2nd Quarter - 13:45
New Mexico - 17
Montana State - 0

Montana State has looked extremely flat so far. This was supposed to be a fairly competitive game despite it being a FCS vs FBS matchup, but New Mexico has been walking all over the Cats. Still plenty of game left to play.

1st Quarter - 3:56
New Mexico - 10
Montana State - 0

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ESPN is currently giving us a 6.7% chance of winning and Massey is at 7%. That sounds about right to me, but those numbers don't mean a lot early in the season. Cal is going to be a big uphill battle for us, but nothing is impossible in college football. I think the fact that we're returning a lot of our defense is going to be a boon for us, but to have any chance of winning we can't turn the ball over like we did early in the season last year.

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Based on everything that's come out, that looks about right. We should have a pretty stout defense, but can that offense get the production Plough wants?

Another awesome episode! It'll be interesting to see how Stacy Dobbins gets involved in the offense. Roster measurements are sometimes... maybe a little embellished and he's listed as 5'6 150, but as they say... speed kills.

In terms of the Cal preview, I think the biggest thing is just how do we win this game. The odds aren't great, but a pathway has to exist. Personally I think the biggest thing is shutting Ott down. He's the dude that's going to make that offense run. The d line just has to be ready for the size and speed of Cal. We can't let what happened against Oregon State happen again.

I agree with your analysis. That's why I think that Plough and Shelton have to implement changes to help Miles out because whatever Cody had us doing last season just wasn't working.

Unfortunately I think it might take until week 3 to get a good idea of how we're looking

Well I certainly hope there are at least some changes. I'm guessing tempo is going to be a big thing, but we have to set Miles up with plays tailored to his strengths to get the passing game going. When Lan went down with his injury last season it became so incredibly apparent that we had become a 1 trick pony.

So some definite unknowns on both teams. Turnover for the Bears and totally new offense for the Ags. I'm not deluding myself into thinking that we have much of a chance in this one though. Cal still has a massive size, speed, and skill advantage. Massey giving us a 7% chance of winning right now.

Interestingly sounds like Wilcox hasn't committed to Mendoza being the starting QB going into the Davis game despite being last year's starter. 2 transfer QBs are also in the mix.

https://www.si.com/college/cal/football/scrimmage-shows-cal-has-room-to-grow-before-opener-vs-uc-davis-01j5h73vge7b

I've also been reading about a transfer WR, Tobias Merriweather, that they got from Notre Dame. He's 6'5, very fast for that size, and has been beating their DBs in camp. DB is a strength of ours, but tough to defend that combination of size and speed.

would to love to hear any other interesting tidbits if you have them

Me too. Seems like there has been quite the culture change with Plough coming in.

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To be totally fair... under Gould we started slow the first 4 games of the season and also started slow in the last 7 games of the season.

By receiving yards they lost their top 3 guys, not just Hatten. I'm by no means counting Idaho out. A good coach can get a depleted team playing well, but I would be hard pressed to say for sure they are currently in the elite bracket of the Big Sky with what they lost.

Yeah I mean, I expect some bias with it being an Idaho podcast but, I think they are underplaying how much they lost on offense. Starting QB, RB, and almost all of their receiving production. Hard to imagine there isn't going to be some drop off.

I always enjoy their podcast. I think their analysis of Davis is pretty spot on. Defense should be solid, offense outside of Lan has some question marks, and who knows how Plough will do having the keys to the kingdom for the first time in his career. Now they put UCD in the same tier as Sac State and Weber State with Idaho and the Montana schools being above. I'm not sold on Idaho being in that tier above. Eck is an awesome coach, but they had a massive amount of turnover in the transfer portal/grad/turning pro. I'm in a wait and see mode on Idaho.

Looking forward to hearing more about what you guys saw at practice. I always appreciate any insights I can get. Getting out to Davis from Florida is just a little bit of a trip to watch a scrimmage :rofl:

Great episode guys. I agree with what you guys said and what others have said here that it feels a little bit different with how definitive everything is with Plough. There's no shroud of mystery which is a little bit refreshing. Something I find interesting is that Plough has brought up Dixon numerous times in pressers and with you guys as his most improved recruit. I wouldn't be surprised if he gets involved in the receiving game and do we ever need that big body receiver.