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.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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 )

Marsh said that the Eagles requested an early start so they could go home. They've been in the area since their game against Nevada. It's a young team with a first year coach and a lot of new faces (only one returning starter), so it's no surprise that we're handling them relatively easily. Can't let up, though.

UCD 42, EWU 26 at the half. Neither team is exactly melting iron, but EWU is very sloppy with the ball, 14 turnovers in the first half. Finally got audio about 1:30 into the half. Scott Marsh on play-by-play and Darius Graham doing color. Seems like just the other day, he was guiding the Aggie offense. McGill and DeBruhl getting a lot of playing time and looking pretty good.

Of course, the commercials have audio. :)

ESPN+is "experiencing technical difficulties," so there's no audio and no on screen scoreboard, but from just the look of things, the Ags are running all over the Eagles?

ESPN has the Ags as 84% favorites to win. They use their power indices to compute this, but I have no idea how that works.

Hawaii lost, 81-78, at home to a Northern Colorado team with a lower Sagarin rating (http://sagarin.com/sports/cbsend.htm) than UC Davis. Hawaii rarely loses at home to mediocre teams.

Sorry that this is a bit off the point, but does anyone know anything about Leo DeBruhl? There's almost nothing about him on the UC Davis roster site. Seeing as how Coach Les gave him some playing time against Utah State, I assume he's shown something, even though he didn't score. From what I saw of him, he was hustling.

Caleb McGill also impressed but he had some bio: Earned first team all-state and All-Centennial League honors as a senior... Averaged 17.2 points, 7.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.5 blocks per game that season... Led his team to a 5A State championship in 2018... That successful postseason run ended with 5A Playoff All-Team honors... That season, the Wolves finished 24-4 overall, 11-3 in league play, won a league crown, its last 11 straight, earned a No. 1 ranking in the state of Colorado and No. 37 ranking nationwide... Junior year honor roll included second team All-Centennial League and all-state honorable mention... Averaged 11.4 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 2.3 apg and 1.5 bpg as a junior... Entering his senior year, the Wolves won 80 percent of their games (64-16 combined record) and 33 of 42 matchups against league opponents...

Looks like both young men will contribute and add depth.

I'd put San Diego State ahead of USC and Cal below UC San Diego. Matt Bradley transferred from Berkeley to San Diego and that was huge for both teams gong in different directions. I'd also rank UCD higher. Maybe 12 but I'm just a wee bit biased.

One concern: Milling kind of disappeared offensively in the second half.
One great stat: UC Davis had 41 rebounds tying USU, a much taller team.