Pinnick was an effective play-extender with speed and moves to pick up extra yardage when he left the pocket. Most of his rush yardage came via the scramble. He often scrambled when he didn't need to because he was young and short. That will be a problem at the higher level. QBs must have pocket awareness and understand protection schemes and where to step up to and where to escape to, or else they will get splattered. Plough didn't design a lot of QB runs because he's a QB guy and he knows all this, and he knew that the little QB was fragile.

Cleeland, Kollock, and Eason are all built different. Cleeland and Kollock are built like brick houses. Eason is tall and thick and faster than both of them. I wouldn't be surprised to see designed QB runs this season and beyond, but mark my words, Plough will not major in running his Quarterbacks.

Same conference that allowed Cal State Northridge to play at the old, abandoned Devonshire Downs in the D2 days.

They had no choice as that is where they invested their dinero... Never heard of a portal acquisition QB not starting!

What a solid football player. So versatile and willing to do whatever. Great dude for young players to emulate.

Pacifico-approved

One. More. Week.

Longest off-season in history it feels like, let's get this thing started!

I'm with you, the odds of a team playing that well for that many weeks is tough. Let's look at the schedule and prognosticate potential hazards:
@PSU Probable cover & win
@USD Probable cover & win
@SMU Very unlikely to win
Stetson Probably cover & win
Montana Pick 'em. I like the home team and don't think the Griz are what they're ranked to be.
EWU Trap game. Coming off a big win over the Griz, this can be a dicey proposition at home.
@Southern Utah Potentially tougher than anticipated. They run the ball well but Ags are better.
vs. UNC Probable cover & win
@Weber State Trap game. Potential is there to be challenging.
Utah Tech Probable cover & win
@Idaho In most other years, this is a toss-up. I don't think the Vandals have their house in order
Cal Poly Probable cover & win

So, that all being said, I see Montana, EWU, and Weber State as the three potential losses, aside from Smoo. One can build a very strong case for 10-2 or 11-1 in my opinion. Anything less than 10 regular season wins would be surprising to me, but not fatal for the hopes of getting to Nashville whatsoever.

I think this year's Defense will be better. I know, I know, we are going to miss Jacob Psyk, and I am not downplaying that. The hill that I am standing on is that we have outstanding young DL ascending and playing this year with a few very good returners. We will be bigger, explosive, and deeper along the front, and playing DL is not rocket science like breaking-in a new QB. The LB crew is equally solid and deep. The Cal transfer was good vs. pass but was not the impact player against the run that one would expect coming from the ACC. Porter is a potential all-American. 15 played most of the snaps last year and is solid. 44 played some last year in a reserve role and the other spot is likely TBD. Still, with Porter's injury last year, two guys played the bulk of the reps and one returns, while the other is replaced by an all-conference, proven dude. Corners are a year older and elite. Holy crap they are good, take the time to appreciate them this year. And there's some depth there. Safeties may be the question mark until Rex returns, but the Idaho transfer can play, along with a couple others on the back end. In all, the Defense will be better, I'm calling my shot.

CP was in the exact same boat as Cleeland is now this time last year. Despite his size and his tendency to hold onto the ball too long, dude is getting paid to play at the next level up. We have the best QB braintrust in the nation with Plough and Shelton, one hell of an o-line coach, and an elite RB (a whole stable of them actually), an elite WR, and by all accounts, a tremendous Tight End room.

We shall see on Special Teams. Keeping the kickoff in play, making field goals, and not getting punts blocked are all critical to success (duh).

The Ags may be new on the Top 10 scene, but it feels good on paper. Like said, "Gotta earn it."

You have any pictures of that helmet with a home jersey back then? I'm all about the throwbacks

Would be cool to roll out Horsewheat helmets/jerseys and host a band tribute and reunion, sort of their own homecoming event. I would even put the invite out to any Marching Lumberjacks from Humboldt to join the fracas. They could jam on the field after the game and get a couple kegs, that would be epic!

I agree with that timeline. Porter will be ready for PSU

Hmm, that seems short then for a hybrid, off-ball TE type. Like you saw, he has nice hands and runs good routes. My question is top end speed but must be fast enough to have all those offers. Congrats to the kid and best wishes for a great and healthy senior year!

On Google (I searched UC Davis old horse logos) there shows a Block C/Small A logo with a horse head inside and what looks to be wheat stalks

I don't think any of the schools listed as offers are recruiting him as a future Outside WR. Hybrid TE perhaps?

Friend of mine left Portland PD because they wouldn't, and this is a direct quote, "let me crack heads on the bums and hippies." Guessing hippies were more the ANTIFA types, this was at the height of all that business

I usually take the AFCA poll as the best, but I don't see Illinois State given the personnel losses, being that high.

You ever notice how Greyhound stations are always in the absolute worst part of most towns?

Their whites look clean, and trendy with the symbols and the airport code PDX. Pacifico-approved.

We need a gold Aggie helmet to send over (or deliver in person) for Gabe's bar.

Yes, for collegiate 400m that is slow. Not all track times equate to football. Recruiters want to see 100m/200m times and film is the ultimate indicator. I've seen kids with slow track times because they were in the wrong events start training for combines and evaluations get down into the 4.5-4.4 range for the 40