You going Finn? If not we can do a “vaccinated only” view party at my place

I want to badly, but on a Thursday, it makes it tough. Let me work on something.

Average weather in Tulsa for early September, mid 90's with 70-90% humidity.

I grew up in that kind of weather and, believe me, it's sweltering heat and it's miserable to play in. I hope the Ags survive the heat!

Yeah, me too. I’ve been to Texas in the summer. No need to go to the gym to sweat. Just go outside.

6 weeks

I'll take 100 degree dry heat over 90 degree heat with 90% humidity anyday!

/Here is a Tulsa team preview from Ohio State perspective. Lots of returning starters for Tulsa.Basically everyone except the QB and a star linebacker.
https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/2021/07/21/ohio-state-football-schedule-2021-tulsa-vs-osu-preview-golden-hurricane/7965871002/

Yeah, I believe LB Zaven Collins was selected 16th Overall last spring by the Arizona Cardinals.

However, he was arrested recently for excessive speeding in June. Link

Tulsa's Fall 2020 COVID Schedule played out like this:
Tulsa @ Oklahoma State. Cowboys won 16-7
Tulsa @ Central Florida. Tulsa won 34-26
Tulsa @ South Florida. Tulsa won 42-13
East Carolina @ Tulsa. Tulsa won 34-30
SMU @ Tulsa. Tulsa won 28-24
Tulane @ Tulsa. Tulsa won 30-24
Tulsa @ Navy. Tulsa won 19-6
Tulsa @ Cincinnati. Bearcats won 27-24
Tulsa vs. Mississippi State in the Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, TX. Bulldogs won 28-26.

Common theme last fall --- it looks like Tulsa has played a lot of close games, and managed to win most of them, and the funky nature of the schedule had them playing most of those games on the road.

Fans might remember this debacle:

Hero Sports says that the Ags will receive $400,000 for playing at Tulsa.

https://herosports.com/fcs-football-2021-fbs-payouts-bzbz/

don’t forget the $725k for not playing USC, and that’s a pretty good input to the program for a single FBS game

Me and a friend somehow got permission from our wives to fly to Tulsa for the game. See you all there!

Very nice! I'm planning on driving up from Dallas and am looking forward to being a part of the Aggie contingent

Speckman comments on schedule.

https://twitter.com/MarkSpeckman/status/1420958027197292549?s=20

From Yesterday, Tulsa fall practice is back open... in the heat. RS Junior QB Davis Brin takes over for the Golden Hurricanes. Found it funny that the location reporter's name was Dan Hawk.
https://www.newson6.com/story/610b5c6ca811e60beb7e8223/tulsa-football-back-on-the-gridiron-for-first-day-of-fall-camp-

Tulsa vax status:
https://tulsaworld.com/sports/college/tu/tu-coach-philip-montgomery-large-majority-of-team-vaccinated/article_b8e718b0-f3ce-11eb-932f-dbef48b4f685.html

Savant - Sam Young article

https://www.davisenterprise.com/sports/young-helped-set-up-foundation-for-aggies-football/

Anyone heard anything through the grapevine on the quarterback situation? I still believe that you have to just pick a starter. When you have 2 (or more) starting quarterbacks you have 0 starting quarterbacks.

The Pittsburgh Steelers survived w three QBs.

Magic will see time either way w his running skills, and I've accepted the fact he'll get dinged up. So we need a minimum of 2, more likely 3 QBs ready to rock. Practice would be where we'd see how QBs 3 through 6 do.

Any feedback on new QB additions Grant Harper (6'2") or Mitchell Dixon (6'4")?

College Football News

Tulsa vs UC Davis Prediction, Line
Tulsa 37, UC Davis 13

Drove by and saw the team working out on the new field next the stadium this morning. First time I’ve seen them there. They’ve been holding the rest of their summer workouts next to Toomey.

Go Ags!

https://tulsaworld.com/sports/college/tu/article_994927b2-02d5-11ec-b4d9-abb34fbb0a7d.html
Above page is a quick look at Tulsa. I got prompted to sign in but closed the window and read it, so hope it’s available.
They graduated a QB but seem more settled at that position than we are by a long shot.
They have all their offensive linemen who started 2020, one 2019 OL starter who sat out 2020, and a transfer OL starter for Oklahoma State.
On the other hand two starting corners transferred.
This is a very experienced football team and won’t be like playing San Jose state in 2018 where the Spartans were clueless.
Note the difference in information available for fans compared to what we get here.

Hunter Rodriques on the CFPA preseason watch list:

DAVIS, Calif. -- UC Davis junior quarterback Hunter Rodrigues earned one of 44 spots on the College Football Performance Awards preseason watch list for its 2021 FCS National Performer of the Year Trophy, the organization announced Monday.

A human development major from Rocklin, California, Rodrigues took over the role as starting quarterback during the Aggies' shortened five-game season last spring. He completed 78 of 119 passes for 65.5 percent completion percentage, while totaling 931 yards and eight touchdown passes against four interceptions. Rodrigues ranked third in the Big Sky Conference with a 146.7 passer rating, and was bestowed with the team's Jerry Norris Award as the most valuable and inspirational player of the year.

Rodrigues is one of three Big Sky players on the CFPA watch list, along with Eastern Washington quarterback Eric Barriere and Weber State running back Josh Davis. The winner of the FCS National Performer of the Year will be announced on January 12, 2022.

https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2021/8/23/football-rodrigues-makes-cfpa-preseason-watch-list.aspx

Sounds like he’s going to be the starter for us. Hopefully if they use magic it won’t always be in the wildcat situations. Even my wife was predicting those plays when he was put in last year. And she normally knits during the game (wink).

In later games Trent was involved a lot of non wildcat plays.
In finale against Eastern Tompkins ran nine times and passed nine times. I don’t know how many involved the wildcat as a formation, but not a lot.
In the fourth quarter he was in for a couple of drives, one of which ended with a touchdown. While Tompkins was in there were a bunch of carries by Larison in both drives
The second drive ended with him throwing four passes, I don’t know what formation these were from but they weren’t the classic wildcat plays where the QB carries the ball.

Maybe some bad play calling here, maybe not.
1st and 10 at EWU13 Timeout UC Davis, clock 02:27.
1st and 10 at EWU13 TOMPKINS, Trent pass complete to CASTLES, M. for 5 yards to the EWU8, out-of-bounds (Doyle, Ely).
2nd and 5 at EWU08 TOMPKINS, Trent pass incomplete to CASTLES, M..
3rd and 5 at EWU08 TOMPKINS, Trent pass incomplete to CRAWFORD, C..
4th and 5 at EWU08 TOMPKINS, Trent pass incomplete to VAUGHN, Khris.

Sounds good. Or maybe they use him in the backfield on option type plays.

Coach Hawkins is telling nobody who our starting QB will be. Don't you recall his 3 deep "John or Stu or Darryl" game lineup the past few years?

Is it football season yet?

In Tulsa they are practicing in the heat
https://www.google.com/amp/s/tulsaworld.com/sports/college/tu/tu-football-practicing-in-the-heat-preparing-hurricane-for-early-season-games/article_7c7f35ac-0601-11ec-b042-fbe4c21e5bb9.amp.html

Any way to watch this game besides on ESPN+?

I think we have to get used to the ideas that our games will require ESPN+ this season. The good old days of Pluto are gone.

Tulsa coach saying nice things about the Aggies, as is typical

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v2Qv6aN8pw