Is cookus comes back soon he can screw up the big sky. NAU ID almost out of it but some late upsets might mess up playoff hopes.

San Jose loses 45-41 in FIVE overtime. That’s a tough one

Montana 48-21 early fourth. It was 41-21 poly on Montana 20. Went for it 4th and 4 and stopped. Montana runs 70 yards for TD three plays later.

ISU 56-42. They ran for well over 300 yards. QB was under 50% completion and under 200 yards. Stopping the run will be our challenge in homecoming

Wow, ISU 56-28 at start of fourth. NAU has had 4 turnovers, but the Bengals offense looks good on its own, rushing for 300 yards in three quarters

ISU 35-21 early 3rd, NAU marching

ISU 35-10 second quarter! NAU is struggling with their backup QB and their defense is getting shredded

EWU 35-10 in Fourth

UNC getting beat up at home 24-7 at half to North Dakota

I’m with you in Cal. I’m a fan of the Bears and the Cardinal. I grew up in the East Bay and went to many games at Cal and Palo Alto over the years. The Chuck Muncie/Joe Roth team was much fun to watch. I think Csl has a real gem ad their coach! Looking forward to our game at Berkeley next year ( and the 600k payoff!)

I follow Bob on Facebook and posted my comments there. I’ll be curious if I get a response. The 22 schlorships is a huge deal, unless we can add beach equestrian or horse volleyball

If I’m commisioner of the Pac12 I’d look at the money. Can I charge COMCAST more if my footprint extends into Texas or Sacramento? Grab Texas and TCU. I think the conference expansion days are over unless Notre Dame decides they want in.

We had to add Equestrian and beach volleyball to meet title ix this year. To add 22 football scholarships? We’d have to CUT 22 men’s (there’s no more women’s sports left!)

if the PAC or MWC says ‘thanks but no thanks ‘, where do we go? Sunbelt? Ask Idaho how that went. UTSA and South Alabama made the move with stadiums in place and much more financial support, and they are both struggling.

Next step is new training facility, practice field and infrastructure upgrades. That a 10’s of million dollar project. I think we’re close to getting that going but I don’t think we’re even thinking of where the 10’s of million to get to (at least) 20k attendance (FBs requirement) will come from

It would have to be the PAC 14 and that would never happen. Too hard to schedule for football, and they won’t have a 26-game basketball league schedule. One there is no incentive for the PAC since they have a NorCal presence.

MWC ? they would need to add two for scheduling, so us and another. Financially makes sense to get someone like UTSA and tap into Texas. Does adding Davis do anything for them? No, not really. They have a NorCal footprint. They have enough teams now for a conference championship game($$). Would they add us just so they could bring in UTSA? Doubt it.

It’s not our choice. A conference would need to want us, and financially (the only real reason) it makes no sense they would need us. No other options out there

Rudy was offside.

Having grown up watching Notre Dame highlights with Lindsey Nelson on Sunday mornings, I have a game at Notre Dame on my list of must-do's!

I think your birdy is just launching a conspiracy theory. The September games were both 7:00 when the schedule was released (I booked hotels back then). The Roots broadcast was announced in spring and that’s when they changed it.

although i think we might want to tap the brakes a bit. San Jose wasn't great (understatement) although a FBS team. San Diego laid a big old egg vs Harvard. And Idaho? Idaho isn't good.

I do think we have the potential to go 3-0 over the next 3, which would make November interesting for the first time in this century.

I think this is the year that the Causeway means something in terms of a playoff berth. I think your schedule (4 home games) is a little easier than ours, although 3 of those games I think you win home or away. That SUU game roadie is a scary one despite their current record. We'll have to be really strong in a road-heavy October AND survive a murderer's row final four games to hope to make the playoffs. I think the future is bright on both sides of the causeway

Coaches' poll has us at 22, up from 25. hard to understand Sam Houston at 19 with 1-2 (including a loss to UND who lost at home to Idaho State), probably hard to argue some of the others.

Petrino is below average. Most of his yards were racked up late in the game vs. our 2's and 3's. I never felt threatened by him. I was more concerned with the big running back who seemed on the verge of breaking off some big runs. I thought it we controlled him, and made Petrino pass, the defense would have a feast.

I don't think the department was very happy with the 4:00 start, forced by the Roots TV contract. Warmer on the East side and less time for students to move in and get to the game -> kept the numbers down from the past. The students DID stick around to the end, which was encouraging. West side crowd grew throughout the 1st half.