Our emergency backup RB was a DB last game. He got hurt on the second half kickoff. Not sure who was next. Harris WAS the emergency up at SUU; he got hurt at practice. Between drills. Yep that kind of year

I'd reach out to Rob about Friday. Since this is a charter there might be more department folk traveling, so they can organize at least a no-host thing (by the way, the CAAA looks to be no-host? might have to BYOB). My weather underground for Hillsboro now shows 10% chance on Saturday, with 0.06" forecast. Sunday/Monday rain will effect our site seeing plans, but i think there is a nearby Indian Casino for my wife where its dry inside!

Our box will be there (5 total). We’re coming in Saturday staying a couple extra days. I know of a couple of my old teammates who will be there

looked like Montana hurt themselves in the first half. Two fumbles, one on a punt inside their 10 (psu turned into TD) and a missed short FG. They stopped PSU’s run game which will be a challenge (although we’ve done pretty well v the run lately). I think our passing game is better than Montana with their backup. Another tough game. Hopefully we’re much healthier after the bye

Even without Thomson they were even in yards. 2 INT by the backup hurt, but he got better with time. If Thomson is out, things get dicey for them but they should still beat NSU (gave up700 yards to EWU) and Idaho

If Thomson is out that will really hurt Sac. He’s been one of the best in the nation. Weber is really good

SUU has really dropped off the past two years. I think if we didn’t get some key injuries against them, we would have pushed our 26-0 lead to something similar to this score

I’m most interested in Portland v Montana. PSU is 3-2 in conference but have played a weak schedule. Wins over Idaho, UNC and SUU and losses to ISU and NAU. Preseason had 2 FCS losses( Boise and close to Arkansas) and two D2 games. Montana will be a good barometer even without Sneed

also, if a student-athlete is using summer sessions to become eligible, those courses pretty late in the summer.

i don't think any program should ever announce an academically ineligible player.

This is really cool! Finally a place for fan gear. Tired of seeing pink or green UCD shirts in the bookstore

i think what he said in his opening about how proud he was of the fight of the players, and how they responded to having to play different roles is his way of saying 'we are REALLY beat up at many key positions'. hope we can get some bodies back healthy during the next two weeks.

what bothered me was that they cheered each replay they showed on the big screen (it was under review). Cheering the initial hit is a natural reaction; but cheering the replays when the kid is laying flat, unresponsive? That’s a very bad look

I think Richardson was out last game. I think the OL has been a constant shuffle this year.

last year, we were seemingly injury free. OL was pretty much intact all year, and they improved weekly. no so this year. we started thin in some areas, and injuries are hitting all areas. seems to be having a real impact. i like the 'next man up' idea...BUT....at some point those next men aren't as good as the guys before, and they limit us to what we can do. i've seen us running alot of 2 TE sets this year, i think as a concession to OL injuries. RB's are beat up (except Ulonzo who is a stud). We got down to Nicko Harris as an emergency at SUU.....he played well.....then got hurt this week at practice between drills! New emergency got hurt on the 2nd half kickoff (which is probably why we fair caught every kick in the 2nd half!). we had a TON of guys in tee-shirts on Saturday. Maybe we can get some folks back during the bye week. these guys need a shot in the arm for the home stretch.

i have been seeing windy on Sunday (maybe late Saturday). hope that's the case.

weather underground, which tends to be more accurate than the others, shows 82 at kickoff, dropping to mid 70's by halftime. how's the smoke up there? we're getting it here in the bay area.

the first halves v Poly and SUU, we looked like a top 10 team. offense was clicking, defense making stops. late scores at the end of the half gave the opponents some life and slowed things down for us, and their ball control turned us from top 10 to 'also receiving votes'. still looking for 60 (heck 50!) minutes of solid football.

i think they will have the link on the athletics webpage. i think that was the case for the Poly game which was on Eleven.

i think that was a one-off. NDSU has the luxury of playing home-only games with opponents because they pack the dome.

my biggest concern this saturday is Weber controlling the clock with the run. we'd had problems this year when the offense is kept off the field -> not only does the defense get worn down (and we're thin to start) but the offense loses rhythm. perfect scenario is to get a nice early lead and see if they deviate from the run-first approach and put the ball in the QB's hands. good player, but, not their strength.

He don’t think he has ever done the coaches show. He was ‘on assignment’ last game and missed the broadcast. I think he still works with some bowls scouting ( he was involved in SF bowl). I saw a post he was at Troy v south Alabama game.

Speaking of Doug, did you know he was information officer for the USFL back in 80’s? I’m reading a book about the rise and fall of the USFL and he’s quoted often. I bet he has some stories, especially about Trump.

yep. and thirsty!