those stats are far from stellar (assume JC). Not sure who would pick someone up with those numbers.

Totally agree. He started here at NC State for a while and when replaced went to the portal, so this is his second abdication. Seems like a guy who when meeting any resistance chooses to abandon ship.

Mallot is especially fresh

Hard to count SHSU out with all of their comebacks. But Montana State is looking good and physically beating them.

I think a lot of these transfer portal guys have an inflated perception of themselves and may get some people whispering in their ear. Transferring down may make some sense if you want more playing time. Transferring up will likely lead to less playlng time and will not enhance any prop ability of making pros.

If you have a degree in hand it is one thing, but I think the transfer portal does nothing for academics and probably just shows that academics are very secondary at best for those who enter.

Well Barriere finally graduates or runs out of eligibility, Montana QB situation not looking stellar, Montana State QB enters portal, and Davis Alexander done at Portland State. Change of guard and uncertainty at QB next year in Big Sky.

Hauck got burned on the JMU TD. Receiver lest him and everyone in the dust.

That “trick play” has been used before and I believe by SDSU. The QB was overly melodramatic in his acting and I am sure Sac wasn’t fooled. Just very difficult to stop Davis and that O-line with only a half yard to go.

Sac is reminding me of a couple of years ago. League champs and rolling, then getting rolled in first playoff game. The game is far from over but SDSU must think California FCS football is sub-par. Not hard to see why MVFC believes they are superior to Big Sky.

Hauck always plays dirty. Kind of a jerk like his dad. EWU lost this game primarily on horrible special teams play (an issue with them all year). The INTs were in part due to desperation mode having arrived at that point due to poor special teams.

Saw a Notre Dame - USC game in South Bend in 2011 - niece was in USC band. Great atmosphere. ND band played entire halftime on steps of architecture building for those folks not attending game. Both bands there. Brother and family wearing usc swag - me not so much and ND fans very hospitable. USC won.

I think Sac and EWU are the 2 best Big Sky playoff teams. EWU has seemed to pick up their defense and both Sac and EWU have superior offenses to the Montana schools. I think Eastern beats Montana and the SDSU - Sac game should be very interesting.

Yah, we could be Stanford or Cal fans, or USC fans (they will improve with Riley) or Poly fans this year. In recent years we would take 8-4 any day but after the spring and Hawk quotes of best-team ever and wins over Tulsa and Weber, it was disappointing to see the decline and to lose the last 3 games (and not be in any of them).

SDSU O-line was dominating. There were a number of injuries and dings during the game in the Aggie defense, more than I have seen all hear. SDSU was very physical and that really sets the game feel. The Ags have size up the middle, but their O-line just worked very well as a unit and with their 2 excellent backs, Ags were outmatched. They would have won if we had 0 turnovers. So, in my opinion, if you want to be a playoff team and have a shot at going deep into playoffs, you have to be physical, be able to control the line of scrimmage, and also keep defensive team speed. If your have a Barriere-level QB, that will cover up some weaknesses. I’m watching the EWU- UNI game, EWU defense looked pretty stout and Barriere had a lot of time in the pocket so their LOS play was good.

6 turnovers by Mo. State. UTM quarterback was replacement and they were given little chance to win.

UT (Tennessee Martin) beats Missouri State in Springfield. I think UTM starting quarterback was out. MVFC is 1-2 (plus the USD Southern Illinois game) today.

Kind of pining for the 2018 team. Even though Maier wasn’t mobile he was very accurate and made good decisions. He also had a magical connection with Doss. Makes you realize that special seasons don’t come along often and you don’t hold back anything when you get that chance. SDSU has a program that will be competitive for deep playoff runs and NC every year.

Hard to believe SDSU lost to UNI. EWU beating them 19-9 with a minute to go. Sounds like a MVFC score and EWU obviously brought some defense.

yah - ethanol prices are up ☺️

probably hard to get the big farm kids from Midwest as they can go to NDSU and SDSU.