Ag alum.NC, Movie. Oh, since I (we) have become such great on-line offensive coordinators, I have a dream of may greatest play! ! HR at QB. UG at RB. TT second back or slot. OK. Imagine HR gets the snap. Fakes to UG, hands to TT who fakes thru the line. TT then pitches back to HR who throws to TT for the TD to .

Fug we all very much appreciate your expert input; but we are a small D-1 program. We do not have 8000 attendance at the Pavillion and will never have that. Gonzaga has a 6000 court. UCLA has a 13,800 at Pauley. I think we are OK with the size. Amenities we can work on. Fug you are a great resource we love you.

May be way off topic but does Davis have a sports bar or anything close to what the Grad was? Thinking of making a visit. Have not been to Davis in a long time.

Elf, I agree this isn’t high school football. TT did not play wildcat a lot in HS as far as I see. He was an excellent passer (see stats). He ran when he had to and was great with the run, option or not. In fact, he was recruited on the basis of those HS abilities. In my opinion the coaches had a unique problem or opportunity with this hybrid season, however your view. They had HR, a junior who was a very good QB and who had played well last season. They also had TT who was a great talent but unproven. So they had to start with HR who did very well! And they used TT at the wildcat to see what he could do there. He excelled. If he was told last year that he had a chance to be the next Aggie QB if he muscled up and stayed quick, he certainly did that. Put on 20 lbs of pure muscle and won the iron man competition as a QB! This is the players decision not the coaches. I think as a QB he will put fear into the opposition defense with his skill set. Injures: TT played after his RS got hit. Not serious. HR not serious. UG getting better with time (do not think it was an in game injury either). Again, all IMHO. Look forward to your thoughts. We have a lot to be happy about for Aggie football next season.

I have to disagree with NC about Tompkins. The guy had incredible passing numbers in HS, but he could also run the ball. He has not been used as a passing QB this year and yes, versus EW, he got hit in the throwing arm and still completed passes. One way to stop the defensive rush is to have a QB who can run the ball exceptionally well and even ram it right up the middle on a RO play and Tompkins has shown he can do just that. He also put on 20 lbs. since last year and won the “iron man” award on the team. He is a very strong young man and very fast. My vote is that Tompkins should be our next QB this fall. And this is with no criticisms of HR who is also a great player, but more limited than is Tompkins. And: HR can be a great WR.

NCAA v. Alston argued Wednesday before SCOTUS.
Bad call on the “targeting” but we will get over it.
So Alston was argued and the justices were all over the place in their questioning. Liberals disagreeing with liberals and conservatives agreeing with liberals. Basic question: can the NCAA prevent schools from giving “compensation” above and beyond a mere athletic scholarship? This would be in the form of computers, grad school money, education abroad money and internships, etc. But, and it is a big but, could the court just blow up the whole NCAA monopoly on college sports because it is a monopoly? Yes, but not probable. Could it effect the transfer portal? Possible (see blow-up scenario). Not likely. One interesting question from one of the justices was: what if a recruited player was offered a $500,000. “Internship” with Nike? Would that be OK? So Oregon could offer that and Oklahoma could offer a $500 internship at McDonalds. Aggies could offer a volunteer internship at the CoOp or Coffee House. Is this Fair? I find this stuff absolutely fascinating. SCOTUS is the last place that these questions should be answered. Not one of them played in the game. Nerds one and all.

I think that the NCAA “explanation” of the Transfer portal” is too incredibly complex and at least to some degree a self serving bunch of boilerplate BS. I hate the transfer portal! We will return to the afore too often mentioned Brooke Yanez. UC Davis spent a ton of effort and money to recruit her over the efforts of many other colleges. Supported her well and she proved herself extremely well at UC Davis and Oregon snatched her. Good for Brooke. Hypocrisy noted: we got Mac from Albany. Swenveld from Colo. State, Antiguewe from SJS, and who knows who else? (Excuse spelling, please) But this was not for the money. Now, with the forthcoming Alston case the USSC may well rule that the NCAA has violated longstanding anti-trust laws for its sole governing authority over all college sports. So if it rules that college athletes should be paid for their services, should a disappointed player not be able to move their services to another “employer” who would pay them more? I don't think that would be fair and that the USSC could, in effect, allow all collegiate athletes to transfer anywhere at any time. It is their choice to make. On a side note: as a USSC watcher I think this is a case where its the “guys” on the court versus the “girls,” so not partisan but gender! Guys for the NCAA. Girls for Alston, including Amy Comey Barrett and the girl libs. Very interesting case. NCAA 60-40 to win. . . .

