Sad that we lost the ability to look at the spring games on Big Sky site.
I just signed up for ESPN + and don’t know how available replays will be.

It looks like I'll be ponying up for $6.99/month or 69.99/year for ESPN+.

It's going to be a hot one in Tulsa next Thursday. 94 degrees for the high temperature with 41% humidity is the extended forecast. It should be slightly cooler at kickoff but it's still going to be sweltering.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/tulsa/74103/afternoon-weather-forecast/350144?day=7

from what I heard from folks who were there, the 2011 game at ASU was like playing on the surface of the sun! Fred Arp said he feared heat stroke.

In 80, we played Sac at Hughes Stadium. 108 degrees at the 1:00 kickoff! And the field was about 2/3 grass, 1/3 hard dirt. Horrible. We snuck by a team we should have beaten by 3 TDs

Apparently they have a cooler type of artificial turf.

https://fieldturf.com/en/articles/detail/tulsa-hurricanes-choose-fieldturf-revolution-coolplay-for-skelly-field-at-h-a-champion-stadium/

Could those games have been hotter that the first game played in Aggie Stadium where people were passing out and being carted away to the hospital? And to top it off, we got beat...God, what a awful game day the was!!

I have had the memory of that day medically erased from my brain.

I think my experience in 80 is why I don’t get down on our guys for losing that day.

Lol. I recall frying to death at some early Aggie stadium games too.

I’m pretty sure Da’von Frazier was listed as a linebacker earlier in August but now he’s again listed as a defensive back.
I feel sorry for the Da’von because he moved from defensive back to linebacker, earned a start at linebacker in our last 2019 game, starred in the game,and earned a most improved player award, and then gets shifted back to defensive back and doesn’t see much if any action. I thought they might move him back to where he had more success but apparently not. We seem pretty deep at defensive back.

The “cooler turf” sounds like marketing to me. So the cork would likely store less energy (lower heat capacity) but have a higher albedo (reflectivity) than the rubber infill but the surface color is still green and it doesn’t transpire (evaporate) like real grass. So I fail to see much of a difference in the air temperature (sensible heat) above the field. Like Dick Vitale says “it’s all about energy balance baby!”

“I just signed up for ESPN + and don’t know how available replays will be.”

Riveraggie: They are available pretty much immediately (or at least within 24 hours) after the event. Not sure how long they are preserved, but for sure at least a week and likely more. just browse via the ESPN app using categories like ncaa football and the games will be there. Probably can directly search for team too. I’ve subscribed to ESPN+ the last 2 or 3 years to get college football - especially FCS and the on-demand feature is nice.

I was watching a ton of Gold Cup Soccer on ESPN+ recently and yes, they're available right away.

At 6'3", 228#, can we assume Sean Harlston is a strong safety, or SS / LB, and might cover the TE downfield? That's a huge DB!

Maybe they should try him at Rush so Eaton can go back to his 2019 position.

I don't believe we've seen SH in action. I believe he was highly coveted. And we get Erron Duncan back.

I wasn’t serious, except on the idea that maybe Nick Eaton had more impact before they moved him to rush.
It’s likely as you point out that Sean Harlston has outgrown being a defensive back. But if it’s good weight they can probably use a guy who had the mobility of a defensive back elsewhere.

Tulsa has posted their game notes for the Cal Davis game
https://tulsahurricane.com/news/2021/8/29/football-tulsa-football-notes-cal-davis-game.aspx

Their offensive line is huge, I doubt we’ve played against a bigger line.

Only 4,000 total students. A test for our young coordinators.

Tulsa is within the sovereign Muscogee Nation reservation, the Supreme Court ruled last year. That must be interesting..They’ve had to cross deputize a lot of police and highway patrol. Tulsa lists one player as having 15/32 Muscogee blood. I had a cousin who was a member of one of the tribes in Oklahoma.

Maybe you can buy cigarettes and play blackjack at half time (wink).

Who knew so many Okies were from Muskogee?

Good one.

The only thing I know about Tulsa.

https://tulsahurricane.com/sports/hof/roster/bob-st--clair/7564

We apparently practiced at Cal Sunday to avoid the smoke and heat. Not sure the plans for today and Tuesday

Yeah they practiced at Memorial Stadium yesterday evening. My understanding is that they’ll be practicing this evening in Davis, though I guess that could change if the air quality gets worse again.

+29 dogs

I suspect our game notes are ready but they don’t want to take screen time away from a soccer freshman of the week award. Only 71 hours until game time

I just subscribed to ESPN+ for $69.99 a year. They also have a deal going where you can get hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+ as a bundle for $13.99/month. That's a decent deal if you want those other 2 channels as well.

Ole' Merle was born in Kern County, CA, the family then bounced around and during the Great Depression and while living in Checotah, Oklahoma of all places they moved back to the Central California Valley. He retired in Shasta County until he passed away in 2016.

Also, to anybody getting to Tulsa for the game and is feeling a little lucky the Hard Rock Tulsa is about 20 minutes away from the stadium just east of town off the 44. What's the spread on Tulsa/UC Davis?

CORRECTED

Ugh really disappointed about having to sign up for ESPN+