The guy who throws without the laces?

I’ve been to see a sac game on a rainy, windy day. Not a fun experience. Bad enough to be high up on those open shaky bleachers, but when the wind comes up the rain can come up through the bleacher seats as well and there’s no way to protect yourself from it. 10 times worse than Toomey was in the rain. But good season for sac. And next year they have Thompson back for what the 7th year? Amazing!

At some point do teams have to declare who they are redshirting? To my knowledge we have not, but Jones and Lily have not seen any action that I am aware of. Without them on the floor, I don't see how we can stack up well against these next 3 teams who are very big and physical. We also need to work on dealing with the full court press better. Last year we had no fear of the press and beat it regularly. This year not so much. Trpcic is a good ball handler but we are just seem not quick enough yet to deal with it well at this point. But overall, a very good effort at NAU. The team is improving very quickly.

So on the issue of lack of student attendance at football games at UC Davis; I simply offer this very funny family observation regarding Michigan vs. Ohio State yesterday. My BIL is a Michigan grad and major fan. Mid fifties and school teacher in Marin. He has the Big Ten thing going all weekend, but when the Michigan game comes on: he yells-“Silence Please- NO speaking or noise!” But that does not apply to him. It’s all “S—t, F—k, mother———....” bull——“. SIL goes out side with the dogs until the whole thing is over, BIL has not spoken a word since yesterday. Very upset and depressed with the Ohio win. We will never have fans like in the Midwest and I think thats a good thing. BIL must speak tomorrow at work. So very hard for him. . . .

There was a thread awhile back that mentioned the BS was not happy with its decision to allow UCD and Poly into the conference for football. The BS is just darn big, too many teams, difficult travel etc.so is there a chance Poly and us get the boot from the BS at some point? If so where do we go? Who would want us? The stadium at that point would be an issue we’d have to address. Until then no need for expansion, but yes, minor upgrades and improvements will continue.

Very hard to replace and readjust after 4 years with the likes of Morgan. This is the life of college BB.

Looks like both Jones and Lily are going to RS. Danish gal sits for the year. So its looks like next year will be a year for the bigs, especially if the Danish gal is as good as she is billed to be.

SEC good football; very bad football.what can you say?

Catching up on some posts regarding the students not coming to football games. Did you see this about Ole Miss vrs. Miss State? Miss WR catches TD and dog pisses in the end zone. Flag. 15 yards. Kicker misses PAT. Miss losses. We do not have stupid students and when they see this type of egregious conduct on the football field.they are very turned off as am I. Watch on NYT/Wash post video. Very bad indeed.

I was reviewing last years stats on Montell Bland and discovered what an impact player he was for us. Unquestionably the best LB we had. No question not having him in the scrum hurt us majorly in stopping the run this year. He was a RS in 2017. Played very well in 2018. Ineligible this year. Does that mean he loses a year of eligibility?

Oh, I forgot this. In the Taylor interview he mentions he had a bad problem with losing and he asked Hawkins how to deal with that when he met Hawk at Boise. Hawk gave him a book. What is the name of that book? I think we all may want to read it this season. No?

If misery loves company lets go to Stanford. Half my family is Stanford related and they are beyond exasperated at this point. Pure unadulterated misery at the loss to cal and a very poor year for them too. I would add that Shaws job is probably not that secure. Stanford alums are not known for their forgiveness as far as coaches are concerned. Maybe the curse of the Gould? No, too way to harsh.

Well, sac wanted a blowout for their being blown out last year and they did not get it. A hard fought game that we lost. But, we have the future to look to. Go Ags.

Do be careful in their parking lot. They will be very aggressive. A lot of alcohol going down, i think they still serve during the game. Bad news for us Aggie fans. Stay safe.

GOT AN EMAIL FROM AN OLD FRIEND (SAC ST. GRAD) IN SAC WHO HASN’T BEEN TO A SAC GAME IN 30+/- YEARS. HE’S GOING TOMORROW WITH A BUNCH OF FRIENDS HE CALLS “THE BANDWAGON BOYS”. OF COURSE HE EXPECTS TO WATCH A BLOWOUT BY SAC. WE SHALL SEE. I WENT WITH HIM TO THAT GAME 30+/- YEARS AGO AND THE AGGIES ABSOLUTELY DESTROYED THE HORNETS IN THEIR HOUSE. FUNNY HOW MEMORIES STAND THE TEST OF TIME. IF THE AGGIES CAN GET TO THOMPSON A FEW TIMES IT MIGHT MAKE THE DIFFERENCE AS HE IS ADMITTEDLY A GREAT QB, BUT VERY FRAGILE AS WELL AND HE IS PLAYING WITH A BAD BACK. I AM SURE THIS HAS BEEN NOTICED BY HAWKINS.

Oh what a difference a year makes in college football. Last year Plough was credited with excellent play calling; but this year not so much at all. Last year our health and conditioning team was lauded for few injuries and great conditioning. This year not so much if at all. Now, whether this is due to the coaches or the players is the big question. Last year a great 1-2 punch at RB. This yea r down to UG and a converted WR or was he a DB? WRs OL were all banged up all year long. Best LB ineligible. The very good news is that there is a 99% chance TT will get a medical redshirt this year and we will have him for 2 more years along with UG and many very good WRs. Just the opposite with Sac. This year they are us last year and we are almost as bad this year as they were last year. Yes, I respect T Taylor a lot, but Sacs turn around has much more to do with having the very good football players to put on the field of play almost every game this year.
PS: the Ags could win this game on Saturday by playing their very best game of the year. Plus, the FB Gods still owe us for that terrible call on Chris Carter’s “out of bounds catch” a few years back at Sac where even the Sac commentator agreed he was in bounds. If the right call was made we won the game.

Yes BGA it is very tough to be a college sports fan. One year you’re up the next you’re down as players come and go. So I try and be, lets say, philosophical about this situation. Also try and look at what other teams are doing or not doing compared to us. Hawk is classy even with a bad loss (today). Look at what happened to Stanford or UCLA this week. Blowouts. Probably one or both coaches will be fired after the season. When I really get depressed (today) I roll out that great sports movie: “Friday Night Lights.” Somewhere near the end Billie Bob Thornton says to the team: “Hey guys, its just a game. Have some fun out there”. Exactly what Sochor always taught. Hawk too. It’s just a game. (I write this to console myself, I confess).

All points made are very valid. I would add that Kenedy is so athletic that she could (with the great coaching we have) develop some of Morgans best moves. But it will take some time. So: redshirt? Also. Not to take anything away from my home town girl, Morgan, for all of her offensive skills, she was not an exceptional rebounder. I would say maybe average for her height, but not at all dominant. This is where I think the European girls may add a new dimension. The Euro league U18-20 games are hard nosed very physical encounters and are not for the faint of heart in the paint. So Svanholm, Jones and Lily should be an exciting trio to watch play even if they do not have Morgan’s offensive skill set (yet).

Any word on who redshirts? Any guesses? I guess Jen has some time to decide, but I would still bet Kenedy probably sits out this year so she can strengthen and develop into the “next Morgan”!

Fun to speculate where we would be this year if we still had J. Kelly in our backfield. He is now the PAC 12 leading rusher for UCLA (105 yds per game) and has contributed mightily to UCLAs current win streak. I guess we should be glad we had for awhile. He was fun to watch.