I applaud the departments effort to have some in house reporting. Can’t count on the Enterprise, the Bee etc, as illustrated by this seasons coverage. But unfortunately Bruce’s work is full of fluff and not a lot can be learned from it, but beggars can’t be choosers.

On the depth chart issue I see where you are coming from. Gee, who do you think will start at quarterback?

They have the safeties and the corners mixed up

Mercury News thinks 2010 was not in the 21st century!
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mercurynews.com/2018/08/27/san-jose-state-football-game-by-game-predictions-2/amp/

For those who don’t remember, UCD 14 SJSU 13

They just don’t want a recording of their loss

So why a Thursday night? I assumed that was for TV.

yep. Kind of predictable. So Spencer probably full time receiver.
Also other redshirt players in depth chart. Pretty good 1st class for Hawkins when added to the freshmen who played last year, I think maybe some of this year’s freshmen will play a role this year, just not necessarily in first game.

from the link on the SJSU release to a pdf game notes
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/sjsu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2018-19/release/release_20180827aaa.pdf

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Interesting to note:
CJ Spencer is listed as starting wide receiver.
Darius Livingston is on the 2 deep depth chart wide receiver, we haven't seen him play
Luka Nixon is on the depth chart.at Defensive End, he redshirted last year.
Ulonzo Gilliam is listed behind Tehran at running back.
Montel Bland is on the depth chart at linebacker, a redshirt last year
Erron Duncan is listed as a starting corner. He redshirted last year
Redshirt freshman Devon King on depth chart at corner
Not that this is necessarily accurate, but I believe it reflects who's done well enough in camp to get some notice,

I wish we had last years depth chart to compare but the web site redesign lost those links..
I think Olave moved from corner to safety., Parenteau from safety to linebacker,

His HS coach
“His vision, athleticism, ability to pass protect and pass receive make him a great running back,” Scheidt said. “The way we run gave him the freedom to take an inside run and bounce it outside or take an outside run and cut up the field. He was a kick returner and punt returner. If he’s not the best, he’s one of the best open-field tacklers we’ve ever had”
Like a lot of guys at this level, an incredible high school career in both football and basketball

from a high school Speckman was once head coach at. I wonder if they still run Speckman’s fly offense

Finally a Davis Enterprise article about the game focused on our running backs. Interesting that Ulonzo Gilliam is in the mix.

“Gilliam, Thomas and Modise have all had good camps. And I don’t think any one tailback is going to take all the snaps in our system. We feel each one has a little bit different talent and different skillset,” believes Speckman, who like any good coach isn’t about to spill the beans on a game plan for Thursday.

kind of like Sacramento State and UCD, But at least they have a web presence and some Mercury news coverage

That’s the only game in this century decided by more than four points I believe. San Jose is one of those schools that fluctuates between pretty good and poor. They were pretty good that year.

CA Forever
I think the point you make about yards per carry and number of touchdowns is indicative of him not being too explosive. I get the impression that their whole team is more grind it out than explosive.
The receivers haven’t averaged much per catch, even in their last scrimmage; possibly due to QB. Apparently their tight end is their pro prospect. Maybe they have some newcomer who is going to be more explosive.
My guess is that they will try to maintain the ball, overpower us. Our offense should be looking to fool their defensive unit which won’t have much experience. I think we are a difficult opponent for a team making wholesale changes on defense because we are varied in what we do. It’s not all about stopping Doss by a long shot. I hope we’ve improved our run game, not just with the running backs but with the linemen, where we’ll have a couple of new starters. I’ll be surprised if we don’t reach our average score, if the defense gets the ball back for us.

Just my twisted sense of humor. He’s not a thousand yard runner unless he gains a thousand yards

I think in statistics you should round up and convert to one significant figure so he’s a thousand yard runner by that method.

which was Poly. ? 6-12 ? Anyway he looks consistent.

Ginda turned pro.
So they lost their leading tackler on a team where they ranked 129 out of 130 defending the run.

They seem to be replacing their entire back 7. I think we'll be a little more sophisticated than what they've practiced against.

We've got to be improved on defense though. That's the big question in this game. We are experienced on D but need an infusion of talent from our freshmen and redshirts.
We've got some tall fast prospects as DBs, and talented linemen and linebackers, recruited over the last two years. If we get a few of the younger players winning spots by merit, it can make a big difference.

Why they should be favored by more than 4 points is a mystery to me. Only justifiable if our defense is unimproved. I don’t think that will be the case but I think we’ll know in a week

I see the old pdf versions of the game notes from prior years are no longer linked correctly and the depth chart is not in the game notes html version
I hope they do publish a depth chart a couple of days prior to game. I have no problem with OR