I missed on that injury, Wrong #34.

You don't want to see your best running back hurt at this stage of a game. Hope Gilliam's okay.

D definitely keeping us in the game, holding the Bears to 124 net yards so far.

Bears have a big edge in time of possession: 18:40 v. 11:20, which shows how misleading that stat is. Often, it reflects the number of running plays, but UNC had 20 and UCD 21.

Jim Les will be the half-time guest on the TV broadcast.

They're doing a little better than the last time.

Prior to that last drive, the Ags had 9 yards rushing on 7 attempts. Now 51 for 13.

I think that all of the plays on that drive were run to the side opposite #34.

Look for what the offensive line does against #34, Hoage, for UNC. They should be double-teaming him after he's had two sacks.

6 after Larison's reception.

Larison gets 50 yards then doesn't touch the ball again on that drive. Wha!?

Not sure why the Bears didn't kick the field goal. Oh well, better for us.

I have to believe he was trying to throw it out of bounds, but...

Is UNC athletics modeled after Berkeley? Bears. blue & Gold. et al?

Thanks, Movielover. I'm sure that's not the half of it. I miss just about everything about the campus and the town. Last time I was there? 2017. Longest I've been away. Cue the ukuleles.

I envy you guys for being able to go to the games regularly. Not easy to get there from Honolulu, so I have never been to the stadium. Last game I saw was at Toomey Field, But at least I get to see the games live on ESPN+. Go Ags!

I wonder how much the alumni have to do with teams moving up to the higher division, not only in football but other sports. It's an ego extension thing "I went to the University of Football and they're great." I wasn't even in favor of the move to Div. I. For those older among us, I think this might be a common opinion, but as the younger generations age, I can see the day come when they pressure the school to move to the FBS, but I agree with everything posted here: Pac-12 not at all likely, MWC not a good fit, etc. On the broadest scale, the entire future of college football is like a broken crystal ball: not visible.

I find national polls troubling for the following reasons:

1. No one person can possibly cover all of the games and teams playing well enough to make am informed decision.A school's reputation thus is often too big a factor.
2. The polls are set at the start of the season, which gives teams at the top an advantage and teams who might be very good a serious disadvantage, depending on their schedule. They should wait at least three weeks into the season before doing any voting.
3. For a team to move up in the polls, teams ranked ahead of them have to lose or play a bad game against a weak opponent. It's conceivable to have, say, five undefeated teams in which #5 is the best. Under the old FBS system, that meant they had no chance for the playoffs, so it's good that in the FCS teams get a chance to win the national title on the field.
4. No matter what the voters might say, a blow-out victory by one team gives that team a psychological edge in the polls that is not necessarily reflective of the quality of the team.

Don't mind me, I'm just venting. I've felt this way for about 50 years now.

Thanks RiverAggie. I stand corrected, but it means that they should have seen what he could do, although I see he had a much better game against us than against Northern Arizona.

The defense wasn't great either. To emulate CA Forever, I don't want to be too harsh, but I put most of the fault on the D-line. Even though the secondary made some great plays on the ball, they gave Hays too much time in the pocket and he picked us apart. The D-line never got enough pressure and was unable to stop the ISU running backs at the point attack. It didn't help that they didn't know how good Hays was. For a freshman starting his first game, against a top 10 team, no less, you have to give the kid a ton of credit.