I'm not sure how good Pinnick is on the baseball field. If he is thinking about being drafted, it might not be smart to take $1m and give up baseball (no FBS program investing that kind of money is going to allow him to play baseball).

Turning down $1m to stay at Davis isn't that crazy if he can play football and be a 1st-3rd round draft pick + sign for $1m-$3m after his Junior year.
Again, I don't know how good he is at baseball.

Boring? That’s subjective. — Sailorgabe

Correct. I thought the Big West was boring and was holding Davis back. The Mountain West is a growth opportunity for Davis (hence the facilities improvement plan going into the MWC).

Kinda confusing the way the guy worded it. I guess he's betting against Rhode Island?

Personally, I think the state of California should consider creating a “California Conference” to maximize opportunities for California kids and keep revenue in state. — Sailorgabe

The Big West as a California bus-league is pretty boring.
A version with football programs might be more fun (in 30 years)...

File this in the "never-going-to-happen" bin:
California
Stanford
San Diego State
Fresno State
San Jose State
Sac State
Cal Poly
UC Davis

I know this stuff is pretty complicated (especially with some of LeFan's insights) but as an educator/coach, always keeping the kids first is essential. It can look like encouraging them to stay, and helping them navigate leaving. As long as Plough advocates in their best interest he's doing the right thing.

If he advocates for his guys, no matter how that looks, he can't lose in the long run and he'll continue to build a great program.


P4 FBS football is a different story. That's a cut-throat business where coaches are trying to survive and protect their own interests. I enjoy the FCS for many reasons, the fact that we aren't a football factory or media corporate arm is the biggest.

:rofl:

It sucks that this is what college football has turned into. FCS teams who find real talent and develop them just for FBS teams swoop in after the fact. — CA Forever

True.
And, FCS schools never land these guys in the first place and enjoy them for a year or two pre-portal era.

When I heard Plough say out loud that Fisher is going to get more carries. — Aggienation818

Maybe Carter and Plough already knew he was leaving at that point (?)

Just because they enter the portal, doesn't mean they leave.

I have faith in the culture that has been built to keep players around. If these guys are having a great experience playing a lot and winning games with their boys, that's tough to beat. All these guys seem like they really love the program. It gets me fired up as an alum just watching it.
I'd imagine its a different situation all together at an FBS football factory.

As for Pinnick, he's gets to be the man on the gridiron and on the baseball team playing CF. Fam gets to see every game. Tough situation to beat. Hopefully the program can find some $ to help him stay. But I got a good feeling about guys continuing to stick around especially if they see Plough ignore the Cal job. That would be good for morale.

Catching the last 5 minutes.
Haven't seen a game in a while.

Cooper is very talented.
Railing along the court looks terrible.
Court logos look great.
I haven't liked how everything has progressively gotten further from the court since I was a student.
Does Coach Simpson often do games with Marsh? He was always a nice guy around campus as I remember (him and Biggs were always down to chat with students like me).

*game outcome edited for Mr. Toke my bad!*

3,400 passing yards and 34 TDs passes the sexy-test. Awards folks love sexy stats.
I agree, both dudes are studs.

There are always going to be people who doubt Cal (and Stanford) football.
Conferences will realign again, but I don't think anyone really believes Cal football is going anywhere.

People have been saying this about Cal since about 1985, though. Still around.

Gould kept his house in Pleasant Hill when he took the Davis job (at least for a while) and commuted out to Davis. It not crazy to think Plough could keep the fam in Davis and spend long days in Berkeley.

No idea whether he's on any kind of short list for the Cal job though. Anything is possible, right....

I was quoting him as well. I know you didn't say that!

They also don't seem to understand the concept of SOS. Davis #9 vs. RI #79.

Their board keeps saying their "bad loss" to Brown kept them seeded behind Davis. Davis had a "bad loss" as well to Idaho State, which likely kept us out of Lehigh's #5 seed.

the Aggies have a suspect defense — movielover

Huh? lol

I agree- great opportunity. NDSU is probably the only team non-FCS fans will tune in to watch. That's a big deal!

Cal is actually a scenario I could see Plough going for…..but hopefully not this go-around.