Go look at Khutsishvili's highlights, he makes all sorts of plays. Full year in the weight room and getting faster and he is going to be a unique weapon, although I think he will be limited to the TE roles (on ball, off ball, motion guy) primarily.

Guess is going to have to move to ever see the field, that has become obvious with the other investments at the QB position. I see his initial contributions in the return game, the kid is dynamic. Then he will likely translate as a slot from there. He reminds me a little of #8 and #7 in our current offense, maybe straight line faster even but I don't know.

Sounds like the LB question is answered if they got their top guy from '24 class. There should be some solid depth there between him and Seivers, then the guys who backed up last year. I never felt like the LBs were dominant last year, and there were more than a couple games where they felt invisible to me. Probably schematics or me not paying attention.

What's Totten's prognosis, will he be back by August?

I'm a bit slow today. I remember now what you are talking about. Nicely done

With that mullet he's looking a lot more Green Bay than Huntington Beach! I love the fact that he's still playing, why not?! We need some Blizzard #55 jerseys, or else something from the Helsinki Roosters. Thanks for the link, made my day!

You're catching my drift; Simonson spent a year being coached by the Nebraska OL Coach, the Assistant OL Coach, and the OL GAs, meaning, he spent a year being coached at the highest level of college football whether he redshirted or not. I hear they're not bad in the weight room out there, either.

Parks is an outlier. Dudes like that are a rarity. Freshman all-American on two all-American teams. Long career with many starts. Hell of a player, college ready coming out of the best high school league in California, arguably the nation. He is the exception. And I know there have been others. But talk to Cody or any other OL coach in the country and they will likely agree that it would be a luxury to redshirt EVERY offensive lineman they sign.

Regarding a year in the system, perhaps. That helps with all the calls and communication, plus it gives them training camp to learn the techniques then go play scout team against the first D. From a strength and conditioning/physical standpoint, most big HS OL, as well as the bulk of transfers, need their body transformed in some way, shape, or form before they're "college ready". I would argue that the physical development, regardless of the measurables they come in with, is the #1 priority in developing young OL. The rest (system, communication, techniques) will follow with time.

Just my two cents, I love talking about the big fellas.

Who projects as the Ags starting Left Tackle in '26?

Elite facial hair and mane. He has a lot of options when the o-line decides on what their "look" is going to be for the season. Time honored tradition. EVERY offensive lineman needs to redshirt unless they are a portal guy that's been coached right. Even the Juco linemen need that year/

Is the portal kid from Idaho fast enough to play Free, or is he more of a Strong? At his size, he seems to be a guy that can match a TE up the seam. We play with multiple Safeties on the field, a kid with his measurables strikes me as that TE-match player.

We'll have 4-5 candidates at Tight End ourselves, led by what might be the best in FCS with Williams. He needs to stay healthy.

The "big back" would have already been snatched from the portal by now, that ain't happening I don't think.

Another QB? What, you're not comfortable with a redshirt freshman :rofl: I don't think another one of those is coming either.

Speaking of young players, the new LB is going to be a sophomore, Seivers is a sophomore, and what else is there behind them? #44 and #13 I think were numbers I recall rotating through last season.

Kicker...

36 yarder at Cal Poly: https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/46508061

No doubt. They are several steps ahead of us, which is a good thing :grin:

And there you go..

I'm looking forward to the QB competition. We're going 6'2"-6"4" and 215+ with the so-called top three contenders. None will move like Pinnick, but he moved a lot out of necessity (vision). These are pro style QBs. Make good decisions and be sure that every drive ends with a kick. Competition is healthy, may the best man win.

Pinnick's on-the-run 40-yard dime to the back corner of the end zone is one of the prettiest, most impressive throws that I have ever seen at any level of football.

There is no end to the signing of players from the Portal. The best guys are gone and signed by now, but that's not to say there aren't grad transfers and leftovers that might help. Personally, I like the recruiting philosophy of younger Portal guys and developing HS players. We'll know on the February signing day what Juco transfers will be added, maybe a few HS kids, but that will likely be the group we're riding with heading into spring ball.

DL size is always a premium. Elite teams have it and you need depth at each position to rotate the big cats through the game. Inside Linebacker seems to be a position where we must be looking Juco and a couple incoming HS signees from the early period. #15 is back, maybe (fingers crossed) Porter, and I think #44 played some this season and has another year. We'll see. Also interested in the kicking job, what's coming up and what are we looking for.

It also looks like Corey the Rocket Dog is going to hang on to her job for another season, I have seen any adoptions from the Pound.

