I'll venture a guess that Hawkins will do the same, as did Gould.

North Dakota State alumni, fans and students LOVE their football team and University. It is evident.

I think we will be blown away by the engagement from the community and students if we start winning at the FCS level. And before everyone gives me the "there is nothing else to do in ND, remember Berkeley being ranked in the Top-10 under Tedford? They sold out that old stadium and found fans they never knew they had. It might not even be as hard to keep that momentum in sleepy 'ol Davis.

Its safe to say FBS is a pipe dream as we stand today, seeing as we haven't proven that Davis can fund a successful program at the FCS level. At least now with a motivated AD like Blue, we are finally taking the baby steps necessary to be successful. He has found donors (to get rid of Gould), and he has convinced a big name to be our HC so far. This train is rolling.

Completely agree on this. Gould was not a good coach, but it wasn't totally his fault. This athletic department needs major improvement. I think Blue has things headed in the right direction. Keeping the momentum is key. We had more momentum than we knew what to do with 11 years ago after beating Stanford in Football and Basketball, but did nothing with it.

The real trickery comes when we kick a field goal on 3rd down. They'll never see it coming.

Who was Hawkins' OC at Colorado? Mark Helfrich. Interesting tidbit.

The guys knows people.

Anything but the spread. If I see 4th and 3/4 inches at the 1 yard line from the shotgun once more on TV I'm going to barf. Personally, I'm bored to death with the spread at this point. Cutting edge in 2004....

I really think Hawkins is going to motivate these kids to reach the potential they couldn't meet under Coach Gould. Trying not to get overly optimistic, but I just watched the best Presser in UCD history......

Haha. That was awesome!

This guy is dynamite.

"Let the players own it." I think this was missing with the last guy.

"Big Sky is great and its only going to get better....when the Vandals drop in" Thought that was funny.

Timing worked out nicely with the Sochor statue unveiling, beating Sac, and bringing in one of Sochor's boys as HC.

Good couple of weeks to be an Aggie! I bet this will boost recruiting. Even if the kids aren't entirely familiar with Hawk at this point, just a peak at his resume has to get the juices flowing. The guy is legit.

Any word on what the mood was like?

Exciting news! Good publicity too....maybe will get a mention with our logo on SportsCenter?

It all depends on the new HC of course, but it would be nice to see CJ stay healthy and get a shot to be the starter.

Nothing glamorous about rebounding. Gotta do it!

"Since his appointment, Gould has taken UC Davis’ football program to a new level — both on the field and in the classroom."
Uhhhhh, what? I just don't know what to say. This is actually insulting to the legacy of past Aggie coaches.....is this representative of a student population that has no clue what they are watching?

Chill man. I brainfarted on the winning percentages (was in a rush)

Seems like a tough gig to be an assistant. Tough on the family to move around a lot.

I do hope at least of couple of these guys are kept in Davis. They work real hard.

When transferring from FCS to FBS, no waiting year is required.

http://vacavilleinsider.com/sports/mark-johnson.php
We need to get this winner back somehow.

I know Hawkins would probably have his own guys, but this would be neat.....

Dan Hawkins HC
Troy Taylor OC
Mark Johnson DC
Jeff Copp assistant
Tim Plough assistant
Keane assistant

Copp and Plough are at NAU
Mark Johnson, last I heard, is at Woodland Christian right up the road

You mentioned hoping that Gould doesn't poach us.....
Me too! Kelley and Doss could probably play at Fresno State tomorrow.
If Gould truly values his relationship with these kids, I don't think he could truly, in good faith, lure them from UC Davis to Fresno State (provided he lands there with Tedford). After all, the recruiting mantra was "College is not a 4 year decision, its a 40 year decision."