“ Disappointed with the merch in the Bookstore(s) but what's new (been b*tching about this for 20 years)...”
Last week Costco Woodland had some nice shirts

Tickets won’t be distributed until the tailgate from what i heard. I bought mine weeks ago and haven’t seen them yet.

Edit: here’s what the email said about ticket delivery:
Delivery Method: Check In List
Names will be on a list at event check-in. Please bring your
confirmation email and photo ID.

Why does Lincoln even have a football program? They have an enrollment of something like 2,000.

I always wondered if there was some dirty play going on in that pile at the north end zone when Lan came up hurt.

“ agalum How about #17 Damon Wrighster. Isn't he supposed to be mobile?”
I was looking for him. If he took a snap i missed it. But the practice roster was goofed up. Some of the numbers didn’t correspond to the position.
Tons of energy, excited for the season.

Made the practice today with Dr. Mike. They did a scrimmage. I didn’t see Miles or Harper take a snap- it was mainly the younger guys. Pinnick (Del Oro) looked good. Rasor threw some bullets and is a good scrambler. Freshman RB Vargas looks solid. TT was working out on the sidelines with a brace but looked ok to me.
How many universities let fans stand on the sidelines visiting with the AD and after practice the head coach? A very enjoyable morning followed by a great burger at Plainfield!

Did Cal use the high tempo offense when Plough was there?

Well, Plough brought him in from Tennessee where he was head coach for a HS team. Hawk brought him in also, where he worked with Plough. Both coaches must think highly of him. All i can say is that he was very impressive with explaining our offense and as i said earlier a very dynamic speaker. But Plough is still directing traffic.

I attended the football preview last night in the Bruce Edwards facility. The entire culture that Plough has built is impressive, but I was particularly impressed with Paul Shelton, the new OC. Aside from his development of the offense, he’s a dynamic speaker and is able to bring excitement to our upcoming season. We’re going to see a brand of Aggie football that most of us have not seen.

Under Gould, our team was not prepared for competition coming out of camp. We would lose the first 4 games or so every year. Hawk’s teams were better prepared coming out of camp. I like how Plough has weekly updates, and from everything i can ascertain, it looks like our guys will be ready to rumble 8/31. Looking forward to attending the football preview tonight.

Is that podcast available now? I don’t see it on Spotify

The Plough boys get an oscar! I was watching them through most of the video. Cute kids!

Another homerun with Plough’s interview. And as many of us have speculated, Miles is the starter!

Maier was throwing the ball when we were running the high tempo offense under Plough. Maier had a real quick release. I don’t think Miles has the quick trigger. Can he read the defense and hit the right guy in the accelerator mode? I’m rooting for him to be successful. And moving forward, it looks like we have some real talent in the QB room.

Ok, thanks for the correction. The roster lists him as a senior.

Anxious to see how this team matches up this year with some stiff competition. There are two players in particular, aside from the “stars,” that I’m looking forward to watching. Matteo Perez is going into his senior year. He’s been in Lan’s shadow. I’ve always liked his running. I hope he has a break out year. Mitchell Dixon, moving from QB to TE, 6’4”, supposed to have good hands, 40 yard dash 4.9 (old data). I’m hoping he can be a deep threat.

I really enjoyed the interview with Lan. Great example of Aggie Pride!

“ - we don't go deep
- we sometimes even struggle w midrange game
- our QBs typically aren't mobile
- our gadget plays are even predictable
- we run a LOT on 1st down”

Exactly. Last year i mentioned the lack of a long game to Mike Cody. His comment was that you open up your qb to punishment vs the ball control short passes. Obviously to get it down field, you need an accurate slinger and a receiver with good speed and hands. I’m hoping Plough puts those pieces together.

Regarding the Miles discussion on the podcast. I still think he’s going to be the starter, or at least it’s his position to lose. The big question in my mind though with the high tempo shredville offense, is quick ball release. Maier had a really fast release when he played the high tempo game. Miles doesn’t seem to have that quick release. Can this be learned? The qb also needs to be able to quickly find the open secondary go to guy if the play gets busted up. Anxious to see all this play out on the field.

Plough has said he won’t be playing the musical QB game. He’s going to have one guy based on his own comments. I’m hoping to get to a practice next week. I’d like to sit in on the QB room and the receiver room. It will be interesting to see if there’s a room full of QBs.