I’m in Portland and can’t access my ESPN+ account so I’ll be following the game on the internet.

There is something to be said for the confidence of momentum and if the Aggies had been able to score on that first drive, it would have given them the confidence to keep the score lower, but I suspect they would still have failed to cover the final spread, maybe something like 38-14. We simply did not have the team speed or offensive lone strength to stay with the Beavers.

At least we scored. Small victory.

I just hope we can avoid a shutout at this point. Hard to believe that UC Davis is ahead in time of possession. 16:29 to 13:01. Just shows how fast the Beavers can score.

I'll be watching a DVR from the Pac-12 network starting 30 minutes after kickoff so I can fast forward through the commercials :) I'll be in real time by the fourth quarter.

I predict that it won't be long before there are only two major football conferences, each with 16 teams whose champions meet in a big final bowl game at the end, maybe after some kind of playoff system. I know that sounds like the NFL, but why not? It's practically a pro sport now. If that ever happens, I would like to see the Pac-12 re-form as a non-football conference so the swimmers, baseball players, gymnists, etc. aren't flying across the continent for half their seasons.

I imagine that Fresno State gets a lot of community support the same way that fans out here in Hawaii support the Rainbows: they're the only game in town.

I think the Beavers and the Cougars should join the Mountain West. The MWC is not a power conference, but it makes sense geographically in an era when geography doesn't make sense. Cal joining the ACC is stupid and seals the deal for me on giving up on Cal sports. After this season, UC Davis will get my undivided attention, which was formerly split between my alma mater and my father's.

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Somehow it doesn't seem right that we we passed SE Louisiana after we beat Texas A&M Commerce, but they lost to Mississippi State, but logic was never the strength of these polls.

I remember losing to #9 Stanford in 2018 and #24 Oregon in 2016, but when we played TCU were they ranked higher? Our toughest games seem to be against the Pac-12. I only remember the one upset of Stanford back in 2005.

I lived in Seattle for 8 years. Lots of great restaurants up there and some very good sushi bars.

I spent 10 weeks in San Antonio. It got so humid there that rain clouds would form just above us in mid-afternoon and we'd get a hot shower.

All I know is that Oregon State is ranked #18 in the country. Good test for the 17th ranked Aggies. (And yes, I get the difference.)

I suspect that next week's game will be a little tougher. Hawkins should rest the first teamers.

I like the way the A&M announcers noted that this is like a pre-season game for the NFL. We can see the coaches trying stuff that they've been working on. If the team looks a little shaky in some areas, it's to be expected in a first game. They have to be happy that the team has not committed a single penalty through three quarters.

I agree:sad:

Anyone know what's the UCD record for points scored in the first half?

The running game looks great, which reminds me: does anyone know where Ulonzo GIlliam is?

Larison 6, Ridley 4, Texas A&M Commerce 0