because they didn't notice someone twisting Harrell's leg when he was down. Even the Montana announcers and forums noticed it

I believe it was because one of the Montana players was twisting an Aggie ankle after the play was over. The coach and the Aggie receiver were angry about that.

Hawk getting that penalty might have helped ignite a fire in the team. It sucks to lose 15 yards, but sometimes players need to see that their coach has their back and will go to bat for them.

Griz surrender 46 unanswered points, UC Davis wins going away 49-21
https://skylinesportsmt.com/griz-surrender-46-unanswered-points-uc-davis-wins-going-away/

https://skylinesportsmt.com/montana-griz-press-conference-uc-davis-rallies-past-montana/

Aggies postgame.

https://youtu.be/kjvuKGfLN1Q

Really great write-up!

Lest we forget that most important statistic: Montana time of possession: 30:45; UCD time of possession: 29:15

I will admit... I am jealous as hell of Montana's atmosphere and fan base. Don't get me wrong, I love our Aggie fanatics but I would love for us to someday to be able to pack a 20k+ stadium and have the crowd play games with the opponents.

For this year, the C A definitely stands for Comeback Aggies!

The game experience at Montana was like nothing I’ve ever been to. Tailgate atmosphere was cool, very spread out on streets and fields near the stadium. Folks were friendly and knowledgeable. Stadium is cool; stands are RIGHT on the field (maybe 10 yards on sidelines), three sides of seats are high rise that helps build the noise.

Noise? When we took the field on offense it was a ROAR. And it somehow got louder after the first false start.

First half was bleak. Kids were losing their composure a bit with noise, penalties and Griz intensity (some questionable stuff). Coaches were calm (except Hawks penalty, his first in 35 years!). Once we got to 21-13, the feeling on the sideline (and stands behind us) really shifted. Double pass that set up that TD was reminiscent of hook-and-lateral v USD that turned things around. After 21-21 it felt inevitable. I told a buddy that it felt like if we got a lead we’d pull away. And did we ever. Impressive thing was how the players were reacting to the turnover/TD/turnover/TD/turnover/TD onslaught. No excessive celebration, more if a let’s get back at it (as an aside, QB was hurting after that sack/fumble. Might have led to two INT’s)

Special teams were outstanding! Punts were good , kickoffs outstanding and NO mistakes. That was a great sign.

7-1? On top of the BigSky? Great time to be an Aggie. On flight home I was telling my buddy who is there every game like me (he’s at all away games too) ‘we’ve seen a lot of tough games the past 10 years, this one made up for most of them!’

Thanks for the feedback! Did any tailgaters offer you a beer or a slider? How was the town, atmosphere, food? Like Davis, 1970, in the mountains?

So Doss got so frustrated he pulled himself from the game for 1-2 plays?

Bob Dunning has a great write up, 1st half included 5 false starts and 3 unsportsman like penalties.

NO LOVE FOR FIVE - 5 - SACKS!!!???

AGS now has a thread labeled "Montana meltdown"

The homer announcers at the end ... one had high praise for Speckman... and another whined that we had 18 football coaches on staff.

You can build a fancy lockeroom and Visitor/History center or hire great coaches.

Big Sky TV has no replay of the game ready as of yet: Link

BigSky TV had the links up around 11 or 11:30 a.m. last weekend.

I need to know this stuff since I don't know if I can make the next two home games.

Why not both?

Aggies complete a Dickens of a turnaround to win, 49-21 by Bob Dunning:

It was obvious from the start that the roaring crowd made things difficult for the Aggie offense, which fives times in the first half alone was called for false starts.

Asked if the deafening crowd noise made things difficult for the Aggies, Doss smiled and said simply “yes,” then added, “it was hard to hear anything but the crowd.”

In one frustrating series the Aggies uncharacteristically were called for three unsportsmanlike penalties in a span of less than a minute, including one on the UC Davis bench.

Read more here:

https://www.davisenterprise.com/sports/aggies-complete-a-dickens-of-a-turnaround-to-win-49-21/

It appears DL DeAndre Morgan is out for the year?

And tough to concentrate on the line, but is true freshman Parks our starting center?

Very impressive effort by UC Davis yesterday. I watched the stream on Pluto TV and received it fine except I had to hit the refresh icon every 15 minutes when the screen went black. The halftime segment on Montana's TV coverage wasn't shown, so I took the radio out and hear Scott and Doug's first half recap. In any event, I believe this year's Aggies had more than met my expectations. I knew they would be in a position to challenge for an FCS postseason berth, but with some strong efforts that included two comeback wins (I was at the Idaho State game), they could pose a threat when the playoffs start. With three winnable games ahead, I feel it's only a question of where the Aggies will be seeded.

plenty of offers of beer and food. We hung out at a Montana tailgate that a Ag from the late 80’s was part of. Didn’t see much of the town except for dinner on Friday. I was surprised it didn’t feel like a college town. I believe it’s the ‘big city’ of Montana.

We were told the fifth largest city is the stadium on game day at ~25000!

Bozeman felt more urban to me, when we visited in 2001. We stayed in Helena (pop. 30k), and checked out Butte and Missoula as well.

Not a crowded state, for sure.

I woke up today a believer. I’m nervous about being down 21-3, but that comeback. This team believes so I do too! Can’t wait to see all the new badwagon fans on Saturday...don’t worry...all are welcome.

Was checking my texts from yesterday. At 2:44 I texted ‘21-3 half, not looking good’

3:57 ‘28-21’
4:04 ‘35-21’
4:10 ‘42-21’
4:17 ‘49-21’

So in the span of 20 minutes we went from tied to rout. In person it was uncanny to watch. That place got quiet. It seemed like it was even quicker than 20 minutes

COMEBACK SATURDAY

UC Davis scored 46 points in the second half -- unanswered -- to prove it is a big-time FCS playoff threat, knocking off Montana in Missoula in front of one of the biggest on-campus crowds in the FCS this year.

I don't know what else to say -- 46 points in the second half, unanswered. Everybody will just say I'm stealing from Charles Dickens if I call it the Tale of Two Halves, so I won't make a joke about it being that because it would be corny. But I already typed it and UC Davis coach Dan Hawkins is no lemming when it comes to coaching. He does things his own unique way, and it works ... so maybe I can get away with an eccentric description of what just happened. Or maybe I should stop typing before this gets cornier.

OK, enough of that. To see UC Davis down at the half to Montana and to see the Aggies respond like that? My goodness. This team has some serious potential.

More here:

https://herosports.com/fcs/football-week-nine-highlights-talking-points-ndsu-ajaj

Want to know what gave me a chuckle? There is a thread on Montana's fan forum right now comparing Maier and Sneed... and there is some guy arguing that Sneed is the better QB and would have beaten Maier for the starting spot if they were in the same camp :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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