I thought it was Larison who took the snap on that trick play vs Tulsa, but I might have missed it and/or the announcers didn't name him right.

QB under center -> direct snap to halfback seems like a pretty standard and useful trick play to have in the kit; it would be weirder to me to bring out TT in the backfield specifically for that play because it pretty much screams to an opponent who did their homework that he's going to end up with the ball.

They must be including end zones in the student allotment this game, the 6,000 estimated attendance number thrown around means that they expect over half the capacity to be students. I would hope that means tactical moves to organize events by the RAs, but also might just be a logistical consequence of there being less things to do than normal in Davis this summer.

I still view that as Hawkins' signature win, more than the FBS wins against undermanned or struggling Group of 5 teams. Going down three possessions and then achieving that kind of victory margin was just a standout declaration to the FCS that things had turned the corner in Davis

Neither team has yet to make any type of kick through the uprights today, huh

I read this as forcing opponents to burn practice time on a formation they may not even see

https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs/stats-perform-fcs-top-25

#14 in STATS poll. Can't read too much into early polls but this does feel like a bit of disrespect towards the Ags considering MSU, Weber, and Eastern seem to be given much more deference for their vs FBS performances. I'm not sure UCD is actually better than 5th in Big Sky at the moment, but certainly has better than the 5th best resume

Voters didn't watch the Sac game I'm assuming

I know I'm hyperbolizing a little but it seems like half the conference can move the ball against FBS defenses. Might make for some great shootouts to determine the conference title

Rainbow track might have been a concern for TV viewing (too busy on screen) but it did have more flair than most college track stadiums.

Overall I like what they did, made the best out of not much to work with looks like

Big West got an ESPN+ deal this summer though. Looks to me like it will be the same situation as football where most of the non-televised games will be on the subscription service:
https://bigwest.org/news/2021/7/8/general-espn-reaches-multi-year-multi-platform-rights-agreement-with-big-west.aspx

I'm not sure whether it was an upset on paper but I'd add the absolute demolition of Montana at Wa-Griz to the list

UC Davis is 2-5 against FBS in the Dan Hawkins era and a whopping 2-1 against non-PAC schools if I'm counting right.

Stunning start to the season

Now I've seen it all

HUGE

I'm 10 seconds or so behind

Playcalling is questionable and fouls are unfortunate but in terms of talent this is a legitimately good offense at any level of play.

We've barely seen some of the best skill guys like Tompkins and Crawford either

I guess it was already determined the goal was to kick a FG with 0 left. It worked, but doesn't feel good

" They're committing fewer stupid fouls than UCD and getting it to the units that seem to be doing well against the Aggie D. Neither their playcalling and execution are great, but they're what Tulsa needs

Frustrating that the things that Tulsa is most noticeably better at (to my untrained eye) are playcalling and execution -- the things we can actually control and (at least here) have been complaints for years

Insert yearly rant how it's inexcusable that Davis isn't the best-disciplined team on the field in every game