• 2023-24 Big West MBB Scores Thread
    Seems like we are going to be near the bottom of the league this year based on preseason scores for the other teams.
  • 2024 Football Recruiting
    Good. Sounds like he hopes to start as a freshman and go four years! I like the confidence.
  • 2024 Football Recruiting
    I thought they only counted HS recruits and the number of recruits had a big impact. So a small but quality class would not get a good ranking.
  • Tim Plough Named New UC Davis Head Football Coach
    Daft may also see Plough as an equal and not want to be subordinate to him. Not sure how old the Dartmouth HC is. He may decide to wait for a HC coaching job opportunity for his next move.
  • 2024 Football Recruiting
    I wonder if Plough will keep Shanbour. He seemed the least proven coach. Kevin Burke has more QB playing and coaching experience. If they brought Daft back he might want to take responsibility for QB’s himself.
  • MBB: Montana (6-4) @ the Aggies (4-5) 6 pm Tuesday 12/19
    Seems like Les changes his lineup based on who we play each week rather than playing our game and forcing our will onto the other teams. Make them adjust to us instead. For years we sometimes comment on another team being big when we could field a larger lineup but don’t. We could put Borra and Rocak in there at the same time if we wanted to. We always play small and our big men are only there to set picks. We like it when they shoot threes. They never seem to score much on the inside and don’t seem to get many rebounds. Maybe I am an old school low post guy and the game has passed me by but I still like the strong low post bruiser big man and we haven’t had that in years.
  • 2024 AggieSportsTalk.com Fund Drive
    Donated. I appreciate the organizers of this site.
  • Tim Plough Named New UC Davis Head Football Coach
    Getting to 500 $1,000 donors seems doable. The athletics department just needs to explain the needs of the team, their financial goal, what the funds will be used for, and communicate and honor donors often.

    We likely have more guaranteed funds from registration fees than other programs. So understanding the whole financial picture might help donors.
  • Tim Plough Named New UC Davis Head Football Coach
    I like that Plough got emotional. Shows he really cares and wants the job. I like that Sochor was mentoring him and apparently had Sochor's confidence as he promised Sochor he would take the job some day. He seemed to say all the right things. Wants a championship but that is won by creating the right environment and that environment should keep our best from transferring. We will have uptempo offense but balanced between run and pass. We had never really made the transition from DII to FCS. Hawk completed that transformation and put us on the right path. We have a solid foundation now and hopefully Plough is the guy who can take it up one more notch and create the "championship program" that Hawk was striving for.
  • Tim Plough Named New UC Davis Head Football Coach
    I liked Shredville. Was exciting to watch and seemed to attract strong QB’s and WR. So maybe will help with recruiting if his plan is to reimplement the up tempo offense.
  • Hawkins Stepping Down per SacBee
    Funny, if he wasn't fired or pushed out, but he still wants to work and says there will organizations that might value his skill set and experience, then I wonder why he is moving on. I wonder if he just likes to make change but not maintain and he feels like he put Davis on the right path and it's time to move on. Or he doesn't want the grind of head coaching and wants to do other stuff.
  • Hawkins Stepping Down per SacBee
    They could also reach out to Mike Moroski at College of Idaho. He has built their program from scratch into an annual contender for playoffs and national championship in the NAIA. He probably should have been given the job years ago instead of going with an outsider like Gould.

    Maybe bring Kevin Daft back. He could be ready for a step up to head coach.
  • 2023 Week 6: Montana (4-1) @ UC Davis (3-2)
    Very predictable. 3rd and 10 to go, we are either running it off tackle or throwing it in the flat. Two ridiculous plays at 3rd and 10. I guess we somehow think they will be surprised or we have given up getting a first down. Very depressing loss. Just like Eastern Washington, we could have won this one. With two losses in conference, even if we win the rest, I don't see how we get into the playoffs. Seems like the season is over.
  • GOLDEN HORSESHOE 2023 Week 5: UC Davis (2-2) @ Cal Poly (2-2)
    Cal Poly was terrible. We should have scored 60 points. Makes no sense that more of our second stringers did not get into the game. At a minimum why not have another QB in for the last 5 minutes. A lot of dropped passes today makes me nervous for the rest of the season. Maybe that is why they only pass to Tomkins, CJ Hutton & Gale. Maybe they are the only ones that are very reliable.
  • 2023 Week 4: Eastern Washington (1-2) @ UC Davis (2-1)
    This one hurts. We just can't beat these guys. This is the first time I felt we were better though if that is any consolation. Really awful turnovers. Inconsistent play. Every year for the last 3 years or so, I come into the season really excited thinking this is the year we have a breakout stellar season. But we are not looking too good.

    Larison is a stud. I had a feeling he could be as good or even better than Gilliam. Not sure what happened to all of our wide receivers. Crump no catches. Babb never any catches. It is all tight end and CJ Hutton for short passes. And for some reason Tompkins has become a main receiver. I love the guy but don't we have some talented wide receivers? Are they all sidelined because we have decided no pass will be longer than 10 yards?
  • 2023 Week 2: UC Davis @ Oregon State
    Well Harper threw an awful interception last game and is likely playing Oregon St 3rd stringers tonight. But someone needs to step up at QB who can do the short 5 yard passes that Hastings does well but also a deep threat to spread out the better defenses.
  • 2023 Week 1: UC Davis @ Texas A&M Commerce
    2 interceptions to a weak team like this, he is going to struggle later in the season. I had hoped someone would step up in camp as the new starter.
  • 2023 Week 1: UC Davis @ Texas A&M Commerce
    Fumble and interception. And a couple bad missed passes. Hoped for better. The way the offensive line and defense is working we should be up 14-0 by now
  • 2024 Football Recruiting
    Two good linebacker commits. Both good size. A few wins out of the gate this season and the recruits will rush to hop on the train.
  • Doss To Chargers
    I thought this was it. I can't believe they are not keeping him.