NCAA v. Alston. Mainly involves whether the NCAA can prevent athletes from receiving any kind of payment for their play. May also effect the overall ability of the NCAA to set most of the rules of college sports which could include the transfer portal.

Well, we have the Brooke Yanez example of how the transfer portal actually works, at least in softball. Oregon gets screwed by Texas ripping off a large number of players with its coach moving to Texas. So the only logical thing for them to do is poach new players from other teams like UC Davis and others. It worked! Why only softball and minor sports? If this goes on who knows who will play where the next season? Big Supreme Court decision coming out soon that may impact this.

Based upon the incredible performances of Larison and Tompkins last Sat. I do not see the need to try and play UG against Eastern. Toe/foot injuries can be career ending if not treated very, very carefully. And, again where’s the need? I think that with Larison and Tompkins in the backfield with HR we will give our opposition fits. Hey, they are both QBs and can throw the ball and HR can run it. Tompkins is such a beast; it looked like IS players didn’t really want to tangle with him on that last TD. Untouched!

Just for the record, I definitely do not blame Brooke for her transfer and, yes, good for her. But (and I am not alone on this feeling) I have some negative feelings about the way Oregon goes about its athletic program operation. Some have called it Knight U. For all its glitzy locker rooms, training facilities, uniforms, all from a billionaire alum. and fairly aggressive recruiting tactics. I am not saying the strip club gig, but, well lets leave it there. . . . $$$ says it all. And then there is Stanford who could bury Oregon with its $$, but does not so engage and is always very classy about it’s money. Thank the lord we have Bruce Edwards!!
My only question: why do some NCAA sports allow transfer w/o penalty and others do not? Criteria? Again, me thinks its all about money.

Just Googled it: Grey will not play next season. Most athletes take 12 months to recover enough to play again. That is, if they choose to play again. Jen better hit the recruiting trail real soon. Did she ever redshirt? C

If Mac does not return we may be very thin at the point.

Anyone have any info on Cam Grey? I understood she had ACL surgery, but haven’t seen her at all. Understand ACL surgery is arthroscopic, but it still is a very invasive surgery.Can she come back in 8 months?

I dont get channel 31 out here in Sonoma County, so I use Pluto which is fine. My only issue with Pluto is their camera work is a bit odd at times. HR was completely out of the picture a lot of the time at the start of a play. They need a wider angle lens to get everything on the screen. Is channel 31 better?

Chance of a replay?

Well, he, Tompkins) is going to get a great education here. And he will be playing a lot of football at UC Davis. Yes he will also pass the ball now and again when you/they least expect it. Secret weapon??? Only the Hawk knows.. . . .

I love UG. But with Larison and Tompkins I do not see why he should be rushed back this spring. One question: who recruited Larison and Tompkins? They should get a medal! These guys are Pac12 level players and I agree with a previous post that they both look like Christian McCaffry look a likes. Incredible athletes. Lean and very fast. I don’t know when we ever had athletes at this level before. Maybe Preston Jackson i back in the day?

Very lucky win. We come off a blow out win. IS comes off with a weeks rest. Aggies were not on their best game today, but we won and that’s all that matters. What gives me the most happiness is that it seems that some of our best players are freshman. Larison and Tompkins are game breakers. Same on defense. And I will add this: Rodrigues is a stud! Took hits all day and did well under the circumstances that IS was gong to pummel him all day which they did. Hope UG is OK.

Maybe HIPPA rules? Hope our guy is OK!