EWU down 14-0. We could be playing for clear #1 today

I would have thought this was a sure-fire blue and gold occasion. Pull a mighty ducks and change at halftime?

When I was a student I lamented that I might not even see a single winning season for football, MBB, or WBB before I graduated. Now it looks like three all will pull it off this year. Times have changed!

If anyone feels like getting cooked today my West side ticket is up for grabs. Accidentally booked something over the game ages ago

This is the first time I ever recall seeing the CA (block or lemon) on an Aggie Pack shirt since I started in 2012. Loving the design.

I understand there's some sort of bid process to get a 1st-round home game if you're unseeded. If that's the case I'm hoping we draw another upstart team rather than a well-funded program like Montana in the first round...

But still, gotta win 3-4 more games first. I have to imagine SoS will count in our favor if it comes down to the wire

I feel like it might help with clarity to sort out the difference between "greatest" and "best". I can't imagine a quantitative model ranking any other historical team against this one. But in terms of accomplishments, the teams that actually won FCS conference titles or went to D2 playoffs rank above this one in my book.

Fail to recover onside kicks against SJSU and UNC and this potentially is a 2-3 team (more likely a 3-2 team with a close win but still) . It still would have the most talented roster of the D1 era but we wouldn't be talking about it being the best of all time.

Wadman had 8 punts for an average of 41 yards per punt.
http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3050015

Both punters from my years at Davis have now started in the NFL.

Go Ags!

probably elevation and prevent defense (were we running it?) too.

Announcers mentioned that UNC was winning the time of possession battle midway through. If any defenders from the fourth had been playing the whole game they might have been gassed

Fair, but I'm also basing this around how well the offense moved the ball and defense got stops against Stanford.

FWIW SJSU is in the league of Sac State, Montana State, and Idaho State per Sagarin.

I like our chances against anybody not in the FBS top 25 frankly

Hopefully the depth issue will go away once we have a few winning seasons under our belt and recruiting keeps improving, but man it's not going to be pretty if some of the defensive starters get injured this season

We have the kick. Ok starters back out, get a quick score with the 1s here

Big sack

The heck? Did the center hear a clap from the crowd or something?

Man this offense is so much fun to watch

Probably not? Without running some sort of screen capture software on your computer that is.

I wish there was a better way, because I'll be missing the first half :/

Let's see.... putting the English minor from UC Davis to work:


Dear Jeff,

This letter identifies you as a top prospect for the 2019 Football Recruiting Class of the University of California, Davis. We feel that you are an exceptional player and person and that your talent will help our program ascend to new heights. We have completed a thorough evaluation of you as a student-athlete and we are absolutely confident you possess the ability to make a game-changing impact on our program.

We know of your desire to receive a world-class education from one of the finest institutions in the country as you possess great character qualities. We also know you have a limitless future as a football player. As a result of these characteristics, our staff would like for you and your family to join our football program and Aggie family.

We are pleased to officially offer you an athletic scholarship to UC Davis. This is the grant-in-aid permitted under NCAA regulations. This award covers -- per NCAA regulations -- your tuition, room, board, course-required books, and miscellaneous fees. This offer is contingent on the following criteria:

- Admission to UC Davis
- Meeting all NCAA and UC Davis eligibility requirements
- Ability to maintain high standards of personal conduct
- Availability of remaining scholarships at your position

As a verbal commitment, we are thoroughly excited that you feel that UC Davis is the best place for your academic growth and that Aggie Football is the best program for your growth as a player. Congratulations on your football achievements up to this point and best wishes to you on your season.

Go Ags!

Dan Hawkins

I'm leaving more and more towards getting fully behind shooting for the top of FCS and staying there for a while. We wouldn't get into a power conference so ending up in mountain West or independent or a resurrected WAC would still contribute to a "small time" image. (Heck, I had a UCLA friend ask me if San Diego State, a top 25 team, was D2.)

Let's have football join the ranks of MBB, WBB, and MSOC at getting respected as a top team at our level while not compromising on recruiting principles. Churn out 4 years of winning seasons in all the spectator sports and then reevaluate where we are in terms of stakeholder engagement and national interest.

I imagine that from the perspective of someone writing from Fargo, not going to the playoffs and not recently (ever?) beating any perennial FCS powers effectively means your program is invisible.

I'm in a really active FCS fans group on Facebook and there are basically tiers of chatter, with NDSU and James Madison getting by far the most notice, then a tier of EWU/Montana/SDSU/SHSU/NCAT/quite a few other easterly schools I'm forgetting, and then everyone else. Davis is only getting some attention on there this year because of the FBS win and concern from other Big Sky fans.