Its a head-scratcher, to be sure! I don't think the money is much more than we were offering, and the quality of the Pac-whatever is not a great jump. As you point out, will his QB skills improve there as much as he would here with (at least) another year.

I don't know if the rumors of Vargas' visits are legit (i trust nothing/nobody in this NIL arena), but if he's getting high level P4 interest, its surprising/disappointing that Pinnack is settled for WSU.

I believe the flyer says 'heavy appetizers', so an early dinner/late lunch is probably a good idea. They are working on hotel issues at the moment. The deal with the Palace, unfortunately, seems to have fallen through (the dude listed as the contact is no longer with the company and didn't seem to leave the group information with anyone!)

i really thought ISU outcoached and outplayed the Bobcats. They made some big adjustments on defense that really shut down MSU in the second half and they methodical game plan on offense (short pass, option pass, power running) put them in a position for a huge upset victory. Have a probable game winning FG blocked and returned to field goal range.....just to see MSU screw the pooch with terrible play calling and execution to put them out of field goal range. Wild.

9 false starts and a few more bad snaps on miscommunication? from a team that just won at Montana, the loudest stadium in FCS? I don't know if it was the late shifts on the DL by ISU or if they were making some noises on those shifts that caused the chaos, but that was inexcusable!

I disagree on your takes on both players. In fall 2024 camp, Pinnack was an eye-opener and after spring 2025, he was showing a ceiling that Harper couldn’t cone close to.

As for Axel, his recruiting page showed offers from us, Ball St, Portland and NAU - I wouldn’t consider as anything special.

Legacy should have nothing to do with a decision on the starter

I saw the odds and thought the same thing. They always play us tough; however, I think a lot of that was the personality of coach Barnes.

a big issue is that the players have ‘representatives’ - they don’t necessarily have the best long term interests of the player in mind. They only get a payoff IF the kid leaves and takes some cash.

once we stopped them on the offensive boards, we pulled away. I was listening to radio driving hand and I think they said they had 12 offensive boards in 1st half, 1 in the 2nd! Shooting was outstanding, much of that due to good passing. Defense was really good; beside #4 and his drives to the bucket, he shut them down when it mattered.

I really liked Stokes’ fans tonight despite only hdvd : points. He was tough on the boards, especially in second half, played good defense and brought a spark!

925 in the arena and it was a quiet 925!

so, is 18 good? Like golf, a lower number is better?

we started with same week last year, with Thursday falling in the 2nd. With the number of teams and trips to Hawaii to work in, it seems like they have to ‘start’ now to get games in before the tournament. Thankfully they scheduled the first week back in early December or we’d have games in late December snd first week of the new year.

We seem to be 4-5 point favorites with 67% probability for a win. They swept us last year.

School is out, steady rain forecast and FBS quarterfinals…..hope we break 1000 fans tomorrow

I was starting to write my NCAA petition to try to get my year eligibility from Freshman football. I figure the poor NCAA officials need a laugh from the idea of 50-70 old years arguing that Frosh football deprived us of NIL earnings!

Here is a link to the silent auction for the night. You can bid online as well as at the event. I’m hoping they offer a trip on the charter to an away game - that’s a fun experience that should bring in some bucks.

got it! Thanks for clarifying.

this sounds like a new action to allow him (and others) yet another year:

https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2025/diego-pavia-heisman-trophy-nfl-draft-antitrust-lawsuit-ncaa-1234879881/

We will be rolling out the Tahoe Blue uniforms for this one (not sure about Saturday) -> still a little disappointed we didn't wear them vs. Reno!

Not NBA, but G-League. Thierry Darlan played for the Ignite team in the G-League, and is now playing for Santa Clara.

There is a suit just filed that will not count JC years against eligibility. Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavis is one of the names attached -> he is trying for a SEVENTH year of eligibility! Tennessee QB Joey Aguilar out of Brentwood/Antioch is also one of the plaintiffs. They are arguing that 'NCAA’s rules “unjustifiably” restrain athletes’ abilities to earn money under name, image and likeness rules.' I believe the gist of the Connors suit is along those lines.

Sloppy game. Played with intensity in defense, especially in first half, but couldn’t hit open outside shots. Almost had issues getting good shots against their zone. It’s hard to focus when you know you should win by 50….even Les was subdued!

I asked radio guys about Sevilla - they said they thought it was nothing serious and he would have played had it been a normal game.

Interesting - Menlo, who we kind of struggled to put away, is currently 1-10.

they are 0-11 with an average deficit of 30 points…..and that’s vs D2 level teams. I think you might be leaving by the second media timeout.

Anybody planning on attending? I expect I’ll be there solo - wife doesn’t seem too interested with 2 big west coming up later this week. Trying to entice her with a good post game dinner