River, I agree and I think this is why the IRS will find that collectives do not fit the mold of 501c3. There’s nothing charitable about what they do and they are there just to be able to pay college athletes cash money. That is, cash money that helps the teams succeed and in turn make more money for the college; I.e. make more of a profit.

Great story in the New York Times today about what NIL and the so called collectives are doing to college football; I.e how a Texas lineman is making $50,000 a year to play football! Should donations to a collective be tax deductible as a 501(c)(3) non profit organization? IRS has issued a memo saying in effect “No”. Can a football collective withstand Title IX? Doubtful. I have not checked all the Big Sky programs but so far Sac, Montana and Montana state have announced that their NIL collectives are up, and running. I assume that we are eventually going to do the same. If the moral and ethical justification for NIL is that universities should not make money from an athletic program and not pay the student athletes who generate that money, what about a university that makes no money from say football or basketball players? This is not addressed in article.

What is the difference between a preferred walk on and a walk on if any?

Movie: yes. And he has said as much in so many words, especially regarding the Idaho State game which he described as “the hardest game I ever coached” and he is well past the point in his life where he has to look forward to that again every couple of years.

River, LL played behind the all time best UC Davis RB in UG. They had to play UG every down as long as he could stand up. How could they have ever had known how good LL really was during the UG days while UG was playing (exceptionally well) almost every down until this season? No, I think that the real depth of LLs talent did not become apparent to the staff until the start of this season. And we did not have the right coaching staff to blend LL and MH into an effective combination. Just plain inadequate or bad coaching in my view. Recall beginning of last season all the spotlights were on TT as the so called “magic man”? Back then there was barely a mention of LL, it was all on TT who actually did deserve the attention. I reiterate, the season was lost because of poor or inadequate coaching and a very distracted head coach who had no time or inclination to make the hard decisions that were necessary at the time. IMHO.
Love the Hawk!

Well, I say we turn to the running back position where we thankfully do not have a problem. The following is just my opinion. I 0think that the coaches did not anticipate how fast LL would develop coming into this season; that is into an elite D1 running back by anyone’s definition. So their focus was on MH and the development thereof. Like many on this site I think that the Former OC was not on top of this situation and did not help things with the lack of development of the WRs and TEs and that MH was not at his best with the progressions necessary for playing his position because of the lack of coaching. Opponents saw the weakness.. Next season we have a whole different situation. Opponents will be forced to key on LL and allow a lot of play action for MH. We will have a much better WR corps with the addition of Robbie Mascheroni and Malachi Bean-Seay to the lineup.
As a follow up I will add that this season was extremely difficult for Hawk due to his son leaving and becoming a coach of an adversary Big Sky team WHICH HE KNEW HE WOULD HAVE TO PLAY!
That this was a distraction would be a great understatement.
Love the Hawk and his whole family and wish them all well for the future.
Merry Christmas to all,of you!

I do not think that the two quarterback system is the future.
For one, it becomes very predictable with the analytics of the game.
For two, it undermines your leadership of the team I.e. who the best leader?
Three, no ranking big five uses it
Four, no NFL team uses it
OK Sac has done ok with this system for now but will not do well long term
Because how do do recruit a gifted QB and tell him he will be a part time player?
Very hard to do. Can it happen? Maybe but I don’t think so.

Don’t rule out Kainoa Acia at RB. That is for the future of course as he is just a freshman and did not play last season. He is a very athletic young player and former wrestler. Very smart kid. Dos anyone remember another former wrestler and Aggies LB Tim Lajic? He was one of the most fearsome and formidable players to ever play as a Aggies LB.

I think your dad was at that Bonino dinner when Bob was there.we probably sat at the same table. I believe your dad is Tom L. Is that correct? If so I love your dad and mom. Great people. The last I heard is that there was a medical malpractice lawsuit brought against the hospital that treated him. I don’t know how that resolved.

Bob st Clair. Probably the best lineman the Niners ever had was 6’ 9” and 263.:played from 1953 to 1963. Died in 2015 at age 84 Santa Rosa ca. I was fortunate enough to attend a dinner with him the year he died. Even in his older years he was very gracious, fit and intelligent person.

River I get your point. But the man is a cardiovascular disaster waiting to happen at 370, 340 whatever. I am very disappointed with our conditioning coach who let him get so heavy. We can do better.

We will miss Chubba very much and wish him well on his travels. What does concern me somewhat is is weight. At 6’2” and 370 lbs. he is very overweight and this puts him at risk for cardiovascular issues. Let’s put it this way. He is big, but his heart is no bigger than mine or yours yet it is having to pump the amount of blood necessary to feed 370 pounds. That is about 2 Times what it would have to pump for you or me at say 185. His heart can do it for now but not for long. I question if our condition coach was attending Chubba properly to let him get so big. Oh, and him getting down to 320 is just kicking the can down the road. That said, good luck to Chubba and best wishes. Let’s get you down to around 290!

LL is now a first team All-American running back on Sports Illustrated’s All-American team. Congratulations to him as he surely deserves this honor. But in the official announcement it was stated that he will be back next year. I believe that is the first such official announcement unless I missed something. This is welcome news indeed!

Great video. So LL and. TT stay. Right? Right? Be sure because my family wants to know if they can take me off the ventilator or not. seriously if they indeed stay we will have a very competitive situation next year despite the guys leaving. Aggies will be a very enticing place to come to for some portal guys too as we will be winning a lot of game next season.
PS: was that a full bar at the tailgate? Wow. That’s my kind of tailgating.

Seldom do two players combine to make the future of an Aggie football program so important as TT and LL
I am holding onto my breath to breath to the point of my passing out.

My cat and I saw the reference to Cal’s food budget for the football team. She looked at me and I saw the eyes. Why am I here with you? Yes guys, we have to step up and deliver a lot more support for the team. For one I will do the $1000. ASAP.

Hope he was referring to TT and LL when referencing players that have decided to stay put.
I haven’t seen such a publicly emotional presser in a long time. Must say that plough does have a heart.

I just do not see how South Dakota and North Dakota are so dominant in FCS football. They are in the middle of nowhere and they still get the best players in the FCS.

Won’t be sleeping until I see the Portal news Monday. Fingers crossed that LL and TT stay put and help out with the Plough transition. Not to say at all that they’ve got to stay just that they are very much admired and actually loved here in Aggie land. Know that they are talking about their options now.

IMHO Hawk told Rocko long ago that this was his plan. He would never have just dumped his decision on Rocko a week ago. Thus Rocko has had sufficient time to make the right decision on his next coach. As to salary I think $300,000+/- benefits is more than OK. So not the best in FCS but OK. Peterson is a very long shot, so no go there. $4.5 M not happening here. Another possibility DC Coombs. Still not sure Plough is on board for this. Maybe have to take a pay cut. FBS salaries are ridiculous now.