Did. He just passed away.

That is what makes even more impressive. Good teams find a way to win when they are not playing their best. The Aggies showed a lot of grit yesterday fighting back against a good ISU team. Congrats.

Contact extension was given after the 2016 season in which Cal Poly went to the playoffs (and got dumped by USD).

We have a FB and two SBs in most of the time. CPalum is just saying the play calling lacks imagination and more often than not is a dive by the fullback.

My hope is we would bring back a former OC that has moved on to the FBS. Some candidates are Saga Tuitele at New Mexico, Bryan Cook at Georgia Tech or Juston Wood at Georgia Southern.

I would say the vast majority of CP fans would like to move away from the Triple Option. I am not one of them.

The relevance is that our line is the smallest line in the Big Sky and it is not even close. We only throw 10 to 20 times a game and our smaller linemen are better suited to cut block than pass block. Taller linemen have longer arms and longer arms help keep D-linemen off them in pass blocking. Heavier linemen are less likely to get bull rushed pass blocking.

Also our Slot backs are typically smaller and rarely run between the tackles. They have the speed to get outside, but not the bulk to run between the tackles or pick up blitzing LBs in pass protection.

The biggest difference is the size of the OL. Going from Pro-Style to spread is not as big of a change for the OL as it is for them to go from the Triple Option to a Pro-Style or Spread. We do not have a single OL that is 6’6” or taller and only 3 at 6’5”. We have 11 OL listed at 6’3” or shorter (I bet that number is in reality is higher).

Unfortunately there has to be a change at Cal Poly. I like Tim Walsh and think he is a good coach, but he either needs to make changes on his staff or decide to retire.

I would love to see them bring Saga Tuitelle back as the new head coach. He is currently the run game coordinator/O-line coach at New Mexico. He would bring back some discipline that the program is lacking and he would keep the Triple Option which I think works at Cal Poly with the right OC.

Problem in bringing in a coach with a new offensive scheme is it would take 3 or 4 years to get in the right personnel to run it. I do not know if Cal Poly can afford 3 or 4 years to turn it around.

We hold Montana to a FG on their first drive and go down 3-0. We take our first drive past the 50 and went for it on 4th and 1. We do not get it and turn it over on downs. D hold Montana to 3 and out and they punt. Our punt returner decided to try to be a hero and jumped on a punt rolling around our 6 yard line and of course bobbles it and turns it over. Montana scores in 2 plays from to take a 10-0 lead. Our next drive we march alway to around the Montana 20 and the QB bounces off ball off our SB’s helmet and the ball bounce right into the hands of their LB who returns it for a TD to go down 17-0. We dug ourselves into to big of a hole and never got out.

Good showing by the Aggies. I knew we had reason to be concerned about your offense when we play you, but after listening to the Stanford game we now will also need to worry about your D.

Brown arrived by Charter Flight Thursday and flew home Friday night after the game.

Soccer does not get the attention football does when it comes to CTE, but I expect it will get more in the future. Headers, knocking heads when going for a header and also unprotected heads hitting the ground first when a player legs are taken out from under him add up to a lot of concussions. I just talked to a friend who’s daughter plays club soccer. She has missed this week of school due to a severe concussion she got last weekend playing soccer. She hit heads with another player and then landed on her head. She also needed stitches on her lip.

There was not the understanding about CTE and concussions that there is today. Tragic loss. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

Walsh said in post game he may be done for the season. If so I really feel for the kid. He had the talent to be a 3 year starter. He burned his redshirt year his true Freshman season to start one game that Brown was hurt (thus allowing Dano Graves to redshirt and start the following year ahead of him). He then get the starting job last year to only missed the last 6 games to injury. He battled back and and may now only plays one game his senior season. I am hoping it is not as bad as it sounds.

We are better shape to replace him this year than last. Jake Jeffrey has 6 starts under his belt and I think he will have to fend off Rfr Kyle Reid who I think will get the call if Jenkins is out for the year. The most talented QB on the team may be true freshman Jalen Hamler. I do not think we would have seen him play last year, but with the new rule allowing him to play 4 games and still keep his redshirt we may see him some this year.

Cal Poly has never matched up well with NDSU. Back in 2006 Cal Poly was 7-4 on the season with a win over San Diego State and a last minute 9-10 defeat on the road to #2 ranked Montana. That team went to Fargo and lost 51-14. I am not throwing in the towel just yet. I am hoping we can bounce back next weekend at home against a very good Weber State team.

Nice win, congrats. Your offense is going to be tough to stop.

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I see UC Davis has offered a lot of recruits that will most likely end up committing to the PAC 12. I think this is a good idea because even though they most likely will not end up committing to Davis, if it does not work out at the PAC 12 school and they decide to transfer they already have a relationship with the coaching staff at Davis.

Having Protheroe and Jenkins healthy will be a big help Cal Poly’s offense. Cal Poly also brought in 9 JC players and 3 FBS transfers. After a 1-10 season there were a lot of holes that needed to be filled. I do not think they have ever brought in that many JC players.

Birds eye view of the new track and field complex and the new football practice field.


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