Wasn't Brock Pudy taken the same draft, next-to-last pick?

Ags offer Will Weber out of SJCC, DE / edge, 6'4", 265, 8 sacks on the year, #1 in his league and 9th in the state. It's his 3rd DI offer. Leland HS / San Jose product, his first offer is from West Georgia.

https://x.com/willweber75/status/1875769528543854620

Lance 29 of 34, 244 yards, 0 TDs, 0 picks. 6 rushes for 26 yards. Cowboys lose by 4.

Athlon Sports: "2. TRÈS BIEN?: Was Trey Lance "very good"? Nope. In fact, in looking back at his start in the final preseason game on Aug. 24, he wasn't improved one bit. Here we are five months later, with the same criticisms about him seeing things late, delivering the ball late and not showing NFL-caliber accuracy.

"Of course in his preseason showcase, he threw five interceptions. So, we guess that's improvement?

"Lance wasn't picked off Sunday (though Luvu did drop an easy interception early), but he did throw late and long to three open receivers in the end zone. Each time by the time the ball arrived the receiver was out of bounds and unable to make a catch.

"He ran well again and displayed his athleticism, one time escaping a sure sack only to have a wide-open receiver in the end zone but throw the pass like a dart instead of a football for a harmless incompletion.

"Lance is different than Cooper Rush. But he's not better than Cooper Rush."

https://athlonsports.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/dallas-cowboys-washington-commanders-observations-top-10-jayden-daniels-trey-lance-micah-parson-recap

6'4", 320. Sweet. ARC product... 3 years eligibility?

I've seen no evidence that Coach Les likes bigs, or knows how to use or coach them. He has a guard-oriented offense, and typically one forward (4) competing for rebounds vs two bigs. When they have two bigs and an athletic 3, we're really in trouble.

Adenrele was 6'7" (and I think he inherited him from Stewart), Moneke was 6'6". It's gonna be tough to win in the MWC with that kind of size, and we go nowhere in the tourney. Les' ideal is probably somebody like Rocak, 5.5 PPG, 7 RPG, and 1.5 BPG, or Mani bc he can shoot the 3, which fits his offense. But it sounds like he's soft.

Early in his tenure here Les ran off serviceable big men, recruited new big men, and then didn't play them. Maybe Isaiah Chappell develops this year. 6'9" F, can shoot the 3, and had 6 points tonight, hitting all of his shots. Go Ags.

The team shooting 42%... now probably 41% ... hurts assists.

Why didn't Jac Mani play? Is this bc Les plays 3-4 guards, 1 big, and Rocak is playing so well?

Johnson 3-16, Seville 2-9, DeBruhl 2-11 on FGs. The threesome 3 of 17 from 3.

Les' guards shooting poorly on the year.

But what about guys who signed 4 - 5 year deals?

I know the reality is that coaches have ways to move players / push them out, and students who think they can play don't want to be black balled.

What's the legality of committing schollie money to a player, and then yanking it? He hasn't even seen one workout.

Weren't the HS players inked before he joined Sac?

The Tre Lance draft pick review. I originally noted my misgivings, esp after reviewing the online tape - limited passes, often to the sidelines, few deep routes (50% completion rate). No repertoire of throws. FWIW, Brock Purdy was unmentioned.

NFL Career Stats
Tre Lance: 61/109 / 56% / 819 yd / 5 TD / 4 INT / RTG 80
Purdy: 722/1069/ 67% / 9518 yd / 64 TD / 27 INT / RTG 105


69Aggie: "I am a very long time Niner fan. I like this choice of Lance.... I think mobility at the QB position is the new thing in football. Yes, for the Niners and yes for the Aggies. So Lance is the right choice for the Niners...."

NCAgalum: "Personally I think Lance will be a good NFL QB but I think he has been a bit overhyped due to the team he had around him... I think he will take a few years to really mature and get comfortable - time will tell."

69Aggie: "I think he will be the next Kap. His running ability will cause all sorts of problems for opponents even if his passing is not great. It’s the new NFL thing: mobility. IMHO"

DrMike: "69aggie I think he’s much more accurate than Kap. He never seemed to hit a receiver in stride."

Many other posters noted FCS players stick every year, even DII /;DIII.

Johnson seems to drive into the paint w no idea where he is going, then throws up a prayer, hoping for a foul.

FG percentage

Johnson .. 38%
Tamba ..... 65%
Debruhl .... 43%
Seville........38%
Roca .........50%
Mani..........50%
Daughtery..33%
Cooper.......48%
Chappell....29%

Big West Team Overall Team Stats: UC Davis

FG % - ....#10 (.42%)
Scoring - #9 (71 ppg)
3-pnt % - #10 (.31%)
Free Th - #8 (.73%)
RPG..... - #8 (35 RPG)
Bl-Shts.- .#1 (4 BPG)

https://bigwest.org/stats.aspx?path=mbball&year=2024

Sac has a 6'0" 285 pound FB transfer, several WR / RBs, a dual-threat QB, and a 24-year-old General Manager.

https://www.sacbee.com/sports/college/article297889383.html

BTW, we had a long-time local fan, possibly from Woodland, Latino, who I saw a year or two ago at a home game. He appeared to be slowed down, possibly by an ailment. Good natured guy. He may have been the same guy who wore a blue cape in the 1980s? He seemed self conscious about his decline.

Does someone here recall his name? We said hello and wished him well.

I'd differ slightly in the description. The original layout was volunteer based, but Coach Swimley had some sharp folks put together plans. The second-half was funded by the Dobbins Family, I'm guessing it was more 'professional', but campus foot dragging over gender equity issues delayed construction and shrank the project (inflation).

I mentioned problems in DII and the proportional aspect. Maybe the best route for some is a mid-level place like Cal. (Buchanan)

Every NFL team has seen Aggie Lan Larison, likely multiple times, and they'll see him at the NFL Scouting Combine, at private workouts, and maybe at an all star game. We've had a couple dozen players in the Show.

FWIW, Ivies and others bringing back the SAT.

You're only considering 2 or 3 factors. Look at how Jordan Allen disappeared. Injured, and quickly buried behind multiple other 4-star recruits. Bigger rosters, more competition, more chance to get injured competing against numerous 300-pound linemen and 4- and 5-star recruits.

Not to mention the lure of illegal angles. Steroids are present at even some DII schools, but I'm sure the pressures at SEC programs are off the charts. Student athletes at Davis are treated as individuals with limited amount of alumni or program pressure.

NFL Coach Ron Gould said the NFL will find you if you can play. Let's take two pertinent examples.

Heard of Alex Cappa? A 6'6" 235# TE / DE / OL, 0 stars, out of Dublin HS. ZERO. A nobody. Attended Humboldt State, DII no man's land. Never transferred. Balled out at the Senior Bowl, selected in the 3rd round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Current contract is $35M, but he'll be a free agent next year. (He's now 305#s.)

Jordan Allen, a 6'4" 238# LB / TE that we were very high on and Coach Gould's staff inked. A talent, another potential Keelan Doss find. RG departed, Allen bounced to CCSF, where he was a 4-star coveted Juco top-20 recruit. He went to Tennessee, played a handful of games in 3 years, transfered to Weber, and poof. Over. Four schools. He could have had stability here, stood out, and family support locally.

We've had a number of defensive players make the NFL - Mike Wise, Bo Eason, Casey Merrill, etc. It seems the twins could be a top-tier defensive force next year, instead of the risk of being a small fish in a big FBS pond.