• AggieFinn
    467
    The Vikings are now 0-4 and will be coming back from Tennessee to play at home. They dropped 30 on Chatty, but gave up 45. Nothing to lose, everything to spoil when they host Davis next week.

    They have had an absolutely brutal schedule to open their year including games at Wazzu, at Boise, at Ogden and at Chatty...oh, and they couldn't have their one home game so far this season against South Dakota because they had a medical outbreak of whooping cough. One thing PSU has done so far this year is take home a couple of nice paychecks.

    UC Davis will be Portland State's home opener, in week 6.

    8/31: PSU 30 - Washington State 70
    9/7: PSU 16 - Weber State 43
    9/14: PSU vs. South Dakota (Postponed due to medical outbreak)
    9/21: PSU 14 - Boise State 56
    9/28: PSU 30 - Chattanooga 45

    Found the Vikings @ Wildcats highlights this morning:
  • PortlandAggie
    94
    Their “defense” is allowing 53.5 points a game :chin:
  • movielover
    523


    Our O line / running game ... quite surprising.

    If we're going to get 2s and 3s some work / development, the next few games pose the best chances.

    I would get Dobbins some (deep) chances (not just decoy), Fisher some carries, and the long young WR from Campolindo.
  • Toke69
    310
    Classic trap game: Ags coming off a big win facing a winless team in their first home game. The guys can't go in thinking "We go this."
  • BaseballAtDobbins
    51
    Also Cal Poly, a secondary rival the week after.
  • CA Forever
    653
    We can't look past Portland State because they will have some tricks up their sleeves... They might be bringing bubonic plague or polio to the table this week.
  • CA Forever
    653
    New polls are out. Looks like the Aggies are top 10 team in the eyes of media, coaches, and fans alike. Keep on winning.

    Coaches Poll - 8th
    Stats Perform Poll - 9th
    AGS - 7th
  • Riveraggie
    239
    Against Idaho, Davis played only ten reserves, not counting long snappers and kickers. Some of those reserves may have played only on special teams.
    No backup offensive linemen and only one reserve defensive linemen played.
    The reserves who played quite a bit were Tompkins, Perez, Gale, Dobbins and Amone.
  • agalum
    324
    Any word on Rex? Somewhere i read he was hurt during the Idaho game.
  • BlueGoldAg
    1.2k
    He came back in after sitting out a bit and finished the game.
  • CA Forever
    653
    Alright I just got through looking at Portland State's stats for the year and boy howdy are they ugly. Through 4 games Portland State is giving up an average 263.3 rushing yards and 323.75 passing yards per game... yep... that's right... giving up on average almost 600 yards of offense PER GAME. That has been reflected in the final scores as the Vikings have been outscored 90-214 so far this season.

    Now, the Vikings offense runs through Senior QB Dante Chachere. He's the definition of a dual threat QB as he's completed 55/95 passing attempts (57.89%) for 668 yards with 3 TDs and 3 INTs. He's added 50 rushing attempts for 262 yards and 5 TDs. If the Aggie defense contains Chacere, then this game is over. Point blank.

    The Vikings are also getting offensive contributions from RB Quncy Craig who has 41 rushing attempts for 254 yards and 1 TD as well as 17 receptions for 90 yards and 2 TDs, WR Eric Denham who has 10 receptions for 176 yards and 1 TD, and WR Branden Alvarez with 10 receptions for 137 yards and 2 TDs.

    I usually try to highlight guys on defense too, but there's not too much to highlight when you're giving up 500+ yards and 50+ points per game while only forcing 2 turnovers on the year. I mean, heck, they've only gotten 2 sacks on the year. It's been pretty dang bleak for the Viking defense. Now I will say that they've played both Washington State and Boise State who are having excellent seasons so far, but they've also been throttled by a 2-3 Weber State and 1-3 Chattanooga. I want to see the Aggie offense really get rolling and drop 40+ on them.

