Castles was in the last series I saw - likely started for Tennessee vs. UVA.

Chukwadobe is fun to watch.

I agree. Oregon State was very good last year. Beat Florida on their bowl game and I think barely lost to USC.

Clemson QB transferred there after losing his job at end of season.

I think he got cut by the Dolphins? I think I heard Hawk say that in press conference.

I wonder if Conners is hurt. I haven’t seen him on the field.

Larison a stud! I wish Povey would lower his snaps. All snaps have been high.

Ouch. Blitz and fumble. Only reason commerce is still in the game

Anybody see Rex Conners yet? Number 4

Great defense so far. Defense so important if you want to do well over the course of a season.

Dewpoint 58. That is good news.

excellent! He can really bomb the punts and also park them inside the 10. Good for him!

Nice of them to extend a nice welcome to the opposing coach by playing at “The Hawk”. Odd to find out that UCD is “near Davis”. Maybe I would have gotten better grades if I had gone to the correct campus :-). Some metaphor mixing it seems … always thought it was an “800 lb. Gorilla” and “the elephant in the room” without the need for weight specification of said elephant.

A bit concerned with the kicking game after seeing that line-drive knuckleball kick - yikes! The editor should have probably cut that shot.

correct. Initial conditions always changing in the forecast models.

92 at kickoff and 97 high for next Thursday in Commerce - source Weather Underground. Dewpoint is going to be much higher than Davis though.

The kickoff special teams play was pretty much a disaster at Bozeman last year - never understood the strategy that night. Montana State had a very good kickoff returner. Seems to me the best strategy is jus to pound it far into or out of the end zone. I think most good college kickers can do that. The very strange and short kicks that night didn’t work at all. Anyway special teams and defense are major factors in getting to playoff and further status. I think this year’s defense should be quite good. They were very good last year with the exception of Montana State.

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PAC-4 moving to Big Sky?
Funny spot. Sounds like done with chatgpt

one aspect that has not been mentioned is special teams and most specifically kicking and punting. The punting game was inconsistent last year - I don’t think it impacted the season in a negative way as much as it could have. The Aggies also had a solid kicker last year in Isaiah Gomez and I really hope the new guy is good.

safety who is on the “short side” of the field, I.e. closer to the sideline. The other safety position is termed “field safety”.

They beat SELA last year (team that beat Idaho in the playoffs) and seems to have had somewhat of an up and down season. Not a team to be taken lightly.

Idaho is this year’s (at least per-season) media darlings. For them to do better than last year, their defense needs to gat a lot better. Montana State has a rough schedule this year, and as per normal Montana has scheduled pre-season patsies. They will be thinking “return to dominance” until reality hits them. Can’t wait for a Bobby Hauck press conference after a loss.