Good news is all the tape will be relatively new with a new QB...assuming Plough and Co. tweak the offense for Clee. The Big Sky will have to defend something they haven't seen yet...and Clee gets to open his career in the Portland area next season. This is assuming he's starting Week 1 and earns the job. With Wrighster and Rasor in the Portal, seems that's the notion.

https://www.on3.com/college/uc-davis-aggies/transfer-portal/wire/football/

Pitt contacts RB Carter Vargas:
https://www.si.com/college/pittsburgh/football/pitt-panthers-contacts-fcs-transfer-carter-vargas

Didn't hear Shamburger's name much this season. Remind me, was he injured or simply not playing?

It's the Holiday, guys are busy and still thinking about options, taking phone calls (it happens) -- Should be hearing things by tomorrow. Portal typically runs 1/2 through 1/16

Looking ahead at next year's schedule, I think I'm headed to the following Road games:
Aug. 29 @ Portland State - if anybody wants to go fishing that weekend (or Friday), just DM me on this site. Crabbing is also an option out of Astoria, OR - just get a hold of me.
Sept. 12 @ SMU - 50/50 on making it to Dallas for this one. 6thman, may make the trip.
Oct. 17 @ Southern Utah - Las Vegas trip welcome -- might be in Cabo that weekend we'll see where I end up.

We have a very balanced 2026 schedule, and our two hardest games (on paper) are before the end of September in @ Southern Methodist and vs. Montana.

vs. Reno would've felt more appropriate!

If Rocko or any admin are reading - please, don't wait till late January to spread the word.

They are basically irrelevant - however, they can serve as building blocks for programs looking to boost up their image (see Penn State win at Yankee Stadium, or maybe Michigan outcome vs. Texas) or at least give their alumni one last hurrah for the year. The only downside being that most of the star players do not play if they're declaring for the draft - or the Portal...so the rate of return on the game is somewhat diminished.

Me personally however, I've found most of the bowl games to be entertaining, my Dad and I were invested watching the New Mexico vs. Minnesota game - Eck had those Lobos flying around the field, but the play by the Gophers to seal the win was phenomenal, we were yelling out loud "Did he catch that? Whoa! What a play, what the hell was that safety doing over the top?"

Still entertaining, that's my two cents...it's also a chance for players-to-be in the program to come out and shine when the declaring players aren't in there.

I imagine the NCAA insists on it - they don't want to lose face.

Making the decision public, and exposing the language to the UC Davis legal community, which is quite extensive and diversified, can only help the Brothers Connors.

Brandon Rice for the win!

It's "Beer Me."

Want to make it is known if you are on this board and do not say hello while passing the AST.com tailgate for a.free beer or other beverage we will make you do double on the second try.

It's a pretty neat site - should be a manner of getting through the asphalt/concrete, core or beat out a hole that will let you drill, place the column, pour the column...after those all get set it's just an erector set - make a lot of field measurements fit all the pieces in and start attaching the building face materials, the skin, the seats, the interiors...then you start charging suite prices!

When do they start construction on the next phase!!!???

All the problems the Davis program has, are problems of a successful program. Most FCS programs would kill to be in our position as Quarterfinalists two years in a row with two different Quarterbacks.