yeah, they were from Novato. Said they saw the game on ESPN and decided to watch playoff football live so they drove up. Pretty cool IMO. That shows this program is gaining momentum.

Rooting for the Redbirds the rest of the way. I think you will get to Nashville.

Disagree with your analysis. But everyone is entitled to their opinion.

Looks like this may help! (I cannot stand dutch bros but people love it). I still think while the admin has been much better with promotions this year, it seems like every giveaway is announced 2 days to late. Hoping for a good turnout! Roommate is going and I know a few other people from classes are going.

Great article. Light is a great example of a UCD athlete who is also a serious student, and who is connected to the greater campus community. I think most UCD athletes are similarly connected , and equally value their education. At least those that I chat with at games.

I hope Davis never lets that dynamic slip away.

Effin’ incredible folks. Great ticket sales, even better than last week! Let’s go!!

yup! I’ll be grilling with the Mayo family. Swing by I’m doing tacos and green chili stew!

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Not sure but it looks like 121-123 on the home side are already sold out. That’s good news - keep buying those seats!

On the other hand you have Oklahoma who is moving UP finals by 4 days to accommodate the CFP. Even if our school was somehow in that position, I would hope it wouldn't happen.

Sad to say, but the student section is going to be empty this Saturday. The dorms close for winter break at noon on Saturday, leaving the on-campus population pretty much unable to attend the game, unless they expect us to haul our luggage to the stands. We had a huge turnout last week in the middle of finals week prep, and we want to go out and support our boys, but it doesn't seem possible at the moment.

Sales have continued

the majority of us are finished/almost finished with finals. I've already made previous accommodations to go home earlier, but would be willing to come back/stay if dorms stayed open. As to why i'd like to stay another night and can't drive home if i were to watch the game.... those tailgates are fun....

They have no plans to leave them open. I've commented about it on the UCD football page, but thats all a student like myself can really do in this scenario. If anyone has a connection to Chancellor May -- REACH OUT! i know students who can/would stay if the opportunity presented itself.

I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned Kai Acia. He had 9 tough carries mostly up the middle for ~4 per carry. He played an important role keeping some drives moving. He's done a good job as RB2 after being #4 on the depth chart to start the season.

Plough in his weekly press inference is most excited about the o line recruits and the out of state d linemen. Says the o-line recruits are the best ever.

Good luck to you too, thanks! Even if we lose here it's hard to be too unhappy about this season. The Bison have had our number forever and this is a huge weight off of us. I do agree it might be the biggest win in our program history... only competition is probably the win that brought us to the title game 11 years ago. I wasn't around back then to know how it felt, though.

An aspect of this that is pretty obscure is that this was our first win over a team ranked above us (in the polls - we were tied with SELA) since 2019. What a way to break that streak! The team that went to Fargo can clearly compete with anyone and I'm glad to get a test against a great opponent that isn't on our schedule almost every year.

Winston Williams back next year!

It was probably the national TV audience. We've made a lot of observations and shared a lot of opinions on this board this season, so the tee fetching canine should not be exempt. Very subpar performance from Corey, I actually felt embarrassed for the damn dog on that one. Didn't have a clue. I expect more from a veteran dog, can't freeze up like that on the big stage. Hopefully the trainer is putting in some extra work this week. As the program elevates and plays more ESPN games, Corey needs to understand that we can simply pull another dog from the portal, I mean the pound, and replace her if the lights are too bright... (This is only a joke. I love Corey the Rocket Dog, she'll figure it out).

OK, now I know! All valid reasons to improve the cell reception. Don't they hang those router deals all around the stadium?

Man, I enjoy the lights on the Water Tower. It would be cool if the Aggie Christmas light guys could somehow sync the tower with the music in the stadium, that would simply take it over the top.

Way to go Aggies! I really enjoyed the atmosphere, and we commented all night how impressive the student section was given the available excuses. Three sections of students were nearly filled, they were cheering and dancing and it looked like a college football game. Empty seats where the Rhode Island fans were, and a little sparse near the band and on that end, but otherwise it felt like it would have shown well on TV.

