Nice 4th down conversion rate! :)

It would be easier if a fan in the stands just make a live video feed on YouTube or Facebook off of their iPhone right now.

That would be better than Pluto.

Defensive line already looks better than last week.

My Pluto was choppy during pregame. I restarted it, and closed any memory consuming tabs. It seems stable now but with poor resolution.

What's the strategy of deferring after the coin toss? That seems to be the default strategy for the past several years.

Does anyone have an idea of Lehigh's strengths and weaknesses? I just want a guideline on what I should watch in the next game.

Hi SloStang,

How did Cal Poly's defensive line and linebackers do against San Diego? I just need another data point to compare to UCD's defense vs. San Diego.

Also, I haven't been paying attention to Cal Poly recently, but I thought they played a variant of the triple option. Was that a different era and/or coach?

I hope the following doesn't come into play:

https://www.masseyratings.com/cf2019/ncaa-d1/ratings

Here are the rankings of all Division I teams on our schedule after 2 Games:

Ranking - School - (Previous Week)

31 North Dakota State (37)
32 California (54)
106 UC Davis (105)
112 Weber State (118)
118 Montana (120)
123 Montana State (132)
130 North Dakota (131)
147 Cal Poly (145)
161 Portland State (167)
178 Sacramento State (191)
193 San Diego (196)
198 Southern Utah (193)
236 Lehigh (236)

The big movers from week 1 to week 2 in our schedule are the double digit ranking improvements for Cal and Sacramento State. Also, Montana State and North Dakota switched places.

Next week's game vs. Lehigh should be the easiest game in our schedule.

I don't know if anyone could tell from the stream, but there were a LOT of Aggie fans at the game. At least half of one side of the stadium seemed to be filled with people wearing blue and gold. — OC Aggie

Yeah. It was obvious in the stream. If I couldn't visually tell if UCD did well on a certain play, I just listen to the audience reactions. If it's loud, then I knew the play was in UCD's favor.

https://mobile.twitter.com/LVGully/status/1170408543100399616?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Scott Gulbransen
@LVGully
NFL Network just reported #Raiders called Jax about Doss, Jags gave Doss full league minimum offer to stay, and Doss opted for Jax. #messenger

I prefer a more objective approach even if it's just one game.

https://www.masseyratings.com/cf2019/ncaa-d1/ratings

Here are the rankings of all Division I teams on our schedule after 1 Game:

Ranking - School - Change from Previous Week

37 North Dakota State -14
54 California +12
105 UC Davis -3
118 Weber State -3
120 Montana +17
131 North Dakota +24
132 Montana State -4
145 Cal Poly +17
167 Portland State +6
191 Sacramento State +7
193 Southern Utah +1
196 San Diego -8
236 Lehigh -15

It looks like North Dakota, Cal Poly, and Montana did better than expected after the first game while North Dakota State and Lehigh underperformed.

It still amazes me that North Dakota State has been ranked #23 last week.

https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/raiders/jon-gruden-explains-why-raiders-cut-hard-knocks-star-keelan-doss

“That was your storyline. That wasn’t my storyline, just so we’re on the same page,” Gruden said. “He did a heck of a job. We tried to keep him on practice squad. He felt like he had a better opportunity to make the team in Jacksonville. You hate to see him go, but we’re happy for his future. We weren’t eager to get rid of Marcell Ateman. He started several games for us last year. Rico Gafford made some big plays this preseason, and he’s only played receiver for one year.

“[Doss was] in a tough spot. He’s a big story on the TV show, but that’s not the reality that we saw on tape.”

For more context:

WR Keelan Doss clears waivers, could sign to Raiders practice squad

https://www.silverandblackpride.com/2019/9/1/20843559/wr-keelan-doss-clears-waivers-could-sign-to-raiders-practice-squad

Here's the waiver order:

1. Cardinals
2. 49ers
3. Jets
4. Raiders

Does anyone know if the Cardinals, 49ers, or the Jets lack WR depth?

Edit: It doesn't seem like the top three have strong WR depth - especially the Jets.
I'm assuming Doss will be picked up by one of these three. My bet is on the Jets.

https://twitter.com/MikeGarafolo/status/1167851419099193344

Hard Knocks spoiler: #Raiders are waiving WR Keelan Doss, source says. They’ll try to get him to the practice squad but he’ll have to clear waivers first.

10:27 AM - 31 Aug 2019

Don't we always have crappy non conference home schedules?

I presume we will always be in this position in the future unless we turn into a Gonzaga type of caliber.