Hero Sports says that the Ags will receive $400,000 for playing at Tulsa.

https://herosports.com/fcs-football-2021-fbs-payouts-bzbz/

It sounds like he was wonderful man who touched the lives of many people in a special way:

“The loss of a loved one is always a challenge but is harder when it is completely unexpected,” Jets head coach Robert Saleh said in a statement. “Charlotte, Jordan, Natalie, and Camille please accept our most sincere condolences. Greg had such an inner peace about him that people always seemed to gravitate towards. He lived life in a loving way that helped him connect with people from all walks of life in a unique way. In his short time here, I believe the people in this organization had a chance to experience that connection. Greg, thank you for all that you have shared with us, you will be missed brother.”

“In his short time with us, Greg had an immediate influence on those who had the pleasure of spending the smallest amount of time with him,” Jets Chairman Woody Johnson said. “His legacy is not only working with some of the brightest quarterbacks the league has ever seen, but the countless others across this world he has had an indelibly positive influence on.”

More here:http://www.cnn.com/2021/07/22/us/greg-knapp-new-york-jets-assistant-coach-dies-spt/index.html

Terrible...RIP...

This is no longer a local story. Every college baseball coach and every athletic director in America knows that UC Davis suspended its baseball program. It’s been in every newspaper in the country.

And thus, like it or not, every UC Davis baseball player has a dark cloud over his head, a cloud that won’t go away until and unless the investigation turns up nothing. But even then, the cloud is likely to linger.

Read more here:https://www.davisenterprise.com/news/local/bob-dunning-justice-for-ucd-baseball-program-should-be-swift/?utm_source=DE&utm_campaign=8dcfe8ef2f-Daily_Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_be64fee185-8dcfe8ef2f-171004309

I'll take 100 degree dry heat over 90 degree heat with 90% humidity anyday!

I'm an avid cyclist and I've ridden 3-4000 miles a year for the past 12 years. I ride the American River Bike Trail a lot and also the country roads around Winters, Napa and Amador County. I've had several close calls but I love the long rides in the hills too much to stop doing it because of the risk. The drivers around Winters and Napa are generally very considerate of cyclists but not so much in the Amador foothills. I've lost count of how many time some redneck in his pickup has laid on the horn and screamed at me to "get off the f...ing road."

Average weather in Tulsa for early September, mid 90's with 70-90% humidity.

I grew up in that kind of weather and, believe me, it's sweltering heat and it's miserable to play in. I hope the Ags survive the heat!

The Ags and the Hornets will tangle in the Causeway Classic at the Golden 1 Center on Tuesday, November 23rd. Time to be arranged.

Good points, OBA. I don't think the American players are "out to cruise." So my choice of words, "waltz their way through the competition," was poor. I do believe that our players expect it to be pretty easy and just aren't as hungry as players from other nations who aren't expected to beat the Americans. I hope we gel and win it all but we'll have to work hard for it.

Absolutely agree. Many of the most elite American pros have been pampered and coddled from middle school all the way to college where they're one and done on to the pros for mega-millions. I'm not sure the Olympics mean that much to them anymore. They'll be happy to get some international notoriety and a medal if they can waltz their way through the competition. The problem is just as you say, the rest of the world is up and coming and they're much more hungry.

Wow...look at how powerful Chima has become...

Wow...I've never seen those videos before. I never knew it got that bad. I can only imagine what has gone on a many of the big money programs that has never been exposed.

Probably a failed GED...

It looks like our pre-conference schedule is shaping up nicely this year.

I was talking with Coach Les 2 years ago and I asked him why don't we play the northern California WCC teams more often (Pacific, Santa Clara, St Mary's and San Francisco)? I think these would be popular games with the fans and easy travel for the teams.

He said he tries to schedule these teams but they aren't all that interested in playing us. He said that Gonzaga puts a lot of pressure on the WCC teams to keep their SOS and RPI high so that it looks better when the Zags play them. He said those teams think they have more to lose than gain by playing us in that respect so they are reluctant to schedule us.

Finally! I think the Ags and Pacific should play a home and home each year.