2026 SEASON

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12:18p, 1/3/26
Why is Pete Thamel covering this???? What the actual hell. If true, I'm going to troll Chris Ross until he moves on from TSU. Lateral move, for what?
"I'm jacked up...literally." Colby Carthel
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12:21p, 1/3/26
We had one year that nearly all of the players and coaches stayed. And, here we go again.
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12:30p, 1/3/26
Good grief, this is going to be a major over haul of a season.
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12:34p, 1/3/26
Unbelievably frustrating.

But, I am going to annoy Chris Ross in any imaginable way possible until he no longer coaches in FCS football.
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12:35p, 1/3/26
Losing Chris hurts, bad, and makes absolutely zero sense.
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12:44p, 1/3/26
It's just like after the 2021 season.
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In reply to SFASawmillGuy • 12:58p, 1/3/26
SFASawmillGuy said:
Losing Chris hurts, bad, and makes absolutely zero sense.


Disaster
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In reply to BigJack85 • 1:02p, 1/3/26
BigJack85 said:
SFASawmillGuy said:
Losing Chris hurts, bad, and makes absolutely zero sense.


Disaster


I just looked at his Twitter account, and he's been reposting sfa stuff the last few days, and he still has SFA in his bio. This does not make any sense
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In reply to Thelumberyardsfa • 1:32p, 1/3/26
Thelumberyardsfa said:
BigJack85 said:
SFASawmillGuy said:
Losing Chris hurts, bad, and makes absolutely zero sense.


Disaster


I just looked at his Twitter account, and he's been reposting sfa stuff the last few days, and he still has SFA in his bio. This does not make any sense


The move to me makes zero sense. Tarleton can't be paying him that much more. He's gonna need to reestablish his entire offense with a new team and rebuild an offense that got ravaged by the transfer portal. At least at SFA he would have a good number of offensive players who have committed to coming back(until now at least). He was going to have a strong offense next year.

I trust Carthel to hire a good OC as a replacement and for our offense to bounce back, but this just creates a little uncertainty.
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1:41p, 1/3/26
Let's look at Jared May, he's been at this for a good while. Bad timing for recruiting. Replacing the DC (great get) now the DL, DB, OLB and now the OC. Can see the Red Bull truck pulling up to keep this staff hard at it
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In reply to Buckytaylor • 2:31p, 1/3/26
Agreed. He deserves a look
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3:07p, 1/3/26
Will have to see if any players like QB Jacob Janecek follow him to Tarleton State.
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3:20p, 1/3/26
Not having an athletic fee strikes again.
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3:37p, 1/3/26
Bummer on losing Chris Ross. I expect Carthel to find a good OC replacement. Like he did with DC.

Don't understand the move for it though. I don't think it was Fee unless Chris thinks Tarleton genuinely has a chance to move up in next upcoming years.
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4:09p, 1/3/26
What do we need to do to get Tarleton on the schedule next year?

Chris Ross = Clown
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4:16p, 1/3/26
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4:44p, 1/3/26
To be clear, I would hold no ill will towards Coach Ross if he was going to an FBS school. That would make perfect sense.

But this is just a huge gamble on his career. Most of the studs Tarleton had last year will be gone. As are a lot of their coaches.

If he fails to produce there and gets fired, at his age his college career is likely over. At least at the D1 level.

But if he stayed at SFA he would have an established system and many experienced players to go with it. He would have a chance to build his resume further.

I can't imagine Tarleton is paying that much more for an assistant coach. The only thing is what was said above, he believes they'll be FBS in the next couple of years.
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4:52p, 1/3/26
Telling you fellow Lumberjacks if we don't get the student fee(which I feel good about) and a General Studies degree then we are done.. Colby can not keep us competitive unless we have those..
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6:59p, 1/3/26
P: #22 LACHIE POZZOBON 6-2; 180 (FR.) (Freshman All-American/1st Team All-SLC)
G:14;P:53;YDS:2,217;AVG:42.0;LNG:54;IN20:17;TB:0;FC:25;50+YDS:6;BLK:0

