Weber State's McBride set to retire at end of season

WeberAlum02 · Post by **WeberAlum02** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 6:48 pm

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"After more than four decades of coaching college football, Coach Mac is saying goodbye.

Weber State coach Ron McBride will retire at the end of the season, the Standard-Examiner has learned from sources close to the program. An official announcement is expected to be made Tuesday.

In his seven seasons with the Wildcats, McBride rebuilt Weber State from a program that had just one win the season before he took the reins into a team that went to the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs in consecutive seasons for the first time in school history."

Post by **grizzaholic** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 6:51 pm

He won't be missed.

Mike Johnson · Post by **Mike Johnson** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 7:00 pm

McBride changed things for Utah and then he changed things for Weber State. Both programs were dramatically improved because of him. Best of luck in retirement, Coach.

weberwildcat · Post by **weberwildcat** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 7:00 pm

dang! it was a good run. i will miss mac a lot. he was a way cool guy. ive never seen a coach that would sit and chat with any fan anywhere whether it be at a gas station or restaurant. he loves football and ive never met anyone more friendly.

i guess we are back to business as usual i guess aka 7th-9th place.

SuperHornet · Post by **SuperHornet** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 7:37 pm

grizzaholic wrote:He won't be missed.

So McBride = Hauck?

Post by **grizzaholic** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 7:41 pm

SuperHornet wrote:
grizzaholic wrote:He won't be missed.
So McBride = Hauck?

I miss Hauck. He was a good coach.

GrizMonster · Post by **GrizMonster** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 7:43 pm

Its about time. I hate him, partially because he seemed a bit dirty, and sketchy, but he has sort of been Montana's Kryptonite occasionally. Anyway, good riddance.

weberwildcat · Post by **weberwildcat** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 8:15 pm

those are some rude comments. i hope someone says that bout you when you retire from your job after 40 yrs.

Post by **grizzaholic** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 8:20 pm

weberwildcat wrote:those are some rude comments. i hope someone says that bout you when you retire from your job after 40 yrs.

I will buy them a beer. You are welcome.

GrizMonster · Post by **GrizMonster** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 8:21 pm

Nobody will say that about me because I wasn't a dirty employee. Listen, McBride was good for the Big Sky, but I don't see any reason for Griz fans to like him Perhaps thats a credit to him.

Post by **griz8791** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 9:03 pm

Or, you could just let the guy go and not throw rocks at his back as he's heading out the door.

Post by **grizzaholic** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 9:05 pm

griz8791 wrote:Or, you could just let the guy go and not throw rocks at his back as he's heading out the door.

I didn't throw any rocks.

Mvemjsunpx · Post by **Mvemjsunpx** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 10:33 pm

Who will replace him? I've got a good chant for that…

ZAM - BER - LIN!
ZAM - BER - LIN!
ZAM - BER - LIN!
ZAM - BER - LIN!

SuperHornet · Post by **SuperHornet** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 10:55 pm

Mvemjsunpx wrote:Who will replace him? I've got a good chant for that…

ZAM - BER - LIN!
ZAM - BER - LIN!
ZAM - BER - LIN!
ZAM - BER - LIN!

Here's a vote for former Weber QB-WR John Fassel....

Big McLargehuge · Post by **Big McLargehuge** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 11:09 pm

Good riddance.

SuperHornet · Post by **SuperHornet** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 11:15 pm

Or maybe North Texas OC Mike Canales. He has a history in the State of Utah and can recruit there. And I'd absolutely LOVE it if he brought in Fassel as his OC.

cats2506 · Post by **cats2506** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 2:10 am

I always like Mac, good coach, seemed like a great guy, did a lot for both Utah and Weber.

reason the griz don't like him is because he spoke the truth and called out BH for the chop block and other bullshit tactics

I don't think Coach Mac ever hides anything, always says it like it is, weather you want to hear it or not.

Post by **EWURanger** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 3:53 am

^^^ This.

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Wildcat Ryan · Post by **Wildcat Ryan** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 6:20 am

cats2506 wrote:I always like Mac, good coach, seemed like a great guy, did a lot for both Utah and Weber.

reason the griz don't like him is because he spoke the truth and called out BH for the chop block and other bullshit tactics

I don't think Coach Mac ever hides anything, always says it like it is, weather you want to hear it or not.

Thanks coach for everything

Willie · Post by **Willie** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:29 am

He's a good coach...but he could take a lesson in people skills.

By the way...wtf did his hat mean last week against the Cats? MAFU?

Wildcat Ryan · Post by **Wildcat Ryan** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:35 am

Willie wrote:He's a good coach...but he could take a lesson in people skills.

By the way...wtf did his hat mean last week against the Cats? MAFU?

It stands for
Mental Toughness
Aggression
Fanatical Effort
Unity

Its a sports philosophy he wants his players to live by

Willie · Post by **Willie** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 11:49 am

Gotcha. Every time they showed him, I thought wtf does that mean.

Wildcat Ryan · Post by **Wildcat Ryan** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 7:17 am

Video of the press conference

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WeberAlum02 · Post by **WeberAlum02** » Sat Nov 12, 2011 7:23 pm

Coach Mac wins his last home game, thanks to CJ Tuckett's 407 all-purpose yards and 3 tds.

Mvemjsunpx · Post by **Mvemjsunpx** » Sat Nov 12, 2011 8:11 pm

WeberAlum02 wrote:Coach Mac wins his last home game, thanks to CJ Tuckett's 407 all-purpose yards and 3 tds.

According to the Weber website, that's #2 in Big Sky history behind the 437 yards PSU's Ryan Fuqua had against EWU 10 years ago.

I wonder if that's actually correct, though, because Charles Roberts had 409 rushing yards in that game against ISU in 1999. He either had negative receiving or the Weber site isn't quite right.

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