Its weird seeing a 1-1 Ivy League team playing a 4-1 CAA team. Nearly half a season has taken place for Ivy opponents by October.

Also, what is RI's stadium situation? Is that a temp. thing? Looks like a soccer stadium. I can't get on their board....

But in regards to Lan not getting carries earlier. Carter was a 3 star who turned down fbs to come to Davis — Aggienation818

This is a good point. He has expectations, and rightly so.

Yeah I think Mitch is a dog though! — Aggienation818

Absolutely. So fun seeing him get touches. The place goes crazy for him. I wish he could have be utilized more over the years. To my eye, 85% of his work has been done in the locker room and practice field. He's an all-time great Aggie to me.

I’m not a fan of slighting fisher when he’s more efficient in every statistic and dosent give up the ball. — EverythingAgs

I see no slighting of Fisher here. Everyone here agrees he's a great Aggie I'm sure.

He didn’t sit behind Lan last year, he sat behind Matteo Perez and that is the biggest slap in the face to Fisher I’ve ever seen. I wondered about that all last year. — Aggienation818

Same here. I think Plough rewards "program guys" like Mateo and Mitch Dixon. I think its smart- when done carefully. I'm glad Jordan was patient and was able to see the big picture.

As a total outsider (not friend or family), I think Carter is being a little impatient here. He has 3 more years to flourish at Davis. Lan only had 58 and 65 carries his first 2 full seasons '21-'22. Carter carried 67 times as a Frosh this year. Lan made an NFL roster with only 2 years of heavy carries in college.
Vargas is highly physically gifted. I'd love to see what he can do in the backfield and being further incorporated in the passing game. He appears to be a very gifted receiver too. If Lan caught 62 for 800 in 2024, imagine what Carter could do with his athletic ability.
A guy like Trent Tompkins might be a good guy for Carter to remember. He wasn't QB1, RB1 or WR1 (though I'm sure he believed he could be any one of those) but he was all over the place, essential to the team's success, and an absolute fan favorite.

AND, just because he's entering the portal, it doesn't mean he's leaving- we've had guys look around but end up staying. This might not be about carries or catches, but just seeing what else it out there. No harm in that.

Well, with all that I would agree!

I'm not sure how good Pinnick is on the baseball field. If he is thinking about being drafted, it might not be smart to take $1m and give up baseball (no FBS program investing that kind of money is going to allow him to play baseball).

Turning down $1m to stay at Davis isn't that crazy if he can play football and be a 1st-3rd round draft pick + sign for $1m-$3m after his Junior year.
Again, I don't know how good he is at baseball.

Boring? That’s subjective. — Sailorgabe

Correct. I thought the Big West was boring and was holding Davis back. The Mountain West is a growth opportunity for Davis (hence the facilities improvement plan going into the MWC).

Kinda confusing the way the guy worded it. I guess he's betting against Rhode Island?

Personally, I think the state of California should consider creating a “California Conference” to maximize opportunities for California kids and keep revenue in state. — Sailorgabe

The Big West as a California bus-league is pretty boring.
A version with football programs might be more fun (in 30 years)...

File this in the "never-going-to-happen" bin:
California
Stanford
San Diego State
Fresno State
San Jose State
Sac State
Cal Poly
UC Davis

I know this stuff is pretty complicated (especially with some of LeFan's insights) but as an educator/coach, always keeping the kids first is essential. It can look like encouraging them to stay, and helping them navigate leaving. As long as Plough advocates in their best interest he's doing the right thing.

If he advocates for his guys, no matter how that looks, he can't lose in the long run and he'll continue to build a great program.


P4 FBS football is a different story. That's a cut-throat business where coaches are trying to survive and protect their own interests. I enjoy the FCS for many reasons, the fact that we aren't a football factory or media corporate arm is the biggest.

:rofl:

It sucks that this is what college football has turned into. FCS teams who find real talent and develop them just for FBS teams swoop in after the fact. — CA Forever

True.
And, FCS schools never land these guys in the first place and enjoy them for a year or two pre-portal era.

When I heard Plough say out loud that Fisher is going to get more carries. — Aggienation818

Maybe Carter and Plough already knew he was leaving at that point (?)

Just because they enter the portal, doesn't mean they leave.

I have faith in the culture that has been built to keep players around. If these guys are having a great experience playing a lot and winning games with their boys, that's tough to beat. All these guys seem like they really love the program. It gets me fired up as an alum just watching it.
I'd imagine its a different situation all together at an FBS football factory.

As for Pinnick, he's gets to be the man on the gridiron and on the baseball team playing CF. Fam gets to see every game. Tough situation to beat. Hopefully the program can find some $ to help him stay. But I got a good feeling about guys continuing to stick around especially if they see Plough ignore the Cal job. That would be good for morale.

Catching the last 5 minutes.
Haven't seen a game in a while.

Cooper is very talented.
Railing along the court looks terrible.
Court logos look great.
I haven't liked how everything has progressively gotten further from the court since I was a student.
Does Coach Simpson often do games with Marsh? He was always a nice guy around campus as I remember (him and Biggs were always down to chat with students like me).

*game outcome edited for Mr. Toke my bad!*

3,400 passing yards and 34 TDs passes the sexy-test. Awards folks love sexy stats.
I agree, both dudes are studs.

There are always going to be people who doubt Cal (and Stanford) football.
Conferences will realign again, but I don't think anyone really believes Cal football is going anywhere.

People have been saying this about Cal since about 1985, though. Still around.