has committed to Oklahoma State
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In reply to SFAXE93 • 7:34p, 1/3/26
Damn, good punter. Not a good day in Jack football land.
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8:17p, 1/3/26
So, those that follow FCS football more closely all around---Do the powerhouses like North Dakota St, South Dakota St, Montana etc go through coaches like SFA does or do they somehow manage to hold on to their important staff due to better pay or maybe being the hierarchy of FCS football? Our coaches are constantly picked away by mostly FBS schools so more money and a so called higher level of football. This slows down SFA's attempts to build and become the stronger FCS presence we all want to see. But the perineal top 4 or 5 never seem to lose a step.
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In reply to Ljacks&Longnecks • 2:11a, 1/4/26
Ljacks&Longnecks said:
So, those that follow FCS football more closely all around---Do the powerhouses like North Dakota St, South Dakota St, Montana etc go through coaches like SFA does or do they somehow manage to hold on to their important staff due to better pay or maybe being the hierarchy of FCS football? Our coaches are constantly picked away by mostly FBS schools so more money and a so called higher level of football. This slows down SFA's attempts to build and become the stronger FCS presence we all want to see. But the perineal top 4 or 5 never seem to lose a step.


Yes. The FCS powers also go through coaches relatively quickly, but the big time FCS programs know how to deal with it really well.

Basically, the way a lot of the "big dogs", specifically Big Sky and MVFC programs are run is very similar to how you'd see a lot of P5 programs are run. They're very fast when it comes to replacing coaches, which helps with roster retention/getting a head start on recruiting and having replacements in the wings for those players they lose.

They also make much bigger financial commitments in their coaching staffs than we do, meaning coaches are less likely to leave for anything less than a great opportunity.

They can afford to make these commitments not because they're so much better off than SFA but because to the region they're in, they are the flagship football programs.

Montana and the Dakotas have no FBS programs really near them. Even the programs with FBS Programs nearby don't have many. They have massive fan bases who actively choose to support the programs even without direct affiliation with the schools. They're getting financial support from people with no connection to the university.

SFA fans are either Nac natives or have some connection to the university, so it's harder.
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6:56a
Who called the plays for us? Was it Ross or someone else? If it was someone else would that person be a good candidate to step into the OC role to maintain the same offensive system?
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8:17a
UIW is in the same boat, it seems it is just the new normal especially for FCS schools.

They lost their OC, DC, DL, DB, RB, and TE coaches
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10:31a
I can see CR taking the opportunity, he's from North Texas maybe has elderly family close to Stephenville. And then old man Witten may turn the reigns over in one or two years I'm over it now. May could've been chosen when we hired Ross, next man up
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10:51a
May is the passing game coordinator so he's worked very closely with Ross on the offensive gameplanning every week. Not to mention he's coached on a literal national championship offense. He should be the top pick to take over as OC.

But I assume if he was they would try and announce that as soon as possible since we're in the beginning of the portal window. I would want the players we have to know there's stability to try and keep them and try and sway potential transfer our way.
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In reply to Buckytaylor • 10:52a
Buckytaylor said:
I can see CR taking the opportunity, he's from North Texas maybe has elderly family close to Stephenville. And then old man Witten may turn the reigns over in one or two years I'm over it now. May could've been chosen when we hired Ross, next man up


The first thought that came to my mind was that Whitten was going to retire within the next couple of years leaving the job wide open for Ross to move into.

Hopefully we can get someone good and the sun will keep shining on the Jacks.
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In reply to SFAXE93 • 11:48a
SFAXE93 said:
UIW is in the same boat, it seems it is just the new normal especially for FCS schools.

