"Just doesn’t make much sense from an outsiders perspective." Exactly.

Per, https://www.instagram.com/p/Ccx5p_ir7Tc/ Murphy is going to Northwest Nazarene University (in Nampa, ID - just outside of Boise). I believe a close relative is already on the team. Interestingly, this was the first landing spot for Delveion Jackson when he left UC Davis a few years ago.

I really try hard not to critique these young men and women as they navigate the TP for a "better spot", but this one is a serious head-scratcher. I mean, I sincerely wish them well . . . but I definitely struggle to understand some of these moves.

Johnnie Walter committed to CSUN per: https://verbalcommits.com/players/johnnie-walter

Aggies RS Jr. PG, Noah Hayneworth, has entered the portal
https://verbalcommits.com/players/noah-haynesworth

Very good point. Cheers. How ever this plays out, I still have immense confidence in Hawk and his staff to have a productive recruiting cycle - early, traditional, late . . . ultimately, I just want to win. GO AGS!!!

Agree with all the comments about this years NLI day being "odd". I suspect that our (RS) Fr. and Soph. rolls are pretty full so we are probably targeting the JUCO ranks and the portal. And I don't mind. This is just the "early" day so there is still plenty of opportunity to fill in our needs.

Getting seasoned players may be a better tactic for the next 1-2 campaigns. Just a thought . . .

This. Was. HUGE!! #AggiePride!

I think DrMike hit it on the nose above. The extra COVID year of eligibility appears to be impacting portal entry across both the FCS and FBS ranks. Players are graduating but, primed with available eligibility, are looking at vaulting to a new school as part of a graduate degree pursuit. I would think that institutions like UC Davis (top tier academic schools) will pay a steep price given this phenomenon; ie. schools where acceptance to their graduate programs is very competitive.

Is anyone else encountering a “dead link” on the stream? I cant get it to launch. Any help is, of course, greatly appreciated. GO AGS!!!

"the Donkeys" OMG! LOL!!! Nicely done. :lol:

Lost RB Peyton Dixon to the portal

https://twitter.com/peytondixon_/status/1426340873818710018?s=21

Really bummed to hear about Babb not being on the roster. Fast, tough, slippery, capable hands and rarely went down without a serious fight for additional yards. Oh well. As the saying goes, "next man up!"

Thanks for sharing. Coach Hawk, I believe, makes some good points. I hate losing people to the portal but . . . there are a mountain of sound reasons why an athlete may want to (or need to?) leave.

Some of the circumstances regarding their departures are frustrating for us fans - ie. the coaches have clearly nurtured and developed you until you feel you are too big for the environment. I find that frustrating. But . . . some student-athletes are disillusioned with the coaches, or not happy in Davis, or the academics are simply too tall an order, or there are family issues, etc. Those, I understand, for sure.

Thank for passing this along. Sorry to hear this. Watched Rick play at Toomey and he was a total stud. RIP, and Always an Aggie.

and BlueGoldAg
Agree 100% and I join BlueGoldAg in substantial sarcasm when I also say, "shocking!".

Man... CSUN has been a qualified mess for years. The Theus years were a joke. I mean . . . I like Reggie . . . I enjoyed watching him when he played for the Kings, coached the Kings, etc... but as a college coach at CSUN, he was a jackass. Regularly and brutally belittling his players (one of whom was his own kid). And I'm not talking about about the "normal" yelling and barking that coaches do. It was personal. And it was extremely mean-spirited. Theus getting in to a fist fight with the AD in 2018 was just the height of jackassery on both their parts. And a HUGE embarrassment for CSUN. Both of them getting fired within hours was the best thing CSUN could have done.

And then . . . they bring on Gottfried, along with all his seriously questionable baggage?????? CSUN MBB needs to figure out who they are and what they are going to stand for. Right now . . . the optics look awful.

+1. Same here.

Agreed, it's hard to tell. My instinct, however, is that this is a reflection of some new norms in college basketball in general, as well as specific circumstances. It's speculation, but after a decade or so of following the social media messaging of dozens and dozens of college hoopers, the prevailing opinion of a majority of them is, "if you're not playing as much as you think you should, hit the portal." I don't agree with their perspective, but that's how it reads to me.

Pehka . . . the young man is a lonnnng way from home. Sometimes it's just too much to overcome. Kennedy? I agree that its a grad school thing - he'll probably play his bonus year where he is admitted. I didn't think Kennedy would return anyway, so ... (shrug). Squire? No idea, frankly. He's in a tough spot, with regards to position, available minutes, role, etc. He's a PG and Manjon is not giving up that position for the foreseeable future. He's not a natural #2 and there are folks in the wings that are going to be vying for minutes. He also has other significant interests outside of basketball (particularly, music) and he may be interested in playing in a location that provides more exposure in that regard. Whatever the reasons, I'm sorry to see any Aggies go.

These new ones also bring back numbers on the sleeves, as opposed to the block CA.

I never tire of the navy jerseys, over gold(ish) pants with the shiny gold helmet with the CA decal. That look is perfection.

+1.

- WR Mozes Mooney ** 6'1 185 The Bishop's School (La Jolla, CA) COLUMBIA

After 2 seasons with Columbia, he is transferring to UC Davis.
https://twitter.com/cameronsalerno1/status/1287893690384388096?s=20