Three first half possessions inside the Rams' 20 YL and only 3 points, including a bad interception at the goal line and a questionable call on the missed FG or else we're out in the parking lot celebrating at halftime. The TD drive for Davis right before the half was critical. Flipped the entire feeling of the game. URI goes 3-and-out twice to start the second half and we score on both those opportunities and the route was on.

A few parting thoughts:
-The DE Pena #8 was as advertised. Outstanding football player.
-The QB was good but just what we see every week in BIg Sky play.
-Our DL showed up in the second half when it mattered with pressure from a lot of different guys. The QB got happy feet and took his eyes down instead of looking downfield.
-Credit to our DC for scaling back some of the blitzes in the second half, I think that was his adjustment, or it at least felt that way. The DL created most of the pressures it felt like.
-Ags Offensive Line ran the ball well, pass pro felt just OK.
-CP was spectacular with his legs. Wow. URI was in man coverage chasing our guys and it felt like Caden had a great feel for when to run and when not to. He made two moves on the same scramble that were as impressive as anything I've ever seen.

All we need is one more point than the other guys this time of year to keep the season alive so not going to split hairs, not my job. Impressive atmosphere, even more impressive performance by this young football team. On to the next!

Keep pushing everyone - Bay Area, Bay Area, Bay Area - get carpools and vans lined up - we should have organized buses for crying out loud for Aggie fans.

Just got my tickets. Got my parents to drive up and go to the game also.

Can someone please inform me which section I should sit in for there to be actually loud fans? The last few times I've sat in the alumni section it's been pathetic with everyone staring at me for making noise

I am an alumni in Yuba City, the ticket office called me last week to sell me a ticket to the RI game, hopefully they do that kind of thing again

Moroski's College of Idaho Yotes took on mighty Montana Tech yesterday in the Quarterfinals of the NAIA Playoffs - they ruined the Diggers' perfect season and will next face Keiser University in West Palm Beach, FL on Saturday, Dec. 13:

https://www.youtube.com/live/JWrW28YhsAk?si=GNbQs3qS2uu-NnFU

this format and production was awesome. Look at the APP guys go!

appears that way. In our time block, ABC conflicts with the other game, ESPN has men’s basketball, ESPNU has women’s basketball, and ESPN2 has women’s volleyball regional. So we are on ESPN+, unless something gets bumped or time changed.

The production quality was so much better than what we have seen before. Even if we can’t afford to rent cameras of that quality on the regular, hopefully we saved the number for some of those operators.

"We have approximately 1 in 62 chance of hosting Illinois State two weekends from now.
There is still a chance. :smile:"

"This one aged into a fine wine. Cheers, sir."

Let's double down on this. :smile:
According to Massey, UCD has a 64% chance of winning, and Villanova has a 21% chance of winning.
That means we have a 13% chance of hosting two weekends from now.

There is still a chance. :smile:

As a bonus, here were the betting odds to win the FCS championship at the start of the playoffs:
https://www.reddit.com/r/fcs/comments/1p6qij8/betting_odds/

I think we're much better than 100 to 1 now. and we have a chance. :smile: :smile:

North Dakota State: -290 (10 to 29)
Montana State: +550 (5.5 to 1)
Montana: +1200 (12 to 1)
Tarleton State: +1400 (14 to 1)
Lehigh: +4500 (45 to 1)
Tennessee Tech: +5000 (50 to 1)
Mercer: +5000 (50 to 1)
South Dakota State: +5500 (55 to 1)
Stephen F. Austin +5500 (55 to 1)
Abilene Christian: +8000 (80 to 1)
Villanova: +10000 (100 to 1)
North Dakota: +10000 (100 to 1)
Harvard: +10000 (100 to 1)
UC Davis: +10000 (100 to 1)
Rhode Island: +10000 (100 to 1)
South Dakota: +20000 (200 to 1)
Youngstown State: +20000 (200 to 1)
Yale: +20000 (200 to 1)
Southeastern: +40000 (400 to 1)
New Hampshire: +40000 (400 to 1)
Lamar: +60000 (600 to 1)
Illinois State: +60000 (600 to 1)
Drake: +100000 (1,000 to 1)
Central Connecticut State: +100000 (1,000 to 1)
They’re also offering “the Field” at +210.