Are reminiscences about IM sports appropriate for this site?

Like Sisyphus' rock, it sure is a lot easier to roll downhill than to push uphill, but I agree with movielover that UC Davis should be around 10-11.

How does EWU recruit all these top level players? Are they all being overlooked by the power conference teams or does Best just convince them to come to Cheney? I can easily see Barriere playing for a school like Oregon, which might have overlooked him, but how could USC and UCLA miss him.

I'm becoming more and more convinced that we fans do not consider the idea of game planning to be as much of a factor as it is. In college team sports, coaching staffs have to recruit, teach, determine personnel assignments, develop tactics and strategize for specific opponents. The best ones do all of those things exceptionally well, but I got a feeling from today that the UCD coaching staff did not come in with a solid game plan. If not for special team plays for UCD and misplays by EWU, the score could have been 48-13, which better reflects the disparity in yards gained. Most of us noted the lack of establishing the running game on offense and I suspect that the offensive coaches thought that the passing game would work better than it did. On the defense, the coaches blitzed very little and that's a tough thing to second guess afterwards, but I wonder if they should have blitzed more? Of course, the players have to execute, but I don't think that the Aggies play fell to the level of the winless Tampa Bay Bucks when then coach John McKay was asked about his players' execution and he said "I'm in favor of it."

As good as Barriere is, a lot of credit goes to the Eagles offensive line. They opened some huge holes and haven't allowed a sack.

Fifty years ago, I was at the Miracle Game and left early. Ever since, I've sworn to never quit on the Aggies, but it's one thing to score 16 points in 20 seconds (a bit misleading, that time) against a Cal State Hayward, but three scores in 3 minutes against these guys is beyond the pale. I'm done.

If you're at the game, be very careful driving home through this fog. I'm originally from Natomas so I know how bad it can be for drivers.

Aggie offense has only scored the opening drive TD. Everything else has been Larison and Gomez.

Hard to see the ball on TV. How hard is it in the stadium?

Lightning Lan Larison strikes! Wowsers!

I know that UC Davis has outscored opponents in the fourth quarter by a huge margin this season. Here's hoping that they can keep that up this time. I'm hopeful, but this being the first time I've seen Barriere, I see what all of you have been worried about.

Two more almosts, but I'll take the 3 if we can get a stop.

Too many "almosts" going against the Ags: Almost a stop but for the PI. Almost a stop on a fake punt. Almost an INT. Almost a sack but a TD pass. Time to give it that extra effort to switch the almosts in our favor.

Didn't I hear that EWU has been having problems stopping the run? Then why are we passing so often, especially on first down?

I noted in an earlier game that I suspect that ESPN doesn't spend a lot of money on their technical crew, thus the poor spotting, poor camera work and poor subtitling of downs, etc.

Good thing they didn't fake the PAT try.

Marsh thinks it's a time out, but it's the end of the quarter.

I like the Unis. Very cool. But not as cool as the score. Keep your foot on the gas guys.

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Having never been there, I wish I was there now. Has there ever been a bigger regular season game? Go Ags!

If EWU loses today, does that eliminate them from the playoffs or at least put them on the bubble? If so, they might have a lot more to play for. Hope that makes it more stressful for their coaching staff.

This team has a lot of potential and Coach Les is the right type of coach to see that that potential turns into a winning season. These kids hustle and it shows in their defense. Sure, they got a little sloppy in the second half today, which is not atypical of a young squad who hasn't learned that you can't take your foot off the gas. I do think they shot a few too many 3s even though they weren't falling. Most college teams can't count on the 3. I still remember the Corey Hawkins lead teams of 2013-2015, of which only one was winning one. I was more concerned that they only had 12 assists, because when the perimeter isn't working, ball movement is the key to beating a zone. It's something they need to work on, along with free throw shooting.

So.
Few.
Free Throws.
Made.
(46/67 )