Define “boundary safety” actually ever have heard that term before.

I saw that the Conner twins were switched to DB from LB. They are very big for DBs. Hope that they match that with speed. Maybe when we go to 5 DBs one will play as a rusher strong safety.

Do we use a three man DL exclusively? With three or four LBs? Seems like there’s a lot of meat on the DL bone here. Pretty good bunch to say the least.

Reuters recent.y ran an article that focused on the effect realignment would have on the Olympic sports I.e. the cost of sending the Stanford woman’s swim or softball team to Rutgers for instance. Very costly to say the least.and Stanford is famously proud of its Olympic sports performance. Mentions the importance to players of having their families be able to see them play. Mentions how difficult it will be for teams that play more than one game a week and how they will be negatively impacted traveling from the west coast. Insofar as these so called minor sports are concerned and these concerns, it seems like the big west may be in pretty good shape and we might even see some player defections from the PAC-4 schools to the big west (not in article).

Might help reciting at least in California as one of the major disappointments stated by the departing schools is that they cannot sell a major issue with recruiting: will my family be able to see me play. No they cannot when you are playing in New Jersey or wherever. IMHO

Makes too much sense to ever be seriously considered by FBS schools. Cal and Stanford, for instance, would hate idea of having to concede the sacramento valley fans to us and sac state. FBS is also just starting to realize that they can use the FCS as a cheap minor or developmental league with the portal. I would love to see it happen, but not holding breath for now.

River you are so wise. So I looked it up. I was not a very good economics guy.

ARISTOTLE:
“That which is common to the greatest number gets the least amount of care. Men pay most attention to what they own.”

All is not not lost. My beloved granddaughter now is hiking in the desolation valley area above Tahoe and the NPS is right there to keep her safe. “Sign in and we will keep track of all of you! “ We have to keep our commonly shared lands/ideas open. Boy, we are drifting away subjectwise , but it is important that we stick to important issues. To Take care of our children for the future!! And that includes college sports . . IMHO

Roberaggie

Not to be too harsh in this subject, after all we are a capitalist nation, where money is the only thing that matters. But, the Bible says avarice is one of the seven deadly sins and that fraud is the daughter of greed. Seems we are losing our way here. And I sadly believe that it will not end well for college sports in the long run.

Watching the demise of the PAC-12 is very depressing
Might seem off thread, but it is not as we play Oregon State this season. And Oregon State will soon be without a conference. As more schools are expected to follow Oregon and washington to leave the PAC12 the future for Oregon State is grim. Growing up in Palo Alto as a kid I went to all the Stanford games and parked cars before the games (got in after the first quarter!) The PAC10 then was a powerhouse conference. I loved it. Now the pac 12 is being reduced to a memory for me. Is this the future for big time college football? It’s apparently going to be all for the TV money, nothing for the fans or for the players. Very sad. I hope Teresa Gould lands in a good spot. I loved her work at davis and I have no doubt she will continue her success. Same for Ron a very good guy.

Yeah, my guess is that Rocko has had a conversation with BBHC that went something like this: you win some games for me then we talk about lights. Sounds reasonable to me. WS has done so much better than BB and of course is just next to the BB field. So a joint project is needed. Frankly I would have the WS coach head this negotiation and there is no doubt she is much more shall we say “interesting to look at” than our new BB coach. Check her out, she has a great personal story and she is fiercely dedicated to her sport.

AggieFinn2 the only student’s who benefited from the IM lights were IM participants and many davis students are not IM players. So I realize IM might be more important for the students than BB, but then why lights on the football stadium and not woman’s soccer. What we really need is a statement from Rocko as to where this issue is going. Can’t lose BB per BW rules. The idea of cutting other sports is not realistic. BTW don’t lose the fact that over time davis woman’s sports have always over performed men’s sports. Especially women’s basketball over men’s which we all know too well. Tough times for an AD these days……

The lack of lights is just a stunner in my view. Even the IM fields have lights. Did we have to have a rich alum to pay for the IM lights? No. Plus there appears to no real interest in getting the lights done, by let’s say, a campaign to fund the lights. I think a lot of alums would sign on for a few hundred to get that going. Does anyone know what Rocko’s thought are on this subject?
I know BB is a nonrevenue sport, but to not to finish off what in many ways is the best college BB stadium in the west with lights Is nothing short of stupid. IMHO.

Yes

I agree that these preseason polls are close to worthless, especially the media polls. But both the Aggies and sac are highly rated in both polls and that simply shows what we already know. Both teams will be very good next season. I. Terms of schedule I think sac has drawn the hardest one in the conference with both montanas and the Aggies. The Aggies probably the easiest. I think sac will be a formidable opponent because of their returning defensive players. I also think Fulcher is a very dangerous RB. Question for sac is the new coach and the new QB Camp. As I have posted before I think camp is somewhat over rated but we will see. I think we will all be pleasantly surprised by Larison at RB full time. The guy is a total gamer.

It’s not that hard. Just keep the weight down. Don’t drink too much. Don’t smoke. Go to the gym for a light workout enjoy and your family and relax. Also, eat well with lots of vegetables.
At 82 I am entitled to say this. Love you guys and I’m thinking the Aggies are going to be great this season.

As I said, I was at that game and saw the play. You can tell when an injury is common and recovery is probable as to what the medical staff does. But when the injury is catastrophic as this one was (and this was the only time I have ever witnessed such an injury) it is like the air goes out of the stadium. Sirens coming, Ambulance on the field, etc. I just got up and left. I don’t even know if the game was finished as everyone was so emotionally distressed by the event. BUT the thing that later affected me the most is what effect it had on Coach Socher. He was devastated by the event. As I mentioned earlier even the plaintiffs attorney felt very sorry for Coach Socher and said so publicly. Coach was cross examined for several hours in front of a very plaintiff oriented oakland jury. How do your answer this question: “did you think you coached enough on the way to tackle another player”? If so, explain why this tragic incident happened”. Horrific day for a very great coach.

I believe the slater brothers did as well. Alooong time ago!

Isn’t it just about impossible to play BB and FB in the same season since the schedule of both sports overlap?

Looking at some interesting stats going into the 2023 season. Miles Hastings is ranked #11 at QB with a rating of 154.23. Carson camp not listed. His rating is 113.1. He suffered a big drop off in performance after the 2021 season. Take out his blowout win against Poly and his rating would be even lower. That is obviously the reason he was demoted. Not saying he is not a good QB, but I think sac has over hyped him. Other somewhat interesting RB stats: Larisons yards per carry was 7.5 on 75 carries. Gilliams was 6.0 on 196 carries. Not disagreeing that Gilliam is the GOAT Aggies RB, just think that we will be OK at RB next season and at QB.