Ha ha ... I wouldnt call it optimism. That would imply an emotional response, and like Spock, I ain't got no emotional response. Just calling it like I see it. Some great talent there, the energy with recruiting the past few years has been noticeable. I think we all know what a guy like Hawkins can do, and I think it is happening. Felt the same way about Healy and Austin Peay

Ive been wondering about that "next" recruit. And yeah, I have to admit the schedule is one tough cookie this year ... still think this is a 7 or 8 win team with a playoff spot, and a tiebreaker of tough sked to get itself in with 7 wins.

I think you guys are going to knock San Jose and Idaho around and give Stanford fits too. Big question is how the parity in the Big Sky affects the collective. EWU to me is the monster on the block, but beyond that it seems like 2/3rds of the league is good enough to beat just about anybody on any given day, especially if they're hosting ... and I don't think the two Utah schools will be quite as good, but still in the big picture overall.

Already have, Movielover. I wrote him and apologized for missing him on the last go around, but he's in there for good now and will be considered from here until February. Recruiting is sooooo needle in a haystack, something I'm going to try to remedy with the FCS recruits this year. I was able to update Sequoia's page on 247sports too, something that reluctantly let me do. If you come across another UC Davis recruit you think I've missed, ping me on it, PLEASE.

It's really well done! And I can tell you it is going to be a place to visit whenever I'm updating recruiting. Really nice job! Sam Herder will be our point man for Big Sky this year. I think the world of Keelan. Great kid who I had a chance to talk with in Frisco at the Awards banquet, and Hawkins is an awesome guy. You can see what's about to happen at UC Davis and we've been saying it nationally all summer.

Hey, thanks for acknowledging our HERO Sports recruiting rankings. I work my ass off on that and its awesome to see a great fan board like this is giving it some love.

And at the same time, man oh man this is one of the best recruiting threads I've seen on any Fan board, and there are some good ones. Man, keep up the good work and please keep in touch!