You make some good points. However, I'll be honest, I'm not sure the current business model even works anymore. There powers that be, who are hell bent on creating a top tier league consisting of only 50 or so football teams that can bought and run through a VC. The idea of course is to create a league where JMU and Tulane are not eligible to even play in this playoff because they are not in the right league.

1. Traditional TV is dead. Let's face it the way people watch football today is radically different then how it was watched even 10 years ago. Streaming is the new cable, which begs the question, if nobody is watching on traditional outlets, where is the ad money going to come from? Prime, Apple, HBO, Paramount, etc. will all be bidding against each other which means the overall cost will drop. I think when the new TV deal comes up, there is going to be a huge shakeup in college football.

2. Bowl Games are dead. Bowl games served a purpose years ago, but the concept is dead. You can see many schools pulling out altogether. The days of waking up on Jan 1 and watching the Rose Bowl game later is gone. The Rose Bowl now is just another bowl with teams that would never be allowed to play in this game.

So what does this mean? I think it means the VC's are going to create a 50 team "Super" league and it will only consist of: USC, Alabama, Ohio St, Miami,....you get the picture. When that happens there is going to be a whole lot of teams like Stanford, Cal, SMU, Vandy, Oregon St's of the world who are going to need a place to play. This is where new conferences come about. UC Davis is smart to just sit back and see how this plays out for now. Just MO

You know, I'm not so sure I want to move to the FBS anymore. I watch the FBS and its just not even college football anymore. It's semipro ball with too much money involved to be honest. I like the FCS playoffs. I like actually getting a chance to play for a championship. Am I not thinking clearly? I'm watching the way JMU and Tulane are getting treated and I keep thinking, "geez if they treat them this way..." I don't know. I think there might be an interesting development with conference realignment once the tv deal expires. Maybe waiting on this is the right move.

You see the kids all leaving USC,

Walker Lyons the TE from Folsom. Maybe the kid wants to come home. I’d reach out to him.

Wow, you see the Montana/Montana St tickets sold out and are reselling for $3K? Pretty incredible.

The game easily could have been a 41-17 Davis win. We just ran out of bodies. The DL was running on fumes. It came down to ISU seniors OL against our Frosh/Soph DL.....

Next year is going to be fun....

I think we should look at raiding transfers from the west coast who get recruited by USC, UCLA, Cal, and Stanford but get jumped by new recruits. There are a ton of Cali kids who don't want to leave the state but are not good enough to play at those schools. We might find some gems that were never given a shot.

Looking at the portal for some help there are some good names:

DL Thaddeus Gianaris - Dartmouth
DL Ezekiel Larry - Yale
DL Alex DeGrieck - Harvard
DL Carter Janki - Penn
DL Ta'Kai Chisom - Maine
DL Jake Davis - Penn
LB Matai Tagoai - USC (CA Kid)

what do you guys think?

I'm working on it, but I'll tell you the city of Davis is not very business friendly...

I love our school. So cool.

There were a couple D1 coaches from SoCal who were sitting in front of me during the game. They drove up to game after doing recruiting in the area. They also said this was the first time they had ever been to Davis. They were expecting Davis to be more like SACST or CalPoly, but they were shocked at how big and nice our campus was. I really think we are really turning a corner with perception. If we can keep up the momentum I think a championship is in our future. I really do.

Is it strange that today after digesting the game and watching Coach P's press conference, I'm actually in greater spirits for next year? I'm really upbeat about the direction of the program. Thank you Aggies for a heck of a season.

yeah, they were from Novato. Said they saw the game on ESPN and decided to watch playoff football live so they drove up. Pretty cool IMO. That shows this program is gaining momentum.

Someone said the flu really hit the locker room this week. If so, this makes the game play understandable.

Still, I'm actually not too upset about the lost. Sure, it was a blown opportunity, but in the long run I think the program is going in the right direction. I look forward to seeing what this team does next year.

I will say I had multiple fans sitting behind me from the Bay Area who had never even been to Davis before. They came because they saw our game on espn. They really enjoyed it. Tough loss.

we just signed one of the OL classes ever.

We got caught looking ahead. Injurious just caught up to us today. Really weird game. Just felt off all day.

I second this.:cheer:

I hope so, but I think he leaves. There is way too many big programs looking for QB's...Oregon, FSU, Miami, Georgia, etc. He is exactly the type of young Frosh QB the big schools are after.

If CP leaves is it Cleeland and Eason up next?

Disagree with your analysis. But everyone is entitled to their opinion.