The RB Sylvester signed as well according to Aggie FB X account. From Weber

Certainly going to be an entertaining QB battle. This thing won't be decided until Portland State week; I'd be shocked if there's a starter coming out of spring ball. When will the new guy arrive, summer?

Big TE is fun to watch, go check out his hudl. He is playing at a small level but is clearly the best guy on the field. He likes to mix it up

The Safety has a nice frame, looks like an Idaho transfer?

They were one of the worst teams of my lifetime (early 1970s). Even Temple and UMass had some decent years, but rarely IU. The Bobby Knight teams of my childhood were easy to get on board with, but all I imagine when I remember the football stadium there was that it had an odd shape and nobody was there!

Cignetti had a very solid blueprint, one which it looks like Chesney at UCLA is following. Find a tough, G4 coach with a boatload of 3- and 4-star talent. Poach the best players with the most to prove from that program and have them follow the coach. Spend your money on areas of critical need (for IU, it was the Offensive Line, RBs, and one WR) and take mostly guys with more than a year remaining. Mendoza was a trash heap guy by Portal standards. Develop them, play together in year one, then the magic occurs in year two. Really happy for the Hoosiers, especially the fan base! You have hurt long enough :grin:

Purgatory... Portal is closed, current Aggies probably in winter conditioning and weights, college football season officially over, still two weeks out from Signing Day, NFL final four and draft on the horizon, coaches still getting fired and hired.

Any thoughts on the expanded College Football Playoff? I like the concept, but really don't, now that I've seen it. Season is too long. Championship game played one week into the second semester at both Miami and IU. Most of the other bowl games were unwatchable. I saw one school play with their 5th and 6th string Inside Linebackers, respectively. Both walk-ons. Why are non-playoff bowl games even allowed? Should there be a Group of 5 playoff separate from the Power 4? Shorten down, then run playoffs at every level, no bowl games?

Need to ban commentators from saying where players have transferred from. I know it happened, just don't mention it, okay?

Verbal commits

Sounds a lot like the CIF with the high school transfers. Lawering-up = eligibility

At some point, these young men need to realize that your college football career comes to an end. 5/5 would be a massive upgrade from 5-to-play-4, but is also a lot less than the Covid kids got. In no way do I support players getting six seasons to play college football. Get in, get your degree, play, and move on with your life. Unfortunately, there is too much money to be made in college football by players, agents, coaches, universities, etc.

So, here is what I will call the Pacifico Plan:

A Student-Athlete has five years to play five seasons at any level of college football, including JC

Players will be allowed ONE medical waiver for their career; this allows the student-athlete ONE medical redshirt season IF there is a documented, season-ending injury that occurs in the first 50% of that season's scheduled games. Once the season hits the halfway point, no more medical redshirts accepted. If a student-athlete has already used his approved medical waiver and sustains another injury, tough sh*t. You get one. Take your hopefully multiple degrees and beat it.

If a player takes one snap in one game, that counts as one of his five seasons. If he takes no snaps in a season, it still counts as one of his five seasons. A season is a season is a season. NO REDSHIRTS (except the above medical).

Make the Portal window December 9-December 23. 99% of college football has finished the season. The ones that haven't, they typically have a front office to sort it out. Gives most everyone the opportunity to make post season evaluations and hold their exit meetings, gives kids a chance to enroll at the new school and attend spring ball, and then forces the kids in the Portal who don't get the money, to figure out if they really want to play college football. If they want to play, find a D2/D3/NAIA home. Makes those levels of football better. Any player that remains in the Portal for 365 days is no longer eligible for FBS/FCS. Again, figure out if you really want to play, and if you do, lower division football is a great option.

What am I missing?

I don't get the coach's vote. Why not just adopt the 5 years to play 5 seasons, period. No more appeals or lawsuits. 9 games is more than the current 4+playoffs, but 12 is the regular season so just give them 5 years to play 5 seasons. I guess, however, that the question still arises: what happens to injured players in the 5-for-5 format? Back to square one, or just say no appeals and it is 5-for-5? Pulling for those kids, the whole thing is heartbreaking.

Let's go! Don't underestimate your value

Man, you have the scoop on staff moves. Same source?

Here's a great off-season topic: Aggie legend and the gutsiest play caller in the history of modern college football (see 2007 Fiesta Bowl if you're too young to remember. Arguably the best two minutes of playcalling in my lifetime) Chris Petersen named to the 2026 College Football Hall of Fame class! Way to go Coach Pete!

https://themw.com/news/2026/01/14/chris-petersen-selected-for-college-football-hall-of-fame/