Cal Poly looks a lot better this year. Pitt transfer QB has a strong arm. I would expect them to beat Stephen F Austin and play at Sac while 3-0. They should win a few more Big Sky games this year.

Harper looked more comfortable in the pocket than Pinnick but was inaccurate in his throws. I guess I won't keep thinking we should put Harper in the game. I liked the one good throw from Cleeland. Wouldn't mind seeing him a little more in other games when we can work in the #2.

Mercer lost to Presbyterian, so maybe we have played two weak teams close. Makes me nervous about the year.

I wouldn’t mind seeing them try Harper. Pinnick makes a lot of awful throws and poor decisions. Forcing balls to guys with too much coverage, hand offs to guys he can see will be immediately tackled, short passes to guys in the backfield that are covered. Feels like his inexperience is showing as he feels it necessary to complete the play as called no matter what. The more pressure on him the worse his decision making, same as in the Mercer game.

Pinnick looked good at first, but was pretty awful in second half. Some throws were straight into the ground, so that makes me worried. He had some incredible runs, but not sure if he is leaving the pocket too quick. With all the talk about our OL, seemed like Pinnick did not have a lot of time and had to scramble often.

Sounds like Larison is at least getting a fair look in the camp.

https://x.com/LosTalksPats/status/1927029198176047175


https://patriotswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/patriots/2025/05/27/patriots-udfa-lan-larison-repping-top-unit/83877119007/

Not sure if these links are going to work or not.

Below is from BVM Sports:

The New England Patriots have made notable additions to their roster, particularly focusing on undrafted talent. Among them, running back Lan Larison from UC-Davis stands out, as he has been impressing during OTAs, even running drills with the first unit. His performance raises the possibility that he may challenge veteran Antonio Gibson for a role in the backfield, especially with starter Rhamondre Stevenson absent due to personal reasons. Larison's impressive college career included 1,470 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns, along with 65 receptions for 865 yards.


By the Numbers
Lan Larison rushed for 1,470 yards and scored 17 touchdowns last season.
He also caught 65 passes for an additional 865 yards.

State of Play
Larison is competing for a spot on the depth chart alongside veterans Rhamondre Stevenson and Antonio Gibson.
The Patriots are focused on enhancing their roster and have recently signed impactful undrafted players like tight end CJ Dippre.

What's Next
As the offseason progresses, Larison's development will be closely monitored, especially as training camp approaches. His ability to push established players like Gibson will determine his role and future with the team.

Bottom Line
Lan Larison's strong performance at OTAs indicates he could become a valuable asset for the Patriots. If he continues to impress, his ascent might signal a shift in the team's running back hierarchy, challenging the status quo and enhancing overall team depth.

He looks hard to tackle. Maybe switch him to running back!

Watched some of Jack Bryant's highlights. He looks pretty good. Strong arm and quick release.

Les definitely has his positives, but we are still a middling program and his record here sounds like it is breakeven. We were strong for a few years in a row a couple times but he could not take that success and create a more consistent winning program. All the while other Big West times blew us by like CSUN coming out of the cellar to pass us by and UCSD coming out of DII to blow right by us. I thought I heard that our total athletic budget is one of the highest in the nation for a school at the FCS football level. So, it seems we have a competitive budget.

Hawkins was a good guy and had success, but Plough seems to have brought new energy to the program. Maybe the basketball program could find some new energy in a new coach.

Our roster looks pretty thin. Unless we get some strong transfers, it seems like we will have a rough year next year.

If the schools start paying the athletes directly, then they are both student and employee. How do you fire an employee when they start flunking their classes. If the professors didn't already have enough pressure to pass these kids, they will have even more pressure now. With the non-geographic league re-alignment going on, there will be even more travel for these kids making their education more of an afterthought. I like watching Davis sports and I like to see us win, but I was always proud when we were a DII school and in a non-scholarship league but still had one of the best football teams in the country at that level. I always felt that is where "Aggie Pride" came from.

What about Bo Eason's kid? Is he still coming to Davis? Just not until the 25/26 year? I am hoping he is a big star like hi s Dad!

How about a new coach?

In prior years I was eager to stream Davis basketball games but haven't watched more than parts of a couple games this year. I am frustrated with just more of the same in terms of big expectations each year and then poor performance. I am sick of the guard oriented offense with almost no easier shots in the paint. I often hear from other coaches how well coached our team is, but then CSUN and Riverside leap frog us from the depths of the Big West. How does that happen if we have such a great coach? Is this just the cycles of a mediocre Big West conference? Will the MWC be a bigger conference draw for athletes? I don't think those teams are any better at basketball than our teams.

I like Les' obvious competitive nature, but don't like his anger or offensive scheme. I wouldn't mind trying a new coach.

Tough game to watch. Coming in with high expectations and then to not play your best is really frustrating. Will be fun to see who steps up next year to fill key vacancies.

I thought this was Hastings best game as an Aggie. On the mark for the longer passes. Hope we can keep up the good play next week and then get another crack at Montana St.

The commentators said Les changed the starting lineup as Cal Poly was smaller and we wanted to make sure we could cover their guys on defense. For years Les seems to adjust our lineup to the other teams instead of imposing our will on them. When we play stronger programs with more than one big man we often complain that we are too small and couldn't compete. If so, then why does that not work for us when we are bigger. When we played Oregon St. they were getting tons of shots in the paint and all we can do is shoot threes. When we have good big men all they do is shoot threes and post up to block defenders and free up a guard for a three. Mikey Henn left our program and ended up at Penn St. for his last year playing ball. Why couldn't we keep a guy like that and have him develop here. I would prefer that we develop a different strategy. I am sick of years of hot and cold three point shooting dictating our wins and losses.

What a great win. Now I believe in this team. They wanted it tonight. Defense was really strong and the O-line made holes and gave Hastings time to throw. Win or lose at Montana St., we are finally playing with the big boys and things are looking up for the program.

Our D line really figured things out. Idaho was moving the ball at will in Q1, but they started making stops and getting pressure. What a turnaround!! Great game.

Plough made this unnecessarily close!