The catch that was not a catch. Not only did it hit the ground, he was juggling it on the way down. Not sure it would have mattered though.

How about Cal Poly’s first 4 conference games:
@ Sac State
UC Davis
@ Montana
Montana State

I am not into moral victories, but I do think this game shows Cal Poly might of finally turned the corner on righting what was a sinking ship for the last decade. Good luck the rest of the season. If the Mustangs do not win a Big Sky Championship I am pulling for the Aggies.

I am sorry to hear about the Rex and Porter. They both are great players. Here is wishing both of them a speedy recovery.

Congrats on the win. Your QB is impressive.

He is available, he might not be 100%.

I wouldn’t be surprised if we see Deiffenbach in the second half. 2nd string QB Grisby is also available. The offense is more dynamic with Deiffenbach. He has a bigger arm and can stretch the field. He can also scramble for big yards. Puts a lot more pressure on a defense.

We lost to San Diego in 2024 and the game was in San Diego so I can see why we were underdogs.

The only game that Cal Poly has been favored this season was Western Oregon. We were 3 point dogs against San Diego and 16.5 point dogs against Sac State.

The last few years only once or twice a year. That said, I expect this game to be sold out. It is homecoming, it is UC Davis and we are coming off a big win. It is also supposed to be a beautiful day. Sunny with a high of 76.

Against Sac we started our 4th string QB. To be fair he beat out our 3rd string QB who threw 3 INTs against SFA when he replaced an injured Deiffenbach. Deiffenbach leads the Big Sky in passing efficiency at 196.2. If he is cleared to play he is a difference maker.

I guess we will see in two weeks.

Deiffenbach went down halfway through the 1st quarter with an ankle injury. Cal Poly’s 2nd string QB Grisby is on the sideline in street clothes. 3rd string QB Alins struggling. SFA first TD set up by a bad INT by Akins. 2nd TD was on a punt return. I honestly think if Deiffenbach was in the game we would be up by 2 TDs.

Cal Poly gave one quarter FREE Tuition to one student against Western Oregon. The incoming freshman students attended the game as part of their Week of Welcome activities. Every year they boost the attendance for a home game that is during WOW week, but usually clear out at halftime. To win the tuition they had to be present at the drawing at the end of the the 3rd quarter and probably 80%+ were still in the stands for the drawing. Cal Poly plans to do that at every home game this year.

Ed Lamb is a good coach. I think he has Northern Colorado headed in the right direction.

Montana State up on San Diego in Bozeman 10-0 with 10:35 to go in the first half.

Not sure. That one is a tough one for me to answer. Cal Poly struggled the last few years rushing. San Diego held Cal Poly to 135 yards rushing on 38 attempts (3.5 yards average). Not sure if that should be credited to a good rush D from San Diego or Cal Poly is still struggling. I think it may be a little of both.

the loss at USD is a bit of a shock. Poly beat USD up the first week. Torreros ran for nearly 300 yards but only passed for 94. SUU stats were skewed the other way, throwing got nearly 325 and running got 80 or so. Hopefully a chance to get our run game going and get our heralded TEs in the mix.


I don’t think Cal Poly is ready to challenge for the Big Sky Championship this season, but I think they are definitely improved and will surprise teams this year.

Well we certainly can’t go anywhere but up because we are in the basement right now. I also respect the Aggies and enjoy the rivalry. True student athletes.