. A&T runningback, Furgenson, has earned a scholarship.

[Bornthrilla]

So has sophomore punter Lee Woodson. He had another big game yesterday and should be a preseason ALL-MEAC candidate next year.

[aggielove]

here's hoping that coach Fobbs takes a pen and a notebook to Hawaii with him. oh . . . and try to lobby for at least one of his seniors to go, if we have any that play.

[Freeze]

admin said:

So has sophomore punter Lee Woodson. He had another big game yesterday and should be a preseason ALL-MEAC candidate next year.

One thing's for sure...he's had alot of cracks at perfecting his craft.

[DOOMS]

That boy needs to back away from mama's dinner table.

So is Fobbs coaching running backs in the Hula Bowl?

[trues]

I see Rob still gets his info from this site. I wish somebody'd just call Wyatt and ask him "do you have some kind of vendetta against A&T?" He'll tell you no if you bother to ask.

Dooms, I don't give a F. what Wyatt says his actions speaks loud enough.

Thrilla, can you inform Fobbs of Wayne Hicks. He should at least be a candidate for the Defensive Coordinator job?

[DOOMS]

What are his actions? Putting in walk-on wide receivers in the third quarter to play quarterback against us? He's emptied his bunch and watered down his play-calling two years in a row against us. He told us our defensive coordinator never bothered to change up the defense he called against us after we beat them in the previous staff's first year, if anybody bothered to pay attention (and we obviously don't).

You ever met him? I actually don't have to ask that question because you are obviously unaware of the whole previous paragraph.

You don't have to give an F but it's time you (and you, and you, and you over there) started paying attention to things.

I've heard Hicks just signed an extension last year. If that's the case (and I think it is because I read it last year when he signed it) he ain't going nowhere.

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