Yeah, it's a weird choice. There are no college games on the 7th. There could be NFL games that day (last year there were two, at 1:30 and 5:15 pacific) but if you play the game at 10 or 11, you probably get your own window. And regardless going against at most 1 NFL game is way better than going up against a bunch of games because there will be a handful of 10 a.m. games on Sunday.

Our Christmas plans changed due to an illness but not of the human kind. My mom texted me on Tuesday to tell me that their dog got kennel cough and he's contagious for 10 days. Considering our dog and their dog play basically non-stop the entire time they're together, us going there was a no-go. And I'm not exaggerating about the playing. We usually get to their house around 11 and we won't consider bringing them inside until at least 9 p.m. Then the next day they'll get let out sometime between 7 and 8 a.m. and won't come in until at least 9. Our shepherd is almost 2 and their golden retriever is almost 3.

Needed to throw that ball a second or two earlier because the WR was wide open.

Set up for a good ending with this one. 24-22 NDST with 3:40 left in the 3rd.

Had Sac beaten Incarnate Word, we would have faced 3 of the 4 semifinalists in the regular season for the second time in 4 years. Also happened in 2019.

With respect to how this effects Sacramento's football program I think we have to wait awhile before it sinks in for the players and the present coaches. — 69aggie

In the short term they're almost certain to take a big step back. Could they keep it up for a few years like Stanford did when they went from Harbaugh to Shaw? Of course. But those were also the old transfer rules. Shaw was also the OC the previous four years which certainly helped. Shaw also got to have Andrew Luck for his first year whereas I think someone said Sac is losing both QBs. Sac is certainly going to lose some recruits too.

Like with every coaching hire, that's what its going to come down to. If they nail the next hire like they did with Taylor, they'll be fine for a few years. If not, well, back to irrelevance. But regardless of who they hire, it seems very, very likely they'll take a big step back next year.

Holy Cross showing well. Tied at 21 going into the 4th.

Definitely last night's game was better. There were five turnovers in the 2018 game too so it's not like that was some clean game. I'd forgotten we were -3 in the turnover differential that day too. Impressive we kept it that close.

Both were great games though.

It sounds like he's out of the running but hiring Jason Garrett over Troy Taylor would be such an incredibly stupid move. First and foremost Garrett is not a good football coach. No way he should have ever lasted as long as he did in Dallas. Secondly, Garrett has never coached at the college level whether as a head coach or assistant.

Even removing my Davis bias in hoping Taylor leaves, it seems like he would be a really good hire for Stanford if it happens.

So you're telling me it's tough to win a football game with a -4 turnover differential?

Hail Mary incomplete. Sac loses 66-63. What a wild game.

Taylor just screwed up. Complete a pass for a first down with 16 seconds left. They have two timeouts but he doesn't call one. Let a few extra seconds run off and then they threw an incomplete pass so there's only 5 seconds left. They should have been able to run another play to try and get into FG range.

Touchdown UIW but it's being reviewed. Heck of a catch if it stands. I didn't think he was close to getting his foot down but he did. Checking for a bobble though.

And it stands. 66-63 UIW with 27 seconds left.

This game is nuts. IW with 1st and 10 from the Sac 21 with 33 seconds.

Sac recovers another onside kick. Sounds like a mistake by the IW player. Radio guy said he tried to jump over it because it wasn't going to go 10 yards. Why are you closer than 10 yards if you're not going to go for the ball?

Scoop and score for IW. 59-48 now with 8:30 left.

Sac scores to make it 45-41 then pulls an onside kick. They recover it and drive for another TD. They're up 48-45 with 10 minutes left.

Certainly looking like a who has the ball last wins situation.

Sac in a bit of trouble. Down 28-17 at half.

Correct. I'm fine with the current rule of giving the players the ability to transfer once without the penalty of losing a year of eligibility. I was just giving what I thought was a more fair alternative to how the rules used to be.