They lost their OC, DC, DL, DB, RB, and TE coaches


I don't know why, and it shouldn't, but that makes me feel a tiny bit better.
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In reply to Buckytaylor • 1:02p
Buckytaylor said:
I can see CR taking the opportunity, he's from North Texas maybe has elderly family close to Stephenville. And then old man Witten may turn the reigns over in one or two years I'm over it now. May could've been chosen when we hired Ross, next man up

Coach May is way capable of leading us and bring in Luis to coach QB's and work with offense.. Coach B is no longer at Pittsburg St. where he was OC. I feel good about getting the student fee here this year.. just gotta hold on.. Lots of money already raised for stadium.. we are on a rise and are lucky to have a tough ass coach as our leader.. we gotta get Tarleton on the schedule.. maybe 2027 when the new stadium is being built we can play them in Jerry's World and beat the sh*% out of them..
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In reply to Jacks4460 • 2:22p
Jacks4460 said:
Buckytaylor said:
I can see CR taking the opportunity, he's from North Texas maybe has elderly family close to Stephenville. And then old man Witten may turn the reigns over in one or two years I'm over it now. May could've been chosen when we hired Ross, next man up

Coach May is way capable of leading us and bring in Luis to coach QB's and work with offense.. Coach B is no longer at Pittsburg St. where he was OC. I feel good about getting the student fee here this year.. just gotta hold on.. Lots of money already raised for stadium.. we are on a rise and are lucky to have a tough ass coach as our leader.. we gotta get Tarleton on the schedule.. maybe 2027 when the new stadium is being built we can play them in Jerry's World and beat the sh*% out of them..


Huh? What stadium?? What am I missing??
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In reply to SFA Jack Fanatic • 3:20p
SFA Jack Fanatic said:
Jacks4460 said:
Buckytaylor said:
I can see CR taking the opportunity, he's from North Texas maybe has elderly family close to Stephenville. And then old man Witten may turn the reigns over in one or two years I'm over it now. May could've been chosen when we hired Ross, next man up

Coach May is way capable of leading us and bring in Luis to coach QB's and work with offense.. Coach B is no longer at Pittsburg St. where he was OC. I feel good about getting the student fee here this year.. just gotta hold on.. Lots of money already raised for stadium.. we are on a rise and are lucky to have a tough ass coach as our leader.. we gotta get Tarleton on the schedule.. maybe 2027 when the new stadium is being built we can play them in Jerry's World and beat the sh*% out of them..


Huh? What stadium?? What am I missing??


It's the worst kept secret in school history. Carthel has even talked about it very openly on multiple podcasts this season. The timeline is coming very soon.
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3:21p
Jalen Mayo to Houston….

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In reply to SFA Jack Fanatic • 3:22p
SFA Jack Fanatic said:
Jacks4460 said:
Buckytaylor said:
I can see CR taking the opportunity, he's from North Texas maybe has elderly family close to Stephenville. And then old man Witten may turn the reigns over in one or two years I'm over it now. May could've been chosen when we hired Ross, next man up

Coach May is way capable of leading us and bring in Luis to coach QB's and work with offense.. Coach B is no longer at Pittsburg St. where he was OC. I feel good about getting the student fee here this year.. just gotta hold on.. Lots of money already raised for stadium.. we are on a rise and are lucky to have a tough ass coach as our leader.. we gotta get Tarleton on the schedule.. maybe 2027 when the new stadium is being built we can play them in Jerry's World and beat the sh*% out of them..


Huh? What stadium?? What am I missing??


It's part of the improvement plan already set in motion.. and I guess you could call it a stadium facility upgrade.. Still needs help but it is going forward and looking brighter by the day.. Hopefully student fee can get passed this year to help get it done..
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In reply to SFASawmillGuy • 3:29p
SFASawmillGuy said:
Jalen Mayo to Houston….


What a climb for that young man going from Div. II Virginia Union, to Div. I FCS SFA up to Top 25 FBS Div. I BIG XII team like Houston.

That's now 15 starters gone from the 2025 team.
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4:56p
Typical Range on athletic fees
  • Low end $100-$500 per year (e.g., University of Arizona: ~$100 annual; Arizona State University: $150 per semester or ~$300 annual; University of Colorado Boulder: ~$180 per year as of 2025).
  • Mid-range $500-$1,500 per year (e.g., Virginia Tech: ~$384-$732; many schools charge $800-$1,200).
  • High end $2,000-$3,500+ per year (e.g., James Madison University: ~$3,036; Longwood University: ~$3,197; some smaller or mid-major programs exceed $3,000 to support ambitious athletics).
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