2 plays and Montana State scores on a 78 yard TD run. 7-0

About as bad a start as it gets...

I wonder if there's a game on ESPNU that's running long?

Montana 28 Idaho State 20 - Final

The EWU game at Florida has been rescheduled to 9 AM Pacific Time on Sunday, October 2nd due to hurricane Ian.

Very cool!

From an Enterprise article by Bob Dunning:

“This is a tough stretch, but our guys are certainly up for it,” said Aggie head coach Dan Hawkins.

“In the Big Sky you have a lot of teams that want to win national championships. Montana State is one of those. They’re well-coached, have great crowds, have launched an NIL program and they expect to win. They have one of the great programs in the country, they recruit nationally and they’re a good measuring stick for UC Davis.”

Second-year Bobcat head coach Brent Vigen took Montana State to the national championship game in his first season, but the Bobcats were overwhelmed by perennial FCS champion North Dakota State. Vigen states accurately that UCD’s 1-3 record is deceptive.

“This is the same team that was a preseason top 25,” he said.

“They’ve been in all those games. They’re good, they’re dangerous and their backs are against the wall. Dan Hawkins has brought stability and success to that program. I truly respect his success as a head coach.”

https://www.davisenterprise.com/sports/bob-dunning-playoff-talk-is-alive-and-well/

From an Enterprise article by Bob Dunning:

Although his Aggies are not ranked in the top 25 in either of the Football Championship Subdivision polls this week, UC Davis head coach Dan Hawkins contends that his team is among the top 15 in the country.

“If you look at who we’ve played and how well we’ve played, we should certainly be among the top 15, but polls are not something we pay much attention to. We just need to take care of business and clean up a few things, both as coaches and players.”

https://www.davisenterprise.com/sports/football-aggies-margin-of-error-is-small/

I think the Aggies have played about the toughest first 4 games in all the FCS and are certainly the best 1-3 FCS team in the nation. We have certainly been competitive against tough competition. However, you don't get respect with moral victories and, consequently, the Ags are not ranked in the top 25 in the polls I've seen. Gotta win to get respect...close simply doesn't impress folks...

Aw for God's sake...terrible...RIP Chris, you gave us all so many great memories...

Gomez has shown he has a leg for distance but his accuracy has been off. Might be more mental than physical.

Officially 8822...nearly 6000 less than the San Diego game...

Yep...EWU travels to Gainesville. Hurricane Ian is passing through the area on Thursday. I wonder how this may affect their travel?

Anyone take a tour of the new athletics facility before the game?

Scott Gordon has been doing the commentary alongside Scott Marsh and he's extremely knowledgeable about the game...truly outstanding...the best we've ever had here. He's a former Aggie golfer..

I couldn't have said it better myself...excellent summary.

The most disappointing thing for me, aside from the tough loss, was the low attendance of only 8822 which nearly 6000 less than last week even though we were playing a highly regarded and ranked opponent. That tells me the students probably won't be showing up in any sizeable numbers and that the general public attendance appears low as well. That may change if we start winning and have a chance to be in the playoffs but I'm not optimistic that we're going to come anywhere close to last year's average of 10,422 a game.

I really have no idea. He's having great success at Sac and has deep roots in the Sacramento area. Big money at a big program is nice but it comes with a lot potential negatives including pretty much having no time left for family and enjoying life outside of football. I think he will be happy to stay at Sac and try to win a national championship for the time being.

Sac may well be the best team in the conference. What Troy Taylor has done with the Hornets in just a couple of years is nothing short of remarkable. He has certainly established himself and one of the best coaches and recruiter in the Big Sky Conference. I can't remember any coach in the conference that has been so successful in such a short period of time.

Here are a few quotes from the Bob Dunning article in today's Enterprise:

“I hope we do all hurt, because that means we care,” said Aggie head coach Dan Hawkins afterward."

“We were in it, and we did some good things against a great football team, but the margin of error is small. We need to give Weber State credit and not hang our heads.”

Noted Weber State head coach Jay Hill, “It’s hard to go on the road against a very, very good football team and come away with a win. Our defense did bend, but it didn’t break. I told the Davis quarterback that’s about as good of a performance anyone has ever given against us.”

Dunning noted that we had 25 first downs, had more total yardage 417 to 356 and won the TO battle 3-0. However, he didn't say anything about how we were only 2-5 on FG's and he didn't mention the controversial decision by Hawkins to try a FG from the one yard line on the last play of the first half. That we continue to struggle with our kicking game is simply a statistical fact. Aggie fans would like to know about Hawkins' uncharacteristically conservative decision and that's completely missing in the article.

https://www.davisenterprise.com/sports/football-aggies-drop-heartbreaking-conference-game-to-wildcats/

I thought that the replay showed that the FG from the 1 yard line was not tipped, it was just shanked low and wobbly.