I knew that lady didn’t know crap about building when she started talking about disking… that is what farmers do to spent tomato fields. A developer would have probably said “site work”.

I’ll take an overpriced consultant payment if they’re offering lol.

good for him. I’m no position expert but felt like we may have underutilized him in his time with us.

Hulu Live TV is an option. You can also subscribe to “ESPN Unlimited” which includes the broadcast ESPN channels in addition to the streaming-only content (currently in a promo bundle with Disney+ for $29). Or Sling TV has a $5 “day pass” that includes ESPN.

In this case, I don’t know that it is clear which company is the bigger villain. Both sides are flexing.

yes, but he is typically credited as Cal.

there’s something of a paradox, isn’t there? Do you double down on one great player or spread the reps between several excellent ones? Depends if the strategy is an NFL highlight reel or team insurance. The Dakotas and Montanas have built a legacy where players who are good enough will get noticed by the NFL with a regular number of reps so there’s space to be deep. It’s kind of like we need one guy to really hit it—and not on a practice squad, injured reserve, or swapped to 7 teams in 3 years—to unlock the boss level.

I think in the post game Plough admitted to getting greedy, he thought there was time for one more shot for 7 before trying for 3 and we ended up with 0. Not sure how the coaching dynamic works on making those tactical decisions.

I believe we were 1st down at the 23 with 7 seconds left, so would have been a ~40 yard attempt? His long this year is 46 yd so maybe “easy” was an overstatement, but still.

We saw Harper play last week and I don’t know that a different outcome would have resulted. QB might not have been 100%, but i think disasters on defense, special teams, and play calling may have been more definitive than the offense shortcomings. Not taking easy 3 at the end of Q2 turned out to be game point.

What a screw up, right from the first drive.

This is not an ESPN issue. They are online for other games. That blue screen of death was some piece of equipment in the stadium losing signal.

From a strategy point, why didn’t we try for 2 on one of the last two TDs? Being down by 2 (if not successful) is kind of the same as being down by 1 in a shootout.

absolutely agree. When the opportunity comes next September, we just gotta win and they can all cry into their flavorless taco salads and bottom-shelf dollar-itas at the Missoula Applebees on mountain sports tv.

there was a time when you’d need tens of thousands of dollars of equipment to produce quality pressers. These days with led lighting and Bluetooth mics, an iPhone and a few hundred dollars of accessories would be all you need to make these better. Agree the production quality is just one of those little things that would just be so cheap and easy to fix.

I believe because all games are carried on local/regional tv in Montana, that channel produces the broadcast and ESPN+ just gets a free feed. While ESPN2 tends to choose neutral talent, hard homers on the call are probably good for regional ratings in Montana. Cost savings aside, I’m not sure if the stadium and press box have infrastructure for 2 TV crews plus radio.

the ESPN+ era, while imperfect, is better than what we had before. There were some rough games on PlutoTV, or before that, webpage streams. I remember we went a whole year once where Scott Marsh didn’t realize his mic was hot during commercial breaks and we got him chewing out the production staff.

I think ESPN+ is fine as a platform. My gripe is that the stream doesn’t start until kickoff. I’d like a 10-minute pregame show. My understanding is that on ESPN+ the school owns the camera crew and production, with ESPN enforcing some minimum equipment standards. When a game is on a linear network like ESPN2, the network arranges the crew and talent.

on the Sac board, it has been discussed that Orr is in a weird spot because Marion fundamentally reports directly to Wood. I think Orr is a qualified AD, so I’d imagine he is looking for jobs at places with regular leadership. When the ship starts to really take on water, Wood isn’t going to let his own feet get wet; he’s going to find someone to blame and right now Orr has to know he’s sitting in the fall guy seat.

Agreed the hotels in Woodland are quick and functional, though not fancy in my memory. Maybe they are looking for a specific brand? Imagine if someone in the travel office is banking a whole team’s worth of Bonvoy points lol.

I’m not sure I understand the comment about needing to stay 45 minutes away and California traffic? I think visiting teams used to often stay at the Hallmark Inn or the Best Western in Dixon but maybe times change.

IMO, Orr was doing a good job and his biggest problem is Wood interjecting. I think history will ultimately remember Wood as Sac’s version of Katehi - an incompetent leader hired for the wrong reasons, who has demonstrated poor performance and judgement in a short period of time. Should the CSU trustees want any advice, my observation has been that providing a bad executive hire more time and a longer leash has a poor track record of achieving vindication.