Good article on the Vacaville paper on the Ags and OL Bertero.

“...San Diego was a (FCS) playoff team last year, and we think we can beat them,” Bertero said. “We think we can go to the playoffs this year. We’re working on getting there. We’re head and shoulders above where we’ve been.”

http://vacavilleinsider.com/sports/julian-bertero.php

Today's article Hawk says we did a lot well, we just made a few mistakes and they made us pay "magnificently".

http://www.davisenterprise.com/sports/hawkins-says-ucds-41-3-loss-remains-a-teaching-moment/

Amazing that we ran something like 50 offensive plays in the first half to their 20?, but they killed us with huge plays.

Were helmets touching the ground in recent years?

I'm with you OldAggie. Maier helps... we miss Kelly... new system, new playbook. A record recruiting class has to help, fantastic move by Dr. Blue.

I've only seen one sentence on injuries (Jared Harrell), so either they are way down or not a focus.

Go Aggies! Home cooking for 2 weeks!

4th and short at SLO, Hawk would go for it. ... I also don't see us perpetually coming out flat before a game under Hawkins. Budgets jumped under Gould and likely again under Hawk.

We get to 6 or 7 wins, recruiting really changes. An exciting brand of ball will also entice ballers. We're headed in the right directipn. Now bring back the steam engine and cow bells!

Blurb I read from UND says they have been hammered by injuries. Ten hurt, many former starters, including 2 All Americans.

They are 1-3, started out being ranked in the top 25. Players just called a players only meeting to turn the ship. They sound hungry and dangerous.

No UND thread?

The Sage speaks.

I didn't watch the game but was part of the meltdown after Parenteau left? Zach Jones was key last year (with RP), and this year it seems to be RP and Olave as mainstays?

Hawkins said something in the DEnt like, "Momma said there were going to be days like this, we just didn't know it was today."

Coaches had good replies in the Davis Enterprise.

Any insight into the issues with our O line? ... back to similar issues under Gould, and suggestions from AST that we run some bubble screens or other screen plays as a partial solution?

Congratulations to a few new freshmen contributing tonight. Tehran Thomas had 60 or 70 yards on offense, including 2 catches and 4.8 ypr average. Congrats also to redshirt freshm Connor Airey for recording a tackle at the LB position.

I thought Gould recruited for speed every year? I know a few key players left.

The same claim was made about PSU in past years, 'better athletes'... is it possible that 2 blocked punts and their lack of focused were do critical?

So we now know that Maier isn't Joe Montana and Hawkins isn't Bill Walsh.

Were we outcoached that badly, lack of execution? Probably doesn't hurt that they have more film on us.

Boy, I wish we still had Josh Kelly.

Back to reality?

Overconfident?

I think Sac sucked the life out of them.

Impressive that Maier has done so well without even being here for Spring ball! ... he must have been here this summer. ... Imagine what we can do next year as far as play calling...

So far, I am very pleasantly surprised ... not sure how much we should attribute to luck or skill in landing Maier, but it goes deeper than that ... the young men look happy and energized.

A victory today would be friggin Uuuuugggee!!!

Yes, nice ... but why no game highlights... ??? I could see players forwarding it to family and friends, and recruits loving them.

I hear there's some great fishing in Montana. ... where I think someday we should land a recruit or 2. There have to be a few studs who would like to come to Cali and get a phenomenal education.

Gotcha. Redshirt, blueshirt, grayshirt, walk on... just do it.

So River, what's your favorite fish? ... Foster loves fishing.