I was covering Fresno State men's basketball at the time. I walked through a back door in the North Gym, near the basketball office, and there, standing by himself in the hallway, was assistant coach/recruiting coordinator Charles Fisher. He had... George Hostetter

(9th and final day of blogs looking back on Fresno State athletics in 2007-08.) For an hour after the June 26 rally at Beiden Field, fans wandered out to the center-field fence, near the 400-foot sign. A huge photo of... George Hostetter

(9th and final day of blogs looking back on Fresno State athletics in 2007-08.) An estimated 6,500 fans were waiting at Beiden Field on June 26 when the Fresno State baseball players arrived after a brief but joyous parade through... George Hostetter

Fresno State introduced its new track and field coach Friday. Longtime Notre Dame assistant Scott Winsor takes over the Bulldogs program and replaces the retired Bob Fraley, who spent 28 years at Fresno State, including the past seven has the... Bryant-Jon Anteola

(8th day of blogs looking back on Fresno State athletics in 2007-08.) The June 26 rally at Fresno State in honor of the national champion baseball team was a dramatic conclusion to a year that began with a public-relations black... George Hostetter

(8th day of blogs looking back on Fresno State athletics in 2007-08.) Fresno State has some of the Western Athletic Conference's best facilities. But university officials say they aren't good enough if the program expects to remain in the top... George Hostetter

(7th day of blogs looking back on Fresno State athletics in 2007-08.) Fresno State football coach Pat Hill wasn't content just to sign his name on footballs and discuss next season with parents at a Bulldogs brand-building event last month... George Hostetter

(7th day of blogs looking back on Fresno State athletics in 2007-08.) Fresno State did plenty of brand-building in 2007-08. Bulldogs football coach Pat Hill showed how. On June 1, Hill joined several current and former players for a three-hour... George Hostetter

I am still not exactly sure what goes on in college basketball recruiting. I think that people who do college basketball recruiting don't even know what goes on in college basketball recruiting. I suspect that it is very, very slimy.... Matt James http://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/james/

(6th day of blogs looking back on Fresno State athletics in 2007-08.) As has been the case all too often in past years, several Fresno State athletes in 2007-08 found themselves facing legal charges. Football -- Quaadir Brown pleaded no... George Hostetter

(6th day of blogs looking back on Fresno State athletics in 2007-08.) A key issue in 2007-08 figures only to grow in importance and controversy throughout the NCAA: the Academic Progress Rate. The Fresno State men's basketball team learned in... George Hostetter

Fresno State kicks off the 2008 football campaign at Rutgers on Sept. 1. What would you say are the team's strengths and weaknesses? How strong is The Schedule on a national level?... John Mincks

(5th day of blogs looking back on Fresno State athletics in 2007-08.) Just about everyone at Fresno State hopes for better days in the men's basketball program. The Bulldogs struggled in the last half of the 2007-08 season to finish... George Hostetter

(5th day of blogs looking back on Fresno State athletics in 2007-08.) Officials at the Bulldog Foundation say better days may be ahead for the nearly 60-year-old booster group. The past year was a challenge. The foundation generated about $7... George Hostetter

(4th day of blogs looking back on Fresno State athletics in 2007-08.) A year ago, Fresno State Athletic Corp. board members charged with overseeing the program's finances were trumpeting what they called a prudent 2007-08 budget. If everything clicked, the... George Hostetter

(4th day of blogs looking back on Fresno State athletics in 2007-08.) Angie DiLiddo, a long-time Bulldog Foundation member, says the public must get more involved in Fresno State athletics. "The thing people don't understand is they think these kids... George Hostetter

Fresno State and Bulldogs softball coach Margie Wright agreed to use Susan Haldeman, a San Francisco-based attorney, as the mediator last month during their settlement talks. The talks resulted in a $605,000 deal: $45,000 for Wright's attorneys and the rest... George Hostetter

(3rd day of blogs looking back on Fresno State athletics in 2007-08.) They said it of events in 2007-08: “Nothing has changed.” — Oakland lawyer Dan Siegel of Fresno State’s commitment to Title IX, the federal law mandating equity between... George Hostetter

(3rd day of blogs looking back on Fresno State athletics in 2007-08.) And don’t underestimate the influence of coach Pat Hill’s football team to the success of Fresno State’s athletic program in 2007-08. A timeline of 2007-08 shows two distinctly... George Hostetter

(2nd day of blogs looking back on Fresno State athletics in 2007-08.) It didn’t get a parade or garner big headlines, but winning the Western Athletic Conference’s annual Commissioner’s Cup for the first time had Fresno State officials beaming. The... George Hostetter