Ooof..it's 36-10 WSU now with 6 minutes to go in the 2nd...yikes...

Oklahoma State is pulling away from South Dakota State. 31-13 with 4:08 to go in the 3rd.

Cal's OL is gigantic. I don't think we'll be able to get much of a push against that kind of size disadvantage. I'm assuming that we'll try and use our speed to get outside of the tackles with the run and throw swing passes in the flats and let our RB's and receivers try and create something in open space. Of course, Cal probably has the LB and DB speed to cover that as well.

It's going to be a an uphill battle for. We'll need to play smart, limit our mistakes and penalties and take advantage of any Cal mistakes.

TCU was so undisciplined and, even though they had 100 yards in penalties, I actually think the officiating crew could have called even more especially on some questionable pass interference no calls. I can't imagine an Aggie team ever that many unsportsmanship and roughing penalties.

Cal is paying the Aggies $675,000 for the game. Not a bad payday win or lose.

I subscribe to Bob's "The Wary One" column. Here's his pick from today's article:

UC DAVIS AGGIES over CALIFORNIA ... In recent years, the upstart Aggies have taken down the likes of Stanford, Tulsa and San Jose State, but they've had 11 shots at the Golden Bears and failed every time. Take the Ags by 2.

https://www.thewaryone.com

San Jose State 42 Sac State 24 - Final

Utah 49 Southern Utah 0

EWU 42 Monmouth 27

Colorado hung on to bea NDSU 31-26. The Bison were just as good as the multi-million dollar, Neon Deion, Colorado program.

14-7 Sac with 3:09 to go in the 1st Q. Sac's Lb Will Leota disqualified for targeting.

Here's a close-up shot where you can see the pinstripes...really classy and modern...

The oddsmakers currently list Cal as a 20.5 point favorite. If that margin holds or gets bigger, I'd bet on the Ags to beat the spread.

A bowl team that went 6-7 last season, Cal hopes its Heisman Trophy candidate, running back Jaydn Ott, can get a jump-start on the competition against a UC Davis squad that went 7-4 last year. Ott topped 150 rushing yards five times last season en route to 1,305 yards and 12 touchdowns.

Ott’s 92.2 rushing yards per game rank second in the nation among returning backs. The junior begins the season with 2,202 career rushing yards; only one Golden Bear — J.J. Arrington with 2,452 in 2003-04 — had a higher total in his first two years in Berkeley.

UC Davis, which has earned Nos. 17 and 18 national rankings in preseason FCS polls, returns a star running back of its own in senior Lan Larison, the preseason Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Year.

The Idaho native rushed for 1,101 yards and 13 touchdowns in just eight games last season, going for 255 against Eastern Washington and later 264 against Idaho State.

“There’s a lot that Lan still has to show,” Aggies coach Kevin Burke said of his All-American candidate. “He is becoming a more versatile player for us.”

Fifth-year senior Miles Hastings, a veteran of 34 games and more than 6,000 career passing yards at UC Davis, returns at quarterback.

Whole article here: https://www.nationalfootballpost.com/college-football/jaydn-ott-and-cal-usher-in-acc-era-against-uc-davis/

I was also surprised at how hot it got in the full sun even though the air temperature was mild. Bring your sun screen!

That preview article is an outstanding, in-depth look at the Aggie offense. Well written with lots of videos. Lots of praise for Larison and rightfully so but, on the other side of the ball, I'm not sure how well we'll be able to slow down Jaydn Ott. He's a beast and the author of the article thinks he will be the #1 RB taken in the NFL draft.

Another 100% outstanding podcast with Scott Gordon! Every episode has simply been so interesting to listen to. I love that you take the time to delve into the life stories of the people you are interviewing so that your listeners have a chance to get know them a little on a personal level along with their football journey.

Scott Gordon is a real asset to Scott Marsh as the color/analyst. He's so knowledgeable about the game and so quick in his analysis after each play during the game. It makes the game so much more interesting for the fans. We're lucky to have him on the broadcast team.

I might add that Bob Williams does the same thing for the Men's Basketball broadcasts.

Cal's ability to be able to talk to one player on each side of the ball through helmet communication during the game will be a big advantage for the Bears IMO...as if they needed to have yet another advantage over us!

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