    Massey giving the Aggies a 72% chance of winning for what it's worth.
  • Riveraggie
    239
    Purely from the point of view of point differential, Sagarin has Davis as the fifth best Big Sky team, and will play three higher rated teams, Montana State, Montana, and Sac. Davis doesn’t have to play two Big Sky teams that are in their top 20, Weber and Northern Arizona. There is no thought behind these ratings, they just reflect comparative scores. Davis’ low ranking stems from their failure to blow out some winless teams and the narrow margin of their win over Idaho,

    sag-fcs-sep29.png
  • AggieFinn
    467
    Well, they've been predicting rain in the Portland area Friday, but it's supposed to clear up for Saturday afternoon. Low 70's, some sun...pleasant.
  • DrMike
    714
    Portland often hit big plays and a running QB is always a threat (see the 4th quarter vs Idaho). I think our defense last week was very focused on #6 and we’re in man quite a bit - made us susceptible to the QB running for big gains after the coverage forced a scramble. I think Coombs will have something ready for that from the get go.
  • SochorField
    148
    If the Aggie defense contains Chacere, then this game is over. Point blank.CA Forever

    Agree. Spy the QB, dominate on D. Looking for some nice offensive numbers- Lan needs to (and deserves to) start racking it up.

    I also agree with DrMike that Coombs is going to have this one dialed in.

    Additionally, margin of victory absolutely matters to the playoff committee. The next 4 games need to be CONVINCING (vs. PSU, CP, EWU & UNC). I'm talking 21+ point wins against the weakest conference teams.

    UCD 41 - PSU 17
    Viks score 2 rushing TDs and kick a late FG.
  • CA Forever
    653
    Anything less than 40 points dropped on the Vikings will be a disappointment and frankly I would like to see 50. PSU quite literally has the worst ranked defense in all of FCS as of right now... team defense ranked 123/123
  • Riveraggie
    239
    Portland State's offense is not too bad. They have a very large offensive line, everyone at the top of their depth chart over 320lbs. They have a running back who gained 100 yards against Chattanooga. Against Chattanooga they were able to score 30 points despite their opponent having the ball for 35 minutes.
    And Davis hasn't shown an interest in winning big.
    I think Davis wins handily but by a score that looks closer than the game, as they did in their last five wins, going back to the Causeway.
  • Riveraggie
    239
    This series goes back fifty years exactly and Davis won that first game 50 to 21, so it.would.be fitting if they scored 50 again.
  • movielover
    523
    FWIW, EWU battled Montana 52-49. I wouldn't take them lightly.
  • SochorField
    148
    And, of course, we've never beaten them :D (0-11 since 2005....ouch. This is a D1 stat, I'm not sure if we played them as D2 https://ucdavisaggies.com/sports/football/opponent-history)

    Being 2-25 vs. Montana, Montana State and Eastern Washington since going D1 is rough.
    But times are a changin!
  • PortlandAggie
    94
    This is an interesting site. Thanks for sharing! I forgot we played UTSA. I assume they were FCS in 2011?
  • DrMike
    714
    they were FCS that year under ex Miami coach Larry Coker
  • Riveraggie
    239

    Davis never played Eastern Washington before 2005. (The Game Notes from that 2005 game is still on the UC Davis site)
  • SochorField
    148
    They were a 1st year football program, playing an FCS-heavy schedule while transitioning to FBS (someone correct me if I'm wrong)
    By 2013 they were FBS Conference USA. They miracle of $ (and football in Texas)...Having the Alamodome just sitting there helped a little too.
  • DrMike
    714
    remember when Sourh Alabama came here in 2010 (I think)? They were playing JC’s, military schools and a handful of FCS like us. They had an equipment Semi that was bigger than Montana’s and brought a bunch of fans!
  • SochorField
    148
    Yes! I remember being blown away by how many fans they brought.
  • agalum
    324

    And how many coaches. They must have had a coach for every 10 players.
  • AggieFinn
    467


    Had a great tailgate with a couple of South Alabama fans - they were good, chill people and one literally flew from Mobile/NOLA to catch the game.
  • BaseballAtDobbins
    51
    I was at that game as a student and it really hit me how crazy football fans in the south are. I knew about the SEC but I assumed it was basically that conference or Texas. Seeing so many trailers and tailgaters on an overcast day was shocking. Then of course we lost. It was even mentioned in church the next day and I remember loudly saying "Oh no!" when the pastor mentioned it on the pulpit.
  • AggieFinn
    467
    In Portland! Looking forward to the game tomorrow.

    Let's whip those Vikings, looking for a massive game for Lan. Let's find the next gear!
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