Ty is interesting. If he graduated from Tufts in two years and is working on a grad degree already, that is freaking impressive. Perhaps he has one season remaining? If anyone knows or can figure it out, let us know. The top Corner comment is debatable but I am not interested in furthering that conversation. We would all love to see #3 on one side and #11 on the other again in 2026!

I like this guy! Sort of an Andy Reid vibe to him. His comments about NDSU bodybuilders at about the 15 minute mark are great.

Reading body language, he definitely respects Plough and our team speed. "Bigger and faster than expected." He's an accomplished coach and very good at what he does, teams are perennial playoff teams, if they lose, it will be from travel fatigue and that UCD is better.

The Bermites were late arriving on Saturday night, but there were some hard core kids and families doing their thing out there in the second half. Balls were flying, bodies were rolling at high speed down the berm, a few little dudes were strutting their stuff when the scoreboard went Flex Cam. Great scene!!!

Yes, he seems like a dynamic person. Great to hear he's a scholar on top of the fun loving nature and leadership abilities. Future is definitely bright for that kid!

We can live with those flags in the right situations. He and Dixon are running mates. Both high energy guys that bring the juice in all that they do. The loss of Dixon as a spiritual leader will be mitigated by the return of Williams.

That's a big one! He's the best of the group, and Simpson has been very impressive at times. Love the edge that Williams plays with, brings a little nasty to the TE position. Good group of young TEs coming up, will be interesting to see who emerges. May also be a Portal position to address with as much 12 personnel that Plough uses.

What about a Fullback? Any suspects on the roster? I hate seeing us on 3rd down inside the 3 yard line in the Shotgun.

The money will not be crazy for any of our guys coming off of this season. I can come-up with reasons for that for each of them but will not go there. We love them because they're our guys; but very few are actual big-money, Power 4, plug-and-play starters today (you don't pay for back-ups). Two of them are close, but the rest are either a bit slight, a bit short, or damaged goods at this juncture. No knocks on any of them, because if we can bring all of them back, maybe lose 1-2, get the Connors boys back, we're staring a Top 5 pre-season FCS football team in the face. Also, a serious national title contender who plays their toughest Big Sky game at home next year! We're in a great spot for this season and next, I wouldn't worry too much about any exodus this off season primarily because I don't believe the market is what many people imagine it to be.

I am in 100% agreement with your opening paragraph. I am also highly impressed with your usage of the word "chicanery". Haven't heard/read that in a while, kudos to you!

Great to hear about the Facebook growth! It's all of these platforms: social media, message boards, THE Pod, etc. that contribute to spreading the gospel of what's happening with Aggie Football and grow fan bases. Fired-up to be a part of it, and if I was on The Facebook, I would join!

I'm retiring from Rocket Dog posts (we've spelled her name 4 different ways). I'll give her another shot this week.

Kai has done a nice job, very solid #2 type. Holds onto the ball, hits it where he's supposed to, doesn't do too much. My gut tells me Vargas plays this week. I watched him run and jump around and celebrate a TD last Saturday night and thought, "he's ready to come back."

By the way, losing coaches are required, or at least expected, to appear before the press after NCAA Championships games. They flew charter, the plane will wait.

(Am I going to hell for that last post?)

So maybe he's upgrading his house rather than losing it from gambling?! In that case, take the Coyotes and whatever the spread is in Missoula and bet the house (again)!

It was probably the national TV audience. We've made a lot of observations and shared a lot of opinions on this board this season, so the tee fetching canine should not be exempt. Very subpar performance from Corey, I actually felt embarrassed for the damn dog on that one. Didn't have a clue. I expect more from a veteran dog, can't freeze up like that on the big stage. Hopefully the trainer is putting in some extra work this week. As the program elevates and plays more ESPN games, Corey needs to understand that we can simply pull another dog from the portal, I mean the pound, and replace her if the lights are too bright... (This is only a joke. I love Corey the Rocket Dog, she'll figure it out).

They're an enigma man, they have beaten some really good teams at home and snatched defeat from the jaws of victory a couple other times. That's what makes them so scary I think, Jekyll & Hyde and they can either end your season or get run the hell over!

OK, now I know! All valid reasons to improve the cell reception. Don't they hang those router deals all around the stadium?

Man, I enjoy the lights on the Water Tower. It would be cool if the Aggie Christmas light guys could somehow sync the tower with the music in the stadium, that would simply take it over the top.

What do you guys do on your phones during a football game? Text and check scores? That's half the fun for me, 3.5 hours+ where I can break from the tether

South Dakota is going to beat Montana in Missoula. I just have a feeling.
Tarleton is underrated in that deal. I would go (not that it matters but it is Monday):

1. Tarleton State
2. Montana State
3. South Dakota
tie 4 Montana
tie 4 UC Davis
6. Illinois State
7. Nova
8. SFA

Looking for Ags @ Tarleton State and Coyotes @ Bozeman as the semi finals. Do not take this to the bank, nor should you ever take any betting advice based on anything I type.

Thanks for the link, some interesting reading material on their board. What I was wondering, and what jumps off their boards at me is the consistency factor. I think I read that they are "consistently inconsistent". Can they get back up the way they did last week? Will the miles and the time zone make a difference? Will the revenge and familiarity factors help or hurt them? Can their D play out of their minds again like they did in Fargo? This is what jumps out at me... THEIR DEFENSE IS PLAYING AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL. Two playoff games, 8 sacks, 4 interceptions, and only 163 rushing yards allowed. And that includes NDSU, whom they held to under 60 yards rushing (includes sacks). OKLA-FREAKING-HOMA rushed for 103 yards against them. That unit is scary on paper and on the highlights I've seen. They also surrendered 230+ to Youngstown, nearly 300 to Southern Illinois, and 213 yards to NDSU in their first meeting of the season. There you have the basis for the consistency concerns.

On a side note, I didn't realize that Normal, IL is nearly halfway between Fargo, ND (692 miles) and Hammond, LA (790 miles) where Southeast Louisiana is located. I would have thought Fargo was much closer. 2,024 miles from Normal to Davis. And happy finals week to all the students at both Illinois State and UC Davis. Better you than me!

There will be time allotted for graduation, and like DrMike said, they can always come back and walk later.

Watched the ISU-NDSU short highlights from YouTube. What a gutsy performance. I know the QB threw 5 picks, but for a kid to persevere and to keep getting back in the saddle after that performance and finding a way to win was impressive.

What wasn't impressive was the NDSU offense. 21 points off six turnovers (one TD was a punt return). Not enough to win playoff games.

Redbird defense looks stout. Their DL got some push at times (forced a strip sack to regain possession for the winning drive) and their DBs are solid. Will check out some more film as the week unfolds, going to be a great challenge. Go Ags!

My bet is on Pinnick returning for 2026. This is his first year as a starter! He's tight with Plough and Shelton, he's tight with the families, and it just feels like he needs another year to get things dialed in and make the real money. I don't know the kid or his situation, but from what I observe, it just feels like he is comfortable here and humble enough to understand that he needs to continue to develop. Beyond that, no certainty but it is another year to raise the money needed to keep him beyond that. This is only a blind prediction...

In response to Sailorgabe's prediction, I think Cleeland has the upper hand heading into the off season for the back up job OR to be the guy IF CP were to take the money. Eason has measurables but not a lot of experience, and if he's better than Cleeland, he'll prove it this off season or down the road sometime. Let 'em battle it out in the spring. I see Guess moving to receiver/returner to learn under Gbatu this spring and fall.

You are spot on